The Sun. — London, England, 1801-12-10 00:00:00

3art. $o I . --...• of ti le acne to Eatqu il he Ist i n st. ng t he Th e it ific'' c hiefif whicp .~ t he It(porter particularly remarks on arse sentence—* " The King of the `Two Sicilles . -consents to set at liberty all persons confined for political, cipnions respeaing the 1~ rencli Revolution." The expression', the Committee fear, 'might be' . 'leemed too-weak, and that it slionld have - been a formal promise ; lout they ' consider this as an addl_ tional instance of the nyJderation of the tleivern-• .In tha . Tril;unate of the 4th, the ?receding day, tile AcnOican Treaty had also been discussed, oknd that and: he Bavarian Treaty, tyre-both .ratified. The celebrated NatUralist, DOLomtEU, was dan, .Sezously ill at Chateau-Neuf, in the Department . of 4 craire and Loire. He was taken ill immediately 4fter a journey- which he had made to the Alps. They write from tblarsrilles, that the damage in that City, and throughout all Provence, is incal. Table.; that of Marseilles and the adjacent coun t?), amounts to three millions: The General of. Brigade Drst,Eß t DES*, Com 4411dant of Arms at Grenoble, died On the zsth of Povember. French Funds'on the }nth Consolide i3f:joc. The French Government 'hid tectived.advires from Guadaloupe.:;:--Rear-Admiral La CRossz, who ozuilnands there as Captain-General, writes the fol lowing Letter to the Minister of Marine " CITIZEN MINISTER) . - " this moment learnt from good information, that in the English Islands which surround us, a keport : is spread that an Insurredion of the Men bf Colour and of the Blacks had endangered the Public safety, and that we were here in tlutt, state bf diseider and confusion, which similar events 41ways draw after them c do not believe any of these reports ;"- we are here in a profound tran-. .and 'the Colony continues in_ a state of Crowing prosperity,. Our Enemies, jealous of our tepose, fearing more the - virtue of a Wise Govern fient, than the extraordinary efforts of one without tegulation, diead, with reason, the eikt which the Ysteria of our Government my produce against them, " The following are tht circumstances . Nlithich gave rise to the false report spread amongst' the taglish...—The death of General BETtIENCOURT, 4 PPeared to some ill-disposed per,ons to be the pro per period of an attempt which they had the inten_ li on of making against the Government. The Con 6ripts of Baw.Terre being under arms, wereex tited iothold seditious intentions ; the kuoment this rest lleti pie, I li:btcned to Basse-TeiTe; I broke theMoniCipality, put 'the City in a state of anti sent beforea Council of War-all the In. tifviduals supposed to be guilty t three have been ( )!Ideinned, one to ten years in irons, a second to five `) P ars, - and a third to two. Thy Company to which, q 1 9 - Y belonged has been broke, and those who were i reiredlYitnplicated in the insurreelion, havelnen 'ncorporated in die ,Company of Miners, -where the 14 40ur will be hard and painful; . . . They .were only Men of Colour who were itn- Vitated ;in this. Insurreftion; it made me sus:pea t he etisten` c 0 of a .plot of which this was only the forerunner ' Twentyi.fire Men of Colour -have been trested:f they' shall immediately be sent before-- . , 4 Council of War, and they are all marked by the Public opinion as men extremely. dangerous. I will Ptesently give yoe an accauat of the result of the j'roceedings. ~ " Aniteicia . is the judgrhent ewer} against -the C onscripts. It . has been carried into execution; 411 d this example has produced the best effea, rn .order to prevent the impression which the false ru -Ibouks circulated : by the English might occasion in l 'l'ance, I send you thiti dispatch by the way of l 'iew England; " I can warrant the tranquillity of the Colony, *1.7, that the Consular Government ls - established there.—He4th and Resped, " L 4 ,C4,O*E-A ZERLarI, Nov. 2r.—For some time past Cou_ litts h ave d a ily arrived from P-Venma to -Parriburgb, l 'thich occasion 'frequent conferences between the nmisters of tilt - t i 8 IThi)trial Courts-'and those of Mgt D R.usqtAN EST Y, and at which likewise Arnbassadoi of tllofe4ll,Rtpublic has tie vend u tnes assisted. The Minist.: of — State, Paron HARDENBEitt, 443 bien charged with a private mission, and im. f!lecliately set off for Ratiobot ) Mairich, Ba. t is strongly believed Al the p r oce e di ngs of the Congress at. Ai f w 11 i be communicated to the Deputation of the Em.ire by Ext'raOrdinary Couriers„ that it may regulate its condua accordingly. They speak here - of secret b l Pti irs given: by certain Princes to their Corn. 72 11- dams, to hold their Troops in. readiness co 7 P eb — when . -tite- . . affair-of the Indemnities 3battlYe ‘ttijed. .4r A L NEWS. PORTSMOUTH, Mc. 9. SA tL ED the Neptune homeward-bound East India Ship, for the River-. Arrived His Majesty's Ship Medusa from the Downs. Last night it blew very hard, and this, -morning it blew hard with rain and lightning. - .had J the ief of that ry to iotisC s at g te• , a nd eriad order Hon. lons, aga':a sorn6 ea of e the That S cat" UER offer• uvori which were e that e Pe% Sc. timid, lxieti nmid* iry to Ile (113; frOrn n tho In-. 5) if rrd - E g the noof sidr r then A . Can s : Of EIW f Jilt r a tO t4 _l rder r ''' thd e the n 001' e MC SII Frid 3l4 ng _A ce' ),,I, SHEERNESS, Drc. 9. YEtrtauy evening arrived His Majesty's Ship gpcna, Captain GRANGER", and Happy brig, Cap tain Boys ; the latter, with PEspiegie and Gier brigs, are come into Harbour to be paid off. Owing to the wind coming foul, the Belliqueux was obliged to anchor at Blackstakes yesterday. DEAL, DEC. 9. ills Majesty's Ship Heldin sailed this morning to the Northward. It has blown a hard gale of wind the whole of this day, and several vessels have parted from their anchors, and taken shelter in Ramsgate Harbour : a large American Ship from Boston, bound to Ham burgh, has lost her bowsprit and fore-mast, but rode the gale out without further damage. Letters received from Gibraltar, dated the 26th of November state, that the Admiral Pasley Armed Brig, of /6 guns, Lieut. WOOLDRIDGE, and 90 men, had fallen in with, in the Straits, a French Xebeque, of 22 guns, and 160 men ; and, after a most spirited and well-fought A&ion of two hours, the Xebeque struck to the superior skill and ma nagement of Lieut. Wootnx/DGE, who is, how.. ever, unfortunately wounded in the shoulder, though in a fair way of recovery. The Master and several seamen are also badly wounded. - ---They were ex petted at Gibraltar to refit. Two. Hamburgh Mails still remain due. Lord and Lady CHOLMONDELEir remain at Houghton Hall till within two or three days of• the Birth.day. Lord KEN-yoiq, we are sorry to learn, continues very much indisposed. There is now a vacancy in the Imperial Par Ha. ment ,for the City of. Cork by the promotion of Lieutettaut.Oeneral Sir J. H. Htrrcx t moil to the Peerage,. andfOr the Queen's County in Ireland by the death of Sir JOHN PARNELL. It has already been stated that Mo NST EV It was to take up his final residence at Holy rood House, Edinburgh: -He leaves town on Saturday next. In his way to Scotland, his Highness will pay a visit to the Marquis of BUCKIVGHANI at Stowe ; and from thence he goes to Lord Mota.A's, in Leicester_ shire, where be will spend his Christmas. Yesterday a Court of Direaors was held at the East India House, when Captain E. H.' BON of the Walser Cattle, took leave of the Court, pre vious to his departure for Bombay and China. The Court adjourned at an early hour till Tuesday next. An Article appeared in an Opposhion Paper of Tuesday, which, from its absurdity, we should have thought unworthy of notice, had we not found that it had excitedsome conversation amongst Men interested in the subjea. It has ever been the, system of the-Retainers of OpPOsition, to fabricate grounds of accusation against Ministers, and then argue upon these as Etas. So it has happened with respea to the topic in question, that of the Claims of the British Subjects, whowhoa before the War pos. sessed property. in France. The -faaious Writer Of the Article alluded to, takes it 'fbr granted, that this subjea has never engaged. the attention of our Ministers, or is treated by them with ncglea— But what proof does the Writer in question adduce in 'support of.either of these suppositions:? 'Nothing but his own vague assertion mid-surmise. Ills cer tainly more consonant with the real char:itler of our Ministers to conclude, that no.pOint in which the interests of this Country,. or of any particular Body of the,Subjeas of this Conntty, are materially 'con cerned, has been overlooked by them. The Claims in question, were, by an Article in the Preliminary .Treaty, to be arranged and adjusted in the Defini tiO.Onp;:; anti it_is surely.time enough to complain Of :the Interests of Individuals-having been sacri ficed and abandoned, when, the Definitive Treaty is completed, and shall be found nom, contain sufficient proviiion for the : satisfaaion of any just Claims. We are told, .through the medium of the Barkers at Paris, as it is very broadly stated, that the French Government mean -to do so and so—hut we beg to know, how the Bankers at Paris should be inform ed of an Arrangement having been completed, which is certainly not yet begun ? The British Claims, , amongst other points, will form a Subjea of discussion at Amiens : ,and. it is certainly prcina tnre at least, to say, what the result of such dis cussion may be. At any rate, the:interests of the Nation,' as well as of 'lndividuals, are in very up right and able hands ;' and there can he no•grotind for the conclusion, that either will be improperly treated. The Report stated in the same Article, of an Agent having been sent froM Individuals here, with Memorials to the British Plenipotentiary, we must consider as equally unfounded and absurd. Marquis CORNWALLIS cannot surely receiveany sad! Agent, nor can he aft, but by such instruaions as the Bri tish Cabinet only shall transmit. To crown the absurdity of the whole atticle, it is asserted that French Claims upon our Funds have already been paid to a very large amount. It is a provision in the Preliminary Treaty, that -qo Claims 'shall be paid till the Definitive 0I)C shall be ratifie4 and exchanged, consequently no French Property in this Country 'can as yet have been legally restored. TillE.l77a. Covent.Garrien. A new MaSical Irama, under the title of Chains of the Heart, or The Slave by Choice, ivas represented for the first time last night at thi3 Theatre. CHAR ACTER.S: )4 00 It S. Ala Bensalla, King of 'Ceuta - A zam, Grand Slave-Master - : Mr., Mu 11/E::. Taruda • Mr WADiri. Slave Merchants - - m' A 21. . - EK Seid f. INS. ,Tucapel, Chief of the GuaYci - . . Mr. KING. Zutema, the favnteritc VIA zam - . - Sig: S foR ACE. Zan*, zuk•oPF.ANs. a nolilc Portugueze - Mr. Cc:tat ay. Prince 'Henry of Portugal - Mr. sau NTOR. Meneses, Count of Alveira = Mr; WI3K IN soN Don Manuel, his Son ' Mr. HILL. Riccardo, Son to Villaflor, under the Mr. H. JOUNsiti. name of Osinin Cotiflon, formerly a Dancing-Master, ." r : , mlr. rAWCETT. and now a Soldier OThelim, Cook to a-Regiment - - 'Mr. JonN sr ONE. Juan, a Boy of Seven Years old - - Master ST ANDEN. Gulnare Silvia FAl3l.t. The Plot of this Opera is founded on the expedition of the Portugueze against Ceuta in the fifteenth century, in which Prince Henry, afterwards the tnmous encourager of naviga tion, and patron of its promoters, first distinguished himself. The Moors of Africa had some years before made an irruption into the borders of Spain and Portugal, and carried off many prisoners to Ceuta. Vitiator, a Portugueze nobleman, with his son Riccardo, and Gulnare, a female orphan or Portugal, were taken by the Moors. Villatlor had long been confined in prison at Ceuta, taid , his son, under the title of Osmin, as well as Gulnare, remained with him_ to soften his captivity. At length, to give Villatior an opportunity of returning to his own coun try, in order to join the standard of his Sovereign, Gulnare' resolves to sell herself, and pay the price of her. liberty as a ransom for Villaticite Gulnare hearing of the generosity of Bensalla, King of Ceuta, is in hopes she shall be able to in terest the feeliegs- of that monarch, and dispose him to re store her and her lover Riccardo 'to freedom. Wild as this scheme is, the noble charades of Bensa,ila renders it not hope less. At this time Prince Henryof Portugal, lays siege to Ceuta, and one at' his chief objects is to rescue from slavery the noble Villa - lon In the end Pri ace Henry succeeds in conquering the King of Cents, but not before the latter, having struggled with his passion for Guinan' ) and, given orders for her to be conveyed, with Villapor and Osmin,.in safety to Portugal. The generons characler of the King of Ceuta, operates so strongly on the Portugueze Chief, that he leaves the Monarch in possession of his Throne. This is `a general sketch of the Serious part of the Opera. 'The -Comic part relates to Aiam, Grand Slave Master, Cotillon, a compound of Dancing- Master and Soldier, -.o l Phelim, an Irish Cotak to a Regiment, and Zulema, the 6vonrite slave of Azam. Zulema conceives a partiality for Cotillon, and then efforts to escape with the wealth of Azam, and the perplexities into which the latter is brought, con sfitete the !turnout of the Piece. It is evident that this Piece has been prepared with haste, for the purpose of bringing STORACB and BRAHAM again upon the English. Stage. As. this is certainly the chief objea, and as sing-song is the Order : of the Night,. in the English Theatre, at present, we must look upon the Drama before us as little more than a vehicle for Music and Scenery. It would, therefore; .be hard indeed to try it-by the test of Criticism. Mr. HOAR E, to whom the Pub lic are indebted for many diverting Dramatic Sketches, is the Autlffir of this Piece, which he has principally, we s hear, been induced, to undertake with a view to give scope to the Talents ofSTu -ItAC E, who was a main prop of some of his former produaions. . There is nothing of a striking beauty or novelty in this work, which is rather to be considered as a kin of Dramatic Pasticcia, and in that light it is very well adapted to its obvious purpose. It is, however, very much too long, and when it is curtailed, it will stand its ground among the produaions of the day, particularly as it is recommended by the great musical powers of BRAHAM, and the comic strength of the Company, including the novelty of STORAce at this 'Theatre. BRAHAM is undoubtedly one of the first Singers of the Day, not excepting the Performers of. the . Ital,ian Opera. His voice is full, clear and exten sive. His ear is perfealy correct, and his manner of running divisions upon half.notes is astonishing, even though Mrs. ,BiLLINGTON's excellence is so well known, and. so deservedly 'admired. This Performer is,- in. fat% the chief stiliport of the Piece, tie is very much improved in his anion and general Manner. STIR AC E had all her fOrrner spirit, but toe did not observe any marks of improvement in her acting or her singing. Her aftivicy,.her broad humour ; .and her musical skill ; however, in ,a great .degree atone for the defects of her voice.. , ' • - •COlOl, H. Jon NsToN I and Miss MuR R . Av: gave a respectable support toithe serious Charaaers.— EN, 1 ,-. .%weET-r, .and Irish joitysToNE_lVere not fess effeCtive in-those of the `comic kind. _ . The Piece:met with ,little opposition on being announced. for to-morrow: Several of 'the Airs were encored, and the music in general is creditable to MAzziNaki and Rav E. We have only room for the following Ballad, which was. bestutifully sung by BaAirAm. 13A L LAD. BrNsALLA—(wzr'frlghi.), Believe my vows, while thus ivepart e Sincere as thou art fair ! 1 strive ta'teat thee from my heart-- . Still than alone art there. • The voice of honour in my soul, • • i; - Sweet maid, proclaims thee free ; But Love, disdaining all coritrodl i Enchains-ay/ will and thee. Did yonder Rising orb of day • For me the inine inftanie e Did War, that cal is sue hence as Bestow immortal fame ; . What joy stipeeior should prove) , Could I their gifts resignp. . told thee with acceptedloVe l . - And claim a heat like thine I It appears ' by Letters from, Brest of the, 16th ult. that it was the intention of Government that the. Armament preparing at that Port for St. Dottibtp, should have sailed mast Sunday;' but fresh orders have been received, direallig it to put .to sea with all possible expeditidn. The Printers, Booksellers and Ilaper-makets of this kingdom are about it is said, to present a Pe.: tition to Parliament for a repeal of the last addi tion3l Dory on Paper, as likely, should it be con tinued, materially to injure tbe general Trade of the Country in works of Literature. _ * There was a considerable number of visitors from DO?, Place, - at Covent-Garden Theatre' last night, toi)at tonize the first appearance of BR Ati His own merit, however, will ensure to him the general patronage of the Public. coußr OF CILIA,C4RY inc-. 9 ' . DRURY-tANE THEATRE. THE LORD Cl4AtrOELiolt aticed, "whcther tie Parties had-come to any 'terms ' - The SOL] Ci'VOR GENEItAL said, Ile TiderStOlati so; but Mr. MANsFIE 6 . was not come: Thi; Court prOcdedea, - for a short title, to other business. Mr: MAlvsriEtb in the Mean time arrived, and said, that the Parties had at length conic to an at:. rangetnent. The Loan CirAtlttLtOtt said, the better way would be; to hand him the proposals; that he might have an opportunity of comparing tfiein with the Trust IYeect. MA.Nsr I ELO said he was desired to state one or two cittutnsrariccs-. It having been report:. ed, that Mr. Flanuriersley had some selfish view in this business, that Gentleman was anxious to vita . dicate himself, and had therefore put in an Affida vit, stating himself to be considerably in ad%%atiCe to the ,Theatre. Mr. Hammersley would also be very happy ) if . he could be discharged. from all further concern with the Trust ; but he doubted ) how far the Trust Deed would allow of that. resig nation. There was likewise an Affidavit of. Mrl, Holland, the Architect, who, conceiving it to have been reported in the Public Papers, as if• he had been a cause of distressing 'the Theatre, had now stated, that the Expences of building the Theatre were within -his Estimate. He knew of no Oppo sition to the arrangement now - agreed upon, unless it came from Mr. Grubb, who had nothing to do with the present proceedings. The SoLlCifioß GEtIERAL said it was now agreed that the Surplus Monies arising from' the Theatre should be paid to Mr. ADAM, in Trust for the Proprietors. As to the Affidavit of Mr. Holland, it . was not, he •said, properly before the Court. With resped to the Affidavit of Mr. Grubb, he had no doubt of his Client's being able, by Affidavit, completely to alter the nature of the rafts as stated in the former, bat at present they had nothing ro do with it ; if Mr..Grubb had any thing t., settle with Mr. Sheridan, he most bring -it before the Court in a regulat way. • Mr. -AGAR spoke at lathe length on behalf of Mr. Grubb, who did not wish,, he said, to make much opluisition. to the arrangement now proposed_ He conceived, however, that the debts incurred by the Theatre since the Trust of 1793 to the Pei ,riners for. their salaries, and to Tradcsmth fir the currentexpences of the Theatre, should have a pat): claim to he discharged. MY, LLOYD, on behalf of MTh. Nunn, said, he found she would be provided for by the arrangement: Mr. RtcHA It as appeired on behalf of the Duke of Bedford, to whom he,said arrears of rent were due to the amount of B,zBBl. sos. 4d. His tirace, lie said, would • have taken those steps which he was entitled to . do as a Landlord, but waited oat of re_ specs} to the Court for its decision. If no reserve was made for the - paymot of these arrears ; and his Grace was driven to make use of that legal remedy which he possessed, the Theatre could not o-o . on. ThC SOLICITOR GU`gi..RAL said, he un derstood the The Duke of Bedford -had . agreed to execute _an instrument which was now engrossing.. Mr. RICHARDS said, he believed it was not so: - The SOLICITOR-GENERAL observedi that' his Lordship would decide, Jiow far the. Duke of Bcd. ford was affedo by the Trust Deed. The LORD CHAfiCELLOR said ) it was to be considered, how far the Duke bf Bedford totild proceed at Lacy and Equity at the 'same .time but there could be no doubt of Ms legal power -As a Landlord: - The SOL C iTOR RAt said, if what was noky- proposed by Mr. AGAR on behalf of Mr. Grubb was to be tarried into efrea ; the Thane must be shut up, as it was evident, if the Monies were to lie immediately applied to the payment of its Debts.,:the Theatre could not •go OIL -- Mr. Sheridan had no objetion to make over to Mr, Adam s in ; Trust, ,for the payment of Debts, all the Surplus Monies of the Theatre, reserving only z000l; per arm; for himself, and sod. per ann, for his son. , • Mr. - IVIAzts'FIEt.I) said, he had nothing to do with any'agreemerit between Mr. Grobb and Mr. Sheri,: dan ; it was impossible now to go into it. If the Trustees under the Deed of _t7o had riot taken care that the cutrepf expencts of the Tho;:tre were paid, it Amid be recollefted that Mr. Grubb Ivas a Party to that Deed. Mr: AG it said, Mr. 6-rubb Was hot a Par L 7 to the Deed of 479, Son= further conversation ensued relative to the rights and interests of Mr. Grubb — Mr." !Toox thought the arrangement comprized every thing the most zealous advocate of Mr. Grubb could'. desire. With respeft to the Affidavit of Mr. Holland, Mr. Sheridan had no opportunity of answering it ; but he was sure it Would riot in fluence the decision of the Court. Mr. TRowt 12 appeared on behalf of two persons named White and Martindale, -who claimed certain rights under Patent. He wished to have leave io consider how far' these personi 'were provided fbr by the Trust Deeds, and to state the result to the CoUrt previous to the final decision. Mr. MANSFIELD said, he understood a Bill was on the Files of the Court, by Mt. TRoWER'S Clients, relative to - this right: Mr. Runei,L appeared on behalf of Mr. Tho. Shaw, Lead4 . ' of the Orchestra to t h e Th eatre , w h o held' a Renithrge of zos. per night, for the ar rears of -Which he hud put in a distress: The .I.cat.CrixacELLoit asked if Mr. ShaW meant, to prbaeed at , IAW of in F,quity ? Mr. Russztt. said` be merely wished :o state this to his LOrdship. - Mr. SH R I dAN- said, that it,washis most carne wish that every person having a• claim upon the Theatre should come forward. The monies o f t h e Theatre, %'vhatever might he said to the contrary, bad 'certainly not been misapplied; and since its opening, large portions of debt had been Liquidated, With respeft toWhite's claim, the eve. 'oas this—Mr. Harris was contraoed with for the purchase of the Dormant Patent, and it ,appeared that Mr. White had a share in that Patent, which was not men*