The Sun. — London, England, 1803-09-14 00:00:00

PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 13. Trats day about eleven o'clock His Royal High ness the PRINCE of WALES arrived at this Garrisori, accompanied by His Grace the Duke of Ric HMOND, and Suite. The Military of this District attended on !he occasion, and paid him every honour and respea due ,to his exalted charmer'; after which he went to Spithead, on board the Windsor Castle, Britannia, and Magnificent ; thence he proceeded to the Dock.yard,, and surveyed the Arsenal in all its parts; and dines this evening with Admiral MortrA. due, Commander in Chief at this Port, and sups with Siveritt,tv.asSAxTorr, Commissioner of the Dock yard ; and to.worrow he examines the Royal Hos. pital at Haslar, the Military Hospital, the Brew. house at Wevill, &c. Monday afternoon the . PRINCESSES AMELIA and AUGUSTA, attended by Lady PITT, took an airing' in a sociable in Windsor Great Park, and returned to the Queen's Lodge soon . after six o'clock. Yesterday morning firs MAfESiY, the PRINCES 3 SOPIIIA and the DUKE. Of CAMBRIDGE, attended by Lady PITT, LIM WALSINGIJAM, General D. BUDS, and Colonel FITZROY, took an airing on horseback in the Great Park. HER MAJESTY and the PRINCESSES AUGUSTA and MARY, with their usual Attendants, took an airing to Frogmore and walked in those beautiful' Pardeni, and after viewing she many improveMents making there,, returned to the Lodge to (linnet. The PR tricapsus 'EtizAat-rx and AMELIA, at. tended by Lady C. DAmea, tout; an airing in the neighbourhood of Sunning Hill, and returned by Blockwood, through the Great Park to the Lodge, at twelve o'clock. This day THErttMAJssrlesand the Elder PRIN. c asses removed to Kew till Friday. Her Royal Highness the PRINCISS of WA LE& left R a m s ga te Cliff yesterday morning, Her High ness was to sleep last night at the Rose Inn, Sit. tingbourrte, where great preparations were made to receive her. This morning she was expeded at her house at Blackheath. The Trustees of the late .BOND Homtirts offered Her Royal Highness the use of the , House at' Ramsgate Cliff for one month longer, which she declined. Yesterday morning the Staffordshire Militia had a grand field day in Windsor Little Park. On Monday morning the Staffordshire .Militia were reviewed in Windsor Park. The two Batta lions separated for the purpose of having a sham fight ; the English was commanded by Colonel SNEYD, and the Enemy by Colonel DESBROW ; various manceuvres were practised, much to the satisfanion of the Officers ; an eminence or large tract of high ground occupied by the English was taken by the Enemy, when much manoeuvring took pla ce , which brought on a hard fought battle, ,that ended in the English retaking the eminence which they had lost at the commencement of the Review, and on the men taking possession of it, they gave three cheers and the Review finished. The weather proving remarkably fine, great numbers of speda. tors were attracted. - • Lord. Ga ENV I lAA? and the Buckinghamshire Ca valry were assembled yesterday in Stoke Park, and will be this day and four.following ; 'Lord GRE N. VILLE, and Mr. PENN, of Stoke,,pay great a!ten. tion to the Corps, whi c h i s Ittore than zoo stro ng . Nextmonth the whole of the, Buckinghathshire Yeomanry in the County ate to tneet in Stoke,Park. to he reviewed. The Gentlemen of the - University of CatAridge have formed a Volunteer Corps, - which.will be on. merous the - opening of the Term, as it consists of all the Members who are Laymen. They are instruaed in their Exereise by' that intelligent Officer Captain lit katiasa of theioth Regiment, to whose constant attention and indefatigable exertions in drilling ,them, they are much indebted. The Vic .CsAric eL Los. has, in consequence, made ap plication to General liewarr, requesting that he . may not . be remo v ed. By accounts frotn Madrid, of unquestionable au; thority, dated the 13th of August, we arc assured that Spain has purchased her Neutrality during the present War for six millions of livres per month, or Three Perlin: a-year ;• and Portion! has also putchased - lier Nem/in/it, for three tnilltons of livres per month, or One Million and a linlf Sur.' hug a-year. Thus, BONAPARTH has. extorted from. Spain and Poriugal four million; and a half sterling, to support hits in the prosecution of the War. He will appear contented with this contribution till he finds it can be easily paid, and then perhaps be will double his demands en those devoted countries; K! tor a tyrant, actuated by avarice and ambition, can to b e satialtd. Should he, how."ver, contrary c o ail his past condua, adhere to.his Compaa, Our. will suffer little with regard to's*pain, and our Re will derive great advantage, so far 43 regards our transactions with Portugal. Nut.' withstanding these apparent benefits, 13oNAPAkre, With this additional sum of four millions and a halt Sterli ng , applicable to his warlike Operations, be comes, indeed, much more. formidable than when itt tempting to contend against us with empty coffers.. On Saturday t h e D ux' o f C LAR ItiCE visited ^THOMAS Score, Esq. at Shepperton, where he breakfasted, and was 'sumptuously entertained pre viously to his attending the administration of the Oath of Allegiance to the Shepperton Volunteers, who-were drawn out for that purpose. Ps : Royal Highness was next present at the same 11131enitlity With the Ashford, the Littleton Volunteers, 44 c• and after Wards dined with a largeparty of the'Geo. Omen of the nelghbOurbood, at the Bush, at Staines. General Duan4sa has just finished a most minute inspeEtion of the whole of the exiensive.Lines on the Kentish eQiibi ) and .expressed., himself perfdfly sat i,fied With thestate of the several Foriikations, and the judicious disposition of the Forces in every d ireai.n. An additional Battery is now construct. r l g on the Eastern Ciiff ,ar Margatt,.Snd though be. gun only on Thursday aiternoonr such Is the expe. 41.itiOn tried on the occasion, that 6 - it watexprOcti to c:i.9rapietee. yettcroay. NAVAL NEW S. AIM the LONDON GAZETTE, Sept. 1;, IS.D3. ildnirali.y-Dffec . •,.Seit. 1,3, 0303. Copy of a Letter from ildnaral.Sir john Colpoyt, K. B. Commander in Chielof His 11 7 Iniesty's .1I ,p' uud V‘ssels at 1 1 6 , mouth, to Sir Nepraw, Bart. dated she 14th inst. I transmit yob, for the information of Lords Commiiiioners of the Admiralty, a Letter I have received from Capt.. Burke, of His Majesty's Sloop Seagull, gM'ng an account of his having recaptured the Lord Nelson, East:lndianian; after an Action which seems to have done Aim 'his Officers, and Crew much credit. I am, S,:c. JOHN COLPOYS. Hi, Majesty's Sloop Sagall, Plymouth.. Sept. I I, 1803. I have the honour to acquaint you, .that after having seen the Convoy safe into . Cork, on my re., turn I saw, at one P. M. on the zsth inst. in lat. 46 deg. N. long. 12 deg. a large Sail, and after a chace of five hours, brouglicher to Mtion, which lasted until day-light next morning, when I found the masts and rigging so much cut up, having the larboard, fore and main : rigging gone, lower and spring stays, all the running rigging and sails, the fore.yard shot away in the slings, with two shot between wind and water, that I was obliged to haul off to secure the masts, anti replace the rigging, 6611 keeping sight of the Enemy, determined when a little secured to renew the Anion, which:having done, and on the point of again attacking her at half past eight A. M. the Squadron under Sir Ed.. ward "Pelleiv hove in sight, on the advanced Ship of which drawing up, she struck,.and proved to :be the Lord Nelson, East India Ship, captured thirteen clays before by the Bellona Privateer, of thirty.six guns and Sao men, by boarding. It is with sincere regret I have to add, that I have,on the occasion lost two valbable Seamen killed; seven Seamen and a Marine wounded ; among the latter I am sorry to say, is• Lieut, William Davis, (Senior' Lieutenant) to wit. sc cool and steady con. ddel I am much indebted, .as well as ,that of Lieut. Weatherstone and Mr. Ellis, the Master : indeed I cannot do sufficient justice to the merits of the whole of the Officers and Ship's Company for their cool and determined courage. Enclosed is a List of the Killed and Wounded. I have the Honour to be, - Sec. HENRY BURKE. Lisi of Killed .and Wounded. Kt t.t.sts —WilliamArinsttong, Jeremiah Falls... _ WouNnso,—tieut. - Wm. Davis (slightly), Wm. Rey nolds, Marine; John Thompson, Seaman; Thos. Nlaitn6 I, ditto ; loseph Cragg, ditto ,• Wm. Rockett, ditto ; Patrick M' Donald, ditto ; lames DrilitOrr,' dittO ; Francis Grey, ditto. • lIENRY PLYDAO:JTII, SEPT. I z.--Arrived the Mars and S partial', of 74. guns, from the,c,lwnnel Fleet. , Sailed the Phrasal', Sloop of War, on a Croize. The Bello la French Pri‘4iteer had a great many Irishmen on board, several of whom were !jut into the Lord Areboa, and are bronirt here in irons, to abide the decision of the violated Laws of their Country. FALVOUTII, SEPT. 11.— Arrived, the . Chesor field Packet, with A Mail from Jamaica, in seven Weeks. ' Sailed the,,Quon CL , ,lrhite Packet for Barbadoes and Jamaica. DEAL, SEPT. I Majesty' Ship ,R 4140//. able sailed this morning to the . Westward ; the Hecate Gun.brig, and Ranier Transport, have s ailed to the Northward ; and the Jackall Gun, brig is arrived from the' Westward, and remains, ,vith Hl3 Majesty's Ships MO naieb, Utrecht, .'and Yorl,,L ) Africaye Frigate, and Harpy sloop. 'The weather being unfavourable for the Review of the peal Wats, the LORD WARDEN has given direetions that it be postponed till a favourable opportunity. FLOTI LLA °FP BOULOGNE, Serf. B.—We still remain on this station, every now anA then annoy. ing the enemy, and interrupting them in their la. hours. A few evenings ago we all stood in shore abreast ,of Boulogne and Porte!, viz. our Commo dore in the /harm: armed ship, accompanied by the Disco-ye: y bomb, Bloodhowid "'raw, and began a heavy cannonade,, which ; was returned from the forts and batteries, and kept up for more than hall an hour. The bomb throw several shells into the town, which we are certain did considerable damage, At the intervals, when the smoke cleared up, we could see. the men t - women, , and children flying, up the country. Tnwarcis night the signal waS made to discOntinue the engagement, upon which we all hauled off the land. Several of the enemy's shot and shells fell very near our squadron.; one shell burst over our heads, but happily did us no injury. The Murtriour, of 74. guns, lately launched, is ordered to be pirated. for Commission without de. lay. The Hawk Packet, bound from Newcastle to London, was run aground last Monday morning about two o'clock on the Gunfleet Sands. 'The sea broke over the vessel w i ith the. greatest violence, and the passengers, who were five in number, be. sides the Captain and other hands on board, were in imminent danger of perishing, lout for the hu manity and attention of the Master of the Romulla Frigate, who instantly sent Oa boat to their as. sistance, which arrived just in time to save them from the watery deep. There was a large quantity of colours on hoard, belonging to one of the pas. lengero, the loss of which has reduced hitn to pluck distress, as they were of considerable value. Very few ankles were saved from the Meek, svltich they left nearly under water. • PRI AT E CORRPSPOKDEIdeBe DUBLIN, SFPT. 106 COMMISSION INTELLIGENCE. Thooms Dortelly, Nicholas Farrell, otherwise Tyrrell, Lour. Bigly, otherwise Bayly, and Michael Kell► r were this day arraigned in the usual manner, en.two branches of the Statute of, High. Treason of the, zsth of Edw. 111. viz. Compassing and ima. gining the death of the'King, .and levying war in order to depose him from his Throne, &c. &c. . . The Indiftments against these , unfortunate per. ions stated, that on the night of the 23d of July, last, viz. the night of the Insure:L ( l'On in the City of Dublin, the Prisoners nw cred),lipprehended by a Patrole of the Watch, armed' With pikes, in the neighbourhood of Thomas.strect, where the Insur reftion broke out. The usual course of evidence, as to the existence of .a-Rebellion on 'that night, was necessarily gone through. ' Some novelty hatkoccurred on former Trials, and was recapitulated here; which depias the horrible and sanguinary Mean sivhich the aetive Traitors of the. Country, or, more properly, their instigators, at. tempted toadopt, in order' to accomplish their infer. nal purposes. These were not published in the. Official Reports, particularly • the matter fespeeting , a kind of destruilive 'combustible, • in various 'shapes, . one, a compound of pitch and powder, contrived to be stuck or, laid on a platform of matted tow, to set houses on fire, by flinging them against any matter susceptible to instant . infianunation. The other, what the Witness, Lieut. COLTMAN, called bottled Shot, or Chanipaigne Flasks, filled with . powder, environed with platted tow, with twelve balls in each, and a coating of coarse linen over the whole. The Defence of the Prisoner 3 was very ably stated by Mr. M‘Nrat.y. It consisted not of an alibi, as in former cases, but Of the 'peaceable and decorous demeanour- of the Prisoners, when they were apprehended, as .proof that they were forced into the treasonable service. Witnesses were a l s o adduced, who gave the Prisoners a g charider. After a charge from Mr. Justice Flituctort, distinguished by clearness, font., and humanity, the Prisoners were found Court adjourned until Monday.: • - At ten o'clock List nizhr, the person who has assumed in tit: North the title of peneral Rune!, was apprehended in a house in Parliament -street. Upon information communicated - to 'Major Stith, he went to where this Jerson was said to be con. cealed: in a few minutes Ram! was discovered in an upper room, and in his defence he drew a pistol from his breast, which, however,' he did not, nor could not fire. The Major, great inure. secured ItiS prisoner, and he was satcly lodged in the Castle. Redmond, who' fired a' pistol at his own bead, of Montt:) , last, -in the New Prison, was yester day much better, and enabled to speak. l htionally to those whose duty it•Wai to attend him. A Letter, of which the following is a copy, 'has beeo tranantitteti ,to His Grace otRICHMO ND : M LORD DOA Pet : v/1144, Brkbtcdt, &pr. 4, !Sq. ;am conimande y the Prince of Wales to express to )our Ghee, the higli sense His Royal Highness entertains of the loyal exertions of your Grace's Troop of Volunteer Horse Ai and how grateful it is to His Royal I lighness's,kel itnarY; g l s l ,to l soe that laborious Service perfortned in so creditable a manner; a circumstance which must reflect great ' honour on your Grace, as Captain, as well as the Individu,ds vvlio compose the Corps. • bavc the Honour to be, Niv Lord, • Your Grace's most tairhfttt And most obedient Servlint, •• B. 'BLOOMFIELD. IP: Cwt. the Duke of Richton: d, (Ste. , 4,7 c. The r3th Light Dragoons relieve the Life Guards at Whitehall to.morrow, preparatory' to the grand' Rev iew' of the Life Guard's and Oxford Blues, which takes place on Friday neat, on Wimbledon CoMmon. The St. James's Volunteers are to be reviewed to:nioriow in Hyde Park .by Lind I<'4ItRINGTON. They are to be on the ground at . > seven: o'clock in the morning. The Royal Westminster Volunteers keep the ground. Last Wednesday .anti Thursday, the 3d Foot, or Young Buffs, marched into Lewes on their route froni Bexhill barrack; to Portsmouth. The,route arrived Bexhill but two hours before• theßegi. ment commenced its March.—The . above Regiment was on Friday and Saturday 'aimed by the it)lS'4 which is pursuing the same. route, and on which the second division proceeded from that town early on Monday morning. • • The Loyal North Britons yCiiie'itlay mustered in the. Toxopholite's Ground, Iledford.splare, and per. formed their' manceuvrea with their, usual precision.. There is to be another muster on Thursday in the Bank Ground, City Road, 'when the C;Orps will re. cettc their arms. Yesterday evening the DUKE of Cum DI:Rt./1 ND'S Sharp Shooters mustered in - foll uniforta, and attend. cd drill in the Archery Ground, at the back of Gower-street. The St. Mary-le-bone Volunteers were to muster for the first time this day in lull uniform, to re. ceive their arms -in Lord's Cricket-Ground. Lord SHEFFIELD has remained nearly all ,the Suritmer at his beautiful Seat at .Sheffield-place, in Sussex, laudably devoting his, time to the affairs of the Corps under his command. . , Monday morning Colonel Ro u 'MON ) one of the Aide-de.Camps of General Lstisox, set out from Brighton for London upon a pedestrian trip, fur a considerable wager. lie engages to go on foot the distance of toB miles within 48 hours. Lady SOUTHAMPTON ii tih her mother, Lady ROBItitT SVYMOUR, of Portland Place, in daily.ex. pedation of adding to her, Noble Family. Yesterday morning, as the .tst Regiment of Royal East India Volunteers were prahising street firing with cartridge, Serjeant Major BROWN un fortunately stood before one of the six-pounder guns, dressing his men, when the gun being fired, the wadding carried away part of the flesh of his arm, and lodged , near his ribs. ' -The Diredors of the Chest at Greenwich, have Purchased several houses adjoining the hospital, for the purpose of ereaing a spacious,offiee and rooms, for conduaing the business which has recently been, removed fromShatharn. CORN EXCIIArGE, SFPT. t 4,, To.day'the•Markek k very slick !'kfinii.;n-ssi hilt Hid e Wheat, with few buyer , , it c.in scarcely he called at last puce,;. B,rley and Malt are wiihout a l t eration ; peas: and Beans inlintain their prick's; new .Rape is' cheaper-; there' are a ,frw ,tarrinlea Of new Pye for seed, which sell dear ; Orinic Oats for the Public' Service, readily obtain. the quota tion ; Flour is unaltered. I Wheat 48$ a sss a 595 . 0 d Tick; 13e.ans • 3p5.2 344 0.1 Fine ditto ' - 6os a 6ts 6d Oat 4 . . ats..;l ;.34 .. 26,4 ~ Rye - . 32s a 344 ort Pot.titt ditto .'. , 27N•:t zS , ol Barley - 2eS a 244 od - rltarie•Seed . . 33i . 361 Malt - - sos' a 56s oA I Fine l'loltr -:.,... .io, a is. od White Peike 45s a'sts or! 1 SeCoods .- - 4:;s 'a SOG Brags - 33$ a. 37s 6A 1 . . TH2 THEATELE. Mr. CoLMAN'S pleasant Comedy Nays and Minns, last night, introduced new Performer to the Public in the charaaer of Random. He is a good ,lotitiiing you n g man, ind though there was nothing very striking ih his per. formance, he played with ease and Ypirit. V(e:cen. cluck that though it was his tir4i appearance on :he London Stage, he has had some praftice onProvin cial boards. Drury Lane Theatre opened apin last night with The Beggar's Opera. Mrs. IVIouNTA tNI played Polly in a very . tnteresting manner, mai witthled the airs delightfully. Miss Ds CAmr is an excel. lent Lucy: she was last night very •pirited. KELT. r hustled through frlacheath with gond eff*,-(1. '1 he House wits pretty well attendt:d. The House Iles undrtgonea complete cleansing, anti the ornpungnliil parts have been retouched. It looks very well.; , _ Mr. SHERIDAN'S charming entertairunt:nr rb f Camp is to be revived with much, spiend.pir Drury.lane Theatre in the course of .a few day s . The Receipts of Drury. Lane The 4 rre on `S.tur. daY, for the benefit of the Patriotic Fund at Lloyd's, were 537 1 . 33. (A.. Yesterday the Master and Wardens of the War. shipfol Coin - p4ity Baker,!, waited on the Logi> . 11tiyort at the Mansion-liothe r t :speCiFog ,the A. size of Bread, which his 'Lordship, after examining the Mealweighers' Reports, ordered that no altrt• atitin should he made, . but to continue at' rod. thy Quartern Loaf Wheaten, and S-1.4.1. Ii ?u elittlLl. Ametican papers have arrived to t h e sth of Att. gusr. They contlin no intelligence of much onCe. Tit Avdromache fripte cruising ofF the Cape of Virginia, fell in .with and captured two French merchantinen from Charleston. . . The G3zette'of Satut;lay lays tirtr the . pp. pointment of MCWs: ARCM rIALO Cit LGftR twT ilod Co. Of Edinburgh,. by Royal Letters •Patctit s ' to be Furniture and Calico Printers to His MA F siT in • all,Scotlaral, with the freedom and exemption :frum watching and warding Within Burgh. • Sum ror„—Yesterday evening, an: Inqiiest Was held at the Gray 'Ff. Inn Coffe-house, I idlboin, before Crt3o.Rga I,:opc,os, Eq. one of the Coroners for the COunty . ol Middlest x, On the body of Mr. Ale*. ander Watt, Master of the .'iron Taylor West Indiaman, and son to Mr. David tit, owner, of Savage Gardens, ..rowert.laill, who shot Jhimself in a hackney-coach at the, door of the Gray's-Inn C. ffee.liouse, atiout eight o'clock on Monday evening, It appeared on trio: evidence of several respthable Witksscs, rim the deceased had shown symptoms of linsaniik, the last three years ; among other instaoces were :mentioned his snapping a loa•ledpistol at Iris br4ioce in the Bedford Colf:e-bouse, 1".... , fe0.gArd, ,, t1 ; hi s frequently carrying his halals ful to .wnk ootes, carele . Ssly to his coat-pockets ; that he was look, ed on by sevt:tal of hiS acquaintance as crazed;, thar captain' Ha Is a Awl , rI the of 74 Burs, 44 , 4.4 styled hint his' tnad friend; that he alit ay, neg. idled his ship duty, with which it was not thought safe to trust him any more; that the cause was thou g ht to be owing to an at tachnirat he had entertained for a girl of the town, whom he lived With, contrary to the - wishes of-hi' family; that he always bore the best of charaeters for good nature and liberality, t , that 'he was in the tscenty:.eiglith 'year. 'of age,• of .very genteel and afflt,ble manners. The deceased 'anti his brother William dined at the,,, GraY's. Inn Ceffeeslonse, after 'which they drank two bottles of wine,' and a-giass of brandy grog. The' de'ceasea strove to persuade his brother to accompany hint to Ciswent-garden Play.hoUse, but thc brother refused, being obliged to be on board his Ship aLail eat!), h,ur next morning. The waiter was ordered 'to coach, which came, and the deceased entered. His . brother wished him " good night h" The. coach. Man pot up .the steps, and shut the door, then -asked the 'deCeased wheres he ShoOld drive to. He . received no answer, but he saw' the deceased take - off hi!- har, and lay it near him on the seat, a nd put "something to hii eyes, which he thought to be hi s spOacles,,it beingdark. He direalrheard the report of the pistol, and saw the deceased fall on his, left side; his brother itomediatalyeried Out he had shot himself. The door woopened,'and both helped the deceased jute) the coileeuroom. He was quite dead; the ball encoring over the, right eye, and lodging in his head. His brother did nut know he had pi s tols about him. Ilere ended the examination, whicit took up until- nearly *ten o'clockon which 444: the Jury' returned a Verdiet of—Lunacy. An accident occurred at the Drill of the Lam Association in the Temple Gardens on Thursday evening, which hadnearly been produelive of fatal consequences. As a party were charging with:the 'Bayonet a Gentleman in the front rank fell, iticon.. Sequence of which: two who ,were behind fell over him, ,one of whose Bayonets was run through the Coat of him who first Jell, near the Shoulder, bus fortunately without injury ; the Bayonet of the third entered the ground, and was broken by the force of the shock. IntEADIATI.AccIDENT.—On Friday !at a dread. ful accident happened at a Steam Engine, employed, to assist in clearing the works from , water at the Tide Mills, now meting in the Marsh between Green., mich and Woolwich. Unfortunately the high pies. sure of the steam burst the boiler, and literati) , blew the engine to pieces; by which accident three men were killed . on the spot, and three ut:iers h 0 in L , CII hurt, that two,of dim are not exprded to recover, The explosion was as su4den and drt-Aful as that cif a powder mill, and was accousi allied with a 4iinilar noise. and aio ll 110 0 Tad rea tit. o b. pt, of ell) fa)? id) for