The Sun. — London, England, 1805-12-09 00:00:00

and e KING "e 4 PaiiitA, is only contingent, and merely engages Prussia to make,propositions for the te-e abli• meat ~f Peace. These propOsitioni have been nanged, but they may be modified. M. D'Ouaatt, has been charged to proceed to London, : to communicate them to the English Government, whilst the Minister of State, HAnowiTz, corana4- ticates them to M. Dg TALLEYAAND, Minister His Majesty the Emperor of the French. No .al.. Lance has been contracied . between Prussia and Ans. Ma, and the former of these 'Powers, it is said, formally reserves her neutrality, in the event of the Continental War being still continued.-- It is certain, however, that sortie of the First Princes of the Empire - have been invited to accede to the Convention which we have mentioned. A great number of Polish Officers corning from Prance have been summoned to the Imperial Head quarters. Several of them have passed by Ulm, pro e(tingon the route to Munich, and from thence to Austria. The Inhabitants of Venice bavebeen informed by a ?reclamation published by the Count Da BISSLN "Ns Governor-General of Austria, that 24,000 would arriv - e - on the 3d of November by sea from Corfu and Dalmatia (where the 'Russians Lad already relieved the Austrians, who bad depart ' °Jorthe Army), and that they were to be treated as friends and brothers, and quartered on the Inha bitmits• The 'Venetians, however, detest the aus 6iaos, and several riots 'have already taken place . Accor4ing to Letters from. Trieste, a Corps of 4000 11%siatis bad already disembarked at Venice, and the Se(•onci Division was daily expeeted. bats, Nov. is said that the Polish Ge- Il eraLki.usclusic.o is gone to Strasburgh. .1.4..50me BONAPARTE arrived on the loth at Nantes. Doputation of the Conservative Senate has feturned from the Grand Army. The Minister for Foreign Atlitirs is gone from ur.idt to Moa.""" Preuth Funds 41. THE ,OPERA. The, season conamenced on Saturday lost at the din 7'S Theatre with th e fi ne Opera of 1/ Reit° di ' r werioina, Composed by Wzt7sett. This Piece had the Powerful support of Mrs. BII,LINGTQN and iB4a ; ra both of whom were admirably vo,ce, a nd were much a pplauded. The Opera was followed by a Grand Me/o4)rarrre entitled Nayel ;the T r ip im ph L or d Afelson. is inipoS -6wle to condernn the motive which prompted the ri,dation or this Piece; on the contrary, it is in. to t tk , ° tflt commendation as a laudable sacrifice great e o 1 . i pire at this moment. The the Ftn nor of t h e p iece , low & e r, was, an • atten to p er , for — flak the departed Hero On the Stage. if h a d ' f i . g r aPhiC representation of that lamented Hero le; have introduced; the Audience would doubt bu sit testified the highest respet and sympathy ; z t . t 't was injudicious in the extreme to exhibit a appearance of his death while the People r o d "t'elAY bewailing' the. reality..-At a future Pe-,i s uch an incident might be well !fie impression of the loss is at received ; but present too recent. ..hBIL4INGTON4 and ,GRitZZLNI, with e rest (dale Voe, al Performers, with 1)"'"/"""s" rest to AIiISOT, and all th e Dancers gave ell due lute the Piece that Was possible to take place., wnstrukti on. With su c h an insuperable o b s tacle inherent to its 'rite A udie nce expressed so mach disapprobation :. f the n ew P iece, that BRAHAM c ame forward to ' ignify that it Was withdrawn. The House appeared with great splendour, and was much better attended than is usual On the opening _ ei ght of the season. Most of the Fashionable W or l d iww in town were present.—The unsucceisfidDratna yas brought forward with 3 dcgrec of splendour cry creditable to the liberality. of the M;w.igcr. • T- tit T „, _ ~ • .. LIE AVAIL-- i ice _Merchant gf Prcnice .S •YaS T! sewed on Saturday last a t co ,„t_Gaden in ti Tre for the purpose of introducing Miss Sm MI e character (A . Pfiriia. Her performillee NV.IS lier - er Y resPedable in p o i nt o f judgitient, and if there oLeserv e i d W L n oVerY strikin g beauties, there was nothing critical severity. It was evident that she N I stu qieti the part with atte..irion, and in the Plar pialland impressive passages She CXCited much ap . 8 . e . --- CooKE was not so skilifsa as We have seen ; 44 1 1 111 ShY loch. He wantecl that dezdl),l, loathin;, th settled hate which are the prevailing' features of /li e ell ' l'r •lder. His temper seemed' to he too ani ,,.,,a,tF4 and passionate for, the cold and determined Arts, which the Author obvioniay intended. 'fie 1Y.13, however, efrogtive on the feelings of the Audience and 'mu c h I led. -1--• To the credit , f . , was app anc , , n AItMaL E he took the subordinate part of ..-hlionw, It order to give due effea to the Piece, and rendered, a '''etT conspietious and interesting.—Bassanio had t "V respeCtable representative hi CBAKLUS K.5m ,1,:41-"`IVIISS . WAZ)I3? was a oeasing Nerisses * , and '''#o, l YoiLl a very pretty figure in virile attire. '' ' le Glee Club held their first reeeting for the s eason on Sat ur d ay l ast , a t th e CroN4 ,1 and Anchor. ,; h is is one of the-most respedable Harmonic Asse "ltlansof this Mu s i c al . Capltal. Mr. Gaoommt LOGE, t`x6ntieznan of well known taste in the Musical ' i i 9, o d , was President ) C WRlon'r, Vice-President. ,'" Si LL condueted the whole with his usual jut.- ' ; l ent. An Od e t o t ime Memory of Lord NEL CIN gt 4 U n g with good effea. The I% asic was by 17 1 " T oll. 'rile Gices were perforn in a very ex cellent manner, and the Entertain ent passed off Voith the usual good humour. 4 co m p ; . b ee n drawn between Lord, i\b, arm; h as --44 ' 11 and 3owArAnTr., and it has, of course, Droved that they were. " wide as the poles ail-111- 14 ;" but surely it might have been said before 4nti, with 0 Flakerty, 4{ By my soul there is 110 ICA 7n ' • ?<tract?! lathe case." I NAPA L NZ S. Porn:ott a ni, Dna. B.—The Viefory is getting in her new mizen mast, and every exertion is using to get her ready to proceed to the Downs with the remains 'of the late Lord NELsorr. It is supposed that by Tuesday next she will be ready to sail. Yesterday the Sybille Frigate, Capt. WINTIIORP, arrived from Cuxhaven, bound to Cork ; also the Wilberforce, Sursor, and Truro, PRICE, frorn.Sun derland ; Rose in June, Davis, from Chepstow ; "Inn, SPENCE, .and John and Betsey,' EMBIATON, ,from Lynn ; tinily, &MORD, from Rochester ; and ',retire, THURMAN, from London, To-day the ' Tisiphone Sloop of War and Guard Ship, Lieut. 'FooTE, arrived frorn . Lirningtoti. Sailed the Redbreast -Gun-brig, Lieut. MAXWELL, and the Liberty Gun-brig, Lieutenant CODD, on a Cruize ; MArats, for Sunderland; Young Elias, - RIDDELL, for Amsterdam; Gusto:" Adolph, MALNEEanY, for St. Übes ; Hoppett, VALLISOER, for Christiansand; „anti Fanny, LEE (from Dominica), for London. Went into Harbour, for repairs, the Revenge, of 74 guns, Capt. MOORSON; the Defiance, of 74 guns, Capt. Dualt.t:4; the Colossus,. of 74 gun's, Capt. MORRIS; and the Africa, of 64 guns, Capt. MGM They were cheered from the shore on their passing up the Harbour, for their heroic bravery in the late glorious /talon, winch was returned by their several Crews. Went out of Harbour the Squirrel Frigate, and the Rebuff Gun-brig. . Dropped down to St. Helens the AiriazOn Frigate,• Capt. PARKER, and 'vllains with the Mediterranean Convoy. PLYMOUTH, Dec. Arrived His Majesty's Ship St. George, dos - guns, from Halifax ; Mon tague, of 74 guns, from the Chabnel Fleet ; and the Glory and Goliath zre just come in; the remainder of the Channel passed by for Torbay. The Royal Sovereign, of it 0 guns ; and the iieltille, of es, passed up Fiamoaze yesterday to go Into dock to repair damages received in the late AEtion. Ar:ived the John and Grace, YEATS, from Cork, for this Port, with provisions • and the Brig dinra, of Exeter, DAYsmrr Master, from Nevtfoundiand, with oil and cod fish. FALMOUTI«, Arc. ti..--ukrrived a Spanish Chasse Maroc, laden with iron„ paper, &c. from St.,Audero, prize to a Jersey Privatrr; Helena, KEIT, from BarCelotia, isith ince- Ernca Pt TRE, from Halifax, s days, ,Oud is put under quarantine ; HOona, .froin. Fowey ; llanriltnn Packet, ANTHONY, tram J:111131Ca, :3 days, has brought in a Spanish Privateer, .and` are both put. under quarantine. S tiled the Furley, .Eowi, far Penzance; Eagles:- bush, CON -STANCH, for Padstow; Jahn anti Grace, fbr ,Dis , ;. 7 ' arrivill of the Princess Augusta Packet, itv 5 days' from Tortola, we are infortned. of the captuie 'of the French Corvette, Wig La .:`Naiads, of 22 gut us, 'and (Yawn, by the ileaulieu Frigate. . , , ti `Tice Frigate was 'di6guis'A as a Guideaman, which deceived theFreaci c itnau, who came up bold-; lyalongiide, and fired his broadside at, the Frigate, The Beaulieu Nturned t hlbachiltlC; Which killed an 4 Wbunded li'relielwava, putt she iustantly struck:- 81,; IP,s.lazd..Zdoo and TN..: tenham, from Bongal, Walt three South Seri Whalers, crrivici to.. the buw,ns on litriclay:night, under conVoy, of the Urgent Gun-brig.r One of the Whalers lased.. through the saint: uii ht; the other two, with the futliainen, SifiltAl for tha River this morning. Yesterday arrived tllc .131a4 :r GoLi-brig frotp off Calais. S4i-lcd. the Pallas Frigate tar Nore, and the Manly Gun-brig hr the i North Sea. Arrived the Swedish Galliot ii:out Anna, Captain BAJTI3, 'frqrn Valencia, for Gotteuburgh, with a cargo of fruit, which Vessel was taken by a French Privateer', and re-taken yesterday by Ills Majesty's Gunrbrig Pincher. Arrived also a Swedish Brig which was taken last Wednesday night in St. Margaret's B a p b y a F renc h Lugge..r Privateer, and was re-take n yesterday by Ms Majesty's Praatu Dauntless, and biought into the Downs. Sailed the Blazer Gun brig, f(')r Calais. The Ftfeshire and itenfrewshire Militia left this place yesterday for DoVer ; and to-clay the 34th and gist Regiments of Foot, the latter Highlanaers, came in ; the former from Folkstone, the latter flow Rye, both of which, it is said, are to march to-morrow for Innsgate, and there embark. SIIEEIINESS,. DEC, B.—Arrived the: Defence, of 74 guns, Capt. G. Hope, and Discovery liomb, Capt. C. PrcxfoßD, bath from the DeANTg. . . Sailed tht Arightingale Brig for the Elb 2 and Utik Sloop of War for the i lia% ing nutter Convoy n few Sail, df Merchant Vesseis fin' the re spetlive destinatiOns. th Brar dun-brig to festplio her'former station off the Wallet; and ikcate.Cundirig fur the Dow as. The Irresistibk, which has been ernpfoyed as a depot for provisions, i; ordered to be repaired, and will proceed to the River fur that purpose as soon As her stores are discharged into the Oreyssel, ap pointed for that service. Ai) incorporation of the Transport and Sick•and Wounded Boards will take place as soon as the ne cessary arrangements arc completed. ' Mr. Peens, Purser of the Hon; e Cettnpany'e Ship Bruniwick, arrived at the India House On Saturday, with the melancholy intelligence of that Ship hexing been captured by Rear-Admiral lAN ()Is; ie the Ma rengo, accompanied. by La IlegePoule Frigate, on the t Ith of July last, off Point do Gaile,---This Ship separated frbm the homeward-bound. China Fleet iu Februeey last, tbr Bombay, in consequence . of het springing a leak, and after very great exer tions , in keeping her afloat, arrived ther€, - Making nearly six feet water, per hour. After receiving the necessary repairs, she sailed from .Bombay for China en the Ist of July, with three country, ships,, two of which parted.cornpanypn the 4th, in very dark, blowing, squally weather. On the I Ith, the Sarah, Captain Mereeose, being the only ship then in company with the Bruusiteck, they tell in with the French Squadron, to which, after an inellieetuat .at tempt at resistanCe ; the eiteunsteiek surrendered : the ~ Sara 4 being - coeeiderably to windward, - made for the land, closely pursued by the. Frigate, and soon after ran upon the breakers, with-all sails set, *Lien she immediately hoisteda eignal of distress, and from the report made by the Captain et La 1$(11e Poule, upon 'his return, she must be totally lost.— Captain GRANT and the Officers of the .11ruasteick were sent on board e L eMarengo, who c ontinued her cruize to the Sem% • and on the 6th Of Anguet, in lat. ee.long. 80. 80. ' E. they fell in with an out ward-hound India Fleet, consisting of I I Sell, about four P. M. they were standing to. the' North, and when first discovered, it being thick hazy weather, were not more than three or four mile,/ distant. — Every thing was immediately cledred for Minn, and the IJrunswick's Officers and men sent below. The ,astioie commenced about thirty, Mitiutespast five P. M. and continued without ieteernission half an hour. The Admiral bore up 0 :leeward "of" the Fleet, and continued receiving and returning their fire until they had passed them all,: when hay received several. shot from one which they tee posed to no a Man of War, they continued , unacee preen end kept hauling - (,nt. to windward ills eight, still keepieg in siebtot the Vii,ot, Th e Le wes _ ?hick, eebleh was then in company,.;:sepereted loan the Fleet at the begieeing .of the aOlori and St4and -111(4• to the South, .:is soon out of „ At day-light the English Fleet.. WON , perceived about lour miles astern to leeward, ail. hoe to in teeeeeee e ttle, ex peeling .the attack of the French Admiral, whc; had then ehereeeed sail widev sails and fore-sails....Ateont seven A,il. t-lee eeheeeie "bore - ep reconueitre and asce:t:iin the lorea of the English, when having rail abollt :1:i10 :Alcl 0 11:iif 1,3111 it her withi„ ,t.lll preservlnd the sank: lino as Letore,. AJtair.!l and his qaptaini now belda , con,:oltatioa, ilia resillt of whi.:h wa,„ that OAT thought r the LitOitil force con witch th.:in, and the it of a feether attack was iminediatel i .abendoned. About t wo M. the 'English Man ut. - War set his topegelhint sails, the Fleet also ni3CIQ More and kept edging to lee ward, the trench Ships still. jseepintempen a wind, under catty sail about cane et .the.l`4e.rehentriten *ere nearly ,six miles to leeward. At nine P. M. tin. Afar-ev e tacked AO stood to the South; and we sew no more of tire Fleet. There were eleveti Sail, one of wheel,, appeared to be a . 74 ! -gun Oi-p„fiyo to be large China Ships, and five to be :Bengal Slims, .whiCh the French' Officere said were full •-of iTroops.- .The dantege Sustained by the Marengawere three rilen ~wounded* . a shot through the fish of the Mainetn: yt, one struck the fore-yard, one. through the poop, several shots through her sails, and ule.ship's side; foil of 111113. quef La ,11414 Paulo,--Two VIOL* wounded,. 'cross jack-yard carried away in the: slings, hulled . in two plecee ender the ehese-treee, and.the fore-eeil. So much cut as to be obliged to shift it. The French Ships now. made ioiLfw, the Cape of. Good Hepe, and arrived in Situott e Bey on the ieth of Septeme her, where they found the 'Bate, of 64' guns; nut in a completely distnanttecl. gate, having no ship's compatiy on beard. e i The Otfieers and.: Men aonv the lirunsa.ick evere einnedietely landede - and Ad mhal Lteete genre pepuission to Captain GRANT: M1%, - PLAtts, and two Midshipmen, lo take their passage to Europe-:on board aIX nish Ship. which was upon the point of sailing for Copenhagen, Two deys before Capt. GRANT sailer - !,7a Ship wee seen C 61114 into the Bay, makiegaignels of distress, ited,firing guns for aiSiStallee 8110 prOVI:43 to be the hruu.doiek, who had lost three authors the prat& hig night, and for e want of timely assistance from the French Men of War, was driving last upon the beaet, 'where she soon went on shore; from Sitnon's-Town : in a few htears part of her false keel and sheathing were thrown. 13011 the. beach by the surf which was breaking over,. and when the Dane sailed had upwards of twelve feet water in her hold. The other Officers. and. Seamen of the Brunswici were expetied to lenye the Cape in a few day 4 in a Cartel Brig birci for the purlioe of cariyink them to St, fietenn. The i)anne/Toog touched at St. Helena' on - the 701 ot 04tober, at which time, the Hon. Company's Shq Irarcester and Skelton easel.? had arrived, and were detained for convoy. On the Mh Novem ber epol ca 1-ii3 Majesty's Prig Teigunottik, with five Ships in company, tk hich they supprxied tO be the Tottenham,. kora Eldon, anti throe, Whalers. rrhe Danish Ship It:tat:Mune Teresa was also in .sight ar the Fleet. Lit. !U. ‘498. N. Lend : JO. Mr. PrAftS adaa," " Not knowia i r of tilt; import ance Of an acrurate statement'of the' I';):veS' thc Cape, I merely inquired. their number, and vtae, in fort»ed there %yew thoirt live thousand men, brit!.- cipally Dutch. ' inhabitants appeared yory vourably dispose:l tw.Vards the b4t:had no expeciAion ofa visit li - out them." 40.8 D iVELsog The arrival of the ViAirily gives :us. $ll opo4 tunity of - con! , ..,...rmicaling to our. 11.:•a.lers several i teresting particiditrs rellitive to the gr:!4,da 3 7 1 fagar. TreViolas to the Atit'on the late Lord Na sos was advised to nit the, Tiveraire (the Sh .next astern althe.V Our ! ) ,to lead -till, Fleet. Aft Some hesitation, his Lordship coda ented, mci signal vas made : for tyre Temeraire to go' a-het of the Nary; _but before she had made ''muc way, his desired she world .'take la former Station. The Pielary so cloiely engage the lt‘dbubtable that her, guns could not be ru out, but were fired into that Ship while her side wi.no rubbing agains(the PriEto - r# ; rend the Troop On board the iirdOUbiebk fired into the Yiary IJ:Al-holes. aboOo Fretich Ship , had four bun tired Troops on board, and t hose in the top - took at the Officers on the quarter 7 deck o his Lordship's Ship, which accounts for so man) la either killed or wounded. Of the fort) Marines placed in her poop, only five remain. ed unhurt. Qtptain Anita, of the . Marioe3, was killed . while, loading a nausirdet, which he Wd repeatedly fired. He had behaved in the bravest manner. The three Subaltern Officers, and : the Seijeant-Major, also used musquets on that day.— Two of the Subaltern s W ere wounded. The re. sistanca Mad'? by the Redoubfabl4 was; very , allant, and the slaughter cm board tier was very When Lord IVELsorr receivv.d the fratal ball, he ter. on the deck. 'captain IfAttoy.' ran to him, and said" I hopo it is not mortal, my' Lord." He replied, " they have Caught ,me at last." He was then taken below, rind Mr. BriRKl3, the Purser of the rielot:y carried hiM in his arms, into ehe Mid shiptnen's • birth, and laid liim on a bed, with his head resting on his (Mr. :IL's) bp. I tis Lord ship said—," ButtßE, 'my back is broke." The Surgeon (.Mr.'Bi.aArne) soon collie, and, examined the wound. He said-- 7 ‘' Doaor, you can be of no use to me; 'leave 'me, and go to assist those to whom you Can service„ as I have but a few moments to live." Heyepeatedly, asked for Capt. liAnny, who, after some time, (the important duty - that had devolved on him not permitting him to quit the.deck bet' re) came down. His Lordship inquired-1' how they went. on. ?" .Capt. HARDY replied, that ten Ships had struizk ; .and his Lord ship said—" I hope none of ours have struck."— To which Capt. H, replied, " there is no fear of that. , Ho then returned to the de c k ; and Mr. "' ' Boamt said to his . Lordship---‘4 I hope your .Lord ship will tako the news home." He re Don't • talk nonsense. to ile,•llthti',l%.", 11:: then .drank a considerable.quantity of lemonade. After the Viary had ceased firing, Capt. I 'A lt ai r agai n `went down to his Lordship. Lord NELSON called hiaaa.choie to him. Mr. Botta; r,„ :,upposing he had o.);,:.thin to COILUIIIIIiit73IC, oili.l,ld 10 go out or the birth, b.it his I.ol,isliip, desired, him to ',.viwre lie was Ile then took :Captain EtAiny by the hand/and said, " I am n6t.hap . py," Ca ! )t;iii now told linn,,the number, of the' li.,`neniy Clot had Strne4, And his . 'Lordship said, bring the FLA to an anchor,'' .tand•that w as th c (Offs gave. Capt. HARDY again returned to the deck ; Ids Lord,hip previowlly said----" I shall be. dead before you return, take i)ody home," A,. short time after, he said to Mr. lloßs.c. "jhe lO,Ver part of Me is dead :" and /te desired Mr, .ii. lilt one Of ar s ler s, which. I . H; Vitt, very high ; Mr, IL asked. 4 ,, " if he klt it ?" ans':Vered " No," Mr. I3trai::'. tile:} lifted the,other ; lie Said. " Never tninci, it will be soon over with me." His Lordship then said, (and these were . his lost worl) done my duty. I praise Goo it'!".": and, in a iirk il:oillentS after, he expired viithont 'a groan. One intere4ring anec dote of. his Lordelait,i„ ott,) that day, we :will add,' as it Most happily Wow:ea:et the kind and generous nature of his wind. Am the kicltiy going into aaidh, he walked - the deck very quickly, rind cried out—" this is the happiest day of. my life and it is a happy= day tor) at BUrtiliam Thorpe, (the place of his nativity) this is the day of their Ca pt. ICOTT,, of the Frigate, iq ppointed to Ob.! Got/oh, vice BARTON ; Capt. .1, W. LuitlN4i, to the A r ifibi.' Hon ~Capt. fir.i.,onco, to the Mi. nerva, n mew Frie;ato ; C:tpt.lows (late of the "Etna) to the Queen, Lord CA)1.14 ‘.l'9e,ai Ship C3pc. 11,014tEnAm, is come home in the command of the Bellerophon. , That experienceo and able Otucert..-iptaiu LAR- Moun is appointed to . .tig.: 7 . emeraire,.of 98. guns, vice the wtllant Captain (now- Admiral) COfiN-EXCIitANGE, DEC. g.---The supply of,Wheat to-tlav l 5 rather ahort; rtllil the buyerN 'numerous ; salescarly in the day wert.tarade`at fii t li sy. perquatter. advance Barley fetches better oleo h tla tatilition itt Malt ; White Pease at the late reduaion, Grey are n dearer ; new 'r ick Be3oB Are eliejpQr. 0t0 . 3 are in good supply, but few- good okilliplOS at the -quota tion.;.salos of Flour arcs at on advance. T.L-Late on night, or ear l y on Frittly mooning, the ht t Mr. 1/,'. ir!,y milker, of ilarrow'y-inne, y, wag k , r, and robbed of linen valuod at young Gentlemen of Mr. Cry., in that neighbourhood, •to IV !: •1 l 'Nita IllUntliefig. The robbers entered open a window. OA Friday eetling, about se,tien when 113ct418 party ~of the llotv. , street, tc ore 00 duty at the .‘ back of Seot's , plftee, Isliogtoa, tht v met two nion lar Ye ftun ti , Ad ilk ,t( stappNl: thetn and asked wh.it they had got in their buAldles. One of them answere::L they envie ti•oni mid ‘vere goily; ;„ , work for 'the New River tAnn;);my ; iu t the , tpar.- dies vont - tined their clothes. The Officers Ircre n ot I ,Vitll this aecount, prOCee(eti ti) mine ilieir-. - ;ententil, 14 ATM con% inc v d th e wai not th%_lr propel ty, ana told thful tiil h si i no doubt abut they ha:; 5 , 111 i:ou'rmittl i: , , q robb, l7. aftor some tirott, fic‘lb ro L, open. a house on ThurSday aDI stoic the linen trot t thence, mid p, they bad tniteo ;t the 00t4.t%v, i-frar. - .oy V,' J dt: r Saturday the lAcu o , 1 . f r. ar,AA, Sitt!tqf, Mr., Kirby at::.ncici t upon.tilato,—:i i hgy wt.;