The Sun. — London, England, 1803-04-01 00:00:00

MATtS. T • Ari Sv Ist, .4toliona. I* ••• le ' IN . 411 . II 0 french . ...... , x kl*mburgh 0 • PRICE OrSTOCKS,- ' TIISS 3A? AT rvoiLvi. O'CLOCK, Con is THE SUN. 131.1)4 QUI3 ritetftt VALitll l 4 aIUDRAT ? 40 . N DON, APRIL t, xSO3, -., , y ~ WE are concerned to state the loss ofl-lis Ma jesty's Ship Determiar, of /8 guns, commancted by Captain BECHrIt. With some other Frieates she was conveying the S tst Regiment to tir Island of jersey, and not having a proper Pilot on board, she- Unfortunately stuck on a sunken rock a little distance from Noirmont Point in that Island, on Saturday aftetnoon last, about four o'clock, and in about fifteen minutes she filled; . The Boats from tie other Men of War :tnd the . shore were klively employed in saving the , 1 1 . ',4 31 5, • but thotigh everypossible exerti9,.wasupdes we stfeeinieernici to say tlist about -Arty lives Were unfortunately lost.,—rOut of these.ten were §oldiers, two Women and . three Children—all the test were Seamen. The Determines, we understand, lies- with her inoadside on the Rock, and at low water part of her quarterdeck and her masts, were visible:two daYte after. As the weather was favourable, hopes Were entertained of saving a part of her stores, &e. for which putpose Boats were employed. y Letters from lersty,,of the 28th we learn that the Frenchman, calling himself the Pre/rib Coma, but in.litel'Y left that Island the "Deng week for France, to the .great joy of " -6 rY (*,of the loyal Inhabitants. - Two days al . to departure the Commandet' in Chief ordered Guards to be monnted all round the Island, and 'the Artillery were preparing the Batteries for irn. mediate service. The same Letters inform • us, that in France the Troops were all in motion, and having been removed from their Cantonments, wire quartered on the bitants. A Strons aversion preVails in the minds of the French Nation in general to the renewal of Hostilities with this Country, but they seem to (ear that it is inevitable. Wr cannot ytt t rg,l 2 ieve the public anxiety tespsEt. - Ingthe probable issue ,of the. Negotiation. 1 1 - bete has been no arrived from FraNce either yesterday or this morning, and Ministers most properly continue I •tp preserve a most inviolable siereey. Warlike preparations are, however gthioy pursuect, that, should Way be the alternatiire, we may be ready io enter upon it with vigour and effeft. The spirit of the Country meanwhile is completely roused, and breathes unanimity and patriotism; as it is obvious to every man in it, that if•we are to have: War, its renewal will not be attributable to ourselvel." Many Offers; we understand, have been . Made to Govern.. Alolot,,oftratithog Corps of different descriptions, and wehayego doubt but that the great majority of the LN t arc , prepiired to.saerilice both their fortunes and their lives in our defence. • s • In the absence' of p.noatinformation, many rtitnouri • Ve of course afloat, but against these it has been our ;task, ask iZ our dtity, eatoOtly to caution the 'The inconveniencies of a state of suspense arc quite enough of the'mselves, without the agitation ,being added 'to them, which false report; are calculatd . to excite. • YEstittismi- evening the Puri, Papers to the 29th ulc readied Town. It appears by Letters front Berm., that the tranquillity ()fate, new Govern.. merit of STAthstrriand hart been already interrupted the Landannsan, D'AvitttY, has been insultetl, And - his house attacked, Several persons have been . arrested in consequence of this riot. The journey of the FIRST Co -out. to is is now said, has heen'officially announced for the beginning of , May. ..From thence he is expeded StraSiurg, whither,-according to Letters from On City, several OirillgriPyiilces,.who,owe to his; „Trucrr,sity considerable' Indemnities, will repair purpose of having interviews with hicik' Amongst , these. Princes are men'tioned the. WAS" of .Dusts of Wit/TE:4BcRt and t he BA V ARIA. b c.littettleolleges of the Germanic Doily were , exPededlct.-tpropare a Concht4uni of the Empire on the 2lst iili.`for the porp'oso-Of finally terminating the bnsiness of the Indernnitie: • A Corps of French Troops ore stated to be ex- P e ed at Flushing, dostined _to augment the Gat . rison of that place. These being Monday°, * Papers Contain no price or rands. NA L- A td; PLi7ITOL/7'iri,'MARCH 3o: A very hot press took place here last night, and many able Seamen were picked up ; the Seam`en from the Fishing Smacks were impressed, a cireum. stance not known except in cases of the greatest emergency. Arrived the Seagull and Paterd Sloops of War, from a Crulze ; the Thomas and Elizaheth, GRANT i from Ireland ; the Nancy and' Mao., LEGG, fiom Lisbon, with fruit for London - :and the Charlotte and Ann, liciW ELL, from Sr. Michael's, with oranges. Sailed the Favouriti, Capt 4 -PETERSON, for Bar, badoes and Trinidad. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 3t. His Majesty's Ship 6 / a diator was this day put into Commission. The Russell, of 74. guns, is this day. gone out of tic Harbour, equipped for•sea. The Venerable is expeEted to sail with some other Ships to Cawsand Bay. Falcon Revenue Cutter arrived from the 4tastwird, with pressed then. • • ' The Revenue Cutters are ordered to embark Troops to-morrow morning. Arrived the Lady N-eison, LINDSEY, from Lon , don,. hound to the Southern Whale Fishery ; and also, the Calcutta from London to,Botany Bay, to take on hoard Convids at this Port ; also the Lord livwc; from London for India. DEAL; MARCH 31. ARRIVED the Albion, of 74. guns 4 ,:atid Locust Gun-brig, from the Nore, Came down from the River, thellhighi ingis Indiaman, and rcmain►s. Arrived and sailed for the River, the Afar . y, CRAWLEY, from Teneriffe ; and the Anna Bella, BARB ii from Cadiz. BRITISH NAVY. STATEMENT Ot , THE . D !STE t LiTION OF THE NAVAL • - • BRITISH FORCE, TO TH In Port and fittin Line g, and ? with sealed orders S 2 ) Guard-ships - - - 6 In the English and Irish 0 , Channels - - 5 On the Downs and North s , Sea stations - I At the West I nail Islands ? 2 and on the „Passage c 'On the Jamaica station to American Sc Newfound- , _ --- Hi stations . o C. of G. Hope, E. I nd.) and on the Passage i. S Cbast or Africa .. 0 Portugal arta Gibraltar - o Mediterranean and on passage t t Hospital. and Prison Ships i S DAY. so's Frig 2c 49 a o 211 1 0 ts Total in Commission S S Receiving (hips _ S Stoieesble anti repairing fo r. Se ty iee - •• 2 9 In ordinary - ..- ‘ 83 Building . .1 , 0 24 Total 196 j 0 0 2 0 61 211 61 Si 14 10 3 I 8 4 1 7 I 7 7 C' Tot 29 2 4 , 24 I 35 • • 2 3 ti 46 • I Igl 3)0 1 13 4 34 66 23T 9 46 STAT 2 01 Tllll 011.2,1 N/ 01Y AT EACH ToP.T. Line. jo's Frig Sps. I Tot. 37, 2 24 r 3 76 39 1 21 23 S 4 3R 6 2o 3 67 1 1 8 7 . 17 2 o ' 29 . ) . ,25 56 port mouth . . Plymouth - . ':Chatham - - _ Sheerness - - River • - - Total X l 7 ! to ! 102 ;7r ! 30:.) ftt GREENOCK, MARCH i 9. •• WE are sorry to announce, that the American ship Lucy; Captain JAMES LAMONT ) of and from Charlestown, bound to Belfast, laden whit cot. ton wool, logwbod, mahogany, pitch, and pine timber, was put ashore on Saturday evening last, in a, violent ,gale of wind, off.Whitehill, in the parish of Colvend, within the limits of the Port of Dumfries ; crew saved, except one man who was unfortunately lashed to the inain.mast when it went overboard* if the weather is moderate ftly a few days, it is hoped most 'of the cargo will be saved ; hut the vessel will be totally lost, as slie•is now filled with water. . . Capt,; LO D INGTON is appointed to the Command cif tile detachment of Royal Marines on . board the Cittecht, and not Capt. 1-114 NT, as has been stated. Tht latter Officer commands a detachment on board the Minotaur. Yesterday about nine o',clock, HIS MAJESTY and the DUKF. of CUMBERLAND, attended by General GWYNN f t, &perky in waiting; rode to Kew, where }4s MA, srry walked a considerable time, and, inspefted the different works carrying on . there. 'Hu MA / Esty returned through Mortlake and the King's -road to Buckingham House, about three 9'cinck, About one d'elock the P r tt INC ess ed by Lady Camtter and. Miss Goraysy4o,altOro took an airing in the neighbourhood of Chel se a, and returned through Hyde Park. , • , This day Trir Lit MA.itsti es and the PatNcvssas left Town for Windsor, where they will remain the Whole of next week, it being Passion Week. ti Yesterday the Protestant Dissenting Ministers, in and about,London, waited on His IN/IAniESTY at the Queer& House, with an Address, congratulat. ing bun or, his late escape, which was most graci_ oisly teethed. Yesrerday a great number of persons were con_ firmed by the Lord [bailor of Lompop j , at St, Jame; Church, ril iiPll4iSli ._ GEN.elt.q.L. DISTRIIIiITIOI4 OF. THE BRITISH AILI , Cii APRIL I, 41303. kegulqrs. 1.1-mcibles.' Tat. fnv.. Cry. 1711. Inf. Bar. Comp. England and Wales --.. . 2',) 29 -7- 49 North Btitaht - - • z. • 4 . --6 - 1 rebind - - - 7 2; ' .-- 3 0 '— Jersey, Guernsey, Etc. -; Gibraltar '- - ... b b -- Egypt and Malta ~. 8 ._: . g -- Canada, Nova" Scotia; &c. —.4 --.4 .._ West Indizs - - -- 2 3 -• Cape of G. H. Coree, &c. 5 r Eastlndies, &on Pass. to 5 ly ...... . 2 4 - On Pass. to-Eng: or Ire. , 7 "'from sundry places S ' ,- 1 ---,--- Total;Ex - ../i?tiihtniih4', 35 . 3?. 167 7711 E OPERA.. 2 Mrs. 131 LLINGTOI•I'S Benefit took place last night at the King's Theatre; and a new Serious Opera was brought forward oil the occasion, entitled Err. nanda in Messicen The intisic, which is.the essen tial consider ion in these matters, was composed by PorrooALLo. Its general Cha r46le r is animated, and the accoMpaniMents are rich and well cOntriv, ed. Mrs. Bti.t.tribtori was provided with some grand and .beautiful Airs, Which 'she gave In her very best style. tier execution . was as rapid and articulate- as, possible; and in sortie cf.:rot/in/is; pas. sages we never. heard her to so much ailvalitage,— In tWo Duets with VibkNortt; her 'exertions pro. cured an encore; and she' was encored also in her concluding Song, which was particularly calculated to display the lull extent of het plwers., The parts allotted to VlcArtoNt were not very happily adapt, ed. to his talents. Signora ROI/ EDINO appeared in male attire, and exhibited a tolerably good figure. The Opera was on the whole very well 'received. Tl - ,e first Ballet , was La Faire de Hatac;ia, which we have alreadrsufficiently noticed. The last Bal let .was Lahreue, which was well siippurted LAtoiti F. and his wile, and PAttso-r. The audience was not so numerous as might be expeded on the Benefit of so disting9islied a Per. former; 01.13iStOti, .howevei, of the higher or. ders,.,a4..thellouse had splendid aspeEt. Mrs. tit I. N obtained. the most gratifying applause, particularly on her taking leave of the audience. DV3R.Y4LANE THE ATltß.—Tii MAOSTI ES 'and tour of the 'PRINCESSES hOnourcd this Theatre with their' presence yesterday' evening, to see The Hero of the North, and The Devil to Pi y. The ROYAL FAMILY ' on their entrance, were recei , leti with an enthusiasm of loyalty—" God save the King," and to Rule Britannia," were cailedlor and sung amidst the repeated and' continued acclama tions of the audicnci... The Performance p as sed o ff with great bpirit, and was received' with unanimous a ppl au se„ THEIR MA4ES'IIE6 and the PR INC F.9` is looked remarkably well, and appeared to be highly pleased with their entertainment. The House was crowded in every part. . .• The young Doke of Poksrr has gone to Paris, in consequence of an arrangement made b!!..fore Lord WHITWoRTH and the Dutchess went tc*.-Yrwrwz -14 was then tattled that his Grace* should to over with his Tutor, ti) spend the Easter HOlidays with them at Paris. He returns, again to Harrow•school as soon as the Holidays expire. The utmost aCtivity continues to prevail in all the Dock Yards, as well as at Woolwich, and the T ower . As much exertion is made as if War were aCtually determined upon. The Coventry Elettion concluded on Wednesday, when Mr. MoORE was declared the successful Can. didate; the numbers being-for Mr; Wtoott, 1294 4 and'for Mr. STRATTON, 1146. This has been a warm contest, and it is said it will be followed by another Petition against Mr. Moo i e. On Monday morning last, near louritundred re. speaable Inhabitants of Nottingham, with many Country Gentlemen, met at, the While Lion Inn,, to consider of the proper means to be taken tfsje. cure Mr. CoKe's Eiedion.--After. having chosen J.ru E'LLIc.qT, Esq. to represent . Nit-. Coxs in pia abse,nce, they proceeded in one body. to canvas the tosn. _ " • Sik hundred anti thirty of the Derbyshire Militia assembled at Derby on Tuesday, in ardor to be embodied pu'rsuant w His Majesty's Warrant issued for that purpose. Two Tr pops of the 6th, or Enn4killen Regiment of Dragoons, that have been stationed in Derby for a considerable time, marched on Wednesday, for .LOughbro', and Ashby-de.la.Zouch, where they are to remain until further (Wets. We rather think that K Eht a t.it will not appear at Drury Lane Theatre at all this season, though it is very apparent that the House wants the support hart) of him anti Mrs. SIDDONS. One of thefirshionakie Prints informs us that Lady CAitt . Gorti gave, on Tuesdiy evening, a Chi"- dreis's -Bali at which, according to the same Fashionable intelligencer, were present Lair cAit: DEN, Lord A t several other graft' and dignified Charaaels: We are told in a Morning Paper, that General ANDitE OS2I, when he came out of St. "James's, on Wednesday, was biting his lips, " adds the same sagacious Paper, " must have lowered the Funds:on:ter tent. !" Some people have thought that , a certain Great :Ulan's anger with Lord WUITwo ru , was like Abet : oar Barristers,, all in the way of business, Only: calculated. for dia, • ;An inflammation in the eyes is said to be, a very general coraplaiar:4l pret,:nt in ircia.,l; a little itrltatinn.-ihsreabontPais verycOZtirTloll 4mong the yestcyday !was theraVt day on which Wevt-India goods were twOe.uitshi i pp'ed at any of die Sufft-ranee Wharfs—those at the new Docks, Biackwail, hein henceforward appropriated to that bosiness,exclu sivelY. The press-gangs lave procured ,grear - ronnher of able hands at beyerdi Parts in Sooth , W4lel. At Swansea they have taken laodmen as well as seamen. • . • , *Married on Tuesday evening, by Special Licence, by the Right Rev. the Blows. of ST. Dion s, the. Right Hon. Lord I'Vlowrcoweat 1, to the ' Ri g h t lion* Lady Mix Dtlicntr9o4sp.y., jaAk/SiIVIARca . . RATtiiort, Winfiett iB.—lt is thotight that d Protocols on the Coic/i.irbi , i of the Iliputatior; be closed . in this day's Sitting of= the Diei i sorrie of the Ministers hive tint jret .givcri their votes. It ii• eitpeded; Thai cin next MotidaY will be prepared in the three - tolleges projet Of a.Ccivehictem of the EMpire. BOUROBAUX, the eJierne:s4 with which sugars, coffees, 'and cottons, have beer bought up for three days pasti has sticteeded thC most perfeCt calM ; the exchange day before yesterday was remarkable flit the inaccivitk of the: denfand for produce which, .241t0t1f5 'before; vrite an objed of the greatesi 'avidity: It apPeati tfiaij the ardour of speculation is . cooled, and e vets? now proves that it wai our political situation with resped to England that caused here those ()Heil of which so few people knew the tooliVet - . BittisseLs, MAttcH 24.11—Several corps Ca:: valvy and . Infantry, from the GarristinS of the 26111 Military Di,Vision, are thatching front ihi left bank' of the Rhine for our Departments; Several cur psi of Troops from the Garrisons of the 16th and isth Military Divisions, have'alsn order!; to asSeinble in thelattet end Aptil, at the Camp which will be formed at that period in the trivironi of Brussib, Tlie Troops will perform grand manoeuvres in the presence of the Ftist Coristg.: . For some days detachritend of , toting tori - seripti, who had diS•erted into the Interior, haie 'ken brought hither undet a strong militdry escort: it • appears that they are to be conduaed to the Colo.. rial Dept established at DuKti7.k.. The arrival of the YiasT Co'sst:i.; has been offi— cially announced for the beginning of • multitude:of Foreigners of distinetion are crowding • to this City, amongst whore are several Generals c4t different Nations; and several Princes of the Ger.- . man Empire . I.,ettcis from flushing, titat Merchant vessel which arrived in - thirty hours frurti the •Englistii Coast, brought that several English Ships of War had already tailed tO tl t the their station the North Seas;'' stifiti'jc i steis an, noitnc/ that a Body of Frerith Tioopi astined td augment the Garrison•c4 Flterhilit wat•e4i2eiled: BERNE ) MAKH £9.•±=Yesterda? •theiGtoneral in Chief, and Ministet Plenipotentiary - -fri;m - the French ikepublic to the. Swiss CAntonst I S4Y3 set out from Berae with.his Staff, for It, wag reported, that 'sortie seditious pevioris had been suffered • to commit 'outrages tigairis: the Landamman D'AFFItY, and that in the , nightof the ctli instant theyhad pelted his house w th stones. It ; was added, that on the ne::t day persons were arrested., These. eircumitanceo have hem much exaggerated, • ' • • Some persons 'who were intoxieatetl, fia4sing tip the house'of the I..andantiati 'as dispute arose be» tweed ditto and the Captincl, when several stones were thrown at the latter, and at the host:ie . ; the Centinel was dangerously wounded, The 'Guard haying arrived, these petsons fleet,. Lut • tbete was nothing in it of the spirit of Party. ,The French Officer who commanded. at Fi4tourg "wins bcci Med'of whathad pa9std i proceeded immediately to the house of the Landamman, to concert with him 33 to the means of procOring formation with respect to the tit ther of the insult butiCitizen•D'Ar'rits 'did. not wish .to make the affair of importahre. SraAsrount), expeft hire th e FIRST CON S UL a months-at-the I%4!eSt. assured that the First, Magistrate gryiiince will brass some t i me i n t hi s Ci t y, a n d that s'evctal Germati Princes, who owe to his getreruity ,titl to his rue.. diation the considerable Indemnities sviih which they have been gratified in G•!iinany, will re;7.yir hither for the purpose of having interviews with Amon )t these Princes are riithtioned !fit: IVIArtoRA.yE Of BADES, the Dolts of Wirt., .11 RAI, and the ht.ecrof bfiIAYARI.4.I CORN. EXCIIANGE, . WE have good supplies of coin p? not much doing: gerieral ;' 4 tr444; iicuvx,_.and goes off . atit'fritl . d'!e r sii;' f3arliy . extrerre } pittaty ; that of 'Malt ate neatlftinvaried from a, verb kill quantity oPWhitePease Una. Tick Beans, ,they are down: ts".per'quatter; toe have Oats in panty, -but pereeitoe . no'alteratiOn in theii prices,;. ,the Eloui, trade rrtsy be noted Ist 't a satria situation, Wheat. 44S a 303 a ;,', l od j Tick Beans aAas Fior: ditto -58 s a 59S Cti ()Zl'!g' - 173 ar' als a 2.3 i .4..1 PoianadiPto 20f4.a als 6d lit 4..craa 4ss o 1' itap'z Scoft. 3.34 a 33! 10'e - 31:S a 3;4. od i rr.o Flour '43s ,47 Lrit, White Ista4tt.' 3Fs a 44s od Settmido A 3Es a 433 275 ys_6l In , the present state . of unceMi t rity with ree,liefi to Public AfElirs i it is nut to lie though It cannot be known willinur that the.arotiety of men's minds shotiti be the means of their' plundering others, or being the viai lr i of phlntlet in their. turn, Rumour .etnploys her thee- Sand tongues, and blind Credulity lends a ready ear to her delusionw It is mt without iritlignAtion, however, that we see the Press drawn . into the tier.: 'vice, for . the ...purpose of .'agit:tting and misleading thtl Public, upon question the most important tts slut. whole People of the British and all ktiwledge.uf the tatinal sta , et of which must tuxes. 'sartly be - c . onfinedi in this Ctiontry at least, to the bc.)sOrns of: the. Cabinet. ability of 1,00 I(7l,:vwt.E.s.tto RIC is universally acknowledged, and 4, is cittitinly highly'. to the credit of that INrlitti!ty.rs well ai,to , .that of the Premier hinviek rb4t their Ftiehas Ott least .hate tit:el:hie by w hich they can pe... netrate.the•adual State Of the Negwitition. in the midst, however, of this . prucl-:at and honottrahle Se.. crecy, we have likafarr that - proclaim to us the pri4 vat thought's of the.cn tis v Coast) and give ,ns ftntrithettcst assurances-of the co;ltinuAnre - of Peace i he regret thoughts of lloNAt , ,Art-t:e, the InfIST Pepetri-thlt, ;area the taost ittLiccottpta_ble td ! It is: . almost : iMpossible to eniierie, that such a bare:fice‘ imposture should hive been attempted and yet, :ie are yesterday gravely told,, 44 that the' fair Seasot has returned, and the'Cluints have dis., persed." If there are any treaders so besotted as to swallov this nonsense, we arc at a loss to decide whetlicx 'ticy are aiult irttitled to pity ot contempu