The Sun.
London, England, 1801-11-07 00:00:00

SHEERNESS, Nov. 6.

AttßivtO the Anacreon Armed Brig, Eclipse,
:and Acute Gun-brigs, from the Downs.

Capt. IDASHWOOD, of tile' Sylph, of IS gun 3,
has received his appointment as Post Captain in the
Royal Navy, for his two gallant Actions with
L'Artemise French Frigate, of 44 guns, and 350
rneh ; the first time off Cape St. Andero, and the
.4etond off Cape Pinas.
Tuesday a Court Martial was held on board the
•-tiacria,!,,-, in Portsmouth Harbour, on Captain Jou N
'AkoNER, of His Majesty's Brig Star. The
Charges were exhibited against him by Mr.W. Li ND,
late Surgeon of the Star, for cruel, oppressive and ty-
rannical treatment of his Officers, for having traded
in.slaves, and various articles, on the Coast of Ma-
dagascar, and for having plundered a French Pri-
stiller. A number of witnesses having been exa-
mined, consisting of the Officers and Ship's Com-
pany of the Star, the Court decided that the charges
have not been proVed against the said Capt. JOHN
GARDNER, but are ill-founded, malicious, vexa-
tious, scandalous, and infamous, and doth adjudge
him to be honourably acquitted.

It has been thought that the plan of maintaining
the Volunteer Service, affords ground for believing
.that Government do not place much dependance. on
the stability of Peace. But as Fra.nce is now in a
treat degree to be considered as a Military Country,
11(1 is not likely to lay aside its military notions
411 d feelings for some :time, it would be a want of
Policy if Great Britain did not also preserve its
Partial habits. France cannot have any reason for
`). ()king with distrust on such conduit, as in faEt it
would be only following its own example.
The Comedy of Twelfth Night was represented
last night at Drury-Lane Theatre ; but as its dra.
Izatte.. merits were not powerfully supported by
thedtrical talents, it attrafted but an indifferent
audience. R. PALMER and SUEtT were tolerably
Well it c Sir Toby and Sir Andrew, and Mrs HAlL-
t.c.vt was a tolerable representative of Viola.
Covent-Garden
~ Theatre overflowed last night.
m all parts, and Mrs. lit LLIRGTON'S powers, which
d
rew so large an audience, were exerted in Man.
''''"3)z- ..)Yi.t,ll) ws. usual success. lndeed it may be
'ld, with more than her u,,tial4.uctesS,' for she-dis.
plays new excellence every eight,..

HAMBuRdm Af

tERLIN, OcT. is.

PEACE being now' restored between Engl,nd and
France, the motives which occasioned the taking
possession of the EleCtorate of Hanover, now no
longer exist : His PItUSSIA.N MAJESTY has, there-
fore determined, that his Troops shall evacuate
the same. The necessary orders to which effect,
will be immediately forwarded to his Lieutenant_
General, KLE IST. The Courts of London and Ber-
lin will, according to accounts that may he relied
on, immediately enter into Negotiations relative
to the subjeft of Hanover.

HAGUE, OcT24.

YESTERDAY the State Diredory proceeded to the
nomination of the new Legislative Body ; the
greatest part of the Thirty-five Members of which
it consists, belonged to the former Legislation, and
are at present at the Hague. There are 13 from the
Province of Holland; 5 from Guelderland ; 3 from
Batavian Brabant ; 3 from Utrecht ; 3 from Overys-
sel ; 3 ftom Friesland ; 3 from Groningen ; and z
from Zealand. We now are anxious to see whether
those Members who had a share in the late Stadt-.
holderian Government, as BO EZ EL AER, CAL LOT
d'Esctrity, ME I RMANN, Van LE ND EN, Van LU-
NEN BURG, DUMP AR and RENG ERS will accept their
places and follow the example of the two Orangists,
BRANZEN and BURNIANNIA RE NG E Rs, who have
taken their seats in the Diredory. This will be a
great step towards that union of parties which it is
now endeavoured to effect. The Diredory will
immediately proceed to organize the departments
of the Ministers and Agents.
On Tuesday the Ministers of France, Spain,'
Sweden, Denmark, Bavaria, Cassel, Wurtemburg.
and Mecklenburg, and the Charge d' Affairer of
Prussia, the Cisalpine and the Hans Towns, had a
public audience,- conjointly, of the State Diredory..
They were received by the Minister for Foreign
Affairs, VANDER Go ET, and military honotirs Were
paid them. Gerieral AUGEREAU will set out the
day after to-morrow, with his Staff; for Paris.

Qur Ministers for
the
Affair:s. gave yester—
:4ay, on account of the signing of the Preliminaries
,of 'Peace, a great lite and ball, to which :several!
.orangists.were invited.
the Prince of ORANGE, it is said, has asked of.
-the French- Government 600,000 florins to indem—
nify him for the loss °lbis Stitces in Belgium, &c.
It is asserted hcre,.that the De4nitive Treaty of
Peace at Amiens will-occasion a considerable change
in the present situation of the Scheldt.
It is said, that in .consequence of a stipulation
between France and Eligland, Osnabui-g will •be
secularized infavour -of flanolter.

9CTOB Elt 27.

The division of the Batavian Flect•at Flushing,
with a great number of• Gun-boats, have been
mantled ; the English Squadron under Adlnkal
DixoN, is, however, still cruizing off-our-Coast,
and it is supposed will not leave it till the conelu-
cf
sion of the Definitive Treaty..