The Sun. — London, England, 1803-02-07 00:00:00

I iks .TI S7' A 1 EJAR Do . , . NARRATIVE (4 .ATJT-HORITY) Ot THE MOVE. MENTI Or THE IiORTY.SECOND 'R. H. REGI. MENT, ON THE 31ST OI 4 ',IIIARCH, 180. ON the morning of the etst of March, the Piitucts of the Reserve bad given their fire and retired, when Brigadier-Gen: Oants ordered the left wing of the 42d to advance. Major Setaz.teo, rlho commanded this wing; had nearly gained the leftof the redoubt, in which the ath Regiment had taken post, and were engaged, when he immediately encountered the Enemy in . front. They were at this time endeavouring to force the redoubt, the ruins, and the Corps which communicated frem thence to the sea: To the left Of the Major's position, the road from Alexandria to Aboukir passei ,through.a con siderable hollow, which separated the 42t1 froth the Guards, a spaCe which was unoccupied by any troops in the first line. On this road the Officers of the Light Company de scried and gave information of a column ; of the enemy di 7 seiting its March upon their ilea; and havihg with theme Standard and afield-piece. . . The Major himself soon after ascertained thiScelumn to be : trench; and directed the Officer commanding the Light Com imny to be ready to form front to 'his sank; in case any it. tempt should be made to turn it. The firing at this time was very smart, both in his front and to the right. Passing by. the rear, he had just reached the right 'of the wing he commanded, wheh he heard a dis charge of grape ; and on 'returning rapidly to the left; saw a Trench Battalion in his rear, white field piece and six horses, and two lOWA camels behind theM. Conceiving hirriself likely to be 'placed between twee fires, he did net liesitate,to eider the ‘'irig to face to the right.about, and charge. The order s , as obeyed with a spirited promptness, Which speedily tonsured the discomgture of part of this Corps, and obtained possession of the gun. The head of the enemy's column, followed by Major tti rt L tee, direelesl its movements on the ruins, and were now met by the right wing of the 42d, under , Lieutenant- Colonel A.La*Xgnati Sisi‘-ityr, who here j oined in the confli6l. .• Thus pressed, a part of the Column sought shelter i n the lunar whii.h they entered, receiving the fire of some Com panies Elf the 58th Regiment. The 4ad at this time ;closed In with ihem, and their Standard was taken froth the bearer .0 Y Major Sri a,. G, who consigned it iiichargeto a Non CO Mltlitsionect O ffi cer. The survivors of the Ene my irrime ; !lately sintendered; and were marched prisOneri to the Beach by t Of the 4id Regiinent. Both wings of the 4ed, now quitting the ruins, formed battalion under the orders or Lieiti. 7 -ecii. A. St ew A k a-, and procteded'to the ;round which the left Whig had occupied at the commencement of the A ction on the left of the 28th re. doubt. Along with the: 28th, the Reginient\ ryas now en . Vged jti Opposing the repeated attempts of the Enemy to force the redoubt--attempts repeated also in the seine man. fir', fre s h bodies endeaveuring to cotne round its left, ap- Patently tobreak the line of the 42d, and firce the redoubt.. The eolinun In front kept up a heaVy fire, At the same time I when Sir Rei..i;it Atialterioietv coming up to the 42d, gave orders• that the Enemy should tot be allowed to gain the height. Orders were at that moment giVen by Lientenant 7 Colonel At r ty nice Stew_ AAT to Charge; Which was instantly done, arid the Frenth Infantry Were driven rlyit the declivity to a considerable distance in * front and left of .the position of the Reserve. They retreated through Ithe intervals of their Cavaliy, Who Were now observed, as the smoke cleared away otiose to 'the left of the 4icl. The eiertiond of this charge had, disor tiered the line; and Lieutenant-Colonel A. Stew ART judg-, ing that the Enmity's Cavalry were preparing to charge in Urn, ordered the 4id to form quickly on the Grenadiers, and .prepare tOreceive theni. This moment teas selected by the Enemy fora desperate charge. It was, dcrublicss, a rrionient in which a Regiment preising clOSe ,on a retreating Enemy tatinot be supposed robe correaly in line. The charge of the ,eavalrY was made en now, and in some places penetrated the intervals which had beerioteasioned lay the riioVernnts to forte on the Grenadiers, an order Which, in the • continued Aringoftriusketry,.catid not be distinctly heaid by the whole 'rime right was protested by the fire of the itth in the re. fienbt, and Brigadier General' STD ART bringing up his Arigarfc att this` critical moment, his own Regiment gavetthe enemy's a eldsie and well.diteaed fire, Which allowed time to the 42d to join their efforts to those of the rest of the Reserve' and of the Foreign Brigade in repelling the Catalry. This service was speedily kccomplished ,with the circa • • stated in the Dispatches of the Commander it Chief. The rest of the Aaion consisted in sharp shooting and cannoned 111,' es stated in the same Dispatches. 'The Non-commissioned 'officer, Serjeant StNCLAIIt, to Whore the Standard taken from the Enemy was given in thitrge, was wounded in the rear of the Reghtent, and by kim the 9tandard %yes lost. The 42(.1 reflect, with great satisfaaion, on the prompt ant effeaive support they received from the 2Sth Regiment, the flank companies of the 4oth Regiment; the 58th Regi ment, and Queen's German Regiment ' with whom they snore immediately added. • Tile above Narrative was drawn lip from inforMation, fur wished by the Officers concerned, and'at their desire. lthas been submitted to our ins t peaion, aud we declare it con formable to our best observation and recolleaion of thefaas. (Signed) A. STEWART, Major and Lieut.- 4241 R. H. Reg. (Signed) (AS. STIRLING, Major and Lieut.- Col. 42c1 R. H. Reg. On. Friday last a Special Jury was struck for the trial of Mr. PELTIER. and Mr. DISDOPPR, on an indidment for a libel against the FIRST CONSUL (*France. GHEZAIt PACHA seems to have been too cunning tor the Military Missionary sent to him by France. rle amused SEBASTIAN! with a few remarks upon the doctrine of Predestination, but gave him nu encouragement to suppose that he could easily be caught in a French net. The abusive manner in which SEB4STIAKI speaks of ". the energetic old man," is a sufficient proof that the former went upon a sleeveless errand. KEMBLE, we understand, had determined on 11111 611 g a journal of his travels, though not with a vie w to publication. So many accounts of Spain 114 " intle&l been published, that it was hardly possible for him to expo& any, thing novel or strik ing in his short excursiun, except as to the state of i)ramatic Entertainments in that Country, and by all 1 accounts, he was not likely to meet any thing in %hit respect{ calculated (f to elevate and surprize."_ rnrs:, FEI34 ±) .. • . * . ~ are assured that a French Frigate, an it it's re. turn at PortAuLPassage,_ has , brought the. happy news that General RoditAiiiiaml had march,ed . with all his Porces against the Black Rebels,. and, had entirely destroyed, them. Twelve thousand • Negroes are stated to have perished, and, it is add ed, that measures were combined with so much. wisdom; that the loss on the side of the French was very trifling.---( ; rirnal del LanYti, of the 26th of January.) , . ..• . . A private Letter from St. riomingo,' dated the ist of Decetpber, announces the death of General WiTit.l;l, but makes no mention of any event simi larlo that above cited. . .' In the interval of the last three mOntlis, not only changes of every kind are universally prevalent, but various reports spread of intended measures, which are as contrary to the principlei and. views of Government as can possibly be coneeived.. Various,.couneils' are asserted to be held; and lan guage and sentiments of the Most absurd nature are given .Co the different supposed speakers; On the whole, we tan perceive nothing but the utmost sil liness; and. the absence of those laudable mOtives, which, for nearly eleven years,,wete accustomed to give rise to great events. At present., false reports are 'spread through the different Departthents ;—the objett is to alarm the - Holders of National Property, whom they think Should be liable to extraordinary taxation. All this is done at the very moment when the Govern. ment causes to he published in -those Departments, the law relative to the save of .those alas, the pro duce of which is destined to tit supply of the t'aisse D'Antorth.ieMeni. We think; hoWever; that the above measure will have the salutary effed of undeceiifing the good Citizens in the remote Departments.. The first duty of the French peoplt.—the best pone) , of the •:ilways he to render secure, and to preserve unotich,d, without distiglion, the holders of national property. In fart, to have had confidence in the RepUblic, at a time when she was attacked by . all Europe, ,and to render private interest subser vient to that of the public, must be always merito rious in the eyes of the peOple. In the Department De la Cote2-Or,. reports of the most unfavourable nature are spread relative to the troops lately embarked at ToulUn, We are able to ease the minds of fathers of families on that head; however; those should see that tlie - Ojetl ut these reports is to retard the proceedings relative to the Conscripti which are now .making i ts the: department. It is not ektraordinary that otir eneniics should endeavour to foment sotpicions,. and create dist .tist atnungst us. Good Cititens shotild be:. on their , guard with respe6t to all insinuations. Our enemies should crc now see, that in spite of all• their. Obits, the. youths of France flock in crowds to' the Ica clonal Standard to supply the places of their elders, whole pariotism..and bravery they are eniulous of imitating. • In some of the Western Departments it is assert-• ed that the Tax upon salt is about to he renewed thi.3 year, and ihat the sUbjeethas been Uattally (ossed in the C ounc il .of .State. These reports are false t every thing 4ffeeting the Departments of the. West, which have suffered so much, for a long time, engage the anxious attention of government. We are happily so - situated at present as to render additional tatation unnecessary; and the efforts of Government ate direded to diminish, instead of in. creasing the existing taxes.-- ( Alonitcur.) The - pmsistort for the Proclamation of the French Cardinals has. been held at Rome the ilth of Ja nuary; The Secretary of State separated the name of PlinCe those proposed as Cat dinals in Waiting upon his HOliness, and for the purpose of advertising them of their nomination. According to established usage, the Prince jos- T INIArtt has Artived for this purpose. A 3 he passed through Lyons he Ali:livered his first dispatch to the Archbishop of that diocese. In Parii lie .first went to the !louse of the Cardinal Legate; he afterwards waited bn the Councillor of State, who is charged with all the affairs of worship. The Prince then delivered iheir . tespedive dispatches to the Arch. bishops of Paris and 'Rouen; 'who happened to be in this city ; after which, in the evening, he sei out for Tours, in order to fitlfil the like duty with respeet to the Archbishop of that diocese. His orders are, to transmit to each of the new Cardinals the Pope's Letter, announcing their no. mination and also Letters from the'different Mem bers ofthe Sacred College. • When the Archbishops of Paris and Rouen shall have been officially acquainted with their nomina tions, they will be presented to the FIRST CON SUL, in order to render him homage on the occasion. They are, however, permitted to we.tr the Insignia of their new:Dignities:forthwith. • . 'The Hats will be brought by the Prelate Do R tA, whom His Holiness has chosen for the Apostolic Envoy, and who was to have set out from Rome ten or twelve days after the first courier. VI ENNA, JAN. 18.--The extensive reforms which have been made in the War Department,-by the ad vice of His . Royal . Highness the ARCHDUKE CHAttLEs, are universally approved, indeed to a degree of enthusiasm, not, only in, the Capital, but throughout . the . provinces. The troops, in particular, are pleased with them. The Ofli. cers of , several Regiments . have given fetes on the occasion. In short, they •exelaini from all . quarters, that the famous Aulic Council; which by the ignorance, or the intrigue of its Menibers, had caused the disgraces of our best Ge tierals, the reverses' of rut arms, .and•whieli so often shackled the Military Genius of Prince CHARLES, exists no longer. The new Council is •to be corn posed of distinguished OfficerS, among whOrn . Gen. IVIAcx will be appointed. This General hilts lately been presented to the EMPEROR, and was favourablY received, It. is said that the Artcuntreg will be entrusted with all appointments in the Army, from the lowest Officer to the•most exalted stations. RATISBON, JAN.• 2t.—The Deputation came to allote, the 19th, respeaing the contents of the two Notes presented by the Ministers of• the Mediating Powers, on the 18th. The Mi nister of Brandenburg adheres to the propositions included therein. We have reason to hope, says he, that the Catholic Party will content itsei with, the agmentation of The t atholie Suffrages. He has, at the•sattie time; suggested. the wish of the Mediating • MitiMeri respeaing k prop osition . , leternaining.'the-rank Of the different princes. The Sub.:delegates of Bavaria, Wirtemberg, Cassel, and Mena;, have decided in favour of the propo sitions made by the Mediating,Ministers. Those of Bohemia, Satorty; and the Teltonie Order have not yet voted.: _._ • _ _ . , VrEnir*Ai JAN. I 7 now know that - the French Courier who transmitted dispatches to Citi. zen CHAMPAGNY, and who continued his, route to Coaitaatinafrir, carried to General BRUNE orders to demand of the Porte in the name of the FIRST CONSUL, ihatit should cause Egypt to he evacuated by the English,'rroops, conform.thly to Treaty. . HAGUE,' JAN. 25%.—The business of the 13ata. vian Resctiptions payable after the Peace is not yet terminated. The Bataviaw Government has an swered the Note presented to it on ibis subjea on _ the part of the , French Government.. the answer has been sent to Paris, and we wait the result. •,,Gstro r t., JAN. 15.-- A ccording to some accounts Lcu Is BONA+ )ftl'E . , brother to . the 'Pah" CONSiI is expeeledliFre to-mOrrow: He will come by sea. The . Ftigate, the Corndirs; has sailed for Toubn. 13ECsiE, "JAN. 21:--- . -There have been of late fre. quent'disputes between the Citizens and.the v e tic Soldierrs ; to prevent' theM in future,ttlie- Cotm. mandant has sent Detachments to sevtral of the public-houses in the envifons of the city. BASLE, JAN. 26.--We have received from Pads the importtint intelligence thiit all 'the Caiitonil or: ganizations are finished and` 'iperoved ,of by the FIRST CONSUL. They will be officially`transmit ted to. the Superior Anthorities':of the 'Nineteen Cantons, for the purpose of being presented 'usual manner, t..r the acceptance of the People dr Switzerland. The. Pc:nocratic Cantons will rettiain and their - Constitiittons -vill.undergq no changellu , All the . Other Cantons will ozgi)iiretiel.riptin nest, ly the' , :•a The gen'er4i etolstiiutiOn for Switzerland will be dischssd,- and tlidie reason to think iliac it will be adopted. This adop_ tiara will he the last AEI of the Coosullai)who will then return home, their mission being finished. , BERN E,, JAN. said that General NEY has piesenied a Note to the Coitricil of FAeoution, in which he complains that English merchandize are sold front different parts of Switzerland to the in habitants, on, the Frontiers of France. General Nay has pointed out where these depats of English .rnercii:rdize are, and has:desired that rigorous measisres may be 'adopted" fo prevent this contra- Lmnd traffic in future. New York Papers to the 7th, January; incltisive, are received. They contain the following Message from the President of the United States to the House of Re presentatives on the 22d of December; respecting the violation,' on the part of Spain, of the Treaty betivien that NatitM and the Ufiited States " Gentlemen, 1 now transmit a Report from the Secretary of State, with the information requisite'in your. Resolution of the r7th instant. In making This communication, I deem it proper to 'observe, that I wab leckty the regard due to the rights and interests of the United, States, s and to the .justsensibility of a portion of our Fellow citizens more imniedf-itel af fecled by the irregular proceedings at. New Orleans, to lose not a moment in causing every step-to be taken which the occasioji,claiMed from me, being equally aware *1 the obligation to maintain, in all cases, ihe Rights of the NatiOn; and to employ for that purpose, those just and honourable means which belong to the charkier of the United States., (Signed) "TH.. JEFFERSON." Letters from New . .. York, dated Jan. 3, state, C3pt: HAWLEY, of the.:Brig 4rgvlaut, who ar rived yesterday, in fifteen days, from - Antigua ' on his liats'age fell in with fi fteen 'French Ships of the Line and forty Transports, having on hoard '6Ooo Troops, with twelve months provisions, bound to St. Domingo.'.' Accounts from Baltimore, dated Dec., 27, say,. "•Captain Ilmorts, of the schooner ilhqs, twenty days from Cape Francois, states, that Fort Dauphin* is retaken by the French frorn . the Blacks, who are all put to the sv..)rd." The Minerva, AN 'Do L r.., is arrived at Philadelphia in sixteen days from Port Repub!ican. A reinforce..; mint at-Aired previous to Ate sailing of the Minerva of f/oci men, under' the command of General Pr it- NETTE. An expedition was about robe undertaken against the Brigan.ls, who occupied•L'Archaye. Mr. JZIPYRRiON is stated, in several American . Papers, to have declared that he conceived the con. dud of Bort.trAwra to be incompatible with the• liberty and tranquillity of world---that wOrldtiLlt Great Britain appeared to be the only Powei likely to re.. sist his progress, and that he sliciuld not he surprised if it became- the policy of America' to coalesee with England in this objeCt. • Three Initiated houses, comprising nearly' a quarter of the town of Portsmouth, in America, were destroyed by fi re on the morning of the atStft of December. The loss is estimated at upwards of soo,Ooo dollars, and almost every English. Mer. chant has been burnt out. The 29th of December was observed, as a day of Thanksgiving at New . Yprk, for being exempt from the' fever which had been so destructive in other Cities of the Union. A Bill, is now depending before the. House of lords, materially affeding the - whOle Body of Weavers of the United Kingdom; the ethic& being to suspend twenty.fonr Ads of Parliament, from the'togn of Richard 11. to the present time, con. twining the whole ttystem of Laws and Regulations Tads for the protedion of Weovers, and preventing - Fronds and .Deceit , . in the I'vlonufatture of Cloth.— The. Bill has 0.010 grea 'alartri atnong . the Wca. yers,.and upwards oft too of the most respedable of the Weavers of the Counties of Glaucester,Somerset, and Wilts, have petitioned against the Bill, as well as a numerous body if Liutholders of cite County of Gloucester, who ate arprellensive that it the Bill should pass,- a great proportion of the Weavers will be left unemployed, and thrown on the. Poor Rates. The itveiahe ,Price of Brown or M u scov a do Sugar, computed from the retains made for the week ending the ad, day ; of February 143, is Thirty wven 4Skillingtatid siven-Ptucf„es Ilutuircd wvigklit 7114 1 OP E R - " • • j THE Abertous Ppera of me/v. : vas petiot ;fled 44urday night. Mrs. BILLINGTOI4, Was in fin' , IFe, and gave her songs with her usual excellence. VI saANortt always evinces both science and ji dge. men $ hut , his executial . tis weak," at least not suffi. w cient pot tor this Theatre. • L a ,Foire Bata' a, eynsidcrahly curt.?ilet.l, •. , fas again ,titnught forward as a Di vertisement, an it aided by Yew excellent dancing, was much applaud-, ed. The sPallct of fa. .Kret Enchanterfoliowcd, tin which 00d. PARISOT appeared, fn'r the Second ! t i m e s i nce iv:i-faccident, and displayed 'her usu3L grace. Mad. 9RALL I Improves of toniAingly; and we have' no ;built' will he verv•shnrtly a great favourite with the:Public.h et sr ere. of Fashion; Pit anA 0.4.1ery attollly oVerflowing. THE OLEE.CLUB. . , . Ost Saturday the Gi_te'Llub t!;f:.1:- ing this Season at the ,Crown and A r.Cjior 4'; t in the Strand.: this'keing the day ,ppp o irpi e d - fjr the new President' to - tike the Chair, it) ;iic, coon ) , of the late worthy:and inuch hirnenq L'lvident_pr.; ARNOLD, an unecTinrnik flume ors fle ring toptc,', place every ticket to which the mectir2 came in. It was the most hntrerou atten4rd of any we reeollift' foc ntlie nnr of yezars.`pist,. so initch so that an .:addition4 table viaS 6ligeti to; be laid: As soon as dinner VY lig announced STS 64%4 Gaaot.ta &took, Esq. took the Cbairt'.agre.eAly 14 e!estion at .the. ast Maeting.! After dinner celebrated canon of . " Nair " tvaA of-coitrse and at such a meeting we' have no occasion - to say With. great effea. The, regular stock glee'of " Glorious Apollo" Mowed. . CHAR t. es Wm our, Est - 1 . the .Vice.Presldent, then proposed the. health of the new Presitlent, which was received with nnboanded applav , e; it w;;;.; drank with. three . times three. The worthy President returned thanks in nn , appropriate speech, and said, he felt frisnstlf ex [tensely flattered by the honour done him in being ,eleoed President of one of the first Nititsical,"So. clerics this Country : , could boast, and he shouhl make it his study to prove himself :worthy their choice. Ile, concluded with proposing the health of the. Vice-President, CHARLES, WRIGIT, which was draok with three times three: The most. delightful Glee of We a .a-a'a, "'S'weet Harmony" was sung, by Master &sum and . Me ss r s . GORE", NIELD, and J. B. SALE,, ,Mr. kairvitw s senior, presided at the Piano-Forte. The old but much admired Glee of the lace tor.. Alt N ; " Sweet Muse," was sung by. Mpsrs. and CHARLES KtitirErr, .iNtat.o and LEETE. The tn.)3t enchanting Glee of Mr. Wi t.I.IANi KNYVRTT'S, which gained .the Pripce of Wales's Prize Medal last year at the Harmonic Society; was most de.. lightfully sung by Mr. WI L t KNY VETT, NIEL!), and T. Wmettv accompanied on the Piano-Forte by Mr. KNy v Etr e , Senior ; it WAS rapturously encored.. WCEBE'q master Glee of e , When winds breathe soft," for five i-oices, afforded a great treat to the Amateurs and Lovers of soutidt harmony. It was most correaly sun eby Master Ssirrst, and Messrs. Wri , st, MELD, ELLIOT and T. WELC H. The celebrated Glec'cf " Blow War der, Blow,"` coristiosed by Dr. CALt,corr, wad" sung by deSSTS. GORE, CH. KNYVETT, 'and B. SALE. The lovely 'Glee of LINLEY'S " Let me careless,'.; was sung by Master SMITH; and Messrs. GORE, Niar.n, Kt YVETT and SALE i it received the applause it merited. A great number more of the first rate Glees were given, and when we say they were sung by the following Perfprmers, there will be no doubt but they were given in the first style: the three KNYyETT9, MELD, WELCH, GORE, LEETE, J. SALE, DIGNI.IM, PA.; GutiE, SPOIIFORTH, EVANS, and SALE, who was the Con duetor of the evening. We were sorry to observe he laboured under a severe cold and hoarseness. Mr. DIGNuM entertained the Company with ir " Lovely Woman," and " Father and I," and se- 1 veral other excellent Songs in his best manner. At nine o'clock the Company separated, highly gratified with their harmonithas treat. CORN EXCHANGE, Ft'. 7. Su.PPLits of Wheat here to day are considera. ble,.and the demand not being general, they went ofF at is. and 2s. per quarter lower ; Barley con tinues to . come in great quantities, and is, cheaper; Malt at rather less prices; Pease and Beans are not quite so plentiful, and rather higher; many Oats here, and something cheaper; sales of Flour at a trifle , lest. Wheat 44s a cos a s7s od Fine ditto -58 s a 59s od Ba'rley 33s a 27s ort Malt . 4os a 45s ad Kyye- 35s a 38s oft .White Pease s3s a 43s od Beans ' 331 a 37s 6d Tick Beans - 3os W .. 34S oil Oats . - • is* is /Bs Ass Poland ditto aaS a ajs,ocl Rape Seed 3 - 11 a 341 Fine Flour - 45$ a 49s oil Secondclo - 401 a 45$ It is reported in theatrical Circles, that Mr. LEW is means to resign the Management of Covent Garden Theatre, at the close of the present Season. The loss of such an auive and liberal ebrlator, will be a subjed of much re,gret to the Performers in general. It is to be hoped that the good sense of the Proprietors, in case Mr. LEWIS shoula really mean to retire from a situation, the duties of which he has so long discharged with digl gence and affability, will induce them to appoint a man worthy to occu py t h e stat i on so well exert , cised, in former days, by the mild temper of the venerable HULL, and for many years by the IL beral spirit of his attentive Suceessor. The noted Major SEMPER, alias Ltsr.s, &c. &c, whose sentence of tiansportation was,- some years since, remitted by His Majesty, tin account of his good behaviour at amutiny on board the ship which was conveying him to Byitany Bay, sailed on the zd instant from Falmouth for Guernsey, on board the Three Siver, Captain killers. Major Sa silts has offerrd his services to the 'Emperor of Morocco, who has accepted them; he has been waiting at Falmouth for some days, In hopes of getting a Ir a sage on board a Lisbon packer, or any vessel hound tor the Mediterranean; but not succeeding in his t hvishes, has now sailed tbr Guernsey, in opts of ob. tainitn a assaze from thence, rev, AY$