The Sun. — London, England, 1803-08-09 00:00:00

POIZTSAIOUTII,' AUGUST 3. YESTERDAY afternoon, in consequence of a notice from Main.-General WHI TELOCKE, Commander in Chief in this Distriet, about 1600 Volunteers as. sembled on the glacis, forming 19 cotnpanies, each under a Captain and three Lieutenants, fur his in ' speelion. About six o'clock, the moment of as. sembling, a signal was ma ;e on the hills of the Isle of Wight, of an Enemy's Fleet being in sight : this created a belief that the French Armada, — which has so long threatened the Country, was , 'Aidually approaching our shores, and the most vi. gorous measures were immediately taken : the Alag nifieent, by an express sent off in the Custom.house Galley, immediately weighed anchor at St. Helens ; the Orpheus Frigate and four Custom-house Cutters tailed immediatelyin quest of the Enemy ; all the Sea Fencibles occupied their Gun.boats, 19 in num. ber L i the guns of the Garrison were loaded, and all the Regular Troops and Militia remained under arms the whole night, and the Volunteers had their several stations assigned them, and were ordered to hold themselves in readiness to repair to their posts at a signal settled upon ; which order, it is but jus. lice to say, they must chearfullyconsented to ; and had there been OCCa;ion, there - cannot be a doubt but they would have zealously and courageously perform ed any Out) , which might have been allotted them. The alarm was occasioned by some strange Ships not answering the signal; but the cause was not known till this morning. There was a Report in the City at one time yes_. terday, that Lord N 6 LsoN had fallen in with a French Flect.irit the Medi terranean , w i th Troops on board, bound to Egypt, and. had taken several Ships and Twenty-five Thousand Troops; This Report • • could not be traced to any authentic source. We .mentioned yesterday that the French had marched 80,coo Additional Troops into Italy, andmeant to take, if they could, the Island of Sardinia, from whence they had formed the plan of an Expedition • - to - Egypt. We have no doubt of Lord NELSON'S giving a good account.of them, whatever may be their plans. • Yesterday the PRINCE of WALES gave a grand dinner to the Members of the joc;key Club at Brigh ' ton. Prince.ESTERHAZY having presented thePRINCE of WAoss with a beautiful mule; His Royal High.. ness haS given it to the Duke of MAR LBoRoUGH. OststoßN MARKHAM, Esq. is to be appointed Commissioner of the Navy, in the room of SirW 'I,IAM BELLtNCHAM, Bart. Lord JOHN ToWNSHEND has been appointed by General LOFTUS to be 'one of his Aids.duXamp ex- Mordinary in the Eastern District. MILES PETER ANDREWi, El. is appointed -Colonel of the PRINCE of Wm. Es's lop! St. :Martin's Volunteers. Mr. Arsia*Ews: had the ho. • flour of being desired by his Royal Highness to accept this appointment. The Dutchess of GORDON and Lady MADELINA ST. CLAIR left Edinburgh on Tuesday last for Gor. don Castle. The Duke of MoNTRoSE arrived at Edinburgh . on Wednesday. A noble Subscription has been Set on font at • Hull. The Corporation has substribed moo!. and Sir HENRY ETHER INGToN and Joss! PH SYkas, Esq. and Sons, the same sums. Many principal Merchants !save subscribed each tool. We understand that the Earl of CARLISLE has offered his services to Government to raise:a Com. Party of Riflemen on his Lordship's Estates in the neighbourhood of Castle. Howard, at his - Own ex pence, similar to the one his Lordship established during th e last war. • As a fair specimen of the spirit of volunteering in the City, we may state .that one thousand persons of ehataeler and substance, have eoterets in the Ward of Farringdon Without. Mr. W. WE EK E , of Salisbury, has made a pa. triatic offer of eight waggons, three carts, and fifty horses, at a moment's.warning, if the exigences of Government should require them. At Southampton more than 1700 Volunteers have .enrolled themselves, and in the Island of ortsea nearly 2000. Numbers are enrolling themselves with the greatest nt husiasna in the Sea Fencibles on the Coast of Scotland. Four hundred came * forward for that purpnit at Leith, in the commencement of last week, Librkwd hundred Inhabitants of the Borough of lunteer s in Cot II enrolled themselves as W.. on Frida n y w ts a e4might, to serve in any part 01 Great Britain ft) case of Invasion. The Gentle. Count and Yeomanry of Menhenniot, in the same '',,, ou ntyt are forming themselves into a Company o f N'iying Artillery. The heavy baggage of Major-General Trioass. T ON'S Brigade at Coxheath, has been sent to Mall. ' mg, in consequence of the late orders issued for that purpose. A large parry of Volunteers from the Notting , ham Militia pa sse d through 'Maidstone on Wednes day last, on their way to Chatham, to be disposed tot* in Hi s Maj,sty,s Na v y. They were , fine look ing young men. The Ist Bat talion of the Ist Regiment of Guards, And th e Warwick. Militia, are enca mp e d near Chat. hauls where large parties work. incessantly on the • • Lincs. • L;rd Gr,o. 11. CAvENniiii has arrived at Cox. heath, to take the command of the Derbyshire Militia. • The Earl 4f HARowteks's bgother4o-law s the R., e", LINDS4Y,- is expefted to s ucceed to an Mitre in consequence. of the .death of the "le -Earl of. BRISTOL. It is said in the Dublin Papers, that Mr. Justice o Nts is to succeed to the vacancy occasioned in the Irish Couit of King's Bench by the horrible ,ASSlttisinatiun of Lord Kt LWARDEN. NAVAL NEWS. YARVOUTH, AuG. B.—Passed through the Roads about three o'clock yesterday, P. M. the Ships for the Baltic, under Convoy , of the Circe Frigate, and were joined by the ships waiting here. The SU'Ve Gun.brig sailed this morning for the River, to convoy four Dutch Greenland Ships, taken by the Cruizers in the North Sea. _ _ _ Remain the Ge&acid, of 68 guns, Admiral THORNISORoUGH, and Zebra Bomb. Sailed the Karen, SIMMONSON, to Norway. Arrived a very large fleet of Ships horn the North. A Letter chted July 9, 1803, from'an Officer of the Mediterranean Fleet, on board the Domegal, two miles from Toulon, states, that they have been cruiz ing off that Port two months. The Squadron con sisted of the c Admiral Sir R CKIRTON Kent - . 7 _ 4 En s w,_6:l3Ry tn. • Donegal, 8o Adiniral Sir R. I. STRACHAN. Superb, .. 74 Capt. KEATs. Triumph, - 74 Capt. Sir R. 13Aal.cst. Monmouth, - 64 Ca pt. HART. Gibraltar, . - 8o Capt. RYVES. AgincOurt, - 64 Capt. BR l 6CS. Belleisle, - 74 Capt. WHITBY. Renown, - 74 Capt. WHITE. MCCIUSI, Amphion, and Termagant Frigates, and the Weasel Brig. . ' • . They were every day within two miles of the ene. my's fleet, which consisted of nine sail of the line and five frigates ready for sea ; one of them is a first.rate. Lord NELSON joined them on the day the letter was written, in the' Amphion, and intended hoisting his flag on board the Renown. The Pillory was every day expeded to •join them, and Admiral CAMPBELL. The Letter also states, that they had taken seve. ral small craft laden with corn, flour, oil, &c. which were scuttled and sunk. They likewise were look. ing out for a small fleet of merchant vessels, from the Black Sea to Toulon. One of . them had already been taken, And Dent into Malta. The two Foreigners examined! on Sunday, at Lord Pt LRAM'S Office, state themselves to be Italians, and that they came on purpose from Leghorn to attend a trial in this Country, in which they are materially interested. They were not examined yesterday, as further time was necessary to inquire into the truth of their statements. An order was received at the Customhouse, Greenock, on Monday se'nnight, from the Honour. ablC Board of Customs at Edinburgh, by, desire of the Lord Advocate, enjoining the stricled attention in boarding all vessels and boats from Ireland, and dirating to apprehend all suspicious persons coming from thence, and im:nediately to acquaint the Lord Lieutenant of the County, or his Deputies, there. with. A report having been most industriously pro pagated, that deposits of firearms and ammuni, ti ni had been frequently made in the night in the English Nunnery of Benedidines at Marnhull, Dor. set, to favour the views of the French, should they make good their Janding, and that the brother of BONAPARTS was hid there; the Rev. Mr. BLACK. MORE (one of the Justices of the Peace for the County of Dorset), to ascertain the truth or falsity of the report, made a visit on Wednesday last to the accompanied by several Gentle' Nunnery, accomp rho, and is , one . of the principal inhabitants of the parish, and narrowly inspeeted every room, closet, and out.house, 'belonging to the Nunnery, when, as might have been expelled, nothing could be found .to give the least to the report. 'inc Ladies re. colour of probability ceived their visitors with the greatest politeness and good humour : the good Abbess said, " they were than when, in the beginning of not more surprised, the reign ofTyranny in France, a domiciliary visit had been paid them at their Convent, under the idea that Wm. Pirr, the Minister of England, was se. creted there !" • A contraa has been entered into at Tunbridge; for eregling ovens to bake 30,006 , loaves daily, for the use of the army. . A stinibtr contra& has been made at Town Mailing, during theAstar. A, Dublin letter informs us of a dreadful event which took place on Wednesday; 'The Bereiford Packet had sailed for Liverpool, but the weather was so tempestuous, that she attempted to put back. The vessel struck to the eastward of the North Bull and sunk : no boats could go to their assistance till the wind moderated.—Some of the Passengers, among whom were, INCL E DON and MAroa, to. gether with the Captain and Crew, were several hours in the shrouds. Mrs. INCLEDON was on the round.top. At length some fishermen from Dun. leary ventured our, and brought them safe to hod. We are extremely sorry to add, that there were near fifty (as the report goes) unfortunate creaturea in the hold who were all drowned.—There were several families and children, &c. among the poor ViaiMS. MU, MIEN was sending his trunk before him in.the vessel, and it is lost—the value of its contents is estimated not short of 4.001. Mrs. SrupoNs continues at her friend Mrs. FITZ.. noon's, near Southampton. JOHNSTONE was to have his Benefit at the Dublin Theatre on Friday last. The Rival: and the Xt. wino formed the Bill of Fare. • Miss WOODVALL, daughter of the late Mr. Wooorn LL, is to come forward again next Season at Drury-Lane Theatre. This interessing young Adiress will be recommended by the roped due to her late worthy father, as well as by' her own un affetted merits„ Amongst the last arrivals at Cheltenham are Earl of Meath . Lady and Mr. S. Lushlngton Viscount Loftus Major*Oen. &• Mrs. Bridges Lord and Lady Somers . Colonel Coke • Lord and Lady Methuen Colonel Bateman Lady E. Methuen Colonel and Mrs. Burrowes Dean of Worcester and Miss . 14 . &c• 6 " ; Onslow It is said jowicsoN, the Smuggler, who i 9 now a prisoner at Flushing, was lately otfered his liberty and an ample provision for life, if he would en. gage to pilot a certain division of the French Fleet to the English Coast, which he indignantly refused, S:GYAL STATIONS ilfoAr THE COAST. tao:4 Tart Portland. North Foreland. Punck-knoll, west of Ab- East Hill,south-west of Deal. hotsbury. Little Cornhil I, westward of Golden Cup, near Bridport. • - the South Foreland. Whitelands, west of Lyme. Folkstone Cliff. Beer Head, near Contort. Lympite, near Hythe. Peek. Hill, near Sidmouth. Dungeness Point. West.d.iwii BC4COO, east ~of Fairlighf. mouth: Beachey Head. Dawlish Head. Seaford Clitt. Berry Head. Hawk Hill, cast of Brighton. roleton, near Dartmouth. Shoreham. . Collegrew, or Statt Point. Worthing (Parish of Broad- Hurter's Top, near the water). Praule. Kingston, near Hampton . Westsoreoicar the Bolt Head. River. Gurnose (Bigbury, Bay). Beaconticld, between_ Bognor Flag-Statt, near Maker and Middleton. . Church. Pagham Nealand, east of FoWey . . - . - Selsey Point, Penhald. West Wittering, Dodman. Cumberland Fort. . Greber Head. Paklturtt Forest. St. Anthony's Head. . ~ Dunnose. an Point. i Manacle Po • Ashey Down. Black Head. St: Catharine's. Park.braws, near the Lizard. Needle Point. Park-lough, east side of Christ ChurckHead. Mount's Bay. Ballard Hill, Isleof Purbeck. Tetter Dieu, west side of Round Down, ditto. Mount's Bay. St. Alban's Head. St. Levan Point. Hainborbugh Hill, , west of TO Tilt Lulworth. Purdennick, or Land's End. SIGNAL STATIONS ON THE NORTH COAST. /11.0 M Tilt NORL TO NORTH YARMOUTH. Wakering Stairs. Feliz Stow. On Foulness Isle. Westward of Bawdsey Sea Tel I inglunn Grange. Mark, on land called Fur- Bradwell, St. Peter's Cha- thcr Warren. pel. • Orford Castle. ' Colewick Farm, near St. Red House Warren. Osyth Bay.. - Beacon Hill, on Ounwielt East wick Farm, on land call- Common. ed Hatchtied. Easton Cliff near the Ness. Little Holland Wall. Cove Hythe. Burnt 1-louse Land. - Gunton, to ihe Northward of On the Nase Point. Lowestoile. Beacon Hill. , Yarmouth i)ean. FROM ST. ARRI 93 /MALI TO LEI TH. St. Abbe's Head. North Berwick Law. Dowlaw, to the Southward of Girlton Hill, to the S. W. of a point,called Fall's Castle. North Berwick. BlackCastleHill,totheSouth- Portseaton, in the Frith of ward of Shateraw Point. Forth. Within the Fart upon Dun- Calton Hill, near Edln, bar Pier. burgh. JOHN 1490LE, - .E54.--ThiS Gentleman who died last week, 'near Dorking, Surrey, in the 76th year of his aee, was a e s Member of the Repub. lie of Letters. He was a man of taste, a respeda. ble'Authbr, and a good Scholar. lie first display. ed his Poetical talents in an Elegy on the Death of Mrs. WOFFINCTON, the celebrated Adress. . He translated the works of TAsso, ARIOSTO, and ME. TASTSIO, if not with congenial fervour of imagi. nation, yet with corredness, elegance, and taste. — He was the Author of three Dramatic Pieces, the Tragedies of Cyrus, Timanthet, s'hd Choi:ice, Prin. ciis of Bythinia. The first two pieces were derived from METASTASIO. They were perforated with tolerable success, particularly the Tragedy of Cyrus, the Fable of which is very interesting, and which was animated, by' noble sentiments , well expressed. This play had the advantage of being supported by the talents of POWELL, in the zenith of his fame, by those of SMITH, when he was a great favourite with the Public, and by those of Mrs. YATES when she was in the maturity of. beauty and theatrical repute.—The tragedy of Clronice, was by no means so successful. Indeed, it fell a viEtirn to the seve. r i t y of criticism, which has capriciously buffered man y worse performances to enjoy a better fate. Mr. HooLe concluded himself very liberally on this occasion, by returning a considerable part of the money which he had received for the copy-right, a ll e dging, that as the piece was not successful on the stage, it could not be very profitable to the Bookseller, and ought not to be a loss. Mr. HooLE, was formerly Auditor to the East India COMpiloy, but retired upon an annuity. Ile was a very amiable and estimable man in his private cha. ratter. The Earl Of BRISTOL and Bishop of DERRY,WIIO lately died it Rome, was what is generally called an eccentric charaaer. He was once a very violent Politician, but the French Revolution, which was in a great dcgre6 the result of the principles which his Lordship then entertained, elfettually `cured' him of all such mischievous notions of Government. He still, however, retained that peculiarity of charatter for which his family were formerly distinguished, and which induced old Lady ToWNHEND, i the mother of the present Marquis .TOWNSHEND, a woman of uncommon wit and humour, to say that there were three sons of people in the world, " men, women, and HER. VEYS." Died on Wednesday the z7th of July, the Rev. MATTHEW KENRICK, LL.D. Re for of Bletching. ley, Surrey. THE ARTS.-SHED. whole length of Earl Mo nt A. The likeness is . the best that has been seen of that Nobleman, and it will 'be a very fine Portrait. This Artist is also finishing a whole:length of the late amiable and accomplished ANTHONY STORER, Esq. He has nearly finished a fine head of the respetlable veteran General To tivs, and is about another of Earl SPENCER. 'The following curious article is extraaed from an old book well known, entitled the Turkish Spy, written near Igo years ago " Queen MARGARET Ai France the wife of HENRY IV. used to pritaise much with Wizards . and Magicians, who in an enchanted glass spewed her who should reign in France for the time to come. First appeared HENRY IV. Orfila W IS MIL next LEWIS XIV. and after him a pack of Jesuits, who should abolish the Monarchy, and govern the Nation themselves. This glass is to be seen in the King's Palace tta this day." .We may ask, the CHIEF CONsui. .if,he knows any thing of thii glass, and whether, he has looked in it to 'see his tare, s hould he carry in execution his threatened In. vas • ton .of this Country ? There, has been found lately at /1;x In Gheitelle, under the ruins of an ancient Basilic,. built by Charlemagne a superb Column of the Corinthian Order. The Bishop of that City and his Clergy, with true servility, ordered it to be pleCed in front of the Cathedral Church, and to he surmounted by a Bust of the Fr tor Coristrt., with the following -ilmiiptiont--:iirroi Rot/apart; prima Republica Dallies Csmildi Episcour dquisrgnus (arraign,. 'merged. MARC :ITT, At ( Wk still inCrCise in out viziitors, and begin to die more afraid of an Invasion of .1 - ,17(//wrs thin of French. the Litter indeed waild like e;very thi , "„T if they cordd, bor the forint:l. - will certainly ?wile every thing, and there is a much greater probabiliry of theii . arrival. I(EMBLR has appeared to great advantage, as the seleCtion of charaCters was well fitted to show t he diversity of his tragic powers. Ile played Rif...bare/ on Wednesday, and Macbeth on Friday%--We ex.. pet to lose him on Wednesday next, but we are to have a supply of London Performers in succession, We have Miss MARTYR, the (laughter of the lively Actress of Covent.Garckn Theatre. She sings very prettily, and when she gets emboldened by praCtice may do tolerably well in parts of feeling and sentiment. !Ant:RYmottl is still with us, and though he is never great, he is always respectable. I am happy to assure you, that " The Men of Kew," who are distinguished in History, and cele. 'irate(' in the Old Song, have all the ;eat of their ancestors, and burn to repel the 'French Ruffian's • who bawl out freedom - and pant for plunder.• Mr. PITT'S recent visit to us has given an additional stimulus to our loyalty, and by the direCtion of his enlightened mind the pure flame of Patriotism will be rendered steady as well as bright, and every desperate InVader will be consumed in the blaze. I NSC;* Ri P77ON INTENDED FOR. A STATUE OF TIM LATE DUKE OF REDAJIZI). RY THE RIGHT HON. RICHARD FITZPATRICK. H E R r. let no symbols of destruaive No blood-staiii'd Conqueror's trluinplial No sent pttirci troplik.s, to the pensive 111111(1, Retrace the mist:ries of hut u in kind; • Where happier emblems celebrate his worth Who liv'd, not to despoil, but bless the earth With anxious care, -and deep research to scan That lost of Sciences—the GOOD OF MAN; To cherish CuLTOR pr , 4gress thro . the land; Stretch forth to INneSTRY a lost 'ring hand ; To feel, on principles severely just, In rank pre-eminent, a sacred trust ; To prize in riches' but their pow'r to grant Reward to MEI( 1r ;Ind - relief to WA:: ; Praise of such hign desert, say, who shall claim And, hark a nation's voice re.echoes—R Uss names How, Oro' the Aunais ot their Country, shine The unf.tding It.mouts otitis patriot line Disastrous days ot Civil strife they saw, %Then vaulting Pow set o'crleated, the bounds of : Their tenip'rate mstltim strove, alss ! in vain, Thise threattnitig flames of I>tsco sco to contain, Which soon blared forth :--the Fiend's inleroal brand Spread devastation Oro' the fated ►and ; And PEAes, from ALBION'S mangl'd bosom driven, %Vali virtuous BenroK D, wing %I her way to Heaven, Again, when Vow ca's unquenzleti, and quenchless Thirst * The sacred boundaries of R in tt r had burst, Another Rust 111,1. Freedom's champion stood, Nor spard for her, nor wish'd to spare, his blood ; But died, Oh, victim or perverted laws ! An untepining mart)r in her cause. • - Far happier thou ! Thy more auspicious day, Of lawful Rulers own'd the chasten'd sway %Vim, on the downfal of a Tyrant's throne, glad fix'd the just tiaundation of their own. But, ahl too soon was veil'd its endless night The accomplisli'd promise ul a dawn so . bright. All Ruling POI:Les ! by whose iny..itetious doom Lt, fleeting tenants sink into the tomb, With lavish NAT u x L's richest gifts adorn'd, Still must aku 356 6 . 1. be beIOVM and wourted.. • ('case, fond Complaint I tho' man's precarious breath Yield, unresisting, to the shaft of PLATH; The lasting good Tat itioftrearea.achieve, Tie sigh, which millions o'er his ushes heave, The bright example of drat gen'rous mind, Whos:: Godlike impulse was to serve mankind, Bequests to unborn ages shall remain, And mark--that VIATUE HAS NOT LIV . L) Its VAIN. Yesterday the Annual Wherry given by the Proprietors of Vauxhall Gardens, was rowed find. The fineness of the (lay drew forth a vast concourse of people to witness the sight, Seven Boats started for the . Pri;e, Blackfri4rs.bridge, at a quarter before six o'clock. Westwood and Gardner's boat took the lead ; but, alter a few minutes rowing, the former had the in;srortune to break his oar, which was the means of disabling them from continuing the contest. The boat in which Shepherd and Wood were, then got•a-head, and kept so alt the way, notwithstanding the rowers had to encounter several obstacles in their way. James Howell and James Sims came in second, and made every effort to win.' The other boats were some distance behind. The following advertisement is copied from The New jersey journal : " To he sold, On the Bth of July,. I3s suits in law, the property of an cmi. nent Attorney, about to retire from business. Note, the clients are rich and obstinate!" On 'Thursday last, as' Lord and Lady Mots rvr. NORRIS were sauntering in their grounds, at Eat. ing Grove, a beautiful favourite spaniel went mad, loamingat the mouth, with her - toue hanging out. Her Ladyship and five of her children escaped into the house, whither his Lordship also ran for a case of loaded pis'tols, with which he instantly dispatched the poor animal, 'who had attacked one of the foot. men. Suit:OP.—ln the afternoon of Thursday last► an eminent artist of Norton street, Mary.le.bone, put un end to his existence in Mary.le.bone.fiehls, by firing a loaded pistol into his mouth,. the con. tents of Willett lodged in the back part of his . head. The body was immediately conveyed to an under. takee,s. In his pockets were found an unsealed Lettir,. with his name, and place- of abode, ev4 dt.nt,y Written in conyempLoion of this catastrophe, with two other Letters sealed, and addressed to par ticular friends. The Jury brought in a vetdiitt Ltartl cy, • On Saturday afternoon last, Mr. Brown, of the King's, Arms . public-li-usg, Qneetihillie, sailing in . a boat between London and Biackfriars bridges, the sheet bei"ng made . fast, the boat, by a sudden of wind, nveret. The waterman being a good swimmer, got, safe on shores Mr, Brown not being able to swim, was thought 'to -be,drowned. - Atter being under Witter . six ..r seven ;11;i -totes, the boat tighlta near the Old B:rge-lionse, flark-,ide s when Mr. Brown- was discovered holding fast the %beet ; ht was apparently Welts'. immedialery taken to his own house, the ti , ual method to restore suvended animation Was lesui led to, When Aftet roam -time he was restored to life.