The Sun. — London, England, 1807-03-30 00:00:00

POPEIGY MTELLIGENCE, TOttllNGittl, I\l4‘llCll I am thus far on my returii home,: and take advantage of .a vessel now on the eve of sailing, to say I exped Lobe in Hull before the of - the month burg.b. on .t iGth• .ol•February,_. and ,was at -Polsky during 'tile-murderous affairs at kranThibnigh ; and on the t gth, of-January ..1-crussed the - Haff to visit the-theatre of , aaii,in..- , EcannOt dey,tribe the horrors of the scene ; ; .the environs of the . phice•were covered with the slain 5 and Fauen burgh, Einsiedel, and all the neighbouring vilhines . Vele crOwded with the wounded. The - Allies fast considerable -number of men ; • but the French suf- fere,l more severely. . • • ;t Th'e advanced corpsof the Russian Army, tan get General PLATOW, comprising 20,000 Cossacks, with the :Stack Hussars of. PRICEIWITZ, and the- Dragoons - of 111. n and Voss, were,..,an the, tOth in close pursuit of the French: they came ._up,,witia -the rear guard of the Enemy at Preu.schmark, and took se%vral prisoners 'and three pieces*of cannon. - in the battle of Eylau.the French .lost nine pieces of cannon; and thirty-five stand:oko,• 1645, of theM surmounted with eagles : the stan , ,jard of. the Legion of Honour likewise fell into the 1:211d5ol the Russians. During the bottle a shell from a-howitzer tell within a few yards of Bo NA tA.ttrt, and probably would :have destroyed him, had not General COREINO, one Aids•de Camp, roshed forward .and pulled oat the•fuse: this Of ficer was shortly after killed by .a . musket-ball, Nt , ithin a short distance of NAPOLEON. The . Em= peror, it is reported, received a slight wound on his back. . Immense reinforcements are daily joining the. Armv. Between the :22d of February lind the sth - of March nearly 9&,00() men, most of them from 'Asia, passed through Memel for the Grand Army." 'MARCH 2,- 7 1 - lig most Serene Highness the lieclor.of FlEssi has arrived iti this.city,, The American .Ships, even those in ballast. con tinue under emblirgo at Hamburgh.''. Mr. FORENS, the-American„ Consul; has ineffeetually apvad to BOUltINN13" and BRutaE' for redress. , The• Commodore of the British Squadron before Tries:e has sent notice -to the Merchants of that city, that all the ports of Italy are in a state• of blockades ':Another Dot regiMent, o`f newly assembled Conscripts arrived at' Hamburgh this morning: Its former garrison, although wholly undisciplined, has been, ordered partly to join the Grand' Artily, and partly to the Corps before Stralsund ::these troops are very , disaffected: -A Messenger, - who-this morning arrived with letters to the Elenor of 'tIEsSE frotru the:French bead-quarters, declares that he saw 'BotcArAturt at Thorn on the .12th. .A,Corps of:the French Army, under Ntv, was then in posses,ion• of the strong position of Tonnenberg; .where a tamons,bat tle.was fought in 1410 and another Corps' was at Saldau ; but that the rest- of the had fidlen back on the,Vistuh. BONAPARTE. h&," demanded 'from the city of Leip sic'l,soo,ooo dollars, in lieu of the British property belonging to individuals there, and sei ; red by the French. A similAr con pensation is to be proposed co tiainnurgh, Lubec, .etc. PARIS, MARCH 22. SIRE—The ILlessae which your Imperial and Royal Majesty .has addressed to the Senate, from your Imperial Camp of Warsaw, and the important' events which you have . deigned to communicate., will form new monument of your paternal soli citude for the happiness of the FrenCh People. " The date of the Treaties of Posen, which - yotir- Imperial and Royal Majesty has caused to betrans . - tnitted to the Senate, would be alone Silftcient to chew, that 'after the most 'brilliant vi6tories . your Majesty's sole objea is to obtain an honourable peace for nations, and of course one capable of inspiring the best hopes of its permanence. " These Treaties, in confirming. the independence of a brave and generous nation, whose improve ments, industry, manners; and interest ought to op proximate it to. France, augment and consolidate that grand Confederation of the Rhine:which the aaual state of Europe demanded, and the vast con ceptions of your Majesty were alone capable' of forming, as the best guaranty of its future. interests. The consummate wisdom of your - Imperial :and Royal M:ijcsty has with facility perceived in the dangtfrs- of the Ottoman Porte those which threaten all Europe. • If the Porte were to give way to the efforts of the Russians, what harriers would stop the destruaive _torrents of barbarians with which the North anti East -would - inundate the West and the south ? .The footsteps of these Scythian savages would be marked with devastation , blood, and fire. Are they not still attested by the melancholy ruins they have left in Italy, in Switzerland, in Holland, neat the fields of the ever-memorable- Austerlitz, and in Poiand,: where .so many banks are to be for ever rendered illustrious by the splendid glions - of the armies 'under yOur Majesty's command ? Arts, sciences, civilization would perish ; or if the strength of Enropean institutions resisted those invasions, per petually renewed, what would be the fate of the industry of France, and particularly of .that of the southern parts of France ? " The existence of that industry, so necessary to the sprosperiii of so many millions of Frenchmen, is conneeed with the independence of the Throne of Constantinople. The Provinces and Seas which lie near the Bosphorus constitute .the centre. to wards which nature ha's thought proper to dire& the commtreo. of the world. Let the Russians obtain . . _ possession of them, 'and the cornmerzcOf the world will be shortly in their hands. • Happily, Sire, the irresistible ascendency of your Majesty has relioved the anxiety of Europe, " The rapid and unforeseen conquest of Prussia, and the appearance of the French Eagles on the other side of the -Bank3 of the Vistula, have discon certed the ambitious and perfidious proje6ts of the Court of St, Petersburgh. The Russians have found at. Pultosk, and at' Golyiniu, the CoruttitrOtSof Au sterlitz. An extraordinary conibination in . the.course ofthe seasons, and vast traets of moving sand, and overflowed lands, have alone preserved their phalanxes frcim Aestruetion. • And at the motnent when we are. addressing to your IMperial and Royal Majesty our wishes and our vows, new shouts of victory re- WE have received since our last Paris and Dutch- Papers, the former to the 25th and the latter to the 22d inst. but they bring us very little intelligence from the Armies. They do not even contain any accurate account of the positions which they' occupy ; instead of Bulletins of viaories,, we have an Address to BONAPARTE from the Conservative Senate; which we have no doubt was *diaated to them from head 7 qutirters.. It is drawn up in the usual strain of gross and disgusting flattery, and expresses in very terms, a desire that BOICAPARTS . should return to Although it appears' strange that he should venture to quit his army under the present circumstances, yet we cannot suppose that the Senate would have ventured to solicit his return unless it had been by his express .desire. Several letter's from the Continent agree in stating that BONAPARTE has not only lately acted in opposition to the advice of his ablest Generals, h o ; that he has grossly insulted them. The Person who was, a short time since, conveyed through - Magde burgh in a close carriage, 'and who wls . guard ed with so much cantion„ , is stated: to have been - General NEY, whose Division, towards ,the con , elusion -of the Battle of Eylau, refused to a d_ vane:: again to the attack, in obedience to the ' or . ders of BONAPARTE, in consequence of which that General was arrested and sent to France. We have not at present the means .of a s certaining whether the latter part of this statement be corre& or not-, but of the fact of one of the French Divisions h l i v ing , refused to advance in the Battle of tilau, wo have no doubt. It was stated- inn letter from an COcer of very high rank at 'St. P e tersburgh, w i t h the perusal of - which we were favoured, and the Sub / stance of whi c h we laid before,our Readers. several days .ago. another A6tion- There are reports of haVing been fought on the . 3d of iylarch, in 'Which the French were again defeated with very consider-, able loss. A-Vessel arrived in the River from Tou;-. nin,gen,,. from which. place .she sailed on the. 24. th, the. Master of which 'states, that a repOrt was very prevalent there; that the French had been defeated on the 3d inst. hetWeen Marienwerder and Risenberg. Another report in. circulation is, that Austria has at length declared War against France, and that the Archduke CHARLES has joined the Army in 'Bohe mia. We are sorry to say that there does not ap pear ,to be good reasons for believing the statement.' The Russian Army hayp received immense reinforce- ments. We stated on Saturday the new Ministerial at rangements, as far as they. were then completed ;. a - part of.them appeared in the GaZeite of that evening. We'are happy to state, that Mr. CooKE has resumed hi - s situation as Under Secretary of State in the Co lonial department ; Mr. HAraoND and Lord Fitz trAutt s have succeeded Sir F. VINCENT and General WALPOLE, as Under Seeretaries . in the Foreign de partment; Mr. Hu.sxissoN and'•Mr. H. AVIiLLES LEY are the Secretaries to the. Treasury. Mr. WEL- • LESLEY PoLLrtsuMes his Situ4tipng U c Ordnance Orfice. 1-ris MAJESTY came to Torah this =ruin; a' twelve. o'clock, and a Council was iminediately held, and some more, of the New Ministers- kissed hands upon their appointments:. The Duke:of:Moll TROsa kissed hands upon being appointed ntster Of the Horse. Yl • WI/ATEVER May be the political sentiments Of a Public Print, it can never, we conceive, recommend itself by personal attacks upon those who hold dif ferent opinions, and particularly upon Charmers who- have raised themselves into distintlion by .extraordi nary powers. Mr. CANNING is aCentleman of high talents and attainments, and any Administation may be proud of the accession of such a nun. He was the firm and confidential friend of the . Immortal PITT, a Minister whose loss, amidst all the changes of party, -Norte have never ceased to lament, and to whose memory we shall ever . look with heart-felt veneration. Ii Mr. .CAN NING resolutely follows the steps of Mr._ PITT, of which we can have little doubt, he will be one of the best friends to this country. and to the civilized The report that several of the Enemy's Ships had contrived to get into Cadiz we find to be without foundation.' Lord COLLINGWOOD Is actively on the watch, and will doubtless give a good account of any who may attempt to enter or escape.. Jr has been incorredly stated, that 'Government have received Official Accounts of the Battle of the 28th of last month neaißrannsburg : no OfficialAc 7 counts. have reached this Country upon the sub;ed.. • Yesterday morning Their MAJESTIE S ,- DulYes'of ICENT• and CAMBRIDGE, PRINCESSES Soritric, GUSTA, ELIZABETH, AMELIA, and .Ladies: MACCLESFIELD, MunnAY, and ALBIN A armEER: LAND; Misses GCLDSWoRTEIY and EGERTON* Lord". SOMERVILLE, Count Mu,NsTER, Generals De ' Bupu, MANNERS, WEATHERAIA, TURNER, and.FIT'ZRaY ; Major PRICE, and Col. TAYLOR, - went to the Royal Chapel in the Palace, where I:heir MAJESTIES And the rest of the Royal Family received thoSacrainent; administered to - them by the Archhishop of- CAN TERBIJRY 3: afterwards rode to St. George's Chapel,- where a Sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. HAL iAM.. They afterwards returned to the Palace: It is stated that the'lCiuke bf RoTLAND is to ht. the new Lord Lieutenant of Ireland; Sir ARTHUR WEL LESLEY will Certainly go overfas Secretary, to that country.' There were two little. Ribbons vacant upon .the present Ministry coming. into otlice. , One of these, we Understand, - has been giVen to the Marquii of HERTFORD, and the other to Lord LOWTHER:. The sudden - .depriure of Mr. ARBUTHNOT . and Mr. McititEß, the British Minister .and Consul, front Constantinople, it is now _said', was in2obe dienc.e to orders from hcnce, gyen in the event .of certain propositions, sent out by our Cabinet, being rejected by the Porte. The Duke of PORTLAND, it has been said, ,is in much worse health than he was in the year 18 . 05, when he resigned his office of President of the Council. The truth, howeVer, is, that he submitted to a dangerous operation a few months ago, and .014 , his Grace, in reality, enjoys better health at present than be has pdssessed for many years. • The late WALTER LONG, Esq. has died,'it is said, worth upwards of 150,0001. - How - this ithmenie; - property is dispOsed . oftis not yet known.! - lie4tas brother to. Mr. LONG, the celebrated Surgeon; Lincoln's Inn, Fields, • • By-the New ' c ork Papers to the 17th ult, it pears, that in the beginning of January very serious disturbances took Place in St. Domingo, in the course of which much blood was shed,' and it Was apprehended that the contest would prove still more destrudive. The tollowing is a summary of the pro ceedings of the two contending parties :—,- On the Ath of December, 1806, General Cintts iopHt appeared on the skirts of Port-au-Prinee, with an army of about 10,0D0 men, to compel' the •body of the people assemblad together to frame a. Constitution to-appoint him Emperor ,of Hayti. - On. his arrival there he sent a hag of truce, and deSired to have a conference with General PtcHON, COTO COalijer at Port-au-Prince ; who went out with' what soldiers he bad ; but instead of a conference, as soon as Picas i came within gtin shot of htin, his men were -fired on by CHRISTOPHE, when a short engagement ensued, in which there were.some offi cers and men killed on both sides. , picHON got in to Port-au-Princ e , a nd kept,CuaISTOPHE from com mitting any material depredations on the town. As his - army'was but .few in number, he thought it most advisealne to ;lei only on the defensive, and not pur sue CußisTo'rne, after having driven ids troops out. of the town at the end at which they bad entered. Dispatches were immediately sent by PI,CHON to all parts of the South, where . they have dominions, for troops; arms, ammunition,. and provisions, an&on the day following, there was not asniute to befounk or Siarce a man that could bear arms in the town of - Jacmel ; all bad repaired to Port-au-Prince, to join ProtaA's army, carrying with them provisions and ammunition for the occasion-Several skirmishes t odic, place in the course of eight or ten days,during which , ' time Cuatsrorme's army was within two or three miles of Port-au-Prince, and had several Gales en- . tered it, but • was as often repulsed. - • - On the loth of January news was received at Jac met, that CuaisT OPuE bad been defeated, and that the 'greater part of his soldiers revolted' and joined the other side; that he had fled' for life. ; 'that Pt- CrION'S army were in .pursuit of hint, and doubt prevailed but they would 'overtake him,' in which Case, death would-be his lot, as they were determined to behead him, and 'establish a federal or republitin7 government. On the night of the loth of January Jacwel was illuminated on the occasion. .15y some young 'prisoners who were carried .into Konigsburgh, it 'appears, that out of 140 scholars at Ataiternicarnstitution on the frontiers ofFr4lice, 12q \Nero taken N T force to join the army. NAVAL NEWS. Prom eke LONDON GATZETrE, Mirth 28, 1.8.7. Admiralty-Office, March 28. Copy of a Letterfrom Rear Admiral Sir A. Cochrane , K.. 11. Commander in Chief of His Majesty's ships and Vessels at the Leeniardlslands, to Win. M a rs. -den, Esq. dated on board the Northumberland, ci Barbadoes, 22d Jan. 1807. SIR I For the information of the .Lords Commissiorier; of the Admiralty; I beg to inclose the Copy of a Lee, ter from Capt. Matson, of His Majesty's Ship Venlig, acquainting me with the Capture of the Determinee, a fine Brig Privateer, from Guadaloupe, pierces -ruc, 20 guns, having 14 mounted, ami':ve, I have the honour, &c. ALEX. COCHRANE. His Majesty's Ship Venus, Carlisle Bap SIR, Barkadoes, Jan. 18, 1807. _ With great pleasure I report to you the Capture) His_Majesty's Ship under my command, of ths, iFrench Privateer Brig Determin6e, from Guadaloupoi mounting 14 guns, with a complement of log men 'We saw her from our mast head on the forenoon of the 16th inst. about 100 leagues East of Barbadoes, and she gave us a chase of sixteen hours. The Do' terminCe is nearly new (being on her fourth cruizo only), and a remarkable fine Vessel, coppered and copper-fastened, out 16 days, and had not taken any thing. . . I have, arc, (Signed) HENRY MATSON.. The Hon. Sir A. Cochrane Rear Admiral of tke White, &c. &c. Admiralty Office, March 28. Copy of another' Letter from Rear eicimiral Sir Ala. Cochrane, dated at -Barbadoes, Jan. 22, 1807. SIR, _ _ The inclosedCopiei of L o e f tte H rs is fr m oin a je C s a ty %ta s in i s oo S p el s b: .and Sayer, of His Majesty's Ships Cerberus and Ga. Lieut.latea . Dean, commanding 4 :o t p ro h m er C s a ; p a t .n d f o r d o g m e , * His.MajeSty's. Aetned' Brig Dominica, you will be pleased- to lay before the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. They give an account of the capture of two small Privateers, a Letter of Marque, and two ,other Vessels; Considerable spirit and gallantry were, displayed by the Officeni and, men of the Galatea and • Cerberus; the loss in the latter has been rather grqat, and lam sorry to add, that Lieut. C.OQ.WS Mint is . of a very dangerous nature. The Creole Priteer 'SchoOner, of one gun, and 28 men, captured by the Circe, on: the 2d inst. O h •a C ' 11 .441. R c US T. E ' . • also. arrived t l li i i l s av ii e ay tr . leAhoLnEol. toe. . . ats Majaty's Ship Certerus, qff . Mar' Ste,tinique, Jan. 3, 107- -I beg leave to.aCquaintyou ; that in pursuance of your orders by Cape. Not, I.reconnoitred the Ports of Ouadaloupe and the Saints; having done so, and perteiVint-HofarCe*- of any 'consequence, eAcept 2 .Brig of . 16. g uns, lying in the Saints, I left C a p t . pi got, of the Circe, off that Port, and was proceeding to my former station, in pursuance of you directions, wrien, -- on the 2d kW". as I .was beating to windward, between 1114rtinique, and Dotninique. obsatved Privateer Schooner with a S o h oouer and Stu D p is company, standing for St. Pierre's, with Ir . r enc i, cow lours flying I . gave chase, and •prevented them reaching that port, upon which they all anchored :Under a battery to the Northward, near to Pearl and very close to the shore. - It however appeared tome pradicable to cut theta 'obit in the night. I consulted Lieutenant Coote . the occasion, who, with Lieutenant Bligh, volun-• very ga red tititimti the attack ; • when, about eight o' c l oc 4, t h e y e boarded two of the Vessels, under a most tremendous fire of cannon and musketry. horn. the, shore, and brought them out, not witlisiandiug the enemy had taken the precaution to unbend them :sdils. - m v coast hdtraespte,rfatiteia-ristoueus-kusedigt.hbint Our loss, however, upon this occasion, has, I a 4. concerned to say, been considerable.' LieutenatA th he Co a o d te , a h s ic r h ec t e m iv s e d d e a p - ri I very much apprehend will, eventually, his O th L e le le A l l , id t s tv b ck ip m m e a tt n I w Va e s Te Y' kl u ll n ed d , ed al b id y eight more werl wounded ; a list of which I herewith inclose.. • I cannot close_this account Without expressing, ill the highest terms, my eutlre satiSfaaion of the gal.. ]ant condud of Lieutenants Lowe' and Bligh, tom nether with Messrs. Hall, Master's -mate, Mr. Sayer, Mr. Carlewis, and Mr. Selby, Midshipmen, w hose bravery on this 'Occasion could not be exceeued; and which • Lfeel assured will be the means of pro curing them your approbation. Messrs. Horopka and Batkoye, Russian young Gentlemen, serving as Midshipmen, and Mr. Collins, Boatswain; are also entitled to my warm praise. • The Privateer made her escape with her sweeps Under cover of the darkness oldie night. I here with inclo se you a li st o f t h e Vessels `captured' (one. , Schooner, one Sloop, French) ; and i have the honant to be &c. W. SELBY. _ • The Hon. SirAle.F : C:ochrape, B. mander in Chief, &c. Burbudoes. • A list of Officers a►td Men Killed and I Vouncledon-boa . rd His • Majesty's Ship Cerberus. Killed—William Torouct, ordinary seaman; Wm. Town sherd, marine. . Wounded—Wm. Coote, Second Lieutenant, dangerous ; George Sayer, Midshipman, not bad ; Peter Pipon, ordinary, shice,dead ; William Smith, laridman, nor dangerous ; lohn Bu'rke, Quarter Gunner, ditto . ; lohn Tucker ' ' landman, dangerous; I olin Tesdale , Corporal of Marines, ditto ; Ar k ., thony Marley, ordinary. tightly ; Stephen Uhl, abie,ditto.. His Majesty's Ship GalatealV Guadaloupe, • Novenzler 12, 1806. • . This morning I gave chace to a suspicous Schoon er, !in the N. W...and after a few hours - got near enough to him, when it moderated by degrees to a calm, and our Boats . were dispatched, : under Lieute , mains Gittens and Walker; to a feW minutes alter they - reached near enough to return his fire with .musquetry, and were on the poitit of boarding, when the French colours were struck, and proved to be the Reunion, a line new Vessel, of ten guns (pierced , :for fourteen), copper bottom, from La Guira, bound ..tO Martinique with a cargo; she obtained some Dis , . piuches for the French General in chief, trona the ,Spanish Government at the CaraccaS; not a man of ours was hurt, which 1. - attribute tO Lieutenant Gii; , . tens's judicious disposition of the Boats white' under the gnemy's fire. Our men confirmed me -iu , the sound from the Iregel to the great Capital of 01. French Empire. " Yet, Sire, what do y. -- 1 reqnire 'to induce - you to lay down your redoubtable arms? The freedom of commerce and .the independence of your Allies. " Peke, Sire, is the sole objet of your desires— of your plans—of your noble enterprises. But, like the . Fretich people, you wish for real and last . . . mg peace. Raised to the highest pitch of power which via - tory can confer, you will not abandon to the chances of half a century of new, battles, the destiny of. France and of Europe, which the result of .your triumphs will be shortly enabled to secure for ever. " You cannot, Sire, fight any longer for fame 1 .. You are in FaisseSsion of more glory than any hero' has ever acquired.. But you contend fot- a peace which may sectre the happiness ofthe great people, of that people which, by its Courage, by its labours, by its industry, by its love, so well deserves the felicity for whiCh you every day brave so many obstacles - and perils. It will, Sire, shortly behold 'you sur rounded with innumerable trophies.' It will behold around your triumphal car your, invincible - legions holding out to the admiring eyes of grateful rianCe and Europe the olive of peace, which you will' have conquereil " With what transport • will it hail your au-. gust presence. And with how much devotion, - fidelity,. and atfe.6tion will k repay all that the greatest of-Monarchs shall have done for its glory and:pros- . •perity. • . •• • " Already * Sire, we are delighted ih consiilering: the arrival of your august spouse in this great city, as the forerunner of so happy a 'day for all Frenchmen, and when the Senate will be allowed to present to your Majesty the tribute of its gratitude, its achnira tion and respe6t. (Signed) " CAMBACER " Arch-Chancellor of the Empire, President. • G. GATiNIER, FERINO, Secretaries. • LA PLACE,ChaucelldroftheSe.nate. - The French 5 percents. were, on the ig,th, 73t. 45c. and Les Adions de la Banque 12 t 7.5 c. . MAILS. ARRIVED -t Lisbon, 3 Dublin, 4Waterfbrd. Due—t Gottenburgli, t Lisbon, e Dublin, t Waterford. THE SUN. SOLES! QUIS DICERS VALStiht AUDZAT? LONDON, MONDtY, MARCH 30, 1807. ~~ ~~