The Sun. — London, England, 1804-02-27 00:00:00

MAILS. bU 11. Hamburgh 3 ..... - _ Consols ARRIV SD. P RICE OF STOCKS. THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK. Si ) Red. Ann. - THE SUN. COLEM QUIS DICEILE VALSUM AUDLAT LONDON, FEBRUARY 27, iBO4. THE Official Bulletin of yesterday was couched as follows : " WE think that MAJErr y is going on favourably, though any rapid amendment is not to be expelled. (Signed) " Queen's. House, February 26, 1804. " L. PEPYS,. " H. R. REYNOLDS. " F. MILLMA " W. HEBERDEN." There is something more definite in this Report than any which has preceded it ; and the conclu sion generally drawn from it was, that it was the precursor of some Communication to be made this day to Parliament on the part of His Majesty's Ministers. Whether this will a&ually be the case or not we cannot pretend to say : if we were to place any reliance upon the assertion of a Ministerial Paper of this morning, we should conclude no such intention exists in the minds of His Majesty's Ministers ; but this we know, that an anxious and general expeaa tion prevails, of some such Communication : it seems indeed alike to flow from policy and ne cessity. The Country has now been at least a" fortnight without the benefit of the highest Executive Authority, so indispensable to its safety at this crisis cf danger ; and the danger must be augmented in the degree to which such a privation is permitted ,to extend.. If, however, Ministers are themselves still silent, a strong hope prevails that the subjea will be agitated from some other quarter, in such a way as to produce- some satisfactory explana. tion to the Nation of the intentions of Ministers in the present alarming and calamitous exigency of public affairs. His Majesty's Physicians express an opinion that he is going on favourably to a state of convalescence—this must convey the most heartfelt satisfaClion to all his loyal and loving People, and holds out the hope that our good and gracious Mo narch will be restored to the wishes of a Nation, who . in the highest possible degree admire, and love, and venerate his charaEter and virtues. This hope, we are happy to say, is strengthened by the Bul. letin of 'this mottling, which is couched in the fol lowing-terms: " ills M A JES ry is still better to-day than he was yester day, and appears to be gradually advancing towards recovery. (Signed) "Queen's House, F 66: 27; 1804. " L. PEPYS. " H. R, REYNOLDS. " F. AITI.LmAt4. " W. HESERDEN." The tenor of this is so- different tram that of yesterday, that doubts were immediately circu. laced of any intention of a Communication being male by Ministegs..this day. We have the greatest satisfaCtion in stating that His Royal Highness the DUKE of YORK had an in. terview yesterday with the PRINCE of WALES, at Carleton House, and that the most perfeet good understanding subsists between these Royal Brothers. We are happy to say that HIS MAJESTY was up the greatest part of Saturday, arid walked about in his. Apartments. _ _ The DUKE' of YORK, CUMBERLAND, and CAM. BR/DG , dined With HER MAJESTY on Saturday. Saturday mailing the LORD CHANCELLOR. had an audience of the ROYAL FAMILY. Early on Saturday morning an Express was sent off to the PR INC ESS. of WALES, at Blackheath, with the state of HIS MA J ESTY'S health. About eleven o'clock Dr. HEBERDEN had an audience of the PRINCE of WALES, after attending HIS MAJESTY. Soon after twelve the Dux of CLARENCE had an audience of the PRINCE. Siturday afternoon the Pitt Net of `VALES took an airing in his carriage: A Cabinet Council was held at Lord HAwxFs- Bur ' Of►ce, on Saturday, about three o'clock, which sat till near half past four, at which an Ame rican Sailor was examined for a consiaerable tirne. Saturday morning Sir LUCAS PEPYS and Sir F. MILLMAN had audiences of Mr. ADDINGTON, at his house in Downing.street, as likewise yesterday and this morning. Yesterday Lord AMH ERST and tlict Hon. Colonel FAN E attended at St. James's Palace, as the-Lord and,Groom in Waiting. The throng was nearly as great as it was on the preceding "Sunlay of all descriptions of .versons. The alace was literally crowded during the wh(;le time of sheaving dte Bulletin; the entrance to the (:Ifferent Noah would fr.. vently have been bl9cked up by the patties going and emning meeting in contaet, had it nut been for the exertions of the B ivy-street Ofii‘_:rs, who kept them moving after they had read the Bulletin. It was said last night that His MAJESTY was doing as well as the Physi -55 '6 I clans expeCted. GOVERNMENT received some intelligence on Saturday, which corroborates the idea of the Enemy being about speedily to make his attempt at Inva sion. An Embargo has within these few days been laid in all the Ports of France. In consequence of the intelligence of Saturday, orders were sent off to all the Ports to have every thing prepared to repel the ex. peEted attack of the Enemy. Yesterday evening the Flat-boats at Portsmouth received on board their oars, sails, and other articles of equipment. Orders to the same effeft have no doubt been sent to all the other Ports. We conceive that the next fortnight must present some highly important events. Letters from Plymouth still assert the sailing of the Toulon Fleet, but the report gains ground very slowly. WE present our Readers with a Proclamation of the Dutch Government of the 6th inst. for a Gene. ral Fast to be observed in that Country on the 7th of March. It paints most strongly the distresses of that unhappy Country, and shews that the Dutch, though they cannot oppose, do not cease to feel the tyranny of the French, and cannot omit any opportunity of making their appeal to the Al— mighty Disposer of events, and to the generosity and justice of those Powers of Europe that still have withstood the oppression and desolation of the plundering hordes of France. Many observations have been made respeCting His MAJESTY'S sleeping on the ground floor of the Queen's House, in answer to which, we have to observe, His MAJESTY always removes there when he is indisposed. They are apartments' that arcs called His MAJESTY'S. They were the PlI NC Eof WALES'S apartments before he had an establshment. On Saturday afternoon their Graces the Mike and Dutchess of BED °au arrived at their house in' the Stable Yard, St. James's, from Woburn. The Dutchess of DEYONSH I re has at length come to animate the fashionable circles in town. Part of the Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND'S do. !nestles arrived at Northumberland House on Sa. turday and yesterday, and the whole Family arc ex. peeled on Wednesday next. Lord MoIRA, we believe, has received per mission to come to Town from the North for a short time, and is speedily expelled. His leave of absence was sent off on Friday. Lord MELVILLE, it is said, has been sent for express from Scotland, to give his powerful aid - in Parliament in the present critical conjundure of Public Affairs. A report was stated in some of the Evening Pa. crs of Saturday , ' of several of the Enemy's Gun boats having been fallen in with and captured off the French Coast by Sir SYDNEY SMITH. This report we conceive to be wholly unfounded. Sir SYD NEY we believe to be off, the Texel. By the decisions of the Minehead and Sudbury Eleftions, the . Sitting Members. in both cases are confirmed in their Seats, but the Petitions are deem. ed not fri..olouz, or vexatious. ' Four -if the East India Ships, the Lord Hatukes bury, Castle, Duke of Montrose, and Worces ter, on their way out, are ordered to touch at Ja maica. We are informed that the intention of Go vernment is, that they shall carry oat to Ceylon two Regiments of Negroes now in the West Indies. The late disasters in Ceylon have rendered it ne., cessary to send reinforcements there to defend our selves ; and it is thought that the Black Regiments, which would be so disagreeable to the West India . Planters, may be extremely useful in the Beetle_ nut War against the KING of CANDY. The alarm in Dublin on the night of the 14. th is attributed to various causes, but the result is alike honourable to the Yeomen of that City, and grad. fying to the loyal every where. Even while the drums were beating to arms, every Corps was at its post; in all cases as strong as upon former occa sions, and in some much stronger. Of the Mer chants, numerous, and alike excellent in discipline and appearance, there were but twelve absent, all of whom were in the country, or confined by in., disposition ; and the Atcornies mustered 530, which was 90 more than ever attended upon any former occasion. Lord CATHCART, attended by a detach ment of Dragoons, 'patrolled the principal streets during the entire night. The'Regiments constituting the garrison were furnished with artillery ; the 36th Foot, in' barracks at the Old Custom-house, re. ceived two field pieces at the commencement of alarm., The system of fortification is extending very generally in Ireland. At Bantry numerous works have been recently ordered, for the speedier com pletion of which detachments have been sent from each of the Regiments in that and the neighbouring Distrids. A letter from Fermoy, in the county of Cork, mentions the arrest of one of .the murderers of the late Lord KiLWARDEN, who had been. sent under a proper escort to Dublin. By the n - ii:e.stones which have been ereeted upon the Commercial• Road, it appears. that the West India 1/)cks ate exally three miles from the Royal Exchange. A gentleman in Galloway has invented a simple and expeditious method of loadiog'gnmi; which will supersede entirely the use of the ramrod, - and cptise, quently a considerahle part of the manual exczcise, ald enable the soldiers to load and fire twice for once in the old way. NAPAL NEWS. From the LONDON GAZETTE, Feb. 25, 1804. Admiralty-9 Pd., February 25, 1804. Copy of a Letter from the Right Honourable Lord Keith, K. 13. Admiral of the Blue, &c. to Wil. Liam Marsden, Eq. dated at Ramsgate, the 21st in.rtarzt.- SIR, Be' pleased to acquaint their Lordships, that the Hired Cutter Aaive (zd) has just returned to Rams gate ;. and, to lay before them the enclosed Copy of a- Letter which I have received from Lieu tenant Williams, at present aeting in the command of her, acquainting me with his having, yesterday, fallen in with sixteen sail of the Enemy's small craft, proceeding from Ostend to Boulogne, Qne of which he has captured under circumstances ♦ery cre ditable to himself and the Cutter's crew. I have the honour to be, &c. KEITH. His Majesty's Hired Armed Cutter Alive, (2) of Gravelines, zoth MY LORD , February, 1804. In obedience to your Lordship's order to me of the t7th instant, I proceeded with His Majesty's Hired Cutter Aaive, under my command, to cruise off Dunkirk, but the wind blowing strong from the eastward, prevented my gettitig any farther to windward than Gravelines, where I this morning discovered sixteen sail of the Enemy's gun-boats and transports running close along shore. I imme diately gave chace, and at half past ten commenced a running fight. At eleven the outermost vessel struck her colours•; she proves to be La Jeune Isa. bella Transport, fitted for carrying horses, bound to Boulogne from Ostend ; lam sorry to say I was prevented capturing any, mote of the Enemy's yes. sels from their having ran so close in shore and un der the batteries during the time I was taking pos. session of this . vessel. The conduft of the small crew I command, while attacking so very superior a force of the enemy, and under their batteries, within three quarters of a mile of the shore, merits my warmest thanks, and I hope will your Lord. ship's approbation. I have the honour to he, &c. (Signed) JOHN WILLIAMS. The Right Honourable Lord Keith, K. B. PLYMOUTH, FEB. zs.—Arrived this evening the Gollob, of 74. guns, from the Channel Fleet. The Plantagenet, of 74 guns, went out of Har. hour this afternoon, and anchored in Cawsand Bay. Shc is fitted for foreign service. PORSTMOUTH, FEB. 26.--Arrived his Majesty's Ship Wootverine, Capt. GottooN, and the Abund. ante Store-ship, from Plymouth. Sailed the Speedwell Brig, Lieut. ROBERTSON, for the Eastward ; also His Majesty's Ship Melpo. tnene, Capt, OLIVER, on a Cruize off Hayre.de. Grace. Arrived the Cbarhit‘ Schooner, Lien% ALT; from a Cruize. Dropped down to St—Helens, the Pouhut Sloop of War, Capt. DUNBAR. Arrived this .day the Marquis of Wellesley, out ward-bound East India Ship, and several other outward-bound Vessels from the Downs. Arrived—the Elizabeth, Gray, from Carmarthen; Betsey, Foster, from Ireland ; Providence, Cummings, from Liver pool; Adive ' ft Clark, from Bristol Nancy, Kirby, from Dungarvon ; Sally, Powell, from Sunderland ; Recovery, Rosson, from Cardiff; Eliza, Waters, from London. Sailed—the Vidoria, Swinson, for Hull; Beaufoy, Houn slow, for Woolwich. ' This evening the Flat.bottomed Boats are tak. ing in their oars, sails, and equipments, but foi what purpose is not known ; but it is ConjeEtured that there is reason to expert the Invasion will be speedilyaqempted. DEAL, Fes. 26.—Yesterday His Majesty isShips Immortalite, Squirrel, Harpy and Speedwell Sloops ;V Archer, Aggressor, Basilisk, Locust, Mariner, and Starling Gan-brigs, came in, blown off their Stations. This day sailed the Euryalus, Squirrel, Harpy, Basilisk and Archer Gun-brigs for their Stations off the Coast of France. Sailed the Ma g ic;enne on a cruize off* Flushing. The Leda Frigate came in from Dungeness. Sailed the Wellesley extra East-India Ship for the River. The Immortalise fellin . witli a Fleet of French GUn-vessels on Friday last ; drove three of them on shore, and' dispersed the remainder ; but being so near the shore, a shell fell from one of their BRlte. ries, burst over the Ship, killed one 'iriao, 'and , wounded three others, and carried away her main yard-arm. In the Downs-411e Monarch, Utrecht, : Illustrious, Rai sonable, Leda, Immortalite, Arab, Rosaiio, Vincego, In speaor, Perseus, 'Fury, Aggressor, Conflia, Locust, Ma riner, Starling, and Speedwell. SHEERNESS, Fes. 26.—Yeiterclay die crew of the Trusty, of go guns, Capt. AR GLE9, were paid the bounty and two months advance.; and she this day proceeded for Portsmouth. Sailed with secret orders for Sir SIDNEY SMITH, offtherreitei', the Beaver Sloop of War; Capt.PRLLY as likewise the Minx and-lackallGun-brigs to re. some their stations off,Boulogne. A melancholy 4dcident, lately happened on.bdard the ile.rws Armed Ship,, commanded' by the Hon. BFI , tivET : inlieaving up the anchor with a considerable strain, some of the whelps of the c4p.. scan gave way, by which three men were kilt` and two badly wounded. YARMOUTH, FEB. 25. —Yesterday P. M. got 0 ` ) shore on the beach to the Southward of Ydrmot)(ll Pier, the Avon, of Sunderland, RALPH PEARS" master, from Woodbridge to the North, with bal last. It is hoped she wail be got off with very little damage. Crew saved. FALMOUTH, FEB. z 4. Arrived the N;0 1441 Sloop of War, from a Cruize. HARWICH, FEB. 23. —The rivers on the opPt' site coast Northwards being all frozen up, there is no possibility, at present, of making either TO' ningen or Husum. The Packets have, for sa le time past, landed their mails and passengers at Heligoland, from whence they are conveyed b f r small craft to the main land. There is also a gr,c a t : quantity of ice in the mouth of the Elbe, would render the navigation there impraCticable ec ea were it not blockaded; and the river is entirely shut up by the severity of the season, a little alv vc Cuxhaven. ith A Dutch Schuyt arrived here on Monday, o'3 four passengers from Katwyk. They state the Northern Powers are colleaing a great force 1 0 Oppose the further progress of the tyranny France, whose ambition, they begin to apprehen ds has no limits. The Dutch, they say, are decided(); of opinion that the long. threatened invasion of T ht e Country will not be attempted. It seems theY ar cruelly oppressed, and are only waiting the frien 6 ly interference of some powerful State, to free o themselves from that abjeCt slavery they ha ve b long endured. Two of the Packets which sailed yesterday with the mails for Husum and G,Pti e . f; burgh, and whic!,-1 have been detained here for V',„ time, were forced back this morning by cout( 3ll winds. The weather continues very boisterous. EXTRACT OF A PRIVATE LETTER FROM AN or eft CER ON BOARD THE ARAB SLOOP OF WARS ci s" TAIN LORD COCHRANE, DATED 24. TH INS F. On the tsnh inst. that able Officer, with t he 5111. a il Squadron under his command, fell in with sixty sa il e of the Enemy's gun-boats from the N. which endeavouring to get into Boulogne. Capt. C 6cP i RANE immediately gave the signal to chace ; 0 , 0 after a heavy fi ring for nearly an hour, boat* driving several of them ashore. The Arab' s with a Lieatenant, the Master, two Midsh i r n q and 53 Seanen armed (seconded by other boats the Squadron) was hoisted out ; but owing to Ell e peculiar facility which the Enemy's boats derive fro f : their construction to run ashore, anti the protelti°e of iOOO Military, with their field-pieces, who we!, cfraw.n up on the landing-place, it was impossible '1.1; push the advantage arty farther, althcugh ours Shot .advanced so near, that one of the enemA9.-ort succeeded 1 lodged in the quarter of the Arab's boar. Th p , s - ne happened off Calais. The Gun-boats in P a "'' a ri Ilarbour amount to upwards of 60 0. . 'Th e y uniformly described as almost Aat-bottoMedello drawing so little water, that they run almost . with the shore, where the boats of our Navy earl, .possibly Fc4ch therti." no• Great apprehensions havebeen for some titre e i ,, c tertained for the safety of theYork i of 64 g u ; A s on a P :a . tu M rd i a T y r b : RD, wl:icl_i . during the late et c° her stationed off the Texel ; our fears respeiti °s . ed are. much increased by the following Letter,fec"v Peterhead, (N.. B.) P . i :: Some large Ship must have been lost in this n e ' c ii, b ir o e u n t s t i t o oo ns d, ha a y s e pa b r e t e s n o d f ri a ve vi n te o c n k a yard of 6+ feet long, and'about 22 feet of 1 7 0 part of a large mast which 'appears w have V. th under deck. There is likewise the lid of a box; vii shoofrec°hnesriede; considerable the following diretion : , " Henry lif;tford, Esq. " No. rr, C o rk-street, London. ." " Care of Captain Mitfird, Southampton. t There are some other fragments, but I at e v er' apprized of their description ; they do not 110'00 furnish any further evidence as to the identitY ° wreck. o Captain COLBY is appointed to the Easitt enr se 4 guns, at Northfleet, which is to be fitted " e a to Immediately. ,Captain RowLEY IS appoin, l n oio the Ruby, of 6 4 g uns, at Yarmouth, vice or COLBY. to an It Capt. WILKINSON, of the Hussar Frig a ni, r C eleven of her Crew, were on board the - Paris, at the date of Admir al Coil NwALLISISI, Dispatches. We are much gratified in being a u u.- rep , add, that Captain WILKINSON reports that mainder of the Crew are saved by the Fi shing " • of the Isle of Saints. ofI J The American ships Rising Sun, SHALE of e e aer Alexander, WATERS, have been dri v en foul I°`'„ other by a strong wind at thellelder, dam,ab they have sailed for the Nieuwe Diep to rell a ' ri (ter The Trinity House has given notice, that , a a . . te g the 20th inst. the Skerries Lights will be eNh lul a oti on the improved principle, with Argand laroP s 00 t1 refietlors, which will produce a very hrig h .. t ri ce conspicuous light, visible at a much greater dota.td than the old light. This light is to be ah itS from sun-set to sun-rise. tal‘ en Pour thousand tons of shipping have ben t . r end' up for the purpose of bringing home the ."" Prisoners from Jamaica. • It is still intended to Corm a Canal from th e ""„itils , don Dock to the PaddingtonCanal, by, varYir;gl,l4l3 exteoding the line originally intrildeti, but upon communicating with the Landholdirs in w the'. out of Parliament the Session befo re last, it. 35 thought proper to . withdraw. 2 , tyl? , It is in contemplation to attempt f rmitt net under . the Tham , ..s at kotherhithe , to l'":"Ir'P the intercourse bet,i-ren - the London a nd W' s . r Docks and the Borough.