The Sun. — London, England, 1805-10-25 00:00:00

444.0.4.13Liti(rti-, OCT. :8. [EXTRACT OP A LETTER.] " The business of this place is almost at a stand, is consequence of the information. 'received by the lag Mail from England, that the Navigation of the Elbe is free again. We are at .8 loss to account for this measure, at a moment when the French, far from evacuating the Electorate, are, on the contrary, (leeepkd in fortifying its two principal fortresses, " liamela and Nieuberg, and reinforce their. garrisons t'Y' detachments from Holland. The day before ye - terday sixty French Houssards were on the other tide of the Elbe, at Harburg. How, therefore, the Ranks of that River can he considered free, is diffi cult to ascertain, unless its security is warranted by thedescent of the Hanoverian Legion, or the mo tions of the Russian Army now in Pomerania. As lotigas neither the one nor the other event takes place, all vessels, neutral or otherwise, laden with produce frorn arc certainly destined to help to de- • tray the, expences of the war against Austria. " The French have not contented themselves with most exorbitant requisition in the Prussian ount ry ~ of Anspach, b ut h ave a l so o p e n e d b y f orce the 4 ,'„ 11 " % * 3 corn -ho uses an d taken away the grain. e l earn jUSt now, that the French are again in possession of Cuxhaven." AN'OTHER LETTER SAME nAI-r... the Russian Troops, amounting to 25,000 l lte P) under th e command of Gzneral Toes-roy, are ~ T ed in -the Dutehy ortauenburgh, 'are said • bur t t e tak en possession of tie 'Vertresi of Ratze intw() tit three days we - expea the Russian :.10,06,1"2 4r neighbourhood. A Swedish Force of 341 ,,"!'n will follow theft). His SWEMSII MA- ill s expe6ted at Stralsund on on " the 20th, and p onitnind his Army in . tit rev h nt Sionows last night . per ,o tile chara c t er o f E up h ras i a, i n Th e G recian Q , rdet, with a ll h er accu stottied excellence.— iv% 4 E's Euandcr" was affeaiiig piece of Aet ttlnd he had in hi s Ma nner a ll the venerable tiros °f de e-V." Cuants Kzsma's Philotat was t Y spirit e d a n d interesting performance. The i,o rt w a's suPported With a ll t h e di gn ity of tragic P, aad the house was crowded. The n 4 ew Comedy entitled di Prior Claim, which 1 441 7 11 ;t 1 . need at tintry-lane Theatre, is the joint so t : , ti N' of IVIr. PYt and his Son-in-law Mr. AR -4s It is to be well a hoped, for the sake of the.Pub \Pi!! for th e ingenious Authors, that success attend their dramatic partnership. It is is t o ~t h l , ( t Yet settled in what character Miss 'AT"' Th e ,:+ 4 4e her debut at Covent-garden Theatre. it0,:,.. 1 10g Lady herself has signified that it is a ti , a f, of entire indifference to her, whether she 3P-. in Roxana or dlexander, Jobson or Nell. oun tt alt g Authors h ave b een a d v i se d to con t em plate kiTlfrgreat Literary Authority when they are corn tit • I b) a nd endeavour to think as they conceive that nteileEtual model wou ld t hi n k upon th e s ubject. titn sf k4to of 'RUSSIA should apply this lesson to ktc d u;oul ,have " and aft a s . he supposes the. Great Flume ,114 t- tided in similar circumstances, he ~:0 he will not hesitate 8 moment whether he Iti lt l e 'gPort the Ca use o f N at ional Right and We kriZe, or whether he shall sutler a low-born t°, insult and oppress all Europe. 4‘llt ßi 1 n - cite OOZE h as of ten said, that whatever he :„114,, It was i m po s sible to kee p . clear of po hia . l itt :',', l „ne truth of this declaration is Manifest in Ci te, herloingical labour, though, to do him i btrei gm :sas, rather endeavoured to maintain the' s ° - t04i1 31 ,„ ClAlranmar, than to reduce parts of speech og anarchy. braq lioNAPtivre informs the ?he several Powers M an •nt e , Y t h at comes forwar to support the iii il , t 4 , ll a t f Y tn of th e i r Canstutions, they must believe r the r epeated proofs of his regard :for t h e , , 1 4i eh 'wu i !' in dependence of other States, which he ac u h is p ro t e ßi on o f Switzer ' t ' E4 e.*ho were favoured with similar pro. AttO ttAa,, rml ng to th e account o f a P r i vate L e t ter f rom 14 1 ,..q it has 1. 44 n s tate d t h at B otrArAsere , on the stea,:,Tant, was d estroye d e i t h er i n aEtion or by tied to This report is probably as little il l" I S the memorable store of his having "'lir° by a Tripoline Gentleman. If such indeed, to take place, it would be 'eft a general illumination and rejoicing ~,A r ltrY in .Europe, that the World was rid ulsturber ; and France would doubtless, the occasion, though it -might afTea 'untimely loss of such . heroic virtue. all the PErrOnter . 71 of the Corsican the G erman Princes, that he opposed to support the integrity of their I °ns, after his horrible violation of the us in the seizure and murder of the •Ittti, in one of thosevery States which 'Lies his' determination to defend. But 'xraled from a man,. who, *lieu. he decl=ared himself a Mahometan, and of having contributed to overturn_ cr-,,"riffs and who, when he lead 'bent France despot' 4ft. o ism, with the most impious hypo it e reg t) dto hold himself forward to the world as „ rt, T , ci f • Qtl se re brat 1 ' 3 4, th7'4,3 C I OCk 15 RIOW undergointv a thorough re it WS had for these th irty years. r bt',turdf4 last Mr 13 R IGGs3 ThtllStOrl, w• * A "" *4' • itannear -4.) unfortunately drowne d . t'R, inquisiti n th at I had at an early hour " 114 0 k ° , at it 've t t • morning crossed • the Derwent boat in a .°0 ( 11' NAN / Is cattle, and.on his return as lie was iv) the boat his fb o t slipped frbrn the bank u e r and he fell i nto the water, out.o f w hi c h nable to extricate himself. ew day s . d f (2arp., in ce 0 boy, the son of Mark Tyd ), otrA ttr , rl ter, of the Precinets of Christ Church, h incautiously taking up a burning squib , t ta , eel &tag s tbrown upon one of the ginger rd. it , the, fair, held in Canteihury Cathedral' t i etirst such ' to divide acid tw 1 violence as y C/4 . \V ec 4 4 edneeri = tit out ''alt night, about twelve o'clock, a tire 4le st, 'ho a lodionz.house, in Maidenhead-court, li ecuunornas Apostle, Queen,:street, cheapsitle, ka.,, led the in t erior of the sa-ne and 'neat 40d two o= be . ' r 11004.. qg to redit I lltv n 5( } t at Ca bat titn e c were, lti et :' Co tXpe,r: i rY C(4 3tr* tztli great bisi tuh mastrnetit art e th 1 h it V te ttli sth e reA. 1 1%4:: to tell ti qr4 .- Princ i p, Nh th . Nssesaii NO t) ,,, 01 , k 4.0 IN Prolessi t 024 i t at 1 b e , 1 ;144 t/lerit . li;. a VOT. ON ?May last Semi STRONG, Esq. Was sivorn into the Office of Mayor of this Town and County for the year ensuing ; and on Sunday gave 4 public Breakfast to the Corporation and principal inha bitants of the Town and Neighbourhood, who af terwards accompanied him in procession to Church, where a very excellent and most impressive discourse ou the duty of Magistrates was delivered, by the Rev. P. W. Jowm. After Divine Service the -Company . again assembled at the Mayor's house,. to partake of one of the Most elegant dinners we ever remember to have- seen ; a profusion of pines, grapes, and the choicest fruits of the. season covered the tables, which were abundantly supplied with choice wines,and other liquors, of which a very nu merous 'company partook, and afterwards accom panied the Chief Magistrate to attend the Evening Service, in the course of which an excellent Anthem was charthingly sung, and very tastefully accompa, nied b3s Mr. Gossu, on the Organ. A Select Party returned to supper, and tetired at a late hour, highly gratified with the elegant hospitality and polite at tention of their host. Yesterday the Loyal Southwark Volunteeri were inspeeted for the last time this season on-Kennington Common. . • On Wednesday the Duke of GLoirctsTna's Vo lunteers, commanded by Lord CtiETWYND, had a Field Day in Hyde-Park. • • Wedeesday morning, at eleven o'clock, the Loyal North Britons mustered their eireative force in Gray's- Inn Gardens, for the purpOse of being iospe4ed by His Royal Highness the Dolce . of Stissk, who had pre viously signified his intention of taking the 'command of the Regiment. About twelve, His Royal High . ness arrived, mounted on a beautiful chesout Arabian, elegantly caparisoned. His Royal Highness wore the uniform of the Corps ; he was accompanied by Count Bentnotots„ two Field Officers, and Colonel JENKtNSOW. On the approach of their Royal Com mander, the Corpi saluted. They were then inspeet ed by 03101101 JENKINSpS aftiti• which, His Royal Highness gave the word .of command during a va .riety of practical manceuvres. An important affair next engaged' attention. The Corps was formed in a circle. His Royal. Highnesa and Officers stood in the centre, and the Adjutant recited the Articles of War. The record of the proceedings i)f . a Court Martial recently appointed to try the ninth mers and ;Fifers of the Corps for disobedience of or ders was then read. It appeared; that they had re fused to return to parade with the Corps, after re ceiving orders to that circa while out in the fields firing of ball. In several other instances they had also disobeyed the orders of their Superior Officers ; and being found' guilty, the ringleader of them was 'sentenced to receive too lashes, Others 50 lashes, &c. in proportion to the share they had taken in the offence. On being ordered to stand forward, unco vered, to await their punishment., His Royal High ness addressed them in nearly the following .words : " You' have been found guilty of disobedience and insubordination. Discipline and good behaviour ought to be observed in this, Corps as. strictly as,in any re giment of the King's troops. If you had beet) in a marching regiment, you, would have been slot ; and had you been - brought out for,punishmerit a few , days earlier your 'senteticeS"'would have been executed; but, us I understand this is the first time you. have offended; shalt forgiVe you all." After his Royal Highness had expressedi his cleMency, the, Corps Wheeled into line, and finally. passed in review order, with their Band of Music playing, and deposited their 'arms in the Orderly Room', The - Royal Party then retired by the Gate leading into the Mews, and pro ceeded to Kensington Gardens.. A . numerous as semblage of genteel spectators were in the - Gardens 'during the inspation: On Monday last. the 2d Battalion of the 27th or Enniskillen Regiment of Foot marched from' Edits burgh Castle to Newhaven, where they were -em barked on board the Transport s, lying in the Roads. They are probably destined to join the Force now in the Downs. The South Devon Militia began their march from, Bristol to Liverpool, on Wednesday. se. night ; and the first division of the WestiV!iddleseX marched into' Bristol - the' same day': The 14tkROgirnetat of .roOt marched into Deal Barracks yesterday; . and proceeded to-day to Rams gate for embarkation. , His flightless. the, Reigning Duke of Bautowtcx OeLs, General of Infantry in the PrUssian service, and Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle, &c. died an the ath instant. He was on a visit to the. D4cal Court of eimar ; and was carried off by an hemorrhoidal ittack„aged 65 years. • By his decease • the Sovereignty of . the' Principality of Oels devolves to Prince WILLIAM,of BittINSWICK. • Friday being the commencement of the New castle Hunt fbr this season, a silver cup was run for on Town Moor there, , two miles and a quarter, by eight hunters, rode by Gentlemen, and was won by a hunter belonging to MAR TI MORRI sow, Esq. The Kilmenf4ntintial Greyhound Matches took place there on 'Friday se"nnight. The day was fine, the ground - hi good order, and the company mime , rons, and in high spirits. .Many finedogs were up, and several close matches were run. During the day the compairy were highly gratified sand amused by the dexterity of One of the Gentlemen's servants at hare finding, he having, within the space of two miles, in, less than two hours, found stn hares in their seats, an astonishing instance of proficiency in o:i of the Most diflictilt of the sportsman's.qualifi cat p)as: On Friday morning the Sheffield hounds Pursued a hare, in full ehaec, down the High street, in that town, and killed her in a, yard opposite the Green Man public house. An inhabitant of Bath (now retired from business), received last week the following rather extraordinary letter; containing a Bank Note, value 101.—It is full 21 years since the firm alluded to existed ; and the Gentlemen who then composed it cannot possibly re colleo or trace the name of their conscientious ens. tomer It S Teri Pounds—use as under : Many years since I purcii:oed some goods from you, under the tirm The Wain Or CdSil oblieed me to leave Bath without pay ing you A IMost ever since hay,: been out of rllcKingdom. i tn oty :wt what terms u and yo your Partner wer po e upon, but shall . leave it to you to give hint his allaolei bill. For although the debt is dead in low, it Is not dead borrour or ho n esty; 4o:I 1 trust yott will be as hViet, to hoer as I sin io,)'/At. 1803,, 45'1 -"I Y The representations of the Ambassador of the United Statei to the Court of Madrid, appear to have , . induced the Spanish Government to relax, considerably the strianess of the/orders to their Ships of War respeaing ,American Ships. On the 15th of August the Dire6tor-General of the Navy addressed the' following Circular to the Command ants-General of the Maritime Provinces " The Most Excellent Seignior, the Secretary of State and of the General Office of Marine, in pur suance of the Royal Orderl, given the day before yesterday, has addressed the as tbllows : " The Most Excellent Seignior, the Minister Ple nipotentiary of the United States, has repeatedly complained of the excesses committed by Spanish Privateers upon the Vessels of his Nation, and refers to three of them as having been conduaed into Algesiras. He also complains, that similar excesses have been committed on. the American islands, in violation of the Treaty between the two Governments. His MAJESTY being duly informed of the same, has been pleased to,eonimand that the Spanish Priva teers in Europe and America should be fully im pressed with the consideration wherewith they should cantina themselves, in order to avoid every irregularity and excess, for which they will be held responsible in every instance which shall be le gally proved ; and it has also been determined that the cases of the Vessels detained shall be decided upon with all possible expedition, due regard being still had to the stipulations of the said Treaty." On the 25th of August the same Minister ad dressed a second Circular to the same Officers, in the following terms : " The Most Excellent Seignior the Secretary of State 'and the Marine Office has, in pursuance of the Royal Orders given yesterday, addressed to me the llowing Communication :---, " The Most Excellent Seignior the Minister of the United States, in complaining of new extortions upon, and captures of, American Vessels, by Spanish Privateers, represents, that eleven Vesiels of his Nation have been carried into Algesiras, under vre 'text, as is said, of their having English IVlerchandize on board. His Mazasry beingduly informedthereof, has been pleased to command that, , if the capture of the said Vessels should appear to rest 'only on the gronndalledged by the said Minister, they shall be in stantly released ; inasmuch as, according to the 16th Article of the Treaty with the United Statesi the American Flag is secured in the free conveyance of Me.rchandize of all kinds; notwithstanding its being Enemy's property : But should the grounds of de tention be of a ditlerent nature, it is His MAJESTY'S desire that the various cases may be decided' in the regular forth, and with all possible dispatch. In thus informing you of 'His MAJESTY'S orders, I ‘:114 to direa that you shall transmit them to the Cap tains-General of the Marithne Provinces, in order . to their being communicated to the Commissioners 'of Marine in their respeaive Distrias, and to the ,Owners of Privateers, apprising them that they will beheld responsible ferall losses they may occasion." S i.viNnLlNG.—Another. imposition on benevolent , characters, similar to that prattised on Lord C. by Per ji,a, some months since, has been carried to a groat extent, within a few weeks, by a person who re presented himself as a Clergyman. Several Gen tlemen whose philanthropy rendered them the dupes of his artifice are in possession of letters received from him as having been written by distressed per sons, who were% the eve of perishing. A Gentlemen in Cavendish-spare, who had more than once con tributed, as he suKosed to the unfortunate, and in particular to a widow and distressed family at West Ham, repaired thither on Seturday last, to ascer tain the real situation of those who implored re lief; but to his astonishment no such person exist ed. The pretended Parson waited on his bent:- faClor again on Monday to receive a contribution for a distressed family at Camden-town. The Gentle , man requested, or insisted on being conducted to the seat of wretchedness, where 'he would admi nister relief as circumstances required. The impos tor, after making apparently feeling remarks on the nature of imposing delicacy on the distressed, com plied—but he contrived to absent himself on the way thither. This, like the former, turned out to be a family of straw. It, has been ascertained that the imposition has been very general, and from the steps which have been taken, we hope to give a further account of the offender eta long. A swindler of genteel appearance, prepossessing' ddress, and apparently of artless manners, appeared lately in Duudee. His mode of deceiving the na tives was by drafts for small sums on Messrs, Thomas Coutts and Co. Bankers, London. His ,pretended employment was an importer of coulS, which, he ' said, his connexions with that trade in Newcastle enabled him to carry on with advantage. His real employment was of a darker hue. After a very short acquaintance, and some (=versed= on business, . he generally requested the fevour of cash for a draft on his favourite bankers, and was freqoently suc cessful. In his pocket ledger he chewed transaetions with Coutts and : Co. to the amount Of 4'15001. The drafts returning under protest, and some acquaint ances from other places making rather officious in quiries after han, the hoax became evident, and he decamped on Sunday se'nuight to self his coals else where. Tuesday sennight, as a man was repairing a well rope for two buckets, at Mr. Heptinstall's, in Ann street, Birmingham, one of the buckets, by accident, fell into the water, and the ropeinaker, consented to go down and fetch It up ;' but when he had neirly reached the top, the chain broke, and he was precipitated twenty-live yards into water nine feet deep; this dreadful misfortune was only the fore runner oeanother as deplorable, for the poor fellow being drawn up to the mouth of the well, the chain again unfortunately broke, and he was a second time hurled to the bottom I Most providentially the man escaped from those ..‘ccumulated disasters without any broken limbs, and is in fair way of recovery from the many bruises he recoivede To.morrow morning, at nine o'clock, the Lottery begins. _Twenty Thousand Pounds will be given to the First-drawn Ticket. The Lottery will finish drawing to-morrow week ; and all the Twenty Thousands are yet in the \late', besides other Prizes of Ten Thousand Pounds, Five Thousand Pounds, &v. are. &c. Their Majesties, with the rest of the R0y.41 Family, removed their residence on Tuesday last, from the Palace of St. Ilclephonso to St. Lorenzo El Real, where they continue to enjoy their ustril state of health. D. BRUNO DE _,HEZETA, Com mandant General of Aigesiras, his written to d: PRINCE of PEACE, that in the morning of the 2 1,. of September appeared in sight a Brigantine without any colours hoisted, which an English Gun-boat soon after took under her escort for 1.40)- raltar, D. FRANCISCO MAURELLE, Captain of Fri gate and. Major-General, immediately set off in a long-boat to intercept the Brigantine. On his com-.: ing up with her, an English Frigate of .forty guns, a Corvette of twenty-four, and two Gun-boats, got under way to frustrate his purpose: The Chief of Squadron, D. NICHOLAS De Esraink, proceeded to the proteEtion of MAURELLE with a, squadron cf . fourteen Gunvesseis and five Boats. As soon as our Squadron got within grape-shot distance of the Enemy, who had already opened their fire, an ac tion commenced, which was vigorously maintained on both sides for more than three hours. The Enemy at length retreated under the guns of their fortress, and our Squadron returned to .A.lgesiras, with the Brigantine, which belongs_ to Denmark, and was going to Gibraltar With a cargo of timber. We sustained but very little loss in this affair. 2he Enemy received considerable damage in their • • They were obliged to take one of the Gun-boats in tow, and the day after -th.! ) , were seen repairinz, the sides of the Corvette, which had received three shots below the water-line. The List advices from the Viceroy of Alexi, o state, that his Excellency was taking measures to place the Fortress of Vera Cruz, and the Castle of St. Juan de Ulua, in the best state of defence. FL had colleaed a competent number of Gun-boats, and other armed Vessels, and cautoned in the vei nity a body of Infantry, Cavalry, and Flying Artil lery, to be ready to ad according to circumstances. A letter from Dundee says,--.." The death of DANIn SCOTT' ' , Esq. late M. P., for this district of Burghs, has occasioned a vacancy in Parliament, for which two Candidates are now offering themselves ; Sir DAVIDWEDDERBUR,N, of Ballindean, Ban. and Mr. Scorr,son and representative of the late Mem ber. We can only say, that a keen canvass has taken place, and that, to-day, Sir awn), with his friends in t his quarter, have been waiting upon the Magistrates, Tqwn Council, and Deacons of Trades, soliciting, in person, their support ; but we cannot pretend to anticipate what the result may be, either us this Buth, 'or in the general contest." Soule time ago a Gentleman who lives in the neighbourhood of Tottenham-court-road, London, applied to a locksmith to repair the lock of a box which he had some years in his possession. The smith took it off, and found engraves on the inside, in German, the translation of which, in. Eeelish k-- " Whoever will give information to the I.Ynder Se cretary of State who pofistil the box to which this lock belongs, shall be rewarded according to his merit, besides possessing the King's countsmance. The lock-smith, by the „advice of his friends, ac quainted, by a letter, a , person high in office, of the circumstance, who immediately ordered the buslness to be minutely examined, and the person to whom it belonged interrogated as to the matmer it came into his possession, who stated that it was left in his hous: by a German Gentleman at the time the premises were occupied by hii tathcl, and who suddenly dis appeared. On examining the box further, a 454. act drawer was discovered, the content.; of which clearly ascertained it to be the identical dispatch-box which contained the dispatches transmitted by Frederick the Great, of the battle ofßreslau, t o hi s Ministeeht Berlin, the bearer of which was, murder• ed and robbed on his journey from the latter to the former place, and for the recovery of which a great reward was offered. • . Canterbury Michaelmas Fair commenced on Fri day setnnight. This Fair Seems chiefly remarkable for eating and drinking, as a Kentish Paper, giving an account of it, says, that the following quantity of meat and bread were consumed in one eating house only "on Rattirday last : eight rounds of beef, forty joints of pork, (many of them legs from hogs of from ten to eleven score each,) between fifty and sixty quartern loaves, besides soups, vegetables, Scc. At St. Faith's fair on Thursday se'unight, there was but a small supply of cheese and butter. The best dairies of one-meal cheese sold from iil. Lis. to 61. Inferior from 61. to tos. Good household cheese sold from 525, to 665. inferior 48s. Butter, per firkin, 4ai. Halves 255. There was a very poor supply of horses, and but few sold. , A large show of lean cattle went off very brisk in the after noon at high prices ; very few of the tat kind, none sold. At Ayr Fair, lact week, "cloth sold readily at a considerable advance of price. The show of horses was but indiffi,rent ; the demand was great, aria good smart horses brought high prices. CORK-EXCHANGE, OCT, 25 .—Tile fresh imports of Wheat to-day are few, hut a tolerable supply at hand; a further redu6tion being expeaed, very few sales are made ; but little fine Barley, and at rather better price'; Malt and Pease at stilali dif. ference ; new 'lick Brans are lower ; hay.:! te‘,.- Oat arrivals, those of first quality are sultiewhlt dearer ; in Flour no alteration. Wttrat 42 a ;fit a 7ps o 4 Reams -44 s a s›; 01 Fine ditto - 72$ a 7ss. 041 Tick Iteani $4, 4 44r4 1 Rye - - 3as a 3si oft 04ts 20 41 30 A 34*.thl DatleY * .., 334 a 391 cd Poland do. 3)4 0 .1 304.. Must • • 72.4 .1 !a, 0 PApc St.':•ed ... .. 4(.1 ,:. 43 White Pease S'2s a ss. oo 1 hoe flour - 150 1 ti•i G '' Grey ditto - 3ss n 39$ 1(1 1 •: , :cc:lcit k thab it 0,51,,,t1 SMITHFIELD MAP,KET, Ovr, 25. The IVlarket of this 4ay bad a ,rnidtiling - 'sup/A v of Cattle, the prices are redve.:ed i‘Lt4. clay's Market, and the trade, was rather dull.- 'rho bushieis transae,ed in the 4-faymarket W 35 very ir„. contiderabic, Hay. and Clov . er a Rance. ill price, Straw the same as our la It 3 eco'..int.—` the under- mtn tinned 'rims and numbers are given at an authentic report : To tirik tht Ofd p itortwof Sib Tied 41. oil. ti) 4i 64. —..Niutt*frt .)) iii.., to 0. ..tod.-..-VO.l, od. to 5,.6d,.--Ppl„ A. to 4 s, to d, Bltasti ssp. --Sheep J et; 3.4:.). 313, sxmirrlELn ITAYMARKET. H , 1 y t o 41 , i 11 , - 1 : 1111 oc t 41 t ii . tQ St! a lV 11. e l s , IQ 21 , as.