The Sun. — London, England, 1804-01-17 00:00:00

.7: tbr LONDON GAZETTE, Yam 1 4► 1804. alr_os.-e, yan. 14, Iso4. .6'idivbbam Supervimera-y Volunteer Info-r y. hr , nias Lzyton, Esq. to bt Captain. Wrn: :Cunliff, Cent. bz Lieutenant. Beckwith Spencer, Gent. to be En. w t fla•Pwlivr of tholkirmi,pfuoll l'alavteers. . Keehe, Esq. to be. Adjutant, with the It ahk of Cap. 31 Batt2fic7 me Ditto. LieUter.antWilihrn tingle. , to be Captain, vice Lloyd, re six;ned. Ensign Aber Williams to be Lieutenant, lice Bra;fi , „,l rolunteers. William Stanley, Gent. to be Lieutenant, vice Swaine, sivnect Rev. James Barrnby to be CilapL.in. Robert 14ricner, Gent. to be Quarter-Master. C; corge gent. to be Sur,;eon. Cald;c;t l'almnteer Pikemet. ;T,Niry Williams, Gent. to be Lieutenant, vice Buxton, - re. sii;ned. Craven Legion, gcliard Heber, Esq. to be Lieuteomt- Colonel. Criwker , :e and lic:bertan Corp.c of Volunteers. C4otain --- Gray to be Major-CumillaiidAnt. Artilleg. Second Lieutenant William Michael Cichard to ty.!. First Lieutenant. Philip Nicholls, Gent. to be Second Lie-4- t IkiUT, L •al DepPri Miluereve. lajor Matthew Fitich to b Lieutenant-Coionel. Layal V6lrtnter; - 1. T.,nsign Thomas Hardie to be Lieutenant, vice Alt7:en, re si -nett. Andrew AMl`KC~cluwie, Gent. to be Enbign, vice Irmo - nes: and Fol C Ce;rge /Eneas INlThers , 4l tc , be Lieutenant. vice A. Nl'Phcrson, prom'oted. George Fcirbes, Gent. to be En sip, vice NI - Pherson. Glengarly, Morar, and Lette.:,indlay Battalion. 4th aivart:y Company. Angus Nl'Doneil, Esq. to be Captain, vice A. Nl`lntosh, resigoed. R.:Pe Yoh/ears. Robert Tournay, Esq. to be Captain. William John Dug. (301, Esq. to be ditto. Joseptt Newington, Gent. to be Lieutenant. john William Dugdali, Gent. to be ditto. (ohn Hader, Gent. to be Ensign. Win. Cooper, Gent to be ditto. Ke/led 7.iltnittry.r. Tl:or:n.s Fawcett, Gent. to be Ergn, vice Goldirg, re. ::;fined. Rev Anthony Benn (Mural to be Chaplain. Ro. bcrt Hodgson, Gent. to be Adjutant. Thomas Hurd, Gem.; to be Quarter -mater. George Garnett, Gent, to be Surgeon. Robert A,bbotson, Gent. to be Assistant- Surgeon. Nev.. tow Ccmpau. john Rowland;on, Gent. to Ix riis;g,l. Aml.l: , ide 0771 P , John Braithwaite, jun. Gent. to be Ensign.• Kitaresboroul - 76 Volunteer Ini,ntry. Sir Tolln Ingieby, Bart. to be Lieutenant-Colonel-Com. mandant. lohn Watson, Esq. to be Major. lames Col lins, Esq. to be. Captain. Thomas Nursaw, Esq. to be ditto. To be Lieutenants—Thomas Robinson, Gent. William Collins, Gent. Thomas logic; Gent. Lezant, &c. Pau /liters. George Francis Collins Brown, Esq to be Lieutenant-Co :one!. Humpliry Lowrance, Esq. to be Major. To be Captains—Anthony Geake, Esq. John Foot, Esq. Walter llawe, Esq. William Gregory, Esq. To be Lieutenants—William Brendon, Geat. Jcbn Tre liane, Gent. Edward Wevill, Gent. Pailip Raddall, Gent. obe Ensigns—Thomas Rafidall, Gent. Richard Giddy, Gent. Richard Vosper, Gent. Christ. Spear; Gent. Irdwarers. Captain Tames Booth to Capt.:in-Commandant, vice 'Rol land, resigned. Lieutenant jr,lin 'Toone to he Captain, vice Booth. Ensign I)ailid parrots' to be L . wif.enant, vice nrooiae - .—ir5,......u.....111 34 =„ent. to be Ensign, vice Farrow. tlloorland Vaunreet, Thomas Wilson, Esq. to be Lieutcnant-Colonel. Robert Porter, Esq. to be Major. To be Captaii , s—Thonias Ward, Esq. Joseph Ingleby, Esq. Kemp Lichforcl Boivine, Esq. v illiain Fletcher, Esq. To be Lieutenants—William Platt, Gent. john Brindley, Gent. Thomas Chawner, Gent. John Ward, Gent. To be Ensigns—Charles Ridge, Geht. William Young, Gent. Thomas Phabay, Gent. William W,,od, Gent. Ist Bart.:liar, of .I.l2zve.Sw) , Volantters. To ;n Bromley. G.nr. to be Eniigh, vie?, Harnank, resigned. Newun snd Falisw.,,lA Ycjunteerj. SZilliam Fernihough, C;enr. to. be Lieu ; ;bent, vice White, resigned. Thom..s Ist - own, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Hol lmd, resi,lned. Rifle C7mpavo of r:t nirmy Regiment of Volunteer Infantry. 10:111 Dabbs, Esq. to he Captain. Toim William Buckle, Pe.a. to t't fir4i L;eu±er gut. Lz. Yolurteers. Lieutenant-Colonel Tames Fraser to be Lieutenant-Colonel Cowman:!ant. Mi.thael Hughes, r 4 1. to be Lieutenant- Colonel. Robert slterbounte, Esq. to be Major. To be Captains-George Mackay, Esq. Peter Greenall, Esq. Charles Oriel', Lsq William Hill, Esq. fames Under hill West, E.; , q ; Clanles Speakman, Esq. Joseph Glover, Esq. Ralph itekle, Esq. To be Lieutenants--William Greenall, ten. Gent. William - West, Gent. William F, , ster, Gent. lames Sinith,Gent. .Richard 1 ii:tes, Gent. William Ball, Gent. Thu. Bate, Gent. Isaac Groenoug: - 1, Gent. To be Ensigns-'l ironres Mercer, Cent. lames Woodward, Gent. plan, Gent. William Norris, Gent. 71;omas Haddock, C; coot. Emanuel de Garcia, Gent. Cern. An-tall, Gent. William Greenall, jun. Gent. be Adjutant, with the Rank of Captain-Captain John Bethune:. ' To be Chaplain- lZev. William Fineli. - .Cabe Suri;,etui- lose,At Churton, Gent. Stair: tr ors linhalPer Pf2ntry. Lieutenant Tames' DOw to be Captain, vice Clarke, resigned. -.1 . 0 b e Lieutenants-Ensign Charles Wheen, vice Dow. tt sign Taylor, vice Hinson, resigned. George Gent. vice Greavei, resigned. • - o be Ensigns-Luke Graham, Gerlt.' vice Wheen. john Laycock, Gent. vice Taylor. lohn Tootle, Gent. vice Tootle, resigned.' Tnomas Crossley, Gent. vice Hawkes worth, resigned. To be Chaplain-Rev. John To be Quarter-Inaster--Lichtenant lob Townsend. To bt Surgeun---Wil ham full:bon, Gent. Jr. ifendivgjcad Pg:liinent of ltd;athy , Thomas Coker Adams, Esq. to be Captain. Thomas Wil mot, Cent, to be First LieOtenant. 'ohm Wilton, Gent. to be ditto. Joseph South, Gent. to be Ensign. William leileq, Gent. to be ditto. Thormis "Ferry, M.D. to be i'hysician. Joint Smith Solen, Gent, to be Surgeon. ERRATA in Gazette of sth ult. Glergarry, a 7,1 Letiertin,lLiy Batialisn. Vur Ale,tandr;r Nlau Donald, Esq. to be Goland, read Alex ander Mac: Doneil, Esq. to be Colonel. In Gazette of sro.th ult. Newts', and Failsnw)rib Foianteers. Vor Wil!iarn Cannot!, Esq. to be Captain, read William Cantrill, Esq. to be Captain.. , 7:l•lnfirsion in the Norfolk Militia, signed 3y the Lord I ieutenan:. I .:estern Regiment—Benjamin Bean, Gent. to be Ensign. Datatt December 2.). ilio3. CPmvils.•;ois in - ‘4e Afilitia, signed ly the Lard Lieu- tig4a. Frzncis fludson,Gout. to be Lieutenalit, Dated 1N10v.16,1303. Cows:hum hs t& , Royal South Line , 'lor.itiri: Militia, signed by the 1,0•1 Liezeten.4r!. Simuel Herbert Howes, Gent. to tie Ensign. Dated Dec. ;4, 18 °3. „ .srue: :s-t Lard i.itz 4 tellaat of tie cchwiy of Coningsby Waldo Sibthorp, Esq. to be Deputy Lieutenant. WOLS. DU!, •RAIV ID. H , l: burgh ' - 0 PRICE sTocKs, TUTS DAY AT TWELV7.; O'CLOCK. COrSOIS • • 56 RCI. 21;:n. •55 t Om, - - 44 THE SUN. soctm guts DICZRE FALSUM AVDLAT ? LONDON, JANUARY 37, ISo.}• WE yesterday stated that a Message had been received at the Theatre, in the course of the fore noon, that Tuna MAtes - riEs would not honour Covent-garden Theatre with their presence. As soon as the purport of the Message was known, it gave rise to a variety of conjeaures and reports, which it would be idle in U 5 to re- They embraced the landing of the Ene my--the discovery of a Plot—the change of Ministry—and, what was likely to make a more se rious impression than any other, the sudden indis position of our beloved Monarch. The only cause for the change in the intentions of THEIR MAJ ES- Ti ES, consisted in His MAJESTY being affecled by a rheumatic pain in his foot. He took the diversion of hunting on Saturday, though he felt symptoms of a cold in consequence of haVing been over-heated from the unseasonable closeness of the weather. When His MAJESTY returned to ndsor from the chace, he was so stiff that he 'was obliged to be assisted in dismounting from his horse, and in the course of Saturday even. ing he felt a rheumatic affedion in one of his feet. We are happy to say, however, that His MAJE.TY'S health is otherwise as good as it usually is, and as ali his loyal Subjets most kr yen:ly pray it may long continue to be. His MA. J EST Y, we are happy to learn, is much relieved from the rheumatic affection in his foot this morning. peat. Tfl E Foreign Journals vary so frequently, in their accounts of the preparations on the Coast of France and Holland for the Invasion of this Country, that it would be vain to look for any thing like accurate information upon the subject from them. Sometimes they are represented to be so trilling, particularly in Holland, as to be absolutely contemptible ; and at other times they are represented as immense beyond all precedent. The policy of the French, in circulat ing such a variety of rumours respeCting the amount of their Force, and the time when the Expedition is to be attempted, is extremely obvious, and one that they have invariably adopted, whenever an In. vasion of this Country was in agitation. Whoever will refer to the Foreign Gazettes in the year 1756, will find similar details of the march ing of immense bodies of Troops to the Coast, of the construCtion of innumerable Flat-bottomed Boats ; they will find the time of the Invasion as frequently fixed, and the same speculations upon the possibility of evading our Cruizers in dark nights, fogs, and calms. We arc therefore very little in.. clined to give implicit credit to the accounts which we find in Foreign Journals upon this subjeCt, though we think it cur duty to lay them before our Readers. All the most authentic private accounts, however, from Holland agree, that although the number of Troops colleted in that quarter at the present mo. ment i 9 not sufficient to warrant the supposition of a formidable attack from thence, yet they all agree also in stating, that there is a very considerable number of Vessels in the different Ports, of five or six hundred tons burden each, and capable of conveying a very large body of Troops, and fitted up for the purpose ready for such a service. What ever great attack is made upon this, Country (if it is made at all), will be made from this quarter. It is surely most probable that the ostentatious display of collecting a large number of flat-bottomed Boats at Boulogne, is for the purpose of attraBing our no tice to that part, when the great attack is to .be made from another ; or, perhaps, for the pur pose of inviting us to make an attempt upon that place itself, where the Chief Consul knows he is so strongly fortified, that such an attack must fail, and be attended with : great loss on our part.. The French Fleet at Brest has been r ea d y for sea for some time past, and it is now rumoured, is more likely to be intended for the East Indies than for Ireland; but is it improbable that Egypt is its destination ? If it could slip out of Brest, and join the Ships at Toulon, Lord NELSON, with his present force, would be aukwardly situated. We think this destination is at least as probable as any we have heard conjectured. The following Letter from Sch;edam, dated the 6th instant, received yesterday, gives a variety of particulars relating to this subjeft, which very strongly tend to corroborate the opinion, that the Invasion will be almost immediately attempted. " At Flashing, _the Inhabitants begin to think more seriously than ever, that the Expedition against England is aftually on the point of taking place. If the English depend on the accounts which they publish of the Small force which is on the Coast, they will find themselves egregiously deceived.. The Island Of IValcherrn is, a: it were, with Troops; and Where the Ft aiT CONSUL is daily expeeted. Gen. I\OIONNET has of late daily received and .dispatched Couriers from and to Paris and the Hague. The Commandant of the Artillery, Gen. LE MAIRE, is arrived ; 'and the Troops are par. :ially embarked, twenty men of each Company, to accustom tl..em to a seafaring life ; and this mode of embarkation is extended to the whole Corps by turns. In the several Basons at Flushing, there are no less than 3 00 Vessels, destined to take on board from 12 to 15,003 men. It is thought that the Van will be in a,condition to sail in a fcw days. The number of Troops which the FIRST CoNsor, has to inspeft on the Coasts, amounts to no less than 200,000 men, all destined for embarkation : thus England will shortly have in its bosom 900,000 fighting men, including its own force. General MONNET, Commander in Chief of the Army in Zealand, is indefatigable in nastening the prepara tions, in consequence of repeated and positive or ders received from his Government to that end. a If any doubt existed as to the sailing of the Ex. pedition, it would be done away by the considera tion, that the Ports and Basons on the Coasts are all so crowded with Vessels, that there is no room Left for those which are yet to arrive, before a part of the Grand Armament is committed to the Ocean and to Fate." IN addition to the interesting Communication which we made yesterday, respeaing the expeaation at Gibraltar of Spain and Portugal being speedily forced to take an aaive part in the War against us, we understand that there are private Letters in Town, received by the last Packet, of so late a date as the 7th inst. which state the expeaation at Lis. bon, of the decision of the Spanish Government to embark in the War being soon announced. The following is an Extract of one of the Letters, writ ten by an English Gentleman at Lisbon : .. Lisbon, Jan. 7- " It is almost a month since we had accounts from England, and we begin to fear another Packet has fallen into the hands of the French. LASNES has lately made another exac• tion from the Portuguese Government, of nearly loe,oool. Proportionate demands have been made upon Spain, and our Minister at Madrid has made a declaration to that Court, that any further Subsidies to the French will be con. siderod by us as a violation of the Neutrality. Spain, how. ever, is not in a condition to refuse any thing the French demand ; and we are accordingly in hourly expeaa. tion of a M essenger from Madrid, to announce the decision of the Spanish Government to take an alive part in the War against us. It is for the purpose of convey. ing this news that the Packet has been so long detained here : it is at last ordered to sail, though nothing deci sive has yet arrived from Spain. There is reason to hope that Portugal will still be animal to maintain her Neutra. lity. If the French mean to attempt the Invasion this win. ter, it is high time to put their threats into execution, and we almost take it for granted here, that the next Packet will bring us the important news." A Dub/;72 Mail of the 13th arrived this morning, without any interesting information. • Yesterday morning soon after 1 t o'clock His MAJESTY'S phaeton and caravan, with the Servants' luggage, arrived at Buckingham -house from Wind sor. THEIR MAJESTIES 2 ndPitnic ISSES arrived about twelve. The Earl and Countess of CHOLMONDIMEY return next week from Norfolk, much to the regret of their neighbours and the poor, as they have been conspi. cuous for their hospitality and benevolence. The Earl of COVENTRY has been recently affea. ed with a very severe disorder in his eyes, which has deprived him of the use of one of them. Sunday His Royal-Highness the Duzeß of Yoitae, General CALVERT, Mr. GREENWOOD, and a large party of General Officers, dined with Lieutenant. Colonel WHITE, on the KING'S Guard. Mr. PITT, we find, did not go to Mr. CAN NING'S, as stated in most of the Papers. After staying two days last week in Town, he returned immediately to Walmer Castle, where he has been, as usual, upon the alert ever since. Early on Wednesday morning a firing was dig. tinelly heard at sea from Berwick, which continued all the afternoon, and from the manner of firing, it seemed like chat of an engagement. s No particulars as yet are known respelling it. Tomorrow being the Anniversary of our gra. cious Sovereign the QUEEN'S Birth, the 2d Battalion of the Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards, whose turn it is to take the guard on that day, mount in new clothing, the Bind in their state clothing ; and His Royal Highness the Doxr of Yortze's beau. tiful State Colours will be displayed on the occasion. The Queen's Royal Volunteers are to have a grand field-day at Ranelagh to.tnorrow the z Bth inst. being the Anniversary of HER MAlEsTv's Day, when they will fire a feu.de.joie in honour of their august Patroness, the QuE EN. The Corps Avill afterwards proceed to the Rotunda, where a superb dinner will be provided for them at the expence of the Officers. Yesterday morning the Sheppy Volunteer In. fantry, consisting of the Qurenborough, Sheerness, and Minster Volunteers, had a grand Field-day, when they went through the various evolutions to the entire satisfaelion oldie Commanding Yesterday morning, the Court-Martial which commenced on Friday upon the investigation of the charges exhibited again.stLieutenant -Colonel Bn cF, resumed its sitting, and c ,ntinued in the examina tion of evidence till two o'clock. Adj, .:rned to this morning. The circumstance of Major Ds LANCIr having been taken up by the-country people as a Spy, while surveying the i l iolderness Coast, has fern contra diaed by the i'rovineLd Print in which it p.kt.td, N4II I AL NEWS. PuRTSMOUTH, JAN. 16.—The ifindostax for the Mediterranean, and the /Luna' for the West Indies, remain, waiting fur a fair wind for sailing with the Fleet under their respeffive convoys. The Isabella, Anderson, Bailey, Wilson, Salus, Robson. Ceres, Read, Apollo, Nellis, Lord Eldcon, Dunn, Antelope, Rayne, Oak, West, and Boyne, Smith, Transports from the Mediterranean, arc arrived at the Motherbank, and put under quarantine. SHEERNESS, JAN. 16.—Sailed His Majesty's Ship Crescemt, Lord WILLIAM STEWART, on a cruize the North Sea ; also the Abundance Store.ship for rortsmouth. This day Jacob John:tone, seaman, was flogged through the Fleet, pursuant to the sentence of a Court Martial, for cutting the cable of the Lark Sloop, by which she was riding in a gale of wind in Lowestoffe Roads. To.,morrow a Court-Martial will sit to try Cap. Lain SNELL, his Officers and Ship's Company, for the loss of the Awnger Sloop of War. On Saturday last His Majesty's Ship Brilliant, FRANcts VEsEr, Esq. was paid bounty and two months advance, and will proceed to join Admiral THORNBOROUGH off Goree. DEAL, jAq. O.—Came in the Autumn Stoop, from Dungeness, having upset her windlass in get. ting her anchor. Sailed the Immortalite, on a Cruize off Boulogne. Came down the Kramer Cantle, Winchelsea, Cirencester, an►d Ulattvz East India Ships, from the River, and remain. In the Downs—Monarch, Utrecht, Perseua, Abundance, Autumn, AZonzo, and Basilisk. • Barqnvart, JAtt. ts.—During the greatest part of yesterday we were upon the look out, owing to two strange sail appearing in the Offing at about:: three or four leagues distance. The wind during the day was to the S. W. and S. W. by S. a fress breeze at times, so very hazy and thick that we could not see them. The Telegraph had a signal flying, but I don't believe they - could see it from the vessels. They were two large loggers, under very easy sail, appearing to be in waiting for,, something. The general opinion here i s , that t hey are French ; they were both very long boats. We have heard several guns during the - afternoon and evening, and to-day again. GRIENOCX, JAN. 13.—$y a Letter from Camp.. beltown of the 9th, received yesterday, it ap- • pears, that the Ships seen off Ballantrea, on the Bth, were eight of the Armed Vessels furnished to Government by the Honourable East India Com pany, sent round, a 3 formerly mentioned, for the protedion of this channel. Three of them at. , rived at Campbeltown on the morning of the 9th, and it was supposed the other five had gone into Loch Ryan the night before ; and now we have cer tainly nothing to fear ; besides, should occasion re quire, these vessels would serve excellently we►l to, transport Troops to Ireland. The Plymouth Letters of yesterday brought accounts from Sir EDWARD PE LL EW off Ferrol, whose Squadron was left all well on Sunday se'nnight. He has been reinforced by the Dragon of 74 guns and the force under his command now consists of: that Vessel, the Tonnant and Malta, of 84 guns, . the Ganges and Spencer of 74, and the Ardent of 64., with the Hussar Frigate and two Cutters. Sit' EDWARD had manoeuvred so adroitly, that although driven off his station several times by the late gales, he had so quickly resumed it as to prevent the junction of the French Ships at Ferrol an 4. Corunria, a junction which the French Admiral at . . Ferrol had receied positive orders from his Go!.'. vernrnent to rg','Et when he could. " ' tt Admiral co,aiwALLis's Fleet was left all we ll on Thursday last ofF Brest. The Royal Sovereign, of Ito guns, Cape. MAL coLm, is ordered to fit for the Mediterranean at Plymouth, with the utmost expedition, for the put • pose of reinforcing Lord NELSON'S Squadron. The illustrious, of 7 4 guns, has received orders to proceed from Greenhithe to the Note, to be coin" pleted for service, and to join the Squadron under Lord KE tTH'S command. The Charlotte, Schooner, Lieut. ALT, has sailed from Portsmouth for Langston Harbour, to receiv • convias to go on hoard His Majesty's Ships. The Arthuscade Frigate was released trona qua' Tontine, at Portsmouth, on Sunday last. This sDie was retaken from the French, by Admiral NELsol' at the commencement of the war. Advice was yesterday received of the Ship Lvetaff • Capt. OTwAY BLAND, a Cartel from Demerara t° Amsterdam, with Dutch Troops on board, having been blown out of the 'Western Islands, and wrec k , . ed on the coast of Portugal, near Peniche. Qf 55 0 : persons on board, melancholy to relate, upwards 0 1 Soo are stated to have perished. The Letters from Gibraltar, &c. make grievous complaints of the licence which the French Privo' teers enjoy in the Spanish Ports, from c'hich theY sally forth and commit depredations on our Trade' The case of the Flora l lately captured within sigh t of Gibraltar, - and carried into Algesiras, is Inu' ; ' l talked of. The Flora was there condemned. s ' l " , had on board zBc,so stand of clothes, besides store s ' &c. for Malta. Her capture will be muchielt. The 119pung, Capt. SHORE, from Rotterda m ' bound to Leith, is put into Whitby, having I° ' { her mast, and received other considerable damag e ' in a gale of wind on the 9th inst. The Mercury, from Jamaica, bound to 1 1. ' n. don ; and the Gtneral Gordon Privateer, of jer se) " . ot • are captured by L'Egyptienne French Privateer , 36 guns and 360 men. • fe The co!zeciftwe and Adle, French Brigs, w e he driven out of Cadiz H ar b our, i n t h e n i g h t of te' igth Of November, and vele stranded.