The Sun. — London, England, 1803-02-01 00:00:00

4 r E RATISBON, Jait; :4: Tin frilloVting is the Convention concluded at ?aril, relative to the Indemnities Of the GRAND • DUICE of TUSCANY CONVENTION. His Majesty the EMPEkok, King of Hungary and Bohemia, haVing signified that he could not consi. der the sth Article of the Treaty of LtineVille, as far as it relates to His Royal Highness the Arch. duke FERDINAND Grand Duke of Tuscany, as suf. ficiently fulfilled by the Plan of Indemnities agreed to by the Deputation of the Einpirei and lit the Frost CONS U L of the French Republici on his part, has nothing more at heart than to contribute to the entire and perfeet fulfilment of that Treaty, it hat been resolved, with the consent of His Ma. Jetty the EMPEROR OF ALL TatiE IttllSlAs, to agree on certain modifications to be introduced into the Plan accepted by the Deputation of the Empire, to render it conformable to the principles of the Treaty of Luneville, and such as may receive the Ratifications of the EMPER.OIi and the EMpire. tar this purpose, the High Contrading Dowers have appointed their raipedive Plenipotentiaries, 44114 Y, 1 His Majesty the EMPEROR, King of Hull , 434 .‘t and Bolin/11A, the Sicur JOHN Ptirtrr Count CoßErtr z e ; and the ittork. CONsur, of the Fretieh Republic, Citiien JOsariti BOHAE , AriTa, Who having eitchanged their full-powers, have egreed on the following Articles . . 1. To e n l arg e the lodetnnitieistipUlated In favour of !La Highness the Mike of Maas iri and his Heirs, his Inn_ Pedal Majesty cedes the Distrid or Provide Ortenau; with ill its bependericies; to be united to the Breiigau, and His Highness and his Heirs Shall possess these two Provinces wisithatii any eXception or limitation, according to the 4th tinkle of the Treaty of Luneville; which; with respect to the Duke, IS to be understood as well of the Oiienau as of the *thou. Art. e. 'to iriderrinify His Iniperial Majesty foi the cm. alai of the Ottenau; the two Bishatiricks Trent and hilien Mall t secularised, and His Majesty Shall receive possession Of the sirrie; and all their property rights, rights, and revenues, o nly iMiler the . tonditi on t h at h e shall Hoiide for the main: renanee for life of thetWO Prince-bishops and the Chapters, is shall be agreed on, end far the future dotation of the 61irgy; whiff tt in these Dioceses Shan be placed ori the same tooting as in the other ProVinces of the Austrian Monarchy. Art. 3. 'tlitomplete the Indertin/tleS of His Royal High. bass the Aacitt;6lt o GRAND )JUKE (of TUSCANY), the Oislibprie of Eiehstadt c'h'aff be added to what has already been assigned to His Royal I tichness by the General Conclu sum; or Recess, of the 2d of Frintaire (Nor. 23), to be pus. *stied by His Royal Highness and Hit Heirs, in full sove **Pity and independence, with all the property; reVenues, Sights, and prerogatives connected therewith, as possessed by the Prince Bishop hiinselfat the time of the signing the Trea ty of Luneville; dnly with the exception. of the Distrids of Sehtisee, Wernfels, Spalt, Oberberg, Homburg; and War buTli; with all the Dependencies of the Bishoprick of Eich -4014:t► eentaiffed in the Territories' of Anspach and Bayreuth, .1 14441 1 1 411 remain to His *teetotal Palatinc Hi g h ness o f i ll P4 VAttl4, an.i shall be recompensed to His Royal Michaels the AsCllndics; Ga^sti Duxi, by a suitable equivalent from the Domains of His Eledoral Highness of BAv Aat li ctherniai and in cue these should not he Stifficient; from other Revenues of His Eledoral Highness. Art 4. Fat the confirmation of the said stipulationi, and the Property and other rights which His IttrskrAL MAJESTY, as Sovereign of the Austrian Hereditary States, and Head of the Empire; has agreed an and Ceded for the completion of the Plan of Indernnities, His Majesty engages to employ his in.., teens that the general Plan of Indemnities; as modified by t he Present Convention, shall be ratified by the Empire, and that it shall without delay receive the Imperial ratification. Art. S. It is expressly understood that after the exchange etthe present Mt, the Territories mentioned in the preced- IngArticles shall be taken possession of, both in the Civil manner, by the Princes to whom they are allotted, or In their names ; also that the City of Passau, and the Sub: lobs of Instadt and Illstadt, shalt be immediately evacuated by the Troops of His Imperial Majesty, and given up to Eledoral Palatine Highness of Bavaria, but under con dition that the fortifications of the City shall not be enlarged er s trengthened, but only maintained in their present state; alter that no new fortifications shall be erected in the Suburbs of Instadt and I llstadt. Also in the territory of the Bishop. rick of Eichstadt, no new fortifications shall be ereeled by 41 4 ;tool Highness the Archduke FERDINAND or his Heirs. Art. 6. The Fr err CousuL of the French Republic will Unite with His IMPERIAL. MAJESTY 07 ALL THE RUISIA4 tit) procurethe Eletioral Dignity for His R o y a l Hi g hness the INILDINAND. Art. 7. The High call Contracting Parties guarantee recipro y the fulfillment oftvery thing contained in the preceding Ar ticles, and th e Mi nister Plenipotentiary of His IMPERIAL M V t _ESTY OF ALL THE Russ tAs shall be invited to accede _° the present C onvention, for and in the name of His I sr rt. : 414,1,iscry, as a Contrailing Principal. rhe present Convention shalt be ratified within twenty Y 5 f rond the present time, or sooner if possible. bone at Paris, the ph of Nivose, of the year it, (Dec. 26) (Signed) PHIL. COBENZEL. JOSEPH BONAPARTE, Count MA KKO F F, In the name of His Majesty the Emperor of all the Russian., FLORENCE, JAN. 7. WE yesterday received, by a Courier from Leg. 4 "x, the agreeable intelligence that the Spanish Fleet which brings back our Sovereigns, had arriv ed within sight of that Port, but a contrary wind prevented the disembarkation of Their Majesties. GENOA, floc. z z. QUAILTRItS arc preparing here for 3 000 Poles, Troops arc so on expelled here from the TertitOry 0 tile Itilian Kern)lic i rad are to tit embarked for St:, ihrnirtgo. The King and Queen of ETii;ttiA` were to cm. bail at Carib4ena on the 16th . tit Decembei., to return to Leghorn. tHE DUTCH MAILS; AMSTERDAM, YISTERDAY the Legislative Body at die ilaive resolved that the Batavian Rescriptions ,should be changed into State Obligations. The Plan is not exaftly knoWn, btit the principal outline is said to be, that to a rescription of iood florins, 800 florins 5 . 611 be added in ready money, for which shall be given three obligations, each of iOOO florins; to bear an interest of 3 per Cent. at least. In consequenCe of this deterinination, the Bitavian Rescriptions have today fallen to 6o but they find many buyers at that price; and will probably soon b'e higher; HAGUE, JAN. 4. .„. The i rench expedi tion to Lo u isiana; is delayed by the severity of the weather ; the ships destined for it are all frozen in at Hek . oetdrgr. One hundred and thirty women and two !Mildred children, are to go with this expedition: The Troops Consist of six Battalions of Infantry, 190 Dragoons, the Corps of Guides, and a detachment of Artillerr. We are returning theOughmit our Republic to r old institutions an d customs. Many of the parti. tans of the STADTHOLDER have been admitted into different Municipal Offices; and the Government of the City of Amitertiari has Published a Proclama. lion, restoring the Gull& or Corporations which had been abolished by the second Legislative Body, through the whale Republic. No person can now carry on any inanufaaure or fabrick in Amsterdam, within the laws of the late Corporition, who is not 'tee of the Guild. THE BRITISH ARMY. btiltgAl. DISTR iBUTIoN op T HE BRITISH ARMY, FEB. 1, 1803. Regular:. Forcible:. Tot.lnv. Gem Inf. Inf. Bat. Comp. England and *Vales . 2o 27 . 47 North Britain - - 2 7 _ 9 6 r 34 land - - - 7 22 . ersey, CuernSet, &c. g 3 ' ibraltar - .: - ..... Egypt and Malta ..: i 7 ..... l': Canada, Nova Scotia; &c. 6 r 7 ' West Indies - - --21 .... 1 1 -- Cape of G. H. Goree, &c. 5 5' East I ndies, & on Pass. tr On Pass. to Eng. or Ire. ce 2o 2j from sundry plas 5 6 6 Total, Ex. Artillery,&c. 35 132 4 1 7 1 6 On the 22d December, the Governor and Coun cil of Essequiba and Demerara, and the Distrias thereunto belonging; published a Proclamation, no tifying to the Inhabitants, that ANTHONY MEER. TENS, the newly appointed Governor-General of those Colonies, had arrived with the Batavian Troops, and after the Colonies had been duly stir. rendered to the Batavian Republic, had appeared in the Council assembled, and delivered his Commis. sion from the Batavian Direetory, as Governor.. General, which Commission is as follows 46 The Dire Cory of the Batavian Republic, to all to whom these presents may come, Health. Be it known, that, having judged it necessary for the advantage and service of the Country to appoint a Governor-General for the Colonies of Essequibo and Demerara, we hereby name and appoint such a Go vernor in the person of ANTHONY MEERTENS, on whose abilities, fidelity, and vigilance, we can perfeCtly rely, charging him td conduCt himself in his post faithfully, according to the oath he has taken to his Countiy, and agreeably to the duty of a good and faithful Governor-General, according to the instruCtions he has received, or shall hereaf ter receive, hereby commanding all, and every one to acknowledge, respect, and obey the above. named ANTHONY Mitatitarts, in the before-men tioned capacity, and to render him every aid and assistance in whatever he may judge for the advan tage of the Colony. " Done at the Hague the z rth May, 1802. ef SAMUEL VAN HOOOSTRAATEN, V. P. 48 By order of the Directory, " J. DASSEVALL." The Governor and Council then dire& and order, that the said ANTHONY MkERTENI shall he ac knowledged and obeyed as Governor. General of the Colonies of Demerara and Essequibo, by all the Colleges within thesaid Colonies. They add, that all the Inhabitants within the same are ipso ,facto released, by the restoration of the colonies to the Baravian Republic, from the oath of fidelity which they took to his BRITANNIC MAJESTY at the time of their surrender, and they require them in consequence to take an oath of fidelity to the Governor. General of the following tenor " I promise and swear, that I will be faithful to the Di re Cory of the Batavian Republic, as the supreme authority to which I am subjeci ; to the Council of the American Co lonics and Possessions, and to the Governor General of these Colonies, that I will render them all due obedience, that 1 will taka no part in any conspiracies, cabals, or ladions ; but, on the contrary, support the general tranquillity, safety, and welfare, with all my power, and resist every thing that may tend to isturbance or injury, anti on all occasions, conduct myself as becomes a good and peaceabl6 Citizen and inha bitant, without suilernig either favour or airettion, hope or reward, fear of the loss of property or life, or any other motive to induce me to swerve from my,duty." All the inhabitants of Demerara who shall not have taken this Oath and signed their names to it in a Register, before the last day of January, and those of Essequibo who shall not have taken it, and signed in the same manner, before the la , t day of February, will be compelled to leave the Country. LAW REPORTr :IL . 4. 4 • . . COURT OF KISG's BENCH, IVIoRRAv, TAR. jr.. ~ Ta to being an Holiday, the Court did pot sit, Only one Judge attended for the purpose of taking Bail, end to hear the Cases Of Insolvent Debtors; Scc. The Gi'ancl Jury for the Cotinty of Middlesex were sworn in—and Mr.-justice CROSE delivered to, them a Charge, in the Course of which he observed, thit in this great City, which, for its ,Tracte; Commerce, and Wealth, was become unquestionably the Metro., polls, of the Globe; there, necessarily. arose froth avarice and dissipation, a number of Vices, which it imported the cause of Religion - and Morality to check, for the genetal benefit of the Society in which we lived. .The points to which the most immediate attention was wanting,. Were licentious and obscene Publications of Books and Piints, of various sorts, the tendency of which Was . to in fl ame the paisions of Yodth of both Sexes, and to lead them to debaucheries which Might end in ruin be fore their judgments were so matured as to be able to guide their actions i—Houses of ill-fame also re quired to be chiclied for the same reason ; and among them, aming-housei.were of the worst description; for they were nightly the resort of the idle, the profligate, and desperate; a n d t h e scenes therein exhibited, were of the most destructive kind to Morals, and which often led to ignomi. nious death, The Learned Judge took particular notice of the Carts, Carriages; and Machines which stopped in the streets, instead Of being taken into yards and other places, for the purposes of shews and exhibitions of wild beasts, &c. These were nuisances which, he had no doubt, had been observed by the Jury, as they had frequently been observed by him, not indeed this morning, but fre quently within this Term; and besides the impedi ments they created to passengers, they ColleCled together a number of the most worthless Persons of both sexes, and; among them, many thieves. It was true that the Constables had power to abate this nuisance; for as the owners of these machines had their names on them (or if they had not, they were subjeft to a known penalty) they might be taken l'iefore a Magistrate and properly disposed of, unless they should be too refradory to be taken, which he hardly.' bellei , ed they would, then they might be presented to the Jury in an indiament, of which they were fit subjeds, for certainly this was a species of nuisance which ought not to be suffered any longer to exist. The Learned Judge said he was not aware of any thing else material for him to notice to the Jury, composed as they were, of Gentlemen whose countenances he had the pleasure to have seen often on occasional similar to the present, but with whom he had not the honour of a personal acquaintance. They would now pro. ceed upon the business about to be laid before them, and of which they would, no doubt, dispose in a manner honourable to themselves and advantageous to the Public. Two persons, apparently Foreigners, were then charged with an indiftment, previously found against them (and to which they pleaded not guilty), for publishing a scandalously obscene book, the con tents of which were too indecent to be repeated, called " The Frolics of a Boarding. School ; or, Miss in her Shift, Stc." They were remanded to prison anti) .they can procute bail, and told their trials will come on at the Sittings after the present Term. Two other persons, Sailors, were charged upon another indilment, for a conspiracy to charge and accuse falsely one William Boswell with the murder of William Darlington. They pleaded—not guilty. They were also remanded to prison, fur want of bail ; and were told, their trial would stand for the Sittings after the present Term ; and they were also kindly informed by the Officer of the Crown, that any person on their behalf might have the India ment read over to him at the Cr 3wn Office gratis, to enable him to prepare their defence, or, upon paying for, might have a copy of it. LONDON FASHIONS FOR FEBRUARY. FULL DRESSM—Short robe of plain patent net or crape, embroidered with silver plate in a man. ner which produces the same efiat on both sides. The sleeves short and plain, are made of white lace, and finished with a bracelet. The train is of white satin, embroidered round the bottom with silver. White shoes. Tiara ornament in the hair, and bracelets on the arms.—Dress of pink crape or patent net, embroidered with gold-plate in the same manner as in the preceding. The drapery finished in a point on the left side, and fastened to the dress with gold.cord and tassels. Very full sleeves of pink crape the same as the Dress. The front made plain and very low, with a lace-tucker drawn full round the bosom. A white satin petticoat, em. broidered round the bottom with gold. HEAD DRESS.—A . small round turban. of white crape, trimmed round the front with gold. A white ostrich feather placed behind, so as to fall over the left side. PROMENADE Da ESsES.—Round Dress of cambric muslin. Spencer cloak of black velvet, trimmed all round with broad lace. Black velvet bonnet, orna. mented with black feathers. Bear Muff.—Round Dress of white muslin, trimmed round the bottom with a coloured border. Long sleeves made across and confined with two bracelets. Long V'eil of lace or patent net twisted round the head, the ends fall. ing on each side. A gold comb on the top of the head. Bear muff. GENERAL. ORSERVATIONS.—The prevailing co_ lours are puce, coquelicot, green, and amber. Pe., lisses of velvet or kerseysnere, are universal.— Dresses are made very low in the hack, and the lace which trims the bosom, instead of forming a frill, is drawn up close as a tucker. The sleeves are made quite plain, or very full ; the plain ones cone sist of alternate stripes of lace and muslin. Feathers are generally worn, chiefly ostrich. Beaver hats and bonnets have, for the present, superseded . those of velvet. COBB, the butcher, who was wounded by a shot from Captain Pt:UK r, Is now out of danger. DciNtArd(s; ," • - 1 - 7""" . " - ' Jr , J ournal of Prcteedings at Cape ,FrancOli, tctvreeia April r.ricl November, giventby a French (Mica of Rank, roan. Officer of a British Man of War, then lying at Cape Frou. cols, Nov. 21, igex. , . THRE Eor four, _apt after. t he d e par t u r e;, o the Cetlerus, jz guns, in April last, 6-11t1StOrE, the &ask General, 'third in Command, entered the town with a Flag of Truce, ands negotiated a Peace between the Negroes and Whites, 1.1 authority of TOUSSAT /4T. In ten days, Generals .TOUSSAIN.: and DESSAI i INES, First and Second in Command, caine also and surrendered to General LE C ',Ella, by whop TOT.I3SA INT was pardoned, and per=ssiort givpn to reside at any of his Plantations in the Island ; in consequence of which he r,!yairc(.l to one near Gonaiy es. . CHRISTOPHE and DESSALINES in unison with General. Laci..Eic—one was apa pointed Commandant of the Northern District over the - Negroes, the other Inspeaor General of Cuhi- , vators in the Island. In this pleasing dream of security they continued for some titrie; until DES. SALINES denounced TOI;SSAINT a conspiratoe against the French Republic, in consequence of Which' he was arrested at his Plantation, put on bo a rd a French Frigate at donaiyes, and aent to France.— For some tithe after tranquillity seemed to reign, till Comthandant MAURESAS roused the Negroes to their former depredations. They began by, de.; stroying and burning the Plantations in the island of Tortudas; burnt Port.au.PaiX; and all the adja cent Country. DESSAINES was sent against them 'brit always contrived to leave, on every retreat, his, stores and ammunition in piaaseision of the Negroeia They now becaMe more enterpiiaing by burning again the plains of the Cape: Cita isTortaa ,was now ordered to as against them, who also con trived to let them into the possession of his camp. stores ; and every thing Wore a serious, aspen: General DESSAINV accused a General Bj>L LAIR and his wife as, the principal instigators of retellion : they Were arrested, brought to the Cape; and shot. The conspiracy among the Negroes now began to be very ripe; Ge nera l CLAtavAtist (a Mulatto CoMniandant), together with the, other two, con. trivad to get all the Negroes in the toWn to job's theirs ; also a regirfient of Blacks; the 6th, which was in Barracks. DESSAL IN Ei was to join CHIC TO HE and the Brigands privately, then to m'a'rch to Haut de Cap, where CLAIKVAUX waited for them ; from thence immediately to proceed to the Cape, where they had obstacle, to fear; as the Negroes and 6th Regiment were ready to join them, and the White, inhabitants unarmed, by a General Order from the Commander in Chief, direCting their fire-arms to be taken from them, that they might be issued to the'Blaelts well inclined to the Republic. Such was LECLERC'S. infatuation. CLAIRVAUX (who is naturally said to be a coward) feared to wait the denouement, it should appear, for he ail at once deserted Haut de Cap, took the loth, and another Re giment in garrison there, and went over to the enemy.. This step alarmed LECLERC: the Whites were mediately embodied as a national guard, all the rt. gulags mustered, and every aaive exertion' Made to prepare for their reception, which was hardly ac. complished before the whole host of Negroes fell on Haut de Cape the teeth Oaober, at midnight, and carried the town and works by storm. At ore A.M. two regiments of the Poldnese troops, then on duty, frightened by the horrid wild cries and yells, of die Blacks, gave way with great loss. The French retreated to a pass a mile and a half from the town of Cape Francois, and there made a stand until the 'morning. The firing of musquetry was heavy while it lasted, but neither side lost many men. At eight A. M. the Negroes set fire to the camp of the French, taking with them cannon, &c. We then continued about ten days quiet. LECLERC evacuated all the 'small posts to the coast, d rew a ll hi s strengt h to the Cape, appearing much panic struck, for he em. barked every thing from the Cape for Tortudas, and even spiked all the guns of the town that bore on the shipping ; these circumstances raised a gene. ral alarm among the inhabitants; they immediately shipped all their property ; there is scarcely now a dollar to be seen, and vessels arrived from France with merchandise are preparing to return. At the expiration of another ten days they attacked Haut du Cap again about six o'clock in the morning, car. ried it and the works before ten, and drove the French to their old stand at De la Cour, shewing a determined resolution of entering the Cape ; for this purpose they raised works on , the hill, and opened two batteries on the French below them; they fortunately, however, had only 121 b. halls for 19. pounders, and this,. together with their being bad engineers, prevented them from cutting the French to pieces ; the latter returned bumb.shells, well direaed, which appeared to discommode them much. The Negroes three separate times at dead of night attempted to surprise them, making the . most desperate attacks, but were driven off with lcass : the French increased, and the negroes slackened their fire, until the 6th of November, when they once More set fire to Haut du Cap, destroying every thing as usual. They are now encamped ott a river four leagues from Cape Francais. In the mean time LECLERC had disarmed, shipped, and drowned the whole of the 6th Regiment, with a great num.' her of the Town Negroes, together with their wives and children ; no trial was wanting at this time, their colour condemned them, iimocent 'and guilty, and their corpses flaming in the hat hour occasioned such a pestilence, that General LECLERC was compelled to retire out of the gar rison, and died three or four days before the Ne. grecs were driven off. Madam LECLIERC sailed the 9th from the Cape, in the Swif tsuae , fur Irranee ,• three line of battle ships were in the harbour with on hu ndred o n d s s e e t v seventy , . t i l g t ) 1 • 1 ement o thing two two frigates, one o f w hi c h' had only severity men left of s o u n t o s t if a a n c t o l n tri c l o ) m l mon t or ten carts full of bodies every day taken from the hospital ,for internment, a dozen in'ench ; , anti, upon the nearest calculation, it is estimated that there are not more than two or three thousand cfrc:aive men remaining out of the whole original nuirbor. Great praise is .taid to be due to the inhabi;aats of the town (MereNts, Creoles, Americans, &ea) for their active support against the Briguads , it gig said their assistance entirely turned the saale of the last day's attack ; they are regularly called upon duty, and furnish horses, &c. for the use of the troops,' .:~;: