The Sun.
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itoTderto ohace the second Ship, which. bad gained
upon us in distance and to windward. .
" I hastened with (*the prize to staid upon the
Southern tack,' in order to get a distance-from the
breakers •of Point de Galles, froni which we were
only one, mile; it was -with difficulty that I
per-
'ceived the Belle Poule, which . was shut in by the
land ; she joined me at five'o'cleck, having the
signal flying that the Enemy was stranded. Capt. ,
liautulAc informed MC that the Vessel had run
on shore, under all sail, and had gone to pieces ;
that,•seeing her in that desperate situation he had
abandoned her; being only occupied in disengaging
the Frigate from the reefs, which he discovered on
the starboard and larboard, and a-head ; he stood to

sea and joined me.
" The Ship lost is the Country Ship Sarah, of
1900 tons, and carrying 30 guns or carronades,: la-
&n with cotton, from Bombay,. bound. to China.
That captured is the Brunswick, Company's Ship, of
1200 tons burthen, carrying 30 guns, and mounting
64, having 14 ports pierced on,her first deck, and 15
pn her secoild. Her cargo consists of 4762 bales of
cotton, Sandal wood, Sze. She came also from Bom-
bay, was to touch at Pulo Penang to take in Wa=
ter and provisions, and to go from :thence, .to
China.. I gave the command of her to 14eutenaht

•
KEDRAIN.
Admiral PELLEW had taken the Sailors of the
Brunswick, _and the Ship had only a: crew of 30
Whites, 70 China-men, and as many Lascars.
The capture.' of the Brunswick, and the ship
kvreck of the qaialt,,_ all happened in sight of
lort,de Galles, of which we could distinguish not
only the colours, but the people on the Coast.
" Capt. BRUIL4AC saw as kind of Cutter leaving
Port de Galles, and steering to the Eastward, de-
stined, without doubt, to give intelligence to the

Cruizers off Dondres, or the, Basses, of our presence.
I hastened 'to dispatch the-Bruniurick for Reunion,

and to change my position. •
" I took position at forty to fifty leagues to the
Eastward of Ceylon, in the hope of intercepting
-two Ships bound to China, which had left Bom-
bay with theßrunswick, and parted,with her five days
ago ; after three days cruizing in that offing, it was
no longer doubtful that the-se ships • had passed ;
it was also. incontestible that an embargo 'would. be
laid in all the Ports of the Gulf on hearing of my
arrival in these Seas, since the presence of a single
Privateer was sufficient to occasion it. I conse-
quently left the Enemy at liberty, and made sail to
the Southward.
" In the latitude of the Line I experienced
:stormy weather ; in a kind of a whirlwind the Belle
-PoLe_lost her mizen-mast.
" • On the 4th of Thermidor, being in 6 degrees of
S. lat. I Met a. Vessel under Danish colours ; wishing
to ditnihish the number of consumers with which I
was loaded, I put 27 China men on board of her
from the prize, and.gave her water and provisions for
their nourishment.
" On the 6th of Thermidor, by a lucky accident,
I met the Brunswick-, which had been retarded,
having some sails torn; which it was necessary to
repair,' having none to exchange. The Captain in-
formed me that he had not enough of water; I
Ordered sortie to be given him from the Ship and the
Frigate, I took from him some Chinamen.and Eng-
lish ; I angmented,. by ten Frenchmen, my Crew,
in order to prevent the plots of rising, which had
been already contrived and discovered.
" On the isth, being iii -.20 deg. 48 min. South'
hat. and 78 deg. 9 min. Eastlong. the wind at South
East, we were occupied at a quarter past four o'clock,
in taking in a third reefin our courses, and furling the
Main sail, when we perceived to leeward, 2,4, and
11 three-masted Ships, a little separate, bearing from
the S.W. to the X.W. andsian ding to the iSlorthward.
The Belle Pouk and Brunswick were a little to the
windward of the Marengo; I made the signal to the
Frigate to keep astern, and to the Prize to keep her
wind, as her bad sailing, besides being badly armed,
must haVe compromised her, and hindered nie. I
bore down on the middle of, the Fleet, preparing
for glidu : a squall made me lose sight of the strange
Sails; but when it dispersed, I found myself very
close to them, not: having altered their course.—
I then perceived a ihip of -War in stays on
the starboard tack; with signalS flying, which
'the other Ships_ joined, and which I knew to be
Company's Ships.- I endeavoured to cut off four Of the
Oterninost, which crowded sail, in order to come
into the wake of the Ship of War; but they sun-'
43eeded iti passing me. I ranged alongside of the
strongest Ship, at pistol-shot; and hoisting my
colours athalf-past five o'clock, , I gave her my fire
of artillery-'and musketry, which she immediately
returned, hoisting ensign andpendant.
" I passed, fighting the Vessels a-head of her, to
the number .of Sid. I found With regret that' I could
not make use of My Idwer battery, and a trial that
was made of it admitted much water into the Ship.
The Frigate which followed .me was some time
alongside of Elie Ship of 74 guns, which had lowered
her mizen, and appeared to sail extremely well.
" A squall wh icli. suddenly came upon us made it
necessary to put up the helm, in Order to save the
mizen-nzast. A part of. the Convoy. was to wind-
ward of those-which I had attacked: 4kt six o'clock
the firing ceased.
" Tile Enenty stdretedinuch ; atieh we had only
eight merr wounded in this adion. But I receiv6d,
as did the Belle Poule, some balls. in the masts and
rigging.' I was the whole night occupied in re-
pairing them ; -and although I knew that the_ force
of the Enemy 'which I bad fought consisted of a'
Ship of 74 guns, six ships with two. tier of ports,
and four iSthers winch had but One, ,amid 'that I had
but 'a Ship of the 'same. force and a Frigate to oppose
to them, I had sufficient dependence on my man-
-
ceuvring to continue to harass these Ships, to im-
pede --their route, and to endeavour to capture those
whiCh might.separate.- I rnancenvred in conJequente,
the two following days, but the high sea and other
causes always disappointedme eand as-the pursuit of
these Ships wonld, have led me much out of my
way, and my water w4exhausted by a cruiie of 108'
days, to' sucb.a degree, that we were reduced to one
bottle of water in the twenty-four hours, and hav-
ing only water encingli left for 12 days, it was tie-
Ccssitry lbr me to discontinue the chase, and to pro-
ceed to the Cape:
" On the 26th Fruftidor I anchored in Simon's
Bay, as did the 'Frigate Belle PoUle; We had:. only
six days water remaining. My continued 41;1V,ela-
.tion was only this_ titne.„,i t3t dzys ; it is the sha.:.test
:eld the least fortunate which I have yet trade but

it .is, that in which • our Ships
have. suffered the inost by, stOnns and violent rains ;
notwithstandng, I have the honour to. announce: to
your Excellency that L. have ,very few sick ; .the
smart cold Which we have experienced since- our
arrival in the high.latitudes; has almost restored to
our' crews the European colour.
" The Erunswick arrived at False Bay yeSterday,
and is going to be unloaded.-,-I expea in fifteen
days to. be able to put to sea, and to be more for-
tui'ate in the Cruize which I shall undertake.
" I have the honour to be, General Minister, with
,respc6t, your mosthumble and obedient Servant,
(Signed) " LINOIS."

PRICE O 1 STOCKS
THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Consols - - ...... 6oi sgi

MAILS.
ARRIVED-2 Hamburgil. 1)1/E--'-1 Gottenburgh, t Dublin;
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THE SUN.

SOLHni QUIS DICER& FALSUM—AUDISAT ?

LONDON,

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1306.

WE yesterday announced the arrival of Dutch
Papers to the lath inst. Last night we received fur-
ther Dutch . .Papers to the 17th, and Paris Papers
•
to the 12th. We have, according to our promise,
extraaed the whole of the Expose delivered by the
Minister of the Interior, CHAMPAGNE,. to the
Senate. We thought it our duty to lay this docu-
ment in detail before our Readers, though in
many places it descends to most tedious and un-
interesting detail, because it is an official, though
by no means an accurate, description of the state
of France. With fespea to England, the lan-
guage Which it contains, so fit froM indicating any
thing like a pacific disposition, is, if possible, more.
briensive than ever. If BONAPARTE were sincere in his
wish to establish a permanent Peace between the

two Countries, he certainly would not accompany,
his hints of a disposition to open a Negotiation with

the most insulting and degrading language. We
are prevented by want of room from commenting.
at any length upon this curious document. It is,
however, observable, that it distinEtly avows, that
One of the principal objeEts which France had in
view in acquiring Dalmatia, was, " to prote& an an-
' tient Ally, who was constantly oppressed by Russia."
This is a Mom clistinEt ConfeSsion than we expe&ed
of BONAPA474':3 intentions with respeEt to Turkey.
The rest of the intelligencecontained in the French
Papers is not of very great importance ; it is stated,
however, that the French Troops in Germany, in-
stead of advancing towards the Austrian frontierS•,
are approaching the Rhine.
The Legislative Body have presented an Address
to BONAPARTE, in answer to his Speech at the open-
ing 'of the Session. In observing upon that part
of it which relates to his desire for Peace with Eng-
land, upon the basiS' of the Treaty of Amiens, they
say,— _

" Your Majesty has expressed your desire of
Peace with England, taking for its foundations the
stipulatiOnss of the. Treaty. of Amiens—Sire, if the
British Government; placed under new circum-
stances, shall adopt nothing but the real interests of
Great Britain for the rule of its condu&, your Ma-
jesty's wish shall soon be understbod and received
with sentiments worthy of it."
It is stated in a Paper printed under Prussian au-
thority, in Franconia, that Swedish Pomerania,
Brunswick; Lunenberg, and Hanover, will be ceded
to Prussia.

This morning tWoliaKtbdrgh arrived. We
have given •ithe most interesting articles which they
cdritain, 'hut have neither space nor time to Offer
any comments upon them. Our Readers, however,
will observe,• that, according to private accounts;
•Prince ApOtEoN Loots is to be created King of
and that a War between Prussia and France
is considered as ineVitable: It is also sfild, that the
Duke of BM:INS:WICK his negotiated a Treaty of Al-
liance, ofreniiVe and defensive, bet Ween Russia gad
Prussia. •

. ,
. .
Yesterday; ;it two o'clock, a Privy Council was held
at the Council Office in the TreaSury, which was at,
tended by the LORD CHANCELLOR, Sir WM. SCOTT.
(Judge of the Admiralty); Mr. GREY, the MASTER of
the Lord ..\ligro, the ATTothcuy-GE-NERAL,
and Mr. WICKHAM:. Sir BTEPtIEN COTTERELL. and
Mr. FAUKEgER attended as Clerks to the Council.
The business for Which the Council was assembled
was to ini-eStigate a charge of a most heinous' nature..
against Liebterfant
Navy, on suspicion of assisting in the wilful mur-
der Of Nichols, Smith, and Dante, three Seamen
under his commarid, in the East Indies. The Council
tat upon this extraordinary business till six o'Clock.
These three men are said to have been flogged to
death, under circumstances of peculiar horror, and
without the previebOetitenee of a Court
We do not think it just or prudent on ex pine
evidence to enter into the details. On the return of
the witnesses to England they gave information of
the transaaiOn. The
,Prisoner having since been
employed on. board the Fame, a 74 gun-ship, -lying
at Chatham, Mr. GREY gave dire6tions fora telel
graphiedispatch fo he sent to the Port-AdMiral, on
the Jit inst. for the Prisoner to be diScharged, and
delivered into the custody of two Me.i.songers..

SECOND EDITION.

SUI'V-OFFICE,

THREE O'CLOCX, P. M.

WE have just received an Express from Dover,

whiCh states; that a 11,Lissenger from the French

Government had reached that place early this morn-

.ng, with a Flag of Truce but the purport his

visit had not transpired.

TIM HAMBC.RGII MAIL.

I'ANKFORT, MARCH days ago. Marshal
AUGEREAV sent a Courier to Paris, who will return
to-night or to-morrow, and 'whose dispatches will
determine the further operations of the Army in our
environs. The return of this Courier- is expe6ted
with much impatience, and it is-generally believed
that the head-quatters will be removed iMmeciliately
after. But it is said, on
_theother hand,, that Mar-
shal LEPEVRE will arrive here soon. The cavalry
under the command of this General will to;morrow
occupy the environs of Wetzlar. A certain number
of French Troops will liiewisn'enterfthe Country of
Fulda, .and it is expe6ted'that they will occupy Ha-.
nau immediately.' _ _

We are assured that it is now. determined that the
Prince Royal of Wirtemburgh shall marry a Princess
of the Imperial House of France. It is said that the,
King, his father, lias made -the demand, and that
the Emperor NAPOLEONIhas given his consent.
LEIPSIC, MARCH s.—The surrender of the Pro-
vinces lately ceded by Prussia will take place in the
course of the current month:. Wesel will be given
up on the 13th,' as soon as the Prmsians shall have
carried'oti ail the provisions and warlike stores; and
the French will evacuateHanacla about the end of
this month. N;eufchatel and Valengin must be de-
livered up by this time. We are as yet ignorant of
the destination of these two small States. .

Some say that*ZoNAPAaTE intends to give them
to one of his nephews, the son of Prince Louis
and: others assert that he proposes to make a present
of them to Prince NIUdAT. •

A Russian Army; of 30Q,000 men, is colleEting
on the frontiers of Austria and Prussia, end an ex-
traordinary levy of men iris been besides ordered
throughout the Russian Empire.' ,

NOREIBRRG, MARCH 7.—This morning, betwqen
one and two o'clock; between. 2 and 3000 .French
entered, this City, without having given 'any previous
information to the' Magistracy' : their arrival has
strangely surprised us.
ALTONA, MARCH 14.—The, Austrian Ambassa-
dor at St. Peter4burgh.has received orderi, in Corn-
inuiticatind theeaty of Peace of Preshurgh, to de-
clare at the same time, that the said Treaty contains
no secret articles. . .

It has been stipulated in the Convention conclud-
ed between Prussia and Fr*ance;.relative to the ces-
sion of different Countries and Territories; 'that the
French Troops shall soon re-pass the Rhine.

Extra& of a Private Letter from Elamburgh, dated

March 14 : ,
• \
On the 11th instant an Estafette arrived at the
Prussian Minister's, in thiS city; whose dispatches
state, that General Count 1 .AI,Ii.REUTII is about to
quit Paderborn, hi consequence of .certain cir-
cumstances that have arisen between the .Prui-
sian and French Cabinets. Notwithstanding the
Cdtiventiod between Prussia and France, the. Armies
of both these Powers remain on the war establish-
ment. A Russian . Courier arrived at Berlin on
the Bth inst. with dispatches of such great political
inipoildnce. that, from eVery quarter of the Prussian
&Minions advice- has been received. that War be-
tween France and Prussia.is inevitable..,_

. .
The last letters froin,Wesiphalia mention; Jiow-
ever, that the City of Wesel and its envircins will
be ceded by Prus'sia to ihe. fiataVian Republic 5 so
that the River Lippe will form the frontier between
the two Conntriei. Clevei, Embden,, and all the
Prussian part of Friesland is included in this cession.
The provitices thus ceded are to be governed by
Prince N. POLEON who is to receive the title

of kin of Holland of Batavia. The French also
intend ipeedily to occupy all the German provinces
tiet‘ireen the Rhine and the Lippe, and the Weser,
as they call it, provisionally.

Private advices froth PdriS,
,of the
.6th lust, state;
that Connt H.egrowrri, the Prussian. Envoy; is on
the eve of his departnie. His last' conferences with
BONAPARTE were; it is:said, extremely animated and
violent-, It is ,certain that the French Troops only
remain in the South of Germany for the purpose of
dttackitig the. Prnssiatis if all the stipulations and
claims made
.by BONAPARTE to HAUG:WITi are not
agreed to by FREDERICK-WILLIAM.

In the mean time, private letters of tespOtable
aUthority flare been received in this city frem Saint
Petersburgh, which state; that the Duke of Enttqs-
wicx.his negotiated a Treaty of Allitnce, pffenzive
and defensive.; between Russia and Prussia.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF PEERS

. • IVESDAY, MARCg. -18.
The American Intercourse; WoOl; .Army, and
Militia Clothina, and several other Bills, were
brought up, and. read a first titre... .
On the" third reading of the Declaratory Bill, ,
Lord ELLENhOROUGH moved, that it should be
liostponecl until to-tborrow, . when ;the • Noble and
Learned Lord who introduced the' provisoes would
be present. It, was, his
_intention to subrnit to the
.House an entirely neW:ciause, for the purpose of
superseding that of his Noble and Learned Friend.
- The LORD CHANCELLOR stated, thNt he had see.'o.
the new cl..use, and that it, met'witK his entire can-
currence.—Adjourned tillto-morroW.

HOUSE OF 2COMMONg.,

TUESDAY, MARCH I

Mr. ST. EntitAx, froin the Siam of-c- 'se- t
Pre P e
.
an Account of the Net Balances, I-et-nail-ling in the
bands of the bistributorS of-Stamps, en the
.loth
of 06tober,
,1805; and the sth of January,
Ordered to be-printed. ' .•
Mr. EROORE gave notice, that on IVIon ay next
lie is-ot:ld make a MOtion yetatiVe' to certain Con=
tra6ts for British Spirits entered• into by the ViilUal=
ling Office. . •
•
' Mr. Slimy- LEF•iEvRE presented a Pet 1 from the
Governors of St Luke's Hospital for. Lunatics; re-
presenting that, having been surchzrze.Zl and. the
Aa laying a Tax on Menial-Servants; they badiaH
pealed aginst this .I.lreharge to the
°Commissioners,
who informed them,‘ that they
,were not empowered
to exempt themftoM the operation of the ACt, as
they. had not been included arildtig the otler Charit-
able InStitutions exempted by the mt. Pctitkia
therefore prayed, that this Exemption should be ex.-
tended to them as well as to the other Charitable In-
stitutions.—Laid On the Table.

Mr. W. I'VyNNE brought up a Bill for ArrienaiDg
the Dublin Paving AEt.
Some conversation took place on the Bill, in the
course of which
_ _

-vtord DE BI:AQUIERE inquired; if any money had
been raised under the former A& for defraying the
expenees that would be incarked.under it? and was
answered by
WYN-NE, that none had been raised, and that
the present Bill introdUced a prevision empowering
the Lords of the Treasury to issue 5.5,0,0001. for the
putpoies'ef the A. ~ . .
Lord bp. Bt.:AcLuiz4 then made some farther obi
serv4tions, which were. replied to by Mr. Lotig.and
Mr. Wynne, and the Bill was read a first time; and
ordered to be rcad a second time on Thnrsday:
On the Motion of Mr. NVVIDIIAIvi, the House re-
Solved into a COmmittee, to take into. consideration'
the At relative to the :Trade and Commerce of thii
Country with the Cape of Good HoPe. The Com 7
inittee . came to the resolution, that a Bill be
brought in-, authorizing. his Majesty in Council to
make RegUlAtions-conterniiag the Conraierce of the

Cape. ' • •
Mr. WELLEsLnY Pd postpont-i his Motion for'
India Papers to Friday.
The Xmerican Wool -importation till; and the
American Intercourse,Bill,,were.read, a'third time,.
and passed. .
On tbe MOO.Oft of 7Mr.W.I)=JsDA,s, the 'House
resolved itself into. a Committee on the Scotch CreL
ditois-Bill; in which it was agreed that
.the Bill
should continue in force till 14(A. The HouSe hav-:
ing resumed, the Report was received, and the Bili,
ordered to be read a third' time to-morrow.
On' the Motion-of Mr. VANSITTART, the Bill for
continuing the Newfoundland Codrts of Judicature
A& was read a firSt time, acid: ordered to be read a
second time to-morrow.
1-lAwdn-TH; 'from the Exchequer", presented
Aecouhts Of the produce of the Permanent Taxes foc
the last two years, an'Account of the' Public Konded
Debt, and of theprodnee of the Sinking Fund.
• Mr. ALEXANDER brought up a Report. from the
Committee of Ways and Means; aneltheßesolution§.
for raising the Sum of TWelve Millions, by way.of
Exchequer Bills; "were, agreed to; ; and Bills founded
on the said. Resolutions. -Were ordered to be brought

Mr. VitizsitT:laT brought up the Excise Continui
ation, Bill; which NV a s read a iirst time, and ordered
to be read a second time to-rnotrow.

Mr. VAN .sITTAR.T brought up a Bill for continuing
the Laws respecting the Transportation and Confine-
ment of Felons ; which was read a first time; and
Ordered to be read a second time to-morrow.
On the-MotiOn of. Mr. VAI44ITT ART, the House
resolied itself into a Committee on'the Irish Militia
Services Bill ; it was resolved that the Act should re-:
main in force till the 24th of March, 00.—Report
to be received to -Morrow.

Mr. H. AvniNGro.N. gave notice, that he would,
fo,morrow, move for certain Papers respc&ing the
Rajah ofßhurtpore, which Mr. PAULI: had omitted
Ala fotmer Motion.—Adjourned:.:

PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 18.—Artived six or seven
outward bound West Indiamen; from the gowns.
-Sailed' 1' Ainiable Frigate, Hon. Capt. BouNERIE,
and the Ai3vitli Gun-brig, Lieut. KENTISH, with
Convoy to.the Downs. •
The Paulina Sloop of War, Capt. Lumt.Ev.•went
out of Haihour this morning, being ready for Sea.

AlAitcH 17.-Arrived the Jalouse
Sloop of War, of Lis guns, Captain C. STRACHEY,
from Gibraltar; last from Admiral Lord CoLLlNG-
woob's Fleet, with Dispatches ; left the latter, three
weeks since, cruizing off 'CLhz, consisting of -L7
Sail of the, Line. She brings no particulu, news.
Arrived the iris- Ffigate from a Cruize in the
Channel. - • .

, MARCH 18:--The . _king George
Packet, Capt.. SAUNDERS ; and the Prince of Ora. Its,
Capt. A. DEANE, with the iiamburgh, -Bremen,
and "Gthteribnigh Mailg of the 14th inst. are yet ch.-
.tained here by contrary winds. •
Arrived the Aurora, from Amsterdam ; ju,grow
Anizc4 from 'London to Yarmouth, in,ballast De
*lunge '.row 011etiner, ftoni Ernbclen to London,
‘Vith. Oats';' Autiiinn, .1; from Dantiic,
with timber; Two,Sisters, E. Moitto, Master, from
Tenby, With deals 5. and. the PitGettir, J. BOYER,
from firemen, *ith.eott6n, 3,7 c.