The Sun.
London, England, 1801-05-01 00:00:00

LONDON, MAY z, sEoz.

WE had yesterday the happiness to communicate
intelligence to the Public, which, however good the
News of tiw week might be deemed, must be considm
ed as still more favourable. In addition to what we
stated, we are now enabled to add, that Mr.CHARL
Locx., our Consul at Naples, arrived in Town yes te;.
day from Paris. He learned on Thursday last from
Capt. COTES, that the French had received very bad
news from Egypt, This information was confirmed to
him by the Marquis DE LUCCHESINI, the Prumian
Minister, who gave him some account of the nature oft
i t.—A pitched Battle took placa between our Army
and that of the French, in which the tatter wets
completely defeated, and the.ccimsnander in Chief,
Mallott, taken Prisoner, A Vessel which 431
reached To,ul2n brought this disastrous news to the
Chief Consul, on whom it has had the effeet

causing web profound grief, that he shut himself up
in his cauotry-honse, and what never before happen.
ed, he declined attending the last Review, as lie was
accustomed to do every Decadi. Both he and all
the well-informed people in Peri.; considered Bap
as lost to France, and it was even added, though tve:
cannot warrant the truth of the fad as strongly as'
that of the preceding, that this victory had heen
followed by a Capitulation entered into by del
French Army. it is, we must observe, of littiel
consequence whether such a Capitulation has or
not taken place, for so complete a defeat, Combifecli
with the despondency whicii it must have produce 4
in the Army of the Enemy, with their inferiority
in number, of which it nit have still farther in.
creased the .proportion, with the effeit which it
must have produced on the inhabitants of the Copt.
try, with the march of the GicAl),ll) VIZILR, *DC
with the diversion which must certainly be made
by that body of our Troops which has racked
Suez, cannot fall to have extirpated the French
from Egypt.

We shall not attempt to trespass on the joy ofour
Readers, by presenting them, at this moment, "m ,4
view of all the great advantages wliJi must *id*

from these glorious events. On the present brilliant
occasion, we had rather address them in the tone cif
congratulation than of reasoning. We shall confine
ourselves to observing two things; in the firs;
place, that we have gained the most decisive Peeli,
urinary towards such Peace as we are desirous,
and as we art entitled, to make ; and in the next,
that before this Peace has been attained, we ban
been able to prove by the success of the most im,
portant and most difficult Continental Expedition
which has been attempted in the -course of this Witts
or even in modern times, that our Ministers were well
able to plan, and our Troops to execute, expeditions
of this nature.--It may be supposed that Govern.
mcnt as well as the Public, are extremely impatietg
to receive the regular confirmation of, the important
event which now engages their attention, and of
which, though there is no room whatever for doubt,
no official account can yet for some days be received.

The accounts received yesterday of Sir RAti,pa
ABERCROMBY'S success,- were sent off to }ha
MAJESTY at Kew by a Messenger, soon after it
was received.

His Royal Highness the PRINCE of WALES gar:
a grand dinner yesterday to several Noblemen at
Carleton-House; the Marquis of HEaTroao, Earl
WESTMORLAND, and Lord RossmortE, were of the
company invited.

The Marchioness of SAL IS a uRY paid a congratu.
latory visit yesterday to the Dutchess of DORSET,
and Lord WHITWORTH, at their house in White—
hall.

On Tneselay last all the Gentlemen of the Navy
Pay-Office dined at the Crown and Anchor Tavern,
to celebrate the Anniversary of Mr.. DUNDAS't
Birth-day, and'as a testimonial of the respea and
gratitude they feel for one to whom they arc ina
'particular manner indebted, during the period of his
holding the important situation of Treasurer of Fifi'
Majesty's Navy.' Anxious to mark the sentiments
to which he is so justly entitled, they unanimously,
agreed to observe the return of the day, by esta-
blishing the same convivial Meeting annually. Mr.
TROTTER, the Paymaster of the Navy, was cite"
Perpetual President of it. When men who hare lt-
tired from power, receive from those over whom
they presided, the same tribute of veneration and
esteem as they formerly found paid to them when_
they possessed it, it may justly be inferred, that
theirs is the tribute of the 'Heart, and given to the
Man—not to the Minister.

It is said_ that Lord ST. ACAPH, son of the End
of ASHB T:R AM, means to start a Candidate for
.ussex, in the event of Mr. Pi :HANS being odvancra
to the Prrrag,