The Sun. — London, England, 1807-04-23 00:00:00

_ . " I receive, with tin: greatest satistaa;on, the assurances YOU give. me._of your concturei,ce principles which ha',ve goveriell.my conitrt on the Lite important oecusion•-,-- lt has ever been, my .objeet:' tO secure, to all Oescriptions pf ntv Subjetts, the oent,firs ot . ke4i - ous Toleration, and ,it aitordi me particular grat:Cic,“ . .Oll,...to retied,. that - during my Reign these advantages have 'riveu more generally and exfen. sively enjoyed than at any cornier - period ; hut, ar the sauce thne,l never eau forget y,rnat is due to the security of the E cclesiastical Establishment of My Dominions, connected a, Tit is with our Civil Constitution, and with all those bless "lgs, which, by the.fAvour 'or ProVidence, have :hitherto so distinguished us amongst the. Nations ut 'the World." HIS MAJES t Y was please d to con ter tne honour of Knighthood upon JuNATHAN MiLts and tRANSCOMB, the SheritTh. There were likewise present at the Levee-r— -,. Their Graces the Archbishops of Canterbury and .Dublin, the Lord chancellor, the Lord. President of the Council, the First Lord or the Treasury, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Three SeLretaries , Ot State, the .First. Lord of the Admil. 44 7, the lodge Aavricate ; the Dukes of Montrose; Leeds, and ,Argyle ; Marquis of Abercorn ; Earls lestOrd, Sand- Wi ellt and Macclesfield.; Lurds—G. L. Gower, C 4 Somerset, l ieathtield, Rivers, I. Hamilton, and Manners'; Sir P. Hales;, Admiral Holloway ; General tr Charles Ross; Capt. Lain ben ,•. Messrs. W. Elicit, Rose, FaWkemir, B. Barnurst, , and 4 ._Court. •-• • . _ The following had the honour of having audiences, being introduced, and kissing His MAat:srx's hand, tipon their several Appointments, Promotions, &c. Th e Archbishop of Dublin, upon coming to his title of arl`Normanton. His Grace presented to His Majesty an Address from the City of Dubin). • The Earl o: Sandwich, upon his being appointed one of the soint Postmasters General. Admiral Holloway, upon 'his being appointed Governor 4 11C1 Corn cinder in Chiet of the Island of Newfoundland, in America. General Sir Charles Ross, upon his being appointed to the corrirmrid of tilt 56th Regiment. . Th e Hon. %V. Enot, upon Jais being appointed one of the Lords of the Treasury. Mr, G eo r ge Rose, upon 11;3. being appointed Treasurer of the Navy. Lot Granville Leveson Gower, upon his being.appointed Aitio.,,;ador Plenipote,attaroOthe Court of St. Petersburgh. r. A. Court, upon his ,eing appointed secretary to the, 'Earl of Perrrbrolie, upon ins hanyassy.at the Court el Vienna. * .Captain H. Lampert, late of His Majesty's Ship St. rlOienzo, upon his return trurn the .. East Licru 'Manners ' upon ins u.,l:ig appointed the Lord Chart_ cellos at Ireland. Lord 1. Hamilton, by hisslather, the Marquis of A bercorn. HIS, MAJESTT held a Privy Council at which Lord Ma.sNERs was introduced and Sworn in - a Member, and took his seat at . the Honourablelibard accordingly. His Lordship was likewise sworn into its office of Lord Chancellor of Ireland. His MAJESTY gave audiences to the Duke of oRTLAN, Lords HAw KEsßuit y, SANDWICH, CAS; TLEREAGII,,and Mr. Born),_ who bid before - His IiAJESTY the proceedings of several teiurts Martial . HIS MAJESTY left town yesterday, 'soon after fire o'clock, for Winchor. The •secOncl . battalion of the Coldstream Guards. were Yesterday inspeeted by their Colonel, his Royal Highness the Duke of CAMBRIDGE( and all the Ge lieral Officers . , on the Parade, in St. James's Park, The Rilie Battalions of the German Legion are Said to.have been ordered from Ireland to Deal, to replace the 6th; 13tti, and 26th Regiments of the Which - are daily expected to embark, the trans- Ports for their reception having arrived in the Downs tin Sunday.. Capt. BOYSE'S troop of the 13th Light. Dragoons is Ordered flow Canterbury, to rejoin that part of the regiment stationed at. Sandwich, .and marches this day, leaving a small detachment at Canterbury, for the necessary pUrpose of forwarding dispatcheS., &c. It is known that the Dispatches of the Swedish th a rg-6 d'Affaires at Vienna, Count DynEtt, were mfl published. Among these were certain S A ; ll, :' npon the Bac-aran General VON i tEbi of this, the Second division o c the Bavaz4vo...tioe,ps.at__sresiau published, on the 4 8 (11 of J anuar y,. a special.Ordre ell -join - , i❑ which the Officers of the division declare, that the calurn l'ies tittered against their General are an insult to the. uonour of the BaYarian 'arms, and that they are te 7 solved, every man, individually and apart, to de , 'band satisfaaion of the Swedish Envoy. • Musrc.—The Ancient Concert last night, which 'was the tenth of the season, had a very elegant. au. ditory. The presiding Director was the Earl of. lIARNLEy. HANDEL. was the chief source of selec tion, His Acis and Galatea afforded ample scope to 1 - lAaßisoN, BARTLEMAN, and Mrs. VAUGHAN, who obtained and, deserved high: approbation.--= ``Co - 7 - ne if ye dare" was given with strong expresSion bY tiAritisoN,, whose style of singing secures'the applause ot the, best judges. KNiATTT; ELLIOTT, and SALE _severally acquitted themselves very ably. The Duke of ,CAMBRIDGE was the-only branch of the Royal Family.present. THE THEATRE.=-Mrs. 3rDimNs returned to Co went-Garden Theatre last night in the chara&er of, Lady Macbeth: She was received on, her entrance, With. a warmth of public favonr worthy of her high • t alents, and she exerted . t hOse_talents - throqhout her' Performance with a dee:yee. of .zeal that procured her many repetitions or apoaUse. In consequence of th e indisposition Of KEMELI.:, the part of, Mac-* ' 4l / 4 was taken by Coox:E;' 'who supported it with ' r unet) tnore.success than hedid a few years ago The part of MacduiT was •performe.d . with judgment, tit, and feeling; by CfrAßLes • }EDIBLE, though he °bviously laboured under a' cold: The Mterpiece Nv as ikhistle for It, which seems to rise in public ° P i nion. The Theatre was crowded in all darts. CATALANI is gone to Bath, where, for the sake of. the respedable musical veteran 11:iczzrt , n, it is to be h oped that her, talents will not be less attractive than th ey are in the Aletropolis. ROBERT HEATHCOTE, E,sq. a Gentleman well sawn in the higher circles for-liberality, taste, and Ze.ial qualities, is, it is said, on the eve of leading Miss SEARLE, of Covent Garden Theatre, to the 41Ynieneal Shtine. The Lady is very pleasing in Person and irreproachable in charaeter. I.4dy who asked Mr. LEWI, whether he had introduced a Ghost in his forthcoming Play of Adel-: g' th a , at Drury-lane Theatre, was answered in the s negative, "'Th en , Sir," said she, " fear your pints are exhausted.- ------- . Mrs. "THomsbY, —of Grosvenor-square, gives a grand concert on the fourth of next month, to Which the PRINCE of WALES and a large party - of Nobility are invited. ThiS Concert is to be under theDireElion of Mr. CROSDILL, and it will be en riched by his own exquisite skill on ,the vibloncello. After the Concert there is to be what is called an .4m.bigu, a name that has excited many sagacious onjettures, the most probable of which anticipates a 6plendid supper. THE HUSUM MAIL. Nusnmtur..cni, Apritt....9.—A report is circulated on the Lower: Maine, that an Armistice has,, been conclocirl between the Belligerent. Powers. o f Ow Contra r, according to which. there Will .be I wets;.l the two armies a space of 25 German miles unoccu-, pled by; the troops of either party, but which will be neuter._(L iTikeilfe du Nord, April 17) •‘ . arABE RG, Arxtt m.—They ,write froM Posen, under date of the i?lst of Mayelt, that intelligence,. from good authority, confirms the report cit'culated' some time since; of negotiations. having, been'e&' tered in.to by the . Belli , ' , ererit PoWerS ; and.add; that, according to the turn winch these negotiations have 'taken, there is room to believe that Peace «ill soon 'be signed(ldem.). 4.—The Court Gaiette of to=day' gives the following news froth Turkey : "It is confirmed that the Russian V.ice 7 Ad,- . miral SINIAVIN has ayriVed 'in the lEgean Sea. considerable corps of Turks .- frOM Braila, who'haci advanced as far as Rimnik and BusCO, have been beaten by the Russian advanced - guard, aiid driven across the Danube. Gen. Mtertti,toi:t in conseitberiee advanced apart of his army under the orders 'of•Ge nerals MILLA.RODOW/TCII, TSEWITCH, Lind- Uli- LANUIS, towards Kapultschan and Calegren." The St Petersburgh - . Court Gazette,of the ,L)d Of February, (6th of March, N. S.) under the head of Konigsburgh, contains the following intelligence " . Goverbor-General RuclIEL has been' ordered by the King to Metnel ; but his' Excellency will (WY make a short stay, and will iturnediately return hi ther. The French General BERTRAND arrived here frOm the French Head:qUarters, and has also •set. out for ''Memel, accompanied by Major Aid-de-CarnP KLEIST, and a Cabinet Courier. We are ignorant of the objed of his mission ; but whatever may be the nature of the propositions he has: to make, his Majestyis determined to rejea all negotiations. whio shall telate to the Prussian MonarChy exclusively, • and not take any step without the Consent of Russia and England, his Allies." (From the Telegriph.) aa l a RRRLIN, APRIL 14.—Letters from Dantzic an nounce that the siege of that place iS continued with Much aaivity ; the Garrison has indeed made seve ral sorties ;-, but has always been repulsed with loss ; we are assured that some Russian ,trOops have at rivedin that city, which were sent by sea. In one 'Of thelast sorties 40 Russians were wade prisoners. Four hundred Prusiians, frcAn Konigsburgh, who debarked almost opposite Pillau, scarcely arrived at the village of Karlsber when ttley were taken by a small French division—among theSe 400, men , are 120 horsemen. . • . The Emperor made a journey to Marienwerder on the gth Apird. His Majesty arrived at the Castle of Finckenstein, where he has established his head quarters. BANKS OF TETE MAINE, APRIL IL-Her Majes ty the Empress is again expected .atMayeuee; her apartments are already prepared. A.'' converition was concluded at Zara, in the be ginning of March, between his Majesty the Edye ror of the French and King of Italy, and the Empe ror of Austria King of Hungary and Bohemia, rela tive to the march of toe French, and Italian troops 'through the Austrian territory., This Convention has been communicated to all the Authorities. There is a talk of an intended Expedition of the ,English and Russian Fleets, off Tenedos, against Smyrna:. The Russian Fleet has troops on board. CONStANTINOFLE, MARCH 20.---The English Ad- . miral hi. 4 repassed the Dardanelles, .where a much more waive and continued fire was kept on him than at his former passage. He, . however,' lost only a CorVefte and .a Brig laden with ammunition ; 'and on the 7th of March the whole English-Fleet was again on its old station Otr•Tenedos. The. English appear now to confine themselves to the blockade of Constantinople, as they have aleady taken severaknerchant ships under Turkish colours, bound to that. capital. This. hostility against private, property, his induced the Porte to have 'reCOurse to reprisals', and the seal has been placed, not only on the Palace, of the-English Ambassador, but on the Warehouses of the English merchants ;. and it is un derstood that the declaration of war against England/ • • Which will be published in a few clays, will be ac+, corn rianidd by a Firinari ordering: the confiscation of 1, • all„Englith property and goods,,.without 'exception, throughout the whole, Turkish empire: - - The Porte has formally acknOwledged the ii4w Kings of Holland and of the Two Sicilies,and signified to Count LUDOLPH, the-Minister Of -King FERDI NAND IV. that in future he can' only be cOnsideredas a private individual. • We understand that letters have been received in town from Bombay, dated in Otlober, which state, : that ,an account had been received from China, that 'His Majesty's Ship Phaeton, Captain WOOD, • had taken a Spanish Ship with -1,000,000 of dollars on , board, and had arrivqt-with her Prize at Macao; that.the.dollars were }Aid into the East India Coin.- paiii's 'Treasury there, for Bills on the Court of Direenis here, which would realize 2ti 0,04)01. • It is likewise mentioned, that she had. goods on board, beside the bullion, of considerable value. .1W 31.2 i IC n. Rzl PERS , KINGSTO*2:: " Mts-RCII . I f.-Ey the Eq utC,lca- • •••!.- - :' • man, . which arrived from Trini•Jad, - we •alp thr.t a V,-,sel had arrived there on the 2.7 th ult. with au ac taami (.1 Cumana, on the Spanish :Wain, having been !:ikyn by General CH AUFURD, who sailed from Eng T land eat:ly. in November last, in the Sper4cer, of 74 guns, the• Hon. Commodore STovFORD, es iceompa •. !• ..! nied by the Theseus, Gan a Captain,. of 74 guns each, and several otlier v ess - plgof War. ,The Ramillies .of . 71 guns, .Copi. PICKMORE, arrived in Carlisle any _on. the 23ciult. with 114 Sail from Cork . ; whi . ch Port thy eft 'on the loth :Tanuark, 120 Sail in all. The .i?cario Sloop of War; or 18 Guns, Capt. MciosEir,..separ'ated previ onSly with the remainder of them for the Colo nies to the Sonthward ; the Irincesi. acidotic Frigate; ,of3t.") gurls; Capt. TOlivN, accompan ied this Fleet as far as IViadeira, which they made in ten ilays, but afterwards meeting. ivith , biffling winds, Were 34 da' from thence to .Barbadoes. The Ship , • Arduii/us, one of the. Vessels for this Island ; lost her , 'Willi and wizen-mast's three dayS after they ,made' Madeira ; and two or three•OlierS of them received •Sottle trifling injury in coining to . in Carlisle 13ay.: The London vessels, Which sailed - froM PortS MCuth on the, 4th .undcr convoy of the Prince beogC; of 08 guns, Captain LOSACii„.ar rived at BarbadtieS on the 25th ult. and those whic h sailed fro'm FalMoUth on the 7th, taiiiibering about 13 Sail, l . under convoy ofille Blonde Frigate-, arrived on the . 611CiWing day. The whole or the Ships _for this. Island, attached to the three fleets, sailed from Carlisle-Bay on the 27th ult. under convoy of the B/ynde! • A Boat belonging to the Veteran Flag-ship,. with two Officers and nine men,. in boarding the Aguilar Merchantrnan on Monday, during the strong breeze, was run under water; and it was with the utriloSt difficulty that the Officers and two of the . Seamen grit on boaid the Ship. The boat:afterwards drifted on shore on the Palisadoes,• and . we believe no lies were lost: Another Boat, belonging .to the sauna Ship; is also said to have upset several Canoes like wise'shared the same fate. We fear some lives' must have been lost. . • We are sorry to state that the Ship Cicero, TUR NER; one of the London Fleet, has beet) totally lost on Cobler'S Rock, at, the south-east end of Barba -does:. She struck between one and two o'clOck in the morning oldie 25th ult.--while stan . ditig . down' 'with the rest of the .Fleet for Carlisle Bay, in at tempting to wear, She missed stays, and drifted with i'very strong current on the rocks. 'The Captain, passengers; and crew - , were saved from the most im minent danger' by Filets froM the shore, and were safely, landed at eight o'clock at Bridge-Town; The passengers by her were Mr. WicKEY, of Bvbadoes, and the Rev. Mr. FkAzza, whu arrived in the cvrnivali: ATAKCii 7,--The, Mediator Frigate, of 36, guns, Capt. WISP., arrived at Port Royal on Wednesday„ frOM:a Creize. On the'l2th ult. in the Mona:Pas . sage, she fell in with La 'Bacchante, of 20 guns, Capt. DACRES; and off Cape Samana, on the 14th, they descried a Sail, on which she immediately went in_,pursuit, and after four hour chacecame up With and captured lidr, when she proved to, be the Na tional Schooner Dolph i n, of one iong t 2-pounder and two sixes, which they . threw - over-board in endea vouring to . escape. It was ;understood from' her creW,. that she had a few days before taken the Ed tish Schooner Lovely Lass, .RODG . ERS, from New Yorx. boundio thiS Island i and the Atnerican Ship George TPashington, from Cape Francois to New Orleans, and that they were sent to Savantilla-Bay. Capt. DA'CRES on receiving this infOrmation, im medialy determined to make for that POrt, and en ' deav'our to cut them out. On the i sth they arrived abreast or the Fort; when the Dolphin was imme diately manned with seatt.ten . and marines from the Frigates, and the comtnand of her given to the First Lieutenant. of La Bacchante, w ith dire&ions to state, on being hailed from the battery, that she was aiNa tional Schooner, with two Pr4es (the 'Bacchante and Medlator being disguised as such)... The enemy; however, Soon discovered the imposition,.and opetred a heavy &re upon our vessels,. which was as briskly rethrtied, and after "four:hems engagement, they were seen flying in all - direetiOns; the, battery being: . totally demolished. Captain I\Tls, then lauded and spiked several guns, and threw the remainder Into the sea, and tookk-poSsession of the Lovely Lass and, Geoige Washington, with three French Schooners! all of which came into port With her... La Bac ehOte parted company the day after the attack. , understand that. Rear-Admiral Sir AL,EXAN EAU CUcnRANE has received accounts.by the Belle isle, (dispatched 'by Governmebt) of the Reehefort Squadron, consisting of six Sail of the Line and two Frigates, having put to .seal and by a small vessel, ,captured by the Certerus, bound from L'Orient to Guadaloupe, with dispatches, it was ascertained that they were destined .for Martinique ; in consequence of which the Admiral, in;the N9rt.humtvritind, of I I 7.4.= Gi 80 ai;e4 idle. Canada and l'amZfies; Q." 74 .„ . accimwaniettby , the ,Gatafea, auk . Cer6 Ei erus gate ands, nd Dart and IPolverine Slocips of `V.I.:, were to gall from Carlisle-Bay ou ilse ist foi the purpose of cruiziug off Martinique, to ititer , ,•,, eept the enemy. The following, promotioni and appointments ha e taken place at Curava Capt. Charles,Crisbane, of the Arethusa, was sworn int office, and proclaimed Governor of Ctitacoa, on. the David Raillie, Esq. appointed Secretary of the Island. john lames Vidal, libq..Secretary tlie Goyernor. Lieut. Fennell, late of the Arethusa, Aid. ca pto .ditto, Capt, Harwood, of the Marines, late of tke Veteran, Cap. tait•l of sort Amsterdam, and Commander of the Forces, wait the rank of Major. , • ' Lieut. Peebles, of the Marines; 'late Commander of the Forces, .Adjut tut to the Forties. . • Lieut. Scutt, Of the Marines, retains his situation as Town— Major. . • Lieut.. Church, late of the Orpheus Frigate. Cotrunanderef Caracas Fort. . • • • , • . • Lieut. Watts, of the Fisgard, Commander of Aruba. Lieut. Grtflit hs,Second of the Arethusa, to the Reindeer, as First Lieutenant. Dr.\—Rowatt, of the Veteran, Surgeoet-General to the Forces and the Naval Hospita/. ieut. ilemley, of the Pitt, aPpointed to.a Frigve. r.- Sands, Midshipman, of th:Veteran, male - Lieutenant into the Pitt. Henry . IttoOghton, Esq. Agent Vitf: a tual.- - ...r and Commi ssa ry General. _ . Mr. Reid, late of the ApSou,. retz , ins . his on as Naval S t6rekeeper• David Baggs, iEsq.. Tide Surveyor; Yotary„'. Public, 4t.d Barrack -master, Georg9,Mande„ Esq Ordnance Storekeeper. Captaln - rohn Shaw Colleaor or the Customs. Captain Perkins, liarbour-master. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 22.---Arri ved the Swift, MANNING, from -Cork, laden with provisions for the Viauallitig OtEee Sailed the Fury Bomb, Capt..o 1/10K, for the Downs and the Nemesis Frigate, Capt. SONIEit- VILLE, on a cruize._ To-morrow, at half past i i o'clock', the Bawd, k, a fine new 74' gun Ship, is to be launched at this Yard. She is commissioned by the Honourable Captain FLEMING. SHEERNESS, APRIL 2 1 .—Salled the Virago'Gin brig for . Yarmouth. Arrived, the Leda Frigate, Capt. Ho YMAN, fro n the Downs,. and came into Harbour. The Baltic and Tonniogen Convoys sail to morrow morning, under convoy of the Bonetta , SaVi, and 'Raillear Sloops of War. _ _ APRIL 22.—Yesterday a Court Martial was semblea on . baird the Magnanime, for the trial of Mr. SIMONS, Surge )n of the Railleur, for disobe dience of orders: the charge was proved; 1k was broke, and ordered to serve six month; as an A,- sistant before be can be wade Surgeon again. DEAL, AritiL f23.—Sailed from the -Dowps this morning his Majesly's, Ships. Trusty, for Sheerness; Solebay and Devastation, with part of the Regi►uent of Royals on board, for Yarmouth. Arritpd Flarra,r Gw Brig from a cruize, and remains in the Downs with the rest of . the Ships se per List. " P. S. Sailed several Transports for Ramsgate Har bour. • Fnt:.+IOCTTFT, AP RL. 0 . —Arrived the Rebuff Gun-brig iron) a Cruize, and sailed again ; His Ma jesty's Sbjps' Crocodile and Avenger, with a Fit:et under Convoy, for Newfoundland, clut , bec, &c. appeared off this Harbdor this inornin, were joined by several Veibels from hence, and proc,:eded to the Westward. The Anitiversary Dinner of the Society for th 3 . Encouragement of Arts, Manufatlure, and Com merce, took place yesterday at .the Crown and Anchor Tavern. The Duke of i\TORFOLK being oc cupied by.particular business in the country, apolo gi4e.d in a letter fur his absence, and the chair was taken by Mr. PITT. • The company amounted to about one hundred and fifty,..among whmn were some of the most enlightened chara&ers in this me• tropolis. The toasts were all in honour of Loyalty, Patriotism, and the liberal and useful Arts, , and the day, passed'off with great festiVity, regulatel by the decorum' that ought to characterize a meeting iu support of such an- Institution. SPORTlNG.—Yesterday a match of pigeon shoot ino'between two men of Buckinghamshire and two of Hampshire, which was made a month since, was decided in a field between Salthill and Burnham.— The stake was too guineas, and each partf killed eight piveans out of ten. Each person was,allotte,l , five, and, Mr. JACKSON, from Buckinghamshire, killed all his birds, and his partner, -Sir,LEY, three Only. Mr2WARREii, on the opposite side,, kille.l three pigeons, and his partner, KING, a G-Jrnekeepar killed his five. The tie was shot orf by the two per -sons !who had killed all their birds for 501. after the original stake had been drawn. Mr. JACKSON W S ti'e. pigeon.. vs n i Or, his :adversary having missed his thiru . . . . The , Ticket No 24,305, as First-drawn tilts day, entitled to 20,0301. wai shared in one Half, one Quarter, one Eighth, and two Sixteenths, by Messrp. BRAN6COMS and Co. JOint Contra&ors fir the pit - Sent Lottery, and froprietors of the Lucky Lottery Offices, No: Holborn, 37, Cornhill, and 3s, Haymarket - , Piccadilly, who. solicit An - irnmedia e attention of the Public to Saturday ,the - 9.d of Ma), th 6 Third Day,of Drawing of the present unprece dented Rich Lottery, when .the first-drawn Ticks will ; be entitled to 20,0001. and may be 36,0001. besides which; every Ticket drawn that d.ty - must be entitled to a Prize.from a 01. to• 10,0001. To obtain the. above great advantages &adventuring for a Ca pital' Prize with so little risk, the above Proprietors recornm.lnd an early, purchase, by. whom likewise the follw.ving Capitals in the Lotteries for 1805 and 18015, were sold, in 267. different Shares : namely No. 3339 . . loco!. Ny. 13,747 . • 10;000i. 1 7;477 • • . !cool. 24,699 . . . leo:i. '16,801 . . . 17,915 . . . 4077 . • • . It,s7t. . . - 45 . 6 . • . 20;0001. t . . 2a,06(.1. 11,643 . . 20,0001.. _ 7686 . . 7757 . . . 20,0221. _22,719 . . . . 25,0001, . , . With sixteen Pri72s.of 5001. 'ar;(a a g vat i nurnber of 1.001: 501. atrd‘whcre the dist 30,0001: and the. 25,0001. ever sold, %k ere share'.--- Schemes gratis ; and ,Prizer.; paid pr. demand.