The Sun. — London, England, 1802-02-04 00:00:00

V / NAVAL MEWS. PORTSMOUTH, FEE. 3. Tilts day the Egyfitienne Frigate was released from quarantine. SHEERNESS, FEB. 3. 717.1ris.day a Court-Martial was held on board the kagic;or'ne, in this Harbour, to try John Cook, late , belonging to the D.:lphin Cutter, for " Desertion and Robbery ;" when the former charge only being proved, he was sentenced to receive rsc, lashes on his bare back, with a cat-of-nine-tails, alongside of such Ship, and at such times, as the Lords of the Admiralty shall be pleased to dire Et. Yesterday evening came down the River, under jury -masts from Woolwich, the Plantagenet, a fine new ship, of 74. guns : she is ordered to proceed to Plymouth. This day arrived His Majesty's Ship _Minotaur, 0 114 guns, Captain Louts ; in her way up from the Downs, she was ran on shore on the Pan-Sand, by the ignorance of the Pilot, but has fortunately received no damage. Also arrived from the Downs, the Gannet Stoop of War, Captain COTGRAV E, and has sailed up the. 'Marries. The S'opbie Sloop of War has gone out of Hat boUr to the Great Nore. DEAL, FEB. 3. tOk trig Ske/bui-;i a., Jos ?It Ho PPs master, froth lerniO for tondon, with a caro of shuinack and isulplitir3 drove on shore near g Sandow n C ast le. this friorning i but was stiniti after got off without da_ inage, and is saf e at anchor in the Dowris POOLE, FEB. 3. AAIcItIVEIi the Base', HAttirti,, fr o M 'Ch er b ourg . few ho u r s before the Jjetsey sa il e d, a Prohibition 'kook plac e , to stop the e xportation o f a ll ki n d s of i'rovisions ; and so stridly into execut:on, that they W was t he order carried ould not Silffer a vesselio bring away so trifling a thing as a dozen of eggs. The. IVlarkets there had risen nearly as much aain g is they were about two months ago: EGYPT: --........7-• i ANt t o ll O*ing account of the massacre of the Beys ri E gypt, is t r anslated from the Moniteur, given in a le tter from a French O Malta arrived at froth Alex anciria : . 7 **,. 4 it ` . 80 Me day s t i te r the cl4partiire of Gener a l VNnti fr om Alexandri a , f our B eys, O sman Bey el a l ° u antl ,, is q, Osman B ey e l Oscar,' MOurad Bey,- the 2 i tger (the name of the fourth is not known) ar irtied frOrti Cairo to visit the Capitan Pacha, who 4 *g s encamped aboUt two leagues from Alexandria, 'ln the road to Ab ou kir. They intimated to him, the 'near d ayi tha t th ey.wished to Make a visit to Gen. kmitis, who commanded at Alexandria. The Ca- Pael la pitan ed said lie Would accompany t h em; and 1 3 " Ve Order a said t o go by the Lake Mareotis to horses, T. - s Column,. where they were to mount t h e i r Havin g sere abou t embarked i n t h e f e l ucca; they a league from Al exan d r i a, when a on the sh ore , and with d speaking , ing-trumpet told the Capitan Pacha that he was arrive with Dis Patches from Constantino and that he must immediately come ashore to , . t eceivc them: He apologized to the Beys, requesting them to continue their journey; and said he would proceed on horseback They p roceeded to meet t h em at Al exandria. , when at a s h ort di stance from Porn roop pey's Pillar, six large boa ts , f i lled with TUrkish Ts and three gun-b Oats of the same country, attacked the felucca with cannon, musketry, and by boarding. The Beys, with the few Mamelukes who aCcompanied them, fought bravely, but at last they Were overpowered, and massacred, except Mourad he re who was left for dead. The English General hearing the report of cannon, put t whe Troops under arms, and on b eing informed of hat had passed, him. lie commanded the Capitan Pacha to c o m e b e f ore He immediately obeyed ; and when he was zreadvanced near the English General's tent ; he was sted and disarmed by the Swiss Grenadiers of nii'l disarmed according to their orders. Gene ral oAitss reproached him bitterly. The Capitan aeha excused himself by saying, that he had re ceived orders from Constantinople to destroy all the keys and Mamelukes, and that his head was to answer for the execution of them. The English General ordered him into arrest until the bodies of the Beys were brought to him. They were buried, by his (,)r 4r, with a great deal of ceremony. When l l i i leY came to int er t h em, they discovered that st ° " 4l Bey had bee n on l y severely wounded.— ' at wen. hundred persons were t o h ave b een massacred Grand Viz Cairo, atierthe same time, by the ditedions of the Wha „.......—....-......__,. e are ppy ; -.... 'n any opp or t un i ty of shewing our im partiality, and t h e sincere regret universally felt for th e late dismissal of one of the greatest orna ments of our Navy, Sir EDWAR D HAMILTON.— However just an it be d necessa r y t h e d ec i sion, still may hoped, the following disti c h may prove as g propheticSt that to that gallant Officer, as t o one o f our t who, when in the younger part of his life he was committed for some misdemeanour on the State, wrote on the walls of his prison— Some.._____.Some by slow degrees descend, fall so hard, they rise and 6,wind again. That this may be the case with the brave Sir ED WARD HAMILTON, is devout& to be wished ; and the present speck, on so bright a sun, may vanish like a hasty cloud, and soon be restored to his former rank, AthziNr Great Rc0 . 4.!, Theatre. LiuST night this celebrated Concert . -opened for the Season, under the auspices of THE I R MAJ ESTI Es, who honoured it with their presence, accompanied by four of the PRINCESSES, and the usual Attend ants. Their Royal Highnesses the DUKES of KENT and CAME RIDGE were also present, and took their seat on the Diredors' Bench. The Earl of CHEST` TERFIELD made the Selection. This being THEIR MAJEsTIES' first appearance at the Concert since the KING'S happy recovery, the Royal P,:rty were greeted, on t?lcir entrance, with the Coronation Antheni, " God Save the King—May the King live for Ever." The WhOle Company (consisting of the principal Nobility and Gentry) standing up, evinced in their coun tenances the pleasure they enjoyed in the restora tion to health of a beloved SOVEREIGN, who reigns in the hearts of his people ) and the consequent hap piness it diffused through his amiable Family. Though the performance lacked the wonderful and delightful talents of Mrs. BiwribidN, yet the rest of the Performers exerted themselves very successfully to atone for the dis'appointrilent.— With the books of the Concert, a paper was given, intimating, that though Mrs. BILLINGTON was not sufficiently recovered to perform this evening, no doubt was entertained of her being able to sing at the next Concert. HARRISON, BARTIAMAisr, MELD, W. KiIi'VETT, Miss TENNANT, and Miss CROSBY, were the prin cipal Singers ; GR E Aro R EX, the Organist and Con duElor ; and CRAMER the Leader of the Band. HARRISON'S Expostulation arid Invocation (froth Sernele), " 0 sleep ! why dost thou leave me," ri vetted the attention of his delighted auditors. He never sang with more expression, interest, and ef fed ; and the Song was admirably aceompanietl on the diapasons of the organ by Mr. GREATOREX.— BARTLEMAN gave the favourite Air of " Nasce it bOsco" with his usual animation, manly tones, and just expression. NIELD, Odi grand 'Ombra," with HOLMES'S charming accompaniment on the bassoon, added to the entertainment of the even ing. Miss TENNANT and MisS CROSBY are young Singers of considerable promise :—they exerted their talents very successfully ; the. for mer in " Softly sweet in Lydian measures," which was well accompa'iied -by GRIESBACI-3 on the • Viclencello ; and also ih the appropriate duet" 0 lovely Peace," with Miss CROSBY. The beautiftil canzonet for three voices, " Soli Cupid," swig by W. KNYVETT, HARR ISON, and BARTLEMAN, and the Hymn " Adeste Fideles," by the same .Per_ formers and Miss TENNANT, Were also in . • this seleEtion, and gave general satisfaetion: The favourite instrumental pieces were the Fifth Grand Concerto of HANDEL, and a COnterto by GENI/NIANI. Mr. CRAMER distinguished him self in each, particularly in the last. The great .Chorusses " Immortal Lord," (from • Deborah.) " Ye sons of Israel," (Joshua.) " Sing, 0 ye Heavens," (Belshaziar,) and " Hallelujah," from the Messiah, all the composition of the im mortal FLINDELi were performed with wonderful effea, to the credit of the whole band. Mrs. HARRISON, in consequence of bad health, has resigned the distinguished situation she held in this Orchestra for the last seven years, with the highest credit to herself, and refleling honour on the Profession. 'the immense Park of Artillery, colleted during the War at Canterbury, is now removing from thence to its original station, at WoolwiCh.. The Dutchess of Goa 'idler has been complimented by a very elegant Poet of the clay, on being the first who introduced dancing as a substitute for g aming in fashionable routes. In such a dissipated age as the present, it is not to be expefted that her Grace should be able to produce an entire ret , oltiiion in this respeft, in the world of ton, but she deserves high praise as one of our chief fashionable formers. The Bdnel-itreet b eaxx ate quite in astonishment at the appearance which one of their brethren made at a late fashionable route, as they had no idea that he had any thing now to do with the Spanish. A grand Ballet di Aaiun is preparing. at Covent_ Garden Theatre, under the direction of FAWCETT. It is to be something in the style of his Obi and Percale. The scene is to be laid in Poland. A few Songs are expefted from Mr. Co LEMAN. Wednesday se'nnight died at Chalk Farm, near Farnborough, the youngest daughter of Gen.FLoY D, of a scarlet fever and sore throat ; and yesterday morning died Mrs. FLOYD, the child's mother, of the same complaint, occasioned by her fondly nursing it in her bosom, notwithstanding the expostulations of het husband and friends. She expressed a wish to have the disorder, and not survive the objeft of her care. Its fate was humanely concealed, and her affeaions were again engaged in nursing her son, a fine boy of eight years old, ill of the same fever. Two daughters were sent to the house of a friend and relation, seemingly in perfeft health, but one of them was brought home on Tuesday very ill ; this circumstance also was concealed from the fond mother. Some of the servants are ill, and the Ge neral himself, whose attendance has been unrethitted day and night, has not entirely escaped. EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM BIRMINGHAM, JAN. 30. " The daring Footpads that have long infested this neighbourhood, and especially the road be. tween Walsall and this place, met with a reception last night, which, if frequently repeated, would put an end to robbery. These Footpads stopped a Chaise yesterday evening, in which was Captain ELLICE of the Light Dragoons —They immedi ately fired in at the window, but the shot provi dentially went through the Chaise, without doing any injury. Captain ELLICE immediately fired at the villain approaching the door, and from his cries must have wounded him severely ; but this did not deter the Footpads from both firing again, which they did, and immediately made off across the fields. Stria search is making after these Desp. does, and it is reported, that the wounded man is taken and brought into this place." 3ra PROCESS-VEREAt" OF THE OPERATIONS . OF THE EXTRA2RDIARY CONSULTA OF THE CISAL PINE REPUBLIC AT LYONS. • The Cisalpine Republic formed amidst the tit 'lnuits of War by the union of several, States, could hope for political consistency and internal .tran quillity only.fram time, peace, and,a powerful Po, vernment. Her wish was to obtain. :a definitive or ganization this,she demanded of Ole First Consul, and looked to that hand which bad founded her • in the 6th year, and re-established her two years afterwards, for the support Which she stood in need of to form her State into one consolidated Govern ment. Th., First Consul, in compliance with this wish, was desirous to collett together all the in formation which the Cisalpines themselves might haVe, with 'regard to the interests Of their Country; arid "it was in 'order to correspond to the benevolent WiShes of the . First Consul; and to give him the powers which he required, that a Consulta of 450 Members; chosen from among the most enlighten.. ed Members of the Cisalpine Republic, was cOn vdked by that GoVernment: Lyons was fixed tipo'n as the place of the assem_ bly, as being most .convenient both for the Republic and the. First Consul, and also most remarkable for its nurnerous connedions with the North . Of Italy. The Minister of External Relations.repaireci to Lyons' On the 7th.Nivose (Dec.•iB), and the Ci tizen IVlAttEscHALst, Agent of the Cisalpine Re public with the French Government, and in conse quence of that situation, the natural intermediate organ of communication bet Ween the Minister and the. Cisalpine Notables, presented to him succes sively the Deputies of Milan, the three Ecclesias tic Legations, the Countries detached from the State of Venice, the 'ci-levant Modena, Novara, and the Valteline. By means of these partial. Co nferences, more intimate habits were established be_ tween the Notables of each of the fradional territo ries of the Cisalpirie Republic. Stith a large Consulta could not assemble on the French:territory, without the authority of that Go. vernment, which of 'course was to regulate the mode of ifs 'aSsembling. The' Members Were organized by the Minister, in concert with a bureau of deliberation, composed of five Members from the five Provincial Divisions of the Cisalpine.:—To the advantages of local knowledge and personal interests, these Mem_ hers joined the advantage of becoming the centre of re-union. The' Extraordinary Con suita being divided. into five Seaions, each of these assembled separately, and their CoMmittee Was fOrmed of Citizens METZI and STRIGELLI for the FeCtion 'of Milan ALDINI and BELMONTE for the Legations ; and Ctsitisu ts4c for the Venetian Prbvinces ; PARADISE and CANDRITTE for Modena ; BERNARDI and Goicc tAittit GUIDO for the Novarrese and the Valteline. In each Sec tion an uniform procerti was carrie:l on, that by the time the First Consul arrived a proper opinion might be formed Of the explanations which the Consul requireri, The ct the Constitution already adopted by the Legi , :iativeConsulta of Milan, was submitted to each o the Se Lions, to obtaih from them such ob_ servaions as might lead to a dedudion of proper organizing regulations. Etch Sedion appointed a Special Committee to carry on this examination, and afterwards. discussed its observations. Such articles as the five Se lions adopted, were thrown together, and presented to the Minister of aterior Relations; Each. Assembly was also ordered to prepare a nu_ merous list of such Citizens as were pointed out by the public confidence and esteem, as proper to form the Legislative Body. This was done by a secret scrutiny; Each Member gave in 6o names, and these Bulletines were remitted to the Minister, to he presented to the First Consul on his arrival at Lyons, whieh_ took place on the s- 3 1st Nivose.- 7 The First Consul received their operations ; and taking the formation of the three P,le‘ttoral Colleges as the basis of the new organization of the Cisal pine, he desired that each Sedion should remit to hiM a list, containing double the number of Citi zens who had the qualities requisite to be Mem bers of the Colleges. At the same time he assem , bled the Presidents of the five SeEtionsi made be read and discussed the observations which they had presented oh the Constitution ; and made changes on them as were diEtated by a knowledge of the interests of the Cisalpine Republic. He applied himself with all diligence to find out such persons as were proper to fill the places in the Governments A Committee of 3o Members was charged by the Consulta, who had united- in order to form lists of Candidates, double the number of the places to be filled up, with presenting to the First Consul the names of such people as were pointed out by the public voice. The Committee, after having exe cuted its commission, made the following Report to the General Assembly of the Extraordinary Con. sul ta : CITIZENS DEPUTIES, " Your Commission of Thirty, after having executed your orders in presenting the Lists of those proper to enter into the composition Of the Government, now imparts to you its re fledions on the choice of a First Magistrate. " During three Sittings, it has been occupied with this qb jea, the most important of all : and after discussing every idea conneded with that nomination, the result has uniform ly been the same. " If few men are reckoned fit to be raised to the first place in the Government, our internal situation will make that number appear still fewer than perhaps it really is. It is easy to perceive that the short time elapsed since the Cis alpine Republic has been formed out of six different Nations, has not been sufficient to give - them such an intimate know ledge of each other as that they can all place equal confidence in the most conspicuous men. It is not without fear that one can choose among them, when We consider that, divided as we are by Laws, Customs, and Manners, and habituated to different ideas, we cannot hope to find a man who shall be able to divest himself of all particular systems, and thus root up the ancient habits of the People, and inspire a national spirit, the most solid foundation of a Republic, " gwhich - the Cisalpinc'tic has tint - 1?;-, delibrations of the Committee still ivory di(` cult ' "it the men or this epoch were even divested of all old prejudices, ve could not hope to find them sufficiently versed in the science of Politics, al ways diTcult, but still more so amongst us, to govern the kepithlic. If they have held the reins of Government in this epoch, agitated as they have been by the . coniiiel of opinions, and foreign intliKtOCC, the 3 could not rise to that consideration which 'Would be necessary in less troublesome times to gain theirs tne_public confidence. " eat supposing all these difficulties surmounted, and that a mad could be pitched upon. fit to be entrusted with so itn, portant a charge, scial other ohy.tacles would still present . themselves .to our choice. The french Troc,Fi.; could not still completely evacuate the Cisal pine Republic. A great: number of political reasons would not permit this in our pre sent state, destitute as we are of N..itive 'Troops. " The (7isal pine Republic, though guaranteed by the TreatiesofTolcntino and Lunevil le; cannot hope at once to attain, by her own influence, that consideration t - irtiong the Ancient Powers of Europe that is necessary to her external and internal consolidation. She requires to be acknowledged by several PoWers who have not yet entereci. into any reia tions with her. She stands in need of a man who, by the ascendancy of his rime and power, shall be able to place her in a rank conslstent with her !•-•--rlu - t Such a name, and such a power, will in vain ha Sought for.amongstUs. " It was in order to place the Government under the pro tenon of Foreign Troops, and to add new eclat to•the com mencements of the Cisalpine, that the Commission thought it essential to the welfare of tht Republic, that in her first moments she'shoulderijoy s4pport fit to fortifytir against every other, by its force and elevation, Influenced by !no: „ tives of such importance, the CommissionconcludeS; that if, on the one hand, the Extraordinary Consuita ought to ex press a wish that 'the Constitution should be prtclahned and that the Collegp‘ S, the'L:egislative, and the other Au thorities, should be chosen front among persons most worthy of esteem, in order that the l'rb,;isory Government may henceforth cease; ii ' f on thVother hand; ardently to desire that teneraltdrct AY?would hotiOur the Cisalpine by retaining the Supreme Magistracy ; and: that would not disdain, while eiagoget,f direeling the affairs of France, to pay particular attention : i'Ooitr Government, during the period he May think requisilcoo complete its full establish ment ; and also.th:it he would. make it to be recognized, by the other Powers of Europe." • The opinion of thceommittee was immediately adopted, by the whole Consulta, unanimously. A -Decree was passed, by acclamation, and- aqiidst the loudest plaudits, - that the Report of the Committea should be presented to the First Consul, as a faith ful expression of the sentiments and opinions of die Extraordinary Consulta. - The result of this delibe. ration having been presented to . the First Consul, lie observed, that after all the information whiCh he had been able to ecilled, he found that the state of affairs required a prompt organization; . that he cauld confide the interior divisi.;n of it, without risking the interests of the Republic, to Citiiens who hid Been pointed out by the general opinion as worthy to be entrusted witic the different Constitutional Ftine tions.i hut that at the same.timei the powerful Motives mentioned in the Report, combining to prove that, in the present state of Mfaii`s, , the Cisa4 pine was of herself unable to rise to that rank and power which she is destined to stippOrt among the States of Europe, he could not dissemble the im perious necessity which called upon him to retain the supreme direction of affairs, till the Cisalpinc should be able, of herself, to maintain her inde pendence. He announced that next day, the 6th Pluviose (Jan. 26th), he shodld attend a General Assembly of the Consulta, in order to proclaim the Constitution, apd the Members selcaed for the Authorities. [The Speech Ofthe First Consul, on proclaiming the New Constitution, was given in our Paplt of yesterday...l - CONSTITUTION or THZ ITALIAN REPUBLIC. TITLE I. Or TliE ITALIAN REruaLr.e. ART. 2. The Roman Catholic, Apostolic Religion, is the Religion of the State. a: 'The Sovereignty resides in the Citizens universally. 3. The:Territory of the Republic is divided into Depart., meats, Districts, and Communes. TITLE- 11. OV THE RIGHTS of` CI+IZENSHIP. 4. Every man born of a Cisalpine father, and living in the territory of the Republic, acquires the rights of a Ci tizen, on attaining his majority. S. The same-right is granted to every Stranger, who, pos. sessing in the territory of the Refitiblic i'l , 'reehold Property, or an establishment of an industrious or commercial nature, has lived there seven years successively, and has declared his wish to becoine,a Cisalpine 6. Independent of dornicile, the law grants naturalization to such as can prove, either a large property in the territoryof the Republic, or rare talents in tie A its and Sciences as well as the Mechanic Arts ; as also to such as have r en d ere d in - t. portant services to the Republic. 7. Naturalizations, already granted, shall not have elfea till they be proved to be conformable to the preceding con. ditions. E. The Law determines the term of minority, the value of the property necessary to acquire the rights of Citizenship, and the causes on account of which these rights are suspended. 9. It iii the same manner regulates the formation of a civic register. Those Citizens alone who are enrolled in that re. gister are eligible to constitutional functions. TITLE OF TILE COLLEGES. to. The three Eleloral Colleges, of POssidenti, the Dula, and the Commercanti, are the primitive organ of the natioLal Sovereignty. is. On the invitation of the Government, the Colleges are to assemble, at least once every two years, in order to enm plete its numbers, and to name the Members of the Council of State, the Legislative Corps, the Tribunals of Revision and Cassation, and the Commissaries of finance. Their Sittings are to continue only five days. tz. They deliberate by a secret scrutiny, and without any discussion. 13. A third of its Members must be present to constitute a legal meeting of each of the Colleges. 14. At every ordinary 'sitting of the Colleges, the GO yerntnent is to present to each of theni a list of the places vacant, and the Instructions necessary for the norninattun to theta ; and the Colleges may receive the claims of the Can. dictates. rs. They approve or rejea the Denunciations made to them in consequence of Articles 139, is:. and 114. 16. The give their decision on the emendations of the Con stitution proposed tO them by the Consults of State. 17. No person under 3o years of age is eligible to any of the Colleges, &c. The eleaion is for life. 18. A Member of any of the Colleges forfeits it— ist. By fraudulent bankruptcy : ad. By absence without good c :use during three following Sessions 3(1. By accepting an tin ploymept under a Foreign Power wlttiov.:COnMt 01 the Go-