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

PARTS, APRIL t§. THE English evacuated Alexandria on the March: They embarked with them, MAHOMMtD ELFY BEY, as Ambassador Extraordinary from the Peys to the Court of London. The English also took with' them all the bronze Cannon, and all the Military Effeets which were at Alexandria, so that the Porte will have to send fresh Artillery to for tify that place.—Moniteur. They received on the 24th at Strasbourg, the In telligence that the Imperial Ratification of the . Con. elnuim of the Diet had arrived at Ratilbon. Captain Pr, A DEAU, commanding the Vessel Ler Freres-Unii, arrived at Bourdeaux from the Isle of France on the 22d, reports that he saw near the Azores, the- English Squadron which is bringing back to Europe the Troops that were in garrison at the Cap of Good Hope. The PRINCE of NASSAU ORANGE, ci.devant STADTIiOLDER of Holland, has published the Con-, vcrition by which he abandons in entire property to his Son, the Hereditary Prince, all the Indemnities allotted to him by the Germanic Empire. VIENNA, Await, 13.---OUr Government is at present occt.pied with" much anivity, in 'examining the dispositions of the Courlusting of the Diet. M. de Con ENTiEL being attacked by the gout, the Minister of State, Count de COLLOREDO, gives all his attention to this objeft, and the , Em. PEROR himself employs several hours a_day at the Chancellerie of the Empire, for the purpose of informing himself of all the pieces which relate to it. It is said, that he has answered to the Note by which the French Ambassador insisted upon a prompt and general ratification, that there would be no other delay than what this ex. amination demanded, and that he could not foresee that any difficulty would arise: The report of the return of M. de THUGUT to the Ministry, which has been spread with inten. tions very little conformable to those which the Imperial Cabinet does not cease to manifest, is en. tirely void of foundation. Our Court has .defini tively refused all the offers which have been pule to it on the part of England, and M. de THUGUT will remain in Hungary, where he has roared since his retreat from the Ministry. It is said that our Cabinet having demanded, in the name of the DUKE of MODENA, that the French Government should withdraw its Troops from the Br;lgaw, the latter has answered, that that Evacuation would take place as soon as the affair of the Indemnities should be definitively terminated. The English Captain WILLIAMS, who corn. mantled in the late War the Austrian Flotillas on the Lakes of Constance and Zurich, quits the Ser. vice of His .INtrERIAL MAJESTY with the Rank of Colonel, and a considerable Pension. LVGHHORN, APRIL 13.—The Reports of Peace and War succeed daily to each other. The En. glish families who were settled here, have embark. ed, disembarked, and re-embarked themselves and their property. The English Frigate that is in these Roads has ordered all the Merchant Ships of that Nation to quit the Port, and to anchor in the Roads. RATISBON,AI4II I 9 the sitting of the Diet Of yesterday, the following Declaration from the KING of Sw EDIIN was read :—" His Majesty the King of Sweden being informed by his Minister, of the Vote delivered on the 28th Feb. by MAona. BURG, respeiting the different Declarations made by Sweden, has ordered the following Counter.Decla rafion to be made : His Majesty will not state his opinion as to . the advantage or disadvantage that has !resulted to the North of Germany from the Armed Neutrality, which was concluded in consequence of the Peace of Basle.—He will content himself with again declaring, that all the Declarations which- he has transmitted to the Diet on different occasions, have had no other objed but the defence of the Empire against a Foreign Force, and to preserve its Independence. This objed could only be' accomplished by the unanimous co-operation of the Members of the Empire, and above all, by a stria observation of the fundamental LawS of the Empire. The KING of SWEDEN, as Duke of Pomerania, has always endeavoured to perform his duty as one of the States of the Empire, and therefore it is not easy to sec how His Majesty can be said to have ailed a passive Part. HIS MAJESTY renews with pleasure his de claration, that a solicitude for the general welfare of the German Empire, and an unlimited respeft for its Laws, have been the only guides of his conduit. The KING has inherited these sentiments from his illusttious Predecessors on the Throne of Sweden. Such is the Political System of HIS MAJESTY on the ailital state of Germany, and such are the prin. ciples to which he will invariably adittre, whatever cllanges may take place. PotAt AcADEAfr. 'NZ Loyal A'o;tdemy gave their Annint MI Saturday last, previous to the opening of the. hibition to the Public in general. It was .attended by a numerous assemblage of the most distinguished charalers for rank and talents in - this Country.— The PRINCZ of WALKS, who generally honours the Academy with his presence on this occasion, made a condescending Apology to the President, who waited on His Royal Highness, for his inabili ty to grace the Meeting on Saturday last. The following ,is a list .of the more distinguished Visitors among this splendid Company : Aides of—Norfolk and Leinster. Bath of—Suilblk, Winchelsea, Essex, Dartmouth, Tiinker vine, Aylesford, Harcourt, Spencer, Grosvenor, Camden, Fortescue, Mansfield, Carnarvon, Win, Kosti►i, G.o%ver, Besborough, Darnley, Glandore, Cary4fort, . Morton, and Mahnesbury. rhcounts—Nelson, Newark, and Templetown. , •Bisbyr of—London, Durham, IVinchester, Lincoln, Nor wich, St. Maph, and Limerick. Lords—Boston, Pelham, \Valsingham, Boringdon, Amherst, Auckland, Mulgrave, Yarborough, G wydir, Cawdor, So. Sunderlin, Bruce, and Hawkesbury. - Prince Ruspoli. Baran:—De Silvcrjelm, and De Jacobi Kloest. Ambassadors—General Andreosi and Baron Lenthe. Right Honourable the Lord Mayor. Right Hottoaidde—Williain Windham, Charles Grey ;Ile, Sir Richard ‘Vorsley, Charles Long, and George Rose. Ihnouraide—Charles Fox, Charles Urey, R. Creville, and S. Perceval. Sirs—loseph Banks, George Beaumont, Abraham Hume, john Leicester, N. Holland, F. Baring, Win. Ellord, Henry Mi'dimly, and lames Earl. Dr. Powis, Dean of Canterbury. Members of Parliament—Wm. Wilberforce, Henry Bankcs, John Penn, Thomas Wallace, I. W. Willer; P. Met calfe, and. Samuel Whitbread. Dr. Gisborne. Esquires—John Julius Angerstcin. Charles Townley, Charles Pybus, Thomas Heathcote, Edmund Malone, Banbury Tracey, -- Parker, Henry fames Pye, Wm. Sotheby, Samuel Rogers, A nth. Champernownc,, Bosanquet, C. Thornton, Thtinas Barnard - , &c. &c. &c. The Dinner, which consisted of every thing deli cious and seasonable, and which was indeed, a superb repast, was conduled with all the order and de. coruin that mark the entertainments given by the Academy. A company of vocal performers, under the direction of Mr. HARRISON, highly conto buted to the general entertainment ; and in the in. tervals between every musical Performance many . appropriate toasts were given. The Duke of NORFOLK, in a very elegant, and well-turned speech, complimented the Academy in a very hand some toast, accompanied by many judicious obser vations, tending to shew that the ARTS had, ar a for mer period, been fostered by the Society at the head of which his Grace presides (the Society for the En. couragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce), but that the flourishing state of the Academy now rendered that case less necessary. The French Am. bassador having been given by the President as a toast, as well as the ocher Foreign Ministers who were present, Lord AUCKLAND, in the names of those distingu ished Foreigners, expressed their ac knowledgments in a very handsome manner, testi. fying their !ugh sense of the polite attention which had been shewn to them. The LORD MAYOR also made a very elegant return for the coast in favour of Ins Lordship and the City of London. THE EXHIBITION. It is with great pleasure that we can promise to the PUblic a very high gratification from the works of Art which will be submitted to their in spedion this year. Great ability, anti great variety, will be found in the different rooms of the Academy, and we have only to lament, as usual, that amidst the general treasures of Art, so honourable to British Genius, the province of Historical Painting does not rise into notice with a distitidion suitable to its importance. This branch of Art still con tinues to want that encouragement without which it-cannot he pursued in such a manner as to draw out the full powers of many Artists, who by their other works plainly shew what might be expelled from their efforts in the. noblest departments. In the Portraits there is merit of a very superior kind. The pietures of LAWRENCE, HOP PNER I OV 1 E,SH EE, BEECHEY, and NotcrticoTE, abundantly shew that they. continue to advance to higher excellence. THomsos, WOODFORD!, and OW EN, also display striking symptoms of improvement. In Landscape, TURNER and Sir F. BOURGEOIS have exerted themselves very successfully', a s m an y works by each of these able Artists will obviously demonstrate. BONE, in enamel, has arrived at great excellente. There are many fine Drawings by WEsrALL, TURNER, &C. HOPPNEICS Portrait of Miss Grimston, and his two Portraits of Children, are admirable Perform. ances. LAWRENCE'S Portrait of Lord THUR LOW would at once establish the reputation of an Artist. His whole length of Lady CHARLOTTE CAMP ELL, is a beautiful and elegant representation, and his Por trait cit Mr. WINDHAM, a striking likeness. SH F E has produced a whole length of the Rev. Mr. Kirwan, Dean of Killala, the celebrated Irish Orator, which is an excellent piCture, p a i n t e d w i s h great truth. His Portrait of Mrs. Pope, the Ac tress, is also a most pleasing likeness, and his se veral other works will increase his reputation. Several of Or r Pictures may be considered as of a mixed kind, something between Purvait and His. tory. His Pidure " The Visit to the Cottage," is a line performance, many parts of it being painted in a very superior manner. His " Hobnelia ; or " the Spell," is a charming pktnre, and his "Juliet" will be much admired. Mr, Dries continues . to manifest improvement : he Pvls added beauty of form and delicacy, to stun died and power, of colour. . . . . The Mures of BCECIIEY are to . he has produced in former years. A large Picture of Mr. Symonds and family, will be amongst the most admired of his works. NURTIICOTE has produced. better Pi lures in the Portrait line, than we have lately seen from his • hand. His Portrait of Godwin is excellent, and his large Pklure of two Gentlemen in sporting dresses, has very great merit, The Speaker of the House of Commons is an excellent likeness. A small Piaurc by STo.ritAttp, " The Rival La. dies," from The Spedator, has great merit. Titomsorr deserves great credit fur his riaure entitled " Crossing the Brook.". . Ow!*boa: .ofiti:Gfaet. I,Vi • a horse, whole,length. It is impossibre for us, wit:h one hassy view, amies - t - the numberless objeas which resso upon bur iwtice, to discriminitte and du just itt tn'the 'vari ous works of .prominent merit that enrich the Aca demy, hut we shall hereafter proceed to conider them with due care and attention, We h ave , ever, to regret that the Academy, with all the merit of the general display, -has not pat forth this year the whole of its strength, the President having sent but one small Pkture, and in the list of Exhibitors, we 1 / 2 do not find the names of SLIIRKE, I Gt LriN, FARINC TON, DANIELL, and tither esteemed Artists.. irROM THE TRUE BRITON Or THWMOKNINC.I It is clearly the interest of lioNisiemtis to delay as long as posSible his answer to any point which may be urged by' our Government.— , -To gain time is every thing with Min. He was not quite prepared when the King's Message was sent to Parliament, but it must be• confessed, that he has been alive enough in his preparations since. He must moo: rally be desirous too of getting. his few ships houv. from St. Domingo, which he is sensible would, in the event of immediate War, fall an easy prey to the superiority of our Navy. In every point of view Delay is favourable to him, and he seems to have his wishes gratified to their fullest extent. We are satisfied that it is the sincere wish of His Majesty's Ministers to preserve Peace if they can, and they are to be applauded for their endeavours to obtain this desirable object—but we cannot but think that even Peace may be bought too - dear. The Nation suffers, at the present moment, all the evils of a state of War without one of the advan. tages which' it would bring. The stagnation that exists in all Commercial Transadions ; the de. pression of the Public Spirit arising from a pro. longed state of suspense and uncertainty, the disguised hostility towards this Country, which dominates the Consular Mind—all these things inspire a gloom over the Public, which now almost ceases to be broken by a faint hope of Peace. We wait with great anxietrfor the promised Communi cation on time part of Government, and we are satis. fied that the impatience of the Minister to be able to make some Communication that shall throw some light on the present state of Public Affairs, is not less than that of 'the most anxious of the Public— but if it shall he found, that that Communication shall only inform us of the relaxation on the part of the FIRST CONSUL, of his favourite point of the scrupulous fulfilment of the Treaty of Amiens, of his adherence to the Treys)) , of Amiens, and nothing but the Treaty of Amiens—lt it shall be found, that he only reludantly admits that there exist points fit to be the subject of Negotiation between the two Countries, our disappointment, we will candidly confess, will be extreme; for we shall then only be beginning that Negotiation, which we hoped would have been finally determined by this time, and that too, in a manner favourable to the Interests of this Country. We certainly have heard it stated in" high Political Circles, that the point which Lord Wit tr. WORTH has been all this time urging, and it would appear urging so long in vain, was merely an admis. sion, on the part of the CHIEF CONSUL, that the set. tlement of Malta was still open to Negotiation be. tween the two Countries. If this Ise correct, it opens upon us a new scene of things. If we gain the point of Negotiation, the final s et t leme nt o f our differences is still placed at an incalculable distance, and we are still to be left in doubt and suspense with resped to the great question of Peace or War. We hope, however, that this is not the real state of the case, and that the Communication which Ministers hope soon to make, perhaps in the course of this day, or to.morrow, will be decisive of the question. Ifsecure and honourable Peace•is the re, suit, they shall have our wi)tin approbation ; hot we c andidly confess, that unless we have something more than the mere name of Peace, unless we have some security against a repetition of the alarm and expellee to which the Nation has'heen subjected, we shall be inclined to think that immediate War would have been the preferable alternative. A Paper of this morning has the following Para. graph : ". With all his power, BONAPARTE'S ambition meets with frequent disappointments. A short time ago he proposed to the Courts of Europe, and to the KING of FRANCE ) that the latter should solemnly abdicate his Throne, in consideration of which, th e CHt LP CONSUL would procure him a considerable Kingdom- in another part of Europe, to which he might res,ite, with all the French Emigrant Nobles and Clergy. The Court of Berlin agreed to sup. port this proposal, but the Court of Sr. Petersborgh refused to entertain it, and. the Kttzo of FaANc g rejecfed it with scorn." Yesterday being the first Sunday in Easter Term, the Right Hon. the LORD MAYOR and Sheriffs went in state from the Mansion House, accompanied by . several Aldermen, Recorder,' &c. attended by the 'City Officers, to St. Paul's Cathedral, to meet the Judges of the different Courts, to hear divine ser. vice. The Rev. Mr. Hu TelliNs, his Lordship's Chaplain, preached. TOUSSAINT LOUVERTURI is dead. He died, according to letters from licsatuint, in prison, a few days ago. The fate of this man has been singularly unfortunate, and his treatment most cruel. He died, we believe, without a friend to close his eyes. We have never heard that his wife anti children, though they were brought over from Sr, Domingo with him, have been permitted to see him during his imprisonment. • • - Mr. BENJ. Wit.moT, brother of the' late Capt. Ditv to WILMOT, who was killed in the breach at St. Jean d'Acre, is appointed Clerk of the Rope. yard, at Woolwich. A new table of rates, by which the Fares of Watermen are regulated, has been length made 'our by the Court of Alderimen; under the authority of four Members of the Privy Council, and be. gan to take place this day: All persons hiring boats will now know what they are to pay : and wa:ermen cap no longer, with impunity, refuSe to take a fare when called upon ; because they are obliged, under a penalty of vs. to carry, in their hats, badges containing the number of their boats; fili! ; , ','"ritilr ARMY. .••,.• • , • . tizslitutufioN . OP THE BRITISH Alt Mt', T,:t A 1" I, 1803: C ay. .2) 28 r 4 S 23 111ilitin. Bit. Comp. 76 11 1S 20 Er.glmd and Wales jyltrrh Bri - tain - lr land Jersey, Cuertley, *4.7 .Gibraltar - - Egy.pt and 1 1 .lalta - Miv:t Se.Oti4 &c. - Caperi . G. Corte-, 3 E :Ist ndics. 20' 20 Ole sass. to Eng. or Ire. ' i 6 from sundry pllces i :I: Tot;wl;'Ex. Arrilieryakc. :35 T 33 9r 2S , ar Besides . 6 And Detaclun:nts. THE OPERA.- CAN Saturday; the, attraction of Firitando sico procinced one or fullest houses we reMember at this Theatre. At an 'early hour the Pit was overflowing. The Opera went off with that 'et/al' that accompanies such etxcellent singing as Mrs:, BILL! NGTON'S, sustained by VI CANONI The.grand Ballet of Vologese, King of the Par. 'Non: followed. In our Paper of Wednesday; Wts gave a sketch of the. able of the Ballet, which is founded on an Historic fa6l. The musk, froth the pen of WINTER, is in a style much superior to what we in general hear in Billets, and being dramati:. cally composed har the aeon of the Ballet, presents that ensemble, that adds considerably to the effect. In general, the music of a Ballet consists of different pieces brought together, tind united more or less agreeably, according to the talents of the Cont. pcier ; but, in this case, it is evident that the Composer has given apposite music to every pas., slots, sentiment, and even motion, of the Performer. The serious parts ate •in the first style of composi:. lion, evincing a thorough knowledge of counter_ print. The harmonies are melodious, and the instru, , mewing of distinguished excellence. • The wind:, instruments dialdgue pleasantly and playfully, anti mtn.h effef is produced by sudden and striking modulations : the whole is a proof that WtNTER., as a Theorist, is inferior to no Musician in Eu. rope, • and the approbation that ' , accompanies his music evinces his ability as . a Composer, The House was exceedingly full in every part~ arid produced a magnificent display -of Beauty and Fashion, such as our late communications with the Continent, convince us, cannot be shown in any other Theatre in Europe. The stage is most com.. mendably kept clear, which circumstance really adds new charms to the illusions of song and dance. CORN EXCWANGE, THE R R is but little fresh Wheat to-day, with several buyers ; sales appear made at about is. and zs. per quarter dearer; there Is not much Batley; this also sells betterots well as Malt.; reas+C and Beans go cif more briskly hind at something dearer ; we have but a middling supply of Oats, chiefly of good quality, and they may be noted at better prices ; Flour is not higher. NV }mit 47$ 2 53s a 6rt: ed 'Del:Beans *7s a 3rs od Fine ditto - 6zs a 63s od Oats tss a iSs n ate Rye ' - • 3zs n 35s od Poland ditto Izs a z3s Gd Barley • 2ti a 259 6,1 Rape Seed ' • 341 a 371 MTh . 4os a 401 ott Fine flour 435 a 47s od White Pease 36a a 43s od Sevonddo 4os a 431 3o a 353 0(1 DRURY LAN E.-The pleasant • comedy of the Marriage Prowls( was repeated on Saturday night, and, as usual, well received. Mrs. JORDAN'S pleasing air was given with great simplicity and feeling, and loudly encored. The after-piece was " Blue Beard," in which StE.T . r, from indisposition, or some other cause, appeared considerably confused so much so, as to incur the displeasure of a part of the audience. The house was uncommonly full in every part, and the boxes contained their share of good company, considering the attraction of the Opera House. MUNDEN'S Benefit on Friday night at Covent.. Garden Theatre, was very crowded, The Receipts amounted to 624% Sir WILLI:v.4 K t ER, who .was Second to the un. fortunate and much-lamented Colonel Morcrcome. RY, was on Saturday last walking in' St. James's.. street. Between the 4th and the 21st ult. 34 Packet, boats entered Calais from Dover, with 116 passen. gets. It is remarkable that within the same period exaetly the same number of passenger set sail from Calais fur Dover, in 22 Paltet-boats. The Dispatches for China by the trade] and Cows, were finally closed at the East India House on Saturday, and delivered to their respettivc Pursers. THE PASSENGERS PPE COUTTS ARE David Lance, hey. se on* Member of the Seled Corn. mime; Meaffe. 1. T. itolunts'and Wm. Fraser, Wrirtrs; Mr. Philip F (Innen ti, proceeding to Mang*lore; and Wm. Ker, a Gardener. We are enabled by Letters from Constantinople to i,tate, that the reception given by Gittuzikit PA CHA In the Commercill Commissary SADA:,TIAN', was eontemptuom in the extreme, and in every re.. sped hoitile to the views with which the expedition was undertaken. The 17th Light Dragoons, which fur two years have been quartered at Manchester, on Wednesday and Thursday arrived at Liverpool, to embark fur Ireland. The 6th bragoon Guards, recently from Ireland, are a I rived at Manchester and its neighbourhood. THOMAS PAINE. the Poet of Boston, has got an At passed the Legislature of Massachussetts, lowing him to 'change (►ii name to Robert Treat, Paine, to avoid the odium of being mistaken for Tom Paine. PUBLIC-OF/PIO? ' QvEFN.SQuARE..--On.Satnr.. day, as a gentleman Itona Wiltshire was walking down the Strand, he saw a black gelding :which be knew to have been stolen from him about nine months ago. He stopped the animal and the person with him, and brotight them to this Office. It alp. pea red that Stephen Wood, who was then in Tothill. fields Bridewell, on suspicion of divers felonies, hid stolen the gelding. He was accordingly brought frorn the. prison, and fully committed for ~~ '.EN• 'rom )11 ; rico 04 oh Si: 66