The Sun.
London, England, 1829-02-27 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Madeira 9th lanuary, and sailed 16th for Sydney. !
The Three Sisters, Head, of this port, arrived at
Gravesend from Bilboa 21st inst. The Jange Alidat
Birkel, from this port, arrived at St. Übe 7th Feb.
Annola, Ravender, 9th ditto.
APPOINTMENTS.—Lieut. R. R. Sayer, from the
Victory, to the Ser:tigapatam ; Lieut. W. W. Elton,
to the Victory ; Lieut. E. Seymour, to the Ferret,
vice Arthur.
IVlessrs. Frederick Wm. Le Grand, and Thos.
Fituter, are appointed Assistant-Surgeons to the
Maidstone, at the Cape of Good Hope.
M. J. H. Cook, Purnr, 181,1, is appointed to the
Zebra, 18, vice Mr. Harding, who does not join her.
Lieut. Charles Basden, Ist of the Windsor Castle
is promoted to the rank of Commander, and ap-
po'nted to the Weazle, in the Mediterranean, in
the room of Commander T. E. Hoste, who is made
Captain.
The following Midshipmen passed their examina-
tion for Lieutenants, at die Royal Naval College,
on the 11th and 12th inst.:—Henry Bagot, Richd.
F. King, Charles Coxwoll, Thomas G. Forbes, W.
Edmondstone, George Wyke, Francis Ruddle, H.
F. Vaughan, Lord Francis J. Russell, James C.
Provest, Wm. Lord, V. A. Massitigherd, NV. A. G.
Honeytnan, R. T. R. Davies, Thomas H. Nightin-
gale, and Chas. Pearson.

Our party, consisting of three coaches, left Puebla,
for Vera Cruz on Saturday morning the I.sth of
November (1828.) The two first coaches, having
better mules, soon left us behind, and we remained
separate for the rest of the day. At about half-past
three in the afternoon, as we entered a small baranca,
between Acajeta and Amosoque, six or seven
leagues from this city (Puebla) Mr. Neville and
myself had the front seats in the coach ; the back
seats being occupied by Don Juan Rodriguez and
his family, consisting of a sister, a nurse, and three
children. Overcome by the sultriness of the after.
noon I had fallen asleep in rny corner of the coach,
when loud shouts from the front suddenly
awoke me, and immediately five or six figures on
horseback, and masked, appeared around the coach,
two of whom, at Mr. Neville's side, demanded with
loud threats our surrender. My pistols were lying
on the cushion, and taking aim at one of the figures
I shot him dead on the spot. In an instant his
companion was at the front, and he shared a similar
fate from my other pistol. A pause of about one
minute now succeeded, which 1 suppose arose from
surprise at the sudden repulse. Another loud shout
was, however, raised, and about twenty or thirty
horsemen, similarly masked, in a few moments sur-
rounded the carriage. Three successive vollies were
then fired into it; after which, when the smoke
cleared away, I found that Mr. Neville bad been
shot through the head, and Don Juan Rodriguez
through the heart. I cannot myself say whether
Mr. Neville fired his pistols or not; he might have
done so during the vollies that were fired by the
second and larger party of robbers ; anti the sister
of Don Juan Rodriguez has since informed me that
he actually did so, and killed or wounded one or
two of them. When the robbers had ceased firing,
they demanded delivery of our arms. I had scarcely
complied with this demand, when I received a shot
in my side and fell. The brigands then drove the
carriage, with shut curtains, for about the space of an
hour, but whether it was in the right road, or in any
byepath, I was unable to determine. All this time
I was bleeding profusely, though. endeavouring as
much as possible to stop the orifices of my wounds
by pressing my clothes against them.• At length,
we arrived at a sort of plain, where the robbers caus-
ed the carriage to be stopped, and dragging .out our
bodies threw them on the ground, and proceeded to
ransack our equipage. Nothing appeared to attract
their attention except money or jewellery. Having
obtained all that could be found, they commenced
searching. out persons for ounces. All my endea-
vours failed in concealing I was still alive. One,
man, in particular, asked the nurse who it was that
fired, and I was pointed out as the person. Not-
withstanding the entreaties of his comrades, this fel-
low dragged me from beneath the dead bodies, and
I had scarcely time to cover my chest with shoulder
and hand, when I received a number of successive
stabs directed towards the heart. At this moment,
however, the cry of people, who appeared at a short
distance, caused the banditti to moan their horses,
and gallop off; but they left two of their num-
ber behind, for what purpose-I know not. These
fellows searched our bodies. a second time, but
discovered nothing at • all, .except that I was still
alive. They then consulted whether to spare
my life or not, seeing they had not found the
money of the English heretics. They inquired
of the women where it was placed, to which the
latter answered Abet they did not know. I thought
it high time to inform them where mine was to be
found, upon the condition of their sparing my hip;
and they, having obtained the money,. and the
strangers appearing close in sight, mounted their
horses and rode off. We remained upon the spot
about two hours, waiting the arrival of the Alcalde
of Acajete, who took an inventory of all the impels
and articles found upon the person of Mr. Neville.
I do nat know in what manner the bodies were
conveyed to Acajete. I have since heard that
Mr. Neville's body was interred near the village,
and that a cross either is, or is about to be,
placed to mark the spot. As the articles of Mr.
Neville, Don Juan Rodriguez, and. my own were
mixed and packed into different boxes, Don. Manuel
Espinoza, belonging to the other coach, took charge
of the whole until their arrival in Vera Cruz, where
I requested he would separate each, and deliver Mr.
Neville's to the house of Tayleur and Co., as the
most proper persons, having heard Mr. Neville men-
tion that firm in some business he had to do there.
The reason of their not being h ft with me was, that
the family of Don Juan 'Rodriguez insisted on their
being taken along with them, on account of the
mixture of the articles.—Mexico, With Nov. 1828.
This ist the interesting narrative dictated by Mr.
Dickson, ten days after his miraculous escape from
the hands of these ferocious brigands. We are
enabled, however, to give a few additional particu-
lars from a letter by his amiable and accomplished
sister, which now lies before us. After the ban-

MEXICAN BANDITTI.

NARRATIVE OF AN ATTACK ON MESSRS. DICKSON AND

NEVILLE, BY ROBBERS NEAR PUEBLA, IN AIEXICO, As

TAKEN BY Dn. JENKINS FROM Ma. DICKSON'S DIC-

TATION.

PLYMOUTH, FEB. 26.—We hear thr.t his Ma-
jesty's ship Pallas, 42, Captain Fitzelarence, is
expected at this port from the 'Western Islands,
and that his Majesty's sloop, Nimrod, 18, Com-
mander Radford, is ordered to join the Irish Station.
The Bramble cutter, 10, Lieut. W. H. Haswell,
sailed late on Saturday evening to the Southward
and Westward, and returned again yesterday.
The Pigeon packet-brig, Lieut. J. Binney, sailed
on Monday morning for Falmouth, having been
towed out of harbour by the Meteor, steam-vessel.
The Arrow cutter, 10, Lieut. Brooking, came in
on the same morning with supernumeraries from
Portsmouth to join ships at this port, and sailed
again on Tuesday.
In Hamoaze—Britannia, Kent, Warspite, Comet,
Zebra, Nimrod, Badger, Cordelia, Leveret, Magnet,
a'ul Meteor steamer.

We learn via Falmouth, that all was well on board
his Majesty's sloop Britomart, 10, Captain W. H.
Manners, at Gibraltar, on the Ist inst.

ditti bad left him, desperately wounded, as above
described, Mr. Dickson was carefully conveyed to
the house of his friend Don Juan Palazza Trueva, a
Spaniard, where every attention was showed him,
and the best medical assistance procured. An ex-
press was immediately dispatched to Mr. Robert-
son, an eminent British merchant at Mexico, and he
lost no time in dispatching Dr. Jenkins, an English
surgeon, with instructions. not to leave Mr. Dick-
son till he was out of danger. Dr. Jenkins found
that the Mexican surgeons had treated their patient
but nevertheless he remained with him and
down front his lips the preceding narrative.—
properly,i‘t toolsii.licon owes his preservation to the providen-
tial
intervention of his Bible, which being in his
pocket, intercepted the dagger- of the assassin, and
prevented it reaching his heart. Indeed there is
nothing talked of throughout the country but the
miracle of the heretical prayer-book, as the Bible is
called ; and the people say that Mr. Dickson is safe
from all similar attempts in future, which, we trust,
will prove true in a different sense from that of these
ignorant and superstitious creatures. We are happy
to learn that Mr. Dickscn's gunshot and other
wounds were healing, and that there' was every pro-
spect of his speedy and complete recovery. Few
lives have been so wonderfully preserved.

His Majesty's ship Harpy arrived at Jamaica
from St. John's, N. 8., 21st December. The Skip-
jack arrived at Jamaica from Ilavannah 21st De-
cember; Druid from a cruise 24th do.; Mersey
from Nassau 24th do. ; and Barham from Bermuda
and Crooked Island 4th January. The Dryad ar-
rived at Malta from Poros 28th December. The
Etna sailed from Malta for Marseilles 21st Decem-
ber. The Thetis, from Macao, arrived at Rio de
Janeiro 7th December ; Rose, from England 9th
do. ; and Beagle, from Monte Video 14th do.
The Falcon was spoken with, bound to the Cape
of Good Hope, 21th November, off Rio de Ja-
neiro. The Maidstone arrived at Mauritius from
the Cape of Good Hope 29th October. The
Challenger arrived at Madeira from Falmouth Gth
January, and sailed Bth for the Cape of Good Hope.
The Rinaldo arrived at Vera Cruz from Falmouth
7th December, and sailed Bth from Tampico. The
Herald arrived at Madeira from Plymouth 14th
January, and sailed for Jamaica 20th ditto. The
Weymouth transport, Miller, Commander, with con-
victs, arrived at Madeira 14th January, and sailed
same day for Bermuda. The Maidstone and Spar-
rowhawk sailed from Mauritius for the Cape of
Good Hope 16th November.
The Gustave Hypolite, Caste, from this port, ar-
rived at Bordeaux 12th inst. The Surry, Dacre,
from this port, with emigrants, arrived at the Cape
of Good Hope let December, and sailed 4th for New
South Wales. The Liberty, Mitchelmore, from this
pert, arrived at Havre 13th inst. The Elizabeth,
Collins, from this port, with emigrants, arrived at

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,

TATTERSALL'S.

The betting yesterday was dull, owing no doubt to the
weather having occasioned the attendance to be unusually
thin. The Luss filly receded a point or two, nor was the
Espainolle cult, or brother to Moses, in such great de-
mand till just the close, when the staunch backer of the
latter entered the room, and by taking the odds nearly
replaced him in his old place. The betting ended thus:—

RIDDLISWORTIi.
5 to 2 agst Mr. Batson's Luss filly (taken)
4 to 1 agst Mr. Hunter's Canvass colt (mken)
4 to 1 agst Duke of Grafton's Burman
8 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Augusta colt
.8 to 1 agst Duke of Rutland's Brother to Moses .
DERRY.
9 to 1 agst Lord G. Cavendish's Espag,nole c.
12 to 1 agst Mr. Hunter's Canvass colt
14 to 1 agst Mr. Batson's Luss filly
14 to 1 agst His Majesty's Electress colt (taken)
15 to 1 agst Mr. Pettit's Post Obit
16 to 1 agst Duke of Rutland's Br. to Moses (taken)
16 to 1 agst Lord Sligo's Prince Eugene
16 to 1 agst Lord Selton's Morris Dancer
17 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Will-o'-the-wisp
20 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Augusta colt

OAKS.

13 to 2 agst Lord Exeter's Green Mantle
7 to 1 agat Lord Exeter's Varna
8 to I agst Mr. Batson's Luss filly
13 to 1 agat Mr. Ridsdale's Clotilde
15 to 1 agat Lord Sligo's Vat
16 to l agst Mr. Dilly's Canary
20 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Fancy
20 to I agst Duke of Rutland's Sorcery filly
000 to 15 ugst Post. Obit winning the Derby, and Green
Mantle the Oaks.

RACES T.
Warwick Spring March 18
Dopcastcr Spring 23
Moatyn Hunt 25
Anson Hunt 31
Croxton Park April 8
Maim.)
Cottcsmore Hunt '
Newmarket Craven 2O
Catterick Bridge 22
Bath Spring 28
1-lambledon May 4
Newmarket ht Spring 4
Chewer 4
Clifton anti Bristol l2
Newmarket 2d Spring
Liverpool l9
York Spring Meeting 25
Epsom June 2
141anclie3ter lO
Haigli Park (Leeds) ' 24
Buxton 24
Stockbridge • 26

0 COME.
Lancaster June 30
Ludlow July 1
Newcastle (i
Liverpool
Newmarket July ,Meeting l3
I Preston ll
Cheltenham 21
Oxford
Brighton 29
York August Meeting... Aug 4
Wolverhampton
Goodwood 12
Lichfield Sept. S
Northampton
Leicester 9
Doncaster I t
Shrewsbury l5
Heaton Park 23
Carlisle 25
Newmarket Ist October
Newmarket 2d October... Oct l2
Newmarket Houghton

HUNTING INTELLIGENCE.
APPOINTHENTS FOR THE PRESENT WEEK._

His Majesty's Stag-hounds, on Monday, at the Dolphin,
near Slough ; and Friday, at New Lodge, Winkfield—at
half-past ten. if prevented by the weather they will meet
at the same place the following day.
The Brighton Harriers, on Monday, at Patcham ; Wed-
nesday, near the Race Course ; and Friday, at the Dyke—
at half-past ten.
The Brookside Harriers will continue to meet every
Monday, at Newmarket ; Wednesday, at the Lewes Race
Course ; and Friday, at Trllescombe Tye—at half-past ten.
Mr. Dansey's Hounds, on Monday, at Westloide Village
Thursday, at Barrington; and Saturday, at Newnham
Turnpike—at ten.
Lord Harewood's Fox-hounds, on Monday, at Deighton
Bar ; Wednesday, at Hook Moor ; and Friday, at Birk
Crag—at ten.
The Somerset Subscription Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, at
Lanvin Brake ; and Friday, at Raleigh's Cross.
Mr. Lester's Harriers, on Monday, at Sandford-bridge ;
and Wednesday, at Corfe-hills—at hall:past ten.
The Puckeridge Hounds, on Monday, at the Angel,
Hadham ; Wednesday, at Great Hales; and Saturday, at
Bennington-street—u half-past ten..
The Cadbury Harriers, on Tuesday, at Charlton Hore-
thorne ; and Thursday, at Cucklington.
The East Sussex Hounds, on Monday, at Windore
Hill ; Thursday, at Couk's-bridge ; and Saturday, at the
Bat and Bull, Dicker—at a quarter before eleven.
The Worcesteralaire Fox-hounds, on Wednesday, at
Crow's Nest Wood ; and Friday, at the fourth mile-stone
on the London-road—at half-past ten.
The Marquis of Cleveland's Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, at
Selaby Carr ; Thursday, at Summer House ; and Satur-
day, at West Auckland—at eleven.
The Lembton Fox-bounds, on Monday, at Thot pe ;
Tuesday, at Bradbury-bridge; Thursday, at Little Stain-
ton ; and Saturday, at Fialaburn—at ten.
The Gransden Hounds, on Monday, at Warsley-gate;
and Friday, at Hardwicke Arms—at ten.
The Cottesmore Hounds, on Monday, at Swinstead ;
Tuesday, at Brooke ; and Thursday, at Burley—at a-quar-
ter before eleven.
The Royston Harriers, on Tuesday, at Chishill-mill ;
Thursday, at Litlington ; and Saturday, at Kneesworth—
at half-past ten.
Earl Fitawilliam's Hounds, on Monday, at Buckden-
park ; Wednesday, at Stukeley ; and Thursday, at Graff-
ham—at ten.
Sir Richard Sutton's Bounds, on Monday, at Btaneton
Wood ; Tuesday, at Brant Broughton; 'Wednesday, at
Fiskerton Long Wood; Thursday, at Brattleby ; and Sa-
turday, at Wragby '1 own laid—at eleven.
Lord Yarborough's Hounds, on Monday, at Elkington
Cow Pasture; Wednesday, at Kingsforthabouse;' hiday,
at Thonock-house ; and Saturday, at Blyhorough-hall—at
eleven.
The Cheshire Hounds, on Monday, at the Fox and
Barrel; Wednesday, at Beeston-hall ; Friday, at Duddon
Heath ; and Saturday, at Tarporley Town End—at ten.
The Craven Hounds, on Monday, at the Red Cow, near
Marlborough ; Tuesday, at Watford Park ; Friday, at
Hungerferd Down ; and Saturday, at the Cross Keys,
Froxtield—at half-past ten.
Lord Anson's Hounds, on Monday, at Denton ; Wed-
nesday, at Kirkby ; Thursday, at Orton-on-the-Hill ; . and
Saturday, at Lindley—at half-past ten.
Mr. IL M. Chadwick's Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, at
Mickley Corner ; and Friday, at Packwood-mill—at half-
past ten.
Mr. Meynell's Hounds, on Monday, at Longford ; Thum-
day, at Ingleby ; and Saturday, at Blithfield—at half-
past ten.
The Shropshire Hounds, on Monday, at Nescliffe ; Wed.
nesday, .at Frees Village; and Friday, at Lee-bridge--at
half-past ten.
Sir Rich. Puleston's Hounds, on Tuesday, at Pe•tton ;
Thursday, at Millbrook ; anal Saturday, at' Carden—at
eleven.
The Qtiorn Hounds, on Monday, at Gaddesby ; Tues-
day, at Staunton Harold ; Thursday, at Wimeawold ; and
Friday, at Oakley Wood—at half-past ten.
The Derbyshire Deer Hounds, on Tuesday, at Holland •
Ward ; and Friday, at Ashbourn-green—at half-past ten.
The Westacre Stag-hounds, on Monday, at the Kennel ;
and Friday, at Litcham Bull—at eleven.
General Wm. Fitzroy's Mundy, on Monday, at Mr.
Brown's, Weasenhun ; Wednesday, at Brisley ; and Fri••
day, at Mr. Brown's, Norton- hall—at eleven.
Mr. H. Villebois's Harriers, on Tuesday, at Wretton ;
Thursday; at Finchant ; and Saturday, at Pickenham —at
eleven._
Lord Scarborough's Fox-hounds, on Monday, at Haugh-
ton School ; Wednesday, at Sandbeck-park ; and Friday,
at Shire-oaks—at half-past ten.
The Baolswotth Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, at Hampole
Inn; Thursday, at Woodle-hall ; and Saturday, at Nostell
—at half-past ten.
Sir G. Sitwell's 'Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, at Sattliff-
park ; and Thursday, at Norton—at ten.
The H. 11. on Monday, at Class Lanes, Holybout ne ;
Tuesday, at Hinton ; Thursday, at Newton Common ; and
Saturday, at Tunworth Down—at ten.
The Hambledon Fox-hounds, on Monday, at Catheris•g-
ton-house ; Wednesday, at .Southwick Park ; and Friday,
at Upham_•=•at half-past ten.
Mr. Nicoll's Hounds, on Wednesday, at Church Moor;
and Saturday, at Narley Inclosure.
Sir T: Stanley's Hounds, on Tuesday, at Little Molting
ton ; and Saturday, at Hinderton—at ten.
Mr. Wickstead's Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, at Annalate ;
Thursday, at Bridgemere Guide-post; and Satut day, at
Broughton—at half-past ten.
The Vine Hounds, on Monday, at Freefolk Wood ;
Wednesday, at Paul's Wood; and Saturday, at•Sileheeter
Dial—at ten.
Mr. Assheton Smith's Hounds, on Tuesday, at South-
grove; Thursday, at Penton-lodge; and Friday, at Clat-
ford Oakentts—at eleven.
Sir Jacob Astley's Hounds, en Wednesday, at Thort.age;
and Friday, at Bintry—at half-past ten.
Mr. Price's Hounds, on Tee•sotay, at Ysceifiog Village ;
Thursday, at Groes and Saturday, at Cefn Liwyd-bridge
--at half- past ten.
The Platt Tag Harriers, on Saturday, at the Plat—at

Nlr. Baron Vaughan transacted business yes-
half-past ten.
today at the Office of the Secretary of State for the Hoare Thu Warwickshire Fox-bounds, on Monday, at Mitford-
Department.
bridge ; Wednesday, at Oakley Woad; Friday, at Upton-
house ; and Saturday, at Ilmington—at half-past ten.
A few days since a gentleman of Salisbury.) The Blackmoor Vale Hounds, on Tuesday, at Leigh
caught a jack, weighing 16 pounds, in the inside of which Common, near Wincanton; and Friday, at Cherton Wood
was a trout, 22 inches long. 1 —at half-past ten.

. _ LEEDS CORN . MAR KKl'.—Feb. 24- •
We had an abundant supply of Grain, and the market
was in the same (lull state as for some time. past, and very .
little business done. Fine Wheat full 25., and middling
samples 3s. to 4s. per quarter lower than last week. The
best Barley was also Is. per quarter cheaper, and there was
no sale for other descriptions. Oats id. per stone, sad
Shelling 2s. per load lower. Beans were. in limited. de-,
wand at Is. to 2s. per quarter decline.
Wheat, Norfolk and Suftblk, 601 b.
York. and Lincoln. 601 b. . ...... ....... 604. to 70s,' 3
Barley, Norfolk and Sullhlk
-- York Shire and Lincolnshire
------ Grinding
Beans 63lb. ' 32a. to3Bs. 1
Oats, rotatoc
--Mealing, Foreign 12d. to 13d English 12d. to 131;per 0..
Shelling 3os. to 335. per load•
Rapeseed, English, 32/. to :;11....... Foreign, -4to .../. per`

-----1-IEIII'OOI. COI4N EXCHANOE.—Feb. 24, ,s;
Vfnm, English, White, per 701 b. . 105.3 d, to Ils.uu.
Red
------ Scotch, Welch, and Manx' lO 0 10 10 •
---- Irish, White 0 • 9 6 10 0' •
----0 Red 9 0 9- 8
'
--- Foreign 8 0 10 3
OATS, English, Welsh, and Scotch, Ter 451 b 3, 4 40,
-- Irish ' 3 4 • 3 5.
-- Foreign 3 0 3 3
Battutv, Enghsh, Malting, per Imp. quarter 34 0 36. 6
-- Scotch and Irish, per 601bs. ...... 4 6 5. 0:
Feeding • 4' 3. 4 9
BRANS, English, per Imperial quarter 37 0 •42 0
-- Irish, Sce.
Foreign 'it 0 42 0
0
PEASE, English, per Imperial quarter 4O 0 46
Foreign
FLOOR, English, per 2901 b
Irish
OATMEAL, English and Irish, per 24011 is 11 0 32 0.
INDIAN CORN, per 4101 b. l4 0 96 0
Rvo., per Imperial quarter
MALT, per Imperial quarter
IMPORT OF GRAIN for the WeeK ending reb. 23.
Wheat.l Oats. i Barley Flour. Oatme,l:
Qrs. Jr*. Qrs. Foreign, Pr:s 'lrish, arc. Sas. LoadS• •
10,279 3,246 1,470 2,333 I • 1,071 • 2,2.47