The Sun. — London, England, 1804-08-15 00:00:00

CROWN. AND., r- ,k THE Meeting yesterday of the Friends of Sir FRANCIS BURDETT, on the subjed of . the.Middle. seX tledion, of which we yesterday gave a short account,: was numrnusly attended. Mr. PETER MOOR E•took. the Chair soon after • 'twelve o'clock, and addtessed the company. The chief part of his speech was about his' own feelings a'1)(1 his own principles ; at length he began to advert (0 the business of the Meeting, • which he declared related to a most inicoiitMs transadiOn; • He im. pined this transadion so the artifices of the Church, the Magistracy, and Sheriffs, who, he said, llad• grossly violated•their duty, He • then read a part of Mr. MAINIVARING'S last Lett er to the holders,. in which that Gentleman- congratulates them on obtaining a vi Tory over a Faction who seek to subvert the Throne. Mr. Moose bitterly . exclaimed ag a i nst t hi s *p assage, ' and again. !wide professions- of his public spirit s anti regard for 'the. Constitution. Ile then wandered far from the put. pose of the Meeting, and at last recommended a SUb.: . srription," not only among the individuals present; and their friends, exhorting .them. to endeavour to promote a Subscription all over the Kingdom; but in the ardour of his feelings he forgot to state the object} of the Subscription, or how the money colleded was to be disported of. Colonel BOSV ILLS, whose name, rank, and for. tune qualify him for a better cause, then came for. ward 'kith a string of Resolutions (which are in.. serted itt our first page). After the fi rst of theseßesolutions had been read, a Mr. 1. BENTLEY, who could restrain his oratorical impulse no longer, arose to enf orce t h e purpose o f the Meeting. lie confessed that he was not a Free. holder of Al iddlesex ; but proclaimed himself a friend its the Constitution. lie obligingly told the people, that the Constitution consisted of three branches ; and then.passed io the appointment of Returning Officers, which, he stated, were either chosen di. re4tly or intlireCtly by the Crown. He attributed the obstruEtion to the lite Poll ,. which had been im, rated to force, rather to chicane. and trick. Hedon cluded,'with very little delicacy.. and respe to. ":"ttis llosytoLE, d in proposing. that any Gen. ~,I,l,llari might brinr, forward any Resolutions with k Mr, .11 he ritirrht happen to be' nrovided.. - Kw: me,re rega rd to .the feelings of , Ur. hosvit,L:: proposed that the Resolutions Resolutions 'by the latter should first he read. These .solutions were then read and adopted unanimously. . 1 . r. H AILE TOWNSHENI) Was; however, resolved. hat he would also have a Resolution, and therefore looposed that the other Resolutions should he circu. Gln ated through the Country, and, with a due regard thepiilrliePres!,. that they s h ou ld b e i nsetted in all t h e Country Newspapers. He pr,oposed that persons should he appointed in every County to re. dive. Subscriptions. After some severe comments on the cuodud of the Sheriffs, who had obeyed the • of Parliament., Ire began an attack up on M r. MA.INWARINT.;. whom h e depreciated, in compari.- 5 O with Sir Fitmicts BURDETT, exclaiming from Magna po et oda pol fateor, Sed demit &mart:tit mak: Ajaci t Not Ajax self, so rich a prize disdains, But rucb a rival all its glory stains. Major CARTWRIGHT followed [hill speaker, and tiToposed that County' } Clubs, in formed, many places, s h ou ld lac med, fa r the purpose of effedu a ll y meet i ng what hewas pleased to call a base Conspiracy against 'he Freeholders of the County of Middlesex. S ome of the Company d 'to su ch Club s wou ld look too seeme much like the think Co tb rre. t l'oncling Societie s , and therefore the Major, upon t this cad from Mr. H ARE T OWNSHENOs s ch wil'lY postponed ill& consider at i on o f his own ttne. theTh,t T hanks of th e M eet i ng were t h en Voted to hai ttnan, and books were opened by Mr. Mr. Roc E xs, and Major Cr_ AR N • " I T, and b e f ore t h e M eeting broke up it is "'" tq upwards of two t h ousan d pounds were w,cribta. INVASION. . A,TITATCHEI)-110USE TAVERN MEETING. x esl'EttbAY a Meeting was held at this 'Tavern, l'iirsuant to public adi , ertisernent, of the Nublerntn, (2it'rgY.• and.Gentlemerr of the West enki of the town, 1(1 • ' Lotistder Of the most effectual' en with means of affordi . tvf l'roinpt assistance voluntarily to Governm----tt. . 1)•, 3 , r and c ollages, for the. conveyance of Tr_unps_ 1 ,?, the Army. i n the event o f Invasion. ',Ott! neAwkitsatraNe was called to the Chair. A model . i:, the contrivance to be slung on the ~,itrtiages, v t'll exhilaited opposite to the. entrance springs o f , i , e ( a ' i ti o ' r e i :!:aviern, II _ ~,,i tnose irl St. Ja-rnes's..striet, for the in. who attended. , ~ s 1;" : ; 1e l'-`4)!Ile. Chairman opened the proceeding s+, ~ . ?ti, ;tilling th e ohm which Lau ht-cri callei .f a r ti an, the villich Gentl ri ,'„' ,Any objcaion, he obser ved, , Me,ettng ) Iltrih t , i nt , e , - ,. inte,hr • h ave entertained ag ai nst a . its t • 1-4 * "'el: carriage, for this service, fro m t i i Apprehension of injury to theni, was altoget her I,c`.iin,nvld by the co ntrivance which was to be su b., . / d ri te4 fo r the hadies'of the carriages. u Gen. •ti e , ans* P . to a question put by one cc t " e ,,„ T. uen present, his Lord4hip and Sir &mon "A ,'19,1r sa id, tliat such Gentlemen as were t oliable. ; .a ealltd from' town might make their subscrtp._ i n conditional, h -Y inserting the Words, " if town.), T he ~__ . General, 'titled, Or ' '" )llll4s arY di,. ~r it 4t tilt crisis was probably nor so , , but that Gentlemen who supposed ,they 'ni ght lea Q." lVe town for the country bcfore , the oe •• In :aston should arrive, would still be in town.-- ~ r i. t i t ver In it question resPating cart horses, carts, hE( iv.agg°", Sir ihoox. observed, that they c lai be very 4erviceabie, a s it would not be ne. L ~t . 4 . .'lrY to forward the whule-of the Troop4,.with the tale rapidity. The c omPanY of carmen, he. said, 4iiti Already subscribed 1000 holies; and +OO carts .'"(1 Wsigg(lnS. l'lle Noblemen and. Gentlemen then proceeded ' 0 Let d ~, own their names, with the number of c . ar4 r.. ti" t hey could supply -, after which the Meeting -(ike up. The Meeting, • though•respedable; was ". "41°° ". , Amcingst those who attended we `'`niCed Loids' Hoop,- CAMDEN, H " ti II :1! ~,,i 1 .., AWKE 1 , IritINLO, M,,45,11. WiLagiFoltC4l Ibir.i"' ' t.c.k.„.. :''',t'. Lull., sici•S.TUitc.es .13ouktNts ,',..„ "t 6 1‘... -...-.....„. . ,PARIS, Jut.y sr. -The sixteen Vessels of the Flotilla of Boulogne, which, at the time of the storm, drove along the coast, and anchored at Etaples,, and even at Dieppe, have returned to Boulogne. it appears that this accident, which was of very little importance, has been exaggerated. The_ Emperpr was in 40 danger, since he was on shore at the time the gale of wind came on so suddenly in the night. The crews* of the four vessels which were lost haye.been saved ; a pinnace,. indeed, was wrecked going into Etaples. Thus our loss has, in fad, been very little; in men it has amounted only to twenty: As to the bombardment of, Havre, it had no other • consequence than killing an old woman and a girl of nineteen years of age, and damaging a few houses ; of which danrage the Emperor has ordered an esti, Imate to he made, in order to indemnify the proprie. tors.. The whole, it is supposed, does not amount to more than zo,ooo livres. The Flotilla of Havre being in the port; the English Fleet took advantage,of the ebb tide, to ap. • proach, when we could not getout. Three Bomb. vessels threw about 100 ,bombs ; -but the Flotilla of Captain DAUGIER, soon, finding sufficient water to come Out into the road,' the Enemy stood out to sea. The .whole Coast is fortified, and, as it may be supposed, our batteries did not remain idle; from the accounts we have received, it appears that many :tit' our balls reached the enemy, and that their loss amounts to 13 men killed, and 26.wounded..-7(Me. niteur,,4us..l.) AUGUST 2. Letters from Marseilles of the date. of the 23d ult. state, thin the day before five English boats had landed some persona' near Lavendon upon which .the Coil , Cior of the Customs, •'FAYON DE'SAI NT LAU R ENT, collefted all the Custom.house Officers, and put himself at their head. After a severe aCtion, which continued all the night, the English were obliged' to re_embark, leaving behind thirty persons upon the field of battle. Three Genoese Feluccas have been burnt by the English, s in the very harbour of Marseilles, because they were uneble to carry them away. 'Such im pudence has riot been witnessed for a long time., According to the report of the Commanding Gene ra), it is entirely owing to the courage of Xerox DE Sauce LAURENT, and the detachment under him, that no more mischief has been dune... We are assured that the EMPEROR of RUSSIA has sent a Declaration 'of great consequence to our Go. vernmcnt, by , a Courier, who arrived here some days ago.. On the 2eth ult. from six o'clock in the morning to two in the afternoon, the Emperor inspedeti the rnanceuvres of the second Division of the Camp near Boulogne. The same day .the Emperor inspected that part of the Flotilla, such as Pinnaces, &c. destined to use the oats. ,The next day his Majesty reviewed the Gun boats, and other Armed Vessels of the Flotilla. He was very inquisitive as to• every part, both Military and economical, of the different Flotillas, and declared himself highly satisfied with the order and discipline that prevailed every where. Boueogste, JULY 30. —Three divisions of the Flotilla came into the Road . yesterday afternoon. They anchored in front of the Enemy's Cruizers, consisting of 13 Ships of War. Tbe Emperor passed the afternoon in the Road. He was accompanied by the Ministers of the Marine and at War, Marshal SOULT, and returned in the evening to the Pont de Brique, where he was closeted with M. BARE E MAR 110 IS, Minister of the Public Treasury, who has lately arrived from Paris. • 'At 'one in the morning two English Pinnaces, commanded by Litut. NEAT. M'LEAN,. of the Leda Frigate, • detached• froin the Enemy's Cruizers, glided along ths.coast, and attempted to surprize a small Bomb-vessel stationed at thewestern extremity of our line. One of the Pinnaces was manned with 25 men, anal the other with 12. When they reached the vessel they were twice hailed, . but did nut . an swer. They were su ff eied to come up dole , when a iolldy of small arms was fired upon them, which killed their Lieutenant, and several of his men. The Midshipman then took the' command, returned the .fire, and cut the cable of one of the Bomb-ves sels, but was killed a lament after. The Pinnace then stood off. A Serjeant of the detachment commanded by M. Ve erre, a catabineer, and a sailor, an assistant gun-. ner,' threw themselves into a boat, and boarded the 'Pinnace, and.brought it back to the Bomb.vessel, with 14. prisoners. The. other Pinnace had taken flight at the beginning oldie engagement, receiving a dicharge of musquetrY as she went off, which did her so much'damage that she immediately ceased to row. Afterwards, passing near a Gun.boat, which fired upon her, she sunk. Of the 25 men which com posed the crew of the first Pinnace, two men were killed, six wounded, one mortally, and eight, who were not wounded, were made prisoners : among the latter, are BENJAMIN 13ELCHAIIIRY, Secretary " to Captain ROBERT HONEYMAN, Commander on the, Station..' The English Pinnace is at this Moment entering the Harbour. We had not a„ man killed; we had, two wounded. . Camp at Vimereux, 'near Boulogne, July 29.- The Emperor reviewed yesterday and to.day the 4.th Division encamped'hereo--(Momitair, Asig.l.) HAGUE, 41.10. 2.—According to the most recent intelligence from VICARS / it appears that the Court of Vienna is on the point of offering its mediation to restore, Peace between Great Britain and France. By the intelligence from bindun and Paris, one would be ant almost to conclude that the tranquillity of the Continent were a dubio.us matter. Without recapitulating the assertions and the arguments made use of by either party, it is easy to judge froM the diplomatic history of the present period, whether or not the causes of dispute or coolness between sonic of the great Powers of • the Continent are of a nature to admit of reconciliation. ' To an at. tentive observer, events speak sufficiently of thein selves. If,' however, a 'Continental War be in. evitable, it seems to be genhally understood tha t an unshaken • neutrality may be - expefted on the part of Russia ; and whatever may be the con sequences of a new scene of hOstility in Europe, WC appear to he far enough out of harm's way at land from our exalted French Ally.' — : At any rate, the contents of the Credentials delivered od Monday last, by His Majesty's Ambassador, tosour Govern. - ment, are highly honourable to our Republic, the Supreme Representative of which are therein styled, Th.srly Beloved, Great Friends and Mlles, &c. The President and Metnbers of the Government of State were therein, as also in the speech of the French Ambassadoi, entitled their Excellencies I—. (New Merchdtit, Aug. 4.) According to recent letters from Paris, the Rus. sian Charge des Apirelstill continued there ; but, at the departure of these letters, it was reported that he had already demanded his Passes to leave France. Letters from Ghent, of the Ist inst. mention, that the day before a Severe cannonade had been heard along the Coast from the Mouth_ of the Scheldt to-Boulogne. The English pay. particular at. tention to what goes forward at this last plaet, They make diversions; and attack several-points , on our coast. But the Emperor, who has been present, and ,witnessed; these attacks, has taken such measures, that if the. Enemy should return, he shall be received as be deserves, and nothing shall impede our undertaking, when the Troops are ready, or ordered to embark.- Atx LA CHAPELLE, JULY 29. Her Imperial Majesty JOSEPHINE arrived here the day • before yesterday, at five o'clock in the afternoon. She was saluted by a discharge of artillery. A:squadton of the z3l Regiment of mounted Chasseura and a de. tachment of Gens d'Armes escorted her from the bor.; ders of the Department. The Constituted Authoritiei and the Tribunals had placed themselves on the sum. mit of the mountain overlooking the town,: and watched her arrival. The Pref:ei, of the Depart. ment, OcItTE, and the Commanding General, LUYK, were in 'the suite of her Majesty. G HENT , JUL Y 29. We hear that His Imyetial Majesty is at4ively employed, not only in inspe6. ing the Flotilla at Boulogne, and the Camps aiong the Coast, but in every thing -nee:tssary to pryitiote, the success of the Expedition against. England. • A rumour has been propagated, that a part of our ' Armament had alystady sailed in the presence of the Emperor hitt afterwards it was found out, that it was only a Convoy and 'zoo Gun-boat s from Calais and Dunkirk, which had sailed, and arrived at Boulogne. - The Enemy appeieto ,be very attentive to she movements of our Army ,and Navy. The moment of attentpt cannot be distant, though it is believed that 'his Majesty will, before the Fdipe dition sails, review both sea and land troops des-, tined to invade England. Ills Majesty is daily' expeaed both at Dunkirk and at Ostend, where .4e, tachments of his Guatds have already arrived; The Minister of the War Department, D, tit Es, has arrived at Boulogne from Havre, where he has been to hasten the departure, of the centre of the Imperial Flotilla for sea. BREAD. —Yesterday the LORD MAYOR ordered the price of Bread to be raised one assize and a half, or 3d. in the Peck Loaf, to commence tootorrow ; the price of the Quartern Loaf of Wheaten, will thedbe 10 4 1 d. and Household 9.V. '.Admiral Lora GARIONBR 114 S notified to the Pre sident of the Committee of Merchants of the City. of Cork, "that in consequence of the application bt the London Merchants, the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have postponed the sailing of the' Wesandia Convoy from that Harbour, from - the loth, to the aoth instant. The Nettori, SMITH, from St, Kitts, which wars on shore at Blackwall, is got oW without any datnage. The Hon. Miss GRIMSTON, it is said, is about to give her hand to the youngest son of the Earl of UXBRIDGE. Mr. HEKRY'O'FIARA, usually known by the name of Harry O'Hara, was 'on Thursday last thrown from his horse in Piccadilly. He was taken into Mooatiouszes, near which the accident hap. med. Geoace HODGY)N, Esq. the Coroner for the tlistritt, 'held an Inquest onthe body yesterday, and Mr. Pnitst.ow, the Surgeon, was exatitined on the occasion. It appeared that a carriage drove past the deceased with great fart' on Thursday last., and threw him and his horse to the ground. From . the testimony of Mr. PARCLOW, it was evident that the furious manner in whkh the carriage had been driven had occasioned the' death of Mr. O'lltaltA, as some of the ribs :sere fridthred and forced into the limp. The Coroner expressed his judgment with great feeling, observing, that there' was nu ap. penance of malice preprlnc, and he left the Jury to decide upon.the miscondat of the person who drove the carriage.--After the Jury had declared that the deceased had died in consequence of a carriage belonging to a person or persona unknown, 'hiving, been violently driven against. NM, the Coroner order, ed the carriage to be seized,. as a ; deudand, and 201. was ordered ro be the, amount.. Oa the 3oth and 31st ult. was played a game of cricket on Sevenoakcs Vine, fur too guineas. Eleven of the Medway Volunteers against r r of the Huhn,. dale Volunteers, which was won by the former by three wickets. Lord Wu t Twolurri, the DlitelleSS at DORSET, and all the first Personages in the vici. nity of Sevenoaks, were ,present. His Lordship treated the cricketers of both parties With a dinner and breakfast. The Lords of the Treasury have ordercd;that clay made in a mould and burnt for the use of roads, shall not be subject to the duty . on bricks. On Thursday a,man u ndertook, 'for a consider, able wager, to go four times . and a half round the racecourse in Pontefraft Park (being a distance ,of nine miles) in one hour, which he performed in one minute and two seconds under the time allowed. Two female servants, ol Waddington, in Lincoln. shire, lately fought a pitched battle, attended by their seconds, &c. The prize contended for was a young man, servant to a farmer in the neighbour. hood, who aelually had the temerity to go to church with the Odor I • It is supposed that the Subscription instituted by 'the Friends of Sir FRANP IS Bu R DETT Will be. 411C cessful, as ' the smalhst donations.' will be than k . 'MY rectic; ed.". ‘, • According to the blundering statements in some of the Public Prints, Lady . LcursA MANN It 10 ..be ZarlaDYsitaT. • " BOXING. .A-pitched battle was fought yesterday,-at a ! in ce ;called Sun in the'Sands, at the bottom of Shooter's titll, between jemm . y.from-Toun, a hackney coach. • man, and James . Rolfe, a hdrse.dealcr, two com)a. tants of some pugilistic' - eminence, for a subseri o . tion.purse of zo guineas. Jemmy.from..Town, it may be remembered; acquired great reputation ,in a contest it Kennington Comm )n, • twelve months ago, when he beat Hopping Morgan ; and Rolfe. was ,not 'less admired• for his prowess -on-several occa. sions, particularly at the Wormwood Scrubs, *herd the inowitig ones_ were taken in, by betting the long odds against him. Tht, ring was' formed .precisely at a quarter' past eleven b'clock . , - • when the cuipbataots entered it, both " eager for the•fight." On stripping, fernmv. from-Town appeared to be the taller man, and longer in the arm. At the commencement .of the la Round, the Coachman. attacked his antagonist with so much violence, that he drove him almost out of the ring, and fell. .No dangerous hip' made, The next four" Round: consisted of very severe hitting on'both sides. The coachman did not pos. sess , much science,* but was by' neither in strength nor courage, and by a round blow he rut the Horse.dealer over his right eye, and brought 'him on his knees. TO the loth Round The Coachman kept a loom rein; and, notwithsanding Rolfe's efforts to. slop him, he could not force him to pull up. He rushed' on his opponcnt, and fought most furiously, While Rolfe was inclined to shift 'll little, and seemed to be preserving his wind for a long conte.t. He could not, however, avoid receiving seven!' blows from the Coachman, whiCh had a very striking circa. Fro - ;a the, loth to the z6ift` Round, the Horde.. dealer appeared determined to oppose strength to strength, and it was impossible to witness a more manly standup fight ; sometimes 'one had the best cf: it, .and sometimes the other. The Horse-dealer seemed no longer restive, and dealt his blows so Jo., dieiously that the odds were coosidorably in his f.t. voUr, and it was 'tupposed that the Coachnum was in the last ttage of the battle. The 16th •Retind was in the Coachman's favour ; he hit his opponent a violent blow on the temple; which completely turned him found, at brought him to the ground. " The 27th Round turned the tide further In favour of the Coachman.; he' hit Jhe Horse-dealer a vio lent blow in the body, which was thought to have touched his Wind'. The . iBtb Ronnd Rolfe began by lig:tting on the reserve, and .putting in his blows with great rau, tion', whilst the CoitChman'continued to follow him up, and give him, no quarter. 't ()ward, the end, Ride made a sudden retreat, ~wt)ilst the Coachman aimed kviolent blow at him, by which meins he avoided it, and made a tlow in return, which knocked down the Coachman. The zgth Rollud, the Coachman sLerneki deter., mined to make amends for his defeat in the last, and started with renovated strength. The Horse.. dealer iettned all of a sudden faint, from his ex. traordinary exertions in the former rounds. The Cuachnian, perceiving'.the advantage, made play, and soon took the lead, and kept it to the end of iound. The next three rounds Rolfe was exceedingly dis. tressed, his wind was quite gone; whilst the Coachman put in several seveze blows, cut his 0 1 ). ponent's face, which made the blood flow profusely r it was evident he could not support the fight above another round. Twenty fourth Round.--The hiorse.dealer now surprized the speaators by seetning as it were, suddenly invigorated, and several severe hits were exchanged on both sides. At the conclusion of the round both fell together Irons each' other's On the combatants standing "up to commence the twenty...Afth Round, expreshed a wish to give in ; and viaory was unexpectedly declared in fa- Vciur of genttny.from.Town. It .was acknowledged, on all sides, that the linise-dcaler had :hewn much Wood and "bottom ; and the Coachnian retired 'from the ring without expressini the least,dissataadion at his fire. CORIV EX(FiIANGE, AVG. S. ` • ' We have several artivars of Wheat to-day, with several I)antzic cargoes at 'had—it further rises, and on the close of Monday's market, sales wer e rather higher than we noted ; Ry i e s dearer, as arc B a rley and Malt, very, little of the former coining ; . ,Beani at better price ; good Grey 'P ease 4os. per quarter Rape 'Seed is 'dearer ; .and Floor full 54, advance on the pride of last - 'week. - Wheat, 55s a 653. Is 755, all Tla Beans, 345, a 4 , 9 , .4 Fi ne du. - 765. a 'Ss. od Oats, sjs. a 255. a 275. od Rye ... , 32.5. a 355. ad Poland do. 28s. a 295. 6d Barley ... Its. a 355. 6d Rape Seal; - 371. a 391. Malt - ?)Bs. a 735. od hue FlOur,- . 6os, a 6ss. od White Pease - 445. a cos. od Seconds, - o ssi . a bos. o 4 beans, - 4 as. a 449, od A young lady, was observed, about one o'clock so Monday, by the guard at Buckingham-etc to throw herself into the Canal in St. James's Park. Assisted by a watetman, who happened also to see her, the guard took her out, and carried her to the Hoop and Grapes public.house, in Queen.square, where every method that could be devised was ineffeZtaally exerted to restore animation. 'Mr. PYR, the Ma gistrate, being informed of 'the circurnstanee, pro. cured the aid - of a medical Assistant to the Humane Society, but his efforts were equally inefiedual. A coachman'who was present stated, that slie engaged his coach near George.street, in the Minoties, and ordered him to drive to Buckingham -gate.' Her body is now' lying at the above tuentitmet'l public_ house. She appears, to, be between eighteen and twenty years of age, is, very tall and beautiful, finely shaped; and a delicate skin, auburn hair; and blue eyes; she had On a muslin gown, c!nip hat, with a pink. handkerchief about it--'a red coral necklace with a g9ldlotket, and silk stockings marked M. C. and has .a mole under her lefc.breasr. We deritand she belonged to a very. respenable family in the city. Several persona went-:yesterclay to see her. The Coronet's Inquest will sit apon the holy , • • dfis day;