The Sun. — London, England, 1805-11-27 00:00:00

r 11 JA 1 T 4.'4 Ir A 7. 1 the LGNDON GAZ4ITE, Nev. z 6, 1805. Admiralty-Office, Aroi). 26, 1605. Copy of a Letter from the Hon. William Gornwaltis, aidini ra t of the Red, &c. to if n. Marsden, Esq. dated Ville de Paris, at Sea, the 17th November, 1805. • SIR, I have the honour to send to be communicated to my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, a Du plicate Letter which I have now received . from Captain Gosselin, of the Latona, making known to me the capture of the Spanish Privateer tgerein tioned, by that Ship. I have the Honour to be, &c: W. COB.NWALLIS. Lfstotia, Lat. 44 Deg. N.. Long. 4 Deg.' W. SIR, 22d OaQICY, 1805. I have th e h onour to acquaint you, that His 1‘ -la Aity's Ship under my command has this day captured the Spanish:Privateer Ketch Araphion, Car rying 12 guns, and manned with 74 men; three d ay's out from. St. Sebastian. • • I have the Honour to be,, ikc.. • ateT. L. M 6.OSSELIN. T. Williapz, Cornwallis' Admiral orate sled, &c. &c: I'cY►rouTll, Nov, 25.—Arrived His : Majesty's 'lop investigator, trcm a Voyage at Discoveries. ailed His Majesty's Ships -Prince- deprgq, and r oval, of 08 guns each, for the Channel b eet; and His Majesty's-Brig .Surinam for the Fleet with Dispatches. — Rear- Admiral Sir IL STRAC - FlAN,'Part.' on hoisting hisi Flag at the in i ze n of the ceesar, of 84 guns,, in l aint 'u' , !, was cheered by all his little gallant Squa. dr op --each Shi p being manned on the occasion. l ' /e w ill strike it as soon as he gets leave of absence, rlo doubt to pay his respeds to the Lords of the i. Ati lralty, in London, from whom be most proba 4Will receive at: order to re-hoisthis Flag, and fur . iher.enlarge his services to the credit of himself and t he honour and advantage of his Country. The Bevoliitionaire, 44 guns,, which 'sailed 'last etude carried secret or d ers, to b e op e n ed in a certa i n Qt.4ll(le ; her destination is supposed. foreign. 44 guns, Capt. N.Voisk, is' quite ready 'for lea) and will be paid as soon as her books, which arc tone up, are returned from the Navyoffice. The Nimrod, of 14 guns, which arrived train Admiral C9RNWAtLIS'S Fleet, .left them all Well on last—Enerny as usual. The Caroline of 14 guns, Lieutenant petilr, is riot to carry out the. D ts ptchets- which attired on htr..tist ..,tallisrtattoattr;or - pc;haps tam:,L,l,erlit.) a greatnurnber 'Of French Prisoners ; - ' n the late gallant Mtion of Sir it. Siit actin tr. ' aine t " Gun-brigs; of 14 guns, and a large 144te, from the Westwarcl,criatne unlitiowtf. Came iri 311111j3 h 'Brig, with brandy;very leaky, torefit. he 4f gus, 16 •guns, has made a signal for her laige c cm r")', which put back for the Downs. r otvrsmouTit, Nov. 26 , r—The * .Rttssian Brigs of 3 r) the ..-irgus and the Phoenix,:beiag completely 11°1411 6d and ready for sea, went. to..clay °tit of the , ' l arbour to Shithead, and will sail, togetlxx with the fire Line-of-Battle Ships and .the Frigate,- for the mied ikrranean, to-morrow or the day after. tALICIOUT H o Nov. Arrived the Choice, _us. OLYRT .., _ U4 4' from Liverpool ; .and Eagles h C tigi f ) from London. b , ‘ Ruryatus Frigate is off this harbour , a n d de d the Captain, who set off for London ex "tress. It is said we have taken in all 23 Sail of the 44111 e, four of which are safe at Gibraltar. All of °lir Meet are safe. The Vi6iory (with Lord NEI.- I°lllB4 Body on board), and several others of the 1, 1 "t, are in the Channel, and will be up as soon as t he win(' shifts to the Westward, ' I)B AL, Nov. 26.--Arrived, under convoy, from s, Westward, a Fleet of Vessels, which arc sailed for the River. Also arrived the Prevoyante Store-ship,:and r( attains in the Downs with the ShiPs as per' last' 4 , I t 6 .: reported here, that five Sail of homeward :°and West Indiamen are captured by the French 'rivatcers off Bcachy Head. 13 aileti several Gun-brigs, fox— for the French toast, . ttirg Nov. 23. -•-• 1 •V ezinesdar Arrived the Lynx. 81 00 • and es te_, P livar,from, the coast of `Norway , y ' co claY morning sailed the Hcbe Armed Ship, with a l 'IY•oy for 4iatubtirgh. • Tic liecia has towed. into the Downs , the Sagi i--rius, which she picked up on the night - of the 21st ;., Bt ' off Boulogne, full of water. She W3S prevent q froth sinking, and the crew saved , by Sir ‘SIDNEY I'7llll'S plan (Whiling with cork, in iwitattbn of the 4.e-boats. Yesterday, about three o'clock, Lords Ml3r, rte, „ k...A.STLRREAGH H , „and CAT C ART, and Mr. had a consultation with the Commander in C hief; at his Offi ce in the Horse Guards. 1 -4)rd CATHCART took leave of His Royal High -78 Previous to hi s departure fur St. , Petersburgh. Royal Duke afterwards held a public day to see 01 .",?c.ers, and gave audiences to a number of Officer s Astinetion, The DUKE of K ENT went to, Wincisor on Mon daYl Du a visit to unlit /..414.10T"5• A cOliit of Com Mon Council was held yesterd:ry at Guildhall at.whicit th' Lord .MI-yor, several Al dermen, the Sheriffs, Recorder, a great number, of Commoners, and City Officers, were preSent. • Mr. :Lomat. DIXON, in a very impressive and emphatic speech, moved, " That a Committee be appointed; consisting - of all the Aldermen and a Commoner froM each Ward, who shall .be autho rized to procure models or designs for a Monument to be ere&ed in the Guildhall of the City of London, to perpetnate the memory of that illustrious Hero, Lord Viscount NELSON;" wilich was seconded by Mr. J. DIXON, and unanimously agreed to, and a Committee appointed accordingly. The LORD MAYOR laid before /he Court a Letter he had received from the Hon. Mrs. Minim, offer ing her services to the City, to execute any Monu ment that may be approved of, to be ere6ted in Guild hall, to the memory of the late Lord NELSON ; for which very handsome and liberal offer the Court una nimously voted their Thanks to her, and referred her Letter to the Committee, for them to.take the same imp consideration. - The Court voted'their unanimoul Thanks to Vice- Admiral Lord Cow.xtiowooo, Rear-Admiral the Earl of NORTHE4K, and Rear-Admiral Sir RICHARD STRACHAN (for particulars o, f wAich see the front of this Paper). The Court also unanimously voted their Thanks to the late Loin MAYOR (for which see the front of this Paper), and ordered theth to be ornamentally written on vellum, framed and glazed, and presented to his Lordship. Hs Royal Highness the Dui of CAMBRIDGE give an elegant dinner yesterday, at, the Cocoa• Tree St. James's-street, to them Royal Highnesses the DUKES of YoRK and CumukfitLAND, and to se veral Generals and other Officers, At ten o'clock yesterday morning the DUKES of Yon]: and CAMBRIDGE, attended by General TAYLOR and several other Military Officers, arrived on liamp 7 stead Common, and reviewed that part of the Ger... man Legion Cavalry now quartered at Highgate and Hampstead. After the review; with which the Royal Dukes expressed themselves highly satisfied, they inspe6ted about one hundred recruits, and about the same number Of horses lately purchased for the Corps. The whole number on the 'ground amount ed to about four hundred Cavalry, highly equipped and appointed.- The concourse of spectators, at traded,by this military scene, -was con,-;iderahle, and displayed a great portion of -peauty,. elegance, and fathion.. The Queen's Palace will be ready fer the reception of the ROYAL FAMILY in a few days.-, Yesterday the Russian and Prussian Ambassadors transgtcd business at Lord Mulgrave's.Office. 'The Gazette of last night contains Congratulatory Addresses to .His MAJESTY, Erato the Cities of Edin burgh Bath,. ells; and .the- Borough of ..Christ cluirc(i, W consequence of the Lite glorious Naval Viaories. The death of Lord NrmsoN \via lie mentioned, it is said, in. the Siaech from the irliroeie at the meet ing of Parliament. , ' Lord Nat.sov was the' first Commander in Chief of a British ff'leet who ever 1411 in a:„lion. Nothing could be tnore proper than the meisnre adopted by the Lords of the Admiralty in directing a first-rate Man of War to be huilt, in order to bear the name of NELSON, as the departed Chief was certainly afirst-rate Hero. The Public must regard the Duke of QtY/triNS , BERRY with very great respe6t; for the tnagnificent spirit of generosity whibh be has shown respeming that Noble Institution TIM Pyritto:ria Funn. His Grace; with 'true patriotic •e -al, subscribed One Thousand Pounds to it upona firttzer occasion, and he has now paid another Subseriptoo to it to 'the same amount. This munificent Nobleman ha 4 also subscribed Four Hundred Pounds towards the erec tion of a Naval Pillar In honour of the Immortal N.ELSON. " These are Impeijal works, and worthy Kings !" LEGAL ANecnirrrt.----The Earl of StmnFatt.Atna, to whose testimony in the case of the Seven Bishops M. ADAM allUded, on SatardaY, was sent for ;tier ing their trial, by Attotneydeneral, who had not before perceived the neemtity for his evidence. There were foir paustes in the prowedingN,. while the 'Court waited fbr his I f ordship. At Itt.st the Crier was to be sworn to prove, that he,itad been. told Lord SesnattLAND was coming, klici*Che So : tor General said to- him, " Let your 10 Baud give, your right hand the oda." The evidenc , e of Mr. Orman on the Trial of Mr. Justice JOHNSON having' been inaccurately we subjoin the following COM& staten4nt of it : What is your name ?-,—" Jontg.(htipAao , " ' Where do you live Generally in Dublin." Of what profession are you ?--- ;1 . !€ At present I am no profession. I had an employrtient m the Re venue, but was turned out.by t LIKE j fee - that I, being a Protestant, propoced a Petition to be presented to the Imperial Parliatitent, praying them to sustain the Kit .g au Constitution." For that—how do you know Because Lord 'HAMM ICKE told the Sc)." . Do you know Justice JouNsom I do." Have you known him long More than thirty years—but within the last fifteen or, sixteen ye4rs more intimately than before." ' Have you ever seen hhn write ?—;" I have." How lately?--" Within this. week." , Look at that writing' carefully, and say whether it be his ? (After attentively ex:training the tat paper)— . " I think it is note!' 'Examine thebther paperHs that his writing "In my opinifin it is not.” • Extra& of a Letter from, Surinam, September In My last I mentioned the mutiny of some of the Colonial Black Chasseurs. l'artieg are out to occupy the posts they deserted froin, - and to prevent further init>chief. liewards.have been orThred to the Indian:3 and Negroes Ix any of these mutineers they bring in. As no accounts have lately been • rece i v ed, it is expetied the affiiir will termimite without any farther consequences. Tice number gone is sup posed to be seventy, armed. The opinions are vari ous respeCtilig the cause of this revolt ; but it is be lieved_to have arison'more from suck: private griv.v apces, tivei fi . on) any 4eueral The rEllni . ! - A.)11 - ,6f Troops his again re-com-- - =need here. This day Ow remaining Troops of the„Gertnan Letinn . (Light Dragoons? have' em barked, men, horses, fuoi - es, &o. (the restmithe Re giment have been lying in tlio .1)(A - itis). The Trans }forts with the above 'four . Troops will-leave the Harbour for the Downs this ?Sternoon, and then the, whole Regiment:will immediately. sail from thence for the Elbe. The heavy Dragoons of the German Legion are the next to be :embarked here. Three Trdops arrived here this illOrnillg for that purpose, and to-morrow - they will be shipped. , It is astonishing with what facility the horses are embarked from the Pier; generally two horses in three inioutes, if nothing-partieular occurs to hinder; upon an average two in five minutes ; ,and as they were embarked at six different points of th e Pi er a t the same time, the number shipped is at the rate of about 140 in an hour. , • The 1 ith Reg - inaent of Light Dragoons are under orders for embarkation, and are expected here as soon as the German Horse are gone. A party of Artillery are lying her?. in readiness to go on hoard at a moment's warnin A great number of Transports arc coming into:the Pier. It is said to the number of 80 are ordered here from the River, Sir SinNET bNITH i.vas at Ramsgate to-day, but 'did not remainliere more than two , or three hours. Gen. Lumow embarizs here to-day, and sails this evening. //54:•pad Four. --,The Transpotts'With horses are now going out of the Itu-hour for the Downs. CANTERBILiiY, Nay. 2d. ' In coniequence of the arrival of a large number of Transports in the ,Downs, the Embarkation of the, Troops destined for the Continent has been resumed a . vitli increased aaivity. The remaining two Squa drons of Light Cavalry of the German Legion, which were were in Barracks at and in the vicinity of Rarnsgate, have accordingly been embarked.e— Miree troops of the Heavy Cmalry of the German Legion marched yesterday morning from Canterbury to Ramsgate, far 'the same purpose : the order, di reaiog their movements did not reach them till late on Sunday night. They ,will be Tollowed by the 'other Divisions, of the same emirs in succession, till the whole are shipped.' At the same time a simi-. lar order was sent down to Dover for four Troops of thel Ith Liht Dragoons to prepare for imme diate Embarkation. Besides.' these, a detachment of Gun-dri;mrs 9f the Royal Artillery, with Mu horses which are attached to the Bripcles of Ar tillery that have been embarked at Woolwich, and are arrived in the Dawns, have passed through Can terbury for Embarkationnt Ramsgate. . It is intended to fora% a Depot (if Horses for the Ordnance Service at the Royal Artillery Barracks, in Canterbury, in erder that they may. be in readiness to the nearest point for embarkation ; the whole, number which will be sea: to the Continent, is stated at'3ooo drivers anti 6200 horses. Thus hr as relitte:4 to • the Cavalry ; in respeet to the Infantry, no. orders for their exribarlzatibn have as vet been issued. The 4th 'Regiment march this day from Cmiterbury to liraboarn Lees, and the Vd Ifigh:and Regiment from Onnringe to Canterbury, by which moern , ...uta these fegimenta art- phiced on Frarailel rind, within one rliferriarch of the Colit, mid from that it would seem that their embarkation not far distant. MAIDSTONE, Nov. :26. Yesterday arrived in thii town, from 'l3ta . hourn Lem, a division of the Cambridgeshire Militia,, which 'morning marched for Colchester. The remaining part of. the Regiment is expe6ted,in illy, and will follow the'former by th same route. In the course of this week two other Regiments of Militia are expe4ted to, remove fiord the Coast, and pass through here for Essex, in order to make room for the- accoMmodation of the Troops now under orders for Embarhation. Among the last Dispatches to India are some int- Veneta docutnents respe&ing the regulation of the ex pences of building the new Palace of Barreekpora. All the pane establishments are like Wise ordered to be revised, in order to effeet the retrenehmeat of all supett wets expences, The removel of the Rtt4O's Library from Pimlico to Windsor,. though reasonably lamented by those who had access to it, cannot be wondered at, when it is recolle6ted, that the whole of this vast treasure of learning Was colletted at the expense; apd by. the choice and personal direaions of the KING' himself. Of all his personal property it is, perhaps, that which he values most. What was called the Royal Littrary, in which the Public might be said to have some in terest, was given by His MAJesre to the British 11Inseum, ilar the use of the Public, in 1769, i pt this Heeny VII, was the founder, and itll hieftie4sors coritributud to it down to JA Mrs Dialog ibe civil wars, It was preserved by We mixer., but in the last century it received few additions, fur Glitnt 0 E Z. and it. neither loved books, nor eared much for those • who did love them. Couto , : returned last night .to his station at Co vtint-Garden Theatre, in the part. of B;rr Perlin= Sgcoilbant, He displayed very evident traces of recent indisposition in his face; but there was no abatement of his excellence in the representation of the charaaer. He was very well received throughout. Master BarTy is performing this week at Man chester. His engagement there conclude.sron Mott: day next. Last night he was to play Gustavus, In the Tragedy of Gustavus Vasa, it was Observed of .a Gentleman Who,posseased great learning, but was , extremely silent in company, that his mind was a library of the most valuable in formation, upon which a livefy female wittily re 'marked, that if it was a library it was not a circu. luting one. The Gentleman who ordered two pair of boats of one tradesman, and then took them for sale t 6 an other, might very .properly be called a five-I , ool'er. it has been observed that our present race, of in fantile Performers possess the privilege of retnaininil at tite samk age for 'many years. This, however, is I>rivilege which has long been enjoyed by those Dulles who haiiT never ',larval the mattnnontal pole., and who, as Mr: Slii:RlDisti sa)s, arc verging on ti: c desperation of thirtylive." _ . 'EQ'V'T. 3TA E . E , farm.' A:Sea t and .41,7 n /firths . , were 11'017-at - cc-I hy Mr. lio'Nrb and Sir . WILLtAht P/ t SONS, 'on Friday, in consegvence of a failure in evidence to prove them eonceri)ed in picking the pockt 'of Mr Treilway, a farmer, of liarefield, near Uxbridge, while I v/as looking at the old trick of pricking in the gartei., at Kinizston. fair. They attenciett,:. at the Office yesterday, fl hen the muffs, tipixtr, and fUr trimming, timid at their lodgings, were recogniz,ed by Meyer mid Pooch, in. fetter-lade; the trimming they ident;ll,-,td to htivhat they had sent in a box, by 'Simps ,, n's m'aggon, to Gloucester, on the 44th of last month, it was Eke. wise recolle6ted, that Mr. to whom the bo,t' was direaed i had written, that he had not received it; and, on enquiry, it was discovered that th e waggoti had been .robbed. Prisoners Were committed for ofurtherexamitiation. - . , Maltritoitocrou-sTr EET.--Yesterday. a Gentle prejerred a comptaint against the driver of one of the i..cw stage`coaches, for impeding the passage • yebr the White fforse,Ce;/ar, by placinz,r‘his coach alongside the foot pavement. The Prosi?Cutor *stated, that he had brought the. Defendant belbre tine .1 -, ./as..iitrate in order to comet an abuse v,•bieh existed, to the annoyance ot the yublic in general. The nuisance was so great, that the Comptainant had szycz'al times btu stoned ui his carriage, ai well as 'others, and tot pai4engers were continually annoyed by .the number of the short stage-coachmen, , who continually assetnbled together in the-foot...way. The Matristrates observc-J, _that the fints, for this growing evil had been numberless, and yet the prac tice wits continual. At the interferci!co, of the Pro s2cutor. the Defendant was tined in the mitigated penalty of Ins. part of which was returned to nitu, on his promising to coma the al,nr.e. "rhebouseko - eper of a Lady at' rank in Se.imonr street, was charged with embezzling, considorable sums of money, intruked to" her to pay trades- Men's bills. She was remanded for attorney exami nation. At the Public Office, Hatton-Garden, vesterdtiv, an old woniansof the name ‘ of llirriia ;thas and her son, about f‘Jurteen years of age, who had absconded 'ironi the Philanthropic Schein of Reform, HO Brad ;_itiverti*-d tbr his desertion, were both Cully committed for trial, charged by sev(al shop keepers.with passing counterfeit silver upon them; The boy w: Is very penitent,' but the mother quite the reverse, who, it seettis, had deluded the lad from. the benevolent Institution. At first they mututilly "denied being any way 6 r Jated, till proof was adduced to prove the, eontrary. . Power-Omen, famin.Ttc-sTanr.r.--The account of tho robbery, of Whiteehapel Church lii e net been correctly stated in the Pe:. Print: it was as 4vibit.., in• NNehitecha‘,el, John linyth3t,the:3c.xtor, of that Parik, awl :(74,vige Roden, his son, we te dharged,, before Sir DANIEL WILT:J.I.ms and, the Rev. ,IloasoN, • with haying stolen between three awl four tons of lead Oom Whitechapel Church, now under repair. Mr.. Pootsy appeared as Counsel in behalf ot , the , Prose eu;or, the. Churchwarsim f:.;-t.u.vrEy at tended as Counkg for the frizoner, wh Mad coin raA . I.LI to rs!plac. the old lead on tl, Church with new•.:After a long and paticneennolinat;on of insuy witnesse4,' the !21 , , , ,istrates eoinn,titt.ed Nr,tio and the younger flavden I.tieN,vggte for trial at the ensuing Seisions, :;cnior COR N-g'lti.Cll ANG E., N . (5 V. t!y, qiy riot many arrivals _of 'Wheat,.lout the remaining supplies on b au d are Co n.si t ierable ; kilq of fine newly es on Iblunicay, ordinary r4ttler cliaper ; Barley t i;o,:s OA` heavily, and sonlething lower; • Willte Peuse vpin, Arrive in largo quantittes, and furtherde, , eline in prioe ; ,scarce an Boan3 of each kind; there are good tx...ty plies of Outu, and at srmll variation ; terms of Inour as our last. Wheat Fine ditto - Rye Batley Malt Vrt hite. Ppse G rey ditto 38$ 3 46s a 633 ad 64s a 67i o - 3zs a3ss 04 341 i 2 S3a 01.1 7,.13 a 7,53 ad 42s a 50S nd 3613 4.6 ati BeNRS • - jog a Fos od ;rick <fCani 3ai a sos od Z3ts 14$ ti 2ilti a 33ti poland do, 31s 6,3 ; Rape Seed 4 , 11 - 444 nine Flour 6os a 65s ort Svc:011(1s ss a 60i o 4 Boxusso, r —The Grand . Boxing 141•4tch between fern Belcher end the Gt.' r , ne Citichoi IJilt take place on Friday ,se'nnight, a fe . .N . miles on this side'of Don- Caster, Yorkshire. The odds are vornewhat in xiiti an: of the Chicken. prior ta this ,contest; one between two men of •inferior note nrA tttlie place iiektrer Tcrw . n. The ' se Combatants are 0' Doitrzel, ofpugilistic, notoriety, and . .bner!, , , a• plai3terer, 14 ho, it will oc reeelliaed, - beat his opponent in a, casual repcontre some time sinca. V.Dannei is a scientific nnin,lzr has proved himself - a better giver than a taker, and consequently the odds are against him. • , ' On I,Lionday morning, between :seven ana eight Vclock , is foot-race between a Genticiron of Ito. ebeSter. and a.Serjeant of the Guardi, for a wavyr of t guindka", was decided on v.)ad between the Stir on Chathim-hill and Itzlitthatn. tance von vas tbitr ttsiles. Th,:, ito , ,z , be3Ley entl nun w as the winner he ran &tr... ' the first two milfp in twelve min t 4 and a balf,...fu l.ad the fu.r milts in little in - ,..tre than tweri`;y-SeVNII% This Gent:limn, weklinder.itand,'has b;A:n engage 4 ,- frequently 11e45t4111 . 1211 eXtecl;iC3, 1 - 111 111Vilrlauy • ruakea use of this very singult.t . Cereal:7llf of flog sing himself with \ .1.1 small ritiing-whip, which, on, suckoceallorii, he always carne.; wi;11 him whili running, and .applied the lash with severity his kgS, that bl')Od abialtely ttickied down Li; stOziltirrc. Mewed yesterday, Ott St. Tilury-le-bou , t! Chureb, by the Rev' A r n.t.T GII('VL3 f3FOI'V. ULM sun of (Eoncic R 1111), 11 , .1. of Watlington Frall, Ncriblk, to Mist; .1.40 - im.t OAXI-LEY, rout 111 daughter of Sir Ca itLE3 ALARMING FIRE.---Yesterday a fire broke' out ';,t e house of Mr...Lbw-on, (_ L , abinet-inar, b th uildings, Elnekfritani-road, h QlT;ision ei a quantity of shavings c'ttc!. e to A considerable length of tin::: :; ply of water' could 1.) , # , ~t with great ; hot 4,1; . , gnu i began- to ',lily ! and by t, gratinn was • :. .„ of Mr. Solithoo's 11.1,,c m.•:, the • . , antidi injured, raft 'the , fall z the cannot yet h estimgcd. The Volt!;, attell , .lisd the fire., and presave‘t the I , r.akerti ‘.11%.1 sufferers.