The Sun. — London, England, 1803-09-07 00:00:00

TO Til RIGHT HON. WILLIAM PITT, &c. Zfe. LETTER SIR, I 114VE•w.aiteil with no small degree or impa tience for softie 'public refutation of the ealumniesa opts the aubjed of which I took the liberty of ad, Ocessing myself trayou last week • 'Perhaps, in my anxiety to have the foul aspersions on your charac. ter done away, I attached too great a degree of im portance to thosemen who had combined to forge them ; and my zeal probably outstripped my discre. tion..(as other grief, men have been compelled to ac. , knowledge) when I proposed the application of so powerful a MCAO, to overthrow comparative nothing~. I feel my error, but I feel also, that the delin. quanta should not be permit fed to escape for want of an executioner : the ends of justice must not be de feared because the Magistrate cannot assume the of. fice of Jack Ketch! Some one. surely will start from The ranks honoured by the confidence and warrned by the friend hip of Mr. Purr (distinitioris sufficient 'as a motive, whilst they anticipate a. rettirm_ade. quate to the utmost exertion of human faculties) who in !y bring the assailants upon their kr:ers. Why,• sir, should they be .permitted to avail them. selves of the knowledge they,: in their interenurse with you, have obtained of your character and dis. position ? They calculated on your contempt,* and your silence they conceived would sandlot) the posture they purposed to fabricate. Had their tao lent at anticipation 13, - en, upon all ,occasiona,, as admissible as on the present, the country might at this 'moment have borne a prouder aspect, and our reputation for vigour and decision would nor have been at so low an 'ebb on the Continent of Europe. But on lest important occurrences (where their - own interest has not been so intimately concerned) 'their prophetic powers have been similar to those of certain laWyer, whom history 'represents sitting at his desk, and noticing an -ill-looking_ stranger. handle his. gown which hung upon a peg in his outer room.--" I think," says he, placidly, or in: diplo. matiolanguage, with dignity, " the fellow meaite t o 1 0 4 1 p l y g0wn."...." You're a witeb,!' cries the thief, who turning the key upon this shrewd spoiler of parchments, carried off .his gown without let, hindrance, or molest'atio'n: lieen Urged in. their Afenee, by - the friends of the:present Mini. stern, 'that high or shining talents are brain:means desirable qualifications, meat less requisite, in 'those who are entrusted with the conduit or Public Affaits; and that your Men of Business, your Desk Poli. ticians, are the breed from which - all our great and responsible offices ,are to be Supplied; Olaf the powers of eloquence are only necessary to gloss over useless measures, and that sound to/id 'sense (mark 'the epithet) is more efficient in the Public oaUae than those high-minded principles of aEtiun, which lead us to cover honour and reputation (pro. rzlerbiallj bubbles), when our business is merely to keep olte plague. from our own home, and sitting at our door with a 'bucket of water in our hands, to watch the progress of the fire whidi consumes our neighbour's house, and not stir ar finger till it has caught our, own. Every , man for himself, and Ils:aven for us, all ! The policy is evident ; .and who that has heard: the Cock, in Zsop's 'Fables, whim:J:l oub 0 , he would rather have one rain .. of delichne. barley, than all the jewels under the sun;" does not clearly. comprehend the force of:the nega. tive compliment addressed to. Ministers 'by their vvaiinet irknds ancl. most. 4ealons supportets%?. It is vire ascot:idling, however, to observe the rapid and successful effed of this edifyingdodrine ; and coinelsisant candour of dissolving Opposition . must aaird a plaint highly. gratifying .to every man whose: heart. flows with the milk of: human 3f,intineas--s.a pidure, which displays at one, view, men who have beerveduceted in principles as app. site as the Penes - --whose chatadetat have been- the °bled, of: ridicule or reprobation to. each other froth their first outset in public life, linked in bonds of 'strides, alliance How pleasant to behold such a coojundion, which can be, .from the oppoaite pro. pensities of the two Parties, in no other way xa counted for than by the exertion of a talent pecilliar to one of them, of converting, every thing into (Breen( rain. By the accession .of hit; eetereurial gui7liliet, the sunalgamatinn (sci at' least theit mu, tool friends have augured). will, be ContPleCe. Stich moderation has metamorphosed a, hostile phalanx Into, a band of friendso, and hat made a proselyte of one adversary in particular, whose temperament in former times was so warm, as 'to inclute him`to raise pistol against the breast of a Minister—a Miniiter, by.the.bye, who trained the hand, and disciplined, as far as the repelling power of their naturcWould admit,. these very men who have had •the power of opening. tla. Mind of this opponent to such stithht, eonvic. - lion. It is true, 'that he has been obliged to forego his former desire : of making a figure in the Deb.-.tes ----hui.n . wdoubt having become a Convert to iril the or i i ii o rl9 ., a his new Frientis, lie has at length' dii. ! covered the EatAtittett and Patens of - Parrt. o rientaey Oratory— As thing%. arc, he. i,ohis it a wise old baying, rind the bolt ,aid it the toonett tin', led.— Ilowever, Sir, the taknts of ActinilliStratloll do not enter into my present discussion, They will rot be injured by being passed over lightly. Their !ow jou, io w bar al pftsUlit rt'qUireN which, without professing to have any. but, the common sources of information, I have nti hesitation in ,oserting, will lay open a scene such as ;he Records of Political Aposotcy, Parliamentary Heresy, or Ministerial InfirrOiry, never yet gro a n. ed undel. ,Every common observet, ss:ithout hay. ing been a near one, has lung petceivvd the ' com i ng Storm, and an open defiance on the Met ting of Par,. liamenr., has' beet) very nrOurally anticipated from the Oot-post firing of the Adviineed Guard of Mi. nisierial journalists; bur that it' should have been deemed expedient to send forth this'iliag of Shred; And inpunted 'upon a Stalking 'War 'Horse to frighten Women Childreoaaato publish a'Ma.• nifestra proclahning.HoStility in form, cirri be ac. counted fist, only horn the Hint DoNArAxTE has iven them, in seizing upon a Subjed that might ave been ktefttl in their cull Ranh, because they omitted tQ:dr:Clare War' before 'they eniotnenad t iota. MO men e vet . *tied more" upon; or turicti lef4 froth experience than our present Mini.. stets. This may appear a 'somewhat • paradoxical charge, hut its novelty alone renders it arrOgul?.93- If a man regularly occupy the whole of to..clay in correaing the blunders of yesterday, he will, io.the end of the . Chapter, be a day behind hand, and his experience will always arrive just font and twenty hours-too late fur his purpose. Rut, Sir, although; we cannot exaaly upon grounds that they will admit to be- genuine; tract- the- conduit oithese- Gentlemen to any precise principle, or known rule of' aaion, in thus breaking_ ground so lcing.before it is necessary to take the Field, the , "progress towards the con_ summation of their prile - nt Greaintss, and their ur. ter contempt',of all proffeied assistance or alliance - (except by the, influence of Proselytism), presents no difficulty in point of explanation.• Men who are united by Interest will find in every thing objt n ls of recipiocal felicitation. In the support of each • other the advancement of the •Party • is implied. 'is 'all very natural; and justifiable by ordinary' usage----13ut , that a set of individuals should in the practice of this party policy, so manage to cajole each other as' to feel aaually transformed by the force of a pampered imagi nation into the very excellence they would im. pose upon the world, affords an instance of self. delusion' which the most easy man in: the creation would scarcely credit_. yet so it is, as the festive guests at Witribledun, Roeharnpton j and Richmond' will attest. Their leading.itrings' were no SOoner . 'thrown aside, than they pulled on their seven. leagued.bonts—frighteneel at first, like children'in • the dark, :lig bound Ibeir :laid: lest they, should, come, in contaa with something above them, and they grop'd along the ground, lest they should' tread upon 'l'worin even, who might turn upon . them; theirsteps were all caution, and every tone the tone of deprecation ; When quick Presto begone-4311tey: strut I.lititlt'a bola and erea• gait, through the most intricate and dirty passages gallantly whistle thtokehlhe dark, and care not what opposes them, or where they stumble. They are brave and valiant men, depend on't, and who shall doubt their future prowess, "now that Sir Toby bath taken them in hands 44 Challenge-me, the Count's youth, to fight. 'with him, aye ,marry," quoth Sir . Andrew, " and "t 'way it must be with :valour, for policy I hate; I'd as lief be a lirOusni;t as a Politician!" . • " Nunc in roe:into Dracones, Egit amor - apis :ague pupa)." There is no boundary 'to• their valour, •nor is it alloyed by that cant' of t OWardite which Falstaff calls Discretion. If theSe Gentlemen were at one period censured for their too great 'deference to opinions oirciously proffered to them—lf Sir,• the resped which Mr. ADDINGTON for some time paid to comrnurttentiontr the history of which are better known to yourself than to the world, be the only instances of weakness which a Near Observer can discover in the conduct of that Gentleman, he is by this time assuredly one of the most complete rafAers' borne On the muster:.roll Of Ilistotyr---his imbecility is cutedeffedually, and unshackled by. the - obtruiive amendments of your, Offensive. zeal, the -prospe4 of future success, the pledge of future benefit and glory to the Empiretan he no longer; problematical. I will go ftitther in my good wishes, fur the extension of this Carhsemr. energy,, and spirit than their own mouthpiece has ventured to do modesty and dAdence, the inseparable allies of, true merit, no'doubt, checked' him, when he merely expressed. a hope that as the pre sent Ministry had proved itself faithful, 44, .c,igoroul, and fortunate, it might still Continue so; would not Commit myself as an unreasonable man,- nor as •reqiiiring more than falls to ;he lot of human nature in this state of, sublunary it-watt:era.' tion,, when I express my'lliost. earnest wish (how. ever I may he bounded in fitly h oi s ts ), ih a t the . proportion our Rulers at present trij.,y ( f these respetliee qualifications may, for the good of the Country', whilst they remain at the helm, be multi., plied all hundred fold upon theoi With this . wish, Sir, coupled..with an earnest.cottsfaty that you will not withohold those Friends, who by their connexion with you are eminently-qualified for the task, from pointing out to :the world .the seere,t purpose and bent of the silly Publication in-question, I take my leave., You.may think that I feel too seriously the .consequences of the . Libel f it is universally .read, because` officially issued and circulated by Govern. Ment-!---by that Government which, upon the ap. o f .. a.cinee o f a very dispassionate and. calm' an 41 . 4 of the, question. 0, Why do we go to War ?"'sent round to the Booksellers of L moon ( ' f my intermit— tion be coiled, which I sosprO will not .h e t hi s , pined), .to desire , them Prot to exhibit it iv their 'shop. nvindows, • liar la selk it if iuguired jar/ lie that as may, we never should have heard of a Near Ob. • setver, , but•ftir the pains which were 'taken to give' hint publiCity. Our` attention Would not, be excited by. the harking of-a CUr in the street., but if we were to behold this self.samne CLu foaming at the nun!), and with evident oigswni Madness uport,him making, towards us, we 11011 . 511.1 Cettilinly pit . ourselves on our guard,. to avoid or overpower hint. • - I understand that a new Edition is prenaring for the Press, in which certain errors are to bet orred• e 4, certain rotighnesses to tit. ruh'd down, and certain unfortunate Observations, which possess a power, not anticipated, of cutting two ways, to be discharged. like the , Volunteers, being found an pediment to the Service. They have said too much in haste, and have repented at their leisure. N o. 'further confi rmation would be necessary to identify with every Other at of our present Ministry. Di ru i t. mif i t i cat. muta t s uadrata rotundith The measure of to.day is amended to.morrow, and the weakness of this week becomes a gigantic caricature of vigour the next. System is what these good Gentlemen ut . present particularly stan d i n need of. A Sysiciii Of sound, and steadi 'Policy can alone prated in ''the awful posture . of Public Affairs. • Should I still find a silence, on the part of Your immediate Frienda, r tinue to be pefievered in, weak and inadequate as beltkiiowledge inatruds me, arc my powers, I shall not 'hesit;os . to canvass some of the lead. ingpoints of tills atrocious Manifesto. y'ou Bir, my ;Val will be some, apology for the. altetupt. 'The task cannot be considered of a nature very arduous, when the only point to eatablidt i s , tlir: title PITT. to the cOiltvnied lonour, 'refipeat vetiOtation, and g ratirude'of hii taintry. Men. When I propose merely as the .- .. . e thyself M N LONDON, SEPTEMBER 7, 1803. BY the Dublin Mail of the 3d, which arrived thi, morning, we have the Proceedings of that day under the Special CoMmisslon. On that day John Ben, another of , the. Traitors concerned in the in surreaion of the z3d July, was convi&ed, but re commended to mercy by the Jury, on account of liis good,charaaer. A Conspiracy amongst twenty-seven Convids to break out of Kilmainham gaol, was happily die. covered and frustrated on Friday. Public tranquillity remains undisturbed. Tttt Catette of last night , states, that His MA JEATY has caused it to be signified to the Ministers of Neutral Powers residing here, that the most of_ feetual measures have been taken for the Blockade of the Entrance of the Port of Havre-de-Grace s and the other - Ports of the Seine ' It has been so often determined and undetermined' to appoint Lord PELHAM to the Office of Chance/log' of the Dutch, jk.of Laneasier, that we cannot pretend to say .how.that point stands at the present moment. Pet4tAra always statedin'the Cabinet his, Lair anti unbiassed 'opinion, but it seldom accorded with that of Mr. ADDINoToIt s and some Offi'Vof the Ministers.‘,4l it had been followed however with respell to the Affairs of Ireland, we believe things would be in a more tranquil state in,:tbai, Country, than .they nre, a; present. The Admini:. stration feel hOWever the total impossibility df going on in the.H4use, ,of 'Lords without further aikin, that quarter, and it is determined that either ; Mr, YORKII is to be created Lord Dayett, as that Lord HAWuiliiiitY is to be called up to the House of Peers previous to the next Session of Parliament* It is , also' positively' decided to assemble the Portia. [cent in the course of the month of November, and. 'probably in the beginning of that month. On Monday afternoon at five o'clock, their Royal Highnesses the. PRINCESSES MARY and Asasteth, at tended by Lady PITT, took an airing in •a' SO. ciable by . :Stock.gretn and Upton, and returned; o t h e L o d g e at seven o'clock. I n t h e evening Milk I\44f ESTIE3 had a Seidl Party at the:Castle. • Yesterday His MAJESTY,- with his usual:attend,' ants, took an airing o n horseback in the Great Park. HER MAJESTY and the PRINCESSICS- AUGUSTA, ELIZABETH, and •MART, attended by Lady SID NEY, took ride to Frogmore; and at twelve: o'clock took an airing in ,a sociable, and paid a morning visit to Lord and Lady liestLav, at En. glefield.green, where the Royal Visitors staid some time and took refreshment ; and at three o'clock they returned to the Lodge. The PRINCESS AMELIA attended by. Ladies CRANLEY and DAME. tookatt airing in the Great Park. His Royal Highness the Duke of CUMIIRRLAND was to be present last night at the Ilan for the Master of the Ceremonies at Gloucester-Rouse, Clifton. Yeatetd# the Staffutithire Militia had a Grand Id.day irl . Wind.Or Little Park, prepar Ator y to their betnithii day Reviewed by H is MA I tsrv. The Dutchess of MotoNsittsz and Countess of HARRINGTON still illumine the fashionable hau nts of the Metropolis. much e l egant F est i v i ty Mr, WAtti}t PORTER has disposed of hi s p retty he scene of so Ivy Cottage, t during the Summer. The Northumberland - Family, it is stated, are shout to return to Sion House, in sonsequeiice of the 'severe and afflitting.loas sustained sines their residence at Ainwick Valli/4 in theile nt h of t h e i r youngeit daughter, NAYAL NEWS. PLYMOUTH, Szt-r. s.—Arrivei the Ranger Itc. venue Cutter, Capt. FRASIER, (tom Cork, with a Smuggling • Vessel called the Return, lade n with spirits, from Guern s ey, captured off the Land's. En& • 1.../c Sailed the Dragon, of 74 guns, to join the Chan. , nel Fleet, and the Childers Sloop of Wt 4 with • - ,b‘ Dispatches for Malta. TheArasta and Fisgard Frigates west out 01 Harbour this morning, and anchored in the•Souna. Sailed this evening, the Ranger Revenue cutter, on a Cruize. DEAL, SEPT. 6.—His Majesty's Stoops Lark; Con s flia, Mariner, and Starling, with the. Agg resior Gun.brig, and Afilbraoke Schooner, sailed Int night to the We s tward. Arrived die ya/orrtr, Sloop, and Majesty's Ship Pegasus, from P o rtsmouth, both of which remain , with .t he Mcnarch, Admiral Lord K E ITH, Cirtdjf° Admiral MoNTAOU E; Raisonable, Irrncr~nlilt, ;.tut Ranger; B:disbar Bomb, and Stec-tilt:tor Hired Aimed Logger. "Vancy Cutter, capir; MIDDLETON, sailed last tide for Morlaix, French priSoners,, all communication beinu rot off between Calais and Dover, and' the neighbouring. ports for the, ri ,stent: ; the blockade of E even a ports is, if possible,,stieter than ever, not fishing‘boat can come our, and instead of fearing al invasion here, the French are obliged to keep " nail ;illogrics camps all along the coast between Calais,: &c., for. .fear of being invaded, norwiths"% lin l.' - whicb the boats of our cruisers fleclue n q $l O . 0.• shore at night, and after doing all the mischief E y can,, return on board as soon as d ay b eg ins fo da w .„ ll he French e a.srnall French Schooner •is expetted in selt t laden: with gum, .elephants, teeth, &c. from Senettil to the• Drake privateer, Capt. KING, of ibis port : the above privateer has.also captured a v al",11113 West. Indianian, and.rceaptured 4 s hip iichly. la c er" ' t iassn ge u r r c who h ff lately" rrivt wi th Dispatches The S l)a n frontis h the last Sunday ii on his return, with the tatillatuitibl. UI Cabinet. 44' The_ discontents among the Volunteer Corps stilt continues, and Government has taken no suitable steps to calm the ill humour. 'The AtrottNtv Gr- NRIVAL, we understand, has given it as his opinion, on:consultation, that the last MI passed for the Ge neral Defenee of theCoun try exempts from the Army of Reserve and the Militia, all Volunteers Corp! accepted by His MAJESTY, and which, in 4: 35 ° Invasion, are - ready-to march to-any Pa" 01 GI" Britain. . A Circular Letter has been addressed to th e l i tna Lieutenant of the County of Essex, .dated 31st AO4 gust, stating, that orders have been given to the Board of Ordnance to issue such a number of arms a s may be sufficient for one half of the quota of Vulon" teers for that County, or three tiines,the number 0' their Old Militia, after making allowance for the quantity of arms which the respettive Corps have pro" vided, or may be disposed to provide, for themselves: sabres and pistols are to be appropriated for the Cam valrY, and pikes for the Artillery. His 1.40!ti 3 1' i9 concludes with observing, " It is considered. how " ever, to be highly desirable that the several hodies of Volunteers should in the preent moment he " 1 " couraged, under proper precautions; to supply elves." t _., Tne,ritlNt.: lit of WAL a S'S Loyal Volunteers mus. tered yesterday' 'for . the first time in their twitoral, in the King's Mews i they made a very hmidsDnie and soldiet.liker appearance. .. tend,rid The Royal WesuniOster Carps .bad a ''' Lehi The g My yesterday in Hyde Park. §' I ' g who TI RI -te r-001115bUty Cur -"" 1 ps, now 1200 r ita yr aaually received notice are .no expence - whatever to Governmeno „I thon. to 720 ! Ite _ , The tiloontsbury Volunteers have signed J 1 4 1„"! s i,kOn to thiir Committee, to ca ll a- Gene ral mectingof their . corps . , to take into considerat io n the printed paper transmitted' to them, which suggo-, serts regulation* for 'their proposed reduttion that they are to be ttiluc 720 Men. Barrack,. arq.e ff aing. on woey Contiont'rl--t &Wirt li t rent wood, for ..a, nume togs • . Curial * Of . .ound which an extensive park Of Ordtle cc is I°lll4 ing * f : r O t ti h d e er E st a it s n ter d n tli D at hi G tr o ia ve . r . nm ' havei' v e I , °o l k t n em she pla . n ti e o ig n - h t h o o b u ti rh il oix d I d o A f ilitary and NAv" tvl "- iltratea of that city have aEl,'prcitimnbiutrogighiveltt g. (on the•upiier end of.Burritsfield Links)• f or er— t;sttifuloe:7.ll3hlfoloe.irlasiunegh:.a. p A urp m n o s r e e ca e n l i n g o i t bl b e e f r u und healthfulnear n. Cambridgeshire Militia, Lana guard Fort, have ga ll an y n ' Q v w olu i n n te g e l t rerclitilnhe i services for Ireland.. This .Regiment Was the first who. volunteered during the late itebe . (4 His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 3 their COlonel. Administration have p aired the Rnbiron ing Mr. PITT, and their under.strapers arc o" b s ar occasions endeavouring - to leSsen• the credit of illustrious Statesman.and true Patriot. The p u se are now told, that it is a gross mistake ru that the latter modifications in the POPe rt Y ? il fl e e . were adopted in deference to Mr. PITT., join issue with the Tinves-servini.Scribbic.is., Ministry, indeed, show .no deference ti.A!ir.‘ls PITT, whose high' . reputation their Newspal'crb anonymous, pamphleti are vainly at tempting (0 ." 1 ,4 1 The improvements in that Bill Were adopted Dei cause PITT nircred itrefragable argiiinents)2,l,4_ supported them by irresistible eloquence, ario the subsequent conduit of Ministers , it is probi!i?l e that though they were obliged to adopt them, .11 1 K. did.so with reluitance, becau,e they were susges c. i. - b'y Mr. PITT, ,whose wis4om rendered cilicy more conspicuous. cafe of Truth, and die Repeller or Calumny, I will nor daubt cif tlre sanaion and approval of every iIatTCC Subjea in the Empire. - have the Honour to be, With the highest respea, Sir, Your's,. &c. Sept. 6, t So;. FITZ-ALBION. From the LONDON G tZUTE, Sept. 6, 1803. , Dertuning-qrret,,StAtritiber 6, 1803. The King has been pleased to cause it to be , sig. nified by the Right . H6mourableLord Hawkesbury, His Majesty's' Principal Secretary of State for Fo. reign Affairs, to the . Ministers of 'Neutral Powers residing at this Court, that His Majesty has thought pioper, for the Defence of his Dominions, and the Proteaion of his Subjeds, to take the most effeEtual measures for the Blockade,of the intrance.of.the Port of Havre de Grace, and the other Ports of the Seine and that from this time all the measures authorised by the Law of Nations, and the respeClive Treaties between His Majesty and the different Neutral Powers will. be_ adopted and. executed with respel to all Vessels which may, attempt to violate thd said Blockade. MAILS. DUI. Hamby rgh 3 'PRICE OF STOCKS, This DAY AT ,TWXLYX o'clocx. Consols - sgi I aninitun 61 dis. THE SUN. SOLIM guir Dicta* I• 1 it'LIUNI At:IDA*?