The Sun.
London, England, 1818-03-07 00:00:00

THE LATE lIETNIAN PLATOFF.

hive not yet received any partieniarS
re-
sating to the prectse,time, or:0 the particular dts-
"casel wlach depriVed the Wadi' of so bright an
example of "military virtue as-the late lietnian
But we know, from miciueitionable
authority, that
.he was in a declining state so
early in the.last year as September. About that
time We were intormed frOm Tcheilash, that his
'xcellency was then far from well. The fatigues
°F the campaign of_ 1812. began to Manifest theit
'effects after the ttimulut of Martial ardour and
that of travelling had subsided ; the state of ex-
, lialistion- was, in proportion, extreme and be
laid himself upon his bed of thickly-gathered
laurels, to rest, and to find refreshment ; but the
attempt was vain,—Nature had been over-tasked,
'-and he sleeps in death.

We most all remember this hero elf the Don,
plirsuing the envoiles of his econtry like " the
blast of ihe desert." We mint ail remember him
1.11 his visit to England, mild of spect and gentle
1° manners, more. like the Patriarch of his
itTople than the Champion of nations, winged with
energy of youth in its primest vigour. Only
few months ,haee intervened between the death
r this venerable Chief of the Cossacks,—veitera-.
.4 in years and in honours,—and the death
tI:RXANDEtt Prince St:HEfinATToFF, his Second in
°Miriam], a man in the meridian of his days, and
of his comprehensive services to Hussii, who had
Illso to date the germs of his fatal illness from
the victorious fields of 1812— These t WI) illus.
.11:1`)trs warriors had the satisfaction of sharing,
"le by side, the-dangers and the glories of that
They have both died victims to its
leverity, and both Will have a tomb in every brave
'earl, 'a memorial that most exist when marble
Monuments are no more. -

But the- reputation of a consummate General
Itai not the only excellence in the character of
-the Iletnian of the Cossacks. During the invest-
-I"ent of the invaders' territory by the allied
tronvs, 'and 'their iconseqUent inroads upon the
/'tench country, lie heard that, near one of the
spots destined for pillage, might be'found the re-
ider.ce ofTnAnnaus KoScloszxo,- late General of
Poles, .Who lived there in the occupation and
3teltision of a peasant. PLATOFF. dispatched a
Party of his Cossacks to protect the person, and
t
`ue 'p , roperty of that great man, once the adver-
.,larY of.three,invading. Sovereigns, but now, even
41nre illustrious in his obscutity and helplessness,
;halt when at the head of his Sanitarian troops.
i`CosettiszKo and.PLATorF met ;—it was :Le ern-
:Face of two brave hearts, as .honest as brave.—
hearts are well understood in• Englautl.,-
4rhen PLA•roFF related the incident to the Warta.'
:19.r. of this paragraph, it was with more than one
. teat-, in iliS eve •tand.precions are the tears which
are drawn
.hy theAtuiration of virtue. Ile knew
.
:°ll' to value .Kosciusmo ; for he knew that he-
'ad not only defended his contitry againet a press
ff"rtign k:q/ITPatiCI, but had refit,ed wealth
file (411 hitefEn'tpetor PAUL, and. twice rojected
throne of Poland fr(int NAPOLEON BUONA-.
I'ARTE. Rather than teceive a pension front the
enemy (>l.his country, or be the. crowned satellite
of any Emperor upon earth, he retired to a nii-
4,Fable Franee,'and fed himself on bread
4bd'water, by the labour of his hands. It this be
14)t- hottest patriotism, where is it to be found ?
tle, too, is-in.his grave. Nay, let.us, as Chris-
ia"s, hope. that he has rejoined the henres who
i'llere his personal friends, it his Political enemies,
another and a better world.

SIIIPPING INTELLIGENCE FRONI CALCUTTA,
DATED SEPT. 23, 1817.

); The Union; TwEEDit, and Princess Charlotte,
dropped down the River ; the former
"Ir roe Isle of France, the latter to complete her
lading for Penang.
The under-mentioned vessels left Calcutta :-
144 Y Ann, WEBSTER, for Malta, and Hubert,
.WVArt,a, fur Liverpool.
The Hon. 'Company's ships Lord Castlereagh,
~":"Ilas Grenville, IVilliam Pitt and Carnatic, and
'urtte Briton and Canges, were at Diamond liar-
' "r; the extra ships Northumberland and Union,
ICtigerree.; incess Charlotte of IVales,
avtplis of Wellington, Streatham, Minerva, and
Use, and shipsflollat and Cornwall, at the New
A
illiorave ; and General Kyd, below Sanger.

t 4 Advertisement from tire A NTt-MosoPoLY
%::,MITTEE, in another part of our Paper, de-
theqes the Maces where Porte. is procurablef at
tow Ileduced Price. The himet-it thus • ri,
14 lever, must he necessarily hinited.to the par-
tp„lll,4 spots ,named ; for consumers cannot go a
Ih-stlaerahle distance for their beverage. To or-
("he benefit, the number of Free Houses must
11,e"(!'ended ; but this is every day lessening under
'lle existing licensing system. • 'f he only 'way,
ektrii in which theritthiher of 'Free ',louses can be
It)pe"ed, is to relieve the public front the beer's-
s.Ystem. To this desideratum the main endea-
..„l,
tb Brrf the Committee are directed. May suc-•
etoVvn their patriotic endeavours !
%
VVet terday morning the Duke of ()I'm and
ess of GLOUCESTER visited the QUEEN and
/4;casSES.—soon after one o'clock her MA-
FlieAU AUGUSTA STA•arid ELIZABETH, left
ht "lace in a livening carriage, for Windsor,
I;h:rteli.lPressebiynca travelling
party of light horse. •
jtid.l4,l BUJIGHERSH and Count Muts:sTEß, had
erle of ale PRINCE REGENT yesterday, at
ran-house.
sterlay a Court of Directors was held at the
ttvaltttl"dia House, when Captain FREEM AN was
qi4tii into the command of the Lord Keith, eon-
cd to flengal direct. • .
Patirrrrof General CUPPAGR was on Thurs-
NiMighr rob o
bed of .15 silver fot-prong forks,
ellitver '-spoons, two butter biddies, and a

tI'OETIt

SONNET

TO DIS 'SERENE 'HIGHNESS PRINCE LEOPOLD

OF SAXE-COBOORG.

Ah ! hononr'd LEOPOLD, no longer weep,
Reason, Philosophy, forbid the tear—
! And lo ! Religion shews•the hallow'd sphere •
'Where Saints above their joyous vigils keep,
While here their mortal reliques only sleep.
There Wilt them her rejoin,•'on Earth so dear,
Whose ~alehless virtues all below revere,
And harvests of eternal blessiUgi reap.
Nor deem him bold, who fain Would south despair:
Alas! lov'd Prince, his fate resembles thine;
He lost a Consort, virtuous, voting; and fair;
He, too, was doomed her Infant to resign;
Yet, as they now are free from human care,
lie bows submissive to the WILL DIVINE: •

‘VEYMOUT.I-1, IVIAicH s'.

PORTLAND ADDRESSES OF CONDOLENCE.

In our Paper pf,Fritiay, Feb. 23, we inserted a
Copy of .those voted by the inhabitants tp;his
11.0ya17-lighttess tl'►e Pu'n.ccE 11.tagwi, and his
Serene Highness Prince ta.EOPOLD. Thefolloty-
ing are the gracious Answers t.:at have been
re-
turned to 3. PENN,. ES(I. Governor of that
Island :

• Whitehall, Feb. 14, ISIS.
Stn,—l have had the honobr to lay before his Royal High-
ness the Prince Regent the very dutiful and loyal Address
of the Minister, Churchwardens, Constable, Overseers, and
Inhabitants of the Island of Portland, expressing their affec-
tionate Condolence on the ever-to-be-lauttnted Death of• her
Royal Highness the Princess Charlotte, and I ant to acquaint
you, that his Royal Highness.received the same in. the most
gracious manner.

1 am, Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
.SIDNIOLITH
To J. Penn, Esq. Spring Gardens.

Came, February IG, 1818

Stn,—l hare this day had the honour of presenting to the
Prince Leopold the Address of the Minister, Churchwardens,
Constable, Overseers, and Inhabitants of the Island' of Port-
laud, on the recent deplored events at Claremont.
The Prince Leopold receives this Address with feelings of
sincere satisfaction mid confidence in their assurances of at-
tachment and anxiety in his welfare; and the Inhabitants of
Portland hare afforded him a consolation beyond any other
he can know, in their expression Of attachment to Her me-
mory, whose life had so long formed oar first and highest hopes.

. I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your most obedient and most humble Servant,
ROBERT GARDINER.

Lord and Lady Ilehestei's seat as Melbarv-
house, in the county of Dnrset, is a scene of
festive
.htlspitality : among the fashinoahlvs par-
titipaiing in its eijo,yment, are, the Uon. Mr. and
Lady Hal bard, Mr. and. Mrs. Niorant, and. Capt.
C. Shirley.
Last evening the wind blew a most tremendtins-
gole at S. E. At. the westward of Portland, the
Nibble. Beach is strewed' with wrecks, wine,
lemons, Castile soap, &c. tour bodies- are this
morning washed •ashore, but we arc not able to
ascertain any particulars, whether a foteign of
English vessel, as yet. The vessels in Portland
Roads rat: the gale out in safety.