The Sun.
London, England, 1810-07-24 00:00:00

REPLY.

" After 4g years service, I cannot but know the
laws of war, and my military duties.
" The fortress of Ciudad Rodrigo is not in a state
to capitulate, nor is there any breach fOrmed io it
that might compel it to do so.
" I cannot, therefore, do otherwise than desire
your Excellency to continue your operations against
the place. I can of myself, from motives of huma-
nity, and when circumstances make it my duty,
apply for terms.of capitulation, after securing my
honour, which is dearer to me than life.

" But, as the Officer sent by your Excellency
has given nit: to understand that your generosity
align( go the length of permitting me to send dis-
patches to the English General Wellington, I will
accept that proposition. Until the return of the
Courier to be dispatched, things shall remain in.
stalu quo, and according to the answer of the Eng-
lish General, I shall make to your Excellency the
requisite overtures.

" I have the honour to be,
(Signed) " ANDRE DE KERRA3TY."

L 0 ND 0 N.

TUESDAY, JULY 24, 1810.

The following paragraph was this day posted up
at LLOYD'S :—‘

41 It gives us great pleasure to be enabled to state,
that the report of a party of Blacks, under the influ-
ence of the French Government, entering the mess-
room of the British Officers at Dominica, and bar-
barously murdering the greatest part of them, is en-
tirely without foundation. The latest accounts from
Dominica are of the 7th June, brought by the Mars,
which arrived off Brighton yesterday. The Captain
of her positively contraditas the statement."

Paris Papers to the 18th reached town last night.
They contain details of the siege of Ciudad Rodrigo
to the !..)gth ult. Marshal NEY had summoned the
town to surrender, but the Governor returned a
firm] refusal ; be, however, asked permission to
communicate with Lord WELLINGTON,' but MAS-
SENA would not grant his request. The report of
Louis BUONAPAR,TE having escaped to Tonningen,
for the purpose of embarking for Atherica, appears
to have been unfounded. He went, it is stated, to.
Cassel, to his brother JEROME. There is no other
intelligence of any importance in these Papers.

'The rumour of a rupture between Russia and
France is again current on the Continent; some
letters which have been received even go so far as

to say, that an alliance, offensive and defensive, be.
tween Great Britain, Russia, and Sweden, is about
to take place. We certainly are not inclined to
'believe the report to this extent, but there are strong
reasons for suspeBing that 'a considerable degree of
coolness subsists between ALEXANDER and BooNa-
PARTE. Since the terminatio❑ of the Austrian' war,
the services of the Emperor of Russia have not
been so necessary to BUONAPARTE, and since that
period the language of the French papers, with re-
gard to that Prince, have undergone a material
change. He has not indeed become an object
of abuse, but all the fulsome panegyrics with which
he used to be loaded have ceased. The connexion
which now subsists between BUONAPARTE and the
House of Austria, has rendered the former still more
indifferent with respect to the friendship or enmity
of the Emperor of Russia. However infatuated
ALEXANDER may have been, he cannot now but see
that he has been made the dupe of BUONAPARTE ;
that lie has sacrificed the best interests of his sub-
jeEts, to promote the ambitious views, and gratify
the resentments of the French Ruler; but what effect
this tardy discovery may have upon his future con-
do& it is difficult to conjecture. BUONAPARTE has
taken care to keep him employed, ever since the
Peace of Tilsit, in a war either with Sweden or
with Turkey ; and while so great a part of his forces
are engaged in prosecuting the latter war, we should
not think it very likely that he would adopt any
measures that might lead him into immediate hos-
tilities with BUONAPARTE.

In the letter of General ARMSTRONG, the Ame-
rican Ambassador at Paris, to M. CHAMPAGNY, he
mentions a circumstance, as a complaint against the
French Government, which in our opinion does no
great honoOr to that of America. He states, that
the American Government being desirous of making
a remittance " to fulfil their engagements to the
holders of the public debt in Holland, but unable,
from the present state of commerce, to do so by the
usual mode of remitting Bills of Exchange," thought
proper to send over a cargo of tobacco on board the
Hero, bound to Tonningen,where the cargo was to be
sold, and the proceeds transmitted to Amsterdam,.for
the purpose above-mentioned. Th:s vessel was pro-
teded by a special certificate from the American
•Government, that the voyage was undertaken for
the purpose of making a national remittance. The
case of a Government assuming the chara6ter cf a
private merchant is rather rare, and if tolerated, at
least to any extent, would make a most important
alteration in the commercial relations of different
States. There appears, however, strong reason to
believe that this was a real commercial speculation,
and the vessel and cargo were clothed with a kind
of national charaeler, in order, with impunity, to
break the British Orders of Blockade.

It is stated, that the ship being much damag-
ed, "the Captain believed it to be his duty,
on the principle of self-preservation, to enter
the first port he could make." By a most ex-
traordinary instance of good fortune, the first port
that presents itself to him, under these circum-
stances, is the Texel, the port of all others the most
convenient for him to enter, because, agreeable to
his account, the proceeds of his cargo (according to
our opinion the cargo itself) was destined for Am-
sterdam. This is rather a singular circumstance
and when coupled with the assertion that the re-
mittance was made in tobacco, because no Bills could
be procured, it certainly does cteate a case of consi-
derable suspicion.

. Yesterday morning his MAJESTY, accompanied
by the Duke of Yoiu and Princess AUGUSTA, took
an airing on horseback in Windsor Great Park till
twelve o'clock. The Royal Party was attended by
Earls LIVERPOOL, BATHURST, &o.
The KING is expected in town to morrow, to
hold a private Levee and Privy Council at the
Queen's Palace.

WINDSOR TERRAce.—Sunday evening there was
a very grand Terrace. His MAJESTY, Princesses
AUGUSTA and ELIZABETH, walked till near nine
o'clock. The Royal party was accompanied by
The Duchess of Richmond, the Marquis and Marchioness
Cornwallis, the Marchioness of Bath and daughter, Earl and
Countess of Liverpool, Lord and Lady Boston, Lady Len-
nox, Lady Howeand daughter, Countess Harcourt, Mr. and
Mrs. Perceval, Lady Collyer, Count Munster, Mrs. ()tax
Grosvenor and daughter, Sir Lucas Pepys, Mr. and Mrs.
Freernantle, Generals Garth and %Vinyard, and a large as-
semblage of very genteel company.
His MAJESTY seemed highly delighted with the
company, and conversed with all the persons of dil-
tin6lion at different times during the time he was
walking. The Terrace was crowded with the first
fashionable and genteel company in the country;
during the promenade, the bands of the Royal Horse
Guards (Blues) with their silver drums, and Stafford
Militia band, played mariid and other pieces.

A letter from Lord WELLI NGTON, in reply to one
from the Duchess of RICOIOND, expressing the
Duke's and his son, Lord MARCH'S, desire for the
latter to serve in the army under him, contains the
following paragraph, announcing his Lordship's ex-
peatation of a speedy battle :—" I hope that my
noble young friend may soon embark and join me
here, because he will then probably' see that which
he will remember for the remainder of his military
life I!'
There WAS a Court of Aldermen held this day,
when the LORD MAYOR, atter inspeaing the returns,
ordered the price of breed to be continued at Is. sd.
the quactern loaf.