The Sun. — London, England, 1803-05-09 00:00:00

NA PAL NEW S. DOPER, MAY S. SyLvErrea, the Messenger, arrived here at ten this morning, and in a quarter of an hour afterwards the Da:chess of York Passage Vessel, which, in consequence of ()this received by Telegraph yes. terday, had anchored in the Roads to be in readiness for him, was under full sail wi:h him for Itmlogne. The Wind blowing fresh and quite fair, it is imagined he must have landed in'France soon after one to2day, in which case he may reach Faris by noon to.morrow. Three hours after SYLVESTER had sailed, a French Messenger arrived, who hired a vessel and sailed immediately for Boulogne. A Packet and Passage Vessel arrived this evening, but bring nothing new. PLYMOUTH, MAY 7. Tin Dragon, of 74. guns, Captain AYLMER, Nikeighed this morning from the Sound, and came into Harbour. Sailed the Naiad Frigate, of 38 guns, Capt. WA.L.Lis, for Torbay. - - , The IVasi , lor and Young Nicholas :Transports, with Troops on board, bound to Cork, got under weigh this morning, to proceed on their voyage, but it falling calm, they were obliged to come to' in the Sound. Arrived the Fritnehhip, Capt. HE r autez, laden with wine, from Malaga, last from Guernsey ; and the Charlotte, Capt. ROOD, from Cork, with pro. Visions. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 8. YISTIRDAY afternoon, about five o'clock, the brews of the different ships in Port landed, and all the Regulars and Marines in the Garrison on an in. Itant turned out of their Barracks, and possessed themselves of all the avenues of the town and neigh. bourhood, for the purpose of impressing from ail ProteCtions, and a great number of men were in a short time impressed. A similar movement was nude at the same time in the Isle of Wight. This afternoon a Pilor.boat came into the Har. hour, having on board Myhnecr Tt NNE, late Re. ceiver.General of Demerara, Mr. FORDES, Mr. M'CLEMONT, Mr. BERDALL, and another Gentle. man, who were taken out of the Shff) Governtur Mertens, this day, off Beachy Head, from Demerara bound to Amsterdam. 'This day passed by the Isle of Wight, the Nancy, from India bound to Copenhagen. Orders were received yesterday at the Dock Yard, for a return to be 17 •,:de of all ships, whose state requires the least repair, to render them suffi cient for two years service, and to report what time it will take to get them ready. And we learn that, in addition to the ships already ordered and in commission at this Port, two of 98 guns, and six of 74, will be ready i n five weeks. HARWICH, MAY 8. THE AmdlandPost.Office Packet, Capt.BRIDG arrived last night from Cuxhaven, with the Ham burgh and Bremen Mails ; and , this morning the Prism, of /Pahl, Capt. ANTHONY DEANE, and the Diana, Captain STEWART, came in, the former from Cuxhaven with the Hamburgh and Bremen Mails, and the latter from Helvoetsluys, wi►h the Dutch Mail. Captain BOUVERIE, Charged with Dis. patches from Russia, and 56 boxes of foreign mo. :icy, came over in these Packets. The French at Helvoetsluys are mounting all the guns upon the Batteries and Ramparts, and in other sespeCts making every preparation for defence. Furnaces for heating shot are ereling with all ex.. petition. The Primer of Wales Packet, Capt. HEARN, and the Kim: Grew, Capt. PHILIP DEA.NE, sailed this day at noon with their respeCtive Mails of yesterday; the former for Cuxhaven, and the lat. for Helvoetsluys. The Bodnar Frigate, Capt. Vinxittsow, came to anchor in the Rowling Grounds this morning, where she remains, and also the Charger Gun-vessel. Several Vessels have sailed front hence for the Continent, with Gentlemen and Express Letters, in consequence of the present fluCluating state of Polities. TORBAY, MAY 7. SAILtD the French Ship William, with General BERTHIER tied Suite, for Tobago. POOLE, MAY R. 5AT1,213 His Majesty's Ship Port Itlaban, Capt. Ncv t.t.a, on a Cruize. Yesterday in the afternonn an Express was re. ceived by Capt. O'NEtL, the Regulating Meer at this Port, soon after which they pressed from all all Protections several men ig the cottre of, the afternoon were picked up. Lieut. Jamas is appointed to the Matilda, fitting for an hospital-ship at Woolwich. We are extremely concerned to learn, that a, Let ter received from an Officer on board the Bellero. phost, of 74 guns, Captain Loa Ilia; at Jamaica, statca, that a dreadful - mortality had raged tai board that Ship. She had lost several Officers, and up. wards of too of her crew. Among the Officers who have died are, Mr. JoHN Haw ru t son of Lieut. HEWITT, of Portsea ; Mr. MAXWELL, Mid shipman ; and Mr. YOUNG, Surgeon. The Stork sloop of war, from Honduras, and the Gipsey schooner, from a cruize; 'on the 7th March, arrived at Jamaica. The French schooner Superior, sailed at the same rime, charged with dispatches from the French Commander at the Cape, to the Havannah. The Elephant, Vanguard, Bellerophon, of 74 guns, and Deurfe, of 40, continued in Port Royal on the 7th. The Goliah, Cumberland,The. sews, of the line, were on a cruize; as were the Tartar, Shark and Echo, the latter off the North. side of Jamaica, and the Co/Jpro off Cape Tiberoon. The Sir Edward Hughes East Indiaman passed the Isle of Wight on Saturday morning for the Downs ; she sailed from St. Helena nine days after Sir ROGER CURTIS and his Squadron, which are not yet arrived. The Lady Jane Dundas sailed from Sangor in company with the Walthamstomu on the 26th De cember. The Manship and Tellieherry sailed same day.. Left at Sangor the Dover Castle and Asia, taking in cargo for England—would sail in Ja nuary, to touch at Madras. The Sarah, a large country ship, for Bombay, was the only other vessel remaining at Sangor. The Baring, Lady Burgess, Lord Nelson, and United Kingdom, were at Diamond Harbour. The'Lord Nelson having got the Bengal worm in her bottom, was hove down to repair. The Cunera, Cecilia, Rainier, and Nonsuch, Country ships, lately returned from the Red Sea, were loading for England, and would sail in Janu., ary or February. The Sir William Bensley arrived on the 2sth November, would sail with the Fame and Culland's Grove about the end of January. The Telegraph packet had been under dispatch for England upwards of two months, and, with the Sava//ow, were in daily expeaation of sailing. —On the rilth of December passed for the River a large Danish ship from Europe, with the I'h, ix , and Milford, from the Cape of Good Hope; left there only one American ship bound for Calcutta. The Grand Para, a Portuguese ship, one Spaniard, and one French ship, were taking in cargo for Europe at Calcutta. Arrived at St. Helena 21 March; found ►here the Royal George store ship, one Dutch ship, the Virgin:, from Batavia, bound to Rotterdam, and the Pengandle, Portuguese, from India bound to Lisbon. The Alap.qck Carle sailed for England as we came to an anchor. On the 4.th ratite in the Tellicherry, having parted from the Manship in a gale of wind to the East. ward of the Cape. The Penguin man.uf.war brig arrived on the sth from the Cape, and sailed on the 6th for England. On the morning of the 6th the Thames and !Palmer Castle, from China, anchored in the Roads. The Tel&berry Mailed on the Bth. On the loth sailed from St. Helena, leaving there the stole-ship, two Chinamen, Walthanntofzu, and the Dutch ship. The Portuguese ship sailed on the Bth, and the Wahhamstow, it was expelled, would get under weigh in the evening. The store ship would sail, they thought, about the .2oth for Ben. coolen, and the Chinamen for England on the 13th. On the 27th spoke the Carolina from Oporto (in lat. 5. tB. N.) out twenty days, bound to the Brazils ; had spoke .to ship, and knew nothing. March sth.—Passed a ship standing to the SJuth. ward. April &h.—Spoke Le Citoyen, Capt. LEONARD, from Rodfort to Lousienne (in lat. z 6. N.) out 21 days. THE THEATRE.—Mr. BARTI.EY, who otigi. nally appeared at Drury lane Theatre in the part of Orlando, on Saturday last, in consequence of the indisposition of Mr. BANNISTER, performed the part of Tandem, in the new Comedy of The Mar riage Promise. Mr. BARTLEY is very well quali. lied for Charaeters of plain sense and manly feeling, hut not equally well fitted for those of whim and eccentricity. Tandem is a part written purposely for the talents of BANNrsTER, and therefore any other Performer must appear in it to a comparative disadvanr:ige. It must be acknowledged, however, that Mr. BARTLEY, coming forward under such an untoward circumstance, acquitted himself in a very respettahle manner. His chief want was in that pert briskness and familiar vanity with which his Predecessor rendered the ran so prominent in the Piece. The Audience, which was very nume rous, received Mr. BARTLEY in a very favourable manner, and the Comedy itself went off with con siderable spirit in the humorous passages, and with strong interest in those of the pathetic description. COOK 13 continues to be too much indisposed to resume his Charaeter in John Bull, and it was again performed on Saturday night by MuRRAY. COOKE, 'we understand, is really much indisposed, and has been some days obliged to have medical assistance. Mr. Coorsit is in treaty with the Drury-lane Managers about an engagement for next season. It would be a pity if a young man of such talents should go back to America, where he cannot he supposed to have an opportunity of improving them, sufficiently to take a lead on the.Lornlon Stage. .John Bull was performed twice during the race week at Durham, by.STErlisx KEMBLE's Com pany, and a crowded Audience attended both Re. presentations. KINSINCTON GARDENs.—This delightful pro. menade was yesterday completely crowded with the most elegant company we ever remember to have Witnessed on this etlchanting spot. The day was fine, and the perfume of the grass most refresh. ing„ The Ladies in general were most superbly dressed, displaying lace sufficient to cover the whole Garden. 01 colours, lilac, yellow, and straw seemed the must 1400mi:wilt. 1 4 118 DUTCII MAIL. 1 4 111BOU1kG (BRISC;AU), Arm :6. E French, who have for three years occupied the Bri , gan, are at length beginning to evacuate it. This morning the 31 battalion of the 16th demi. brigade, and a detachment of Artillery which were here, broke up, and took the road to Huninguen. The battalion will go to Allessandria, in Piedmont, where is the rest of the Corps. BRUSSELS, MAY t. WE are again uncertain with resped to the time of the arrival of the nave Costsut. in these Departments and in those of the Rhine. The Negotiations with England, appear to detain 80. NAPARTE at St. Cloud. In the mean time the adivity of the preparations for the reception of the Chief Magistrate is not diminished, and other places are preparing to follow our example.— Hitherto no similar dispositions have been made at Aix.la.Chapellc, Cologn, • Bonn, and Cublentz ; nor in any other place in the Department of the Roer. The Prete& of this Department has been informed officially, that the Chief Consul will visit the above-mentioned Towns on his way from Belgium to Mayence and StAsburgh. The Prefed has communicated this intelligence in a circular letter to all the Mayors within his jurisdiction, and invited them to prepare to receive the Chief Magistrate with every pos sible honour: He has especially recommend. ed to them the organization of Guards of Ho. noun in all the places in which BONAPARTE may make a stay, andCven those through which he may only pass. He adds, that there will he on this oc. casion at Aix-la.Chapelle an Exhibition of the pro.. duaions of the Manufactures and Fabrics of the. Department. The Chief Consul will pass through . Juliers on his tour, and inspea the new Fortifica. Lions at that place.. Some military reviews like wise are intended in the environs of Mayence and Strasburgh, where small camps will he formed. If we may judge • from the frequent passing and repassing of French and Dutch Couriers between the Hague and Paris, the Correspondence between these two Governmenti must have been very adive for several days past. The whole of the French Troops in the Baravian Republic, including those destined for Louisiana, already form a considerable Army. According to 'a statement published here, this force consists of the following Corps : the and 19111 Regiments of Dragoons ; the r.l of cars ; the i 7th, 54th, and 95th Demi-brigades of Infantry of the Line, of three Battalions each ; the 76th, Stst, and tooth of the Line, of two Battalions each ; the 27th Light Demi.Brigade, of three Battalions ; two other Battalions, of which the numbers are not stated ; besides some Compa nies of Artillery, foot and. horse. The motions of a part of these Troops between the first and second Line of the strong places of the Republic, still con. tinue : we are ignorant at present what positions they are definitively to occupy. Early in January, dispatches were received by our Government in India from the British Fadory at Canton, stating a very sanguinaty conflid to. have taken place on the Banks of the River Kiam, between a numerous body of the rebels and a corps of 5000 of the Emperor's troops.—At the com mencement of the action, the Imperialists were broken and thrown into disorder ; the Leader of the Insurgents was, however, killed at the mo. meta, and they were not only prevented profiting by their success, but falling into confusion, the Royal troops rallied, and obtained a signal vidory. The rebels lost upwards of 3000 killed, and the, remainder escaped, under favour of the night, to a post ten miles from the scene of adion. Notwithstanding this, and some similar successes the whole Empire was involved in the utmost alarm ; and a letter frtim one of the Company's Supe:.car_ goes at Canton, states, that the progress of the Rebels in that vicinage was such, that the Euro peans as well as natives were placing themselves in a state of defence. • A melancholy accident happened last Thursday at Ipswich. Vice-Admiral e. went out in the forenoon, in a single-horse chaise, on a visit to Sir ROBERT HAR LAND. The horse became un►nanage_ able, ran the chaise against a bank, and the Admiral was thrown out, his neck was dislocated, and he instantly expired. On Saturday evening, as Mr. WALKER, of Hampton-wick, was returning home in a one-horse chaise, the horse took flight, and ran violently against a gate. Mr. W. was thrown out with such force as to traEture his skull, and when taken up was entirely without signs of life. About the middie of March a body of Turkidi Pilgrims, 40 in number, embarked on board a Cc phalonian yessel, to proceed to Mecca ; but, during the first night of their passage, the crew rose upon them and murdered them all While asleep. The murderers have since been apprehended. Our Letters from Dublin, of the 3d, mention that the mountains in that neighbourhood were covered with ;now. The oldest person had not experienced such a succession of bad weather, as during the pre. ceding fortnight. body of Mr. Smith Ramage, a Merchant of ertti,.ence in Dublin, and one of the Direttors of the Nctional Bank, was on Tuesday last found in the c ana l near that city. fle rode out on Sauday ; his horse was found on the day following ►ear the spot where his body was afterwards dheovered. ,ROY :• L d C.ORMY No. frt. oOftt4it of the 13islip of tt.k. , THIS is one of the best - Portraits in the Roorti. The like - ness is exact, anti there is a venerable sitn: plicity in the general expression, suitable to thd. character. The colouring is clear, and the whole, painted With a firm pencil: .. No 103. Portrait ofthe'Right Hon. Wm. Windham. T. LAWkENCE, A spirited Likeness of the Original, painted in a* style of simplitity not usual to the Artist, anal though much, very much inferior to his Portrait of Lord TH t./ R LOW , a proof that the glituring Phan: tam which has long haunted his imagination and presided over his Pencil, is beginning to lose het ascendancy. No. 14;. Portraits of Mr. Ashton and Mr. lioste.— NURTHCOTE, R. A. We noticed this pifture before its appearance iti the Academy, and we have no reason to reteaft the, favourable account we gave of it. The figures are. p a i n ted with great spirit, and all' the subordinate parts are cxal, without, mina:chess. The Artist. chews the powers of a - Landscape Painter in the scenery. This is really a ple:►sing..reposo. No. So. Huhnlia; or, The Spell. Gay's Shepherd's Week.—J. Orct, R.A. Tuts Piaure has excited great notice, and has heel) very much commended, but not beyond its merits. The Artist has very successfully entered into the imagination of the Poet, and has given characteristic force anti simplicity to the incident. The Damsel is of the simple rustic order, such as__ might be supposed to yield to superstitious illusions. There is a strength and modesty in the colouring, and a fine breadth of light. The Ainly fault seems to be the dead flatness of the foreground, which ought to have been broken appears too much like board. This, however, is a very trifling de. lea in a very pleasing performance. No. 14S. Portrait of Nlrs. Port.-- , M. A, Satz, R.A. The Adress is supposed to be sitting in the cha. rafter of Juliet, in the Garden Scene. The Artist has caught a strong resemblance of the Lady, aria displays a meek . appearance of " retired leisure," very interesting. We cannot, however, consider this appearance as quite appropriate, fir Juliet is supposed to have conversed with Romeo, ;slut must have felt a tender anxiety that would have been sible in her countenance. As a private Portrait only it possesses • great merit, exhibiting a pure simplicity of colouring, an easy elegance in the at. titude, and an engaging sweetness in the expression. No. t 66. Crossing the Brook.-1.1. THoMsoN, A. Few of our young Artists have' made such rapid strides to excellence ;s Mr. THomsoN. The Pic_ tore before us is one of the chief ornaments of the Exhibition. The scene is interesting. The cdu tious timidity of the Child is well conveyed, and so is the care of his Condu;itess. There is a peculiar richness in the colouring. I t may be said, that the large body of clouds is too much in a parallel line with the hushes, bur this etil7;tt may be easily ob viated, and the Picture may then bid defiance to petty cavils. No. r 56. Holy Family.—J. M. W. TuarsrEß, R. A. It is a pity that the Artist did not consult some judicious friend before he submitted this speciinen of his historical genius to the rude discourses of the Public. It seems to be an attempt to unite the merits of some of the ancient Artists in one per formance, but it is a barbarous and clumsy imita. tiun. The whole is a glaring mass. The figures seem to have been designed in a studied contempt of every thing interesting and graceful ; and unless the artist can produce something better, we advise him to take an eternal farewell of History. CORN .EXCHANGE, MAY 9. TH E supply of Wheat to.day is not large ; the sales in general are at a redu,ttion of Is. and 2s. per quarter, except on some very tine samples that reach last prices ; vve have a middling supply of B ar l e y, with many Buyers, whiet causes a briskness, and they sell better ; Beans and Pease are nearly as last week ; we have a tolerable supply of Oats, and this articlefully supports the last Prices ; in Flour,„We perceive little alteration. W:le•it 47s a s4s a 59 NI t Tick Beans -27 s a 31s 04 Fine ditto . 6os aoi s 6.1 . . iss a it:is a zrs Rye - 3zs a 3is l'idi4nl ditto 22$ a 23$ oa BArieY - Its a 26s 0A Rape Scect - 331 a 37$ Nl,ilt - 41$ a 46$ nit Title Flour - q3a a 47s oct White I'ex6e 35s a 41s oil Second do -4 , 3 s a 43$ Beans - 3os a 3.0 oCi Sittings appointed in Middlesex and London be fore the Right Hon. 'RA CH Alt D PEPPER Lord A t.- vANLev, Lord Chief Justice of His , M tjesty's Court of Common Plea;, at WesLminster, in ,t;iti after Easter Term, 1803. MIDDLESEX. IN TERM. - April z 9 Saturday, - May 6 SAtti rday, 13 Saturday. - Iti hursclry, Arrt.R TIO(M. May 24 I ‘Vettnestiay, LONDON. ridgy, F - 1 rid;iy, cdtwsday, - 'Tuesday, - April 3, • May 7 • 19 May a The fqllowing melancholy circumstance lately happened' at Ack.worth, near Pontefract Towdley and her son, who resided at that plat:4 had removed to a new hunse, and; in order to dry their bed-rooms, which had been newly plitistered, they burnt in them during the night' a chafing-dish, with charcoal. In the morning they were both found . dead. A few days ago 3 child.l* ng left in a cradle at Welling, Fleas, was attackc-d by several rats ; and when the family, alarmed by its cries, arrived to its aid, they found a great part of its' face devoured. Hcpes are entertained of its recovery. MArtstott•Housz..—Pn Saturday nine o rar merchants from 13biolph.lane, PhilpotA ane • were tined by the Lott'D INlsyog i r, . CaCh 4 c J". suffering orange peels anti diunact46,l thruven into the West. lot , vte a.anges