The Sun.
London, England, 1810-06-25 00:00:00

. The Princess Elizateth packet arrived at Falinouth
on. Friday, after a passage of ten day. She does'
not bring any intelligence of importance. A gene-
ral expectation, however:, seems; to ~prevail, that,,a
battle will speedily take place between Lord WEL-
LINGTON and MASSENA. We, however, still retain
the opinion which we expressed upon that subject a
few days ago. It is reported that AlAssasik had is-
sued a Proclamation, in which he styles himself
King of Portugal.

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM AN OFFICER ON BOARD
111 S MAJESTY'S SHIP EDGAR, DATED WINGOE
SOUND, JUNE 16, 1810.

": In consequence of a number of inaccuracies
'respecting the operations of the fleet in the Baltic,
appearing in several PaperS, I beg leave to contra-
diet some of them.—Admiral REYNOLDS, in the St.
George, passed us on the 20th May, oft Petersdorf,
previous to which we had been Senior Officer, up
the Baltic, with the Orion and Saturn, and had done
nothing ; the enemy did not annoy us in the least,
passing the Belts, with the outward convoy ; but on
the 31st ult. in again coming down, the Skehtrake
and two merchant brigs being, some distance ahead
of the convoy, at anchor, and it being calm, they
came out and opened their fire .on
.them; a breeze
springing up about nine, the convoy weighed, when
the Ranger and Sheldrake returned their fire, and a.
heavy cannonading commenced; the enemy's metal
was heavy, but owing either to the inferiority Of
their. powder, or want of elevation of their guns, the
sloops threw their shot much farther than their
range, and obliged them to pull in shore, without
having done; the smallest mischief.
" In the evening of the 31st. a large convoy pass-
ed, under the Prin,esi Caroline. On the 3d June-4
Sir JAMES SAuMAaEZ passed us with another con-
voy, the Admiral did not bring up. On the 4th we
sent the. Sheldrake with• dispatchas after him, and
on her return, the_ boats again attacked her, and she
narrowly escaped. On the. 6th we anchored at
Anholt, and sent the Alexandria home with the
convoy. The improvements made and making on
this Island, do the Governor infinite credit ; labour
has not been spared, and a great deal of ingenuity
has been exercised in its fortification; by the win-
ter, it will be capable of defending itself against
any force the enemy can bring against it, and there
is not the smallest doubt but in a year or two, it will
become a place of considerable importance to the
Baltic trade. The soil is barren, being a complete
sand bank; but it affords excellent water, and in
abundance; we watered three line-of-battle ships in
three days, not fifty yards from the beach ; by dig-
ging three or four feet deep, you find a spring of
good water, and the Same all over the Island.
" The enemy making a move to the Northward
with his gun-boats, and it being expected they
would annoy the convoy between this and Anholt,
was the cause of our coming here. We have no
communication with Gottenburgh. Nothing has
been heard here of the French fleet. The trade is
carried on only by English licenses, and very 'few
captures have been made.

The extraordinary trick which Sir FRANCIS -played
his, Committee and his admirers on Thursday-last;
seems to have excited their indignation in no incon-
siderable degree, and we are very much inclined to
think that it will take more than six weeks to recon-
cile them to. their disaPpointmet. We should be
very glad if any of the parties concerned would tell
us, whether_ the Committee did or did not consult
with Sir FRANCIS on the subiea. If they sdid, and
lie gave his consent to it, his subsequent con-
du& to them was certainly most tinpardonable.
If the Committee did not consult Sir FRANCIS upon
the subje&, they undoubtedly have less reason to
complain .; but' it appears that
,these Gentlemen
seem to think they have a kind of property in Sir
FRANCIS, and that he is bound in duty to obey them
upOn all occasions. One of the Members of the
Committee, who went -down to Wimyedon on
Thursday, to make Sir FRANCIS account for
his condut, very plainly told the Baronet that if they
had caught him on Thursday, they would have clap-
ped him into the phaeton, and dragged him through
the streets by force. It is true that the Gentleman
alluded to. has since declared that he used this ex pres-
.sion-jocularly, but we have very, little doubt but
that if the Committee could have laid their hands
upon Sir FRANCIS, they would have forced him
to join the cavalcade Indeed, these Gentlemen
seemed to have thought that, as they treated Sir
FRANCIS to a seat in Parlianwnt without his know-
ledge,they might, with great propriety, force him
to taice part in a procession without his consent.
But whatever we may think of the conduit of 'the
Committee on this singular occasion, that of Sir
FRANCIS iS completely inexcusable. There is
no point of view in which it can be considered that
will allow of any apology. It may be said that Sir
FRANCIS did not specifically, and in terms, give his
consent to ride in the procession, and that therefore,
he did not break his faith wtili his: Coinraittee and

his Friend; ; but did he not know that they
prepared a Procession ? had he not seen their
Advertisement ? had he not read the programma,
in which his place in the Procession was as-
signed him ? Did he not know that a Phae-
ton had been procured for him, and that two
landaus and divers hackhey coaches •and sad-
dle horses had been hired by his friends ? most
undoubtedly he did, and therefore we again repeat,
that his coodue to hii Conamitte2 and his friend
was most unpardonable, in suffering them to incur
such an expence, and to make themselves so pre
eminently ridiculous when he had positivly deter-
mined to give them the slip.
How this important affair will terminate it is inn- .
possible to foresee. The gentlernen who manufac-
tured the procession are still in very great dudgeon,

and we have been told that Sir FRANCIS 13
quite as angry with them. We know that he
fought with Mr. PAULL, because that gentlei
man advertised him as Chairman at a dinner, with-
out his knowledge ; whether be will call out his
Committee for advertising him as the first figure in
a procesAon, without his consent, time will show..

His MAJESTY and Princess ELIZABETH and So-
PHIA walked nu _Windsor Terract: on Thursday
evening. His MAJESTY and' Royal Party were ac-
companied by Sit S.,SrArrii and l.ady, Lord RIVERS,.
Lady COLLYER, Mrs. DRAX GROSVUOit, G.-nerals,
GARTH and-FrrzttoY, Colonel DEssnow, and a very
genteel assemblage 4 company ; whilst 'be bands
of the Royal Horse Goads (Blue), and Statfo,d Mi-
litia played seteral m. rtial and pleasing tunes till 9
o'clock.

Friday morning hi. MAJESTY and Princesses Au-
GUSTA and SOPHIA took..tlieir tistadl morning'. aitiog
in Windsor Great Park till twelve o'clock.

Yesterday morning, his MAJESTY, and Princesses
AUGUSTA and SOPHIA, accompanied by LOKI AY LS-
FORD, Lady CULLY ER, Mrs. DR AK GROSVENOR,
Gen. GARTH, and Col. DESB [tow, went to St.
George's Chapel, and heard divine service. Atter
the sermon, Mr. WESTLEY played a grand piece of
sacred music, which his MAJESTY• and the PRINCES- -
-SES -stopped to hear. The Royal Party afterwards re-
turned to the Palace.

Thursday evening Dr. DUNDAS arrived at Wind-
sor, and attended Princess AMELIA ; on F:iday morn-
ing he returned to Richmond.
Friday evening, Sir H. HALFORD arrived 'at Wind-
sor, attended Ptincess AMELIA during the. night,
and on Saturday morning rammed to
.London.

The King has been pleased, in consideration of
the services performed by the late BrtgaOier General
the Baron de MONTALEMBERT; to grant unto Major
-MONTALEMBERT, of' the Permanent Staff (the
Baron's only sort), his Royal License, that he and
his heirs male, being Subjects of his Majesty, nay
assume and use the hereditary title of " Baron,
within his Majesty's dominious.
A letter frotia a Officer at Gibraltar dated the Sth
of May, states, that 600 deserters, consisting of,
French and subsidary foreign troops, in the pay or
France, had arrived at the gsrrison of Ahcant, aed
that 500 more upon their march for the same do"
tination.
Sir EDWARD PELLEW is appointed to the come
mand in the Scheldt.; and Sir RICHARD STRACHAI4
is to have the command at the Cape.
A letter from an Officer on board the Hyperion
brig, off St. Domingo, gives some particulars re'
seeding the squadrons of the rival Chiefs of that
Island. CHRISTOPHE'S,,• it is said, consists of Dille
vessels; two ships, about the size of British sloopo
of war, five brigs, one schooner, and a small slool''
PETIQN'S consists of seven vessels, viz. two
vettes, four brigs, and a three-masted schooner; o'6
number of guns in each' squadron is nearly eqoal',
about 125. These squadrons had a running fighL
on the 28th March, but PrnoN's vessels avoided
general ac ion; and from their supetior'sailing were
enabled to do so. CHRISTOPHE was before; the /110I°
the beginning of May ; his troops had invested 111
the place for 16 mouths : on his arrival he s,termo
two places nearly adjoining the town, and "so's
determined to carry it by assault if it did-nor stir'
render.
It is stated in a Dominica Paper, received op Sr
turday, that the President of that Island having re'
ceived information that a camp of runaway Pei(
goes had been formed amone,t the heights C'
Grand Bay, a patty of the 46th Regiment was- div
patched, under the orders-of Lieutenant CALDER, is
surprise it. After marching all night, Lieutenant
CALDER arrived at the place at day-break,-
owing to the premature discharge of a musket, One
six negroes were taken. • .
7e-ut ?re;
The subsequent paragraph 'will shew the opprer
sion of the French system in the dependent Staten •
" FULDA, MAY 28.—1 have had last year 'l,
struggle with the Hydra of the Conscription,
though my time is occupied with the
.duties
school-master. They have at last succeeded, 00d
have been obliged to pay for a subeitute the seal f:
500 dollars. I was under the necessity of presentiii?,
to the Inspector no fewer than five substitutes, 10'
of those I propOsed having been rejected."
The Provincial Theatres have been lately very o'',
successful ; and this declining influence of
representation has been, whether truly or not, ct
cannot say, imputed to the general prevalence Si
methodistical dodrines throughout thekingdotn•
Hull, in particular, an advocate for these doetriee
tells his congregation, every Sunday, that there '4
no possibility that a player should be saved, or o,'s
body who frequent theatres. The same notions e'
incutated by a methodist preacher at Birmirezhov";
and at other places, and the congregations are in g
neral very numerous.

eil7r
As a proof Ciat the French decree prohibiting,' •
exportadon of corn. does not include this Countr*
vessel, with a cargo of wheat,.;arrivcd on SWorp';
in the River frorn Havre, .frotil %Yhei.cc she sai.).,(;l
. on Wednes.Uy The.
.NOster,siges, that sever',t
yesse:s adeii Aith corn had sailed fin- dit,r•relit peief
•
n-' Holland i lain the last • fortniYht, faut were
permitted to di,,cha C'a ige thrir rgoe .
); • .