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

nut. NIAILS. French n - liamburgh 0 - - . PRICF. 01: STOCKS, THIS DAY AT TWSI.VIL O'CLOCK CODSOIS 64. THE SUN. LOLZIA QUiS DICiPAL raL3l.7m AUDZAT LONDON, APRIL 14, 18c3. WE have to announce the safe arrival of several homeward bound East India Ships off Plymouth on Tuesday last, under convoy of the Romney, of so guns, Capt. Sir Home PornAm, and Dxdalus, of 32 galls, Capt. H. WALLIR. We received ,this morning the Paris Papers of the r Ith inst. The Letters from Switzerland bring additional proofs of the discontent of the People of that Country, under the new Imp of Government which has been imposed upon them. The Commit tee of Government at 'Berne have published a Pro clamation in consequence of some disorders which happened in that Canton, which expresses consider able astonishment, that the People should not be satisfied With a Constitution which the First Con stil had solemnly tieciared to he calculated to secure the' tranquillity and promote the happiness of Swit. =land: The Mani/ear contains a very long, but very un. interesting' account of the reception of the French Ambassador, General Bausa, at Constantinople. xtzit bravtbur'gh Mail due yesterday, arrived in Town this Morning. A Letter from,Amiterdam, dated April sth, states, that on the arrival of a Courier from General ANDREOSSY at Paris on the 29th ult. a Cc;uncil of 54ate was held, and that the ,gctilt of its deliberations was favourable to Peace. -It further add!, that the Mime/turn of the French Government had been sent to England ; that Avg_ land is 16 evacuate Malta, and that a Treaty of Commerce is to be negotiated between the two Countries. In the,event of a War between Great Britain and France, the Empritiort, of GERMANY has, it is said, determined that the striaest neutrality shall be ob. , served in his Ports in the Adriatic. NOTW ITH'STANDI NG the assertions to the con. trary,- in the Ftenell Official Paper, we believe that we tray venture to assure our Readers, that neither the EMPEROR. of RUSSIA, nor the KING of PRUSSIA have as yet consented to guarantee the arrangements re;a ive to 1111ta, according to the stipulations of the toth Article of the Detinitive Treaty of Peace. 1r was yesterday confidently repOrted in the City, that the changes in Administration, wl►ich have been talked of for the last fortnight, had aattally taken place, and that Mr. PITT was new at (he ,head of the Ministry. In consequence of this report Stocks experienced a considerable rise, neatly one and a hall per cent. Consols at one time being done, for money, at 4. The same report was'confilcatly circulated this morning, and Con. sots at one time were up at 64 for Money, but at half past twelve they had fallen back a little. We are not enabled to state that such is really tic case, though we presume to think that some thing respeding the expelled Changes may be defi nitively settled by the meeting of Parliament next week. Whenever any thing is arranged with cer tainty, the Public may confidently look to us for information on the subject}. One thing we Can yen. One positively to state, and for which indeed, through us, the Public have for some days been per cedly prepared 'that 'a change at the .Admiralty is determined:on, : but who is. to be earl Sr. VIN -4EUVS successor is not yet officially announced.- 1 1 : i Oe-prOfeSSiVnal charader of that Nobleman we have ever, in common with the whole Country, entertained the highest resped: hut commanding 'a :Fleet, and conduding the public business of the most extensive and most important Department of the Public Service, are two very different things. Lordship proved, by his firm and determined conduct, as well as his victories, that he was well qualified for the one, but his official career, we ap. prehend, has brought equal conviction, that so me thing more than mere professional knowledge is re. quisite fur a proper discharge of the high and Inerstoos duties of First Lord of the Admiralty. we believe is the chief reason which leads to the retirement of Earl Sr, *VINCENT from that Board. Several bubordinate changes in it will of course rake place, but to what extent we have not yet heard mentioned. 4rti .NIELvILLA bas been very confidently named by rumour as the person that is to :fill the Office which Lord Sr. Vtlicurt vacates, an A ti IV ED. 1 appointrftent we thiqk likely triongh, but we i:re. some it will hardly be finally fixed, till it is certain that Mr. PITT comes into power. We have already said that these two personages, in conjunction wilh several of the present Ministers, would compose a strong, vigorous, and popular Administration. In saying thus much we are confident we only echo the public sentiment upon this important subjea. When we say too, that such an arrangement has our wishes, we only join in the general wish. It is from a warm regard for the principles, and a high approbation of the conduit of the present Admini stration, that we ardently desire to see it strength ened, in the new and perilous circumstances of the Country, by those talents which all the world con fesses to - be pre-eminent, united to those principles' with which alone the principles of the present Mi nisters were congenial during the whole of our arduous struggle, since the commencement of the' French Revolution to the present hour. Such a union as we desire, we are quite sure would have as much effect in deranging the schemes, and damp ing the ho - pes 'of the Enemy, as it would gratify, invigorate, and rejoice the whole British Empire. On Tuesday about three o'clock, the PRINCESS MARY, accompanied by the DUKE Of CUMBER.. LAND and Lady CRANLEY, arrived at Windsor. Yesterday morning His MA, ESTY, accompanied by the DUKE of CUMBERLAND, the PRINCESSES and AMELIA, attended by General MAN NERS, Major DESBROW, aad Lady PITT, took an airing on horseback, in Windsor Great Park, and viewed the different improvements carrying on there till near three o'clock. HER MAJESTY, accompanied by the PRINCESS MARY, attended by Lady HARCOURT, took an airing to Frogmore. The PRINCESSES AUGUSTA and ELIZABETH, at. tended by the Marchioness. of BATH and Daughter, took an airing in a Sociable by Euglefield Green and Egham. 'Mr. PITT dined on Monday with Lord CHAT.. HAM S in St. James's-square. The Duke of QUEENSBERRY, who has been sent down to .134th two or three times, is still at his house in Piccadilly, where he daily improves in, strength and spirits. It is supposed that the remains of the Countess nowager of CHATitAm will be laid in Westminster Abbey, near those of her.illustrious Lord. Yesterday a Ballot was taken at the East India House for the eleClion of six DireetOrS, to serve 4 yedrs, viz. in the room of the undermentioned Gentlemen, who go out . by rotation, viz. Mr. Alderman Le Mesurier, Sir F. Baring, Sir 11. Inglis, Sir I'. Metcalfe, and Johiz Manship, Esq. C. W. Thellusson, Esq. At six o'clock the gla.-,ses were finally closed, and delivered to the scrutineers, who soon after four o'clock this wrning, reported the numbers to be as follow : : IttcuAnn CIAICHLRY PLOWDEN, Esq. 1528 CHARLCI HILLS, Esq. , 2404 ABRAM ROAARTS, Esq. - . - 1367 Si MON FRAsta, Esq. *- - ItB7 • "fliomAs PARRY, Esq. - 1006 JOI2W IlvoLssroN, Esq. . - 997 3n IN INGLis, Esq. - fits IGAORGE 'FATED( ' Esq. 776 THOMAS REID, Esq. _ 675 oHN.l3css, Esq. . 506 Whereupon were declared duly deified— R. C. PLownEri, Esq. THOMAS PARRY, Esq. CtiARLEst l / 4 111.1.5, Ebq. SIMON FRASER, Esq. ABRAHAM ROBAILTS, Esq. JOHN HUDLESTON, Esq. Yesterday a Court of Dire6tor6 was held at the East India House, when the following Commanders took leave previous to departing for their tespeitive destinations : Capt. H. WILSON, of the Warley, Capt. JAs. MARTIN, of the Woodford, and Capt. TAS. FAR QUHARSON, of the 4/fred, for China ; Capt.. Jour , / Pit ice, of the Prince of Wales, for Bombay and Madeira; Capt. G. BONHAM, of the Essex, for Bombay ; Capt. W. GILSTON, of the Ail/rota, for Madras and Bengal ; and Capt. HENRY STURROCK, of the Preston, for Bengal. The Extra Ships were thus stationed and timed : Comet, for St—Helena and Bengal, Tigris, for Ma. deira and Bengal, and Closy, for Madras and Bengal,. to be afloat the zrst inst. The Ann, for Bombay, General Stuart, for Madras and Bengal, and North. woman, for Bengal, to be afloat the sth of May. Th e i le tii Ship A/Plin,ty, for Bengal, td be afloat the 2 ist. of Why ; and all of them to sail from Gs:sm.:- end. in , one calendar month from the time of their being afloat. • The Thank of the Court were unanimously voted to JOHN RoaAaTs, , and JAcon BOsANQUET, Esqrs. Chairman and Deputy, for the eminent services they have rendered the Company during the last year. The Court adjourned at six o'clock till this day. Yesterday the Dispatches for Madras and Beng;11, by the Earl Howe, were finally closed at the East India House, and delivered to the Purser. PASSFNGFR, FOR FORT ST. CEORGR. Lord Wm. Bentinck and Lady ; Col. W. Dowdeswell, his Lordship's Private Secretary; Major Henry Monkton, Aid de Catty . ; Messrs, I. A. Cassurnajor, and G. E. Russell, Writers; ►'vlr. A. Haigh ! Assistant Surgeon; Messrs. H. Con way, R. lietriNctbti, H. Wright, I. LlCrtoll, W. H. Dai lve .. nant, S. Rolle ton, F.lgaa—Cadets. OR BENGAL. lion. C. R. Lindsay, and Philip Nlonckton, Writers; Robert Fox, with the ColosSal Statue:ot Marquis Corn. General VICTOR and the other French Officers of non-, who were, to sail with the'Expedirion for Louiriaim, have thought proper to sell their stock for the voyage, and this at a conshlerable loss. This transaftion took place last Thursday at Rot terdam. The Flag of Admiral HnitTANcx, flying last Saturday on board a 32-gun Frigiite in Helvoet Road, waiting for a favourable wind, It; was thought . his orders were for the Mediterranean NAVAL NEWS. FALMOUTH, APRIL 11. ~i PASSED this Port this day, the following East India Ships, under convoy of His Majesty's Ship Rom. no, of SO guns, Capt. Sir HOME Porn AM, and the Avid:is Frigate : The ilrnistott, Royal Charlotte, Ceres, David Scott, and Brunswick, all from China. The Walton, MACNAMARA, from China, parted company soon after they left the Trades, in 20 North lat. The Purser of the Arniston landed this evening, and went off immediately for London. The above ships were detained at St. Helena some time to wait convoy. PLYMOUTH, AP aI I. 12. THE following homeward.bound East India Ships passed by to the Eastward this morning, viz. Royal Charlotte, Captain R. PATTERSON ; Ceres, Capt. W. DUNSFO RD ; Brunswick, Capt. noon ES ; d/rniStON, Capt. MARJOILIBANKS ; and Amid Scott, Captain JoNas, all from China ; in company with the Romney, of so guns, Captain Sir Hout a POP. HAM, and Deedalus, of 32 guns, Captain H. WAL. LER, from China ; also the Honourable East India Company's Ship Bengal, Captain CUMINE, from Colu►nba. The .Pursers of the Royal Charlotte, Ceres, anti Bengal, landed early in the morning with Dis patches, and set off immediately for London. The Ships from China sailed thence the sth De. cemher, and left St. Helena ,the 17th February. The Bengal sailed from Columba the 27th Novem. her ; arrived at St. Helena the 27th January ; and sailed thence 17th February. .The wind blowing a strong gale at ,east, it is cape/led that some of the above Ships will be obliged to bear up for this Port. Sailed the Neptune, of 98 guns, and Cootragtxx, of 7+ guns, for Torbay. Arrived the Seven Brothers and Guy Tree, Navy Transports, from Deptford. This morning the Brig Integrity, of Shields, Capt. ADAMS, laden with coals, from Newcastle for thin Port, was driven on shore on St.-Nicholas's Island, where she' remains on a ridge of rocks, with Barges near her, taking out the cargo, in order to lighten her, and it is hoped she may be got off. P. S. Since writing the above, the Romney, of so guns, and Daedalus Frigate, with the five China Ships, have put into this Port by con 504 winds, and have anchored in the Sound. Arrived the Blanche Frigate, from Guernsey. HARWICH, APRIL. Z 3. SIX P. M. THE D;arra Packet, Capt, Osnotts, is this mo ment arrived from Cuxhaven, with the liamburgh and Bremen Mails. The Prince of Wale:, Capt. HUlig, and the Diana, Captain STRWAkt, remain with the respec tive Mails of this day, outward.bound. DEAL, APRIL 13. ARRIVED the Lively Cutter, with Dispatches from Rear. Admiral THORXDOROVOH, which were sent off express to the Admiralty. Passed by the back of the Goodwin Sands to the Westward, two Dutch Frigates. GREENOCK, APRIL 8. SEAMEN are entering here very freely. On Thursday a number of tine fellows were sent round in the Prince Augustus Frederick revenue cutter, Capt. Dow' r, in high spirits. They gave three cheers as they got under weigh, which were re. turned frntn the qu4ys, with three times three. The Officers and boats from the three Revenue Cruizers lying here, are just now making a corn. plete sweep of the hands from all the ships lying in the River. The following Captains are appointed to aft in the Royal Sovereign, of too guns, Captain Cult. KY ; in the Britannia, of too guns, Captain KIT: TOE ; and the Windsor Cattle, of 98 guns, Captain DURHAM, fitting out at Portsmouth. The Hon. Captain ELPHINSTONII FLE4ING is gone to take on him the command of the Egyptienne, of so guns, fitting"out at Sheerness. The Seine Frigate and Zebra Bomb-vessel, are ordered to be prepared for service as fast as possible. Two thousand tons of Transport 'Vessels were taken up for the service of Government on Monday. The out-pensioners of Greenwich Hospital conti 'nue to come forward very fast, and in order to give every encouragement,. the time allowed is to be ex.. tended for some days longer. A letter from an Officer just returned from the Dutch Coast says, " We have been cruizing off Goree for some time, w here there are several Dutch Men of Wat, accompanied by three French/Frigates, and supposed to be about 26,030 Troops. Vie left Goree on Tuesday, when we were relieved by ano ther Frigate, and afterwards met the his, Minerva, and Hydra, untTer way, it is supposed for the sam e station." Lieut. HArriNcs was the Officer employed under CAN. WOLFE, Of L' Aisle, in the unfortunate affair at Portland Roads, and - has been committed to,Dop. chester gaol for trial. THE HAMBURG/I MA :L. VIENNA, MARCK 33. TH - 11 Imperial Ambassador in London, Count srAirktNia ERG, has sent a courierto Vienna, with advice of the misunderstanding between Enslave( and France.; and we have since been 'assured.that' our Court is determined, in case a war by sea should commence, to preserve the strilest neutrality with . respea to the Austrian Ports and Territory on the Adriatic. The Ittissian Ambassador, Count RASUMOWAY, and the English Envoy, Mr. ARTHUR ?AGIT, bad obtained leave of absence during the six summer months, but in consequence of the change in politi:c . cal circumstances, they have resolved not to. make vie of it till-they receive further instruaions front' , their respective Courts. Field-Marshal Lieutenant MACK is gone from ttis City to his estate in Bohemia. His pension his been augmented to 8000 florins. HANAU, Mau 2. NOTWITHSTANDING the reports of Wart greateit preparations are making for theloutney of the First Consul to the Left Bank of the Rhine. His route will be from Bruuds, by Aix, la Cba•• pelle, to Mentz. In the latter town the Bnorge° l6. Cavalry is embodied ; and the Horse-chassetirs hOe received a grand new uniform. The General Division lavAssruat has oflcially notified to 01 Garrison the approaching arrival of Bormritaxt. There is a report, that when the First Conseil is at Strashrg, he will be met there by the Egisc. TOILS of BAVAZZA, BADEN, and WURTEMS MANHEINI, Arm& I. THE Landamman D'AFFILY has written a Letter to the MARORAVE of &DIN, notifying his en• trance on the Government of the Helvetic Republic. He has likewise written similar Letters to the Courts of Peterdurgb, Vienna, Berlim, and to oilier Governments. AMSTERDAM. Aiiw. y. Px I VA.T E Letters from Paris contain the follow. ing intelligence : After the First Consul had received, on the 29th of March, a Coutier from General ANDREOSSit art i Extraordinary Council of State was held , an d the important question of Peace or War again debated' It is understood that the votols were not Elven*, the mainternmee of Peace, artilittosteier was Ant di , 4 taGeneral ANDAE'OSST at Gonda.: with the laws. tuns of the French Government. Ang/and, it said, is to evacuate Malta, and a Treaty of Corn• merce to be negotiated between the rwoNations..... Should War, however, ensue, it will not be de.;. Oared by the Chief Consul ' but a Senatur Consul turn will be 'passed, which will render it a National transaition. This document, it is said, is alma/ prepared and printed. BRUSSELS, MlkillaK 10. A request was made to the Batavian Government to lend zoo horses from the Batavian Cavalry, for ,the use of the Guard of Honour which is to a ttend the First Consul in this City ; but this not being complied with, General BtLL/ARD has given per' mission to :cleft zoo horses of the requisite colout and size from the French Cavalry of the 24th Mili tary Division. HAGUE, Arai!, 5. YES? ERDAT morning the French Ambassador, Citizen SEMONV 11. LE, again received a Courier from Paris, which is the fourth in one week. lie ' immediately went and had a conference with our Minister, Citizen VANT.D ER-GO ES, who yesterday, evening sent off a Courier to our Ambassador' , Citizen VOS-V AN-STE NW YK. The report that all differences between Ful 4 4 - ' and France were adjusted, appears to have bee n premature. French Troops have already arrive at Breda and Flushing ; and the latter Tow 9 i 1 50 full of Soldiers, that all kinds of provisions bay s greatly risen in price. The proposed law relative to the Bank of France has been withdrawn, and another proposed in its ' stead. It differs from the original one in t" points. The original one had proposed, anions of the Bank should be 45,000 at the least. The new law limits them positively to 45, 00 ' The fixing of the dividend at 6 per cent. was ro' posed to take place from the rst of next.Ven tle• ' • miaire (aid_ September). The Regents of the Ban* having declared, that the shales would experien ce ( too great a depression by so suchlcn a redo4tion the interest, which has been to per cent. ; the Go• . vernznent now suggest chat the redation shall hol take place till the tat Vendemiaire, year 13, ( 2 3 September, 1804.) A Gentleman of Rotherhithe, we are inforinct I and who is now doing business for Governmen% has just completed perpetual wheel ; the 01) . .r ile of this mast valuable invention is to do awaY necessity of fire and water, in the working of M i that the and engines.