The Sun.
London, England, 1806-08-01 00:00:00

to such an arduous, complicated, and momentous
transgetion.

THE folldWing article is-extraaedirom tbeArgus,
which may 'be considered, particularly upon sub-
,jeas relative to this Country, as a demi-official Jour-
nal. It is by no means improbable that the propo-
sitions which ihe,Wfqer in the...Argus-labours to
establish may have occasioned.cOnsi'deralle difficulty
in. the Negotiation ; but -unles4 I'ALLEYEA-ND , can
assign more satisfactory reasons to induce the British
•
Ministers to give up Sicily to King JosEnt,
than those assigned in, the Argus, we do not think
they will be induced to make - that concession.
The. article states,
.that, " It is necessary that Sicily
.should be united to the Kingdom of Italy. The
• two countries cannot exist separate."_; It, also ob-
serves, that in the
.hands of King FERDINAND,
"" he can only be a vassal of England." And what
would any other King of Sicily .be but a vassal of
•
France ? What is the whole kingdom of Italy but_
a Dependency of France ? Considering how many
vassal states are subservient to 'France, that country
could have no reason to complain if,
,to use the lan-
guage of The Argus, Sicily 'were. 'to become ",an
English. Colony." It is worthy of notice, that, in
speaking of-Malta, the Writer seems to consider it
as a settled point Great Britain should retain'
possession of it.. - .

" We have received the English Papers to the•t3th of I ulp.;
These loprnals give some new details respedini the
dition which is said to be.destined for Sicily. IBut it is well
known that these succours do not always arrive so rapidly
as they return. As England cannot make sacrifices stun-
ciently considerable to give effedual protetaion to her Con'.
tinentaL Allies, she only increases their misfortunes 'by
prolonging a hopeless and disastrous resistance. All the
fruits which King FERpINAND will derive from these,
will be to see his People's, blood uselessly sacrificed.—
In the present situation of ,Italy, it is necessary that Sicily
should be united to the Kingdom
.01 ltaly. The two Countries
cannot exist separate. Their safety would be compromised,.
their relations -would be Interrupted on the least subjedt
of alarm, if they belonged to two Sovereigns. If England,
attach so much importance to the defence of Sicily, it is less
to preserve it to King FEK.DINAND than to make an English
Colony of it.. In the state of weakness in which he is, he
can only be a vassal of England. Those who'think that that
Power would sacrifice every thing to preserve Sicily, foucd
their opinion upon the island being the granary of Malta.
But it is.first necessary to know whether England is to retain
Malta. Even in that supposition,' Malta, in time of Peace,
would still continue its intercourse and relations with Sicily ;
and in time of War,„ Malta would draw provisions' from,
the Coast of Africa. Obvious and certain it is, that •itis of
infinite importance to Sicily, to Italy, and the whole of the
Con-anent, that that Island should not be detached frOm the
Kingdorh of which it has always formeci a past. England
should remain satisfied' with the Empire of India anti of the'
Ocean; if she attempts to maintain an influence in the Me-
diterranean, it is not so much for the interests of her Cont.:
merce, as from a wish to exclude from the 'Levant thOSe
Countries which inhabit the Coasts of that Sea, or,tbe Shores
of the Adriatic. Italy, placed under the proteaion of France,
and constituting a, part of her Federal System, should :nOt
suffer at he? door an Enemy ever ready, to disturb her flan,
quality, and place obstacles to her expee-ted prosperity."

Mr. Fox, we understand, is -o-day much the saline
as he was yesterday.
A meeting of the Cabinet Ministers in town was
held yeterday at Lord ,Bowicx's house,. in the Ad-
thiralty. The Earl of MOIRA, Lord GRENVILLE,
Lord a PETTY, and Mr. WINDlistM, were. pre-
sent.

On Wednesday HER MAJESTY and PRINCESSES
dined at Frogmore.,
Yesterday Fits MAJESTY did not ride, the morn-
ing spewing for rain.
•PRINCESSES AUGUSTA, SOPHIA, AMELIA, and the
DUKE of KENT, rode out in Windsor Gfeat Park, &c.
attended by Lady DORMER, General CARTWRIGHT,
Cblonels DESBROW and, TAYLOR, and returned
about one.

HER MAJESTY, PRINCESSES ELIZABETH and
MARY, and Lady MARY BOOTHISY, rode'ont in her
barouche,. in Windsor Great Park, Winkfield Plain,
&c. and back [(milliner.

The PRINCE of WALES left town yesterday morn-
ing, at an. early hour, for 'Brighton, in order to -be
present at Lewes' Races. In passing through Rye.
gate, His Royal Highness's carriage Unfortunately-
fell doWn, which caused about half an hour's delay.
They secured the broken part with cords, and then-
proceeded on the journey.. His Royal Highness.
luckily met with no injury.
The buxa of CUrIBERLAND gave yesterday-.a
grand dihner and entertainment, at his house in the
•§table yard. During the whole of the evening his
Royal Highness's band performed in the t rosin.
Among the company were—Prince AUGusTE DE
,HOLSTEIN, Prince GEOEGE DE HOLSTEIN ; COMES
STRAGANO IT and HOLMEZ.; Baron litiDEN; Gene-.
rals VYSE and WHITHAM ; Colonels HEWETT and
DACON ; with' his Royal Highness's Staff and Aids-
de-Camp.

On 'Wednesday the Court of Direaors gave r a
,splendid entertainment, at the London Tavern, to
Mr. FARQUHAR, late Governor of Prince of Wales's
_Gland, on his return to this Country.
MIRANDA.—III, a letter from Barbadoes, .of the
pgith ult. it is stated, that “. MIRANDA had a6tually
proceeded to the Spanish Main with a fresh rein-.
'fbrcement of (native) volunteers ;' and that. he had
been assisted by Admiral COCHRANE with some
Ships of War."—lf will afford us the most sincere
satiSfaaion to hear that this intelligence is confirmed.
Nothingis more essential to him than the show of
proteaion in the first instance.
We understand the King's Advocate, and other
Officers, have settled. the Prize-money, &c. of the
Prizes taken at the celebrated battle off Trafalgar,
and that it has received the sanction of the Privy
Council. The widow of the late gallant Admiral
Lord NELSOY, and all his relatives,• are' excluded, it
being the opinion of Government that sufficient has
been done for the family. Lord CDLLINGWOOD is
to have the distribution. • i.