The Sun.
London, England, 1806-01-23 00:00:00

Mr. Fttr.

Tins virtuatis' and distinguished trrilitOut of la-
nian nature closed his earthly career this morning,
at half four o'clock, an event that, in the pre-
sent state of things, cannot but be considered /as a
loss to the world at large, as well as to this Country.
He expired without a struggle, and although his
frame V 4 as completely exhausted by the severity of
his disorder, he retained the powers of his mind to
the last and awful moment which terminated his
existence in this world. His Mend, and the Pre-
ceptor ofhis youth,the Bishop of LIN colai,remained
with him till the last.

It is as difficult for us to express our grief on the
loss of this great man, as to do justice to his cha-
ra&er. After a long and painful illness, borne with
that fOrtitude which uniformly marked his condu& in
public life, he has at length closed a career of pre-
eminent glory as a Statesman, an Orator, and a Pa-
triot. He might be said to have been born a States-
man, At the very commencement of his public
career, he manifested a comprehensive mind, that
excited 'the wonder of those who were old in politi-
cal life ; and though his. enemies accused him of
over-weening confidence in his own talents, his re-
liance on himself was the unavoidable result of a
mina 'Conscious of great powers, fairly estimating
those powers in compaiison with the most exalted
of cornpetitors. This convi&ion of the extent of
his capacity induced him, almost at his entrance
into political life, to decline a subordinate situation;
alld the firmness and ability with which he main-
tained his ministerial post, though assailed by. 4. suc-
cession of some of the greatest men which this
Country ever produced, .affords abundant proof that
he was not mistaken in his estimate of his own ta-
lents,

It is needless to enter into a detail of his,Political
History. All the events of that history have hap-
pened within the memory of us all, for he may be
said' to have ended. his days almost at the meridian of
life. His most violent opponents, however they
might affea to censure what they held forth as his
,pride and presumption, nevet could deny that his
abilities were-of the highest class, and never could ,
they attempt to impeach the purity of his principles.
but his pride Was the pride of virtue, and his pre-
sumption was .only apparent in his aspiring. at
-that elevation to which his powers were fully
competent, and which he was resolved to em-
ploy for the interest and honour of his Coun-
try. But it was not only fur the glory and security of
Cheat Britain that this pre-eminent Statesman exer-
cised his _vast powers : When that dreadful volcano,
the French Revolutiou,burst upon mankind,and when
many apparently -sound minds were dazzled with •
its glare, Mr. PITT saw its horrors in full force, and
by-his determined firmness, wisdom, and persevering
a&ivity,effeflually saved this Country from being in-
volved in the direfulconsequences of that tremendous
convulsion of the-civilized world. By his unabating zeal
and provident counsels we have been guarded from
the baneful contagion of Tevolutionary dotarines,and
though ruin and misery havelalien on many. States, and
seems to impend over others, this Country is free,
formidable, and, we trust, secure. It must, indeed,
be acknowledged, that in him we have lost the great
prop of our security, but the effect of his counsels
and the force of his example, will, -we hope, with
the blessing of Providence, be 'still 'our protthion.
As a Politician, therefore, h preserving the pre-
sent and guarding against the future, Mr. PITT had
a full, opportunity of;proving the cornprehensiveness
of his mind at a period of the most imminent peril.
The Patriot in this respeEt is intimately blended
with the Statesman. As an Orator, no description'
will reach his merits. He must have been heard,
'or no accurate- conception could be formed of his
powers. In supporting the cause of truth he had
the thunder of the. Grecian, and on occasions that
less appealed to the energies of his mind, he
had also the polish of the great Roman Ora:
tor. In refuting the arts of sophistry, nothing
could be more clear, cogent, and conclusive than
his reasoning ; and in exposing the designs of
Faction, nothing Could be more severe than the
point of his, sarcasms. All who were not really ani-
mated in what they said by real patriotism, and a
wish to promote public good, shrunk appalled before
him. He, however, shrunk from no man, because
the solid basis of his own charafter was public spirit.

We have given here a faint sketch of this great
and illustrious charaater ; but hiStory will do him
She will bury in oblivion all opprobrium
cast on him by the envy, the low passions, and the
sordid interests of his political adversaries, and hold
him forth to posterity as one of the purest and most
exalted characters the world ever saw, as. a StateSL
man, an Orator, and a genuine Patriot. -
We cannot close this taint outline of this great
man more properly, than by applying to him what
_Was said of his illustrious father—" RECOUDED Ifo-
- shall gather round HISAONUMENT, and thicken
aver him. It is a SOLID FAIIRICK, and will support
the laurels tliat. ad.;rn

ustice.

Mr. PITT was in the 47th yeat..of his age, -He

was born on the 28th of May, Vit)g, Ite was tb
second son of the 31111511401.1. i WILLIAM Earl of Crr IT=
HAM, and only surviving brother of, the present Eftel.
He was never married. Mr. PITT held the Offices
of First Lord of .tho Treasury, Chancellor of the
Ekchequer, 'Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, -a
Lord of Trade and Plantations, a Commissioner
for the Affairs of India, Master
.of 'tile Trinity
House, and High Steward of the University of
Cambridge-,

SECOND EDITION-

DIS PAT CII E s were this morning received'by Go-

vernment from Berlin, which state, that an ar-

rangement had taken place between His PRUSSIAN

MAJESTY and 130NAPARTE,111 consequence of which

the Ele6torate of Hanover is to be occupied by Prus-
sian Troops until the conclusion of a Peace between

the Belligerent Powers.
Orders have, we believe, been sent for the im-

mediate return of the British Troops now on the

Continent, and as there are a great number of
Transports in the Wieser, the Embarkation will
take place without delay