The Sun. — London, England, 1803-02-05 00:00:00

STATE TR I!) 1. lt t. ' A LS. NEW COURT-HOUSE IN THE BOROUGH. AT ten o►clock this morning the LORD CHIRP' jurrrc of the (ing's Bench, and the other Judges named in the Special Commission for the Trial of the Parsons charged with High Treason, appeared in Court. The Prisoners being placed at the Bar, they all, with the exception of Mr. Desisard, prayed that Counsel might be assigned to them.—They were then asked the names of the Gentlemen whom they wished to have as Counsel ? They all named Mr. ft:in and Mr. HOVEL. Those Gentlemen were accordingly assigned to them as Counsel. .Mr.legyt. said, 'that the Prisoners having no. tninated him as their Counsel, he accepted of it in the course of his professional duty he was also au. thorized by Mr. HOVEL (who was not present) to say that he also accepted of the nomination. The Indiainent was then read ; and Mr. De:- 141 rd being asked how he would be tried, replied, that he thought that point had been already determined by his Prosecutors. He was then told that the question was usually put, and that the answer was, rg By God and my Country ;"—which answet he immediately gave, and entreated that the observation he had made might not be considered as a mark of incivility. He really thought that the made ,of trial had been determined, and therefore he Meant no incivility. The Court s a id, th a t no i n ference should be draw n f rom i t, All the other Prisoners pleaded. Not Guilty in the usual way. The ATTORNEY GENERAL then itated i that he wished to take that opportunity of observing; that to his opinio n t h e publication of any of the Proceed. ings of a Court of Justice, pending the Trial, was not Only a contempt of the Court, but Was also a Misdemeanor at Common Law. He thatPrOteeded to c omment upon the evil efTetis might result from the partial publication of Trials before they were over, and said he did not Consider these observations as applying merely to the Trial of one Indictment, but of the whole. ,It might be said, that when one Trial was over, 1t might be p u bli s h e d : to t hi s h e answere d, N 0 t because in this case, though 'the Prisoners Were charged in one Indiament, yet they might be tried separately, and therefore the publication of one irial might possibly influence the succeeding Trial. It event of a n y was certainly not for him to anticipate the of the cases of the Prisoners ; but it „wawa tgular fur him to say, that his bringing them L L rd in this manner, was a proof that he thought t ney ought to be convifted. He was therefore en !ttled to assume, that the fi rst person tried would be eonviaed , and then he would ask whether the publication of that • Trial might not have a bad eiteet against the other Prisoners who were to be tried afterwards ? for the Jury whO were to try them might receive certain impressions from the perusal of the Evidence in the first Trial.-- Although he hoped that the first Trial might be brought into the compass of one day, yet it was morally impossible that the other Trials could ; he therefore hoped that these observations would be attended to, and that no publication would take place until they were all over. .11141 LORD CHI Er jun ro t said, that he had no doubt but that the admonition w.1.1iC....b the A T.OR. 1111 Y GENERAL had given would have its proper ef tea, so that the Court would have no occasion what ever to animadvert upon the publication of any of its proceedings. • The Co urt then adjourned till Monday ; an d t h e LOl4 Chief Justice gave notice, that the Judges *Old be on the nench precisely at nine o'clock, The Counsel for the Prosecution: the ATTLANET'. kIitNERAL and So 1. r c T Oft-GEN BAAL, Mr. Serjeant K , S ti Er ntto, Mr. GARROW, Me. PLOMER, Mr. UOMMON SERA RANT , Mr. Wool), and Mr. A81)..T. For Mr. Despard, Mr. Serjeant BEST and Mr. PURN BY ; fo r t h e ot h er P r i soners , M r. JsKyL arid Mr. IlovEL. NAVAL NEWS. FAL MOUTH, FEB. 2. • SAILED this day, 11)e American ship Margaret, Captain Lewis, with tobacco, eec, for London ; . t he . American brig WAT Dilige nce , C a p ta i n T, with sugar, Arc. for ditto ; the b r i g William, EIMER, .°r . Havre-d e -G race ; t h e Venture, DI c)csorq, for 4`setvcatle ; the ltlentura, DENNIS, for Brii. Lai I the Venus, TOZER, for London ; the brig 4 ' 44 % PATIRSON I for Hamburgh ; the Suir, iorits, for. London ; and the Dutch Ship Three Sitters, RIMERS, with Hollands, fur Giternsey— , Passenger on bard her, is the • well - known 'Atajereritti e ; he has been in this town for several days pan, and was ici hopes of obtaining a passage to Portugal, 'in which he could not succeed. Arrived this day, the Brig Peggy, Capt. WHITE, With corn, 84:c. from Dubli n ; a nd t h e B r i g Th ree lirolhers, W4SCOTTs with earthen.war e 'and salt, for. this Port. 4he Packets from Lisbon and West Indies may knurly expeaed, as the wind has blown favour. ably this day for their arrival. PORTSMOUTH, FE $. 4. .1 . 11 13 d ay l an d e d General CHURCHILL and Suite, from.. His Majesty's Ship C er b er u s , f r om Jamaica. rassed by last. evening, the Iris, SKINNER, .from. New-Yolk, in twenit.tour days, from which were landed the following passengers, 'Mr. Dssimtn, l‘lr. CUMMI NS , an d severa l ot h er Gentlemen. Arrived this evening at the Mothcrbank, a Swe. dish Vessel from Barcelona, name not yet as. tertained. This - evening arrived' at this Port the Camala, " 31 )B140N, with Troops, from Bermuda, out eight Weeks and. three days, in very tempestuous wea. the r, ; lifaufoy, HART, from Deptford; and Eliza.. 601 0, EVANS, from Caermarthen. Sailed the 'Wive, M for Trinidad, with litveral . Passengets, amongst whom were Mr. Pcwleta, Maus. MONITIIit i &C. &C. ?AifS, jAiL j REPORT MADE TO THE FIRST CONSUL $Y &)1.0. NEL SEBASTIANT. " ON the 16th of September I embarked at Toulon on board the Contelie, and on the 3oth I arrived at Tripoli. I immediately wrote to Bartin CEDERSTROM, the Swedish Rear.admiral, as well as to the Minister of the Paella, to offer them my mediation to terminate the differences existing between the Swedish Court and the Regency. My mediation was accepted : the Minister and the Rear-admiral repaired to the Commissarial flouse of France, and we entered on the Negotiation. The two Parties were far asunder ; the Pacha demanded a considerable sum, and an augmentation of the annual tribute. He urged a Treaty made two years ago by an Envoy of the King of Sweden, which assured the paymeht pf 24.5. thousand heavy piastres, and of an annuity of zo,ooo ; he added, that two years of war had subjeded him to extraor dinary expellees, and that he used great moderation in conforming himself to the Treaty in question. M. de CEDERSTROM only offered, in the name of his Court, too,ooo piastres for the redemption of the Swedish Slaves, who were to the number of a hundred and fifty, and an annuity of 5000 piastres. After much debate, I succeeded in making them sign a Treaty which fixed the payment of the Ransom at 150,000 piastres, and the annuity at 80430. " On the Ist of Odnber I was presented with much pomp to the Pacha, who received me in the most distinguished manner. The exchange of the Ratifications of The Treaty of Peace took place, and the Italian Republic was formally acknow ledged. • I caused its Flag to be hoisted on the Commissarial House of France, and it was saluted by the Frigate and the place, with 21 guns. " It was not without difficulty that the Pacha consented to acknowledge that Republic. He feared that all Italy was comprized in this new Republic, and that, in consequence, he would be obliged to respeft indiscriminately all the ships of Commerce of that part of Europe : —this would destroy his Marine. I gave him the necessary explanations, and particularly those which related to the object of his appreln n. sions, and he replied to me, Certainly I wish to be at peace with the Italian Republic, without too much injuring uiv interests but if it were still more difficult, I would elo it, since the Great Bona parte desires it.' " The Pacha of Tripoli is g brave and enter prizing man, the friend of France. The English have furnished succours 'to his brother, wtv. , is at present at Derue, without means or credit. His plan is to raise the Country against the Bey. " The political and administrative Afflirc of the Regency are conduded by St to-MuHAMMED-1 L D Gll4lB, Minister of the Paella. This man is full of sagacity, and has even some notions of Eu. topean Politics. He has been in France, and pre serves for our Country a predominant sentiment of affedion. " On the zd of OElober I set out Item Tripoli, arid on the ibtli arrived at Aleximdria. the same day I waited upon General STUART, Commandant of the English Forces by land and sea. I cominiiiii. cared to him the order of the Minister for Forcign Affairs, which enjoined me to proceed to Alexan dria, and if the English still occupied that place, to demand a speedy evacuation, and the execution of the Treaty of Affrien's. 14 General STUART then told me, that the eva cuation of the place would shortly be eireCted ; but seeing that I insisted, and that I desirei an answer less vague, he declared to me, that he had no orders from his Court to quit Alexandria, and that he even believed he should pass the. winter there. " General STUART is a,nian of mediocre talent : he has for hi 3 Aid.de.Camp a French Etnigr.int, called the Chevalier de SAUESi a man of talent, and an enemy of France, who has much influence ove: the General. " I went the same day to see KtioußcH t D.AI4- ',Asp, the Paella of Nexaqdria and 1114 Capitan. Bey, Commandant of the Forces of the Ottoman Pot te. " After the'customary compliments, and some language .agreeable to, the Sublime Porte,- I an. nounced to them, that the Agents of French Com. inerce would assemble in Etypt.• This communica tion gave them the greatest pleasure, and they did net conceal that they saw with grief the stay of the English in the Country. I told them, that their stay could net be much longer, and' that the gene ral Peace left no doubt of their approaching 'dept.. • ture. "'On the 17th I visited the Cheik EL-Mu:. slay. The same day I also visited the Cheik IBRAHIM MUFTI. ". On the 18th I visited the'Compure du Kbalidj, which has formed the Lake lifjzreotis. The current of the waters of the Lake illadVis still very strong, and if the Porte 'dors not make haste to te.establish, this important Canal, the • overflows which take place on the little tongue of land that separates the two Lakes, will render the opening so considerable that it will be imposSible to travel. Ido not think that the Swedish Engineer sent by the Porte to di ren these labours, has the necessary, talents. The formation of the Lake /Warmth appears to haVe contributed to the salubrity of the atr. The City has no other water than, what it draws from the wells• of illaraboql, .This little Fort I found guarded by an English and Turkish Garrison, in order to protea the Inhabitants who came to draw water. _ _ " I employed the day of the sgth in perambu lating the Town, and receiving different indivi duals who came to visit Me. " On the loth, I set out for Cairo, escorted by two Turkish Officers, and six French Soldiers, whom I had taken on board the Frigate, but con trary winds obliged me to return to the Port. .1( The next &ay I was at Aboukir, where I pas sed the night. I ,proflted by this opportunity to visit the Fort, which is in a.very ruined*stare. On the 22d, I arrived at Roieeta, after haiing visited the Fort Julien ; I saw the same day OsriArt, Aga and Duvanny of the Town, as well as all the Christians who reside there. The z3d I was at aone, where I visited the Commandant of the place, the Cadi, and the Cheiks ; I received from the latter; and from all those WhoM I entertained, proteitationi of attach. ment to tit FIRST CONSUL. " I passed the }next day,at Rabmaiie, where 1 visited the Cheik MiittAmMth Auov-At.k ; the Fort of the Town is alMost entirely destroyed. " I visited on the istb,- at Mevouf, the Cheik. ABDIN, whom the FIRST CONSUL, had appointed Cadi. The other Cheiks of that Town who came to visit me, held the same language as those of Fame% I said to them, ' The FIRST CON'AIL loves your Country much, he speaks of it often ; he interests himself in your happiness ; he'did not for. get you, and recommended you to the Porte. He has made peace with Europe, and this Country will feel the interest which Ile takes, and the recollec tion which he has preserved of the poor Cheiks of Egypt.' MOHAMMED KACHEF - ZOURBA MUTZEL LEM, who commanded at Afenogf on my journey through that Town, has been beheaded in conse quence of being accused of communications with the Mamelouks. " The two Forts of Mrnou l f are destroyed. " I arrived the same day at Boulak. I sent imme. diately Citizen JOUBERT to inform the Pacha of Cairo of rny arrival. • " The next morning, the 26th, the Pacha sent 300 Cavalry and Zoo Infantry, commanded by the principal Officers of his Household, to accompany me to him, amidst a great many discharges of ar tillery. " Having arrived at the Pacha's, I said to him, Peace has been concluded between the French Republic and the Sublime Porte the ancient rela. tions of Amity and Commerce have been re-establish ,:d, and I am charged by the Great Consul BONA: PARTE, to assure you of his benevolence, and to announce to you the arrival of Commissaries of the French Commerce in Egppt.' The Pacha answered me, 6 The benevolence with which the FIRST CONSUL has honoured me, penetrates me with gratitude, and his Commercial Agents shall meet here the most friend. ly reception.' " I proceeded then to the house which the Pacha had prepared for nuf. " I received the same day the visits of all the /rim. cipal men of the dountty, and of the Copt Intend. ants. " On the 27th I again repaired to the Pacha, with whom I had a long conference. I spoke to him in these words : The FIRST CONSUL takes in you, and the Country which you govern, a very lively interest, and desires to contribute to your happiness ; he has charged the therefore to offer you his mediation, in order to make Peace between you and the Beys.' " The Pacha thanked me warmly and sincerely for the interest which the FtitsT Co ssut took in his behalf, bur he protested to me, that he had the most positive orders from his Court, to make a War of Extermination upon the litya, and not to enter into any arrangement with them. I observed, that the unfortunate circumstances which had happened to .the Ottoman Troops (they had been beaten five times successively by the Mamelouks), rendered their position very critical, and that obstinacy exposed them to the loss of the Pro vince.. He then communicated to me the order of the Porte, and - I saw beyond a doubt that it was not possible for him to enter into any accommoda tion, rinformed him that I intended to visit the difirrent Cheiks of Cairo, and also Madame MU RAD Bet, Mid, to inTell the environs and for titicati,•os of tee City. He . tudered immediately the guard which he had sent should accompany me wherever I wished to go, informing me, that he 'old use every means in his power. to - render my stay At Cairo agreeable. " The s.are day I commenced my visits, begin. fling with the Cheik ABUALLAH.EL-CHRSCANOI, of tit. sT;e:o - Mosque. As I was expected by him, he h:: .:s3,:mbled a considerable number of Cheiks. The c-)vt - tsation turned upon the interest which the .I.lrit.T CONSUL took in Egypt, on his power, his glory, and on his esteem and benevolence for the Learned Chels of Cairo. Their answers expressed their attachment to his person. • " He must hive been a witness like myself, to the enthusiasm excited at - the view of the por trait of the FIRST CONSUL, to form an idea of the exaltation of their sentiments. I have given it to all the principal Cheiks of Caro, and of the towns where I have travelled. - . 11 On the zBth I invited% the Cheik OMAR EL.. &CRY,' Prince of the Shiriss he and I saw only his son. 461 • 1 . 4 The Cheik SULEIMAN EL-FAttoourytv, re_ ceived me with much friendship, and assured me of his boundless admiration for the FIRST CONSUL The Citizens Jou a ERT andBRYE have certified to me that the Inhabitants of Cairo never testified so much attachment to France as on my arrival.— When we pass along the streets, every body salutes us. Their Astrologers make predictions every day as to what concerns the FI RST CONt U L. 4 1 On the 29th, I went to visit Madame MURAD Ilry : her Intendant had already prayed of the that 1 would grant her an interview. I informed her, that the FIRST CONSUL had charged me to interpose my mediation, in order to make their Peace'with the Sublime Porte ; but that the Pacha had ordered that no Negotiation should be entered into. " I employed that day and the following in visiting the Citadel, the Isle of Ro da.Gize, Bort la4, and all the other littleorts which surround the city. The Turkish soldiers murmured to see me visit their forts, hut I feigned not to hear them, and continued my course and' my observations. " On the 29th, in returning to Fort Drquy, a soldier menaced me with his attagan, but as the inhabitants of the city testified highly their indig. nation against him, I did not stop at his menaces, and continued my route. A moment afterwards IVlusrArHA otralt., one of the Chiefs of the City, passed before me on horseback. In passing, he reproached my guides with, matching before a Christian, and above all, before, a Frenchman, and menaced them with the bastinado after my depar. cure. I could not be silent under such an insult ; and upon my return I sent Citizen Joua ear to the Pacha, to make my complaint, and demand a prompt redress. I declared to him that I expeded this man would come publicly to me to ask my pardon, place himself at*Tny disposal, and implore my pity - . lie foOnd that .MusTantrA was greatly protefled bythe Paella, and wanted to arrange it otherwise ; tint / persisted by declaring formally to the Paella; thaeif this reparation was not made in the manner in w I had demanded it, I should ins:Jolty depart, and immediately write to Paris and Consthnt;eopic trs state my complaint. This declaration produc«l ali the effed which I expelled ; and MUSTAPFIAi alarmed, came on the following day to me, con cluded by ROSETTI, arid he publicly asked my pardon, and put himself at my dish sal. I told him that my first intention hail been to cut off his head, and that I only gave hiM his life a.t the solicitations of the Pacha and M. ROSETTI ; but if in future he should ever insult the French, or those in their Suite, his destrudion would be inevitable. This affair, which was instantly spread thrcughout the whole City, produced tire best eff'de " The same day an attempt was made to excite the Albanese against me. Two Letters from Rosetta written by English protegees, assured that there had been seen upon the Coasts of Natalia, a French Fleet of 300 sail ; that we were marching against Constantinople, and that my visit to Egypt had no other objed but to deceive them, and blind them to their dangers. I made the Merchant come to me who had received the Letter : I made him give it me—l instantly sent it to the 'Paella him.. self, telling him that this absurd news was spread to occasion disorders, and to endeavour to alter the good understanding which existed between France and the Sublime Potte ; and I guaranteed the falsehood of it with my head. " The Pacha had discovered the snare, and did not fall into it. He even , communicated to me a Letter from. General STUART, which he had just received, arid to which was joined an Order of tke Day, of the FIRST CONSUL, when he commanded the army of Egypt. This Order of the Day was dated in August 1799, and recalled to the recollec tion of the Egyptians, that Constantinople was tri. butary to Arabia, and that the time was noW come to 'restore Cairo to its supremacy,. and to destroy the Eastern Empire of the Ottomans. General STUART begged the Pacha to consider the spirit of that order, and to judge from it of our attachment, and of our peace with the Turks. I was indignant to find that a Soldier of one of the most polite na tions of Europe should degrade himself so fir as to instigate assassination, by means of such an insinua„. tion—the Pacha treated me with the greatest polite. ness, and the English at Cairo were witnessess cf the attachment of that City to the French. " I received a deputation from the Monks of Mount Sinai, whom I recommended to the Pacha I wrote to their Superior, to assure them of the friendship and protettion of the FIRST CONSUL...— The Monks of the Propaganda at Cairo, whom 1 placed under the national protedion which they en joyed before the war, celebrated a re Deans for the. prosperity of the Ft aST CONSUL. I assisted at this ceremony, at'which all the Christians of Caira were present. The - evening beflare my departure (the ad November), I had another interview with the Paella, and recommended all the-Christians of Cair,7 to his protedion, as well as the Turks, who during the residence of the French in Egypt, were conneded with them. lie not only promised to resped them, but even to treat them .with bounty. h On the 3d, I set out in a Conveyance of the Pacha's in order to repair to Damietta.—The Paella ordered me to be escorted to Berilak, with the same honours that I received on the day of my arrival. I had written to Captain Gou a D IN, to repair to Damietta with the Frigate, in order to convey, rne to Syria.—On the ph, I stopped a short time at Simenoud, and afterwards at Mansoura, where I saw the Commandant of the City and the Cheik Essr MUHAMM ED-EL-CHENAONI, who came to see me," as well as all the other Cheiks. I spoke to them; in the same manner as to the other Cheiks of t gypt, and received the same promises of attachment. The Tower of Man/aura is destroyed; The saint day I arrived at Damietta. " The next day I went to ARM ED-PACHA BR Ban IL, a creature of the Grand Vim Rit's j he re turned my visit the same day.—He conduced` him. self perfectly well to me during my stay in that City. , " On the 7th, I went to visit,the Fort of Leslie and the Towers of Rogaz. They have not eon t i. nued the works of that Fort, which is in a bad stain : those of llogaz are in a good condition. There is a Garrison of 200 men in the Fort and in the Towers. " On the Bth, I received the visit of ElmsAsi TOUIIAR.: his influence over the Inhabitants of Mensaie is still the sane. " On the 9th, I . went to Senen;e, where I saw the Cheik lIIILAri(m-EL.BEHLouT, he. who be haved so well to the French under the orders of General VIAL, when they were taken and ittrri. soned. The FIRST Cotaut, had dempted his rage from all Contributions. I saw all the Cheiks at. Damietta, partiCtOarly . At.i KIIASANJ, whom the PIR.ST CONSUL had in_ vested with a pelisse : he is possessed of great cre.: dit, and is much attached to the French. There are at Damietta two Christians, who are men of merit, and may be very useful to us a—they are AT. BnztLE and Don BAZ I LE. They are possessed of good information, have very considerable fortunes,' and. are very highly respelled. In Egypt, Chiefs, Merchants, People, all like to talk of the litasT CONSUL----all offer up prayers for his happiness. All the news which concerns him spread from il/exon. dria or Damietta .to the Pyramids and the Grand Cataraas, with astonishing rapidity. On the t+th the frigate, arrived at Boaz from Damietta. I immediately set out for Acre, at which place I ar• rived on the 19th. 41 The zotii of Novelnber, in the morning, I dispatched Citizens JouasaT and LscttANOtt to DOE ZAR with a leTter, in which I. stated to him, that Peace being concluded between France and the Porte, the relations of commerce should be re. established an the,, footing they stand before the W a r, a n d that I was, charged by the Flßrr CONSUL confer with bun on that ObiCnS. I begged of hint to answer me in writing, if he wa inclined to trearwith me. In some hOuro the Messengers returned—DoezzAß had received them coldly. He expressed his desire to see me personally, but was unwilling to write. Every body advised me not to see him, without an assurance written . by hint.