The Sun. — London, England, 1802-10-01 00:00:00

I ANTHON y.--" My being in Egypt, Csar, what was't to. you OcrAvius.—" No more than my resl.ling here in Rome, " might be to you in Egypt ; but if there you rib:— " tis'd 'gainst my State, - your being - there might "- be my question." TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR, THE qUotation which I have made as an intro duEtion of the Letter which I am about to address to_you, would perhaps, of itself, Sufficiently point out to every discerning Reader of your Paper, the 'application which I' mean to make - of it. But to leave nothing to chance, it is better distinftly and explicitly to avow it. I mean then to apply it (the charge against Anthony being provisional.) to. the extraordinary circumstance, which has - of late so much engaged the Public attention, Mr.' Fox's visit - to Paris, and his conduft since his arrival there ; for which I have no other authority than • that of those Pap6rs which have always been con - sidered as devoted to him apki his cause. That. every man, whether in public or„private life, has a right to visit Foreign Countries, no one can be so absui:d as to deny. His motive may be that of mere curiosity.; his obje&, .whether philosophical or political, may be perfealy inno cent. Mr. Fox might have singly gone to Paris without attrafting much of public observation ;. so . Might Mr. HARE, or General FrrzpkTß.icx, or Lord HOLLAND, or Mr. ERSKINE, or Lord WIL LIAM RUSSELL, or Mr. ADAIR, Lord ROBERT SPENCER, or Mr. O'Connor. They' might, with other of their public-spirited associates, have all accidentally met together at the Court of Bo- NAPARTE, although the former had taken the circuitous - route of Flanders, perhaps to gratify his newly •acknowledged consort with a .view of the Plains where the gloriOus vidlry ofjemappe was %I - on. But your Readers, Sir, will perhaps he no less backward than I am, to attribute to accident the interview which took place between Mr. Fox. and Mr. O'Connor at Calais, and the • conveyance of the latter, a Self-convided and merciless Traitor, to Paris, in' the .carriage of a man who boasts the -blood, and pretends to the virtues of the RUSSELLS. Of these fa&s there seems to be no doubt. We have all read, Sir, of a French FaCtion in the reign, of Queen Anne, composed of English Tories, residing in this Country. Whether it .may belong to these extraordinary times, that there should exist a French Part)', composed of men calling themselves English Whigs, residing in'the French Metropolis, perhaps, remains to be proved.' 'You, and I, and the Country in general, can only judge troni arpearances, ; which every man' whopretends to any place in the public estimation, is bound to con _ sult. Ministers may have intelligence, which we o.nA_Cur- prize,..thayhose who extolled the first French Con stitution as " the most glorious Fabric of human Wisdotn," should he now disposed to pay their court to the Individual, who:has established his Power on its destruttion. But if it excites no sur prize, it excites much stronger sensations, which I am sure, every true Englishman, and every honest man, must partake with me.' The opinion which I - have noticed, and the condal which I am noticing; seem to spring from one comrnon source ; a poisoned spring, from which Modern Whigs have drank deepi but, have not yet experienced the consequences; a rooted aversion to every thing that can contribute to the welfare and prosperity of Great Britain. The peculiar circumstances of these Gentlemen's at-tit/en/a/ rencontre at Paris, and long continuance there ; the court which they seem to have paid to ! Personslo Power"; and;the Speeches which those of any consequence among them are reported to have made, have sadly perplexed the great rival Opposi • tion Papers. The one,denies their having been tit..‘ tered ; the other proves,• and justifies them. Both zealous, both devoted, both puzzled, contradieting one another, and as often themselves, they are wholly and equally at a loss to reconcile. to that Charader and that Conduet, of which they have been the warm and unifoim Panegyrists, the pro stration of those Modern Whigs, at the footstool Ofthe Individual, who has the merit of owing his present exalted station to the overthrow and ,sup pression of those deteSiable Principles, which they have not only countenanced; but sometimes avowed. That on his mind any impreision can be made from such a quarter, I for one, will not believe : time will prove,' whether lam right or wrong. in this opinion:—How far all his Ministers may he roof dgainst • the polished elegance of Mr. Fox's person and manners', the unassuming diffidence of Mr. ER,SkINE, the winning humility ()Mord Wit,- LIAM RU SELL, the vigorous eloquence of General EIV A PATRICIC., the Russian dialed of Mr. ADAIR, in. the Monarchical principles of Mr. O'CoNNoa, I cannot pretend to form a conjecture :—whatever , . influence they may acquire, whatever impressions 'they may make unfavourable to the present or late Administration, or injurious to the interests of Great Britain (which I am not charging them with attempting) may possibly end in something worse .than disgrace to them, The eyes of this Country are upon them ; let them look to it. It has not, been a little amusing, Sir, to observe the fondness with which the devoted Prints apply the term of Great State matt to the objet of their I.lolatry, on every occasion.- 7 " The Great States in;Pn was received at Calais so and so.''—" At Brussels a' Deputation waiter) on this Great States. man, &c. &c." Sir, do these Scribblers know what a Great,Statestuan is ? What are the qualities, and condtiet which essentially mark a man as such ? It , is not a strong head, an eloquent tongue, a 'talent for declaMatiOn, or a fund of 'political know ledge, whiCh alone, or combined to their fullest extent, 'that ever yet constituted that most uncom mon of all charaders ; these . May be found in the General of an Army, the I,awyer, the Rhetorician, and the Historian. I Would 'define the Great • • Statesman tb he him, and him alone, , who has a true nowledge of the real interests of his 'Country, and, if in power, has the virtue and resolution to make . that knowledge the foundation of all his inektures, and the guide of all his con4l. By this ' criterion, I think neither the present nor die late Minister need fear to be judged.' How fat it can apply to that individual, who, when in power, him/self aimed a vital blow at the Constitution, and when out of power, ,resisted every single measure that was brought forward to proteEt • and pre serve it from the assaults of other enemies, I lingly leave to be decided by. his Coternporaries and by Posterity. To them be the conduCt of this Great Statesman consigned —nor, however, " as a Pattern to imitate, but as an Example . to deter." You will not, Sir, I am sure, suspet me of - thinking, that tinder the circumstances in which. the two Countries stand, it. can be discreditable to an Englishman to appear at the FIRST CONSUL'S Court, or, desirable' - that a diminished intercourse betvieen the Natives of the two Countries should take place; and as little that there should appear the least want of respea on the part of 'our Coun trymen, towards the Chief of the Executive Go vernment, at whatever Court they may think pro per to reside. When the sword - is sheathed, ani mosities should subside ; not to be rekindled till same adequate cause should occur'. to warrant their revival. But wherever the swarm now buzzing about PariS may think proper to pitch, "should be glad also to see Bees from another hive. - Perhaps it might he found on a comparison, tliat the honey of the latter,' was of. rather a better composition than that of• the former ; that they were less busy; and quite .as little disposed to invade or insult their neighbours. To the discerning mind of Bo:. NAI'ARTE, such a . comparison would not, .could not, be much in favour of his present humming visitors. From the length of their stay, perhaps they mean to build at Paris=-the Queen Bee can well spare them. I may possibly. trouble you again on this subject, Should you think proper to make this letter public. The most sacred page of profane history furnishes me with the name which I mean to subscribe to this address. • I adopt it, no less from profound veneration fin the man who sacrificed himself to the interests of his country; than from a rooted:abhor rence to the opposite charaaer ; if suell an indivi. dual exists, who would be' found ready on any oc casion to sacrifice his• country to himself. REGULUS. MAILS. ARRIVED DUI; FRICE OF STOCKS, THIS DAY 'AT TWtLVE O'CLOCK. CODSOI , - - I I 011111111111 - 7 Disc. THE SUN. QUIS DieLi(H DALSUM ALI DEA T LONDO,V, OCTOBER 1, ISoz. The EMPEROR of RUSSIA has honoured PaiNcE WILLIAM Of GLOUCESTER with a variety a pz,-- sents of mirrors, porcelain,. tapestry, &c. of Russian manufaCture. PRINCE WILLIAM of GLOUCESTER dined lately with the Swedish Ambassador, at Petersburgh. . By Letter from Copenhagen, dated September 18, the Unicorn English Frigate, of 32'guns,having on board Mr. ARBUTHNOT, going on an Embassy to Stockholm,' passed through the Road on the 16th, on its voyage from the North 'into the Eastern Sea. On Tuesciay last Lord' St. HELEN'S and suite arrived at Sheerness from Russia, in the Latona frigate. On landing his Lordshiß immediately proceeded to Chatharn, on his way to Town. M. OTTO,. his .said, is to 'be the new Freneh Plenipotentiary at,the.Cotirt of Lisbon, instead of going to Ainerica, as at first intended. Yesterday a Court of Direaors was held at the East India House, which adjourned at - a late lour till Wednesday next.• Yesterday the two new SHERIFFS, preceded by the .Loa.n MAYOR, and the West London Mi litia Band, accompanied by a long train of car riages belonging to the, different Aldermen and the City Officers, went from Guildhall to the Stairs at the bottom of Queen-street, Cheapsiee, where they 'embarked on board the City Barge, which. displayed a variety of flags belonging to the City of London. The LORD MAYOR Elea, and a numerous train of Citizens followed in tie, Barge belonging to the Ironmongers' Comrany.— They proceeded to Westminster, and then the train accompanied the SHERIFFS before the BARONS of the Excl.' Equitt, where they took the accustomed oaths, - and went through all the ceremony of instal. lation into their new office. The Company re. embarked at Westminster, and returned by water to Blackfriars, where the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs' carriagis awaited them, and frdtn thence they went in procession to the London Tavern, where a goad digner, the end and • reward of City fatigue, finished the business of the day. The Dutchess of N • EWCASTLE and her suite have • • left Margate for the South of France, whither Co -1011-CitICAWFUR D, her husband, has been ordered for the benefit of his health. The English Frigate the 48ive, enterekt - the Port of Genoa on the 3d Of §epternber, when the Captain immediately landed to compliment the Dots. According to intelligence from Milan; the RTort of the Americans having been defeated. at Tripoli is untrue. An Anierican Trigate. on the.conTary, attacked and defeated all the Gun-Boats . of the BEY, and approached so near the Coast, ,that ;he Troops who had come clown to defend the Boats,..disptrsed. If the ,wind had remained favourable for half an , hotir longer, the whole Tripolitan Fleet would have been destroyed. According to Letters from the Hague, the Coasts 'of North Holland are covered with the Wrerks Ves.sels, which have perished in the. late voletit Temvests on those Siwres, VA' L NEIV S. FIILIYIOUTFI SEPT ZS • - THE Brig Newham, of Truro, ,Capt. STROAD, from London, with hemp, tallow, groceries, gun powder, &c. arrived here about two o'clock this morning ; and about seven, s'ie was discovered to be on fire. The Crew immediately quitted her, and shoitly after she blew up with a dreadful explosion.— We are happy to say no accident whatever happened in consequence, and the greater part of, the cargo is saved : no account whatever can be given how this • accident happened. • Arrived the brig (American) Joseph, WOOD WARD, 35. days from , Charlestown, with rice, for orders; the brig Arks, WILLIS, in I I weeks from Trinidad, with sugar, coffee, &c. for Vondon ; the Friends, DENNING, from Exeter, to load bale goods (Woollens) for Lisbon;_ . the Strfi . rize, Capt. CARTER, from Liverpool,. with sugar, &c. for Rotterdam; and the ship Suiroll (lately wrecked at St. Ives, with rice from India), Captain SEDG MOND, from Sr. lye's, for this Port, to be rejaired. Passed this Port on Sunday, evening last, the West India - Ship Sir Andrew Hanzond, Captain THomrsoN, from Jamaica; and' this day the Elia 4etb Anderson,WlLSON, from Sr. Kitt's for London. Sailed the /14ar,y, BRowN, for Chichester; the Rose, STRIDE, for Southampton ; the Requin, TURTLE, for Dartmouth; the Elope, J ONES, the Union, LLOYD, and the Jane, DIDWITH, fur Lon don; also sailed the Zioreavossr, MUDGE, and the Betsy, PISHLEY,• for Plymouth ; the Mayflower, KELLY, for Southampton ; 'and the Resolution, DAv tEs, for Cowes. The King George Packet, 'from Lisbon, and the Princess Amelia ditto, from New_York and Halifax, with Mails, are hourly expected. PORDSMOUTH, SEPT. 30. CAME in to Harbour, His Majesty's Ships Triumph, Decade, and Redbridge. Arrived the Laurel, STE P E NSON, Squirrel, HAW ETH, Malc'ina, CO it NFOR.III, and 13arbaias, YO LNG,, from Sunderland. Sailed the Eggar, SI L VER, for Liverpool ; Eli zabeth and Mary, HoDcsoN, for Sunderland ; Mo narch, HALL, for Shields ; Betty, CAVE, for New. castle and /Might ) SEVER, for Margate. DEAL, SEPT. 30. SA rL ED the Rambler Sloop on a Cruize. Arrived the Druid Frigate, from Portsmouth, and sailed for the River. Remain the Savage Sloop, Pia-en and Blood- hound Gun-brigs. Arrived the Peggy; --, ficin Sierra Leone. B RITIS irr AIT STATEMENT OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF THI NAVAL BRITISH FORCE, TO THIS DAY. Line In Port and fitting - Guard-ships - - - In the English and Irish Channels -•- 5 0 On the Downs and North Sea stations - s At the West India Islands .and on the Passage On the Jamaica station 2 and on the Passage S • 9 American & Newtound land stations - C. of G. Hope, g. Ind. and on the Passage S 6 Coast of Africa - o io's Frig 43 Sps. Sr 0 Portugal and Gibraltar - 5 Mediter. & pas Sage homewards 5 Hospital and Prison Ships Total in Commission 39 ReCeiving Ships - - - 7 Serviceable and repairing Z 22 for Service - - S In ordinary -- - - 105 Building - - 23 Total 19S STATI OF Ti-t$ QRDINAR. Portsmouth r . 1'1)7111°4c11 .: - Chatham - - Sheerhe§s 7 - River - - O 1 IS O 91 4.;1 21 S AT T 1 1 23 0 225 ( 255 ACH POaT. Tot. 107 1 7 4 8 i 1 701 Line. so's Frig Sps, Tot. 39 2 2 4 ( II 7 6 47 , 3 21 I 21 90 43 6 till 2 oz 3 0 7 22 32 2 .1 34 2S 65 Total 134 1 1 0 1 97 i 8 4 i 325 It is reported that a new regulation is, amongst others, to take place in the ships now, in ordinary in klamoaze anti the River Tamer, viz, having on board each ship a guard of six Royal Marines. The Marines of the ships, it is said, as they coin_ pose a division, will have a commissioned Officer to command the whole of the Royal Marines on that division. If it rake place it will be a wise and salutary regulation. . AL-Ist, Tuesday morning a, new belonging to-jinn, going down the top of the tide, ran aground on the hill, at Globe stairs, ROtherhithe. She heeled off in the night, by the bank breaking, way to the ballast. hold, whereby she bilged, while the people were in the cabin. asleep, when they were awakened by the water coming in to them. They arose with, great consternation, and made their escape- to the. shore as fast as possible, which they no 3oone.r teache4 than ohF upsq, arsl Junk 14‘)ttomiugwaF4. GENERAL DISTRIBUTION OF TI Bat T:S/I gCroBLR 1, 18Q2. Regulars. Fencidler. Tot. Inv: Cay. . Inf. Cay. England and Wales . 27 2 50 19 North Britain - 2 $ 8 a Ireland - - - q IS 9 36 5 Gibraltar Guernsey, &c. -- 3 Gibraltar - - - 5 Egypt and Malta - -- Canada, Nova Scotia, &c. West Indies - - Cape 'or G. H. Goree, &c. 6 ra.stlndies, &on Pass. to 5 59 On Pass. to Eng. or Ire. Z from sundry places ' S -- 25. Total 38 132 -- 14 -- 184* 39 * Exclusive of Artillery and Engineers, Volunteers, So; The ,Batavian Government has decreed, that no foreign Officer shall be allowed to serve in the Ba tavian Army. Mont-Perdu, the highest mountain of the Py_ renees, has been lately ascended by RAYMOND, who is known to the Public by his works on Natural History. The height of the mountain is more than lEon toises above the level of the ocean : the stiin •mit of it was never, before explored. RAYMOND iS expeaed shortly to publish an account of . his journey. Another shock of an earthquake was experi enced at Strasburg on the night of the zoth which lasted a minute. There is,i report there that a mountain, situated in the ci-devant Departmellt 'of Mont_Terrible has begun to smoke, but the de. tails on that subject are at present contradilory.. A storm, more violent than was ever remembered in that City,"was experienced at Petersburgh and in the adjacent Country on the 25th and 26th of Au gust. Many sheep were killed in the adjoining 'Country by the violence of the hail. A 'leiter from Malaga, dated zBth'August, re ceived at Hamburgh, and transmitted by a Cor respondent, contains the following intelligence ; "On the i7th instant sailed from this Port, the Dutch Admiral DE WINTER., with three sail of the line; On the pith an American , Ship came in, and brought news that the Dutch Squadron had had an engagement with Corsairs belonging to the States of Barbary, which terminated in favour of the Dutch. It is now known that these States have declared War against Spain, Hogand, England. " On the 26th of August there was the most storm of thunder and lightning ever exre , rienced at Malaga. So strong was the elearikat fluid, that the bells in the churches rung as loud as if pulled by the ropes. The torrents of rain from the mountains were so great that they carried every thing before them. There is an old bed of a river near the town, which has been long dry, and oa which many houses, stables, 4ce. have been built. All these, with four men, several children, sixteen Oxen, thirteen mules, tnirty-eight swine, and rep waggons, werefcrced into the sea. 'The bridge in the town was broken, and the ships in port drivers out. The, damage is said to be very considerable." The most_ a4ive and. continued:exertions have been used ever since the fire at Liverpooi to rd. move the rubbish from the scite of the Conflagrations and recover the property which may be buried in the ruins. 53 puncheons a pieces rum have been taken out of 'the first vault opened, 69 puncheons out of the second. Three more vaults remain un opened, which are said ;o contain upwards of rixt puncheons. . The number of fires within the last two or three months, both in the Metropolis and the' Country's has been greater than any former period in the.me m'ory of,man. Are the people grown more care less, or are bricks and mortar l.icon,te more corn• bus tible ? The Coachman of the Manchester Stage-coach was killed on Tuesday afternOon at Newport Pak nel ; he had ,quitted the horses, they started, and not being able to reach the reins, in endeavoqiing to stop them he Was thrown down, and the coach, went over him. Thursday se'nnighr, between five and six o'-cloclF,t, a most distressing accident happened at a hpge te•-. nernent building in the Vennel, G-reenock.—While the people were at work, one of the scaffolds, be ing overloaded, gave way, by which "one man wAs killed, another so much hurt that he' cannot be es peeted. to recover, and three others were a good COI. bruised. Yesterday about three o'clock, a Bond-stw t Lounger walked past Charing-cross towards West" minster, very genteelly dressed, and talking to a farmer-like man, of whose arm he had hold, will' great fluency and good humour. Examining this dashing pickpocket from head to toe, we perceivca on his right leg irons, glittering like silver, and as elegantly made as those Mat-heath vt; ears.—TheY were fastened on above a white silk stocking, %%riot. a handsome blue silk handkerchief, to prevent tbei ,making a noise, or hurting the leg. Yesterday morning, about two o'clock, the hous e of - PEPPER, Esq. Uppek-street, Islington, wa s broke open by a gang of thieves, to the number oc eight or nine : they got in at a back window, a' lc , went into the kitchen, from which they took or n ' silver spoons : going into the hall, they broke 3g, square glass, which set the alarm-bells a-goi n g' and awakened the servant-maid in the attic story' throwing open the window, she sprung a rattle , , a s the same time saying she would blow their bran out : in an instant they made a precipitate retre using the most horrid imprecations. Duringt"ls transation no watchman was near the place- , - A poor man, who had a fine female child, fou r years old, stolen from him about seven weeks ag o, after in vain making eve!) , inquiry after despairing ever to see her again, passing throupo' Covent-Garden on Monday evening, saw a wrapped in a blanket, in the arms of a, beggl'; woman, which he thought resembled his o wn, much altered : bower he cried out—t . Is that Stilly e still doubting whether it was his child ; but infant screamed out—" Daddy ! Daddy ! take i ge I take me!" It is almost needless to add the child, her, and at home, atzd the beggar-woman in Tuthill fields. 1 A