The Sun. — London, England, 1806-12-25 00:00:00

Coup:tr:ts this .tieniclity Can 1)e ciiscoverzci, it is (fat- , cult to say, and, , tve -might, safely defy the •Print al-- ended to to specify 'any :instance_ of that tituidity win& it impatei to the Condua of:. the Bri tish Negotiato:s, or the instruction derived -from our Government. • From the - .commencement of the whole Proceedings, - every than who is not klinded. by the mists of Party cane islainly see that a basis was laid down from which, there ne ver was the least dis . positiOn to throughout the discussions VhiCh'were so at-tinily . protradedby France. On the . contrarY, that basis was resolUtely supported upon all occasions, and so far from sheaving any of that credulous and torpid simpikity Which the Morning Paper imPutes to Ministers, they did not in the slightest degree relax in their efforts against the Enemy: Did they for a moment refuse to consult the interest, of our Allies ? Did they not reje6t all compromise that should not be. sanainned by the previous concurrence of" those Allies i Did they not unequivocally and decisively: insist upon_an unconditional-restoration - of - Hanover, because that EleCtorate was seized contrary to 'every principle of justice, and every right belonging to a neutral, and independent State ? Where, then, is this timidity so unjustly- imputed to the British Government ? If it be simplicity to -be anxious fcir the restoration of Peace upon terms honourable to ourselves and to our Allies, then indeed have Ministers beenguilty of simplicity; but it is the sitnplkity of candour, of justice, of humanitg. Our Enemy is indeed exempt 'from all such simplicity. 'But ; the MOrning Paper. alluded to is not . contented with attribut . ing this timidity and - simp/icity to the British Adrui-, Oistration, fdr it confidently says, that ‘‘ the whole tenor of the Negotiation exhibits one uninterrupted struggle of principle without i4cision, .agaitsst tleci sioit without principk." This is.a pretty sounding ante-thesis, but is wholly unstipported by fa% so far as relates to the coudu& of - this Cowart. The, Uti Altsidetis was plainly laid down as the principle of the Negotiation by Ministers, and it was at first admitted by Fiance. From this principle we never suffered the Enemy to depart in any one instance, but on all points manifested an immovable daision. But .vre haVe only to refer our Readers to the important ,documents . relative to _this Negotiation ; and while it must be acknowledged, on the bile band, that nothing was. omitted by out Govern.: meat 'likely to procure an honourable Peace, it -it equally obvious that, on the other, they shewed no disposition to make any concessions, inconsistent with .the interest, the good faith, or the honour of this . Country. • • On Tuesday night there was a Cabinet Council at Lord GRENVILLE S, which sat-from nine till twelve o'clock. All the Mernbers.of His .Majesty's Cabi net were present. On Saturday Governor PICTON underwent another examination before a numerous Committee of the Privy Council at the Treasury...Cokonel FULLAttiro'N. attended to make good his charges. The 'Members 'of the Council present were : . - - 11,2 Lord President (Viscount Sidmouth) Silencer," Moira, Buckinghamshire, and Cainden iiis4)unt Castle ; Lords Grenville and flawkeSbury; Mr. Adtlington, Mr. Rose, and several others. It will be seen that Most of the late Administra tion were present ; this is accounted. for, in ,conse quence of the investigation having commenced before, them, and the whole of the investigation would be to go Through again if they did pot attend. The torn .mitteeTsat from twelve o'clock till three. Yesterday morning his Grace.the 4cnalsttop of CANTERBURY - left Larribeth Palace for Windsor, iii order to preach This day before Their MAJEST/*e— The Princesses' apartments in' the Queen's Palace' have undergone a thorough repair and alterations- , lately; under the,direetion of the Duke of KENT:. .His Royal HighneSS his considerable pretensions to mechanics. Recesses .have been made for the beds, which are in the couch style,'• with very. .superb ca• nopics, and the whole have been fitted up in a more ,elegant style than' any part of the Palace tali boait. Saturday 'and Mondarthe left and right wings of. the 3d regiment (Old Buffs) marched into. Canterbury from'Deal, on their route for Paddington. This re- . gitnent completes Gen. WELLEsteles.Brigade.' ,At • the same time 'the - .6th and - 13th regiments, :of in fantry moved . from Dover, to occupy the Barracks' at Deal. The light brikaae, formed of the 43d, and sect d battalion Of the 2d regiment, it is expeaed will more from Braborne Lees to the Barracks at Hythe, lately occupied by General HILL'S brigade. Saturday the Rev. H. B ; DUDLEY, the of • His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for Essex, .wss in at Hicks's Hall a Magistiate for the CouotrOf Middlesex also. • • - me. MILES PETER ANDREWS gave a g and Din-, per yetterday to several of his theatrical friends,' at his house . in Cleveland-row. • . - 1 A General Bill of all the Chriiieninp and Burials from Dec. 17, 1805, to Dec. 16 ; 1806 : Christened in the 97• Parishes 'within the Walls Mi.— Burled Lisa, - ~ . Christened in the 17 Parishes without the Wall s-4Y63- Buried 3673. Christened in the Out-Parishes in -Middlesex-and Surrey 9734. - Buried 7 8 4 2 . . . Christened in the ro Parishes in the City and Liberties of Westminster 4762. 7 -Buried 52.7 , . . • ' - Christened—Males 10,4“,--Fem*s9oB,—ln all.*A,Me r . ,Buried Males pis— eemales 67z3.7--In all 17,938. , Whereot have died, .. . . 1 tinder two years of age 540 Fifty and sixty - 1503 Between two and five lozg Sixty and seventy ...-- rzos Five and ten - - 822 'Seventy and eighty - , tio Ten and twenty - - - 635 Eighty and ninety - 4 1 4 Twenty and thirty - 1329 . Ninety and a hundred ~,9g Thirty and for ty . 17aa A hundred - .; a Pony and fifty - 1793 A hundred and four . Increase in the burials this year 363...,„ I IV APALN s. • DEAL, Dcc. 24:-.barne down the frestat Frigate froni Sheerness ; Britannia East,lncliarnan, and se veral other outward-bound Vessels, from the River, and remain in the Downs with the Slips as per last, Art ived and sailed for the River, the Pallas, Wu..- cox, from Virginia. Yesterday the gist Regiment embarked atDove r on board small Vessels, and Were put on board se , veral Transports in the Downs. , P. S. Several outward-bound Vessels, Coasters, Colliers, &c. are now getting under weigh lot the, 'Westward. YAnatOttrir, DEC. 24.—Arrived yesteniay 'even ing the Censor Gun-brig from Husum, with a Mes• senger with Dispatches, and several Passengers. Thii morning arrived the _Kin George Packet, Capt. SAUNDERS, with three Mails and Passengers, from Gottenburgh. PortarsmouTH, nEc. 24.—Carrie into Harbour the Brig Jenny, WOOLGER, frOtn London for Africa, haring lost her anchors and cables at Spithead. FALuarn, Dsc. 22.--=.on Friday last 2i - rived His Majesty's Ship Rosario, of eo gun`, from a Cruize ; and this day His. Majesty's Shp Plantagentg, of 74 guns, Capt. BRADLEY and Lavinia, of 44 guns, Capt. the Hon NV. STrwART, frnrn the Westwafd. This day it has blown extremely. strong to the Southward and Westward, and which prevents the sailing of the following His Majesty's Ship Blonde, of . 32 guns, with the outward-bOand West India Fleet under convoy, which are-to call at Cork for the remainder of the Fleet ; the Duke of Mon trose Parket, DYNELY, with one Mail for New, York ; andthe Prince of Wales Packet, Tong, with two Mails. for Lisbon, and one. for the Leeward Isiands. The Princess Augusta Packet is said to have ar rived at Gibraltar, and may be soon expecaed wits the Mails fronvthence and Malta. . SHEERNESS, DEC. g4.-- , Artived a large Fleet be .low the Nore conning for the River, upwards of -5O Sail : a few p .. issing the Nore. Arrived two - King's Ships, names riot known. His Majesty's Cutter Zenobia, of t 0 guns, eras stranded near the Capes of Virginia about the end of 06tober, bat.was expected to .be got ofr. She had a Pilot on board. - The Right Pion. Lord BOOINOnON is going to 'down mooring chains, with htioys,-.wcst of Farm- Chapel Beach, near Mr. BLAcKatial4%; Dock, in Cat water, Plyi-nonth, for the accommodation of ships and vessels'coming into that _arm. of that ,port, either to moor their ships during their stay ill Catwater ) or :When they are driven in there by stresa of weather: Bow-STREET.—About a fortnight since Mr. READ, one of the Magistrates belong,ing to Bow-. - Street ; received from Ireland ato`py of an inditaMent, and a warrant signed by Judge Day against Michael Nowlati, .for a burglary and &Sting robbery in the house of Edward Doran, Esq. of Bailymartin, in' the County of Carlow. Mrk.READ . backed the warrant, and gave it to Millet and' the two Limberiks to ex ecute. On Tuesday evening -James Limberick went into a public house in Golden-lane ) by chance, when he observed • a man who exaEtly answered the description of Michael -Nolan, both in dress. and person. , The Ofiker charged him with 'being the -man, and was about to take him into custody,. but he. resisted in - a violent manner with a•• shoVel, with 'which- he wounded the Officer in his head, neck, and various, parts of his bddy, 'The Of . ficer, however, succeeded i t i-seeuri n g -him, and yes terday he:was-examined before Mr. REAL), when lie did not. deny his name. . he detained till his person can be identified: - ' For some -time past a nutuber of letters that have. loassed through the Ilford Post-office have miscar 7 • Tied. Various endeavours were used to. discover the ,cause, ,but in vain—till at length a letter, contain ing a..:101. Bank. Note, ,sent fund Kilverion, near Colchester, to Tilbury, was not received as direaed.' Mr..PAitiutt, .the Solicitor to the Past Otiice, sent ..AnKiNs,- - theOfficer,- into that part of the country to make inquiries,'when lie timnd great cause 'to - suspea the bov who driveS the Mail-cart ' on' the .cross-road from Ilford. to Grays ; and on Saturday be took the boy into custody. On searching him he found a number of letters opened, 'Nsohich., there was no doubt he, had stolen ; and on - searching his lodgings the letter with the i 01. Bank' Note 'direaed to Tilbury. was foutid. On Monday Anms brought ..Ititn to town, and in the evening 'he-underwent an examination before :Mr: READ', and was coannitted . • . for fwther examination. - •' • Yesterday a tine swan was brought. to'the 4:sign-house, which had been killed on the Thames by several depredators, who escaped. - It . appears that nlauy of:those beautiful birds have-recently been de ...catroyedfor their skins; which the offenders turn to good account; and unless a stop is put to their prat- tees, there will - .not be a swan -left to grace the river . The offenders are .suspeded, 'and - , the utmost diii- - gence is observed by the Water Bailiff and hiS - As sistants to bring them to justice. . The man -whe . robbed and murdered the porter be-:: longing.to the Linen Manufattcn'y,at 'Edinburgh, has lately been. seen in women's doaths in the neigh-. bourhood.of Thelso. At- BItOOKE I EJ Lottery Office, No. 237, Prccadilly, established dear' sixty years, i$ a great viriety of .Tickets and Shares for the ensuing Lottery, that be gins drawing the 1311► January. The Scheme is uni versally approved of: it contains two Prizes of 80,0001. two.of 20,0001. tivo lo,000l.• thre - 50.001. &c. 17880, a Prize'of 10,0001. last February, and 17,739, a Prize of I otmi. the last Lottery, - were both sold in .Shares at the above Wide / and the Ina .ney paid on Jenupd. isTjtk - .i-i 2 THL LATE NC'OTIATION WITh FRANCE. PAIMUS RELATI Vy. NEGOTIATIOfi *lTii - 111ANCE, *ilk kits MAJESTY'S bordi4. lIAND, TO 130TH HOUSES Or PARLIAUttit. ('Ciechtiled from..9ur Papip of Yesttr4.) No. 4p-Copy of a Dispatch ram the Earl of Lauderdale to Mr. Secretary Fbk, dated Atig. z, 1806.:---Received Sept. 3. •SI k, Paris; Aug. 2 9 i 11306. In my last dispatch, dated Aug. 25, I had the honour' of stating to you the detail of the Negotia tion'till the afternoon of that day.. At eleVen o'clock at night Li'eceived from the PlettipotentiarieS of . Francea Note, intimating their 'desire of havfng A:, conference on the subjea of a Note'written by Lord. Yarmouth and myself, on the 1 lth of the tuotith.., Of this, as .well as of the answer agrddaiji.e tri the proposal, I , have the honour to inclose Copieg . (triaik= .etl A. and B); pu.the 26th., at the . hour appointed; I went ,tci L the Office of the Minister of the .Interior; Where 1 1 found M. De tharnpagny and Gen. Clarke, the two Plenipotentiaries of the French GovernMent. The 'general• resultof what passed impreSsed Me with a conviction that the French Plenipotentiaries no longef thought of making Peace upon the grotinds on which France wits understood to' desire it at. the time of Lord irarmouth's communication ; ;and am confident that the part I bore in the discussion thoroughly satisfied them that I resolved firmly to adhit.fre to the ground which I had taken in the Note of the It th, on which I- was invited "to hear their remarks. The hour of dinner terminated Otit the renewal Of *which; On 'any day - I should name, was after dinner anxiously solicited by M. De Chain- • pagoy. I objeaed to it, as apparently unnecesiary, and only calculated to protract-my stay in this Corn tty to no purpos6 but, before I lcff him, expressed.: my Willingness to comply once more.'With thewishes-5 of the French Plenipotentiaries,'lts 'a farther mark of. - my anxiety to do any thing which even they could 'think hdd a tenddney to produce that Peace which as - Majesty was so anxious to accomplish on enui table terms ; 'and another meeting was fixed to take 'place on Friday-the :loth, at three o'clock. On theOth, after dinner, I had a very long con- ference with the Minister for - Voreig - n Affairs; the sUbstance of Which confirmed tile' in the opinion I had antecedently- formed: In the coul-ie of this conference, the INkister frequently alluded to the situation of HanovTr, and stated flat, within eight and forty hours its fate Miist lie determined for ever. He seemed inuch.sorpris - ed that nothing appeared_to make 'my impression on me,. frequently repeating , that,-in : getting the Cape, .Malta, and His Majesty's 'Hanoverian - DOminjons, I tho• old' make a ghirionsl • Peace 5 and, assuring the, that if this oppyrtunitY should be lost, • he . did not foresee atiy - means by 'which Peace could be ever attained; the EMperor *was deterrnined to make war all'his life rather . than 'yield.ally parr of•the retrltorY of France, the integrity of - which he hati sivorn to - Our conveririti`Ti ended rby my assuring him, at the : time , I was :AVM .retire, that t1.1.. , 'id lin:tents . coat intted to pretetil in . this COlintry, it was •irnposslble •Peace shotid 'bp made, an ,1 with the ,knowledge I now posses'sed of opinions en ' tertainecl by ;be Freneh GOvernirint, I could ilbi 3C flair ItlySdf'Oftriiiing, if I 'sliOurd remain any longer t0,(.74':,r,y on .whitt I must conSitlr'a'S'a firce. -After ;r full -consideration of all that has taken • niece, Ltiave; therefore, - this morning, resolved to 'bring things - to-1i point, by delivering to the Pleni potentiarlcs of France the detailed Note of which I inclose a copy (rnarkdDY. I am, &c. • • (Signed) • '• First Inclosure (A.)—aopy of a Note fiom Mess. Champagny ancl,Clorke to the Earl of Lauderdale, dated Aug. 1800.---Piven in• the Moniteur. .Seeoncr Inc/ware (11 , )-=-Copy of, a Note. from the Earl . .of Lauderdale •to Messrs. Cleintpagity • and • Clarke, dated Aug. ca, .1806.--Given in. the Moth ' teur. - Thitd Inclositte (C.) , -.Cepy of - a .Note from the Earl Of Lauderdale to M. Tal!eyrand, dated• Paris, Aug. 27...—Merely states that his Lordship agreeS to have another conference..' • • Fourth Inclosure (D )----Copy of a- Note froth- the Earl of Lauderdale to. Messrs..'Cliampagny and Clarke, dated-Aug. 29.—Given in the-Aloniteur. No. 4i,—Extraa from a Dispatch . froru the Earl of Lauderdale to Mr. Secretary Fox; dated Paris, Aug. 30.- 7 1leceived Sept. 3.—This relates to a con- feren.ce which was altogether uninipOrtant, and pro duced nothing. ' • NZ). 4;.-Extraa from a I%patch 'from Earl-Speneer to the hart of Lauderilato,•dated powning-stitet, Sep t.'4. MY, LORD, Downing-street, Sept. 4. lam commanded-by His Alajestyloinform your Lordship, that -he is pleased to-approve entirely the cotichid you haVe held in the circumstances detailed :in your last dispatches, and to express His Majesty's sati44►dion in. the good- etfe& which appears to have resulted from it. - It is proper, ,however, to remark, that as the French Plenipotentiaries limit: not bound themselves as yet by any. written • Note, - nor have, even in con versation agreed ..to replace the Ne - crotiation on its true basis the.present itppearancesk of-greater facili ty- on their, Part may probably arise Only-ft - OM their *sire Of keeping your Lordship at Paris till the an ''swer from St. Petersburgh- shall beleceived 3 an oh- • which your •Lordship's. last Note -had shewn • tliena•they:could noslongetaccomplish without some ~(I, , ipartu're,'.froni. the ground on which -they" 'have ' hitherto !itood. If theltussian Treaty shall. not be ratified, his Ma. , , Jes,ty. .(as , L have already observed to your Ldrd4hip) replaced with respect to the Emperor of • 11itssia in the same stuatipn as before the signature. Of M. D'Oubril's Treaty ; but with the additional tie: Which the' two CoUrti would in that case feel from: the fresh proofs, each will have. given to the other of a steady adherence to the.system of ,alliance: and it will then be necessary that our peace shall be so far made dependent on that of Russia, as is pointed out hi the instruelions originally given. to Lord' Yar mouth. Since the above vas written, we ,have received the important intelligence contained in the indorsed , papers (a), copies of which I have thought it neces 7 sary to forward to you without a moment's delay for your information ; the case,4 already provided for (a) Intelligence of the refusal-of tho . Enifieror of "Russia to taffy IVI .Oubril'4 Treaty. fiitifilistfiliatri, arid it pteseht state. oT our i'nz forrnation on the stibjed; I hAlge nothing to add to iviidt is above stated, A few days will nkiw pro bably put us in poSsessiOn of the further view; tail intentions of Russia, to •which reference in i,t or "course be had in every succeeding stage of thti gotkattou ; and as I shall lose, no tinie in tfarri nit , ting to your Lordship.such fresh instruetiOnS as thcsd may give rise to, - so We shall be anxiobs to hear at soon .as possible from you what etre& this event may produce on the disposition of the French Govern; , ment. No; 43. —liktrad froth a Dispatch from the Earl of Lau. derdale, to Mr.. Secretary Fox, damt Sept. 4.—Re ceiaed Sept, 7, Paris, Sept. 4. In my last dispatch I infoartied you, that in conse 'ifdence of the aolicitatious of the Plenipotentiaries of FratiCe, urged in. the manner I there stated to you, I had consented to a rest wag the conference this day at three o'clock. About half past two I received from MaTalky •talid a Note, a copy of which, marked A, as well as of my answer ; marked B, I now inclose. - On going to, M. Talleyrand's OftiCe, I found him just returned from St. Cloud. He began by inform ing me, that till yesterday they had received no cer tain informatiottfrom St. Petersburgh; but that the' Courier who arrived last night had brought intellia Tence that ,the Emperor had positively refused to ratify the Treaty. He stated that he h a d th e E m p e - Tors orders to say that this change of circumstances would certainly induce him to make peace with England on more favourable terms than he %villa otherwise have at present consented to; and further to declare, that as: he 'would find it necessary to give to his, Plenipotentiaries new instructions, so he thought it proper to communicate this to me, that I might write to my Court to receive also such further „iestruetions as they might think proper to give. a calaaenswer to a question which I asked, whether .there : was eny•reasoe to expect the arrival of any Mi nister to renew the - Negotiation on the part of Ilus hie, he asaid that no information on that subied had ;latr'aeceived.. On taking leave I assured M. Tal •leyrand thataf should report toj•ou the apparent openness with whiCh the communication bad been ;made,_ and that I should dispatch' a Courier this evening with the information. • Inclosure 'A and B are merely the invitation rzf NI. Talley aend to a new conference, and Lord Lauder dale's aeceptanee of the invitation. N0...a7.--aEttraff froth a dispatch from the Earl of Lauderdale to-a Mt. Secretary Ffax, dated Paris, Sept a .7, LBW—Received Sept. I 1 a-a-Thia merely aregeires i fresli instruetioes. No. 48.—Extraa 'from a Dispatch from Mt Secretary Wind - • barn to the" Earl of Lauderdale, dated Downing -street. Sept. to; tSc6. . v • MY , LORD, Dowriing-street, Se e r. to, iSc5. Your Lordship's dispatch, of Sept. 4, has not fail ed- to engage his Majesty's most serieus attention. -The language held by M. Talleyrand. appears d - :xeded to the abject of:engaging his Majesty in a. sea parate negotiation, to the exclesion of Rasaia ; but .the interests both 'of 'this . Ciinntry, kind,of Etirop .lave always been considered diem ae essentially con -neeied with the•ttraintenance of the strictest union of Councils and Measures between his Majesty and the - Emperor of Russia. It was with deep regret that his Majuity saw the apparent violation of this prin ciple in the •separtite Treaty signed by M. D'Oubril and he cannot but consider the steady and upright.. conduct of the Emperor of Russia, on that trying occasion, as imposing on his Majesty a fresh obliga ticin not to - aeperate • his interests from those of so• • honourable and faithful an Ally. Your •Lordahip mast theyore, in the first place,. .represent to the French Government, t hat. the refu sal, to ratify. M. D'Oubrirs Treaty has replaced the two Courts in their foraner state of close and inti m ate alliance ; and that.any attempt on the part of France to separate them must henceforth be consi dered as hopeless. She can now form no expeEia tion that she can conclude Peace with either of them until theNegonation with the other shall be brought to the same conclusion. ' With repeat to the separate interests of G.-eat Bri tain, his Majesty adheres to the basis originally pro:- • posed to him by Frence, and on which.your Lord ship haa'ao' often had occasion to insist, that of the utipoYsidetis fot .the two-Powers and their Allies, in all parts of the world„ with the single exception of :t he of Hanover, as having been originally 'attacked on grounds which cannot•be defended. • -ThitaiS the offer of France as originally made to 'his Majesty ; it is the demand on which his Majesty still thought fit to insist when apparently abandon ed by Russia, ; and his Majesty has no desire 'of in, creasing it under. circumstances, which, according . to tho avowal of France herself, entitles his Majesty ... to expect more faveuraLile conditions than France has lately been inclined to accede to. The utiPassi- ' .delis thus described (mist, however, now of necessi ty include the Kingdom of Sicily.- a ~- E'.cry endeavour was made in the outset of alio Negotiation to obtain the restitution 'of'Naples to Iris Sici/ian Majesty . ; arid - tile grounds on which it was thought fit. finally to desist from that claim (at the part of; his •Majesty• are detailed in the Correa' spondenee of this Office - with Lord Yarmouth and Your 'Lordship., No. 49.: 7 7Extraet'of a Dispatch from the Earl of Lauderdale to I.arhSpencet, dated Fitris, Sept. :5, :Sch.—Received - Sept. 22. MY LORD, Paris, Sept. t 6, 18°6. the•honoer of receiving the did Itch, signed by Mr. Secretary Windham,' dated Sept. tO, late in the-tit'eninfof Friday Mist: Unfdriunately I had had a slight degree of fever 'for four dayS preceding, and I never was•more unfit. than on Saturday Morning to attend to business of such a magnitude. -•- On considering the instru&ions contained in the dispatch with all the attention I could,' they appear. ed to me . to relate - to two distinct subjects : first, to the form and manner in which his Majesty thought proper that I should conduct the Negotiation : se condly, to the terms which, under the present cir cumataneas- Of the two countries, it is proper to ask. Ter'tl~is distinction I' conceive 'it to be the more neessary•for me to attend, because I "thought it re gular and proper td , address what I had to say on the first point to the Minister for Foreign Affairs,whereas the Plenipotentiaries of Ftance, should the-Govern ment' authOrize them to proceed, seemed the proper channel of communication on the second. • In - .. pursuance of this - idea, I immediately wrote 0 1 . A