The Sun. — London, England, 1803-03-16 00:00:00

01 1' J'aed to the principle of that BBL •. The Gen tleman well k new hi s statement to he coned.. He observed, that there were several instances to prove the bad circa of a ballot ; men got accoutred and clothed, an d t h en left ieir duty for the service of the Rebel Party. Mr. ELLIOT explained. Mr. LEIGH said that the sum or four guineas would induce men to enter into the Militia service, which was a much better way of getting them than by ballot. Many ill consequences had attended a. ballot, and much confusion might attend it again. ' Colonel BAGWELL said, that it appeared to him to be impossible to raise a Militia by ballot ; it had been proved an aa of danger ; the experi ment had been tried but without success : he said there were men who would rather enter into the Recruiting Service tha n the Militia; and as th e bounty was larger, the sum now proposed in the Presentßill would not hurt the Recruiting Service. Sir EYRE COOTE stated his having had much co mmunication with several Gentlemen from Ire land, upon the question of Ballot ring for the Militia. They all agreed with him in opinion, that it was much more to the advantage of the Country to adopt the present mode of raising men by a bounty of flier gnineaS. He was aware that a Ballot would be a more C onstitutional mode, but when extraordinary exer tions were necessary, anti Soldiers wanted fot the service of the Country,' he preferred enlisting the Militia by a small bounty.—Six and ten pounds had beta given to the Soldier. The present Bill would limit the bounty to four guineas. —He was of .uPlaion that the recruiting of the Army would riot suffer, as the Militia enlisted for so small a bounty would, when occasion might call forth their services, readily enter into the Line.—While. he had the honour now to address the. Committee, lie thought be should do much injustice to the Irish Mi.' ]ilia, if he did not in the strongest language express his high opinion of their conduct on many trying oe. eas iems. He had served with them in the field and out of the field, at home and abroad, and was most happy to have an opportunity of .paying them that Just applause they so well merited; that he was very certain that when they should be again called forth in the service of their Country, they. would support the fam e they have so deservedly earned, and up. bola the honourand charatter of the Irish Nation. The Report was ordered to be received co-mor. tow. The ATTORNEY GENERAL gave notice that he should move fur leave to bring in. a Bill for re. gulatirg the office of Surveyor General of His MA. JESTY'S Forests. The Bill for making a provision for the. Wives and Children of Militia-Men of Ireland, called out upon anual service, was read a first tin-. The SECRETARY at WAR said, he rose pur. scant to the notice he had given, to move for leave to bring in a Bill to, provide for the more epeedy and efietivally completing the Establishment of the Officers of the Militia. Ho would state very - shortly the nature of the provisions he meant to propose in the Bill. The first provision lie meant to propose Was, that the Field Officers who served in the tfilitia last War, and who were qualified, should be competent to fill up any vacancies that might he in the Militia, and that they should come in upon their original rank. The second provision applied persons who were not qualified. The. third re- laced 'to the Captain-Lieutenants who were in the ZVlilitia last War. As by subsequent regulations the rieldOfficers of Militia were not to have corn- Patsies ) there could be no Captain-Lieutenants. He Intent to propose, however, that the persons who bad that rank in the Militia last War,. should noiv admitted into the Militia with the same rack. The next clause enafted, that if the complement of Officers could not be obtained, that recourse Should' be had to Officers on half.pay of the Line and Ma. sines to fill up the vacancies. There was another clause to enable Government. to eve - to Militia.men serving in the Artillery, the same pay ;as the Ar tillerymen, which could not be done under the 'existing Militia Laws. He then „moved for leave to brin g i n a Bill to prov id e -for the more speedy and effeaual completing of the EstahlishMent, - of Officers in the Mili t i a of - Great Britain,: rind - for cifeaually filling up theeommissions therein.: Leave was granted. . Mr. CORRY • moved, that' a Committee. be ap pointed to prepare an Estimate "of - the Pay and s Chuathing of the Militia of rreland.—Orderech A Message' was received from thetcirds,_st:ititig, that their Lordships had agreed to the Miitiriy Bill, with some amendments, and to several Private - Bills- Adjourned ;ill tomorrow. From the LONDON GAZETTE, March j 5. Mr..office, .11arcb ts , rSo3. Mijor-Ceneral Miles Surely, from Half. ay tbelatc 2Sth Light Dragoons, tabu Colonel , ot the 4th Regiment oi Ara. goon Guarib, vice General Wattle, clec.casod, . . . . • . • , . , . . STAFF. Q . Irfajor-General Rti,bert Brownrigg to be uart:r-Master-GC.. neral to the Fo&cs, vice Genera Dundas, ‘vho is RI-aced on the Staff as a General, and resigns his 01lice of Quar ter,Master-General. . .. . ' . • Cent/ft/won .rived ly Ins Afajesty,r Licutg.wavtfir tit Caiiiit4y of 1. 4 4V"1 t. , Ca f marthen, date" March 3, 1 3 0 3, , Saunders to be Deputy' Lieutenant. . , BviNICRUPTCY ENLARGED. April S. Lois Wickens, of St. Clement's Church-yard, haberdasher, at ten, at Guildhall. INKRIPTS. . . ; 34 11 1 el Harker, late of Witichcornbe, Gloucesarslifre, soap boiler, to surrender March 23, at five, 29; and April 26, at „,ten, at the Pl oug h I nn , Cheltenham. Attittnies. , Mr.. Wineheoinhe ; or Messrs. Edmunds and SOB, ... L incoln's-11in, London. blur hew, of Rotherfield, Sussex, March 19, 26 ‘ and April 26, at one, at Gui)dhall.- ttornics, Nless, s. Wilson and Broad, Union-street, Southwark. • j o hn ßarker, lateof Field,Heaa, Cum berland, woodrpougeri ' Mar '''. 2 .1, 25, and April 26, at - eleven, at elm Grape.i, Car lisle" A ttornies, Mr. Clentiell, Staples. Inn, London or Mr. Saul, Carl'sle. • Thomas hunt, of Leather-lane, Holborn, hardwarentan, March ass , - and April 2 , 2 6, at e l even , i t Guildhall. ..t -___tornty, 61r. Fitzgerald; lemon.strcet, Goodm s an'Fields. pson Wm. Sim, of Clements-lane, London, merchant, March 12, 30, a n d Apr i l 26, at ten, at Gtuldhall A ttornies, - Meists. •Tva tteson, Barlow, and Grosvenor, Austin-Friars. l a mes Cavern Nicoll, of Goldsinith-row, Hackney-Road,. bricklayer, M arch 25, 26, at eleven, and. A pill to, .at ten, at Guildhall. AttOrney, Mr. Ashfield, High-street; Shad. Thomas Ballanger, of Tiverton, Devonshire, inuholder, r421 c 11 .30131,. awl Ajeril 26, at five, at the Globe TaYetili Temple, London ; or Air, Warren, txeter. Joseph Shepard, ot''Bristol, hosier, March o', tt, and April 26. at eleven, at the Kummer Tavern, Bristol. AttornieS, Messrs. Blandford and Sweet, Inner Temple, London ; or Mr. Stephens, Bristol. Herbert Bourne, of Saint James's-street, silk-mereor, March 26,29, and A pril i 6, at ten, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Senior, Charles-street, Covent-Garden. DIVIDENDS. - April 2.3. john Underwood, of treat Marlborough-street, apothecary, at eleven, at Guildhall. April tr. Ecimund I laworth, of Mill-Hill, near Blackburn, Lancashire, _John Haworth, of Hampstead, and Jonathan Haworth, of Ardwick, Lancashire, calico-printers, at three, at the Bridgewater-Arms, Manchester. April 25, Charles Cowlishaw, of Ashborne, Derbyshire, grocer, at one, at Guildhall. May 7. Geo. Elliott and Geo. Pickard, late of Wood-street, Cheapside, velvet ribbon manuladurers, at one, at Guild hall. April 19. Thomas Mitchell, of Hatton-court, Threadneedle , street, merchant, at ten, at Guildhall. April a 6. lohn Whately, late of Bankside, SouthWark, colour manufatturer, at ten, at Guildhall. April s. form Hill, of Maidstone, glass-seller, at eleven, at the Dudley's-Arms Inn, Dudley. April 13. lames Wild, late of Hulmc-Place, Manchester, common-brewer, at four, at the Star Inn, Manchester. April 12. James Askew Leach, of Jewry-street, Aldgate, wine and brandy-merchant, at ten, at Guildhall. April 7. john Barnesley and Joseph Smith, lateof Bedwar dine, Worcester, morocco shoe-manuladurers, at ten, at the Swan Inn, Bedwardine, Worcester. April 7. Thomas BottornleY, of Liverpool, linen-draper, at one, at the Globe Tavern, Liverpool. CEkTIFICATE. April $. Joseph Midkilf, of Liverpool, merchant. AIAI LS. nUI. ARRiVID, liamburch 7 PRICE OF STOCKS, THIS DAY r TWELVt O'CLOCK. Consols, 6; Money.) Consols, 63* Account THE SUN. 110Lai QUIS rttctki FALauld AutssAr ? LONDON, MARCH i 6, 1803. LAST night, at half-past ten o'clock, a Person arrived express at the Admiralty from Brighton, with an account of a French Vessel having drift ed on shore rear that place : she had it seems been deserted by the Crew, excepting a Bpy, and having been boarded, was found to be laden with about rOOOOO Stand of Arms.—Before the 'Crew left her, they threw a box overboard, which, however did not sink, but floated on shore near Shorehang, and was f: and to contain Stands of Green Colours, suited to the Irish. These Colours had the word Unibn on them; and we have beard it stated, with a French and, Irish hand united under neath. There cart he no doubt but that this vessel was bound to Ireland, f,,r Lll, I , urpose of furnishing Arms to those misguided' people of 'that Country who may still ent,ertain .se!t)tintcnts hostile to the Government, and ideas of bun alit! to overturn it. We have for same time a. , • that a change, was expeEted at the Aticrtiraity. - We can ' fidently state, that gar' Sr. V 1:,6 zi;andCaptains Sir T, TROW BR IDG.I athi ly retire. . DaniotiNeo to Conviic . e. that we arc ‘stirriog wit!, the. i ; inity" ve,lerday stop_ ped the Press twice,. to nfceipt of Parr; . 7aurMah, a:ld the . arri t i from Lord Nv iirrwoßTH i :11e .o:v:itches brought by whom, .tt .oouncii w;u immediately assem bled. We'tate . t'l:.=t, thetame. rime, however, that these rioting final or decisive on the question., the two Governments. We yesterday ineni, , ,ned that the Paris Papers con_ tailed no observaCumr.; on ' the proceedings in this Country, which,intlezd were probably known there oldy to the Government. So totally ignorant, in. deed, did the French People appear of what was passing, that their Funds on the i Ith were some what better than on the preceding day, they being `,on the lirizei at 6i. 60., A great number of Recruits are stated to have been raised in the New Departments on the Left Bank of the Rhine, for the Service of the Colonies. They are vinduaed to the Dtpft established at Dunkirk, from, whence they are to be embarked for their revtaive destinations. The Ministers of the Mediating Powers have presented a Note to the Germanic Diet, in which : they earnestly request a prompt . and immediate Raj tification of the general Co . nchwim of the Deputa.. tion, The new organization of the Circle's of the EMpire is COMpleted, and will speedily be present. cd to the Deputation by the Ministers of the Me. (Hating Powers, who are also charged.to present to , that Body the • new Ecclesiastical Organization of Germany, which is to serve as the basis of a Con. cordat between the Empire and the See of Rome. The French at Constantinople assembled at the Convent of the Capuchins on the roth of January, where Te Dews W 43 sung, in honour of the arrival of General Baubte. Extraordinary gratifications, of 300 francs each, are ,ordered by the French Government to be dis. tributed tt - t the, Troops after the approaching Re. views:; six to each Regiment of Infantry, eight to each Regiment of Cavalry of four Squadrons, and six to each Regiment of Cavalry of three Squadrons. Government and that of Franee they he, we will- not presume positively to state; have every reason to believe, that-the evacuation of Ego:. and Maha row, the mast prominent. The immediate abandonment of these military pos ts' by the British Forces is insisted on, without waiting for those Guarantees which are so' indispensably ne cessary to prevent both ftom being occupied by the French the moment we lave them. For the crisis which has now come, we have for . a considerable time past prepared the minds of our Readers. We have long seen, and have not failed oc. casionally to notice, the irritation and ill_restrained hostility which has prevailed, in a certain quarter, towards this Country, ever since the Signature of the Definitive Treaty of Peace; and the extension which has been made of the French Power since that ,pe riod, though, perhaps, not a sufficient ground for the renewal of War, on the part of this Country, yet could impart no very sanguine hopes of the probable duration.of Peace. Every change in the relative situation of France, since the Treaty of Amiens was signed, was a virtual infra&ion of that Treaty, and it was only a spirit of Forbearance and Peace, on the part of .our Ministers, of the most sincere and consistent nature, that could prevent us . - from endeavouring to arrest,:by force; the ambitious career of the CHIEF CONSUL. The Spirit of this Nation blazed up indignant at the violation corn_ mitt ed upon Sqvitzerland, and• would have supported the Minister in any measure calculated to avert the fate of that devoted Country ; but it was wisely deter Mined in our Councils, .that the.Circumstatices of Europe were not favourable to the success of such an interferences—The period of retribution, how. ever, may soon come, The restless and gigantic ambition of Bost/seasre seems likely to provoke a renewal of War, which, in the present situation of Europe, must, we have no doubt,• be ultimately disastrous to the French. If we are to wage the War simile-handed, we. make it a Naval one, and, under Providence, the issue must be glorious to the British Arms. But will the other Powers of Eu rope tamely view a contest which involves -the independence, and even existence of those that can still claim an exemption from the yoke of France ? Will they view with apathy, 'the glorious exertions of the only Nation that has the spirit openly to re. sist French Encroachment, and to disregard French Threats I The EMPEItok of RUSSIA we believe to be fully aware of the true obje&i . of France, 'and to be alarmed at the danger' which they threaten to all. Europe —in this case we are sure of his Neu. tr ali t y, if not of his active co,operation—and the E MPEROR of GERMANY we may suppose to have 'no great afttittion towards the French interests,. when we reflect how much his were disregarded in the arrangement of the Indemnities. The brave and indignant Swiss too,' whose free and ardent spirit cannot yet be wholly subdued by the fetters of the slavery imposed upon them, will seize with avidity, the favourable moment for throwing off. the French yoke. Under all these circumstances, if War we' must have, perhaps we could not cum. mence it at a more auspicious moment than the pretent. At all events, whatever may be the issue of the pending Negotiation, we may rest assured this; hostility has not been provoked by the..intetn. perance of our Ministers on, the one hand, and that they ate properltalive to the Honour and Interests of the Country on the other. - They will draw the Sword with reluCtance, but, if forced to it, they will draw,it with spirit and circa. Yesterday morning HIS MAJESTY, attended by General MANNERS, rod; in Hyde Pdflt. A shower of rain coming on, His MAJESTY returned to the Queen's House in a short time. About twelve o'clock Hatt MiqE3TY and the Pa illov..sts, at tended by the Countess of CA1014411 and Lady CHARI.()TTE WYNNE a in two coaches and f our , escorted by a party of light horse, left the Q ueen ' s House, and took an air ing in the neighbourhood of Hampstead, ' ;This evening TOEXR MAJ rtTI anti •the PR IN, C SSIS will honour the Cokert of Antient lAttsic with their presence, which will be under the direc. lion of the Earl of WI vrort.. To.tnorrow THEIR . MAJESTIEB and the PRIN. CE4SES will go to Covent.Careten Theatre ; to See the new Play of John Bull. His Royal Highness the DUKE of YORK held a Military Levee yesterday at the Horse. Guards, at which upwards of Mey qfficers w e re present, ten. dering their services, The next Levee will be on Friday._ 'The Earl of GILOSVINOR has given notice to the Gentlemen forming the Volunteer Corps of St, Margaret and St. Job, Westminster, to hold themselvek in readiness to be embodied. Lord Alm east has given the same kind of notice to the St. James's Volunteers. We have great pleasure in finding, that should a War break out, Gentlemen of all ))arties' will be equally eager to support Government. Many offers have already been.macle of raising Regiments.— Among others, Sir CHARLR3 BAMPEYLDE has of. ferecl to raise a Regiment of Infantry for general service, His Letter of Service was tendered to the War-Office yesterday. Sir Jolts DOLICLAS s who commanded the Ma. rises at Acre, will slimly be again employed, PLYA/ritif • Aittry to the RevaLr;gair;ri, of 4+ guns; Carle.. W. Loci, from Liverptiol; and the ,tove arty' trio/Mit, Capt. BLAik, from Cork. - Sailed the Jjatch Ship Am;citiei, for.Auttiterdam. . • Went out of"Harboui, anti anchored in the Sound, the B.iadicca Frigate, .Citpr. MAITLAND. DEAL, MARCH i 5. AitßiEti La f ue Frigate, of 46 guns, firttri the Noce ; the Dispatch and P?y,4iolub Nutty Trans ports, from Portsmouth; and the Rasa& Gun_ vessel flout the North Sea. All the Frigates in the River are ordered to pro. teed to the Nore as exped;tiously as possible,' Two hundred Pensioners from Greenwich 'Hos. pitat arc gone to Chatham anti Sheerness, to assist in rigging such Ships as are ordered into Coniniission. Several Admirals,' among whom were Sit HY or PARXER., Sic R. ONsLoW, and Admirals ICNICH - r and NtroENT, attended yesterday at the.Atituiralty, as did also the Hon. Captain Et.ru tivsrrotc E. Thursday night last there was a very severe press at the port of Leith. Every ship was script of her hands ; but we hear those belonging to the vessels about to sail for the whale fishery were liberated again. . Accounts from GiLralrar rto the 17th ultimo, state, Licit on the morning of that day the..Drajoo, of 74 guns, the Renvwn, of 74., and the Moinottrb, 0(64 guns', sailed for Malta to join the Fleet there. Three French Line of Battle Ships were then at the back of the Rock, %%here they had been tour days preceding, waiting for an eii;terly .wind to pass the Gut. They were crowded with Troops, and their destination was announced to be for St. Dv. mingo. CORN EXCHANGE, MARCH 16. Tits day we hive few fresh supplies of Corn at Market, excepting some Samples of .Barley ; owing. to the doubtful state of Public AfThirs, last prices are fully supported, fearing an advance"; we therefore observe Wheat, Rye, Barley, Malt, and Pease, nearly as on Monday; and Oars appear to fetch' better Prices ; Flour without variation. W heat 47$ a 54s a 62$ ode Fine ditto - 63' a 6.As od Barley • - a zi,3 ad Malt 435 a 473 od Rye 32s a 36s od White Pease 43s a 48A od" Beans -32 s 3 36S od 2ss a ps ot.l Oats - A 17$ a Its ditto 22.. i a 244 or! kapcSectl • 311 341 I I.lnor 456 a 5(..* Secowitio ~ {as it 4 There was a report yesterday that the Earl of Mo IR A was to be Master General of the Ordnance, and that the Earl of CH ATHA4I was to go to lire, land as Commander in Chief. This we state merely as a report, to which we attach very little credit, The Militia for the' county of Gloucester are or dered to be embodied on Monday the zSih instant; the South Gloucester Royal Regiment, commanded by the Right Hon. the Earl of BERKELEY, Lord Lieutenant, at Gloucester; and the North Royal Gloucester Battalion, commanded by Cal. KIN QS. core, at Cirencester. All the accounts we receive from France eontor in sluing the high tone which is used to all Foreign Ambassadors at the Consular Court. The Swedish, and Portuguese Ministeri have, upon. more occa sions titan one, been treated very caValierly, and it is said, that . even Lord Wu yrwciaTH has not . escaped ; but the manly firmness of his Lordship has amply supported the honour of' the Sovereign whom he represents. The following is relat;:d. as a' Very recent occurrence at the Consular Court :-.00 'Lord Wri t T WORTH 'S entering the Levee Rollin,. the FIRST Cobistit, broke out into a most violent pabion, accusing England of perfidy in not sur rendering Malta, and of ingratitude for the Peace which he. had granted, Lord Wit tTwortztt in an. swer is said to have enumerated the Various itf stances of bad faith on the part of France, since the Treaty of Amiens, particularly with regard' to Switzerland. The latter point BoNAr,ut called a bagatelle, and then threatened to come. over to England himself with three,or four hundred thousand men, to enforce his claims. The reply of. Lord Warrwowrit was both dignified and firm ; and on his Lordship's retiring, he immediately sent ttfr a Courier with an account of what had passed. ' The next morning the FI RST CONSUL expresied a wish that what had happened might be buried in obli %ion t but our Ambassador informed hilt,, .hi s re, quest came too late, as he had already acquainted his Court with the affair. The Sherifi of Middlesex summoned all ti e Constables of the Holborn Division yesterday, in order to invest them with the authority of executing press warrants. The Duke of GORDON and Lady M. SiNct,Arg, arrived yesterday at his Grace's house in Grar;•-• street, from Gordon Castle. Yesterday the IVlaster and Wardens of the Corr. party of Bakers, waited upon the Lou D MAYOR 1 1 : the Mansion-House to set the Assize of Bred, at,,; the Mealwcighcrs' Returns being examined, his Lordship ordered that no alteration ihould be mute in the Assize or Price of Bread. Dime OP BRIDGEWATEk.•" The interment of the remains of his Grace the Duke of Bit InoesvA. TEL, which was to have taken place yesterday, has been delayed from the following extraordinary cit. curnstance ; It appearing to she family, that neither the countenance nor any corporal part of the de. ceased had undergone the least change whatever since death, but that the features, on the contrary, continued to wear the most placid composure, the Household Physicians, calling in two others, in. speeted the remains yesterday, and, from thii un. altered atom, recommended that the interment might be alerted' until that change should tyke place to which mortality i alrnott invariably subjet. funcral rite I.lave scevrdingly been suspended!