The Sun.
London, England, 1810-11-13 00:00:00

NOVEMBER 13.

SIR P. BURDETT V. THE SERJEANT AT AEI
Mr. Serjeant SHEPHERD came into Court °t
au
early hour this morning, to shew cause against t-e
rule obtained for putting Off the Trial at Bar in 'l'6
above case, until the demurrer should previonslY hV
argue.4.l-in s that of the same plaintiff against ll'
Speaker.
The Learned Seri-emit entered into a great s'lreri
of observations with a view of showing the urgerci
rfa-
of proceecting to the above trial before any 3'5
-.cents were heard, or any judgment pronounce" -on
3
demurrer, contending toat the plaintiff 113'1
right by the. praffice of the Court to shape out 11 ,5
own i _nse of proceeding. After being heard f°'
considet time against the rule,
The Al •)IINEY-GENERAL rose in supPnrt - of
'He argued, that as a matter of law was raise;' 119 t
plaintiff-himself, it was fitting that the Court sh(Y`l; 3
previously determine upon that before they prnceed
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on any thing that bad to do with matter of fk"'Q''
did not impute any species of wilful delay 1° t
plaintiff, but he contended that he might /I°
joined issue upon the demurrer, so as to lave
question of law settled last Term.
• iediY
Lord ELLEN-BOROUGH expressed himself decide'
that' it would be for the benefit of the COOlerl'flii
parties, that the law should be first ascertained'
the
Lordship "observed, that by taking that conrsc.
Cour4and theJuryvvould knowtheir distinct pr"s'in
and each cause would be stripped of confoi°
d
embarrassment, and the parties themselves vi°l3
know what to seek and what to defend.
his
The other Judges unanimously agreed w;,""
Lordship, and the three Rules were made abqoltite'

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LONDON,

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1810.

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.It is with the most heart-felt satisfaelion that vve
lay before our Readers the following Medical Re/3J
which was issued last night at Windsor :r

" Windsor Castle, Nev' at

- Eight P.M.
His MAJESTY has had some hours sleep in
th
course of this day, and, upon the whole, appeal
better than he has been since the cominenceulellt
of his illness.

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H.R. REYNGLas,
H. HALFoRD.
a W. HEBBRDBI4.
st M. BAILLIE•
" R. WILLts."

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the stated in some of the letters brought by
tailed
-"e last packet from Lisbon, that MASSENA had
- in airs out-posts, preparatory to a reo-eat, and
that
be had made an attempt to cross the Tagus at
haniarem, but 'that the bridge of boats which he
:Ithrowo across the river had been destroyed by
,111-gun-boats and batteries. The sable Letters add,
that
the desertfro,
ers from the French'army amount to
Gn to 100 a day. A eneral onion prevailed
41
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way wht.h the packet sailed, that MASSENA
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it 4 the point of attempting his retreat,
Vl, W. upposed that Lord Wr.L4INGTON
ha hot nOE pursue him with his whole army, but
rass' him With his cavalry and light troops. We
these
letters as they have reached us, without
tillidgitk,"-, ourselves for the truth of them, because,
I:11' aid; the 'rimes are so near Lisbon, it is very pos-
e teat Cry' erroneous accounts may be current in
04 4CitY• But if we are cautious in givi g credit to
.
udattnicrieu- reports, which tend to excite very.
it
ex
t pectai,„„s, on toe other hand we think
s (4" duty to protost against those desponduig
lieculations in which some of our Cotitempo-
r.a4eS have indulged. A Paper of this morns.
1138 `puse expresse,d the strongest apprehensions be-
vi .lispatcties have been received from Lord
fia " That the tAo armies should re-
days" says the paper alluded to,
" with-
°tit 4,1 4tiemo on one side to annory the other,
13ri'ves at last that MAS,ENA. was in no want of pro-
we should have thought that the writer
.16,/1 have drawn some other conclusion from that
liues the writer recollect the relative circum-
Cnces in which the Iwe armies were placed ? Does
he recollect that MASSENA wai advancing with a
tie'Y superior force, with the avo.ved intention of
Engli'g the sh opt of Portugal, and that
;le lias been stopped in his career for fifteen
that
naies the writer, in a word, recollect,
ue Uceeral is acting ripen the offensive, and
lontnner upon the Ottc.nsive, and that therefore as
6 as
di they remieri In their present posh ions, the
a 4 tape 4e
must be with Lord WELLINGTON, be-
.lltzlieAcorn '• t I object ke .has in view,
• that pns es t
of keeping the French
" trom ativ!incing
tlet B;iys the Pryer allud d to, " the Allies io
thttrk it prudent to descrmd from their, strut,
lie
1A more extraordinary observation we
'e-
-4' never was made upon any military movement.
WtILINGTON has selected the position from
tlres V,dr.s to Alhandra, as the best cal-
tileia`i to cover Lisbon ; he has fortified it in
ti:strnngst manner, and by a series of masterly
v-'3 t" lents, he has placed his opponent in this 'itna-
4hat he must either attack that position, or re-
atZewitb 1053 and disc.-race. Cedar these &cum- 1
Ali, s, the Paper in question gravely says, that the
lir les do not think it prudent to descend from their
sl,°ng 1:(j1(1 !. No, to be sure they do note why
sits Lora WELLINGTON-have chosen a strong pa-
-4i I" and fortified it with so much care, if he meant,
ati(is°''n as he had reached it, to march out of-it again,
°n the an enemy, so superior in numbers,
°f prier t ? Bu' it is said that if this war
be Positions is continued, the consequences must
more injurious to the English titan to the
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thart "re beg our readers to bear in mind,
11111 n) l'ort%al the one is en invading army,
tbe oilier, a defending army, and that if the
toe 40es pot conquer, it is in effed defeated; and
its
tile same principle, it the ether can maintain
zit gr(ltind, it ;s really vietorions. What then are the
Ire anno of the two armies?-_._MASSENA is at the ex-
ti Tof the •Peninsula, withdin the hostile population
gdems in his rear, a powerful and ski!-
art and i
rsdly n his front, in a .position fortified by
lay nature, , Surely in such a situation, de-
it illto MASSENA than
theci be must be more injurious-
to the Allies, both with regard to
not
ib7ll-ilb of his troops arid his' supplies. We do
ev
e the report that MASSE-NA'S Army has
tzttii,ax.'.llllY in want•of provisions, but we contend
11l be ine;ossible for him to find supplies
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ah arP, (-sent position, for any length cf time, for
u horses,
*O,O, °T. 70,000 men, and forage for above
%CI whiCh he must have with such
Arrtly..
All the deserters both O
re6eti fficers and privates, re-
el
state'
t the-French Army, as being in a most dread-
111eir 4teolstreues, and every hour of delay must aggravate
e
W.
pa
this prevented by want of room from pursu-
toorrnvsubject at present : we shall resume it to-
It'eth• -13eCore, however,- we close this article,
as ,0 i'rwt}or to mention one circumstance which
1411110:11.: t° our knowledge, from unquestionable
thorny, viz. that in all the skirmishes between

the advanced posts, the Portugneze troops have
maintained the chara&er they acquired at Bu4aco.
They have, upon every opportunity, attacked the
French with the bayonet.

The Marquis DE RUNIANA lips joined Lord WEL
LIMGTON with 8000 men.

This morning we received some Lisbon and Per-
tagueze Papers, but the intelligence they contain is
so unimportant that we have not thought it neces-
sary to make any extras from them. Every thing
at Cadiz is periealy tranquil:
Some German Papers also reached us this morn-
ing, but they are equally barren of intelligence.

The Mayor; and .the Ministers and Churchwar-
dens, have recommended by hand-bili to the inhabi-
taws of Windsor, to shut up their houses and shops
this day, as a becoming mark of respect to the me-
mory of the late amiable Princess, (who was born
!hers?), and as a testimonial of veneration and re-
gard to tie Royal rimily. Five hundred tickets have
been issued by the Dean and Canon for the admission
of spectators of the Funeral Proces•sicin, in the body
of the Chapel. • •

Mr. Hase, of the Bank, gave notice of a Lottery
of 20,000 tickets, to be bidfor on Friday neat, at
10 o'clock ; to be drawn in FeA-uary, and ►,ot more
t`•an ►hree blanks to a prize; no prize above
20,0001, and nor less than 151.

There is no alteratiQn in the pricy of Bread this
week.

We have received the following letters by the
Dryad :

" CORUNNA, OCT. 25.—Infortnati'm has been
received this day at this place, from the expedition
which sailed frOm here on the 14th inst. under Ge-
reral Renovates, by which it appears, that a partial
landing was made in Gijon, from which town they
had dislodged ihe enemy on the 17th, leaving Por-
tier marchirg towards Oviedo."
" CORUNNWOCT. .`24.-=-' I have the pleasure of
lotorining you, that according to private letters from
Oporto, to the 16th instant, the oprrations of our
army had proved successful, .down to the actions of
the 11th instant,- x the enemy had 'experienced
a severe blow; and the• greatest confi lence prevails
of his positive'overthrow,. if he hav'e the temerity to
attempt to foi-e,!! ouriiiies, from the position he now
occipies : his situation is distressing, owing to the
powerful diversi6ns hanging on his rear, under Ge-
m-rats Milicr an': Wilson, and Col. Trailt, who are
coniinually harassing and taking the garrisons he
leaves b hind. Wellington has drawn Mas-
sena so far as to wake his rL!rreat impracticable, it
his last etfor t prove abortive, which is gene-
t-Ay supposed will be the case. A short time will
now dt terin;ne this interesting struggle, and, if fa-
vourable, i‘ will prove the means of liberattng this
untia,•py country from bondage.
We hare nut yet heard from Captain Mends,
any ncois from Santona; bat it is hourly expected,
and no 1 ,tibt is entertained of 6is being able to take
and fortily this important point."
A le:ter-from Oporto gives the following parti-
culars of tut' action 'ot the 11th Odober, above-
mentioned :

`• Oa the 116 instant, a battle took place at
;L:•yrta, ,k hen six pieces of our artillery killed about
6l)00 French, with very little loSs'on our side, which
chietiv tell on the 18th regiment. All the letters
from Coimbra conn►w the above, and one, worthy
of the uttnoit confidence, adds, that. in cons'egneneu
~t this. loss the enemy had retreated as tar a Poinbal,
five leagues from Ley ria
" General Miller, at the head of. 7000 troops,
including two ,quadrons of cavalry, is now at Con-
de]

" Colonel Trant's division, which • consists of
6000 men, marches from thence for Coimbra to-
morrow.

" OPORTO, OCT.I7.—On the 12th inst. 300
French voops were brought in here, who had been
su7prised at Cciimbra by the gallant Col. Trans. On
htaring that a garrison of 5 or ;6000 French had
been left there, he marched immediately with his
brave militia ,to attack them. On his arrival at
Fumes, he expected that he should be immediately
joined by Colonel Miller, but was disappointed, on
which he addressed his troops, and asked them whe-
ther they were willing to advance ? They all gave
then consent with three cheers. They got to the
town unobserved, and on their entrance the French
retreated to the house-s, and fired froM the win.;
dows, and Continued to resist f.ir about 'an hour, but
were at last 'compelled to`surrender."

The city o! covewry was, on Saturday last, visit-
ed
,by a most tremendous hurricane, which unroof-
ed several houses. The road between that city and
Danchurch was strewed with large trees, which
were torn up by the roots, and impeded the passage
of carriages. A number of men were employed
during Sunday in removing them.
A violent stwrn prevailed in the neighbourhood.
of Swansea on Thursday night, during whieh a cow
was killed at Oxwich by the lightning.

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM AN OFFICER. OF THE
43 REGIUENT, TO A GENTLEAIAN IN EDINBURGH.

" Lieutenant Al(CuLLocri, who was taken on
the 24th of July (at the battle of the bridge of Coa),
made his escape from Vittoria, 120 leagues distant.
He was wounded in three places, and, I em -sorry to
say, to the shame of the enemy, twice after he sur-
rendered; was stripped of every thing SaVs his shirt,
which was covered with • blood, and 'marched six,
seven, eight; and one day thirteen leagues. He re-
ceived a great deal of abuse from the prisoners who
'were taken-in Ciudad Rodrigo (Spaniards), and was
badly treated by the French.' His reports are fa:
vourable to the Spanish cause, and he adds, that the
French are universally detested, always obliged to
send • large escorts, and daily cut off. He escaped-
out of a convent through a bole. He was repeated-
ly offered his parole, and would not accept of it, so
his escape is •perfectly fair. The Spaniards used him
very well, and he came through Campo Major.
As you may bupp os r; we' were all, glad to see
him."