The Sun. — London, England, 1804-05-23 00:00:00

We had not an opportunity yesterday, from the lateness of the hour at which the Hamburgh Mail arrived, to make any observations upon that very important State Paper, the Note presented by 'the Russian Minister to the Diet of Ratisbon. It is impossible not to contemplate with satisfaetion the manly and decided condo& adopted by Fits Imrg. RIAL MAJESTY. It appears evidently, from the terms in which the Note is couched, that the Court of Petersburgh will not content itself with merely remonstrating against the invasion of the Terri tories of the ELECTOR of BADEN, but that it means to call upon the Government of France for repa ration for this atrocious outrage. If we are to believe the rumours that are circulating on the Continent, a War between Russia and France is inevitable. It is even said, that the most retie& understanding subsists between the Cabinets cf Vienna, Petersburgh, and Berlin, and that ano ther most powerful Confederacy is on the eve of be ing formed against France. Though we by no means give credit to these reports in their full extent, yet when we consider how obviously the interest and the safety of every State in Europe point out the necessity of some general Confederation, for tile purpose, if not of retrenching the power, at least of resisting the encroachments of France, we can. not but indulge the hope, that the Independence of Europe may once more be established. THE Gazette of last night confirms the account of the Engagemeot between the Squadron under the Command of Sir SIDNEY SMITH and the Dutch Flotilla, which we communicated to our Readers on Monday. The Defeat of the Enemy was complete; and it is probable that the greater part of the Flo tilla would have been destroyed, if the shallowness of the water would have permitted our Vessels to follow them : Vic have upon all occasions, not upon our own authority, but upon that on which we could place perfect reliance, contended for the necessity of increasing the number of Gun-brigs attached to our Blockading Squadrons—,Our lan. guage has been represented sometimes as pro ceeding from ignorance, and sometimes as the result of hostility to the late Biard of Admi_ ralty.—We shall therefore, we hope, be excused for quoting ;he words of Sir SI DNEY SM ITH, whose authority on this subjed wilt not, we think, be disputed, in our justification—He ;,ays, " I have to regret, that from the depth of water in which these (the Enemy!s) Vessels move, Gan-boats alone can at against them with eTeet." We are unable to give our Readers any further information respeding the firing which was heard off Boulogne during the greater part of Monday, as our Letter this morning from our Correspondent at Deal is iilent upon the subject. TRotycH the New Administration hAve hardly settled their arrangements, and began their official career, they are attacked with as much bitterness as if their measures had brought the 'Country into the utmost distress. We can allow for the dis. disappointment of Party, but not when it presumes to invade the Constitution, and intrench upon the Executive Power. The New Administration is called a " feeble and sordid arrangement," be_ cause a man is not included in it, who, •-at a time when he appeared to have a chance of being restored to office, could not be restrained from' giving an offensive toast at a Party meeting. Mr. PITT is Slid to appear only in the charaCter of a Financier in Foreign Courts. We believe, however, that he will appear in the light of a Financier best qua Wed to marn.ge the resources, and retr;eve the interests of all Europe, if it be not wholly sunk into torpor and dis may. Such, however, we doubt not, is the light in which he will be seen by the people of this Coun try, who know that they can rely on his firm ness, his wisdom, and his honour. A Gottenburgh Mail arrived this morning, but we do not understand that it brought any iritern gence of importance. 'Phis , miming arrived a Mail from Lisbon, brought to Falmouth by the As4c4cind Packet, in nine days. At twelve O'clock yesterday, Has MAJESTY, 3C_ convani:•d by the DUKE of CAMBRIDGE, and follow_ ed by the 4 :2,uEEr; and Pa INCEssEs, accompanied by the Counres,eJ of CAREoCAN and AyrAsßußy, in two coaches and four, took an airing to Kew, and after walking in the Gardens some time, returned to the Queen's house to dinner. .131t1Gi4DE OF 7OLUNTEERS. St. James's (Right of the Line) Lord A st 1-1 ER sr . Prince of Wales's - - - Colonel AND it ews. St. Andrew'sandSt.George's, Lieut. Colonel R.EADTR. Law Regiment - - . Lieut. Colonel EitsKiNe. Duke of York's- - - Lord DuNcANNoN. Bloomsbury (Left ofthe Line) Lieutenant Colonel Cox, The above six Regiments yesterday had their se cond Brigade in Hyde Park, at which were present the COMMANDER in CHIEF, as Reviewing Officer, General the Earl of CHATHAM, Lieut.-General the Earl of HARRINGTON and Staff, Major-Generals BURRARD and LESLIE, and their Staff, Lord CHARLES BENTINCK, Lord PELHANI, Sir GEORGE SHEE, and several Officers and Noblemen. The line was drawn out from Cumberland Gate, towards the Gravel Pits, and on the arrival of the DUKE, paid him the usual compliments, and as nearly as possible went through the same manoeuvres as Mon-. day's Brigade, with this difference, that three Re giments, for the first time, charged bayonets toge ther, on a line of march : from the vast extent of the line, arid charging against the hill, they were much broken, and in some disorder, when the word " halt" was given, which was soon repaired by their respeaive Commanding Officers. Their firing, both by Companies and Regiments, was excellent, and much commended. His Royal Highness the COMMANDER In CHIEF, desired General BURRARD to communicate to the different Commanders of Re.. giments, that they had individually given him great satisfadion, and that it afforded him much pleasure in assuring them, that they had made ai rapid pro. gress as any Troops he ever saw. Lord HARRING TON informed the Lieutenant-Colonel of the Blooms bury, that he perfectly coincided in opinion with His ROYAL HIGH NESS, that that Corps could not be surpassed in many of their movements, but particu. larly in their marchings. To-morrow there will be a Brigade of Surrey Re giments in the Park ; among them will be the fol.: lowing Corps : rst Surrey Volunteers, - - Lieut.-Col. GA ristcti.L. The Loyal Southwark, - - A Lcourt. Lambeth, Rotherhitly., Christchurch, St. Saviour s, St. john'::, . _ St. o,lave%, Captain SHAW. Surrey Rif 4 .e Company, - - Captain, Dusas. Yesterday morning, about ten o'clock, His MA JESTY gave audience to the LORD CHANcEi.t.oR and Mr. PITT, WhO continued with His MA J ESTY a consiierable time. • Yesterday, at three o'clock, the Russian Am hassor had an interview with Lord HARROWBY, and continued with his Lordship till near five. Dr. SAmtirt. FoAar StmmoNs has been sworn and admitted Physician Extraordinary to hits MA JESTY. Admiral Lord KE ITH passed through Canter bury, on his return to Ramsgate, on Monday after noon : his Lordship was called up to the Admi ralty, by signal from the Telegraph, on Thursday afternoon last. ALEXANDER TROTTER. Esq. is reinstated in his former Office of Pay-Master of the Navy, not Comptroller, as stated on Monday by mistake. We have the pleasure to 3nm-anee the arrival of the homeward-bound Jamaica fleet, off Cape Clear. Several of the Ships bound to Liverpool are arrived, and the remainder may be expected every hour. The Irlam, from Demerara, is arrived at Liverpool, last from' Barbadoes, which place she left about the 23d of April;- the Expedition was then fitting out with all possible -dispatch, and .was expeCted to sail from that place about the 7th instant, against Suri nam, where there are about 850 soldiers, and one Frigate, besides smaller ships. After the reduCtion of Surinam, it was supposed our Fleet would pro ceed against Cayenne, where there are 500 soldiers, commanded by VICTOR HuouEs. Numerous" Cori 's of Volunteers in the West of England are now our on permanent duty. Several of those in his Distil t were.last week inspected by General SINICOE. The East Devon Legion, com manded by Sir JOHN KENN A wAy, ate doing duty at Honiton, and were inspected yesterday sennighte They are a -very fine body of men, and do great credit both to their Officers and themselves. The North Devon, under Sir JOHN D'JNTZ, were in speCted on Friday last, and made a very military appearance. All the 'Volunteers of Dnrsetshire and Wiltshire are likewise out on permanent duty ; the East Dorset at Blandford, and the West Wilts at Salis. bury. Some Corps remain out three weeks—others a month. On Friday last, the Troops under the command of General LENNox had a grand Brigade.day on Newmarket Hill, near Brighton, in the presence of a great number of speEtators, who were highly grati fied with their military performances. Monday, the Dorset Militia, comm:►nded by BiticHAtvr, commenced their march mom Lewes Barracks to Shoreham, Worthing, and Littlehamp. ton. The Swansea Legion Infantry, consisting of three companies, matched to Carmarthen on Monday se'nnight, there to remain on permanent duty, for twenty.one days. _ _ The First Battalion of Carmarthenshire Volun teers, commanded by the Right Hon. Lord DyNE VOR, commenced their twenty-one days permanent duty at Landovcry, on Monday se'nnight, with an ardour and alacrity highly honourable to the Corps, and gratifying to the true friends of their Country. Admiral CORN WALLIS has continued the block_ ade of Brest one year and eight days, and never been ashore once during the whole of that time : he was driven into Torbay once, where, however, he did not remain twenty-four hours. • Letters from Officers of i i he Sluadron off Ferrol, dated the loth of May, state the Squadron were all well and healthy ; the Ships wood and water occa sionally in Batamos Bay, they get plenty of fresh pro visions, and vegetables and poultry of ail kinli are remarkably cheap and in abundance ; the Spaniar.!s . are very civil and obliging, deprecating the idea o f "War with this Courarry Yesterday the LOP D MAYOR drdered the price o' Ihead to Le ctin,;inueil at Slki. the Qu a rtet wheaten, Jl:j 7d: lactLieholde • AAVAL NEWS. From the LONDON GAZETTE, May 22, ISA. Admiralty-Office, May 22, 1804. Copy of a Letter from the Right Hon. .1.6r1 Keith, K. R. Admiral of the Blue, &c. to William Marsden, Esq. dated at Ramsgate, the zoth inst. SIR, I herewith transmit, for the information of their Lordships, a Letter which I have this day received from Commodore Sir Sidney Smith, acquainting me that the Enemy's Flotilla at Flushing bad been pushed out from that Port on the t 6th instant, to form a junaion with that at Oitend, and that the greatest part of them had succeeded in reaching the latter place, notwithstanding the vigorous measures that were used by the Commodore and his Squa dron to resist their progress; a circumstance which is to be imputed only to the numerous disadvantages to which His Majesty's Ships were subjected in consequence of the shallowness of the water, and the effect of the Enemy's Field-Artillery and their Batteries on the shore ; for the Commodore appears to have used every pradicable exertion to defeat the design, and to have been very gallantly second ed by all the Officers serving under his orders. I also inclose a list of the killed and wounded on this occasion ; and have the Honour to be, Bcc. KEITH. Anteloie, at anchor, off Ostend, MY LORD, May 17, z 80:x. Infoimation from all quarters, and the evident state of readiness in which the Enemy's arma ments were in Helvoet, Flushing, and Ostend, indi. eating the probability of a general movement from these Ports, I reinforced Captain Manby, off Hel voet, with one Ship, and directed Captain Hancock, of the Cruizer, stationed in shore, to combine his operations and the Rattler's, with the Squadron of Gun-boats stationed off Ostend. The Antelope, Penelope, and Aimable, occupied a centrical position, in sight both of Flushing and Ostend, in anxious expeCiation of the Enemy's ap pearance. Yesterday at half past five, A. M. I re ceived information from Captain Hancock, then off Ostend, that the Enemy's Flotilla was hauling out of that Pier, and had already 21 one-masted vessels and one Schooner outside in the Roads ; and at half past seven the same morning, I had the satisfaction to see the blushing Flotilla of 59 sail, viz. 2 ship. rigged Praams, 19 Schooners, and 38 Schuyrs, steering along shore from that Port towards Ostend, under circumstances which allowed me to hope I should be able to bring them to action. The signal was made to the Cruizer and Rattler for an Enemy, in the E.S.E. to call their attention from Ostend ; the Squadron weighed the moment the flood made, and allowed oldie heavier Ships folloWing them over the banks ; the signals to chace and to engage were obeyed with alacrity, spirit, and judgment, by the waive and experienced Officers your Lordship has done me the honour to place under my orders. Cap tains Hancock and Mason attacked this fortnidable line with the greatest gallantry and address, attach ing themselves. particularly to the two Praams, both of them of greater force than themselves, indepen dent of the cross-fire from the Schooners and Schuyts ; I sent the Aimable, by signal, to support them. The Penelope (having an able Pilot, Mr. Thornton), on signal being made to engage, Capt. Broughton woikcd up to the centre of the Enemy's line, as near as the shoal water would allow, while the Antelope went round the Stroom Sand to cut the van off from attend ; unfortunately our Gun-boats were not in sight, having, as I have understood, since devoted their attention to preventing the Ostend Division from moving westward. The Enemy attempted to get back to Flushing ; hut, being harassed by the Cruizer and the Rattler, and the wind coming more easterly against theth, they were obliged to run the gauntlet to the west ward, keeping close to the beach, under the pro teCtion of the batteries. Havitig found a passage for the Antelope within the Stroom-Sand, she was enabled to bring her broadside to bear on the headmost Schooners before they got the length of Ostend. The leader struck immediately, and the Crew deserted her : she was however recovered by the followers ; the Artillery from the town and camp, and the Rowing Gun.boats from the pier, kept up a constant and well-direded fire for their support ; our shot, however, which went over the Schooners, going on shore among the Horse Artillery, interrupted it in a degree ; still, however, it was from the sh; - tre we received the greatest annoyance ; for the Schooners and Schuyts crowding along could not bring their prove guns to bear without altering their _course towards us, which they could not venture ; aA their side guns, though numerous and well served, were very light. In this manner the PenelApe and Antelope engag— ed every part of their long line from four till eight, while the Aimable, Cruizer, and Rattler, continued to press their rear. Since two o'clock_ the sternmost i I'faam struck her Colours and Tan on shore; but the Artillery-men from the Army got on board, and she renewed her fire on the Ami able with the precision of a land battery, from which that ship suffered much : Captain Bolton speaks much in praise of Lieutenant Mather, who is wounded. Several of the Schooners and Schuyts imme diately under the Fire of the Ships were driven on shore in like manner, and recovered by the Army. At eight the tide falling, and leaving us in little more Water than we drew, we were reludantly obliged to haul off into deeper water to keep afloat, and the Enemy's Vessels that were not on Shore, or too much shattered, were thus able to reach Os tend ; these, and the Ostend Division, have hauled into the Eidson. I have anchored in such a position as to keep an eye on them ; and I shall endeavour to close with them again if they move into deeper water. I have to regret that, from the depth of the water in which these Vessels move, Gun.boats alone can ad against them with effed. Four have Captai n ,, C ommanders, join e d me , and have'sent them in to see what they can tlo wi t h t h e P raam t h at i s on s h ore . I h ave grea t sat i s f att i on in bear i ng tes: i mony to your t,ord s hi p of th e ga ll ant a nd steady conduCt of the C Qilicers, Seamen, and Ma_ r'"ei, under my orders. Captains Hancock and. EAAsun bore the brunt of the Attack, and con. 7 • it, finned it for six hours against a great snr crit '' n ,bc of fire, particularly from the Army on s h°rel o , howitzer-shells annoying them much. /Thes e I eels deserve the highest praise I can They speak of the condu6t their ntgf Offi,e.rs, and Crews, in terms of warm Pa ne g r i a. Messrs. Budd and Dalyell, from the Antel"P e ' 5 , shi t ' e ed in the absence of two Lieutenants of tho se Lieutenants Garret) , and Patfol, commanding t.thh Favourite and Stag Cutters, did their best %vier their small guns against greater numbers of greato calibre. Lieutenant Hillier, of the Antelopd, me all the assistance and support, on her deck, his ill state of health would permit. Lie f tenant Stokes, and Mr. Slesser, Acting Liente nan -;h . direftect the fire on the lower and main-deck s coolness and precision. It would be the•highest /r " con' justice if I omitted to Inca:ion the intrepid duff of Mr. Lewis, the Master, Mr. Nunn and M t r. Webb, Pilots, to whose steadiness, skill, and fe el tention, particularly the former, I shall ever le myself indebted, for . having brought the Alitell e into action within the Sands, where, certainly, t f Enemy could not expect to be met by a Ship of be size ; and for having allowed her to continue use gaged with Commodore Verheul to the last n'in'th quartt; # it was possible to remain in such shoal-water , wi , g a falling tide. It is but justice to say, the EneaV, Commodore pursued a steady course, notwithstan“ l. ing our fire, and returned it with s e itit to ihe 13 :, s I could not detach open Boats into the Ene w l n d line to pick up those Vessels which had stru`k' sr ill were deserted, mixed as they were with tho se 1 / firing. Captain Hancock sent me one Sciluyt 1;1,36, had hauled out of the Line and surrendered o f Dic had a Lieutenant and twenty-three S,ildicci-P j, 48th Regiment, with five Dutch Seamen on b trj e 'r, She is so useful here I cannot part- Y os Enclosed is a List of our loss, which, thoug h gte to is less than might have been expected , owing t, the Enemy's directing their fire at o ut 11135e'd The Rattier and the Cruizer have of course soffcrfor most in the latter respect, but are nearly service again. The smoke would not all ow t heir' see see the effect of our shot on the Eneml;- 141 i t ,-,. o ut loss, considering the number of them vies ssecehoothneuraasnt:iheoaidies of f bov ti e le w s a c te il r uy o t f s guns for so long, must be great in propotit' n ' c t he which wer. 4l sunk. I have the Honour to he, Bcc. A 4 T 1114 (Signed) W. SIDNEY . ':The Right Honourable Lord Keith, K. B. Commander in Chief, &c. &c. c. 4 -0 1 Rfturn of killed and wounded on board ills Itlajesty's B 'r-0 Vessels. under the Orders of Cwuntodore Si, IPilliant I,r Sitritb, egc. in Aaiun with the Enenty's Fi,till 4° Passage blushing to Ostend, ,6th May, ;8 0 4. Antelope.-2, Seamen and private Marine, wounded. Penelope.-3 Seamen, killed, and 4 Seamen, woundecLoid. Annable.—mr. Christie, Master's Mate, Mr , .johnson , ship:nan, 4 Seamen, alid i Boy, ; Lientenant,o, three 0. Mather, Mr. Shawell, Purser, Mr. Conner, and r Seamen, wounded. Cruizer.—, Seaman, killed; Mr. George Ellis, Cie `-' 3 Seamen, wounded. Rattler.—z Seamen, killed, and 5 Seamen, Ivoundcd•oed; Total.—z Petty Officers, to Seamen, and I BoY , coi netif Li:mtenani, t Purser, 4 P e tty Officers, 2:5 and t private Marin (Si e n, e d) wounded . SI DNE . D,l I'4 g W' the PORTSMOUTH, MAY z.—This day a rrive A following Men of War, viz. Melpomene, froo Cruize o=fHavre ; Scourge, from the E,isvord Aurora, from Plymouth; Thames, from Jamaica, came away with a Convoy , but 6 parated. Siiled the Apollo, NEWS, to join CoLVOY the Nore for the Baltic. propped down to St. Helens, the followirg India Ships : Nep tune, l'erseveraltce, and R °l.4 Charlotte. Passed by, homeward-bound, six S,aiF of 5. ` 15 f (11 India Ships, and four South-seamen la st " f° ro o l3 volo The Mediterranean, Port, an on I h remain wind _ bound , it being now so lt- s Yesterday arrived the fine large coppe r ' bott oille4 Armed Ship Majestic, Captain C0v,T0.t.13. west. h Sloop 1, .0i Y toLhp A ro ß loiv :: : o s\:v t at; , t N ghc i euu A it : To, :1 21: 0 2 e: F — f r A t e d w. D . De z( 1 ,0 1.i 1, 1 ; e a with corn, Anna Ca tha rines, SANS ENS C i l ()-1b5 ; e. ll D ERR ar ter, eat master, from Kid to Amsterdam, with tim ber, - Sailed the Isabella, STO K in by the Constant Giimbrig ; and Sisters, tl eElb li e- s b rl y g li)e f fo rg r ni Lo H n u. d i o l. n, with corn ; and the F141:1:::it(13:RFEI::: roF Scotland. A large Ship is detained and sent into these bound from Amsterdam to 'lonningen, but ca learn any further particulars, in time for this ? ' Dam., MAY 20.—Sailed L' Immortaliti on a Cruize off Boulogne. . Remain the Downs—the Monarch, Utrecht. I 113 ; t6 s and Ardent Slen of War; La Virginie frigate; ; tionerto, of War ; Zephyr Brig of War ; Zebra B.:nib • Schooner ; anti Speculator. Lugger, winch has iISIV Convoy to the Westward. We understand Sir E RAS M U S GOWER v 16 a . ' ed Commander upon the Newfoundland Stator" the room of Admiral GAMBIER, appointed a of the Admiralty. The Committee for managing the Patriotic • at Lloyd's Coffee-howie, have voted BLUETT, of His Majesty's Ship Scorpion (00W BLU E TT), and to Lieut. W H ITE, Of (13C swords of fifty pounds value , as tokens ot the sense entertained of their very distinguis he o J L " try, in boarding , carrying , and bringing Viie, the Dutch National Ship Ata/anpte• firs M AJEST Y ESTY ha; been gracioui! y iea seaNt° fi , store to their rank of Commander, in tl' e firm ` v C. B. JOES and W. JENNINGs, (115. t l i l a a l. N dbe n d al i 5 dby thc se:At: a ces ci sbC ' ... , tfla i 1 .. rd* ' 't e , Y t (col ig I' Fere° . Vof ' ', L iicir o ur We , :i the ',' : ~,. w e, -rll4 X , 't 4(0 , , tr Side 0 10 ' M id' !. 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