The Sun. — London, England, 1803-11-09 00:00:00

Ti THE EDITOR OF TUE SUN. &IR, 'filE British Phlie, ever alive to the feelings 'of humanity, have, a 4 i n:ght lave been expefted, ex. pressed tineomm-,:inmety about the fate of Mr. Dewey, the in:/tiwatc Gentleman, Who was wounded in Hor, v oy fields on Wednesday.last; it is due, 'therefore, that generous. Public to inform them, that this wort ;:y man expired last night be. tween eleven ancl wtitv , ;:, after file 'clays of great 100 tits' pain : but his truly Christian mind • bore.it with the most eN:errplary fortitude—he has left an amiable . widcr;v, but no. children. And, Sic, I will th , ink you to correet a false statement which was inser , td in the Daily Papers pn Saturday, nattely, that had in the name o,f Sir Was. BlizArd an my,elf, reported to Col. ctirling (in the on Friday), •thttt we Aad favourable hopes of his recovery—No such IleoCit was then, twat any time. tank. :I did report' to the Colonel, th.it l-had seen him that'morning (Friday), and that .be w somewhat better than Sir Wm. Elizard and 50y . ...-?;.liad left him lath tie preceding night ; but I at the same time cotkoned every one I mention.. ed -it to not to ,ilatter, themselves, or attach at:) , tteaning beyond ., the express words ; ,he did cont, rase better than we had expeaed, both Ftiday . and' Saturday ; 'but. neither Sir William or mysel' ever tho t ighr .free frominminent danger. I have said thus much, because think. the PA. lie intitled so the ttuth,. on matter- aboitt which lo much general anxiety. has.been expressed. I an), Str, yoties, See. L. 'LEESE.' _ _ Cewbag,Ctiriric OR. Si I 203. 11~:i I 1.5. ARRIVAID. /11Mbittgli I . • • t •. • . . .. - 0 1-litrUn 0 , nu s. THE SUN. 4:11.:414 QUU DLL If 4LII6).I.'4UDiAIr 1. N 1.10 N, NOVEMBER 9, ISQ3. Wl4 CM the Post left,Deaf anti Dover lost niet, T) accotiot bcen receive,i from the I?,rencit Coast n the ci.i trter ci ilvekggr i so tliat•we still retnitin igoorai-a c,f the oza,,h'ion of the n 6.04 heard on Mon. rite :tt.i)rig; however, has made 2 'ClptUit of one of , th.: French Clon.botts, that with three other i h•itl C(iniC C>ctt of (.;;1111 011 3 Crui-he, 4nd has broagitt into the Do , ,vos. She. carries Iwo 141.1 tiihtern . pountierl, anti trifd two Liente. t hi r ty S;;l:lieri, and font Staintat on hoard, She was I;A:en aa of hoattljng it Drnbli A itylt;•Avati circulated yesterdAy acterpoon, that the l3rrvt Fleet 1,3 d i.tit to Sea, itut certainly no joforination to this efreti has been received, We, . i thork t• likely thal. the French' ScrilArim in Brest LnAy take' the first opportunity of slipping out, and .Fosititig fvr'itelanti, hut, it is eply in it thi Ck fog, or qiffrr a Vkiient gale of that they can rntke the tre aipt with any chance of evading, the vigilance of. Act:lira! CouriwALLls. It is inde:ed positkely asserted, thatpinisters teccived on Saturday information Own , Admiral CtittNirAt. , X,AS, that there, were , Fourteen Ships of W l r , coosi%titio of Ships of 'the Line and Rflire's,. re."/ fitted lippsrently mgre,for the purposes, than g, and Transports be sid?s c l .ttbie of conveying 'frenty.ftve Thousand Troops., "fLere can be'no doubt thatlrtlaad is their ii^jcEt; and 'us AdMiral COR'N WA L Is had onlylvith Sail cf the Line, tt iktftipppied 'that the which 10 9 k place' no Monday night was 6:e putptiSC of manning some Ships, of reinforce,. ,1,2 ,;torus and the Zuden Garotte, were received vt si triloy afternoon to the 29th ult. The FrasT Coustft. not depaxted on the 28th, and lIER. 'HIER., who hati been making a survey of the a'"iFtqtr°": s of the Batavirin Republic, was on his return to Paris. The First Consul would no &Sala receive his report .before its #t titrecAi is fixed upon as. the IleAd.qtrarters of the ;tench aral Illtavian Armies. These Papers Con, tan n'ol miltr intelligence worth notice, •- "rttts morning arrived- a . Lisimur, h ail, Itcought to Fa:ay.),uth in Nurteen clays by. the Wairingb am A firti,i , ,h Messenger .caine- in her with T.Y. , :i' ,, itc.hes from, the Court ni.Mailriti to the Spa. ,`ht; Wallin:still 44 had teen initrty bver-d.ie, that a high insurance wa4 tione.tipon her yeceiday Lloytt's. We do not , 1, Car PV.it the .1-ICCOUntS from Poringil, bring-any iiew, or 111V4`,C ,flvourable in the stato of that Country, . , rLh laini,t. here. Esc G l auetle of List night co.-tains a detniled ,;:a utlt of tIlf: very'gillantait , ick. m.4.1e I) Lietite. iA , of the i1d,.,/irdif Itiitebel/ tilted A flro 4.1 ( s illier ) , on sev("ral 4 the Enetnyi Veliseis I.,iiHtx, 31,t tarr tti c of u'hich s nien;ll.-xii ttjt 4t ili7 1:j 71 z:.;i.t y d rfinrril't‘o xhe ~bill r% die 4'h rend tLt 44.4144,ta, artiti4:,c4l ILL 11:144 Itt()11), 21A4 turned King's Evidence, and made very important tliscoverieA, in consequence of which One Hundred and Fifty Persons more become implicated. The 4.th of November; the Anniversary of the Landing of KING WILLIAM, was celebrated in Dublin on Friday with unprecedented splendour, more titi , n 12,003 men in _arms being drawn out upon the occasion. Yesterday morning soon after breakfast His MA. JESTY and the DUKE of CAMBRIDGE, attended by Lord WALSINGHAM, IoneI M'AistNriv6l4Aivi, arsd General DEBUDIE, took an airing on horseback and viewed the ditrarent,improvements. FIER MAJESTY • 'and '4*itINCESS AUGUSTA and ELIZABETH, and PRIWOIRS'SOPIIIA' of GLOU. CEST-E,R, took an airing to Frogmore, and viewed the alterations making in those premises. Pittttcesses MARY and AMITIAA, attended by; Mrs. STANHO'PR, took an aiting in a coach and four by Cumberland Lodge and by Bishopgate. Yesterday being the PRINCEia AUGUSTA'S birth day, the Staffordshire Militia fired a fiw.ele jar in Windsor Park; the bells'of Windsor rung, and in the evening THEIR NUJ tsTlse had a Seleet Party. This day the ROYAL FAstrt.Y left Windsor for 'Kew; HIS MAJESTY afterwards came to St. James's to hold a - Levee. The KING has given orders for every ,thing, to be in readiness to leave Windsor at a short notice, as it is His MAI intention, in Me Of Inva., sion, to head his Army, anti hoist the Royal Standard. We are concerned to .hear that the DUKE of GtouCEsTEi _much indisposed in Upper Grosvenor.street. Flis Royal Highness haS always " borne his faculties so meekly," that the Public must take a peculiar interest in his welfare, inde. pendently or political' considerations,, The Dutchess of DEVONSHIRE is in in impeded a.state of recovery Irani her late alarming illnesi, that rhoughshe has long put off her joorney, to Bull, she is at length obliged to visit that region of salubrity and fashion, The Dutchess of Rirp.,Altto, we are , sorry to hear, is at present in a very alarming state of ill. Her.Grace..is at RoOtliall Castle, in Stafl'ord. shire, the seat of Mr. FORRESTER.. The Marquis and Nlatchioness of STAPrpran, with Lord L. Gow ER, returned to 10%4'4 from Tren.. tham on Sunday last. There was a .report' yesterday at Winchester, that the French had been teen off Chtiuchurch. It was, olcourse, a mere 'unfounded ?Timm " Yesterday . morning the Windsor Cavalry,' under the,command'of Malor STUItCtS ) 1114ft:heti to Old Windsar ufider matching orders: The Staff .o;!tire :With have received orders to hold themielves in readiness to march from Wtod. sor at 66 shortest The Grenadier and Light Infantry Companies of the Royal Westminster Volunteers m itched its ierday to - Chalk Farm to pr;ietise h,ll firing. Y,esterklay rivirning the Duro!' Of (::;tosfeti's'it't,, Loy,tl Voliniteerssreccived,.ai the jibtice,R in IVlosint.street, th it knapsacks, haversack , , can. teens, great coats, u, after which, they receive:t orileis march on Tuesday next for S'ydenhatilr sit „Kent,,, where. they are tit reinain•thicc day , . The Si, jonor's'Voltinieers, under the enmtnii'd of Lord AmliFts r, met yes'tAidiym , riiiog in thi. Duke of Poirr,t,:.NND's arca, Piccadilly, when, lltcr the usual o.uh bong adininisterol, th , y were °tiler ell tU hr3lil thimselves its, readiness 10 match on Wednesday next. Col, JENI O ;Om; yesterday inspekT!ci she ArMi and acenittremenis of: the.PritiCe of - Waless'Votunteets, in she King's Mews. _ . . Orders arc. received by all .the Commanding ofh, the Regith . ents of Njilitis in Plymouth Garrison to inakc an.inirnediate'return to the Coma i nua l er in Chief of 'ail Qffieers on ;he . half.pay 'of the Regiments' of : tlleline _serving' in these Ittsi.; ments. . All.the Parishes of the Northern Division of Pr. vensey Rape have 'rederived notice, that the three Field Officers of the North Pevensey Legion, viz. Lord SHEry tELD, the SPEAKER I Mid NtLijot CILAN. 10TON, will "inspect the se vetal ()op and Companies in the course of this week, for which purpose they have allotted six days.' Yesterday the Lotto MAYOR held his last Court of . Attlertnen;at which were present nine lildernien, the SartifFs, Mr. Recorder; and all the City Offi. 111 e Court, after examrning the Mealweighers' Return , ' of the average prides Of Wheat and Flour, at th,2 Corn Exchange, ordered the Price of Bread t o continue the same aq last tveek, viz. rod. the guar.. tern loaf wheaten, and househoht aid. SOLOMON Lt? V I IN, jun. EN. was sworn one of the twelve Jew Brokers of this City, in the room of E. P.. SALOMON', resigned, and two other Qcntler men were sworn as brokers, and one,allowed. Mr.'MICHAIII. FITZPATRICK, of the• Session s in the Old Bailey, was .unanimously :flee-tied first Clerk to the Sitting "Alderman at' Guildhall,- in the room of Mr. FRANCIS HORLIft, elettettClork to the LORD MAYOR (for . the time being) At the MansiOn- House, and Mr. W 111411014 ..BrIttiPORDI was by ballot ell led second Clerk, in the room of Mr, JOHN DA LAlt AL Flo' iyc . u, elected second Clerk to the Lotto MAYopoat the MAtilipit HOW ; after. wards, the business of this Court being finibheil, they proceeded in forfit to (be fitmiopi to %wear ito Office JOHN PERRING;'EIci. Lord Mayot Eiett for t tie ye-str e;isoing. This day at twelve. o'cloel . his Lordship went in Staie, attended by the Aldermen and City Offi cers from Guildhall to ilt.tukhitirs Bridge Stairs, i.ritreecleti in the Cilj's $ l O 6 Barge, attended by the several Livery Co:c.rtinies in their Barges to w e t. tr hi ti , tet . B r id ge Stairs, whet; his ii , rdship went to Weslniiiistvr Han" to Like the usualoath before His Barons ot the Court of - Exci r i ci t .ter , ai'terwat , lsititcj returned in the Ail me order rn Braek St at ri, and loon titynee..to.Gtolditall. t ye enterrairied by the Ne' I.tir,t Mayor and ltetitL, iizrecia4 44ptliti 4111,3414 cl,l3CUgi, NAVAL NEWS. 'rem ibe LONDON GAZETTE, Nov. 8, 0.03. Admiralty.gfire, November 8, 1803: Copy of a Litter frop: the Right liovourabh Lord Keith, K. R. Admiral of the Blue, E.-I,e. to Sir Ewan Nepean, Bart. dated of Broadstairs, the 7th best. SIR. I inclose for the information of the Lords Corn. missioners of the Admiralty, Copies of a Letter which I. have received from captain Honyman, of His Majesty's Ship the Leda, and of one addresled to that Officer fly Lieutenant Shippard, command. ing His Majesty's Hired Armed Cutter the Ad miral Mitchell, reporting that an Enemy's Convoy passing from the Westward towards BoUlogne, under the protedion of a Gun.brig of considerable force, had been attacked by Lieutenant Shippard, in the small Vessel under his Command, close in with the Enemy's Batteries at Portet and that the Gun. brig, and one of _Far Convoy, had been driven on shore upon the rocks. The gallant and determined condud evinced on this occasion by Lieutenant Ship. pard and his little Crew, which has called forth such pointed commendation from the Officer under whose eye he was immediarely ading, merits my warmest approbation, and I have no doubt that their Lord. ships will distinguish it with theirs. 1 have the Honour ru be, &c. KEITH. Lrda, ojf Berdespre, MY LORD, 06!. 31,' 1803. I have the Honour to acquaint yon, that this Morning Fit nine o'clock; Six of the 'Enemy's Sloops (some of them armed), under Convoy of a large 'Gun-brig, were discovered , zoming out of Etaples, and standing to the Eastward soWards 800. logne ; I immediately made the Harpy's Signal tq chase, as well as the Lark's, who was joining to Leeward, to Chase in that direaion. The Admiral ,'Mitchell Cutter I perceived off Boulogne, and Lieu. tenant Shippard, her C , mtnander, immediately r an down within musket.shoc and coniainced a very spirited and well.directed attack upon the Srit i arld Sloovt4 which he continued in ttie most gatlaiit. Manber tor two hours and a halt; driving the, Brig and•onerif the Sloops on the rocks. have great 'pleasure 'in heating testimyny to lift intrepidity which wits displayed in. attacking so .superior a 'Force, especially when tinder cover of their nu. merous Batteries on sh-r,•, and-feel Myself bound . in jo.tice to Lieutenant Sheppaid for his gallant condutt this'day, to recommend him to your L.,rd. ship as an Officer highly deserving every, thing I can say in his taw our. I inclose his R •p( , rt to me, and am sorry to per ceive he ha suffered so consideral,ly ; I . ,regret the strong Winds 4,if Shore preveOted the Squadron from rowel - nig that AssistanCe we were alt anxious . tor. I have the 11(413m...t0 be .Bce. Oigned) • • 1108. HONYNIAN. To the Right tion.'.l.9ri Kiitk, K. 8,. • • . tec. Vc. ilden;ral Ititebell Caller, nJf Boklegne, -3 llt Otto6ery 1803. In executing the Orders of Rear-Admiral I‘,lr)n. t,tgu, wh4e dose io:04 - 13:iultigne, I this mwning, u nine o'clock, observed Seven Vessel's, which I .to:le for Gun B COMing from the'Westward, intending, as I supposed ) , to ftion a junction. with thuse. already in the Road, and as the Wind. was F.... 1 stood ;long shore with an intention of keeping them in play 1 iil the Squadron came 'up. Thuy turneti out to,, he and Schooners, some tit which were .armed, under the. Convoy of 4' Gun-Brig of twelve thirty-tWo Pounders, which we . brought to aOinn at ten, close under the Bat. ,teries,aLemel, and after engaging them..two hours aid a half , drove her, -with one of the Sloops, on -StiOre, under the Fire of their Batteries and Musketry. As this happened iinmediately under the Camp, I was ii‘if,a4ittle g ratified QbsS:rVe the Hills cover ed with' Troops as far as I could.sec them. In the corli4 a Shell fell on board of us, which has wounded our, Mast and,Citiss,lsck.yard in se veral place. ; 'out Sails and Rigging are a good deal , cut up , with their ; they have dismounted One Gun, and hulled us in several praces I am sorry to add we haee two then badly ayountl, ed, 01,e with the lossti a kg, an.f,the Mare with two others slighly ; all of whose conduct, with the Test of the Crevii rhitly-'fire in - all), deserve my warmest approhat tun; I am, ace. .ALEX: SHIPPARD, Robert Hosvman, ClteritlV Llis Majmy's 6hip Leda. MAL, NOV. rile GO ViR Gurs.brig came in: from a Cruize off Dunkirk' this laf:ernooll„ and brought in a French Lugger, supposed to, be one of the Boats with which ritey threaten the Invasion of this Country. She is a Gunlb that 'came our of • Calais with three others on a Cruize : she has two long eighteen-pounders, tw0,,, ,- Lieatenant;, thirty Soldiers, and four Seamen. The ConAtf took her in the ad of boarding a D;tnish Hay.' 'Came in this morning, the Squirrel, and Lark Sloop, from a Cruize off Dieppe and Boulogne. Sailed the Immortalize, find Hecht Bomb, for Sheerness; and the Fortunile on a Cruize off Sou. Jostle. PL' MOVni, Nov.' 7.-Arrived the Persertrance, of Lindon, Capt. STAY F. RS, laden with oil, s.c. from the Suuth Sew, last from St. Helena—she was captured on her passage 'by La Vaillant French Privateer, of B ourdeaux, „ n d ye.capsured by the Sir-iris frigate; also the AineriCati Ship Rero/arion, Capt. SRA' rt, e it s laden with hides, Ste. from the river La Plata, bound to El4vre.cle.Gr4ce, detained and sent in by the . Sch‘ooner. Arriv'eit ;he Swedish,Brig Maria, Cap; AlttPD. 50 N, 1 : 01 - 11 Malaga 4 1 days 4 for this Pori, laden' with Emit. She has encountered some heap of wind during the passage, in one of which, on the t3tb ult. one clf her crew was washed overheard and drowned, and anuther fell from the tutelar& in fu.:ling the sails, when the vessel anchored in Catwater, by which accident. he broke his leg, and was otherwise much hart. 'Y g 'a 1C 0 Arrived the Defiance, of 74. guns, Capt. P. C. DURHAM, from the Channel Flit; also the St. Antan;u: Galliot, belonging to Pappenburgh, Capt. J. H. - Axstis, laden with salt, from Croisic, bound to Embden to refit, having sprung a leak ,at r Sea; and the Trimmer, English Brig, Capt. PARPNIrg• from Southwold bound to Lynn, laden with salt, leaky. _ _ _ Sailed the jenny, Capt. Scorr, 'from Malaga► with wine and fruit, fur Loudon. A heavy gale of wind cAme on this morning at two o'clock, from the t. , uth-east, and has continued with great violence during the day,. but ao damage has happened to the Shipping a Tender which.ar. rived in the forenoon from Ireland, with. Volunteer: Seamen, was driven into- Fire.storte Bay, but was fortunately towed out again withoutotriking.,. , POlLlSMatilli t NOY. ge--Arrived the IV 5? Man of War, from lying off theNeediu. • The- both Regiment embarked this dairoi dor West Ind,es. FALMOVIII,- Nov. 6.—Arrived the fraMilhatl 1, .. . Packet, Ros Errs, with Mail from Lisbon, 14 days passage : 'left at Lisbon' the Primer of .Ir4lis Packer. The Withinikaav brought over a Splnish Messenger, With D patches frtun Madrid,. arrived the American. Ship Alexander, stisToS, frotriVirginia, with , tobacco, and sailed nail; tor Cowes f- and •Spanish Ship. Bilbiana, Capt. C 0 ,14.. 'with w o ol, and sailed again for Lontlnn , Sailed His Majesty's Brig Stailowei•, of . 16gtinss C ) wttis, the Downs, with the follovet,T . Vessels 'undei Convoy, viz. gxecriment, Chapman, for Chatham ; Oak► H o c , for Vrn aroiith; Penttwer, Mallard, Cour Frien ds , Sutrotk, Snocy,'. Royal Charlotte, Inglis, Venerable , " 0 1 . 5 : for Lyndon ; Williain and Mary, Stockman, for Y.itraqu i "." kri Aincrican Brig Mary, Deno. tor London ; nc.lll Ship I-lAntornia, Rollin, American Ship, Sally. "". kc:r, for Amsterdam. 0 , .—...... YAKNIOUTI!, Nov. B.— ... Arrived the MAP* Slopes, ).)i:il4sl : wgilt : h' ll l; (l ° ; : i i X :) : "B 7l ;o G prNe un i - Ya b s : S ig ht ti f l r Tl o eti m C;u a ra C lie t d :z 43 : 11 : 11 : 11:11G°1;: me/ote Frigate from the Nore. Si ,Of DNEY S Sailed the Smile Gun-brig' iin . it-Cruise. Rennin i n scr.:i. 1. gi47, At,hiernßintoia.dr,eoGarofratic,taitimi iftntat;t: gates Curlew and Brawl Stoops ; Ferreid. Fixes and Adder Gun.briV. : Arrived the /Coq .Gterge Packet, Capt. DEAt4lst MITI; ; CreiCeift *nil Penelope Fri. from Got tenbUrgh, with Mails, b ut no Passengers. ope Not. N0r..80 - . - Yest er place here, o conshiuence.of, or ders having been received -to impress from ail yroteelions. been a wo rt Press t that had .been'clearrd out some da y s at the Coto,- House r and had dropped. down the itwd, did n c4 esope ; that it it supposed some strorg circume "likes must have happened, to occasion such stria., nes, . • C(1 " tilT;111 1, ItObt TKIrItECItirrARY Or l e g' ADMIRALTY, TO THAI 111•0 01 ff ur • Tita 4421 a; PRoVOtT -• • •" t 040; , • Abardy•rfee, $61.: "1' hate mi4rved, and cornmwdLated to< MI Lords C°f ll _,. missioners of the Adnisuitlty, your, I,ortii)lip's Letter to by tile!! t" the .a9til Lst-moutli ‘ossinuntied or.tstnp; to dcquativlot.t, in return thereto, that tile,' itavos.i: to opportita,C.onvoy to soil / 1-- a.4llllQr the Baltic ottrite 104Vult. • " ant, mL . t • Your Lordship's mo y st h ord ,umble Ser/.1 • VAN Ni.1211:44-vir.3t.,11419..L4ni Prevost of 4,1171b044, orn Si tu r. 4 C tli tt i A t it il LE,C i fi llu A , M tr lLL u Tr i 133 ir• I : ll ; 4 ,P iffii i i , i c te etl I t ; , ;of 7.1- t, '' • .lau2ched at 1)-..piford. '' ' ''' ,CaPt• IsttriP is atm s' e d 'th e cornrainti of the iltoqz, Sloop. I r'•int to Oide ' have been, receive'l at'Plriv,uth_ for the t-• c Prince of Wales, 98 g uns, Vice. Adinird Sir g. 4Ll)Eit''' • 8`1". thiw in sCawsan.l Pay, to I,) c . vidoilied for the . Coast of Ireland, as Vice.Adtl rid Sir R. CALDFR, Hart., it; to be aroil'ted E in ; ) - command the Squadron formed and 'frrmint the'" under the otd..rs of the Right tton..L'it d i 1 'g ,,, 12* NE K, Commander in Chirf in Ireland, for 1 l'c'. P - 1 : tettion of that part of the United Kingdom.. . 3 " force in Bantry, Bay is already seven sail of tti. line, .and several heavy frigates, will ".ecisillila and .ally be increased as circurns tancr k may re till II Vice-Ad • iniral BLIGii, 1010 is appointe d 1V,11,-,, . eornniand of the Leith Station, is .toituisi ,his 4 ' 1 % on board the Het/suck, of 4+ guns, itow iv,i n g 4 ,,l Guardship in Leith Road. An additiorml l' av i : r Force will immediately joirt him, and remain I nt la . his orders for the defence of the. Coast 0 1 c‘ nhan i e , • Several Shil;s which sailed an der conv,y of tl_ Crescent Frigate, from Elsineur, not yet accourßed for.. • dies The Leicester Packet, bound to the West In t i' is detained at FM:11014 1 h, ()Wing ft) contrary *ln". in Septembe 'tic The Meazies ar' raging at Wincliester,sou P.-- Proved fatal to ennatiierithie numbers. List night died, after 'an illness of thigoefe alculthst Mr. CA11.161114 OM