The Sun. — London, England, 1802-06-08 00:00:00

. , tlielt faults,. h as been able by his Itruttence, by nis r lnness and by hi s capac i ty , to g i ve peace e q ua ll y to the North and the South, to reconquer Egypt, and restore it to the Grand Seignior, to . re.establiih the Order of Malta, to maintain the integrity of t he States of the King'of Naples, and thus to pre serve the M e di t erranean from the influence of L r "nce ; to pritcure the restitution to the King of 't;ngland, o f h i s • p o ssessions in Germany seized by he King of Prussia, an d on t h e eve o f b e i ng occu lhed by the troops of France ; to save Portugal, I ke ally of E ng l an d , at a cr i s i s ' o f a l most . total ; in fine, to fix the power of England in the t wo Indies, on true bases, by giving up what it was useles s to preserve, by preserving for its commerce its true resources, and by securing to it command ing advantages in point of position, in case of the r enewal of war. If we car e f u ll y cons id er t h e f avoura bl e opportu. e: "" ti eS of making peace which the late. Ministers B u, ffered to escape them, or the situation in which they placed E ng l an d, i t i s i mposs ibl e not to b e unvinced that this Power never signed a more 4dv antageous Tre a ty, s i n ce no one.ever• p revente d greater ills. MThe cauti on an d mo d erat i on o f t h e a n swers o f r• Addington and Lord'Hawkesbury did' honour the Ministerial character; but there is not in 1143 Pe an individual of intelligence who'does not G4ee, that it -is their province to retort on Lord renville all the rep , roaches which have been heaped on thew. -. (1 1-l e wishes t o ren d er t h em respons ibl e f or all the v antages which the Treaty of Luneville has sec ured to France. But was it by the fault of C e new Minister, that Russia a band o ned th e o alition ? Was it by his fault that Austria : as compelled to withdraw, and t o ent e r i nt o e Par th ate negotiations ? W a s it by the fault of hie new Minister that England lost the opportu. t Y of negotiating-in concert with Austria - and Rus tia Was it by his errors that the States of the North renewed the question of Neutrality, and eri-, (aged wi t h ent h us i asm i n a quarrel wh i ch, how e ver e fflitima te for them, could have been so easily avoid. e 4 , b y England ? 0 E ngl an d h as h a d , s i nce t h e year 7, three d i ff e rent PP 3 rtuni es favourable to negotiation. I• The epoch of the x Bth Brumaire. 'France re. generated La Vendee pacified, the National spirit Z s tored, oug h t to h ave p o i nte d out to t h e English th 6 ascendancy whi c h our arms we re a b out to as . 6 ril e• The Minister who then presided \ over their negleded this fine opportunity, in which weY might have negotiated i n concert with Austria, wlt h Russia, Bavaria, the King of .Naples, the t . dn d Seignior, and Portugal. In such a negotia. is -ton a ll the advantages of a most powerful, .and, in, e c4 ne degree, victorious coalition, would h a ve b ee n 4nited with the prosped of rekindling in the mi t t u s the Harries of a civil war, then not altoget l.e ti nguished. Not only did he misconceive, or glett t h ese a d vantages , felt by every man of saga. t: I tY, but lie answered to the free and amicable over.. ` ur ea on the p art o f t h e F renc h G overnment, by a t `fosal couched in the grossest terms. The,inevit ble. tonsequence of a refusal, under such Circum nces, was to give a new i mpu l se to a nation from ; I .hich it might always sure of com man di ng pro , ties in the name of honour and patriotism. 41. 2 dly. The second period was, that when the t i lt ) Y of Suworow, having returned to Poland, Rus. h..': a had decidely abandoned the C oa li t i on . Thi s o t f r i° 4 l, it is tide, did not present all the a d vantages t he first, but the opportunity nevertheless was el xc e elknt. England then might have h o ped to i t ,.*\e a Com mon cause in a Congress, with Aus. Portugal, the Grand Seignior, .and Bavaria ; d lien Allies ,canie to the discussion, under the ti t l is t le es of Armies still vidorious. Instead of trl a ""'g Pea ce w i t h F rance, t h e B r i t i s h Mi n i ster l! im6v amid fo rm id a bl e enem i es . H e i nsu l te d P au l by refusi ng 'to exchange 7600 Russians, t a k en t rig in the ridiculous expedition in which he ih d la , engaged. He insulted the same Sovereign 1) linsignificant prOjeds respecting the Order of t "! he insult e d a ll t h e S tates o f t h e N ort h , li e lining In9.aming with•abstird avidity differences which tot . Ought to have terminated. He irritated; he t i eti r ed, in Circumstances when the most simple no etd of policy would have taught a man to soften to conciliate. t h 3 1 1 Y, Th ere was st ill ' a t hi r d per i o d at wh i ch. P - " f inish Mini ste r - could and ought to have made o y C • o • allud e to t h at o f t h e P re li m in ar i es s i gne d cb o ri t ST. jULIEN. Italy had that been re. tits tittered at Marengo. Austria had shewn a readi pe,s to treat with France,.and she had obtained e on more honourable terms than circumstances toniid have permitted her to hope. These conditions, Pared wi t h t h ose o f C ampo Formio, would have h av P r "ed her ;situations which any reverses, must bt injured. This surely was - the moment of all p e rs in whi c h the English Ministry ought to. have () e t t) ' e d separate Negotiations. They seemed indeed sxawaken fr om. t h e i r lethargy ; but 'still they Were c oo • rn °"tha behind ; they wished to negotiate in. Joittion with Austria. To suppose that, the ti'iltc.hGovernment could consent to such a proposi act 4 1S t° imagine it very incapable,. or utterly un -14 aimed. with the situation Of Europe. Not t h e to conjoin its Peace with that of Austria, sh otl riti . sh Ministry was desirous that the ratter , s,e u d Join thew in the War ; and Lord Minto, le ills. t,o r , be sure has his reasons for now sheaving . it the supporter of Lord Grentiille ' Lord i t , 0,) previously so Ministerial, now so decided Coiiosition, then succeeded in rendering the T he r,t of Vienna blind' to its most precious interests. of wchta.ttee oece more reverted 'to the fatal Counsels th e c „ . "h Lore I\4into was tire organ,. and once more to of the Austrian Monarchy was cOmproinised. a word, it was not till after the Treaty of the m. v . ill es and until the new Ministers had taken die of the State, that t ngland opened serious rffering ofcigntetlations •; there was hen an end of the business with the affairs of the Continent: The cur 0 the Continent was made without - their Con 0f j eo c !• The ill temper and hostile Senaiments of - ton t : 4 . Grenville had rejeded every opportnnity ch ant . "bating to that objed, and dissipated' every th ese _,pt renewing the coalition against France. In seonActerrcumstances what could the English nation pr s ; "rn the new Ministry? That they should. e fur their country in India the inestimable . • . ... . . .; island of Ceylon,: which cannot be reckoned -too high. In the West Indies, the most important and well situated of the islands they had conquered: It is possible for us to refute sentence for sen tence the whole speech of. Lord Grenville: It is not necessary to chew that he is alone responsible for whatever he objeets against Ministers. If Italy is under the influence of France, he alone is to blame. If I•raples has recovered its political in dependence, it is due to the ability of his suc cessor. If Hanover was taken possession of by the King of Prussia, and on the point o f b e i ng occu piedby France, it was the fault of the old Mini stry. If the King of England has recovered his Ele,Aorate, it is owing to the prudence and wisddm Of his new Ministers. If Portua ° al saw her fron. tiers over-run, and, in danger of being blotted out of the list 4 European Powers, it was the fault of the old Ministry. If she haS been saved and lost nothing in Europe, it is to the prudence of the new Ministry that she is indebted for the obligation. Although England may have brave Sailors, like those whom she undoubtedly possesses, Admirals like Lord St. Vincent, worthy to command them ; Officers - intelligent and aaive, like Sir .Sidney Smith ; Negotiators candid, firm, conciliating, like Lord Cnrnwallis and• Lord St. Helens; able Finan ciers, like Mr. Pitt. men, however, would be unable to maintain her in the rank she is destined to occupy, if at the head of her cabinet she had hot-headed men, like Lord Grenville, or Ministers like Mr.' Windham, whose violence would lead to the same consequences as incapacity. PUBLIC-OFFICE, BOW -STREET. YESTERDAY a party of Gypsies, consisting of a man and his wife, another woman; and six children, ap_ prehended on Sunday last in the neighbourhood of Wandsworth, by some of the Bow:street Patrole, on suspicion of •kidnapping Mary Kellen, from Ply mouth, as stated in yesterday's Paper; underwent a long examination, at which the child was present, and reiated the same story she had told on her arrival at South End. The gypkies admitted she had been 'with them, but instead of six or seven months, as she said, declared that.' she had only come to them about . ten days ago, and then by her own request, oli• of the women meeting. with her on Kennington. Cotrupon - apparently in the greatest distress, and she begging to be received among them. Kellen was very circumstantial in her account, mentioning theyattieular woman Who. first . accosted her, and every article they stripped' her of, also the dress of the little bby whom . she describ ed as being kidnapped about a month ago, and that they called him Tommy: She said that when she first came to them, there were two girls about her own size, who had been entrapped in .the same way, and that they used to cry very Much at night for their mothers. She positively denied the story of tieing met on Kennington Common, and said that one of the women prisoners and two of the' children only joined them a few days ago: . The prisoners were sent to the House of Corredion till this business can be investigated. • DUBLIN, JuNE I. This day R. Boyle, Merchant of Newry, com mitted some time since to Newgate, on a charge of forgery on the National Bank, was brought up to the Court of King's Bench, under a military escort, in Custody of the Gabler, to be admitted to bail ; but the Court, were pleased to remand him, Until such time as they shall be convinced that some other charges suggested to be against him are un founded. DENIS BOWES DALY, Esq. under Attachment as High Sheriff of the county di the town of ,Galway, for twelve ~'months back, for an omission of his Sub.:Sheriff making due return on a Writ, was dis charged by order of the Court, without being sub jeEl to day fees., Mr. DALY give in, bond's to the Attachment when it was issued; arid it appeared to the satisfaftion of the Court this day,. from various Affidavits, that his Sub-Sheriff neVer received the Writ in question, which by mistake was put into the hands of Sit; JOHN O'FLAHERTY'S clerk, Sir JOHN being at the same time High Sheriff of the county of Galway. JUNE 3.—The i-4.th Dragoons stationed in -Dub lin Barracks, were yesterday'reviewed by the Com mander of the Forces, attended by a great assem blage of General Officits. The Regiment made a very military appearance, and performed their ma nceuv to the .satisfaCtiooof every one present. = This. Regiment, after being three yearl stationed in our ilarracks, is about to change quarters, it is sup.. poed to the South. . Died, on Friday last, at his house in Oxford_ street, in the sixtY-third year of his age, the Right Rev. LE w is, Lord BISHOP of Sr. ASAPII. His Lordship was brother to the late, and uncle to the present Lord BA:GOT. ReTSNEATH CASTLE.—Various reports are in cit._ culation respecting the, origin of the conflagration at Rosneath Castle, belonging to his Grace the Duke of ARGYLE, as briefly stated in our Paper of Saturday, but the Cease - is not yet known.—lt was first discovered 'by one of the servants at a .quarter past six, and the fire spread with so much rapidity, that in about half an hour afterwards the roof fell in. Before this trine it had been distindly observed from Greenocl4, and immediately vast number's of boats crossed over, filled with town's peoplei anxiobs to render every assistance in their power, and tarrying_ with them' two fire engines.— , A' parry of the Glengary Fencibles - also assisted.. All their effort* were, however, unavailing, and. the Castle was burnt to the ground before midnight. 7—; We' are hippy to say, that all the valuable papers be. ' longing to the family have been saved, as well as a •' considerable part of the fu'rnittire: The loss amounts to Many thou Sand pounds. There was no' insurance. His• Grace, Lady AuGusta CLAVEiuco', and others of the family, were then at the Castle. At ' the time the accident happened bis Grace was . 'out an • Sr. DoM7V - Gd„ '• PROM THE NEW-YORK PAPERS. - ON the 17th of April the, brig Firvogrite, BkEcort, arrived at New-York in twelve days, from Cape FranCois, and brought intelligence of the Blacks having proved vittoilous in several late engagements with the Fiench ; Getieral LEcLyttc!s first Aid-de-Camp had been killed, and the Genes ral and second Aid-de-Camp badly wounded. The Negroes infested the country within a"mile of the Cape, and were daily capturing small detachments of Whites, the greatest. part. of 'whom they in stantly massacred... • The New-York Gazette of 19th and Xoth - of April, contains the following interesting intelligence on the stNea of St. Domingo : . . By the Brig Liberty, Captain BROWN, from Cape Francois, we have accounts to the 3d - inst. at which . time nothing decisive had occurred. The French Army was entirely frustrated in its operations by. ,the nightly excursions of the Blacks, who rushed on them with savage impetuosity, and after slaughter, ing and burning whatever fell within their±reaeh, retired to their fastnesses. A considerable number of French wounded Troops were brought to Cape Francois on the zst of 'April, and i . t was said Gene ral Officers among the number. A squadron from Brest,. with a reinforcement of 7000 men, had arrived. . Madame DEssALIN ES, wife of the General, has been made prisoner by the French. The jewels and other ornaments found on her 'person, ,‘Vere of im mense value. On the 6th of April, the day on which Captain BROWN left Cape Francois' the •situation 'of that place was truly deplorable. Captain BROWN states, that 'there was not the least prospeft of LECLERC'S subduing the Blacks, who were daily corrunitting depredaiions on the lives and property of the inhabitants, in sight of the Cape. " That:the Blacks had, in the different engagements, killed about 6000 of• the French troops; that - In:my of them were daily falling saCri• fices to a disorder which prevailed among them, and that the cruelty of the-one patty:was not exceeded by that of the other.. The French when they have taken a number of condutl them to, the edge of a large pit, dug for the purpose, when they are either shot, or put to the sword, and tumbled in ; the stench arising. from , this. uncovered. grave,.-is- ex tremely offensive fur three miles round; The• Blacks massacre the Whites w.hcrever they nett them, and leave them unbnrried, and the:ground in many places is strewed with dead. bodies. • Captain BROVVN adds, that the Batavian Fleet, -consisting of five 74.'5, two Frigates, arid several Transports ; with sOOO Troops on board, had arriv ed a few days before he sailed,; that LECLERC bad been wounded at Port-au-Prince ; that the French 'Troops had been kept almost continually within their fortifications ; and that "several scouting par ties had been entirely cut off by the Blacks. It is stated, on the -same authority, that RI a min, who came out with- the French Army, had ,turned traitor, and bad nearly given up . a part of.the French Artny; but, on the eve of putting his scheme into execution, his letters to a General in the Spanish part• of the Island; were intercepted. Ric - Aon, - with several of his Officerii., was immediately taken prisoner, and put on board a 74, and sailed for France on the stli April, to take his trial. At the time Captain BROWN left Cape Francois, there were at the Cape no less than 87 American ves sels, and of these only four had permission to sail.— No bills or money had been gien for their cargoes, except in one or two - instances. The one-fotirth cash, which is paid, was barely sufficient for cash and expences ; no specie is permitted to be exported from the'Cape, and.several Brigs having dollars on board have been tompeiled to re-land it, and take coffee in its stead; so great was the demand for money, that a vessel was on the point of being dis patched to the Havannah, for the express, purpose of fetching money from that, place. An article from Norfolk, dated April to, men tions,' on the authority of Captain POTTS; of the Schooner- William, that PRV L LOU VEA T R E (hia ther-in-law of ToussAiwr), had 2QOO Negroes un— der his command,' and that on the 23d of March he was fixed in the French service. A Charlestown Paper .01 the I;ith of April, says— cc Capt. Hu'rett trtsoN, who arrived yesterday in seven days'from Havanna, informs, on his arrival at that . port, he was ordered to leave it immediately, together, with every other American vessel there. Sc. veral of them obeyed the order, but 'were oblige] to return the next day. The Masters of all of them, not only of ththe which remained in port; but also those who returned, were taken and confined in-jail; it being, the -determination -of 'the 'Gover nor tti keep the Port shot against every Ameri can vessel.,On the release of the. Captains • they were threatened With a ftirther imprisonment and fine; if they did not leave the liarbour before three o'clock- of the same day. Provisions of kind were very high indeed so, much were they in want of provisions, that the Pianters• and Mer chants presented a joint petition, praying' the Go. vernor to permit the sale of the - cargoes then in port, but he indignantly.refUsed." COLONY OF ST. DOMMTGQ. . _ • CQFY OF• A LETTER o.ll^ THE GENERAL IN CHIEF LEci;ERc TU GENERAL DUGUA, CHIEF O THE STAFF. - " You will find hereunto annexed, Citizen General, a copy of a Letter .written by General RIGAUD.tO • Geiferal L P Um c. When I brought General - RIC:AUL , to St, orniugo, my' intention was n'ot again to raise up his party, 'by crushing that of ToussAlxr. The parties which 1114 existed 3P lopg in St. Domingo have been the cause :of all the misfortunes of this Colony. I had said to Geri. RIGA on, that if he suffered much injury in. this Country, he ought not'tO forget that himself had done a great . deal fo others. I had forbidden him to carry on any correpondence iri the South, where I knew his name,could do but little good, and much harm. He hai despis;cl thy orders j he has written to General L /tor Lirazthe annexed letter, in which tre seems to regi'd that this brae General surrendered, ancibetrays a desire of revenge; he has sent emissaries in the South to stop culti vation,and inspire peaceable Citizens with terrors.. With such principles General RI o gu ncannot contribute to the ie.:estab lishinent of the Colony of S t. Domingo. I order you to have him enobarkod with his family on board of the first vessel going to France. , )cou, will authorise him to appoint here some body,' with Letters of Attorney,' to take care of his' onOerns. YOli - AVI 1 give-the Minisfei• of t e Navy an account. Of Mc motives that determine me to setd back to France Genera[Rio/top. You will cause this letter :to , 2LUAti ;o bw printed next to ,the present order; and give.. it - the titmeif. publicity. (Signed) " LECLERC." COPY OF GENERALRIGAITWSL#TTER TO GE27: LAPLII'ME, _COMMANDING THE SOUTHERN. DE PARTMENT. "Port Rep;thiicaEt; lfarc..?" i;! " Persecuted theie ten years ' driven away front mk property for the.last two years, taken by the English t:11:1 the Ameri, cans, at. that time Allies of my Enentics, l have i , ei - ievered in • the same principles I had,before. The French Government' doing justice to .my Condud arid fidelity, gaVe me an encipiov.: ment in the French :A mty, and My first steps are bent towarTdi the incendiary and murdering Rebels. of the Northern part,, whose example you were wise enough not to imitat , You are. not ignorant of the deep wounds made on humanity , and struClion of my unhappy Countrymen ; I can only moan oii their lot ; time,evil isirremediable ; but for the sake of those who are yet living, for me Nvitti could not sink under the weight oftnistbrtune, would you not think it conformable,to justice; ; ' and even your duty,, to give orders without having recourse to superinr authority, that' e very article that has been taken away, or exists yet- in the Department; s h ou ld be gi ven b ack to..us.? Isontine myself in this mcm:lclir to invite you to•cau se my Sister, Of Mi. DER ON SER A4, - rny Atioiney, to bc . pnt again into the possessionof My Cattle; and that ofmy-brot hers;- our lands andhouses; and their produce, from the time We have been deprived °fit.. f we have been enemies -to an unju s t n.. party, we we true friends to Franee, that can now cause its authorityto be respeEted,and do justice toWhotrioeverit Is due: I request you to s;nclAne an answer, and wtite7what hitve, to hope fot front your return to goad Isha it not take any other step till I 113 , 1 C, rec d our the bandittis are once destroyed in the Northaa part; I Will bend my course towards the South„ where L was. born, where I' have lived, and commanded with . gioty. I . hope to there none but afothere and friends, at least goad Fterrchnien. In the meanwhile, Inv wife and children are going among then relatioits, and I will not tarry lung in following them, (J ILi7~. d ) "A. RICAUD. THE GENERAL OF DrytsioN AND CHLEF OF THE': STAFF TO THE GENERAL IN CHIEF' LecLEac., `.` Port Rept.Wicain, 4‘ Your order has_been execute 1. General.K t c u a .is board the frigate Cofn6flle, with the express cornriand f ingto France. I have invited, limn you ' Gene:al JOlrr usz , to conduct biro there: . I have addres s ed to, thtl — Mitlister cope.; Ndvy coe, of your L.-Ater,. and.of th.t which this c../111.: eer wrote-to General LA r umz. " Saluthtion and respdet, " • !. (Signed) " PUG VA." OLD BAILEY. _ tI&H DAY-JVNE 7., Isaac 11 7 bite was tried upon the ca - iira! ch av 7 c ui feloniously stealing is the c.weiling_doe , e of L:i s di Ain erkdey; a silver watch, the pro:erty of Shay; . • The circumstances of this case. were so :plain and, concise,- that the .R coROF a: did mot dc'eni-it- neces' sary to recapitulate the evidence to the Itry. It appeared that the Prisoner was a hotelier's! servant, and a few days since hrotiht EOM& meat - --to the house of the Lady above-mentioned Caine into the kitchen, and' requested a drauglit of :small: Beer from the cook, 'who retired to procure-it 'for' him: on her - return, the Prisoner was gone; and shortly after the - watch, whiCh hung over .the fire," placeiwasmissed :.-recourse was had to the buteher," and . the Prisoner immediately charged with 'the fiCl; He, however; stoutly denied knowing any thing-of the Watch, and stood to. it. However, an Officer was sent for, who proceeded to search' him, and between the top lining and the crown of his bar, was found the watch in question: The Court observed that the capital part of the charge in the present Case might he fairly dis pensed with, it not appearing concl us i v ely i n , dence that the house was, leg:dly speaking, the dwelling hotic of Lady Ann Berkeley.--Th e fury' accordingly found a verdia of Guilt_y of stealini only. . . . Thonta,s Dadicy 'eras charged with feldniously, stealing a silver watch, laid as the property of, Messrs. Wheeler and. Derboies, Watchmakers. The.circurnstances, of this case, though lhey:ex. hibit nothing either novel or , curious, were of a very intricate nature, and theii discussion took up a considerable time ; a circuitous exposition of the faas,sby.difrerent chains'of evidence, induced. the * lurk to find a verdil of duilty.— . -The Prisoner, it apix:ared, was of reputable connedionS ) . and. had been in the Army.. After a few unimportant Cases had been 'dispos ed of, the Court adjourned, for two hours,-,arid nn its resuming, the REcaßriEtt proceeded to pass Judgment on such prisoners as had becn conviaed. in the coarse of the Session, viz. Sentence of ,Deasi.7 7 on thefollowing capital Cool/ids : ThOntas O'Brien, John Hinton, William. Merritt, and Stephen Olim der, for highway robbery ; Joseph. Martin, alias Shepherd, Richard .Trumper,' and William Roberts, for burglary ; John Teggart, and James P,! Granger; for privately stealing in a shop; iviichael Michael and James Knowland, : for a second time . uttering counterfeit gold coin. . 17.41Eit tem CO'Nvlcise—Joseph Tur4f, 'Moore, And Morgan, John 'Payne; Viitiain Ap pleton, George Schooleri W. Lefevre..., Jonathan Bootham, Thoma . s Ba . rbury,• jiihn arvies, 'fames Wright; Thorna * Smith, Thomas Williatns, J. Mills, Joseph Dixon, Isaac White,, W. Miller, James ROchford, W. Steele, were severally atudged to Srven Y ear i.7:itinslortaston. • William Inwood, Jeremiah Mears, Ge . orge Allen, John Terry, William Sibley, -Samuel Tapster, Thiiteas Coit, Elizabeth Street, and. Joseph Robin; son, were eaelt sentenced to' Twelve Illuiiths pr'ilonment. Fifteen Convia.l were sentenced to Six Months Imprionment, mostly in.the House of Corrcaioni and the ronainipg Convias to lesser punishmehts ; Which concluding the business of the Session s the Cobh was adjourned until the z+ - th of July.' • Some Foreign Writers on the Arts have very ingeniously illustrated the delineations that embel, lish the G.Yeek or Etruscan Vases, a high source of gratification to the Classical Antatetir. The variety and beauty of the \ recently introduced into this Country; particularly thoSe colleCted by the late Mr. Clark, of Naples, now afford an oprortn.. , nity to the Learned in this Country. to investigate at leisure, those interesting rernains of ancient Arty in all ages held in high estimation; and vurchased at immense prices, `~,