The Sun. — London, England, 1802-12-17 00:00:00

r V re jv rr c PLY MOUTH, Dre. is, 14 fp re ii B Aii,to the Petterel and Muter Sl6Opi of Wiir, fur Cork ; and the Cormorant Revenue Cutter, Cap tain HEAR LE, on a Cruize. Put in this morning by contrary winds, the Brig B rwan, Capt. BONIFANT, front Exeter bound to Naples', laden with woollens; &c. ;Al , PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 16. ARRIVED the Ant, SINGER, from. Havte.tle qrce. : , ,l-,Came into Harbour, the IVytllS, SANDHAM, from London, to stop leakes. She is bound to the West Indies. Put back, owing to contrary winds, the Sans Souci, FONTAINE, which sailed hence the 14. th ipst. for Isigny. The Nelson Packet sailed hence the 9th inst. for } Lyre-de -Grace. She had not arrived there last Evening. Great apprehensions are entertained for her safety: Passed by yesterday, the Louisa, WILSON, from New Orleans, bound to Havre-de-Grace with cot. ton, tobacco, and flour, in 57 days. DEAL, DEc. )6. AluttirEn from Sheerness, the Driver Sloop of War, and she remains: The Lords of the Admiralty have been pleased `,? appoint Mi.. COLLINS, late Purser of the 4 zitette a guns, to be Purser of La Renard, 24 guns, Hon Captain CATHCART, vice Mr. Mx rc HEL , Ine late Purser. J. LIDDED, Esq. Deputy Judge Advocate at Plymouth, is also appointed from the Ctsllo c h n , o f 7 4 guns, to be Purser of the Now Coxpoor, of 74 guns, now in ordinary in the liver Tamar. Direaions have been sent to Bombay to lay down in the docks of that Presidency a Ship of 74 guns and a Frigate, for the service of Government. Timber of sufficient size has been brought from the coas,t of Pegue for the above purpose. I ` , '•~'1. THE THEATRE. Drury.Lanr. Tx t. Comedy of The Bug Body, which the length of the Parliamentary proceedings prevented our noticing on the first night of its revival at this Theatre, was represented again last night..:—BAN- NisrEx's Marplot is by no means wanting- in spirit, and he rendered very prominent and very diverting the re st l ess blundering curiosity of the part. He "as very atlive, officious and busy, and was, in,lced, the main Prop of the Pi e ce. Mrs ' J b "AN was not less successful in her .:411th biti°° of Miranda. The wheedling arti fi ce v ihich she deceives Sit Fkancis Gripe, was well contrasted with the animated gaiety with which sh e entertained Sir Giorge .Airy, and Miran da may be considered as one of her best efforts in $4714(1 comedy, if indeed a charader of such in itiguing free d om may come under such a description. 13 ARitymortt is hardly easy and animated enough . °r : Sir George Airy, though he plays the part with el)i t hile ie , He was guilty of one very gross error, f or he is desirous of concealing the mysterious Qirssigyzatioft at the Garden'-gate from Marplot, he H3 u.„ . ( 1 1v signified that he was going to attend it. othing c ou ld b e more natura l an d h umorous than Miss Pops's Pateh. The charaClers of Sir Cancis and Si r J ea l ous wer e very we ll supporte d I.7E•r-r and DOWTON, and the Comedy altogether Ivent.off with great spirit. The House was by no mutts crowded. • , ' Zhe Cabinet was again opened with so much suc ess last night, at Covent Garden Theatre, that notwithstanding the last night has been so often an nounced, w e conce i ve t h at t h e M anager w ill not Lind it his interest to lock it up for the season. . p Accordi ng to G reen-room report , t h e mus i c o f "iIY Quarrels is eXcellent, and the songs assigned t ° BRAHAm particularly well calculated to shew all the power s of his voice, and the full extent of his science. The new Orlando, who comes forward on Satur day night, at Drury-lane Theatre, is a Mr. BAR. e LAY, who performed last season upon the Mar gate stag e . The engagement of Mrs. BILLINGTON at the Peta-House,•though no doubt very beneficial to the ''trids of that Theatre, must nevertheless be con sidered as depriving the Public of a great deal of Pleasure. 'Every one must remember, that at this time last year, she performed three or four times a Yeek at the public Theatres ; whereas, at present, . it spears she is limited to one performance only. If there be a variety of atmospheres in the Upper ° 4 se, according. t o t h e d e cl arat i on of t h e L ORD C HANCELLO R , it will account for the 'variety of . 11 ; 141 ;c opiat'rms which may be vented in it, as c iParaaer has ge nera lly b een t h oug h t to be in fluenced by climate. _ Mad ame RECAMI ER'S Bed-Chamber in Paris is raid to befitted up in a style of l uxur y an d splendor, tahr surpassing any thing of the kind in Europe ; e btd-posts are of GOLD ; the bed curtains of °Lb M us li n ; and the Tester one entire Looking .01 'tile Of The rest o f t h e F urn i ture in the same of expence and magnificence. be nak e d f as hi ons h ave suggeste d a met h o d o f O a fivskins, f ar more easy, cheap, and expeditious, ,t) the old t e di ous process with oak bark. tail hr ee English Chamber Maids are said to be re. ued at th e C onsular Palace of Sr. Clou d, f or t h e .0 r PO S2 of cleaning the hearths, and polishing the ~,, . _ di e:1 ire celebrated Molt , the French Come dian , tit th a few days ago at Paris, in the 613th . year of g e ' He hail long beery the {fist Comic Mlor e IJEC. . , Tar f,llowing Passagei extra6led fiatii the Speech of Lord dit., , :fqviLLf,- in the British Parlia medti on the ad of Decertitier, apptdrs worthy of remark : I cannot help saying a few Words on ;he con_ duff of Ministers with respeft to Switzer Their strange and contradiaory language, their af feaation of dignity, the testimony which they give of not having compromised the Honour of the Coun try, all astonish me. It said, that a person who occupies an important post in the Office of the Se cretary of State, had resided a long tittle at Con_ stance, before the troubles broke out in Switzer land, and that he had frequent cqnferences with the principal DireEtors of the Swiss Insurrdlion. This assertion, if true, ill accords. with what the Mi nisters have stated, who boast of not having com promised the Honour of their Country." Lord GR ENV I LLE must be perfe&ly aware of the swarm of Agents which the former Ministry were in the habit of spreading over the Continent for the purpose of forming and fomenting Conspiracies, who plotted the Massacre of Rastadt, and caused the French Ambassadors to be insulted at Vienna and at Rome. According to him, one of these Agents has also plotted the Insurredion in Switzer land. For our part we have too good an opinion of the present Ministry, to believe that they would con tinue to follow that abominable system which was pursued with so much adivity by Lord GRENVILLE and his Colleagues. (Moniteur). It is asserted, that the Dutchies of Parma and Plaisance are to be united to the Kingdom of Etru ria, if Spain will consent to cede the Floridas to France. If the latter doe 3 not take place, those Dutchies will be given to the Italian Republic. Letters from Italy announce that MELZI, the Vice-President of the Italian Republic, is about to take a journey to Spain, where he has possessions, and that General MtritAT will provisionally fulfil his funftions, RATISBON, DEC. Z.—The Deputation of the Empire is at present in vacation. The second Prussiah Sub-Delegate, M. de HAENLEIN, has set off for Anspach ; several other Ministers and Sub_ Delegates have also quitted this City for the pre_ sent, and Citizen LAFORET will, it is said, repair for some time to Munich, and Citizen MATHIEU to Strasburg. The Imperial Plenipotentiary has communicated to the Ministers of the Mediating'Powers, the ge neral Reces of the Deputation, but he qualifies it only as a projeet. He declares to them at.the same time, in a private Note, that he cannot at present accede to the contents of the Reces. The words at present relate to the Convention of Indemnity in favour of the GRAND DUKE of TUSCANY, as when that shall be published and officially communicated, the Imperial Minister will accede to all the Arretes of the Deputation. MINISTRY OF THE MARINE AND COLONIES. R. LACROSSE, REAR-ADMIRAL CAPTAIN-GENERAL OF GUADALOUPE AND ITS DEPENDENCIES, TO REAR-ADMIRAL DECRES, MINISTER. OF THE MARINE AND COLONIES. " Ge'and Terre, Guadalaute, Oa. 24, iSo2. CITIZEN MINISTER., " On the 7th inst. I announced to you, that tranquillity prevailed in the Colony, and that I only knew of two as semblies in the Woods. On that day, one of thos'assem blies deceiving those who were in pursuit of them, dared to appear in the environs of St. Arme, in Grand Terre. As soon as I was informed of this, I hastened to the place, and found that a band of Brigands, led on by two White Chiefs, BARS z, formerly Commissary of Government, and MI 1..;.ET de la G z ;otos E, formerly an Officer decorated with the Order of St. Louis, had attacked several habitations, and as sassinated their proprietors. " The greatest exertions have been mad: to seize these Robbers, a great number of whom have been arrested, and have met with that punishment which their crimes merited; amongst others, one of the Chiefs, Livr de la G R AR DIER E. Grand Terre now enjoys its former, tranquillity, and measures have been taken to insure its continuance. " As to the Brigands in the Woods, they are cut off from any communication with the other parts of the Island, and deprived of the means of procuring provisions and ammuni tion. '• 1 have the . satisfaElion to announce to you, that the sickness is almost entirely at an end in this Island. " The 480 men which you expedited by la Foudroyante & l'Etonnante, have arrived in the best state. This reinforce ment will insure, in a great degree, the security of the Co lony. " According to the intelligence received from St. Thomas and St. Bartholomew, an assembly of Men of Colour, with the addition even of some Whites, exiled from Guadaloupe, has been formed id those Isles, to the number of 25e, or 300, Their projea is to disembark upon this Island, to join the wrecks of the Brigands whom we have pursued, and to bring them arms. They are said to be provided with small vessels for that purpose. " There is little probability that the Governors of Saint Thomas and Saint Bartholomew would sanlion assemblies of this nature. I have, therefore, thought it sufficient to transmit to them the details which I have received upon the suhjed, with a request that they will arrest the Chiefs and Accomplices in these Plots against the tranquillity of this Colony. " I expe& their answer by the Frigate La Didon, which I have expedited with the Dispatches. " The Corvettes, la Foudroyante and I'Etonnante, have set sail for St. Domingd, where they transport the 7th Demi-Brigade. " Health and RespeCt, " LACROSSE." ' • " GENERAL SAHUGUIT, CAPTAIN GENERAL OF'PO DAGO, TO THE MINISTER OF T. MARINE AND . COLON/ES. " Scarborough, Ott. 7 . " CITIZEN MINISTER, " I arrived on the zgth ult. in the Bay of Courland, in the Island of Tobago, with a part of the Troops destined to corn• pose the Garrison. They disembarked at Courland on the zd inst. and this day they occupied the Fort King George, which has been delivered up to me by Brigadier-General CA/LtiregAlt& ) Veutonant Governer of the 1314144 " X send you ititiOsed the at of taking possessiwii with the state of he houtesi Which were occupied by about Soo men Of the gnglish Garrison; and afso an Inventory of the Artillery and Amrtlunition which hat been delivered to me. Ail the intercourse which I have had v ., iith General CAitm c has been that bf teciprocal satiSfadion. " The Planters are highly grateful for the favdtir they have received from, the Consuls, in the maintenance Of. their inte rior Laws. " All that part of the Island Which I have traversed is cultivated with sugar canes, which ha . Ve almost every where replaced the cotton, which was formerly the principal pro: duce of the Nand. The produce promises to be very abun dant. --- " It will be necessary that the Merchants of France should establish with Tobago, relations of Comrrierce and Credit, in order the more elfedually to ensure the transport of the produce of the Island, and to support the Trade bet Ween it and the Mother Country. " I shall have the lthnour of transmitting to you more mi nute details the first opportunity. " I salute you with respect; " SAHUGUET." GIBRALTAR, Nov. 20. THE Niger Frigate, commanded by Captain HILLYAR, arrived here this morning, after a pas_ _sage of twelve days from Portsmouth. Brigadier- GeneralOAKEs and his suite are on board, with zoo Recruits for the different Regiments at Malta, and rso for this Garrison. General OAKES is going - to Malta, as Second in Command under General VIL LETTES. It is now beyond all doubt that we shall retain Malta, for some time at least ; as we know, for certain, that orders have been sent for evacuat ing Egypt, and withdrawing the troops from thence to Malta, where all that can be accommodated will remain, and the rest are to he quartered here. It is supposed that about 6000 British troops will be stationed at Malta, and that either three or four Regiments will come to this Garrison. The Spanish Government now permits Spanish vessels to clear out dire& from any of their ports to this place; a circumstance of great importance to the Commercial World, and which never was . granted before since Gibraltar was in our possession. This is chiefly attributed to the favourable opinion entertained of our present Governor, whose con dud has, in many instances, been highly gratifying to the Court of Spain, as lie has omitted no Oppor tunity oftonciliating the friendship of that Govern ment ; and the Prince of Peace has, on several oc casions,- -strongly.exptessed the high esteem he felt for his Royal Highness. Nov. 2 - 2.-Yesterday we had a violent gale of Wind at S. W. which did some mischief amongst the shipping in the Bay ; several of them driving from their anchors. A boat belonging to the Niger was swamped in endeavouring to land, but fortunately , all the crew were saved. The Niger proceeds for Malta to-morrow, if the wind is fa vourable:- CORN EXCHANGE, DEC. 17. THERE are not many fresh arrivals of Wheat at Mraket to-day, hut -from Monday's great supply it is rather lower; middling and inferior qualities are full 2S. per quarter ; fine Dantzic samples nearly keep up ; Barley and Malt continue a dull sale ; Pease and Beans appear at little fiutuation ; Oats are nut in great plenty, and this article is at small va riation ; sales of Flour are rather cheaper. Wheat 4os a 475 a 55s od 1 Tick. Beans - 3es a 34s od Fine ditto -56 s a 575 od Oats - -15 S 3 ZoS 23S Marley -23 s a 2.7 s od Poland ditto 24s a ass 4:1 Malt - - 4os a 45s od 1 Rape Seed - - - 311 a 341 Rye - - 365 a 4os od 1 Fine Flour - 445 a 4Ss White Pease 3Ss a 415 0 1 Seconddo. 405 a 44s Beans - 335 a 37s 6d I On Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, was held at Hettling-house, as usual, the Anniversary of the Bath and West of England Society for the Encouragement of Agriculture, Arts, Maim. failures, and Commerce. This meeting was at tended by the Earl of EGREMONT, the Mar quis of BATH, and a great number of the first and most distinguished Farmers of the nation. The Duke of BEDFORD was chosen as the new Presi dent to succeed hi;.late Noble Brother. Sir RICH. COLTE HOARE, Bart. and Mo. JoycE, Esq. we;,c eleacd Vice. Presidents„ Numerous. specimens of valuable fat'and lean stock were presented for the premiums of the Society ; and among the former, Several remarkably fine sheep of the nott ; 'and hogs of the Chinese mixture, which latter fur. nista evidence of a most remarkable improvement in that useful species of stock within a few years.past. Stinky waggons, and other articles in husbandry, were exhibited.' On the 13th, at Cleve Dale, the Lady of C. TINLING, E•q. Captain in the Royal Navy, was safely delivered of a Son. Married on Wednesday the istli inst. by the Rev. Dr. TAYLOR, at Dishley, in Leicestershire, the Hon. and Rev. HENRY RYDER, Rector of Lut terworth, to SOPHIA, second daughter of THOMAS MARCH PH ILLIPPs, Esq. of Garendon Park. Yesterday a Constable of the name of Lee, well known as the street-keeper in Holborn, was tried at the Adjourned Guildhall Sessions for an assault and falSe imprisonment of a woman. It appeared • from the evidence, that Lce and this woman having once fallen our, the Constable owed her a grudge, and hearing her speak to a soldier who was pushed upon her by accident, he advised the soldier to give him charge of her in Fleet-market, and although he ,repeatedly refused to do so, yet this man (Lee) per sisted in taking her to the Compter. The woman and the soldier appearing next morning before Sir WILLI Cua,ris at Guildhall, he thought that Lee's cambia was so shameful, that he ordered him to be prosecuted at the City's expence, The jury found him guilty, and the Court sentenced him to one year's imprisontiient in Newgate, as a warning for Constables not to go beyond their duty. .On Wednesday evening, about nine o'clock, a tradesman in the city walking along Hatton-garden, was hustled by three or four fellows, who knocked him down, and took from him his watch and purse, containing about 41. with which the villains got cleat off. HE ith#AL hkiAßtiii7cr . A BILL for alipointing,COniniissioners to l?iciuite and ekatrinie any Irregularities, Frauds, and'Abus:-_•s winch are or have been !ate % practised by Person,`employed ii the several Nai•al Departaients therein trieationti, and in the Of Prize Agents and to reparf ObsrvitiOns as Occur to them}; for preventing stich Irregularities, Frauds, and Abuses hi future; atid for the better condihtling managing the business cif the said DepartrrientS; and of Prize Ageritt. Whereas it is highly eXpecilent lot -the pabliC vice, that an inquiry should be made respeding the abuseSwhiCh may have eiisted arid been pradiSed by persons employed in the several Naval hereinafter-Mentioned, arid in the bUsin:-ss of Prize_. Agents; the modes of conduding and carrying on the Public Service; and the fees; gratuities, perouE;itesi and eMolunients received and taken therein, With I view to stich Regulationii as Shall he judged eXpedieri and proper for the corredion of abuses which nati';' - . have arisen ; for the better Mamiging and condaEiinj the btisiness thereof; and to Cifea such savings as may be made in each ; that is to say; the office of the: Commissioners for executing the (Ace of Lord High AdMiral of the United Kingdom of Greac Britain and Ireland, the office and department oa the Commissioners of His Majesty's Navy, the Trea surer of His Majesty's . Navy, di r e Commissioner:; victualling His Majesty's Navy, the COmnaissioners; for taking care of Sick and Wounded Seatiien; the Commissioners for Transports and PrisOndfs of t'Varl the Commissioners foi- the receipt of sixpence A month paid - by all Sea Men in the Merchant Serviee for the use of Greenwich HoSpital, Agent fot and all persons concerned in the dist ribatiOn oforize money, and in the receipt acid miianagewent the monies paid on account of the Chest ; of Chatharri; His Majesty's several Dock-yards, and Naval-yards in the Counties of Kent, Hants, and Devon respee.::. tively, or elsewhere within His Majesty's domi, nions, the Royal Hospitals and Naval Hoi;pitals for Seamen at Hasler and East Stone-house, and eit , e 7 where within His Majesty's chminions, and the late Prisons for Prisoners of War, Prison-shiPS, Prison .hospitals, and Prison-ship-hospitals in the said Counties of Kent, Hants, and Devon resi: , ec.. tively, or elsewhere within Majesty's domi; Mons; Be it•therefore enacted by the King's Most Excel. lent Majesty, by and with the adVA:e and consent of the Lords Spiritual and TeMporal, and Co‘,rnDnS t i in this present Parliam‘mt assembled, and by the authority of the same, That the Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdoth of Great Britain and lrelandshalt;' with all convenient speed, lay a:1 such informatiori, and documents as may in any Way tend to the closure or discovery of the irregularities, frauP, and abuses which have existed, or may exist, in any of the before-mentioned. Offices or Departments re.- speetively, at home or abroad, or true copies of such doctnnents, or in the business. or Prize AgentS., together with copies of all such letters Or any other papers as may from time to tithe he required, Le. fore tvho are hereby con: stituted Commissioners for m;kiug the inquiries in. tended by tisis Ate ; and that the said Com Missioners; or any of them, shall and they are hereby required to examine and to take into their conside ration, and td investigate all such corrupt ^ l frac. duleot pradices, irregularities, fraudS, and abose.;;; or other miscondua, as mAy be found to have ex. isted or to exist in .all or any of the several Offiee4 and Departments above-mentioned, or in the busies ness of Prize Agents, or to have been comthittel by any person or persons concerned in the management thereof, or of any or either of them, and.to proceed thereupon according to such instrufrions and dhcc. tions as they shall from time to time receive froul the King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council ; and the said Commissioners shall from time to time re.: port and certify their proceedings in writing, undet the hands and scale of them, or any of them, ter the King in Council, upon each office or departitient, and in the business of Prize Agents, specifying such. trial-pradices, irregularities, frauds, or abuses; as they may have discovered or fully investigated, add.: ing at the same tinie such observationS' as shall oc cur to them, and such plans either for correaion improvement, or for abolishing or regulating any of the said departments or offices, or in the business of PriZe Agents, as may appear to them to be proper to be adopted for the time to come; And beit further enafted, That it shall andn'ay be lawful for the said Crinaissioners, or any of them, and they are hereby empowered, authotiiedi and required to examine upon oath (which oath they, or any of them, are hereby authorized to administer) the several persons employed - in any of the offices or departMents before mentioned, or in the business of Prize Agents, whom they shall think .fit to summon, - at such time or times, place or places, as shall be fixed, on application to be made to the Principals of the said ()likes or Departments for such -purpose, and all other persons who .have liad any contraas, dealings, or transaaions with the said Offices or Departments, or the representative,' of such persons, or the Agents for Prizes, or their sub-agents or clerks, whom the said Commissioners, or any . of them, shall think fit to examine, respelling all irregularities, frauds, or abuses, re; lative to such contraas, dealings, or tr?:nsaftionsi and touching all other matters and things necessary for the execution of the powers vested in the said Commis,sioners by this Aft ; all which persons arc hereby required and direaed puriatially to attend the said,commissioners at such time and times, and place and places, as shall be appointed ; and also to observe and execute all such orders and direlion3 as the said Commissioners, or any of them, shall make or give for the purposes before men tioned, The next Clause enables the Commissioners to send for persons and papers,; 'And be it further enafted, That in case any per son or persons, upon examination upon oath before the said Commissioners respeCtitrely as before men.: tioned,-`shall wilfully and corruptly give false e vi_ deuce, every such person so offending, and being thereof duly convicted, shall be and is, and are here, by declared to be subject and liable to such pains and penalties, as by any law now in force, persons convicted of wilful anti corrupt perjury are subje:A and liable to,