The Sun. — London, England, 1803-04-14 00:00:00

Anttt, 16. We learn.from Bergen.op-Zcom and Waasstoit, tir!lord,:rs are expeett.d there every moment for the embarkation of some French Troops destined for the Isles of Zealand,. particularly Wakheren. aati s3 El4, APRIL 6.—We have positive infor. Illation, that the journey of the Ft FUT CONSUL to the 13elgic Departments, is now, for some days, de. hayed, and that he sill not he in Brussels before the s ill of May. Th e d e l ay w i ll he convenient to al. ow us to finish the preparations which are now go. ing on with the greatest adivity. HE LVORTSLIYYS, APRIL French Troops destined for the Louisiana Expedition, were debark ed here this day from their Transports : one divi. sion, consisting of about 700 men, have taken post at Come, another, of nearly the same force, have marched into Brill, and a third have possessed them. selves of this garrison. The Dutch Troops were P re viously'direded by the French General to with. from those places, the Batavian Commandants being assured by him, that he had it in express charge .to take upon himself the sole responsibility of those Garrisons ! HAMBURCH, MARCH 30.--The report that a Courier had yesterday arrived from Berlin, with dispatches for the Senate, is without foundation.— It is equally untrue, that the Eledorate of Hanover is about to be occupied by the Troops -of another Power, and the Elbe and the 'Weser to be shut up. These reports excited, at first, the greatest alarm in this place. On the present circumstances, one of our Jour nals makes the following remarks : " Most. Poli ticians believe, that in spite of appearances, things Will not come to a rupture between England and 'ranee, The Potkers which have the greatest weight in Europe, such as Russia, Prussia, and Austria, seem,to be inclined for Peace. The EMPEROR of Ituist even before afftirs were in their present P °s6 ze, declared to the English Ambassador, that it was his desire that Peace should he maintained betwee n the Maritime Powers, and that he would ese eterY effort to preserve i t . Th e K ING o f PRUSSI A , being in a petted good undefstanding . with that Prince, will not belie his reputation of being the defender of the Peace of the Continent. "Ilhe Austrian Minister, is unalterably steady to his wonted pacific principles. Both England and France are, in reality, more inclined for Peace than for, War. All hopes of the preservation of Peace have not yet vanished, notwithstanding the osten. sible demonstrations of hostility between. the two Powers." APRIL 11. Tbe young Duke of Dotusr, who has just at. rived from Lotidon, was attacked with an irfkrnma. tory distirder, which at first created some alarm, but he is now quite recovered. BASLII. APRIL 4.—On the 27th of March the Inhabitants of the Canton of Scipwitz held their se cond Grand Assembly under the Presidence of their ALOYS RinINO. All the Citizens of the Canton were prelenr. They proceeded to the Eledion 'of a Captain-General 'of the Militia of the Canton. The Majority of the Suffrages fell upon General AUF-DER-MAUR, who commanded the forces of the small Cantons in the last insurrec tion. The Assembly closed with the unanimous adoption of two Resolutions : the first was for an Address of Thanks to the First Consul, for having restored to the Canton its ancient Constitution, the Only one which was suited to the wants of the People ; the second Resolution was to appoint a day for a solemn Thanksgiving, for the favourable issue of that crisis in which the Country had been placed. B ItNE, Ara tr. I.—Some Einissaries have spread themelves through this Canton, to create among the Inhabitants a disgust against the present order of things. The disorders which they have occa. 4ioned, have induced Government to issue a Pro., clamation, which states that- 4 ' . Such conduEt Proves the perverseness and folly of those who are guilty of it. The First Consul has solemn, ZY d6clated in the face of Europe, that the MI of Mediation was proper to' secure the peace and happiness of the People of Switzerland. The First Consul has also guaranteed the Federal Constiiii ion of Switzerland, and also the Constitutioil of etch Canton, against the Enemies of Helvetia, vili ,, c:rer they may be. CONSTANTINOrLti .MARoH 4, TI;le FrenCh Ambassador had his first Audience of the GRAN'o Sk • IGNIOR 'on t h e zi t o f F e b ruary, to winch. be went in grand procession. On being intro. d uced, he delivered an Address to the GRAND .(Etclvtott, which was interpreted by the Prince Drogrnan, and to which His Sublime' Highness "' v as Pleased to order 'the following: answer to be returned "Itis on the part of His Majesty, the most high s the. most august, and the most powerful,his.very Gracious Sovereign and Master, that his Ifighness the GRAND VISIR answers to your Excel lency, rind hastens to express to. you the 4, 7 tisfaftion which .1115 Highness has experienced from the renewal of friendship between the Sublime Porte and the Republic:of France, as well• as for the good intentions anti sincere sentiments manifested on the part of the most mognanimous First ,Consttl .. 130NAPARTJai and to assure you again of 'the dispo. • . smon and attention 'of His Highness to consolidate, by tery.•meanss. the ties of sincere friendship which unite the two powers." The Anbalsador then returned in pr,cest.iun. GIBP.itt4R, MAtett 1 7 2%TER.DAY the Expedition and Alligt3tot. at. rived from Malta, with the r 3th Regiment on board; for this garrison: they sailed from Malta on the sth inst. at which time the Troops from Egypt were daily expelled there. The ad Batta lion of the Royals will embark for England, on board of the Expedition and Alligator, whenever the 13th Regiment lands. The DUKE of KENT sails for England about the end of this month in the Amazon Frigate. The 54th Regiment was this day reviewed by his Royal Highness, and their appearance and discipline were such as refleeled the highest ho. nour on the Corps, and their Commanding Officer, Lieutenant-Colonel Ross : indeed, too much praise cannot be given to both the Officers and men of this fine Regiment, for the noble example of loy alty, good condu}, and subordination, they have uniformly shown since their arrival in this Gar. rison. EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM PARIS, APRIL 10. " If TALLEYRAND and his Agents were as prudent in their private affairs, ai political in their public transadions, Foreign Nations would not so often be vexed, and Independent States put under contribu. Lion, in time of Peace, either to pay the extrava.. ' gance of the gamester, or the excesses of the glut. • ton and the debauchee. " When the American Ambassadors in 1798 ne. gotiated about Treaties, which America had always respected, and France continually violated, Tan. L3TRAND'S Agent demanded d'argent, beancoup d'argent : In 1800, Peace between two nations not at war was concluded, and no money paid, be. cause, at that time, France was in hopes the Anse- , ; ricans would join thetNeutrals against England but what was demanded in 1798 is remembered in 1803, and the opinion here is, that the late French chicanery at Louisiana is merely a Financial Specu. !viol) of TALLETRANDs It is, however, to be 'hoped, that the Americans will not forget, that vo. luntary donations of the weak to the powerful, must often be repeated, and are not seldom changed into regular h uhiliating contributions. " On the night of the 7th, the news was received in the .Ministerial Circles here, of the French Revo. lutionary attempt, crowned with success., to make a Free and Independent City the Libeller of the English Government, and the'Trumpeter in Ger many of French Revolutionary falsehoods and of , French Revolutionary calumnies, against the British King and the British Nation. (I When caprice, passion, and impudence, govern the adions of one Nation, and regularity, justice, and moderation, the transactions of another ; when the Sovereign of one Nation aels as a Grenadier, and the Sovereign of the other as a King; in depraved and revolutionary times, the political immorality gets the better of political morality, and the vices of upstart Power tarnish the virtues of regular Governments ; this is the reason that the Hamburgh Senate ventured to insult Great Britain to please France, and !note feared French violence than re.. qseaed British moderation. " These observation s are made here by Statesmen, grown old in diplomatical, employnient, but unac. costumed to the Intaftro Rev o l u tionary diplomacy, who think, that the cause of England is the common cause of all Independent. Nations, and if not now re ward with beco m i ng ' v i gour, will soon b e repeated with additional agg , a.vationr : . And just as the passitms of the French Rulers diaate, Rursiet May he libelled at Palermo, Austria at Madrid, and Prussia at Lisbon. Yes, it is the duty of Austria, ,kasha, and Prussia, to unite with Englana', and be the ProteCtors of weak States, against the attempts of ambitious France, to use them as its revolution. ary instrument to calumniate, insult, or embroil the World. '' This morning the report is, that both the great Man and TALLET KANO, are offsmded with the publicity of their Revolutionary Manceuvres at //amburgh; that the Minister REINHARD is to be ••recalled, and the City of Ilamburgh laid and-r con tribution for hesitating, and deliberating about Or. der: it had only to obey and respell. The Hamburgh Senate has therefore affronted England without plea ' sing France : for the sixth time in ten years, with d'argent, heaucoup d'ar4ent, it may buy off French displeasure, and for the 'hundredth time British ge nerosity may forgive wea::llets or partiality; but it should be a warning and a lesson both to Hamburgh and other Countries, itiluenced by French intrigue, or terrified by French threats, that it is as diffieblt to serve unbounded ambition, as dangerous to pro yoke the resentment of powerful moderation." The jewellery in the celebrated three.dropped Ear-fings,of the late urrt4tunate Qtrerg of•Fitmcc it, is Awl Roy al Highness ch i PR I NC EIS Of WAL as possesses the tops, and the largest pair of drops. Sir Ws t.LI AM MANNERS is the proprietor of the second pair, and Lord BRE A.l) AL. BAN E the third. We are happy to observe in many of the Country. Papers an account of the due observance of Good friday, by_ the sopension on that solemn day of all trade and Cuitornaty occupation, anti a proper at. teiAaoce on places of public worship. . unennunOn fine appearance of the Wheat in every part-of time Country has already had its effect the Lotto MAy oa has ordered the loaf to be re. duced half an asNize)i A)rt E ister Sunday the LORD NlAtott generously ordered to the Prisoners of the ditrerent City Compters„Bso pounds of beef, and yesterday all the broken victuals which were left from the dinner. Yesterday were interred the remains of j. BoOTH, many years fOotokto to His MA.IgsTY. The hineral proces,ion move() from his house in Pimlico to Grosvenor Chapel, South Audley.street, as follows two mums—the Corpse--:•six footmen bearing the pall—six mourners -3o of the King's servants in the full royallivery, two AO two---six ditto of the Dotce of Yosoc, two and two—and three of the Duxes cif thoocusTEß's in full livery. This day the felon prisoners from the different prisons were removed to Ne'tvgate previous to their trills,, will commence at Ole Old Bailey Ses. slum on IVedneiday next. MARect 4,, rtXTR Aar OF A !ATTER.] I *hall take the opportunity of the Exped;fieil s tiling to-morrow, with the t 3th Regiment, for Gibraltar, to write you.a few lines. We. are still tincrtain what is _ to he the fate of this Islantl. The new Grand Master, gaillie TuomAsi, sent 'a Commissioner here lately to announce his elrtstion,. and also to notify his intention of coming herein: mediately to assume the Government ; in this, how. ever, [fancy he will be disappointed, as long as any British Troops remain in tile Island. THomAsi iq said to he perfeOly in his dotage ; and a complete tool of Bo NAP ART and, indeed, there is a moral certainty of this Island falling into the' hands of the Frendh whenever we evacuate it, if it be given up either, to the Order, or to the Nea politans to defend ; and our Government cannot be ignorant of this. By our last accounts from Alexandria, the ern. harkation of the Army had begun, and they were exptaed to sail the aoth of February for this plaCe. The Chief Proprietor of Covent Garden Theatre, as soon as he had settled matters with Mr: K M L sent immediately to CooKe, to let him know that his interests should not suffer by the new arrange ment of the property, nor his feelings be wounded by,any future allotment of charaders. Mr. LEWIS, we understand, is to retain the management of Covent G:trden Theatre, by special agreement, as long as he pleases. To his assiduity and judgment the Theatre is indeed much indeb:ed, and we hope he will long possess the health and good spirits which have enabled him to render so much service to the property, and so much pleasure. to the Public. The Way to Keep Him was represented with great spirit last night at Drury-Lane Theatre, and at tended by a larger audience than has been at that Theatre for some time. It is an excellent Comedy, and the parts are cast with great judgment, and are throughout well supported. Cooxa was much indisposed last night at the beginning of his performance in John Bill. The Audience misconceived the cause, and expressed some disapprobation. The Adage of Give a dog an ill =Tit," &c. Was indeed illustrated upon tins occasion, for Cooxs was really ill. In the. latter scenes he recovered himself, and played so admirably, that the Audience fitly atoned foe their mistake by abundant applause. Miss MARMOT has performed Mrs. JOHNSTON'S charaaer in John Bull, several nights, as the latter has been much indisposed. Miss Mitattro - : is a very agreeable Adress, and the more she becoMes known to the Public, the more she'will be patroniz. ed, particularly as her charafler is much esteemed in private life. The Musk of The Fair Fugitives was rehearsed yesterday morning at Coyeni-Garden Theatre. It is the best that Dr. Bussir has produced. The lively compositions are much admired, but those of the serious kind are somewhat tOo'Catbedral. We wish the fair Author would alter the burthen of one of her Duets.—" You lie," from whatever mouths it may issue, is rather too gross for the Stage. • Mrs. WARD, Mr. and Mrs. MATTHRWS, and Mr. D;NM.%N of the Theatres Royal of York and Hull are engaged by Mr. Co94AN for the Hay_ market Theatre. Lady Howl.ocx, Sister to Mr. COlClt i .of Holk. ham, with her Daughter, arrived in Town on Tues day, f rom wingerwolth,, in Derbyshire. ATrench journal says that the pension lately as. signed to M. Murtrus , was given to him . to sup. press a poem Which he had written in honour of Bp. xispAstilt. We know the political opinions of the literary Nestor so well, that ,We are convinced his Muse would never be employed in a pa. negyric on such a charaler. Mr. Mtlitl'llY'S opinions on . the French Revolution, and all who were connetted with it, are precisely the same as those of his. friend Mr. BURKE. Mr. MURPHY has always been a staunch Loyalist. The Pension that has been so honoura ly bestowed. on _ him is a due tribute to hi3.literir merits, and his high British spirit ; and we hope the ease it will afford, will induct him to turn his thoughts again towards the Drarna, which lamentably requires the assistance of his able pen. - Yesterday senniglit the Ayrshire Militia were embodied at Ayr, and are at present commanded by Sir DAVID HUNTER. BLAIR, Senior Captain. The muster was beyond all expedation full, there being very few absent. Thursday last the Perthshire Militia were embo. died at Perth. They turned out altnost‘to a mart, anti form a handsome Corps of fine.lo'tking yowl; fellows. . The Militia for the County of Angus were em. bodied at Moncrose on the Oth instant, and the , quota for Mearnshirc Cll tlif on .next day from Stone haven. Died, at Coltness Howse, on Monday the +th in the 82,1 year of her age, Mrs. Et. tt. SIitWAAT, daughter of Sir JAm Es SteWAAT , of Goodrrees and Coltness,. Bart. Solicitor-General for Scotland to Queen Ann, and aunt to the present Sir JANCIS STIAVART DINHAM, of Coltness and WenSliield) The apprehension of Farrell and GWirrsten a t Lisbon, for forging notes on the Bark of Portngal, has been {Wowed by the arrest of several persons in London, charged with being accomplices in that transaction. It appears that the remainder of the ,forged notes, together with the steel dies, wood seals, and copper plate, wrapped in a towel, were, on Friday se'onight, . stink with stones in the River Thames, between Lambeth Palace' and` Westminster Bridge: direttions were given 'to have the River dragged, and on Monday a waterman of the Male of Martin, found the towel with all the notes, which were immediately conveyed to the Portuguehe Am. babs:idor. 11PC,nnenow under sentence of death in . Horse. 'monger-lane prison, has received a farther respite, until inquiry shaitimire heenTade-trliourttrante re. spetliog giAne citi:urnstances ttftect in hit o petition f;r mercy. • • = rtltifiV E I d dlnlebitAtl., WESTAntilTrni AiRIL I:' - tifirit P. 11. B E Oro P i.. tilts was a pros&ution for.an assault committeil by . the Defendant upon the h.:int iff, on the tiig4a; n the tith of May last, in New tind.street. Plaintiff' having been deprived of rest by ilia rattling 'oi'car riages in the a tr approach to, and depart:ng fibm, a Masquerade, at Mr. Martindale's in that gireer . . nearly opposite his lodgings, had been :emptcrt to come out at the early hour of three in th thoraiin: ,in order to see the Masques. He had statiotie . d hi:n. self in front of a crowd, lining a pass' to the h , alse, and, from the eagerness of the crowd behind him, was pushed so tnrcilsly fOrward, that be Striacie against Lady AmlL:rst's Chaii., then. passing, and fradured one of the windows. blendant, a (Lair_ man belonging to Lady Darlingt:ai, instantly snit. eel hint b, , ,„the cailar, and grossly assaulted trim when Plaintiff perceiving himself surrot - inded by others of a simiiar descriptLn, who appeared ready to attack him, contrived to disengage hinisell an , i seek shelter in flight, but was pursued across the street, and knocked dawn by the Defendant, who; after he had been down, raised bird from the ground and dashed him against it again with great violeneca Mr. Lander lust his hat in the affray. Warren, one of the Penile of St. James's PAriAp r , 3OU two WitileS4eS, corroborated the testiinony of the Pia.isectit• r. The Defendant alleging his ipaliility to employ an,Attorney, begged petanssion of the Coo! I io hAve a written paper, containing his defence, read by :he Clerk. The Curt acquiesced. The pa, er charged the Prosecutor as the aggressor. It stated, ihat the Delendamt had never before been brought into a Court for atiY ini:.c;mlun ; that he was, at the time of tent fracas, in the service of Lady DAR Li eiG•ton, from whom he could have a good charatter ; Mid that .1 compromise bad been made, by which he was to pay three guineas to the Plaintiff, two of which he had atioally given to his Attorney ; but being un. willing tra insert a public apology in the Papers,. which might Injure an hitherto irreproachable eha. ratter, the Plaintiff, after receiving leis money, had continued the criminal prosecution. The Jury found him Guilty, and he was sentenced to scven days' imprisonment. ~ • ~ . ....., / ••••10 • William Welch and Mary his wife, were-indiCted for keeping a disorderly house in Market.lane, St. Janes':. A great number of respectable inhabitants Of the parish proved the general ill condult *bitty able in the house ; and several unfortunate females were called, ro shew the purposes for which it was kept open. They proved, that the man lett the rooms out in tenements, and the woman received the money weekly, which, upon an average, amounted to not less than root, per annum.—Mr. SILVSSTEK Coo. tended char, as the Defendants did rcpt reside in she house, they were not liable to answer for the Nose. cution. The Court, however, was of a different opinion, and observed, that the ill conaequences to society would be dreadful, if such law was to be tolerated as the Learned Counsel had laid down. The Jury found the Defendants Guilty. The suspeded Officer of the Bank underwent, another exemination yesterday. Defalcations to the amount of zBB,oool. are said to have been cam. milted; and the great obje'd of the examinations haxbeen to bring out the application of this mense sum. Mr. A. lived in lodgings, a single ono, in a very unexpensive way, lie was engaged irk some lead works in Wales, but to no extent ; and as yet no 'trace has been made of this enormous sum. It is nor true that any Mr. Cowstr, was concerned in !myin or telling the Bills upon which the disco_ very was mule by Mr. Bisit. 'fiat Gentleman has rendered a most valuable service to his country, in' the seasonable deteitiun which he made ;.for, nodes the firm confidence that was placed in the integrity of this high Officer, it is impossible to conceive the extent to which the . praaice might not been °carried. There was not a4Bankiog.house in. London that would have.' hesitated to trust Mr.. A. with their Government Securities to any amount: : on the very morning of his arrest ! Mr. A. has, is: yet, made no disclosures. Ile was advised by hiS' Solicitors not rn answer interrogatories. Mr.:. BRoott W4tInON remanded him to the Poultry Compeer onfii Saturday next, by which time he ex pressed a hope that he might he able, and disposed, to tender an accoont of the Funds suspeded to he withdrawn from the strong rooms of the Balk. is nor, therefore, fully committed for: trial, st a ted in some of the Papers. • We have made it our business to make further irg. quiries relative to tl,e report's of the discovery of the inur,lcrers u.f Mr.'Skel, to which we “Illlded nit! paper Lai - yesterday—the result of our in vestiga.. tiun has been, that these riunours are tawny gro4ncl.' less. Yesterday morning, as the Manchester Mail w:m on its way to London, near Market.street, in Hem brdshire, the horses took fright, and ran the coach against a bank, which overturned it. The Coach. man was thrown off, and one of the wheels going over his , body, he received several severe bruises, but none of them are likely to prove fatal. The. High Constable (4f Manchester w as i n t h e Mail, anti was much bruise d; the other passengers escaped un. hurt. Yesterday evening a parcel.cart belonging to the George and liiue-boar Inn, Holborn, got untangled with a wagg on at' the bottom of Drury,lane. The horse struggling violently on receiving this check, threw the driver, who sat on the cart, kicked him in the face, and dragged the cart over his arra i bt which he is severely bruised. The incomparable attraetions of the* Performances at the Royal Circus lastnighr, drew an oveiflowiri House at a very early hour. The new PATltOrilitrit, for humour and diversity of eharaar, is - a rtr , st eellent pro4uttion. The noverty of the Rival Co. lurnhines - received the highest approbation; they were admirably suitained by the Misses Sims and Adams. Dr. Experimentelli and his Galvanic pro. ress, spread risibility throughout the whole House, :Intl Montgomery displayed his utmost yi n the representation of Oil Clusvn, and rn with ;he ititheit npprot:ation.