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

NAYAL AYMOUTiI, APRIL 2. ARRIVED this evening froth Portsthouth, the Neptune, of 98 guns,' Capt.' W. O'BRIEN DRURY, gnd renerable, of 74. guns, Capt. J. C. SEARLE ; they are to form part of a Squadron of Line of Bat. tie Ships that are to rendezvous in Cawsand Bay, at which place they have anchored. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 3. Hts Majesty's Ship Amphion is noir underway, going down to St. Helens. Arrived His Majesty's Ship Aceuto, from Guern. sty. This day a number of Troops embarked at this port; destination not known. Arrived this day the Ship Lilly, WATKINS, from New Brunswick, with masts for the Dock Yard at this Port. Last night anchored on the Motherbank, the Hugh Inglis, outward bound East India Ship. HARWICH, AP Rt L. 3. e Diana, Post office Packet,, Capt. Osnoßw ) and The Diana, Cipt:STrivitT,' sailed L6t night with the Mails of yesterday ; the former for Cux. haven, and the latter for Helvoetsluys. A Mes. ienger came just in time to embark on board Capt. OSBORN, with Dispatches from the Imperial Mi., mister for his Court. The Argus Revenue Cutter anchored last night in the Rowling Grounds, on her return to the Note, Where she is stationed under the Command of Rear_ Admiral Sir JAMES SAUMAREZ, having been with Dispatches from him to Sir SIDNEY SMITH, wllO has a tiroad Pendant on board the Antelope, of so guns, stationed in Osely Bay, on the Suffolk Coast. The Hussar arid Thalia Frigates are stationed at the Buoy of the Gatt, on the Essex Coast, and two ' large Frigates ate now cruizing off Goree, on the Dutch Coast, to watch the motions of two French Frigates at Helvoetsluys. six, P. M. The King George Packet, Capt. PHILIP DEANE, is this moment arrived from Helvoetsluys, with the Dutch Mail of yesterday, and Mr. JottrisoN, one of the King's Messengers, that went over from here on Wednesday last, with Dispatches for the Hague. DEAL, APRIL 3. Tut Downs' Squadron, under the Command of t ear -Admiral Too RNBOROUGH, unmoored yester. ay morning early, and were expeaed to proceed on a Cruize off Goree between 9 and to A. M. ; but their departure was delayed by an Express from the Admiralty, .end they at present remain. Sailed His Majesty's Ship Albion, for Plymouth Amelia Frigate, and William Store.ship, for Ports. mouth. LOSS OF TEE DETERMINER. iptudralfy, April 2, 1803. information has been received at the Admiralty, of the loss of His Majesty's Ship Determine, and that the following persons have unfortunately been drowned, viz. _ _ . • . . . • Mr. k oo k e , Mid s hi pman, dw. Franklin, Seaman, Determinee. • • Soldiers of the Blst,l4.giment : ' • Patrick Cantwell, Tames Gormley, ohn Pul:ell, Thomas Pulley, allies Trotter, William. Thompson, lichael Haley, Jeremiah Murphy, Samuel Dorms, Michatl Keavthough, Mrs. Ll o yd an d Ch i ld ; D. Mora:rand . Child; 11c1ford ' s Child; a Woman and a Girl, names unknown,. , - ~ ....—„,.....,_ CaPt. Bo W EN, .of the Dreadnoughts. to the is appointed Dr ath, Puiss t ant i..and Capt. EDWARD BRACE , to.the ' - -"origot. It is said Lord RADSTOCK will hoist ' ,ills FLig on - board the Dreadnought. She is ordered , to Cawsand Bay. , 6 , the Puissant and Gladiator are commissioned at Ptirtsmoutl;; the former as a receiving ship, and the latter; by Lieut. CoNNoLLY, her. former Comman der, to receive convalescents. The AU:phials Frigate, Capt. T. M. Ffiativ, .is . ordered to be fitted for foreign iorfice, 'and to drop down to St. Helens, with all poisible dispaich.— 'lris said Lord NE Lsor.; is to hoist his flag on board ' of her, and proceed to command in the Nlrditerra. lea n . . The Plfiory, which is to be commissioned on the 24th int. at Chatham, will b e hi s L or dship's ' ~ Ila .ship. • , On Saturday the Lords of the Admiralty appoot, '` l Capt.. BYNG , to the T e x t ! ; Capr. SPREAD, to t h e Leyden; and Cart. MANS EL, to the Bertcher 7"erp fitting for floating''batteries at the mouth of tl)t Thames. . . • ' li k' kiispatcheslor India and China,, by the ships ` 1 - . 'high iNglis, Lady Castlereagh, and Warren Mut , 71 A • 1 were finally closed at the East India House on Saturday, and delivered to their reSpeaiVe Pursers. PASSENGERS PaR HUGH INGLIS. ',, , (r nz=l CII L . —Robert Percy Smith, Esq..the Company's . . A„ , tvucate G eneral,' his Lady and .daughter ; Messrs. W. I ; nek, M. Riekett - and 11. Newnhani—Writers; k. B. Jenkins —Cadet. 4' I • l' r m • n '' — ADRAs M-••r• 1' Leyden, and 1. Upton—As aistant Surgeons; 1 , , , • .--- css s. . Messrs. F. D. Saunders, C. C. johdston, H. Shirley, J. Knott, A. Sweedland,,A. 1-1, Johnston, and. .li,s.. Williams —C a d ets ; M rs. I. h. C;sicivicli ; Misses E. - • , il kinson, A-. Darnel, M. and S. Sowle. .aliss Johhstune, to Ceylnu. PER LADY C&STLEREAdIi. i.(..7r. ,17 , t . :: , G A L:7—Cololie . 4 Van , M • W . Cracraft, and as • . I. W. c. c 1 , ~.thrib, SOll to the admired Adress.--Writers;. t.ieut... ~,,... .titx-'11.; M.r. J. Cr/Alford -- A sii4tatt;turgeoti ; 11,1;,.4:,r5., ~ .., , 1 .. - Y:itc:., H. Nichols,c,, :11‘ , .t R . 1 . (41)115011 —C ;MOS ; 2 - 1-1 .:41111 , bf.11, L. ittir. M. foinbc:l4 . oPE'RA. Timaire. n Fernando di 111 . essico, produced for the benefit Of Mrs. BILLINGTON, was repeated on Saturday night : the Music is in the happiest style of PC IL - TOGALLO, having a sufficient degree of Science, and much lightness and pleasantry in the composi. tion; the Arias are particularly well adapted for Mrs. BILLINGTON'S style, power, and compass, and she does them ample credit ; her last Aria was executed in such a superior manner, that it called loudly for an encore, and the audience seemed mote inclined to consult their own gratification, than the probably weak state of the Performer, after so severe an illness. VIGANoNI appears to good advantage; the Duo and Terzetto arc well composed,' and well given; they both received well_merited applause. The Scenery is of the highest style of finish and brilliancy. Laurette was the Ballet, which evidently rises in the public estimation ; the Story is interesting, and MARMONTEL even might not disapprove of the man ner in which it is dramatically told ; there is cer. tainly some difficulty in bringing the lapse of a cer tain portion of time into unity of action; in this GALL ET has been successful. The Dancing is well combined to relieve the necessary Pantomime : the national Dance of the Perigordine is well calculated to display the adivity and grace of PARtsoT, the LABORIES, CORALLIS, HILLIGSB ERG, and Boss', as well as the comparative gaucheries of ST. Pt ERR R. This Dance is most universally admired and ap, plauded, and should be a lesson to a Ballet -master, that what is light and elegant will alwayi make more impression than the . flue,and serious. PAR sOT is very interesting in the charatter Of Laurette. The House was exceedingly full, and displayed all the Fashion and Elegance in town. THE THEATRE.--'The pleasant Comedy of All in the Wrong, was brought forward on Saturday last at Drury-Lane Theatre, for the Benefit of Mr. BANNISTER, Jun. The House had a crowded au dience, the due tribute to the metits of that popular Ador. His representation of Sir 7obn Restless was humourous and spirited, and he exhibited the jealousy of the part. with very ludicrous effeeti— Mrs. GLOVER, in Lady Restless, was admirable throughout. The quick turns of passion were given with fidelity and most happy effetl.., Mrs. JOR DAN was very spirited in Belinda, but it is a cha rade' by no means suited to her professional habits. ciIAILLES KEMBLE has seldom appeared to so much advantage in genteel Comedy, as in Beverley.— There was much skill in his exhibition of the jealous anxieties which distinguish the part. The rest of the characters were supported, with decent merit, but not in such a manner as to call for any distill& praise. There was a want of keeping, to - borrOw a term from the Painters, in the dressing of the parts. Some of the habits were in fashion fifty or sixty years ago, and others were quite in the style of the present day. After the play, BA NN ISTER entertained the audience with some whimsical imitations of the itinerant Minstrels of our streets. The Farce was Blue Beard, and BAitii-moa it was warmly greeted on his return to the Public, in the part of Abonte- Eque, after his long and serious indisposition. Lew ts's Benefit was very . prbperly a bumper, on Saturday last, ittul.no wonder, since the very at. tradive novelty of John Bull was represented for the advantage of an Ador .who stands at the head of his profession, and is deservedly high in the esteem of the Public. .KEMBLE is to open with Macbeth on Easter. Monday, at Bath. All Negotiatiqns between him and Old Drury, are totally at an end for the present Season. , Old Mt. BLAND, who has , for near. fifty years been a kind of heirloom upon the Edinburgh Theatre, lately requested STEPHEN KEMBLE to play Falstaff for his benefit in that Theatre. STEPHEN KEMBLE, with the usual generosity of-his disposi. 'Lion, wrote to the old Gentleman,• informing him that he would r e adily travel from Newcastle to Edinburgh and play the charader for his benefit without any pecuniary requital. The Edinburgh M a nager, howeVer, refused to let Mr. 'ICEMBLE display this at of disinteresteit ., kindness. BLAND, who is a relation of MrS: ,JORDAN, is eighty-five years of age, and in very indifferent circumstances. It is' supposed that the refusal of the Manager to suffer this performance, by 'Which the departing dayLof the poor pld Gentleman might have been cheered by the smiles of fortune, will soon relieve the Theatre from the expence of his Maintenance. Much has been said about the figure representing a Female in a state of nudity, which preceded. Mr. BiacH, when •he was carried round the Town of N o ttingham, at the late General Elation: bur we cannot help thinking, that a similar figure, at least not many removes from it, in a .Box at a public Theatre in She METROPOI.I9, is more likely to cur. ropt goodsmorals, and inure pernicious in its ten. dency, than when exhibited upon the shoulders of a mad mob, in a Country, Town, during a time of tumult and riot. Mr. Moons, we understand, has already been unseated. When the ceremony of cha;ring him took place at Coventry on Thursday, the chair broke, and that Gentleman was precipitated into the mud. Colonel Ss nnsYrAtql having been originally , a Postillion, is probably the reason why BONAPARTE chose him for his jack.boot. It is supposed that the Society for the Suppression of Vice will shortly dire& their serious attention towards putting a stop to Sundry Evening Card Parties. , at present becoming so general at the Irest.end of the To,thn. The Officers of the Mysore Army, after 'the taring of Seringapatam, sent as a present to the Marquis WsLLssI.EY, a brilliant Diamond George, of great beauty and immense value, which his Lord. ship, refused, holding it to be incompatible with his oath, to accept of any kind:of present. The Ocean, now on the eve of sailing from the River for . Botany Bay, takes out, Conyids for the; New Settlement about to be formed- under Colonel COLLINS. . • I CORN E.VCII,i_Nr(:I, k stippry or liVheat lot thIS iay'i; Macke: is `not large ; this article is at heavy salt; and s:s. 'anti 31, lower on Middling qualities, but itt-ty few fine Sample:l fetched last priees ; we are full of Barley, which is down e'er quarter ; Pease and , Beans of both sorb tth. al..° 'cheaper ; onr supplies of Oats are inimerisely great, they go offslowly, at about Is. less price ; Flour in eitrenie plenty, and is noted at less. Whe4t 44SasosaS7sod Fine ditto - stis a 59s 0,1 Barley - 2 - :.?,S a 24; Malt - -39 s a .14s 9il Rye -32 s a acs oil Vhitc Pease 3;s a 42s od Beana - ags a 32s el Beaus -24 s a 285 od OAS - i4i a 166 a &Ss 1!01:1tid ditto 19,3 24:. od Rape Seed - 3 11 a 34 1 Flour -43 s a 475 od Secouddo -38 s a 435 The Gazette of Saturday contains two Orders in Council, the first prohibiting, till the 3oth of April, the exportation of corn of all kinds, as also to ad mit the importation, duty free, with the exception of rice and malt ; the other prohibiting the exporta tion of various articles of fre'h and salted provisions, butter, onions, &c. till the r zth of June. On Saturday the First R;fgonent of Life Guards, dismounted, ,was reviewed i>y their Commander, the. Right lion. the Earl of HARR INGTON, in the space between the Barracks and the south side of Kensington Gardens. The six Companies were first drawn out, in three division,,. forming one close line, with their Band in the rear at a trumpet signal, the evolutions began ; an enemy were styposed to be landing, when a company of marksmen rushed from the main body, and instantly spread like an open fan,' taking shelter behind trees, irregular mounds of earth, anti such other objects as might afford them cover ; from these situations the sharp shooters continually kept, firing, in such direc tions as fancy represented cbjeets fur their de, strut:lion, while a ThbOdy of supporters advanced to relieve the. first parry, who ran to ether concealing stations ; these gave time for the main body to advance, from whom a general attack corn. menced, and having changed their companies into may dispositions, with an alacrity hardly to, be conceived, at a trumpet signal. wheeled off in divi sions, performing a great vatiety of manoeuvres, only to be described by those familiar with military tactics. • The Review over, the Regiment returned . with their Band playing, to their Barracks, where the, Aid-de-Camp informed them that Lord HAR RANG. TON highly approved their good•conduel. The Duke of RicritioND arrived at Brighton on Thursday. On Friday morning His Z...irace was for some hours on horseback on the Level, where the Militia were regularly drawn up, and underwent his inspection. Government intends immediately to avail itself of the gallant and patriotic service ,of the Volun teer Associations, and is now engaged in measures for their general assembling. The regulations to be adopted on the present occasion will, we ult_ derstand, differ in some essential points from those under which these Corps were formerly organized, and ; will embrace the services, pay, fize, in case of Invasion, or any possible emergency. Instru,tlions to this purpose are now in pteparation at the War. Office. _ _ It is said that while PRINCE WI ILI AM of GIU Ca sT ER was at Stockholm, lie was invited by the Kin to a private dinner, and chanced to take the British Minister with him :—the circnmstTtnce reached the knowledge of the French Resident, and was by him represented to his Court as a measure of political intrigue, hostile to the interest of the Republic. The ir IRST CONSUL took occasion, the first time the Swedish Ambassador, wept to Court, to address him to the following effea :—"- So, your Master has entertained at dinner the British Minister, without inviting . the Representative of France : he s hould remember, that he possesSes only rank in the third class of the Powers of Furor., and should beware how he excites the resentmeht of the Great Nation." It is understood that the CorrardriFtigate, Capt. WaoD,;, which saled, with sealed dispatches from Portsmouth on the 20th of November, carried out definitive, orders , fOr the evacUarion of the. Cape. Accoynts from the Hague of the 29th ult. contain the following 4t3teinent : ' 44 The Battivian Govern. ment has received otieial . intelligencelroin itis AM. bassador in London, that although a Cabinet Order, of the 14. th of Otlober, ;was dispatched to the Coin. minding Officer at the Cape, to suspend the evacua. tion of that Place tillfurther orders, and . .which had the consequences already known, another order of the Cabinet had been made up to the 16th of No vernber succeeding, • containing definitive 'inlets for the evacuation of the Cape, whicir nider went from England on the loth; so that ihe Cape hai now been for some time in the bawls of the' Batavian Government.". About four o'clock Yesterday, ,a *Gentlem an ' s coach and a 'one-horse chaise passing in' opposite direaions, nt Devonshire house, in Piccadilly, the wheels.of each met : the axle-tree of:the coach was broken • and it came to the gfound; the one-horse chaise, thciugh smaller was the stronger ; it was not broken but was overser, and a Lady and Gen tleman thrown but of it they were not hurt: Saturday evening, soon aker eight o'clock, a fiie broke out in the garret of Mr. HE.tv DE Itso.r, a Book_ seller, about the middle of Tavisrock4treet,' Co. vent.Gaiden, Which, on account of the fierceness of the flames, seemed For some time to threaten the adjoining and opposite houses, particularly the latter, which had one. of those monstrous incum. brances, a large 'wooden projetting Cornice. 'Se veral Engines sacm.,iirrived, hut it was full half an hour before any water was procured, and, then not in sufficient' quantities to supply them, during which the garret and,third floor were entirely consumed, but owing to the 'goodness of the party walk and of the floors and ceilings belo - w, neither the adjoining houses nor room below did take fire, and . , it was at length extinguished without further damage. A very short time ago, a fire broke,out in the same garret, and the workmen.belonging • to. the Pheenix Fire. Office, had but just finished the repairs occasioned thereby, whin the present fire happened. • A Pugilistic Match has been made between the Young - Rkifiak and Belcher,to fight at the next New market Meeting. The money has already been staked, of too guineas a side ; and the odds are at Fest:4 four to three in favour of BelcbeN • rAk/S, .111Artif . • t's.t.ting. (*the Diet of the 21st instart, all tii'(!. ti ult thiiC were in airear were given. . . The following are the . reitiitt in the three Col leges. . . . , The College of Cities was unanimous for the adoption of the ph'n or the Zsth of ilebreary,as it had lieen decreed by the Deputation. , In J im Elettorar College, the Arch Chancellor; Brandentiurg, Saxony, Hanover, and Bavaria, aIK: vuti. 1 for the entire adoption. , In the College of Princes, flfty.fnir votes were for an entire adoption, and seven for a divkion.. No deliberation of the Diet has given rise to greater majority. The division demanded by one vote in the Elettoral College, and by seven in th e College of Princes, was not an oppwition, but e. sort dieser ve, which disappeared before the opinion of so great a majority. The votes being then collet - led, and the Diretlory of the Diet having proceeded to the preparation of the Definitive AA, it is probable that the Sitting. of the zi.th inst. would terminate all the labours of the Diet, by •an extremely imposing mrijority.—. (illo”iteur.) Reports have been spread-respeBing Martinique; whkh are unfounded. According to the latest in_ telligence receit , ed by Government; that Colony i 4 in the best state ; the sickness had entirely ceased; and the loss of men which had been experienced was repaired by the arrival of a Battalion of the 84. th Demi.brig:ide of the Line, 650 strong, all in the best state of liealth.--Obid.) General LASNES, Minister Plenipotential.y Ciotti the French, Republic to Portugal, arrived at the en trance of the Tagui on the itst of Febtsiary. The Frigate which carried thither that Minister and his Suite, anchored in the Putt at seven in the evening,(ibid.) Accounts from Constantinople, of the 18th Feb.; say, that the French Squadron only waits for a fa vourable wind 'to set sail ; and that the last advicia from Egypt state, that the Transpoits are already arrived at Alexandria, on boaid,of which the Eng lish Troops Were to embark. HAGUE. MA.RCH• 24,—Since our last, we have received no certain intormation in regard to the question of Peace or War. Accoiding to the in telligence from Paris most worthy of crediti every thing seems to announce that the Negotiation now carrying on between the French and English 'Go. vernments . „ will be brought to an amicable concht, sion. In regard to the inareb of the French Trooo, which has already been .joblicly mentioned; it is understood that it. will not take place unless ho'sti lities, should unexpeaecily commence, of which, however, we have as ret no cause to be apprehen sive. With regard to the French Armament destine. ed for. Louisiana, which is how lying ready in the Harbour of Helvoetsluys, nothing certain nay been made public.. We only know that the embarkation is continued, and, will be completed by the end of this week. Yesterday, and the day before, about 2000 French 'hoops of the First Brigade of Infantry of the 'Line, arrived at Helvoetsluys from Bois.le. Due, in order Logo on board the Fleet. Gen. Vic- TOR , with his w hole Staff, and a great many Civil and Military Officers destined for Louisiana, remain still in this city. MARCH 29. The Batavian Government has received • official intelligence from its Ainbassacfor in London, that although . a Cabinet order of t he 34th of Onnber was dispatched to the Commanding Officer at the Cape, to suspend the evacuatiowoi that place till further orders, and which had had the consequence already known, another' Order of the Cabinet had been made up to the i6th of November succeeding, containing definitive orders for the eVa- CUittioll of the Cape, which went from England on the loth ; so that the Cape has now been for some time in the hands_ of the Batavian Govern. ment. Although the period appointed for the sailing of the. Celebrated French Expeditionplouisiana stilt remains a secret, every thing seems to he brought in' readiness fur its departure at a satire. Tine Troops which lately arrived from. Beis•le.,Duc are now all embarked. ROTTFRDAM, MARCH 29. Notwithstanding that our Government received' a half.officild protrtist: that no rcench Troops should enter our ter:4(4y. till hostilities ahually commenced, there is now a report in circulation, and pretty generally credited, that 6600 of our old friend' have entered Bred,., from whence they •are to be distributed into the L,e verril cities oldie Republic. If this'be true, it will not be long before the"number will be considerably sugnented. BERN it, MARCH . i4;—Lettcrs have been recetv. ed here, which . mention that the ship,on bOard ut which the Battalion of iielvetio Auxiliarie4 hart been embarked for St. Domingo, wns overtaken by a vio lent storm s ulk' Gilraltat, and that. every soul perished. STUTGARD, MARCH 23.--According to private Letters from Paris, alluded to by tite Algoseide Zeatmg, the opinion is generally prevalent there, that a rupture with 4nglarici is inevitable.. It is asserted even, that the Fran Cot sus. said, on the 13th, before several persons—. " We have made War for ten years —we , will make it for ten years more." And upon another occasion 'he ,said to Lord WHirwoant, after having inquired with much affability about his health, and alter 'having spoken of the approaching fine , weather--. • " In order that the 1101)1 of po9sessing among up, atthis period be realised, it rill certainly be neue.ssary that your Governmedt should change - 43 gon:lud. What does this Messagt tne4h 1 ls ,only to impr“; terror ? great rowers. like Fiance and L ngl,irat„. v..irinot-trieke each other afraid. The French - People,tuay be k.)ied;..hut cannot , be frightened. We ate for Peace ; but wo are also for the :fulfilment of olefrul Treaties:' , ..• - t The Ft RiT CONSUL then addressed to , the Russian M" un ter, wt'lto tv.ts near the Englibit Ambassador, and said to him in the' most serious tone, ," I f War be renewed, let all Treaties -be covered with Crape.,-God and Europe will judge us;" On the other hand, some persons pretend to have heard, from the mouth of the Minister,- that it w.ti four to one in favour of Peace; it is asserted even I; I