The Sun. — London, England, 1801-03-07 00:00:00

LONDON, MARCH 7, !Soh w it have to congratulate the Public on the continued amendment of HiS MAjESTY'S Health. The Report of this morning will be read through.. out the whole Empire, with sensations of the purest delight, " Queen's Howe, March,. 4, His MA Estv's Fevcr is so much abated, as to give the fairest prospel of his speedy recovery. (Signed) " T. CUSBORNE, I" FL R. REYNOLDS." We have great satisfa6lion in adding, that HIS MAJEstr was yesterday so well, that he had an interview with HER MAJESTY, which lasted more than half an hour ; and some of the Branches of the ROYAL FAMILY afterwards spent a consi derable part of the evening in company with their Royal Father. AT ,n late hour yesterday afternoon, antin time only for insertion in a very small part of our Impression, we received Parit Papers to the 4th inst. There appears no longer any doubt re maining, as to the destination of the Squadron o f A,lmiral GANTHEAUME. The Chief Consul received intelligence of it, in a . Letter of the Toth February, from off Cape de Gatta, on the Spanish Coast, in the Mediterranean. As we were already informed, the same storm which al lowed that Squadron to sail from Bull, did it great injury, and dispersed it ; nor was It until after the expiration of a week, that it was able again to effect a junaion. The. Dispatches which have been published, give an account, in the Re publican style, of the battle which our Frigate, La Concorde, fought with the two French Frigates, L'lndomptable and La Bravoure ; the 'latter Ship lost, on, this occasion, to men killed, and 2+ wounded. The united Squadron having conti nued its voyage, fell in with and took, on the ioth February, the Spight,:y Cutter ; and three days afterwards, the S'iteren Frigate; cf 3i guns, Captain PEARD I which was surrounded by se veral of the Enemy's Ships, and forced to sur render. The Incendiary Fire-ship, Capt. DUNN, also fell into the possession of the French. It is now clear, that their destination was Egypt ; and we flatter ourselves, that Lord KEITH will make them pay dearly for this small success which they have obtained over our i4avy. The Public Articles of the Treaty of Luneville, which has not yet been ratified by the EMPEROR nor by the Empire, but which it is said has been approved by the former, and which will certainly in vain be disapproved by the latter, continue to be carried into execution. The Austrian Gar rison has marched out of Mantua, which has been taken possession of by the French. In Germany they are beginning to destroy the forti fications of Kehl, and are preparing apparently to do the same with the other Fortresses situated on the right bank of the Rhine. We entertain doubts, however, whether the French will be in any great haste to do the same with resped to Mentz and Ehrenbreitttein. They will keep, them no doubt as long as they are able. The march of the Russian Troops colle&ed in Poland, and the dispatch of a great number of Austrian Troops and of several transports of Ammunition to the Frontiers of Bohemii and Hungary, dire& still more the atten tion of the Politicians towards the Ottoman Empire. Its hour appears to be come. A very great fermentation prevails in all the European Provinces, and particularly in Serv;a, and a ge neral Insurre&ion, of which the Greeks are threatened to be the first viftims, appears to be on the point of breaking out. There can be no doubt that it has been excited by Russia and France. The same ingenuity which the Chief Consul has displayed in finding means to flatter and to impose on the Emperor PAUL, he has now been employing in favour of the Rebel PASSWAN OGLou. It has been dis Covered that he has re_ lations living in France, and a genealogy has been made out for them, by which it appears that he is of as illustrious a family as it is pos. sible to be under the Turkish Government.— This family is represented as having been the viaim of Ottoman Despotism ; and the iihistri_ on: kinsmen of OcLotr, now reduced to distress, have applied to the Chief Consul for relief, which he will probably not fail to afford, or, at least, to promise them. BONAPARTE cannot suffer such an opportunity to escape him, of testifying his esteem and his sympathetic feeling for a man who has done, on a small scale, what he himself has done on a more extens;.ve plan. The. Neapolitan Corps commanded by General Damns, has evacuated the States of the Church ; but notwithstanding the promises which the French had made to do the same in that event, they have continued to advance, and were ex pated at Rome.—Letters from Naples, which are entitled to little credit, state, that the KING of NAPLES had resigned the Sovereignty of that Kingdom in favour of the Hereditary Prince, but had reserved to himself the Royal Power over Sicily. It seems more certain that the Marquis di GALLO is endeavouring, under the mediation of Russia, to, make Peace between his Sovereign and the French Republic. It does not appear that the KING,Of SARDINIA has the same views or the same hopes, as he has embarked for Palermo. It is a remarkable circumstance that these two Princes, who were the most powerful Sovereigns in Italy, should not have been able to do any thing etrequal. towards preventing the French from taking possession of that Country, and that the latter, in their turn, should not have been in a situation to deprive these Princes of the Isles of Sardinia and Sicily, which are separated from the Continent by so short a distance. Such is the tired of the low state to which we have reduced the Naval Force of France, and of the superiori ty which we have acquired by Sea, in a propor tion still greater than our Enemies have been successful by land. The Fret:di Paten contain nothing important nor new respthing the affairs of the North of Europe, nor the situation of Egypt. A letter from Constantinople, of the toth January, in. serted in the Mori/nip, gives us room to believe that a considerable division prevails in the French Army Egypt, and that part of them are dis posed to evacuate that country by Capitulation. We shall not hazard a presumption how far these dispositions may be favourable to the operations of Sir RALPH ADERcRomBy and the GRAND VIZIER. The issue of them must depend, in a great degree, there is reason to believe, on that of the Expedition of Admiral GANTEI RAUME. The plans which the Court of the Thuilleries is endeavouring to compel that of Madrid to adopt against Portugal, do not appear yet to be very far advanced in their execution. The French employ on their part more aCtivity in them than the Spaniards: General Sr. )CY who is destined to the comniand of the Army of Observation, has passed through Bourdeartic, whence he has repaired to Madrid. We were, it appears, correet in our information; when we stated some days ago, that the Court of Portugal had sent a Minister to France to negotiate. The Paris Paper; confirm this, and say that it is M. SOUZA who ha's been 'entrusted with this de licate mission. The Chief Consul is employed in endeavour ing to repair the disorder in his finances, the enemy which, excepting ourselves, he will find it most difficult to subdue. A new sale of Na tional Property, to the amount of z2o Millions of livres has been ordered : it will probably be a long time before it is executed. Two Hamburgb Mails still remain due. A Council was yesterday held at Lord HAWK ES BUR Y 's Office, in Downing street. We have the satisfaction of informing our Readers, that Mr. ADDINGTON, whose attack has been 'a rheumatic fever, was this morning very considerably better. He is attended by Sir LUCAS PEPYS. We mentioned yesterday that M. OTTO was not to leave this Country, as had been generally supposed he would do in consequence of the letter of M. TALLEYRAND which had appeared in the French Papers. Our Government, We under stand, have countermanded the order for seizing upon the French Fishing Vessels. The Dutchess of Go R DON, Lady GEORG! ANA, and a number of Nobility, were invited to dine yesterday with Lord and Lady CARR I NGTbN, at their house in St. James's-place. Mr. CORRY has not resigned 'the Office of Chancellor of the Exchequer for Ireland. Mr. CORRY represented the Town of Newry in the Irish Parliament for above twenty years, having succeeded his Father in the representation of that place, but in the ballot which took place in consequence of the Union, he lost his seat for that Town for the present Parliament, and he is now teturned for Dundalk. By the Catherine, arrived at Cork, after a quick passage from New-Ybrk, a Letter has been received, containing the following article of in telligence : " New-York, Jan. 31.—We have just received intelligence, in about three months from Calcutta, that a British Squadron, with the aid of the z zth Regiment, had captured the Dutch Settlement of Batavia in the Island of Java." On Thursday the principal Merchants concern ed in the Oporto Trade, waited upon Mr. PITT, in order to consult him upon the precarious state of the conneftion between this Country and Por tugal. They wished w make some large impor tations of wine, provided the duties could be re mitted for a certain period. Mr. PITT' informed them, that if they wished to have their elicas secured, he had no objetion to their bonding their wines for two years. All Officers 'absent on leave are to be in Gar rison by the loth inst. or they will be reported " Absent without leave." All men absent on furlough, are to be at Head-quarters by the loth inst. or they will be treated as Deserters. The Dutchess Dowager of BRUNSW CR, Sister to the Great FREDERICK, and Mother to the Reigning Duke, died at Brunswick on the 6th ult. She was 85 years of age. The remains of Mr. JAMES ARROW, Adjutant of the Westminster Light Horse Association, were yesterday interred in St. John's Church. yard with great military pomp, the deceased being a Member of the Westminster Cavalry.— A Monument to his memory is to be ereaed in the Church-yard as a tribute of respea. The second performance of THE VOCAL CONC MT took place last night at Willis's Rooms. The seleCtion was well-chosen, and properly adapted to the talents of the Performers. The Company was as numerous and as elegant as on the former night. The PRINCE of ORANGE and many of the Nobility were present. The intended marriage of Lord MORPETH and Lady GEORG I ANA CAV E NDISH, will take place as soon as the deeds are finished by the Lawyers.— The Lady is to have a jointure of +oool. She is nineteen, and his Lordship is in his 24th year. The wife of a journeyman in Strasburgh, was delivered on the 19th of February of four chil dren, a boy and three girls.—All the four died in the birth. About two O'clock on Wednesday morning, happened, at No. to, Charlotte -street, Portland place, another dr,eadful instance of the extreme danger with which the fashionable articles of fe male dress are worn in any careless situation by a fire. A Gentleman who had been on a visit to Miss SARAH Rt cos, supped with her, and had been gone but a very short time, when fire was by some accident communicated to her head-dress. No person was with her in the room, and ere she was aware of her danger, the rest of her clothes were in flames. In her first surprize, she had run to stifle them with the window-curtains, but with out effeEt. Her servant was at length alarmed, and called the assistance of Mr. WI L.LiAms, Surgeon, from the house opposite. When he came in, Miss RI Oos stood at the door of her apartment, hold. ing the door with one hand, with the other the corner of a chest of drawers near it. She had seized both with a convulsive, grasp, and was in the agonies of death. They could not relax her hold to remove her, but her strength was ex hausted by the eflbrt ; and she almost immedi ately sunk down and expired. Her limbs were contraCted, and her whole frame most dreadfully scorched: The flames had spread over the room, and it was with difficulty - that the house could be saved. IL -. • Z 4 . 4 2 ! - •• • N AV AL NE W S. , NV • - • gott ini Thsperimix sevonique Iridentetivi S'ed aribi sori datum. terwards reduced tc4 an mined and an half; bat afterwards restored to its original weight. A division then took place, *hen there ap peared, Noes, Ayes, - Against the Motion, 93 . 2I . . ....-..: 7 2 When the Gallery was opened, we found Mr. SHERIDAN speaking on the motion for the farther consideration of the Report of the Committee on the High Price of Provisions ; he particularly argued in favour of the resolution which went to give encouragement to Cottagers, by allowing them ground for the cultivation of Potatoes. Mr. RYDER remarked on an amendment which had been proposed by a worthy Baronet, (whilst Strangers were excluded the • Gallery) which, he said, went to negative the whole of the Resolutions ; but as there was a difference of opinion with respell to several of the specific resolutions proposed, and some seemed to meet with general approbation, particularly that for the encouragement of Cottagers, it would be better, if any negative was put, it should he .merely, on tilose parts to which the House in general might objal, than to rejed the Report in iota. Mr. SIMEON approved of the Resolution. Ile thought that the Bounty proposed might be beneficial, and could not prove mischievous. lie observed; that in this month of March, there was a great deal of waste and barren land, which might be put into immediate cultivation for Potatoes, and thus become useful to the Public, as well as prepare the ground for the better cultivation of Wheat. and other Grain. From every principle of Humanity, he was desirous to support the Re solution at a time when many of the People were starving. Mr. HOBHOUSE objeEled to the Resolution. He said, if it was clearly the interest of the Country that all the spare 'land should be cold trated with Potatoes; the Farmers would do so of theii own accord. It might, be mischievous to convert land to the growth of Potatoes, the soil of which was more adapted for Pasture. It 'was his firm sentiment that all Legislative interference on this subject would eventually.prove to be mis chievous. The SOLICITOR GENERAL opposed the Resolution ; he thought the Bounty• proposed 'Would be mischievous, as it would, in fatt, raise the price of Potatoes. Mr. WILBERFORCE defended the Measure, which, he said, was not taken up upon any gene ral theoretical principle, but had been first referred by the Committee to the Board of Agriculture, and received its san&ion. He argued that the tendency of the Bounty would be to reduce the Price of Potatoes, and also, that, in a variety of cases, it was necessary for Parliament to interfere, and by the stimulus of Bounties, to increase the growth of an article of general utility. The Question being generally called for, the I-louse divided. _ . Iu favpur of the Resolutions Against them - 34 , - 37 Majority - . - 3 Before we were admitted again, we understand 6 Motion was made to count the House, when there being but 37 Members present, the House adjourned at hall past six o'clock, till Monday. THE SUN. 101. EM QUIS DICERL VALSUM AUDEAT ? BRIXHAitf, TORBAY, MAkcif 5. SAILED the Vile de Paris, of t 12 guns; mital CORNWALLIS", Sal; . 7670,f, of 118 gurtssi Windsor Castle; of 98 guns, Ca sur, or So guns; and Mega.ra Fire-ship, to join the Chnnnel Fleet; also the Autvnatia, Capt. CURTI:zi for the East Indies. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 5: ARlti VED the Swedish Brig Alta of Stockholm, W. LAuttrt, master, laden with fruit, from St. Michael's for London, detained the 3d inst. off the Lizard by the Joseph hired Armed Cutter. Sailed L'impeteux, of 78 guns, Captain Sir E;. PELLEW, on a Cruize to the Westward. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 6. ARRIVED His Majesty's hips ;Ise/ and Ldp Loire, from a Cruize. These Ships brought in the Borentine Danish Vessel, from Charlestown to Hambro', with coffee. Sailed His Majesty's Ship Hazard, with seven Merchant Vessels under convoy for Cork.' The Aurora Frigate, Capt CAULFIELD, W 32 this day released from Quarantine. Arrived the Biakyre . y, WARWICY ) from Lisbon. DARTMOUTH, MARCH S. ARRIVED Le Yengeur French Lugge: Priva teer, of z swivels, 16 muskets, and 17 men, from St. Maloe'soaken off the Start by the Swan Cutter: STIERRNESS, MARCH 6. SAILED His Majesty's Bomb_ vessels Zebra and Hecia, for Yarthouth. Arrived the Leith tender, Lieut. WRIGHT. Lord NELSON is arrived in Yarmouth Roads, where the Ships of the North Sea Fleet are all assembled, except four, which are expe6ted to join immediately HORSHAikf, MARCH S. THIS day was married here by Special License, by the Rev. G. CHANIPACN4, Lieut. Colonel ERSKINE, of the 15th Light Dragoons, Brother to Sir WILLIAM ERSKINE, to the Right lion. Lady LOUISA PAGET, third Daughter to the Earl of UXBRIDGE. They ►were accompanied to Church by a numerous suite, and the Bride at tended by two Bride Maids (the lovely children of Lady CAROLINE CAP EL) : they were all ele gantly dressed in white,,decorated with fine lace. Immediately after the ceremony, the Bride and Bride-groom set ofr in 'a chaise and four to Lord GARLI ES' Seat at Coolhurst. A French Citizen, LASTER F. ) has just publish: ed a description of a horse, without hair, ,which, he considers as fortt.ing a variety in the species, and whose state is nether the effed of art nor of disease.. This horse, purchased at Vienna, and taken from the Turks, appears to be about twenty years of age. He eats the same food, and about the same quantity as other horses, is Jean, and very easily affeeted by the cold. There is not upon the whole body aiiy hair, except the eye-lashes of the lower eye-lid. His skin is .black, bordering upon grey, with some white spots under the fore shoulders, .and in the groins, soft to the touch, glossy, and a little unauous, The bones of the nose are depressed, which cm. barrasses his respiration, and produces a noise each time that he takes in or emits air: A very singular event has just taken place at • Basle--In .the wall of the Spire, beneath which people pass on the btidge over the Rhine at Basle s t bete stood fornierly below the clock, a large qac ningi in which there was a head, which , 5 4r thrust o t its tongue every minute.—lt was called by a G tn ltran name, which signifies, King nrnil., out Tov rte. At the beginning of the Helvetic Revolution, a Patriot of Basle temord this head by his own authority, and fixed in its place a Tree of liberty; The Helvetic Govcrninent hav ing ordered all the 'flees of Liberty to be re_ moved, and only one to be left in each place, this one met with this fate. The Clock maker who had the care . ol . the clock then re/A:lced the head: In the morning it was perceived---a great clamour was raised that. King Thrust-out TIYS4), had re.:. appeared. It is a sign of counter-revolution," said some ; ‘r There is a wish to re-estkli7h ti antient order of things, said others--- - Airely it is by order of the Municipality." " Can it be done in concert with the Uigarehists." - The c h i . mour became so great., that the Prefeft gave ;10. Lice to the Municipality of their respoiribilitv, and that it was in agitation to call in the tia. At last, after a long examination, the head of the Ring was taken awAy tor ever, and all the heads of the people of were set at rest. General MbRE AU has given orders to three ; enious Frenchmen to take a plan of the .131af:1; orest,