The Sun. — London, England, 1803-06-18 00:00:00

1. An article flora Cctenhageg states, 'that the Itoad of E!sineur is ft;Ted with Baiavian Vessels coming from the Baltic, afraid to prosecute their respeEtiire voyages. The number of French Troops will be increased in Holland, to be cotnrrhinded by General DzssoLcs. An Article from Vienna of the zd inst. says, that the KING of NAPLES, faithful to a Secret Article by which he is bound to receive a French Garrison into Sicily, in case of a rupture between France and, England, has refused the request of the latter to send ° English Troops there. The same Article states it as the general opinion, that the KING of SARDINIA will permit the English to take possession of that Island. The First Consul was to leave Paris on Thursday . or yesterday, on his visit to the Coast and Belgium. He will be accompanied by the Ministers for Fo. reign Affairs, of the Interior, and .the Marine. An'Article from the Hague of the 6th inst. men. ,bona the arrest of an English Merchant, named JoHxsori, at Flushing, who had been sent to pri. son on the authority of the Commandant of that Place. He was considered as a Spy of the English Government, and all his Papers were seized. The French Funds on the r4th were 49. 35. Wa lament exceedingly the loss of Hammer, but ive arc very far from giving into an opinion which bas been circulated that precaution on the part of Ministers could have saved it to His MAJESTY. We now •wish that we had in this Country moo() of.the Hanoverian Troops whom it will perhaps be attempted to employ against. us. It is true that every endeavour should have been used with the Court of Berlin to obtain its proteition for liaoysitr, but from the determined Neutrality of that Court, •as fatal in thc present instance as the most hive.- trate Nasality, we had not Much to expect. Still 'eutry effort should hay; been made. This Nation certainly does not shine at the present moment in the Diplomatic Line. Our Foreign Ministers are !itot among the most skilful in Europe, and our Representations are not so 11114C11 attended to as we could wish. At St. Perersbmrgh we ought to have at the pre. sent . moment the ablest and most experienced Fo. *eign Minister in the service of this Country...— There is no Nation which can render us so much benefit, or do us . so much injury as Rtaria. We believe it to be for her interest . to do us service ; but that interest should be rendered apparent by skacrepresentation, and every conciliatory measure should be employed towards that Court. Count *ottottsto is a most respettable man. We hope he is as well disposed towards the present, as he was towards the last Administration. Indeed this Country never was placed in a situation in which it was more necessity that the Administration should fie regarded as strong and efficient in the eyes of Foreign Nations, than at the present moment. lt has always been supposed that the circumstance of our Trade being shut out from Hamburg(' would be extremely distressing to our Merchants.—lt is tome time before 'cralle finds a new channel when • an. old one is stopped up, but it finds its way in the end, and in the mean time chase who are supplied suffer more real inconvenience than those who supply; often happens that the Voice of Reason and of Truthis unheard, until the Clamour of Calumny and lova - live has subsided. No man was ever more traduced than Mr. PITT has been for taking, that line upon a late occasion, which vier) , just and ho. nourtible feeling both towards himself and the Conn: try dictated. A Motion was made to , censore Mi.; misters for their Condo4l in the late Negotiation 'ith France._ Mr. Pin. thought that that Nego: tiation exhibited the most incontestible proof of . a . .disposition, on the part of the French'Government, incompatible with the relations of Peace—ho wish. ea to confine the views of the Pulblic to that im• portant consideraticn—he called upon the Tedpie With irresistible force, and in langUage.whieh will be forgotten by those who heard hini, to finite in defence of our dearest interests, to protect in War those essential Rights which out Enemy Would not suffer us to prtberve in Peace, to avenge ourinsulted Honour, and to ahew ourselves wonky the name of Englishmen. Btu• Mr. Ptrr was not permitted to limit the Paliberations tsf Parliament to the ,great and pa. /amount considerations of National Safety and I>efence and he appears also to hive thought, when the Question was forced Upon him, that whatever Hostility the Proceedings of the Negotiati . on evin. ttd on the' part of France, they exhibited also proofs . of great mismanagent On. the part of His Majel.itYig Zfi (as we now understand) that hostile mind' on the pm of France/ had been manifested towards us ever since the Sig , e fure of the Treatyof Amieria— if that sc.tles of I nsu lt , . which has been regularly continued, was then beton:would it not have been Mserii;:y to ita,:e brOUght those things to .i point at an earlier perio4 and before we b a d i u r_ rendered our Conquests Nobody Can doubt itoit it would have been more advantageons ; but the More important consideration is that it might have pre: vented the War altogether. The natural c.onse. quence of subMitting to a trifling insult is, as well among Nations as Individuals, to encourage and invite others still more serious. We made Peace with France upon Conditions in no respea degrad. ing, because, though we made great sacrifices, we made them for the advantage of those to whom we were bound by the ties of good faith. We made Peace therefore upon grounds which entitled us to respect, and to all these considerations which .arise out of the fair and honourable relations of Peace. The moment these were denied to us was the mo. inent to make our stand. Had we done so, it is not imprObable that the• first attempt to humiliate us would have been the last. BONAPARTE is said to have declared, lg thitt , he never could discover (what the Xittg's Ministers quire about." That they wished sincerely to maintain Peace no one can, doubt—but did they attempt to effeet their purpose by any uniform, decided, or consistent condua ? Firmness and Moderation might have secured their obje6t—F/fifivation and Concession were certain to lose it. Conciliation is a most amiable Virtue, but Conciliation in return fur Insult, becomes the most dangerous submission. On the breaking out of the War, the Party which has always been the most adverse to the present Administration proposed a Motion of Censure upon their conduct, founded on Fits MAtesre's Declara. tion. Mr. Purr, we believe, took great pains to prevent such a Motion from being brought forward. Disapproving evidently of many parts of their con. duCI, he felt that there were no reasons for general censure against His Majesty's Ministers, or at least none which were not overbalanced by higher consi. derations; and that such a Motion only tended to weaken and disunite men at a period when the ~ Nation most peculiarly Called for union and'strength. That Party, however,• with whom Moderation is no virtue, still - determined to propose the Vote of Censure. Mr. PITT, consistently with his feelings and opinions upon the subjeet, could honourably take no other course but that which he pursued— that of stating an opinion that /he Question ought not to be entertained. This line, it is said, satisfied no Party—it was not dilated by'Party.spirit and could not—but it satisfied that which waT better than pleasing any, it satisfied his own Coascience ;, and we are convinced that the more it is consider. ed, the more it will satisfy every man who does not think it necessary, in times of emergency, to give into the extremes of any Party whatever. In this Debate, the Question of the conduit of Ministers can hardly be said to have been di: cussed. It was very little investigated or attacked, and not at all defended. An appeal was made to the passim, nut to the reason of the Audience, and the decision was called for, and given, from the/it/ie . ?, not from the judgment of either House of Parliament. Those who proposed the Vote of Censure felt themselves secure that it was impossible Mr. PITT could approve of the whole conduft of Ministersin their relations with France since the Peace, and therefore they inferred that he must support their motion. Whether his ground of disapprobation and theirs was, in any degree, the iame, it is im possible to say, as the line Mr. PITT took preclud. ed him from stating his objeffions.—At all events he evidently thought the attack, as it was made, ill timed, and unlit, and pfobably unfounded—he could not therefore assent to the Motion.—On the other hand, His Majesty's Ministers contend that he ought directly to have negatived the Motion, and implied approbation; or, if he could not in con: Nullity to his real sentiments imply approbation, he should in negatiVing the Motion of Censure, haVe stated all his grounds of objection to their conduEl..—to which we reply, that a Speech, the tentlendy of which was to objed to Censure, but filled with 'arguments to piove that Waite was im. parable; wotThl have given jail cause of coutplaint. Besides;is it not certain that as soon as he had stated those particular Ails of Ministers 'hide he thought exceptionable; a Motion, of Censure %torrid have been brought forward, referring only to those parti cular points ? He would also in adopting this line have deserted the sound and patriotic ground .on whit!) he stood ; and !lave Affed , in - dired opposition to his own rust principle --= he would hate dectipied the time and attention of Parliament in canvassing the past conduit of IVlinistersi instead of looking forward to provide the best means of National Safety and Notation against the dangers' which threaten us. There ate those however who have said that Mr. PITT wished to ( Weatit the Adminrstration; anti that his ecnitfista was diffited b this disposition. Those wl►o offer suds an opinion d►t not,. we are persuaded, themselves believe it. To have tried to pittYont a , Motion of Censure being brought for. tvatd against .v..1: - asters-6—to have endeavoured to Shew that such a Motion} ought 'mit to lie entertain• ca when the ConsidtjtatiOn of it was fotced upon him, are most singular symptoms of stieh,a sition. • To attempt to weaken the Administrati:m by approving the War in which . we are engaged— by supporting,.perhaps in sonie degtee by suggest— ing the best system of Finance-by recommending the most efficacious plan for National befence—to endeavour, in short, to weaken the. Administration by endeavouring to strengthen the Nation, will hardly be gravely imputed. If Mr. PiTT's objet bad really been to weaken the Government, it will not readily be believed that he would have taken a course which he knew would, in all probability, unite all Parties in a division against him. The Ministerial Party would; of course, vote in oppo. sition to him—those who proposed the Censure necessarily must ; and though Mr. Fox, after the di , vitioN, declared he thought the piesti4n oßght net to Lr eniertnined, he and. his friends, as might be expeaed, reconciled it to their feelings to vote against a Motion which precisely expressed that sentiment, rather than be seen in a division with Mr. PITT ! It is known also that sal previous meeting of Mr. Pt rr's friends had taken place— that three-fourths of those who divided with him did not know the line he meant to take, when they came into the House of Commons—to weaken the Government therefore could not be Mr. Piri's wish, but to deliver a conscientious_ opinion that a retrospettive view of the Conduft of His Majesty's Ministers could, at the present moment, answer no beneficial purpose, Nvas the true and honour. able motive of his conduit. • The existence of Party is beneficial to the Na tion, and, no Government will ever he strong with out Opposition, because, without it, no Govern ment will ever receive warm anti cordial support.— Those Ministers who think they are strong by laying or dividing what is called the OpPosition Party, will find themselves grossly deceived in the first moment of disaster. The strength of an Ad. ministration in this Country consists in buying their adions severely; Scrutinized, and coming triumphantly out of the investigation. We are friends therefore to Party, in the fair sense of the word—bur there are occasions 'limbic!) the National Interest and the views of Party are at variance. 11 , 1 en will differ as to the piecise time at which Party is to be put out of the consideratiOn for the Na_ timidl good, but to prefer the Cause of Party to . that of the Nation, is to become Fadious. When Mr. Sußlitokrr deserted his Party to support the Government in their endeavours • to suppress the Mutiny in the Fleet, the obstinate and bigotted adherents to Party loudly. condemned him, but we never heard that be was condemned by the Country, or that he has repented of his uncial. Mr. PITT' must not be a&uated by Party motives in difficult times—he must be influenced by higher considera Lions. If his objet was Power—if the gratification of Ambition was his purpose, it is true that the In trigues and Machinations of• Party might best lead to the attainment of those objettls—bur if his hue. suit is the good of his Country, he must consider only the best means of contributing to the general safety and welfare. Jf Mr. Pt.r.r were in Of fice, it is true that the ene'rgy of his Mind would be more usefully and efficaciously diretfted; hut whether in .or out of office, the, People trust, in these times of difficulty anti of danger, to his best services. The -Administration has not the reputation of being as strong as our situation re. quires, and he must suggest what he ,thinks useful, and must not be afraid of disapproving, in the con.. dud of ,Ministeis, *hat he . thinks obje49knable. Tkis will bring down' t!pon grim, is it has upon-the present occasion, the invective of every Party. writer in the -kingdom; luit the shafts of .calumay cannot weaken .his efforts in the Public Service. He' will he amply compensated for malignant abuse in the gratitude of the People, and in the best con. solatioo a Public Man can feel, Thai of ing, in arduous times, done his duty to his Country. This m'ornint; artiveil a Mail froth' New-York and Halifax, brotighi to Falmouth by the ilrickiai:d Packet, in eighteen days from Halifax. Yesterday morning at half-past nine o'clock fits MAJErtv, accompanied by the Princesses SOPHIA and Atapt.ik., attended brGen. GAIME, Colonels IUTZkOY and SPIINUeIti Major DEIIisROW, and Sir W, and Lady PITT, took an airing on horseback in the Great Park, by Virginia Water, and inspected the different Farms, -' Yesterday morning. at eleverl o'clock HER MA. lESTV , EfiId the Princesses AUGUSTA, ELIZAIIIITH, and MAtt If, attended by Ladies DI Y, CHAT. HAM, l'StyN N i t and Witn(AßO, took an airing in two Coaches to Frogmore, ,and walked in the gar, dens there till near three o'clock, and then returned to ;he. Lodge. • Yesterday afternoon,. arrived at .VO'indsor,..on a visit to Tittlit MAresms, His Grace the Mitt& of PtotpErrkiti -and PRINCE Wit.t.tAtd. Yesterday Ascot Heath Races afforcied Very bad sport, Sir ,Cii muss IiUNBURY'S Putelei .galloped over the Course for the Plate; the next • Plate was . won by 'Altr:." a'a Mat- LADl s itilL 7 hig dV zi N 1 - S." oßTimotrili, IcF„ 7.----The' Lai;tin:t.i . a , Ekrc:l Ship Earrqf Irani India; 3e,fr f?.; S: Helena the City If ondoit; licrredes, ard Corer.:::i;deL, SlitiiarZESS, JUNE P. M.--The ''Ct4l Frigate and the Sly;ft Cuter; with the Bahl 'Convoy, are getting under weigh DE.A.L, JUNE 17.-Arri ' v.: . d Terror and Sid . phur, from a crui.i,e and tilt. Liliv . ii#E Sloop of War from the Northward: Remain His Majesty's Shp Reiscni:76le, Arttittnn, Fury and jak:Lre; Terre'r and 3/41. phur Bombs; riXen Gun Brig; Tiiristiid Earl St. rincent East-Ind iamen: The Privateer Brig Werlinociaid, Caps. C trAk;• MAN, ran upon the Goodwin Sands early this rtioriL: itz, and it is feared will be totally lost; Tilt: Brig Einemitel, HAiis HANSPII thastai-,ipoki on the 27th ult. at sea, the Bet;, RIC:I4,IRD BULLY master, of Yarinoilth i f ro m . ? ante bound to Liver.; poOli In hit; 37. 30. long: it. Weit, AIL well. His Roy4l Highness the PRINCE of WA e~x gave a (firmer to it telcd , party on Tueltliy list, cofisist ing of the OntierOtentioned NobJettiert and Gentle. men; vii. . , Prince ESTERILAZ!, Prince o Kri.i•sALl , :ciwlTcli, perial ~‘Tribasadtir, Count STAFiEf.irtitit Eitrlofthrs b ii n 4 l ; General. flaruit 11634 p Esc Lord Itulett:Nsosi General I.vrti &kit Li:G.I.6N, Count WA r z 14; COI(J. nets WILSUN and !At:, K::K it. His Royal Highness PkINCR Wi LOAM of e:7 l - 1 1, o tr. CEST Eli remained live days, on his rcrarn to tng t:ith. the KtilG of PRUSSIA iv his Camp, where he was highly entertained, and visited the ,21; > EX and all. her Nohlei:. By .a letter from Pa / 4; we ire juror . that Colonel AnRl C ROM nY,Colonel* StA IT U ' Captain SWAIN, of the Artill e r y , and - several othet men, have been sent rison'ers to Valenciennes ; also that Lord Etmi 14 is permitted rd remain at Paris upon his parole of honour, and hai, tater) Lord' TWO Rlll l B at the Op 6a. kir P. 13. DAV tn wilci is now a prisoner at the Sam: Place, will.eom.: plate hii sixtieth year in•Septembei• next. Dispatches, have been t:c;ived from• Sierra Leone, ,which give a liivourahle accoma of the comstanees of that Colony. tyre NRt ive Chief wa4 still industrionsly seekitig the means of disturb;ng its peace, and was endeavouring to gain other Chiet4 to his views, but had hitherto failed in all hk tempts; and every Where met with the roost clic. couraging refusals; .."rlirotigh the vigorous exertiotiS, howeirer, Captain DAY, the Governor, the ColOuy b a d h eo i p ut i n s u c h t respeclable state of defence, as to dis sip;ite all aOpteitension of danger frorii 11,0 inuAili t y of the Natives. In cow,vpiel,ce Of the sense of se curity which had beer, thus induced, cultivation tit revived aniong the Settleri, with every prov:-:dt success. The Batavian Squadron atnder AOmta At, tie %V ENTER , b:aii,isting of three Ships of dte and a tor vette. has atriVeti at Ferrol from I , i4)ort„ as xiso the Frigate Pallat, 'with Vice. Almi u it HA RT ,I N oK. Tht squadron is there tAiing oti bo!trcl trionth.s. On Thursday the Prorosind LadieS'anq C . en ,; ;: de.inen, wild are in the habit of M eet in g a t the va. rious public and priraic musical (Intel taininents'dor. ing the season, dined together at Ilighßitty Barn; previdusio departing to fulfil their summer engage. meats. Each Gentleman brotight , hie Lady, and they amounted miCtly to three o,Tavir. IVIr. KNfire+, sen. was in the chair, and after the health of the King, he 'gave Crotehtli and Qnavet-s with three times three. A number of the most.beautifut Gleei ivete and the day was Spent in, the truelt harmony. . 1 1 / 4 dramatic, novelty is coMing, forivaid at the itiy.Nhrket TheAtrc, founded dpun the interesting stofy -of . the Unfortunate Maniac, kn ow n i n t h e. neighbourhood of Bristol by the name of rbi Maid of the liaj-Siaek, whti died a few years sigoi and svhose Origin and family never' Were discovered. An 'attempt at robbery Avat made on Thursday evening- Antic eight o'clock, on Guldcr's Green, Hendon, by a single highwayman, who attacked a Gentleman and Lady d in a gig. The former Sprung Out and seized the highwayman's pisiol. A scuffle ensued, which lasted a few minutes; and several persons were approaching when the highWaylnan disengaged himself, end galloped off towards toswil. On Thursday night, orre.of the Hanipstead stage Coaches, passing near Rea.lion.hill, was stopp e d by a single highwayman, who totik from theperson of an elderly , lostly about iol. and a, gold watehi with which he galloped off towards Town : although he was i n i rne di v a y pursued; the villain got clear off. O'n Thursday night at eleven o'clock, While' Lord GEORGE Stirmouit was proceeding in his cdtriage Op Lower Grosvenor,strect; the coachrrian per. ceived ro. man on horseback,' riding tip to' the car. riage, who imMediately desirettlaim to stop;, The , Coacluttan perceiving something Veri extraordinary in this abrupt_rnannt.r of speaking, rushed forward his horses, and the highwayinan imMediately jumpetr from Iris. horse, at siome paces before :the carriage ; anti took fast hold of :she reins ; but chi coachman whipped the horsesi so ftiriously, that on their springing for Ward, the coachman hail the timely opportunity of .striking the' villain with the blitt end of the Whip, so powerful 4 . b10w dpon the head, that he fell; and the coathinan gave the alarni. Notwithstanding his Lordship joinped out dialely , to theft assistance,- the villain made hii escape into Little Grosvenor Mews, but the horse, bridle, and 'saddle, were sieuret • La Fitch Packet eltited from liover to Calaiti on Thursday evening, having on ,board 2o cases, .e on .: taining plants of different kinds for Miiiiarrie 80x4.: chars, to enrich . the .Garden 3 at St. Cloqd' anti The Captains,'OScers, told Crews, belonging to the two Prench Brigs which were taken the other' day off the Coast of Prance; were imprisoned int; mediately on their landing at Cahill, after luiving escaped from the eels in their