The Sun. — London, England, 1806-03-20 00:00:00

merely a renewal of the late intercourse relative to an Exchange of Prisoners. • This is a subjea upon which we know our Ministers have taken a strong, interest. They feel for the condition of all our Countrymen who are suffering captivity accord ing to the chance of war, as well as for those who have been so unjustly and so cruelly detain ed, contrary to the Law of Nations and the usage of every civilized State, and would do every thing consistent with humanity to restore them to their Country, except by lowering that country too much in the estimation of every other Power, Another Dispatch arrived late last night at the Admiralty, from Deal, but our Readers may be assured, that though various reports abound, no positive informa tion has been communicated by Government upon the subjeet. THE Townshend Packet, Capt. ROBERTS, is ar rived at Falmouth with a Mail from Lisbon, in four days passage. The Letters will be delivered to morrow. LAST night Paris Papers of the 12th inst. were received : they contain no intelligence of import ance.—The following observations are made in the Gazette de France, in the shape of a Note upon an article of London Intelligence, which mentions that " Mr. Fox suffered himself to be very easily per suaded by Lord GRENVILLE, that Peace could not be thought of on account of the unfavourable cir cumstances and unpropitious situation in which Eng land found herself." " So much the better; at least some reason is assigned. But when Lord GRENVILLE and Mr. Fox shall have 'read the Speech delivered by the Em peror of the French, at the opening of the Legisla tive Body ; when they shall have seen that, not withstanding the unfavouratle 'circumstances and unpropitious „situation in which England finds her self, His Majesty, who is ever guided by the prin ciples of moderation and humanity, consents, never theless, to take for the basis of Peace, the Stipula tions of the Treaty of Amiens; these Ministers, perhaps, will be of a different opinion : for, if it be true, according to the London Newspapers, that the English. Government continues the War for no Other reason, but because its situation is too 'unfa vourable, as well as too critical, to admit of making an advantageous Peace, the spirit of moderation evinced by the Emperor of the French cannot mani fest itself more opportunely for England." 'Vs have this day made some further extraets from the Hanzbu;gh Mails which arrived yesterday. It appears that the French have not yet got entire possession of the Kingdom of Naples, for the Prince Royal, upon the approach of the French, retired into Calabria with about 17,000 regular Troops, and the levy en masse, who are commanded by, Gen. IDAmAs. They have taken a strong position in that Province; but we do not think that they will be able to oppose an effe&ual resistance to the attacks of the French .Army. DISPATCHES were yesterday received from Gene- Sir' JAMES CRAIG, which we understand relate to the evacuation of Naples by the British and Russian Troops, to the amount of 22,000. We believe that they will be employed for the defence of Sicily against the attack which the French meditate on that Island. I Yesterday, about twelve o'clock, His MAJESTY arrived at the Queen's Palace from Windsor. In a short time after His MAJESTY gave audiencies to the DUKES of YORK and KENT. - _ _ At half past two o'clock His MAJESTY held a pri vate Levee, whiCh was,attended by The Lord Chancellor, the Secretaries of State, the First Lord of the Admiraltyp, the Lord Privy Seal, the Marquis of Blandford, Earls Galloway, Winchelsea, Charleville, Tington, Fitzwilliam, Spencer. and Dartmouth, Viscount Sidmouth, Lords Grenville and Cathcart, Messrs. Windham and Grenville, and the Recorder of London. The following Presentations to His MAJESTY took place : Earl Charleville, on his promotion to the British Peerage; upon which occasion he had the honour to kiss His Majesty's nand. The Marquis of Blandford had the like honour, upon his creation to the British Peerage, by the title of Baron Spencer, of Wormleighton. Earl Harrington, on his return from 13erlin. After the Levee His MAJESTY held a Privy Council, for the purpose of receiving the Recorder's Report of the six convicts capitally convieted at the last Sessions of the Old Bailey. His MAJESTY Was graciously pleased to respite them all during his pleasure. After the Council His MAJESTY gave art audience to Mr. Fox for a considerable time. At four o'clock HIS MAJESTY set off for Windsor. His MAJESTY will hold a Chapter of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, at Windsor Castle, on Saturday, for the purpose of disposing of the two Blue Ribbons, vacant by the death of the Marquis of LANSDOWNE and Marquis CORNWALLIS. The Alarquisnf STAFFORD , is to have one, and, we under stand, the Duke of BEDFORD is to have the other. The urgency of his Giace's presence in Ireland pre vents his stopping to be present at the ceremony, it will therefore be performed by proxy ; and, we un derstand, Sir ISAAC HEARD, Garter King at Arms, will follow his Grace to Ireland, to invest him with the Noble Order. . The PRINCE of WALES and all the Royal Dukes are expe&ed to be present at the ceremony at Wind sor. All the Knights in England are invited. After the Chapter HIS INIAJESU will entertain tLe Knighti,with a grand dinner. \\ NAVAL NEWS. PLYMOUTH,. MARCH 18.—Arrived the Spanish Privateer Alcide, pierced for 24 guns, quite new, and nearly ready for sea, cut out of Muras Bay by the Boats of the Egyptienne Frigate) she had been but a short time off the stocks, had no guns, anchors, or cables on board ; so that on her arrival here she was obliged to be run on the mud. Arrived the Ho hung, Prussian Galliot, laden with Spanish wool, from Bilboa, bound to Altona, detained by the Betsey Privateer ; also the French Brig Constant Marie, laden with brandy and pitch, from St. Maloes, bound to Brest, captured by a Jer sey Privateer. Arrived also the Prusian Galliot Harmony, Capt. H. J. Poor., laden with tea, sugar,, &c. from Lisbon bound to Amsterdam, detained by the Caroline hired Armed Ship. Sailed the Savage Sloop of War fur Ireland ; and Confiance Sloop of War on a Cruize. Arrived the Brig Ceres, Tiros. BARVESSE Master, laden with wine and brandy, from Guernsey, bound to Cork : at eleven o'clock on Sunday, about mid channel, was spoke by a FrenCh Brig Privateer, of 14 guns, on which the Ceres hoisted American Colours, and answered. that she was from Amsterdam bound to Boston ; the sea running high at the time, the Privateer did not board her, but stood away for another English Brig called the Friends, o this Port, which-sailed from Guernsey the day before, in com pany with the Ceres, which she captured, and again made sail after the Ceres, having, it is supposed, been undeceived as to her being an American, but the latter crowded all sail and escaped. , • PORTSMOUTH, MARCH ig.—Arrived the Avenger Sloop of War, Capt. WHITE, from Lisbon ; the Trusty, AYLES,' from the Downs, with the Orion, Ross, one of the outward-bound West Indiamen, much damaged, having been run on board of by a Swedish Ship ; the Defender and Eclipse Gun-brigs from a Cruize. Sailed the Merlin Sloop of War, Capt. FoREES and the Gannet and Daring Gun-brigs, on a Cruize. The Farmer, SAMUEL COENBY, Master, which sailed from hence for Lisbon the 18th February last, with the Fleet under Convoy of the Avenger, sprung a-leak on the 7th inst. in a heavy gale of wind, in the Bay of Biscay, and shortly after foundered ; pre vious to which, her crew was 'saved IV the Avenger, but no part of the cargo. DOVER, MARCH 18.--:-Sailed the Ship Frederick Wilhelm, of and for Embden, light; detained 9th • of August last, by the Blazer Gun-brig, on her voy age from the Havannah, with sugar, coffee, indigo, &c.; the Mary, GEO .ESKELSDEN, of Portland, from 'Savannah, with cotton, rice, • &c. for Rotterdam ; Transport Maria, CHANCELLOR, for the Downs; Schooner Agnetta Barbara, Capt. H. RENSBURG, from Flushing, in ballast, for Bourdeaux. Mr. Wm. E i tmEs arrived here' to-day from Lisbon; he was taken in the Stork Brig, with salt, hides, and fruit, for Waterford, from Lisbon, in lat. 50. 10. N. long. 9. 30. W. by the French Brig Charlotte, of 1:.• guns, and 96 men, after a chace of twelve hours. The Frenchmen behaved very ,well to him while he was on board the Charlotte, and after keeping him three or four days, put him on board the Theorkite Brig, Capt.' WELBROOK, who landed him here. MARCH lg.—At six this morning, a French Boat with a Flag of Truce 'was discovered steering to wards England, and between seven and eight she was nearly Off the South Foreland, and at a few miles distance ; and it being very calm was boarded by a Galley, which soon afterwards was seen rowing for the Downs. A Custom-house Boat , and another afterwards boarded her ; the people belonging to which state, that the Master of the Flag of Truce, who speaks good English, informed them he sailed from Boulogne yesterday with 'a French Officer, and Dispatches addressed to our Secretary of State, and with orders for the Officer and his Dispatches to be put on board the first English Man of War they met. The first Galley accordingly took them on board, and rowed with them for the Downs. DEAL, MARCH i 9. —Arrived the Bloodhound Gun-brig, from off Boulogne : she was attacked and, boarded last night, off the South Foreland, by a French Lugger Privateer, and had two men killed in the action ; but her crew behaved ,so gallantly that the Privateer had between twenty and thirty killed, on which she sheered off, and made for her own shore ; the Bloodhound chaced her nearly all night, but could not overtake her. Arrived the Urgent, from Boulogne, with a Prus sian Brig, and an American Galliot, which she has detained ; the Railleur Sloop of War, from off the French Coast, and remain in the Downs 'with the Ships as per last. Also arrived the Venus Frigate, Capt. MATSON, with a Flag of Truce from France. P. S. The Schooner Anna Margaretta, Captain WATERMAN, of New-York, from Malaga, bOund to London, with fruit and wine, nearly got on' shore on the Goodwin Sauds yesterday, but fortuuately a Boat from Deal took charge of her and brought her to.an anchor, from which she was .obliged to cut, after which they succeeded in bringing her ton safe ap chorag;e' in the Downs, l and she has since sailed for the River. FALMOUTH, MARCH 17.—Arrived the Cratitude, ROWE, from Southampton ; Hero, BENCHARD, from Messina, with fruit, for Guernsey ; Ville de Paris, and the 'Hibernia, Men of War, from Plymouth. HARWICH, MARCH 19.—The weather being mo derate this morning, and the wind coming to the Westward, all the outward-bound Trade sailed for the Northward. His Majesty's Ship Romulus, Capt. BURTON, also sailed for the Humber ; and the Argus, Isis, and Repulse Cutters, on a Cruize. The Prince of Wales Packet, Captain A. DEANE, with the Harnburgh and' Bremen Mails 'for Cux haven, sailed, this morning with the King George Packet, Capt. SAUNDERS, for Gottenburgh. The Hull Transport, Capt. `W. S. BROWN, from Cuxhaven, with Troops, sailed for Portsmouth. Arrived the Swedish Ship Providentia, Captain JACOB'S, from Wilmington, with tobacco and cotton, for Bremen. Last night the Diana Packet, Capt. MACDONALD, and the Diana, Capt. STEWARD, arrived from Cux haven, with Mails and Passengers. _ _ By the Master of ,a Vessel arrived from Cux haven, we are informed7that Prussian Officers are arrived at that place, and that Prussian troops are ex- , peEled there every day. Remain the Pegasus Frigate, Charger, Borer, Aggression, Ernest, Fox, _Viper, Piercer, and Badger Gun-brigs ; with the Hunter Cutter. The Right Hon. Earl' MOIRA, Master-General of the Ordnance, with hiS Aids-de-Camp, are this mo ment arrived to inspe& the Barracks at this place, . Landg,uard Fort,. and the Coast adjacent. COWES, MARCH lg.—Arrived the Holdenburgh Hoy, Prow Reyna, Capt. CLUES HEERN, from Flushing, in ballast. Sailed the Brig Harriet and John, Capt. BAKER, for Shoreham ; the Danish Brig Flora, Capt. NON SEN, for Madeira and St. Bartholomew ; and the Danish Schooner Schwaan, Captain KocK, for Guernsey, with brandy. • GREENOCK,' MARCH 15. —An Irish 'Revenue Cutter arrived here,last evening, and brings the me lancholy tidings, that an outward-bound Brig; in endeavouring to make Lochfoyle on Sunday even ing last, during the gale, struck on the rocks called the Tuns, week. to pieces, and every soul on board perished. From the description of the vessel, and the goods driven on shore, fears are entertained that it is the Sophy, of and•. frop this port,M‘ViccA, which sailed for Halifax on the Thursday preceding. DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE.MONEY. e To the Officers and Company of His Majesty's Sloop Utile, who were actually on hoard at the recapture of the Carr Transport, their respedive proportions of salvage, at No. 53, Clertent's inn, on the 24th instant; and after at the same place, every Monday and Thursday, for three years. To the Officers of His Majesty's Ship Colossus, their proportion of salvage arising from the capture of the Barzil lai, at No. tl, Cecil-street, on the 22d inst. and at the same place afterwards. To the Officers and Company of His Majesty's Bomb Meteor, who were a6tually on board at the capture of the Shepherdess, by His Majesty's Sloop Favourite, on the 2ist July, 1804, their :respeCtive share of her proportion of the said Prize, on the z4th inst. at No. 23. Norfolk-street, Strand, and three years to come at the same place. To the Officers and Company of His Majesty's Bomb vessel Hecla, the proceeds of the condemned part of the cargo of the longe Metta, taken July, tBo3 ; and also the Hecla's proportion of the Shepherdess and Postillion, taken 28th and 31st July, 1804, will be paid at Sheerness, Yesterday a Court of Dire&ors was held at the East India House, when the following Commanders took leave of the Court, previous ,to departing for their respedive destinations, viz.—Capt. Wm. Do- NALDSON, Neptune ;P. WEDDERBURN, Arni StOn ; J. DALRYMPLE, Marquis of Ely; H. HALKETT, Cirencester, China direct. The following Captains were sworn into the com mand of their respe&ive Ships, viz. Capt. T. IMAc TAGGART, Ocean, St. Helena and Bengal; H. VAUGHAN, Skelton Castle, Bengal. • To-morrow the pugilistic contest will take place between Dan Mendoza and Harry Lee, but the scene of a&ion is not yet known. Sporting men continue to bet very long odds on Mendoza, who is said to be in fine condition.' Led has been some time in training, near Epsom, under the tuition of Gulley, who, with the: Game ,Chicken, are fixed on for his seconds. 0' Donnel is matched to, fight on the, saine day. MARLBOROgGH-STREET. — Lord Donally charged Lady Elizabeth Monk's coachman with breaking the body of his coach, at the Opera door, on Tues day evening. The injury, it appeared, was done to his Lordship's carriage by the backing 'of that of Lady Monk's, the former being out of the ranks. The affair was adjusted by the interference of the Magistrate, it having been stated by an'odicer that both the coachmen had aced wrong. Bow- SMEET.—Yesterday morning John Hicks, the footman, and Wm-. Phithyon, the coachman, of Thomas Henry Barrett, Esq: of Ewel, in Surrey, were brought up, charged with robbing their master of about twenty-five dozen of wine, a quantity of rum, and several casks of tamarinds. They were both committed for further examination. . Ah Hibernian, named John 1114 Donald, 'was last night brought before the Sitting, Mag i strate at Bow street, by Rivett, one of the officers, who has been in attendance at the view of the late Marquis of LANS DOWNE'S effeas, in Berkeley-square, since the com mencement, to prevent the obtrusion of those light fingered amateurs who so generally resort to public auetions, for the purpose of collecting curiosities, either from the moveables on sale, or the pockets of the company. The person in question contrived 'to gain admittance without being thoroughly scruti nized. A Noble Visitant, hoWever (Lord MouNT NORRIS), shortly after this ainateur's entrance, 'Ter« ceived hiM take two Chinese figures, mounted on gold bases, and consign theM to his pockets. His Lordship immediately gave notice of the circum stance to one of the porters, who Called up Rivett, when the main _was immediately taken Mu) custody - 5 and the Chinese figures, as wekl as several other ar-- tides, being found upon him, he was conveyed to Bow-street. • ' TILE 11,1111BMGII 1114 M. (PRIVATE LETT‘ER.) nERLIN, MARCH the Convention co7:- chided at Paris, between Prussia and Fiance, it 112 s been stipulated, that after the .ratification of the Treaty, the French troops should evacuate Germany. NAPOLEON promised to do so ; but some new pre text will be found to prolong their stay. In the same Convention NAPOLECN proposes a Treaty o(Alliance between'France and Prussia ; but our King, in the ratification of the Convention, modified this Article so far, that the alliance is restritaed to a neutral guarantee of the territories ceded and occupied.— .About the 18th the French ratification is expeaed. It is added, that the provisional .occupation of Hanover by Prussia was not disagreeable to the Bri tish Government. It remains to be seen what whl be .the effe6t of, the absolute occupation of it. As §oon as the ratification arrives from France, it is ex peded that a Circular Note will. be . sent to all the Prussian Ministers, to be communicated to'tbe Courts :where they reside. As it is said, BaronjtaßntNßEßP would have no concern with the late Negotiations with France:, he .wished to resign, but was prevailed on to continue in office. A private letter from Vienna, of the sth inst. says that the Austrian GoVernment had refused the re r quested permission to inar,ch through Bohemia to Venetian Dalmatia ; and it was declared, that any • French or Prussian troops marching through Bohe mid would be considered as enemies. The French have treated Trieste with extreme rigour, enforcing all the contributions which, by the s Treaty of Pe:lct-., ought to have been remitted. Marshal MAssENA is stated to have said, that'he had orders td treat Tiieste with severity, because it had-supplied'. the English Fleet in the Mediterranean with provisions, and by that weans contributed to enable Lord NELSON to pursue the French and gain the vi&ory of Trafalg-ar. VIENNA, MARCH 5.--Our Court Gazette con tains the following intelligence) under the era - do Italy : . " The Queen, the Princesses Royal, and the whole Court of Naples, have embarked on board the Archimedes Frigate 5' and the king and Queen ; ,of Sardinia on board the Prescovia Frigate, and have proceeded on their voyage to Palermo. . The Crown 'Prince remained in Naples until the 11th of Fe - bruary but, !on account of 'the unexpeEted and 'rapid advance of the French by the way of Salerno, he was obliged, along ,with Prince LEOPOLD, to set out for Calabria, where a body of I '7,000 chosen men, under General Count ROGER DAMAS, united with the immense Le.'y en Mass, have fortified themselves near Lago Negro, in a position equally advantageous both by nature and art. All the rest of the Neapolitan Troops are already in Sicily : ". ' Our Court Gazette contains also the following : intelligence from Turkey.,:— " The Ringleader of the Servian Insurs - ehts, GEORGg, CZERNEY; hay made a wonderful prog - re. - s in Albania. The attack, however, which he made with so, much intrepidity upon Poska, wls totally unsuccessful. The taking of Belgrade by the Ser vians, reported in .the ‘l-resburgh Gazette, - without foundation. ' " The French Imperial Coloaa of the Guard,,, BESSIERES, has again abandoned Ragusa, after e. st:iy of six weeks. • " The Russian Transports frortiNaples. are al reac'y arrived in the lonian Sea, where the Russian Squadron, under Vice-Admiral SXNIAVIN, is also cruizing. - " In Egypt,' anarchy and confusion increase every day.". VIENNA, MARCH s.—An Order was issued on the Ist for reducing the Austrian Army to the Peace Establishment. The French Troops who have oc:.' cupied Dalmatia, are, it is said, to be permitted to pass through Croatia. Three new Fortresses are to be built—one at Ems, in Upper Austria ; \another' at Villach, in Carinthia and a third at. Bruck, on the . River Leitha, in Styria. The whole• expence of these ere&ions is estimated at 18,000,000 of florins. MUNICH, FEB. 27.—Marshal BERTHIER, Mini-, ster of War, sets out from hence next week for Paris. The last Column of the Army of Marshal Seita.T, consisting of 30,000 men, which has' been, hitherto cantoned between Lintz. and Brannan, will, according to treaty, quit to-morrow the Austrian Ter ritories, and take the route to the Rhine through Ba varia. A considerable French Division is about to take post on the Lech. How long it will retnail there is not-yet decided. THE BANKS OF THE LECH, FEB, 28.—WhilA the artillery and ammunition from the arsenal ()1 Vienna are conveying to Strasburgh through Ba varia and Suabia, the mortars and larger - articles, too heavy to be conveyed on carriages, are embarked on the Danube. The latter are to be. sent to Ulm, from whence they,are to be conveyed by land to Heil brun, then to be embarked on the Neckar and sent to Manheim. • The two' divisions of Generals NEY and Wm.- TITER take next week a new position on the Right Bank of the Lech,' from Schongau to Rain, wkiere they will remain until the affairs of the North of Germany are definitively settled'. Their head--i-pur ters will be at Augsburgh. These two divisis • form a total of 1'9,000-infantry, 4nd.4500 cavalry. WARSAW, FEB. 25:—Great uncertainty prevails ' as to the futures destination of the Rusian 'Arto ourmeighbourhood. That they have halted is a ria of which we have ocular dmonstratitn. Some ascribe this halt to. the necessity resulting from sick, . ness and forced marches ; because the Emperor, not, foreseeing the.speedy termination of the campaign, had provided every thing for the advance, and n's>.• thing, for the retreat of his army. It is added, - that' as to the reports of 'a new war, they deserve.no credit, as there.are certain a&s.of folly which men do not run into, twice; though the third coalition . might be termed a . third ael,ofabsurdity.—(Batavi n State.Courant). ANSPACH,MARCH 9.-On the Ist inst. the. French General REGNIER gave the Government of Au,,, ,, 5-buiih buiih to understand, that lie had orders frotn'bis vereign to give up the City to the King of Bavaria. Yesterday se'nnight; as 'some wor4ruen were grub bing up a hedge on the Estate; of Mr. Jobti Barras, at Fieldhouse,iu the County of Durham, they found 60 or 70 pieces of silver coin, of various s!ze.i„.:d bearing the head of Queen k,LIZABETH. -- - E