The Sun.
London, England, 1817-10-31 00:00:00

GUARDIAN SOCIETY.

Yestercliy a numeroos and respectable Meeting
took place at the Egyptian-halt, Mansion-house,
tiov purpose of cotrsideriug the Report of the
Guardi.as Committee, appointed to devise the
;most effect*,! means of checkin4 the extravagant
advance Of riostitntion in the City of London.
Tlrere ,x.as a prodigious concourse of females.
Tht <litfecent speeches had a powerful effect, pr-
ticularly.von that hay to whose 9 ympathies the
Institution sec,os to bend in its most confident
attitude. --- • •

The LORD MAYOR was in the chair. He opened
the business of the day. Those to whom society
is indebted for the restoration to it of numbers of
imdividuals who bad forfeited their claims, stir,-

'rounded him, Amongst them were the females of
his Lordship's family, and those Ladies who have
been visiting 'NeWgate, and reclaiming there for
the fast 20 years.
.COnld any thing but success, his Lordship said,
be expected, when such characters appeared to-
gether with one deli-ghtful object in view upon
which existed no difference of opinion ? The In.

strrution had rapidly improved within the last two
years. Of its utility there could be no doubt,
although opposed by some; who said it afforded
encouragement to crime, instead of operating to
the prevention of systematic prostitution. In his
capacity as Magistrate he had observed the ad-
mirable effect. Many poor creatures guilty of
nothing but perhaps the venial sin of leaving thoir
houses in the country to speculate in London, up-
on 'tire dangerous experiment of bettering their
condition, hatl•fallen victims to such an unfortunate
-enterprise; and if all others were to be excluded
from the protection of the Society, would not the
nrgtnnent in favour of the institution be unanswer-
able ? There being a complete union formed he-
1%-veen the ditties of doe Society and those of the
Magistracy, facilities were rendered which caused
the aid to he immediate, and 'by a persevering
activity, benefits might be expected commenstt-
-rate with the hopes and zeal of those who pleaded
and • tteted in the cause.—(Great Applause.)—To
the Ladies of the Guardian Society, under whose
protection were deluded orphans and petioent
wretches, whose lives of debaochery had giveit
them disgust, instead of making them abandoned,
the thanks of the meeting were 'particularly due,
Their exertions should be seconded by all that
he could do in a -cause, the labour in which was
so fully repaid by the heart.
The Report was then read. It was a most
awful history of vice ; recorded the terrible sit-

perfluity of brothels and of female procnrc•sses ;

and attributed the birth of the most execrable
crimes ro the abounding and increasing multi-

tudes of infamous -women, who issue into the
streets to make others as wretched and as de-
praved as themselves. As an instance of thiS
deplorable fact, it was stated, that tbroe pa-
-tishes in 'the City contained 360 .houses of in-
fante, and ,upwards 61 3000 wretched women.—
The Report further stated, that the Gua.rdiait
bsocietv, lo the midst of this scene of horror,
were busied in affording opportunities of a re-
inn.) to virtue ; that in many cases their efforts
Nvere wholly unsuccessful, many of the ere:Ali-lees
of their charity having not only returned to their
yid practices, but express their determination to
abide in them for ever. To this appalling pictnre
there was happily a reverse. The Rep-rt pre-
sented the soothing prospect of reformation in the
cases of some, and its actual existence in others
NvLo had been the victims of early seduction, and 01
a calculating and mercenary system of delinquency.
it dwelt with peculiar delight, if the feeling is to
be inferred from the language, upon the numer-
ous applications ; upon the aid of the Magi-
strates, particularly iii it given, upon all occasions
and wider all circumstances by the Lord Mayor ;
and it recorded the case of a girl of la, who was
seduced, left almost naked, remote front friends,
and altruist front human beings, and delivered of
a child behind a hedge. This *as one of the ob-
jects to whom the protecting hand of the Society
was not held out in vain, and upon whom its re-
ligious voice had been exercised without contempt
or inattention. The Ruport stated oilier eircum-
statiees, which we shall omit, under the impression
that they might have been spared, it being un-
necessary to describe what every body who walks
the streets at night must see and hear.
Dr. Cot-eve:a said the report was admirable and
ample. The Institution presented the Magistracy
‘vith the rucans of making provision for those wl:o
C(ifild not be relieved except through the ordinary
ways of justice, and the establishment of a peni-
tentiary and a Magdalen Asylum was no argument
against t:ie propriety of forming one with views as
beneficial and humane. To the Lord Mayor the
Utmost praise was due ; and without cast log any
reflection Litton the ;Magistrates who were In Sue-
ce,ed him, he hoped they would endeavour to emu-
late a conduct which it would be impossible for
them to surpass. He concluded with Moving, that
the report should 'be received and ordered to be
priuted,
Mr. Davies seconded the motion.
The "ley. Dr. THoaPE rose to move the co-
operation of the Society with the Magistracy, &c.
He said the streets of London presented a More
inflicting spectacle than those of Paris, ,or any
other city on the Continent. The object of the
institution was supported upon the arguments Of
humanity, which were irresistible. If females
were deeply guilty, they were also deeply injured
tend jos„ltea, exposed not only tb the illeletnetley
of the winter, but to the assaults of drnnken bru-
tality. If the Guardians could restore peace of
tided to those poor creatures, and point to the
source of mercy where they would find no rejection,
tatter the vices and frailties of their past life, it was
aurely n glorious occupation, and carried with
it its reward, The way to address them was
lit by eying, You have been guilt y„,,,a
therefore are to sink into endless destruction;
you have been betrayed into vice, and therefore
von w st rental() as you are." Those who at-
tarred against the institution acted against the
principle of the Christian religion, the gi eat an-
(So( e,i wi,icir ivas ltin,:elf the subject of accusa..
I:on •isociating wittt sinners, and left an ex-
;0.11 h or rich the Society showed an ardent desire

att.
Thy Rev. Mr. Cox declare), that in Proportion

The Paris Papers of Tuesday last, which were
doe this movning, have not come to hand,

(From the .Ifohi Ggzettc)
PENSACOLA AND EAST FLORIDA.

AlOrmu, JULY 26 —The interest felt by our
fellow-citizens in different parts of the United

States, in reference to 041s-country, induces us to
lay before our readers sonic information respect-

lug it.

We have good cause for believing, that the coun-
try alluded to will be in possession of. the United
States before Christmas next. We are also in-
formed, that a distinoiished commercial Gentle-
man, ¶V ho 11113 important connexions both with
rive Spanish 'Governinent and in the United States,
and now residing at the Llavanna, has written to
the same eitec:

*Several Gentlemen, Who have i-een at Pensa-
ti)ta within a few days pa,t, state that the same

itnptession prevails at that place, both among

those in povver and' the citizens, a, d that, on the
part of the latter, the circumstance k hailed as a
consummation devmoly to be wi,ihed. If, this
event should- take place, which every point
of vie*, (teem important and desirable, it will give
to the United States the h-st„ and almost the
tlnly harbour in the 6111j:0.i—the most healthy si-
tuation in the southern section of this country—
an impot taut naval dept _an extremely advan-
tageous commercial position—will leavens without
any contiguous foreign Government, in whom cri-
minals, and refugees from justice, can with impunity
seek a protection from punishment, and will ren-
der the Alabama territory among the most desir-
able sections of every description.

(From the Boston Advertiser, October 3.)

Captgin PEARSON, from Princes Island (Africa),
reports, that a short time before leaving the
coast, four vessels; one of them English, another
Spanis`b, and two Portugne3e, had been cut off
by the nntives, and the crews all put to death.

(Front the Commercial .dilvertiser of Ort. 5.)

Extract of a Letter from a Gentleman at Natchitoches, to hi§
friend in Natchez, dated Aug. 20.

" The mail is left open a few minutes for me to
say to you that Colonel PERRY, Major GORDON,
and 35 men with them, were attacked on their way
to this place, at the two cow pens, near Labidie,
by 300 Spaniards-27 killed, the remainder badly
wounded and prisoners, except tWO. PERRY and
GORDON arc among the killed. MINA has had a
hard fight, but beat back the ROyalists who at-
tacked him, and proceeded on to join General
lirrohrts-. This account is brought from the Co-
manches by the Strothers, who hare just arrived.
They bring an arm full of dispatches which the
lodians took from the e;: presses, and. brought to
the nation. 'Tl;:y are in Ole bands of BULLARD,
who is translating them for the Alexandria Paper.
You will hear further next mail."
HAMPTON RoADs, SEPT. 24.—We arrived here
yesterday, after a passage of 20 days, from Laguira.
Mr. TYLER died on board the 16th inst, after an
illness of 11 days.

" U. S. Frigate Congress, Lynn Haven Bait, Sept. 23.

" \Ve arrived here to-day, 20 days from La-
guna. Since we left the N. Orleans States, we
have been into six different. ports, viz. Port-au-
Prince, Cape Heury, Margaretta, COIII,IIIO, Bar-
celona, and last I,aguira. We
_arrived at Marga-

retta the 21st of last month. Gen. Mottut.o,
with an army of between 2 and 3000 men, bad
left it four days previous. We were informed by
the Patriots that the Royal, Army had been on
the Island about 20 days ; during which time
they had five engagements, and were defeated
with a• loss of about 1500 killed and wounded.
The loss of the Patriots was small. The war
here is a war of extermination. General Mo-
aiLto arrived at Laguira about the 3d inst. from
Curnana, -with.. part of his forces, say about
1700, all told. They expect an attack on Ca-
raccas, where they intend to concentrate their
forces."

PORT OF New YORK, SEPT. 20.—Arrived, the
schooner Favourite, DOMINICK, 25 days from
Jaquemel.—Sailed in company, schonner Emily,
SI'ELLMAN, of Alexandria, for St. Jago de Cuba.
—Aug. 25, off Cape Tiberon, spoke brig Adda,
KIRTLAND, of Stratford, 43 days from Havannah,
bound to the river Chagres, Spanish Main. Capt.
KIRTLAND informed, that he had been four days
in possession of a privateer under the Mexican
flag. Two of his rassengers were taken on board
of the privateer, and questioned 'respecting the
property. Their answers not being satisfactory,
ropes were put round their necks, and they were
hoisted from the deck, until nearly strangled—
when, to save their lives, they confessed part of
the cargo of the Adele to be Spanish, which was
accordingly taken out, with part of 'the stores•
The two passengers, who were Spaniards, were
carried off by the privateer. The Captain of the
Adele was suffered to proceed, after receiving gni.
sive treatment from the privateersmen. Capt. K.
supplied them with a cask of water.—Sept. off
Cape Hatteras, spoke the schooner Washington,
HEYER, three days from Sandy Hook, for Sayan -
Capt. HisTER very kindly supplier/ Capt. K.
wi•fr some bread and vegetables. The Washington
was run foul of by a brig, off the Hook, which
did no material damage ; but the boat was lost
from her stern.—Passengers, Col. MAssuYER and
Lady, CAMILLA. DE MouLiNs, and 6 in the steer-
age.—The day before the Favourite sailed, PETION
issued an edict, compelling all foreign vessels
coming there to sell their cargoes only by whole-
sale.

n a h.

CORN-EXCHANGE, OCT. 31.—Owing to the late
contrary winds, we had no fresh Arrivals this
morning, and consequently the sales made were
On full t 5 good terms as on Monday ; had there
been a supply, must articles would have fetched
more money, so that we quOte them nearly no-
minally the same as 01l that tlay.

EAST INDIA COTTON:--It appears that the
reason why this important article has not been
more generally used by British Manufacturers
was the improper mode of packing it,- by which
it was broken and much injured ; but which,
front recent circumstances, will not occur again,
as ortkrs have been sent ant to India that Cot-
ton flour thence for the English Market is, !t
future, to be packed in a different manner ; so
that there is reason to believe it will, in a great
measure, supersede in time the use of the Cotton
from the Uui tell States.

The great increase in tie price of Whale Oil is
likely to be a serious injury to the Fisheries, and
a correspondent benefit to the Gas Light Compa-
nies, as many of the parishes are determined in
future to use gas instead of oil for the public
lamps in their respective districts.
We have again to announce an improvement in
the Excise Revenue. The receipt for the last
week was 220,0001. more than the corresponding
week last year. The increase was chiefly upon
:Malt and Salt.

Letters of the 10th inst. from Cadiz, mention,
that the town was in the greatest consternation,
owing to accounts having been received there of
nine Spanish vessels out of the convoy of four-
teen, coming from Vera Cruz and Havannah,
having fallen into the hands of the Independents.
The Lisbon Ca:ette, of the Bth of October, con-
tains the following notice :
" By superior authority the merchants of the
kingdom are informed, that the truce lately pro
rogued between Portugal and the Regency of
Tunis expires on the I Ith of November next."
We have the satisfaction to say that Lord SlD-
motru was sufficiently recovered this day to re-
sume his station at the Home Department.
A private letter front Paris says, that " discus-
sions are going on in the Council of State, on the
law to he proposed to the Chambers in the ensuing
Session on-the Recruiting of the Army. The Jour-
nals have announced, that the price of grain has
fallen ; but it is certain that a general fail has not
taken place, and that the present state of prices
cause considerable alarm. The report about the
assassination of the new Dey of Algiers is thought
very doubtful."
Barbaboes Papers to the 7th of September have
been received. The Prince of Orange, Anne, and
Achilles, transports, which arrived at that island on
the 17th of July, were directed to perform quaran-
tine, in consequence of the death of some of the
people on their passage. On the 30th of October a
grand entertainment, at which the nom, J. A.
BECKLES presided, and at which Lord CoMBER-
MERI3 was present, was given by the gentlemen of
the Island to Colonel CODD, the Commandant of
the garrison, on his being about to leave the
island for EnglAnd. His Majesty's ship Hydra
arrived at Barbadoes on the Gth September, witl,
the teltainder of the 63d regithvttt, from St
and Monserrat, and was shortly to tail fot
this country.

VENEZUELA.

ACT OF GENERAL PAT:Z, COMMANDING TO
ARMY OF THE LOWER. _4.l'OllE, ACKNOWLEDGIO
GENERAL BOLIVAR 4UPREME CHIEF OF TIO
REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA.

Jose ANTONIO Pater,, litletaber of the Order of the Lihcre
turs of Venezuela, Brigadier-General of the Armies el
the Republic, and commander-in-Chief of the Division
acting on the Lower Apure, &c. &c. &c.

Whereas his Excellency, the Supreme Chief of the Republics
has sent ins Adjutant-Generals, Colonels Francisco PATTY
and Manuel Menrique. near ate, fur +be purpose of arrangilli
affairs important to the State, and iii;,ong others, that of coil'
stituting a Supreme Authority, which, by preserving the order
due to the station, and the dignity belonging to it,. may at
same time cause the State to acquire Such charattcr and con'.
sideration as it is entitled to. Whereas, after holding 104
conferences on this subject, and considering also that laiS,
Excellency, General Simon Bolivar has been sunned by tlaf
Armies of the East, Supreme Chief of the Republic, a psi
worthily confided to him as a return for the sacrifices whielli
with the greatest heroism acid constancy, he has made on lte'
half of our country, and besides that to tbit rank be has heel
raised by the unanimous wishes of all:

Wherefore, as I am how the only Chief remaining tolete
der in to him my acknowledgment and obedience, by this act
I from this moment du the same with all solemnity, in nd
own behalf, and in the name of the army I have the honed,
to command, further notifying to and ordaining the
vernors of the Provinces of Vari tuts and tasaintre, Generals
and Commanders of the divisions now absent train thess
head-quarters; and all the Autliotitiec depentrieut on this
army, formally to acknowledge and lead tmedience to his E.w.
ceilency the Supreme Chief of the Republic, iiOn Simon Bob",
rar, the same being done by the troops beldnging TO thosecan'
tonments, for which purpose the necessary orders have beets
issued, and proper testimonials of this present Decree made
out, in order that the same may be conveyed to the Supremi
Chief aforesaid.

Done at head-quarters of Yagtrat, this 'gth June, 16111
,and 7th of the Republic:
(Signed) T: A. PAEZ.
NICOLAS BUMAR, See:
Immediately after, the battalion forming the garrison ot
these cantonments, and the corps of cavalry stationed there'
in, wen., formed, and the above Decree be* published, to"
grittier with a Prodsililatioll ar .n•s,. d by the Commander-in-
Chief to this army, his Excellency, in preseme of the said
troops, and a numerous concoui se o. people, took the oath
of obedience and acknowledgement to the Supreme Chief
of the Republic, Simon Bolivar, a tttinistea,:d to him
Rey. Dr. Ramon Ignacio Mendez, the Governor of ttic rio"
wince doing the same, as well as the Town Major, and all the
()dicers and troops then present, which solemn act was close'
by a discharge of intislietry, as a demonstration of their joy•
(Signed) PUMAR, Sec.
Yagual, June 27, 1817, and 7th.

EXTRACT OF A LETTER rnom AN AID-DE-CAMP 00
GENERAL BOLIVAR, DATED GUAYANA, AUG. 2/'
1817.
DEAR FRiEsn,--Under date of sth instant, I wrote you 1".

the way of Maturin, and by this time I suppose you are welt ur
formed of our being possessed of the two Guayanas, and the
whole of the river Oriaoko. The squadron of Admiral BrioO
has returned, after capturing the greatest part o the ~,,emir
convoy. The prizes are extremely valuable, as well on account
of the property and rich families on board, as because• iu t heal
we have raptured more than WO soleiiers, a large quantity 01
artillery and muskets, &c. &c. A friend is the bearer of this,
and he will inform you minutely of the other advantages we
have gained in this province, and throughout the whole extenS
of the Repablie. We are now in every respect in the most ad-
vantageous situation- The army of the Lower Apure is yeti
considerable, and commands the whole of time Llanos (Plains),
as well as.tbe entire provinces of Casanare and Varinas.—'"
Almost the whole of the province of Caracas also enjoy free-.
dour. General Saran a, with his brigade, has extended him-
self as far as Rastro, Caivario and 'Villa de Cora. Our forces-
in this quarter are daily increasing, by desertions front tho
enemy and the enthusiastic feeling spread throughout the
whole country. The Royalists publiely pass over to us, and'
their officers cannot prevent them; besides being wearied
out, they look to our regular pay and prize-money : entire
squadrons and garrisons have presented themselves to General
Sarcza. The situation of the enemy is desperate, and
troops will experience but little difficulty in entering Caracas.

Rochester, tixtbe, Colchester, Barnstaple, Hod
niton, Bedford, and Leicester will, it is expected,-
be contested at the next General Election, mila
several individuals have been meptioned as •ity-
tending to offer themselves as Candidates for those
places. A vacancy, it is thought, will occur at
Dover, but no one, at present, has been named,
as likely to succeed to it.—Newcastle-upon-Tyne
has a chance ett affording, after a very long inter
val, sonic amusement to its freemen ; it bein4
understood that a Naval Officer, of highly dis'
tinguished merit, will offer hin4,elf to represent

that ancient and loyal town in Parliament. There
has not been, we believe, a contest for Ibis place
sinee the 'celebrated Election, when the late
ANDREW K. S. towEs, F,,q. was one of the Can..
didates..—Why Mr. BRaNtniNc4 retired from Par-
liament we do not know, but his relinquishment
of Newcastle has always been a subject of regret
to his friends, and to the great body of
,his late
constituents.

Our highly valued countryman, Mr. SHIELD,
the Master of the King's Bend, whose recent ap-
pointment reflects so much credit on the judgment
and kindness of his Royal Highness the PRI NC°
REGENT, is now enjoying himself with his friend',
Mr. CROSDILL, In the neightrom hood of York.

We are Sorry to hear tlit the truly respectable
and venerable Bishop of NOVA Scorn is on his
passage to England, in consequence of extreme ja
health.

LORD HILL—The Dorie Column erected by the
inhabitants of Shropshii t- in honour of the Right
[ion. Lord HILL, being completed, and a Lodge
built for the reception of a person appointed tc°
show the same to visitors, the Committee hiAve
presented them both to his Lordship avid his Felts
for ever, as a lastiog memorial of the high estecill
with which he has inspired his countrymen. Ser•
jeant likvts, who has been !eally 20 years in the
service, and orderly serkant to his Lordship, 116. e
heel) appointed to reside in the beautiful Doric
Ledge adjoining the Column.