The Sun. — London, England, 1803-05-03 00:00:00

r ' PORTSMOUTH, MAT 2. P, GREENOCK, APRIL 29. CAME into Harbour, the Pensuin Sloop of War. TnE Aimwell, Rosa&vox,' from Savannah, 'poke on the sth instant the Medlva), of Sunder. land, from Newcastle for Norfolk, out 30 days, In lat. 33. 30. long. 56. west. On the 14. th saw a large ship to leeward, who hoisted an English Jack at her mizen peak ; the Aim well spoke her, she was full of Troops from Antigua; it was then blowing so hard that no farther particulars Could be learned. On the 2oth, spoke the Ship lord DIMCON, for Liverpool; had sailed from Sayan. nah four days before the Aix:well. And on the 16th, spoke the Brig William, from Glasgow, long. 22. 30. The ship Ann and Mar), M'EwING, from hence for Montr ea l, was, on Tuesday the 19th curt. (be ing then about 300 miles to the westward of Tory) struck with a heavy sea, which carried away her boltsprit, fore -mast, and main-top.tnaA, and obliged her to return 'to Lachry.m, where she arrived on Monday last. In consequence of the numerous wrecks that have happened upon the Island of Sunday, the Commis. 3ioners- for ere&ing light-houses in Ncu;h•Britain, have caused very properly a tower to be crated on that Island.' On Sunday morning the . t 7th ult. the Snow Reli ance, of Newcastle, sailed from Shields, and koceed ed for Jamaica, North about ; but towards the coast of Caithness, early in the morning of Wednesday the zoth, meeting with strong N. W. winds, while reaching into the S. W. she unfortunately went on shore, a few miles to the eastward of Dana, and every person on board perished, except one seaman, named Colin Burn. PITT AND FOX. Tim following beautiful Apostrophe to M r . riTT, and very just Character of Mr. Fox, are taken from The Faxiad, an Historical Poem just published. They afford a very pleasing and favour able specimen of the Work : 0 Tnou, in every form of danger tried, The Nation's Ornament, Support, and Pride; The Guardian Angel of the sinking State, E'en in the very crisis of her fate! Thou, who hest War and )amine's horrors brav'd, Rebellion,' Treason thy country sav'd; flow do thy Rival's proud pretensions fade, Shrink from the Sun, and wither in the shade ! • . 'Twat his to urge the Prince's specious claim, And thine to baffle and defeat his aim ; 'Twas his to press a radical Reform, Thine to disperse the democratic storm 'Twas his to animate our Foreign Foes, And thine the new Confederates to oppose 'Twas his to leave the Navy to its fate, Thine to reclaim, and save it to the State; 'Twas his O'Cors , r4 o a's innocence to swear, And thine to make the wretch his guilt declare. Thest. are your Deeds, and History's faithful page Shall mark the Curse and Blessing of the age. It is in contemplation to repeat this year the celebration of the Anniversary of Mr. PITT'S 'Birth-day, in the same distinguished way that it was observed last year. We should indeed suppose that, if it be possible, it will be observed with increased enthusiasm, for the whole Nation becomes every day more and more convinced of the necessity for the speedy exercise of the great talents . of Mr. PIT T in saving the Country. Yesterday 1::e dispatches by the Abergemenlty, were rThaliy closed ac the East India House, and de. livered to the Purser. Yesterdily, at eleven o'clock, the i Regiment of . ")'al List India Volunteers marched to the Man_ 3 ,,1tm-floust., where they received the remains of Sir Jc'HN SMITH Bußcrs, their late Lieutenant-Colo. lid, with Military Honours. • The Procession moved to the East India 1-louse in the f,,llowing order:—The Band, with muffled drums; t Regiment, in close column, headed by Colonel Ron Ertl's ; the Officers, with crapes.. round their arms. The Regiment, when arrived at the House, formed into sub.divisions; and, as the Body ap. poached, the Band played the Dead March in Saul. .- 1 "lic hearse was preceded by beadles ; the Deputy City Marshal, Mr. NALDER, on horseback ; ten horsemen, with staves ; the City Marshal ; the BODY ; Sir Joures coach and six; three mourning coaches ; and six private carriages. The Regiment halted at Whitechapel Church, and the funeral proceeded to Havering ; where we un derstand the Corpse was to be interred. The whole was highly creditable to the feelings of Colonel ROBERTS, With whom the compliment to the memory of his Friend originated. The Aberdeenshire Militia were embodied at Aberdeen on Thursday se'nnight, under the com mand of Colonel the Right Honourable the Earl of Aeolr An account hss been received from the Missiona ries at Otaheite, fluty there has been a civil war in the island, which has ended in the complete viaory of Pomar, who is ihc friend of the Missionaries, a4id a constant attendant on their public worship. The sum for which. Mr. ABLETT is committed is 325,0,6°1. About twelve o'clock yesterday, the Loan MAYOR went to Doke's.place, attended by his, different Officers, and held a Court there, sic• cording to annual cu,tom, when a Jury and Can stables Were sworn in to serve in that distrid for present year. Yesterday. the 'Water Bailifr presented two large Porpoises to the Right Hun. the. LORD MAYOR, whichhad been caught in the River Thames.. The two Fishermen who were the means of catching being paid six shilli ngs eac h f or t h e i r tr ouble, neing the usual fee. I • • deitiiimiitgoOLE, MARCH T_ 3e Oat .),14 received, by the last Courier that arrived fr:)tit Arabia, Dispatches that are said not to be of a very agreeable nature. According to public report, the PACHA had advanced with a body of Troops against the Rebel ABoUB WECHAD, and that after an obstinate aElion, the Forces of the PACHA • were defeated and dispersed. PBTERSBUROH, MARCH 30.---After the arrival of several Couriers here from London, Paris, rienna, and Berlin, Conferences were opened, at which the Ministers of the different. Powers attended. There is reason to hope that theitesidt of these Negotia. dons will be favouiable" to the maintenance of the general Peace of Europe. Nevertheless, the pro. posal made to England to evacuate Malta, and that it should be occupied by Russian Troops, has not been acceded to. BASLE, APRIL 22.—Yesterday afforded a strong pledge for the future tranquillity of the Inhabitants of this City—a complete union took place between all parties, and they reciprocally promised in future to serve only their Country, and to forget all mosi ties. The Grand Council chose yesterday the two isg e omasters : the choice' fcill up-. CitizenSAß- 4Ast,i,• a Deputy for the Cancer: of . i:;asle at Paris, and President of the Commission of Government - ; and Lynn Citizen MERIAr, Deputy • for the Canton of Basle to the Diet of ,Schwitx, during the last Insurldlions TIIE LATE DUEL. As various illiberal, unfounded reports, are in circulation, refieding on the conduit of the Seconds in the late Unfortunate" Duel between Colonel MONTGOMERY and Captain MACNAMARA, 1 feel it my duty, as the 'Second of the ,latter, . to state (with hi; knowledge aod:"ppprobation), the fol lowing particulars. As the i ?ogin of the dispute is irrevalent to my purpose, I Will make no comment on it. Captain MACNAMARA and myself, ac. companied by Mr. HEAvIsIDE, on our way to Chalk Farm overtook Sir WM. Kent, who making himself known, I left the chaise, having previously received my Friend's instrudions.—After the first compliments were. over, Sir WM. KEIR observed, " This is an unfortunate business, but I hope we shall be -able to do it away." I replied, " Yes, I hope we shall ; but, Sir WILLIAM, [will at once inform you, that no apology will come from Capt. MAC NAMARA, 83 he feels himself the offended party." I then related the particulars of the dispute, as Sir WILLIAM appeared unacquainted with them. Sir WILLIAM observed on the word arrogant, used by Capt. M. I agreed with him, that it was a severe word, but that the conduit of Col. M. had drawn it from Capt. M.—Sir Wm. then wished to put °fiche meeting that evening, observing, that he hoped in the morning we might du it away ; and that he thought it was getting too dark. To this I replied, that I much lamented the very prompt appointment of his friend, Col. M. who had so decidedly fixed the meeting at precisely two hours from the time I delivered Capt. M.'s message, and for that purpose had set his watch to mine : that as to the fight, having accepted Col. M.'s time, it was not for us to objet to that, even were it moon-light ; but that, as I was equally anxious with him to do away the dispute, I would, the moment the time was expired (if 'Col. M. did not appear) quit the ground with Capt. M. and wait on Sir Wm. K E I R at any time he pleased, that evening or the following day; but that I did not think 'toe could, as men of honour, quit the ground till the time was elapsed. A few minutes before the _ap pointed time, Col. M. appeared l Sir WM. KEIR then went from me to speak to him, before they proceeded to the ground. After a very short con versation, Sir WILLIAM and Col. M. walked to. wards the grouod, SirWl Lt. tAm ordering his servant, in French, to bring the pistols. I then directed a servant to bring mine. When on the ground, Sir Wm. Kr IR and I went apart, and I then repeated, that if Col. M. would make a written apology, it was not now too late. Sir WILLIAM spoke to the Colonel, but soon returned, saying, " A written apology, you know, Capt. BARRIE, would be entirely out of the question; hut Colonel M. declines mak ing any apology."—The pistols were then loaded, and it was agreed that they should stand at twelve paces distant from each other, then level and fire as they pleased. The exchange of shots was almost in, stantaneous, but CA M. fired first. The parties we're immediately conveyed to Chalk Farm, and while I was binding up Capt. M.'s wounds, Sir Wm. KE IR ir.formed me Col. M. was dead. Sir WILLIANt then waited for me till my horse was brought our, and we accompanied each other to town.—This, to the best of toy recolledion, is a corral account of the condud of the Seconds. ROBERT BARRIE. Captain BARRI! having sent the above Statement to Sir WILLIAM Kcz a, received the following Answer : t , London. May 2, lgo3. " SIR, • " I have read the. inclosed, which' is, as far as my memory serves •me,'s corree.l Statement of the sul3stance of what passed between 'us. , . • Your most obedient Servant, . " Wr.l. gETR. " To capt4n BARRIS." A few days since a young woman baying left her mother, who keeps a Boarding-school a few miles from Town, in consequence of some dispute between them, took up her abode at an Inn In Holborn, where accidentally finding a bottle of Opium, she swallowed the contents over-night, and was found dead in her bed in the morning,. The Coroner's Inquest sat upon the body, of Accidental Death.. and brought in a Nrerdia . : . . • . No. it. rOrinit of tife Right How Luid T),.ti0.4\ , , , . —T Elin'itlt.Nefl, R. A. . • • Wa begin our observations on the annual display • of the present Year with noticing thii Pic - lure, be. cattle it really takes the lead in point of Merit.— It is an exad likeness, and exhibits an air of dig. nity worthy of the veneablecharafter it rVre4ents. The Colouring is Vivid, yet chaste, and is harrno niouz throughout. It there be any thing tp faise objeflion, it is perhaps too strong a shadow upon t h e l e f t eye, which gives it a dead look, in compa. rison with the other. •Mit the Picture i 4 so bold, t h e light and shadow so, well contrasted, and there is such a sober energy in - the whole, that we feel a repugnance in expressing tlyeleast degree of censure. No. r 46. Calais Pier, f"eench Voissards preparing for Sea: an English Packet-13oar arriving.-1. M. W. Tu R. IV ER, R. A. As this Fiat= is likely to attraet much Notice, and as the peculiar manner of this Artist seems to be gaining ground in the profession, we attend to it thus early. It affords a striking specimen of the merits and defeas of the Artist, and is indeed a la. 'Deniable proof of genius losing itself in affeflation and absurdity. Under the idea of generalizing his objects, he often produces nothing but incongruity and c;.,nfusion. The sea looks like soap-ssedi,.chalk, smoke, and many other things. The sky is a heap of ntarbie.mountains, and is quite out of barrriony with the objects below. The boards of the Pier are well painted ; but what an interim object is that for an Artist, who has bolder points in view ! AU the figures arc flat, and are by no means enlivened by dabs of gaudy chlour. In short, thii Pidure exhi. bits a waste of ability. No. 170. Portrait 6f the Reverend W. B. Kirwan, Dean of Killala.—M. A. Sit Et, It. A. ' Though we never had the pleasure of seeing this popular Preacher and most respectable ornament of the Church, we have reason to believe, that it bears a very strong resemblance of him. As to its merit as a Picture, we can confidently speak. It is cer tainly the best effort of the Artist this year, and holds a conspicuous rank in the Exhibition. There is a charatteristie steadiness and composure in the attitude, a clearness in the colouring, and a deter mined correctness in the Drawing highly intitled to commendation. We hope that this Pieture will go into the hands of the Engrayer, as a due tribute to its own merits, as well as to the high worth'of the celebrated individual whom it represents. No. 44. luliet.H. Om, R. A. There is a novelty as well as beauty in the con. ception of this Piaure, that has already made it an attraaive object. It is very difkicnt from the ge neral style of the Art.i!;r,' and . proves that he has made very great improvement in the exhibition of female graces. The artitude is easy jsnd graceful. The introduelion of ::le ballustrades in the middle of the Mute is somewhat. whimsical, but the elfin is striking, nor is the light unpleasantly broken.— There is too much of the Moon seen, and it is oddly mixed with the 'lire.. This, we presume, cannot be intended as a Portrait, since a fair original would hardly be contented.to skew only a slice of her face. The report of The Fair Fugitives, forth-coming at Covent Garden Theatre, is highly favourable.-- The Performers, it seems, all like their parts, a circumstance that is always thought 'a goad own with Theatrical Sor e. Pizarro, it is said, will be brought forward at Drury Lane Theatre, with very great splendour, before the close of the present Season. POPE is talked of as the neW Rolla. Mr. COL JAN, it is said, has preferred a com plaint to the Manager of Covent Garden Theatre, against several Performers in the Comedy of John Bull, who have lately been in the habit of substi. toting their own wit i►► 'place of the Author's. It is to be hoped that this complaint will be attended to. Mr. COLMAN went himself upon 'a Provincial Ramble in search of Perfcirmera, and as he is one - of the very best Judges of Theatrical Merit, it is very prGliable that lie has collefted . kgood Company, - • NESS SEwARD is employing herself on a ,life of the late Dr. DARWIN, at the desire of his family. The work will chiefly relate to the poetical chk. ratter of that favourite of the Muses, a' work for which the fair author is peculiarly qualified by taste and-congenial talents. Lard Sram4ovoki• is going to enter the field of translation with the late JULIUS KICKLE in the 'memorable work of CASIOENS.. The attempt is bold, and we wish his Lordship may succeed in it. M. SEGUINj a Correspondent of the French Na. tional 'lnstitute has - discovered that the jelly made from bones possesses a. • febrifuge . virtue, and lie thinks that' it' might be substituted with success for bark. He cites 75 cases of fever, the cute of which has been effated by means of this newly discovered remedy: Mr. Bktrrow, who has left behind him such an immense fortune, was in the service of the East India Company; his emoluments, thoefore, in - the different situations he filled during the term.of his service, must have been perfectly well known, at. least we. believe they are dt jsrtunt, in all cases, limited. The salary attached to the 'plice Mr. Batsrow last held, Was about eight thousand per annum, which it is supposed was his inducement for continuing so :long in India, 'notwithstanding his private property was se large. His widow, the fiedutiful.Mr s , BR isTqw, was born on the Island of St. Helena. The elegant and sprightly widow of a wealthy East Indian, who lately died in Calcutta, it is sup_ posed will not long be disguised in sables. The texture of Eastrrn Weeds is, in general so slender, as scarcely to be worth making up. A thrashing.rnachine has just been introduced into France, trom England, by a FatITICC in the Department of L'Ourthe, It. cost, in England, thirty guineas. Several other tbrashing.machinel, for France, are preparing at" "Plymouth and Ports. motel% bqt the expence is much more considerable. The 'Cult tt Coxsv 1., io his new issue of money, has fixed the value of the I;tece at S. 2d. Oirlirgirl, to general eXleaalloo, 4 ‘l 11Ch roino tosvards a C;” 4 "/. , • - .111. OF KING'J BENC11; Titu Krtl6 tiii.t. . . M. sAiti now the Afliaavil or the Defendant, on proddcing WhiMi the a d • indulgently given leave to •Move today fora fA to shew Cause why there not be ri..nee'.Trial in thia case, as well as the Affidavit which hid hfien stated on Saturday by Mr, Serjeant Bes-r: material part of the Affidavit wasj that Rbb&lrt Otincan; whom the Deponent believed to have bveri in Scotland at the time of the trial of this cause, arqt who, he believed to he now in Scotland; could prove, that the Deponent was at Drightlichustone ! on tht• day the assault in question iva* conithitte'd; if any assault was committed ; and that taus Witness; on that day, saw the Proiecutor of thii Indiament; in the forenoon, with others, in the streets of aright. helmstone, and one of them, in a violent lull-flier, demanded that the Defendant should pay hini got, which he had won of the Defendant, and,created disturbance in the-street, so that the Defendant was compelled to go into a house to avoid a riot in the street ;. and further, that Mr. Duncan did Vat. that Prosecutor and three other persons, whoa Mr: Duneati'did not know by name, consult, And ?wed to go to the apartmeots of the.Dcfendant, and theta to provoke him to do something that they might lay hold of by law, .and !; , o make him pay hand. somely to make it up-.--.°o that the origin of the dispute was with the Prosecutor. Now, Mr. ER. sKtNE submitted, that the object Of. the statute of Ann, on which this. Prosecution was founded, was to prevent persons who had won money at play, to intimidate those who had lost it, and to compel theni by threats and violence:to flay the money they had lost, contrary to la ; but this was a case in which the Prosecutor was the winner, anti who wanted to intimidate the Defendant, and to make him pay tno.. ney he had lost at play, contrary to law—the Proiew cutor, therefore,. was the man who at - ltd against this law. The CHIEr JUSTICE asked, if the Defendant'; Affidavit stated to what part of Scotland the Wit ness, Duncan, was gone, and when he was likely to return ? Mr. ERSI9 NE said, that. this did not, appear by the Affidavit, but they had .no doubt. he grould re turn without delay, 4nd he reinindedlht Courr of what the' EF JUSTICe of the Port of Cohialoo Pleas acid on a former occasion, when the fiactition was about the return a •Gefieral Grant from SCOC land. lie said, " the Court would prestuue that hre! would return speedily." . The Court granted a Rule to shew Cause, Mr, EKSKINR stated. also, that he should wish to take the Rule in the alternative, that ins cast did Court should determine there should not Uc a my Trial, then that he should move in.arrest of judg ment. The Court desired lleifilS' of theObjeatitis be stated. Mr. Serjeant BEST said 'then, first ) that the day stated in the Indiffinent that the assault took was subsequent to the - SZ!isiottiS On 'tivfilchthg‘Gratt . Jury found the Bill. Seebnilly, that the dirrereot Counts in the Indiamens,were corraabaorY, be cause they stated offences for which different pu: nishments were provided by Statute, and- the Ver:. did was Guilty generally. The CHIEF JEUTICE still, .that with. regard to the first of these objediorii krnight-be cured Certiorari, by which the true . day . titight be inscriep ; and as collie secontd,'the fiidoCrit we en. tered up on any Count in the itididmeot, according to the evidence, as it 'appeared upon the Judge's notes. He therefore inclined to think they would not be able to make much of their motion in arrest of judgment. However, these -were the grounds, and the Rule should be granted to shew cause.— Rule to show cause granted accordingly. R.ACTIC The CHItF justice observed, when a,trtie was called on for argument, that paper books ought. tee be delivered in the order in which they were en. tered for argument,. instead of which, this morn. ing paper books were -delivered in a case which stood entered before many others, in which piper books were delivered last Term; by thi3 practice parties got a preference in the hearing of c a se s , although they were most negligent in preparinz fur it. Mr. Justice GROSZ Said, that A new Rule should he entered into in this particular, which was, " that the Officer of the Omit should nut draw up the Rule for entering a case for argument until the case was produced, settled for argument, and signed by Counsel ;" which the Court adopted accordingly. WATERNEN'a BApogs.—Yesterday two Water. men were complained against by the Rulers of the Watermen's Company, lot having publicly dr aired that theywould not conform to the new '4t.guld twit for wearing Ridges in their 'has, with the umber of their boats.: , and fur baying forcibly taken one of those numbers from a Waterman, and destroyed it, The Lord,Mayor censured their corsdua in strong terms : but as they. were sorry for what they had done, he would suffer. them to make a public apo. logy, that should be Aatisfaaory to the Rulers of the Watermen's Company. Colonel WUALLEY, it is 'nil, has made a good thing of it at New Market report states his in. ninga at 2.440001, On Saturday morning Mr. CLUHGRON, Mister of the BritiSh Hotel at haVre, landed at Portsmouth, in consequence of being eallecl upon by the Munici.' pal Officers of Havre, to take an oath of allegiance to the French Government, which he refused to do. He states, that the Enk;lish are lea‘ ing France very fast. One Grindley, a' choemlker, and his friends; having contrived to bet with Bourke and. friends, that be, Grindley, would beat Rourke in boxing, running, and leaping, for twenty guineas it► eAch:* the bets came to be decided yesterday in Spa-field,, before a great 'concourse of people ; when at the first blow Grindley acknowledged Bobrife the victor iu .boxing ;.. . but easily beat him in running and jump. ing, thereby gaining twenty guineas. Bourke thought only of the boxing when he was laying his waget. ' r :~ F i f