The Sun. — London, England, 1805-03-20 00:00:00

• The CHANCELLOR of the E - XCH.EVE rose merely to reply, the:oloervation that had fallen rpm the Hon. Gentleman on - the outset, with respea ,to yersons appointed, by Governirtent i or having expeetationa from Government, being likely < to have the same view as the'Governnfent.itself on every* aiihjea :sßichjudgment Was', L exec_ cisetl.. The . Hen,. Gentleman was motif) :mistaken if lie'eoneeived• these Comini‘sioner, were to excl.., vise their inquiries on subjeds with resp„en to which the Government was, likely .to have a bias.l Their attention was to be direded entirely to the, NavlrJ Department; The' SIX RET A 10' at fly, R thought himself! called upon to state, that Sir C. Middleton' had re. firma to undertake the . task. entrusted to this Com , to;,saion unles s M r . F or d yce was also appointed. ; on and thin frotn the opiriiriri . Sir Charles had ''formed of the talents and capacity of Mr. Fordyce,' in a, forme r serv i ce i n which he ha been associ a ted' with him. As At proof that Mr.' d Fordyce had "de *°teel all'his 'emoluments to the discharge of his ittear, he instanced the case of a Sum of t V. , en t live tit 2 6;00til accruing to him, which he . refused "APPropri'ate to a provision fur his large family, , notwithstinding the recommendation O f some of his Friends, preferring to transfer it immediately to the E xciictuer for the discharge of his debt. b e i pIINSTONE blamed the persons at th e • ild of the Treasury,for nor having been more Adive in stranging this business.- during the I,,nig interval sinee the default had arisen. After some further. " il l'ejiti on the faat of Mr. e Fordyce's case, he Mr, conclu ded•with Votin g for the Motion. EY Rightofthe lion. Gentleman to pro. 11 6 11c ; e t . t h," neCessaty D:)cuments, leaving him at . li. • f1; 1 0 move for such others as" he should think I, llf4 bltio addition, begged leave to withd raw hi s - `-- hii r ' ( tRN'' . gave notice, that an Hon. Friend of " absent, m eant to subm i t to the House a nn on the nubjla of the T ent h R eport of the Cu`niii •ilinnet s ' of Naval Inquiry. • From the im. • TPvittsnceUf the Motion,-he tho ught it necessary to h ve t his earl niitice. The ' notice was fixed for Zulay futitnight, "i the Motion of the CHANCEIAOR Of illit;gto the Report of the Committee on the Le. :11.4cy I)uty till was brought' up... After. sorpe,few ‘,"bittlions from *Mr. GREY, On the absence of ionic "riflemen who intended to offer their sent inieits u P)o it, the was ordered to be . read 'Second titat.oo ti'Et 'I% t • • m i l l 3f lo l /.Iccise Dory gill, t h e Irish Stamp Duty ►Si tile Irish I.'o‘,t,ge Dtity Bill, the Irish Malt . and . the Irish Customs Duty Bill, ' l , l ruilgh a. Clin:rittee. The Reports we r e to he reieiVed to,ttiorrow. In the. Commit tte,rl t he lait s Mr. Fost ER consented, from respe4 ° Pinion of so many Irish Metnh:rs, to dis. cent Duly on Irish R eta il . 4ti . • telieved, however, and expeCted,- that 4, l , rel isLn 'DUtica, that ix. ;vuciuld be t hoin'n4e%"et;'6:lll).'ittint'e4(bikitiY9nditat'iliirnei. lie ?er' 'ha thought would persevere in it. 0 if. jeft YORN NISH/PORI' repeated'his former, oh. lateto, this T ax, which he thought was ,calcu -14,,,,j,, to, discourage the gr owt h o f t i m b er i n Ire. , "id IL) defeat flle.prodtice - of tie . :Tax • ling the.lmport. , The produce of the g the ~,?1 Windows and Auaions•would so far exceed w!timate , that t h e T ax on Timber would nut 4 00 , 411141 . He therefore moved that this Tax „l a d be struck out . . • sii.l,l,!...,Question, being put,, there appeared for NIWP.ORT's Motign t $4, against it , 8 9. t A - "Prittr . SS ; he 10'A of Lon course went forward. !4‘t, = slay itnAttroN gave notice, that on Thurs. ch he would move to fix a tray for the ex. Altd,VeOf lists.of the. disputed Votes on the . late sot Elettion: Th e ther Orders of the Day, were disposed of."-- 14tr ie d . . . na k ,„ Nita I.S. i Nolitt. Du z-3 tiatuburgh 3 Gottenburgh, 2 Waterfbril. ' PRICE • Consols STOCKS Consols '4ll D y o'cLocE. • 58;1 1 °militant -•31 . . f ` U US DICIER I 'Y'LLISIJM 'AUDI A T ? _ - ' I, • 6 N D 0 A r , witottrsomr, MARCH 20, 18°;* /7:4t Letter's brOUght by the Liston Mail, which 4hVered yesterday, it,Nrd the stroitgest Con. rrl "tio 0 1 our ltateintnt that only, three Vessels 4f th e n ed" , 11. 15 .gin ciptored, 40tterrAneln C.onvoy ),‘-tt.. ~-, • • ' - 1 . " t hm not one. of t:lern itati re'aelted an 1"411141.);:8' r on i .' Ille Iwei,irr;iitiidie anti tidy liortenle suffered, - 1 4 rti'-11. '''' Ihe Aaiun with oil! ) , :niii. ll ips ( II W .i ir ' •lit they do not ,tearali t have beit in a ennditiyo tii N I ' ~ ° ". i „ ,i. ,A, p , ,, L ' not iVidreliantrnett with any euet. .'''- liiivi„,, ' . , ~.I S ' a krz.'n and destroye& three of them, they Q. Lll 't the: best OF their way to Po r t,, th e f ormer to c. l . rt ~,..... thti 4. 'na . • and the latter ~ o Malaga. If 44Y I 91. " our Vesitelif had been captured, there h Ye, 1. . 6 y little A L '*°thit hut that they would have lean tellllt into Port b )et it one or ot h er o f the Vgiglles' ' ; 1t ' i% pt'rfealy Well ' known ' that they ,only :hrtila%t with them the Crewi t of thi Arra:ttrand w- Neroat and the three %lerchant Vesiels that tele tiestrayed. The Aftion t0,,,k p lime on the Itii'lll'i's*hru'rr, .4rt , l the due of the last accounts from , . ' h. near t ‘ the 231, and frnm Carthageru the 2 4' l 'rY ; and if any tunre Vessela 1i.41 been taken, th ey w " 111 1 in all probability, 'before Out time h ave Ire r,e4chett one or other of _: these Ports, . which .4, 014 ' _- . .-.• , , Ile place. .41 squat oittatge, trQin where the A%-.lior, happermi. We 1: lowing Lefty'. From 'the : o4i)ialti of Ltrgy onevf the C2voy from 4 ' On thr. 4th day of Februkty tw'o' large Fre , ,ntill' Frigates ca me into the Fleet. 'Flit.' C4nOi`odure made a signal fur ,all the. Ships to disperse in the best man. -ner they were able, but being nearly calM all: that night, they emuld not Make any way'. • The next . morning, about five o'clock, an engagement com_. inenced between the two Ft iga tes and the Arrow and the Bomb, which lasted .abriut half an hOur. At day.light,the Atlion was renewed,' which continued about one hour and a half, and a_ constant firing,Was kept up on both sides. The Arinu, which was to leeward, beipg at length•disabled, was captured ;. • the other continued in chace,of the Bomb, and a • „ • running fight was kept up`for some time. ; All Allis' time the Captain did. not perceive any of The Mei. • chant Ships captured. .Nitteteen sail stretched` to the northward, in company with , the Lad):///ore, all of which were likely to •escape ; the rest of the Fleet were getting away in every direniOn. 'The Lady Anne lost sight of the Frigates by half past, twelve o'clock. The next day she saw two Ships on fire to the leeward, and observed one blow up. This Vessel then made the best of her way •to braltar, which place she reached after having exile. rienced some very heavy gales of wind." Letters from Oporici stare, that the Brig Falcon, from Newfoundland, had been captured by the Farrar Privateer of Vigo. YEiTER DAY Lord GRENVILLE' gave notice in the House of Peers, that he should on Monday next present a Petition from His Majesty's Subjects_ in Ireland professing the. Roman Catholic Religion. From what fell from his Lordship upon that occa sion, we are confirmed in the opinion we before rxpressed, that it is not the wish of the Catholic Ifidy that their Petition should be nnw discussed, hut merely that it should lie on the Table of both How,es of Parliament. Mr. Fox gave a similar notice in the House of Commons. % THE Enemies of tilt present Board of Admiralty have eagerly'seized upon the TENTH REPtiRT from the CommtssioNEßs of N<‘viu t QUIRY , anti have tOreninillOy endeavoured, by the publication of par t ektraCts, to. render it a 'main insiitiment in atterrts to "bring opprobrium, up, on the' chayaaer„ of , the. Noble Lord who now presides • over the' Maritime . D.Tartmerit of this Country ; - but it is riot worth our while to dwell UpOn Newspaper seiedions and anini,i'd versions.-- r - 1 . 4 • DIMS of CLARRIVCR gave notice yesterday thatise should bring forward a Motian'On Tueid4 next, in the HO* of 'Lords, upon this Report ; and Mr. GR E Y also gave notice yesterday, in the House of Commons, that' his . friend Mr: Kt reirAiiti?.' in: tended to bring forward a similar' Nlotion toMo'rrOW fortnight.' As the - whole of this subjen - ia there., fore likely to : bec9me a question for PartiaTcntilry, discussion,. which . may lead to such an explanation' of the proceedings upon which tie Rqinrt is founded as may be SatisfaCtory to all men of enlarged miudii and liberal feelings, we shall not imitate any of our Competitors, in making seleetions' frOm that ge.' iibrte, It however; be prop'e io 'refer to the Letter of Lord Me Lvi.t..4g, t 0... the ~Counnisi, sinners,: in whieb hiS:Lordship.saysf, that /I; during a great part of the time when I' was 'treasurer' of . the Navy, I heltrvert Government, and was comet - led qv;tb other:.. So situated, I did rut ileclioe giving cc. cabionaVaccommodation to Caller; services, ritit con; rieted with - 'MY official situation as Treasurer .of the Navy, If I had materials — to - make—tiriiith an Account, asyQu require, I 4 - 6:1/./ mt-da it rwitkoilt clis!icsiffi dedicate and colifidenthl trail: a / 1 1m of Guvernatertt, which my duty to Ow wht have restrained me front revealing.' 'll;der this view - off` the ratti vve deem it our duty tiilet the m:itter rep o t At present, assu r ed t h dt t h e cal . of the Nation will invetigate the s6jea l with Elie spirit, of enlightened candour, and not form decibion upon tt:clinic4l and narrow construttiPii. titii upon 111'9 broad principles of , titil4:,; 3tart,tial justicc. a 4 Yi*ti.rday, shout one o'clock, Tiztt MAjeNTY . in the,,Nuttc ESSCS, .attended by bJyvager Lady Sy ON Hy, arrived at 'the ()tieen's Haase from Wind. sur. Hu Mn) tarry arrived about fopr, o'clock from Kew. , • ..To.rnotroW lie it-IVl4.jurry will hold 41)ruwink. room. • The following letter from An Officer belonging to the Diamond Frigate, And 'dated the-i Ell inst. di' Brest,. shews that .the Fleet still remain in. port 44 We are left oil the look our, with,two others ifnts Majesty's Frigates, since our Squadron bore up for Torbay ; ,the Enemy remain in the inner hobour, with no'.`variation whatever in their position that. indicates a divosition to sail. We run close in occa.. sionalty, and count twenty-one Seit of the' Litre s; apparently equipped ; but trotn.the neuTral Verse s,. and 60)ing boats, which we board, we learn that t1y..7 are not half manned." t ~. L S ‘. . 7 - 7-!!0 ARCII rg.—. rnved His Nf J. . jo t 93pt. A KT.! N raga ,Capt.! G ty N 1 1 tartl, 134 Fu i pim,ite_, from t„he Cit.tonel Fleet ;. Eur//l/orui,vonotridßengul 44ffua, ft London, bound to Ilzogal 7ll. , *rry W Ir.- sow, from Gdermey TIC, Friends, Bons, ..S'alLr, BOND,. and Gootwood, VC' i Li, lANt s, from .London. Sailed the Eozer, STE eL, for Fsamotrth ;: Hope. ' , well, PAYNE, for Plymouth ; _Doroti.ea t THWAN SON, for ,Siiiiderlsod ; Re / to, for..Lontluo ; and His Majesty%Ship Ariarkee,, fox Spithead. SAWA the KiNt Priv3reer for Jersey, from thenr,t on a cAuize; Camilla Frigate, and Cur/ow Sloop of War; with a Fleet under coiwoy fur . Neek;found. land. A Spanish Ship (a Prize) is just brought to at. Sr. Help's, .but cannot learn particulars. PLYMOUTH, MARCH t B.—Arrived the P►iuccts Royal, of gg guns, Capr. R. C. RtYNOLUS, from a Cruize off the Coast of Ireland. The Britahnia, of too guns, and Crescort Fri gate, went out of Hat hour this morning; the for mer cittne to in Cawsithd 1337,' the latter 'in the Sound. ~ . , HARWICH, ,MARCH 'l9.—The Kin: 6eory Packer, Capt. s —AUNDEkiI, RlAY.Ctl.lhis morning from Gottenburgh, with a Mali, and a Messenger'cliarged with Dispatches of importance. The Sloop No'rtb . Star, D. 1 r LEY Master, from Gueinsey, loaded with br3ndk and geneva, for ; North Bergen, has been detained and sent to this Port by Lieut. BLOW, Cominander Hof the Charger Gun vessel. • DRAL, MARCH 19.-LIS,Ii!e:I the' Cygnet . Sloop of War on .a Cruize, ;Ina the LUcia for the South Seas, ltemain in the Dmns M Ships the Monarch, Right Hon. ..‘,! )r,l rrii, Uttecht, Vice. Admiral HotAo ‘v Ay, r., cpqr-', Admiral DOUCLAI, and his NCin of. Vihr, So' guns, Ledai: Corm', ; Hermes, lien Ay,: Oriv.es,.. and RlVi i :.:2/r 81cops of War; Devastation, Fary,Proiper; ) 11,4:1.4 Volcano, Zebra, and the kxplosion , mbs ; a Ligc Firet of Defence Ships, Gun.brigs, c. DOVER, MARCEI Clltioi:y - Iris long been taised to the highest pitch by the knowledge that a Lifeboat of a very rcoliar constru:qiln was building here by the man who saved 'the Prize. master and Prisoners, flusting on the •wteck of the French Gon.boat that drifted past the harbour in the winter. ' ' Sit SID4EY,SMITII, who gave the r1:11 of this Bop, came down troll) London yr%tercia:, , and tried - - it at, sea - , Willi 48 mel, embarked, ort.boarii,, ;wended by Cfipt. WESTVRt, of the Sea Ferittblttii'An a D&al B:iar. The Piers acid 13e.cch Were erC;•,i c l' e d A ..i'l t i spea 4 turs, who Ae4.,„tnocll t ac4ispy,,ot h ,lreitig Ater make het first pluogehtto the a web veithe ititbdorli tilolitli ; she ruse, li4Wever ' ori' . the lO 4,l rif 4 eVe'r f' .o.)41 wave, 3 . 0 as !,Ui..11 aci ,the tn4st wwitectmetl,44e' riggi *log of which apptarett defeitlivv, the alciiii riNite het acid .111. e moved Ai , itif great 'l4o) , tbiar ribritugh ihe brealiers , Wl:ich bid 'her-troth nuts'iit..4 "i=''' '' .. lha Deal Boat, althOcigh:alati: liitff of aii, l ve . rt f:Priy (ccc long, food the tea, too 4i i tt r, )i ei ,r o f t ,j rtlitback into the - fittbOur. L . sTlie,'Lifettiont, .wlii,-.;i' 4 .. .'611ed the Co"iecr or' CrA, frc)n her tnAnt;er of moving,and,takipg the,groooLl, ho,ded 44 tw, , tch without-the smallew inconvenience from the surf, and was hauled above high water it-prk by the spec, tators, s who greeted the eruct - prizing crew, , for whosc,afety they had been so arocio . us, with must heartfelt satisfatlion. Y*"~a Tit r THEATRt.-11:c new Comedy of The J!,t(y Moan, atut the ,musical Eritettaiameiit i lVitcimouy, were l a S t ` n i g ht repre sente d at Drury. ! lane Iheatte, by command of THE IR M4jESTI ES. , The' five PR iNc isVas also,, were present. Thc whole of the Royal, Party rooked extremely well, and seemed , to be much gra;ified by the, dramatic, entertainments: Miss DE CAMP performed Mrs. Joßnmes cha.raCter in' Mattiererry •so well as to exciie'much applause . by her original spirit and libmonr. A very clOwded Audience, gave the usual testimonies of heartfelt loyalty on the a lT ., , ; n ero l e. ! rife. Roya.l.. FAM LY ; and " God the or, Kin " and " Rule Br;lautzia," 'were song be.. - tiveen the Play and Farce, and enthu3iastictilly applauded.- • Ltvrt.E BETTY is 'to p er f orm at A. v N r ewcastle.up. on-Tyne during 'Passion week.—Mr. STEPtt K E I, , the Manager of the Theatre at tlut vcs ltittr fifty pounds a, night, and a tree B•nelit, i s The long wicked for communication between the port of Fluff And the towns of amcdster, Rothere hato, Shetßeld, Elarnsley,le,% with Liverpool, :is at • length efTeded, by Ale c:Aopletion of the D‘arne and Dove and,Roctlthile Canals: so that Ve4beis may now- .pask frfito the ,64.,tern coast by the Rivers. tfaufher and. Dun, the Deanne and Dove and ,liarfts. Icy Canals, and the Upper Calder NAvig.ttli4n, .to. ,11044 a x.; and from thence by tote lacttd.i.r Caret and laricashirc Nayi gat i-fos to DiLingustster atAt'laf. .verpool. ~r~,.". N~5 - kr R FOR the following e4ganz Linet tve are in:iebte,l to a Volumeiii i V.;bitiiieetritly ;10'1 W With ciftiiions of genie: . , ),3 ;r Lir , and §ensibirisy, , written by Eow Ago L:oxi., q. of Hampstead Heath. ODE, ADDRESSED, TO MA WY, THE AUTHOR's WIFE, A. STATE Ur.LAtiOuuE, AT BAIGHTo IA, THE yEA.A BY HER HUSBAND. YE Airs J that cool e'en Summer's noontide glow, With fAun'ing pinions dipt in Ocean's spray, , Bre:dile on My 'Mita Y, while ye gently blow, At night sweet ` slumbers — spirits blythe by day.' Ye Downs l for her, your even carplt spread, Where sheep-bells tinkle, bid the wild thyme bloom; Bid the pale cowslip hang its gentle head, And scatter, as she walks, a soft perfume. Thou Dyke.* yclep'd fromi him, whose rebel pride I-cnt hiui that He . av"ii above, :114n gives hint here ; Slope, unobscuCci by mists, tilt' verdant side, And lift thy'broW abrupt front tempests clear. That xvhen the'sky's blue vault is all serene, And suarinr, larks refottne . theircv'ning song, Mr. Itti X Y may descry—enchanting scent The V' )c. that winds thy sweilitighase along. Sweet Viler vihere'N2ture szerris to.court repose, A rp'la swituist , ..l.'d,glemi, 410 slicltor'aliclis; And gr6ves f oak whicb in proud Albin rose, To. be tho'sari::"liii'd Of th; wealth y ic141,;, Calm, tranquil Vale! that while beyond the Ard near sad Genoa, earth is bath'd in gore, Feels not the woes that make the wretclv , sl pine Foe Pcact., which on their hamlet.: b:am no 'more, Now, led by Fiore, near Ocean's surge we stray, Where biiiht . tOgeia bids liar N:lial - bring (As tlnder)tintincl she 'winds !ter eloct!st war) The heating ttibittt , of - ber mineral spring. . : Thera, while the slothful toss in feverish sleep, • Dead to the 7 fretilinels or the rOscai.s.''cl;wn, Health wittgAwitb Pleasure may my MARY reap F ram the'pure StmarO thatlaves %Vick's+ floWery lawn. For, without hcalth„wliat plc:zslit'e can be ours ? The 14or-.ild 1),A! , ,,, nor dame nor tams can rai se :- 1 . 1!,?‘v vci.llv thine huwor s , 21ly MAR Y'S rest6ed,' wit fcrvent Tbeit wouTd th:—.6'ihroYsitgs.df,rny heart he still, TIT: MA drbop:ll.7 1101.9 rs . ...n"szw . :l; And thstsad tears, that nolv my, eyelids Be tears of joy ! ar.d fhw from, gratitu'de . , .Returning bliss . Woult! ilc r ottr`cottAge gtecti And our clear cltilclri n witliTond rapture See Their ino . ther's sweete s t gown still more sweet, ‘yhcn liygei4, into life, by thee ! • Wake then,. my prayers ; to klighest Ileav'n ascend Oh, watt them, .angels, 'to the Throne ab:,)vel That Goo bfr life in mercy may extend, WhOse life to mr is liappine:is n'ati love * The Devil% Dyke. t . The ChAlyheigte Spring, a mile ‘vestward of lltigliton. DUBLIN, MARCH 16. . . Two CtiMplie.S of Coe Kerry Militia Llyc march ,,-0 t=9 r' GF6eyc, Nyils.se (hry are, to, d duty .till ttirtli;"i ciiderti. Nine transp)rtg Preirtri in Wa:erf,.l(.l harbttir on M.)nelay- 144 c, ft oin tnr;.v. , .!,,' s '`1 1 .1 . !9 (pia rtefet, ,n ° Tite - Wri . g fr, , To Br;qtel to WAttrie;:tt% hAs been nbiigeti ta put, tato, i)toT,.,lv4u witit the OryStrtuipysl.,r , pArg.o, 117110i.., - arrived 'in.GoTk etu t , t . ; ,tntl."l rarti v 443 His M trit,t). $1,,0,. of loci'. Ti e fit:) l4'6itii.outli,,to j tilt the West littitis cotivvy. :1 , •:: ' CORN EXCH.INGE, •NI l i , . r.'. ili .;r: .:). . • , 4 • • li4v,e. to-day .few fresh San-Ties of Ai - heat : ; bIIT toletaf.).4; ?irpply, mostly c,l Monday's Ls . unsolkl Samples. ftirtilet (t(h10- tion, there is very lit tlr ;mil at rather lets ; good I) rotzio I 15%4 . quarier ; heveral . ,ttr;vyd, or pa,. ley, , Nliich is 'Nis° r.it,lier at lesi, Milt heavy: sale ; Rye-being- still in reytest; T;trp.. s Rricc ; 04ts an.l Flour are in ,plenty, ,nmeo. hat lower, the litter nominally 903. per EtSk: fine ; in other articles have little variation. iv it ,it 7c4s a'BBs ' a, 441 a 49s o-i Fine - Ozi a to.; 0d Ti.ak Beans 4 t 475, 0.1 liye 53i a 6.0 Oats 27s a •ity, flaky «- -pa a 475 oe. l'4lanci do. 3....44a - 3is ps!. m i ot s 7ii a Gls od-1 I;.apz Sco.t 421 e.ise 44, a 49$ Fio4r 35i ,a 84s „,..t . :(.44,..y ditto ;ti,.; a 414 od I Saqudi - a Aiimird Sir T}TOMAS TROUBRIDC,%P. b to sail early Lt the ensiling month, in the al,r4eit7,rof 7+ gplp,,foi the EAsr Indies. The sever/4 Ships that 4111 i at the same time are to carry fifty stout 111.-..tithy boyq each, fur the pure se of being put on boned the King's Ship on that station. • Last Wcek. a ITIMI of very gente , .'3 appearance and address, wearing a great coat arid naval unifnftn, passed himself off with some' tradesmen of Hull as Commahtlet of a King's Vessel arrived in rt,c Hum_ ber, and ordered a considerable quantiry of beef 4tit3 bibelfit. VIZI &tidier Witt) was to supply the beef, he petsituded to cash a small hill, which there is read son to suppose r forged or fist t tous one ; and of the Baker he, got cash in balance against similar hills, to the amount of about sixty pounds. It is scarcely necess4ry to rithl, (bar the artit,le , ,,fe purchased ~ ,ver c ,„ never sent for. A (.!t- residing a day or two at the Neetu,,e, lie left the town abruptly, and l'as not ince been traced,, l'he bilk he gave purported to, h tit swn by a Wiitimn Sunt.is, sir P ymuuth, u 14roking.house it L ndon, plrable to tor oftiqr or Jnu tt Wood, the nun I.l!)ich the. .ict (4)• , tEllou, drigi in which Jo. L:itlOWSed OP: bill!.