The Sun. — London, England, 1804-02-04 00:00:00

LONDON, FEBRUARY 4, 18'04. Wr, have this morning received Letters from or , board Admiral CORNWALLIS'S Fleet, dated on Tiursday 135 t, in Torbay. No signal had tiv.n been nude for their sailing, but it is stated that the Fleet sailed again yesterday morning. WE this morning received New-York Papers to the Bth ult. By dispatches received by the President from New Orleans, dated the 3d of December, it appears that possession of Louisiana was publicly and solemn. ly given to France by the Commissioners of Spain on the 3oth of November. The Spanish Troops were preparing to embark in order to evacuate the province. The Philadelphia Gazette states the receipt of letters from Nevi Orleans, of the 14th of Decem ber, at %illicit time the Settlement continued in possession of the French. General WILKIN , ON and Governor CLAIBORNE were at Fort Adams on the 7th December, making preparations for taking possession of the Country. A vessel had arrived at New Orleans from Ja maica, with the account of the Evacuation of St. Domingo, and stating that the 'English, conceiving it dangerous to keep the French Troops in Jamaica, liz.sd chartered several Danish Vessels to convey them to the Mi,sissippi. This had occasioned great uneasiness, and the American Troops were anxiously expcad. T:le three Chicly of the Blacks in St. Do/lingo, DESSAL INES, CHRISTOPFIE, anti CLEAVE/I.o ' have published a Pr.,clamiti )n, in which they declare the Independence of that Island. They offer secu rity and rotenion to all the Landholders who have emigrated, and are disposed to return and live peaceably under the new Givernment. TII 2 p ro _ clamation will be fond in a subsequent Column. The Legislature of Saud) Carolina has passed a Bill permitting the free importation of Negroes. This Bill was passed about the middle of December. A Jamaica Mail arrivetl this morning, brought to Falmouth by the C,'Zyeroji,/d Packet in 39 days ; but the Revol/aionaire Frigate, which arrived at Portsmouth on Thursday with General ROCHAM. BEAU and six other French Generals on board, sailed from Jamaica several days posterior to the Packet, having made the voyage in the shot: space of twenty_three days.—There are a num. ber of Letters from Jamaica, which exTress of such a great number of Frenchmen into that Island •at such a time; but by accounts from America, measures had been adopted, it appears, by . the Gt;vernor of Jamaica and, the Admiral, for their immediate removal from that Island, by sending them to New Orleans. Gen. ROCHAMBEAU and his Officers who have arrived in this Country, are not to be permitted to visit the Metropolis, which we think a very pro per and judicious prohibition. By an American Vessel arrived at Falmouth in ninety-tight days from the Isle of France, we have accounts of Admiral LiNns's Squadron as late as the 23d of aftober. On that day he sailed from thence with one Sili) of the Line, two Frigates, a Corvette, and Transports conveying 3oco Troops, but his destination was a profound secret. Yesterday His MAI EsTir took his usual exercise on horseback in the Riding House at Pimlico, but not till between one and two o'clock. He was de tained some time by giving an audience to Mr. AD- D I NGTON. HIS MAJESTY WAS attended in the Riding House by the Earl cf CHESTERFIELD, and Gu;erals MANNERS and SPENCER. At twelve o'clock yesterday, HER MAJESTY, and the PRINCESSES AUGU,TA and EL IZABEH, at tended by the Countess PEMBROKE, took an airing in the neighbourhood of Hampstead, and returned by the Duke of BEDFORD'S new buildings about two o'clock. PRINCESSES MARY and AMELIA, attended by Lady C. WALDEGRAVE, took an airing by Parson's Green, and returned (0 Buckingham House about two o'clock. Yesterday morning the DUKES of CiINIB ERLAND and CAMBRIDGE breakfasted with THb.IR MAJES TIES. In the evening THEIR MAJEsTies bad a Con cert. Moniteurs to the 25th ult. are received in Town. They are completely barren of interesting or im portant Intelligence. The FIRST, CaNsur, re mained at Paris on the 2 tst, where he received a Deputation from the Legislative Body. Brief ac counts are given of engagements hetwean two Di visions of French Flotillas and some English Ves sels, in one of which we are that an English Brig was sunk, and in the other that our Vessels were compelled to sheer off, after an action of half an hour ! Yesterday about Sixty Recruits for the German Legion passed along the S:rand. We 'understand there are more thin 4,000 Hanoverian now re cruited for our Service. Admiral CoaNw Ala.'s, whose noble perseverance in the blockade of . Brest in obedience to his orders from the Admiralty, has maintained the charafter of th?. Navy as much as a splendid vitory could have done, has not, we are assured, been able to make a single Officer since ►he commencement of his command. Notwithstanding that Thursday last was a holi day, the Clerks of the Bank were kept busily em ployed, and it was supposed to be for the purpose of fot warding a variety of accounts respefting the re venue, &c. which will speedily be presented to Par liament. From this and other circumstances a re tort prevailed in the Ci:y that it was the intentio'n of the Minister to push tile public business as rapidly as possible through Parliament, so that a prorogation might take place before Easter, or soon after it. The Loan, therefore, would speedily be contraeted fi:r. This report caused considerable bustle, as it was not expelled that the Loan would take place before April ; and if the speculatiins be weal-founded it must be sooner. The French Prisoners captured in the Gun-boats were landed on Wetic,...stitty at Porehester Castle. Several of the renowned 32.1 anni-brigade (BONA. PARTE'S favourite Regiment) are ainong them. The men execrate the First Consul, who had led them to believe that they had only to land in order to get possession of London, A Court of Inquiry was held the. beginning of last month, at St. Hilliard's, in the Island of Jer sey, resreeting a dispute which arose between Lieutenant Foot, of the•sBth Regiment, and the Serjeants of the 31st, irons some circumstances con. ccrning the men of the Reierve of the 58th enlist ing into the 3 tsr, instead of the first Battalion of the former Regiment. The Court ordered Lieutenant Foca to apologize to the lion. Colonel MEAD, of the 31st, for some unguarded expressions uttered by him respeding that Officer. This order Lieutenant FOOT refused to obey, and a Court Martial was ac cordingly ordered to he holden to try him for his re fusal. The trial lasted three days, and closed on the t9th ult. The result of it, however, cannot he known till the proceedings have been laid before HIS MAJESTY. The East Naylor Volunteers were inspe(flA on the to - rh ult. by Col. K:ltc.ivr, after whicn the Right Hon. Lord KENYON, their Coontiander, en- . tertained the whole Corps at different Inns in the, neighbourhood. Yesterday a Court of Common Coarcil was held at Guildhall, to receive die Report of the previous meeting, of the appointment tit the Irish Society and Committees for the present year, which were ap pointed, and ordered to be entered on the Journals of this Court. The Committee for the Militia Affairs presented a Report in writing, stAing, that thz. Colours for the t i tit Regiment of London Loyal Volunteers, with the Standards for the London Cavalry, were -finished, and ready fur presen•ation ; which was re ferred to his Lordship, the Aldermen, and the Com mittee, to consider of the mode of presentation. The Ccurr, oil the motion of Mr. J. PixoN, voted their thanks to the Rev. Mr. PERR ING, Chaplain to his Lordship, for his excellent Sermon, preached on Plow Sunday last before.his L , rdship aft.i the Mem bers of this Court, &c. at Sr. Lawrence, Jewry ; and he was requested to print it fur the use of rhi Members, FAttstotrrit, FEB. r.—Arrived this day, th e ' Chesterfield Packet, BLIGHT, 39 days from Ja maica, bringing a confirmation of the Evacuation of St. Domingo by the French, and states that Gene. ral ROCHAMBRAU, with two Frigates, one Cor vette and sixteen sail of Merchant Vessels, laden, and Troops on board, were arrived at Jamaica. Arrived the Duke of Cumberland Packet, LAW. RANCE, in z I days from New-York, and is , gone into quarantine. Also arrived this day, the American Ship Eliza, Capt. SMITH,, in 98 days from the Isle of France, with pepper', cotton, &c. called here for orders. On the .23d of OEtober, two days prior to the Eliza's sailing - from thence, Admiral Limns, with one 74.-gun . Ship, two Frigates, one Corvette, and Transports,' having on board 3000 Troops, sailed from thence, but their destination was a profound secret. The French Corvette which carried out the news of the War from Brest to the Isle of France, captured on her passage thither zo English Vessels, the whole of which (owing to her having Dispatches on board) she was obliged to sink and burn; the crews were all put • on board a French Privateer bound to Bourdeaux. Arrived also this day, the Brig Dorothea and Louisa, of Bremen, from Baltimore, seven weeks passage, with Indian corn, &c. bound to Oporto was off the mouth of the River Duoro fourteen days, but could not get in, owing to the strong gales of wind ; and having shifted her cargo and sprung a leak, she made fur this Port ; the Portu guese Ship Pastori, of Oporto, Capt. OLDEVE, from London for Oporto, with iron and shot, with loss of maintop mast, and otherwise_ much damaged in the late gales ; also arrived the Brig Sisters, Capt. PIKE, witlifish from Newfoundland. The Aackland Pocket, arrived on the 29th ult. in six days from Lisbon, brought no particular news. Letters from thence mention that ►hey were not under the least apprehension of a Spanish 'War. His Majesty's Brig Gannet, of 18 guns, and Town_ sherd Packet, were lying in the Tagtri ; the former was expeded to sail in a few days with Mails for England. Remain the Packets as per my last, by contrary wind. PLYMOUTH, FEB. 2.—Arrived the Danish East India Ship Wilhelmina Teresa, Capt. KiNscx, from the East Indies, last from the Mauritius, bound to Copenhagen, put in to refit, being extremely leaky. Arrived the Ann, Capt. BIBBENS, from Oporto, with wine, last from Falmouth; also the Martha, Cape. GLENSDALE, and the Alert, of London, two of the outward-bound West India Fleet, which sailed under convoy of His Majesty's Ship Cog rageux, the latter with loss of maintop-mast. PORTSMOUTH, Fes. 3.—Arrived the, Atalanta, bound to the West Indies, having sepirated from the Courageux and Fleet on the 28th January. Saw the Simon Taylor, 1 , 1 ATT, in hit.. 46. 48. long. 30. then steering to the south.west SH EEE.NESS, FEB. 3,—Arrived the Hermes Annul Ship, Hon. Capt. BE NN ETT. Came down the River the Volcano Bomb, Capt. TAIT.; and El Vincego Brig from Chatham. The Nlexible, of 6+ guns, Capt. BAILLt E dropt down to Blackstakes, from Chatham, to take in her powder. Sailed the Dart S!oop of War, Capt. BROW NR for Portsmouth. This morning, at eight o'clock, the signal for punishment was hoisted on board of the Flag Ship the Zealand, when William Drifzeld, Marine, was flogged through the Fieer, pursuant to the Sentence of a Court Martial on him for desertion from His Majesty's Sloop Ljnv. DEAL, FEB. 3. —Came down from the Nore the Arab and Lark Sloops, and Basilisk Gun-brig. Sailed the Starling Gun. brig. on a Cruize ofF aeppe ; and the Cyclops, on a Cruize ofF Boulogne. Sailed the Abundance Store.ship this mottling fur Ireland, but put back again this afternoon, the wind having shifted to the West. In the Downs— Monarch, Utrecht, ha Virginie, - Leda, Ini:nortalite, Brilliant, Squirrel, Champion, Vulture, Har py, Curlew, Perseus, Fury, Zebra, Arab, Lark. Speedwell, lackall, Locust, Archer, Basilisk, and Abundance Store -ship ; Widmer Castle, Winchilsea, Cirencester, C latton, Sir William 13ens1ey, East India Ships, with the outward-bound as per last. To MARINERS.—The Royal Department of Cus toms at Copenhagen have given notice, that for the safety- of Vessels sailing to or from Drontheim,. Light-house with lanterns has been eteted upon Agnxs Pynten,.which will in future remain lighted every. year from the Ist Sept. to !ph April inclu sive, fromThalf zn hour after sun-set to sun. i ise ; and that it was lighted, for the first time, on the ist of January 1804. Capt. HENDERSON, of the 29th Regiment, crime passenger from Halifax in the Andromache, of 36 guns ; he left Col. Lord F. MONTAGUE Wit' die 29th Regiment all well, when he left the Settlemer,t, WE are extremely sorry to he c(mipelled to the painful task of announcing, that the Heir Apparent still continues seriously indisposed at the Pavilion. Towards eight o'clock last night, His Royal High ness grew considerably worse, the fever having in creased, attended with spasms in the chest, and vio lent retching. Some prescribed medicines of Sir W. FARQUHAR, happily, however, being adminis tered, the PR iNc E became inure composed, and had not a very indifferent night. His Royal Highness, for the third time, this morning submitted to the operation of bleedings which has been attended with the desired effeEt. Six o'clock, P.M.—The Pitt ;NC E has less fever, and is much better than he appeared in the morn , . ing. IMPERIAL PARLI4MENT. HOUSE OF PEERS. FRIDAY, FEB. 3. THE House met this day purt,uant to their Lord. ship' adjournment for the Chrismls Recess. Som-. rnutine and private business was disposed ot: Several orders Were tnaLe with respect to the hearing of and decisions on ApreJl Causes in the course of which the Appeal, Morthland v. Cadell, some time depending before their Lordships, was or dered to be withdrawn in conformity to the wish of the parties. Adjourned till Monday. HOUSE OF COMMONS. FRIDAY, FEB. 3. THE House proceeded at half-past three o'clock to ballot fora Committee, to try the merits of the Petitions complaining of an undue Ele6tion for the County of Middlesex. The Members chosen to constitute the Committee were, Sir W. W. Wynne, Hon. Newton Fellowcs, The Hon. M. G. I. Stew.. P. W. Baker, ESq. art, C. Cockerell, Esq R. S. Ainslie, Esq. C. S. Hawthorn, Esq. 1. A. Wright, Esq. Sir D. Carnegie, Lord Viscount Marsham, Hon. E. S. Cowper, Lord J. Thyro.e, I. B. Walsh, Esq. _ _ The SPEAKER then stated, that the sitting Mem ber having waived his right of appointing a No_ minee, it became the duty of the Committee, pur suant to the ACI of Parliament, to choose one from among the Members present at the time of the ballot. The Committee then retired, and chose NICHOLSON CALVERT, Esq. Nominee for the Sit tipg M ember. I. H. BRowNE, Esq. is Nominee for the Peti tioner. There not being a sufficient timber of Members present to ballot for a Committee to try the Mid_ burst EieCti , n, it was put off till to-morrow. A verscn fr m the office of the Chief Secretary of Ireland broughrup a report from the Commis sioners of Accounts in Ireland.—Ordered to lie on the Table. 'file Committees of Supply and Ways and Means were put off till M,nday.—Adjourned till to.mor- ro%. Dv I. MAILS. ♦RRIi'tD. 0 PRICE OF STOCKS, TH!3 DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK. - - ssl Red. Ann. -561 a 55 THE SUN. SOLEM QUIS DICERS VALSUM AUDEAT Kunburgh Consols, SHERIFFS FOR ISo+. AF OINTLD AT TIIE COUNCIL AT ST. JANIZei, WEDNESDAY LAST. BEDFORDSHIRE—G. Edwards, of Healow, Esq. BERKSHIRE—R. Mathews, of Wargrave, Esq. Bo en Nugent, of Lilies - , Esq. CAME. AND FI U NT.—B. Keene, of Wistow Lodge, Esq. CHESHIRE—(. F. Leicester, of Nether Tabley, Bart. COMB ER I. A ND —l. Dc Whelpdale, of Penrith, Esq, DERBYSHIRE—Sir H. Every, of Errington, Bart. DEVON—Postponed. DonsErsiit it.E. —Postponed. EssEX—W. Palmer, of Naziri.;, Esq. G.LoucEsTERsHIR.E—N. Clittbrci, of Framptsm-upon.Se' vern, Escl• HER EFt.ji D'S li IR E --R. S. Fleming, of Dinrnore BA HR . Darrow, of Totteridge, KEN W. Stirling, of Shoreham, Bart. L itc T EP. SHI RE—F. W. Wollaston, of Sheraton, Esq: LiNcoLNsitißK—R. Vyner, of Gouby, Esq. MON MOUT HSU IR E—POStpolled. NOR FOLK NoR. r H AM P TCN S II I R E—C. Tibbitts, of Birton Seagrave, Esq NORTH UMBER LAND—Sir T. 11. Lydeell,ot Eslinpon, Bart' NOTTINGHAMSHIRE—T. W. Edge, of Strelley, Esq. RUTLANDSH L RE—C. Thompson, of Kct:on, Esq. Ox FOR DSIf llt E-1. Langston, of Sarsden House, Esq. SA Lop—Postponcd. SONIERs E—J. Rogers, of Yarlington, Esq. STAFFORDSHIRE—R. lesson, of West 13rornwich, Esq. H.A.mrs Hitt E —Sir C. Mill, of Mottesfont, Bart. Sur FOLK POStpetled. SURREY—W. Burradaile, of Streatham Esq. - • Su s sEx—J. Dennet, of Woodmancot ' WAR wLCKSHLKE—R. Vaughton, of Sutton Goldfield, E S 4 ' W I Li s—W . Lock, of Rowd Ford, Esq. WO Re EST ERS HI R E—E. Knight, of \Voolverley, Esq. Y o Rt:s it 114-1. Fox,. of Burnham Park, Esq. SOUTH WALES. CARMARTHEN—h. Simmons, of Llangannah, Esq. PEMBROKE—SIT . Owen, of Orielton, Bart. CARDIGAN—J. Bond, of Ken y Coed, Esq. GLAMORGAN—R.T. Piston, of Ewcnny, Esq. BRF.CON—P. Williams, of Penpont, Esq. RADNOR—T. F. Lewis, of Harpton-coutt, Esq., NORTH WALES. MERIONETH—Sir E. P. Lloyd, of Park, Bart. CARNA RVON-0. M. Wynn, of Penmachno, Esq. ANGLESEY—T. P. Jones, of Cern Coch, Esq. MONTGOMERY--C. H. Tracey, of Greginnog, Esq. DENBIGH—K. W. Wynne, of Garthewin, Esq IL I N . r—R. Garnons the younger, of Leeswood, Esq. VOLUNTEERS. nu By the Return made t o t h e H ous e of COMIII°,,-0, Ihe following are the Numb er o f V o l untee rs rail' ed to the Office of the Secretary of, State : 1 Field Officers, - - - a,2.4 4 Captains, 1 . - - 4,41 : Subalterns, • - - 0,71 i. Star' . 0 fficers, . - . ir, iir Serjeants, - - it It a a Trumpeters and Drummers, - gtlitdive Rank aria rue, Inquaing c in. f -342,0b0 porals, - - - ........./. Grand Total, . 350, 1 91 Total in Ireland, - - T 82,94 T ..................r General Grand Total, 03' 114 ' The Comedy of All in the Wrong was repreo-is, ed at Drury La n e Th e atfe last night. The C` i ti . , radler of Belinda was performed by Mrs. JogPlaav and that of Lady Reitless by Mrs. GLOVER, Covent Garden Theatre, .vice Miss DE CAM?, ' ,iv , is still indi s posed. As this very pleasant Coal e J r ; in addi t i on to i ts intrinsi c iner i t 4,•h a d t he soPr i t of Mrs. J O R DA N and Mr s . G LOVER , t he two " r ot Comic Actresses now on the Stage, it very natuO i 't drew a numerous audience. Cind:rella also s trod o , contributed to the attraftion of the night, and H. jornisToN in the heroine of the piece, ri3A9! pass (41 with unabated success. dbf The Tragedy of Othello last night, strTorte I ,$ KEMBL S. and Mrs. SI DOONS, in the noble Moo r ,; 1 „i his unfortunate wife,was very well attended. ICOfittl' has very much improved the general effeCt of thili ; composition by the splendid manner in whiclf, l brought forward.—Cooxs's logo is a bold a° ;f ed dicions specimen of theatrical skill, and it arY i , c i ,ii o to great advantage last night. The part of C' is represented with judgment and ability by illC KEMB LE, who acquitted himself much better drunken scene, and with very ludicrous eifeet. tz' A grand-daughter of. the celebrated Dr. Al l . 6 3 BURY, Bishop of Rochester, died, in very 1n i , 1) ,4 circumstances, a few days ago at an obscure in Sr. Giies's. This L tdy is said to have bee n , of sister of it Dr. MoRRIs, who inherited great O lt the vast fortune of the late Mr. CR ACH Elt° 6F:. NOV The Boughton Battalion of Volunteers , gt7r rnetnded by the Right Hon. Lord Vis. STorq e i , w•.-re inspetted by Colonel DEL EVAL on Vieu - t be • day last, in Boughton. Park, who expressed sf il greatest surprize at the rapid progress, and f orsv g state, to which the Corps had arrived in so sO s ilt period: he delivered an elegant and impre: (If Speech on the occasion, in which he particatier, complimented his Lordship for the very adive e c s l fr tions he must have necessarily used ; and the a nd cers and Men for their alertness, steadinesgt stj marching; which, he declared, was equal to vet e Corps he had inspeCted : he told them they %roe peculiarly fortunate in having the great advaa oce ti and honour of being commanded by so experic sot an Officer, and so very respectable a Nobl eal ip c. Colonel DRLEVAL and the Officers, after th e pli spedion, dined with his Lordship at that ve° l. t of magnificent Mansion, Boughton House, the Se j, % r 4 his Grace the Duke of BUCCL E UGH, where and Lady STOPPORD and Farnily are r esiding. it) Men had roast beef and ale provided for thel their respeetive adjoining Parishes. b y th e Married, on Thur s d a y l ast , at Edgeware.' _ Rev. Mr. DEvcit, F , Major RocHiTtJai? to NoitTort, ,4 4