The Sun.
London, England, 1820-09-25 00:00:00

WEEKLY RETROSPECT

More Food for the Revolutionary Vampire !
'he modern Whig spirit has found its way to
BERMUDAS, where the patriotic Opposition are all
in a ferment about a Powder Tits ! Why a bar-
rel of Powder if judiciously placed, would blow
up the Whole Colony !
But:, seriously. speaking, and dropping Hypif-T
atrair,rin regard both to numbers
'itt 'optilence., is of fess import to the,Nation
-4'4 he' Ward of-Cripplegath were in a stale'
volution, hiefUSing to -Oss the Scavenge4's
c!ven if trhit Ward, with the PaterEeTr.
t itshend, were in a state of civil or
tin v! are 'witli-the Ward .of Varr'htlgdon-
'Withpitt,.(,4, .`r th'e' thcrArOu., R be. rt !
But-this Vatfei• iS n'ow etnerging from his
ticat eclrpse, -and ~lining with 'his full face upon
,the Collor en Council, as an amateur in Painting!
Hilt -.2AAlt:sTy. will give
,herself
the Conirnon Council,: there can be, no possible
-fibjetion •to her portrait being stuck up in the
Common hail ; nor 'can we Fee any objection k) tin'
plaCing beside it that most extraordinary portrait
lderman-Sliazz!! grace -no !
—which'dOegit'Of grace 'the well'known Painters
window on Ludgatehill! We are' only stirpri'zed
iltat such a uuisance has been perthitted to remain.
there so long, consideiing how Many parturient
female's and-sicicly Children are obliged •to pass it
in the: course of a day Perhaps it inight,be as
Well to paint Absolute Wisdoni on the other side
of the canvas ; so that either of those Civic WTor-
thies may be itioied nut" a's the tide of popularity
runs---for it is now ,well understood, 'politically
'and eleaiOnceringlj; 111Ttit 'they , cannot shine
like two liUns in the .same firmament, nor be per-
mitted to srriell the same nosegay, like the
-two Kings of Brentford, but are 'doomed.to "di-
vide the Civic ,limpire, like the other.twoj—no !
like the two" Blacks in the Island .of
Quitting 'the s'ubject.of Revolution in our own
"Cities and Colonies,' We cannot too sincerely aP;
tteciate the OA week's intelligence from
Novi-rueAL, which chews. that British 'blood has
Dot been shed .npon the altar of their neW-born
Liberty. -From SpAAN,---tiamr-itt-seems _confirmed
that .the Military Heroes of Revolution knew not
when to stop, .bnt have been checked in their
career. by. the Civil Constitutional Power, the
great body:Of troops remaining firm 'to the-Royal
Government and the Cortes. These are eventjs
of high importance in this .early stage
re-
asserted rights;, and are . rendered even more
gratifying, accompanied: as• they. are by the ex'-.
tinction of the Jesuits by BOyal Decree.
Let Spain but,preserve her internal tranquil-
lity., and we despair not to
;see her, even in this
age and generation, a happy and an improving
country. True ! she has.lost,her Colonies, that
Is as faras regards the 'mode of suPply.of the pre-
.
dons metals. Were, Heaven to shower down test
,millions of gold annually upon any country, more
Teal harm would be done to ,•the people °than if
twice that sum were to
.be imported annually in
"exchange for produce, and -for the, labours of in-
dustry. Before Spain acquired her gold mines,
'she was a populous, commercial, and manufac-
turing sou:itry--.-and- the loss of her mines may
restore her prosperity ! •
,
FRANCE HOW, looks forward to a Mate heir of
the House 13,cettr.: It 'certainly .a matter
lo:.be wished ;,-yet•even then ,that country must,
labour under a long minority—and a misapplied
loyalty may be ,excited then in favour of an
Orleans, just as it now happens in a country near
'to it, in favour of one whom we shall be happy
to see in her proper place, provided 4te is found
worthy. of it. .

.~; <r~

At Dome we have an improving Exchequer, an
improving Commerce, an- improving 'Manufac-
ture—we wish we could also
,add an Agriculture
improving by the reduction and division of large
farins--4int unfortunately, during the past week,
,we have to record falling Funds r . ;
The tricks of :the Bears are,. however, at pre-
sent pretty well understood ; and we despair not,
by a kind, of financial metempsychoses,, soon to
see those Bears metamorphosed into Balls, and
clifohing.theip stocks to run the Funds up, just
as they are now running them down.

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE LATE BArtos D'OMPTET)A AND' LIEUTENANT

HOWNAM.

, TO M. THE BARON D'OMPTEDA, MILAN.
,-.Sin—You. :Will probably .be• Surprised at my
addressing to. you front Milan, and much • more
so when you hear the .purport of my arrival. It
w,ill-:undoubtedly, as it ought, shock :you to find
.that your.conduct towards her Royal Highness
.the Princess of Wales,has been ,discovered—and
your most infamousandunrnanly return for every
kindness you have hitherto, received from her, is-
:about to.be• published to the World.
.•, •,.A.s an Englishman, and as.a grateful friend at
the-service of her Royal, Highness, voluntarily
step forward .to.deupand satisfaction on you for
such villainy ;:and I expect you will meet me
to-morrow morning, at eight o'clock, at Barlas-
-si.na
.(half way.to Como), there. to answer to this.
sacred charge against your honour, as a•Gentle-
wan and-a man, who has' ever received the most
marked hospitality at the hands of the Princess,
and who, has committed the greatest act of hos-
tilities against the Very first of virtues.
. (signed) JosEtli ROB. HOWNAM.'
Milan, Flatel,delGambaro, Satnrday evening,
•
•• five o'clock, Nov. 2, 181E4.
TO MR. HOWNAM, MILAN.
• (TRANSLATION-)
yeas indeed with surprise, as you remark, that I re-
ceived Your letter. Little -accustoined to refuse a challerige,
ptay believe 'that- I readily accept that Which you propose to
jri4t, although I am too ignorant of the motives, so.confidently
assigned in your letter, fur it, to be able•to answer them.
The discoveries, which you are pleased to mention, are utter-
ly unknown to me. With respect.to Mail:true the Princess of
Walns, I never gave her cause of offence; hospitality and
t 1 a lams", Of which yon declare yourself the champion', have
not been violated by me. If I did not wholly refuse the fre-
cpregt invitatiops. with which. Madame the Princess conde-
scended to honour me, it was rather that I might not appear
wanting in the respect due to her rank, and not for the pur-
pose of abusing that condescension till a' way that would jus-
tify you, Sir, tlids to address ore. On the'coutrary, I availed
In.Ys,lf of it discreetly, and refosed the proffered honour of
accornikanying lire on her tour, in order to avoid every thing

which might lead to delicate embamsment. This indeed
would requiro explanation, but that. I am not disposed togae
it to you, Sir, after the peremptory language in which yon
have thought frt to address me. If, tip to -the present mo-
ment, I ought to consider the virtue and honour of Madame
the •Piincess, to'.whicblyrtur ivlter , &Rides, as infinitely too
far rein,,ved, from 411 suspicion',.-to,:rettuire a combat between
yourself and me, it is foeYoti,.Sitc-Wii6 say you-are her friend,
and under obligations tv,s,ber, tkt, weigh the consequences of
semingular a contest. As., ii ,wryer,- cOnforniably to the laws
otfionour, th'e-righ..to —"fix the blue and place of renkzvokis
belongs to me, and not to you, I declare, that with all N.
eagerness which I feel to give _you satisfaction,..yde-PliFil;
congruous proposition of meeting you to-morrow at eight,
o'clock, on the high road t,i;Conin, cannot meet my c• ueni
mice ;- and, as I support. that yin have made y.our arrant e-
wents at your leisure, you will think it natural ,that shoold
iital;e mine. I, therefore, :lame Switzerland as a convenient
and uprin this ,subject I Will send my second, whom` I
expect from the country. At, the same time .I•invite you,
since you are pleased to make this a nal alrait, also to
hrin with you a gent lem;in of your own country, capable of.
testifying to whatever may take place between us. lite per-
'Sob-whO will appear on my behalf will call upon you in two
ilayS at the latest, at your residence at the Gainharo, at Mimi,
or at COMO, as may best suit you.
(Signed) The Baron. FRANCIS d'OMPTEDA.
Hotel de l'F.nrope, Nov. 2, • 1811.