The Sun. — London, England, 1804-11-02 00:00:00

LONDON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1804. There can be little difficulty in fathoming the motives of &salaam:To respetting his last daring contempt of the Law of Nations, in the seizure of the British Minister at Hamhurgh, if he did not in deed aft from that ferocious temper which has broken out on so many occasions, and which seems to be as prominent a feature in his charaller as even his sub tlety. He either wants to provoke the Continental Powers, by his frequent violations of the Rights of Independent States, into expressions of resentment, that he may have an excuse for overrunning their Territories with his military hordes, whorti he finds it necessary to employ in some way or other, since he cannot send them into this Country ; or if those Powers should continue to bear all his outrages with tame submission, he naturally conceives that they will sink so low in the estimation of their respec. tive Subjeas, that in a future attempt to overthrow any devoted Government, the People may have too much contempt for their 12. tilers. to make that resistance which would be the result of loyal fides lity and affetlion, But it is to be hoped that Botsaar ARTS has now stretched his insolence to too great an extent, even for the humbled VOWerS of the . aroontinent to hear, and - that a general concert will take place to set bounds to that arrogance which threatens, in turn, the destruBion of the whole, Never was there a time more proper than the present for such a measure. The Corsican Tyrant has rendered hitn.elf detestable to every Potentate in Europe, though several of them from weakness, fear, or policy, may find it necessary to conceal their hatred and indignation. He must also have rendered himself' odious and contemptible in the eyes of the People whom he immediately' governs, not only on account of his pride, his vanity, and his despotism, but because, by his . treatment of other Countries, fie has increased the national,dis grace of France, In proportion as he has extended her Territories. It would be asserting the rights and dignity of human nature in France, indepen. tfently of all political considerations, to' rouse at once and trample this monster in the dust. The pretence's upon which the Tyrant is said to ground his seizure of the British Minister at Ham burgh tree five, but they are all so weak arid futile, Oat it would be absurd to suppose even he could think of offering them as an excuse for so unex. smiled and so flagitious i'measure, if it were not • evident that he has nothing to advance r more sub. stantial, in palliation of such enormous injustice. First, it is said, that the seizure of the British Mi. nister was a retaliation fur the escape of Sir JAsats CRAUFUR D. The French Government had no right to keep Sir JAAILS CRAUFURD, and therefore that Gentleman had a right to escape. Besides, his escape was not an at of the British Government, and therefore the conduit of France in this instance cannot he urged as a retaliation. Secondly, it is said 'hat Sir Geoace was seized because he had enlisted and embarked Hanoverian Troops for Eog. land. Granting that Sir Ga.:am:a Ruelooto had done - so, he was only enlisting the StibiedS of the LLycrop., of flAzoavPit, who had been driven from their own country by French oppression, in the seta vice of their legitimate Sovereign. But : in that case the persoo of an Ambassador o ug h t to have been held sacred, and the French Government should have addressed its complaints to the Government of Uamburgh, Thirdly, it is said that France, by this atrocious measure, intended to check official intercourse between England and Germany. There may be some reason fur this attempt on the part of France; but nothing can be offered in excuse for such a mode of carrying it into execution. The fourth reason is, that Sir Geotzre Rvratioon was an ac complice in the pretended plots with MessrS.DßAire anfliSeeNCElt Storm. Having been unable to bring ()mod any thing like proof in support of those pretended plots, France might hope indeed that something may be found among the Papers of Sir GEORGE B.UMBOr.D that would give a colour to all *heir falsehoods on that sulied. The last, and probably only motive for this unheard-of aft o f injustice, is supposed to be a desire on the part o f France to g et hold of all the official documents in t he hal& of Sir GEOLCI, that she may discover what Negotiations - subsist, a: are in train, between Great Britain and the Powers of the North, Sach are the reasons that arc supposed to have urged BONAPARTE to a measure which sets the rights of nations, and the opinions of mankind at defiance. It is even said that the atrocious designs of the Corsican Usurper were not intended to •stole here, but that he had resolved to follow up this iniquitous measure by another of the same kind, for it is stated in the last French Papers we receiv. ed, that Mr. TAYLOR, our Envoy to the ELECTOR of HES . SE, had sthldenly left Cassel; and it is probable that his departure from that place arose from his having had an intimation that • the French had formed a plan for the seizure of his person. It is obvious, that if the French Government are permitted by the Continental States to aft in this way, they must exped to have their own Represen. tatives, upon any pretext, seized by French vio lence, in the same manner as in the instance of the British Minister at Hamburg!). Fits Royal Highness MoNstvuß, brother to the KING of FRANCE, arrived yeilerday at Yarmouth, under the Title of Count DE PONTHIVE, with Chevalier PUYSIGUER., and the Abbe Dr LA TIL. They came in the Prince of Wales Packet. Mr. SPENCER SMITH, HIS MAJESTY'S Envoy to the ELECTOR of WIRTEMBURGII, also came over in the same vessel. Wg this day lay before our Readers another of the Notes which were delivered to the Russian Charge d' Affairs: by TALLEYRAND. This Note is prior in point of date to those which we published a few days ago, but it is couched in the same inse. lent terms : there is the same feeble attempt at re crimination, anti the same studied evasion of all the real points in dispute, that charatleri•ze the subse. quent Notes. . This morning arrived a Mail from Lisbon, brought to Fahnouth by the. Tow/trend Packet in six days passage. The Nustricus Man of War, Sir CHARLtS HAMILTON, is arrived at Plymouth from our Squa dron off Petrol, which she left all well on the 27th ulr. The clay before she sailed a Vessel arrived %ith Dispatches from -our Government to Admiral . COCHRANE, giving information of the capture of the Spanish Frigates.. .A ,Signal was immediately hoisted on board of the Admiral's Ship, for all Captains, and every person belonging to the British Squadron, to quit the shore, and. not to hold any communication with it till further orders. Not a single boat was suffered to approach the Ship which brought the Dispatches, that no intelligence might be communicated from it. Sir CHARLES HAMIL TON rct off for town immediately on his landing. Yesterday morning Dispatches were received from, Admiral THORNITROUGH, on board His Majesty's Ship Eagle, off the Texel, stating his having sent an Officer in a boat to look class into the 'l'exel, to discover the state of the Forces of the Enemy ; when it was found they had lying there five Sail of the Lire, eight Frigates, and about too small craft, all ready for sea. Should they attempt to come our, there is no d ,, ubt hut they will meet with a warm reception and safe convoy to one of our Ports. Yesterday Admiral Sir THOMAS T*ol/BRIDOV, Sir SIDNEY SMITH, and several other Naval Offi cers, had an interview • with Lord MELVILLII at•the Admiralty. _ _ Mr. SilAw, the Messengrr, arrived yesterday at Lad IlAwitcsnoßY's Office, with dispatches from the Continent, containing the particulars of the arrest of Sir GEORGE RU N 11301.13.•• The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER had yes. terday an interview with Lord MELVILLE, for nearly two hours, at his Loriship% house in the Ad. miralty. . _ The ancient maxim of ta/is rex Qualls grex is strongly verified in the instance of the rapacities committed by BONAPARTE and his Generals : the first robs Nations by wholesale, the latter plunders the property of Individuals. It is a CAninon prac. rice for American Captains that happen to be caught in any of the Ports of France or Holland, where an embargo has been laid on, to fee the General com manding there for permission , to depart not with. standing the Embargo. It appears from one of these Captains, who left Flushing a few days agt ;, that he paid 203 guineas to the General for leave ro go away ; that some have paid only to, 30, and 40 guineas, in proportion to the value of their ships and cargoes, yet these are " all honourable men!" Yesterday, at one o'clock, the Spanish Ambas. sador had an audience of Lord FIARROWIIY, and continoed with his Lordship till three. Soon after the Swedish Ambassador had an audience of his Lordship. At three o'clock the Mixt of YORK transaned business with Lord CAMDEN. The Duke of 'MONTROSE gave an elegant dinner yesterday at his house in Grosvenor square, to a party of Fashionables ; among whom were, the Lok o CHANCELLOR, Mr. PITT, Lord MULGRAVE, Lord HARROWEY, Lord MPLV-ILLI, Lord CAs. P REACH, Lord 1-IAwKvBuKY, Stc. _ Yesterday morning, about. halt after eleven o'clock, the L!ght Horse Volunteers, and the Lon. don and Westminster Cavalry, were brigaded in Hyde. Park, under the command of Brigadier Ge. neral LUMLEY. The line was formed about twelve o'clock, the Light Horse Volunteers occupying the right, the L , mdln Cavalry the centre, and the Westminster Crivalry the left of the, line. The mat,ceuvres comaieoced with the ,usual brigade move ments, chargiogby alternate half squadrons, and by squadrons. The grand charge was made with on. cutnmon precisitn and celerity. About a quarter berme lour o'clock the Review concluded. The dismoupted Cavalry mustered very strong, but the HAIC were nut St) numerotn 15 V/j5 ~,.w..e..,. * Osir Correspondent J. Giveright wilt frd, by referring to the Gazette of Satur7laj• last, aat t!se faisl he wishes to have pub. lhbed, i.c distiol76 , menii•sned in Captain Olcen's Letter. M A I I.S. ARRIVED-2 nOtteribllrgh, I Lisbon, 2 Dublin. D t—L I)ublin, ' Consols PRICE i . ;F STOCKS, ?Fitt DAY a r t«'t.LV►. O'CLOCK. t I Red. Ann. T E SUN. '•OLjM QUZI DICIRS , IALEUM AUDZAT ? - 5 NAV4L EWS. PLYMOUTH; OCT. 3t.----Arrived the Trrra./e, of 7 4 guns, from the Channel Fleet ; and the Nefuiton, of and from Dantzir, Capt. NAETZFL, with tim ber, &c. Arrived the Venus, of and from Dantzic, Capt. BIRCII, laden with timber for the Duck yard. YARMOUTH, Nov. I.—Arrived this morning the Pebace of Wales Packet, from Got tenburgh, hay. ing on board His Royal Highness the Count D'AR. TOSS, under the title of the Count DE PONTH 'YE, With the Chevalier Ds PUYSEQU ER, and l'Abbfi DE LA T 1 L, &C. &C.—Also Mr. SPENCER SMITH, His Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary to the EleCtoral Court of Wirternburgh, and Suite. I have the pleasure to state, that the Master and Crew of the Ceres, of Sunderland, which came on shore on the 30th (without any one on board), were taken rip in their, small boat by a Yarmouth fishing. vessel, and landed here yesterday. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. t. Yesterday afternoon sailed His Majesty's Ship Slu;fiture, Admiral Sir JOHN ()Rog, and the Lively Frigate, Captain HA.- MOND, on a secret Cruize ; but meeting with a heavy gale of wind last evening, they were both forced back again : the Live?" with the loss of her fore.yard and mizen top,tnast, and much greater damage is apprehended. Sailed last evening a Fleet of Coasters under Convoy, for the Downs. Sailed the Carolina Matilda, BURY, for Long. sound ; liondmras, ANDERSON, and Mary, MAST GROVI, for Sunderland. His Majesty's Ship Bellerophon went out of Har bour to Spithead, having undergone a thorough repair. SHIZ ERN ;SS, OCT. 31.—Came into Harbour the 3' emaita. Passed by, on her way to the River, the Edgar, under jury -masts, to be repaired. &tiled the Magicienne fur Chatham, to be stripped and paid off. This day the Romney was paid six months wages: she proceeds in a few days to sea. The Kito Armed Ship has the Signal flying for Convoy to, the Elbe. Ships at this Port—Zealand, St. Albans, Itindostan, Rom ney, Latons, Unicorn, Thisbe, Ceres, Jamaica, Arab, Beaver, Alonzo, Galgo, and Bonetta ; the Kitty Armed Ship, and Junius Gun-brig. DEAL, NOV. I.—Arrived the Beagle, Bold, and Mallard Gun brigs, from the Nore ; Curlew and Steady Sloops from Portsmouth ; Orestes and Harpy Sloops, Jackal) and Starlin g Gun.brigs, from a Cruize off Boulogne. Sailed the Beagle for Portsmouth ; Ranger Armed Defence Ship for Shields; and Lord Eldon Armed Defence Ship for Falmouth, Arrived the Duke of Kent, Capt. EGGLHSTONts from New Brunswick, and rem.lins. In the Downs—the Monarch, Utrecht, Ardent, Inflexible, Antelope, Castor, Champion, Dart, Pluto ' Cruizer, Alert, Hennes, Curlew, Orestes, a n d Harpy, Sloops ; Sulphur, Fury, Devastation, Luciter, Prospero, an E x plosion, Bombs; 1 brasher, Bold, Ititteman, Wrangler, Steady, Ti gress, and Starling, Cun•brigs ; and Armed Defence Ships as betine. ST. K 1 TT's, SEPT. 7. We are sorry it is our painful task to lay before our Readers an Account of a Hurricane of consider. ably much longer duration, end neatly as fatal in its effeels, QS the ever memorable one in 177 z. Oa Monday afternoon the weather • began to assume a very tempestuous aspect, and through the night the wind ioereasta, and blew with great 'trio. lence from the North and North West, accompanied with incessant showers of rain. Tuesday moving held out no hopes of an intermission, as it had only changed it dirdtion, and blew with equal violence from the S. W. varying frequently to the S. In the early part of the day, a Schooner, belonging to Mr. CuAnwtox, S of R I 1 Bartholomew's, was forced on shore ; and between two and three o'clock the Ship Redford, Capt. DIXON, having on board 3 20 hogsheads of sugar, and about 86 pipes of Madeira, was driven from her anchor, and forced on shore near Fort Smith, where she soon after went to pieces, hardly a vestige of her remaining : providentially Capt. IThcosr, and his Crew, got safe on shore, and some part of the wine will be saved. A Sloop be. longing to Mr. M‘Gte, soon followed, and is en. tirely destroyed. The American Brigs, Centre and Ceres, to avoid the impending danger, if possible, put to sea about this time ; but the former could not circa her escape, as she was forced on sho re at Stlr Ponds, and has since gone to pieces. The ap. broaching night presented a most gloomy appear. ante to the other Ships in the Roads, as every mirk of desttudion seemed to await them, from the in. creasing violence of the wind and swell : they were sect) l:tore the evening closed to labour and pitch I;riy nowh. About one o'clock that night our aiodely was kept alive for the fate of the unfor. (twat,. persons on board them, as it tl'cn hlese a per. fen hurricane ; almost every fence being blown down, several small houses carried away by the tor. rent of water which washed down, occasioned by the unceasing deluge of rains, and many other houses entirely stripped. Wednesday morning presented a scene of horror to the imagination. Nut a Vessel in the Road, and the Beach entirely covered with wreck. The Fril. liana Pitt, Capt. ABERCROMBIE, a Ship loading here for London, lay on shore above the Pond; the Aurora, Capt. Tnoursorr, a fine new Ship, her first voyage, with a cargo worth 40,0001. sterling, also on shore ; lower down, the Young Nicholas, the Ship recaptured, and sent in here on the 6th ult. by His Majesty's Ship Hinornemer, Capt. AV.. COUCH, with a valuable cargo of mahogany and logwood on board, laying on the Bar. Besides the above, we have to enumerate the loss of the Ship Nelson., Capt. LstoroN, at Deep Bay; Sloop William Arbtox, Capt. HANIT, of St. Croix, at Sandy point ; and at Salt Ponds, besides the Brig above.mentioned, are the wrecks of two American Schooners, Mr. DAV/ Ws Sloop, Mr. RODG ERS'sßrig 'arm, Mr. COVENTRY'S Schooner, and other sera. sets whose names we have not been able to learn. Acconts received from the different quarters of the bland, derail the many ravages made by the torrent of water from the mountains, and the damages: more or less, sustained in the mills and works of almost every State in the Island. We cannot pre.. tend to calculate the loss on this distressing cocci, sion, but we suppose it will fall little short of Bo or too,oool. It is with much pleasure we state, there have been but two victims who have lost their lives on this occasion. The one a white man who had the command of the Prize Ship Young Ni cholas : the `other a Negro, belonging to Door Tup:RouLos., Esq. We a l most f ear to h ea r the accounts from the neighbouring Wands, as no doubt they have suffered in prop irtion. A Privateer he. longing to Mr. DOUGAN ) of Tortola, foundered° the gale—one Negro cooly, we can learn, up.--She was seen on Tuesday throwi n g her guns overboard. wa s picked —.N....—. The ab-ive account is brought over by an Amert. Porism tuth, from the M n ish Ship Rebt"a , can Gentleman, who landed yesterday morning at She sall , d tr•,in St. CAR. STUN SCHMIDT, from St. ThotnAs's to Tonningen. From this G., , tiernan we learn, in addition to the foreg,.tr , g account, that the Packer anti s 8 other Thomas's the 13th September. Ships were lost at Antigua --only but rode °I II , the gale there. At Sr.'Kitts, every vessel Was dnvtil on shore :—Firty.six S hi p s were lost at st. Baylis)* wet* 'mew :—at St. - T homas's, forty.foar Ships driven on shore; and a Frigate was said to be 101 l near Dominica. _ -,.........-. SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 1. This day the Corporation were honoured b„F, Visit of THEIR MajEs-rtits and the RoYat. MILY from Mr. Ross's , at Cuffnelli. ills MA' JESTy entered the town on horseback, and, with tho ROYAL FAN! Y and their Attendants, immediately. came to the Audit House , where they were Wag° by THOMAS DUI ELL , Esq. our M I nt, the Re* cmpler, the High Sheriff; and Town.Qterk, *llus after being severally introduced tO the Ktoci GEORG a Ross, Esq. conducted them into the Ma' Room. A loyal and dutiful Addr e s s was then t rat. O THEIR. MAI ESTIIS, by the RECORD ER ; to I the KING was pleased to re turn a most wh Anawer, expressive of his particular attachtnent,t" the Corporation and Town of Southampton, hafuli been tram his infancy a Member of the CorporatOni as well as his warmest wishes for the prosPorilY the rown. Atter the Cerem , ny the ROYAL FAMILY 13'61:: Mr. By t.Clt BLEY'S, in the Nov f o r est, vale° 1.1-r, were to dine. SPORTING 1 NTELLIGENCS., •Axklit rrr N .. L Low lV iki l we l 4s i b : s,... l,: hbh.. E . i of T h..ibl i ..ruys ' e H isnin6l l ) : l3,l.} D r,e;t6ae.o o t.,relyi C ir3s T f.4o: o lis:::4. B ,l_o6. : 9l:6 R i.:..; : ,s: E y: E ri. l : ), 0 17 . : A Subscription Handicap ,Nov. I. Mr. Wardell' mg slid upwards. 0. 1. i L 4 F. G. Osborne's b. 1. Elizabeth, 4-Yrs 0 1 " , 7s— .611 ,, 7 Mr... , y•.dhatn's br. h. Yvan' 1'....1ip5, 6-yrs old, 7st. I Ld . Cra'svenor's ch. e. It °age Dragon, 4 11"'`' '- .` th: ; o.lrtfe sb. g. 11,:be_ j i ;sod. oat iol i ii' gat 0 11), I , t Fete; fudge could place only four.-- ow io a ; , gat` 14 4 :.---4 to t agst Elisabeth-9 tot Wit G " as-3 Lennox 4 rad . Mr. Howorth's Malta, 6 yrs old. 9 st. b o a t Iv* e si , luckey, by Lop, 2.) rs old, " . 711. Two.yold C. oig sevcn to 4 on Malta. trai n 1 , 4 ~...r1 ":1r., F. , Ile . dc's Brainworrn, 7st. M. rec. f!. ft, ~ USN CIM s Cuero, fist. 71b. Ab. reogs. ili: i i Mel ..t Sir J. Sltelley's Strap, Bst. 41b. rec. trout "at"), 7.t• 4ilb. D. 1. aoogs. —...---• --......... BilP alt IXTIACT OF A LETTER Flti.St LEIGHLIN -OCT• 23. Of 1)". " Yesterday we had a isit of a TrooP,,ooo. goons and some Infantrv, at tend ed by Major v" n dog i ur County Brigade :v1 , jut, an d the Coniniciloi,taill Officer from Carlo i : v ; they were Pi"ed b Y e YC CP '' RAWsoN, and his Corps of Leighlin-britgfrelleti manry ; and the following persons wer e : lt MO' under a Secretary's Warrant—Mr. Mic li as ICIN P RAN, a well. known merchant ; Tfit s .,,i s i a4'n! HELAGN, a rich shopkeeper, both E nt ~,,,, al o o; Si moat ow LAN, an icsn.keeper of BL' ril ,; in It': IYIURpHy, the sun of an opulent larill0110f! neighbourhood. They have been sent UP ' r oc :P . ; (Jut upon what charge we cannot learr none !Io various reports upon the subjeet, b u t # earc i ' v seem to be authentic. It is said, to ~ con in 'tins ... i making for several other persons h s tair' but none of an higher descsiption than 1 ° arrested.'.' ,