The Sun. — London, England, 1806-03-31 00:00:00

a Brig came out from Cadiz, it; order to 1411 ti with the. Convoy, but were discovered in tune by a part of Admiral COLLINGWO.OD'S Fleet ; and when the Convoy last saw them, four, Sail of the -Line were in chase of then r; the American Ship Henriette` Charlotta, Capt. Moonn, frOrn New York, bound to timbre', laden with`sugary &c. detained . by the Lion Privateer of this port ; the American Schooner Andromeda, of Boston, Capt. BAKETI, from Malaga for Hambuigh; laden with oil; wine, &c. detained by the Dart Privateer, of . Guernsey ; the American Brig Flora, •Capt.INGRA3I, of and•from,Charleston, bound to Cowes, laden with cotton, .8:c. leaky ; American Ship Minerva, Capt. LovE, from Mon tevideo,. bound to Londim, laden with hides, &c. 106 days , passage, very leaky ; and the banish Ketch Drie Brodres, BLICHER, Master, from Cette, bound. to RanduS, laded with 'wine and brandy, de tained by the Hero Privateer of this port. Sailed the linpetueux, of 74 guns,. to join the Channel Floet. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH ao.—This morning the East Indiamen got under - way, but the wind falling short, obliged them, together with their Convoy, to 'bring to at St. Helen's. Sailed yesterday the Strenuous' Gun-brig, Lieut. Nu GENT, Oti,a crnie ; and the Glertunz Bowman, INTARTIrms, for Caen. Capt. BEDFORD is appointed to the Kent ; Capt. GARRETT, to the Prince of Wales ; Capt.lAtEbT, to the Gibraltar; Capt. STRANGER, to the IP arrior ; Capt. M. SEYMOUR, to the Amethyst ; Capt. N. I). CoeuiANE, to be Post Captain ; and Lieut. SALMON, to the Clinker Gun-vessel. The Tritn2ze Frigate, Capt. BENNET, it is ex peEted, will take the new Governoz-General, the Earl'of LAUDERDALE,,OIIt to India. HARWICII,MARCII Frigate,Capt. GAGE, is arrived here from Cuxhaven, with Lord KINNAIRD, having on board 300;0001. in specie, part of the Subsidy intended for the Emriston of GERMANY, had he not consented td a Peace with the French. The Aggressor and Ferrite# Gun-brigs, with the 4rgu,s' and Repulse Revenue Cruizers, yesterday ar rived from a Cruize. The Packets, with all the outward-bound Ham burgh, Bremen, and Gottenburgh Mails, are ybt detained here by contrary wind. • Remain—the Thetis and Pegasus Frigates ; Borer, Pincher, Ernest; Aggressor, and Ferriter Gun-brigs ; Argus, Hunter, Badger, Repulse, and Iris Revenue Cruizcrs. )Jovtß, MARCH 30.—Passed by for the East Indies the Danish .East India Conipany's Ship Chistianshaven, from Copenhagen. Sailed the Brig Regard, of - Arundel, Capt. GALES, from Newcastle, with coals and bottles, for Lisbon. Arrived the,American Schboner Mary, Capt: HANSCOM, from St. Michael's, with fruit, for Lon don, put in by contrary winds. FAVINIOUTH, MARCH, 28.—Arrived the Elizabeth Cornelia, BAKER, from Swansea ; United Sistevs, IATTEN, from Neath ; Lord Nelson, HOWE, from Cork; and Jonima, ROBERTS, from London. Sailed His Majesty's Ships Prince George, Princess Royal, Warrior, and Dragon for a Cruize off Brest. SHEERN7SS, MAUCH 30.—The Convoy which sailed 'on ,TueSday last, under prote6tion of the Bonetta Sloop of War, for the Elbe, Weser, &c. has this day put back to the Nore by contrary winds. The Squadron from L'Orient arrived at Marti nique, under the orders of Commodore L'HER eurre, consists of the Regulus, of 80 guns, Presi-, dent, of 40, Sybille, of 40, and SUrveillante, of 18. - The French Squadron from Brest, which is sup posed to have sailed for the East Indies, consists of the Veteran, of SO guns, JEROME BONAPARTE, Fou droyant 84, Sale 74, impetueui 74, Castor 74, and 4quilon 74, the Valcu.reux, and four other Frigates,. and two Corvettes. The French Frigates which escaped from Cadiz on the 7th inst. were the Hortense, Hermione, Cornelie, Tanzise, and Rhine, each carrying 44 runs ; three Corvettes, of 16 gnns, viz. ttie ..4rgus, zs Euret, and Observateur were to have accompanied them, but did not.. The French Naval uniform has been changed; the dress of the Officers now is green cloth, laced with bold. On Wednesday morning last four men, who seemed to be foreigners, lauded at Reculver, a few miles from Margate, from- a small boat, and went to a public house, and ordered something to eat and drink. Their appearance, and speaking broken English, caused a suspicion not very ,favourable, and a man went from Reculver to Margate, and in formed the Lieutenant of the impress service - there, who immediately proceeded to Reculver, with a part of his gang; and, on conversing with the strangers, -and questioning them, he thought himself warranted to take them to.Margate. for examination, where it cane out, that they were all French. Prisoners, who had, broken theit parole. Two of them were Lieu tenants of French Men of War, and the other two Masters of Privateers ' • one of them commanded the VimercUx Privateer that was lately taken, and he formerly commanded one of thepassage:.boats from Calais to Dover. On , this. discovery, they were all marched tie Deal; under a proper escort, to be pro perly taken care of. It is supposed they were part of those prisoners who made their escape, and were • advertised a•few days since. , PritCOESS OF 'DEVONSHIRE. This distinguished Ornament of the Fashiciti , able World died on Saturday afternoon, about four o'clock, and not yesterday morning, as stated in most of the Public Prints. Her Grace has been so conspicuous a charaoter since stie en tered into the connubial state,. that little can be told of her with which the Public in general have not been long acquainted. Her person was elegant, and her face, if not strielly beautiful, was very pleasing, interesting, and .expressive. The high rank which she occupied, and the admiration which she excited, naturally led her, in the early peC of her marriage, into a career of pleasure which, the strongest mind, in such a situation, and with such temptations, could hardly' resist ; but if she was gay, she never ceased to be benevolent, and was at all tittles, a zealous patroness of unfriended talents. Her manners were of the most elegant kind, and she might well be held forth to the female world as a model of easy deportment, as well as a leader of fashion in the province of exterior deco; ration. The poetical talents of her Grace were of no ordinary cast. Her Poem on , the Passage • of St. Gothard is one of the most beautiful . compositions of the British Muse, in sentiment, tenderness, reflec tion, description,.grace and energy. Her illness-was sudden, and its 1 - .7-ogress rapid. She was at a recent Ball given by the Dutchess of, GORDON, where she displayed her usual animation ; but was taken ill soon after she reached home ; and,, after varying symptoms, none of which howevet promised a recovery, she Was so alarmingly in disposed for the last two or three days as to preclude all hope. The Duke of DEVONSHIRE manifested the utmost tenderness during the whole of her ness, and is said to be very deeply affe&ed by her death. The higher ranks displayed great anxiety while her Grace remained in such a threatening state;. and the tEINCE of WALES, in, particular, has shewn a most friendly solicitude on the occa sion. As soon as he heard the melancholy tidings of her death, he left town with emotions of severe distress. The Dowager Countess of SPENCER, her Grace's mother, remained with her till nearly the last mo ment of her life. Her Grace was in the 49th year of her age, and her death will throw a cloud over the world of fashion that will not soon be dispersed. HIGHLAND SOCIETY:.--This excellent Society had a Meeting on Saturday last atthe Crown and Anchor Tavern. The DUKE of SUSSEX was in the Chair • and a large paity of Noblemen and Gentle men Of Scotland and this Country honoured the Meeting with their presence. The Union and, Scotch Pipes were employed to gratify the Com pany, as well as INCLEDON, TAYLOR, DIGNUM, and other Public Performers. The day passed over with the utmost festivity andgood humour. THE OPERA.—The very grand ' and beautiful Opera of La Clemenza di 'Tito, composed by MOZART, and introduced by Mrs. BILLINGTON on her benefit, was repeated on Saturday last. It is one of the most: exeellent compositions ever heard in this country. The applause of a very numerous audience was,en , thusiastic, and was well deserved by Mrs. TON and BRAHAN. Three of the duets were en cored:: -- THE THEATRE.—The Tragedy of the Earl Of Warwick was revived at Drury : 4one Theatre on Sa turday last. Master BETTY Was the Hero of the piece. He played this charatier as he has played most of his others, and was well received. Mrs. POWELL was very successful in Nargarot.cf An jdu. - The Comedy of The ChanCes *as represented on Saturday last at Covent Garden 'Theatre, for the Be nefit of Mr. LEWIS, who had, not so good a house as might be expected,. considering the popularity and the merits of the A6tiir; He played Don John with great spirit; and• was admirably supported' by Mrs. GLOVER in the Second Constantza. - A few days &.'0 a dealer' at the Isle of Grains, near the Nore, bought a small chest of tea from a smug gler, when on opening it he found two small bags of skin, covered with canvas, which Were filled with gold dust. It is supposed that the chest must have been given to the smuggler from some Indianian, in mistake for another, and that the one in 'question must have been intended as a private present.. The dust is worth 5001. A Gentleman lately complaining that he had lost 5 0001. iu five years, though he ventured no more than 51. on each stake, .was asked by. a person in com-. pany, how much he could have gained each time had be been successful? " Five . Pounds," was the answer, " Umph," a very interesting objea, truly, but pray, Sir, .by what means did you lose this immense ,sum Zounds, Sir, by a pair of dice," " Hal), had you ventured a single 51. in the present rich Lottery, you might, in a few weeks, have gained more than a thousand successful throws could make you master of." There is more in this obser vation- than half the gamesters in the'kingdom, per haps, ever dream of. • SMITHFIELD MARKET, MARCH 31. This day's market afforded a good supply of prime Beasts, and the show. of Cattle in general was mid dling ; Beef, Mutton, and Pork are rather dearer than our last report ; Vel,L sold at last price, and the trade was pretty lively. The sales in the Hayniarket were tolerably good ; Straw and Clover have drop ped in price since Friday's market ; Hay fetched last price. —The following is a correet statement of the prices and numbers : - To sink the Offal per stone of 81b. Beef ss. 6d. to 6s od.—Mutton ss. &I. to 6s. od.—Veal • 7s. 6d. to Bs. od.—Pork ss. 6d. to 6s. 6d. Beasts 1973. , —Sheep 9870.—Calves 87.—Pigs 400. SMITHFIELD HAYMARKET. Hay 31. 3s. to 41. iss.—Clover 31. 15s. to 51. ss.—straw, 21. 2S. to 21. ISS. CORN EXCHANGE, MARCH 31„,—There are still but scanty supplies of Wheat at this Market, and early in the, day it fetched 'an advance of is. and 2s. per quarter, but not so brisk afterwards ; Barley comes likewise in but middling quantity,and nearly at last price ; Malt has very few,buyers ; Pease and Beaus have little variation ; • there are several fresh arrivals of foreign Oats, this article is cheaper, except ing fine samples ; Flour fetches rather better prices. W neat 44s a hosa 725 od , Beans 335. a 395 'od • Fine ditto - , 74s a 765 od Tiel:Beans z.ts a 32s cd Rye -, , 36s a 4os od Oats 215 a 24$ lk 23s od Barley' - .26s a 325 6d Polind ttitto 295. a 3os od Malt . 62s a 68s od Rape Seed - 391 - 421 White Pease .34: a 4os od Fine Fle,:r 6os a 65s od grey ditto ;as a . 3.0 01 seconds - 5;-5 a 6a..i od Fiott the FRENCH and BUTCH PAPERS. Parrs, MARCH ,?3.—" By the Ist of April all the Prenth Troops will .be put upon the Peace. Es.• fablishment. " 'Tye three flying camps at Alexandria, Rennes, and PoiCtiers, are broken up,and the National Guards that were put in requisition have been sent home these, two 'months past. " The Corps de Reserve under the MarShals KELLERMAN and LEFEVRE have been broken up ; and the Empeilor, has expressed his satisfaCtion with the zeal of these Officers in the exercise of their functions. " Thus all' our Armies are to be organized upon the Peace Establishment; and it is believed that be fore the end of April the majority of our Troops will have passed the Rhine."-,(Montteur) Flom Milan, Maich 14, we- learn that. his Ma jesty the ;Emperor has given orders that the Troops in the kingdom of Italy shall be put upon the Peach Establishment. —(Monateur) Baron Sr. VINCENT, Major-General in the Aus trian service, has been presented to the Emperor, and delivered to him a Letter froni his Sovereign.— (Moniteur) _ . Marshal DUROC has given positive orders for the Palace of Versailles to be completely evacuated by every person who has hitherto occupied the apart ments ; the porters, sweepers, and a few others ex- cepted. It is stated that the mission of Count HAUGWITZ has terminated; and that he .had his audience of leaVe of the Emperor On the 23d, .and will return to Berlin on the .24th or 25th. It is also said, that the fate of Swedish Ponaerania: is determined, and that it will be very soon occupied by Prussian Troops. The lasfLetters from Naples state that his Impe rial Highness Prince Jospik was perfealy recovered froM his slight indisposition. The' revival of " Richard Cceur de Lion" has strongly : - ..xcited' the curiosity of the publie. All the boxes at the Comic Opera are engaged for the two first representations. The Moniteur of March 21 , contains the official Note of Baron HARDENBEna, upon which it makes the following observations " The above Note was officially inserted in the English- Papers. Is it real ?—ls it a forgery ? These are questions to be answered by M. HAR , DENBERG.. We shall • make but few observae.ons. The first is, that it is. the practice of the Court of Prus sia that the Ministers write in the King's name, and that on •this oCcasion . Vii. HARDENB/G writes in his own name, and not in that of his Sovereign.— The.second is, that the insult which M. HAMAN . - BERG has offered to the Charaaer of the King of PruSsia; in - giving reason to slipposc that he signed the Treaty concluded atNienna before the Peace of PreSburgh, for no other purpose .than to obtain the facility. to deceive, cannot ; cast a stain upon the good faith of that Prince ; and that the thought only dishonoUrs the Minster who has the baseness to en .tertain it. " That there is, in faCI, no example in the history• of a 'Country, 'where a Government has been so imprudent as to have such little consideration -for its friOads, and -to sacrifice, as England does, in so barefaced. a Manner the persons who have be trayed their consciences and their Sovereigns to serve her. " See how well M. HARDENEERG is rewarded for having prostituted himself to the eternal Ene mies of the Continent. We do not doubt, that the circumstance of his being a subject of the King of England, and of his. having resided with his wife for some time at the Court of London, might have induced him to approve of this publication by the English Government. It is true, that this Note can not be considered as proceeding front the King; and England, in publishing' it, has not been_wanting in respect' to Prussia Or her Sovereign ; but she has given a proof in what manner she recompences those who betray the cause of'the Continent by devoting themselves to her despotism. 'After having read such a Note—after having seen . it -published in all the English Papers—there is np person who will not decide, that there is not in Europe a man more completely dishonoured than M. HARDENBERG. The Prussian name cannot be disgraced, because M. HARDENBERG is' not a' Prus sian. The Military haVe no cause to regret, because HARDENBERG is no Soldier. If he were; he would knOw that the Soldiers of , FREDERIC the GREAT fought for his political principles, but that they were neither traitors nor perjurers. After all these Publications of the English Go vernment ; after having dispatched her Squadrons and her Troops. to the Cape of, Good Hope, and to the West-Indies, instead, of sending them to the assistance of her Allies,. we much doubt whether England can long have much weight in Continental a(fairs. Should she be excluded from it, it will not be the fauk of France, it will be the result of her 'hutted to the Continent." VIENNA, MAitdil 9. —The French have sent 8000 men from Carinthia to Istria, and 12,000 have marched fir Dalmatia, and to the trOcps in the lat ter province it.seems 10,000 are still, to be added. From :etnlin We learn t under the date of Feb. 23, that the Servians are preparing to storm Bel grade. A short time since a desperate engagement took place near Schabtz. The Servians• made use of a stratagem ; having placed two masked batteries near Dubitza, and drawn the Turks under them, they .made such a terrible discharge,' that between 3 and 400' were killed on. the spot, and the rest thrown into confusion. Both parties are embittered against each other to the last degree, and their inhu manity is carried so• far that neither children nor aged people are spared. The Turks are said to have giveA the first example of this cruel nature. BERLIN, MARCH 10.--The principal objet of our. Court in the Treaty it has concluded with France is, to preserve the tranquillity of the North, of Ger many: All the.conditions of this Treaty are not yet known. It is, however, believed, that M. Scxu- LENBURG, who has returned to Hanover, will take cieif posse lion, of'that Eleaorate, and that the Cession of the . samc will he required of *the Court of St. Jame:s's, as a necessary condition for a.general Peace. . OTUTGARDT, MARCH G.—They rrite from Mag 7 deburgh that-the tato of Swedish-Pomexania will be ultimately decided by the . e . nd of this month. We are ,assured Mak the French Troops *ill begin thc!;r t - nrsch to that Province unless it be occupied by th;f. Prussian Troops. ZI:NGG, IN DALHA/TIA, Fin. e.—Three thousan i Troops entered our city yesterday about noon,' accompanied by Turkish music. This is th? first column of nine thousand men destined to take possession of Dalmatia. This morning the same. Troops began their march to Stochat, Gospich, chin, and Zara. These Troops were to have ern- , barked at Trieste, and to have gone to Dalmatia by sea; but the Russian and Neapolitan Ctuizers belthe that Port compelled them to go by land. , FLORENCE, MARCH 4.—The French have taken possession of the superb Palace of Farnese, at Rome, belonging to the King of NAPLES; and the arniscf NAPOLEON have been subStituted for those of FER DINAND. NAPLES, MARCH 2.-=-General MASSENA has left this city to reconnoitre Gaeta. A great 'number of cannon and mortars have been sent off to he used in the siege of that place, of which General LA- , CO.UR'iS to have the command. It is evident that some desperate plots still subsist, with the view of exciting ,tuMult; sedition, and assassination. HAMBURGI!, MARCH 12.—According to the Last letters from St. Petersburgh, the Negotiations with which . the Duke of BRUNSWICK is entrusted will not fail in fixing the fate of the North of Germany. .The reception which his Highness has experienced • at St. Petersburgh confirms the opinion generally formed as to the result of his mission. The Emperor ALEXANDER has presented him with a very valuable pelisse made of the skin of a_zibelin. It appears that the Duke of BRUNSWICK is per sonally interested, .both as Sovereign and Negoci ator, in the Treaties for establishing a new division .of the Circle of Westphalia. It is expet9ed, that the Principalities of Brunswick and Wolfenbuttle will be united to the Prussian Monarchy ; and that the Duke will be indemnified by a part of Munster, East Friesland, and the Duelly of Oldenburgh. It is added, that this new State *ill form the Eledtorate of Westphalia, of which the Duke is to take the title of Eletor. FRANKFORT, MARCH iii.--We are assured that French and . Prussian Conimissaries are to meet in our neighbourhood, to adjust the demarcation of the limits between the neighbouring States which are to take a new form. The consent of Austria, and probably that of Prussia, has been obtained to these measures ; and; it is said, the object of the Duke of Brunswick's Mission to St. Petersburgh will deprive England of any opportunity to disturb the tran quillity of the Continent in future. • WESEL, MARCH 16.—This day, when the French General of Bngade, BEAUMONT, was with the Prussian Commissaries appointed to superintend the Cession of the City and the Fortress, it was re presented to him, that the advice relative to the evacuation, fixed by ,the Second Article of the Treaty, had .been so long. in coming to their know ledge, that time would not admit of the necessary arrangements ; and, therefore, instead of the whole of the Garrison marching out on the Isth, they re quired three days, viz..tlie 18th, the 24.5 t, • and the 241 h. M. BEAUMONT, however dispos&l to do every thing in .his power to accommo:late the Com missaries, declared, that his own personal responsi bility would not permit him- to allow, of the least deviation from the letter of the Treaty,' which sti pulated for the march of the wholeof the Garrison, in three divisions, on 'the 18th, and their 'canton ment; in. the ,neighbouring Country till the 24th. The CoMmisSaries then gave ,tip the point, and the evacuation was ordered for the 18th accord ingly. The Prussian COmmissaty, in remitting the Dutchy of Cleves into the hands of the 'French Com mandant, declared it was the intention of his Prus sian Majesty to enter into : a Treaty with the new Sovereign of Cleves, in order that the property of his faithful. suhjeas, and those of the neighbouring. Country who remained attached to his Crown, should be guaranteed to them upon a permanent ground. The .Freilch General afterwards. entered into an agreement with the Prussian Commisary relative to some magazines, 'Scc. not comprised itt the Treaty. - Two Officers of the Prussian Aril lery were employed in making an inventory • and measures ,were taken at .the same time for the se curity and maintenance of the Prisoners detained in the Citadel. . LEMBERG, FEB. 523.—The number of Russian Troops upon the Frontiers of Gallicia increase daily. They expect to be joined by those that are return ing from Silesia by way of Brodi. The sixth Bat talions of all the German and Gallician 'Regi ments have been broke, fori the purpose of filling others up. HAGIJE, MARCH 25.—The Assembly of their High Alightinesses representing the Batavian Re public having adjourned a short time since, have been called upon by the Pensionary to hold an extraordinary _Sitting on Tuesday the Ist of April. MILAN, MARCH 10.—Prince BORGHESE, bro ther-in-law to, the Emperor NAPOLEON, passed through this capital yesterday on his way to the South of Italy. , PISA, FEB. 28.—The Span7sh Troops under Ge neral 0 1 .FARRIL, so long expeeted, have now ar rived in the Kingdom of Etruria ; they are about six thousand strong . . The first column have marched to Leghorn to dojcruty there; the rest . are expected to follow. • MUNICH, MARCH 10.—All our Army has received orders to be in readiness to march ; it is Marshal BERTHIER, the French Minister of' War, who has demanded it. We are in dOubt whether political, motives, which cannot be long concealed, may not give us a farther accession of territory ; but it 'is said That the Principality of Wurtzburgh may, again change Masters ; and we know that the loss of that Province gave much pain to all true Bavarians. Letters froth Vicuna mention, that a - boxly of Fo reign Troops is to,pass through the Austrian i'rc - vinces next Summer. COL.OONE, MARCH 20.—Prince ;111unAT is still here ; the reports•on that Acc'Qunt arc still - as con tradi6lory as ever. The passage of French and Ba tavian Trobps to Deutz, all - coming from Frank fort, is very numerous. It Was intended that the Dutch Troops should pass the Rhine, from Deutz to Colo,cine, to return into their own country ; but til st cuing of the River has rendered the ineaittre impraaipabie. 1