The Sun. — London, England, 1803-07-26 00:00:00

agnblt. To and to the misfortunes of the Porte, Wallachia has been in a great measure desolated by a numerous band, of Robbers. Titst Helvetic Diet wis opened on the 4th, when several propositions were made by General NEY and the Italian Plenipotentiary, relative to the forming of Swiss Regiments to be placed in the, pay of the French and. Italian Republics. WE are truly concerned to state the losi of ano. ther Frigate, La Stifle, of 42 guns, which got ashore on a sAnrl.l),ltilc, near Scheviling, on Thursday night last, and All. the efforts of the Officers and Crew vt,,ving ineffedual to get her oft, they set fire to ber: The Crew were all fortunately saved. fly a Neutral Vessel arrived from Holland, we are informed that a French Officer, who is called a Commissary, with 25 men, ate stationed at all the Sea. Ports in Holland, to inspea such cargoes as may be imported into that Country, and such goods as shall be discovered to be English,, are to confiscated fur the use of the Republic, The Bill for arming the Nation passed through a Committee last night in the House of Lords, in which it received some, amendments, and the Report was ordered , to be received this day. Last night the House of Commons voted the sum "of Sixty Thousand Pounds, 'together with an An_ nutty of sixteen`Thoosand Pounds, as a cony , :nsa. siort 11) the PRINC a,of ORA:I4GE: A Vote of Cre. dit for erwb Millions was also agreed to. Windsor Terrace was extremely crowded on Sun day evening, and 'there wxs a very numerous mem. I ) l3ge of Nobility; Among them we noticed the Coun_ AYI.FSBURY,ELYAADNOk, lecllt.lN , Sun. am l 1..1x II ;lieS EithKlNe and PAGeT, Mr. and Mrs. FREMANTLE, the Bishop . of NOR- Wicu and family.- About seven, O'ClOeksTHE rR MA J RsTI ES, the DuKR of CAMISR !DOE, and all the PRINCESSES except AMELIA, arrived; they were saluted by the thim: bands phying ", God SaVe rhrXrn:." The PRINCESS AMELIA took an airing in the Great Park in a phaeton. Yesterday morning Hit MAltivry, the DUKE of CAtteatnot, and the pit INC E.S SOPH lA, attended by Lord St. Hat,aNw, General CARTWIIIGHT, Ma. jor Desaitow, and MANN INGHAM, took 46 airing on horseback in the Great Paik. nett -MAJP..TY and PRINCESS ELIZASITH took MI airing to I.''rogttlort!, and' viewed the improve. mtnts rititking in the house., 'I he Pritnestioi All G USIA, MARY, and AMU.? A, :11191'4d *l)y Ladles RAD,NOit and took an airing in El Sociable, by North. row and Sunning.hill. The 6N..)0d DMlitter Of Count STAIt R E hit B Ro, the Imperial Ambitssador, WAS yeaterday united to Count ZlCtilt, an Hungarian Nobleman of high rank, fortune, and talents. The Lady: is highly admired for her personal and intellea t ud meri ts . 'ri le ceremony wag performed at Count STAItRR)4, a RC ) 3 house at Twickenham, by the Rev. Count Tkuelcunry, a Gelman Nobleman. Three of cur Princes of the Blood have the corn. maid of military diitrkti, viz the Duke of Cum: t. eto t.Artn, in that of Kent, and the Duke of CAM, natoGv and Prince Witt.t.,sm of GLonc Emit, in thohe ni North and Smith Wales. • Eiitl Sr rxclitt yesterday gave Five Hundred P und, to Lloyd's. Subscription. Wo hove w see ol i wr I , l \l'lblesneri adding. their assistance to this ex ceih!,,l lw:titution, and that the West . will soon vie with :ht., Kist end otthe Town, in liberality to our bra Dzitiulers. A Corp of Cavalry is fo'rming at Lambeth, by the I.ading Gentlemen of the neighbourhood, the coin,nand of which, wt understand, to be 'offered to a Getiticinan of dt%tlnvuislied science and ability. Toe Light Horse Volunteers are i ncreas i ng ra.: pidly in numbers, fifty stood fur ballot in one &ay, Iry for the next. T ,c Westminstcr Lightlfarse are Proceeding to ougm!ntar ion by an additional Troop. 'To r villani 42.1 I lightand RegiMent has marched from Colchester Barracks, and encamped on Cladon Beni), on the Essex Coast. The two York Regim'ents of Militia arc on their march for Cheinhlord old Barracka. There are no less than eight - Encampments al. re.itly formed in the County of Essex. The. Army or ite,erve i, to be attached to the itegiments of the Line that bear the names of the s'everol Counties. Orders, are gone down from the '.,tMlike for the,e new levies in Essex to join the 47th ti.egienetit, which appertains to that County. 'lhe of Beckenham, in Kent, consiating about 250 Inhabitants, held a Meeting.nOunday evening , in a field near the village, for the purpose of tendertng their services to Government. The Moetieg was attended by Lords Gwyunt. anti 411ortf.iND. After Lord Gwynn ( fool d e li vere d a'most i oprettsive and elogt unt Speech, no less than 220 inh , batants of this small village entered their names, the greatest part 01 whom are effeetive men, Sr EDWARD NACLE has raised a Corps of Sea. tg , c:bles.at Seaford of 150. They are to b e aid e d by four Companies of Volunteers, to the amount of 300, to be commanded by CaptAios Cort, MoR NT, And I I Mtn FN. Tllei Ciiips will b e ra t e d o f t h e Gerniemen of the town and its They w ill b e fil t rti 3 h u l with several pieces oi for the protection of the Town, and the coa s ti ng Newts. The So Fenciblos will do duty on hoard the gun-tmats off' the harbour. At a WifNat% of the Mer‘hants and principal Inhabitants of Liverpool, on I'lesday last, for the porpose of ful.siAleting the hest inoOp of defending t ha ro,wn, v, rzreed that a Battery should `ho !>,.‘t 'Nose, near tliC Rock Fetch; and - with Guti-boatti ; •! , ? ;* , 1!) , i.t 56onen cacti ; •,! Iron 0 t ' vsn;, Nit Pill, NEWS., HARWICH; JULY 25. —This morning a* Extra Packet arrived from Tonningen, with the Mail and Passengers. We learn Corn the Master, that on his passage he was boarded by a Boat's crew belong ing to His Majesty's Frigate La Slime, of 42 guns, which, we arc concerned to state, was unfor. Innately lost last Thursday night upon a sand. bank ; OffScheveling, to the Northward of the Texel. The Crew, after making every effort to save the Ship, found it ineffetliial, and the Captain gave reflions the next morning to set her on fire. The Crew were all saved, the greater part having got on board a Neutral Ship, and proceeded to join the Fleet, consisting of three Ships of the Line and a Frigate, which are blockading the Texel. The Master of the Packet says, there were a Brig and a Schooner Privateer at anchor within the Eltrii Gat when he passed that Coast. He met the Matz Pacliet, Captain SrawA&D, ott Friday, who he slip. posed would arrive at Tonningen on Saturday. P L YMbUTH, JULY 34.. Arrived L'/filtrable Henrietta French Ship, 1:1,1en with a valuable cargo of coffee, &c. from St. Domingo, bound ►o Havre, captured by three. Privateers belonging to London. Sailed His Majesty's Ship Hussar, on a Cruize to the Westward. PORTSMOUTH, JULY 25.—Arri%red this evening the Felix Schooner Privateer, of 'Rochelle, of 16 guns and 95 men, captured by His Majesty's Ship Amazon, She had taken the Esther, of - Whiteltaven, from Honduras, which was afterwards re-taken by two Guernsey Privateers. Passed by this Port for London, the Sir John Barlase Warren, Iltit, from the West Indies, last from Dartmouth. Arrived the Nautilus, Davie, Recovety, Thompson, and Nile, Moon; from Sunderland ; E I itapct 11, Thompson, Char lotte, Purdy, from Newcastle; Sincerity, Wilcock, and Severn, Way, frumLondon. Sailed the Provideniv Cartel, with French Prison. ers, for Havre.di.Grace. YARMOUTH, JUL Y 24. Arrived. the Dove, HOR N , and Commerce, M NIS ri EI. D, from Lnridnn ; and one Dutch Schuyt scut in by His Majes t y's Ship Leda. L a te on Friday evening the D;a,va Packet, Os. swot's, fromfront Tonningen, arrived in the Roads, and landed her Mails 'and Passengers. A large Fleet of Merchantmen, under ConvoY of the Hound, Stoop, and k'ervviritt Cutter, for the the Baltic, passed through the Rinds - yesterday, and were joined here by the Ships Waiting for that • purpose. Sailed the liarAy Brig on a Cruizo. german the p aw l* Frigate, Monkey, jackall„ rerww, and Eitort Gun.brigs, and liecla Bomb. The ship Ruby, from Bengal, the arrival , of which, was announced at the India House on Sunday last, sailed from Bengal early in the month of February ; she left the Island of St, Helena on the 21st of May, and fell in with a Liverpool Privateer near the Island of Ascension, which informed her of the War. The Ruby having a cargo on board estimated at 60,0001. prevailed on the Privateer to convoy her to some British Port. The Riitry left the Fleet, which has been already mentioned, Zit St. Helena. The following are the Passengers by the I?uky, viz. Captain JOHN BUTLER, Mrs. lionett, Masters PETER and WiLLlAtt BuTLER, Mtss ELI4ABETH BUTLER, Mr. GEORGE JACKSON; Mrs. J ACKSON , Maiters GPORGE and WILLIAM IKCKSoN, Mrs. KEITH and 'Miss Kerrut. &letter received by the R rib) from Bengal, dated the 30th of J:inuary.says, nine ships belonging to the Dutch, are loading at Batavia for Eurbpe. - It is to be observed, that nearly the whole produce of Java, for some years, (that is, during the last wa r ), has been warehoused at B:►tavia, with very few ex. ceptions, of some cargoes, which were landed at the Mauritius., A letter from Elsineur, July tZ, says, " 'the horneward-bound Ships ore still detained by contrary winds ; those fur the Baltic have all proceeded with a very fine wind. The Utticorn and Curpfirt Fri. gates arrived yesterday with above ZOO sail from England. The Frigates :►nrl Cutters will Join the inetivot, so that the Trade for the North Sea will have good protection. It is expeCtrd that the Cirri. earn will convoy the Fleet to the Nore, the i b ur . tivit those for Leith, and the Cays.forr those round the Land." The following patriotic Letter war addressed to the Committee at Lloyd's, with a donation of Five hundred Guineas to the Fund raising at that hou , o fur the erteouragemesit and relief of all those engag e d in the defence of their Country in the, present m ost important contest, ft WQOLwICII, Z3l iSo;. ,4 The Officers, Non-conarnissioned Officers, and M e i l o f the Royal Corps of Artillery, atiitnated with the feelings ex_ pressed by the Meeting at Lloyd's Coffee-House, heg to present to the Committee of the Fund tor the relief of the glorious Sufferers in the 6ervice of their and Co untry, a general Contribution of Five Itundrett Guineas, tnroud an d worthy of Rewards and honours must' those be who are happy enough to signalize themselves in a Cattle where alt will meet the Enemy as Mett—as Frcemen—and above all, as Britons." The gstli, or Rifleitegiment, no..y quartered at *ford, are 00 strong, under the command of - Co lonel MARV'S LieUtenatit;oo - 10nei STEWART, And Majora W'Arla and STEWART, They atc r,ucli a complete iitte of dihcipline, and audi lent markstheti, that they are sure to hit a tavt at •t 50 yards dittance. ' L.2IYES, JULY 2g. WE hear from several parts or this County that the most zealous disposition prevails to come forward to repel the threatened attacks on the United Kingdom, particularly in ,North ?even sey. Division, of which Lord SHEFFISLD is the Lieutenant. The Gentlemen of that Division have had several meetings they are named to com mand the different Hundreds or Parishes, and twelve of the principal Gentlemen have offered to take the command of as many Companies or Troops, which it is proposed to raise within the Divi sion. It 'appears that nothing was wanting to rouse the Country to exertion, but encouragement . from leading Gentlemen. All descriptions of per. -sons are ready to ta k e arms f or service within their distria, even those who can be ill spared from home. The most considerable inhabitants - of the Parish of Rotherfield waited on Lord SHEretELD V4tl;lan offer, signed by seventy o f the principal Parishioners, to form themselves into a Company of Rifiernes, to provide their own arms, clothes, and equip themselves at their Own expence, and to be a part of the NOrth Pevensey Legion, under his Lordship's command. The Parish of Frant has also enteted into very spirited Resolutions. We further learn that any number of men may . be had that Government may Wok proper to arm and equip. The following is a copy of the letter which Mr. Fott les, Consul of the United States of America, in Hamburgh, sent to the Captains of his Nation : " SIR, lamburg6, Ny "'Cite blockade of the Elbe by the English has been offi cially announced to the Government of this City , In so serious a crisis as the' present, it is of consequence to theinterest of your Owners most strictly to observe,not only thclaws as they have been acknowledged by the respeelive Nations, but also those Laws as they have been laid down by the principal Maritime Powers. 1 therefore advise you pot to take any iaore goods oil board ; to procure the best certificates, that what you have al ready loaded has been shipped and loaded before the blockade of the Elbe was known,• and to hasten your departure as much as possible. " I am, Sze. JOHN FORBES." THE THEATRE.--A new Comic Opera in two intitled, Logs!, Laughs at Lod-Smiths, was last : night re p resente d f or the first time at the Hay. market Th e a tre . Thi s p i ece is a Translation from t a popular F renc h D rama, btought to this Country by Mr. Kr ta.sr, and ad a pt e d to. t h e E nglish Stage by Mr. G E iltriNnooF. The Music in general was comptsed by Mr. KELLY, and the O verture b y. Mr. CorrostA, a G-Ittleunto well knowu in the music a l world. We have not I , oan.ftar a Critical anal t ysis of his vire-, bit , we may Itirly say, that in point of . dra mm i e lavotiur, it is welt entitiedsto public pro treti,„l. ft w-ts well receive.' by a numerous audi encr, attd 'is likely to beeome a very attraaive drama, as it is t 6 ,intnended by ludicrous situations and good m u si c . Covent Gardes Theatre is , to undergo some at. terations upon a 'taw plan. The Slips are, as we have said, to he conterted into Boxes, and several of those B ,xes are to be private. The interior is to be beautified in a much superior style. Mr. GRAH AM is proceeding vigorously,. dough quietly, in his arrangements for Drury.laneTheatre, and Will certainly bring forward some unexpeded novelties in Performers as well as Dramatic Com positions. This Gentleman has long been partial jto dramatic entertainments , and is esteemed a sound udge of theatrical merit. Mr..JacksoN, the Musical Cothposer, Wh o l ate ly died at Exe ter , w a s a man of which would veers gr e a t talent* have been 'stinguished its any pro his affection a n d study, and ' vince to which he might h avei devoted them. M us k Was the chief objea o f as long as that charming science is admired in this country, the compositions of Jacksom, of xeter, will always maintain a strong aoltened by sensibility. . His litera owers were influence over hearts highly respeetable, and no man w a s better nc quainte&with human nature, Mr. Warr, the President of the Royal Academy, has at this time in hia possession one of the very hest works of GitiPEE Pocrssitt that has ever been seen. It was originally- at Rome, and was re. .moved to. France.., It was recently purchased at Paris, and, strange to aa'y, was permitted to come to this country, though there is no fine work of that Artist in the National, or - rather, Consular Gallery. The Jamaica Mail that arrived yesterday, brought .Letters and Papers to the 6th. . of June. The ac. counts received by them state, that the homeward. hound Fleet was fixed to sail on the I eth.ult. un der a strong convoy. No other information of the Wat had reached Jamaica when the Packet sailed, than His Majesty's Message ; but ships were met within two days sail of Jamaica, which had further accounts on board. A young man belonging to Calais was among the last arrivals from France. When he arrived at. Dnver a letter was found on which gave rise to some su s pi c i on , an d he was committed to prison.' The reason he assigned for quitting his country was, that he hail been drawn for the tinny, but rather th an serve h e made his escape to, England: This person came over to this Country about two: months ago, with much such -another - story, was here sonic weeks, when he returned again to France, Ile has been recognized to be t h e pers o n who posted up the paper on the gates of Calais, whilst BoNA. l'AitTe was there, with the words=—" `llia is the way to England." As a man of the name of-Simpson, a bricklayer, . was at work upon, the roof of Albany Buildings, late York-House, fYicctlilty , on Wednesday,' he was at tilt* d awn by the liglitning, and deprived of sight: He wad inirriediatelstikeri up, and carried in a Coach to St. George's Hospital, where lie now remains blind, and in the greatest agony. His eyes d eyelashes were quite, burded. lie recollea an s see.: log, jtv4 at the moment of th e accident, the light. mu, like the blaze of a candle, running along hii trowel. At Thetford Wool Fair, holden on Tuesd a y l ast, ,C(iK E was i n th e Ch a i r ; the Meeting Was 'no. merously attent'ed, although but little business was (cone.: stone salts of Shoit Wool were made at 44:5. per rod. The ' Earl of At.OE3/ S RLL, Sir CstattLes PaYEtt'i, Mr. BP V AN, and many other GentlemeniigiictiltUrists of N or f o /k and ,qufrolk. r EDINBURGII, JULY 23. ax Saturday arrived 'in Aberdeen His Gr.x7: the Duke ofGoaDON on his way to Gordon Castle. Ori attnday the Right Hon. the Earl of ADO.I'N? came to Aberdeen, and on Monday went to Furt George; where the Aberdeenshire Militia, under his Lordship's command, is at present stationed. On Monday the Most Noble the Marciiiii of Ht:Nrur arrived at Aberdeen. His Lordship is to command the Northern Distriti of Scotland, which extends froth the Mearns to Caithness inclusive. COMPETITION OF PIPERS. THE Annual Competition for Prizes given by the Highland Society of London 'for the three best Performers on the Great Highland Bagpipe, was held in the Theatre Royal here, an Tuesday last, in presence of a Committee of Judges 'appointed hY the Highland Society of Scotland, and a numerous and respectable Audience. thefirst Prize,"being vhandsome Pipe, adorned with a oliver plate, upon which there has since been engraved the proper inscription, together with forty Merles in money, was adjudged by the Committee, and . the Pipe delivered by Mr. Letzstout, of Lamont, their Preset, in presence of the Audience, to D° NALD itollEttl'AoN, Piper to the Edinburgh Royal Highland Volunteer Regiment... The second Prize, being thirty Merks, was ad judged to MA LOottrt MACGit Molt from Glasgow , •And.the third Prize, being also. thirty Merkep was Voted to Joiii MAtOR MGR, Piper to Sir Ro -Bgtur MENZIits of Weern, Bqt. At the same time that the second and third Prizes, enveloped in handsome tartan silk purses, were de livered to the successful Candidates in presence of the company, the Proses, at desire of the Commit` tee, called for Dotrist.D'MitticEmztE, Piper to t ll 7 93d Regiment,WhO formerly gained sucunil and rl' ir ti PriZes, and , i n f o rm e d him that f.e was also to take particular notice of him as a yell g 43 ' ) ` player, and tha t h e wou ld b e ac c o rdi ng ly atten d e d to in the division of the money, itt-om the great improver ent made by the ditfe rent.Performers on this ancient w.id -ke instrument since the annual CompeUtion has tiken p l Jcet the i Competito rs w h o ' a p peare d were' general goo ( players, and mat with much approbalion Committee and the company present,: The Audience were also much entertained tv`t lt ing of Highland Reels sand Straths l ieys, dtkied between the atts, in which several yo"'"g i Highllnders . having iii,played mach ."" neat n as, were gratified by high apelauses front 11 10 company, and pre,niuini from the Committee. The rapturous applause with which the loyal r triotic .Entertainments at the Circui arc receive l, i 9 a happy presage of the Nition's.unanimity at 1168 j critical unflure. The interest which their repre sentation creates, powerfully animates the Public Cause, and every heart glows 'with zeal fur their Country's prosperity. The Corsican Sycophaot there meets with many a 'hard rub. The Author has followed the old adage, " Tell truth and sihune .the Devil." SHIP NEWS. CR AVILIAID, JULY 24. . ,-- • - Passed by—the Susannah, ---, from Calais ; VroVV —, and Three Brothers, Claa§, from Emhden ; Elizabeth, ---., from Stettin ; Minerva, —, from Bos ton ; Casale, Lastor, -----, from Bilboa.; An na Bella, Pe. terson, and Count Larwick, Colsan, from Norway. Sailed—the Pigott, Collett, for Philadelphia ; Atalanta , Bitter, for Baltimore ; Martha, Wardall, for New-York ; • ConConlia, —, and Argo, Seiger, for Bremen; TWO —.--, fur Guernsey ; Hoop, Janson , for Rotter dam • Friend_ Vreinden and j utfrow Hendricka, for gipsterdam. BIRTH. On Friday last. at Heibeck si in Suffolk, the Lady of Tllo^ miss Sherlock Gooch, Esq. of a Son. t MARRIED. On the nth inst. at St. GCONC I S, Hanover-square, Car Lain William Malcolm, of Savannah, to Miss Nary fourth daughter of S. Strong, Oxford-strvet. • DIED. On Thursday last. at Chobliam-place, Sir VI. A bdr. Ban. in the 7s st ye.ir of his age. • oh On. Sunday last, the Hon. Mrs. Yates, wife of ros e ' Yates, Esq. and sister to Lord St. lohn. Yesterday, at his house in Brydges-streer, Covent-garde°. Mr. Sisson, Surgeon and Apothecary. MAILS. nut. Harriburgh o - 1 PRICE OF STOCKS, THIS 'DAY AY TWXLYE O'CLOCK. a ssi Consols - 5 3 1 i ()inn. - ISA (kited. Ann.s4 ACCoMMoDATiou. " • ' L ADIES 'and Gentlemen of risveflabir" r. 3; sad t q r u om itin z g o an i immediate accommodation of Moitc% i l l is. bit supplied from sot. upwards, upon Notes or P i o arising from Landed Estates u , pc D m iviYe l lits 'e o c r 4 l t ittu , i ‘ :t n' i r i :(r perty, either by Mil or Settlement, Clergymen upon t ibt Livings, Ste. redeemable at option of the Borrower , which the best rice will be iven. and Apply 'per'sonaplly, or by Let g ter (postLpaid) to Melvi lle Co. No. 7, .et,Cii-street, strand. Co.'S N. 8.. lixpedition and Secrecy, for which M an d , c ArS M ) oneyi Trans a cti ons, h ave b een remar k e d f or s everal past, will be strictly attended to. FREEHOLD FARM, WINTERSLOW, WILTS' TO BE SOLD. BY AUCTION, t o ' At the' Spread E ag l e I nn , Salisbury on Tuesday th e n i o - in - darof August next, at Four o'Clock in the /OW . - ,unless be pre disposed of by Private contra:Li, • • ate A Very Desir . tble FREEHOLD FARM, s' f th , A. in the Parlibes of Winterslow and lchnisto n ll ", County at Wilts, consisting ut a good Farm 14.,use, Orthard4, Barns, Stables, (;railary, and other co 'uses Buildings, Three Cottages and GintielA near the Far rn antlAbout Vvo Hundred Acres o Arable, M e 34 c in Pasture, and Coppice Land, all l ongin severalty, v 4 = o , l bout and near the givt Western Turnpike-road, , Seven Miles from Salisbury. Cobr r ' The Premises are in the rentiit; of Mr. Thomas elect rho sliew the same. —P.lrtictilars will soon be Prlors. for which, and to treat. for the Purehas4:, aPP I Y t° • Tamner anti Cclpper, E.ttornies, S alisbury . tr ec" London : Printedby B. htiMILIAN (et itow-'s (loyent:.Gartiemj ; andpubitsbed by Wit.LiAm t at ;~