The Sun. — London, England, 1803-10-15 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR' OF THE SUN": SIR,' , . ON n, and but,one, sentiment must ever pervade the mind of every British subjen: upon the ylaistiere at Jaffa ; it may nbt, however, be know'n to all your Readers, that murdering' goners in cool blood is an honour not entirely .con fined to the, Corsican Hero., In 1794, during the str in4le between the British and Republican (tikes firi‘the island of Guadaloupe, the army of the ro,' titer, etaManded Brigadier-General GitAxAm, was ercamped on the Basse Terre side of the bland, at "spot calla St. Jean ;' the dreadful cOMplaiittfi' then prevalent induced General GRAHAM to establish a convalescent post at Point Baecus, where Colonel (now Brigadier.deneral) DRurtlVMONii, and Captain RALE, 4.1 d Regirntnt, and Captain. HORSBROUGii, 319th Regiment, Were with the sick,' they being in the same state. After the unsuccessful attack made upon the Camp by the French (in whieh their .teme_ rity received a proper check), their superior num. terC'enabled. them to cut off, the cornmpnication be-.. isveen the Camp and Convalescent Post.. cencral DnE'vr4t.toNo ,had not an •alternative, Ann surren. dered. The contlu4 of the MOnsters etni, never be too notorious—they, tied these poor emaciated sick men,' who bad surrendered, ,tw p and, tyio in ojrcers,), and marched them under an escort, of eavalryto Pointk:Petre ;' the" State Of`theuhforttf tlate•,British rendered 'it impossible for all to ke4- tin,'- when, w i th true Rep';', l oii6anicei - ohe," Lq rola', the ofa er, • ovieted the string of ;19 faints .0-1 1 , - ;(‘! . cut, r and' the. faiAti a ng '-bldie' • pwards of twelve British,sold o ier: thus suf fered, after hiving surrendered,--'. r you conceive with Me,' this fadolight 'to 16 :; . e known,' publish it yott Dux. BRItIH OFFICER. MAILS. .. _ ARR I v,IID. . 'OF STOCKS, THIS DAY AT TWILLVI O'CLOCK. 52 14 j Omnium THE SUN. - TO 4 dis. VoLSM QUIS DICARZ AVUZAT ? itar : Ab rgh G 1 - 0C : 1"0131; le is', 1803. Tri is morning arrived thal , laN: btofgh Mail clue on Wedue,dAy last. The Intelligence which it !Kings will be found in our subsequent Columns. fttli`*rtartt 4 pnints w'hich it 'brings u9,' arc stated, the. one in an article from Aiiirterdapi of the 41h inst.`apd from .liam4rgb of the 7th... The for lititiel;that priiate Lettcia from Pars', corsitan_ ed the Apart . Of'Gr'eu&ral Rocit'dt . h;friit'Aii haVing • iv'trenciered to the English Fleet. We think this hihly, probable, as we know that the remnant of Ali irrencit't"(irce in St, Do mingo was iri4i'very hope.' tc 4 il tad dsliqrtte situation, and they would s that i•;sitienacr to :-tire English was 'the wisest dugs , ' , which they coulci•take.. -- • " a"ttiCle'ii( intelligence "!t i ;.r . 6titity' • . Par'. • v, t is'eonVe)red from /i/r/l . rlar.gli, 'and irrt. Ilroposal lot 'a .Negoriation," which it ' s • • •, vr:tes to have been Made at the . siinc time by BONA. i4ii4Taritt the F.r t !to R of has been re: f e 'a e d b.. our ivii n i ttr y, WO: 'are - not amongst 'w.toi.o4ll , gtve rinplwit - credit, upon sucl i',,•Sertion that "any - Negotia. tit))) s J 6e;in iciVied'at: - „ali to tiur Government, ita;e4titot;S:l:/ !f tiY 'the 01. of Ittissl A ; hat w•,,o:' can hit.Tielyolesitation in slyi,),T,' thit if such a pfnpositibrt ba's,.heen nmade, it must have been done with a view wily to insult and expese• the weaknesi 4;. ttr's • of L y 5 .411,,1t restoration of Pc4ce between rfatte,'dtlo ;tliAs . l (7, ry a! t he : present - M o ment is • • • • . nt.;tr to anuppri)lllty.,• 1 , 4,1cii must be borne , by itgr .koe efft6led, before it can bei jtaitted 6'5 to areal tlae return:4lllle 'bleisings' of • fir iu urt it Oeyic, which' we exeltriivelY .stated yetaeiday , froni has great sensa. tion , in -the Metrorofir.;event that the PtSrieli:ltaveconcinerett Portugal by. intrigur, and ✓t 114;tinder General , Jrnpridotl)' marcit . ' int'o ALT(' Country °without opL pcisition.l We h,f,tve- no &obi' hat ;chit t - the whole sip ty thousand , Men ;lOW. assembling on t h e t;y rs of Spain hill be - .qulrtere4 upon Potitugal: Whki't can ()ill: ministers Obotit,"that not on 6 attempt Lag been - made to save from French' o.n i t!er .our ancient. Ally 1--.-the Ally that retnaincd to ii on the whole COT'itilint of titi.! unreduced by .Preuchintrigue, and 'ca'pable f)f being defended by British arms Our present , Ministry are aclitig under a most tremendous re.:. s)onsibility ; but they,iicern, „notwithstanding, de. Icrinined to keep their ,Placei 'till the Sun of Britain hr nearly'snt.. look forward with a faint •i•:iy of hope to tilt. Nir. , ! , :.?ting of Pitrliament, but be.. that perind and the present; in the dangers tliJt Intl - L.ll3nd tis; whit dreadful occurrences may vefi'iOert fidtri our C.`iltuntri the. to v;lti'''h th:?../ePtit.,ii of our Ministry exposes bertersrecetved yesterday by the Lisbon 'Mail' 'state', that according to intelligence hots Madrid, tife KIN G 4 0 . ( SF 4 A. ar the(desire a - the nitre Cow; FU L Or France, had' h;ttisell ceased no wear the Order of the' Cord6iz' and'by a Royal Preela matiOn haaforbidden any of the Orders established' undeithe French Monarchy to be worn . in . the Spa. nish Dbminioni. From'thiS 'we may jodgeof the influence which the CHtip' C 01111111: possesses at the Court of Spain,' where it may readily be suPposed, fronfthis`circumitance, that he hag WO to diaate to be implicitly obeyed. Tfl IT morning.the Dublib Mail of the last. arrived, but brings ui no int'ol4ehie of importance. The Special CoMmiasion" was to be opened on Vlon. clay last at Dowyparrick, for the Comity 'of Down. Un Siurday last Thomas kusiell wits rcroaved'to place, from Ditblin, under aWescatdf Cavalri. We shall have ah account of the 'frialt'id the course or next week.' Thursday evening Tifellt MAjuriEs had a Se. lea Parry at Kew P4,1;..!:!:' Yesterday rnuri.•l l ng His MAJRITY' s attended by Messrs. Bue!'w N e and WYATT inspected the New Pal.tt. - e,• which is in a state of great forwardness. The DUKES of KENT and CAMBRIDDE paid a morning visit to Trikta MAIESTIES ; anti after breakfast,' walked in Kew Gardens With His MA. iESTY. Abo , ut eleven o'clo c k; the Roi-At: FAmti.v. left • On Thursday Sir W'm. .13szcititir His Marts.. v's.l'ortraitPainter, arrived at - Kew, and cont'. nued there attending HiSMAsisTy, till the ROYAL F AM'S CY - left that place for Windsor yesterday. Yesterday' morning, about eleven o'clock; Her Royal Highness the l'istigEss CHAR LtiTTI of. WALES arrived at Carleton.Houie from Blackheath. The Portuguese Ambassador gave a'sliperh dinner n;.l Wednesday to a large party of distinguished Foreigners, among whom were di Codrit .1)a iraort ; Adinir4 also" Waist . . of the' party.tdy T ?it ....,ovIsA,A,ANNEns is at Moulsey Grove, but is expeled to be in town in a few days, The 'Countess of 'finagiNotort enre'rtained a sekaparty of her friends with a musical treat on Thursday evening in the Stable-yard,.St, James's, : :'Thursday last,. General Nocuts,'. late Governor. of Si. )ucia, and his Aide.cle-Camp, Who were on board La Gloire, prize to, the E/iza.Privateer ; of Bristol, arriVed'aF:ipinucester-Flouse, Where they r*iv e ed,every marked attention from liis Royal Highness the DUKE of ttlMiiiltLAND and ,on Saturday passed through Bristol f or Li tc h. , ,fiea, in Staffordshire, where they are to remain on their . parole of honour. Madame Bonaparte?: Plants,--Yesterday morn ing theie Curious. exotic Plants, 'which were taken to His Majesty's Biataitic Garden at KcW, ssei-: pus on board' three barges renioyed to Het Majesty's Garden at Frogrnore about twelve n'el'ick, • a f ter THOR tVI A jas,Trei and PRANC ii,eRS Kew, the DUKE,S of. KR NT and Imaokity6s." Mr. BR 0%4+:13, went and inspette,l them .11 the barge 4, to see that they were properly'packed am! every care taken of Oicin. :• Yesterday morning , Governor BRADANOVItCH, from the Island Of liathadocw, arrived at }yew, to sheW His MAjlivTY LWO very cot iuus ; they are like, guinea. pigs or ramithout the head, eery fine in the legs, tail like a mouse.; they ore called Ammushers....--1 - 119 MA4IIBTY WAS Vat out when the Governor arrived, "and 66 his return was in such lust; tuset oil for'Windsori 'that he did not bee them. , . The,intriidnetiniCOf the IVlAmytiugs CHIEF at St: fai es 's was delayed for arrival of General STUAKT, late Commander in Chief in Egypt, by whoni he was sent home, and by - whom he will be presented to 1115 Miottrty. The General arrived an town on Wednehday, with his Aid-de-Camp, Baron OP SADs. A beautiful •colossal Statue of His Miry MY, in his royal robes,' twelve, feet high, is just finished. The likeness is eiteerned an extraordinary Eine one ; the proportions arc carted, and the. drapery-is highly finished. The . Artist wag permitted, to remain in , the Royal. Presence for cw4,hotits, order to made such observations .as. he conceived necessary. The Figure is 'to be placed, immediately, , in a building newly.eraled for ire reception, fronting the Espla. mule at Weymouth, with an appropriate inscription on the pedestal, expressive of the gratitudeexpeti_ criced by the inhabitants of that town, for the ire. fluent visits of their Sovereign ; in consequence of which 'they have 'derived an increase of trade and prosperity, foilnerlyVnknown to thetn, with vari. pus other . ad vantages. The public attention baslieen lately called to the difericeless state Of the Eastern Coast of Scotland, 'in.c.onsequence of .the very able Sptech made.upon that Laid IVIEADOW BA cuc , at &Meeting tof „the Lieutenadey of the County of Edinburgh,. proceedings 6f which we amply detailed a tew dayatince., Upoti:the same subjea, Writer in a 'Greenock Paper,. say!), « Ministry ought, no doubt, to be supposed' inpossessiOn of the first information , s of thedegrce. of danger that menaces 'any particular liiirter4 yet lam inclined.-to think, -th at the Learn. ea - judge; (Lot-11'MP kDOW 8 MIK), will find his opi. , nion supported hy the majority of those who have not-that knowledge, and particularly by the Inhabi. taritiof Scotlandat large, to whom it is notorious, that-we are abandoned to:- the .Defence ofour New Levies of Militia, anti a Body of Volunteers, formi.. dable on paper, but scattered over the face of the Country, and either unarmed, or from the . nature of the force imperially disciplined. I ag ree; t h at the Compliment paid ,to the' loyalty of Scotland by this neglect is flattering ; but whoever considers the extent' of Coast occupied on the German Oce au by the ; Plenty,. afid the_force of thelVliiitary Principle, which dictates an Attack in , .Flank in preference r.. one in 'Prom; will thiUk the ifttwtiOn Stot. is left; not date fitiident" THE FIAMRURGII MAIL: • CONSTANTINO I 4, Av . °. 30. . - Tna trade of tke''' tack Se,, espeCi,illY that of the RWian conkntrAil:ti.vW:of Odessa, Which for simii time has been greatly increasing, begins to suffer vi4r- The linglibh take all'elhipa' in the I.tchipilago and the . Mediterianean, which are laden with corn for French Ports,. or which they suspea'as intended'to be con. veyed to 'themly an'iritliteft route.:' - . • Ad i viee ivas leeeiied here to-day, that an English Squadron Of.one ship of the line; three frigates, and fau brigs, had taken,•alMost thitlei l the cannon of the islandi, one Spiniih . and several Ragusan ships, as alßo'sOtite . vesielt . belonging' ,to the inhabitants of the Republic of the Seven lalandi.• As these cap.. - • . • cures may be cOniidered , is a 'violation of the Turk , ish teriktorY;* the'Anstrian Internuncio complained , to the Porte of the condod of the English.• The" • • Porte on this made appli c ation to the English En.. Voy, Mr.. DRUMMON'D, who, howevei, dectUred that -he could not decide . on this maritime question, but must inform his' Court of the circumstance. According to accounts from Egypt of the 7th of June, the Citadel of Cairo' had been given up to the Beys by the Arnants the day before. Advices from Cyprus. state, that INon Bay, who had arrived with two Frigates before Damietta from Alexan. dria, had been repulsed, in an attack on that Town, by the Troops of the Beys.... The civil and religious War in Arabia still con. tindea. the City of Mecca is held by a Shefeef who Is•under ABDUL• Wicsisa, but Medina is in possession of the Tuaks. ,Aitout. WECHAIt has retired into the Desert, to collea ne w • coops. 'The' number ):,f horses destfoyed by the fire on the igtti init. • near the Seraglio amounted to above goo. The damage is the more consider able, as that quarter was inhabited almbst entirely by persons of distinCtion. It is supposed the fire was wilfully caused by evil-disposed persons, the enemies of the Grand Vizier. The latter, to ap pease the commotions among the people, has given liberty ,to several prisonere. LAUEtTBURGH, OCT. 5. Yesterday afternoon the Inspeelor.General vAto'airiiccl here from Luneburg. liefan review the Troops in this botchy.; and on the Bth, it is said; to Harburg, for the same purpose. Hreiiclt Cannoneers with the Artillery here, :z,:rday began '11.16 n-aroh by Attleborg, Lune. &c. — to The French Hospital in this botchy, in which there is a great number of sick, will be removed to Luneburg. INSPRUCK, Skpt. 26, SINCt the commencement of the Maritime War, the Tyrolese Carriers Cannot fiha horses and wag. tons sufficient to convey the goods sent from Ve. nice, Trieste, and various parts of Italy, to France, Holland, arc, ESIBDEN, SErr. 26. Nevut was there such ativity in our Ports : English and Neutral Ships are daily arriving, whose cargoes, furnished with Prussian Passes, are sent on by Muns * tet, &c. The ,land.carriage renders the commodities clearer, otherwise we can procure any thing from England, , BRUSSELS, OCT. 2. General DEMONT, by order of the Minister at War, has ,taken the command of the troops at Cal. 'and, and has established his Head-quarters at Fek`eto. All the military posts on the Coast have been reinforced. It is supposed that the secret Ex pedition fitted out by the English in the Downs, is intended against the Island of Cadiand., Besides the troops already assembled in Flanders, 25,060 more are expedied. The First Consul is expeded here about the loth instant. Several detachments of dragoons and horsc-chas seurs have to-day passed through this city, with transports of horse: from Hanover. lIAGUE x Uer. 4. .~-___. SINCE the attack of the English on Laruhort, they have made no other attempt on any other part of our Coasts. , The orders of Lord KEITH, the English Admiral in the, North Sea, to the Com. minders 'afting . onder him, arc, to destroy all yes. pels on our coast, which may he used as transports. To prevent any new attack on Scheveningen, battery of eight heavy cannon has been ereiied. M. Stout;, who has been commissioned by Bo- NAPARTE to .inspeft the Dutch Naval Preparati,Als at Middlettirgb, FliaLng, and Yore, has expressed his entire satisianion with themi and continued his journey to Oitetel, Dunbri, and Ifichlor e . Tkven more Flat.bottamed boats have been kfileNd at Rdttetdarn, The First Consul, who his be:n War with England, is, it is unierstood, seriously , exerting' himself to prevent the - filmes' of War spreading still wider. With this view'he has cod.' menced Negotiations at several Foreign Courts, whith have for their' ohjea the naaintenanceof Peace between rhem and the French Government' doting the continuance of'the War with England. 1 to ci AMSTERDAM, Oct. 4: PP:TVATE' IMO'S from Paris contain a ret ort that General ltocitAstaltAtr bad capitulated and sullen. , dered to the English Fleet. The chr before yesterday a Dutch filling vessel was taken, and another burned, by the boat of an English Man of War. When BONAP . ARTE in hii intended journey gets 'from Breskens to the Island of Walcheren, the Mouth of the Sehelit will be guarded by a.flatilla. There is . a report that the English have blockad ed the Texel. Ships however still continue to sr rive ih it. ~ i ♦ ..r~~~ }Ca.)4ISURGH, Ocr. 7. th IT is now known that e pew pr9Posit ioßl for Peace, which were node n L CONSUL and the EMraaoa'of Russ, at the sate time, have not been accepted by the ICING ofI NGs as they proposed . an Armistice.L o ndon by the FIRST dat M ed r .5 :00 , 411.101.1./. 00 .0 : man :inYstanLootenAs there,. is; raitlii . to . ap o r ib en d — -; . oa Se o c b re e t r ary Yottice Hs sent the Allowing letter to the LORD LIIIITSNANIII of Counties, , • Majesty Proclatnatien of the 3 ! s A Vat, 1 01.11i/ i t If 4 A there i n nodsl i ens p e th : j e fi r e mentioned e ( n t desc r ibedintah:l,ieisl aand t hd toapt continuerddoc e i pirvirlitaottAhl Proclamation, est Alien s R ealm, hcis:s been within d i i s i t o be t y et f `, n Without having received licences for that opifunttphtoehsiesd:CsicPraulninttir*T; 5. 0! n t i he .Y. laid yo ur a earnestly recommend it to the Magistrate' WO% : id Lordship n Fos ivialesty's Comrnands,,that yet * ! t County of C the sa , c t i o ut e p n . fo i r s c s e , tahgeaipnrsotvaiisliosuncshofAtheuen....Aiso„Hene ttC oun ty... Pn ' clatnati o n, as continue to reside Within 11 . , Paper of this day. While we 'copy it, W e n . :. trine • ' ' The following article vie take ftoMs 3afr " we think it due to our •Readers to sa y that vie 11 , 8 1. very little faith in its truth or authentieii,e; l e t ', ft ' given in the Paper in question al a Liett 6; r° * -1 Dover : . • . ~... • . " The sentiMetits of the Dutch-Nation reipealng, present War, will be fully the following detail, which is taken from' the nar il; live of a Dutch Pilot now at Dover. Sh ia .oA r s' when Sir SIDNEY SMITH appeared of the Teeelri was employed to furnish the English' Nes Witt greens, fresh provisions, Ste. to point otie „thf safest station where the flat coma tide, in5 1 4 ,,,,,L 9 elucidated' by cy d er.), thing in h" hits. power to artist viiittrali.‘ ;u s S q . aitztfra n . These f r i en dly aids blvi"" o — ier t , carried into efrea by otder of 1 ,?, counifY n. the on shore, who privately encourage sal sas 4111 ; " or . lure to supply Sir SIDNIf w i t h nite h i es f i git . , engage in arty useful project that will a ery „ e „:;11 eir The Dutch pilot, now at Dover, WIS veil z: - L i f engaged in this service ) and declares, in tn` "'do' positive and decisive terms, I at WI assistanctstits, Dutch give the French, especially in fitting It s t tbi sels for the Invasion of England, is for : -,,,.. point of the bayonet ; and that he is satisfied' 411 7. of the flotilla be left to the management of Doc bme str : such Vessels as are under their contrail' war be ca t' tied into an English Port and immediately statieri"the ed. French Officers are constantly employed sno Yards, to observe that no rotten woad be wed in gr . construction of the Flotilla; and this caution st°lo; from a discovery lately made, that in severs t i stances the Dutch workmen had introduced socit'fi ca ed anti spotty material', that a single discirigt, f ol . a 2+.pounder would have completely Watt 1... ii rame..work, and swamped the vessels. T . ,iw g it: anecdotes alone, as they are related by a resn ' d , , kn own at Dover, an d e steemed for th e excelled nil character, speak a volume." f th i It is said, that the First and Second Class 0 ~ Le en Masse, that is such of them as a re not:, ready j enrolled in the Volunteer Corps, ad the aiately to he called out to learn the use of the P.! to Besides being furnished with pikes, each Mon D eig , ; be furnished with a cutlass, that he may nor Ile " in posed to Ilk. d ifiger o f Ixt •Ivatt erm ng l e f t wl . t ' , °Oen, the event of ' his • p ike happening Igor br e , l ' S '„ce ftchle rf have accordingly been issued to te-01"-„s, in Eitt , to contraa immediately for suc h 4 o utlin er " v b e te. dition to those they cat' already f ' l ' 1113 ' WI , , 0 V9(7" (pima for this service. From 30.00°d 1 he g ot are ready, ; ar''. 70,000 more are o rciere g° g ot ready with all possible dispatch. , that A Correspondent in Staff Ircishire s tate s, _ sich there die several coal mines in that County': l v a 0 , are worked out. They are dry and Rill ~s Fie rabic of containing from 30 to 40,0 00 w. l ' n , for adds that they would make excellent er l5 . E l a b e ~,, guard o'"' , s ''; the French cnotives, A S e rjeant'a • fi onel ,: 5000 P ri , .! stifEieHt for the safe.keepiog of thus disposed of. ~,e d {real An American Gentleman just attl . v vil pe Dieppe, i;tys that Ro NA V AtcrE wa s . is b e J r ' as ide' last Pritlay night. The tioinhartiment did e ° ll co . able mischief, anti the inhabitants acc -In : su a bele° ' sternation, that all their 11101feables ar e pl.tCe : ~ ground, or removed in to the country. .1104 tot„ It wait reported on Thur sda y , that a p rthe 93r* been ai sc overed at Woolwich , to b low u • ne fro' yaks, and that Mr. Justice GRAttAt4 listi g',' ~ ore to evonine and commit the offender of t,ri:,.„ l . t ie , are happF to find that there is no ooc.aytireho:vhich rum:int. Mr. GRAHAM'S Visit to NVO°l_l_ ~..t : o f vi give rise to the report, was for the ptur_tioned is a gun.boat Jim siting his San, who commant there. reto rt ' . intrgli, 01 7 s uds Mr. THOMAS BLOlCAlka,_of Him a last, c ay ins from Brighton CO London on .40. t s tir' , thin a slur, denly expired in his carriage, sV3 . tar , e c.f Sut!cr , A