The Sun. — London, England, 1804-01-31 00:00:00

oath Ditto, liiitenant Baptist Barton to be Captain of a Company, vice Bonner, deceased. Ensign John Hughes, from the Foot, to he Lieutenant, without purchase, v ice Wl:el:in, promoted in the Newfoundland Fenciblcs. 6tth Ditto, Captain Thomas Walker, from Half-pay of the late 7th West India Regiment, to be Captain of a Com pany, vice Biakeney, deceased. Ensign Nathaniel Gled statics, to be Lieutenant, vice Stewart, deceased.. Sad Ditto, Ensign John Jackson, from Half-pay of tile 38th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Vernon, who exchanges. nod Ditto, Lieutenant Samuel Maxwell, from the t Ith Foot, to Captain of a Company, without purchase. 94 th Ditto; Lieutenant Charles Anderson to be Captain of a Company, vice Douglas, deceased. 95th F‘itto, William Millen ' Gent. to be Second Lieutenant, without purchase. lohnWard, Gent. to be Second Lieu tenant, without purchase. Ist West India Regiment. To be Lieutenants, without pur chase—Ensign George Hicks, from the 7th West India Ite ginviit. Ensign !ague; Boyce, from ditto. Ensign J. L. Merson Ensign E. E. Iles. Ensign Henry Budraii. 3.1 Ditto. To he Lieutenants, without purchase—.-Ensign Donald Macintosh, vice Rivington, deceased. Ensign John Smith. Ensign Edward Bremner. Ensign T. Bell rienry. 4th Ditto. To be Lieutenants, without purchase—Ensign and Adjutant John Forest. Ensign H. Combie Green shields. Ensign Edward Best, from the 701 West India Regiment. Ensign Allister Colgithoun, from ditto, vice De Lisle, deceased. 7th Ditto, Ensign and Adjutant John F. Hardy to be Lieu- tenaht. Sth Ditto. To be Captains of Companies—Captain William Tatum, from Ilalf-pay of the late t tth West India Regi ment. Lieutenant George F. Harrison, from the 44th Foot. Lieutenant tomes Campbell, from the both Foot. Lieutenant Edward I twin, from the 35th Foot. To be Lieutenants—Lieutenant Barton Wallop, from Halt - - pay of the late Bth West India Regiment. Ensign fames urke, vke, from the Ist Battalion of Keserve. To be Ensigns—George Baugh IVladdison, Gent. Francis times, Gent. l‘iajor-Gent,ral Sir Charles Green's Regiment. To be Cap_ twins of Companies Lieutenant FranciS Nesseirode de Hugeopoet, from the New lirunswick Fencibles. Lieute nant I.:avtd Gregory, from the 45th foot. Lieutenant llaws6a Kelly, from the 47th Foot. To be L;euteliant-,Ensign Schummelketel, from the _ . 6oth root. To be Ensighs—Anatoli Lardenoy, Gent, Miiller, Ger:. - The King's German Legion, Lieutenant George Krauchen. b,G; to be Captain, with temporary Rank in the Army. sth Pattalion of Reserve, lames Stewart, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Belli, removed to the loth Foot. Ruyal Waggon Train, Cornet Thomas Pardoe to be Lieute nant. William Rhind, Cent. to be Cornet, vice Pardoe. 13attalion of Volunteers tor Duty at Portsmouth and its De pendencies, Major William Sibbald, from Half-pay of the 33th Foot, to be Major, vice Maxwell, appointed an In speaing Eteo Officer of Volunteer Corns. • , STAFF. II;g11 tiouttoun, F.F.q. late Major of the Ssth Foot, to be au Ins petting 'Field o:ficer of Yeomanry and Volunteer Cops, with temporary Rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army so lopg as he continues employed. MEMOR A NDUM. The Appointment of Ensign iu the 7th - ISattalion of Reserve, vice Nlannen, pro tnotil, as stated in the Gazette of the z7th Ultimo, has not tal - ,en place. The A ppointmeilt of Captain Hugo Arnot, from Half-pay of the ist Foot Goal:cis, to be Captain of a Company in the 42. d Regiment of foot, as stated in the Gazette of the :,4th tootant, has not taken place.• o;.: l . nence-office, Jan. 26, 1304. Reginreut of Artilleg. Captain-Lieutenant Joseph Bionic to . be Adjutant, yiceTul 7 - lob. Dated' lan. t, tSO4. Commission signed bx the Lord Lieutenant of tine County of Lin coin. Peregrine klas , ,inAberd, Esq. to be Deputy-Lieutenant. Dated Nov. IS, iSc3. Clrunilrions in the Royal North Lincolnshire Militia, signedo the Lord Lie:del:int. Samuel I4aymond Jarvis, Gent. to be Lieutenant. Dated N0v..2,4, 18.3. loran Edwards, Gent. to be ditto. .Dated Tan. Ku.lclle, Gent, to be Ens'ign. Dated NOV. 54, 18c3. 1. Goalie, to be ditto. Dated I:,n. 2, IEO4. Sainuel Hill. Gent.- to be Aitto . . Dated as above. I,I , AILS. DUZ. •AITVXD. c;ottenburgh . o liainuurgh 2 I PRICE OF STOCKS, • THIS DAY AT TWELVE. Consols. - -561 k J Red. Ann. - T I E S u N, SOLLM QC/IS DICERS F Atsqm ? 561 i LONDON, JANUARY 3 ,, 1804. THE Africaine, of 44 guns, Capt. MANDY, an chored in Yarmouth Roads on Sunday. She came from the . Coast of Holland, having left sight of Vielvoetsluys only on Saturday evening. Capt. MAtIBY had in his boat reconnoitred the Enemy's Force in that Harbour very closely, and found that all the Ships, both French and Dutch, had hauled into the bason, unbent their sails, and struck their topmasts. They consist of two Sail of the Line and three Frigates. All the Gun-b,oats had been sent to Flushing, and the Crews of the Ships laid up at Helvuet had been sent thither to man them. THIS morning arrived the Harnburgb Mail of the zo:h inst. The following are the most pro_ minent Contents of it : CON'zTANTINOPLE, DEC. r 2.--The Plague latgly made its appearance on board a Ragusan Ship, laden with zOOO quintals, of wool for Marseilles. Six sailors died, and the vessel was obliged to return, unload, and perform forty days quarantine. In Egypt tranquillity appears to be again re stored. This day four ships arrived here from Alosandria, laden with rice, coffee, &c. they are the first that have arrived for a long time. Two Ilagu,an Ships immediately sailed for Alexandria, io take in cargoes ; and several Turkish and Qreek Merchants mean to form establishments there. According to accounts from Bulgaria, the Pasha 'INIANA IBA AH itt, who had lately Made inroads into Wallachia, and Who was of a very restless disposi tion; has been slain. He had la,cly concluded a Peace with the Pasha of Ruschtschulc, and promised never again to disturb the Inhabitants on the Banks cf the Danube. Inste i ld, however of observing his engagement, he secretly levied fresh troops, a.nd made such dispositions 45 threiteneo mewatofhostilities. The Pasha of Ruschtsebuk ther:fore invited him to an interview. He came with fifteen attendants, and was cut to pieces together with them in the palace of the above-inentioned Pasha. VIENNA, JAN. i I.—Count MARCOFP has been presented to Has IMPERIAL MAJESTY by the Ruasian Charge di Afaires M. ARMSTETT. He has visited the Foreign Ministers here, and will on the rsth continue his journey to St. Petersburgh. Accounts have been received from Prazzg, that the Duchess Dowager of PARMA is dangerously ill, MILAN, JAN. 6.—LucIEN BONAPARTE, who is travelling through Italy under the name of Citizen BRIOT, has arrived at Florence, whence he will go to Rome and Naples, FRANKFORT, JAN. r4.—The sale of the Publica tion entitled, " On the Maltese Order, and its rela tion to Germany in general, and the Brisgau in par ticular," is strictly prohibited in the Brisgau ; and all persons who are found to have copies in their possession will be fined 25 florins for each. HAGUE, JAN. r+. —On the Bth inst. Admital \TERI-rent- sailed from Flushing, and immediately it was reported that our whole Fleet belonging to the Expedition against England had put to sea, and had already had an Engagement with the English, which was concluded from the firing heard on the 9th at Helvoetsluys and Rotterdam. It was after wards known, however, that Admiaal VERHEUL had only put to sea with a small division of the Fleet, consisting of Gunboats, Flat.bottomed Boats, and two Corvettes, in order to exercise the men in firing and naval manoeuvres, and the next day re. turned again to Flushing. All these Vesstls were manned with French Troops. The experienced Captains, STARING, ZONTEMAN, WIGGERS, and RYNBENDER, are appointed Corn_ mandants of the Divisions under Admiral VER. HEUL. The Soldiers on board the Vessels are Con tinually exercised in rowing. The Navigation of our Canals, in consequence of a thaw, is now entirely open. Of the French Troops in garrison at the Hdgue, +o men from each company will be detached to Flushing, there to be embarked for Boulogne. Many of our Naval Officers have solicited a re appointment on board the Fleet, and patriotically offered their services in the Expedition against Eng land. AMSTERDAM, JAN. r4.—The French Troops, in their march from the Hanoverian territory to Hol land, have suffered severely by the frost which con tinued for several days, some time before Christmas. Many soldiers, women and children, have been left behind in the hospitals, with their feet, noses, and ears frozen ; and several soldiers of the 48th Demi_brigade are missing, supposed to be frozen to death. About zoo Ships destined for the Expedition are colleEting at Ostend. HAMBURGH, JAN. 20.—1 t is known that new Negotiations have taken place between the Court of Pettriburgh and France, in which it has been proposed the French Troops in the Territory of Hanover should be gradually diminished two.thilds, the remaining third to continue in possession of the Eledorate till Peace shall be concluded with Eng land; that France, in that case, Should not require to *occupy provisionally any Ports in the No►th of Germany, and that the definitive settlement of the indemnity for the KING Of SARDINIA should be postponed till the Peace. These Negotiations, however, it is now understood, have had no conse quences. MALAGA, DEC. 21.—1 t is with the utmost pleasure we are enabled to confirm the intelligence that the epidemical distemper has now entirely ceased here, no person having died during the last four days. Between 7 and 8000 persons have fallen viaims to this dreadful disease. IT has been evident for some time past that the French Troops in St. Domingo could not long hold out.—They did not yield however tiH the last ex tremity, and there is no doubt but that they would all have been put to the sword, if British Humanity had not interfered and rescued them.--The suffer ings of these Troops have been very severe, and whatever cause those whose lives have been thus wantonly exposed have to complain of the rashness of the undertaking, the Chief Consul of France has no ground for discontent at the efforts which were made to carry his plans into effeft,—While people are talking of the success of the First Consul, let them look also at his failures.—ln modern times the greatest expeditions which have been under. taken, whether we consider the expence attending them, or the number of Troops employed, are those of Egypt and St. Domingo—they have entirely and completely failed, and with an enormous sacrifice of Treasure and of Men. Two out of three who sail ed up,oll these Expeditions have perished, and the remainder have suffered the greatest privations and hardships,---There is this matetißl difference in the result of these Expeditions—the former rfiecleki the highest credit on the British Councils and the Bri tish Arms—as to the latter, even in the dearth of subjeas upon which to found their claim to merit, the Ministers will hardly venture to state the fai lure of the French in St. Domingo as refleuing any credit upon them—for it will not be forgotten that, - when objedions were made to their permitting so large a force to be sent out to St. Domingo, their answer was, that the subjugation of St. DCMirgo by France was a British as well us a French oljed, and that the existence of a Black Government in that Island quould shortly be ruinous to the Establish ments of the British Colonies. To the formation of that Black Government however we have now for sonic time past been contributing.—We do not say that we have entirely caused the Conquest of St. Domingo by the Blacks, but we have accelerated that Conquest, and in return we have taken Eight Thousand French Prisoners, who, in our opinion, for British Interests, might have been as well in St. Domingo as in any other West India Island — perhaps as well as in Great Britain at the present moment. But Mr. ADDINGTON Is a humane Mi nister, if not a wise one---he looks to immediate events, and nobody will accuse him of looking to consequences. The Conquest of St. Domingo by the Blacks affords much room for refleOion, and we Shall resume the subjed very shortly. FOUR Gatbe7zburgh Mails arrived this morning, but they contain nu intelligence but what will be found in the Hamburgh Mail. A Dublin Mail of the 27th arrived this morning. It contains no News. His MAJESTY yesterday morning took his ac. custorned exercise on horseback, in the Riding• House at Pimlico. He wore his large shoes and half gaiters, but we are happy in being able to say that HIS MAJESTY never enjoyed better health and spirits. He was attended in the Riding House by Brigadier-General Sr ENCER. Yesterday HER MAJESTY and PRINCESSES at tended by Countesses WALPEGRAYE and CARDI. GAN, took an airing. Yesterday the DUKE of YORK had an audience of His MAJESTY. , PRINCESS SorHIA of GLOUCESTER. visitea HER MAJESTY. To-morrow His MAJESTY will hold a Levee, which is expelled to he very numerously attended. Last night THEIR MAJESTIES had a concert per formed by Her Majesty's Band. The Members of His MAJESTY'S Most Honour. able Privy Council are summoned to meet at St. James's Palace to-morrow at one o'clock, when His MAJESTY will hold a Council for the purpose of pricking the new Sheriffs to serve for the different Counties for t h e present year. Lord M ALmEq3P RY gave a grand dinner yester. day, at his house in Spring-gardens, to His Royal Highness the DUKE of YORK, and several of the Nobility, The Hon: Mr. LEGG E is appointed to the Corn rnissionership of the Navy Bard, vacant by the promotion at Mr. TUCKER. The Duke of DEVONSIIIRE was to leave Bath for to wn this day. A part of his furniture and bag. gage arrived in town on Saturday. The last Concert and Dress Ball at Bath were un commonly brilliant, and very numerously attended. Lord Mot It A certainly does not leave Scotland at present, as has been reported. The Rev. Dr. HoLmEs, Canon of Christ Church, Oxford, Editor of the Septuagint, is appointed to the Manery of Winchester, vacant by the death of the Rev. N. OGL E, D. D. The Rev. Mr. HOWLEY, low o fWinchester in c ch a e n s o te n r ry. College, is to succeed Dr. Lts,rE s in his The Royal Westminster Volunteers were yester day inspeded by Lieutenant Colonel JENIcINSoN, in Hyde Park. They mustered in their own ground at eight o'clock, and arrived in the Park at half past ten. Col. JENKINSON was there when they arrived, and as soon as they had formed, inspeded each Company very minutely. They afterwards had a grand Field-day, and went through a variety of manoeuvres, in the course of which they formed a hollow square, and marched some distance in that position. Several vollies were fired by the Corps in a very capital stile, and the whole of the ma nceuvres were performed in so excellent a manner as to call forth the marked praise of the Inspeding Officer, who likewise highly approved of the state of their arms, accoutrements, &c. 'The day was unfortunately extremely unfavourable, as it rained nearly the whole time the spirit of the Corps was not, however, damped by this circumstance, as they mustered, about 800, and remained undaunted on the field for several hours, in spite of wind and weather. Yesterday se'nnight the Bedford Volunteers were reviewed by General GWYNNE, who expressed his surprise to find the Regiment in such a forward state, so far beyond his expeaation ; and said, that . . it gave him infinite pleasure and sattstaaton in being enabled to report them to the Commander in Chief, as fit in every respea for immediate service, and to be attached to any Regiment of the line. On Thursday last the Wellingborough Troop of Volunteer Cavalry were inspeaed, by Lieutenant- Colonel DELAVAL, Inspeaing Field Officer for die South Inland Distria ; who was pleased to express himself highly gratified with the military appearance, steady condua, and discipline of the Troop, in the performance of the different evolutions and manceu. vres. The Court Martial which has lately been sitting at the ‘e...Oyal Marine Barracks Chatham, to try Lieutenant CORYTON, for sending a Challenge to a Senior Officer, closed on Saturday last : the pro ceedings and sen;ence will be l a id before M.Ar ESTY. NAVAL NEWS. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 30.-Ar rived His M jesty 's Ship Diamond, Capt. ELPHINSTOPE, from a Cruize. This Ship has been at sea for 17 weeks, the one half of which has been most tempestuous and rainy weather. The Diamond and Sirias were the only two Ships that weathered die Christmas gales off Brest Harbour. After the gale had abated, the Diamond looked into Brest. They saw thirteen Ships of the Line and threeTrigates, all of them with sails bent and apparently ready for sea, except two line of battle Ships with their yards and topmasts struck. The Plawagenet, of 74. guns, came off Brest the day the Diamond looked into that harbour. She had been blown into Mount's Bay. The two Ships which the Diamond followed, and which she stretched to Ireland to give information of, were the Conyueror and Minotaur, of 74. guns each, returning to join the Admiral of Ushant from a cruize off Rochfort. The Diamond has suffered a good deal in her sails and rigging, which will be immediately repaired. YARMOLITN, JAN. 30.—The Antelope will sail for Flushing in two days. The Hero, Capt. GARDNER, and Defence, Capt. HorE, of 74 guns each, expect orders to sail every hour. The A i rricaine, of 44. guns, Capt. MANny, yes terday arrived, having sprung her foremast and fore-yard in chase on the Coast of Holland. An Officer who landed from her last night, states that she left Helvoetsluys the night before, and that the weather being fine, Capt. MANDY, in his boat, went into the Harbour, and reconnoitred the Enel: try's force so completely, as to ascertain all theft movements. Capt. MANBY found that all th 6 Enemy's Ship's, bath French and Dutch, hal hauled into the Bason, unbent their sails, and strucl their top-masts ; they consist of two Sail of tho Line, and three Frigates. All the Gun-boats are gone to Flushing, and tbe Crews of the Ships in the Bason at Helvoet, a r e all sent to the same place, for the purpose of mannino them. The Officer stated, that the defeas of the Afrt 4 caine cannot be replaced here, therefore she is 0 1 ' dered to the Nore. SHEERNESS, JAN. Hi s Majesty' s Sloop Curlew, Capt. NORTH EY, on a. Cruize. This day the Lark Sloop of War, Capt. JO O l , . Tow elt, was paid six months wages, and will O r. immediately on a Citlite off martial is this day assembled, and held on board 13 ' the Magicienne Frigate at the Nore, to try tv ic " Marines, one belonging to the Leda, and the 0-0 0 to the Lynx Sloop, for desertion. The result of th g '. proceedings has not reached us time enough f° C post. DEAL, JAN. 30.—His Majesty's Ship La ri r4 Curlew, and Fury Sloops, came down 1 01 the Nore this morning. fi The Archer Gun.brig arrived from a Cruize ° Boulogne. Sailed the Mariner Gun-brig on a Crulze. Came down from the River, the Sir 11; 04 Bensley East India Ship. Put back the Cirencester Ent India Ship. In the Downs—Monarch, Utrecht, I mr n or t a li t 6, L a irtg i nies, Cyclops, Brilliant, Champion, Squirrel, Harpy, Y:jj f ture, Cruizer, Curlew, Perseu s , Z e b ra , F ur y , SpecclWAti jackall, Archer, Locust, Wai mer C ast l e, Wi nc h elsea ,:y rencester, Glatton, and Sir Willi am B ens l ey East 7 Ships, with the outward-bound as per last. EDINBURGH, JAN. zB.-;-The Queen Char Pill Packet, Wm. NISBET master, belonging to the O ef t c wick Old Shippin g C om p an y, an d h av i ng on b oa rd uncommonly rich cargo, arrived at L e i t h f r om Ji nn ; don yesterday morning, after an E ngagemen t W ith French Privateer of 14. guns, on Tuesday lAirf od Cromer, in which the Master of the Smack all one man were wounded. The Privateer is 7 .- t , ter-brig, with yellow sides, and green painted f it torn, with new topsails, and old, soy-sails, a na o f men. When first seen by Capt. NrsEET, She ° o in the midst of several vessels, to which she [AO 11 , attention, but bore down on the Que en Char-Mit. fired a gun, and ordered her to strike, which Ca 9 NISBET returned, and an engagement con3menceii: which continued for one h o ur a nd thirty-five a j s, nutes, during which the Privateer kept up an iri ce sant fire of round, grape and musketry, when 51ic filled, and went off seemingly in confusion, at h el ot saluted with IS-pound shot from a vessel of the eo Charlotte's size. Much praise is due to the Cl' o P t i tain'and Crew of the Smack, for their spirite d a d continued resistance, which has been the mea ns 0 saving a fine vessel to the Owners, and a carg c l e , the Merchants of immen s e value. The Queen el csii, lotte mounts (as do all the Old Company's Sro ac cies , six IS-pounder carronades, and t w o lung 4 - poui' The gallant conduft of Captain Ni.spil he f Crew, we hope will attraft the attention °d free, Committee of the Patriotic Fund At Lloyd's (7°