The Sun.
London, England, 1806-08-23 00:00:00

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WE last night received French Papers to the 16th
inst, It is with the deepest regret that we at length
find the predialions ,which- we ventured to make
some months ago, Tespeeting the EMP,EI{OR of GER-
TtIANYr .verified /o their, utmost extent, FRANCIS
the Second has been compelled, formally and dis-
tinaly, to resign that Title, and ,with it all the
Rights and Privileges conneEted with it. The grounds
His Irnoerial Majesty to make
this Resignation are stated briefly bilt emphatically
in a Proclamation published at Vienna, dated the
6th of 2-'.l-.;gust., It, is probable , that the, Cabinet of
:.Vienna anticipated this most important change some
.tirne agb, when FRANCIS the ,2d took the title. 9f
tMPEIIOR of AUSTRIA. By adopting 'that :precan-
ikmary measure, he still retains
.the
nity, but becomes, tin faa, a junior 'Emperor to;
.1103.,TAPART.e. The, Germanic, Constitution now
conlpletely dissolyed„, and the Confederation of the'.
.thine is substituted in its place;:' There is now.
iio Emperor of Germany ; but
~the Protetor of
'the COnfederzition of the Rhine will very;soon.'
pos
sess all the power which the EinPerOrs bf Germany
-possessed when the Germanic., constitution ivas in

its greatest vigour. •
We have extraoied froth the Moniteurl some ob-
. - .
servabons•upon an article' which is stated to have'
been extraaed from tc, respecaable London Paper:,
. • •
which are very curious, and tend-to prove the reat
anxiety which the French GOvernment feel to throw
sthe odium of continuing the War upon the British,
Cabinet. It• is distin&ly
.stated in the Mmitezir;
that the .Negotiations were finished, and that no
difficulty had occurred up to the moment
,when some
men sought to create an obstacle, in wantonness, in
the hope of breaking off the Negotiation." The l'vl e• -
niteur has not told Lys what that obstacle was; but no
man who has observed what bas been passing in Europe
for the last few montlis can be at a loss to'fincl it cut.
Instead of 'negotiating in a spirit of peace and mo-
deration, as lie professeda disposition to do, 80NA...
PAB.TE has, from the moment that the Negotiations
with this Country commenced, gone on in his career
of aggresSion and aMbitiOn, without the interval of a
moment. It was obvious that these new encroach-
ments must produce alterations
.in the terms upon
which the British Ministry were willing to conclude
a Peace; and these alterations,' which. were pro-
duced by his own unbounded ambition, he liaS,
thought proper to attribute to the British Ministry.
as proceeding from a desire wantonly to create ob-
stacles, in the hope of breaking off the Negotiatiom
From the stylein which these Articles are written,
we really did expea to hear that Lord LAUDERDALE
had demanded his Passports, and was on his return ,
home ; bu,t this morning, between two and • three,
O'ClOck,AnotherMessengerarriVed from his Lerdship,
and a Cabinet' Council was summoned to meet this
,day at one o'clock to take the Dispatches into Con—
sideration. It is reported that Mr. LESLE, the Mes-
senger who brought the Dispatches; will set out on
his return to Paris this evening. •

Tuts morning the Hcionburgh Afail due ,on
Sunday last arrived. The only article of im-
portance which it contains is .an abstra& of the
Terms of the Treaty between France and R.us-
.
sia. Terms mare favourable to France, more dis-
graceful to Russia, it is hardly possible to • con-
ceive. The latter gives up her possessions in the
Mediterranean., abandons the King of Naples, ac-,
knowledves Bo N APARTU and his two Brothers as Em-
peror of France and Kings of Naples and Kolland,
and, in short, concedes every point for which she
Originally commenced the `Var. if these Terms.
are ,corre&ly stated, We cluriot bring ourselves to
beliere that the EMPiIIOR 4f RIYa6I4 will ratify
them,

BY the Arnerican'Ship Eagle, Captain HILLARY,
Which has arrived at Cork from New-York, the fol--
lowing 'particulars respeeling the proceedings of the
French Squadron in tho West Indies have been n
Ceivecl

COPY lnr A LETTER EROM ST. THOMAS.'4, DATED

i!ixey

" The Trench Squadron of sbc,Sail the Line,
and one Frigate, under Guadeloupe, standing to the
;Northward:

"JULY 307 The Shipping at who); under Brim-

stone Hill, Sf. Kitt's, were ordered away by expresi,
and the same evening stood to the Northward.
" JUL,' 6, AT ' NOoll.—The French Squadron
passed the Harbour of St. Thomas's trader easy sail,
and an hour -after were followed by Admiral'Cocit-
RANE with four Sail of the Line and three Fri-
gates. After passing the .west end of the Island,
the French stood to the 'Northward with 'very
little sail, apparently waiting for the English: From
the great inferiority of force, however;it did not seem
Admiral C.'s wish to attack them; for on getting to
leeward of this Island, the *hole of the English
Ships (except a _Frigate dO•gging,the- Enemy) hove
to with their heads to the southward, in which sithiu-
tion they remained at sun-set. The French con-
tinued their course to theaiorthward.

On Sunday morning, the 6th, the French
sent a boat to the.entrance of Tortola.to take.Ao-und-
Ings", and, undoubtedly, in .the :course of the day,
would have destroyed the whole of the. Shipping,
had • not Admiral -Coctutaxz's tittely appearance
thwarted their projeCt4; • .
JULY 7.—ln the•evetting a French Schooner ar-
rived at St. Thomas's, which left the French stand-.
jug to the Northward. . •
C. at-TortniffAttiN
the Whole of his Squadron; except two Frigates,.
which 'were gone to the Northward .to watch tile'.
motions of the Enemy. The.,Frenth took pr _de-,
stroycd two,or three Vessels at IViotit4errat, and.at-
tempted' to sink :four light Vessels under Brimstone.
at. St. Kitt's, but did not succeed."

The .Betseg, Stiowirl, arrived. in the Clyde,
• -
sailed from Quebec'On the -16stli July, under Convoy
'of the Champion Frigate, in company with about
2.0 Sail, and.parted in thick. weather on the. 26th,

This. morning the following intelhgence was trans,
witted frOm the Admiralty to the LORD MAYOR:
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to insert which we stop the. Press.
" ADNIRALTY-OFFICE, Auc..23.
_ _

By DispatChes received•thiS morning from Sir
JOHN WARREN, by His Majesty's Ship Saracen, .ar-
rived at Portsmouth, it appears that the Vice-Admiral
reached Barbadoes on. the; I 2th of July, and Was otl
St...Bartholornew's on the 14th, when he expres(2,l
his intention of pursuiAg the 'Enemy-, according to
the intelligence he should obtain of their: move-
ments.. • •

"The laiest authentic account states them to have
been off St. John's, Porto Rico, previously to which
they "are said. to have been reinforced by a Ship c.rf
the Line and two Frigates.

`t Intelligence has 'been received from Sir ~A.
COCH4L dated otf St. Kitts, 15th July, in which
no mention is made of his having fillen ;if with
Sir JOHN WARREN.

.• " (A True Copy)
(Signed) J: SnAw."
" Mansion-House, Hjlf,past One o'Clcck." •

The. following- Order was yesterday istSi;e4 from
the Board of Green Cloth, addressed to the Head.s',
of the different Departments in Si. James's. Palace
" The Lord Steward has received it in command
from His MAJESTY, to: dired that all is•-,nes and
,
allowances whatsoever to their .Royal Highnesses
the Dukes of CLAREISTCE, KEl:l*, CUMBEftiANp,-;
SUSSEX, and CA521311413GE,- from the Lord StewafTs-
Departtrent, be discontinued."

This regulation will be a considerable savilig to
the Civil List, as it will include wines, groeery of all
sorts, chandlery; bread, butter, and almost eyery
necessary of life, with which the RQYAL DUicEs
have hitherto been supplied.
. Jouw WARTkiLI R , Esq. a Cientleman well known
for his literary, political, and financial talents and
knowledge, has had the degree of LL.D..conferned
on him by the University of Edinburgh.
The lodgings of Dgnids, 'Who has so notoriously
defrauded.some of the Gentlemen of the Stock Ex-
change; were searched yesterday, and thelCilciWilio•
property was found in his desk, viz. :39ool:-.4-0Tii-
nitun, 2Pool. 'lndia ;Warrants, and a bill .thr..9001.
It was reported yesterday that he hair been appre-
hended, but he has not yet been discovered. •

Mr. ABRATIAM Gofms.rOp gave
_yesterday a
splendid -Entertainment, at his -elegant Seat, near
Ivierton, in Surre:y... The place is -worthy of one of
the richest Citi'Ons of London., The front Lawn is
laid out in the' most tasteful . ttyle, adorned with
orange and other beautiful‘ trees.. Two iikies of !la-
ment it centre. A serpentine Riskr Tuns throUgh..
the grounds, over which are four brids-es-, which
Were hung with lamps., The bcautiful pleasure-.
barge was also 'hung with variegated lamps : 'the
Prince's• Plume, formedo of laMps, Wassplaced at-the
head of the barge ; and'ten thousand lamps were
placed, with the greatest-..taste, - in the beautiful
shrubbery ; 'and; when lighted, had the most brilliant
etTeef. The grand Hall was filled with the choicest
iliivt,ers; at Ill' right -of the hall is a beautiful Aviary,
with a colle(tion of the finest and 'rarest bird§ ;
every thing' in this house I)espeaks unbounded for--
tune; silver locks, the finest Roman vases; in silver;
and on such -an occasion as entertaining
ohs visitor, the.PRINCE Of WALES, Mc. GOLDSMID.:3
liberality kneW no bounds. In the grand dining
parkihr the dinner-table was laid; the frame-work
was six feet. long) the Prince's l'lume at either.
end, in the centre a Rorrian Temple, with the most,
beautiful desvi-eS ; on the side-board, amidst a
,pro,,
fusion of the finest ,plte, were two very lariie gold
vases, of immense wine: The first com*Consisted
of dishes of fish ; the.second prirfcipily of gam;,
all served %on The held ill the
rand Sant,, the t:able. Sighted by E,f)id, I)sanchco
eacl bearlng :46 firm tapers.