The Sun. — London, England, 1803-05-12 00:00:00

~~ • I 1. PLYMOUTH, MAY 10. ARRIVED the Cormrgeux, of 74 guns, from Torbay, and the I mogen ‘Sloop of War, Captain VAUGHAN, from a Cruize. The Cwigyeror, of 74 guns, Captain T. Louts, went out of. Harbour yesterday, and anchored in Cawsand Bay. Arrived the Sirita Frigate, from Torbay. PORTSMOUTH, MAY, IT. Tim morning His Majesty's Ships TOPate and Endjmion went out of the Harbour to Spithead, equipped for Sea. Sailed the Albion, WALKiR, for St. Petersburgh. Arrived the King's Fisher, MORGAN, Ant, QuINTEM, and Swan, BROWN, from Jersey. DEAL, MAY I. Altit IV OD and sailed for the River, the Magar e t ta , MILNE, from Georgia ; and Thames, Lzw ES, from Waterford. Arrived the Stag Revenue Cutter, from Admiral THORNBOROUGH'S Fie Ct. HARWICH, MAY I I. THE Earl of Leicester Packet, Captain TROMP. SON, arrived this morning from Cuxhaven, with the Hamburgh and Bremen Mails. Thirty-four casks of foreign money were imported in this Packet. The Pocock Cutter, Captain Pootz, also arrived from Helvoetsluys, in ballast, and sailed again at high water express back. The Xing George Packet, Capt. FLYN, and the Princess Rojal, Capt. ANTHONY DEAN, sailed this afternoon on the arrival of the Mail Coach from London, the former with the Hamburgh and Breme n Mails, and the latter with the Dutch Mail. This town was a scene of bustle and confusion on Monday last, in consequence of the Officers of the Russar Frigate, with a patty of armed Marines, having landed early in the morning, and impressed every person they could get hold of that had the least appearance of a Sailor, Yesterday they were re. gulated by the Mayor, and all discharged except one person (the only one liable to be impressed), who made his escape from the town gaol. A great number of Mates and Apprentices were impressed from the Ships in the Harbour, and carriedon board the Ihrisar, where they are detained. By the West India Mail which arrived on Tues. /day, Government have received advices of the total loss of the Consolante, a new French Frigate of 44 guns, which foundered off the little Island of Nl..rgaritta, Blenheim, of 98 guns, struck on a rock off Barbadoes, but was got off without damage. We. bear from Trincomalee, that His Majesty's Brigs Arnbayna and Mongoose had arrived there on the 22d November. His Majesty's Ship the Arro. „rant, of. 74. guns, had nearly perished in a violent typlion in the China Seas, by which she was totally dismastecl, but made her way to a port in China, where she re-fitted. On the 27th Odober the Ar. r'ogant arrived at Bombay. The remains of Lady HARRIET HAMILTON, eldest datlghter of the Marquis of As r RCORta, were .deposited, on Friday last in the family vault at 'StaninOre:" Among the chief Mourners, wer e th e Lords Jon j t and GEORGE BERFSFORD, brothers of the Marquis Of WATERFORD, Sir CHARLES and Sir EDWARD HAMILTON, and . the SOLICITOR GENERAL, Mr.. Boviav, Dr. PEstissaToN, and Mt. BOWEN. The.,principal Domestics of both sexes attended in deep mourning, these .: Were fol. lowed by the servants in livery, and the procession Was closed by a train of young unmarried women, clothed in white, for the melancholy occasion, and principally selefted from those : poor latnilies which bad been more peculiarly the objects of her Lady. ship's kindness and beneficence ; those who at. tended in the Procession, and the numerous crowd present' at the Funeral, bore the strongest testi. many' to the , virtues and many excellent' finalities of this young person, by the sorrow and afiliaion they expressed upon the mournful oCcasion, and by this last tribute of resped to her memory, marked their attachment to a character which had merited and adquired the love and admiration of all who knew her. Mr. DAVY, the celebrated Chemist, is engaged to, read a Course of Lc lures before the Board of Agricultu re ,, with a view to cxertiplify . the appliel. riot-% of Chemistry to Agriculture. The first tore of this Course was given on Tuesday last, at their .house in Sackville.strert. A fatal accident had nearly happened,. a few evenings ago, in the theatre at Aberdeen. Mrs. Beaumont, in the charatier of Isabella . (through a strange mistake of the stage keeper) had been fur. nished with a real dagger ; with which, not per. ceiving it, she stabbed herself, but, fortunately, gave . the blow in a slanting direklion,' So that she escaped with a slight wound under the breast. On Monday se'nnighr, a dreadful accident hap. mid in the county of Kilkenny :—Miss Eliza Kavannagh, a young Lady of great accomplish. ments and fortune, was taking the ail' on horseback, accompanied' by a Gentleman to whom she was be trothed ; unfortunately her bonnet was blown off, and in attempting to recover it, , the beast threW her, with much violence, and she mited in a few kurs after. THE departure of the English .lbassador is no longer considered as probable. 'i tic packing up of his baggage has been stopped, and His Excellency will come to no determination until the return o the Courier from England, which he sent off on Wednesday. As to the departure of •the Dutchess of DORSET, about which so much has been said, it is a circumstance from which no decisive inference can be drawn. It was known several months ago, that the Dutchess would return to London in the summer, for the pu'rpose of lying-in. A great number of English, however, who were at Paris, have left it with precipitation. Thirty-eight English Sloops have lately arrived at Concale Bay, for oysters, and the inhabitants near that part of the Coast infer from thence, that the discussions between France and England are likely to terminate amicably. The Duke of BEDFORD dined yesterday se'nnight with the Minister for Foreign AlEiirs. Several English of distindion, amongst others the Dutchess of GORDON and Lady GEORGINA GORDON, were present. They speak of the return of General RocHAM. us AU from St. Doming:, and replacing him by Gen. LAPOYPR. BRUSSELS, MAY 5. —Several Compapies of the first Regiment of Artillery have arrived in ci-dvvant Flanders from Fere. A Company has been de. cached to reinforce the Garrison of the Island of Cadiand, which is now very numerous. The Mi. litary Posts on our Coasts have been also aug. mented by Detachments of Infantry and Artillery. A few days since about two or three thousand men defiled by Dinant and Namur, which appear to be destined for the .frontiers of Holland. The Fourth Regiment of Hussars, which arrived the day before yesterday at Brussels, set out yesterday morning for the Lower Rhine, where it is said it will make part of the Corps which is to assemble under the walls of Nimeguen. The movements amongst the French Troops have iever been so aaive as within these few days. Several Dutch Fortresses, which had not hitherto been occupied by our Troops, have at this moment a French Gar rison ; amongst others, Gt'ave. THE .HAMBI:IRGH AJAIL. VIENNA, APRIL 27. TIM afternoon the Archduke FPaDtNAND Set out for his oew residence at Sulzbur,gb. The negotiations which have been for some time carrying on between our Government and the. Era rtitoß of MOROCCO, relative to the Presents, to the amount of to,ooo Ducats, which he used for. merly to receive from the small Commercial States which are now become Austrian, have been brought to so favourable an issue, that the utmost resped will be shewn to the Austrian Flag ; and the price of Insurance at Venice and 'lciest, which had con. siderably risen, has again sunk to its former level. MILAN, Arilt.lB. ACCORDING to letters from Naples, the English seem preparing to take possession of Sicily, should a War break our, and thus prevent' its being ocetl. pied by the French. They will station some 'light Flotillas near Messina and Catania, in the strait which separates the Kingdom of Naples from Sicily. BERNI, APRIL 23. TO.DAY our • new Government will be installed with much solemnity. The Members of the Great Council, according to the old Swiss custom, wear black and swords. Citizen ParrALozzi is chosen Member of the Little Council at Zurich. The Brother of the 'First Consul is soon expeEted at Freybourg. " • It is said 'that the Helvetic Troops who have entered into 'French pay, will he embarked at Kit-seines, and sent to . COraica.. The French Troops in Switzerland will, during the absence of General N IC, he commanded by General . BAtt 800. The march of the French 'Troops from Switzerland to Italy still continues. There is a very frequent interchange of CoUriers between the Government of Paris and ones at Freybourg., Citizen .RAPP has brought to the :Landamman d'AFFRY, a Letter from the Fiist Consul, in which he expresses his satisfaCtion at the proper turn which affairs have taken 'in Switzerland* Adjutant; General RAPT was received by the Volunteer Corps with Military Honours : he will shortly return to Paris, and accompany the First Consul in the tour which he proposes to mike after the close of the present Sitting of the Legi,laive Body * . The condat of the French Government towards lidififld, indicates no disposition,' on its part, to avert Hostilities. It is one of the stipulations, on our part, that Holland shall be left free, hut the French have token complete possession of, and have shnust bubjeeted that Country to 'Military Law. , is appeatS from the A.'c'cnunts from rho Ci►stnm. house, now lying on the - ratte dine flutist. of Corn. mons, that out - Exports Lnitninted last to +8,03,6831. Which is 6,833,0001. m•nrc than the foregoing year, and this only the 'British proAnce and manufaffires. Our foreign tnerchandlie aug mented still more in proportion. Our Exports of foreign inerchandize have trebled since the year 1792, and that of our manufatittres and produce has- increased so per cent. Our Imports have not increased nearly in an equal proportion ; thus the balance in our 1;, your is great beyond example. Last year our imports were t,750,0001. less than the year before, which ; .added o die excess of Exports, mil.ces an augmentation of balance in our favour in list year of 8,550,0031. SEAMEN AND TONNAGE OF VESSELS. - The whole number of Ships cleared inwards doling the last year in England was, British built - - - I 1,1.0 39 - -3. i Foreign . Tonnage of British - - 1,561,000 Tonnage of Foreign - 434, 1 74 British Seamen - - . 93 , 9 !I'. Foreign Seamen ' - - • 24,953 The clearance outward was, in all respeas, ex. cept as-to the value of the cargoes, very nearly the same. In Scotland the Exports and Lupus in ton. n age amount io nhr•ut one sixth of Englanii, but the vessels are smaller, therefore amount to above one.fifth of the number. PROHIBITION OF THE EXPORTATION OF NAVAL AND MILITAKY SIORES. • By the copies of COrrespondence relative to the preventing the exportation of - Gunpowder, raltpetre, and Nava} Stores, laid before the [louse of Coln. mons, it appears that the following letter was sent on the tst of April, by Mr. VANSITTART to the Commissioners of the Customs : (PRIVATE) " Ttea.tuty Chad:ter:, Ili 1803. " SIR, " I am commanded by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to desire that you will take'such Ineasures as are least calcu lated to excite public notice, to prevent the Exportation to France, Spain, or the Batavian Republic, of any - Saltvitre, Gunpowder, or Naval Stores, initil you shall re.:eive directions from His Majesty's Government upon the subjea. " I am, Sir, itc. " N. - V ANSITTART."' • Chairman of the Board of Cutouts ill Waiting. In consequence of this letter, information was from time to time sent by the Board to Mr. V SITTART, Cf ,Stores having been entered fur Ex portation to Amster,latn, Antwerp, Havre, .and Rouen, which were, in consequence, respett.lively direaed to be stopped, but information having been received by the Cinumissioners, that one of the Vessels which had been entered for Amsterdani, had subsequently been, entered outwards for Etnbden, and that there was reason to believe that the (testi. nation of,the other Vessels would be altered in 'the same way, either for Ernbden .or Ilamburgh, and the information having ht en communicated to Mr. VANsrr rival-, the following letter was sent in an swer, by that Gentleman : Ti 'savvy Cl .where, 4il) ISo3. « Sift, " ln cunsequence of the representation of tit:, Officer con cermxi in giving orders fOr re-landing Naval Stores froot Ves sels bound for Havre and Rouen, tninsmitted in )(Air letter ot this morning, I aert commanded by the Chancellor of the Ex chequer to desire that tin: coni 4 ni i ,,i oo ,, r; o f the c ustarni will give directions to pre lent any Saltpetre, - Gunpowder, or Naval Stores, hziog exported it> Veiseis catered out for any port or p taco abroad. " I am, Sir, &c. "N. VANSI!‘"fART.'' 1. Hume, Ft;q. COTTON TRADE OF Itutt. ANo.---13y papers now laying on the Table of Ili? House of Commons, it appears, that the duties paid on British cotton twist, and yarn, amounted to 51o1; only, in the year, i 790. That from that time till the Union it averaged about 30001. annually, but that since then it has averaged 15 3 0001. and last year amounted to 21,7271. 91.'6.1. This is a great argument in favour of the Union," as it aff,:cts manuiaaures in that countiy. We are concerned to hear from Bombay, that the Straits of I)ryan and SyncapOre were infested by number of piratical prows, which kid attacked a snow off the carrimon Islands, belon l2 :ing Syed, froM Palatnbang, bound to Malaccr, nod fired tnto, and Sunk' her from several of their shot having struck her between wind and water. The' crew o f the snow took to their, boat, and arrived at Ma. safety. W e are sorry to add, that the snow had a cargo on hoard, to the•amount of 4.0,000 dollars, consisting of tin and pepper. About one hundred and fifty large prows, with valaable cargors, from Java, bound to Malacca, 'were at RIII9, blUCk aded by the pirates. On Thursday likt the Lady•of Major• IVlAtia was delivered of a Son. „SUOCK INQ ACC D NT.---Yesterc,Liy, about three o'clock, an obstrudion look place in the nirroiv. part of the Strand, near Ek - eter. 'Change, in conse. ireace of the bOakin dawn of an hackney co'scL : Two men and a woman crossing the street, unfur tunately ran, betwem two coal waggons, then in contat with each other, when the two men and the woman were so jammed In, not Nith4tamting their &Malls and shrieks, bane any as , 'iitance could be giver that they were killed on the spot. MaitstokAlousv..--Yesterday information coos givento the LOWE) sYAY 0 a , that a ntimbetof persons had paraded the streets on Sunday night, armed with iltidgeons, i i,Vith.which they assaidtcd every perm they met. . the Cily Mar. 4611, harpe . ning.topastlY, WAS beat by them about; the h,ad and face:in a violent manner, Stri4 Ortlers, have been issued for apprehending these.. ruffians, and hyea are entertained that they will le brought to juttice. A luantity of wool was brought before the Lord Mayor, seized from a respeaahle tradesman in the city,by the Cu sto m House Officers, fur not having the nark ou ts id e , diretted to be pineed upon it by the at of Parliament. A penalty was demanded, whicl was resisted by the owner, who stated that the iroperty &as foreign wool, comequently not subjel to the Aa ; it was proved to be such, the owns" was -therefore discharged. Mitch admired Oratorio tir 17 , e Was performed last night at the Concert King's Theatre, Haymarket, for the Benefit of Dec:wed Musicians. The Music wi t s neve r eke_ cute with better effect, nor received with more ap plause.. The company was, fashionable and brilliant in the eXtreMe. Tt3&la MAJEITT FS, acCoMpanied by all the Pa INC t ssas, were present, and appeared to be highly entertained during 'the whole of the per formance. The Ou E Elf arid PitiNglisses joined in many of the chortisses, and His MAj EST' frequently gave proofs of hi; satisfaelion by clapping at the conclusion of a song. The beautiful song at the be: ginning of the third Part, was encored by Hts MA- EsT Y'S express desiv.e ; and Mts. Blt.LtNcTov exercised her powers on the repetition with such irresistible efrea, as to call forth the loudest ap plause, Messrs. HARkisow, I'3 ART!. &MAN,. KNY. V ETT, and MELD, sang with great powers, jud, mem, and effeCt. .Miss TiorNANT and Miss CROSB Y are Ladies of very considerable promise as Voc,,il Pe r formers. The Chorusses were given in the most impies. sive, awful, and sublime stile, and great praise is due to Mr. BARTLEMAN, under tvliose diredion the whole was co'ndutled. The room was crowded, but not so as to occasion any inconvenience, and amngst those present we noticed the greatest park of the Beauty and Fashion now in town. WE had not room yesterday to notice the Vocal Concert which took place on Monday last in ad Great Room, at the Opera House, bur its merits • should not be passed over in silence, particularly as it was the fim annual Concert for the bendic_ of Messrs. CktAaLts and Wit-LIAM KNYVETT, sons of the respectable member of the Musical World, whose talents have long been known to the Public 4 The Room was crowded by -persons of the first Fashion, a eitcumstance highly creditable to the private character, as well as acknowledged abilities' of the young Performers who were to profit by this ' splendid patronage. The Concert was most ably led by CRAmEK, and the elder KNYVETT sat at the Organ. It opened with HAYDN'S celebrated S'ar prize. which w as well performed. Among the novelties of the evening was a fa. vourite Air of MozART, harmonized for six voices, by Mr. W. KNi•VETT, and the barrroa4;lo;o`it'was not unworthy of the original subje6t. ThqPeTaqDgS distingukhed themselves by a Concerto on the French Horn. Mr. C. KNYvm, fur the first time, gave a Concerto on the Grand Piano Forte in pub.. lie, and in so good a style that he has altcady ekta- Wished his repetition on that instrument. A Miss MissvNurN made her first public appearance as a Vocal Performer, She sung with great taste and sweetness, and was admired for the elegance of her manners. 1-liitittsoN's beautiful Glee" Qh../Vawtr," went off with admirable efreet. HA„It R I soN hirma enriched the Concert by his talents, and, sung an Italian Air with even more than his usual - excel. lence. A new Glee purposely composed for this Concert by Mr. W. Kwiry err, entitled '' The Sheperd and his dog ihver," was highly admired. The whole was a tilie display of musical skill, as :nay easily be itnagthed, since the Vocal . depart. anent was sustained by HARRISON, VIGANOgt h CIN'IADQR" Mad. DUsSEK, WALSH,,SALIK, the KNYi , Eyrq, &c. The whole crinclhded..with traod grand Chorus from .1 - lAxurl's sublime work intitled The Creation. riiz OPIR i 4. THE Comic Opera of Molinara was perfortned on Tuesday night. Before the commencement,• Mr. 'KELLY came forward and informed the Au. thence, that he liad that moment received a note from Signor VI GANUNI, stating, that he was, unable to perform his part in the Opera, and, therefore, requested the Opera might he suffered to go On Without him. Madame BOLLA exerted herself on the occasion, and was very much.applandrcl.. The Divertisement was La Fair de ;lI alotla, which, from the . irldirpor;t;ou of tuOit of the princip4l Dancers, went off out heavily". The Ballet of ..4riadne and .Bacchus follow*, which, owing' to the great exertion's of PAR I . SOT, M. C 0 RAIL I s and little Was rucivetf With great applause, not the absenee"of the rest of the prin. cipal Darted, • • • • The liovase was very genteelly attended, 'aud io. wards the later part of the evening, w 11 filled The Dutcher of De voNSit tat and her - Daughter, and the /)utchess of Sr. At,n. , .N's and her Sister, were among th:: principal F:.;.‘JliQnabies.; • The Sirtmes, w!io consiwilly j :11 the out ‘tard woreas /oil as 1151,141. , • bidispotit;on among the Perfolmt,rs nr the Opera ha ,, been so general I 0_ _ate, - Ow the 114•3 n 4 onBers vo it la, contemplation to appoiot a Physielan-Goler• 1 1 to the Theatre, from whom it will be required to obtain a certificate before a Performer can be ex. cued his duty. Th e un co mmo n ' .applause which Mrs. Po LUNG. TON obtained from, a . seign i o c: audience atMr, HAltittsoN's Concert in the beautiful glee of 0 N agl y rwih gdoil guo.s. l vjth Mr," strongly ttiarkti the.sryie of singing in which she Occuliarly excels ; in her bravura Italian song, - composed for the oc_ by 11.4„,uzitNt,' she smrpited far mt,le than -she . ' • . . It is said that a new piece, entitled a /Phi Mn's Cat," is Wout to he brought forward at Covent. Garden Theatre. We advise the old moms: be the Ctielt.r4on to be on his guard. A Sister of Mrs, Powt LL, of Drury Lane Thea. tree, is soon to appear on.ihe boards of that Thea tre, in the Character of Emilia, in The Winters' Tale. We shall be glad to find that the fair Ad venturer is allied to her in talents as well as affinity. Notwithstanding the dinisrishtd statement'that has lately appeared retpecling the property of the i M r . Exisrawi it is till believed by some, tt .i he has left behind hint a much Luger - fortune in was ever acquired by any other European in _ Mr. BRADS/14W, the Member for Brackley, k In soming from the Bone of Commonl last w ee k, t 11 - down in consegnence of his foot slipping, mid die. located his elbow.