The Sun. — London, England, 1805-09-03 00:00:00

MAILS. ARitzy ED-1 DUtaill, 1 Wa,tilull7 l . Due-3 liarnburgh, Gottenburgli, 1 Lisbon, i Dublin, t Watcrlonl. PRICE: 01. STOCKS Tu!s DAY AT TWELVt O'CLOplc. j Red. Ann, . . SR h Cemsols '. I-I SUN. SOLIM QUIS DICK VALSUM ApDBAT LO N p. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1805. WE yesterday ex.pressed our belief that the Rochefort.Squadron had got into Yigo, having nar rowly escaped Sir RonEir CALDE4's Svadron ; we are now enabled to state the faa positively. It appears, however, that they did not long remain in that fort, where they probably did not conceive themselves stab, but sailed ztgain, for the purpose; as it is supposed, of returning to Rochefort, as they were seen by the Alelampits, Capt. PoTs off the remarks, steering direaly for that Port. The Ib relative: to this subjed was sent this mornino . from the Atltitiray to LLOYD'S Coffee-House : ADMIIZALTY.OFFICE, Styr. 3. V Information is recoii,ed from Admiral CORN- ff WAWA, that on the morning . (dale 30th ult. His IVl;ljesty's Frigate the Metumpus, with the Trasp " Sioup of War, and a Gun-brig, crui zing. off the " Penmarks, werechaced by a French Squadron, (!otbisting of 10 Sail, of different descriptions, " which steered S. S. E. and supposed for Roche- sr fbrt. ff A Squadron of four Line of Battle Shins; four t " Frigates, and two Brigs, are stated to have sailed rr frotpVio on the t itth,ati4 are suppo4..',d to be the , sarne 4$ the aboi'e." 'The Topuze Frigate, which engaged theZlanche, bas got into Lisbon.. All anxiety respeEting jig) nerny's Squadrons must now be at an end, for. we have no • doubt but that the blockade of the different Ports in which they have sheltered themselves has been rearmed, They have, it is true, been fortunate onough tO return to Port with little loss; ,but,, eat the Other hand, the injury which we have sus , tained, considering the magnitude of the Force wiiich they had at sea, has been trifling, while the total:failure of the Enemy's plan, whatever' it might have been, must expo theni to the Contempt A nd o,;.!rision of Europe. It will not 1)e, forgotten that the Moniteur repeatedly, threatened, in the most .positive; ferias, soon after the sailing of ate coiublned Fleet, that a blow would soon be struck which would shake the commercial prosperity of! (rent 'Britain ; that `!Fleet has now returned to Port, baffled and defeated, without performing a single aelnet enient that can lessen the , disgrace with which it is coVered. • • , Tim French Corvette .La Torche (one of the S oadron which engaged the Blanche .frigate), whose capture we announced yesterday, is arrived at, Ply- mouth. `rho sSan Josef, of 110 guns, Vice-Admiral COT -70/4., has sailed from Plymouth. The . greatest extrtions are making at Portsmouth t ; o :;;c.t the riOory; Lord ILLS9N'Sl.lag.:ship, ready io:: 30a. 1..0 1.,,0 , ,-0314 was sxpe6ted at Portsmouth ye .terday ey ! '..ming• to ht.iit Flag on board her.' XVI; I;.se cxtraße:l ' iu 3,. subsequent coitunry , a tew ()lit some Dutch Papers, vibiell we have re—elv to Th rumoured intention on, the'part Of the Al rowcts of direCting the war persopally against Li4crprr of France htls drawn forth a long ar ti le. fanu a Wtiter in the chief Opposition Paper of ye:aerday, ill Avhich he seems to Condemn such ' a measure as impolitic and inipraeticable. But a d i con,idcration of the subje6l will shew that it is . both politic and praCtic)ble. The French, as a Po,o pie, have not pra‘rolcd the other Powers of Europe by insnit injury. An the insults and injuries ..whiqh - those Pov.ers kitiVe received have heen. the result of floN APA T E.:6 irascible temper and his in atiable ;:mbition, lie has' been treated with as the heal the. Frily'h People, though it i5 . 110t0 - r 1 ile was chosen •by a very few of thon, and that the rest were awed into silence by the se -061.y of his Police or his .Military Porce. InJtead of CQ:lduaing. himself with t. , :nuetnl moderation for City the part . of other Stater, he hitraded'uToo the's wrtit(-Ai. seizod them, one alto another, upon. thwie pretexts to which and tyranny resort,' All the forc*, foi Jr.uxe of 01 - li;:r SIM his grasp, 17t• 7 too stiotig to fail within n2s only augmented lltti pride and *nuns- id L tr_nnolo3 . upon to have r people wllOlll Vay , cd from slavery, though ''t: it , to a 11111Ci1 Ln..! de gee than dicy .tu)11.• tile Inuit arilitrary of their rif4lit f, 9 ,S \Tlore then i. the hiyolit of 3J) T0‘,.. , ; t) 1110 Peqlo who tre thus e s against wit:) dragi them into a war which 'arose • 1..„x; :pia bad irassions, 411 id Which . . fior,s threaten to continue as lent as. is" per mitted to enjoy the power which he, so .i.vidkedly abuses 2--But it is asked, in what manner are the People of France to testify thiir detestation of 130- NAPARTE ?.--That they feel 'a strong detestation against their Tyrant nobody doubts, and though it would be difficult to throw off the yoke, while he has so 'powerful an Army, yet it can hardly be doubted that the Army partakes in a great degree of the general feeling of Frenchmen, and as they Will be the chief sufferers by new wars, resulting from his ambition, they might be ready to aid the expression of the general will, if an appeal to the People of France against their Oppressor seemed to make a strong impression on them. BONAPARTE'S host . of Geneiati would themselves be little inclined to support the cause of an Upstart who holds them at. I such a proud distance, though he chiefly depends upon them, if they were once to find the troops beginning to , waver, and the general feelings of Frenchmen averse to their disgraceful bondage. How far Frenchmen in general might be inclined to return to their allegiance to their rightful.Mo nareh is. another question.; but after all their disap pointments, sufferings, and horrors, on what could they be expeaed to look for repose so securely as ib n the bosom of legitimate authority ? The transfer of property which has taken ,place since the Revolts. Lion would be hilt a subordinate impediment to the return of that authority, When opposed to the wishes of the great majority of the people : and though BoNAPARTi 'may be acknowledged to posses's im posing talents, yet they are all of a crafty, selfish, and insidious kind : . there Li nothing respe&able in big character s he 'is feared by and beloved - by nono—she has not one virtue that stands in the way of a return to allegiance, in a People who have suf fered too much to be seduced by any more Phantoms of Liberty, which have only deluded them, and exposed them to one tyrant after another, till their chains are rivetted by : a military Upstart. ; But it is said, that if the Allied Powers should , appeal to the, People of France against him, he may retaliate with dreadful effesa. -The truth, however, is, that, as Isas been justly stated, Boxits , Awra himself set an example of such a kind of appeal in the instance of SWeden, and in his threats of such an appeal to the People of this Country. So that, in faCt, it would be a just retaliation on bins for attempting to sepa rate People and their lawful, Sovereigns. But it is said, that the French People have been indebted to BONA PARTE for' a cessation of a state of things infi- . nitely more horrible than external warfare; yet what , has he done .? He has only removed one set of ty rants to place another over them, of which he is the - head ; and the People, though relieved from the horrors of blood by which their streets were de fuged, are held in the' Most bitter restraint, and •hardly dare express their sentiments on any subjeCt, lest they should be supposed to have an oblique re lation to their Government. Is this a condition that renders,them so much indebted to BONAPARTE that they must be in love, with the. fetters .heiMposes on them ? We 'know that ROBESPI ERRE held at one time as' much power as BONAPARTE does now, yet TALLIEW had the courage to piroclaim bins a tyrant, and his overthrow was sooneffeCted. But ifinstaad Of a miscreant and a Regicide, like TALLinsr, some honest Military CharaCter, who had the confidence of the Troop's, and who, felt like a' true Frenchman, were boldly to step forward, after an .appeal faint the Allied Powers, and to sechn4 that appeal to the hearts, understandings,. and national pride of the . French, against an odious and !foreign Usurper, he and his upstart family might at once be blown away, like chaff before the tempest. 'We are told that Englishthen .are grossly ignorant of both the merits and defeCts of BONAPARTE'S Go ' verntnent in the eyes of 'Frenchmen. Are we to suppose that Frenchmen have lost their understand ing with their ? Are we to suppose, that they are nuutrii dead to all feeling ? Do they not know that they are in the hands of a Foreign Usurper and his band of INlyrtnidons?':Do they not know that France is large enough fin. all their wants, and, after so Much trouble, misery,,and horrors as they have endured, can they want v, to bo•tirecipitated into new •;11'3 . , and dragged into military conscriptions to support these wars, when they arc the effeta of his pride, ambition, and injustice? Frew:lst - nen ) , still smarting under the dreadful sufferings which they have experienced, and kept in awe by an iron yoke, may be releaant to make a movement within, lest it should fail, and involve them, if.-possible, in more hitter slavery's but when they mud that all Europe • is in Firms.against their Enslaver, and only wants to assist them . in the recovery of their own rights, it would be to snppoSe that they are sunk into the most brutal degeneracy, or the most torpid 'indifference, if we did not expea them to route at an appeal (mica ' fated to restore them to tsanquillity, and a resump tion cat' those rights yitslets are DOW trampled under loot by an usurping , Despot. We do not pretend to' say that such an is assinally intended, but from l every impartial 'view which can be taken of the stat e • of France, acid 'the proba4le feelings and wisir,:,s of rienehrsun, it may be fairly concluded,-that such an appeal would lat Aqcncled rith consequences that might icideed " give a new system to the whole conduit of Europe, and have the most decisive' in iluonceon its future fortune," by rescuing It from the power and the threats of an aspiring and restless individual, and uniting all ito State in Bead and amity. • Yesterday the Russian and Swedish Ambassadors transaded business at Lord Mu!grave's Ofßee. A material improvement has lately been made in the. mode of securing non-recoil carronades. At present the breecher is secured from the outside by large round, pieces of wood, which stop the ship's way through the water when she is on 4 wipd, or sailing with the wind on Iter quarter : according Xo the new plan, the breecher is secured withfn and the Navy Board, from. its obvious advantage, have dire&ed its general adoption in all the Royal Dock Yards. By a new regulation respeding the refit of vessels at the different dock-yards, a given quantity of la bour is appointed to be rendered in a specific pe riod ; and on a ship being ordered into dock, it is at the same time determined how long she is to re main there (excepting under particular circum stances) ; thus, .48 hours were allowed for the Malta remaining in dock, and three tides for the Belleisle, which probably would otherwise have re mained there several, days. About 40 Sail of the Dutch. Transports were re moved into the Mars Diep on the ; 2etlrult. but it is supposed .this manoeuvre was merely meant as a de ception. Admiral Itusszu., however, was watch .ing their motions. The Squadron at anchor in the Mars Diep con sists of six Sail of the Line, two Frigates, some Cor vette's, &c. together with. one other Ship, of the Line, very forward in her equipment. The number .of Soldiers embarked (Infantry and Cavalry) amount to 18,000. Some of the Dutch Men of 'War are much crowded, having t too on board, including Mariners. But it is thought impos sible for .them to put to sea without the English Admiral lritiging them to aelion, in which case there can be no doubt he would (like RUSSELL of old; give a good account of them. Yesterday the Bank of •England Volunteers were reviewed in the East India Company's Ground, Islington-fields, by the Earl of HARRINGTON. Pur suant to General Orders,, the Corps . mustered at an early hour in the Bank, after breakfasting at the dif ferent Coffee-houses in the neighbourhood; the ex pellee of which was liberally defrayed by the Di reitors, &c.. About nine o'clock, - they marched in grand military order, with their Officers, Col. MA'N WING, Major MELLisir,, &c. the • Band 'of music playing, and ,their colours distended: Soon after their arrival on the ground, the Earl of HARRING TON came, accompanied by Col. HANRAGE, Colonel M'QuIRE, Lord CASTLEREAGH, and several persons of distinetion.--The Corps then saluted, and went through the battalion movements with their usual precision.' Having fired 16 rounds, and made two excellent charges, they passed in review before their • Noble Inspedor, who finally expressed his approba tion 'of their .steady and sot ier- , like condua. On their return to the• Bank, the Corps drevi up in line before the Mansion-House, where they saluted the venerable City Magistrate, the LORD MAYOR, who appeared in front of the gallery with Col. HANRAGE, and. returned 'the compliment by bowing several times to them. They then marched into the Bank, and were dismissed ; but the Officers and I)ire&ors partook of an elegant Dinner at the London Tavern, to which the Earl of HARRINGTON, his Aid-de Camp, the Loan MA.YOR, &e. were invited. The Corps mustered about 40.0 strong, and made a very respet able appearance. . ' The LoYal Deptford, commanded by i Lieutenant- Colonel Tfwcu, were on Saturday last nspea . ed on Blackheath, after having performed permanent duty; and on the following day they attended Divine Ser vice, when an excellent Discourse was delivered to them. The St. George's, Bloomsbury, Corps were yester day inspe6led by Col. JntouNsofir, and highly com plimented for their appearance and COLlchlti. QUERN'S BOYAL Votanarms.---This ciplined Corps mustered at the usual place of Parade in the Five Fields, Chelsea, with great coats, can teens, . knapsacks, haversacks, and every other ar ticle newssary for marching. They were inspcEted by .Gen. Lord BANBURY, who expressed himself per feffly satisfied with their appearance, and the ready attention shown by them to the orders respe&ing their appointments. After a few of the usual ma nceuvres, the Regiment passed, the General in re view. were then marched to the Colonel's house,. where they wheeled into line, and, after a general salute, were dismiSsed. The muster con sisted of near 400 men. Do' CASTitil, Auo. 30: —This followiug is an authentic List of the West Riding Corps under arms in consequence of the alarm by lighting up the Beacon on Wednesday the 15th ult. Rank and File. present. Absent. Southern Reg, West Riding Yeomanry Ca- / 301 41 I, valry . - . Rotherham Infantry . - . 381 16 Sheffield Infantry - . . 5711 15 Staincrois Infantry - - , - + 560 6 Watt' Wood Infantry - • - 2 7 a Iv lio - njasier Infantry " 34t 4j EcclCsfielti Infantry " 104 10 rTitorne Intantcy - * 94 6 Total 2717 163 We understand that on Saturday last B. FRANK, Esq. Vice Lieutenant, received a letter from the Secretary ot Sta expressiv eof the highest approbation of the condua of the Volunteers, in assembling on the late alarm, and' that on a return being made of the number so assembled; an order will be issued for the payment of two guineas to each, agreeably to the Aa of Parliiment • and we further understand that General DistriEt drders will be issued by Lieut. gen. WYSE, Commander in Chief of the York mili tary dist riEt, publicly thanking the above Volunteers for their great spirit and alacrity. The hop plantations in some parts of Sussex have improve(' so much of late, that. several. Planters in the ticighbour4c. , eci of AVytield Calculate upon 1: to:1 an acre. k NAVA L.., NEWS. .......0 01 "*" . A py r oblyril, su. 1.--Mrived the Fren ch ' le ns (one of the t i ona l Corvette La Torc he ; of 20 guA w hich engaged and took the Blanche Friga-te, Cipt. catured by the Golf MUDGE), p ath, of 74 guns , in , thel taisonalle, of 64 guns ; t h e latter company with ' is stated to have s a i led in pursuit of La Topao,; F r ench Frigate, of 44 gnus, with every prospea of, : t coming up with her. t, Arrived the Pickle Schooner , of t 4 guns, fon'''. the Channel Fleet, with Dispatches. be is said ta bring intelligence of the combined FlcPts Wing *bed Cadiz. Sailed the, San Joscf, oftlo guns,Vice7Mtniral, . COnTsieVOpZ, and . the Itevobilionnaie, of 44 Ws) t!' e nce of a signal made from p r i g Sloop of co which arriv ed o ff the Harb our last War, even inp -, , , , ' • • supposed to be from Admiral CoaNw Aats It is this evening reported, but from 3 source on vhich much relian ce cannot be placed, that the Rochefort Squadron have escaped, an d arriled Pia in Brest Harbour: POIITSMOVVI , ,SEPT. 2.--L as l CVellin, at ten La Prevoyan s woon , o'clock, the .Euryalus Frigate, Capt. Bo came in from the Channel Fleet ; this tot'n?; te Storesliip,CaP tar, with - - 'two Transports. under Convoy; al l Q which are put under quarantine at the Motherb3.llk: Also the 'iris Frigate, Capt. BRACE, from DTP i Chance Cutter, from a Havre ; Dorotlq and . 141IC ' THOMPSON, Swift, MASINGTON, and Northiosber! land, WHIT, *QUI Sunderland ; and Brothel:01W BIS, from Newcastle. t. iN4TOY, frOlTlGibrf , klon , Sailed this morning. the Hero, pf 74 0 15 ' Capt. GAION.ER, for the Channel Fleet. ~ u Every exertion has been made to get the Pc'°'l.l ready for sea ; her guns, which had been on sr for repairing the carriages, are now taking io I Y 1; 3/9 The Royal Sovereign has when le will be completely ready. insn d 11 i topmasts, and is rigging with all possible &vac she wilt go out of harbour this week' all her roasts pot A q d uad , Squadrons 11:adPvilt1;g's% ANOTHER LETTER, sAmr, PAII" 'cos E Last night the Hon. Capt. BLAciovooP, °' 4 u rya/usFrigate, landed at Ly ton, an ex press s to' p i u t w ith i i i i i i t t: ll c i f Mar] CoLLINGWOOD, Who WO Off that Pat Ow our Sail of the . Line, retired n 311°1.415 °f t r i l l. °SP:r proach; and in a few hours after was Joins b- i ,i c h BERT CALDER, with 18 Sail Of the Ole , ‘4 0' gaesir oofitilliee united Force now blockade the Port, The Paula is arrived at Spithead. ' - Cr frOtil I Arrived the Iris Frigate, Captain 13"—' opt, ____O-nize. She fell in with the Phenix FriPtes 5,,g0 BAKER, and her prize, La Dition, on th eir 1 ' 3 ,:, 0 ,1 French Captain HARVSY, from to Gibraltar, which Capt. B. W 35 plltißig to .-- ' 2Cotobolulitn,:t the Combined Squadrons . 6 6 4 r lnh Last night arrived the 'ligantenigog,.o. .0164 Prisoners taken out of La Torebe fr°3 captured by the Goliath. :,,e, tor e " Lord NELsorr is exp 4 1 d h this eYell'"P' et, e ere hoist his F' lag on board the VitiorP , tie), t he In the just hoisted late movement of the .13tesr,'•-• c'eg Crete- of the Hibernia cheered on the liPPe'ar°/1 lad ilo 0 their coming out : AdttbuieralCillogiollelv'l 81 men in the most exhilarating Manner, ond e" .. , a0 raged them to continue their cheering till tholc"}:,,l io sf' his Flag on board of her,. addl.° ,icoo, alongside of the Freed' threeclecice the n to , when, he said, he would join in the eicol°, co, Tice Arab and Favourite, and the fr P ot to , ...., A 11 Voy, were ordered yesterday, by t 00,34 sail. Packet, FALMOUTH', AUG, Dow; from 3 1, ----- Wor dlish/%1 ""co'r Passage ; Friendship, RODAHTS, 10.0 1 f r o la Jupiter, Hopon, from Cork /3 il°ll 1 ;Po y, A vet Dartmot t i i:l7mAl,rrNivvictah tlicail:,lnatt43l .. 11; and Success, Roaziersol..-, fteo tor and joined Convoy to Newfoundland ; l' ls° ' : rill' bon, the 'fuck/and Packet, ScnnvLro, 1.°'.1 month, with Mails. . ,s jor;o' Sailed the American Ship John and iivi , 1, or for Loudon ; Lord Hobart Pacicet, 9°46 ' ,biii, . 60 Lisbon, With Mails ; and His MojestY 6 1 I d rie Cheerl y for the Channel Fleet, with a, fleet 0 tuallers natter Convoy. ............ L'l' B ....,,,, , DEAL, Sv.rr. --Sailed this trornii.b , ot te• talit,",l4 Unite, and Ariadne Frigate ; SPl4' . 4 of es 10 0 P L' Utile, Bonetta, Zephyr, and lierol ~,s frifY War ; Discovery, Ilecla , _Zebra, Ileig''. .' , I,oi Lucifer Volcano, and Devastation 00031"' wito , 3 , , , . ENO?! and Banger Malec!' Defence 61.4 .I,ficeo large Fleet of Gan -brigs, Sze. to thew r'sirooll of stations off the French Coast ; and ./ Irijs War, with '• Convoy to Cork. s 'is,' I e Pidgeon Comedown from heerneo,t 1 _,lssvitti S * Lielit. riccscriAvT, and rcinan3 in the 1,0,7000 tit, echt ,00 A ''' e ji; lii. la jcsty' ship-s Alg a! ' ,rid • ,i„iFire-v° i T raper° 130mb ; several C;130-' ',, ~sordlw.ll`' and a larger-Fleet ofirr,msport., 11.40 09 -