The Sun. — London, England, 1806-08-05 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLfGENCE. HAGUE, Jliei . k.-=Last bight their majesties set our for Wisbaden. They left the Palace in the Wood Without Massing through the Hague; .and. Went diredly for Leydeti and Utrecht. Thiiir Re tinue followed in six carriages. The Brother of the Crown Prince remains at the Palace. From Wis baden their Majesties Will go td Parig; arid return to us about the end of AtigUst. They are not accom panied by-any Minister of State ; but an Auditor of the Council 'of State is daily dispatched to them to know their commands. The King was occupied with the Council' of State almost the whole of the tight previous to his departure. A considerable reduction is to be made in every branch of the Administration ; the Army to be reduced one balf. the Foreign Re g iments of Waldeck and Saxe 7 Gotha are not to be retained : these savings, con neetcd with the, removal of the French troops, will amount to, 12 millions of florins :annually. The Queen, it is said, after accompanying the King some part of the way to Wisbaden, will leave him and pro ceed to Paris. Before his departure, the Marine Mthister presented the Captains of the,Texel Soa•- dr9p, viz. Il: 7 recker, Herstellcr, Doggerhank, Nep , tunus, Zoutman, Brulus, Ships of the Line, and Oepheus Frigate, to his Majesty. ITALY, JULY 6.—This Country, according to Some accounts, is in future to be divided into two great Kingdoms, viz. South and • North Italy, -the Capitals of which are to be Milan and Rome.—Mar &Jai MASSENA is still before Gaeta. . WESEL, JULY 20.—Yesterday, notice „Was. given that quarters would be wanted for 5235 men, French troops, from Holland ' - the greatest part are to be quartered in the city, the rest in the vicinity. Midge housekeepers who have hitherto had only four Wien; are now to have from twelve to twenty. Many rumours are - afloat relative to the, ultimate dettination of these tr oo p s . Some say they are to be employed upon the new works, and parti tulaily upon the 'new Canal, which is to bring the Lippe round the town into the' Rhine ; while otherg report that they are to occupy some of the neighbouring districts. The improvement o f our Citadel gOes on with activity ; and for some days past orders baize been given to refuse admission to Strangers: DANTZI C, JULY S.- The Swedish Frigate Thetis, Which blockaded this Port, has been relieved by'the Fre.oi which has orders only to let such 'neutral Vessels pass as are loaded with Swedish herrings, provided their Passports are signed by his Majesty.. The Swedish Frigate at Pillau has liberated three Vesseli which She stopped going into that Port wi der Russian Colours. COPENHAGEN, Jury 22.—ihe newly invented Pilot-boat, the work of Capt. SOLLING, and intend ed AS a present td the .Emperor of Russia, was sent to St. Petersburg!' last week, under the command of Lieut. MOLLER. SWEi!oiSIT POMERANIA; :JULY Majesty is this day gone to Beckasifoy, iii Schonen: Count BRABA, who accompanied hini, is expe6ted here to take upon hirt't the- funaion of Marshal of the Em pire. More of the Guards have arrived,bere, from Stockholni, to be present at the opening of the Diet. The Rtit,siati Courier BLUMENTHAL is again patched to St: Petersburgh. The Prussian troops upon our frontiers continue to receive reinforcements. IIinEURGH, JULY 26.—A letter from M. At.oz tzus, the Russian Envoy to the• Court of Stockholm, dated July 18; to M. SENDER, the Russian Consul at Hamburgh, expresses a positive assurance that all Russian Vessels, having Russian property only >on board, will be respe&ed by the Swedish Ships of - War, consistent with the LaWs of Nations; and that if any thing to the contrary should occur, • the Mi nister will riot fail to protest against it with spirit. the mean' time Russian Vessels must not ex pea to enter Prussian Ports while they are blockaded by the SWedes. CIRCULAR RESCRIPT TO TFIE ENVOYS OF • THE KINC; OF SWEDEN. INTRODUCTION OF THE SWEDISH CONSTITUTION INTO SWEDISH POMERA:NTIA. In the beginning of this month, the following Circular Note was sent to the Envoys of his SWedish Majesty; by the Secretary of The Cabinet, M. Vow IVETT.ERStEnt. " GRuFtwAtn; JULY, 5, 1805. " Asin 'consequence of the Ordonnance of the 26t1i June, relating to the introduction of the :Swedish. Constitution into the. Pomeranian States, it might be ]ightly inferred, that his Majesty - wished to de tach Pomerania from its tonnedion With the Ger inan Empire ; it therefore becomes necessary for ine td inform you, by his Majesty's Command, that he has declared,oneyery occasion; when any . conversation took place oh the subject, that it is hot his Majesty's intention to. disjoin the connection of Pomerania with the German Empire; but ,that the Swedish Constitution and Laws were only intro duced for the purpose of- producing that regularity. and perfedion which were incompatible with the . old Constitution of the Country. (Signed) • '" Gus ray. V. WETTERSTEDT." A discovery has lately been made on the estate. of the Earl of SHANNON, in the' neighbourhood of Youghal, which Will no doubt engage the attention of the antiquary, and induce an anxiety to explore 'the great - variety of subterraneous excavations with ; which that part of Ireland abounds. Some country people haVing occasion to quarry stones near one of these recesses, suddenly opened on a hollow, which contained a human skeleton, around which was found the remnant of a garment most richly orna mented with broad plates of figured gold, of con siderable value ; the gold lace is of a pattern similar to that of the present day. Besides this, there were also found several ambef beads, much injured by time, together with an article resembling a mitre., ~ The concourse-of people at Portsdown Fair,,Yes terday se'nnight, was greater than was ever known before. Thirty thousand people ip much within the number who were . present :, of the three thousand mechanics in the Dock-yard, but few more than 'an, hundred were, in consequence, present on that aftet;= . . noon, to answer to their call. The quantity of cheese, at this fair, was great, but the .prices were very high ; horses also were pleat-, but not of .a ,S 11.VDIfi DOCKS. it rtrtpXY the public curiosity was gratified by 4 most magnificent display Of the national wealtii and power, in the fit - and Public, entrée of five of the Company's Ships, of . abOtte 80' tons bnr.= then each, besides the , Trinity Ynlit and another small Vessel, which came within the hounds . of this greatly, extensive naronal undertaking: The Public have already, with the utmost coniparatiVe gratifiea fion, Witnessed the opening of the West India and the London Docks ; they yesterday Saw a third ex hibition (A:the wealth ofour Commercial Bodies,w Inch, might make our Vnemies.ashamed of using the trite expression of ridicule against us, " that we are a'Na tion of Shopkeepers," if they could have had an op., portunity of viewing the enviable riches of the scene which was yesterday exhibited. \ • The. entrance of the Trinity YaCht and the AdL miral Gardner East Indiaman, merely as an experi- thent, has 'been already Mentioned. At Saturday morning's' tide two more ,of the Company's Ships came into the Basin, and at the top of the tide on Sunday evening a fourth came into the same part of the works. . The extent of the works haS also been already described in our Paper; the EXport. Dock is capable of containing about 40 of these large Ships, from 800 to 1200 tons each ; in the .se cond, or great Import Dock, about 100 can lie eori. veniently • and in the Basin there were this day four, with room for two others to swim, within its . gates at the same time. At an early hour the three East India Regiments, full 3000 men, marched down fully accoutred, they closely encircled the quay,of the Great Dock, which, within the walls, , amounts to upwards of *venty acres, the others lined the entrance. to the great Western Gate;- .and .what not another trading body in the world could produce, there • was not much short of the same „number of Seamen then ready to fight in its defence. Signals were made from the top of the Company's mast-hotase; which is within fhe walls of the Dock, and,adistina flag was seen flying omits ensign -staff, previous to each specific movement. The day was as fine as almost ever shone out of the heavens, and the quarter deeks. of all the Vessels were crowded 'wish a most luxurjous display of British beauty. To heighten the scene there were nine Company's Hoys arranged 'abreast of Fist Greenwich Marsh, and an other Trinity Yacht, as . well as the Earl Camden East Indiaman, and several others, were decorated with4plours in the river, besides those in the Basin. ' At twelve o'clock the Company's military band went op board the Admiral Gardner. At ten mi..' nutes, before two a royal salute was fired from the guns on the wharf ; the principal Officers of State • landed from the Treasury Barge, and walked up to the above-mentioned Ship. Another signal was then 'hoisted; the Vessels got in motion,. and entered the Great Dock, in the . most majestic stile, in the fol lewing. order :-- 7 The Trinity - Yacht, the Admiral Gardner, the City of London, the Lady Castlereagh, • and 'the Surrey.., • While the headmost of th e Ship s were under way, the approaCh of the. Lord Mayor, Sherds, Alder men, &c. Was announced also by a diSeharge of can non ; they landed from the City Barge, walked up the- DOck9.; and went on board the Admiral Gardner. The.Treastire•r of the Navy, and Mr. SCOTT, the Paymaster, with two others, landed and joined com pany nearly about the same time. The Bands play ed " Rule Britannia," " God Save the King," &e. ; • when the whole had entered the Great Dock, a royal salute was again fired from the Wharf,,.andthe ,-Cornpany's Regiments discharged three rounds of 'Street-firing, which ran as evenly from right to left as if; it was the clacking of a mill, or some other limit ed piece of machinery. The Ships then came t o 'anchor high up the Dock ; the Company had some 'refreshment; and went away highly delighted with the richness of the speadele, and the correctness of every -movement: The grandest part of the speaacle was then to come : the Earl Camdezi, Capt. SAMPSON, which had beat off a Prench 74, came down the River, all a-taunt ; 'yards, topmasts, toP-gallant-masts, and rigging of course all standing, with a flowing fore-; top-mast-stay-sail, so fully dressed that her colours caught the wind almost as full as if she had a suit of sail all set in a light wind. There was .21 feet and a half of water in the River Thames, and about 24 in the Basin ; they were soon brought to a level, and exhibited a most delightful scene to any commercial. man : 'two Docks, a Basin and two Locks, were all _throvvia open, so as to form one body with the river which bears our commerce to and from the sea, and. in these, circumstances the few spectators that were left were struck with admiration, at seeing a Ship of her magnitude enter as, smoothly as if she was go ing up 2-conurion river. The Tiinity 'YaCht sailed, down, in a/I the pride of national g rea t ness , t o wel come 'the gallant stranger ;' three . most heartfelt cheers were given, the gates were dosed, and the' Camden came s to her moon dr a gs, at the head of the Basin, at half after four o'clock.' The Company were afterwaids entertained, to dinner by, the • Hon. the i re& ors, at the London" Tavern. About:lso persons sat down to dinner, ;* .among whom • were the following : The First. Lord of the Treasury, The Lord High Chancellor of England, • The Secretary of State for the Home Department, The Secretary of Sn.te for War and Colonies, The Chancellor of the Exchequer, 7h e First Lord of the Admiralty, '• The Master-Geheralot the Orthfance, The l Chiel Commissioner of the Board of controul, The Commissioners of the Admiralty, _ The Treasurer of the Navy, and Paymaster of ditto; The Deputy governor of Greenwich Hospital, The SecretaryatWat,_ _ . The Hon. E. Legge, bean of Windsor, LOrds Wm. Russell, Kensington, HaVaesbury," and Wal• singhain ; Sir G. Shee, Colonel Crauturd, Mr. Pthriden i the Captains of the Vessels, and several other o f the'Hop. Company's friends. The entertainment of the evening was heightened by the performance of a Band, and A display of the vocal powers of llmt , tum, PACE, SALE, C)'RouRKE, &c. The dinner was served up in the first style of elegance, and the. Company parted highly.pleaNd with the day's entertainment. . . The following.whimsical AdterOsement appeared in an American Paper ; • ,c‘ IVlucit WANTED—A neat Female, . to do kitchen work in a small family, , in Charles town.. She tray pray, and sing hymns, but not over the'sdish-kettle ; may go to meeting, but must not believe in, the divinity of Elia's STith ; nor belong to the whining congregation of midnight worohippers.-- , Inquire at the Repertory Otlice.7 AMERICA MIRANDA'S EXPEDITION NEW YORK, JUiVE the Schooner Pearl; Captain GOULD, from Porto Rico, we learn, that the l'i - euch Frigates,. liwitensig, flcfnrio~re, icier, :11)d 77.iesci.q- ; tinder the comniand Giptain So- MERVELAS, Crbiii Cadiz, arrived at St. John's, PortO ,Rico, on the 18th of May; and sailed again on the 1 th , in pursuit of7General I.l l lmAtv3A, they having been informed he was off Bonaire. juNg 5.?7,--Captairi ROBBINS left Laguira on the 4th ofJune, and states, tharat 'the time of his saiI ing.IVIRANDA was fortifying Aruba. The story, (so often reiterated) of the'i;apture ofliis Schooners, confirmed beyond the shadow of doubt. They Were taken without resistance, whilst waiting for their boatS, which had been sent to windwird of Porto Cavello for provisions and water, by' a Spa 7 nish King's Brig and Schooner.. The crews were prisoners at Porto Cavell°, and the King's Linguist had, gone from :Laguira to examine- them. Two persons named Smith were amongst the captured. The British -had not given to the Expedition of MI , BANDA any assistance. JUNE 25.—The Enterprize of General MIRANDA, in my Ship Leander, 'having excited great interest in the pnblic mind, which has, for . .some time past,' been deceived by various f ridie,ulous and unfounded rumours, I think it proper to give publicity to the followina°,. Extraa of -a Letter I have ju s t rece i ve d from a Gentleman of respe&ability on board ,the Leander, the correetness of which may be relied on. Your very humble Servant, SAMUEL OGDEN. Mee srs. Lang and Turner. Extract. of. a Letter, dated. Grenada, 27fh May,. frdm a G'Oleman on board the Leander, to SAMUEL G. OGDEN.-'...." We left Jacquemel 'on the 27th of March, and arrived at the Nand Of Aruba on the 9th of April; whence, aftertaking:in sufficient wat er , we sailed on-the 25th of April,' and being off the Main on the 27th, near Porto Cavello, we fell in with a Spanish Brig of 20 guns and a Schooner of 16* ; by both of which we were attacked, and had an aition .of ,half an hour, bt:t ho apparent damage done on either side.. However, during the contest,• we'were so- unfortunate as to lose two Schooners we had Chartered•at Jacquemel, on board of which Vessels were about 60 men. ThiS circumstance . was occasioned by those Sch ooners f a lli ng t o Lee . ward, and our not being able to separate the Brig from the' Schooner, in which case we certainly should have saved our little convoy. However, to remedy this evil, we immediately determined to go to Trinidad, to obtain such tinformatibn and assistance as. the British might be disposed to afford 'us.=-On our way we fortunately fell in • with the British Stoop of War Lilly, Captain CAMPBELL, who received us with much cordiality; and informed us, it was his particular instruaions to serve us ; at the same time advising- us to put into Grenada, as the Governor of that Island had some particular communications to make. to Gene ral MIRANDA.—We have already received the Go-- . vernor's assurance of the most prompt co-operation. We shall probably take up one or two days at most in making the necessary arrangements here, and shall then proceed immediately to Trinidad (in corn pany with the Lilly Sloop of War), where, we un- •, derstand, the governor o f that Island Will a l so give us every assistance that is necessary.' The Jason . Frigate is now on the Coast,' with a number of Vo lunteers on board ; this Ship is commanded .by, Capt. COCHRANE, son of Admiral COCHRANE, who, we understand from the-best authority, has particu lar instruEtions to proceed and,forward our enter prize. I have now the happiness to observe, that this new turn to our operations has given Much ani mation to all friends on board the Leander; and I sincerely hope my next will inform you that our glorious enterprize is fully accomplished." We understand that a number of impressed Arne- , ricari Seamen have been dismissed from British Men of War, by application of the American Agent to the Adthiral at Port . Royal, Jamaica. 24.—Capt. FREEMAN arrived at Boston on Monday 16th instant from Madeira. June 15th, off Cape Cod,swas fired at and brought to by the British Cutter 4lonis, Capt. MASTERS, who impressed two of the men, one of whom was an Am er i can , a n d sent 'hothe by the American Consul, the other an Englishman. Neither of - theM had prOteClions. The.Sloop'having come to anchor, the English Con- ' sul, on hearing of thWcircumstance, Went on board the Cutter, and obtained - the release of'the Ame rican. The Leander's force is seventeen sine-pounders. •DREADFUL THUNDER. STORM.:---A Letter from Kilkenny, July 29, says, ec I have indeed abUndant cause of thankfulness that I am permitted once more to write to yon, as my preservation, in common with the inhabitants of this city, has been truly provi-• dential. " YeSterday abdut two o'clock the most tremen dons thunder storm I ever heard,, began ; here; and Continued with increasing fury till near four ; the whole atmosphere seemed ,on fire ; the lightning, quite vivid and forked, threatening universal desola tion, and instantly succeeded by such thunder:7..as See Med .to be destined for the destruEtionof the en tire. city. Torrents of tain fell almost during the whole time, and, occasionally, dreadful hail, in size about a pigeon's egg. One young woman was killed I saw her this morning the hair on the front of her head Completely burnt—the gable of the' hodse where she was, split, and the glass in the windows broke. • In another house,a man was struck quite senseless, and the elearic fluid passed along- the entire.direetion of the bell s and consumed it to ashes, leaving a mark similar to that which appears after the explosion -of gun powder. On the roof of a third it tore away about'three yards of the slating, and killed a bird on the top. :I could not conceive any thing on this earth more vvefill or terrifid ;—the consternation was uni versal." PUBLIC OFFICE, , WORSHIP-STREET.— Yesterday two women of the names of Davis and Turner, were committed to the House of CorreEtion, for six-months each; for ethbezzling a large quantity of silk entrust ed to them to wind, the property of Mr. John Grif fith,weaver, in the City,which was weighed to them, and on being lg. - weighed when brought back, there appeared a deficiency of 4 lb. 41:JZS. IIMAAI:G 4TE' ielCGti5T The . hurry raid bristle of this p',ace 16? the 'fait : vireek.' has' been great indeed; and Our Imports e nd Exports'are'very nainerous, but the proportidn rs much on the side of the former. Onr.tiving weekly , Dashers chieny aniuse themselves witli riding their bro Mer donkeys in .the, evening, sd that our 'fheatre is :not so much fittended as it really deserves to be , Considering the merit of the. theatrical Corps t whotri the .lqanager. has colleaed for the present . season.i, —We have hA a RePreSehiatiou of The Stranger and The Road to Rain, but the Audience ‘Vas sL‘nuty . , on both nights. bandelion had a very riuMerOns patronage Wednesday. All thefosizioncibles, zis they arc called, here anti in. the neighbourhood; assembled On the ° occasion. , Curiosity was strongly excited in the evening, as the play-billS had announced the appear ance of Miss . MUDIE for Tire Country Girl, and Nell, in The Devil to Pay. 'Whether or not any stage-trick Was.pratc.tiSed is more than- we can tell ; but a.bill was posted on the door of 'the Theatre; 'intimating:, that on account of Miss MuntE's den 'indisposition; she could • not appear that etien ing, and that Miss DE CAMP would supply her place in both Cliaraeters.' The' Public were resolved not to be disappointed, and the House was "yell filled. The general merit of th:. performance, indeed, pre= vented any disappointment. Miss DE CAMP, iri addition to suitable yOuth,liad great'spirit and arch ness. ,TAYLqa gave a very good - portrait . o f t h e jealous, Watchful, and enraged guardian. WuLATLY wls easy, spirited, and n4inly in Hai - court ;. and 'SEYMOUR sufficiently diverting in Stiorkiat. Iu fa6l; the Comedy was supported in a much better manner thau-ib usual . in Provincial Theatres, and was loudly applauded. _ MISS MuDIE is announc::!d.for to-morrow even ng in Douglas and Roxalana. ' The Packets sa abundantly supply us with visi: tors, that unless our beds are built upon the triode) of the farnotis one at Ware, we knc4 not hayir they will fare as to noaurnal accommodation: The Edinburgh Managers and IN CLEDON have re.; cently had a dispute, and both patties aprealed to the public: 'NciEDOII, it seems, had anounced his Entertainment of Music and Recitation on the night when the Theatre was opened ; and, 'therefdre, the; •Managers opposed the performance as an infringe ment on their Patent, which, they declam, they should not have done if,he had selefted an interven-: ing night. The Theatre has certainly a Rua of de fenCe.. Miss LARKMAN,DOM we mentioned before, ap-, peared on Saturday last on the Brighton Stage, in, the Opera of Rosina. The report is highly- favour able to het - musical talents, and . ver y creditable to her preceptor,' MAzzlNoni. She ..sung the airs wjth sweetness; delicacj , , and taste. Her diffidence in delivering -the dialogue was the natural died. c'f juvenile Modesty and inexperience. Altogether, her talents and person quality her to become •an terestipg addition to the musical departmeat of thd Stage. The Windsor "Theatre opened again on Saturday,. with The Rivals. The part of Julia was very welt supported byMr.s.PowELL, from Drury-lane Theatre. Sir Anthony Absolute gave 'scope to the talents of 'BitowNE, who proved that though he has gerleralik been considered as a, tragic aelor, he can wear the sock Nr,vitli'ease. lie also displayed his talents with etre& in the • af.i.er,piece, which was Catherine and, -Petrucltio. Mrs. Po\s Ei.f. was,as able a representa tive of the termagant Catharine as, she had been Of the tender Julia.. The house was crowded. The Chester Music Meeting does- net take ',lke till the close of next month. BILLINGTON is to be at the head of the Vocal Department. WEICHSELL' is to lead, and the Band' is to hare the support of the ASHLEY'S, LINDLEY, GREATOREX, .BCC. &c. Earls STAMFORD, CHOLMONDELEY, 'DYSART, and GROS..- XENOR, are the Stewards. The Performances are to continue three days. • Mr. JOSEPH EDGE, aged 62, a'native,of Maccles field, In Cheshire, lately undertook, on several bets„ amounting to upwards of f. 3000 guineas, to perform a journey of 172 miles in 50 successive hours; which he completed .in 49 .hours and 20 Minutes ! This .aged- pedestrian started from the Angel : Inn, in Mac clesfield, exaaly at twelve o'clock, on WeduesdBy night last„.and arrived, accompanied by two, Ge;)-- tlemen in a gig, at the Swan with Two Necks, Lad lane, at 20 minutes iSat one o'clock on :Saturdny morning. On Saturday morning, d curious wager, for 20 guineas, wa§ made between two Gentlemen in the neighbourhood of Whitechapel, that a blind beggar would run a mile on the Cotninerciahßoad with out varying his course, against a young man blind folded, who was well acquainted with the Road. The beggar kept a regular trot = but the young than, before he had proceeded a quarter of the dis tance, branched into a'tield. and . stumbled into a ditch. The beggar therefore 'got to the post consi derably before his antagonist, and was well rewarded. by his employer. A respectable ; fruiterer of the name of Jones, many years a resident in Shepherd's Market, Mav Fair, has an old cat, ,and, from - the ,situation of his house, is more subject than his neighbours to swarms of rats ) but by the good services of this ani mal was kept pretty clear. The cat had last Week a; litter of kittens ; two only of the litter were left alive ; one of his children, on going into the kitchen in which the cat and litter were kept, Observed the two kittens turned out of the basket, and a large old rat-sucking the cat. This circumstance being made known to Mr. Jones, he could not believe it, but at last was persuaded to, go down stairs, accompanied by several persons, where, to their. utter astonish ment, they found the rat as before described, with the cat's paw round its neck, aud fondling, on it. He immediately killed the rat, and it•was with difficulty the family preVented him killing the cat also. Yesterday the Bank of Enrjand commenced the delivery of Tickets for the State Lottery which be gins Drawing in O6tober next. Persons wishing to procure particular numbers, are requested to be eats . in their applications to,any of the Licensed Lottery Offices. The Scheme contains three Twenty Thou sands, three Ten Thousands, three Five Thousands, Ste. no Prize less than Twenty Pounds,.and 'only Twenty Thousand Tickets ~~~