The Sun. — London, England, 1806-06-06 00:00:00

Butweicppw ,that the. people in that qu3r-, ter have long been in expeaation of MIRANDA, and notiong ago signified that if htt-did not soon come to their assistance; they Woidd .exert their own strength and endeavour to throw off the Oppressive Government of Spain. The last diSpatches from ,Admiral .COCIIRANE are dated the 18th, of April; and they state, that h7l- RANDS, after securing St. Xlarguerita, had obtained possession of Barcelona; and, what is of still more importance, of Cumana. Yesterday, at two o'clock, HIS MAJESTY held . a Chapter of the Order of the Bath, at the Queen's Palace, for the purpose of electing Admiral Earl NORTHESK a Knight Companion, and investing, him with a• Red Ribband. There were present, be sides. the SOVEREIGN, the following Knights, in their full robes : His Royal Highness the Duke of York, Lords Henry Hutch inson, De hlaquiere. an.l Keith ; Sirs loseph Banks, A lured Clarke, [An Colpoys, I'. Trigge, J. T. Duckworth, David Dunchs, and John Moore Dr. Vincent, the Dean of West minster, the Dean of the Order • Mr. Francis Townsend, Deputy Bath King at A rms ; Si r Isaac Heard, Gent. Usher of the Scarlet Rod and Brunswick Herald. After the usual ceremony of openinc , the Chapter • by the Dean, the Knights delive re d t o le Dean their approbation,. in writing, of their approval of the Earl NORTHESK being elected a Member of the Noble-Or der, when he was introduced by the Deputy Bath King at Arms, and; kneeling on a cushion betbre his MAJESTY, he was pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood_ upon him, and afterwards put a Red Ribband over iris tight shoulder,, and 'athwart his breast and back, under his left atm. The Deputy Bath King at Arms then administered the usual oaths to the Noble Earl. After 'the Chapter His MAJESTY held a private. 'Levee, which was attended by The Archbishop of Canterb 'ry, the Laid Chancellor, the. Lord Chief I ustice of the Court of king's Bench, the three Secretaries ot State, the , First Lord of the Admiralty, the ,President of the Council, the Lord Chamberlain; the Recur.: ,der of London, Earls Aylesiord, Carnarven, Moira, North esk, and ‘Vinclitlsea, Ger.eials Hope, Woodstock, Vyse, and Frazer,. Sir J,?lin Doyle, Sir John Moore, and Sir Thomas Trigee. The following presentations took place: . General Sir John Moore, on his being appointed. to the command of the British Troops Sicily. General Ht , pe, on his being appointed to a command in the Cape of Good Hope. . Lieutenant-General Sir John Dnyle, by. Earl Moira, on his being appointed to a M ',slim at Denmark. . Lieutenant-General Sir C. Ross, on his appointment to the ' command of the 85th Itegimet4, kissed the - King's - hand. Generals Vysc, Frazer, and Woodstock, on their being appointed to commands in Italy. After the Levee His MAJESTY held a -Privy Coun cil, to.receive the RECORDER of London's Report of the Convicts under sentence of death in Newgate.— The RECORDER attended accordingly, and made his report of the twelve Prisoners capitally conviccted at the last Sessions but one in the Old Bailey, when Bevan and Hemmings, for extorting money from Mr. ORD ; Walker, Dodds, and -.George Calder, for for gery, were ordered for execution. The RECORDER was .prepared to make his Report of the last Ses sions, at which there was only one capitally convi&- ed, viz. Robertson, for unnatural practices ; but the Council .: clid not call,for his Report. After the Council His MAJESTY gave audiences to Mr. Fox and Mr. WINDHAn. Yesterday the DUKE of CUMBERLAND completed his 35th year: The Princess CHARLOTTE Of WALES is imaisposed with the pooping-cough.. Yesterday the five PRINCESSES paid Her Royal Highvns a morning visit, and likewise honoured Lady CH;.RLOTTE FINCH with a visit, at her apart ments in St. Tames's Palace. Yesterday the D u CHESS Of YORK visited HER MA- i JESTY and the PRINvESSES. The Cartel which arr ,, ed from France, brought over Lord ELGIN, Lord Y/.l(Motrrx, Col. ABER cnomny, Mr. EADES, and set cid other persons of distinaion, who have so long and 10 unjustly been detained at Verdun. Lord ELGIN arrrted yesterday at Mr. NESBITT'S house in Portman-squai.:. - . Sir J. T. DUCKWORTH wore on Wednesday, at Court, a• magnificent g o ld. em bp sse d swor d and belt of great value, a present from the Island of Jamaica to that gallant, Officer.' It - is of the Most exquisite workmanship. The pommel is a fine lion's head, very properly emblematic of Courage and For titude . i . out of his mouth is seen a snake, representing wis dom,"beautifully curved, forming the bow ; on one side of the gripe are the arms of Jamaica, and on the other, those of the worthy Baronet, with suitable ti''phies, B,:c. The scabbird is ornamented, instead of rines, uith tvh) alligators or crocodiles (being the crest of the Island), bind witligold beads from one end to the other; at the top is a fine figure of Nep-, tune in a 'medallion, surrounded by rich naval tro phies ; down,. the scabbard 'on each side, ar e o th er naval emblems executed in a superior style on blue velvet, and at the centre, .a medallion representing Commerce, with a.cornucopia in one hand, and in the other a crown of laurels, which- she is offering to the British Navy, for the proteaion it afforded the Island of Jamaica. The whole forms the finest • piece of workmanship ever seen in this Country. 'Wednesday His Royal Highneis the Duke of CLA-- BENCE gave a Grand Dinner to the Prince of WALES and a numerous Party, in honour - of his RoYA-t. PATH4it's Birth-Day. The capital. Sturgeon pre sented to His MAJESTY on 'Tuesday by the LORD MAYOR, was cooked at the kitchen belonging to the Palace, and served up on the occision. The following Corp s o f V o l unteers • were out on W.'ednesday, in their several Districts, to fire a Feu de Joye in honour of His MAJESTY'S Birth-day :—The Hon. Artillery Company ; at their own ground: The Bth, 9th, 14th, and 11th Regiments 'of Loral.Lon don Volunteers, in Moorfields. The Loyal South wark and Ist Surrey Regiments, at the Montpelier Ground. The Lamb e th and Christchurch, the Loyal Whiteehapcl, the 2d Tower Hamlet Volun teers, with the East India Brigade, the CuStoms, Excise, and West India Dock CorpS, at their seve ral grounds, 4 from which they returned soon after one o'clock, on account of the heavy rain that fell at that time. Wednesday, according to annual custom, two bar rqls of beer were g iven at the Admiralty t o t h e po pulace,. to drink His MAJESTY'S NA 1' AL NEW S. PLYMOUTH, Jtirgr 4.—Arrived the American Ship Jane, Capt. IVI‘CARTHEY, laden with coffee, sugar, and tobajco, from Baltimore, bound to Amsterdam, detained by the Indefatigable Privateer ; .also the Hamburgh Ship Carolina, Capt. LOMAN, from Han- burgh bound to New Orleans, laden with linen, put in to refit, having sprung her foremast. PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 5.--Sailed yesterday, about noon, which was not ascertained till to-day, the weather being so hazy, the Foudroyarite, - 8o guns, Admiral Sir j. B. WAR.. It EN, Capt. WHITE. Hero, 74 Capt. csARD . NER. Ramillies, . P ICKMOK E. Courageux, - 74 BISSETT. Namur, - '74 - HA LST EA D. Fame, - - 74 - MooRE• Amazon, - - P.ARKER. Moucheron, Sloop of War, - HAWES. Saracen, Diuo, --- PREVOST. John Bull, Cutter, Sailed to-da) the SArighay Sloop. of War with 14tters, &c. for the Squadron under command' of Sir J. WARREN. Put back the Happy Brig, CRITCHELL, from)ler passage toward& Madeira. ----: DEAL, JUNE 5.--This morning, at half paSt six o'clock, the Vestal Frigate fell in with three large Lugger-rigged Privateers off Boulogne, the wind blowing strong at W. S2W; ; the Privateers, made for Calais, but having a stem tide and the wind a-head, they could neither make way; one of them bad just before captured a heavy- laden Coasting Sloop ; fortunately the Vestal put to a press of sail, and has just brought into the Downs the largest Pri vateer, mounting 16:guns and 56 men, with the re captured Sloop. - From intelligence of the crew cap tured, it. appears they all bel o n ge d t o C a l a i s, an d were destined to annoy the trade of the Channel ; but principally to destroy the Mackarel Fishery, whose streams•are adjacent to the French Coast. Arrived La Fleche Sloop of War froM Portsmouth, and sailed for Sheerness; Blanche and Astrea Fri ga'es from a Cruize, •and sailed again fo'r the French° Coast ; Fury Bomb • from Portsmouth ; and L'Es piegle Sloop of NV:Jr from Waterford, with Convoys, which are sailed for the River. Yesterday the Shipping of His Majesty's Navy in the Downs exhibited a 'brilliant ~ spedacle ; in the morning all the Men of War were dressed in their Signals of every nation ; at twelve o'clock the Cinque Port Volunteers, stationed at the different Castles, fired three volleys ; at one o'clock the scene ,became . more magnificent from a gun from the Edgar, commanded by Lord KEITH, - the whole of the Fleet fired 28 rounds ; and with wind at S. W. and W. the whole atmosphere became enveloped with smoke. In the evening there was• a grand ball and supper at the Assembly Rooms. TaLmorrow evening the Officers of the Coldstream , Guards perform a Play at the Theatre here, for the benefit of a 'charitable purpose; Capt. BRADYL, of theatrical amateur notoriety, takes the leadtin this laudable, purpose; be is to play Warwick, in " Guy Earl of Warwick." . NEW-YORK, MAY, 3.---Byletters from Philadel phia we are inforthed,.. that Dispatches have been ,received by Government froth Spain.of a very un plea,ant nature. Letters of the 3d ult. from La Guira have been received in town, at which time the Embargo. was taken off; but it was generally supposed it would be laid on again should MIRANDA make his appearance on the coast. There wen; no apprehensions :)f.ith iiANDA!s succeeding, as .they had'called all the Mili tia from theinterior, 7 and fortified all the principal points. Captain STURGES; WhO- has'arrived at Philadel. phia froM St.'Thomas's, informs us, that the Danes had, 'by proclathation, prohibited all trade or inter course between St. Thomas's and ,the Empire of Hayti. Captain KENNEDY, who arrived here yesterday from Teneriffe,, infOrms '3S • that there Was a British Squadron cruizing between .St: Vincent's and Ma deira, another Squadron between Madeira and Tene ' riffe, acid a third Squadron of six Sail of the Line, six Frigates, and two Brigs, cruizing off Palma; and that a French Brig of i 3 guns had just arrived there, in eight days from Cadiz. .On passage. she had an engagement with a British , ,Corvette ;'.and, i n . at te.mpting to board her; , the } renal - nail lost a Lied ' tebant and five men, whO, failing in their design; were kept on board the Corvette. . The following Letter from New York, of the I st. of May, affords a pretty satiithaory explanation of the late violent proceedings in that City; iti cense quence of the accidental or random shot of the British : c , The virus of Patriotism usually breaks forth here some weeks before an Eledion ; and 'it is gene :rally so powerful in its' effe&s, that the unhappy beings who ad under its influence are wholly inca pable of observing the smallest regard thr common decency or comiton sense. The late unfortunate accident - off. the Hook, took place at the eve of - an • Eledion, and both Parties, the Federalists and De ' wioerats; or Republidnns, in, order: to court the fa vour of King Mob ,(whose Sovereignty in this Cowl : . try let no man dispute), were eager to prove- their superior attachment tO their own Country, by en deavouring to out-do their opponents'in• abuse of the . British, It is pretty evident, however, that botli Parties seem to have a very high opinion of the for bearance of yo,ur Country, as in cases of French outrage, their tone, Whatever they may pretend to feel, is usually, pitched to the lowest mite in the Gamut." THE FIRE. THE account we gave . of the drealful fire which happened yesterdgy morning in Chaudosstre'et, was too well authenticated by our subsequent inquiries, and feW particulars respeding this melancholy affair have since transpired.'" Cal. T. - the unfortunate Gentleman who was the cause end the viaim of the fatal catastrophe, was, it' seems, in , the praaiee 9f visitin g the house.. The female whom he took' Willi him on Wednesday night was a Miss STIRLING, who was generally his companion - on such occasions. When the danger became apparent she in Vain attempted to rouse him, and, after many resointe efforts, self-preservation obliged her to - leave him but she took ail, possible means to-procure assistance for him. By some ac counts he was'at last brought to a sense of his danger, and appeared at th e w i n d ow, but too late.: He was soon, by the rapid progress of the flames, precipitated into a fiery gulf, and redticed' to mere bones. He had ordered his servants to -come , for him early in the morning, a circumstance that occasioned his 'being so soon known. There were; as webefore stated, many c ouples i n the house, and a s they were obliged to escape with the utmost precipitation, a scene of confusion and diStress ensued, which it, is impossible to describe.-- The crowd ,who assembled were in general huMane, but the charaEter of the house operated very strong ly upon many, who insulted those who fortunately escaped.from it. It Is very iiafural for prejudices to • arise against houses of such a description ?• but by all' accounts that which has been destroyed was con ducted iii such a manner as to give no offence to the neighbourhood, beyond that which necessarily re sulted from the purpose to which it was notoriously devoted. The ,person who kept' it was a I\ll - s. CLARKE, who had, it seems, acquired so large a fortune in it, that she would have retired from busi ness some time ago if the value of the property in ge neral had not rendered it difficult for , her to find a competent successor. , Her plate,, which was con siderable, has been preserved ; but her daughter, it is said, has ldst jewels to' the value of 5001. Want of water prevented the firemen, who were very alert, from rendering any' service for some time. They broke up the pavement, and pierced some of the pipes, but in vain, no .Water could be obtained till the flames had spread to a very alarming extent. The injury, however, is chiefly confined to the house which has 'fallen, and one opposite to it ; but the • Latter has not suffered much. The house thus destroyed had, it is said, carried on the same kind of husiness for nearly a century, and had alWays been Chartherized - for as much or der and regularity as any other of a similar &scrip- , tion throughout the Metropolis. The Coroner's Inquest will sit this day upon the body of Colonel at half past two o'clock, at St. Martin's Work House. On 'Wednesday last,. at four o'clock in the af ternoon, a fire broke out in the house of Mr. Jbhn Webb, of ,the Park Farm, near Ross, and .raged with so m uc h v i o l ence , that, notwithstand ing every possible assistance was ' procured, the whole building was totally destroyed in a few hours, tOgether with a considerable, patt of the furniture, ten hogsheads of cyder and beer, 70. bushels, of Wheat, 1.50 'bushels of pease, 40 bushels of malt, a (il.2.ntlty of flour, cheese, '& c . and a pocket-bo o k co , .aining notes to the amount of 301.. The loss:, exclusive of the building, exceeds 4.001. The acgident, happened from a beam being improperly:placed . in the chimney (as is too common in old houses), which catching fire, almost instantly communicated to the thatch ; and the whole being composed of timber, lath,, and plaster, nothing could check the progresS of the conflagration. The modern style of building shop-windows so low as almost to reach the pavement, is pregnant with mischief. • Upon the least slip people are liable to fall against them and to suffer great injury fruit the glass.—A child was walking by a linen-draper's shop 'in Holborn, on Wednesday, and her foot slipping, She fell against, the window and cut her arm so severely that the effusion of: blood nearly ex • hausted her, and it is probable that she, will not re gain the use of her arm through life. An Attorney, in presenting a copy of a writ to an Auelioneer at Brighton, not long since, apolo gized for his unfriendly visit, and concluded with, hoping that the other would not be offended, as be was but merely performing an unpleasant duty of his profession., " Certainly not," said the Au&ioneer, " you must attend to the duties o f y our p ro f ess i on, and so must Ito mine." This said, he instantly knocked him down. . We are 'sorry to learn that Mr. RICIIAnDS, the Se cretary_to the Royal Academy, and well.ynown for his abilities as an Artist, had on Wednesday a paralytic stroke. He, was rather better last night, but he has been some time in a declining state. SMITHFIELD MARKET, JUNE 6. This day's market Was but indifferehtly supplied with different kinds of Cattle ; beef and Veal are somewhat dearer than our last report ; Mutton and Lamb sold 'at reduced prices ; Pork supports last price, and the trade was not over brisk.—The busi ness done in the Haymarket was inconsiderable; Hay and Clover fetched last prices ; Straw has dropped in price since. Monday's market.—The following is a correa statement of the, prices and numbers : To sink the Offal per stone of 81b. 'Beef ss. od. to 6s. 6d.—Mutton ss. od. to ss. 6d.—Veal 6s. od. to Ss. od.—Lamb 6s. od. to 7s. od.—Pork Ss. od. to 6s. 6d. Beasts, 3.70. Sheep and Lambs, 4760.—Calves, `94.-- Pigs 380. SMITHFIELD HAYMARKEI. Hay 31. 3s. to 41. 105...7-Clover 31. 4s. to 51. sS.—S.traw, 11. Os. to 21. its,. coRN-EXCHANGE, JUNE: 6.--There' are consider-: able quantities of Wheat at hand, but no samples of first quality, which..are much in request, and at an advance, other qualities arealmost without buyers, and rather .loer ; n►ye is dearer; and Malt kit less; Barley at declining "prides'; White Pease . are dearer ; Oats are .in tolerable plenty, this trade is dull, at small variation ; and Flour likewise. W heat #.;5 a 74s a Afis od Beans - sps a 465 od Fine ditto - 90.5. a 92s od Tick beans 3fss a 35 5 od Rye ' . 405 a 46s cd Oats 22s a 26s a.3os od Barley 27s 3 33S od Poland ditto 3 is, a 325 od Malt . . 63s a 69s cd kape Seed - —I - - White Pease 465• a szs od Fine Flour 7os a 7ss Gtey ditty 34s a 395 Ott Seconds 6ss A 7 , si ud Avnz,the FRENCH and DUTCH 24PERS. FRANKFORT, _ .. . , RANKpORT, MAY 18.-His Excellency Marshal AUCaREALT has hired the Sandhoff, a handsome coup try house, for the-summer season. Fr o m t hi s we infer, that the departure of the Fren..:llTro‘ops is not so near as has been expeated. It is said that-several Officers and Funationaries, attached to the Army of the Main, have sent for their wives. Our coaimeit:a is still in a state of stagnation. The County of Lippe Buckehurg is still occupies . by Prussian Troops. The Prince, a minor, ,resides at' Berlin, Count WI..MODEN GIMBORN is his tutor. - Some recent complaints by the Senate of Nurem berg, in a letter addressed to the Prussian GOller.l/ •TAUENHEIM, have occasioned the latter to reproach that body with their ia ° norance of good manners to wards persons w e ll bred. The General, at the same time, returned the letter in question, and forbade any further correspondence. GENOA, MAY 14.—The - flotilla that. lately -left Naples has reached its destination: His Majesty; sa tisfied with the reception- he met inCalabria, intends to visit Apulia, but without losing sight of the grand . object of the public gwd, which requires his return to the capital. On the sth inst.' some hu n d re d s o f disaffeCted pers o ni we r e sent from Naples to-Pied mont, as eliles. AMSTERDAM, MAY2.-•-We shall very. shortly . have a very respeetable Corps of nrmed citizens here : the city. of Haerlem has already . begun formation of their Corps, conformably to the laws of the, Constitution., M.''GitgiTELD, Governor-Ge neral of Batavia, M. 4i.nou . r, the Commissary (eueral for organizing the Tribitnals in the Island of Java, and several otherpersons in the public em ploy, have embarked for their destinatiws on board neutrals. The English Squadron upon our coast seems to have been reinforced within these few days : this, however, doss not prevent Admiral KIRKERT, who has a respectable force, under him, from manoeuvring with his Squadron, almost hi sight of the Enemy. ,Our Jdurnals state, that the differences between Sweden.and Prussia are nearly adjusted. FROM THE MAIN, MAY 2 3. — According to the last letters from Constantinople, the English Mini ster, M. ARBUTHNOT, had made - proposals to the Porte for the renewal.of some . Conventions formerly agreed to between the two Courts. s These propo sals have been refused by the Ministers of the Porte . AUGSBURGIIi MAY 18.—From Brannan we learn, that when General Arrnitßoss' was there, on the , ' I.sth, he ordered, the garrison to hold themseli'es in readiness for marching. It is said that some move mentS have been observed among the French Troops in Bavaria, from which theinhabiLints flatter them selves that 'their actual departure V 6 it 10110 W very SOM. NUREMBERG, MAY 21 .-Sirice the arrival cf the Prussian Captain CRAMON at Anspach i , some-move ments have been made in Marshal BERNADOTTE'S Corps. Seven thousand Cavalry have been ordered to march into the vicinity of Bambe . , j, ; a part of them arrived at Aischgrand on the tUth. LEGHORN, MAY 14.—Ap event has occurred here which may, be of -serious consequence to the neutrality of this port._ A small, vessel •from Cor sica having been taken by an English Frigate, the crew,.consisting of nine men, were put on board a Sloop;for the purpose of sending them on shore . ; • but they prisoners revolting against the English, • one of the latter was killed, the rest made prisoners, and brought into this port by -the-conquerors., This day a second Sloop, dispatched from the Frigate, entered as a Flag of Trece, and demanded their • 'Vessel and their countrymen. The issue of this affair is expeEted with an equal degree of alarm and • curiosity. ST. PETERSEURGIi, APRIL Count KOTS CHOUBRY, the Minister of the Interior, whose health is niuch impaired, has obtained_ 4.a% , e of absence for the space. of two months. A Squadron. of 15 Ships of the tine and several Frigates, it is said, are to be fitted out at Cronstadt. It is supposed this Squadron will be sent into the Mediterranean. NAPLES, MAy 9.—The brilliant proofs of the people's affedion which his Majesty has experienced at Cantazarro, Corrola, Nicastro, and other places, have been highly gratifying; but the manner in which the people of Mannuolati came out to meet him was singular in the extreme. About 3000 men advanced. towards him .with crowns of thorns upon their heads, exhibiting, at the same time, every token of the deepest distress. When - his Majesty asked the reason of this tragedy,. they answered, that the late Government had entirely abandoned their distri4t to the continual incursions of the Barbary Pirates; and that, in consequence of the extreme tediousness in the prosecution of justice by the Professors of the Law, the very. marrow Was extraaed from their bones. - The King promised them speedy redress, and the air immediately resounded with their accla mations. Notwithstanding the vigilance .of the English, another flotilla has succeeded in getting, into this port from Genoa . ; it will be used . against Gaeta, which people expe& must soon surrender, in spite of all the attempts of the Prince of Hesse Philip stahl, who continues to defend the place with the true valour of a German. . , Marshal JOURDAN was this'day acknowledged by all the Troops of the Garrison as Governor of _Naples. Almost all the persons who followed the late Court into Sicily are already returned. Yesterday a Vessel was stopt, on board of which were several factious people who were going to Sicily to present to King FERDINAND dPlan Of Con- Spiracy against the new Governthent. All their pa pers were seized, and will, no doubt, discover new works of perfidy. But the indefatigable vigilance of , the Police, and the general'affedion of the People for JOSEPH NAPOLEON, are sure pledges for the public tranquillity in the Capital and rest of the Kingdom. NAPLES, MAY 9.—A Deputation from the French Senate, to congratulate our Sovereign in the n a m e o f that illustrious body, has arrived here. The whole city is in motion to celebrate the entrance of his' Majesty, who is to return to-morrow. 'A Guard of Honour, consisting of ti 00 young men of the best' fa milies, extremely well mounted, have set out to meet the King. NAPLES, MAY lg.—This day the following De crees were made public hSEPH NAPOLEON al\