The Sun.
London, England, 1811-01-24 00:00:00

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1811.

Gs Windsor Castle, lan. 24, tho.
" iIisMAJESTY is as well as be has been on any
preceding day."

Signed as usual.

The Regency Bill was yesterday read a third timo
n the House of Commons, and passed. Mr, Part-
CEVAL carried it up to the Lords, where it was read
a first time, and ordered to be read a second time this
day. During the Debate in 'the House of Commons,
Mr. Vitussafonca took an opportunity of pronounc-
ing 3 ,very high eulogium' upon the talents and the
charaaer of Mr. PIRCEVAL :, he said the condua of
that Right Honourable Gentlerhan, upon the pre-
sent most arduausind important crisis, had proved
him to be worthy of the high situation Which he
had the honour to fill. The House testified its con-
currence in the sentiments of Wit.nearonce
by loud and repeated cheers.

It is somewhat curious to see- the Morning Owe-
nide entering its protest against all comments upon
the conduct' of thOse Whose,political principles it
supports, and yet. indulging itself freely in attacks
upon all Whose sentiments air of 'a contrary !taupe.
In the Paper allitded to, the Loan CHANCELLOR-4
mentioacd, this (LI , in a manner wholly unsuitable
to the dignity of his office, and the purity of his
character. It says, in reference to the debate in the
House of Lords' yesterday, that " the LORD CHAN-
CELLOR \moved lour declaratory Reolutions on
the subject of Proxies the object of which was,
to insinuate that they ought to have been taken on
the great occasion when the proposed restrictions
on the Regent came to' be discessed, before the
passing of the phantom for the opening, of Parlia-:
Dlent:' Is this language proper 'to be applied to
the first Law Officer in the realm,, a person quali-
fied by his Warning, talents, and experience, for the
high station which 'he fills, and the' duties of
.which
be Jias discharged with a sacred, regard to wisdom
and justice ? Did not the LouD' CHANCOLLOU,
In the course of a long speech,. sufficiently dis-
close his meialiog and after fi'j Clear and open
a manifrstatien of his sentiment., supported by
solid reas;initig, usage, and authority, is it de-
cent, is it liberal, is It to impute indirect
view's to the Noble Lord, and to say that he intend-
ed to insinuate an oljeol different from that which he'
distinctly avowed ? The imputation deserves severe

feriwite, and comes with a peculiar ill-grace from those
' who a Ilte 1 to recommend demon) in comment%
upon public men, and yet are in, the daily habit of
twit rting to the most virulent language against those
whose principles differ from their own. This man-
ner of adverting to the LORD CHANCP,LLOR wea not

a hasty slip of the pen, for the Noble L.oYd, in the
very 'same paragraph, is accused of a "side-wind at-
tack," in reference to the same subject. We bay
stothing of the word Phantom, bk which the Morn-
ing Chronicle thinks proper to &slope a measure
which bait undergone the investigation of.. the pro-
foundest politicians, and which is sanctioned by the
wisdom of
.the Legislature. But the LORD CHAN.
CELLOR 10D MgCh'illtaClAl to His MAiRSTY

end too solicitous, to maintain th! genuine prin-
ciples of the Constitution unimpaired, to please
the Opposition 'Writers; and we are nut with-
out hopes ti.at the Noble
,Lord will Offend them
still mole, by such an account of the improvement
of iii MAJESTY'S health, founded upon personal
obserk anon, 11.0 Will render all t heir:eager expectation
of place and power much more entitled to the name
of s pruntiorn, than the legislative measure to which
they have presumed to give such an appellation. •

g' It was rumoured last niKlit that the dispatches from
India, received yesterday by the tlaracouta cuttd, a.< tty
woof drtroWe. ,We shall, in all probability, be able to state
the particulars to...mrrow "—Moe C -11NOWICLS.

It will be n glievous disaptrimment, no doubt,
to the Morning Chronicle„ nut to be able to keep
its word with its readris, by laying beton, them,
tn-morrow, the disagreeable accounts receited by
the Baracouta, uniess indeed the same prophetic
mind which ,anticipated the arrival of accounts by
no means agreed*, should already have conceived
and printed off the particulars for to.rnorr6w.
Neither the liaracouto, nor vriy dispatches, are hi
tat, arrived tram India.

Yestertlay trorniog the (.41..iet:a and, Princess
ELIZA,44III took an airing try Frugmofe. Princess

MARY itOk airing in her NlAJESTY'S.cacriaga
Windsor Great Pak.
_ _

The Pt of •WALes has exchanged his Box at
the Opera, for that which belonged to the kite Duke
cif CLOZENWRIIY, being foe titsrer to the Stage
than his Royal ilighneo's• ,
Accounts were yesterday ,recei.,:!ed froM France,
which state, .that aII the American property seized
in this country prior to. the ht of. Nuvember, has
been formally condemned but that all which has
since that period been detained merely remain
under sequestration until the differences with the
United Stafes shall be finally adjusted.
Letters were received yesterday ,from Amster-
dam to the 18h instant, which speak. only of the
distresses of
,the merch m ants. Letters fro Boar-
deaux to the Bth have also rk ached us. They
state, we know not how truly, that no French
troops had passed that
,way recently for the Pe-
ninsula.
The following let-ter is from the Nevi' York Papers
in our possession, to the 25th tall. find COM:3IM,
borne important inform 11100 '(,11 the corydruct ion itn
posed by the American Government on the Decrees
of France

44 Department of Sw, Nov. 6, t 8 to.
" Sta—As,the ground on which the French (lo-
vernment has deemed it 'expedient, to place the re-
vocation of the Decrees, may suggest to it .tote fur-
ther pretext of requiring a further restoration of the,
French properly seized here under the Non-Inter-'
course Low, •on a condition to their returning th 4
American proper), condemned or Sequestrated un-,
der the French Decree of March, .)oat are audio-.
rised, in case restoration can be Altus and no otherwise
acquired, to acquiesce in 'suclran arrangement, `ond,
if necessary, to give to such arrangement a' conven•!.
tional form, requiring the sauaion of the Senate.-
You will, however, take care to avoid any 'expres-
sion implying on
.ackubwledgmenr ou the part of the
United States, that the Non-I tuercourso'LaW' which,
was not yettospeCtive,has any analogy to the French
Decree, the injustice of which. essentially consists
in its retrospettive operations. It may be proper to,
remark, that the third sea.. of the Act of. May, for,
the recovery of., forfeiturea under the MAI-Inter-.
course Law, contemplated violations by our own
citizens, rather than French violations, which could
not have'been of sufficient importance.to-have called
for such a. pt °vision pointing pat Ocular; y at them.
(Signed) " IL SMITH."
" General Arnittrong, kc."'

EXTEAC7I or A LETTER FROM ALMEI RIA, SOUTH SIDE

OP THE TAMA.

" The Naval Brigade have bad little or nothing
to do since they. Came up here, the river being be-
tween them end the enemy at Santarem.
Colonel PONSONBY, of the 23d Light DrilgOons,
had a narrow escape List week.—He was in a bat-
teiy with General VANU, who'e Adjutant-General
he is, and who was trying to destroy some 'boats
which the French had collected on the other side
the river. A shot . from a French battery, which
was playing upon them, took oft the front cock of
the Colones bat close to bis forehead, and broke
in pieccsi a spy-glass he had at the moment at his
eye.; hut without doing him any material injury.
The shot stru,,,..k, the gravel with such force,
from the embrasure at which it entered, iota the
face of the General, as to bting ,blood in several
places, and to make the people suppoN him badly
wounded."

'We heard much from the Opposition Writers ot
a hue triumph of Sir Samuel.. itostit4:t over Mr.,
CANNING, brit ihat triumph nay rather to be found
in the accounts ot those writers than in the 1-louse
of .Commons, where Sir SAME) EL; certainly . gained
no credit by his attack on the character ot'
PITT, and Mr. CANNING did himself honour by
the liberal and eloquent tribute which he paid to
the memory of that illtunrions Statesman. So
mr,ch for Sir SA NIU ROMILLY'S boasted triuMpti:
But the Opposition Wiitets do nut think it neeeg..
oty to advert to the triumph of Mr: STEVIIICN over
Mr. Wit MR BAD 011MOIlthy night, which was in-
deed -the triumph of genuine patriotism, forcible
argument, and a happy .vein of hUMour. It is
difficult to Deliove that Mr. WHITBREAD contented
himself with answering Mr. STImHEN by observ-
ing, that he hoped the Honourable Gentleman had
got what he wanted,--Such -a hiteknied common-
place sarcasm peter could have come teem a Gen-
tleman and a,Senaior, and night hardly be expect-
ed from one of Mr. WnITIVIt E A n'S Dray.men,

The verses of Mr. SHERIDAN, quoted by Mr,
PKRCKYAV at the ClO3O of night's debate,
and acknowledged oq all hands to'have been mo,t
beautifully recited by him, were not, as has been er-
roneously Supposed, taken from his " Monody 'on
the Death of GARRICK," but from an Epilogue of
his to a Tragedy, called '' Semiramis,'' written by a
Capt. AYSKOUGII, when, we believe, for the lust
time, a serious Epilogue followed a Tragedy ; but
the first nigh, of that Tragedy wr.s for the benefit
of some public charity. The Epilogue was spoken
by Mrs..YAIKS, who played Sonirmmis. Thu lines
quoted by Mr. PRIMEVAL. melt) be found towards
the close of the Epilogue, and are as follow :

•• Thou chill of sympathy, whoe'er thou art,
•• That with Assyria's quccn bast wept thy parr,
". Go scorch where living sorrows ask ;
r• Co, wh►le thy heart yet brats wail tail ieit grief.
'• Thy lips st►ll conscious of the recent si►;li,
,•t The groceful War in thine eye;
" Co, a►,d 611 real misery bestow,
" The blest effusions of ticiitions woe."

Madarne` CATALANI'S bead-dresx, on Tuesday
evening, is to 113VC't ontained ititiniond4 to he
value of 16,0°01.

The. eastern parts of the Palace :wherein. thecae
happened, are now being. cleared of the rubniTh.—
About 40 men are thus etuplo)ed daily. All the
stack's of ,chirunies,, and dangerous towers,; which
were threatening every one who approached them
with destruction,' were pulled down some days, ince.,.
Early on -Monday 'morning, the Hon. lAt,, VER-
NON'S gamekeeper, accompanied by two assistants,
surprized a gang of poachers in one of the woods 'of
Stainhro' Park, Yorkshire, shooting pheasants.
The, villains immediately , fired upon them, and
wounded the three—the gamekeeper in his brid,
the landlord of 'the Inn at Stainbro' dangernutay its
the back, and the third martin the arm (so that it
has been found necessary' to amputate it), and then
esmpeds

NAVAL N E W S.

131. Y MUUTItI, JAN. 22.—Arrived his I\t+jesty'it ship
rarlar from Ports Mouth.

S tiled Iris Msjesty's ship. Sceptre, of 74 guns, to
join the squadron of Brest r Iris,-of 36 gulls-,Cap-
taili SIIORTLANa ; of 18 guns, Captain Ax-
CIIESON ; and Bloodhound, of 14 guns, on separate

Came down the, harbour and anchored in the
Sound, his Majesty's• ship Pedcock; of 18 guns,
Ciptain PEA KE.

Arrived his Majesty's ship Courageux from off
Cherbourgh; alp° the Kate Keirney,'PeAasa, from
Cork, With a cargo of provisions for this,port.

PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 23.--This day arrived, his
Alajesty's ship Spy from the Downs, and &salute
from Cork; also the Smart, OWENS, fiera St.
Mary's.

Sailed this day his Majesty's ship Mho/de; with
a convoy, for Cork ; and Rapid for a cruize.

FA LM OUT!{, -JAN. 2 I .—Yestemlay arrived here the
Russell, Sal:ocm ; Steady, !haunt ; Reliance, BEALS;
Barnes, REAP ;' and antwick, HEanaaT, from
Waterford, with prOvisiuns, for Plymouth au'd Ports.
nioul h. , •

Also pcit in here by coni rary wind from Plymouth,
the KoctOn packet, Capt. NA'itLOtt, with mails from
Madeira and Brazils ; she swiled apirr this
,day, as
did Isis Majesty's Ship Narcissus, is g6ns,,tbe Hon.
Capt. AYLMEB," hilvillguti44r her convoy the ship
Providvac e, Capt. BA.IICLAY,
.With 260 couviets on
board froM Cork. fur Botany Bay.
Also Sailed the shlp-7'homas, bivENS, for Liver-
.l)ool.

ilia Majesty's ship Hunzter, 16
.utis, Capt. Eh-.; -
.0
LAND, sails to-morrow with the trade fur the Downs

CHATHAM, J,t . cr2.—Nino hundred FrenCh pri-
Goners were sent from the prison-ships in Gilling-
ham Reach by the Mercurius., Silehltake, Manly,
and the Admiral's tenders, to the N•ire,.to be put'
on board the Vapguard, Diaaior, and Ruby, to, be
conveyed to Leith.

JAN. 23.—The boats of the prison-ships are all
employed in taking the remaining prisoners out of
the Bucking►hum, 'that ship being ordered to be
paid off.