The Sun. — London, England, 1804-05-18 00:00:00

LONDON, MAY 18, 1804. Br a private Letter received from Petersburgh, we are informed, that Two Hundred Thousand ...Inssian Troops are assembled on the Frontiers of .;'ra , ,sia, and that it was daily expected that War tvould be declared against France. THE Revolution which we have long predifted, is on the eve of taking place in France. In a very short time the French Republic will exist no more ; and France, in the short space of twelve years, will have been a Kingdom, a Republic, and an Empire. The Tribunate have passed a kind of Argumentative Decree, in which they state, that France had made •trial of different forms of Government, and had experienced nothing but anarchy, but having found both tranquillity and glory under the Government of a single Individual, they think the happiness of France requires that she ihould have an Hereditary Chief ; that that Chief should be BONApARTE, and that his title should he that of Emperor. They, therefore, vote that NA. L EON BONAP ART E be proclaimed Emperor of the French, and that the Imperial Dignity be made hereditary in his Family in the Male Line, accord. ing to the rights of primogeniture. This . Decree has been communicated to the Conservative Se nate, where it will probably meet with as little op position as it did in the Tribunate, where it was opposed only by CARroT. This change in the foni of the French Govern me;t; given rise Paris, to many reports of , ) rnb'abi;ity of tl-:e restoration of Peace.; but un.: as w.7.:11 fori - ,1 'of GiiVern. rest::: - .l:ion 0 f ?ep.:, is 'neither probable nor desirable. Rep orts M a similar nature were circulated about Town yester. day, and the arrival of Mr. LINT INGSTON at South. ampton from Paris, was considered by many San_ guine Politicians as positive proof that he came charged with some Propositions from BoNAFARTE ; but we confess We shall require some more satisfac tory evidence, before we give credit to it. There is an article in the Moniteur, on the sub_ jeet of the Invasion, written with more temper than is usual in that Paper. It however states, that " happen what may, England shall never retain Malta;" and it concludes with this singular ex pression " When we think proper we will make the descent—if we were not to make it for years, our success would only be the more secure." IT was yesterday stated, that Dispatches had been received from Sir SIDNEY SMITH, announcing the sailing of the Dutch Fleet, consisting of five Sail and sixty Transports, and that he was in pursuit of them.—We do not attach any credit to this report, THOUGH the return of Mr. PITT to Office was marked by that disinterested spirit which has always distinguished his condua, it is every day made the subjea of the most venomous attacks from a disap pointed Party. Nothing, however, like faa, no thing like argument, has been advanced against him on this occasion ; and, in truth, all the attacks upon him are but covert attacks upon the Constitutional Prerogative of the Crown. The controul of Par. liament operated in the removal of an Admi nistration that did not appear equal in weight and influence to the exigencies of the mo ment. All this was constitutional, and here the controul of Parliament properly ended. But this is not enough for the friends of the New Opposition ; they wanted the controul of Parlia ment to destroy the balance of the Constitution, by usurping the right of the Executive Power to chuse its own Ministers. Mr. PITT, as far as , the Public can know what passed between him and the Supreme Head of the State, endeavoured to give effeft to the apparent wish of a considerable body of the Repre sentatives of the People, in forming a New Admini stration upon the broadest basis, and certainly without the only exclusion which is understood to have been re quired in the high quarter alluded to—an exclusion warranted by numberless reasons, and justified by one which recently occurred at the Whig Club. The oppo nents of Mr. PITT at first gave him full credit for having made such an effort, and for having made it with sincerity ; yet they still ailed to condemn him for returning to Power, though in obedience to the Commands of His ROYAL MAS TER—in conformity to the true principles of the Constitution, by which l;e was chosen—and in fulfilment of his duty to his Country, at a crisis of unexampled danger. Yesterday, at ten o'clock, HIS MAJESTY gave audiences to the LORD CHAMBERLAIN and Mr. PITT. Yesterday, at twelve o'clock, Hts. MAJESTY, accompanied by the DUKE of CAMBRIDGE, and fillowed by the QUEEN and PRINCESSES, took an airing to Kew, and returned about three o'clock. Yesterday, the Russian, Prussian, and Neapoli tan Ambassadors, were engaged with Lord HAIL. KOW II Y, at his Office, from ten o'clock till three. Yesterday morning Sir EDWARD PE LLEW, ap. pointed Commander in Chief in the East Indies, ar rived in town, and had a long conference with the Board of Admiralty. Lord MELVILLE has appointed W. BUDGE, Esq. to be his private Secretary at the Admiralty. Mr. TUCKER yesterday resigned his situation as Second Secretary at the Admiralty Board. His suc cessor has not yet been named. Mr. COURVOISI ER arrived yesterday morning at Lord HAR ROW BY'S Office, in Downing -street, with Dispatches from the Court of Vienna. Mr. PITT was yesterday re-elefled Member for the University of Cambridge, without opposition. The House of Commons were expetted . to adjourn this day far the Whitsun HolidayS. 1 1 This morning the Loyal London volunteers, with the exception of the Third Regiment, mus tered at their . respeaive Parades, and marched to the Rivet:side, from whence they embarked in dif ferent divisions, in - Boats manned by the River Fencibles; and proceeded to Greenwich, in their way to Blackheath, for the.purpose of receiving the Colours voted to them by the Corporation of London. The morning proved remarkably fine, and the gran deur and brilliancy of the spectacle attrated an im mense crowd of speaators, a great number of whom fol!owed. the Regiments down the River, and added Much to the beauty of the scene. We shall give a detailed account of the ceremony tomorrow. The whole of the Regular and Militia Forces of the Garrison of Portsmouth had yesterday a Grand Sham Fight on Portsdosvn Hill, under the inspec tion of General WHIT E Loc::'n. The Soldiers went through their various evolotions with uncommon spirit and affivity. The day beineparticulariy fine, at t raCted a vast concourse of speOators. Yesterday 'Morning the baggage of the 2oth Light Dragoons passo through London, on their way from Southampton to Romford. The Bill wh'i'ch was preferred against Mr. BEST , on account of the.death of fiord CAiNiyA.Fo a 13, has deco thrown our by the Grand Jury: A 1311 1 I) , " beer rio , inil against Mr. TIC BART, for t killing Mr• 1 "Itz: - .:.. , - in a duel at Cfiall: F , trrn, e . surreticicr., 1 Irli yt..st. , _ ; rd?y ;,!t Byx.stret!,, I.IIIPERIAL P4IRLL4MENT. HOUSE OF PLEAS, THURSDAY, MAY 17• THEIR Lclrdships, in a Committee of Privileges, evidence insuppdrt of the claim of Sir Cecil I.;klimpp,- Bart. _to the title and dignity of Baron Z.hsch of Haryngwcrth. The further consideration I , e reof was postponed to this day fortnight. The Earl of DARTMOUTH (Lord Chamberlain), I, N .uy . ilt down His Majesty's Answer to the'Loyal Ati,lress , of their Lordships, concurring in His Ma jesty's intention of providing for the widow of the late Viscount KrLwARDEN. The several private BUIS on the Table were pass cd in their r:speetive stages. Adjourntd to three o'clock to-morrow. HOUSE OF COMMONS. THURSDAY, MAY 17. The Deputy Clerk of the Crown attended with Olt late Return for the Borough of Liskeard; which he \.vas ordered to amend, by taking off the file the lii,lentuie, purporting to be a Return of THOMAS SHER !DAN, ,E,q. for the said Borough. M r . WARD presented a Petition from several Navy and Prize Agents, praying, that the Bill for regulating the Distrinution of Prize Money, now in progress through the House, should not be passed into law. Ordered to lie on the Table till the se. con] reading of said Bill, and that Counsel be heard on the parr of the Petitioners, and of the Bill. Colonel Loscel ELD presented a Petition from the Bakers of the City of Cork, which having been in. formal, was withdrawn for the present. The SOLICITOR GENERAL obtained leave to bring in a Bill to indemnify Solicitors who should regleta to enter their Certificates within the. time prescribed by the Ad: of His present Majesty, and to extend the time for entering the same, from the last day of Michaelmas Term. to the first day of Hi. lary Term. - - Mr. BOUVERIE presented a Petition from the Debtors confined in the Gaol of Northampton. — Ordered to lie on the Table. A Message from the Lords acquainted the House, that their Lordships had agreed to the Additional Customs Duty Bill, and some Private Bills, without any amendment. .Mr. STURGES BOURNE moved, that there he laid before the House an Account of the Harbour Dues colleded , in the different Harbours Of the Isle of Man, from the sth of July, 1791, to the sth of July, 1803, distinguishing the amount in each year. Also, an Account of the Expenditure by the ComreisSioners of Harbours, of the Sums so colleaed in the said Island during the same period, distin. guisning the Expenditure in each year. Also, an Accounkpf the Produce of the Herring and Whale Fisheries during the same period, distin. guishing as above.—Ordered. A Person from the Commissioners of Excise pre sented an Account of the Drawback allowed to Common Brewers, under the .4.zd of Geo. 111. dis tinguishing each quarter.—Ordered to - lie on the table. The Hon. Mr. DUNDAc moved the second read. ing of the Scotch Excise and Licence Bill.—Read a second time ; to be ,committed to-morrow. Mr. STURGES BOURNE then moved, that the House do now adjourn.—Adjouened. NIAII.S. nUS. Ilamburgh 2 PRICE OF STOCKS, THIS DAY AT TWXLVE O'CLOCK. Conpls -56 i Ornnium THE SUN. SOLEM QUIS DICERE FALSUM AUDEA.T ? A a It !V ED• - 0 424 IvAPAL NEW... PLYMOUTH, MAY 16.—Arrived the Mob, Fri. gate, of 38 guns, Capt. H. M. SCOTT, from the Squadron cruizing off Ferrol. Admiral Sir ED WARD PELLEW came passenger in her, and soon after his arrival sat off for London. Sailed the Thunderer, of 74 guns, Capt. W. BED. TOAD, to join the Channel Fleet ; and the American Ship General Green, Capt. WILSON, for Baltimore. The Windsor Castle, of 98 guns, is come into Harbour, in order to be inspeled, having proved, during the last cruize, very leaky. • HARWICH, MAY 17. —Last night the Auckland Packet, Capt. HAMMOND, arrived from Gottenburg with a Mail, and Mr. COURVOISIER, one of the King's Messengers, with dispatches, who immc. diately set out express for London. DEAL, MAY I 7 Majesty's Ship Leopard, Resr-Admiral Louis, sailed this morning; and the Discovery Bomb, on a cruize off Boulogne. Arrived the Champion, Jamaica, Dart, Orestes, and Basilisk Gun brig, from a cruize off Calais. Arrived the Cu eels East Indiaman, Captain HALKET, from the River, and remains. In the Downs—Monarch, Utrecht, Veteran, Ardent, Vir ginie, Immortalite, Crescent, Jamaica, Champion, Orestes, Dart, Lark, Zephyr, Devastation, Luciter, Fury, Zebra, Tartarus, Basilisk, Millbrook, and William storeship. We have' the pleasure to announce the capture of the Egyptienne, French Privateer, of 36 guns, and zso men, in the West Indies. She sailed from Tene riffe last Oaober, in company with three other Pri vateers, of inferior force, and proceeding from thence to the Coast of Africa, was employed in the cap ture of Goree. The latter place she left with the design of cruizing in the \Vest Indies. About 150 leagues from Barbadoes, she fell in with the Osprey Sloop, of i 6 guns, commanded by Lieut. YOUNG HUSBAND, who engaged her in the most gallant manner; but she escaped, owing to her superior sailing. Two days afterwards she was encoun tered by the Rippomene Sloop, of i 6 guns, which, after a smart aaion, that lasted a considerable time, compelled her to strike. The Egyptienne is since arrived in Carlisle Bay, Barbadoes, in a very shat tered condition; and it was thought it would be necessary to break her up. No account had been received of the other Privateers which sailed in company with het. It is with much pleasure we learn, that an express arrived at the India House yesterday, stating that the Company's Ship the Alt:wick Castle, which went a-ground on the South Flat in Sea Reach, was lightened i z inches, and hove off, without expe riencing the slightest damage. A Convoy was appointed to sail from Tortola for England about the 30th of May. Several of the outward bound ships have been captured and car ried into Guadaloupe ; not less than 25 Privateers have sailed from that place, and have greatly an noyed the trade to the Windward Islands. Among the ships carried into Guadaloupe are the Dtnadt, Bolton, C aldecot Castle, and Hahn, BRIGADE OF SURREY VOLUNTEERS.--Wednes. day the following Corps afted in brigade together at Kennington Common :—The tst Surrey, Lieut.- Colonel Gm rsKELL ; the Christchurch, Major TOULMIN ; St. Saviour's, Major PR ATT ; the Sr. Olave's, Capt. SHAW ; the St. John's, Major KING ; and the Lambeth, Colonel EDWARDS. At six o'clock in the evening they were formed, Col. GAITSICELL commanding the whole as Brigadier. The rain was so heavy and incessant, that the firing was obliged to be dispensed with; all that was done was dividing the Brigade into three Battalions, forming into close column in the centre of each, then forming close column of the whole, deploying from thence into line by the right, then form. ing by sub-divisions, and marching off the ground. Captain Cot- NGDON's.Troop of Southwark Caval ry kept the ground for the Brigade in a very hand. some way. On Monday next the First Brigade of the Vo. lunteers of the Westminster pail of the Metropolis, will be again reviewed in Hyde Park,' by the Com mander in Chief. This Brigade is composed of the following Corps :—The two Battalions of the Queen's, Lord HOB ART.—The Sr. George's, Lord CH ESTE RI: I E LD.—The Royal Westminster, Co. lonel ROBERTSON.—The Duke of Gloucester's, Lord CHETWYND.—The Loyal Westminster, Hon. Colonel ED E N.—The St. George's and St.- Giles's, Sir JOHN NICHOL. THE THEATRE.—MISS WOODFALL, the Daugh ter of the late M. WILLIAM WOODFALL, appeared last night at the Haymarket Theatre, as Helen, in The Iron Chest. This young Lady made a very favourable impression on the public at Drury-lane Theatre, in the chara6ter of Adelaide, in The Count of Narbonne. Her figure and powers are much better fitted for the Haymarket Theatre. Her conception of Helen was just, and her representa. tion delicate, tender and interesting throughout. She was very well received, and we trust that her own talents, and the esteem in which her father's memory is held, will procure her an established foot. ing on the London Stage. The Afterpiece was The Review, in which Mr. WESTON, from Edinburgh, performed the part of John Lump. He had a diffi cult task to encounter,. in folloWing such a popular Comedian as EMERY, but he came off with tolerable success: He was somewhat too elaborately rustic. in his deportment, but by no means devoid of hu mour in his aAing. DENMAN would be better in the Irishman, if he did not iitch his voice so high. He seems indeed to be always upon the bawl. EL. LisTos gave a strong interest to the Play, in the part of Sir Edward Mortimer. BANNISTER, jun. it is said, joins General Cor , . MAN's light Troops during the summer campaign in the Haymarket. ELLISTO*4 certainly toes next season to Drury.lane. SONS OF THE CLERGY. 4h YESTERDAY the Anniversary Sermon was prel crl 'i ed at St. Paul's Cathedral, before the Suppo rters „t this Charity, by the Rev. Mr.' HoDcsoN, R eei l of St. George's, Hanover-square, from tlle I'l Chapter of Philippian::, and the last clause o f Bth Verse. " If there be any Virtue, and if there be any Prais:, of these things." The Instrumental department was ably Ica c b !,. Mr. SHAW, and the whole was condueted by 0- WNI. PARSONS. Among the Company, which was uncornmoni numerous, were, the LORD MAYOR, who went i t ,: state, accompanied by the Aldermen Bory EL L PERCHARD 3 the SHERIFFS, CHAMBERLAIN, 3 : 41 i The Duke of RUTLAND (one of the Stewards) , E3l of BR IDGEWATER, Lord ELLENBoaouctr , the Archbishop of TUAM, the Bishops cf LosooSP DURHAM, WINCHESTER, LITCHFIE:.D, TRY, BATH and WELLS, ST. DAVID'S, E/' s ' TER, FERNS, CLOYNE, and many other of the dig nified Clergy. The Collection amounted, at an eij i l hour in the evening, to near roool. THE ROYAL Ii:NNERIAN SOLI ETY HELD their Anniversary Dinner yesterday at t o Crown and Anchor Tavern, in the Strand, Grace the Duke of BEDFORD in the Chair. Ab r ° , L ., Soo Members were present, After dinner Nol Donine was sung by Mr. HILL, of Covellg 3 r ue. ; and several other professional Gentlemen, God is the King followed. Mr. TRAVERS, sen. one of the Direaors, to t very concise manner, gave an account of the e h . exertion that had been made by the Society, an al very liberal contributions of many Noblemen , Get' : tlemen and Ladies. He, among other faCt s, Sfa' : ed, that by the influence of Vaccination, comaiv nicated through the medium of the different Societ • ties, the annual deaths from the Small.pcx h ad beer most materially diminished. Through this Societrj in cooperation with others, the Vaccine System ba been propagated in Asia and America. At Consfahni; tinople A house had been opened at the expo ° to Society ; and the Turks, although so much averse innovation, had embraced the system with t he g reat° In India, the Hind their e4gerness. oos, from r ligious veneration of the cow, had most mate ri , al i e benefited by this mode of inoculation ; an° " rt might almost assert, that millions hall already Veil, saved by Vaccination. In America, the CanaP s Indians came down the Country many hundred 0 131 5 to get the matter ; and thus whole Tribes escap e the efreas of that malignant and fatal distemper. Dr. WALKER, the Resident Physician at the CC" tral House belonging to the Society, in Salisburig'' square, read a Letter from Lady LoutsA Bto°l`ci: wherein her Ladyship stated, that she had Va fa. nated 150 Children in the neighbourhood of r h o e d e ,l mily residence in Suffolk, which had been aide hat in every instance by the happiest effea'; ar''' , l ‘ they had since been all exposed to the Small-P.-o. the natural way, without the least effet bein4 n duced by the experiment. From St. Vincent's we learn, that Governor DO' TINCK has lately fought a duel with a Mr. StiOrj6; a Surgeon, in consequence of some expressions mad use ot by the latter, which the Governor coCot nside G l e if► as disrespectful to His Majesty's Privy PI and offensive to himself. A correspondence gc):1„ place between the parties, after the conversatic°-r, lulled to, in which Mr. SHARPE denied th e .0°„--, • nor's assertions, and which denial he was als ° , posed to have been at some pains to make publ'chis consequence of which Mr. S. was informed th"ttha denial was unbecoming a Gentleman, a nd chi° his Governor did not wish to cloak himself O o na rank. A challenge was sent to the Govern;cto the parties agreed to meet in Cftriawn Grenada Government ; but by some means 'l"4-1009; gistrates of that Island got notice of he- ' Pbot and having secured Mr. S. on his lancli.rPorn to him to keep the peace. Soon after thei fe i ru b ' Sr. Vincent's, Mr. S. posted the Govert o ;l froT lic : a meeting took place about twenty the Town of Kingston, in that Island, a""/.rters' was badly wounded. At the date of our V. the 24. th of March, Mr. S. was recoveri n g' SHARPE is one of the Members of Council. sio g Another duel, attended with more aiiistkr:Cur, circumstances, took place bets een Dr. " fof' the Garrison Surgeon, and Mr. Tow; Gg 4r4- ' merly Ordnance Store-Keeper at Sr. vine the Arlic are sorry to state, that the former fell a t ,: ime fire, and was taken up dead. A Coroner's - 1 1" . 3 1 v et' mediately met, and we understand, rel urf ' c o ‘ Dr' diet of , aldful murder against Mr. Og . t s "; voti ng WARCUP was soon to have been marrie"") ono Lola tedispute, Lady of the Island. His unforr no no way connected with that of the Governor a SHARPS. 0 111 ' On Monday last the Shropshire Volunteersr?, fur manded by Colonel KyNAsTora Powa Lt., M . . ern ir the County, marched into Shrewsbury, on P, t he rlent duty, for three weeks . The y are nearl):pei largest Volunteer Cor ps in the K in g dom. ( ffit ers marched into the town full two thousand, and privates. Of course th e inns are ver c e crowded ; but it is greatly to the credit of their habitants that they have voluntarily °frac beds to assist the public-houses. ovi r ' ed It is said, that the you n g woman wil° herself in the Green Park, on Wednesd”' rniertoo's had been seduced from her p lace by a G'-".) ' or er ti s se rvant, who took lodgings for her, and aherby f deserted her. She was turn ed out of d"°rsizesteo,i friends the night previou s to her sad fare. oclo. 3 day evening, the Coroner's Inquest was x d. the Jury returned their verdid—Found 0 RICHER THAN EVER. _ eve r, The Lottery Wheel is now richer than be' seen by the fo llowin g State : S ° co will . 20,000 13 Do -- 10,000 I 2 6cc. &c. Bze. flg, at every Licensed (Ace. Tickets aAnndaSohanrlyes tl..:rae(eradla,t)e7sd to d mit r a as• ar s v v 0, e ‘,ll. I