The Sun.
London, England, 1808-02-26 00:00:00

would, in effedf, be an attcrnpt tointerferewithlhat
GoVernineat in'a manner w!nat could not be brook.
ed by nay independent Country. We long ago pre.
dieted that it would be impossible for Lord GREN-
vutz twartily to coalesce with his nth., connexions,
but we little thought that he would thus have cam
rrrtted himself in opposition to one of their funda-
mental doarines.

Yesterday a Committee of the Privy Council net
at the Cockpit, Whitehall, and proceeded to bear a
number of Prize Appeals.
The Duke of PORTLAND is confined with' a bad
cold, and in consequence 'a Cabinet Council Was
ypsterday held at, Burlington-House, at two o'clock,
instead of the Foreign Office.
Wednesday being His Royal Highness the Duke
of CAMBRIDGE'S, Birth-day, the same was kept by
the Qualm and PaiNcEsses; at Frogmore Lodge.
The Dukes of CAMBR/DGE, SLISSEX, and KENT
were of the party. They staid till His MAJEsti
returned from London, when they all retired to the
Palace for the remainder of the evening. His Royal
Highness's tradesmen of Windsor also, had a meet-
ing at the Tuns Tavern, on the occasion, to cele-
brate the day, where they sat down to an excellent
dinner, and spent the day with mirth, harmony,
and conviviality. Many loyal songs,' toasts, and
sentiments were sung and said ou the oecesion.
They broke up at the early hour of one irt the
morning.
His MAJESTY did not ride out yesterday morn-
ing. The QUEEN and, Princess ELIZABETB took
an airing to Frogmore.
A Court of Common Council was held yesterday
at Guildhall, which was very numerously attended.
—The Coutt agreed to Petition the House of Com-
mons"for leave to bring in Bills for the improvement
of Smithfield. Market, and for extending the Powers
of the Oourt.of Requests in the City ; and the Pe-
titions being prepared, were dirtiSted to be signed by
the Town Clerk, and presented to the House of
Commons by the Sheriffs, attended by the Remem-
brancer.

His Majesty's Schooner Sea Lark, Lieutenant
BANKS, who was sent over by Vice-Admiral Rus-
SELL.
in a Flag of 'Truce to the Texel, to inquire
into-the particulars concerning the loss of the Flora,
returned to Yarmouth last Monday. Lieutenant
BANKS was the bearer of a private letter froin
Captain PUCIFT, commanding the blockade of the
Texel, to Captain BLAND, of the late Flora ; but
the Dutch ,Officer who came out to meet., the,
. Schooner would neither permit . her to go into the'
"I'exel, nor Would* he receive the private letter,
which- was open, .and contained-only intelligence
of Captain BLAND'fi family. He said he had itiu
his orders to have no sort ofcemmunicatinn what,
ever.with any thing coming from England; either
private or public, ,and therefore Lieutenant .11,tims'
was under the neceSsity, of corning, tway, with the
:information only, ~that the Flora was wrecked on'
the coast of Holland, but 'that every person was
saved,

. A general Review, by the Commander' in Chief,
of all the Volunteer C)rp,i, C:ivilry and Ittfantr)i,
belonging to Lothion at),:t W,strointter, and ten
mites round, will take, place in Hyde Park about the
middle of next month.

One thousand Recruitfi
.are now raising for the
East India Company, in Scotland,lod are i.:xpeaeli
to be.scompleted • and:reacly to send out with the
Autumn Fleet.

FRaNC.n DPCIIEES PORTUGAL...---We' have re=
eenied'another Decree by GeneraljurroT, °Merin,.
that all. Bills; signed or indot'sed by the subjets of
Great'Britain, are to be paid to the holder ; but be is
to prove.tbat the. same bills really belong to him and.
give security- for the due execution of the decrees
against English property; also a proclamatios by the
Governors of be Kingdom of Portugal to the 11turd of
Public Revenue, ordedng, that the tenants of the
Crown shall'pay, one moiety of their rents in gra
of the grain, one-halt is to beat the disposal of Alio
Victualling Board,, for the use of the army ; the
other half to be sold to the people.
GI3I,TERAL Wityrntocii Tit A L---21ST
DAT
Maidr KING :and 1,10.11.-C,ALmoi DAV of' tlie sth
Regiment, were: inCeek;lVely f'Vuoined, and detailed
the operation of tite-two wings of ihtt Regitylot
under their respeative etnntnands. Brigadier-Gen:
',visas,/ then ty.tgan his narrative.

The4*Opera-lio,use baiinesi did noCcorne on yeiter.
day,. n was expected, It is postponed for a fon-
night.
'I: lie Lord Lieutanat of Ireland ilas been pleved
to appoint GIFFAHI), ESCI. tt) ate thrice of
ACCOUlltarit.,Gellerai 01 Ilia May...sty 'd
ReVelltlCt (Xf
Customs in Ireland.

Captain D'AuvitllGNT has recently arrived in this
country. This Gentierrian' was alipnitnd Gover-
nor of Heligoland, by Adh RussEu„ on the
Capture of that kland, in which station he condOted
himself vrith so MUCII• honour and biunanity. that
he left it with the deep regret of the inhabitants,
who, through the medium of the litaotrates trans-
milled an Achireas to him, iexpreisive'of the highest
re Peet and, gratitude, and ',who have since strewn
their esteem ibr him, by orderinta piece of Plate,
64 a memorial of theirfeelitig,l4 This Gentleman is
a brother of the Doke Da Boutra.6l4, and a Cap-
tain in the British Navy.

K2lllEl4l' M4CRAPI, Eel. late of the 76th ttegi
ment,, is Appointed Deputy Paymaster-General in
the Island of!Jamaica and the Leeward'lslands.r-
Gentleirian., we understand, has served about
thirty years in die army, five , and. twenty of those
in India, where be has seen much a&uul service im
cler the late General Sir El.= Coors, General STU-
ART, Marrois CORNWALLIS, and Lord LAKE• .Under
the 'command of this latter, though only -a Lieute-
nant-Colonel, he, commanded a Brigade, and did
duty as a Brigadier at. the siege of Bhurtpore, lie
commanded the Storming party which capturetl,the
Fortress of Diege, 234 December, 1804, and also
the second St or tnjug party at Bhurtpore, 2 Ist him.
pry, 'Mao, and on both occasions received the pub-
lic tlitinks of that gallant General, Lord LA KR, now
no more. We mention these particulars in justice
to Modest merit.