The Sun.
London, England, 1808-05-03 00:00:00

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40i1P.1 s4UIB DICRItiyALSUM AUDEAT ?

L N D IV,
TUESDAY, i/AY 3, 1808.

The Denge, which came from L'Orient, and arriv-
ed. at Falmouth en Friday afternoon, brought Mr.
NOURSR, who has had a long conversation with Mr.
PINCKNBV) the American Miniskm The people
will hear with, much pleasure, that the.intelligence
brought by Mr. MAIM, tends to skew that amicable
connections are li kely'to be fully restored between this
country and the Liolied States. When Mr.NouasEar-
Tivedin the ()sag, at L'Orient, bewasacompanied by
Lieutenant Lawri.; he immediatety„ proceeded to
Paris, and delivered his Dispatches
.to General ARM-
..
STRONG, the American Miuister, in that Ca-
pita!: General AamsTuowo, on the following
day had at interview with the French Minister,
And informed the latter that he had received fresh
instrtiaions from his own Government, the objea
of which, he declared, was to preserve its neutrality,
but to reniain en good terms With all the Belligerent
Powers; rectiririn..!;, however, that the Decrees went-
lr issued by'France should be revPted“,o far as related
to America; and 'signifying that the same requisition
should be nmade to this Country, respeaing the re.
6liating measures which the British Cabinet had
.
riapted, The answer of the French Minister was
• by no means satisfaf.torY,.but, on the contrary, was
Of such -a kind'aa to threaten a serious dispute with
Atnerica, -if tie 'latter is disposed to suppOrt its own
compronise, no modification of the
tperoe, could be obtained by Genera. Aftp.fsTßoNo
thi French Minister assured him that unless
America shut her Port:, Lgz:inst Eligli:nd, till a new
Maritime Sy stein should be established, that all.
amicable connexion between Amerioa and France
must be at an end. General ARMSTRONG had
made fresh application to the French 'Minister,
but continuing' to receive the same determined'
refusal, he had at length declared, that as his instruc-
tions would not permit him to accord to the terms
required by France, be must be- Obliged ',to. solicit
Passports for himself and all the Americans in
France who are desirous of returning home.—
tut even this latter application, though repeatedly
matte, was positively refused ; and in consequence
pf this extraordinary treatment, Mr. Nouns deem-
e.l it expedient: to leave Paris on, the 15th, and
return to L'Orieht, where he arrived .oti the
•
-Nth, and immediately proceeded to this:Coun-
try, Lieutenant Law;s accompanied Mr. NounsE
to England, and another American gentleman,
who contrived to make his escape, came passen.
tier in the Qsve., The whole of this intelli-
pence plainly shews that matters have reached that
Crisis between France and America, which putq it
.out of the power of Mr. JEFFERSON, whatever
may be his dispo,i!ion, to remain any• longer upon
'amicable terms with France; and be will be obliged
to attend to the voice of a great majority of his counl
trytnen, aedxenesw those ties with Great Brliairi
w" bleb will contribute to the adVantagfi: while it
.
u ppti rts the honour and independence of. both Na.

Toe wretched state of Portugal naturally induces
all who can make their escape to fly to this Country.
is transport lies just arrived at elymOnth, which
brought a considerable number of person from that
unfortunate Country, among whom are several of
the Nobles and Military Officers. , This Transport
left our Fleet oil' Lisbon, and sailed qn the 28th of
March from Oporto.
The PitINCV It ZGENT, according to: Dispatches
which hare reached our Squadron, orrivetl at Rio
Janeiro on the sth of January, and to once began to
exercise his powers as a Sovereign. lie had formed
31) A dminktration which was highly acceptable to the
pe,,ple. Don JOHN Ar.stctn/t i-thetlinister for the
Hut to Department, and die ,Wrquis of Br.t.cmc
15' to ,liave the soperintendance 4# Foreign Affairs.—
tui-AdmitoliY. it is said, is entinsted to an English