The Sun. — London, England, 1807-08-06 00:00:00

r ~+ impossible to give too rnueb praise. to Govern• meat for the zeal, spirit; and vigour, which have attended those important measures,' or to' the cau tious secrecy with which they have endeavoured tb ensure their execution. British valour and enter prize must do the rest, and therefore long and gib lions experience give us every reason to hope for Ultimate success. TUB reje&ion by the House of Lords of the Bill • , for Prohibiting the Grant or Places in Reversion, has furnished the Opposition Writerl with a new subject *for attacking Ministers; and, having 'so little pre-! tense for censure in general, it is no wonder that those Writers should eagerly seize the fleeting oppor tunity. However friendly we must ever be to any . Measure calculated to lessen undue patronage, and obstrud the fair pretension's' of talents.exerted in the support of our national interests, we shall 'watch with jealousy any attempt to abridge the just prero gatives of the Crown, at all times, but particularly at the present momeat, when every loyal English. man is forcibly called upon for a' . zealotis and . firm attachment to a Nlonardi who has uni formly made the happiness of his People the leading principle of his condu.a. In the ,best days of the Constitution it was the . aitt,of the greatest Statesman to uphold the. Royal charader, and not to divest it of the power to grace and for tify itself by the privilege of conferring layouts. Be sides, as it has been prOperly urged, the power which the propoied 13111 was to abrogate Was not a mere useless privilege of the Crown, but adually involved a saving to the Pliblic ; for by conferring Reversions on distinguished merit, there is the less necessity for granting additional burthens in the form of Pensions. Yesterday His MAJESTY came to town about twelve o'clock, and held a private Levee at Ali,: • Queen's Palace, which was attended by The Archbishop ot Canterbury, the Lord Chancellor, the Lord President of the Council, the •First Lord of the Trea. btkry, the three Secretaries or State, the First Lord of the Ad- Miralty, the Master-General dt the Ordnance, the President of th e Boa r d of ContrOul, the Lord Chamberlain, the Duke of Montrose, the Marquis of Huntley, Admirals Lord Rad stock and James Saumarez, Colonel Dalton, Captain Wal. degrave, R. N. Sir S. Cotterel, and Mr.-H. Elliot. • The following had the honour of being presented to iilB MiJEST.Y Admiral. Sir 'anti Saumarez,' upon his promotion, and - Upon his return from the Channel fleet. Colonel Dalton, upon his being appointed to the Corn- mand of the West Kent Militi a ., Capt,Aln Wald egrave ,. b y L o rd Radstock, upon his being promoted to the lank, o f post Contain ; and upon his return IForn the Mediterranean. = • Mr. flow) Elliot, upon his bails' appointed Governor of the Island of Barbarities. The Marquis of iluntley, upon his going to Sicily. His MASBSry held a Privy Council, - and gave pri vate audiences to the Duke of PoRTLAY.I), Earl CAst pert, Lords HAWKS6BUItY, MULGRAVI3,'CASTLE-, REACH, CHATHAM, and RADSTOLii, anci..Mr. CAN PING. At si , ko'clock his /VIA:ZS/A set old ou his return 'to Windsor, Yesterday Mr. R. Dotlreas laid before his MA JESTY several Letters from the Emperor of CHINA, describing some superb Presents which the Emperor las lately tient his MAJESTY. INDIA Housz.--Yesterday a Court of Diretors . was held, when the under-mentioned Commanders took their-leave of the court previona to depafting 'for their respeaiverdestinations, viz. Capt. Hos/sort() EV.ER, Glory; Capt. Tiros. MAcK.v.sow, Sarah Aristiana ; for Madras and Beng.d.—Capt.DUGAl:ii AiIACDOUGALL, Tigris,. for Madeira, Madras, and -Bengat.—Capt. FitgoLarcx GAILLAIII), VniOil, for . , 'Bombay . di re&. It is with much pleasure that we insert the fellow ing Letters, as they record the merit dour country ' man. The Gentleman to whom they relate is Mr. A.t.E.x . AtkinEn GlasoN, merchant in' Dantzic, son of the late Mr. WILLIAM GIBSON, merchant in Edin liourgh. • fle had, at an early period before the siege ship pad oir all his property from Dantzic, but determin ed to remain to give every assistance in repelling the enemy. During the siege, his exertions were various and unceasing, and essentially contributed to the gallant defence made. Since the surrender, the following honourable testimonials of Lis • conduet lave been transmitted to him. No. I.' FIOM Field Marshal th, late Commandant of I):intzie, to Mr. Gibson. "You will receive inclosed a Royal Cabinetlet ter,-containing his Majesty's thanks for your exer tions during the siege of Dantzic. I rejoice very much that his Majesty does justice to your merits; and I once more return you. iny best thanks for the glorious assistance which you gave , me. " Tilsit, June 9, 1807. KALKREUTH." No. It. From his Majesty the" King of Prussia to Field Marshal Kalkrruth. " My,dear General Field Marshal Count Kai.- XI I EUTH,...- I have seen, with pleasure, by your la ter of the 3d inst. that, during the siege of the for tress of Dantzie, not only the Town PreSident BAs, but more, and very particularly se, the English. titer- Chant GlasoN, has distinguished himself, by his inde fatigable activity for the public good. I have assur ed the latter, as he has followed you here, of my gratitude and royal favoiir for his glorious conduct, in the inclosed letter, which you will deliver to him in the name of • • " Your very affdlionate " FREDERIC 'WILLIAM." " Konigsburgh June 6, 1807. "''l'o General Field M.trshal Count Kalicreuth." No. W. From his Majesty the Kiug of Prussia to Mr. Gibson. , " His Majesty of Patmsza has learnt,. with the greatest plea Sure, that the English tnerchatit GIBSON, of Dantzic, has, during the siege of that fortress, been very a6live for -the public welfare, and render. ed thmost essential services : his Majesty, therefore, gives his best thanks to.Gtasow, for the attaebnient hF has shown to his person and kingdom, and iiSitll'et tun of his royal favour. FREDERIC WILLIAM." ~ ti " Kontgs)urgh, - June 6, 1806. °th e Lags 4lt nicrcliaat Gib4oa, of Dintoc." NAVAL:NEWS. IittIXHAM QUAY, AUGUST 4.—Sailect . froni bay,:the Channel Fleet, consisting of his Majesty s,hips . "'i r iye de Paris,' Hibernia, Londnni_ Dread :nought,: Dragon, Colossus, Yoadroyant, Tonnant, 4udacious, and the Alcniene, Linder corn ' .f Admiral ' I Lord _ G ARDNER, to the Westward. PLYMOUTH, AUG. 4.—Arrived the Amazon Fri gate from Torbay her passage hither she Spoke an .Kmerican Ship from New York, the Master of Which re' lorted i , that on his passage off Cape terre he spoke a , French line-of baffle Ship And A Frigate, which were truizing there to intercept the gooih , horneWard-bound Trade. _ _ :14,te Channel Fleet from Torbay passed by the Sound this dayat noon, to resume theit,station off The Achille, of 74 guns, sailed frOm Caw . - sand. Bay this morning to join them. The Royal George,,of too guns, Vice-Admiral Sir T. DUCKNOORTH, went out,of Harbour thii morning and anchored in Cawsand=Bayi and the Alceite Fri gate, 01.44 guns, which iinchored iii the'Sound. PORTSMOUTH,. AUGUST 4:—The American Ship Ulysses, kom Bourdeaux to Tonningen, with wine ) was yesterday sent Lao this Port by the Pluto Sloop of War, Capt. JANVERI N. Arrived the Experiment, Burn eaPottn, froth Wilmington, with. timber for this Port ; and Thomas and Mary, froth Guernsey. Sailed the Explosion Bomb with two Transports finder convoy for the Downs ; the Santa Johannes, HANSSEN, for Frederickstadt ; Heron, Cumni,. for Dover; and Unity, AlbribAY, fur London. • Went out ofHarbour this morning the Horatio Fri gate,f which was lately lauliche'd at Bin - Action. PORTSMOUTH, AUG. s.—Arrived the Wasp Sloop of :War, - , - Capt. PARKIN S ON, from the West Indies after !;lying convoyed part of a htnneward-bound Fleet up St. George's Channel ; also the Duchess of York,'MASSINGHAM,* from the Downs, to join the River Plate convoy, now lying in Yarmouth,Roads, Isle of Wight. Sailed the Mary,'MAssy , for Waterford. r : - ‘ll4r9Oped drown to St. Helen's the Plantagenet, of t:; 74 ! gtvs, and will sail for the Eastward as soon as the,w4id is fair. pk:44„ . Atm. 4.+--His Majesty's Ship . S9/etay, ine2 - I .d. own last night from the Northward, and remains. His Majesty's Sloop Honnd . and Monkey Gun brig, Plymouth, Transport and Pleasant Hill Sloop, came in this day from the Westward i the.P/ymuuth and Pleasant Hill sailed this day to the Northward, with His Majesty's Sloop Murgiana ; the others re-. Main. • -• His Majesty's hired Armed Cutter Swnn; Capt.. last u.ght after post. • The Ship' Fortuna, detained sOine tew days by the .E.rertion, was this day removed to, Ramsgate Harbour: The 'Hambnrgh Ship Borse van Lisbon, still re wind,.bound. • In toe Dpwns—Princess of Orange, elyde,,Solebay, ge nt Store-ship, hergert% Skylark,- Coalleneer, - Bloodhound, Resolute, Nl, n ts4, 4 , 1 4-. Ki„,„,„, mill yevcrrl Transports. AUGUST ..--Arrived last night . the Canada, of 74 guns, having .under, her convoy - M.)oi .70 Sail•Of Merchant Vessels, from the Leeward Islands, winch • :Italie sailed for the River. oai ed the Monkey Gun-b r i l on a crulz , = off Boulo g ne. • Arrived the . Mermaid Frigate,. from Rahlax, and sailed through, tar the Nore; and the _Pox/wand Sloop, fromtlie Nore. Sailed the Clyde, Commodore OWEN,•for Wey mouth; Solebay Frigate, for Portsmouth; Challenger and 'Skylark Sloops, on a cruize, oti Dieppe. • Arrived the k.:xplosion Bomb, with conVoy,• from Portsmouth. SHOERNESS, AUG. 2e—Arrived, SI Tender from the Tower, with about 90 Seamen and Landmen for the Fleet. - 'Auo. :3.—Arrived, the Howe Store-ship. , AUG 4.—Arrived, the Oberon Sloop of War, Capt. SUTTON, from the North Sea ; and SenYinel Gun Brig, Lieut. KING, from Tianningen. Sailed, the Howe Store-ship for Woolwich ; also his Majesty's Ship Foxhound, Capt. GREEN, for' Deal. Several Transports are daily arriving from t he RiVer. Arrived the Lancaster Man of War. 'Several Sail are arrived, and brought up below the Sore. Sailed the Spgrrow Sloop, Capt.BEVAN, for Deal. .Dovatt, AUG. 4.—Arrived the Schooner eau:dia. of Netvbedford, HATA WAY, from Holland, for St. Michael's, in ballast. 'Passed by fpr London the West India Fleet under convoy of His Majesty's Ship Canada; also the American Ships Two Friends, LIVINGSTONE, front Charleston ; and the Young Fatior, GOULT, from New York. DISTRIBUTION Of PRIZE MONEY. To the Officers, and' Ships' Companies of His Majesty's Ships Surveillance, Portunee, Echo, and Superieure, for the cloture of the Spanish Ship La luSephs,. on the sth 0-4, in company with His Majesty's Ship Hercule, their eiVctive shares of the produce of the quicksilver taken out of the.said Vessel, on the 6th inst. on board the Fortunk, ai .Plymouth, the Surveillance, Eche, and SUperieure, at No. •to, john-street, Adelphi, London and every Tuesday andl'hursday for three months, at tire Same place.. . To the Officers and Companyof His Majesty's Ship For. tunee, for the' Capture of the Fox Smuggler, km the 15th Deceinber, "fso3, on board, at Plymouth, on the .6th itrq. cut atmcwaitis , „t No. to, joluu - stroPs Adolphi, Laiuton. • To the tifilcers and .CortipAny, ,of 1-lis Majesty's •Ship ernitter, for the Capture of.the Prederick (Marinet, Griper; Ant, and Adiie, in company); the net proceeds thereof, on board, at Sheehie , ..s. 6n her arrival t and every Tueiday and Saturday after, fur three months, at No.'2, Harnmet,street i fvlinories. Ts the Officert and Company of His Majesty's.thip Cruizer, for the Capture of: he Johanna Tholen, on the nth June, 1305, the second and final disttibtition of the proceeds thereof, On board, at 'Sheerness, on her arrival ; ancl-evOty Tuesday and Sutiir k lay after; for three months, at Ko. A, Hammer-street. To the Commander, Officers, and Crew, of His Majesty's Sloop Scorpido, the proceeds of the French Privateer Bou gainville, captured on the t6th February; 146, od the.arnval of that Sloop in port, :ma for three months after, at No. 3o i George-sad:to Plymouth.Dqck., NAVY OF TUR UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; affIPS O 44 United States, Chesapeak, Constitution, Pinta& - Ptesident. . Constellation, Congres), SHIPS dF 36 GUNS. New York, insurgent. Slil:s OF 32 GUNS. nostbn, C cam! Grate, Adam:, George Washington, luhn Adams. SNIPS OF 20 AND UNDER 32 GUNS. Ganges,. Merrunue,k, toiinedicut, ' ' Potapsco, Maryland * - Delavir:aree ' Pollan - km[lli - Baltimore. autrs or 18 AND 20 OW, S. Herald, Ridailluill, Trumbull, Augusta. Warten, SIIIAS or /3 AND t 4 GUNS. Eagle, Expernnenti Pickering,` Enterpriie, Scantmei, , 7 t.;atlie.i. ESTIMATE . . Of TAE NOMURA:it PERSONS COMPOSING TNE CREW ' S Of THE NAVY OF THE UNITEu STATES. ' 5 Frigates, of 44 guns, and 400 men, - too, . 4 (Imo. 36 360 1560 2 ditto ' 3 2 26 5 zo • 4 ditto smaller 32 , 21 4 B3o 3 Ships of 20 50'24 lito 'l44° 3 Stoops War 18 , . 1 4 1 420 2 Brigs 16 to 18 soo I .., 200 5 do . , 5 Schsrs. 12 to 14 70 850 7 Gallids 28 395 Total, including Marines y 7866 To place the condtict of the Magistrates of Nor folk,in America, and the Officers who recruited' for he biesapeaki in a more particula r 'and distinct po i nt o f view than it is shown 'in the ord er o f Ad m. BERKELEY,, we subjoin the following Extra& from the Charlestown C'ourier, of the 3d of July " In the ,Month of March, the Halifax sloop of war, commanded by Lord TOWNSBEND, was lying in Haii)pten Roads, and one of hcr boats, with four men and a petty Officer, was sent on some 'duty. Being out of the reach of , the guns of the Halifax, or being Unobserved, the men • rose upon the Officer, and . ghee threatened to throw hi m ,overboard;, this, hoWever, they did not. do, but pulled for the thore,, .which they reached, and pro ceded for this place, .:where-. they' .entered with : ,an Officer then engaged-; in the ,enlistinent of men. for the Chesapeak. A formal demand was made to.have t h em d e li vere d u p: The Civil iinihority refused ~to interfere, and the Officer who had enlisied them did not think himself' authorized to deliver them without orders from his superibii. The case was represented,. we believe, at 1 1 / a shington, bat what fassecd tbertron the suljecl we know nut. The men were cwt delivered up, 'send were, belief ed to be on board the Chesapeak. We are confident,that a representation of the case was made to the British Government, whose orders, we apprehend, were to take the men where ever- they were to be found. Our readers wilibe info rtl ied, that the Leopard arrived here only . a few days since, and brought the orders Of the Admiral at Halifax to take the wen at all event 4, and under any circumstances. . ,‘ It ipay t e obietled that there has not been tittle . .to hear morn England since the circumstance Pe spetiing the iiatyka s occurrecl, which we ihink was about 9th or loth of March, but we know that' •answeri to.letters written to London as late as the f.lotli of March have been received here." The Paper, from which we have made this ex tract goes on to say, " that if this as (meaning the search by the Lappard) is to be ascribed to the Bri tish Government, there is an end to all further Ne gociation on, the subject, and War must be the re sult." We, may retort this observation, and say, that, if we are to have no redress from the Govern ment, and that the American Legislature is capable of sanetiOning ti)e proceedings in respea to the de serters• from the Halifax., NegOciation is useless, and there is no way of , deciding the question but by an appeal to arms. Trie, French Ship Patriot, 'ono of the Squadron formerly commanded by JEEONIE BosAPAnTS, and which for several months past, has been blockaded by some English, Cruiiers in Pauttmet, below Nor folk, in America, lately, in violation of the neu trality of the United States, fitted out an American Pilot-boat as a Privateer, putting ao Frenchmen on beard. The Vessel retaining her appearance of a Pilot,' has captured the Ceres, NIVEN, and some other English Vessels. Commodore DOUGLAS, who commands off the Chesapeak, in the:Bit/ono, of 74 guns, has' sent the Helampus Frigate in pursuit of the enemy and has Made a strong, remonstrance to the American Government, on the subj6t. of this . equipment of the French Commander, Extrati Of a Letter fi , oin Capt. VERGUeSON, of the boMid to Limdon, dated at sea, on the 25th of ,July, mist. 23. 0; long; tB. . 1 ) We sailed from Tobago on the i3th JUne, Paine doWn to Gre , nada on the I sthi turd sAiled from thence on the 1 Gth, cable to anchor at Tortola on the inst, and got un der weigh from thence" on . the 22d, 155 Sail in company, under convoy of His Majesty's Ships Ca nada and Waip,". The SurinaM Ships'are net with us, in consequence of the Man of War that went fc. , r them not being able to beat up from.llerderara." , A German Author; Who has lately published some statistical observations respefting the state of Eirope, says, that Europe contains 171,396 square tier otan miles, of, which FranCe either governs . direaly . .or' prowls 38,849—that it , contning 182,59gp00 .inhabitants, of which 87,050,000 phey France, or eitt‘r into its Federal System—that there are ill Europe 0,549,836 soldiers, of which France-- can put 854,8C0 in movement. The total Revenues of Europe he estimates at 1, v73,7:40,000 florins, of which France receives about 700,000,000 of: !Wes. . IMPIWMI' ru. When tA WR Net, known as amir.bell,, 'Third in the liouse his draiiisr knell— . E'en to his friends a boit ; 'Tis strarme thatCA t ',ton should ohri, wearyThG mottle:its to begui;ei_ And did not ratilte more: • A Caricature of the late Itegotiatiun PrAttc4 ishow exhibiting at Paris i , in which the parties are of course the Plenipotentiaries of England and Franc:: To a polite interrogatory from the latter : —Lvetwili.., his Lordship is well? our countryman replies; " that he has, just dispatched a Courier to London ; and orx his return will dbubtless be enabhel tOgivethem the hecessary information an that subjodt I" Mr. SHERIDAN 11S- by no means aged with the liberality generally.aserihestto his charaaer, in weak lag with so much severity of the Police Magistrates. A more respedable budy of men altogether tan hardly be found in.this country : several of them are distinguished for learning' and literary talents, .vhic li might have. been expeded to exempt them from such an attack, considering his own merit in that respea; It is hence not improbable that 'some or those Gentlemen may employ the pen, in return for the freedoni of the tongue. TH TH EATRc.-- r Mr. -Youno Mailisfetted new and forcible claitns to public favour last .alight at the Haymarket Theatre, by his perlormance of Sir Edward lifortittier,, in the Play of 'fh.e hag This ellaraoter requires great theatrical skill, as welt as mature judgment and strong sensibility and it ii but justice to say, that Mr. Yourit; supplied- these requisites to the full. extent which the char.tect dez manded..=-He'excited sympathy ) and obtained great applause. Covent-garden Theatre opens on the 14th ofneit month, and Drury-lane On the I Lth. BiIALIAM, it iS said i has deellno an engagement, at Drury-lane Theatre, bedatise the Proprietors were unwilling to engage SORACE .. • Theteare to Subseription Concerts at thti liotunda, in Dublin, under the di rediun of Mr. 15. a LY, at which Madame CATALAN!, Sieor ROVEDINO • Sigithr MORELLI } arid Mr. KELLY will perform. Music..-The ensuing MusiCal Festival, at Saile bury, is expetled to be very well attanded, at the tirst Performers, vocal and instrumental, have been engaged for the occasion. BARTLEMAN, Mr. and Mrs. VAIIGIIAN STORAC:B,.EOd BRAMAN, are among & the former. AMER is to, be the leader, and the orchestra is to be amply supplied. Mr... A.. is to have the direction of this triennial festival. MA A } it is said, is an thC.eVeOf to this Country, probably for .the purpose of raking a part in the Concert of Anoient Music, us She was parti cularly excellent in . her Manner. of singing the su blime compositions' of HANDEL; lers. BILLINU. TON had a very handsome offer from the Ilt'redt,,,;, on the close of last season, bin declined it. The non-attendance of Cooiu , ,itccording to his eng.ttcment, at Manchester, will probably gike cc casion to a legal pinArlnance, as thallartoger, is said, demands the.expence of keeping his theatrical Corps together, and a compensation fol. the loss of protilfor several nights, when the boxes were all sett, and* the house likely to be full every night for which Cooks was engaged. A foot race will 'take place next Monday, in LORD'S Cricket Ground, for 50 geineas a-side, be,: tween the Brighton Shepherd and I.)avenport, a new Man. The odds are seven to one on Davenport. crib left town Ott TUe3d2V night, , for traitting„; preparatory t0,"11 . 6 tight with • Pittone the Jew. The battle . will take "place in the course of six weeks. The odds are in favour of Crib.. Yestcre i tly morning, at three o'clock, the pressure of people Wai so great at Billingsgate to get herved with oysters, that two.-Onien and a man tell into the dock ; the women were recovered, but the man was drcAvned.,.,.. NEWeit6TI.E. AUG. 4.—About sixteen months age a person swindled two respectable tradesmen of till* town' by pretending to be a Captain of a The same person, in attempting to dupe a mercan4 tile house on the quay, on Wednesday last, vas deteeted, from the similarity of his story to that b s y which he had succeeded in his impositions the Year preceding. Before he left,the counting-house of the merchant (where he pretended be h come as Captain to purchase beef and Other stores for the. ,Maria Transport, a message- was carried to Mr. Nichol, a biscuit-baker, whom he had last year, de frauded, intimating a' suspicion . that he was the same 'person by whom he had been then deceived.': 04 Mr. N's arrival, he eyed him with caution ler some minutes, but .on addressing him was convinced it was the identical person suspected, and on tell:ng him so, and that they would not part till he had car., tied him ,before a magistrate, the Swindler for a mo ment seemed CopfUsed, but with great eill'ontery assured Mr. Nichol , that he was miaaken, and that as he knew •Mr. - Alderman Smith, who lived on the North Shore, :he .would, : by companying him, be convinced otitis error. They , . proceeded thither (accotnpatited by .a number , a people colleoled together, in consequence of the tercation) till : they came to Mr. Smiths. but that Goutlenlan.not being at h ome , the swinder:insisted that Mr..N. _had ,no right to_ detain him, and atter a considerable struggle, contrived .to escape in*) fields.He was instantly pursued, and on finso; n o himself much. pressed, gave them the donhie, ant rushed to the. liver side, leaped on board a keel, where, seeing a ,Uott , hard by, jumped into her, and 'after an unsuccessful attempt to push her off, was overtaken and secured, CORN-EXCIIANGE,A.UG.6.—The sa.pply of Wheat to-day is again considerable, with some from Aint rick; the best satnpies hardly fetch last pr ether qualities 3re heavy of sale and miller chesperi Har ley ,and Malt ti have few t•ch . ,.!sers; good new It.ve at 50s. per quarter; White pease full as dear", Grey likewise; small Beans 3s. :4)sd per quarter higher; of Oats there are may more foreign cargoes ar rived—the hei, keep their price, and the trade ftr other sorts is, eirioted rather lower ; !;"Jour is dull sale—fine ArnertOan Us. to 435. per barrel. Wheat vs a 624> a 743 .oti Lietins (Old) 53S a 5 95 ~,,,t Fine ditto . ;cs a 77s Ott Tick. ditto (do.) 473 a ; 4 s od Rye . . 4es a '43s od rats .: 23. Ur 4pi oil' Earley - . , 3ss.a 4D ,d 1 Polapd ditto 33 s a 34s -c+d Malt .. . 66s a 7.4 a{! t KA pc Sete'. . . 221 -I 2tsi White Pea.le tt;sa tz. - :•i od i Fine f lour. . fes 631 6,5 b ott C 5 toy ditto . 6;s a 64s od I Sta,:utttis . . , 305 ttot: 601