The Sun. — London, England, 1807-08-15 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PAR LINIMENT, ROUSE OF PEERS, FRIDAY, AtiG. 14. Th House met soon after three o'clock. - The Earl of Darlington took the.Oathd•and Ins seat. (' After transaaing some routine business, the House adjourned to robe. Abotif a quarter before four ,the ARCHBISHOP of CAwramsuay, the LORD CitAxcit.toa, Earl CAM.. DEN Md . Lord HAI,VKESBURY took their Seats as his Majesty's bommissioners. • • Mr. (anemic, the Deputy 'Usher of the Black itn4 - was sent to the Cern/lions fa 'require' their attend ance. • ~ Shortly afterwards the Speaker and , a greA num• ber of Mernbers of the House of emulous came to the Bar. • The Commission for giving . the Royal Assent to .• certain B:lls was.read, after which the Royal Assent was notified to the Vote of Credit Bill, the. Irish Vote of Credit Bill, the Appropriation Bill, the Mir • jitia Completion the ,Curates' Bill, the Traders' Assets Bill, and bUIPC other Bills, in all, Public and rrivate, fourteen. The Lotto cHANEEI4.OII, • in his , Majesty's name, delivered the Speech,. as given in THE SuN . yester • day. A Corn mission' for prtirogniug Parliament to Thurs day, the 24th of September, was then read. • The Loalp CHANCELLOR; by virtue of the Com mission, and by command of his Majesty, declared the , Parliamenc.to be prorogued to Thursday, the 24th of September next, to be then there holden. The Commons retired 'from the Bar, rind the Lords Commissioner:, withdrew. from the House. . I'OUSE 'OF` COMMONS. FRIDAY, ♦ AUG. 'l4. A little before four o'clock the Usher of the Black Pod summoned the }louse to the House of Peers, to hear th,e Comn - iission read. On their return the 8 1'euker called the Members round the' table, and having read to them the Speech delivered by the Commissioners,' the Members separated. ' .• .• • MAILS. Attajvt4-I.Cottenburgh, t Dublin, t Waterford-. D I. Dublin, 3 Waterford. (70/)SOIS PRICE OF STOCKS • T 11“ I.)A y 4T TWEI.VE o'cLocK. 6:4 - rar `1 11 E SCT N. SQIEM QUIS DIC/RE FIALSW 7 S 41.10E,Yr ? LONDON, SAT ULLRAY,• AUGUST 15, 1807. Thiq morning rt Mail from Goitehburgli arrived, which'bringS intelligence down to the 7th inst. Let-' furs from Elsincur state, thaethe first ll;visinn of the British Fleet pissed the Castle of Cronberg on the ad inst. and g2lve and received the customary salutes. The French hive not yet commenced the Siege of Stralsund in form, 'bat they have refused to giant the KING of Sw 10'N` an Armistice, unless he consents to the surrender of , that Fortress. Indeed it is obvious from the language of the French Papers, that it is the intention of Bow4P4taz to deprive the R,i NG Of SWEDE; a of Pomerania. Last night DUteli Papers to the l tth, and Paris to. the7th, attired. • The most important , Article they' contain is ri . Letter froni Bayonne; which states, 04k..40,00Q French TrooPs u were expo red there, clrstincd for Portugal, in order to shut up the Ports of that Country against 'England. If it ba really trw.; that so large a FrencliArmy has received orders to march into Portugal, it must be.witit some other olijeEt besides that of shutting tho Ports. against this Countryi because in the Present unfortunate state fir the Continent, that objea could be accomplished with infinitely less force. The Moniteur contains. some observations upon 'llislilajesty!s•Message to Parliament respe&ing the Swedish Treaty, and the pecupiary assistance ad canoed to Prwisiit, With respel to Prussia, it is as paled, that !, she wiil not only shut her Ports Against England, but declare War against her.". Jr is stated in a Morning Paper, that Sir S. SUA APE set off yesterday to Russia, with orders to 0.11 Merchant Ships to leave St. Petersburg!) irnme clintely. Part of the above statement is correct. Sir S. SitARPE has sot out for Russia; but we have reason to believe that the objeCt of 'his MisSion is of a r.,ry different nature. We have this day laid before our Headers the Re pert of the Cofutmttee on the Cora metT t i : al-.State w of the Went in Colonies, which, wt.,: 'Ord'isorry to any, gives a melanCholy account, of the 'situation of ; -the Planters. The principal cause of the • distresses under which fliey labour is sufficiently obvious. We wish the leruedy for them were equally so but the relax:10(41s" which have from tin to tirne taken place in our livilritime ,Sy tern„ in favour of Neutrals, them advantages which tit ' find it dialcolt, if pot irripossible, ire ii ;cover. Perhaps, in» limed, the hostile conkticracies jet) BONAPAR'rE tlrtmu.ni., to bun mr,aiuq nc, may,lo one point of ii•ew, tie ) LteLeticial to our interests, by enabling us "itgxu'it, ''to tlfat ',! , rlaritinie System uppti sivbicti q„sininercial greatnt.ss VitlS fapnded,gnd with. out which it cannot long exist. we are happy to tnict that the dommiite, in the courseof their investigar tion, turned' their attention to a subjaet which is of the highest kiportance t viz, the p;)ssib,ility of the Bri, fish North American Cutonies affording those sup- plies to our West India Islands which are now draw 9 : from the United States. Upon :this . point, some' very interesting evidence. was glFen before . the . Coaßittee, which we 'shall 'take an early ppportup nity of laying before our Readers. . , The Lady. iftabella Packet, from the Leeward Islarids (sailed from'Tortola on the 12t1; July), and the Princes, liza,eth Packet, from Lisbon. (sailed the 2d), are arrived at Falmouth. The Letters will be delivered on Monday. The Queen charlotte Packet, from Falmouth, arrived at Antigua on the 2d July', and the Walsiogham, Packet, from Fal mouth/ arrived at Lisbon on thd 2d Mstant. The Speech on the Prorogation of Parliament manifests such an evident , disposition to listen to any ' corresponding feelings on the part of the Enemy for the attainment of a secure and hollow- able Peace, that we were in hopes it would have passed without objection, even from that party who are in the habit . of opposing Governthent, as Peace has so long been the declared object 'of their most anxious WisheS.-Bdt nothing can satisfy some people, though it Might be thought that when His MAJESTY solemnly. repeats " the assurances of his constant readiness to entertain any proposals that may lead to a secure end honourable Peace," he says 'all that the most zealous advocate for Peace, who at the same time feels for the dignity of his Country, could possibly require. The Oppos'ition Writers, however, arc not of this Opinion ; for they tell us, that the Speech contains " nothing except the customary general paragraph, till= from the file, about readi nesi to treat with honour and security." We did pot expea 'that if the, languige of the Speech was correct, and breathed sentiments of a pacific nature, there would . have been any cavilling as to the ex pression,' and that it'w'as of much signification . Whe-' ther' or not the words were taken.from the file: , It can hardly be expected that his Majesty is to in vent new words, .or to resort to new fOrms of ex-. pression, in order, to.coniey sincere and honest in tentions, ..that appear best in the language of 4iMpli tlut it is . insineated that Much,danger may lurk under the words " hoiti/a•cdnfeaeracy," which appear in the Speech, and that they imply an ap imehenttion that RUsSii may join with France in: a league " inconsistent with the navA code, which thiscbuntry has alWays asserted as the true doc trine of the LaW ;of . Nations." In the preset state of the Continent, 'when all its former independent States are proitrate .at the foot of a Conqueror, it is not unreasonable; to expea that he may endeavour to combine those Stales, in hostile Confederacy aphist Great Britain ; and it is therefore necessary to bold forth a strong determina tion on the part of this Country to maintain its, just sights ; 'and none but just rights, we are persuaded, will the GovernmentofthisCountryattempt toenforce. Would the Opposition Writers have had our Go veronica iptimate, in the Speech t?om the Throne, that it knew the power of BONAPARTE was not ,to be resisted, and that we were prepared to submit to any concession which might be regeired from ushy • him and his dependent Statei in hostile 'confederacy against us? But we are told that " the generality in which the desire of Peace is couched (in the Speech), leaves no doubt that Ministers persist in the ex t ravagapt opinion that Negotiation would be disgrace, and Peace destruaion." We area astonished that the 'zeal of Party' should render Men so blind as to induce them to make such assertions, in the _teeth of what the Speech so clearly and so openly avows. If Ministers had such extravagant opinions,' really considered Negotiation as disgrace, acid Peace .as destruelion, would they condescend to use such language, and expose themselves to the odium which must attend them, if they were to reject, or did not even encourage, pacific overtures,, after such ,decla rations, in the eyes of all mankind ? We are per waded that when any overtures are made to the Bri iish Government, in the spirit of conciliation and .peace, they will be met with the same sentiments ; but iii the mean time, as we ere' assured t,tiat they will not relax in their ,endeavours to keep up the means of National Strength, we hope they will not cease to speak in the 'ann.* of National Spirit. Yesterday morning, at ten o'clock, HIS MAJESTY held a Privy Council at Windsor Castle, for the pur pose 'Of finally settling . His Majesty's Speech for proroguing tie Session of 'Parliament. It was at tended by Earls CAMOEN and WnerstonLcsn, Lords. HAWKESEURY and CASTLEREAOH, most of the Ca binet Ministers, and Sir • JotzPit BANKEC The Council broke up about eleven. o'clock, when the Members set off for London. The,,Ditke of YORK'S 04th -day will be celohrAted to -day tit Oatlands, on account of bis Royal kiigh ness.being engaged to review the 13th-ItL%itneut.of right Dragoons on Hounslow Heath on M0114;ly. A' Gentlemap who left Copenhagen mate evgii ing of the tith inst: ' states, thin' it was understood that two I''leets cif Et4,lio Men pf War had ai:riyed. in thoTalti6, and were expeded'at Copenbagt.n.' ' (.7U.1 I ZIVISUICLiti 411411 d. G9TTENISITHQII, AUG, accounts from-,p sinetir we learn, that the first division ofthe Etig lisle ,Reet.passexl the Castle of Cronberg on Monday last, and saluted and received 'a salute in the cdsto - miry manner. The . Prince of Wales Vacket r arrived the day' before yesterday with a - - Russian - Courier from' London, who set off:immediately for St. Pe tersburgh. A great number of-English Ships of War, Trans ports, have been. passing our Harbour these two days, all steering for the Baltic, and•makinga for midable appearance. The reports of the different Oilicers who have, been engaged in the late afThir :it Straliund, are, upon the whole,.'uninteresting.; the only thing worth, noticing is' the last 13ulletin. BULLETIN. " Head-quarters, Stralsund, ju1y,17.. " Major Baron 1101.1c1N was on the 18th inst. again sent tc, the French General .Bttuz, whose head-quarters.,were at Milizou, in order to repeat in writing the proposal of ,an Armistice already'madi before by his Majesty, as the King has reason to suspe& that his thrtner proposal has been misunder stood by the Frencli. General; but. Major 1 - IOREL.N; . received for answer from General BRUNE,' that he would not agree to any Armistice unless Stralsund was occupied by French troops : the same answer which was given on the 14th it "On the 20th one whole chain of advanced Posts was attacked by the Enemy, and forced to tall back ; but our troops having been , reinforced soon after, resumed their former position . . The enemi being employed in ere Ling a field fortification on the beach, a Division of four Gun-boats stood in shore and drove them from the beach. ' " Yesterday, after Service, three battalions ,of the 4th Brigade, one squadron of life chasseurs, and a squadron of Normerk hussars, were Ordered to be drawn up in a field near the fortress, under the ,order of Colonel VEGBSACj soon after his MajestY,, attended by BarotiEssEN, Governor-General of the - 'Staff, and Mr. PmitunroNT, the British EriVoy, proceeded to the spot, and ordered the colours to ad- liance, and created Lieutenaot-Coloael' §ToKEN STROM and Baron PASSE Knights of the Order of the Sword. • The Prussian troops commanded by Lieute nant-General BLUCHER, have received orders to leave Swedish Pomerania, and to *march by Ysedang wollen to Colberg. Their Magazines are also to be removed to that 'Fortress. • " Almost eaory night trifling skirmishes take place on the frontiers. Deserters arrive (I.lily in considerable nurnbers from the Enemy."—(Gotien burgh Gazette, Aug. 7 .) A Lettqr from Copenhagen states, that all the in habitants of the suburba have received orders for preparing quarters for 4 considerable number of Ca valry to be quartered there.—(Gottenburgh Gazette, Aug. 1.) NAVAL NEWS. PORTSISIOLIIf, AUG. 4.—Arrived the Daring' C;wi-brig, Lieut. JOLIN HAYES, from the West- ward. Sailed the Linnet Brig, Lieut. Jam: Tit Ency, with two Sail under convoy, for Guernsey, one of which is tl.e Bideford,' WREN ; also L'Espiegle Sloop, Capt. G. .MORRIS, withra Convoy for :Cork and the 'Sophia SchoOtier on a •:ruizei 'Off Havre-de-Grace. PLYMOUTH, AUG. t 3.—,-Arrived the Hamburgh Galliot Johanna, GROTEMAA:4, laden with sugar, &c. from Oporto, bound to Tonniugen, detained' by the Busy • Privateer-i, the Portuguese Schooner N. S.. De Canary, Da . SANTOS, from Tonniugen, laden with linens, &c.,plit in for provisions; the_Danish Barque, Contentia, ..GIMIDOLD i from Stockholm, bound to Lisbon, laden with iron and deals, de tained by the Busy Privateer; and the Clio, and the .111elantho, BOWMAN from Riga,. with hemp. SHEERNESS, Au G. 14.—Sailed this day a convoy of about 14 Sail, for the Wile, uuder convoy of the Centinel Brig ; also'othe Calypso Sloop of War, with an Officer lathe Baltic. DEAL, Auo. a 4.—The Foxhound sailed last nigh t with two Brigs under convoy for Hull. The Wiangler Gun-brig sailed on a cruize. The Royalist Sloop of War arrived this pfternoon, from Sheerness ; she carried away her 'jib-boom in turning into the Downs. The Phosphorus Gun-brig came in from a cruize. The Ships Iligginton Sour, M c DONA LD, and the :Enterprize, LAWSPN, from Jamaica, are arrived at Liverpool : they sailed from Negril Bay on the 27th June, with the Fleet, consisting of I 1 d Sail,: under convoy of the ,Etepliont Mn of' War and CuLa Frigate, and parted from them on the .2 5t h July; `; INi the Banks of Newfoundland. The dbpira, Cipt. Wnim,E, is arrived 'froin Virginia ; she left Norfolk on the 12th, and the C.tp;,* the , t4thJoly. The Captain,, who is ar ri',cd in town, reports that the whole of the British Ships of the Line had left the. Chesapeak, and it stipposed had ptqc.eeded to Bermuda,' to take 01 Vegt`r, 13 HAGUE, Aup. i I.—There is no news in The ?aril Papers of the 7th. The Moniteur contains the plan, according to which the festival of the 15th is tot be celebrated. On that day the cetebrated=rope dancer, SIGNOR FURIOSO, is, to. walk 'alongia rope extended across the Seine, from the Pont-Neuf to the •Pont-Royal.--”The-letters from Hamburgh, and other places in Germany, are destitute of intelli gence. The French 5 per cent. consols. were on the 6th at-84 francs, 50 centimes. BA.YONNR, JULY 24.-.=-Ev'erY thing here is as suming a warlike appearance. We expect .French troops, to form an army of 40,600 men, which, it is said, are destined f9r Portugal, to shut the ports of that country against England. (Front the Hague. Royal. Courant) 3.—Letters from Hamburgh •• state, that a Russian sqpadron is to join the Danis,ll fleet, in order to shut the Sound against. the English. also sail, that for the same purpose a corps of French troops is to proceed to Deumdrk; -to - aa in •concert with that Court. The Cardinal of YORK bequeathed, a short time before his death, to the King Of SARDINIA, all his jewel 4, worth about four millions of francs, and bib' title and claim to the Crown of Great Rritain... _ On the ed the Diplomatic Body repaired to the Palace: of St. Cloud, and were condu6ted into the pre senceof the Emperor and King by the Masters of the Ceremonies and their Assistant 4, and introduced by the Grand Master, At this audience were present the Austrian, Portuguese, Sptmish,and 'Wirtemburgh Ambassadors, who severally presented several per sons of distinction of their respective nations,— After the audience, the Institute in a body were troduced to his Majesty. M. B4ssaa, President of that Body, addressed his -. Majesty. The Emperor received the homage of the several Members of the Instiolte with : kindness, and conversed with them 0 long time. Xhe King of liot.r.A.Nn is now at Tarascon, and drinks the waters of Ussat. He is much better. The (Aneen is,at Cauterets, where she drinks the waters .that place. The Prince .01 131314VET0, and the Secretary, MAR ET, arrived hereon the Ist. • Among the feats to be performed on The 1.5t1t instant, 'in celebration of ,his Majesty's :Birth,c4ty, M. FURIOSO ,will walk from the Pont Neuf tojhe. Pont Royal upon a cord extended along. the middle of the Seine, from .one bridge to the other. . .PARts, -Ann. Deputation fro:n the senate, -with the President ,LACEPEDE at tlic'ir head, ,and Pra:tori, .with the MarsitalDuke ofDAT vio,: and Al. CLEMPIT I),E rqs, went yesterday , to St. Cloud, to congratulate the King of Westphalia. A breputation from - the Tribunate was also . atitnitted to ttlit audienee of his Majesty. ; The 'Mani:cur of this day contains the English news up to the e 24, accompanied by some observa , : lions in the fortn. of Notes ; for instance, re speel to the communication oldie Treaty concluded between 'England and Prussia, on the 28th of Janu ary, it is said ' ' • " The Ratifications of this Treaty will never be exchanged. - Prussia not only shuts her ports agaitist England s but declares war against her." Respeeting the King's Message, announcing', the Subsidiary Treaty .withSweden,thertloniteurese\RlV , , " -Brave, but unfortunate Swedes, how, many troubles will this gold. occasion you. Oh 1 if England was to remunerate you to the full worth.Of the loss your trade mpst sustain—for the disgrac.e that your ho- nour must suffer—for the glooci it has, and 'will still cost you! ! ! Still, however, you feel these evils ;, and the loss of all your privileges, your Constitution, is 'bat you , will yet lament ; .subjeCted, as you are, to the senseless whimsicalities of a weak Prince, without defence, and 'ivithont the means of causing your voice to be heard !" Lastly, on the communication to the House of Commons, that though) the S . tibsi !nary Treaty witli Prussia_could not be 'carried into execution, it Nas , • necessary that a sum of 30u,00ut. sterling ,hclulu be granted to His Majesty, the Moniteur obieries " The 300,0001. granted to prnsSia, was intended to excite an insurreetion in Silisia, and v . ) hi ing Blucher's Corps into the field 4t - itit3. 'These Pre. - tenoes, among others, have served as means to al(' .Agents of England, for appropriating three-fourth* of this ill-raised 'treasure to their own profit." poLUNTEER4. . , COPY OF LORD HA WKESBURX's LETTER , (CIRCULAR.? • • %Vliitehall, Aug. Si 15°.,,,7 a t I have the honour to acquaint you, that WWI; been dee::: o f e a Verc A is r e tli f l O C P ' ; t V h o ei l r un t t w ee e r n s t , y_ l s i i i x fai i t i t a r ) y 4 expedient by His Majesty's G overnment , that stfo , C yr " - (1 .have the option of assembling upon perinanent pay awl clotY• under the regulations which were in force in the ,Y" r 4.3 ' 6 and the (by which the O ffi cers. will be entitltxl to full p. .l', , non-commissioned Of fi cers, Mummers, Aid PriaNites , . T l h e "shilling ter diem bounty money; for the clays during , v ,l c they may remain so assembled), and Subjett to tile 1011OWin,g restrictions. ' The period for which these, Corps will b: allowed to re ilaes have not comp;ete.l main aSSCrilblCd fllu. , t grit exceed the number of days wanting to complete their t wen: y- six dayS drill ta the preach yea r , , present yeitr, shotou and Must, in no case, he less than ten, or more alto) lour , r , _ . ctitys ; consetrently this pernirsslon can be grain ed to 5i1 ..7 Corps only as shall not hay : perlinined Inure tilAii wok:. I days exercise during the present' year. . I take this opportunity of acquainting you, that no e 3l . ri pay will be allowed tor inspections, as it is conceive d .* t lllt they may take place .11 the days of drill, with little 4 . 4 6 additional inconvenience to the Corps. I have the honour to be, Sir, (Signed) IiAtVKIiSOLIR T ' Your most obedient humble Servant , lie Majesty's Lieutenant or the County of Rentrew . . A letter from Dover states, that a heavy firing was beard on the French , Coast on Wednesday evur ing, which was renewed at different intervals to course of Thursday. M. GARNERIN prop:Medi() ascend, on the 120 1, in an illuminated balloon, from Tivoli, during tbe fete there in honour of the return of IioNAPARTI to - Paris. A Gc.atleman, of 88, who acconn iiili,e` M. BOUGAINVILLE in his voyage, requested perm sion to accompany him, but GARNERIN ROStvereuct that his boat only contains two, and that.the liet:Q ll "lace is reserved for a foreigner of clistinaion. i" inrs.STOAT, who was ante a distinguished ch taAer in the fashionable circles, died: hist , week al t:ubllaitl, in Surrey. She had long retired troa thpse scenes of gaiety and ditisipation.') Died on Tuesday the tth inst. atitv, the wi h r e , JoaN CRADOCK, SOliCitoc, of bought)° r° 4 in the 4ist year of her age.