The Sun. — London, England, 1802-04-21 00:00:00

,ron the LONDON' GAZETTE, April 20, 1802. Naples, March 9, 'Sat. Het Sardinian Majesty expired at this place, on eunday fast, the vh instant, at four o'clock in the afternoott,/ BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED. May Z. Ebenezer Coombs, of St. JlMes's—street, stationer, at tea, at Guildhalh• • • . BANKRUPTS. William Lewitt, of Snaith-LoclgQ,.V.orkshire, brancly-rncr chant, to surrender May 4, c, and fitne 1, at eleven. Zt.t. the house or lane Hai le v, Snaith. A ttortiics',.Messrs.• Wright and Reynolds, ,Paper-Buildings, Temple; 07 Mr.. Bingley, Snaith. . • kui.7uStus William Bodecker, of the- Old jewry,.meri:harit, April 27; May 4, •and lune r; at one, at Guildhall. At tornies, Messrs. CrOwdtr and Lavie,..Frederi;k's-Place, Old lewry. DIVIDENDS. AT ay ir. Richard Allcorn, 011-lamp:on, blzcksnlithi at tcn at CuildhdF.' • . D.fay it. Francis Onion the younger, of Croydon, miller, at 01le, at Guildhall. . • . . . .. I\lar iz. Francis Larard, late of Manchester; liquor-nitr chant, at tftret, at the Conimerekal Inn, NI iinchesier. Tune 5. Samuel Cleats()it,. of the Strand, carver, at ten, at. Guildhall. , . . . .. .., .N.l:'..y ir. Sarah _Armstrong, of Bath, iron:T:o4er, at tv(elve,- .... •. ••••• at Gttildhall; London. -7 May it. Alexander Robertsrn, of Cast.l;2-tourt, lane, inrchant, at ten, at Guildhall- •. ;11 ay IS. Robert. I awk of KipgSton-uport.:liuli, cabinet- . nraker, at twelve, at the White-Kart TSverti, Kingston upon-Huil. • - • May 2.,;. Elizabeth Purcell and Tl?pma`Wingfielcl Purcell, of New-street, Fetter-lane, glass-dealers, at twelve,, at _ • . . May I'2. William Bamber, of Chorlev, Lanczsliire,intinin manufaat,rer, at. clev . en, at the 13idd'6eirater-Arrn's ' MAIL. D u E.-Hrg I - - - PRICE, OF STOCKS, THIS DAY 4% . V ;TWELV6 O'CLOCK. Consols 771 I Oinr. - THE S U N. SALEM DIC4R% FALSUN AUDEXT ? 4i LONDON,'ATRIL ii, Igoe. THE Hon. Mr..Pi ER RF POINT arrived in Town at two o'clock this morning, with the Ratification by the French Government, of the Definitive Treaty. The Ratification by the Spanish Govern ment was received at Paris. The Ratification by the Batavian Government was not arrived when Mr, PIERREPOINT left Paris, but was hourly ex refied. Mr. Pt ERREPOINT was accompanied on his jour ney by Mr. HUNTER, jun. the Messenger . . They came, from //culogne to Dover, and landed at the latter place at o'clock yesterday- evening. The exp-4iition with which they made •the journey was very great.—They left Paris at ten o'clock on Monday morning, and if the wind. had riot failed them on the passage, they would have been in Lon don in 36 or 37 hours. Mr.jAcKsoN was expected to leave Paris on Monday last. A Messenger was waiting at Paris, to bring the Spani,h and Baravian Ratifications, The Proclaniltion of the Peace will not take place until all the Ratifications are receved. OUR Diver Letters this morning state it as a report, that a Decree has passed at Paris, permit ting the return of the Emigrants, excepting the Boon DoNs, and a certain number attached to them; while on the other hand, private Letters received by the Mail yesterday, assert, that such as have returned, without permission we presume, were to be arrested.—Between these two opposite state ments, we shall not at present decide ; but we can positively say, that no such Decree as that stated in the report from Dover, had passed on Monday morning Last. LAST night Paris Papers of the I7th inst. came to hand. Addresses from the Council of State, and from MELzr to the Italians, on the Peace, appear in the Moniteur, both couched in terms of the highest adulation of the Chief Consul of France. The grand Ceremony took place on Sunday last at the Cathedral of Notre Dame. The crowd was immense, and the whole was 'most magnificent and impressive. -The CH I EP CONSUL came in the greatest pos3ibie state, and was seated under a rich canopy of crimson • velvet, very richly embroidered. The different ceremonies of Consecration, &c. were per. formed in a very solemn manner. Tlie Sword of the Chief Consul received consecration. It "sparkled with the richest diamonds, The Ceremony began between twelve and one, and was over about four. No accident occurred, though the Cathedral itself, as ‘ssell 'as all the wrounding avenues, was literally trammed with people.—We shall give a mote par ticular description hereafter, The zeal and aet.ivity of Mr, FIiaNTPR, jun, are highly deserving of rotice. Ile has made more journeys i;tely, and with greater expedition, than ever were known ; and When it is reeoileded that the Ltutteis upon which he was emploYed was no le, 2 . t h a p a (3entral Puice, he certainly merits the public aDptobatiop,aod the more partictli4 r patron 3 , - , e of tilos; in whoic department he NAVAL NEWS. PLYMOUTH, Arm!. 19. ARRIVED The Revolutionaire, arid St. Fiorenzo, Frigates, from the Eastward. The last of the French Prisoners were this morn. ing embarked, making in the whole 3soo, and all the Vessels that remained with Prisoners on board, sailed this afternoon, with a fine breeze at North. Same of the Cartels which sailed hence on Tuesday last, returned here yesterday after a fine passage. Arrived the Mary An . x, Capt. BLAIR, laden with iron, &c. from Riga bound to Lisbon, put in to re fit, having been at sea since December last, and encountered some heavy gales of wind. DW'ER, AFRIL 20. THE PYirr ce• of Wales Packet, Capt. SUTTON, ar_ . rived this afternoon, 'and - brought back the Hon. IVlt' PIERREPOINT, with the Ratification.—HuN- TrIV,. the Meisenger, ; came with him. T'rivate.inteltigenee is this evening received from France; that 4•Peeree‘ is expetled to be passed im mediatdly, for permitting , the return of all the French. Emigrants, 'except ; . the Bourbon Family, and 300 in their Suite. - • • SHEERNESS, APRIL 20. Tx is dny sailed With Men for the Westward, to their homes, the Locust Gun:brig; Limit'. BAupw. The Gt.;ler and &winger Gun-brigs are paid off. DEAL, APRIL 20, Antt I P,;it. LUT\VIDGE struck his Flag last night: on board His Majesty's Ship St.. Albans, which Ship sailed this morning for Chatham, to be paid off. Remain the Amazon Frigate, and Eugenie Sloop. YARMOUTH, AP RIL 20. THIS morning Admiral DicxsoN's Flag was re moved from the. Blenheim to the Veteran, the Blen he;m being ordered (by Express) to proceed imme diately to Portsmouth ; for which purpose she got under weigh this morning. Sailed the Arita/2 , e and Lynx, on a Cruiie ; 'La jalouse and Kite Brigs, to the Nore, to he paid off. Passed the back of the Sands, the Nonsuch, from Whitebooth Roads, Cruizer Brig, and Trial Cutter, all bound to the Nore, to be paid off. Arrived two Cartels, with French Prisoners, from Lynn bound to Dunkirk. We understand that, it is the intention of the No: He Earl at the head of,the Admiralty Board, to al.: low a number of the ;resent Field Officers. of Ma rines to retire on their full pay, on account of their long services, and to promote in their room a like . number of the oldest Captains, agreeably to _senio... rity. This will, no doubt, be• a most excellent measure, as it will not only allow a number of very old Officers who wish it, to retire with comfort for_ the remainder of their lives, but bring forward a number of very excellent Officers, who will be ca pable of being 'sent on any service, which a number of the present are rendered, from age; unfit for; giVing promotion, at the same time, to so many Captains, Lieutenants, First and Second Lieutenants. Two Adjutancies, and two Quartermasterships, at the same time, will fall vacant for disposal by giving Com panies to Captain Lieutenants CLEMENTS, PERCI VAL, BRIGHT, aid LEWIS, who stand next to each other on the list. A very large proportion of this valuable Corps will in time of Peace be kept up, the Admiralty having given direetions for the build ing of Guardhouses at Woolwich and Deptford, and to repair the Sheerness Barracks, now occupied by the Invalids, for their reception ; and the Chatham' Barracks are likewise to be very much enlarged, and formed into a square,• they being by a great deal too small to contain even the Peace Esta- blishment, and the daily instances given of the uti„ lity of the Corps, sufficiently justify these wise and prudent measures. Yesterday, the LORD MAYOR ordered the Price of Bread to continue at rod. the Quartern Loaf Wheaten, and sy. Household. . Part of the Cambrian Rangers have marched from Portsmouth to Bristol ;. the other part are perform ing quarantine off the same place, on their arrival from Gibrilltar.. The 3oth Foot are likewise per forming quarantine at the same place, on their ar rival from Egypt. . . Yesterday the Both Regiment o f Foot, lately ar rived from Egypt, marched into Chelmsford Bar racks from Chatham :---the loth are on their march for the same station. A contest, it is said, is .now carrying on for the appointment of Advocate General at Calcutta, •be tween Mr. Berjeant RUNNINGTON and Mr. MACK N COSH ; but the, probability is, that the place will be filled up in India. by the Governor Genetal.-- We learn from good authOrity, that Mr. Sil rTLE, senior Counsel to tie Company, will certainly be appointed, A melancholy accide'tit happened Fast week' rc Caw_ sand-bay, on board the Raja/ George, of. x Lo gum. Just as the anchor 'was heavir-ig up, 'preparatory to . .her going to . her . moorings; in the eagerness: tp get under weigh, the Armourer.waszso entangled in the traveller of the capstan that both his thighs and legs were : broken_ to ,piece's and jammed to a jelly,. before the:word could big given. to leave Off , heaving. The poor felloW was conveyed' to the Royal-Naval cal, Stonebo4seß but afea Almost 4z meth tri:o igorljes. • • LETTERS MN? PARIS. LETTER I. Paris,. 46711 14., AT length I have reached this city, so celebrated in history for its cabals and its sufferings, and so famed innlater• days for its crimes and its follies. You cannot expect that after a residence of only six hours, I can posibly communicate-any infor mation worthy of your notice. By the next post, however, I shall be enabled to enlarge the - sphere of my communication, and to commence a detail of events, past and present, which may not be al together unworthy of your attention.' . . After having settled my private affairs, I shall have more leisure to survey the mighty changes which have taken place in the Religions, Moral, and Political state of this ,Nation ; when, I flatter_ myself, that my acquaintance among all ranks of people here, Military as well as Literati, will furnish me with topics,sufficient to enlighten tke minds of ' our country Men on the relative- situaion of the People of France, and Great Britain,ald to pr sent you with a full and comprehensive view or the State of Society in• this Country, in'respett to Go", vernment, Religion, Morals, jurispradence, Man ners, and Commerce. • On these subjects you may rely on a faithful,- an impartial, and a-most satisfactory account of what_ ever is most interesting in the condition of this nation. This is the seventh visit which I have made to this metropolis, and those habits of conyer 'sation and society in it to which I have' been long, familiarized, must give me- a great advantage in the occasional communications. which I shall send you. I mention this circumstance merely to give you a greater degree of confidence, and. to prepare ypur mind for a thorough conviction of the ignorithce and' ; absolute want of all just information % which have_ hitherto disgraced our Public Journals, as well as .i.o...justify the didaftic style, which I shat-I,frorn this hour, adopt. .Such a style is warranted by the sources Of information, whence I shall delail events,` and it is also more conforanaWe_to: the .e . tiSe. and. vivacity , of epistolary eommunicazioti. "- • Ilaving thus .premised. mode of my CateSpOntleneei I - shaltenter.:-,upon my , subjeB.:without any further amplifccatton Thoie w . ho,faricy they, have seen france, when, they have spentt-a few weeks in. Paris, are egregi?-. ously deceived. _anl ; •emoCe - Provinces . of this great Empire aTord•subjects o contemplation, which highly excite and interest the feelings, both.. of the Philosopher. and Politician., .Ica 'a great Ca_ pital, where indolence and dissipation, are daily -re ceiving invitations to illegitimate indulgence, and where every art is exerted to pamper follies, men . assume a peculiar habit, which can easily be resolved according to the strict rules of Ethics ; but, in distant portions of an Empire; there is greater scope for the investigations of the Moralist, and the hu man character assumes a variety of appearances, which, .according to the method of natural' Histo rians, may be classed under different species, sus ceptible of definition, and peculiar obsetiration, In England, where, for above two Centuries, the peo . _ ple have been. governed by one unitOrtn Law of Freedom and Justice, this remark :will' , nduavail so completely'; but, in France, whert twelve .years • .ago, 4.2 different jurisdictions clashed one' i ! gsinst• the other,. where on one side of a mountain I.or-siVer , you would discover a. peculiar law andpeculiar.man ners, and on - the other, lavi/ and Manners directly, the reverse ; in France, where during the last .twelve, years; more laws have been made,. than in 'all the. Nations of Europe ,for a century,. there must .appear something characteristic in the habits of- thinking,, and coconductof , the • And unless a person enters with temper and .moderatioti. into the spirit of the Legislation of this ' Country ; unless templates with sobriety the fiery ordeal through which its inhabitants have passed, from revolution: to revolution, from order to licentiousness, and, from . licentio'ushess to order again, he can form no just estimate of the state of society among A . people so . volatile, injured, and injuring. • • • On these considerations, and -because numbers of our Countrymen are hastening . to this region of , wonders and voluptuousness, I shall give you some preliminary details respecting my journey to Paris. While this may gratify curiosity, it will instruct. the. English what they have to expect when they arrive in France, what they must undergo; and what they will see while•tariying here. PerhaPs,-theY.rinay be thus cured of the 'Franco-mania, and find better sources of enjoyment and self-gratulation in our Sea.. girt Isle,. than amidst heaps of ruins, and the wretch ed remnants of sanguinary devastation. • • A mistaken idea has gone abroad in England, that a person may live and travel cheaper in France, than at home. This idea, which was certainly cor rea when applicable to the days of the Monarchy, or even to the first moments of the National Con vention, is note no longer just. As I have had op. portunities of travelling and living in France, dur ing both periods, I apprehend I may be allowed to form an accurate judgment respecting the compara tive expellees attendant on either circumstance. In my next Letter, therefore, I shall present you with . an exact statement of the ordinary expenditures of a journey to Paris, and the condition of the Tpwns and Provinces between that Capital and Calais, the most frequented place of disembarkation,. LETTER 11. Paris, April 15. In my last Letter, I promised, previouslY to my entering on the State of Society here, to give you an exact .E.stimate of the Expellees and Obstrudions attendant of .a Journey to this Place, with a corm: parative view of the expence of travelling in Eng land. From London to Dover, the inn-Keepers, not -withstanding the reduttion in the price of Corn, ...hit've the assurance to charge TO. per mile for a pair Of Horses, when, in all the Western and other .parts• of the Kingdom, postage is reduced to is. only. Whether they are determined to realize large fortunes in, a short.spaee of time, or whether the few Travellers who• have journeyed on their road auiihallie ion& period of "War in which we • were engaged, !lave encouraged them to t ‘tio ll i o ss s itl e attoe who s it)a n ut o )ti w ils h i a ia rna s i s ,cro : e t n n fe d fir,ei r en e lci p et : sfusr thatlt h a ti y isi etnasosgte 1t thick taro, they must lower their Prices. In every Whet policy to deter Foreigners from visiting GlrgrileoarPtettißil'ecerrirrt respell, the expences on the road are very reasonable, and the accommodations excellent. u A r .p tD as o ,p ve o r r , t it t o t is nec es sary e c s s o a i r i y ea t that t u y t o n t h s e h o c u u lsdtuustom present y his Signature, and send your baggage to the C house,- to be ins pelted ; without which it is impoi^ sible for any Captain of a vessel to rec eive y oU P° board. When the company have all assembled in th e packet, a Custom-house Officer inipeds eaacluipeenr: son's Passport, and unless it has been duly th ticated in the manner I have already represent ed ' r° ll one can be allowed to quit the country. This is tlie ceremony requisite on pair side of the Vi,lterP and the whole maybe accomplished in ten din,Otes° without.your personal interference. 'The accommodations in the Packets ate extrem el y tO elegant, and every possible attendanceis giVen the Passengers. As there is an 'opposition. an'ten'e' the Captains of the different vessels, the p rice of th e Massage to Calais, has been reduced• from five guin, ess ., to.ond guinea arida half, every 'person providing ozi oWn prcevisions. For a seriakat you pay on e h a t ii r , d ° this sum, and for, a carriage two guineas• ing at Calais, the Mate, ihe Sic and the Sa'f — , request to be remembered. , the demand ofth e it l9 ; .- mer is an innovationi4Eve.shillings e „:0 1 highly gratify him, as well' as theStewaru • :the §ailors, their demand Wing a daW_ . nrig u " tempt to impose on the eagerness of John Idtrilcl'r, ed with money t .for,the,purpose of 4 French' exe u c sion, they may be safel t-emeri hese") W ith" • I.mloading the pocket. • ' Before I ptoceed„, it may not-be amiss CO u•rbreilt you against oith instae kingdomnf attempts tetnP ; for it is ts o ro icarrL t g Coiti-'- o highly. - reprehensiblep as auunp at riotic Me"only 'An bu and useless in the light-,:of pecuniary P ir ." t han atpreseer - t, -26. Lip-es six Sous, English Guinea is worth, rot mote viiich . : c ii bris‘equently, our gold coio is . at' a depreciat2°4l.e4 is but two xnk of • of Paris, to it-horn a - person is . .known) re l and will L.):74.srgi:4 London, a 7 5 4 1:94 e vte: : rr-aPleeY e rslN: : 11P1. 0 °.r.. 1 11;Ceir e ii t 's.1. : ":h d nvici:1.e. t :fl .l :u0leas f .ftea l t-rat t aFl nrti;r t ie° l l: l :fsn e ele'llc‘i-; t o . 'atg; ; ;: r e:it n rac-is i k•a: l Dennel;ken:4 : riri : even then,. willyotr,. sustai n a l o ss, the cattse which, .1 will explain; w lost you s h o uld' be in to Pociii 'Naue~nal Credit, '.i f h 4 . . e ;c r h e diminution is i . s ce a t n t Y ainly. nte v p There has been hitherto very little imp-Oriel::i of English •mantifadure merehandize int ° t ; country, consequently there has been no interel 9n g fi s: . either of bills. or credit. But as 'suon'as the-i v y mercebetween -the two countries' shill be' le -1 the Exchange will be very great , ..in favour, of,f S o i hind, because_ we_ shall export a,gt - et ter qAuto r ' r ' o ce ~ .mereltanctze than it villbe in the powerofra,;e.„ .accomplish re.cipewahy. Hence, Until t h4c i e r t - I rind shall have arrivea', .the txeliange. roost. be ,- - foC low in'fayour - of England. This was !lle . e a l o lis a t hsrielPeiyl4eF4.r,rseaags(o4:, throughout the P r ussian i npritioried - • t°l hit , • “erling ; .and an when this 'morning, that . she Obtained OnlYeighteen I lost ConsicleraVY °" 4 7 0 e. kings and ten Rencein the polintriterltng , on 4:lC of credit. • . . • • ‘'‘ From this cause.you. rea ' dily .' lerce i l e ll n li .de ; pendently of the patriotic ccinsideratiorww &di() I f l a a d ve d s id ug n g o e r s e p d e i a anti'fo on i 11 1 :; • tage can possibly be derived ..ir o n.,i4pr-yq• ant ra coin our of ,the eountry....l.,_have,alse4dY• nee ed its illegality ; I will e -vr.,Yl4 ', 11 ; 0 01e., of 'the ditfictilty; w.elL :as- 6f I . • 21p 60, quences follow: "adiStbvery ' .• and which I learnt st.•,aurhoritY* • • ti olnY person desirous of returning to.FrartOesfr4'' 0 - roA ed a considerable time ‘o l .°' e e ' or ly petty into French money,— and.- lizid ett e. 4 .i s ao Louis (1•01-, wiuch, withour.;itiy :he- carried on board the packet at Dover.", m enet forrnation was laid against him, - the vw!ld' e , was seized; and the man . aeluaify confirle.'" 35 .1 very important that 'this fad should be ku e vl i n e ' late{ am persuaded few Englishmen are aware Ur a na and the consequences . attendant on its ;140611'1_00. as I have learnt, that several have most. unoi;f • tably brought over a considerable quantity coin into this country. - In l% • t ie We arrived in Calais harbour 'abou t ihreeete pot morning, but as the gates of the town vo ooh; opened, we were compelled either to ten',/,' „pie/ cabin, or to go to a , little pot alehouse (f ro m s'' without the walls. We chose the former , orb ° Ofße er ' the ; apprehension that the Custom-house rts to had come on board 'to take our Passr Pl' 1 Itth' w a s ,Commissary-General, was in colleague w ; ,: t t t his vi - keeper to detain •us unnecessarily. But 360.- not the fad; for after having- ex h a usted our f..hijo ra by waiting till six o'clock, we requestt.irotbiel: shew us the authority on which he aaed ; oi t u r st atel I he instantly and very politely complied!, ' Gcn era in substance, the order of the ComMisorY; b e pe r ; of Police, that no ,person whatever shott'u ot o h 6 mined to enter. the town, until. , the ' ss P ra i i l ,' 6 been deposited with the Commissary t orn t l3 Department, and leave had been obtaineltroissiorfrA Commissary-General of Police for. their ei: a iwie e In the mean time, however, stranger' ` ire to refresh themselves at the Cal/tire/ % 0 own s ere 1, gates. Thus, although the gates of t he t train' eo n, j, c , opened at six in the morning, we were brea re o ur eti , to go to this wretched Hovel to procu not gra n t it fast. But even this indu!gence was - 5 co ol r , until we had gone through the prev : ,i te e , of the examination of our pe rsons, 107:71r which was performed in 3 close , by the gates, where an Officer °! )i t s " i ,,,, L uis • in a very civil nanner, passed .both the pockets both of .I...ldies and Geotienl4 to rt. i y s o ; , l e m r e t r t e lic m u i l i e t . ter l o t t s * frocranii,oitiVac;tilscLtiLl j a i r , e r ' e t y ' cnt t he t r/v • 1:1 14. portation of Contraband. in There is, however, orle,grfar alv anr a l e ges ing refreshment at the Hov e), ak , 43c S 1 1 II LI , [cc: