The Sun. — London, England, 1806-02-20 00:00:00

'7IITE HANOVER, FEB. In reference to the Royal Publication of the I:l.th of Noveinber last, in which his Majesty was pleased to communicate to his Ger man Subjects the object of my mission, I feel my self bound to acquaint my fellow-citiens with the reasons which render it•indiSpensibly necessary to hasten my return to England, and Which, alas have thron new obstacles in the way of bls Majesty's patriotic views. As in consequence of the unfortunate termi nation of the War in the South of Germany, the Northern part of the Empire was again threatened with the incursions of the Enemy, the Ele&otal Ad= ministration exerted all their powers and the Means they possessed to prevent this evil. They flattered themselves that they bad partly succeeded in their object, when they had obtained conditions from the King of PRVSSIA, relative to the French troops left, behind in the Garrison of tiameln., notwith standing the inconveniencies with which these conditions might be attended, especially as they were, nevertheless, connected with assurances of the safety of these Countries against any attack of the Enemy. All otir e#orts, however, to prevent the pos. 'Session of the EleCtorate by Prussian Troops have been fruitless. '" That Ministry, which, doh the retreat of the t'Tench some months since, had been solicited on the, part of Prussia to continue the exercise of its filtretions, in the name of its lawful Sovereign, =l4 only view "the possession of the Eledorate by the Prussians as a military measure. Accordingly a Letter from the Prussian Minister, on the 27th of January, ivas*go Much the more calculated to excite surprise, it beitg then announced that his Prussian Majesty, in consequence of a Convention with trance, bad resolved upon retaining the Eleaorate, and undertaking the administration of its Govern+ itent,till the conclusion of a Peace. . 10 This notice to the Hanaverian Administration accompanied with the demand, 'that the persons horninated as Commissioners by his Prussian Ma. jcsty, should be acknowledged in every depart itlen't, 85 supreme, to the exclusion of foreign eon - - bexions. The good 6 - mM:tent promised by Prussiay amt . the alltdged reasons for possession, as . being ne - - tesnry for the proteEtion of the Northern part of Cerrnany, could not justify the Hanoverian try, in their assent to a measure in dire& opposittli to the rights of their Sovereign ; and Which his Britannic Majesty, far from justifying, must con - - clemn% I halm, by virtue of the full powers I have teceived, protested against this measure; and it is atilt ekpeEte4 though the occupation by the Prus sians may be iitiavOidable, that such measures will be used as may render this event as favourable as the ease will admit, for this impoverished country; and as little offensive as possible to the rights of our So:. vereign: . . . , cc As' din constrained to leave itanoVer with sentiments of the deepest regret, I exPe6t. and re quire, hi the King's name,, that all the servants of the State will remain at the posts confided to them, and still continue to exhibit to their King and their Country the saite proofs of fidelity and loyalty by Which they were distinguished while the Bit&orate was in the hands of the French, In fine, I must again mill& all the subjeas of this Country, in his Majesty's natre, to desist from every kind of resistance, as such condu& must ine vitably be hurtful to themselves, ana prejudicial to the Coinitiy at large as the Russian Imperial Army, the command of which is now entrusted to his Prussian Majesty, must evacuate this Country; the British Troops must attend to the orders they have some time since received to embark ; and the Swedish Array will be left to aft only under the fa vourable views of its August Leader, and according to circumstances conne&ed with the measures mu;- tually adopted by France and Prussia with rope& to this Country: " Hanover, Feb. j, 1206. " C. Count MUNSTER." Yesterday being Ash Wednesday the Bishop of, LoNpow preached at the Chapel Royal, from the Niith chapter of Ecclesiastics, and the 2d verse—. J Cis better to go to the house of mourning, than to the house of feasting." An excellent Anthem, composed by, the late Dr. GREEN, " Rebuke me not," was sung by Messrs. BKRTLEMAN, 'NV; 'KNYVETT, and VAUGHAN. The Princess CHARLOTTE of WALES, attended by the Bishop of EXETER, sat in the Royal Pew. Our Troops continue to arrive almost daily from the Continent. Lords . CATHCART and PAGET ar .rived at Yarmouth on Tuesday,, with the. Brigade of the latter Officer, and have since reached town; and Tart, of the ,Hanoverian Legion, with General, DuN DAS'S Division, are arrived in the Downs, on board 'gB Transports. They are to disembark at' Rams : gate. We have received New-York Papers to the 9th inst. but they contain very little that is worth notice. •The-Legislature of South Carolina have rejected the Bill- for prohibiting the importation of Slaves into -that States • It was lost by a majority, of one in the Senate, after having passed the Lower House by, a considerable majority. 13ATTLf bP 2t7i§i'Eßll,t7;i. IT is a ,t)ell known fad, that though BoNAPARTE I gained the vietory in the Battle of Austerlitz, it Wa, so hardly contested on the part' of the Russians, and the French suffered so severely, that BONAPARTE was aanally 'afraid to Renew the . a6tion on the following day.—He therefore, as he has done upon all octa , sions where his stterttli failed, resorted" to subtlety) in which nobody can be a match for him. After examining into the state and disposition of his ,; Troops, he thought it would be too hazardous to expose himself again to the hardy Russians, aOd therefore sent a letter to the EMPEROR of GER MANY, soliciting an interview, and intimating that it would be for the advantage of the latter meet him. The EMPEROR of GERMANY, who too well knew the losses which the Allies had suffered, and was not equally apprized of those of the French, in an evil hour, consented to the .in terview, and when he alighted from the coach, Bo- NAPARTE himself stood at the door and courteously • held forth his,arm to assist him in descending. It' is impossible to say what took place at the inter-, view, though it cannot be doubted that all that arti. fice could di&ate to work upon the hopes and fears of the EMPEROR of,GERMANy was put in tnotion,--.. and with what lamentable success the world too well knows. , When the EMPEROR of GERMANY was de parting, BONAPARTE' attended him to his cdrringe, and again held out his arm in the most amicable manner to assist him in getting into it.—lf it had hot been for - this fatal. interview, it is . highly proba ble that the French would have been under the necessity of retreating, and the degrading Peace, of. Presburgh would 'never have been heard of. The citcum . stances of this memorable interview have been variously related, but our Readers may depend on the truth of the recital as now given. Yesterday the following appointments were made by the Direaors of the east India Company, viz. : Sir GEORGE HIr.ARo BARLOW ) Governor : -General ; Lord LAKE, Second in Council, and Commander, in . Chief; GEORGE UDNEY, Esq. Third ; i and JOHN LUMSDEN, Esq. Fourth in Council. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India Hcuse, when the following Captains took their final leave of the Court, previous to depa►ting for their respeetive destinatiOns, viz. . Capt. C. lanes, Earl St: Vincent, for Bombay. Capt. F.W. Swinton, Lady Burgess, for Madras and Bengal. Capt. C. Lennox, Lord Nielville, for Madras and Bengal - . Capt. A. Campbell, Sovereign,for Madras and Bengal. Capt. J. R. Francklin, AlexanciN . , for BOrribay and Bengal. Tlie following Ships were taken uP, and thus stationed, viz. Indus, igo tons, Capt. Wettiltri t , tor Madeira, Madras, and Bengal. Tottenham, sgo do. Copt. Jones, for Madeira, Madras, and Bengal. Lord Eldon, s3g do. ----, Madras and riengal. Harriet, 549 do. Capt. Lynch, for Madras and Bengal. Hitcidart, 547 do. Capt. Bayliflb, for MadFira and Bombay., Lord Keith, 532 do. Capt. Ramage, for St. Helena and Bengal. Ocean, 532 do. Capt. APTazgart, fet• St. Helena and Bengal. Skelton Castle, 584 do. Capt. Normand, for Bengal. The Court adjourned at seven o'clock, till to morrow. Lord GRENVILLE has increased the number of his official situations, by accepting of the high trust of. First Lord of the Treasury in Ireland ; but declines accepting therefrom any emolument whatsoever. Mr. P — rE, the Laureat; is, we understand, invoking his Muse on the subjea of our great national ItAS in the death of Mr. PITT. It is 3 SUbjea that calls forth all the energy of Song; and as Mr. PYC is art admirable Scholar, and a staunch Patriot, as well as a good Poet, we hope his Muse will distinguish her self on this occasion, though it will be difficult in:. deed for Poesy to rise to the height of the great argument." Mr. BIRCH, of the City, has nb small reawn tO be satisfied that amidst all the rancour of political animosities ; his adversaries have no other means of attacking him but by pitiful allusions to his name oi The success of KoTztattt as a writer of TraVels, and the universal reception of his successive works on, Russia, France and Italy, into every Library and Polite Circle, in Europe, have determined him to visit his favourite Country, England, and to give to the world With his wonted spirit a view of the State of Society, Arts, and Manners in these fortu nate Islands, which are now become the hope and the dependence of all the 'other Nations. At an early houi yesterday morning, the inhabit ants of a house contiguous to the Burying-ground of St. Anne's Church, Soho, gave information at 'the Watch-house, that several men were working with grapplers, pick-axes, &c. in - the Church-yard. The Constable and Watchmen. immediately repaired to the Burying-ground ; but the offenders, who ap r peared to be about five , in number, perceiving the lanthorns,,fied in all directions. One of them, how ever, was ,secured as he was leaping from the wal y l of the Church-yard into the street. .He was yester day examined privately. • It appeared, on looking over the Burying-ground, that several graves had been opened, and the, bodiei, of a woman and a child were found in a state to be carried away. Indigos of fine quality have lately fallen 6d. pqr pound, inferior sorts are from 30d. to 2.pd, per lb. cheaper. A considerable quantity. was received dur— ing the last week from Malta, Lisbon, Hamburgh, and America. On Sunday seinnight, as James Coleman, brick layer, of of ,Swardeston, was ringing., a -bell inSwar deston church, when half up, the crown and cannons broke from the bell, and .he came down through. both floors, breaking the door that covered the well 7 bole in the lower floor, and killed him instant' on the spot. gIwQM Pl2'7'. (OFFICIAL COl 3.Y4 THE ORDER TLS BE OBSERVED IN THE PUBLIC, FUNE- RAL P 1 OCESION 'OI , THE LATE RIGHT HONOURABLE-WILLIAM PI'T'T; 'ROtI THE PAINTED CHA:OBER, THROUGH WESTNIINStEt•• HA LL, NEAV PALACE-VARD, UNION.STREET, THE BROAD SANCTUARY * AND I.l`f THE WEST DOOR INTO WESTMI N. STER ABBEY, ON tAruaDAy THE 22D DAY OF FEB. CEREMONIAL FOR fiIIE PUBLIC FUNERAL OF THE LATE RIGIiiT H.ON. WILLIAM PITT. The Nobility and Gentry,_ in mourning, without weepers, ; and with mourning swords the Knights of the several Or ders wearing' their respettivt Collars ;'and the Naval And Militiiry- Officers in their Mt uniforms, with crape round their arms and hats, will assemble at ten o'clock in the morning, in the rooms prepared tor their reciptiOn near the Painted Chamber ; anti tne Proceision, being marshalled, will proceed as follows, viz. High,Constable of Westminster, in his usual dress, with a black silk scarf, hat-band, and gloves, his silver staff in his hand. Messenger of the College of Arms in a black cloth coat, with a badge of the Armi.of the College on his 'shoulder, a black cap on his head, and his staff tipped with silver, and hided with sarsnet. • Six Condutiors, in black cloth cloaks and caps, and long . black staves in their hands. Forty-seven Poor Men, two and two, in black serge cloaks; with badges of the crest of the deceased on the shoulder, black caps on their heads, and lung black staves in their hands. Drums and fifes T —Drum , major. ' Trumpets —Serjeant.:Trumpeter; ' Rouge Croix an Wile Mantle, Pursuivants cif Arms, Inclose rnourniug, with their' tabardS over their cloaks, black silk scarves, hatbands, and glovks. The Standard, borne by an - Esquire, having two supporters. in ►nourning, with silk scar yes, hatbands, and gloves. Trumpets... Rouge Dragon and Portcullis, Pursuivants of Arms, habited as the other ()dicers of Arms. THE GUIDON, • borne and supported as the Standard. Servants of the Relations Of the Deceased, two and two, in inourning, with crape hatbands. ' Servants of the Deceped, in the same manner and dress. 01 - ficers Of the Ward°lit, in mourning,' black silk scarves, hatbands, and gloves. Gentlemen. Esquires:. Physician of the Deceased. Divines in clerical habits. Secretary of the Deceased. Trumpets. Richmond Herald, habited as the other Officers of Arms. The Banner of the Crest of PITT, borne and supported as the Guidon. •• Officers who attended the Body while it lay in State. Knights Bachelors. • Sheriffs of London. Aldermen of London. Alasters in Chancery and Serjeants at Law. Solicitor. General. Attorney General. . . l udge'of,the • ?Knights of the Bath, Baronets. A Gentletnan Usher, with - me Assistants, carrying a silk car. pet.ind cushion, whereon the TrOphieS are - to be . deposited in the Church, - Cur') roller,l'ic.asiti - er, and S reward .of the Household of the ])eeeased, in inontnlug cloaks, bearing white staves. Younger Sons of Barons. You-nger Sons of YiScounts. ; ...• judges., Lord Chief taion of the Exchequer. •." Lord Chtcf Vastiee bf Nic ContmOn Pleas. ,tLI-• of the hot's. - • , • re.Stiee of the King's B'encli Ca Peer). 4ord MaYor of London. . Privy ciouncillors, who are not Peers. Eldest Sons of )3arons; Younger Sons of Earls: . Eldest Son's of Viscounts. 13ariins. . Bishops. Younger Sons:, f, Eldest Sons of Eerls. ' Viscounts. Younger Sons of DUkt...i. Eldest Sons of Marquisses. _.. Earls: • Eldest Sons of DukeS. Marquisses.—Dukes. Earl Marshal.—Lord Privy Seal, Lord President of the Council. . • Archbishop of York.—Lord Chancellor. Archbishop of Canterbury, —P rinces of the Blood Royal. - York Herald, habited as the other Officers of Arms. , Great Banner, borne and supported as the other Bariners: Helm and Crest, boine by Somerset, Lancaster, and Sword and 'large, Chestv Heralds. Burcoat,- A Gentleman Usher Clarenceux King. S A Gentleman' with a Hall Staff. S bf Arins. e with a Half Usher Stall: Supporter of the BODY ; Supporter of the Pall. •_-•;= ti. ~; ono cs l __ . .4 '''= Covered wah -* 7l ' > A 1-1-ack Velvet Pall; t' = I . adotnud 4'E 1 Supporter m with Eight Escutcheons ~,, of the Antis Supporter 06 - 4 r. of the of the of the 1 ~ E., j Pall. Deceased. Pall. 1 g" • A Gentleman Usher? Garter Principal $ A.Centlenian Usher with a halt staff:S King of Arms. with a half stall: Supporter of the Chief Motrner. Supporter of the Chief Alotitner. Chief. Mourner. Six ASsistant Mourners. 7 , 1 0 C A Gentleman Usher S Norroy King of 2 S A Gentleman Usher with a hall siad. ? Arms. with a halt staff. -Banner of Emblems, Borne and supported as the other Banners. Relations of the Deceased. The six Coriduaors, and forty-seveh Poor Men, will di. bide and range themsetves on each side Without the Church door, and the rest of the Procession within the Church. At the entrance of Westminster Abbey (within the door), the Dean and Prebendaries, with the Choir, will fall into the ProceSsionimineili itely after the Great Banner, and be tore the fierads wkio bear the Trophies; the singing till the Body arrives at the grave in the Northi'musept ; and those persons who have no particular station Allotted to them riear• the - 'grave, will 'rano theniselbes -on 'eAch tide, under the direction of the Officers of Arms, as the Progetillioo es through the body of the Church, and up the North Mar The Chief Mourner will be seated on a Chair at the Head 'of the iodf,' his Supporters on Stools on each side, and the six Asiistani'Mourners, and four Supporters of the Pall, on Stools near them ;rand the Relations will stand round the Grave. , . , . . -.The. Carpet and. Cushion will be laid on a Table covered with Black Cloth at the back of the Chief Mourner. 'During Divine Service, the Bannerolls will be held over the 'l3ady ; and at the Grave the Banners and Trophies will be arranged rouht thediody. The Service being ended, Garter will proclaim the style of the DeCCASCO ; and the Comptroller, Treasurer, and Steward of the Dece ased, F breaking their staves, will give . the.pieces to Garter, who will throw them into pile grave. The fitterinent 'thus ended, the Standard, Banners, Ban nerolls, and Trophies, will be deposited on the table behind . ' • the Chid: iqouri,er.;..ann the Proce,ssion, arranged by. the Officers of . Arrm s , will return to the Paint 4.1 Chamber in the same ()ram'. ;IDDRESS. YES ; rEnDAY the Right FlO4. the LOrtb Mitort, tie 0 Aldermen, Sheriffs', and common. Council of tho City of London; waited niion • kis MAJESTY tt St. JaMes's (beinp; intrOdmcd by the LOrd in Wait ing) With the following Address, which was read by JOHN SILVESITA, E. the liecOrder*: TO THE kits': MOST EXCELLENT MATESTY. . . . The Inimble, loyal, and dutiful Addreas of the Lorit Mayor, Aldermen, and Comm Ons of - the City of London, in ConimOn Council aisernbled.. liOsT CitAciOilt S‘diEßii6S; WE, your Majesty's most dutiful alid loYal Subje6s; the Lord Mayor, Aldermen; and CothnionS of the City of London; in Comrrion Council assembled, most humbly approach youi Majesty with the warmest sentiments of loyalty and attach ment to yOur Majesty's sacred Person and Family. We beg to aiisure your Majesty, that while we contemplate with the deepeit cohcern and diiippolntment the late disas trous events ivhich have led, in so rapid and extraordinary a manner, to the defeat and. humiliation of the AuStrian Power, we canhot refrain from offering to your Majesty our sincere thanki and congratulations on the formation of an Administra tion combining Men of the highest consideration and talents, affording, amidst these adverse events, the 'cheering prospea that by such an union of wisdom and energy in your Majesty's Councils, a System of vigour, vigilance and economy, will be adOpted, which May support our pubiie affairs, preserve and strengthen our national security, and prove most conducive to the honour and dignity of your Majesty's Crown, and the happiness and liberties - of your People. Viewing the high and distinguished Chara6ters composing rirt.v Majesty's present Government, we 11,6'e perk•ct cons. d nee, that under . your. Majesty's dircdtion the national strength will be augmented, its resources improved and pre served, and the utmost energies of a free, loyal, and united People will be called forth into action ; so that, with the blessing of Divine Providence, this Country may keep fast its liberties and independence, and may maintain its due rank among the Nations of Europe. Permit us,to assure your Majesty of our firm co-Operation in every measure which may be deerned essential towards r.t. silting arty unreasonable pretensions on the part of your Ma jesty's Enemies ; and for enabling your Majesty to restore tel your People the blessings of Peace on such terms as may pe coniiitent With the honour, dignity, and Safety of these Realms. Signed by Order of Court,* (Signet:) To which Address 'His MAJESTY was pleased tO return the following Most Gracious Answer : HENRY •WOODTHORPE. 1 thank you forthis loyal and dutiful Address. 1 receive with - the highest satisfadion your assurances of loyalty and.attachrnent to my Person and Family ; and you may rest assured that I can have no other object in view, in tfle measures adopted for the Administration of my Govern.. rnent, than to maintain the honour and dignity of my Crown, and the union - ) the happiness, and the essential interests of my People. They were all very graCiously received, and the LORD MAYOR had the honour to kiss His MAJESTY'S ‘' • POETRY. the follovting interesting Effusion of rural gal lantry •is said to be an Original Composition of the C.-L_:);":1tC,.1 ALLAN RAMSII . t, which has never been linblished in his Works : • - TO TitX RICHT HONOC - RAELE SUS A NA, COUNFESS OF EGLINTOUN. The Mtiset; Salutation, after the late bad weather precejing • -,i;:fulf - the New Years-Day; 5733. T it with a' his halesome rays, Was far to southern nations gane ; Dreary, our nights and scrimp our days, Naked and blashy was the plain. Nae verdant leaf wav'd on the tree, Nor flowers upon the meadows blew; . Spates tow'd in lochs upon the lee,. And heights were a' of wissen'd• hue. Nature was heavy, sour, and clowf, Dtimb were the tutiefu' shepherds' reeds ; Nor would the birds their carols sown; But droopt the wing, and hid their heads. •The lazy south wind roll'd the mist, To hang in clouds pang'd fon' o' death, Then feverish mortals, ere they wish'd, • Glow'd in the cauld, and scarce could breathe. - ' Even Ec t. lu-roux, the favourite 4 Of Heaven, and its peculiar care, • • With her dear bosom fair and sweet, Had in the general grief seine share. Blest Fair ! still good as thou art great, Ne'cr misconstruct the will of Heaven; On virtue still waits happy fate, And soon all oddness is made even. Some wand'ring twangs ofrn pain Make full amends for thfiVahlioys, When by the canny cast we gain A better gust for honest joys. Haste zephyrs ! blaw the weken clear, Drive a' the stagnant damps away ; Plurbus return vv,th the New Year, And bless us with a shining day. A good New-year to Eel.. isrot:: , r I On her, and on her lovely care, Heaven pour thy hand-waird favours down, ' And •latig a lite sae precious spare. Lang may salt smiles adorn her face, That with the sour was ne'er acquaint ; Lang may thy beauteous native grave - Adorn the virtues of a Saint. Daughters of Thu Ls, that wad shine With a' that captivates the heart ; Follow a pattern sae divine, That's far aboon alledled art. Do good things in a gracefu' way : Be never mean nor blawn pride; . Mingle the solid with the gay— Beauty and honour ne'er divide, Then shall the admiring world You've copied happily and well, Bright EcxlNre-N, true, In WhOtri the e:nquering charms extd. Upwards of two millions of oranges were im ported from Lisbon, St. Michael, &c. during tho last week. The price of the best re-picked oranges is seventy shillings per chest, which is at the rate of about i 2s, per hundred. STATE LOTTERY.-The - Ticket, No. 10,730,' as first-drawn yesterday, entitled to-20,0e21. kvas at ,Messrs. linzARD, : BURNE, and CO.'S ,OftlCC, Royal Exchange, in one Fourth, one Eighth, dint ten Sixteenth Shares. Tickets and Shares, N.varranttd undrawn, continue on sale at the above Cifikt, AU Tickets,. drawn on Saturday next, the Fifth Day, wili be entitled to 2-QL each, and the mrst-dr.ll%•n on the Sixth to 20,0001 err :.~.