The Sun. — London, England, 1803-03-21 00:00:00

NArdL NEWS. R FAL &Muni, MARCH 18. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 19. .PORTSMOUTE, ivlAst CR 20. °Alai V LD theAdmiralChapnan (a Swede), Qtr r T— IP.* from the Cape of Good Hope, with Troops. Sh e sailed the 4th December last, prior to which le veralShi e swith Troops had sailed. ailed the Amity, Wrt iriNG, for Sunderland ; and 44 'hi r rrax,, forlondon. • AR tlveD last evening, the Lord Charles Spencer, Capt. ROBERT COTE SWORTH I . with Mails from the Leeward Islands, after a passage of 35 days front Tortola. She arrived at J3arbadoes on the Int of January, and found there His Majesty's Ships Blen. heint, of 74 guns, Commodore Hoop I Excellent, of 74, Captain NASH ; Emerald, of 36, Captain O'Bityt ; Heuresx, of z 6, Captain 0. BLAND ; Hornet and Cyane Sloops :—On the z3d of January, sailed for Dominica, Antigua, Nevis, and St. Kitt's ; at the latter place found lying the Castor Frigate, and the Drake Brig the 7th of February left St. Kitt's for Tortola, and arrived there the same ,day :—On the / tth inst. in lat. 48. 45. long, 19. 4S. spoke the Brig Lark, of Poole, from Youghall bound to Newfoundland. Arrived this day, the Leicester Packet, Capt. SHALL?, with Mails from Jamaica and Barbadoes. She arrived at the latter place on the sth of January, and found lying theTe His Majesty's Ships Blenheim, Centaur, Excellent, of 74 guns each, Thalia, of 36 gans,Guachapig Brig, and Ntrio Schooner. Arrived at Jamaica on the 13th January, and found there His Majesty's Ships Leviathan, Bellerophon, Vanguard, and Sletbatrt, 74 guns each, La Desire'e, of 4o guns, Shark, Pelican, and Racoon Sloops of War. His Majesty's Ship De Ruyter arrived at Jamaica on the 17th Jan. with the 87th Regiment from Curacoa : On 'the 2 1s t Jan. His Majesty's Ships Theseus, Cum. herland, Goliah, and Ganges, of 74. guns each, ar. rived from a Cruise :—On the 13th inst. in lat. 4 3 . of. long. 19. 00. West, spoke the Brig Fox, of Bostott, from Liverpool bound to Boston, out six days, all well. Passengers.per the Lord Charles Spencer, Lieut.. Colonel'MADssit and Lieut.. Colonel HisLor. Per the Leicester, Lieut,,-Col. HUGHtS (late Governor of Curacoa) 87th Regiment, Lieut: rtzinsrrart, and D. KINNER, Esq. Arrived this day, the Princess Amelia Packet, STsvarts, from the Cape \ of Good Hope, at which place she arrived on the roth January, and sailed again on the r4th January. This Packet carried out Duplicates of ordels sent per His Majesty's Ship Imogene, which arrived at the Cape fifteen days before the Packet, and, with pleasure we add, just in time to keep possession. All the British Troops (excepting about 50o) were embarked, and the. Cape was to be evacuated by the British in about three hours after. The keys of, the Arsenal were also delivered to the Dutch Governor, but by a good manoeuvre of the British Governor, were tegained, and Troops relanded. The Packet left at the Cape, His Majesty's Ships ianeaster, Admiral Currts; Tremendous, Jupiter, biemede, Hindman, Braave, and Penguin ;' also the Lord Duncan and Henry Addington Indiamen, and two Dutch Line of Battle Ships, and a Frigate. January 34., sailed from St. Helena, with His Ma latya Ship Orpheus, with the Britannia, North. antpton, Henry and Magnanime, East In. diamen, for England. t ORDERS were received 'here on Thursday even.. ing, for `Mounting all the guns on the Citadel, and placing shot near them, as was the case during the late War. The utmost vigilance has been used in carrying this service into execution, and the Cita del is now in the most respeitable state of defence.' Sailed the Catharive mid Eliza, Captain PRATT, laden with mahogany, from New Providence for London. The C471P111:, of 74. guns, is ordered to be got ready for Commis s ion. • „1 t i, ,- t , ~ t DOPBR, MARCH 20. SIX O'CLOCK, F. M. TET E E is AO foandation for the report of in Tin. bug° in the riench .Ports. The Extras Packet, Captain PELL,, and two, French Passage 'Vessels, arrived about an hour since. TWoFrenchiViessen. ! acts came in the latter vessels. DEAL, MARcm ze). Aat Arill) His Majesty's Frigates Hydra and Z. 4 Mixeme, from Portsmouth,ilnd they ,both re. main. • sailed the /i/6 , l;JouniGun.brig for the Nore. Came down yesterday morning from the River, 16, , ale 1, - .1011. Fn.o , T., I:, (-• _ St. Helena and - Bombay, and she remains 'wind_ bound. Arrived and sailed for the Myer, the Hilhbre, •--•—, from 'the South Seas ; Farmer, CORNALOS, and the Brothers, BRowN, from Lisbon. Lieutenants DortAnt EV, MILLEtt, and YOUNG, are appointed to the regulating service in London. Captain NASH, of Gosport, is appointed Regulat ing Officer for Scotland. Capt. Ninny ISH has been appointed to the Per seus Bomb-vessel, at Woolwich. The Salvador del Itfundo, of 112 guns, captured by the Earl of ST. VINCENT on the glorious 14th of February 1797, is ordered to be got ready for Commission at Plymouth, and Capt. H. LANE is appointed to command her. Admiral Sir 'l'. DVCXWORTH, on the Jamaica station, has shifted his flag from the Leviathan to the Ganges, of 74 guns. The Abergavenny, upon survey at Jamaica, being found unfit for service, and being unsafe to be sent to England, has been broken up. The Commissioners of the Vi&ualling Depart ment have given orders that vessels shall be imme. diately loaded with provisions from the Red House, Deptford, to be conveyed to the Ships at the No t e, anti elsewhere. MILITIA. THE Duke, of MAALtioxoucH, as Lord Lieu tenant of Oxford, has issued orders foi assembling the Militia of that County, on the 3oth instant, at the Town Hall. The Rutland -Militia were on Saturday embodied at Oak. ham. The Denbighshire are to assemble at Wrexham on the 24th. The Flintshire at Mold, on the 28th inst. East Kent to.day, at Canterbury. West Kent ditto, at Maidstone. • Suffolk, 28th of March, at Ipswich and Bury. East Norfolk, to-day, at Yarmouth. West Norfolk, ditto, at SwatFham, dec. The Norfolk Lieutenancy have agreed to allow 51. to all such persons, not possessing property to the amount of sool. as may be drawn to serve in the Militia, being half the sum now paid for a sub. stitute. A meeting is to be held at Leicester on the 26th inst. for fixing the number of Militia-men to be raised for the. Hundreds of that Borough. All per. sons under 5 feet 4 inches high, and those who have certificates from Surgeons, ao unfit for service, are ordered to attend, before their names can be struck off the lists. EXTRACT OF A LETTER mom AN OFFICER ON BOARD HIS MAJESTY'S .SHIP lIRAAVE, DATED CAFE OF GOOD HOP 11 3 JANUARY 3. " ON Saturday last the Dutch were to have had possession of this place, it being New Year's Day ; and on Sunday I was to have sailed fur England with the luAlter and Tremendous, but she Imogene arrived a little after 'loon on Saturday, and has de. ranged all our arrangements. Her dispatches for keeping possesion of this place, were landed about a quarter before one o'clock. At five the Dutch were to have been put in possession of all the guards, previous to their Flag being hoisted the next morn•. ing. Thus the • place watt only saved by about five hours ; and it will be considered as a very extraor dinary event, as one half of our Soldiers were cm. barked on board ships for the East Indies, and the other half were encamped about eight milts out of town. We had only about fifty men in the CaStle, as a matter' of form, to keep possession till the Dutch entered. ‘' The Dutch have about 1600`exceltent Troops in town here, and they might with the greatest ease have 'taken the Castle, as the report of the place being to be kept, got all over the town long before measures could have been taken to secure it. By six in the afternoon we had landed a thousand Troops that were emharked, and marched them into the Castle. The Dutch are confounded and disc. mayed; the English not a little astonished and dis appointed. .Are we going to loggerheads already again ?, or is this place, according to some report, going to be purchased ? We wait for further orders, which I dare say must soon come. We'have about 1700 or :goo Troops here in all. The Dutch have three sail of the line armed en flute, two frigates, and two sloops. We are stronger, having the Lan caster, Tremendous, Jupiter, Diomede, Hindostax, &curve,. Rattlesnake and Penguin." A Private Letter from Lisbon has 'the' following singular article: sg General LAMES is arrived. —Scarcely had he entered his former Hotel, when he wrote to His Royal Highness the Pacz`ce REGENT that he came to resume his diplomatic fundions, but that he could not appear at any Levee before all the Mi. !Asters, who were in power when he left Portugal, were dismissed ! ft The Pit I tic E, yielding to circumstances, seeing ,they would not surrender to him, cashiered his best friends, and appointed' his enemies 'to be their suc... cessots.— . So much for the independence of Portia. gal I" • • Intelligence .was received nn Saturday evening from .RosERT "CTALMit,SLEY, Esq. a respeetahle Merchant of this City, who took his passage a few days ago for Minorca, (via Paris and Barcelona : he sailed from, Brighton for Dieppe, and immediately on his landing there was arrested by the Police, and the whole of his papers, which only related to corn. rnercial'affairs, were, even 'with his pocketbook, taken from himi when he wrote he w.k st4ll rained, and endeavouring to 4et his papers,yetn.ined. It must be highly gratifying to the friends of an Individual deservedly esteemed in priiite and puti:. lic life, ,to leans that Mr...CHRISTIE, olPall who has been indisposed for some time, is in a fair progress tolwards an entire recovery of his health. This Gentleman, on resuming his station a few days ago in his public Mtn, received the most complimentary greetings from. a large Audience, which burst forth unanimously as soon as he math his appearance. 'At the last York Assizes, Henry Dobtax, 'for on. lawfully enticing an Artificer to go to France, was sentenced to be imprisoned one year, and pay a film. P ARM, MArsca .11. ti l l Volunteers on horseback, v. ho are to corn• pose the First Consul's Guard of Honour while he is at Brawls, is to consist of too young men of property, and of good appearance. Their uniform is to be the Spanish Costu'n2 of the tine of FERDI- N,!.ND and ISABELLA. Eletl uniform will cost 2400 Help (about tool.) The liti.Minister of Marine, FORFAI r, has ar. rived ‘within these few days at 4//twerp, ih order to superintend the improvements that are to be nude in that Port. Letters from Italy state, that the Pop e i 3 at pre sent occupied with a grand projea conceived by MICHAEL ANGELO, which was to turn the Tiber from its present course, for the purpose olobtaining those Monuments off Art and Antiquity, which are supposed to be in its present bed. ..Q0 Tuesday fast a Circular-Letter was. ant to the Commanding Officers of Yeomanry of the City of Dublin, requestieg them to meet His Excellency the LORD LIitrIENANT at the Castle at three o'clock on the same day ; short as was this notice, there attended at the hour appointed the Com. mandants of the folloWing Corps The Attotoies,, Merchants, Stephen's green Cavalry, do. Infantry, Barrack Division, Rotunda Di vision,Canal Infantry, Liberty Rangers, Camden Cavalry, and some others. 'lt was requested of' these Gentlemen to make as speedy a return of their effective numbers as they could depend upon,, as it was by no means certain that Sir WteetANt IVlEnows might not very soon find.it necessary to detach at least a part of the Garrison of Dublin to aell at a distance from the • City.—The reply on . the part of the Yeomanry Officers consisted of an assurance of their prompt obedience to this request, and of their confidence in the spirit and loyalty of their felLow.citizens, which ever had been, and ever would be found equal to the danger and difficulties of their country. The same day a Privy Council was held at the Castle, which was attended by all the 'Ards of, the Council then in tbwn. A Proclamation was or dered to 'issue, empowering the Lord L'eutcnant by his Warrant to call out 'such parts of the 'Militia of Ireland as he may judge necessary. It is now two years since the glOrions Battle of Alexandria. This being the Anniversary of that event, the fifty-two pounder, brought from Egypt (which was placed before the Castle of Alexandria), was set up before the Master Gunner's house, in the Park. The piece is cast in brass, and is six. teen feet long. It has just been embellished with several devices, expressly prepared. On each Side are the King's Arms and G. R. -with :The Motto; near which is represented Britannia, with her shield and spear, the Lion at her feet, and a Croco dile near him. At the breech is a Sphinx, on 'which the gun rests. In the front are Lord Chatham's Arms, as Master.Geoeral of Ole Ordnance t under neath i s placed the letter C. with the motto. His Royal Highness 'tile num , . of Vine. Inspeded it yesterday,.and a vast concourse of people assembled to witness the-preparations ; so much so, that it w as found necessary to call in a guard to- keep of the populace. A Serjeant's Guard of the Royal Artil lery is to be stationed at the'spot, till an iron rail ing can be fixed up. The Dispatches for Fort St. George and China, b y t h e iff, x p r d, were finally closed at 'the East In dia House, on Saturday, and delivered to the Per_ set. 1 PASSENGIRS. Evatt Wright, Esq. Fattoi; - - • ~ Lieutenant Wilson rcraynougli, Lieut.-CuL Core,. of 33d Regiment, and Lady ; . • Lieutenant Orrock, nt bitli Regiment, nd Lady ; Messrs. A. Douglas, Steatatt, G. Anderson; Assistant. Syrgeons. Messrs. H. Forward, ~ G rant, p. Dundas, Hamilton, H. M. Cooper, M. P. CunniughAin, .T. SAVAIIII, P. rroser, C. E. Finch, M.N.' Fielder, 1. Russell, Calas. Mr. Thomas Comp, Agent 0 the rhillipine Company at • Manilla. THE OP E A.—The serious , Opera of Merope was 'repeated on Saturday night, • in which Mrs. )2111.. NGTON made her first appearance since her She sung with her usual excellence, but we believe she is ter from being pertealy recovered, and very much fear she wilt sufFer by appearing sty soon in public. The Divertisement was La hire- de Bee, tavia, Which was followed by the Ballet of. LA Filen .Exchantie, in which all the principal Dancers displayed their usual excellence. The - House was crowded in every part, and the Boxes to the roof were filled with beauty and fashion. The Pk INC I of - WALES was present, and sari for a considerable, time in the Dutchess of DgvoilstaTßE'S box. - Ktuts Le arrived in Town on Saturday, in good health and spirits. . After the representation of John Bull, which, as usual, attradted a crowded Audience, on Saturday evening at Covent-Garden Theatre,. the pleasant Farce of The Prize was brought forward at that Theatre. It was upon the whole supported with considerable spirit, and powerfully aided by the strains of BitAIIM44. The Hero of the North, though so potent a rival as John Ball has started against him, continues to hold his ground in Public opinion. It must be con fessed, indeed, that even the great dame of Gat. taws Yana derives no small support from the charms of music and magnificence of scenery. The, scene of Mr. FY I's new Opera lid, we ' understand, in German* but the Author, we doubt not, has too much taste and too coned a sense of moral duties, to found his Drama upon the model of the German school. A new Candidate is soon expeded to come for.. ward at Drury lane Theatre in the charaaer , Ontottoia. This new Candidate, it seems, 'is 'a Gentleman of fortune, and chiefly tempted to vett. cure on theatrical boards by desire of fame. His personal qualifications as said to be uncommonly well fitted fur the Stage. A woman of most abandoned cliaratier brought on Saturday before the Magistrates at Queen.square, charged with follor. iup. pradices tending to corrupt' the morals of young females.— PLOOMSDUPY AND INNS OF COURD4ISSOCUTION. ON Saturday a numerous Meeting of the 'ate Members of this Corps, was held at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, in the Strand, when SAmt7EL C. Cox, Esq. the late Lieutenant-Colonel, was una. .nimously called to the Chair. Mr. Cox, after reading a Letter which had been left at the Bar 'for him, expressive, of a %visit that the Corps should be re-established, stated, that two Advertisements had appeared, convening the Meet. ing, nod that when he saw the first Advertisement, he %4s not acquainted with whom it had originated ; he had, however, the gratification to state, that it had been inserted in the Newspapers, at the instance,: of a few very respe(table l'ersons, who tver , ... late Members of the Corps ; and M. Cox requested them to state to the Meeting the Proposition they had alluded to in their Advertisement. Mr. ATCH ESON said, he did not hesitate to ac. knowledge, that he had, with the Concurrence of a few of his Friends, late Privates in the Corrt, caused the first Advertisement to be inserted in the Newspapers,, with a view to the re-establishment of the Corps, at this important crisis. He then alluded to his own mfitives for interfering in the business, and pointed out impressively, tite• neces. sity of the fne3SUre, under the existing circum stances of the times; and he very fOrcibly appealed to the Members present for their suppart of the Proposition he meant tri submit to their consider.,. lion, which was, that the Corps should be revived on the same terms of service on which it was before established, The Motion being seconded by Mr. RICHARD SON, Some discussion arose, on Mr. Lc WNDES stating that he doubted the propriety and expediency of the measure, At the present. time, and who :isk(Nl whether it had not originated from some suggestion of the Goveromeni ? The Chairmin then related what he knew of the business, and said that he' was convinced the first Advertisement had been inserted by the respeaahle Members referred to, without :my concurrence or suggestion whatever of the Government. Mr. WILL IAM HARRISON likewise stated, eery perspicuously, his sentiments on the subjekq, anti approved highly of the measure, at.d in which he was supported by Mr. V.vrsoN, M. •Gt, and several other Gentlemen, who expressed theM. selves nearly to the same effeet. Mr. ATcnESON declared, that the Advertisement had originated with himself, but which was in. serted in the Newspapers, with the concurrence of the Friends he had alluded to, and that they ,had not, from motives of delicacy, arid to avoid the pos, sibility of - any difference of opinion, mentioned it even to the late Officers and Committee of the Corps, and that it was not likely they should hive had any communication with Go s vernment on the ,subjeft deed it was not necessary that any suggwiOn of that sort should be made by Government: Meta_ bets who had composed the late Corps, whose public spirit and ardour would, at all times induce them to come forward' in the Defence of the Country, without any mell intimation, however proper it might he on many occasions. • Tlie Question beina• loudly , called for, was car. ried unitnimously,inihe affirmative. For the other Resoli►tions which were entered into, see the Front of cur Paler; and we sincerely trust that the truly Patriotic Example of this, it - wcelable Corps, will have its due circa on all the Yeomanry and Volunteer Corps in the King-dom. CORN EXCIMAY;S, MAIIC/I 21. Imports of Wheat today are not large ; Samples of best quality are said 25. per Qua. ter lower, and other sorts had a further retitle. tion • we have Barley in great abundance ; that and full is. 6d. lower; Pe a se are d o w n ' 3 , 4*. , and Beans of 1)(6 sorts rs. and zs. cheaper;` there is a good supply of Oats, which decline in Price full 'as. per Quarter ; the Flour Trade heavy, and at something less. W (ICU 44S a 52s a - 59s od. Tick i3eans -28 S a 32s od, Fine ditto - Gos a 61s 6ct, Oat's- t 45 zas Barley ats a 26s 6d . ,Pniand ditto sts azu Malt - 4os a 45s Gd Rape SecA - 321 a 341 Rye - - 32 s a s oil Fine Hour - 4;s a 49s White Pease 4os a 46s od . Second do -41 s a 4;s Beans 325 a 36s od 1 THE FOLLOWIZIO ADDRESS (F TILE MIDDLESEX MAGISTRATES, 'TO HIS MAJESTY, WAS PRESENT• RD ON WEDNESDAY . LAST AT THE LEVEE. " WE, YOUR MAJrSTY'S Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex, be leave to approach your Sacred Person with assure es 91 urifeigned joy and head-felt satisfailion, at Youn IVjAj very late Providelitial Escape from the furious malice of .a band of daring and desperate TrAitors. With inexpressible horror, we reflea on the Danger to which Voce. MAJESTY has been exposed ; and on the atrocious wickedness of those, who could re solve to raise their impious ha: ds against ; Pe we s who has such powerful Claims on the Affeaicio and Gratitude, as well as on the Duty of his People. " In this new and signal Instance of YOUR MAJESTY'S Preservation, we receignize wish grate r ful devotion the continued Favour of that Gracious Being, who has so frequently and so remarkably in terposed for your Deliverance, from the most awful and imminent, mangers and we most earnes4 implore that Being; still to watch over and pres;;rve your invaluable Life; to defend and prosper ,your Government ; and to prolong for many years, a, Reign which has been distinguished be all unexsill_ pled display of every Virtue, in the 'Person of the Savv a a tax, and which has proved one or tie choicest Blessings bestowed by Providence 'on this highly favoured Nation. 4 6 We cannot quit YOUR MAJESTY'S Royal l're. senceovithout availing ourselves of this opportunity to assure Youa MAJESTY, that in the discharge of our functions as Magistrates, we will exert our utmost endeavours to discover, arid to frustrate, all seditious and treasonable Conspiracies, and to guard a Life so deservedly dear to,all Youa. Mai k‘TY*l loyal Subjeds." On Saturday morning Yams Ants, the Green sich Pensioner, was executed on Pennenden Heath. His body was -afterwards brought to Greenwich