The Sun. — London, England, 1803-06-01 00:00:00

3 - thmorro7+v Morning will be published, prico ts. THE SUBSTANCE OD THZ SPEECH THE, RIGHT HON. WILLIAM PITT, In the Houss of Commows, on Monday,.May 113 d, on the Deb At e . oh the War. Sold by G. and W. Nicol, Booksellers to His Majesty, Pall-Mall ; • and J. Asperne, Successor to Mr. Sovell, b i~~: Oabling Parliament id - adapt shell ineatifieS ils would. convince Both Fiance and the World, that we had from that hour provided the means of supporting the Force, and defraying the Expenditure which might be necfyisary for maintaining our internal se. curity, and for the vigorous and effelual prosecu. Lion of the War, to any period to which it could reasonably be supposed to extend. He repeated, that he was aware that these measures could not be ffeded without material and extensive personal Sacrifices, and without great additional burthens, Which must to a degree affect the ease, convenience; and even comfort of many classes of Society—that he lamented these consequences as much as any man, and if he saw any prosped that, by present Conces. Sion, we could obtain a real and desirable interval of Peace, Security, and Repose, he should be as anxious as any man to avoid the necessity of such arduous and painful exertions ; but that under the Present circumstances, a weak, and timid Policy could perhaps scarcely even postpone the moment when they would become indispensable fur our existence, and would infallibly expose us to the certainty, at no distant period, of a similar strug gle, with those means given out . of our hands which we now possessed, and with the chance di. minished, of finally concluding it to a successful Issue—that we had not an option at this moment between the blessings of Peace and the dangets of War—that from the fatality of the times, and the general state of the World, we must consider our lot as cast by the Decrees of Providence, in a time of peril and trouble—=that he trusted rheTemper and Courage •of the Nation would conform itself to the duties of that situation—that we should be prepared collec. tiveiy arid individually to meet it with that resit. natiort and fortitude, and, at the same time, with that aetive zeal and exertion, which, in proportion to the magnitude of the crisis, might be eveded from a brave and free People ; and that we should itfiea, even in the hour of trial, what abundant reason we have to be grateful to Providence, for the distindion we enjoy over most of the Countries of Europe, and for all the Advantages and 'Blessings which National Wisdom and Virtue have hitherto protetted, and which it now depends on Persever. ance in the same lust and honourable Sentiments, still to guard and to 'preserve. Prom i& LONDON G4IZETTE, May 3t, 1803. Lord Chambeilain'j.o.lflte, May 30, 1803. NoTice is hereby given, that there will be a Levee at St. James's, on Wednesday next, the Ist, Via a Drawing-Room on Saturday, the 4th of June, His Majesty's Birth-Day. St. Twirl's, May :6, tilos. This day B'aron Belmont de MCICOri Minister Plenipotentiary from His Serene Highness the Elec. 131. of Wittes*Os t : had an Audience of tier Ma jest), To which he was introduced by the Earl of Mor ton, Lord Chamberlain to Her Majesty, and can. titgled by Robert Chester, Esq. Assistant_Master of the Ceremonies. • . . Crown °Pe, May 31, 1803. tillttllZlL RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Borough of BAtolt. Thomas tydell the Younger, Esq. in the Room of Thomas i; vdell, Esq. who Eledion for the said Borough has .been intuntged to he VOW. tANKRIIPTS. , Charles Willians, late of Lower Tooting, Surrey, areal man, to surrender June 7, 18, and July 12, at ten, at Guildhall. AtturneY, Mr. Tebbutt, Devonshire-street. tlary llarding, and john Harding, of SWanbourne, Bucks, dealers, lane 4, 24, and I ttly ra, at ten, at Guildhall, Lon don. Attornies,. :Messrs. Clarke acd Richards, Chancery lane; or Messr s . F. end W. Bull, Aylesbury, Bucks. Tlionr ai Fells, of Stoke Newington, carpenter, lune 7, 14, and fitly it, at one, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Sydtiall, Addle-street, Aldennanbury. John Anderson, of Miller's Wharf, East Smithfield, nrer-• • chant and whartinger, one 4, 14, and July 12, at ten, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Carruthers, Clement's-Iran. Ban)abas Campbell, late of Princes-square, Ratelio-1-ligh 'way, insurance-btoker, lune 7, 14, and luly 12, at one, at Ctilltthall. Attorney, Mr. Haynes, Fenchurch-street. Sant. Hopkins, now or late of Leeds, rnercluttit, tune 27, 28, and duly 12, at ten, at the Bull and Mouth Inn, Leeds. Attornies, Mr. ti vans, Furnivars-Inn, London ; or. Mr. Carr, jun. Gornersal, Leeds. john 'lowndrow, now or late of Wennington, Bedfordshire, hawker and pedlar, June 7, Tr, and 'July is, at ten,'at Cuildhall, London. Attorney, Mr. C. S. P. V. Field, F riday -street, London. MAILS. ENC. ARRIVID. . Holland o - - . -- . French o Ilainburgh Lisbon o .. x - ... . PRICE OF STOCKS, 71113 DAY AT TWELVE o'cLocK, Consols . ... - - - THE SUN. 6° Lim itus4 utclll Y*Lout4 101111‘ LONDO N o yrINE z, sBO3. Wit yesterday announced the receipt of ,aria latirmais to the 26.11 ultimo, but ILO inertly time to give a very general idea of their contents, Which will this day be found detailed our subse. • Vent eolumr.s. This morning we received one Paris Jonrit.th, the Clef du &hint' of the 27th. By our Do.ver Letter we. learn, that this was CO:1N eyed yesterday to Dover by I /*rend) PAC* kit under a Flat or Titice.. Mr. TALlitiTi it aprcars, bad gone back td ParisAll'the English were still Prisoners of Wari 'arid aui Packets were detained at Calais Mr. TALBOT has probably gone back to make some remonstrance oh the sub_ jed of the gross violation of the LaW of Nations, exhibited in the detention of himself and his coun. trymen. The French Funds were oh the t6th at 47. 35. This morning arrived a Mail from Holland. The accounts from the Hague state the passage of the French Troops in Holland across the Wad, on their march towards Hanover, and add, that the whole Army commanded by General MORTIER h 40,000 strong, of which 24,000 are now on their march. The French Troops have taken a circuitous route, to avoid passing through the Prussian Terri. tory of Munster. Considerable preparations are in the mean time making in Hanover, for the defence of that Eleftorate, where the levy to masse is ex. paled to produce 200,000 men. The EMPEROR of RUSSIA has, it is understood, signified to the French Envoy Extraordinary, Colonel COLBERT, that His IMPERIAL MAJESTY will not see with indifference the occupation of Hanover by French Troops, or the shutting up of the Elbe and the WeSer; and from Lubeck we have the important intelligence, that the whole Russian Fleet has been ordered to be fitted out with the greatest dispatch; Every ship at Revel and Cronstadt is preparing for Sea with the utmost ac. tivity, so that a strong Russian Squadron is expected to appear very soon in the Baltic. It is added, that in certain cases a considerable body of Troops will be embarked on board it. According to the report of a Captain of a Ship which arrived at Lubeck on the 23d ult. in eight days from Revel, thirteen Ships_or 4o guns and upwards, were even then lying .ready to sail, in the Road of Revel. A considerable Corps of Prussian Troops will, it is reported, form a cordon in the North of Ger many. 'thirteen thousand French and Italian Troops bad arrived at Bologna on the 7th ult. The Moithestrof the 2+th ult. contains some re flec. tions against our. Ministers, and a charge of having garbled the Correspondence which passed between the rwo Governments. This charge we know partictr larly applies to the conduit of the CHM , CONSUL himself, for in the Papers published by him, every thing is omitted unfavourable to his own cause. The proof, however, which he brings in support of this charge against our Government, is an assertion of a single passage having been omitted in Lord WIIETWOkTHB3 Letter to- TALLEYRAND, of the' zotlt of May, and it is charged as a studied orris. sion, that the Letter of the i tth of May, from TALLEYRAND, in answer, has been suppressed, though that has been laid regularly upon the Table of the House of Commons, and printed by its order. For the omission of the passage alluded to, we have.. only the bare assertion of the First Consul, which we presume will go hut a very short way in this Country, or in any corner of Europe. Sixry.two of the Articles contained in the Cor. respondence, are, The Menitear says, " Letters from Ministers to their Agents, and from the English - Agents to their Cabinet—Letters doubtless fabri. cated to suit the convenience of Ministers." Ir will doubtlesi suit the convenience of the Ft RsT Cow. su to make France and Europe believe, if he can, that the account of the memorable Conversation be— tween himself and Lord Wilerwoß Tit, and that those parts of our Statement which afford such damn. ing proofs of his treacherous designs against this Country, are all fabricated.- We cannot believe, however, that Europe will be so easily duped by the bold and confident assertions of the man whose conduet has been diametrically the reverse of open. ness, frankness, and honesty or that it will not think the statement of • the British Ambassador worth at least as much as the assertion of the FiRsT Co Nsu 1., or of his Minister TA t.LEYttAND. After• making this notable charge against our Government, and supporting it with such clear and convincing proofs, the Decree follows in the Mol ina, for valuing reprisals against English Vessels, and declaring the English in France Prisoners of War. This Decree states in the preamble the Orders of Council issued in this Country fur laying an Embargo upon French and Batavian Vessels in our POrts, and granting Letters of Marque against French vessels, and Also states, that two French vessels had be'en captured in the Bay of Audierste by two English Frigates, without .any previous declaration of War, and in manifi.st violation of the Laqu , of Nations. It then orders reprisals, and that all Eng lishmen, from eighteen to sixty years of age, either enrolled in the Militia, or holding Commissions from His BRITANNIC NUJ RiTY, shall be constituted Prisoners of War, to answer for those Citizens of the Republic, who have been made Prisoners by the vessels or subjects of His BRITANNIC MAJESTY, before a Declaration of War. Some observations ate then made in the tlfoniteur, in which we are told that the English Government has commence 4 hostilities by the ruin of one or two miserable traders, without any Declaration of War, and in pursuance of those odious principles of Public Law which it bar created fir itself atone, and which are completely barbarous. After attempt. ing to create a Law of Nations for himself, and to force all Europe to obey it, this is indeed a cu. rious charge made by the FIRST CONSUL against this Country, Which has constantly obeyed the principles of the Law of Nations, as established by the common consent Of the other Powers of Europe. The. InibblC set up by BoreAraacts, with respea to hostilities having been commenced by this Country p lev i ous to a D ec i arat i vn of War, Is that. ktiitirt hit ittentfir to fasten hpon Elltdpe his own new..fingled piinciples of the Lack , Of Nations, .ab it iS :well known that' according to the.prineiples Of the-regu:. lar and established Public Law of Europe, the de=. Nature of an Ambassador, without takintleaVe, is in itself a Declaratfon of War oh the . part of that Power of which that Ambassador was the Represeit. tative. The question therefore is reduced to this, whether France shall govern Europe by means of a Public Law attempted to be established by itself; or whether the system 'of Public Law established by the common consent of the States of Europe, for their mutual benefit, shall still remain and be exec. cised for the common good k When the Fula- CONSUL charges this Country with a breach of the Law of Nations, he should point out what Law he means; and where the Code is to be found; for England has aded in conformity with the only known and acknowledged Law of Nations ; and the Fl RST CONSUL in objefting to the conduft of this Country uptin such a grotind, clearly shews his desire to set up his own Will in the place of the Public Law of Europe. And the Consular Scribes, by one of those unfortunate mischances which so frequently happen to them, have, in Zia, acknow. 'edged this in a subsequent observation, in which it is stated, ' 4 that the cantina of Europe has authoriz ed England to constitute aPublic Law . for herself, to which she is to much accustomed, that every aft of just reciprocity appears to her an injustice." \\That is this but acknowledging, in a crooked and covert manner, that the Public Law adapted and followed by England, has been established by the common consent of Europe, and consecrated by a long exile. • rience of its benefits ? This D;cree, , was communicated to the Senate, Ale Legislative Body, and the Tribunate, by the obe. client Members, by which the sentiments of the FIRST CONSUL were very Willfully re-echoed. The Speechei in the Legislative Body and the Tribu. nate, which ate published at some length, consist of little more than commonplace declamat ion against this Country, and are Wholly unworthy of notice. A Demi-official Piper states that the English in Prance had been directed to give in their names to the Commandants of the respective places where they reside, when they would receim an order, fixing the place of their future residence, where they were to remain until a determination should be taken, conformably to the conduCt adopted in England. If the FIRST Corlsut had followed the example of England upon all nccnsinns, the repose and tranquil.. lity of Europe might have remained . undisturbed. What is meant by the conduel which may be adopted in England, cannot be exoaly known, but 'perhaps the FIRST CONSUL begins to be ashamed ,of his condun, and wishes to release those whom he has so unjustly detained. Fomtainblcau is stated in the same Papers as the residence fixed for those English who were at Paris. Letters from the Banks of the Mein sum., that the French Troops assembled on•the Lower Rhine, were ready to march on the first signal, to shut the mouths of the Elbe and the Weser against the End;. lish, acid to seize upon the Eteitorate: of Hanover, and to keep the latter as a depos;t. twit the Peace. This morning arrived a Mail from Lisboh, brought to Falmouth by the Prince of !Pales Packet, in eleven days. Yesterday morning Hts MAJESTY and the DUKE Of KENT, attended by General GARTH, Wiliked from the Queen's Lodge to the Castle, at Windsor, and inspetted the new grand staircase, and other works carrying on there ; after which they rode in the Great Park till one o'clock ; soon after which, His MAJESTY set off in his travelling carriage for London, and arrived at Buckingham House about half past three. HER MAJESTY and the PRINCESSES, attended by Lady HOWARD and Miss VYSE, arrived about twelve. The DUKE of Kurtr attended by Capt. Ti no, ar rived in London about three o'clock. Prince William of Gloucester arrived at Post. dam on the gth ult, and was expeeied at 'Berlin on the ilth. Last night the French letters were stopped at the Post Otßae. Yesterday Sit Titomm Torrorr began canvass ing the Borough, in consequence of its h:ing re. ported that Mr. Tr ERNE'S* had been appointed Trea surer of the Navy. The Newcastle. under-Lyme Committee have come to a resolution, that EnwARD Wtt.ttl ,AtiAm Boo Tot, Esq. and Sir Railcar LAwt.tv, Bart, were duty returned ; and that the petitions were pot frivolous, A Grand Review of the Garrison of Dublin took place on 'Thursday last in, the Phcenix. Park. His Excellency the LoRD LI enTENANT, General Fox, Sir WILLIAM Mit noWS, and several other Person. ages of high military rank, were present, and gave the most abundant ;ipprobation to the skill, steadi. ness, and discipline of the _Corps reviewed ; these were the 16th Light Dragoons, the 3 2d, 38th, and 62d Regiments of Foot, and a Battalion of Artillery, `The charge of the Cavalry was highly admired ; nor was the firing of the Infantry and Artillery de serving of less cornmenda The patriotic spirit that prevails in the County of Devon, has been fully exemplified in the offers which have beetralready made to the Lord Lieutenant, and laid before His MAJESTY, for raising Volunteer Corps in that County. These offers have been so numerous, that His MAJESTY, after having-express. ed his satisfattion at the zeal and public spirit Which they manifested, has accepted a part only of them, and that part amounts in no fewer than 3670 Men, rank !Ind file, exclusive of Offiters, &c. Yesterday the LORD MAYoit, after inspeeting the Reports of the Mealweighets, ordered the Bread to be raised a whole Assize, or Two.penee in the Peck-Loaf, to commence to.morrow : the Quarten Loaf Wheaten will then be sold for 9 ; ',d. and House. hoid Yesterday Tito. COLES and jAtirtes GAACOI GNP., Esquires, nominated at the last Court of Alder men by the LORD MAYOR for the Office of Slieritrg, for the choice of the Livery of London on Nlidsum. met day next, paid into the Chamber of London a fine of 4001. and 20 Marks eaeb,, to be excused serving t h at ca ke . , A k.ftL 'f'EO -,. Ptin4oUTti; Ma 30.—Atilieci the F 'tenet; Margarettai laden With brandy, Wine, :icc. fioni Cate, to AntWerp, captured on the 35th In t. the y the Acasta Frigate also the batch Ship Atitiirea - , Cupt,ni 13a#Not, Lidell With CO(reC, c. front Deinerat4 bound to Anisterdarn, desalted by the Ildadi:,:ea Frigate. Sailed the Jamaica Frigate, on a Crum in the thawrit I 0 ItTS MO II rii, MAY 3t.--Arrived this day ai head, the rriendship, II stt, from jattiaica Baltie MerchaLi'', SMciu, from Antigua; the Danish Ship, Charitas, Hoy s o , from Genoa, with oil, cotton; dec. detained by His jesty's Ship Blanche ; also.the Providence, of Ostend, WA:. T.ERS6r,r, front Charleston for Haire-de-Grace; cletait4.e:l by liis Majesty's Ships. DOVER, MA Y this afternoon, about three P. M; as a Flag of Truce, the Fiench Packet Charlottc; Capt. Slot; a; with four Mails tOr London, and fourilmi passengets, chiefly Americans and Swist men, with Mrs. Au, T N.And t or three other Ladies. By this V&sel we learn; that the English are still detained Prisoners ; those at PariS are to be marched to Fontshibleau, and .those at Calais to St.'Omers, Mr. TALneT,the Eughoh , secretary, is gone back to Paris; and thei l'ackets arc still detained. Several of . . the English have met with considerable vexationi be-laideA being detained. D MAx 31.—ArriVed yesterday evening from the Westwani; a large French West lndiaman; upwards of 47,0, tons, froni Martinique, with a valuable Cargo, bound to. Dunkirk ; prize to two Dover l3oats (PriVateera) Which they captured the same day of Beach Head, after a running fight. of More than an hour, during which time three - oOver met► were wounded, and the cnemi . had one killed 'and4oVeral wounded. The Ari:her Gum:brig, Ranger; Lark; anti Fifry Mops of War, arrived in the Downs morning, acid the lion. East'. India Vunipany's. Shies illaiquis 6r Ely and Canton haVir. saiind to the River... - ' iißrrzsit ,N 11111". STATEMENT CO; TUE OSTRIBUTION OFTHi htiti/ALi. Jilt ITISki t'UitC E, TO VHS DAT. Line co's Frig Spa:, I Tot. In Port and titting,'and with h:•Aled Ordtga S • 22 • 5 29 40 95 Guard-ships - - - ' a n) a 1 o (3 In the En,;iish and Irish ) Chaos - wt.; -• .. l7 1 1 ) ~.2 1 1.. S 4 6 4 On the Downsand North ? 5 3 Sea stations . , At tue‘Vest India Islands and on. the Passage 5 3 On the Jamaica station zo American '& Newfound- ? a land stations - S C. of G. Hope, E. Ind. andon the Passage 5 4 Coast of Africa ' - o Portugal and Gihraltar - 11feditz!rrancan and on passage 1 z Hospital and Prison Ships a . *4 a rt 30 1 4 r 4 I g 8 0 S x! 6 8 Total in CoMll*Sioll 73 I• 16 1 108 Reccivin ,, Ships - 0 6 Serviceable and repairibg? for Service - In ordinaly Building 9 9 83 8 1 75 "-tri i) 14 31` 41 , ‘ zi I 215 ST.N.T,E Or clt d CIRDINAILir AT LACiI PC3111% Portsmouth P 1 huattit - - Chatham - - 5 heenteui - - River - - 1 i,or. I so's I Frig Spy.Tot A ' 3o ; 2 l2 14 bg . .4 1 1 18 23 7ti 17 .2 I oI • 23' I 9 ' ::4 I.. .mut 99 1 9 1 93. z 57 Rear-Admiral CohLtildwoob is to join Admiral Colt N'W ALL ill, Off Brest, and to hoist his Flag on board the Yinerable., of 74. guns, whicit Capt. REYNOLDS it appointed to comin;md, in the room of Capt. SC : Rl.fd, all/Minted to the Monarch, ()fit guns, at Chatham. The Dutch squadron, which was stated to by gone up the Mediterranean, is now at Ferrol, It, cone sists of three Ships of 6S: guns, A Frigate Land Sloop, under Admirals de W I i NTE u an.? The latter Commander lately sailed from :Met. ioetsluys in the Pallar Frigate. This,, Spa,. dron is understood to he in the greatest , want i . both of Provisions and Naval Storm. As to .thti Spaniards, they have npt a single ship fit or. fitting for sca. 10 the bacon at Ferrol there are ten sail of the line dismatited, and in want of very considerahle, repairs. The notch Saikrs on board the Squadron in Ferrol, are represented to be'in 0 state of, the utmost dissat.istation, the apprehensi , an of being sent to St. Domingo. THE BRITISH ARMY. GENERAL DOTRIRUTIoN TI4E BETIM ARMY, JUNIT: • I, IPO3. ikfuktr4. C.4: , 1./. -24 t 4 EllglAnti and lA'alta Nora: I ler ;f I Y, C otsinutv, Gibr4tur ;taxi Malta - Egypt Cbtotttia, Nova Scotial &c WOit I od!er, Cape, of G. ff. Corec, Etist oil to s Oil l'a.s:t to Eng wt ilre. from ,tat,lry S t I l ►d7ill it r r a . ilat 'l4 4 ~s ~.. Tow, Is X, Ariiii4ry,s4c. 34 15c:ihies ltilitix, fr Anti Deritchlrielrni. State (4' Poll at Nottipettam, tit the Close on Monday. For' Mr. Coke Mr.,l3xxcu - !09 • - 100 Jr consequencc of anonytrious'ktters I)eing sent to I\h BpND anti Sir NS't.ll LIAm PAR , ,(iNt;, infxrm. iog t:lezn that Mr. SiAcK r °L. I, ki; NM the Rev. 11r. Artunttr.; wtr- to fig:it a duct early yesterday morning, the izmlett warrants against them, awl they were taken into custody. YesterdAy they wrre, Yt7 comequvrice, brought before t' •.:0•• 14:)w.b.t ti t (.)ifiev, when titter undergoing ttiort, they were: obliged to fiaLl suretio r i keti , Pouce. An ;alive Canvas is 'lll"letleed ct lAt'iceStet in favour, of Mr. .A 4 CArct,.. , ?he (eutk intu -, w h o contested th:tt Boroogh at thtt last Elediiifi, who is so gfear ri favtiurite with the Inhabitants) that no doubt is et textaine4 of his SUCCeSSO