The Sun.
London, England, 1811-12-20 00:00:00

An express was received last night from Windsor,
at York House, stating, " That his MAJOSTY was
not better than in the morning, and could ,not: be
prevailed on to take food."
Yesterday his Royal Highness the Nixes Rs-
62NT took an airing in the Parks, &c. in his'car-
r i,age, went to Carleton House, and remained,there
about an hour, during which he inspected the prin.
601 apartments, and expressed himself-pleased
*kb the improvements, and the progress made in
Utem‘ by Mr. WYATT, sen. and Mr. Lpsx, the
Master of the Works.' His Royal Highness then
returned. to York Ho'use, where he gave audiences
to the Marquis WELLESLEY and the Earl of LICHR•

Yesterday her Royal Highness the Princess of
NvALp.s visited the Duchess of BRUNSWICK, at,
131nel:heath
c, His Royal Highness the Duke of CLARENCE left,
fit' James's Palace at eight o'clock last ,evening for
Kensington Palace, to visit hislloyal Highness the
Duke of SUSSEX.
The Dublin Papers received yesterday, state, that
Mr. Secretary Pout had been dangerously ill, bat
!as much recovered. One of these Papers men-
tions the arrival of Sir F. BURDETT and Mr. WHIT.
'READ to attend the Grand Catholic Dinner to be
held, in Dublin yesterday. We believe, however,
that both these Gentlemen are in England.
' We have to state with much concern the death
fun of the Right Reverend Dr. Moss, Bishop of O.

On Wednesday and Thursday. Nvss held, .at their
4,' Inns in Hetling Houser the Anniversary of .the
Bath and West of England Society for the g.n•
couragement of Agliculture, Arts, Mandaanres,
1,1 Commerce." On this occasion their President,
34t4JAm1N Efoetrovss. Esq. M. P. was alp; by
"')rd SoiRIIVILLE, and a most numerous assemblage'
c' Members from the Western counties, and ivarious
ether parts of the nation. An unusual quantity of
, °elely busincs; was transaeted, in a manner highly
'
interesting
pany.
e, At the Anniversary Meeting of the Society of
• ;cobsli Antiquarians, held on the 14th ult., the loi-
gwing persons were chosen Office, Bearers The
.utike of J.Moaraosa, President ; JOHN DUNDi4o
Epp ALEXANDER SETON,, ALEXANDER KEITH,
GILBRRT INNES, Esq. and JOHN GRAHAMS
VALOELF., Eisq. were chosen Junior Presidents in
gradation. Among the Council we perceive the
well-known names of Lad Provost CREECH, and
sirPATurcic MenttAY. •
Rear-Admiral Sir JOSEPH SIDNEY Yortes has re-
' ceived Admiralty orders to hoist his flag at Plymouth
911 board the Bulwark,'of 74 guns. -.

Irbe Augustus has reached a British portt-from
l
i▪
rgitlia, having sailed on the 16th November, and
,4atismitting letters and papers from Norfolk to that
'etc'. They contain the .following doturnent, which
had been received in the United States by the Mary
dinne,
beCREE OF THE GENERAL CONGRESS OF
NEZUELA.
Whereas it has been represented to .us that
there are now, and have for sometime been, ernis-
ikies in those.provinces from the Viceroy of Mexico,
II well as agents dispatched hither (torn Old Spain.
41. free
11 purpose alienating the affections of this
• people from the Federal Government by them
ettaulished, and being convinced of the importance
Zrosintainiog the i ndependence we have acquired
tililhoot the interference of any foreign poster, whe-
el* European ur American, we bave decreed as
follows
„. 41.1. 1. That all persons travelling in .varions
41V13 Of these provinces without being provided with.
tj,Froper passports, shall be subject ro°• arrest, and
0I both of themselves and'
".e'r property,
before any of the civil or atilitary
tribunals established.
2.. That every person giving
.information of any
14
cr'llaEted individual travelling without passport,
4 47e • rve.
„ well of his countryand shall receive re.
7r" of_ ino- dollars on its being proved that the per-
. su, arrested is a spy.
‘• That every person who shall be convicted of
of Mexico employed, as a secret Envoy from the Viceroy
te,-",„„ex'co, or from Old Spain, shall be publicly ex-
C' as ari enetny to the rights and liberties of
0. •
so liberated Provinces. '
r: I:he General Congress of Venezuela feels it al.
st unnecesary to exhort the persons whom it mey
i:onvern, to carry this decree into full drat by every
means in the power of private' individuals., as of the
;;;;''te authorities. No reward they can oiler, they
_ convinced, will operate so strongly as the love
end
zeal for their country's welfare and liberty,
vincls they know the natives of the Federal Pro-
e s experience." •
'aed by the Bei. and Sec. of
the General Congress of Ve.;
teauela at the Hall of Go.
yenta:tent, Oat the 4th Sept.
YOu4n•
neloluWing is an, ExtraCt of a Letter frdotn:
a,, . Z iNaval Officer, employed in the Espe itio
641118 t Batavia :
• vur
number do not exceed 300 killed and
most of whom were destroyed by the
ette;ng oP of a Magazine. On the side of the
or t -t?' it is supposed about 6000 killed, wounded,
vou:7,ea prisoners. The Malaya foolishly wounded,
0)41,'.e4 to withstand our horse, who cut shut» down,
zsts.it2g great slaughter 'amongst them. Our .folly
in with a party of Dutch Cavalry, an-
tooulatelY attacked. and dismounted them, then
all ,1 Tine the Dutchmen's horses themselves, Made
t°.loin our horse regiment, in pursuit of the
416r01„,ennY• 'Our Sailors, on the night of the'2lst,
mod and took a battery of e 9 auns, without the
iof
"ma man ; and •two- Mornings afterward;,
'ringlc st)o Dutchmen took them by surprize, and
det,r e'll off froin the• army, but the Sailors, with
and inibed bravery, fought their Way through them,
two' regiments coming' up to‘their sup.
fered the fort, and drove the enemy out,.
Viiritin,serei.neng
• E,,.! and wounding great numbers."
teiv.n..mritts of a- letter from• Malta, dated Noy, 2., 're.'
dayr by a tuercantiie house in Glasgow, on Mon-
. 11,62" We have a report that three Britisb
the Unite, arkerus, and' Aaive , are
'Of 1" the Island of Lissa by a' French' squadron
Advi -ef-b3itle ship and four or bye
that
we had been sent to the Eagle," 74,'0g Corfu;
We_arVin expedation of spine of the French