The Sun.
London, England, 1810-07-02 00:00:00

sans 'manner avtlie, other pena;;.C3 imposed by
this Ai:E

Irony person, going or trkevelling as a,.gitard to
aiff:`oach, mail-coach, or other carriage above de
scribed, shall
.fire off- the arms he is entrusted
'with; either while such coach or • other carriage,
is going on the road, or going through or staod-
ing in any town, otherwise thin for the defence of
such coach or other carriage, or the passenger or
passengers therein, every
.such person.. shall, for
every such offence, fotfeit and pidy- the Sti:ll of five
pounds, to be. recovered and applied in the same
manner as the other penalties imposed by this Ad.
Persomi who shall receive money for conniving,
at any Offence prohibited by this Ad, to_ forfeit the
sum of 301. ; and, in default of payment thereof,
to be committed to the house of corredion for any
period not exceeding three Months, nor less than
one one month.

And whereas it would materially -ContribUte to
the safety of passengers, it a great part- of the lug-
gage. usually conveyed by stage coaches. were con-
veyed in a much lower position than is generally the
case at present ; and the same restrictions, in re-
gard to the
,number of outside passengers on such
stage coaches, would not_ be so requisite, provided
no luggage was carried by them, except' in the
manner herein-afler-inentiond ; be it thertore fur-
ther enatied, that all stage coaches, .long-bodied
coaches included, carrying no parcels "or luggage
whatsoever, excepting in the inside; or in fife front
boot thereof; or in a boot behind, 'or under the
body of such carriage ; and where the fop of
such. boot behind, when the coach is empty, is not
more than sx feet from the ground, having obtain-
ed a special license for that purpose, and having
the name of the owner or owners, and. the 1111111-'
her of ontside and inside passengers theteby al-
lowed, painted or inscribed thereon, _ shall be per-.
rnitted,to carry two outside passengers more than
the number of outside passengers hereby limited;
with respect to other coaches or carriages above de-
scribed, without subjeding the drivers, Owners,. or
proprietors of Rich coaches or other carriages to any
of the penalties,' forfeitures, fines, or punishinentc,
imposed, or authorised to be imposed, 'fajr this ;
any thing herein contained to the .contrary
withstanding.
Any prosecution for any offence COMMitiel
against the provisions of this Aa shall be commenced
within the space of 14. days'after the offenee'shall
,have been committed.

Hackney coaches, which work by permission as
stated siages,.are not within this A&.

FRENCH PAPERS.

ACCOUNT OF THE EVENT WHICH TOOK PLACE IN
THE op CADIZ, ON THE 15111 OF MAY, 1810,
A? NIGHT, AND ON THE DAY FOLLOWING, BEING
THE iGal.

" The wind had been freshening for several days
from the South-west.' On the 14. th and 15th it blew a
gale, and hopes were begun to tie conceived that the
French prisoners who were on board the hulks might
carry into execution the project which they had al-
ready tried in vain, viz. to cut the cables, and allow
themselves to drift on the coast. They were fa-
voured by several circumstances : a strong. wind
from the south-west, which, )iowever, reached them
only by gusts.; a high sea; the distance of the
English and Spanish squadrons, which had been
obliged to keep closer to Cadiz., to be under slither
from the fire of our batteries; the capture of Mata-
gorda; and,
,in fine, the protection which the priso-
ners might expect from the batteries on the coast,
and particularly from that of Trocadero.
" On the 15th, in the evening, Marshal Duke of
Belluno had sent for Captain Grivel, of the Marines,
in the Imperial Guards, who, in the first , gale, of
the 6th March last, had givenn-prods ot,great intre-•
pidity and zeal, in older to learn from him whether,
with a good vessel and a picked crew, lie could not,
during the'night,'cut the cables of the hulks em-
ployed in the road as,,prisons or hospitals, and which
had French prisoners on board. Mr. Griffin was
then on the coast for the service of the army, and did
not return till night. _ _ _ . .

" The.mannerin which the,kulks were anchored
was not every where favourable for their getting to-
wards the coast, when the cables should be cut.
Those which Were at anchor in the channel which
separates the little Porn the great bay, were
only 300 fathoms from our batteries, and were
guarded by only a few gun-boats. Those at anchor
to.the north of the channel were nearer-to the squa-
dron, and coveted- by some English arid Spanish
ships: 33 to the latter, fears were entertained, that
it they were, allowed to dri've, they might run on
one of those ships, Or be sunk by their fire. The
Castile hulk was in this case, and she is. notwith-
standing the one, which, on the 14th, at three
o'clock in the morning had run aground a hundred
fathoms from the shore to the north-west of the fort
of Matagorda.

" The officers on board this hulk had, h a spon-
taneous movement, come to a resolution to attempt
their escape. The' coeduCt of this expedition was
intrusied to the naval officers on board,, end they
justified the confidence which was placed in them.
Some preparations were made on the 17th,, in the
attetnoon ; only, hoe ever, as tar as prudence allow-
ed, not to be discovered by the guards.' At eight
O'clock ip the evening, the wind was still from the
S. W. but it had considerably fallen ; it was, bow-
ever, time to cut the cables, in order to take advan-
tage of the tide. Some hesitation took place re-
speding the conduct to be adopted, when, under the,
order of some young Sub-Lieutenants, two cuiras—
siers cut the cables with hatchets. Every one then
lent a hand. The naval officers direaed the steer-
ing of the hulk. The officers' of the army over-
powered the guards, whom they put in the held,
and kept guard on the deck with the muskets of the
vanquished ; and with these arms, together with
balls and pieces of iron, whiCh they threw at the
enemy's boats that were approaching, they succeed-
in keeping them, after having broken several of the
assailants legs and arms. During this time, the
vessel 'was still driving, sometimes in a contrary
course, when the weather becaMe more calm ; but
the sails, which had been skilfully prepared with
hammocks and blankets, enabled het to stem the
current, and she at last run aground.
" When the hulk was descried to be aground
by the troops at the Trocadero, they immediately
prepared to give them assistance. The Mareltal got

LONDOIV,

MONDAY, JULY,.2, 1810.

We this morning received the following letter
from Dover.
..BUONAPAIITE has of late bedome so
capricious, and his Decrees have been' .so numerous-
and so contradictory, that it is difficult to 'fOrm any
conjecture respecting his motive for laying on the
embargo : .

c DOVER, Arf.Y I.—A vessel arrived to-day from
DiePpe, the people of which report that an ex-
change of prisoners was every day spoken of, and
that cartels were to be immediately established.

"By this vessel we al-so learn, that orders had been
issued, by the French Government to lay an embargo
on vessels of every description throughout the coup,
try„, which was to continue for six mouths."

No official accounts have been receive:l since our
last either from Spain or Portugal, hu! the private
accounts that have teach !d us from the former ate
very satisfaCtory. It is stated in a Letter from lien!'
dated the 6th May, that a considerable body -01
Spaniards descended the Pyren'nees, made an irror
Lien into France, and;advaneed within 100 tniies of
Bourdeaux. They carried off a large quantity oi
booty, and returned in safely to tai: Mountains. A
formidable French force larely'ajp(Oached the, to°
of Rens, which though not regularly fortified, is cal
able of making a considerable resistance'. rif;e"Princi'
pal inhabitants, however, instead of adopting rneat,s °f
defence, sent out a deputation, consisting of .shirt}"
three personk, to offer submission,/ on conditiorl.
that, the French wouldnot plunder or destroy tfie
131,Ce.* The French promised to comply wit!' the
request, .but on entering. the town they were frta
at by some of the populace. The FleilCil
but before they withdrew, they levied a cornribw
lion of 2000 dollars upon each of the thirty-tirre''
Deputies. A short time afterWards,',Gen. 01)4:4'
N.EL visited Reus, and in order, by a severe el'
ample, to. prevent. such cowardly proceedings lof
the future, he fined each of the thirty-three DePtir
ties4ooodollars, for having offered tg,iurren4rt4e
town to the enemy. ',

We regret very. much that we have not been 3t)15
hitherto to prevail upon the friends of Sir FRA:4IS
BURDETT to give the Put,/lic some satisfactory iv
formation respecting his conduct on the day 01 tb6
prorogation of Parliament. It is singular 'that St
an important event should. be enveloped in so 111 e
mystery. Sir FRANCIS himself is quite cluinb• -
have indeed been told that it is poSsible, ria)` e 4 e 4
. probable,. that a time may' eme when. that; gr.r
Patriot may. condescend to explain his .rn°tiyec.
With this very vague promise we must, We pre°'l4'
remain for the present contented, for the cet'v
mittee, and the Procession-manufac:urers, are •vit0
as inCorritimnicative as the worthy 13:rwiet hiitter
self. The truth IS, beliey,e,__ that they
a little sulky with their late' idol; for making the°
so •ndiculous, awl undoubtedly they hay.e`"l
season to be' angry, for never were men placed i`if
more laughable situation. To be made an objea et
;public derision; is at all times most unpleasant, I'l,
to be made pre-eminently so, by one's own
.is really intolerable. Our attention has been 7,
'much engrossed. by Sir' FRANCIS, that we guile ff:4
got- Mr. GALE J9N'ES this poor Gentlemen I:0,
certainly been , very ill used by his brother Paul`
4n all their Speeches, Addresses, and Resoluti°:
f
'l6
Mr. -GAuz JONES' was coupled with the Bar-
and every .body.-imagined be,,twouta hsve. sll3
.;
in .tho ultimat6" triumph. It was 0.012.01: 11'31.4,
in their imprisonment. they werercunnaled it' pnr
ciple, ',so in their procession they 'would not 'lt
vided; but it seems Mr. JoNss was not of suffietelAci
dignity to. share the honours, of the Baronet. to e
whe 'as cruelly treated by all parties,—by eves
mies be was unconstitutionally ejected fr°lll
prison,, by his friends he was illiberally excivag
from a procession.
of
Her Royal Highness the Princess'CHAßorrs„
WALES arrived at Windsor on Friday evening, ()-
visit to their MAJESTIES.ed
On Friday evening -Sir HENRY. HALFORP

.•
at Windsor, to attend.on Princess AMELIA, at; v,jl
Satniday morning returned to London. Het
Highness had a good night. 0
; c
On Saturday morning his MAJESTY, PPI/A-4e 5
tip
AUGUSTA andSfsyltrA; with their usual atrenebalf
took au airing in The, Great Park/Windsor, ti"
~p%
past twelve • o'clock. -In the afternoon., their
JiEsTiEs, the 'Dukes of 'Sussnx and CA-D410'11):0,
with 'their Royal Sisters,' visited Princess A,10,,Y,ti
Her MAJESTY and Princess ELIZABETH
airing to, Princess ELIZABETH'S Cottage
is t
Windsor.. In the evining his MAJESTY, Pl'
ELIZABETH and SOPHIA; and Princess CHAHOIv
of WALES, walked on the Terrace till near 12'
O'clock. •
Yesterday morning his MAJESTY., PritlCeßses
GUSTA and SoPHIA, and Princess Ctimit,ol"%;,
WAx,Es, went. to St. George's Chapel,
and: heard' a sermon preached by the Rev. Dr. C°,l2el
-smir--; and afterwards-returned to the Palace.. qtr
were accompanied by Lady COLLYEII,, the
Miss ONSLUW, Mrs. D. GROSVENoR, Gen: G ‘
'and Colonel DESBROw. Piincess-AmELIA iS L'llv
better.
On Saturday we received Jathaica Papers and
ten to the 21st of May. The only ariicle of
interest that' they supply, refers to the n',,e
of pirates and privateers, whose depredatioos I;c'ef
been attended 'with too much success. Amon° t
eaptures are three Americans, but we only
one British ship.
h
Letters arrived on the same day from West--'
~
ton to the .15th. of 'May, .and from New
the Ist ult.. Contrary. to what has been so pOsilii`.?
stated, the Alin Adams had not a-rit,ed. The
look more'hostile 'towards this ,country. The
'Camilla, which conveyed the dispatches fratil Gina
rat ARMSTRONG, was waiting at New York to NIP
with orders to Europe. at'
A number of American vessels, principil.Y. ri
longing to Boston, have been seized, at I-bYtt".te!
CHRISToPHE, because the President of the 1.1111.4
States had ordered the detention of a vessel htiii
out for that Chief in Baltimore. .1(

• Letters from Madras state, that tbe.heat pro 1„
by. the late military differences in• that Gorenlo,ll‘d
was entirely allayed. Most of the Officers whoipd
been suspended ware restored to their si.nk .go 4
favour of the Government.