The Sun. — London, England, 1801-05-18 00:00:00

Fro": thr LONDON GAZETTE, May 15. Thrawirg-Street, May r 6,• ISO I . Py Advices received this Morning from Major Holloway, dated at the Camp of the Grand Vizier - at Gaza, March io, IBc r, it appears, that on the Bth of that month, One Thousand Asiatic Cavalry advanced from that , Place; and on the. following day, One Thousand. Arab Cavaity.-,_ .This body is to lie under ►he Command of Tahir Pasha, as an advanced Guard: , On its arrival at El-Arish, it is to halt a . day or two until Mahomet Pasha arrives, with a very considerable part oi* the Arniy, probably aboUt Five Thdusand Men, when T;.hir Pasha is to advance to Catich. it is,thc Grand Vizier's Inter)- tion that these Thousand Cavalry should join the British Army whenever, the Commander in Chiel way require it. It also appears, that Djeggar - Pasha has - entered m into an accomOiation of all differences,. and order ed sooo'of Ads Troops to join the Imperial Army, for the ,purpose of the expulsion of the Enemy from Egypt. • The first Party that joined, consisted of about 450 good Cavalry, well mounted ; and several Paities have Jointd sime. e • • Kb; tehall, May 16, 180 c iCin r i has been pleased to constitute and ail. -point, the.Eiirl of Leven arid Melville to be His Ma jesty's High Commissioner'to - the General Assem• bly of the Church of Scotland. . The King bas:als:) been pleased . .to , present John Marshall,: Clerk, Master of Arts, to the Retiory of Epwortb, k the of AMiolme, in the County and -Dioeese of:Lincoln, vacant .by the death of John Robinson, Clerk, the last Incumbent. Whitchalli May 16, t ?c, i . The-King has been pleased to constitute and ap point Gtor.e. Prevost, Esq. Bri,gadicr-General of 0 His Majesty's Forces, to be Lieutenant-Governor of the Island of St. Lucia, in America. , The King has' also been pleased to constitute and • appoint George Nugent, Esq. Major-General of His Majesty's Forces, to be Lieutenant-Governor of the Island of Jarpaica, in, America,_ in the-.mom of Alex. ander Earl of Balcatras. 11:zr-9. 1 ;i:ce, !Clap 16, igoi. Regiment of Foot, Major--Gcneral rohn Moore to be Co lonel, vie: General Traprtud, deceased. Major-Go - Aral the Hort-lu cable George James. Ludlow, from the Ira Foct (guards, to be Colonel- Commandant of a Bat talion, Ma.i9t-General Moore, promoted to the Corn mand of the Regiment. si4th or Foot, M2jor-Generil David Baird to 'be Colonel, vice General Frederick, demised. Maitor-C;encral folrn Francis Craddock, from the Half:pay olthe Jaw 127th Foct, to be Colonel-Commandant of a Battalion, vice Major-General Baird, promoted to the Command of the Regiment., . . Conentie.qcn: the Volunteer Association ot . the Ward of Vin try, in the City of London, signed 6.y flip Majesty ; dated "04113, 'Rol. ' Lieutenant James Brooks to be Captain, vice Christian, re si;eed. Ensign John Whitby to be Lieutenant, vice Brooks, promot ed. • Joseph Catty, bun. Gait. , to :le Ensign, vice Whitby,, pra moved. • C.lttestions - Volun+ecr Aenociltlan of tote t I of St. Mary, Newington; tied by His Majesty ! • 4:find XtiII 1 1:6 - , .I.Sol. . Ensign John Nicholls' to be J.ietiter.ant,, vice Fish ? res:gned. Ensign Booth Hewitt to be Ditto, vier. wiple, resigned.. 'John CluttOn, Gent. 'to bc Ensign, vice Nicholls, promoted. William Fi.v, Gent.•id be Ditto, vice Hewitt, promoted.. , Comnissiou in the Bermondsey Volunteer Association, signed by His .11:ijesty dated Feb. t 3, iSo . William King, Gent. to be Surgeon. 4.7uni.!.riOli it, tit Roxwell VolUnteer AssoCiation, signed by - . flit ; dated Dec. 30, [Soo, • - Thomas Cardiner Bramston, Eig. to be-Captain, vice Tho: B, rt e y Blianston, Esq. resigned, B.4XTKRUi'ICY ENLARGED. jime . 3o. Win. Rasthont, of the BRA,!Away, Waitminster, vktuaUer, at tell, at Guildhall. BANKRUPTS. ' Thomas Kelly, of Bristol,. cordsvainer, .:Attornied, Mr. Cohen; Lint ol I nil, London; Bristol. joint Harrison, of Sunderland near the Sea ' Durham, ship owrer. Attontias, - Mr. W. Grey, Gray's-inn:London ; or '.Messrs. Hhinbi6s, Monk vvweannouth-Shore, Durham. William Thempson, of Great "Portland -street, coal-mer .ehant. Attorney, Mr. Pearson, Elm-court:Temple. Richard .Holden, of Birtningliairr; - gun-maker. Attornics, Air, Pri4hard Smith, Birmingham; or bilessrs: Horrand Cave, EsseN-51rva, Strand. Samuel Went t younf;er, of Liverpool, merchant: Attor ney, Mr. 1. Brandretn, Liverpool. Wil , liam'filicham, of Tottenham-court-Road, ,AttorineS; Messrs. Flasliman and Pringle, Ely-Place, Holborn, . • Wills, late of Crotched-Friars, merc h ant. Attor- Ws, Messrs, Smith and Sqn, liasinghail-street. - Dib:IDENDS. - • Juno 9. 'David French, of Wellingborough, Northampton, mercer - and draper, at eleven, at - the Peacock Inn, North ampton.' . . Pm! b; J. - Ellison. Poole ancl.T.. Shrigley, of .flurslem, 4taifordshlre, putters, at three, at the Roebuck Tim, Ne4v-- castle-undes- Lyme. - - • - Tune ij.; J.- Weston; of Cimberwell, brickl:iyer, at twelve, at Guildnal L Tune 27. Gavkh Young and (aver G I:.;nme, of Budge-row, London, n,crcir,-.ts, at one, at G \ li'l , thalL • Juts 16. • Win. 'J'Atc tho Iris ormi,Wai. Tate the younger, of Findow, tiniber-mtrchillts, at ten, at Gwid.. _ • (;me to. F.ilert Christopher. Herletiberg and D. boilrau, 0 I lite of Kinvton—upon..lioll, inerchants,.at eleven, at the Crass-Y o ga inc., Whitefriergatc, ' I'lllol3. T. Glass Pricklle, of Snow-Hill, London, cheese- monger, at try,-st Guil.ll - clii. • . utie 11. ‘Vidter -Mille:, of Burr-street, East Smithfkld, nttrchant, at ten, at . June la. $. Watson, of Clesifon,' Dueiam, merchant, at clevtal, at the Shake4peare Newc;,t‘tle-upen, Tyne. June 9. H. Coopc, of Prestwich,,, Laneasbireccarpenter,it fiirt:,2t,the Ktar 1 nn, Deanwt , p, jure g. W. Watson, of . Marr - d.streer-,41k-mercer ; At ten . ' at Gailc 11. CRFX !flC4!'is. ... , , stile; 1. Stuhhs, of I\.ls.;ntey, Yvk ;hilt, ipkeeper, :. tint. Owen, ni• the Ifr.f-Nl:...rker, sh9,in4::.er. 63m. Vatters,on, latett hlanclitster, et.e.etr. T. "S kift, .1, Livepy,' J. tiargreave, Peter Anstie, Tose' ph . • S,=r4th, n, 1 4 . Wile. H4ll. of Nighungairs, neir- Choriey. -.. , 1.,44:40nre, invAin-rrranufiaurcrs. ' . THE SUN. OOLLAS QUIS D3CEItt rALsVia'AiIDIAT ? LONDON, MAY 18, jEol. WE could nor, without dedicating the greatest Dart of our Paper to the sohjet4, inter' into all the details which have come to our knowledge respea ing the events which have occurred in Egypt since the ra•Dinenr. t 1 our 3i,emburkationor,d particularly. on that glorious cifly the 21st 6f March. Our Read. eri will therefore find only those which are most iaeresting, and best calculated to throw light on the situation of affairs in Egypt. On recapitulating _every thing important on ths . sulsjea, we_ see that between 8 and 90 0 0 French _were concentrated in Alexandria, and in the entrenched 'Camp befoie that place ; that our Troops, about tz,ooo in number, were encamped in front of 'them ; that a Corps• had been sent to Aha;nania to' cut off the communication • between Alexandria - and Cairo, Where the French still had some Forces ; • that another Detichment had been dispatched towards Rosetta, in order to Co-Operate with the Turks; and that a :part of our Fleet was pre_ paring to .go up .those branches of the Nile which form the Delta: To this view of the relative.situ ation of the French and English is farther to be added, that the latter 'Unit - derive a gibt advitntage from the Capitan Paella having brought them a rein forcemeht of sObo • men ; that a_still greater num ber was -expeded; that .the GRAND VIZIE R„ who: had been joined by the troops of GHE ZAR TAr....11A,- .was marching against Cairo. after huying_masked Salahieh; that 'according tp the Accounts which were best .entitled to credit, -it was probable, al though not certain, that our troops from India had; arrived at Suez ; and lastly, that MOiTHRAD BEY ) whether sincere•or not in the Alliance which he had made with the French, had already abjured it, and was about to join his efforts to those of the Sove reign of Egypt, and. of its Deliverer. From this. Statement it follows, that the French, destitute of all resources from the sea, must find theinselvcs at_ tacked, or threatened, at all,points at the same in stant ; and that the moment could not be far re. moved, when they must be surrounded on all Sides, and reduced to the possession of Alexandr7a, which will.probably be the last place-taken, though it has generally been supposed that its fall would-be the first great blow struck in the Expedition.. There can be no one; Who has attentively con tidered our situation'in Egypt on the Bth of April, who must not have drawn the mostlavourable.pre sumptions with resped to the final Success of the Expedition. -The state of affairs was, in fad, in finitely more advantageous- than the Dispatches of Major General • HUTCH INSQN and of Admiral 1E Ira have represented them. These Dispatches; relating only to the Battles which have taken place, riateL..l3 , confined to 'the accounts • of ' 'those fa&s, and have not embraced all our oPera_ dons, nor laid before the Public the entire system by Which they were direded. The knowledge of this system is however much more important than the history. of mere fads on this particular oc casion, in order to our corredly estimating the pre sent, and as far as it is possible in military affairs, towards foreseeing the future. In fad, in almost every other Campaign than the present, it would be thought, that an Army which, 18 days after having vidoriously repulsed the Enemy, had attempted nothing against them, either wanted the confidence or the force necessary to such an undertaking, and must have been reduced to an equal, or even•fo a defensive war. It might besides be Supposed that the General commanding such an Army had failed in observing the established principle, which is, that an Army after having succeeded in a disem barkation, should give their enemy no respite, nor afford.them the time necessary to take advantage of those resources which the long pessession' of a country commonly furnishes.' In both points of view however, the case is here quitetheconttary.' The art of war, like all others, and even more than most other arts, admits of exceptions from defined rules, and no-one can be said well. , to understand it, nor to be wertthy . of , the 'name of a General, who Odes not know how to combine universal principles with-partienlat circumstances.. Thns.,in the matter in question, it. is' by attempting nothing directly offensive against the Army . • of NOU from the zist-of.March to the Bth of April, that our Generals haVe given us reason to approve their condtia, and have inspired us . with solid motives for con. fidence. .Every rnilit;iry reader will without further explanation see the gronnds of . this opinion. If indeed the- French, 'instead of being in a situa tion-in which it is impossible for .them to .recci t e assistance and reinforcements, could readily procure them; if, instead of being detested by the iuhabi tants of,4ypt, they could rely on their co-operation, • our Troops would doubtless then have but one line of conclud to pursue, and one chance 'of success — that of hard incessant fighting,, and in Short, of repeated eaup de mai:J.(' But the case is here com pletely-different. The sea is -entirely- under our' dominion, and. the inhabitants of Egypt neither being willing, nor being . in ;nit' re . speft able to af„ ford any assistance to the _French; the latter are reduced to their own Capital, both •in men, ammu. nition, and every kind of military ;Cores.. On the contrary, our Troops having on their side the pos. • session of the sea, the Inhabitants of EDpi, and the co:operation:cf the Turks, must find their mews daily increased in every respect. In this -relative situatibn, every day. which elapses is a - gaitto us, and a loss to nur Enemies. One chance only re mains to them, that of a. Vklory so decisive as 1:ot •to allow ,us time to colleA those` resources which a very _short periOd would furnish us with. To attack MErou, therefore . ; in the strong position which he occupies : before Alexandria, would be to play his own, or at least a very uncertain game; while to content ourselves with keeping the French in check in the position in which they have irtra dently concentrated themielves;'-inust:l3e, - ;itli us a certain, though a. more tedious game. Our Generals have, it appears, fornied a very correct judgment on this head. They have been sensible that the best ; thing they could do, would be to fortify their Posi tion before Alexaridria in such a manner as to secure themselves from. all fresh attack ; to make detachments in the mean time,,in . order to open the Country, and to afford the inhabitants an-opportuni ty of declaring themselves ;, to isolate by these meaus tnree points of which the French were in possession, : one frbm the other ; to enter into direst co-operation with the GRAND VIZIER, anti-thus to . prepare for the moment, at no great distance, when siiperior means Of, attack being collected on all sides, Egypt cannot fail to fall into their hands either by open force or by other means. It is imp9ssible to contemplate 'this satisfaetory , rasped without being sensible of all the obliga tions we owe to Sit RALPH ABERCRottny, and the brave Troops. which he commanded. :The latter, by the order, the discipline, and the -tool courage which they displayed on the critical day of the asst_ of March, Shewed how - much they had profited by the sedulous attention which His Royal Highness the DuKE of YORK has for many years incessantly paid to the various branches of the service. It is in Egypt that we reap the fruits of the reforms and improvements-which he has, introduced. Our Troops were, no doubt, as brave in the beginning .of the War as they now are, and as they hive always been; but' that liscipline which renders them fit for every kind of operation ; that choice of arms and equipments, which, makes them - , capable of sup_ porting every fatigue, and : that instrudion which, prepares them for undertaking, prompt, regular, and decisive movements in the.heat of action were, it must be agreed, not nearly so much to he boasted of some years agO as thy are at present. Their worthy and gallant. Commander, Sir RALPH, knew how tun the,e valuable circumstances to the greatest ad vantage. The success of the disembarkation "prOved the foresight of his measures, and that With - which he repulsed the -French on the 13t11, spewed with what. discernment he had chosen ; the position he thought proper to occupy. This affair, must bring to the'recollgdion of our Readers that of the toth of September, 1799, in Holland, where that Gene ral disconcerted in . like manner all the efforts of the French, by the excellent-defensive position which he had'eliosen, Among the military qualities which distinguished Sir RALPH AnERCRostBY, that pru dent foresight which so much distinguished Marsh:il CLAIRFAYT, was most remarkable. The glorious result of the Battle of the 21st of Mara, has proved most strongly how good, notwithstanding the dis advantages of ground, was the position chosen by Sir RALPH, and how wisely he had. formed ,his judgment respeaing the sort of warfare which cir cumstances prescribed. Pros idence has not permit ted him to bring to a conclusion an Expedition, for the ultimate success of which he has, laid the fiiunda don : Init he lived long enough to . be witness to the success due to his Valour and his Talents, and he died withinff i gret, from 'the feeling — that the Cause of his Country was triumpbanr, and that his .tomb would be covered with trophies of Vietory. He fell like EYAMINDNDAS ; like him, he will live in the affeetions of his Countrymen, and in the achniratioi of Posterity. WE 011 Saturday Evening received-Paris ;vow' s to the 13th inclusive, and this Morning those of the t4th and tsth reached ExraEss. They are wholly. barren of Intelligence or of Interest. An article from Sirasburgb of the 11th instant, states that accounts had been received from retina, oldie AxcliDuKE CHARLES being so ill that great Apprehensions were entertained respefting Letters from Boxrdeaux, Oared the sth inst. state, that the Privateer Le D;arlant had taken and carried into Cadiz three Prizes, valued at 'two mil lions *of livres ; • they were under Portuguese Co. lours, 'and had Colonial - Property on board." An article from F/usbiNg, of the 7th inst. states, that the English being informed that Armaments were preparing in dill:fent ports of Flanders, have sent several Ships of War of different sizes, to watch their mayerrients, and to prevent their junc- tion. The Paper; of the 13th say, " A Letter from Smirua, of the zd coritains the foilowiag intelligence :—" A Vessel just arrived from Tip., brings intelligence, that a battle was fought under Alexandria, on the' 26th of Match, between the French and English, in which the latter lost Fad r. teen Thousand Men, and reimbarked with the re. nant of their Army." — Ol. the war With - Portsged, to which we !milt -with anxiety, they make no mention.—The Diet of RATistioi has definitively_ resolved to iefer it to . . - the . Emperor Tto determine with, respea to the ar rangements as to the indemnities which are to to the result of, and to complete the •Peace of Lune. .-0;11e. The Kingdom-of Naples may be said to be again in the Possession of the French.=-Such is the', magnificence with which the new King-,.0f ETRURIA. travels, that his suite from Wladrid- .to the Frontiers of Stain consisted of q.OO peisons: We do not imagine that he intends to go so numerously escorted to Paris, nor that the .Chief Consul svia suffer the pomp of his Court to be eclipsed by - rthit of a king who is indebted to him for his politica existence. The Moniteui contains a Report with-respea to the Commerce of France, during the eighth year of the Republic. It may attraft the attention of poli tical ccconornists. Thc Exports are estimated at about Eleven Milions Sterling, and the Imports at nearly Fourteen Millions—a sufficient.prOof of 'le dirninution. of the national , wealth, and of the de creaseof industry, The 'Tars Conralule were on the 14th, 53f. 63c. THE Hamburg!, Mail which- heeame due this morning, had not arrived when this Paper was put to Press. The P- RI XC ss of WALES yesterday completed the 33d year of he: age, on which occasion her Royal Highness ; received the Compliments of the Nobility. The Remains of Sir RALPH An P. R CROM ar were, it is now asserted, interred at Malta, With all ttm Honours due to his distinguishe4 worth and rank. Sir RALPH As it RC"ROlkil3 Y'S wound was from 'a musket-ball, which lodged in the thigh. He con cealed it until the Enemy were totally routed, whza he fell from his horse through loss of - blood: Mr. YOUNG, the Surgeon, on examining the wound s immediately perceived it to be mortal. • BONAPARTE'S renowned .Grenadiers were ,corn. posed of a considerable number of that distingui,hed Demi-brigade (the s2d) which served With him in Italy. In one of his letters, during his-first cam. paign, speaking of an attempt which Marshal WURMSER L the Anstlian Conunander, meditated against the French Magazines, BONAPARTE arl(6l - but my mind was trAnquil—the 33d Demi.bri, side was there." HIS MAJFSTY has dire led, that from the Ist inst. when bread shall exceed r Id. per poupti, or meat 6d. per pound, the Soldiers in Ireland are co be allowed 'by Government such excess of price.i— in bread, not exceeding one pound, and in meat, nut above three.quarters of a pound per day for each man. . A Letter from Mr. CATHCART, the - ,A.n . aericatt Consul at Tripoli, to Mr. - V. N-D E RHQRST, tAe t er r An3eriean Consul at -Bristol, leaves no r oom to4 j ou b t that hostili t ies have been commenced by the Bashasr o fol :unisndem, , th against the commerce of the United Sta tes , M r . of CATHCART ) not bring furnished with sufscient lowers staoet offered li l m onwelywitlireie ail i the o,voCrbio. otant answer dollars a o n hostilities till he,coutd ec President, Which was refused. Ensign JcwltrtsoN, of the Guards, who fen i t , Egypt, was not the Nephew of the Earl of Liv E s, root, as state.' in all the ?firers, but rite eldest son of Lieutenant-Colonel JENXtx:ioN, of Lite Board of.Greeti Cloth, and Nephew of General Fbi. SII ANV 5, formerly of the Ist Regiment of Civardi., One of the z 66 persons whose relcase from Ate• tine slavery Was lately effeCted by Mr. FA'Leos, the British Consul, arrived slew days ago at -hl native place, Gosforth, near Whitehaven, afmr is absence of two and twenty' years !---during which time his friend* had received no intelligence , eua cerning him, and had long since supposed him dead. An incredible number of wild peacocks h ak e lately made their appearance at . the Cape of G0 ‘ 1 ,4 Hope from the mountains, and committed rem' dc. predations on the farmers, so much so, thlt the Go.. vernment of that Colony have been induces to tune a Proclamation, requiring all farmers and othtrs w destroy the peacocks wherever they may meet with them. The importation of what, during the last week, amounted to 65,194. quarters ; there were about "ts,ooo quarters of oats, arid a large supply of flour, rye, : and barley. Saturday arri‘ed a Mail from I-I.iiifax and New York, by the Har/epin. Packet, in thirty days, with Letters and Papers froin the latter place datel the loth of FebrOary,'ind - from the forincr of t he 13th of April. The Dui( of Cumberland Pack e t, with the January Mails from England, had arrive safe at New York. A man of the name of HERDAULT, has lately been arrested at Paris, for having poisohed a spring, in order to put an end to his Wife, from whom he was divorced, and his two Children. Mrs. Payne, a Baker, who died last 'week in Peter-street,Westminster, was a very singular charac. ter; her outside habit chiefly consisted of a Wanke t made in the shape of a morning gown ; she was e x . tremely saving in her own diet, often subsisting on the loose raspings of her customer•' - was however charitable to the Poor in sitting in -her shop to the List existence, and expired under her nth year of her age. , • • t, • 1•41 r •••.4,