The Sun. — London, England, 1803-09-27 00:00:00

THE THEATRE. Co ye .vt. G a rden. 'TR! Comedy. of John Pull had a very _numerous audience fast night at this Tt , (..vre. Mr. RocK, who incoe Years ago bri ,, ngrd to this Tneatre, and who has since acquired c,insidcrable reputation in the No',th, perforined the parr ,of i)L4tris 'Bra. gruddev. Considering that " the Auiltor of the Piece wrote the eh:trader turposely for jowl- STOI4II, and adapted it exactly to his talents, , con. liidering to.) that JOHNSTONIL is an excellent actor in Irish el..tucters, iVir. ROCK had certainly an - . arduous task to encounter. Ile played part with force ~03 Spirit, but he - did not exhibit that luxuriant, 'humour - which ap i teared in • his predecessor. His. performance was, however, a very res.pedable Piece of acti[ , g, and. the character was very prominent 'in the piece. He was much applauded. Mr. BRUNTON supported . the part of Frank Rashtiale with strong appearances of good sense, and a due expression bf - coMptinaious tenderness. The Other change in the representation was in the - part of Lad) (.'aroli,.P Brajn:ari, which was per. formed by Mr;. HUMPHRIES, late of Drury Lane Theatre. IVlrs. *RAU' R LES possesses a very•- ele. gant figure, and in third-rate parts may be rendered . much more useful in a theatre than Most of the ac. tresses to whom such parts are usually.allotted. Her manners cert;iinly displayed much mare of polished life than appeared in the adress who' originally re. presented the part, but she does not possess quite so much of that alchint. spirit which that actress ex. bitnteil, and which the part requires. Lew rs CV:AS as-usual highly entertaining ioShittg►e. toe, and CooKe very impressive' in 'Peregriqe. EOgrt tee gave the parental feelings and the blunt honesty of Thornberry with great skill, and excited irwich applause.. The Play went off with unabated suc‘:cts. The engagemnt of Irish JottNsToNe at Drury. lane has been a bone of contention between the two Theatres, but we are glad to find tl,ar matters are amicably settled, and in future that there,will be no. shk g talt a liberal emulation for public favour. Pilua'roN ht i been tinred high terms to write a Comedy f.r Drury-lane Theatre. Mrs. Jolt oAN continues ar D rur y lane Theatre, `and will p—rubahly be in adive requisition during the season, Coot has very hindsomelt offered to play Pizarro to XFmaL E's 14//4., at Covent Garden Theatre.— Such a noel will pebbably give• renewed attract. Ilan to the Piece'. Mi s MORTIMER. was 'engaged at Covent Garden Theatre merely asa vocal pert/grace; but it is pro. 1:041)1e, as 'she 14 MI itecompliOied and intelligent Young 1,31 y, th it, When . 'she has lidd some experi. ence on the Siage, blie will pt Live a very interesting Atiresi. • Mr. Ho so, the PirniinghaM Nlana4er, opened the campaign at Bridgnorth, in Shropshire, on Friday night, with E. orte baY his Fault. The profits * of the night were, in pursoance of his patriotic offer, destined to the Fund at LI:Q1(14,0, and the people of the county seconded his hitt:mitts very handsome.. ly by a full atteOdance. On the 4th inst.-the Comedians of the Theatre of Amiens, represented at AbheVilley Rillitois, or the Saviour of ,416hcydle, a Play, founded on an Histo. Tical ffiet, which occurred in that City in i 300.— . The" House was crowded in every part, atatby five • Itteclock filled with more than 3,000 persons. In the middle of the piece, the second,boxes being too much loaded, fell with a dreadful crash on the first boxes and the pit, by . whidi s 6 persons were killed, and sa very dangerOusly hurt. . EtaistEr who has recently paid the• forfeit of his Crimes in Dublin,' has been represented as a man aneoMmon abilities, but it 14 evident, from what appeared on his trial, that he was a weak Enthusiast, 'end has sufFered for his folly as much as for hissuilt. absolutely thtew away his life, for it does 'not appear that he had any sopoOrt that gave him the least dialler of success. In the country parts of Ireland he ( had no interest,. for he appeared as a French Officer. In Dublin he was too little known to hnve,popular opinion in his favour, and he afted like a Vain boy in putting on a fire uniform to head a few rabble assoeiates. Yet such a vain, silly Man Set himself as Reftniner of the State, and attempted to subvert the existing Potternalent by the assist. ance of a handful of low desperadoes! We have already published some partieulats re. lative to the se...tch made on board the dal schooner, for the biother of the FIRST CoNsuL. The follow. ing are some further, particulars :--The English Consul at Baltimore is said to have sent infurma. tint% to Government that he had embarked on board the iint. Ciders were in consequence issued to de. tain the vessel. Lieut. CARPENTER boarded her, anti found the two persons stated in his "instrutlions, M e , Purporting to he jastotaa, and the other a )SIIEUR ARNAULD, his companion., .Lieut. Davis, of the Alesillificeo, I and Liett t. DAV tDsON of the M ar i nes, who have been prisoners in the ship JrAtohitt had in the Mediterranean, went off to the ship ; o ne of the of fi cers immediately accosted him J as Mr. ErtaMit BoNAPARTE. and said he knew him to be the , person ; and the other was as greatly dif fident. They have been examined several times si nce, but remains ext tensely dosibtful. The Terson said to be jtt Rpm says, that he is a native of St. Domingo, and has large' property in the island. Other circumstances are very strong, al though the opiniens L iffi cer , are so cooeltoi , c : its every iota - respet:tig the ship aod people on board accords with the account Ministers !Wie re ceived iv,ltt the Englidi Consul at B.lltininte. ship is still detained at 'Spithead, and the Prisoners are on board the 0/ad;row. Capt;,io FRE ' p - Emt ATEICK ITMAN, . kndia Compaoy,)4 :chip the 44 , 1t0 , 1 Ca 5.11.7, lately " r * ti ed at ct.rk, died MI boaitl the a ll., ve ship on the 2 3 1 (1 :slay last, near tl.e Isle of Fra"ce" m • . :Irl".(tN, the Chid Cflicer, in tanntuatm ci the /io n C`,•;s:/ e , consevence. "Die in tg of SootloopPoin, from r _oot! shoie cart ro. , C : C . , t Pett at chiles notth of :Fflo .)„ g‘eitrtr el ii e ca r g O ;5 !a- tt .: t•Ut. the chati is nut itk`cly to i.e pr off "Vine SIPT. z 5. • lON Friday a blaze of fire, encompassed with dark clouds, of smoke, and which continued far several hours, was discovered in the horiion, in a direct tion for Selsea,Point, and has created great appre hensions h.ere, ; lest some tremendous conflagration shy old have ,taken , plice in . that quarter, and of Which no intelligence has yet reached this town. Yesterday a grand. Field-day and sham fight, to the west of the tovvrt; between the Soot h Gloucester, Sussek, and South .Hams Militias, anti Flying Artil lery, attracted the greater part of the. Fashionables here to the suMmit of the Church hill, to-witness their proceedingi.The Down, in roa, was literally covered with barouches, landaus, landaulets, soCi. ables,currfcles, tandems;buggies,whiskies,fish-carts, and equestrians and, pedestrians beyound account. Th e s upposed Enemy, consisting of about one half of the Militia Regiments, and one pieCe of artil lery under, the command. of Gen. LENNOX; were drawn up in two ,separate. Battalions on the Cliff, between_ this place and. Hove, at ten &dock in the morning ; and the remainder of the Forces, with three field-pieces, were vatiously posted on the Downs in front; to oppose their progress and preserve 'the, town. The battle commenced soon.afrer eleven o'cloCk, and was conducted with a display of great military skill on both sides: Some judicious , movements of the enemy at length obliged his ad_ . versary to retreat, who accordingly shaped ltis course -towards the Church, as a last resource, to defend .the roads in that quarter 'which lead to. the town. ,An Aid-du-Camp was previously sent onto give no. t ice of his intent ion to the crowd of spedators on the Church-hill, to advise them Loan immediate rernoval. Sciamcious, however, was every one not to lose sight of any part of the interesting proceeding that scarcely -any attention was paid to the instrudions, given them. The retreating army, closely followed up by their pursuers, elated with the hope of vidory, at length intermixed with the populace on the hill, and the scene of uproar, confusion, and danger ' which succeeded is indescribable. The shrieks of the females were dreadful, many :of whom taint. ed, while the horses attached to the vatious ve hicles met in contact with each other, threatening destrudionto all about them. Vieloey, and the day's . 'our own,were loudly shunted in All pArts bythe enemy, until they had advanced within an hundred yards of the Church, the tower of which was completely filled with soldiers, while the main Airily occupied the roads of the North and West. A tremendous firing now commenced ; the enemy evidently gained ground, and must inevitably have succeeded, had not Capt. BLooxiiiELD, by a i•oup.de,arain, •brought one of the fiellptecea to bear on their left wing, and flank ed them on their right. The enemy tido/ was corn pelled to retreat, and, in turn, fled with precipitd tron from hii pursuers, though still keeping up a very brisk Bring. Tho advantage thus unexpectedly obtained, was preserved to. the last, and General LENNOX, driven to' the water's edge, with his whole force, •at length gave the valin of victory to, his pursuers, anti thus coded the conflid of the day. We are also happy to state, that notwithstanding the confusion which at one time prevailedi no serious accident occurred. The Royal Volunteer'Artillery discharged twelve rounds from the battery this morning, 'at - 4 0;111 cask moored about half tt league at sea, and the 311 shot sent one of the forty-two pound balls through its' brittle sides. The remainder of their pradice was di s tinguished by much accuracy of aim, as the ph- - jet% though so severely perforated, by being fixed in a frame, did not sink to the bottom. 'The Earl and Countess of BERKELPY, and family , left this place this morning for the Metropolis. Mr. MERRY, Atyth.awidor to the United States, embarked At Portsmouth on Sunday, on tv).ird His Majesty's Ship Pharton, captain COCKnutt N. His Excellency was received in a most distinguished manner; the yards being manned, and a salute fired as he came on board. His carriage and nurses were sent on board the day before. On Monday sennight, the quota of tt , ;e 7 Arry of Reserve for the City of Aberdeen svas etuhndied there. We understand' that`tbey art to be attached to.the 92d Regiment. The several Volunteer Corps in the neighbour hood of Truro have received orders to hold them selves in readiness to march. The Pendennis Artillery Volunteers were in. spewed by Lords DR Du NSTAN VIL. 1. E and itot.ta, on Thursday last. The Corps of Volunteer Infantry formed at Brack• ley,' in Northamptonshire, consisting of 4.80 Men, have been accepted by Government. jErTz RYS ALLEN, Esq. M. P. for Bridgewater, commands the'Volunteer - Corps of that Town, con, sisting of four Companies. The French have fitted out two Privateers, each carrying t z guns, anti sent theM from Harbourg to Stadte, whence they are to. drop down towards Cux haven. Their intention is said coin to get into the North Sea, for which reason their motions tieserve all the vigilance of the British Cruizers. On Friday last a very Valuable Dutch Wept India Ship arrived at Liverpool, Prize .to the I:l 7 :7liam Privateer, of' that Port. Her carp consists of z 6,000 didlars, 3coo bag 3 of COffee, 200 SCronS of indigo, with cotton, tobacco, and hides. She is a new Vessel, and is eon.idered the most valuable Priie that has been brought - into that . Port this War. Friday afternoon, the Sulphur Bomb touched at Ranntate Pier, on her ' return from the attack on Grit/ea/He - , .'»dnd her Captain 'states, that the Sulph#r threw 190 Shells into the town and upon the gnn-boats. The first shell thrown fell upon ;the roof of. the, church, which it demolished. She was. So sh:tken key the.'conchssion t of her oWn mortars and guns, that all ber light carpenter's work will re quite refitting, By accounts frbm'Liverppol„ we learn the loss of ihe ship FiNo7, Caotain.Mott h tscitq, of that Port t4.141 - st going out of port, she_ struck on the West end or the Hoyle ; persons were the number on board, cot Of,whoin Only , re zz we • saved. The (..arain was -ainclng thowneo .She was a re. morkatAy fine y easel. FOREIGN 12VTELL10ENCE. rtirauFht svitichatri'veil au S undAy HELVETIC REPUBLIC, SzrT, r. WE are assured that an Impettal Legation is im. ivediate,ly expetted in Switzerland. ' Major 13E 4 VIER6ER has been accredited to the Diet in quality of resident Minister from his Most Serene Highness the Elator of BAVAItIA. The .military capitulation with France is at length, it is said, concluded. We shall have i 6,000 men in the service of France, One battalion will make a part of the Con,sular GuArd. The pay will be the same.as that of, the French Troops.' The Diet has just received the following letter from the FIRST Cotistv., in answer to that it had written to him. BONAPARTE, FIRST CONSUL or THE FRENCH RP EUBLIC, +0 THE CITIZENS LANDANIMAN AND THE MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL DIET OF SWIT. ZERLAND. " Citizen Landamman, and Members of the Ge. neral Diet of Switzerland, you remind me of one of the happiest moments of my when you write to me that. the Ad of Mediation has saved you a Civil War. It was with this view .that .yielded to the wish of all Switzerland,,and inter fered in its dissentions. • • • " Experience has served as a guide for the basis of our present institutions ; it may also serve as such for the .continuation of the relations which will constantly subsist between France and your Country. These relations. are founded on those sentiments of affedion and esteem, of which I shall ever love to give testimonies to your Nation. " (Signed) BOtiApkitTE:" jaar#al des Debos, Sept. 9. PARIS, SsrT. 7. Tfity write from L'Orie*, ;hit on the 31st ult. the first guri-boat for the descent upon England was launched there. The activity used in building gives reason to hope that it will soon be followed by several otli rs. On the 17th instant a ship of 74 guns will be launched. They write from .4ntetverP, that 16z houses mated on the Scheldt., on the scite *here the bason is to be formed for the construaion of vessels of war, have been marked out to be, pulled down : a number of workmen will soon be employed in de molishing them the proprietori will receive a suitable indemnification. While the new docks are preparing, the building of flat-bottomed boats goes on with the greatest attivity, both in this and the other ports of Belgium, and many will soon be ready to launch. A gun-boat is building at Calais, which will. he ready in a month.. . The English frequently throw borribs into Bois hear, which hoWever have done as yet but little' damage. General ST. HI LAIRS is appointed Commandant of one of the Camps that are to be firmed. The General of .Division SONGESI Commandant of the Artillery of the Consular Guard is now making the tour of a part of the ciakt; • Tlitire is a report that Gen. ROcHAMB Env, who Connanded'in St. Domingo, has arrived in France. It is st ated iii the mi„;,te-.,,, that it has been no. tiff-A to the Dutch who have property in the Eli. fish Funds, that they can no longer receive the in. tetest of it during the War. Three English ships have bein carried into 'rip, In Spain, by a French privateer of 14 guns, one of Oft is an armed' corvette of 20 guns) with 'a cargo worth two millions of livres. The corvette wa s taken by boarding, after an obstinate engage. tnent. BRUSSELS, Strr, s. Tut English 'squadron has again appeared before Ostend, anti when' the last advices came away, it was still in sight of the Port. The number of the Enemy's ships an this coast continually increases, and is now very - considerable. Nothing indicates what may be tire 6bjetli of so great a demonstration of force. Severaliff 'the inhabitants of Ostind have retired for the moment to Bruges and different yil. liges situated on the Canal'; hut all that has• been published here concerning the botubarihnent of that place, is destitute of foundation. The posts along the coast have been re-inforced, particularly on the Downs, on the side of Plastketsberg , We exped likewise a part of the 61st anti toSth demi.bri,gades, which will take positions before the great sluice of Sijkens. Measures of precautiiti are likewise taken for the security of the port and tbwn of Pushing. The whole number of the French anti Dutch troops which at this moment occupy the Isles etZ ea f an d, is estimated to be t 5,009 or to,ooo men, and it is said these will be reinforced. There is also talk of the formation of 3 134t.ivian flotilla on the :.lcheldr, which wilt be composed of shine frigates, clatters, or sloops, besides a certain number of gull-boats. 11.\11111JRGii, SE PT. z 6. THE French have conv)letely fitted out two Pd. vateers, each c;trrying 10 guns, and sent them from Ilarbortrz to Btarite, whence they are to drop down towardi Cuxhaven. `Their intention is Said to be to get into the North Sea, 1,4 which reason their motions deserve all the vigilance of the British cruizers. on Thursday last, as the jorepb and trannah, of Hull, Capt. KWh - LUNN, ' Wa3 entering the harb9ur with s:iiht set, the CaDtdin, Oinking shelLid too much way, endeav:,:uirca to Check bet, by means of a rope thrown out and ti d to the Girrison jetty, but without effect ; and "unfortunately a bend in the ro,'e catching his kg, just below the knee, stripped the mmeles arid flesh from the bone, and tote his foot entile:y off into the harbour. Surgical rusistance being inunediately pr , Aured, the kg wasinnp9t;”ed, but unli.ippily proltcint dc.•sired cirla ; as 0» log to the exa-em , ..1 state t) exh,otbtion ducal by the pain an , l, hiss of • blo,-ti .~t tf Tulin this dreadful accident,. Capt. ENIBLIA ON died tivx; Prince WILLIAM Of PrussiA, youngest britber tc l tir Pjliisiart ntjesty, is about to tetcki—c itt - marriage Ott oithe daughter of the LAllti. gtaYC of Hesse Ifointiurg. 11 .4 . ..i• ..1 DAREt.r. took the (nail at Andia Hotise yesterdly :tt ten o'clucs: pursuant. to the last itdj.urnment, and inkinediarAy nr&red a-letter which had been received frnm, Mr, SARGENT,. of His Majesty's Tre'lsury, to be read. It direCted the Commissioners of Excise, in confor_ miry to the opinion of tie ATTO.KNEY GENERM_, which was inclosed (as the construction proper be put „upon the Iric t-Vi of Parliament levying the New Untie:.), to charge them upon such weights only as the East ,India CompanY thought fir to charge their gross prices; upon which the Chair man, in a very handsorne - mtnner, declared that the Conipany would continne to make the .usual ance of draft as heretofore, which declaration was received by the TlatlC with uniVetsal plaudits; and after a Spee . ch of Thanks by Mr."TWINING, in the name of the Trade, the Site proceeded as Owl! without further interruption, and commenced at very high I.it./BLI4V, SEPT. 23. A report of Thomas Adds Emmet being in this City and arrested, was circulated on Monday last. The fad is, as admitted by his brother at nearly his last moments, , that person is at present in France, and it is said has had au.iicnces of the First Consul, relating . to Ireland. 114,4 pr Sw AN, in consequence of informa: ion, acconipartied by a Party of the college C , ,rpi, on Wednesday repaired to Ross.lane, and de card in one M‘Pherson's, and in another person's nailed Lunn, both Button.makers, fourteen or fifteen journeynrn manufadurine ctrinterfeit silver coin: upon mature investigati :rt, more than was tended to pass fq seven hundred guineas Wail found in boxes, ea. &e. besides a numner of sheets, of which such base shttlings arc made, and a qton. City of ingots. The journeymen and their employers 's were taken into cu+tudy by ,M,,jor SWAN, and in the eVening lodged in St. Andrew's watch-house. EDINIWAGH, Serr. 22. BE T*F. Tuesday night and yesterday morning, after a heavy rain, it beg7to to blow very strung from the N. and N. F. and cohtit:ued till morning. We have not heard of much cL;mage pring► door, though a number of tents in the Camp at Mussel.. burgh were blown down, and Leven,' articles he. longing to the military carried off by the violence of the wind. MAI) , vessels in Leith Roads drifted, but none of them came on, shore. On Monday seinnight 7© prisoners from the prize ships in Leith Roads, were lodged in Bride. well; no prisoners arc in future to be confined in the Castle. THE SCaTTISH e'OLUNiZER. M A lon the'brink of Gallia's coast _ Itapitto on tiptoe' stand I And eager hordes with Lv'ty gale, In fancy .hear the Matron's wail . . . Itt;m Britain's tated 14nd. But know, Ye fierce rapacious crew ! A bloody spoil ye gain The British youth must low he laid Before ye grasp one shrieking maid, Each lover must be slain. The road to yonder cottp,ge Lies o'er a 11ither's breast;' And see, impatient by hit, side, • Stands a brave son in armed pade, . _ The thistle on his crest. This Emblem of his . Country dear{ Fix'd by - ft Sister's hand, Shall fire his soul to deeds of might, And drive hint, furiOus; in the fight, Through many a hostile band. . But if, with glotious wound's all gash'd, fainting he yiviLl hi breath, ' This sacred pledge nteet his eyes„ 00 the green sod as pale he lies, • And cheet the lied wha will bleed for our King's richt, His Crown unit Kingionk; Oriel For France, wi' meik;e powtr And pride, 13 counag o'er tits Sc4le. 0 we will tight for (Illt King's sake, At Ong as life remains, As' land; 'a the tide o' Scottish blude flows !roe our ebbing veins! Wc'll march to England, ane an' a', '1 nn" t %vac as tar apin, Never to see blytitc Scotland Ifour iludo King be la'cu! Tito' file, on thes our King surround We'll cut a way out throu gh We'll brio 7, him hion.l. to Scotl.aul safe, Tho' Out .14k1 horse pursue. Wo'll set him on von Castle tower, Andtatt his Mad the Crown, Wi' ranked spears And faithte breasts, We'll form a rantimit And there, for Scotland's Crown and King, We'li di,4 a noble pave, Ere ntzt, K ingiiie 3 Traitor's death, Or live All cxtl'd slave. A letter from Rotterdani'llitys 7 —" In the Maese and other rivers an immense number.of gumboots are building, and at Rotterdam aline 2.)00 ship carpenters and other worktmn are employed in the construftion of vessels of a tiimilar descript,ol, Six thousand Hanoverian !tonics had arrived in U :_ land, to mount the French cavalry, 4tid troops we r e . pouring in from all quarters, It was commonly Iv. ported that the attempt would be made rov , ards the latter end of Odober or the c..lrly part of N!:veitilmtr. It would appear, however, that the prepdr.iri , m , are not in such a state a t .. ...-wardncss to he corn pleatt:a by that time, alth4 uBh uncommon C'Acti are certainly making." The Ship Peter, of Newcastle, Ca', , t, FitITCIBN• EON, arrived at Hull last kZ'•,;ek from Peter.buqol, in ermiing the,North Sea in tt strung Enlie of wivd, ha e foot of her bathis swept id d.ck, with her bo.its,',c.tbouse,- Wetines(hy int'irning 4 perwn nAtiva w h;,i is ..sdtl to 1) , ao IriNturt by birth, hti% wh,. him,elf a ti.tturaii z tf stil s j a of Frillet", WhO 11:.1111 Yn i-)k tslit Nt'Verallnta3ths, .all,l f o r th e k s I,lcen clt ,, C cor fi,, , lement thi endi pri l / 4 on tfic)r, viql 3 fro m t i Lit owicr tits cap- 01 ;A co:iCe Officer, in gi de to he convey etl.t.) Loilifcm, to an 3 wer severa l h vi. ,. vj charges , alieded ;1g...4D:A