The Sun. — London, England, 1803-11-12 00:00:00

r. :t :trate against any testriCtion or limitation what. ever, and it is,said they hold very lofty and menacing language respelling their pretensions. This subjefl, we understand, occupies at present much of the at. tention and anxiety of Ministers. Upon a ques. tion of such delicacy and importance, we for bear at present to make any comment. It is One, however, which involves, not only the ex istence of many respefiable Individuals, but even the general Commercial Interests of this Country. Tins morning arrived a Mail from Lirboi, brought to Falmouth by the Prince of !Pales Packet, • n seven days. The accounts by this conveyance represent the state of Portugal as less critical than preceding communications from that Country had 'represented it. The alarm of Invasion by the French bad subsided, and the People flatter themselves that this event cannot take place for some time. Perhaps the Chief Consul is for the present satis. fled with the complete ascendancy which his Agent LAsivas has procured at that Court. No measure which he can propose will in all probability be ne. _ . gatived ; and while the French can thus govern Portugal, they may suspend putting it under .mi. litary execution till the COnsular Will shall see fit. Little doubt seems - entertained of the Spaniards fitting out some Ships 'of the Line at Carthagena, and there can be as little doubt but they arc destined • • • to ad with the French. The revel- Continued . to rage at Malaga with unabated violence. Measures of precaution were taking every where to prevent its spreading.' The Auckland Packet had anchored in the Tagus 11,few hours before the Prince,of Wales, sailed. - 'nth morning arrived - the Dublin Mail - of the 7 511 in'iatet• By priyate Letters we learn, that considerable changes in the Staff in Ireland.: are talked of. Sir JOHN CRA'DoCK, it is said, /s"fiQ have the Chief Command at, Madras. General "AVIEYR ICK Is to be removed to the 'English Staff; land Generals Pt COT and Ditus,imorio' are to'be sent 'to Ireland. Some of the Irish Militia Regiments are to be sent to England; and some'addition trade to the English Forci r now in that Country. Lord CAtfICART was on a Tour in the Country', inspeiting the force under his command. He had, we understand, expressed much satisfa&ion at the order and discipline in which he found the Troops of every denomination. Yesterday at one o'clock THEIR MAJESIIII and the Prmactssts arrived at 'Windsor from Kent, in three carriages, with their usual Escort. Baroness ilowtt attended the PRINCESSES. . The Duke and Dutchess of BEDFORD are at Wo. burn, General FITZPATRICK is gone upon a .visit tn them. The Duke of QuEENSDERRY is so much better that he is able to enjoy his The Marquis of SALT. , nuttY is gone again to join his Regiment at Ipswich. Lord W H ITWORTH an d t he Dutchess .of boasET, have returned to knowle. The Lord Bishop of BRlsTot, and his Family, are at present resident at the Episeopal Palace there.. The following official return of our• Volunteer force was made - on Thursday at the War Office. infantry ' - • 297,{02. Cavalry Artillery 31,60 0. • Total - 335,32 9 If we add to these our ?ergots and militia, we, 'too, rney boast our. 500,000 fighting men. Lieutenant General Fox is appointed to the Com mand of the Home District, lately commanded by Lord CATHCART. The L• udon and Westminster Light Horse, com -I,"nded by Colonel HRRRJRII, are henc e f ort h to have two Field-days a week, viz. on Wednesdays and Fridays, in place of 'Thursday only, as herd. tofore. The Staf f ordshire Yeomanry are to be reviewed by General GARDlptili in the course of a few days. The Leicestershire Yeomanry are to be•inspeaed on she zzd instant, h) Lie u t enant C o l one l c ow. n la, one of the Inbpcciing Officers for that Ws. tria. Public notice hai been given, that, by direfti on . of the General Meeting of the Lieutenanter Of the, !I:aunty of ESsex,' held at Chelmsford the 4th in. scant, beacons will he lighted on Mindy fi le 4th, between twelve o'clock and half an hour, 'after ; at the following places :—Colchester,. boratigh, DanburY, •Langden.hill, Come' Green,. Ongar Park, Good Easter, -Weathersfield, Little. bury Broom.—lf the weather should 'be unfavour. .able at the appointed tiMe; theexperiment will be made. at the same hour on the following day. :Yesterday the Cumberland Sharp Shooters paraded at seven o'clock in the morning, for the purpose of proceeding to a convenient part, of the country to practise on a more extensive scale their adroit and active evolutions. They mustered strong, consi. Bering thfy state of the weather, and went 04 . Conveyed in the Military Cars construdeci by Mr.IRONSIONGER, which, milfil very short time, brought them to the borders of Norwood, where they alighted and fortad into two parties, the bet. ter to pradise all their modes of fighting, when an .active and ardent contest Commenced, in which they 14presented adverse. bodies of the same description. of Voops engaging with each , other open and am. bush warfare. The contest lasted six hours ; during which time they took a complete range of the whole,. forest, an d returne d by.the slit= conveyances at late hour in the evening. NAVAL NEWS. PLYMOUTH, Nov. to.—The Faudroyewt, - of So guns, Capt. J. R. DACRES, went out of Harbour this morning, and anchored in Cawsand Bay. The impress for Seamen which commenced here on Monday night, has continued ever since with the greatest energy, and a great ndmber of prime Sea. men and others have been added to His Majesty's Service, in addition to iioo Volunteers which arriv. ed here two days since from Liverpool. Sailed the: Renard Sloop of War with a,Convor to the. Eastward. Arrived the Danish Brig Friendrbp, P. PREnt:l4. SEN master, laden with wine, brandy, &c. from Barcelona, for orders. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. I I.—The Goliab, of 74 guns, and Argo, of 44 guns, have made a signal of Convoy for the Mediterranean ; and Zebra Bomb fur the Eastward. FALMOUTH, NOV. B.—Sailed the Setz d erwer Sloop of War, of t 8 guns, Lieut. Owzms, with a Convoy for the Downs, viz. the Rua Charlotte, ltc-oLts, Voterahle, ANGUS, Pendower, MALLARD, and Four Ftieredi, HOMING, for London. Also sailed the American Ships St. Antonio, Rot.. LISS, and Sally, WALKER, ' for Dunkirk ; the American Brig nag, Dom, fur London; and Ship Alexandria, Wusrom, for Cowes; also the Spanish Ship Bilboyna, Capt. COW ELL, last from llilboa, with wool, hides, eze. for London.' The Packets with Mails for America, West Indies, and Lisbon, are detained by contrary winds. Arrived this day, the -Prince of Wales Packet, TODD, with Mails from Lisbcin. His Majesty's Brig Gannet, and Auckland PaCket.prider her con. voy, had arrived a few hours 'before the Prince of Wale: sailed from Lisbon._ The Gannet was to sail again immediately on a Cruize off the Coast 'of Portugal, and . to return again in two days, to take Dispatches to England. His Majesty's Ship Fir.. gardi of 38 guns, and another Ship of War, have been cruizing off-the Coast of Spain and Porto. gal, since when not a French Pri'va . teer has been seen on the coast. The alarm of Portugal being invaded by the French has quite subsided, and they appear to be certain that nothing of the kind can take place for some time to.come. Accounts have been received at Lisbim, of a dread fyl distemper prevailing at Malaga, by which from 30 .to 40 persons are daily carried off—a Danish Vessel, the Bonafiarte, which had lost the Captain 'and crew, excepting two men, had put into-Gi braltar, and were immediately ordered to sea' by the - Governor, but not having Itands,sufficient 13 na vigateber, six- Feeneli Prisoners were allowed their liberty to go on board' tier; which they did, and sailed. Before, the PackOt sailed, the same vessel put into Lisbon, and was ordered out to sea the next day,' having a F re: ii)scbr - t her. Passengers Pi!ipco,elirdo—Mr, and Mrs. CHARLES Lirma, Mr. GONNK, and About eight other Pagsefigers. • 14: ' lit Nov • t i.- -Cane in the' Ra.rih'sk Gan. brig,,hlown off her st93ion. 'lnAta Downs—the..ilionarrir,; -Utrecht, Fort:ode, Squirrel, ;L' Almaranll4, Lynx, Pulti;rt,' Pluto, and /Lab , Sloops, Perseus anti Eng' Bombs, Aribar,, Illtiodhound, Cofflia,..Lotuit, itiid Gun-Wig and Millrooke Schooner. • The Shii),'reported in my letter of yesterday, lost o n the Goodwin Sand, is a Prussian from Liver pool ; her cargo, consisting of sugar;:coffee, spice, and s undry other merchandize. The Captain, Cook, and boy, were drowned ; the rest of the crew, seven, in number, were picked up by a Ramsgate boat, and carrith on shore' there. Letters froM Bantry BA) , state, that the aqua. dron lying :here is 'about to proceed to sea un a two months cruize. The Convoy . for , England from Newfoundland, was to sail' the, '2sth of last month, so that they may hourly expeCted . to arrive. . Late,on Tuesday night orders were 410 to the Cotters and Launches .of the Fleet at .Plymouth, by Admiral Sir . J. CoLpoys, K. IL to he alOngside . all the Ptison.sips in Elatnoaze, at five next morning, / to take Out all the French and Dutch Prisoners, and, 1113101 them into the interior of the country, in case of an attack on that port by the Enemy ; in onn4e quence of,which 300 Prisoners were landed at New• Passage, at.seven A. M.. and marched for Bristol,: under a. strong escort of the first Regitnttit : 300 went... 4 way kl Taviitock. It was %opposed the Prison-ships would be cleared this t week. A SINGULAR CIKCOLOTANCV.---A. loaded pis.. tol was fired inadvertently against a - loung woman, in Manchester; the ball struck against her breast, .but having a .r;4 bandkerch;,/ on it,. did her no other injury than producing a violent contusion. This produced' the following Wager : that a ball would not , penetrate a jog, if to'vercil with a silk handkerchief. The trial was.mada along shore, near Liverpool, a few days ago; with success, and 'although repeated ,several times, produced no other effeEt than bruising that parr where • the ball hit. Sin t 'ular as - this may appear, we are assured by our informant, that it is a fad, .and that . no ball will Penetrate ti body clothed with a silken garment. THE PRINCE AN!) lELPHI BEY, AFTER the Gra--1 Entertainment given by His Royal Highness PRINCE of WALEs to ELent EF v,..Bcc. at Cutooerland House, on Thursday, the conversation turned upon the excellent horse. inanship of the Mamelukes. The PRINCE, in his tatcustomed style of affability, said, that he had then in his stud an , Egyptian horse, that would dis. mount. the best horseman in the BET'S Retinue. The BEY replied in Italian to the PRINCE, that he would gratify His Royal Highness's curiosity on the following day. The party accordingly.assem bled at two o'clock yesterday afternoon, in the Patrice of WALES'S RiJing_house, Pall-Mall, when the BET was accompanied by Colonel MOORE, his Interpreter, and MAHOM ET AGA, his principal Officer. The PRINCE was accompanied by his Royal Brothers, and several of the Nobility. The horse exhibited could never before be rode by any person. One of the Mamelake saddles being af fixed by the grooms, be was led out of the stable into the tiding-house, but in so 'restive a state, that it was the opinion of all the Gentlemen present, that it would nut be sate for any one to attempt to face him. We never witnessed a i greater beauty; he is spotted like a leopard, and his eyes were strikingly 1 expressive of the fire of his passion. Being led round, MAHOMRT AGA made a .spring, seized him by the reins, and in an instant was mounted.•---The animal, finding himself thus encumbered, and feeling the peculiar, tightness of the Mameluke saddle, plunged in every direr. tion, but in vain, as the IVlameluke , firmly kept his seat,. where he )eontinued upwards of twenty minutes, to the utter astonishment of His Royal Highness and every other beholder ; and never quitted it until the horse yielded to the superiority of his rider. The PRINCE, thus highly gratified, complimented the Officer on his equestrian skill.--- 'rite party then retired to Carlton House, where the BEY and his attendants partook of some refresh. meets provided, for . the occasion. The following Circular Letter has just been is. sued : , , .; • " ilorse-Gmal.ds, Nov. 9,. 4 b In consequence of a tepresentation from the Secretary at War to the ('ommander in Chief, that it has frequently hap pened that persons Who have been committed to gaol as De-' setters trom the Army; and whose Commitments have been reported to the War-Unice, as required by the Mutiny ACI, in order that the proper'steps might he taken relative to their re moval, have beematteirwaids released lrom their confinement r,y order of the General of the Distria wherein the gaol is situated, without the authority and knowledge of the Secre tary at War, which has been attended with great trouble and inconvenience . ; 1 have it in command ti signify to you the Commander in Chief's desire, that you will - be pleased to order, that. in future no.person who may •he committed 'to gaol in the Distrittfuederyour command, as a Deserter from. the Army, whose commitment has been reported to the War- Office, be removed thence without the special authority of the Secretary at War hiving been previously obtained c . fcit that -.purpose. Jul have the Honour to'be, &c. It. CLINTON, 'Military Secretary to Ills Royal liighttess the Commander in C!hiet." " To de General Canmanding the Di stria, &c. &c." (igitcd), Gettieral Orders, it is said, will he issued on Mon day or Ttit.sday next, to the whole of the British Army now encamped throughout the Empire, to quit the field,-•.and exchange canvas for canton. ments, barracks, and civarters. It was generally styptbed that the,. Guards, during the • winter month , , would return to. London ; but the contrary will prove to he the case ; as instead, of thoie whO are still in the tented field being under orders to repair to the capital, it is expected that the re. maining Battalions will be immediately marched towards the Coast. The, Guards, .is rumoured, will shift into the Barracks of Chatham ard Col. cheater'. it is thought, wdl be hutted, and the Line go into cantonments. : • By order of Major •General` ENOLANp, orders hue been: issued to the Princess of WAl,Esii,hatta. lion, Lieutenant Colonel FlAtvittli, and .tie 2d.hat.. talon of'Plymouth Volunteers, Lieutenant Colonel LAN9r4EAo, called put,on'perrnaneni• pay and duty ; but to make it convenient, one-third of the zd battalion is only id be called out at a time, for fourteen days exercise and • garrison duty, and so one-third in succession,' • Tuesday the .Brut n. Volunteer Infantry r. viere inspected by Lieut...Col.;PUw 14 it, when after going rhtou4h the , various, mancedvres with the utmost precision, the . Colonel expressed himself highly satisfied with their conduct., On Thursday the 3d, the Royal First Devon Re. giment of Cavalry, under the Command of Major Lord GRAVES, (in the absence of Colonel .lord ROLLS) %ME inspeeted on Broad.clyst.heath, by, Lieutenant,Colunel Goßg, who expressed, the greatest' satisfaction at their appearance under arms. . • Theltoyal . Norih Lincoln Militia passed through Cambridge last week, on their route from Yaxley to Ipswich ; they were: relieved at Yaxley by the 30th Regiment of Foot, commanded by General MANNERS, to which the Army of Reserve for Cambridgeshire is.atiacbed.,The number of French Prisoners at Yaxley is at present considerably more than moo, and the Troops there are fully adequate to guard them. • • The new Comic Opera of The Wife of Two bands, drew a tolerable audience to Druty.htne last night, lnaugre the. weather. BANNISTER IN not yet able to resume his par! in it, which therefore remains in the hands of RUSS fj. L. Whatever may be thought of the intrinsic merits of this Piece, nobody can deny' that IA is admirably supporfed by the .Performers, and that it is interesting in the result, Lf The Camara last night opened its MUSiCaI area. sures at Covent:garden Theatre, and often as they have been displayed, they are still very attrauive. The new Face of Railing the Wind, must however be allowed its due portion of dramatic magnetism, as it is so powerfully recommended by,,Ole, i true' cvis coivira of Ls wls in the •loan-txtratiorg ;heir) of the. Piece. , • The acquisition of Mrs. SecoNo's talents to the Bath Theatre, the powerful support of ELL 1 5TONI, and the many novelties; the indziatigdble Propriet. tor is preparing, - it is suppubed, will render the Theatre more attraaive this year than it bits 'been fo!many seasons rag. LA;7 REPORT. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, N. TH s was a day for hearing Special argument , ., 11:t none of the Cases were interesting to the Public: cept one, in which the Court teserved their opinion until the course of proceeding upon it in the Court o!.* Chancery was made known to. the Courr, for 11- 4 , question turned upon, whether the Sheriff of Dt4.- . set, to whom a Writ of Execution against the goods of Charles Sturt, Esq. had been diretl!d, and it he did not execute, on account of a sequestr:t. tion which had issued against the Lune property, evidently for the purpose, as It W:tS ailetiged, of proteding the goods, would or would not. have heeo liable to an Attachment of the Court of Chancery for contempt, if he had executed the Writ in defi ance of this sequestration.—As there was nothing decided, it would be useless to enter on the particu. lan of the Case. Mr. EkSKINB moved for leave to file a Criminal Information against Richard Da!ler, Eri.svh jt o ; said, now resides in the parish of Merton the county of Surry, a man of large properly, hut whose manners, he said, did not appear to keep pace with his fortune. lie alledged, that this Gentletnan had avowed an intention of drivirg out of the parish a respedable Gentleman of the name of ileydon, be. cause he did not cause to give up to the will and disposal of this person prorerty he possessed, and insisted on it that he should retain it until the deci sion of a Court of Law pronounced the contrary : it was property in mud in a pond. This person had .avowed an intention to drive the Gentleman, on whose behalf this Application was made, out of the place he lived in, by publicly hangin g ; him in efk.;7, which was like standing in the pillory, and which, perhaps, might fitly become the lot of the Defendant, since he seemed to feel the nature of such a puhli t .! exhibition, and such alone were the objetls ..of a pillory when they had done any thing to deserve it, because the pillory was only a punishment to tho!.:;! who were capable of reflc6ing on tike cfren, : whicii the Defendant proved he was, by the manner io Which he had exhibited the Prosecutor : to which figure were fastened what savages Would be . ashamed of. Nor was this all ; the Defendant_ had cursed it • to be rumoured, that this Gentleman had •iin'proper converse. with his housekeeper, and had exhibited her also in a manner too indelicate to be and hoWever incredible it' might seem, and disgrace fill to others, he , had prevailed on some of the neighbours to dance around this exhibition, as if it were a May-pole.—Mr.. E INE ' added some other short observatiOns, and gave some. further de- Scription of the scene, which, although •proleoional ditty imposed it upon the Advocate, it would he in. decorous to exhibit to the Public in a Daily Print. He added, that he hoped this Gentleman wou:d be able, when Cause came to be shewn against the Rule, to convince • the COUri that in this - account his cantina had . been exaggerated. There was nno. ther of the name of Matthew Dallet who had Liken an a6live share in this .exhibition, who had brought out one of the figures, whom he included in this Motion, Rule to chew Cause granted. SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. to. 1 OUR Town h nt present very much enlivene,l by. the company of His Royal Highness the Dba,c of GtoticasTut, who has bean staying for Ibis 'fOrtnight at the Dolphins . Inn; His flighr ) ess visited the New Theatre on. Friday last, wherthe Stratagem,Belle's . and the Comit Opera of Paul tuti Virginia, were performed, and was' pleastcntl'ex.: pm* 1414541 f ,in high term? of admiration ac, the elegance of the building. In his own priv,atelox werc . .Coloriel and Mrs. liElriiool),, Mrs. and the MissCHALoNatts, Mr. AlytVA*.r,' M. r, Equerries, Mr. Le and. COI. FOSTER. His Royal Highness rides out every d'ay,•!anst on Monday. last visited - the Dutchess of 114Totr, at her seat in this neighbourhood. On tricttY . fle received a visit, irom his illustrioui Nt•phew, fite Duxa Of Cumn'ea.LAN'D, who came from Winche 3 . ter in his curricic:in this morning, and rczL4ncd after dinner: • The DUKE Of GLOUCESTER together with Co. lonel DAMEk and some Field. Officers of the Dor,et. Volunteer 'Cavalry; - reviewed the South -Hants Gentlemen and . Yeomanry Cavalry,' on Stonehtni Common, yesterday„ morning. He manitested.his singular approbation of the evolutions and military appearance of this Cops, to their Cu l anei, Rosit, Esq. M.P. - in .a bliort speech before he lett the grotind. His Royal • Highness, on-his .return to Southanipton, dined at Cat. Htsrwooo's, Cleganrmansion in the stiburbs, where Mr. /I`,IIrXTT, Capt.. Simatie, and several Oldie . first fatuities in this County, were invited to meet him, YARAIOUTif, Nov, (3x.. Tuesday last. a Filly of tile Norwich Volun. tetra, commanded by Colonel P.ATTESON, it-rived here ; on Wednesday the Norfolk' Rangers .(.1 respedable body Of . Cavalry, and.monnted Rile.. men), an d yesterday the Vakenha t n. V o i nnteers , commanded by Captain CASE, artired here to jJiit in the duty of the Town. Tints we have the ,satis. fatlinn to see, that while the dastardly Myrmidons of, BoNAiotTa stand, trembling on their shot dreading to receive the command to ernbitrk, the Sons of Britain are voluntarily: pressing forward to meet them, anxious to inflift• on their temerity . tl,. punishment due. to. the tyranny and usur p: it 'o++ ,ut their ,Leader. ' - . !•.. A court:of Inquiry was'llOß, last Monday,''' in the Camp, neat lironipton, Kenti Colitis 64 cat. the five senior Field Officers otiMitior.General Tito R TOWS 13111111de, ..for tht littypobt• of inve4tioting tranaation reiltive4c, IAM St() of the West Micialese Willa. The . proceedingt of the Court itave not 'at yet transpired., 6 onso : quently it'cannot he known whether or nocthe a General Courtthe 30th ult. in a large fidd fslif beatit?tnitted to' ...W.681. Sunday, near. Plympton, the Piyin t )ton Volunteers, Major' Tatity,,wett Leviewed by„Licutenant.Gueral EttoiAtio.