The Sun. — London, England, 1803-04-22 00:00:00

i r NIJYAL NEws. PORTSMOUTH,' APRIL ARRIVED His Majesty's Ship Expedition, from Gibraltar, with Troops; the Excellent, of 74. guns, from the West Indies; and La Sybille Frigate, from the East Indies, last from Lisbon. A large Ship, supposed to be a Man of War, brought up last night near the Owers, in a gale of Wind. It haysince blown a most tremendous gale, and the ship has drifted. Several Revenue Cutters are gone to her assistance. HARWICH, APRIL 21. LAST night the King George Packet, Captain PHILI P DEANS, arrived from Cuxhaven, with 13 casks of silver. The Mails and Passengers were landed yesterday morning at Yarmouth. The King George Post_OP►ice Packer, Captain FLYNN, and the Earl of Leicester, Capt. THOMP km, sailed with a fair wind, the former with the namburgh and Bretnen Mails, and the latter for lielvoetsluys, with the Dutch Mail. Mr. Ross, one of the King's Messengers, charged with Dispatches for Sir JOHN BORLACE WARREN, at Petersburgh, embarked in the King George Packet. In consequence of Admiral THORNEOROUGH being on a crutze off the coast of Holland, in His Majesty's Ship iris, Sir HOME POPHAM, in the it oomej, has taken upon him the command of the Ships lyin g i n t h e D owns, unt i l the Admiral returns. Lieutenant ALEXANDER ALL ill is appointed one of toe Nava; Knights of Windsor, under the Will of the late SAMUEL TRAVERS, in the room of Lieut. COK ELL, deceased. This morning at eight o'clock, HIS MAJESTY left Buckingham.house, and proceeded to Brick. bridge, near Windsor, where the Deer is to be turned out for the day's diversion. At twelve o'clock HER MAI /STY and the PRIN. C ssr. iacCompani e d by Lady ELIZABETH and Lady C. B. NViNs, set off for Windsor, with their usual attendants. yesterday the PRINCESS CHARLOTTE of WALES, attended by Lady ELG IN, as also Lady CATH,CART, Lady UXBRIDGE Lady C. Ft tic ft, Lady Gitosvt. wok, and L a dy W . BE LASYSE, paid visits to HER MA J EsTY. - On Wednesday last HIS MAJESTY, after the Levee at St. James's, signed an Order in Council, extending the Bounties for Seamen to enter, from the 30th inst. to the 31st of next December. Dispatches were received. yesterday from Sir Roo Ea Ctrßrrs,'Commander in Chief at the Cape 'of Good Hope, dated the sth of February last. • . The Right Hon. J. Ht LEY ADD I NGTON was on' Monday last sworn into the °ace of High Steward of the Borough of Ilaiwich ; a Ball and Supper were given at the Three Cups Inn, by him and his Colleague, JAta ES ADAMS, Esq. Representatives for the Borough. The Party consisted of about 160 persons : the Supper was su , nptuous—ar two the Dancing re-commenced, and did not conclude till a late hour. • FRANCIS SITWELL and ALEXANDER AU,EN, Esqrs. hive been returned Members for Berwick. The following was the State .of the Poll at the filial close : FRANCIs SITWELL, Esq. . 349 ALEXANDER ALLEN, Lsq. . 31 Sir JOHN CAL LANDER, Bart. -30 a We hear from Worksop, that the Non.commis sioned Officers and Privates of the late Loyal Infan. try raised in that tuwn, have presented to their Captain, JOHN CHAMPJON, Esq. an elegant Cup, with an appropriate inscription, expressive of their high opinion and esteem, and of his meritorious conduCt as an Officer. Wednesday se'nnight a grand entertainment was given in honour of Prince WILLIA:4 of Gi,otic ES TER, by JOHN PARISH, Esq. merchant of I-lain. burgh, at his elegant country scat, about six miles (ruin that City, lying on the Elbe. The KING of DENMARK, on the departure of PRINCE WILLIAM of GLouc ESTE a , presented His Highness with a rich Diamond Snuffßox, ornament. cd with his Pidure, as a remembrance. Colonel HAMILTON*, the Prince's first Gentleman, received likewise a Gold Box; two others, Diamond Rings; and the Physician 'and Chaplain Gold Watches.— The PRINCE presented the Count of HOLSTEIN with an elegant Diamond Breast Pin, ornamented ith his Cypher. American Papers to the 21st of March inclusive are received. It appears by an Official Note of the Spanish Minister, to the United States, that for the moment the Americans are to receive some satisfac. lion respelling a place of deposit for their goods on the Spanish Bank of the Mississippi. The Marquis de CASA YRAJO says that the cotdua of the In tendant of New Orleans was merely a personal aa. lie admits, however, that it is inconvenient for the Spaniards ;that New Orleans should any longer be the place of deposit, and that it is desirable that another should be fixed on. in the mean time, he takes upon him to give the Americans the use of New Orleans, as before.' Some accounts say, that the Port is again open to the Americans, but others say it is only for such articles as the Spaniards need. Accounts from St. Domino state, that on the 19th February the Negroes made a fierce attack on the cape, and after a long contest were repulsed. They took Fort Eclair, and had they known how to work the guns, would have battered the town to pieces. Some reinforcements had arrived. . A Dispensation has passed the Great Seal, ena. tilt% the Rev, Josapti Hot Lis, Fellow of New College, Oxford, and Chaplain to the Earl of WEsT. 44011 LAND, to hold the Vicarage of Chesterton, in Oxfordshire, together with slat Vicarage of Wu, Rants. LIVERARI/ FcLVD, Ttt! Anniversary Dinner in honour of the Li terary Fund, was yesterday held at the Crown and Anchor, and we were happy to jce a very nume rous company.' Lord Pt LtrAm rook the Chair..— The usual loyal and patriotic toasts were given, as well as many sentiments appropriate to- the purpose of the Meeting. It is with much pleasure we announce the in. creasing prosperity of this admirable I►istitution. Many liberal benefaftions have been made since last year, and one in particular of 4741. 195,. 6d. being the proceeds of 4030 Rupees subscribed by the Gentlemen of Hyderabad. Mr. FITZGERALD, Mr. BIRCH, arid Mr. HIGH• MORE, obliged the company with some compositions suitable to the occasion. Mr. FITZWILALD recit ed the following excellent Address with his usual animation, and was greeted with enthusiastic ap. plause by the company. ADDRESS, WRITTaN AND RECITED By WILLIAM-THOMAS FITZGERALD, ESQ.. HAIL to this day ! Your bounty set apart, To soot!' the sorrows of the sick at heart • To succour those who 'waste the midnight oil, In studious labodrs and in mental toil; .Who bitter wants in solitude endure, Enriching nations, while themselves are poor The intact ellOrts which you early made, To rescue Genius front oblivion's shade, And meliorate the starving Sage's Lot, In lapse of time shall never be tOrgot ! Tito' now your pow'rs with rolling years increase, Augmenl in War, and multiply in Peace; Build a foundation, on which Time shall raise A lasting Pillar to your well-earn'd praise ! S hewing a bright example to men's eyes, From what weak means the noblest works may rise : E'en Rival Nations to your fame aspire, And while they copy, prove that they admire*: Thus the. Banyan t, which solitary stood, Becomes the parent ufa mighty wood ; To the rich soil the boughs depending shoot, And, I leav'n-directed ! take eternal root. • Though great the Its that poverty create, Some men are horn superior to their fate; For wanting all the giddy world adores, Fashion's gay plume, and fickle Fortu,ne's stores : Yet Heav'n, in all its dispensations kind, • Oft gives the Bard an energy of mind; Which ever in his manly bosom glows, And cheers him in the midst of all his woes .. • Though poor—of more than hoarded wealth posseSt, Of Freedom's fire, that stenos a Briton's breast ; That tire, first kindled by the Hand Divine, Which is, my eherish'd C.'ountry ! only thine! 'Tis thine alone —for cast thine eyes around, Where else does Freedom's Sun illume the ground ? Th' unhappy Swiss once saw its genial light, Ere curs'ti Oppression triumph'd over right : Simple in manners,. and in morals pure, With frames, by Nature, harden'd to endure The mountain-tempest' and the wintry wind ; With hearts. th o ' steePd in War, as Pity kind Amidst A m b t iion t n h t n. c o i ore r , eiAgr foreign a n t nt e ldr, l b. n o, d o r d w t t i tr t ao l i t irti F oua r r n ; blest, And if Their hearts still pointed to their nativc.home, Where dwelt the clearest charities of lite, The blooming offspring, and the virtuous wife: Thus while the vessel ploughs the distant main, The needle varies —but returns again ; Still to the Pole the strong attradion draws, Faithful to Maine's never-erring laws! Yet power despotic; with jealo us f ear , Could not endure a land of Freedom near : • Trampl'd on rights the Swiss had bravely won, And lett Helvetia plunderd and melone ! ' •!C an Whops hear the talc without a sigh •13q—Nature's tribute starts from ev'ry eye : Your martial spirit, circling to your heart, Burns to embrace thc.• sull'ring stranger's part; And while " theoppressors wrongs" °fiend the ear, Each hand instinctive seems to grasp the spear ! The rock they split on let this nation shun, 'Twits faCtion first Helvetia's woes begun That suatch'd the dreaded pen from Freedom's hand, Which might, with patriot zeal, have say'd the laud. Ere despots triumph over free-born men,. They awe the press, and interdict the pen ; For never yet was liberty destroy'd, While Man this glorious privilege enjoy'd ! Would all usurpers their worst tears confess, 'They'd own they spring front freedom of the press ; For while they trample on a nietion's laws, Censure they dread, and court their slaves' applause Not so the Prince who Britain's sceptre sways, The object of the free-born Muse's praise ! ' His subjects' rights are lo s ted in his mind The lov'd, the honourd Titus of mankind O'er whom may heav'n its awful legis throw, To blast the traitor, and confound the foe I If thislovid spark of freedom's purest fire Be picneh'd by vice, or sulfer'd to expire ; Lf timid policy the right destroy, Source of our greatness ! day-spring of our joy Farewell the boasted liberties you own, That bless the cottage and engem the throne! Which check ambition in his wild career, And faetions awe to salutary fear: Farewell that inborn dignity of mind, Which rais'd )ou from the level of mankind ; That pow'r toplead with bold Undaunted teal The cause of 1. reedom, and of England's weal I Farewell the press !—by foreign foes abhorr'd, And dreaded more than your avenging sword ! The. noble fabric, by our fathers rais'd, •Which but once known, is ever to be prais'd ! Has made you jealous of a right so de,►r, Dread of itsloss, a Briton's only tear • Be that preserv'd and, 'midst the storms of fate, This empire shall remain as free as great And liberty, to half the earth unknown, Bestial pro:eded by the British Throne ! The French are forming a Literary Fund after the exam. plc of.Englarid. .. + The Banyan, or Indian Fig-Tree : This curious tree propagates itself by bending its branches to the earth, where they tAke root. A most absurd report has found its way into se. veral of the Papers, stating the English Govern. ment to have . applied to the Court of Vienna to ob. tain permission for a number of •Officers and come mon men belonging to an excellent Corps of Can. noniers to enter into the English service. We are inclined to think that the British Artillery stands in no need of foreign assistance; at all events we shall not look for it in Germany. The same Papers mention, that England, not having already enough to do with her money, has purchased the Island of Sardinia, with a view, we suppose, of reducing the price of Anchovies.', - It is mentioned, among the Articles of Paris .News,' in the Hambuigh Correspond...sites', that among others, an English Officer, wearing the in. signia of a Turkish Order of Knighthood, was late ly presented to the FIRST CONSUL, at one of his Public Audiences, by Lord WHITWORTH. Bo- NAPARTE asked the Officer, "Where he had earned that honour ?'" 4 At Aboukir," replied the Of ficer. BONAPARTE answered not, but turned away, with looks strongly expressive of dissatisfaelion. On Saturday last five troops of the 2d, or Queen's Regiment of Dragoon Guards, arrived at Ayr, on their march for Ireland 1 after the other three troops have passed, they are to be succeeded by the or PrlKa of Wales's Rezirneut of Dragoons, WESD INbriES. k ST 0 N (3T. VINCENT), JAN. YESTERDAY larded here, Jour; WILRON, Esq, one of the Commissioners for investigating Public Accounts-, and jottx SAYERS. Esq. FEB. Wednesday morning last the td Batolion of the both Regiment were landed from the Ccnu'ur, of 74 guns, and Highland Lass Trans port, under the command of Col. NPLEAN ; and on the following day the 37th Regiment embarked, commanded by Lieut. Col. Hop R.—This fine Regi. ment left this Bay for Trinidad yesterday morning, and it is very pleasant to remark, that there was not a sick man in the whole Regiment. FROM THE TRINIDAD COURANT, JAN. 8. His Majesty has been pleased to appoint ELPH I N. nor; t Prc:Gorr, Esq. late Attorney General of the Island of Tobago, to be his Attorney General of the Island ()ISt. Vincent. He has also been pleased to appoint CHARLES GRANT, Esq. formerly Colleaor of the Custom; in Martinique, to be Colleaor in this Island. BAR B ADO ES, FEB. I. Commodore HOOD gave this morning, on board His Majesty's Ship Blenheim, a petite dejeantl to Lord and Lady SE AFORTH and their family ; to Lieutenant-General GRINFIELD. and his Lady, and other distinguished guests, who were received un der a salute from the Ship, and with her yards manned, and were entertained with music, and every refreshment which• could render their aquatic visit pleasant and agreeable. The Commodore, we understand, will shortly sail for Trinidad, accompanied by the General and his suite, who intends visiting all the Garrisons of his Command before he returns here. THE MEATH E.—.—THE IR MAJESTIES, :ICCOM. panied by the PR I NCESSES AUGUsTA, ELIZABETH, SOPHIA, and AMELIA ' , honoured Covent. Garden Theatre last night with their presence. The dra. tnatic performances commanded on this occasion were the Comedy of John Bull,. and the Farce of The Deaf Lover. The Comedy went off with its usual eclat, and was supported with unabated spirit by the Performers, though they have so often ap: peared in it. The Royal Party were attended by the Marchioness of BATIK, Lady ELI zAtt ETH and Lady CHARLOTTE B. WYNN, and by the Marquis of SAL ISBUR y, as Lord Steward of the Household, the Earl of CHESTERFIELD, as Master of the Horse, Generals MANNERS and GREY as' Equerries, and the usual escort. The usual loyal and patriotic strains were given by the Vocal Pertbriner:, and loudly applauded by rt very numerous Audience. The Royal Party appeared to be in excellent health. OP ER A House.---The Guards in the.cout;sset of the Opera flouse, produced all efft'd red 'red, and had the advantage of meeting with universal approbation, excepting- nn tho3e wi;o wish for riot and confusion. Quote—Wo u ld t h e v i o l ent tneasneesi-ised by Miming Paper, be equall. agreeable and effvdive ? It would be a great pity to deprive the youngpvpier at th e Op era , o f t h e opportunity of exhibiting their graces to the Fign. iantes ; the great objed is, not to offend the Pub. lic. This oqe6l was completely attained on Tues day by the Guards, who now have the satisfa&ion of enjoying a place, for which a Bond street Beau would willingly pay double price, if he had it. We hope that the regulation now established at the Opera-house, behind the Scenes, will, in future, prevent the Audience from being insulted, and the entertainment of the evening destroyed, by drunken Bucks, and Box-lobby Bullies. Mr. ALLINGHAM ILiS saki the Copyright of The Marriage Promise, which so much and so deservedly admired and applauded by crowded and fashionable Audiences, fur two hundred and fifty pounds. At the Levee on Wednesday, Mr. Co LQullourt presented an Address from the County of Dumbar. tin. The Marquis of TITCHF E t.O is at Portsmouth with his brother, whose sailing is delayed by the strong adverse wind. The Countess Dowager of MANSFI ELI) has given up her townhouse, and now resides wholly at Rich. mond Pa tk. We have authority to state, that there is no truth in the report that seemi to be alluded to in The Ikrald of yesterday, that Mr. PENN ever intended to build a Library at Spring Gardens, upon an extensive scale, which could interfere with the rights of his neighbours in the same street. A Court of Common Council was held yesterday at Guildhall, present the Right Hon. .the LORD MAYost 4 is Aldermen, and upwards of zoo Com. moners. After the Proceedings of the last Court were read and confirmed, the Court proceeded to the election of a Comptroller of the Chamber, and Jo. sEpli 13USHNAN, Esq. (the present City Solicitor), being the only Candidate, the ballot wait dispensed with, and he was unanimously eletled by skew of hands, in the room of PHILIP WVATT THE*, Esq, latelli deceased. Mr. BUSHNAN, in a very appropriate speech, thanked the Court, and resigned the office of City Solicitor. The Court then appointed a Ward Committee to inquire into the duty and emoluments of that office, and to re. port their opinion thereon to the next Court. The Court afterwards proceeded to the eleaions, by ballot, of City Mason and Painter, when, upon casting up the ballot, the majority appeared in fa. your of Mr. SAMUEL ELL tort. for Painter, and Mr. THOMAS Punta, for Mason, whereupon his Lordship declared them duly elccied during the pleasure of this Court. A Letter from New. York, of March IS, says, Ig By the Kin, William, arrived yesterday, in 4 short passage from the Bay of Honduras, we are informed 'that the new Governor, Colonel BAR Lc, w, arrived from England about a week before she sailed a Capt. HOWLAND, the Commander of the Crig, contraditis the information lately received, from London, of the Spaniards at that place having prohibited the English from cutting mahogany, &e. in the Bay of Hondurah"; AMP R IC A, TRANStATLEW OF A LETTEIt ram,' MAncliiii DR CASA YRAJO s TO THE SECRETARY or• STA rz. M:reh g ( When you represented to me, tow;irds the 6)1 . of November Last, that the port of N.:.w Orleans 11,4,1 been shut against the Citizens of t;ie United Sir without ti'e a:•siginnent of any equivalent deposit fot their rnerchandiae on the banks of tho Mississippi, according to the stipulation of the article of the Treaty of Amity, Connmrce, and : _ vigation,between the King my iMa;rer, and the Unit, ed States, I did not hesitate to declare to you, that i. considered this measure as flowing solely from the • mistaken zeal of the Intendant of Louisiana, with. • out the approbation, and even without the kn)k%;.. ledge of my Courts I well knew the sincere desit-, of the Kbsg, my Master, to live in peace and gnod harmony with the United States, as I well knew scrupulous good faith with which the Spanish Go., vernment fulfils the engagements which it forma, particularly when they are founded on the solemnity of a Treaty. " I have now the satisfaaion of informing you, that my first opinion has been verified, and of daring, in the most positive terms, that the Procla 'nation of the Intendant is an alt purely personal, without the sanction, and even without the know., ledge of His Catholic Majesty. In reality, if the sail Proclamation had appeared here in an entire state, no doubt could have taken place as to the source of this proceeding. But the oiler ttive part thereof merely has circulated through the United . States the pre, amble introducing et having been, probably out desigo, omitted, " I have therefore the honour to communieitts hcrewith an entire and correa copy of the aforesaid Proclamation ; 'and by the expre , ,sions I have tiodttr,• lined, it will be clearly seen that the arrangement is absolutely personal, and has originated from th. , faculties which the Intadant supposed to be, inci, dent to his station. S I It " This assertion is not founded merely on the obvious inferences from these expressions. The In, tendant hillVelf.leclares it to me in the most positi, terms, in a Letter of January 53, which I have just received from him, and the Governor of the Pro* vince confirms the same thing with the same solem. nity in another letter of the same date. Neither the one nor the otherldispute the right of the Citizens of the United States to a place of deposit on the SpaniAs banks of the Mississippi ; but the Intendant thinks that the term of three years, allowed for the put., pose of New Orleans, having expired, and much prejudice to the royal interests being exrrienced from its Continuance in that Cite, it was incumbent on him to stipend the deposit there, without ten: curing to take himself the assignment of another equivalent place. Not because he doubted the right of the Hiabitants of the United States there, to, hut because it appeared to him to be an acl, eeedil, g his authority, and which he ought to leave to - the royal determination of our SJvertign. The Governor of L.uisiana saw the subjea under a point of vieV.lllofe corred in my judgment, and More favourable to the inhabitants of the IJoited Sates. , g From the whole it results, that the suspension of the deposit nun ()eine an ad of my Court, and no person ever disputing the right of the Anerican Citizens in the cas e , lyshall now take u p on my se lf to adopt measures whidili must ensure to the United States the enjoyment of all the rights stipulated in, the 22d Article of the Treaty, on the arrival at New-Orleans of the dispatches, which will be fory► warded under this date." NEW.YORK, MARCH 2t. Capt. joHmsoN, of the Brig Paisley, from Cape Franc is, informs us, that a 7+ gun ship, a corvette, and tour transports, having 2000 troop s on board, arrived there on the inst. from Toulon ) making the French troeps at the Cape 5600 effeaive men, and that a considerable reinforcement was expected * daily. Capt.-Jottrrsolv confirms the account of the attack on the Cape by the Negroes. General Res.. cttAMBEAU arrived at the Cape from Port Repub... !jean upon the 2:1. Intelligence was received on Owl, 6th of March, from Aux Cayes, stating, that the Mulattoes there in the pay of the French had re_ volted, and nearly exterminated the Whites. The General in Chief immediately dispatched troops ,t 4 restore tranquillity. At Tortuda, the Negroes had succeeded in destroying the hospital, massacring all the sick, and nearly the whole of the white inhabi., Cants. A 74. gun ship had been ordered from did Cape to reintorce. the French "1" roops already upcu the Island. Business at Cape Francois is very dull, Colonial , produce scarce and higb, The Paisley sailed in companv with a National Brig, having oa board a French Governor (or PrefeCi) tot New O leans. CORN bAC.II.I.VGE, Arittr. . . ihr NC almost without fresh supplies, of Cora this day, very few sales are made ; Wheat is oh.. served at unaltered prices ; Batley and Malt go of dull, and in Beans an d Pease earce any thing doing ; Oats, from the few samples, have more free sale; there is plenty o f Fl our, at variance of little conseque n c e ; t h e C urrency as beneath. Mica! 44' a " ,OS a Os oct Tick Beans - .14$ a 2gs od Fine ditto . 575 405 OA Oats . . to a a 7 .4.1; Harley - zos a 245 od Poland ditto 215 a 22s (id Harle y - . os - a 44; 01 Rape Seed . . 311 4 341 Pre - . s2s a 3i,i cd Fine Flour . 43s J. 47, od Whita Pease, 335 a 442 id= Secontldo . . 39s a 43$ BCAIIS • ASs a.33s act 1 12VGLIVISTAT4 I.OrfaßY: rH DR Y.-TIiURI,DAY, APRIL 2/. No, 32,695, It Paco of too.ol, Nos. 8110, 16,2tz, 22,356, 2z.62:, 33,375, 350;4, Praia Nos. 1695, 4 2 St, 43 3 -6 9753, ii,014, 2.1,540, 2.4,e6/ 0 26,392, 26,851, 30)167, 37, 1 9 , 1 4 1 d 1 04, Prizes cat Sal, RICH WHEEL. One of ono of Two of One of • &e. &c. s,:d. And two days of the present Lottery to draw. Tic , , kets and Shares continue on sale eve r y d ay , except Monday' and Thursday (being the days appointed for the drawing), at the Old State Lottery Ogice St/ FT and CO. NO4 1