The Sun.
London, England, 1808-03-31 00:00:00

purpose of convenience, ,to dispense wilk its twn
Order. If that was the opinTon of the Howie, pro- i
bably some Gentleman wonld notice of a
Motion to dispense with the Standirig Order on this
occasion.

Sir A. WELLESLEY gave notice- that he wouhl
make a motion to that et e& this day, and the.
motion for the second reading of the 13111 of course
dropt.

L 0 ND n N,
THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1808.

WE stated
.on Friday last, that the Captain and
crew of a Portuguese Vessel, who laid made their
escape from Flushing and arrived in this Country,
mentioned that a report was very current in Flush-
betUre they came away, of an action having
taken place in the Mediterranean, in which the
English had obtained a decisive victory, but that Sir
SIDNEY SMITH was killed. In communicating this:
report to our Readers we expressed our conviaion
that the latter part of it, viz. that which related to the
death of Sir S. SMITH was unfounded, but at the
same time we stated, that we considered it as
highly probable that an engagement bad taken
place in the Mediterranean. Yesterday Letters from'
Holland of the 28th were received, which 'con-
tained a repetition of this report, except that instead
of Sir S. SMITH, Sir R. STRACHA ti was said
to have been killed ; and, it was added, that
Nine Sail of the Line' had been taken. Inde-
pendent of this intelligence from • Holland, we
think there are very strong reasons for believing that
an Engagement has taken place in the Mediterra
nean ; and if an Engagement has taken place, we
feel no uneasiness as to the result. The Spanish
Squadron sailed from Carthagena -on the loth of
February, and they did not reach Palmas 13ay till the
ead, and, were seen there as late as the 26th.
Sir. RICHARD STRACHAN passed Alboraii,, which
is a little to the westward of Carthagena„ on the
11th of the same month, working up the Mediter-
ranean against a contrary wind. The Carthagena
Squadron was, we know, sew by the hydra, and
others of our Cruizera, for several days. It appears
therefore scarcely possible that Sir RICHARD, in
stretching backwards and forwards across the Me-
diterranean, beating against an Easterly wind,
could avoid falling in with some of our Cruiz-
els, and getting intelligence of the Spanish
Fleet. The Bay of Palmas, it is perfealy well
known, 6:int open bay. We think, therefore, there
is every reason to believe that Sir RICHARD did obtain
intelligence of the situation of the Spanish Fleet,
and having obtained that intelligence, we are sure be
would not hesitate to attack them. We trust, there-
fore, that we shall very shortly have to announce
to, the
,public another brilliant viCiory„ fur in "naval
language, an enget;entent and a victory are now sy-
nuniinous terms.

WR have received Pari.s Pipers of a very late
date, fiimn which •we have, made/ some Extracts.

The KING Of PRUSSIA has published a Declaration,
prohibiting all interconts* between Prussiaand Swe-
den. I✓iis
:IiUSSIAN MAJESTY does not, in this De-
claration, oven insinuate that Sweden has been guilty
tit any at't Of -iggression 'against him, or that he 114 S any
grievance.to comphin of) he merely states, that he
has beep solicited by the Courts of Petersburg• h and
'Paris to extend the same measure against SWeded
vi bleb bad been taken against England, and with
this solicitation his Prussian Majesty found it luxes-
,
nary to comply.

and the renown of their Country. "If we could
ahVayfi, be sure of such men," said the Noble Lord ,
"we need not be desirous of any better." He ob-
served, that the itlveiuurous, those who were not in-
'dined to habits. of peaceful industry—those who,
as Dr. JOHNSON says, " hang loose on society,"
• and even the profligate, are the men most fit to
make good soldiers. And who that is at all ac-
quainted with human nature can deny the truth of
these observations ? The Noble Lord very properly
asked, if, instead of men Of this descriptiou,we should
take the manufaeturer from his loom, and other ar
tifieers from their useful laboUrs; when we could get
men of the other description, whosebad qualities
might be einploYed to 'the advantage, of their coon=
try, since they would be put under some restraint
by their military. habiti, would render
vice subservient to public duty ? Such werq the sen-
timents really urged by Lord NlELyiu.ti' ih the de-
bate alluded' to, and `they are the: Jesuit' of good
sense and knowledge of the world,.however they
may be misrepresented' by his iolitical adversaries,
or his personal enemies. •

. ,
Yesterday, about,twelve o'clock; hi, MAJarry ar,
rived at the Queen's Palace from Whither. At two
o'clock a Deputation from -the Corporation of the
:City of London-arrived, with. the Address voted last
Friday in ComMOn Council, upon the state of Fublie
Affairs. The Deputation 'consisted of -
The Lord Mayor, who came in his full robes, and in the
state carriage? accompanied
.by his Chaplain, with the Mace
end Sword of State; Aldermen Earner, Birch, Price, Shaw,
Leighton, Perring, f lower, Doraville, Hunter, Boydell,
Smith, and Glynn; the Sherila; the Recorder, &c. am'
On the Deputation being introduced to his MA,.
J ESTI, the Recorder read the Address, to which
Lord HAwxasaultv, as Secretary of State for the
Home Departenent, read. his. MAJESTY'S most gra-
cious • Answer.
Alderman .11tacit was introduced: to hiS MAJa4-
TY by Lord HAWKESEVAY, upon his ele6tiog, and
had the honour to kiss his MAJ ESTY'S hand, as bad
all the Aldermen,
,and most of 'the Gentle Men corn-.
posing the'Deputation. Mr. Sheriff PHILLIPS had.
the additional honour of Knighthood conferred upon
bins by his .MAJESTY.
After this his MAJESTY held a Private Levee,
which was. attended by
The Lord Chancellor, the Lord President of the C-until,
the Lord PriVy Seal, the three Secretaries of State, 'the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, the First. Lord of the Mini-
ratty, the Master-General of the Ordnance, the ludge!Advo.
caw; the Lord Ste Ward of the household, the Duke of Mon-
trose, fudge Lawrence, Farl Cavan, ViSconnt Lake; Lonti
Napier, Redesdale, Somerville, and Heatlitieht; Admirals
Sir Saumarez' and Sawyer; Generals Campbell, Bertie,
anti Moore; Colonel French,. Sirs C. Edmonstoue and S.
Coned ; Captain Hope, and Mr. Herbeit.
The following had the honour of being presented
to Ills MAJESTY :
Major-General Campbell, upon his being appointed to
• the command of the sth Garrison Battalion, and being re-
movcn to the Stall; General Bettie, upon r his being ap-
pointed Colonel of the Sgth Regiment, in the room of
General Whitelocke ' • lodge Lawrence, upon his being ap-
pointed a lodge of the. Court of Common Pleas, in the
room of judge !Cooke, deceased, upon his tesignation
front the Court of King's Bench, by' the Lord Chancel.
for ; Rear-Admiral sawyer,- upon his promotion ; Ad-
miral Sir James Saunirea, upon his being appointed to .a
command, by Lord Mulgrave Captain Hope, upon his being
appointed first Captain to Admiral Sit lames Sauntarez ;
Brigadier-General Moore, upon his being appointed to the
command at Newfoundland ; Lord -Napier; upon his being
appointed his MajesWs LOrd High Comtni,sioner to the Ge-
neral Assembly 01 the Church Of Scotland Viscount. Lake,
uptin coming to His title; *Lieutenant.Colonel Frencli, upon
Ins promotion arid ;appointment upon the s:atilt) America ;
Sir Charl,s lidmondstone, upon coining to-his title ; hail
Cavan, up,,n his being appointed Colobel of the 77th kegi-•
mans of Foot; Lord Redesdale, upon ins being appointed' a
Lord of Trade.
His MAJESTY held a Privy Council, and gave au-
diences to the Qabinet Ministers and the Judge Ad-
vocate, who laid before His MAJESTY the proceed-
ings at a Court Martial.'
Soon atter six o'clock •His MAJESTY set off on his
return to Windsor,
The ROYAL FAMILY are expe6led in town next,
Tuesday, and HER MAJESTY to hold a Drawing-
room the Thursday following.
We are sorry to say the PRINCESS CHARLOTTE
of WALES has been confined at her house in Wm--
Wick-street, since Monday, through indisposition.—
Her'Reyal Highness complained on Monday tnorn-
ing,of being unwell ; in consequence Sir WALTER
(''Attt3UHAlt was sent ter, and we understandhe pro-
nounced her ditiorder to he the ineazies. Expresses
Were sent off to the PaINCE and PRINCESS of
WALES, and THEIR MAJESTIES, with the itifbrma-•
lion. We are happy to say her, Royal Highness is
in a fair way of doing well.
Yesterday the • Cabinet Ministers dined with the
Duke of 'POIVA`LAND, at his house in Piccadilly.
- The Triumph, Implacable, Edgar, and Sirius re-
ceived orders on Monday last to sail from Plymouth
to join the rest of the Fleet in the Downs. -
'Captain Ross DON ELLY is'appointed to the Aria-
cille, of 74 guns, at Woolwich.
Five hundred Gun-boats have already been built
in the,Dutch Ports, at the requisition of the French
Government, and the, utmost aelivity prevails in
getting them ready for sea.
The sailing of the first East India Fleet, which
was appointed for Saturday, is deferred for a few
days. .

Ten artillery-waggons came from Croydonyester-
day to the Bank, and took away specie to the amount
of 200,0001. which is to be conveyed to Portsmouth,
and there shipped on board a Frigate to Gottenburgh,
for the use of the, King of Sweden, being,part of the
subsidy granted him.
It is said the Duke of KENT'S mansion
,at Knights-
, bridge, which is now upon sale, has, together with
) 'ts plantations, hut and succession houses &c. cost
1111 E Opposition Prints have endeavoured to excite •• '
his Royal Highness no less a sum than 80,0001. in-
Odium against Lord Ithavit,l.B, by gross -mistepre.
,dependent of the 14,0001, expended. on the furni-
Actuations of what he said reveal:lg the peisoni tune and other decorations.
Mr. STEPHENS, who lately came into Parliament,
who were best fitted to enter into the Army The
is a considerable iddition to thOndependent class of
Noble Lord, in answer to those who maintained its Members, as well as a Gentleman Of great puha,
that Mr., WINDII.OI's specious- theory %yip, cal- cal knowledge and well known literary talents. He
culated to recruit the Army is brother-in-1m l° Mr. WILBERFuECE) to whose
with a better order
simor he is married.
of men than by the precious mode, 'referred to Yesterday a Court of DiretiorS was held at the
the triumph of our soldiers in former tunes, and East India House, when Captain Gt:oitus WELT-
asked it we could have a better order of men
MN, of the took leave of the Court p evious to
•
departing for Madras and Bengal. 'The Court ad.
than those who had tip much extended the streng
t journed at six o'clock till to-morrow.

It•ettep (tom Copenhagen of the 12th state, that
a list 1124 been uthcially. published ot. the Frenchand
Spaiti,,;h Troops which are marching into Denmark
they ;,tauttnE to 32,1i70 men. General haItNADCYI"III,
who commands this Army, was expeited at Copen-
hagen on the