The Sun.
London, England, 1806-03-21 00:00:00

DEFENCE OF THE COUNTRY.

. .
General TARLETON wished to ask a short ques,
tion of any of his-Majesty's-Ministers. It Would'be
recolle6ted that he had avoided•entering the other
day upon a 'general and premature discussion of the
State of the Country, with-respect to its Defence,
till. the subje& came forward more formally. - The
question he wished to put was, whether the Secretary
for the. War Department' would bring forward his
propositiOns relative to the Army on Monday next ?
(Mr. Windham was not present.)
Mr. FOX said, that he really did not know how
to answer that question, except by repeating the
words which his Right Hon. :Friend (Mr. Wind-
ham), had before spoken on this point.
Mr. DILLON moved for an Account of the nuM-
' ber of Parishes, and of Parish Churches and Glebe ,
HouSes; built or in Ireland, as far as the
same could be astertained.—After some observations
from.-DooOr Duigenan;. he agreed to confine his
Motion to the .re-printing
.of the Account on, this";
subjet before
,presented.--7-Ordered. - . -
.. ..
Mr. LEIGH moved for a Return of the Number of
Common Law Subpoenas, Writs, of Capias, &c. &c.
issued fOr. four year's, commencing from -November,
1801, from the,Gourt of Exchequer in Ireland, stat-
ing the number in each year.—Ordered.
Mr. 'FITZaERALD moved fora Retarn of
Irethe.
Quantity of Spirits distilled in Ireland imported into
Great Britain in the. yeari 1801-2-3-4;o stating
the Duties on .each year, and the amount';of 'the.
whole.
. .
-.Mr. Rosa moved for'.a Return of the Quantity of
_ Sugars iMported.fiomTOrtola &tying a certain period;
and for an Account of the Value of Produce ex-
ported to the Island of DOminica from Great Britain,
and imported from the same, from the year '1707.-7-
Ordered. , ' - . . -, :.
General TARLETOII7 was sorry to trespass again
on the attention of Miniiiters, but the inconvenience ,
that arose from-the delay in bringing forward-Mea-
Sures for the Defence of the Country rendered -it
necessary 'for .hire to put ,a question to them again
on this subjee. (Mr. Windham, inst. then entered).
_ He wished to know froM the -Secretary..for the War
Departthent, whether in coinpliance With the
or half notice, Which he had given,- he intended to
- bring forward, his .Proposition respeding- the Defence
.. of the Country on. Monday ?
Mr. WIN.DIMM replied, that he certainly had
given"no regular notice, and the Hon.. General
had only anticipated him, for whether the question
- had been put or not, he intended, to have mentioned
- that he would not' bring forward any imeasure on
-- :that day; It was natural' that he should be anxious
to lay hil,,. propositions before the House as' soon as
-,.. , . .
poSsible; He would not hurry .the thing, merely
because he had delayitd it beyond the expe&ation of
• the Hon._General and many.others : but on what
i these expeaatiowere founded he really did.not.
knoW. He certainly had not delayed beyond the
time whicly he had 'in view himself. . :As to the in-
cOnveniencies -inentione.-cl by the Hon. General, he
saw none of any consequence that had arisen from
. this delay ; but from those that had arisen in con-
,.,sequence- Of, the sort of , notice which he had before
given, he would not .at present name any day on
' 'which he might eiTea to be ready.
General TARLETON observed, that inconYeni-
encies- had:undoubtedly arisen from this delay, espe-
cially With resped to the Parish AEt and the Volun-
teers, on account of
.the uncertainty that prevailed
relative to - the steps- which might be taken with
'regard to them. He hoped, therefore, that the
.Right Hon. Gentleman would, - on as early a day as
•1 possible, .give notice when he would: propose his
1 measure to the House. , .

1.• Mr. Secretary WINDHAM brought up a , Bill for
the Regulation of the Cape of Goad Hope,—Read
a first time and ordered to be read a second ,time
to-morrow. r•
• The .A.TT.ORNEY GENERAL moved the first reading
of the NStit.ile:SSCi' Liability Bill.—Read a first time,
and ordered to be read a second time on Monday.
Mr. Husxtssosi. moved for certain 'Papers rela-
tive to the Barracks. -=Ordered.
. • The other Orders of the Day were disposed of.—
Adjourned.

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Letters from Gibraltar, dated the Ist March,
brought by the Towns•hend Packet, state, that Mr
CARTWRIGiri; His Majesty's Agent and Consul-
• General at Algiers; landed at Gibraltar. the 27th Feb-
ruary from the Niger Frigate. .
Mr. CARTWRIGHT, after, trying in vain' every
means in his .poN,ver'to procure satisfaaion to various
demands,'consistent with the Treaties between our
GovernMent and the Regency, finding itimpossible
to avert the dailyinsuits which the DE i -and his
Agents offered to the British .Legation and Subjeas,
intimated that he intended to depart, and demanded
his Passports; which were granted to him without
difficulty.
it appears, from the above statement, that a War
• between this Country and Algiers is Mevitable.
The Apollo. Frigate, with the Fleet natter 49n-

llre- fion .?or6rnouth, and the Chi Yonne Vri, 'ice
with the Convoy fro;-4111alta, are arrived at Gibraltar.

As our Readers will of course look-to us ior some
4uoeiitic particulars resp.eeting the recent Message
_ .
from the French: Government, We feel 'much regret
tliat it is not in our power to be more_ explicit. We
shall not, hoWever, attempt `to amuse; -the--Public
-•with mere reports. 'One of the settled;principleaof •
Administration• is a cautious reserve UpdiralY •
gives that are not • ripe enough, for disclosure;, and
therefore- the Public may rest assured; that;-however
confidently some of our .Competitors .may deal in
• runiours and inferences, none' of them have au-
thority to glve any decisive- recital, 'or to.' draw •
any positive conclusions fron} the event alluded to,'
Because the mode in which the French Meisage•
was conieyed has not been usual in matters relating
to a mere Cartel for the EXchange 'of Prisoners, it
has been hastily inferred -that it must be nneiied
with a stbje& of more importance ; but, it is well
known that the French Government is by no means.
attached to established' forms in whate:yer engages
its attention, having solely in view the attainment
of its o*d. We can' assure our lieaders, that very,
soon after the -arrival of .the Mess age, die:- •
held a communication with the Transport Btiard,
as might be expeaed if the question related to. '
a mere Exchange of PriSoners. IKAVever,
lay no, stress upon this point, as others might he dis-
posed to do. It is so much the interest of nONA-
r4VE to paid% up a Peace, or to embarrass our
Government and create distrust among our Allies by
delusiv.e Overtures, that -we doubt 'not that he will
use every effort to effea his plarpose. He 'told his
Senate that he was ff desirous of Peace with Eng- •
land," and that, on his part, there should not be
a moment of 'delay." It was, therefore, very natu-
ral to suppose that the Message which has excited so
much inter est and anxiety might be the result of this
declaration. We have taken no notice•of the intima-
tion
in a Dutch Paper, that Pacific Overtures had been
made to France by Mr. Fox, because\ the Batavian
Journals dare not insert any thing but as they receive
their cue from France, and 'because we are per-
suaded that Mr. Fox, and more particularly the No-
bleman -whO is at the head of .our Administration,
feel too much what is due to, the dignity. of the
Conntry to have made any such Overture.' Never
should we forget for a :moment that we. have .to,
deal With an- Enetny whOSe Subtlety is the proclOmi-,
nant feature in his charaeler, and who will resort to all'
possible artifices for the accomplishment of his ends.
He knows that, notwithstanding all his late successes,_
Austria is not destroyed, but that; with the co-.
operation of Prussia and. Ilassia;, she might still
make .him repent the excesses of his arrogance, and
the enormous strides of his amb;ition ; and though
such a Confederacy perhaps is not very likely at this
moment, yet.that while he remains at War with
England such an event is at all times possible. Vhile
' •he appeared to be engaged in Negotiaton with Great
' Britain, he would at least suspend the operation of
other Powers, and might have more time to methodize
and complete 14 . Continental plans. Upon the
• whole, therefore, in every consideration of his cha-

raaer, and in conformity to his declarations, .his
interests, and his policy, he may be expe&ed to
•throw out the lure of Peace to Great Britain but
we rely on the wisdoa and the uprightness of Lord
GRENVILLE'S Administration for security against all
his snares, as well as upon the general spirit of bar
Conntrymen for an effectual resistance of his enmity,
his menaces, and his attempts to reduce us to the
hopeless condition of his federative vassals,

Since the above was written, we have been in-
formed, from a quarter upon which we place great
reliance, that an answer has been sent to the Propo-
sition made by rthe, French Government. It has
been reported that the Propositions were returned
under a blank Cover ; but to this 'report <We do not
giVe• the slightest credit, because, however inadmis-
"Sible the PropoSitions might have been, we are con 7.
winced. that Ministers would not treat them 'with
.such.. pointed insult. It is generally believed that
the Answer returned to the French Government
'contained a rejection of the Proposition; but upon
this point we by means speak. with certainty, for
.Ministers have taken the most laudable and etie6t3.lal
means
_to prevent • any improper information being.
divulged upon the subject. The contents..of tho,
Dispatches 'are known_ only to His Majesty's Mini-
sters, and the Answer, was written by Mr. Fox
himself.

Mr. WiNDHAm, in reply to a question put to him,
by Gen. TMILETON yesterday in the House of Com-
mons, said, that he should not be prepared on
Monday next to bring forward his new Plan respe&-
ing our. Military System.

•
Early yesterday !horning-111e Duke of YORK ar-
rived at Windsor, and rode on horseback with His
MAJESTY, the Duke CUNIBEKLAND, Princesses Air-
GUSTA atli SOPHIA.
His 110.).41 gightiess, the DuKt of SUSSEX, it is
said, will immediately go, out to Jamaica, as Go-
vernor and Com:pander in'hit-vf of that Island.
Yesterday 1 r_6l-d CA'uOi.ll.l. trant;4&ted bu,iittess at

Mast. ue extut

NA FA L NEWS.

YA'Ruoura; Itttitca., 20.—This morning the
sleet udder the onamand'of Vice-Admiral 11.ussEr4-.
sailed on a Craze off the Dutch Coast.

DE 1i.,. MARCH' 20.—ArKived the Trampeuse and
"Ircher. from.the Note ;...and .Bold from off Calais:
Sailed. the Aricylne- arid Dauntless ott Calais
Bruizer off Boulogne ; ,and the Prospero. with Con-
Irby for Portsmouth.
The names of the, Vessels which I advised you
yesterday having been detained by the Urgent-ind .
Diligence, are_as.under, viz.

- The Prussian .Galiot Die Stadt Norden, of Nor-
den, Captain J. ticaTErt, from Bourdeaux, bound
to Embdur, with ..wino and sweet oil ; and thi
-American Brig Pficenirr,-of New-York, Capt. Jou*
DEsTEuri; fiern; Beurdeaux, bound to Enabdon,
4vith

13-OBTSMONTif, MAECiI 2.o.—This day sailed-the
Ocean; of 98 guns, Capt. BOFVN ; the 4udaciaut,
of 74 guns ; the Cerberus Frigate, Capt. SELBY ;
the Diligence and ,St.typis 'Store-ships, with a Fleet
of upwards of 200 of :West Incliamen under
convoy, for the. -West Indies. Sailed also the
Euryalus .Fritrite, the%Honourable Capt. Di./NBAR,
Frith th 6 Ilid:lllediterrancan Fleets under
•Convoy-, also on. a.Cruiza the Gun-brigs Hearty,
Lieut: VEL6BiE, arld Steady, Lieut. STOW.

Went our , I3arbour havina inidergone ,a
thorough repair_ tiger the areas of the ever me-
morable ...A.Etion- otf-Trafalgar,. the Tonnczat, of 81`-}
guns ; .also the Thisbe Frigate, Paulina Sloop of
War, and the.bapper Gun-brig.

ZNTF.ACT OF A. LETTER 'FROM THE. CAPE, OF GOO
HOFEI DATED 12TH JANUARY, 1.806..
-Here we-are once more with the Itritiih-Flag
flying, and I hope it 'will 'never .again be battled
down. We, ad Considerable, and. indeed severe
ditlicalties kg:-s-ormptint, but those were encountered
`ivith a patience -and fortitUde Seldom I 'llelieve
.equalled. The landing was dit-ficult and the a6t!on
sharp., I have lead the good fortune to command
men whose fortitude and perseverance rose superior
to every obstacle. My Highlanders were. ordered, to
.advance (froth' 114 e nature of the ground little sup-
-ported by -our 'Artillery) against a very heavy train
'of the Enemy'X, guns, supported by a numerous ca-
valry', andn' large body of Infantry.: They marched
at a steady regular pace withoutreturning a shot, in
'as 'good a line as Won-a
-Parade,- and did not fire till
ordered--to-'do So., The Enemy, afraid of their
bayonets, began to fly in .all tiire6tions ; and few,
'except:the:Wbunded,- fell into our hands. Two
guns were-lefr;on the field. I write in haste, as
just Aroya in town. ,General BERESFORv has
marched against the Governor, who still pretends to
hold out, although, in a great degree deserted by his
Troops. We have suffered ,considerable 'fatigue.
My Commanding Officers behaved nobly. Colonel
GRANT., Of the 72d Regiment, though severely
wounded,- and thrown from his horse, was again
mounted, and at the head of his men. Colonel
PARK, of the 71st, was wounded on landing, anal
' never told me so until all was over. WEIR was
slightly wounded, but still went on. poloilei HAL-
KRT.Ied' o'n his men. with the greatest coolness aqd
courage., Colonel lioziPt4N, though wounded, did
not quit his ranl:s,• With such examples, and such
I men, it was impossible to do wrong."

Yesterday,. atTnP o'clock, Mr. Pos• has! an audi-
ence of the Prince of WALSs.

On Monday Mr. Fox will remove into the Duke
of 13r,ni,oRD's house,. and on Wednesday will enter-
tain the PRINCE, Lord •GRENanal a numb .t
of Ministerial Friends, with a dinner, - ,

` At a General Court of the Corporation of Trinity-
House, held yesterday, the Right Hon., Earl SPENCER
was unanirnonsjy ele,Jed. Master of the Corporation,
in The room of the itight Hon. 1,-Vu.u.oi PITT, de-
ceased.

Mr. HARVEY COMBE is created a' Baronet of tho
United Kingdom.
The lion. -A•U Gt7Titl S CAVENDISH..)3RA6SHANV is
appointed Teller of the Irish EKch:fcaer, in the room
of Mr. NEVILLV. Mt.': BR ,insn.3‘v is second ,;,on of
the late Sir HENRY CM:"}:NDISH, findfind•tli Baroness
of WATEIIPAIIK,

: At half-past one o;clock yesterday their .Graces
the Duke and_Duchess,of BEDFORD and Suite set off
from their house, in the Stable-yard, St. James's, fOr
Woburn, in . three ,carriages and tour, attended by
four out-riders and two servants out of livery. In
the first carriage were. the Duke and Dutchess of
BEDFORD, Miss
.FoRDYcE,, and the Hon.. Captain
PONSONHY, sou •of the . Earl of BESBOROUGH, his
Graces. first Aid-de-Camp. In the second, Mr.
ELLOT, his Grace!s.Secretary; and Dr:.YATES.--,
The third was a barouche, with attendatiti. Her
Grace was dressed in a scarlet Hussar dress, trimmed
with gold, and • a cap to _correspond: Her Grace
looked very handsome;.; her charms were heightened
by the tear of*nsibility glistening in her eye, at the
tears and blessings of her domestics, as well as of
the spectators. The Stable-yard was filled with her
Grace's trailes•:people;all anxious to catch a last look
at their Patroness. The Honourable Mrs. TREVOR.
arrived to take leave of the Dutchess, but her car-
riage could not get through the crowd, and she pa-
tiently sat in it until she saw her fair friend drove off.
Their Graces intend to remain at Woburn this day,
and to-morrow they will set out on their journey for
Ireland, wherethe affability and elegant hospitality
of Lady CHARLOTTE LENOX; the Duchess's sister,
Who resided with. the General, at camp, near
Dublin, previous to the rebellion of 1798, lives in•
the remembiancepf every person honoured by her
society. • .
The Cqpop Brig has had a most gallant action
with a Ship of superior force off Ferrol, .;:mo,t under
the batteries. -She peppered the 'Enemy O well,
that she forced her to run ashore, where she bilged
and sunk ; ;he crew were sayed. _ • •