The Sun. — London, England, 1801-08-01 00:00:00

THE SUN. SOLEM QUIS DICEAZ FeLCSUNI AUDIAT ? LONDOY, AUGUST I, IEO3. LORD I\TIT.Lsor•T has shifted his Flag from the Leyden to the Medwa Frigate, in the Downs. The whole of the Fleet are under sailing orders, and would,. it was expeded, sail yesterday evening.— The Force under his Lordship's command in Ships, Gun- vessels,and Bombs in the Downs, amounts, ac cording to the statement of an . intelligent Corres pondent, to no less than Ninety.six Vessels. THE Hamburg 7.7 Mad due on Wednesday last arrived at a late hour last night. According to the article from Conliatitino i qe, the accounts from Egypt come down to the 2d of Jute. They state nothing of very considerable importance _relative to the progress of the War in that quarter, except that the . situation of yllexandria was every day becom ing more critical, owing to the want of water. The account of GANTH E KUME having appeared off Spart;venti is repeated in this article. The Continental Journals agree in representing the situation of the French in Egypt as most deplo rable, and in ascribing it partly to the dissensions of the Generals. We-should be happy to attach the same degree of credit we do to this, to the ac counts of successes obtained by the British Fleet over GANTHEAUNTE in the Mediterranean. On Thursday a Privy Council was held at Wey mouth, at which the Right Hon. Lord PE piAM was sworn into Office as Secretary of State for the Home Department. The Members who attended on this oecasion were : His Royal Highness the DUKE Of CUMBERLAND, the Duke of PORTLAND, Earl RosLIN, Lord PELI;iOI, Mr. Yoßxe l and Mr. WINDHAM. The Duke of PcATLAND afterwards took his seat, as President of the Council. His MAJESTY afterwards signed an Order of Council, for proroguing the Parliament to the Istlt day of September next. Lord PELHAM has appointed .Mr. Cootie Under Secretary of S;ace in his department, in the room of Mr. FINCII HATTON. Marquis CO . It NWA L arrlv . ed at Colchester on Wednesda) of ternow , where he has hired a house, and taken 11.. e Cuirimand in L'llief,of the Fprces in the astern Distria. L7eLtenant Genera) RooxE, the Commanding Officer of fNe Severr, Distrifi, has appointed ford tlx pace of 'rendezvous for the whole of the Volunteer Corps of that County, in case of the landirg of the French on any part of our Coasts, in their threatened invasion of this King,doni. The Royal Manchester and Salford Volunteers, in consequence of the contents of a letter having been communicated to them, which was sent by the Lord Lieutenant of the County to their Colonel, have unanimously declared themselves, upon parade, ready to march to any part of their distriet, when ever they shall be catled upon by Government. The Wheat Market was very dull yesterday at Maik-lane—hardly any thing done prices about the same as last market-day. Letters received yesterday from Dover state, that the greatest aftivity prevails in 'the different French ports. The Gun-boats and Flat-bottomed Boats are numerous. The number of persons waiting at Ca_ lais' to he brought over to this Country is very great. Several of them are Americans. TALLEYRAD PERIGORD has, it seems, return ed from the Baths with renovated health, and con trary to general expaiation, has resumed his Mini sterial functions. The ative powers of this States_ man as a financier are so well known, that as the Ncaurnal (visit to the Parisian Bankers was not very productive, - he is probably recalled for the pur-, pose of recruiting the Consular Treasury with beau coup di Argent. The French Gunboats, we are told, are so con_ strutted as to be able to proceed along the coast with safety. If this excellencc was the chief objeCt of the ingenious Naval Architect who designed them, as seems very probable, he has certainly succeeded in his purpose, but as our Gun-boats are construeted upon a diferent principle, and are enabled to proceed io an Enemy's Coast, it is not unlikely that we may put his invention to a speedy trial, a dl shew that no French l'ssels of any construSivt are proof against British skill and British heroism. The , French General YtAL, who is lately re tur; , ed from Egypt to Fr / rice, has presented to the Chief Consul an antiquy Torso of the greatest beau. ty. It repre;;ents clic body of a youth of worked quite Anaynnically. It was .fourai in the Delta, and is supyose4i to originate from the Baby 'lonian Temple. Connoisseurs value it as the most exquisite piece of Sculpture that has been found by the French in Egypt. The hieroglyphics, with which it is covered, are perieCily well preserved. As the Nr,c).'ite.yr has taken no notice of the transaaions which have followed the termination of boz.tiiities between Sp. lli and PQRTUOAL, it has been inferred that they are not entirely acceptable to his CONSULAR MAJESTY. But this inference is Contrary to the adage " s.i/ence gives cowent," and it is pretty well known that the ReptMica,' Mar:arch is not much inciin.:(l to express his disapprobation itegaiiTely when any thio,- , concerns his. interest or • - • '- • 4 , ,‘ ' • NAPA L' NEWS. Non illi imperium pelagi, sa—aumque &d ;orte datum. JULY Vice-Admiral Lord NELSON shifted his Flag at eight o'clock last night from the Leyden to the Medusa Frigate. His Lordship went on board this afternoon; he was attended to the Beach by a crowd of spectators, who with huntas most heartily wish. ed succor& to attend the Conqueror . of Aboukir.— The whole of the Fleet are under sailing orders, and are expe&ed to proceed for the Coast of France this evening. TORBAY, JULY 30. SAILED last evening the Cartzlerdawn Cutter, Lieut. SMITH, for Portsmouth. PORTSMOUTH, JULY 3!. Tx E Osprey Sloop of War this day sailed for Bar. badoes, with Dispatches. Arrived the Seafiower Sloop of War from a Cruize. This day His Highness Px INC E WI L L TAM of GLOUCESTER inspeaed the Arsenal and Fortifi cations, at which he expressed much pleasure. His Highness was afterwards made a Burgess of the Bo rough of Portsmouth. YARMOUTH, JULY 31. SAILED this day the Express Packet, Captain DELL, to Cuxhaven. Arrived last night the Prince of IP;iles, Captain HE AR N, from Cuxhaven. Sailed the Assistance, of so guns, Zep/yr and Speedwell Brigs, and Fug and Adder Gan brigs, to cruize between Ostend and Dunkirk. SHEERNESS, JULY 3r. YESTERDAY sailed the Convoy for the Baltic. Arrived the Spark-er Gun-brig, Lieutenant STE_ PHENS, from the Downs, which proved to be 'the Brig reported yesterday name unknown. Went out of Harbour, the Berchernxer and Unite. This day sailed the Berchcrmer, of 54 guns, Capt. FRASER ; Aleao Fire-ship and Confii? and 11 , 10 n key Gun-brigs. The Daphne went out of Harbour tp the Nore. STATEMENT OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE BRITISH NAVAL FORCE TO THIS T,AY. Exclusive of the HIRED ARMED VESSELS, which are chicily employed in protecting the Coasting Trade of GREAT BRITAIN. Line In Pert and fitting - - 9 Guard-ships - - - 5 In the English and Irish 2 Channels - - 35 On the Downs and North 3 Sea stations - 9 On the Baltic Service .- - o At the West India Islans i and . on the Passage On the Jamaica station 3 American & Newfound- ) land stations - 5 I C. 'of 0. Hope, E. Ind. so's 6 Frig 21 3 35 Sp;. g 2 and on the assage 11 Africa and on Sec. Exp. On the Lisbon Station - . in the Mediterranean - Hospital and Prison Ships Total in Commission Receiving Ships Serviceable and repairing for Service - - In ordinary - Building _ - Total o I 0 2 7 4 2o a 7 4 2 2 5 10 ' 2 8 0 I, . 18 2 '97 I STATE OF THE ORDTWAS. AT E 1 7 I .34 2 o 2 45 i 353 ACH PORT. Portsmouth - - Plymouth - - Chatham - - Sheerness - _ Rivcr - - Tot. x 18 4 1 15 10 122 26 ' 6g6 21 Line. I 50'J Frig Sps. I Tot. xi o 6 18 35 17 0 8 13 3S 5 ri I of 7 4 0 5 1 f ID I 8 j 71 16 Total 37 1 2 1 z 8 1 39 1 to 6 MILFORD, JULY 27. THE Daphne, laden with wheat, rice, and staves, is put 'into this port : she was chased on the zsth instant, by a copper bottomed French► built Sloop, mounting ten guns, Ballycotton Island bearing N. by W. distance about eight leagues, and after tiring a gun across the Daphne's bow, hauled her wind to the Northward. GREENOCK, JULY 27. ARRIVED the Ruth, WARDEN, from Boston, with flour and naval stores; ./Vepwie, NEILL, from Quebec, with wheat—another of the .Quebec Fleet ; favourite, Boc, from New York ; Aurora, SEA- Buil', from Charlestown ; Recovery, CAMPBELL, and Mary, lhowN, from New York ; and Bette), lir Lmst.Ev, from Quebec, all with wheat, flour, cotton, ashes, and naval stores ; and the Lydia, I\PCit At, from Wiscasset, with lumber. 1 hree more of the Quebec Fleet have put into Fairly Roads, but I Mite rot yot learned their names. Orders have been issued by the Admiralty, to dis patch all the light Revenue vessels which ca:i be spared, to the Pdwns, in order th;i . t they may be empioyea4reventing the comnnnications between the French 71 arbours on the oppo s i te coast , Th ey are, ire understand, to be placed under the com man4.l of Masters and Lieutenants of Hits Majestys Navy. Admiral Co R NW ALL IS dashed into the Outer-road of Brest yesterday se'nnight with his own ship, the Ville de-Paris, unsupported by any other vessel ; and notwithstanding a warm discharge of shot and shells from the Batteries, forced two French Line of-Battle Ships to cut their cables, and take shelter under the Forts. Such of the Out-Pensioners of Greenwich Hospi tal as are fit for service, will be immediately em, ployed on board the Floating Batteries and.C4n boav; that are to be stationed for the defence of the Coast. It appears that La Chevrette and her consort, which escaped into the Inner Harbour of Brest, were designed by the French Government t 6 accomplish two important purposes—to reinforce the Garrison of Senegal with 400 troops, and supply the Colony of Guadaloupe with naval stores. Captain Geary, of the Alexander, arrived in the River from Virginia, on the 26th June in lat. 39. to. long. 63. so. tell in with a small black ship pierced for i 6 guns, deep waiste, lying on her beam ends, and sunk to the surface of the water ; all her masts gone.—Could not learn her name. DEATH OF S;R GREY COOPER, Bart. rOn Thursday morning died at Wallington Park, the Right Hon. Sir GREY COOPER, Bart. His death was very sudden. About half after five o'clock in the - morning, Sir GREY rang violently at the bell for his valet, whom he desired to saddle a horse, and ride over to the village, about a mile distant, for the Donor. The man sat off immediately, and returned with the Apothecary in less than half an hour; but they arrived too late, Sir GREY had breathed his last.—Lady Coopra sent off a dis patch immediately to town to acquaint Colonel COOPER, of the Guards (second son of the de ceased), with the melancholy event : when the messenger reached town, at the Stone's-end, he met the Colonel going down to Wallington in a gig, to pass a few days with his father.—Another mes senger was sent to die Rev. Mr. COOPER, in Wales, Sir GREY'S eldest son, who becomes pos , iessed of the family estate, about 90001. per ann.— Sir GREY COOPER wasnear 75 years of age. We recommend to our own Opposition Papers, when they are declaiming against the attacks which they assert to have been made on the Liberty of the Subjea, the perusal of the following observa tions of a French Journalist. They are extra4ed from the Gazette de France of the 27th inst. " Let us see," says the French Writer, " what is passing in England.—A long war has so much strengthened the Executive Power, that it seems as if the English were ready to lose those privileges upon which their Liberties depend. But they feel that their compliance is founded upon necessity, and they are encouraged by seeing the Tribunals exerting themselves more than ever in repressing every violation of morality ; that Ministers oppose the circulations which are offensive to decency and the King himself, eager to sanlion the law for pre venting the sale of spirituous liquors on the Lord's Day. Who can doubt the Liberty of a People among whom all those who are in power concur in checking the corruption of public manners I It re quires no great judgment to foresee that, at a Peace, the Executive Government will . return to the just limits of its power, an d th a t t h e E ng lish will them.. selves boast of the Concessions which they made for the purpose of maintaining the public security. In France, hitherto Liberty and the public morality have been separated, either because it is more easy to advance great maxims than to follow them, or because in great commotions it is impossible to give that importance to certain objels which they de serve. But now that we enjoy a regular Govern ment, it is impossible that public morality should be given up much longer to the speculations and intemperance of Authors. Those who understand nothing but Revoltation, and who are always crying out "Liberty!" will at last go to such lengths that we shall see the re-establishment of a Censor." One of the French Papers mentions a custom of the EMPEROR of CHINA, to withdraw himself at the approach of an Eclipse of the Sun, and to in. vestipte his own condul. If this be intended as a hint to the Chief Consul, as the head of another arbitrary Government, we sincerely wish he would adopt it, as the Sun twice more in this year will throw out a signal for such. a Committee of Inquiry into the state of the Great Nation. At the Quarter Sessions for Westmoreland, a Set. Clement Cause was tried, respelling the family or one Swain, a pauper, which had formerly been upon the parish of Egremont. The result of the trial fixed them on Heversham parish, Westmoreland—. with an expence of one hundred pounds more than it would have incurred by affording the proper main. tenance. • At Tiptree Races, which did not afford much sport, a woman had her leg broken ; the shaft of a chaise came in contaa with the chest of a horse, and killed him upon the spot ; several chaises were true:_ turned, and a honey On Monday a very remarkable funeral occurred in the burying ground of St. Ann's Church, Soho. A band of music preceded the corpse, consisting of Panonian reels, a dulcimer, a hurdy gurdy, two box organs, and a quartetto of Jews -harps; the body was laid in a black coffin with white nails, entirely uncovered, lkcouse (as it was said) it had come into the world without a cloak, and ought n ,t to go out in a cloud. The mourners too, to the number of. two hundred, were equally eccentric in their appear ance, being totally destitute Of, sable coverings. When they reached the church-yard gate, the Mi. raster had ordered it to be shut, refusing to admit the harm, , nious part of the procession. The corpse was then interred in the usual way, and the proces_ sion returned in the same order. On Saturday night last a robbery was commited in the house of Sir PHILIP STEPHENS, at Fulham. The thieves carried off near ten none.of meat and a large ash of prawns, S UN- 0 F F ICE, tHREE O'CLOCK, P. M. WE stop the Press to state, that Capt. FERRIS, late of the Hannibal, arrived this morning at the Admiralty, and brings an account of the Anion in Algesiras Bay. He confirms the account of the Capture of the Hannibal ; but it appears that the French Squadron was driven_on shore, where the/ remained almost wrecks. Our loss upon this occa sion, is, we understand, between Three and Four Hundred men in killed and wounded. WEYMOUTH, JU L Y 30. THF:R MAJEs/us came ashore at a quarter before four o'clock, having hada pleasant excursion, in the evening the ROYAL FAMILY honoured the Theatre with their presence. The Perform ances were The Surrender of Cal:ezif, and the Farce of High Lift below Stairs. This morning- His MAJESTY bathed, and after breakfast the KING rode on horseback to Preston, accompanied by PRINCE ADOLPHUS and P4INCEss Sornl4. On His MAjEsrv's return a Privy Council was held at Gloucester Lodge, when Lord PELH AM was sworn into office as Secretary of State for die norm; Department, in the room of the Duke of Poz - r- LAND. The QUEEN and PRINCESSES paid a visit to Visa countess StYDLEY. His Royal Highness the DUKE of Cum n ER LAND, bathed in the sea at twelve o'clock. In the afternoon, the PRINCESS ELI ZABETIi bathed in the warm bath. Viscount CH ETWYPID is arrived at this fashion.. able place of resort. His Grace the Duke of PO RTLAND resides at Mr, STUART'S, the Mayor of this Corporation. The ROYAL FAMILY have commanded at the Theatre, this evening, the Comedy of Steed tbif Plough, and the Farce of Fortune's Frolic ; ancs between the Vlay and Entertainment, Mr. Stint IT PAI: , ? is to sing a Comic Song, called "The Ggide4 Days of Good KINP GEORGE." WOOLIVICA . JULY 27. A most singular and extraordinary escape froth injury, has this day occurred at Belle Vue, Wool wich. Common, the residence of Mrs. FENwIcK, relkt of the late Captain Fri. , rw rex, Royal Artil lery : while sitting after dinner at table with her two sons, about five o'clock in the afternoon, the 'mortar pradice carrying on in the barrack_field, k one of the shells burst, and with amazing velocity, struck the iron rails at .the side of the house, shat tered the dining,parlour windows to pieces, and act immense quantity of the shell penetrated the ceiling direclly,over the table, while other parts wunt,in xl dire Lions round the' MOM and in th - i tremendous situation, Mrs. FE 4 NWICK and her little boys were fortunately preserved by the hand of Providerma, rio. hurt having happened to any of them. EASIiION4 FOR AUGCZST. FuLt...DPassts...--;.. Fancy dress of worked muss lin, trimmed with lace and silver ; - the sleeves fullq and confined with silver. Turban of crape, orna-7 mented with silver ; white ostrich feathers intronr, 2. Walking dress of white cambric muslin, mac); tight over the bosom, with a collar to turn back, trimmed all found with lace ; long sleeves, confined above the. elbow in two places ; petticoat of the same., with a narrow flounce round the bottom.-.- Bonnet ofgreen silk, tied-down with a handkerchief;, nankeen shoes. HEAD-DRISSZS.--.1. A bonnet of lilac silk ;, the crown figl, and confined with a hanOkersbief which tics under the chin. 2. A cap. of yellow crape, the crown long an 4 full, and confined in several places with bands of crape, ornamented with, bows of the same. 3. A bonnet of slate-coloured silk trimmed, ana :ied under the, chin with pink ribbon. 4.. Sociable bonnet of buff muslin trimmed round . :he front with white lace. •s. Turban of spangled muslin, ornamented With flowers and a lilac feather. 6. Obi hat of whit chip, with a green feather in front. 7. A dress cap of muslin, ornamented with beads and white ostrich feathers. 8. An embroidered straw hat turned up, in fronts a large white feather falling over the left side. 9. A dress cap of muslin and lace, made open on the top of the head to shew the hair, ornamented with beads and a flower in front. Qns E R VAT I 0 Ns.—The prevailing colours arc buff; white, and lilac. Buff flowers have been adopted• A new fancy hat, which is likely' to become a fa , vourite, has just been introduced into the circles of fashion, made of straw interwoven with clouded floss silk. Buff and Imperial chips are generally worn. The KING of SPAIN, we find, has taken posses sion of the town of Olivenza and the adjacent ter ritory, relinquished to him by the Portuguese Go vernment, as the price of Peace. Thus we see how Spain has consoled itself under its gnat repugnant' , to engage in war with its old beloved Ally, Portu gal, but we have not yet heard what France has received, for suffering the Spanish Monarch to re lieve his feelings in such a situation of delicate ells' tress. During the violent storm of thunder and Her' ning on Thursday se'nnight, Edward Taylor , pa tatoe. dealer of Ombersley, Worcestershire, while driving his cart, was, with his two horses, s truck dead. A woman, and two children, who were riding in the cart, happily escaped unhurt.