The Sun. — London, England, 1801-11-16 00:00:00

)ii it Of tone of jrrl• in Aa- le hand lay il l mounds The,' nornel l lie suc- Fleets , rmy )art 0' ardovt ons 01 credit iuSt lor, a' v steslp hamar' )11y, as 1 indo' , S isle bi e rtlin , ,rs 1101st correA fit, to a pro' Is, bit )ropor° lishirl but (0 i t wit!' , in th° accool - ina, it : of su' stance s he fer b 1 We now proceeci to consider the question of. Se. enrity for the future. It has been asserted, that in cedin g to France, the Colonies we have conquered from her, we have deprived ourselves of all security against her possible, breach of Faith. But would that good Faith have been better secured if we had retained them ? If France ever feel disposed to vio late her engagements, she can died her purpose as Well without her Colonies as with them. For they afford no immediate power which the Mother Coun try did not enjoy before. It is true, they may eventually enable her to procure Sailors and to equip Fleet s ; but this very supposition defeats the ob . 3eaiOn, by spewing that it is her interest to re.. main tranquil, in order that she may be enabled to accomplish that objet. Sailors and Fleets are not 6 ° easily made : they are the works of infinite labour, persev6 - arice, and time. If on the other liand, we examine the effeas of these Colonial Possessions on Great Britain, we shall not be able it discover any possible benefit which she could have derived from their retention. She has already Co. lorries so extensive, as to occupy her whole popula tion and marine ; and by prudent and wise measures there is not an able bodied Irian of her Empire who may ever want employment. The conquered Ctilo ties were useful . to her merely during the War, because they enabled her, to maintain an unparalleled maritime force, and to deprive the Enemy of all eommercial resources. These objects no longer exist. In Peace, it is her interest that France should im- Prove these distant possessions, which must 'ever be dependant, in case of a war, on that power which otrunands the ocean ; it is likewise her interest that France should be Commercial, because, as NONiESQUI EU wisely observes, " Peace is the na tural effeEt of Trade." The more Commercial Pranc e becomes, the mote her ambition will de rease, and the less there will be . to fear from it. In 'proportion as her People extend their Commercial l ) eculations •(in the present infancy of their Corn tuereial State), they will be more averse from the Zeilitis of military adventure. Besides, the spirit of °llltnerce engenders in the mind a certain sense of "at'l justice, which cannot fail, now that the French . overnment confesses itself to be sufficiently great, to be a strong barrier against another War, and con sequently, a powerful security to Britain for the f uture. • Indeed we could not have obtained by the re_ n ervation of any territory, a security so estimable d satisfaCtory, as that which results froth the in ward feeling of the People whose Government have %ncluded the Peace. The very circumstance of t he improvement of her Colonies will afford an oc :tljation to the French Government, and divert it . to schemes of Continental disturbance and hostili -)' t he revival of which would be produCtive of the r etes t unpopularity in that Country. Thus, our I s_ r't security is the aEtual cession of those very Co_ sn iess which have hitherto afforded to the timid 4(l illueh field for animadversion. It is a received ax iom in Geometry, that the greater the extent of "°dies, the more their circumference is relatively 3111111 . This would have been the exalt. situation of th is Country had .she retained the Colonies which she has ceded with so much prudence and mag .4llilnity. The real power of any Country does t consist so much in the facility of:making Con.. : 14 ' - sts., as in the difficulty . an Enemy finds in at tang it. But the increase of territory compels Ili v in ernent to expose new sides by -which- it 0 , 4/ ; .. be attacked. As therefore a Government 4 g ut to be endued with wisdom, in order to ; cre ase, it ought likewise to have an equal share of Prudence to limit its power. The inconveniences an immoderate enlargement of territory ought Cr e ti to be warily avoided ; for all grandeur, force, a nd Power are relative, and, therefore, as .1 MONTE 5- observes, ,‘ care must be taken, th a t i n end eavouri ng t o i n c r e ase t h e rea l gran d eur, t h e re . l ltiV e be not diminished." Further, has it es , -aped the rccolleaion of our (:1 L) 1 6 n trYtnen, that in the war of Ousen ANNE, when s t te benefited by colonial commerce, .and before t e l and had availed- herself of the courage, good l' rise, and numbers 'of the people of Scotland and rq a t, n di we made such efforts, even on the Conti ct4t) as astonished all Europe ? This was the ne- I v i i ,t 7 Y consequence of population and industry, . cl re lc : ltszi Mr. filiNi E to remark, he would as soon 11 4 : 4 that all our rivers and springs should be ex ‘vh stet) ) as that money should abandon a kingdom d o there are people and industry. This refiec tt: naturally prompts us to consider, in a National N se ' a - very material distinaion between the ter ',:et and arcideNfal power of - a State, a matter tyllY little attended to by th e o pp onen t s Of Peace, o, l ° . dr aw all t h e i r com p ar i sons f rom t h e a a ua l *t to (llti°ll of Franc e , with out refleaing - that compa il)t:s ar e no pro o f s . By p ermanent p ower , we \,Z. 11 , a nat ura l , i nherent and . perpetual ability in a Ile ' 4 1 1 14 ' 3 which, though always in being, may not ways in aaiol7, or n , )t always, Advantageously - direeted ; by aceridental power, we mean, a for tunate or accidental disposition or exercise of natural strength in the whole or in part. To conclude.—We made a just and honourable Peace, and such as might be expeaed from a People with whom War was the business of necessity only. Our Vidoties received lustre from a greatness of lenity and forbearance ; neither the foul finger of disgrace, nor the bloody hand of vengeance have put a blot upon our fame ; and when the .necessity for War ceased, the world must confess, that as we drew the sword in our just defence, we used it with out cruelty, and sheathed it without revenge or dishonour. The Hamburgh Mail which became due yester, day, had not arrived when our Paper was put to Press. The ROYAL FAMILY heard Divine Service yes terday, as usual, at Windsor. HIS MAJESTY will hold a Levee at St. James's Palace on 'Wednesday, when the KING will receive the Addresses of the House ofLords and Commons, 'oh the Treaty entered into between thiS Country and the Court of Russia. On Saturday the Pit txcE- of WAt.Es left Town, on a visit to the Earl of EGREMONT at Petworth, from whence His Royal Highness will go to Brighton for some time. Mr. LISLE, one of His Majesty's Me ss e ngers , arrived yesterday morning at Lord HAWK ESBURY'S Office, with Dispatches from the Republic of France. The Right Hon. Lord GLENBEiVIE is expeled to leave England in a short time, for the Govern ment of the Cape of Good Hope. The last accounts frOm India state, that Marquis WE L LESLEY had been constituted Captain-General and Commander in Chief of all His Majesty's and the Company's Forces to the Eastward of the Cape. of Good Hope. The Commission entrusting him with such extensive powers, is dated in Aug. I Soo. Lieutenant-Colonel JOHN HAM' LTON, of the 8 st Foot, is appointed to be Deputy Quarter-Master- Gcneral to the Fortes serving at the Cape of Good Hope, vice Major-General F4AsE.R, placed on the Staff in India. Letters from Madras, .to. the 4th of July, state that the Nabob of the Carnatic was on the point of death. , His disorder , Was-an abscess in the back, a complaint prevalent and fatal in Hindostan, and that of which Hyder Ally died.. . . The Beath of this Printe will el:fed a very con siderable change in the political condition or the India Conipany-, and.will - be an event of great im portance to the numerous creditors of his Highness in this country,. as - well as in Asia.. The Company, who, it is expeded, will assume the sovereignty of the Carnatic and pension his heirs, will likewise be responsible for his debts. • . The abscess, which originated between the shoul ders, had extended itself nearly over his back ; and, at the date of these letters, it was not expedcd he could survive three days. Two Troops of His Majesty's 2 1st Light Dra goons arrived at Cork on the 4th inst. from-Lime rick, under the command of Capt. MURPHY,. pre paratory to their going to Bandon and Tallaglf. MONSIEUR and most of-the French PrinCes have been since Monday on a hunting party at the Earl of CHoLmoNDELtv's "seat in Norfolk, where th ey will remain till .:ThurSday, After • returning to Town for a short time, Their Royal Highnesses are going to visit the Earl'oftvlolßA, in Leicestetshire: . . The report that` Sir' JIDNEY SMITH " arrived in this countrx in the . 'TArlosh, garb it appears, wholly without foutidaton. If the , prevalence of envy and malevolence - Wei-et:not so well known, it . wOuld be di ffi cult to account' for: the invention of so pitiful an attempt to 'degrade the reputation of sot meritorious a charmer: Advices are arrived from' the 'Royal at Port Jackson, where:shejtad . .landed the -Convifts, and was proceeding,to.6taheito . with,the Missiona ries, to join •their,- , brethren in that Island.:;. There was much sicknes among the .Convias-on -board that ship, of . whorn.upwarcls of fortythad.died,.and the . tender attention- of the Missionaries . exposed • them to the same infeaious•fevcr, • from which all had recovered, except one.of the: name of MORRIS,' consulnptiveiy inclined, who died after they. ar rived at Port Jackson. On Saturday Lieutedant-Colonel • PARRY, " to gether_ with several British and French Officers, just arrived from the East Indies, preferred a complaint before the LOR a MAYOR against the Master of the Blossoms Inn, in' Lawrence-lane, far having detained their baggage, because they refused to comply With• an unjust demand Marie on some of them for rot. and on some others for Isl. purporting to be charges incurred at an inn in Deal. The Lord Mayor_ considering this an extraordinary proceeding, sent for the Book-keeper of the waggon belonging to that inn; who produced an order from Cross, the Master of the Three Kings at Deal, de siring him to make the demands in question, and to Stop the• trunks that came by the waggon if they were not paid. The LORD MAYOR told these Gentlemen, that he would be happy to give them any assistance in his power; but he did not know haw to proceed with• respeet to the demands made by the person At Deal. The Book-keeper, then said, •he wanted no more than three halfpence a pound for the bag gage, and it was- agreed that the complainants should receive their property on paying that money; his Lordship at the same time observed, that an Action would lie against the Master of the Blossoms Inn, if he detained it. A Melancholy accident happened on • Friday. in Harley-street. As a young Gentleman was mount ing his horse, the vicious' animal endeavoured to bite him, and the r moment the Gentlernan had placed himself upon the saddle,' he set off full speed upthe street; and. dashed- his-rider with such force upon the pavement, that little'hopci - :ire entertained of his recovery. • - FranCe !unity. pt into )rrow ; other, pericd• ade the rest as- and. the view it things d there ever be be hot- d it is , co ef- urningt cionary serve.di g their s fie r- ost in- nation• illy the and to is it is I be re-' ng bias; storill 2 danCe, , s were d Mar- en mo- islativc - as ;fl3 we ob' e past. Id then e War,. ante att uiliitjr ;, their noted tches to t to re- scover 9 former liuTd 1n- poi i .ed in a. igment t upon ith the )untrY , drawn ?al sui- depen. is in $ Both NAVAL NEWS. From the LONDON GAZETTE, Nov. r 4. Admiralt . ).-o . ffice, ATo-7_,e7nbet: 14., 1 801. from . 'Copy of a L e tt er - fro the Right Honourable Lord Keith, Admiral of the :Blue," &c. to E4;an Ne pal:, Esq. dated Foudroyant, Bay of Aboukir, "September zd, rSor. SIR; . . I have the h onour a nd satisfa c tion of acquainting you, for the information of the Lords Commis sioners of the Ad m i ra l ty , that the important ob jet of this Expedition is fully accomplished ; a Ca pitulation (of which a copy is inclosed) has been this day signed, providing for the delivery to - the Allies, to-morrow, of the Enemy's entrenched Camp on the Eastern side of Alexandria, and the Fort Triangulaire, and other important posts on the Western side ; and for that of the Town itself, the public effeds, and the shipping in the Harbour, at the expiration of ten days, oh sooner, if the Enemy's Troops can be sooner emb:irked ; as soon as I can obtain returns of the ships and effeds, they shall be transmitted to you. The merchant yes sels.are very numerous, and one old Venetian ship of the line, with the French Frigates Egyptienne, Justice, and Regeneree, and some Corvettes, arc known to be in the Port. Theis Lordships will not fail to have observed from my former details, the meritorious condo& of the Officers and Men who have been from time to time employed on the various duties which the de barkation of the .Army, and a co-operation with them has required. Though opportunities for bril-• liant exertion have been few since the Bth of March, the desire for participating in it has been unr e mit- . ted. But the nature o f this Expedition has. de manded from most of tilt/Officers and Seamen of the Fleet, and particularly from those of the Troop Ships, Bomb Vessels, .and Transports, the endurance of labour, fatigue,. and privation far beyond .what I have witnessed before, and which I. verily believe to have exceeded ~all former example; and it has been encountered and,surmounted with A degree of resolution and perseverance Which merits my highest praise, and gives both Officers and den a just claim to the prdtection of their Lordships, and the appro bation of their Country. The. number of, Officers to whom I owe this tribute of approbation, does not admit of my mentioning them by :name, but most oi• the Captains of the Troop Ships Jiave been employed in. the stipetintendance of these duties, and I have had repeated and urgent oars' Of volun tary service frOm all. - The Agents for Transports have, condoeted theniseives With laudable diligence and aetivity in the serVice of the several' depart- - ments to which they are - attached, and displayed the greatestexerlion and ability in overcoming the numerous ; difficulties which they had to con tenth • ' The Captains and Commanders . of the -Ships ap_ pointed for guarding the' Port, have executed that tedious and anxious duty 'with diligence and suc cess ; during—my absence from the Squadron the Blockade has been eonduded much to my satisfac tion by Rear-Admiral -Sir R. Bickerton; and jus tice requires me to mention, that I was with, the Squadron Captain Wil s on of the T ru S t y w a s unwearied in his attention 'to the diredion of all the duties in this Bay. The Capitan Pucka l as uniformly manifested the most-anxious desire of. - Contributing, by every Means in his power, to-the promotion of the sLrvice. Hay ing.been generally s On shore with his Troops, the Ships have been stitiniiired, by hiS . orders, - 'to my dircdion, and the Officers have paid the most re spektfulattention to the instructions they have te ceivedfrom me. • • Captain Sir Sidney -Smith; who has sirved with such distinguished reptitatiOn in this Country, hav ing applied -to be the- bearer of the dispatches an.. flouncing the expulsion of '-thelnemy, .1 . have corn. plied with his request ; and I beg to refer their Lordships' to tha't adive 'and intelligent Officer for any particular informatidn relative to this or other parts of the Country, 'oir which liehas bud oppor tunities of maki'fig remarks. I hai;e:the-honotir to be, kt. (Signed) - KEITH. .„ Admiralty-0 .4 5a., No' ender 4, idSi. . .. . . . , Copy of another Lefler from the Right Hon. Lord Keith ) - - Admiral of the Blae, E.fic. to Evan Ne lean, Esq. dated on hoard His Majesty's Ship -Foudruant, ,Bay of Aboukir, ioTh September 180 i. SIR, You will be pleased to acquaint their Lordships that the Capitan Paella and _I have agreed on -the enclosed distribution of the Vessels of War found in the Enemy's possession in Alexandria, of which I trust their Lordships will approve. I have, Bcc. _ . KEITH. His Highness the Capitan Pacha and Lord Keith have agreed' to receive the Enemy's Ships'as un der, viz. CAPITAN PACIT k. LORD KEITH., Cause - - 64. L'Egyptienne - . so Justice - - 46 RegenCre - 32 No. I. ,Venetian 26 No. 2. Venetian 26 The Turkish Corvettes to be given 'to the Capitan Pacha ; but to be previously valued. KEITH. Nov. 14, I,Boi . Copy of; another Letter from Admiral Lord. Keith, K. B. to E , -,tan Nepean, Esq. dated Eomfroyant at Sea,• Sept. 19, 2801. SIR, I have the honour and satisfailion of ttansmitting ; to you, for the information of the Lords Commis sioners of the Admiralty, a Copy of a Letterre ceived by me from Rear-Admiral Sir' ohn Warren.; *losing one from Captain 1-141sted, of His Majes ty's Ship the Phoenix, reporting the capture of one of the Enemy's Frigates. I am, &c.. KEITH. Renown . , Mahon, August 13, 1801.'1 MY ,LORD) I . have inclosed to your Lordship the. copy of a, Letter I received from Captain Halsted, of His Ma.. jesty's Ship Phcenix ) giving me an account of the • , capture of L a Cm - ere Frentii Frigate, by Capt a i n Gower, fn lii..l\ilajestY . 's Ship La Pomone, on, the 3d In:st, with a List of the Killed and Wounded in the latter Ship. Captain Gower 'speaks very highly Of the condua of the Officers and Crcw of La Pon-one •; and I beg leave to recominend to your consideration Lieute nant Lloyd, first of that Ship, as a very deserving Officer. I Gave the Honour to be, &c. 'Bcc. (Signed) , J. B. WARREN., Right ,Froriourable Lord Keith, K. B. &c. Phawix, r - Elba, 3d Aiigitst, iBo S:R ; I-beg IC‘aVe to inform you, that at .half Ost two P. M.,a Frigate and several small Vessels were seen to the SoUtihward of the . Piombino Pass.7n;e, steering for Port Longone. The Squadro n under my my Command went in chace of them immediately, and I have great pleasurein acquainting you, that at ten minutes past eight, after several shot being fired from bow and stern chacers, Captain Gowet of the Pontone, in a very gallant and officer like manner, ran alongside the Frigate, and after ten minutes re.. sistance, she surrendered : she is La CarreYe French Frigate, from Port liercule, with Ammunition for Longone, mounting twenty . -Six eighteen Pounders, with two spare Ports do her Main Deck, and twelve brass eights, with two brass thirty-six pound Car !amides on her quarter-deck and forecastle, and 356 men. She is a very fine Frigate, six yearS old, and just completely fitted at Toulon. The small Vessels with her had Ordnance Stores, &c. &c. for the same plee, and I am fearful two or three have got in. Captain Gower speaks in great praise of Mr. Lloyd, the first Lieutenant of the Poinonc, and also of all the rest of his Officers and Ship's Company. The Phoenix not being - able to get nearer than randoni shot, did not fire. Captain Ballard in the Pearl, when it was doubtful at which point the wind would fix, very judiciously kept between the Enemy and Port LOngone, should he have attempted to en ter it. • I am sorry to add a list of two killed and four wounded 'on hoard the Pomone, one of the former Mr. Thomas Cook,• Boatswain, and one of the lat ter Lieutenant Charles Douglas, of the Marines i , who has lost a leg. I Bade not yet received the car rca account of the loss of the Enemy. lam, L. W. HALSTED'. , P. S. Since writing the above I am sorry to 'add that Lieutenant Douglas has died of his wounds. Rear_ Admiral Sir John Borlase • . Warren,- Bart. ;7!d K. B. A List qf a;:d Wanda or His tlfaiesty's SLip LA POIN9lle,1:1 A lien -with , the Trench -ate La Cirrerri if Elba, Awg:ist 3, ISor. Kr L I r o—"Cliornas Boatswain. Samuel Herring, Quarter-master - . WOUNDED—Charles Douglas, Lieut. of Marines, since dad. John Cox, Able Seaman, since dead. • John Brown, Ablc Selman. john Boyd, Able Scanlan. Admiralty-Of - ice, Nov. 14, iBor. Copy of another Letter from Admiral Lord Keith, K. B:Efc. to Evan IVelean, Erg, dated on board Hrs 111:j,:sty's Ship 4'6:aro:ant,lette, 06rober 8, 1801. SIR, , I have the Honour of transmitting, for their Lord.. ships' information, a Copy of a Letter, with its Inelosure, received by me from Rear. Admiral Sir John Borlase Warren, conveying, the satisfadory intelligence of His Majesty's late Ship Success hav ing been recovered from the possession of the Ene. my, and their own Frigate La Bravoure destroyed by the affive exertions of Captains Halsted, Cock. burn, and .Gower, of His Majesty's Ships the nix, La Mifterve, and La Ponione. • I have the Honour to be, &c. &c. KEITH. Renown at Sea, Bth Sq. tember, 1801. MY LORDS I have much satisfaaion in communicating to you Captain Halsted's letter of the 2d instant, in forming me of the Capture of His Majesty's late Ship the Success, and the deStrudion of La Bravoure Frigate 0146 guns, being the whole of the Enemy's squadron employed•in the attack of Porto Ferrajo iu the Island of Elba. I feel much indebted to Captain Halsted, who commanded His Majesty's Frigates I had stationed for the defence Of Elba, and also to Captains Cock. burn and Gower, for their zeal and good eoncluti, as well as every Officer and Man in the Squadron, arid. trust that the merit they have exhibited on .this Occasion will entitle them to your Lordship's ap probation and favour. I have the Honour, &c. (Signed) J. BORLASE WARREN. Right 1101. Lord Keith, ,Effe. cue. tee. of ratio, near Lea Zorn, Sept. 2, I So 1. • SIT:, I beg leave to acquaint you, that while .at an. chor :off Piombino,, for the purpose of prevent. ing Supplies being sent .by the Enemy from that place ;o Port Longone, 'at half past - 'Six A. M. His Majesty's ship Minerve, which had joined, and parted from me the day before, was seen in the N. W. standing towards the Phoenix, firing guns, and with the signal - flying for an Enemy. I imme diately made the Pomone signal to chace that way, she having joined me two days before, and got the Phoenix : under sail, upon which•the Minerve bore up,' and made all sail to the Northward, the Pomone and k)licenix• following. About. o'clock we saw two• Frigates to the. Northward, steering to_.. wards Leghnh apparently French; and' between ten and eleven we 'ObserVed that the nearest to us had ttin astroUnd on.ilie Shoal" off \Tula, and upon the approach of the Squadron, and a shot being hired towards her frorn'the firing in passing, sh e Struck her Colours without' ng a gun, and was taken possession by tbz - ,l4:oritnp&- % It was adcti_ tional pleasure when I found her to be His . Ma jes. ty's - late Ship . SueceSs; comrrlahided by'Mons. 'The Ailinerve being the , headitiosr ship,•went on-in pursuit of . the s enile!) - Which - waSseendeavoutin, to -.- get tO I t eghorn, 6ut.fortunately the wind shifting to. -the Northward, enabled the Minerve to get well up with the Enemy before he could accomplish his views; and after missing . stays, ;,nd attewpting to