The Sun. — London, England, 1806-09-30 00:00:00

L 0 ND 0 N, TUESDAY, Sn'TpIEER 3U, z 806. THE Convoy with Troops for Buenos Ayres sailed from Plymouth on Sunday. They are to touch at Falmouth, to wait , for further. Convoy. About 170 Sail of the Leeward Island Fleetshave arrived in the Downs. The report of the loss of the IValsingham Packet, from Lisbon, is effeaually contradi&ed by her ar, rival at Falniouth, with a Mail frorri Lisbon, lay which we have the following intelligence: " The Thetis 'Frigate and Millbrook Schooner was off Oporto Bar on the 2d inst. fr The Venus Frigate and Wool verine Sloop of War arrived at Madeira on the gth August, with, a Feet from PortSMouth, and sailed on the 24th .for the 'West Indies. " The Orpheus Frigate arrived at Madeiia on the 12th August' with a Fleet from Portsmouth,, and sailed with the above for the West Indies. The Milfur d, LAN bALL, bound to 4ombajr, sailed from Madeira the 18th ult." We have also received the following Letter from Baltimore : " paltimore, Aug, 20. "The British and French Fleets are ,within a few days sail of each - other on our coast : ; and, from daily information from some of our outward and inward bound Vessels, I am sure each Fleet knows Where the other is, and what force. I am of opinion that the French will make an attack on, some - part of Newfoundland, or go into Boston." LAST night . we received Paris Papers to the 27th instant. The intelligence. they bring is, we ,think, decisive as to a War between France and Prussia. BONA- . T;ARTE quitted St. Cloud in the night of Wednesday last, and there is no doubt that he is gone to take the Command of the Ariny. His departure is an nbunced in the Moniteur, which also states, as a supposition, that he would proceed towards Mayence. It - was - also understood at Paris; as we - stated yes 4 terday, that . TALLEYRAND hail quitted that City to follow his Naster. From this latter circumstance it may be conje&ured, that.l3oNA PARTE expeBs ther to intimidate Prussia into concession, without commencing hostilities, or that he may be .enabled to dilate a Peace,, sword in hand, similar to the Treaty of Presburgh. Prussia, however, has evi dently calculated all the chances of - a contest, and we have no doubt has fully prepared. for it. In leer present attitude, and after going so far, it were almost folly to suppose that the Prussian Monarch will concede, or, in other words, re duce himself to the situation of a dependent and vassal Power, without striking a blow. War we now consider as inevitable. The contest must be fir the remaining liberties of Europe, and itsissue will decide the fate of the Continent. Such a contest it is impossible to contemplate without anxiety. .We think, however, that, in the condal a: in the. preparations of Prussia, in the spirit of her 'Troop's, and in the enthtiAasm of her people, we sec tllq best grounded hopes of success.—, Her Generals are amongst the best in Europe—her Troops are in the 'highest state of discipline—and of their bravery , there is not a shadoW of reason to doubt. It .is well known that the Prussian Troops display an eagerness, 'a zeal, and an impatience for the contekt; from which the happiest consequences ,n3ay be augured. • Many persons may perhaps fear that,- however brave Prussian Troops, their Gengrals are in , competent to contend with BONAPARTE - and his o:acers, and that they will be out-rnanuvred and, defeated by the'operation of the neW Systemof tac 7 tics praaised by the latter. We cannot, however,: suppose that the.i'russian Generals, many of whom have been justly considered'as men of the greatest military talents, and who have earned the highest reputation, w should have been so bigotted to the tac tics of the old school, or so inattentive to what - was passing before their eyes, as not to consider and esti mate the operation and effeta of the system aced upon by 3 BONAPAIITE. From the errors committed by Austria in the late War,' itilit'ary officers:, of even, the most ordinary talents, could not fail to . derive inst'ruaive lessons. It is evident, indeed, and we rejoice to observe it, that Prussia • will nOt,commit the errar of suffering her Troops to be defeated detail. 11-Ter Armiesi. on the contrary; are con- centrated, and ready to bear down, 'with united strength, upon whatever point may become the. scet):. (4 hostilities 'BONAP.ARTE Will 0111 S be ur;able, by bringing down a superior force upon particular polnts,• to defeat detachment after detachment, but Must meet fairly in the field a force at least equal, if not superior in number to his own: In the present instance alSo, BosTApARTE does not appear to have any advantage in point of time, which can enable him to strike at once any de cisive blow. By comparing the different accounts in, the Foreign Papers of the preparations of both fowers, it will be found that the Prussian Troops are at least as forward and' as ready for the contest as these of France. From the time at which BONAPARTE left Paris, it is evident that some days must yet elapse before 'he can be On the intended scene of anion, or be enabled .to commence his operations. In the mean time, whatever further preparations require to be made on the part of Prussia may easily be effeapd. In contemplating the approaching contest, although we cannot divest ourselves of some portion of anxiety, we yet look forward with the most confident hope to its issue, as one whickwill destroy the monstrous ascendancy of France, and compel her to return to her natural situation in Europe. The number of Russian Troops on their march is estimated at 150,00 Q men. This number may probably be exaggerated ; but there is no doubt that a large body of Russian Troops are in motion, and there appears reason to believe that they are not far from the Prussian Territories. The Moniteur, by means of fabricated Letters, is very anxious to have it believed that Saxony and Hesse have refused to join Prussia. There is, however, no doubt, on the contrary, that bQth the Hessian and Saxon Troops have been placed tat the disposal of the KING of PRUSSIA. The'se, added to the Prus sian. Troops concentrated on the frontiers of Saxony, make the amount of the whole at least 150,000 men, exclusive of other Divisions of no incon siderable amount, and of the SWedish Troops.— The number of French Troops at present in Germany is not supposed . to 'exceed . j 20,000 men. It is not therefore making too sanguine acalculation to suppose that the Prussian Army, in its present'state, 'is - fully equal to the first onset ; and before the French can bring any • large additional body of disposeable Troops into the field, there is little doubt that the Rtissians- will be upon the spot, equally ready for the, combat. . We do not speak of the number of Armies which the Contending Pow'ers can bring. successively into the .field ; as we are ,convinced, that if the War is protraaed, the Allies will have gained a considerable part of their obje&. If BONAPARTE does not obtain a rapid and decisive Vietory, he will find it extremely difficult to maintain his'ground. There are several interesting articles lb the Paris 'Papers, which we have not room to notice, and 'for which, therefore, we must refer our Readers to the very ample details we have given in our subsequent Columns. MR. 'WHITBREAD has been appointed to the Office of Secretary at War, in, consequence of the resignation of General FITVATRICK, whose time of life and state of health induce hint' to retire from aEtive buiiness. Yesterday the Duchess of WI RTEMBUR Gn complet ed her 40th year of age. The day was observed with the usual solemnity, and at night several persons who had been nominated as tradesmen to her Royal Highness previous to her departure for Germany, il luminated their houses in commemoration of the evtnt. Yesterday morning His MAJESTY, Princesses So rkliA, 'AUGUSTA, and AMELIA, attended by Lady THYNNE, Lord _WALSINGHAM, Count MUNSTER, Generals FITZROY and MANNINGH Am, and the Hon. Messrs. BULKELEY and VILLIERS, took an airing in Windsor Great Park, and returned at one o'clock. Her MAJESTY and Princess ELIZABETH took an airing to Froginore. _ WINDSOR TER a A cE.—The Promenade on Sunday' evening was but thinly attended.. Neither their MAJESTIES or the PRINCESSES ventured out. There were fewer persons present at Windsor than on aiiy Sunday for the last six months. The Royal Walki on the Terrace are considered as entirely concluded for the -Season. Yesterday, at two o'clock, a Cabinet Council was held at Lord How - fcx's Office, which was attended by ail the Cabinet Ministers in town. . General CAMPBELL, the Chief of the Corps of Royal Marines, resident in London, has, to the great regret of 'that respe&able Corps, accepted the re tirement; in consequence of which the, following promotions have taken place in the Royal Marine Corps: General BARCLAY, to command in London ; Lieutenant-Colonel WINTER, of the Portsmouth Division, is promoted to he Second Colonel Com mandant at Plymouth; Major FOLEE# appointed m Lieutenant-Colonel of PortsoutlOptiision, vice WINa-EA.; and Capt. R. R*laktointed Major of the Chatham Division. ;A. ,% -k, The business before the : 4 . of Treasury on Friday, which, f 4cciipjeacits , attention from two v ti o'clock till fi , fis Supposed to hare been a Memo rial which lta' inert presented to the:Lords by an Agent in LondenAl a S , iish Company called the Philippine Company, stall that the dollars brought . to Erigl?nd in the 'Nan- e s Frigate, from Buenos Ayres, - were not the property of the Spanish ,Go. vernment, but private property, and only deposited At 'BuenOs .Ayres for the convenience of trade, and' praying that they might be restored: The matter is , •• still under consideration. .'I; he Britannia, a new East Indiaman, nearly as large as 'a 74, was lannche'd yesterday, at PEE RY'S Deck,' Blackwell: 'She went off the slips in great tyle, in the presence of a great number el speetat ors MAI LS. Alutriisn—l Lisbon, r Dublin. DuE—l arrlburgb, 5 C;ottcnburi: H h, s Dublin, Waterford., PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK. - 62 63 Oinniipp . 7t Consols , THE SUN. GOLEM QUIS piczttt YALSUM AUDLAT? NA VAL NE!' PLYMOUTH. SEPT. es.—Sailed this morning, ruder Convoy of the Plover Sloop of War. and a Gun brig, the Transports having on board the 45th. and 87th Regiment of Foot and 95th Rifle Corps, bound to Buenos Ayres ; they are to touch at Fal- Mouth, to wait Convoy. Several of the outward bound Trade for Lisbon sailed under Convoy of the Plover. Arrived a large Danish Ship, the CO/IferenZ, RATH Bent, laden with hides, tallow f and copper, from Rio de la Plata, bound to Hamburgh, detained by the _lndefatigable Privateer. No other of the Squadron under the Command of Sir R, STl4.ctiAN are yet arrived. FALMOUTH, SEPT. 27.—Arrived the Richmond Gun-brig with a Convoy from Portsinontb, 'botit4 to Portugal, &c. Also the Walsingkam Packet, Capt. RosEwrs, with a Mail from Lisbon, in 19 days' pas sage'. The Prirwess Elizateili Packet with Mails from this Pqrt arrived at Lisbon on the 3d inst. DEAL, SEPT. 29.—Arriyg4 in the Downs His Majesty's Ships ilgurieTnon and Cerf, from Tor tola, with about 170 Sail of Vessels under convoy from the Leeward Islands, most of which ate sailed for the River. , - Sailed yesterday, after Post, the Hero, Gp3l3S, from Surinam. Arrived the Combatant Praam, Arrow Schooner, and several Gun-brigs, from off the French Coast, and remain in the Downs with the rest of the Ships as per last; also the Alert, FOR4MAN, for Moga dore, and Cynthia, WAYTH, for Newfoundland, PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 29:—Arrived the /77znezze Sloop, Capt. GARTH, from the Downs. Sailed . the Aaive Cutter for guernsey. SHEERNESS, SEPT. 2g.--His Majesty's Ship Ruby made, the signal for coming into Harbour. Came into Harbour the Trompeuse, The Blonde has been paid bounty and advance, and will sail for Portsmouth this afternoon. . Yesterday being Michaelmas-day, the Loa MAYOR, attended by several Aldermen and Officers of the Corporation, proceeded .to St. Laurence's Church, where they heard Divine Service, and a Sermon preached by the Rev. A. ••• T-T ATT, Chaplain to his Lordship ; and about two o'clock returned to Guildhall, where a very numerous Com mon Hall were assembled ; his Lordship and the Aldermen being seated on the Hustiugs, and Pro clamation made by the Serjeant at Arms, the Lord Mayor and Aldermen then retired to their chamber, and the Recorder came forward and ad dressed the' Livery, stating, that they were call ed together according to annual . custom, in order to the exercise of one of their most ancient' and va luable privileges, (hat of eleeting two fit and capable men to be returned to the Court of 'Aldermen, for their choice of one of them to •fill the Office of Lord Mayor for the ensuing year; that the names of the Gentlemen in rotation would . be put up by the proper Officers, and that he had no doubt but they (the Livery) would make a proper choice. ,• The Common Cryer then announced the names of the following • Aldermen, who haVing served the office of Sheriff were properly qualified, viz. LEI° lir.. TON, ANSLEY, FLOWER, SMITH, BLOXILYt, SCno- L ET, and DOMVIL LE j whereupon the Sheriffs were -of opinion that the Ele&ion had fallen upon Sir WILLIVII LEIGHTON, Rut. and 'JOHN A 1 3 .51. EY- $ Esq. • The Sheriff's then made their Report to the Court of Aldermen, whe, upon a scrutiny, eleited Sir WIL LIAM LEIOIiTON A Knt. who camelorward and ad dressed the Livery in a well delivered_ speech, thank ing them for the honour they had done him, and 'ex pressing his determination to fulfil the duties of the office with integrity. Thanks to the late Sheriffs were unanimously voted. On Thursday a Common Council will be held, to . consider of a Motion for thanking the gallant Offi cers commanding at the'Vidory of Maida, the Cap ture of Buenos Ayres, and the Conquest of the Cape ,of Good. Hope, &c. To-day the LORD-MA,YOR, after inspe&ing the Mealweighers' returns, ordered the, Price of Bread to be raised id. per peck. HAMPSHIRE MEETING.—FRS consequence of a conversation which passed httween Lord TEMPLE` and Sir WILLIAM HEATHCOTif,' relative to the par- . liamentary condud of Mr. CHUTE, one of the Court.; ty Members, the minutes of which conversation were communicated by Sir WILLIAM to his friends, a Meeting of the Freeholders and Friends of the present Members took place the 25 tti inst. at St. John's House, Winchester. These minutes were read to the company, and they in substance implied, that it was the inten tion of Government to start another Member against IMr. Cutrrr, on a future Election, and against Sir WILLIAM HEATHCOTE also if he made common cause with tbat Gentleman. As Sir WILLIAM was doubtful whether Lord TEMPLE spoke by authority from. Lord GRENVILLE, it was resolved that the minutes of the conversation should be transmitted to Lord TEMPLE, that he might remove: that doubt. Lord TEMPLE, in his answer, entered fully into the subje&, and disclaimed having spoken from the au-, thOrity alluded to. Two Resolutions were proposed, one in favour of Mr. CHUTE, and the other pro posing Mr. CHUTE and Mr. THISTLEWAYTE to be the future Members. • The first Resolution passed unanimously ; but in stead of the second, it was proposed that as Sir WIL LIAM HEATHCoTE had, from his advanced time of life, declined entering into any future contest, Sir HENRY MILDMAY sljould be invited to become a Can didate. This ResoluTion also passedunanhnously; but as Sir HENRY could not suddenly make up his mind on the subject he, was left at liberty to a& as he thought.proper on consulting with his friends. • It Was Allen resolved that, to prevent cny misrepre =. seitation, Lord TEMPLE'S Letter should be publish ed. 'The Meeting was very numeroucly rind re spMably attende. 717.2 Piznel p..ePszis, SEPT. 20.--Since the departure of the Grenadiers of the Emperor's Gund, the Dragoons of the Einpress mount guard at the Thuilleriei. This new corps is remarkable for its tine appearance and the splendour of its uniform. The German Journals, ,upon which Prussia may have some influence, represent Saxony as seized with a Warlike. transport. All the private letters from Saxony, on the contrary, represent the disposi tions in that country as the most pacific. Li this State, so quietly governed, Sovereign, Minister, and Subje&, appear equally to desire the preservation of that Peace whiCh t h eyh aye enjoyed for forty-four years. Future events will afford politicians an opportunity of observing how far the geographical situation of a country can hqrry it away in opposition to its wishes and its interests. fit= THE ARGUS. " Europe presents from day to day an aspen} more strange to the attention of observers. Oa whatever side we turn our eyes we find contradictions to ex plain; and problems to resolve. " England still evinces a desire of Peace—an 4 her Writers speak of _nothing but War, She, prepares distant military expedition 5.7 - 10 keeps a Negotiator pf the highea distinEtiQn at Pa-is, " Russia hairefused . the peace which she had so licited; an d rema i ns condemned to ina6tion, while she cannot fiud a field of battle where she may re cover the advantages and the military renown which she has lost. E rt issia is at War with Sweden ; but this War resembles more a village queue' than a contest of Sovereigns. And while she augments her Armies, she mal(es preparations in such a manner as to (lea sion the belief that she proposes nothing less than to attack the first Power in Europe. While these three PoWers discus separately their interests with France - 1 they appear to or a common alliance. put' they are between thernselves in false, uncertain, and vae cillating phSitions, in the face of an Enemy whet' ke policy is fixed, and whose force belongs to himself , done. • -" One would be less astonished, perhaps, to see Russia and England concert their means of attack againstan Enemy whom they would have jethitly to • combat. - But can the cause, the interests, and prin .ciples of Prussia ever accord with thoSe of England and Russia ? • The past proves the contrary, and the future will Undouhtedly chntirm' the experience of the past. " IS Prussia at this day in a position more favoer . able With respect to those with whorn 'she would unite her Sell", and with respe& to the . Eneiny Whith 'she would dare to affront ? Does she really wish to . ;turn her arms against the Power Which has' sup ported her for fifteen years agaihst the hatred, the envy, and the indignation, of all the 'States - Of Europe ? Does She still•prefehd to deceive her. Al lies- by clandestitte engagetnent§ which she designs to violate with the first favourable opportunity ? Or rather, will she, in her turn, rush into a snare . which they lay for her in order to be revenged fOr her past conduct ? The public opinion has only the alterna tive between these two sentiments, until time. hae removed the veil which still conceals theetruth: " With respeEt to seund.poliey; the resolution of Prussia to be the advanced post of a continental War, wins to us equally dangerous as tardy, commented her career in the continental War by defeEtion which, even then, disclosed her 'system: Whilst Austria and France have held the eqUilibriuni, she tranquilly collected the fruits of her tortuous; avaricious, and vacillating policy. tilt Austria once conquered, Prussialost the importance of a mediator, where she had acted, perhaps, with an equal con e ' tempt for beth parties - . With these principles, she does tot offer to any ope her sincere friendship.- 7 , There qua be no deebt that she would resume the. same systush,. if similar circumstances Shoul4.. again occur. Here is what ought to serve as a come pass in negotiations with her. " The •Pruisian Cabinet, although fortunate its speculations, t,as made in faU les? dupes it imagines. France paid her neutrality, so as to persuade her that she was sincere, but she believe this compliance most conformable to her interests, and best adapted to restore a general Peace in Eu-: rope; she acted like the • Lacedeinonian General, who seeing a Corps of young men disposed to deliver up a post to the enemy, contented himself with pointing out to them anether, whert, he might watch them, What other Cabinet can H - ussia abuse ? Is it that of St. Juries's, when, instead of sharing the. dangers, as she had taken part in the projeCts of the last War, she glided after, the combat over the field of bate'' tle, to carry off the fruits of the.vi&ory, and divide the spoils of the vanquished. She stilhkeeps Hanover,and meditates an alliance with England.. Her ports, are still blockaded by the Swedes, and she calls them to her aid: She iiivokes thesuppert of the Emperor ALEX-' ANDER, whom she abandoned in- the midst of the dangers which she had promised to share. A sincere. agreement between persons .who have been so Often deceived, and who have such reproaches to make to each other, it is difficult to conceive. The wcutids which Prassia has occasioned still bleed: The Ene ; ,' lish Writers thethseltes cannot give crediCto this monstrous alliance. The aid which she promises them appears like the wooden horse: they tremble to receive her preSents. Thus, in spite of the positive asser tions of the Journals of Berlin, we cannot give'crettit to the sudden change in the condud of Prussia,hecause every thing imposes on her the obligation of attaching • herself more cloely than ever to France: • With the friendship of that Power, she may cover the wrongs which she has committed towards others; with her aid she may be sure of preserving the advantages she has obtained without drawing the sword. In adopt ing another • course, in disregarding in this point her situation and her interest, she would expose her existence and the remainder of her glot. Her ill.: evitable fall in an unequal contest might 'carer com pensations 'favourable to the re-establishment of general tranquillity. It might satisfy the resentment of betrayed Powers, leave a great example, and shew that in policy as in morals there are truths and du- : ties, the violation of which ProVidence _will sooner or later punish." PARIS, SEPT. 22.---On the LBth the Commis sioners of his Imperial and Royal Majesty proceed ed to the Jewisli Assembly. Uae of them delivered a.speech ; which was answered by the Preiident of the Assembly ;. after which the fi)ilowing Resolu tions Were adopted (after a Preanalj : That the Committee of the As •einblv should wait.