The Sun.
London, England, 1801-07-16 00:00:00

STATE PAPER.

VOTE PROM THE HANOVERIAN MINISTRY TO THE ROYAL
PRUSSIAN DIRECTORIAL COUNCILLOR VON 001-151, Rt-
SPECTING THE WITHDRAWING OF THE PRUSSIAN
TROOFS FROM THE ELECTORATE OF HANOVER-

" Hanover, ymne 14.
" His Majesty the King of Prtissia havinr, in the be-
ginning of April of the present year, unexpeetedly order-
ed Corps of his Troops hitherto acting with the Army of
Observation, termed star tne general defence, to take posses-
Ilion of the District; in Germany belonging to His hntaiinic
-Majesty, as Elector or Brunswick and Lunenbure, the ,:auses
rand motives which induced His Majesty the King of Prus-
sia to resort to this extraordinary and unexpected measure,
were stated to the German Ministry of His Britannic Ma_
testy, in a written declaration o tne 3oth of M inei of the
Inesent year, on the part of His Prussian Majesty, by
la Minister of State, .of War, and of the Cabinet, Count
oshulenburg, Sent to Hanover for that vrpose. These
causes and motives were founded on tile differences
Vest had arisen between His Britannic Majesty and the
'Crewns of Denmark and Swe.ien, on account of the Pe.
tersbureh Convention of the 16th or December, tFoo ; on
the proceedings of England against Denmark and Sweden ; on
'the engagements 01' Prussian Majeaty ter nis Allies,
agreeably' to his accession to the Petersoingh Convention,
anal particularly on the circumstance that Ern land-would not
resort tis rtitiana for an arn;eabieseetlement cf tnese differences.
1-lence His Prussian Majesty dAticed his resol ition " not
only to shut up the M,aitlis of the Elbe, Weser, and Ems,
but also to take possession of the States of His Majesty tic
.Kll-g of the United Islands of Great Britain and I relsnd, si-
tuated in (;..rimny, and belonging to him as Elector Bruns-
wick and Inunitnure." His Prussian Majesty added, in his
Letter asElresaeci to Hts Britannic Majesty's German Mini-
sters atipanover, " teat the said •Doelaration related to the
`difierences that had arisen between England and the Northern
Powers, and was to be considered-merely as a necessary con-
sequence of the disasreeable circumstances that had taken
place." By the circumstances and causes, thereforq assign-
ed as the reason on the part of Prissia, the agreement was
irelative, which His Britannic Majesty's Getman Mini-
Pters, together with the General. commanding his German
Troops, were obliged to enter into on the 3d of April of the
present year, and whereby, uhder the existing circum-
stances, the entrance of the Prussian Troops, and their
tnaintenance by the King's general possessions, were agreed
to.-e-lt is now well known, that the circumstances and
causes formerly existing, have been entirely changed and
removed in the course of the month of April, and still more
in the course of May, so that circumstances, at present, are
itatheethe reverse. Hostilities have ceased between Eng-
land and the Northern Powers, 'and so far from rejed-
means for an amicable settlement, immediate friend.
measures have been taken on both sides, and the
rovvos of Denmark and Sweden, imitating the wise sen-
timents of His Majesty the present Emperor of Russia, are
Ottally engaged in amicably settling the ditflences with the
British Government. The happyissue of these peaceable
Negotiations not being doubted by any of the Parties, the Bri-
tish Government began rendering Commerce free in the Bal-
tic
; P`""ja, Detimerk, and Sweden have restored the com_
linerinrceiV intercourse by public Declarations ; and the Embargo
on Eng Ships is ag taken ff. ants Majesty the King olishf Prussiain havißng,ussia duringain the course of
these siuccessive chang.eS, permitted all commercial and other
intercourse with His Britannic Majesty's Subjeds, which has
likewise
the rPained undisturbed by England, with respell to
has 0,3 Prussianloo ter States, it is evident that His Prussian Majesty
his any cause for allowing measures to be taken, on
„, part, against the Crown of England. But His Majesty the
King; of Prussia has also declared already, that the measures
'ine h had been formerly taken, conlit now no longer be deem-
applieable and expedient, so that, on the part of Prussia,
the shutting up attn., rivers is entirely annulled, and the na-
vigation of the Elbe and Weser has been again declared free.
His Majesty the King of Pnissia, from the same conside-
ration, has likewise demanded from the Crown of Denmark,
and etleaed, the evacuation of Hataiburgh and Lubeck,
and withdrawn the troops that had been stationed in the
Dutch), of Oldenhurgh forl th.e purpose of occupying the
Left Banks of the Weser.. is impossible, therefore, that
the occupation of His Britannic Majesty's Dominions, which
had ?teen connected with the shutting of the Rivers, and
grounded on the same causes, can alone remain and continue.
On the contrary, it appears evidently, from a wholeh course
of the proceedings, that the causes no longer
which furnished the ground for the Letter waddressederetoexx
King's Ministry here by the King' of Prussia, on the 3oth of
.March, the Declaration made by His Majesty in conse_
!pence thereof, and the Agreement afterwards entered
Into. It is impossible to consider this agreeably to His
Majesty's wisdom . and justice, but as something which
cannot be mistaken by hint, and which, in the events
already stated, has already been admitted and acknowledged
by His Majesty. The sentiments which His Majesty the
King 0f Prussia entertains for His Britannic Majesty, and a
fiiendly relation subsisting between hint and the Crown of
England, will, therefore, leave no doUbts on this subjed,
Without being under ..the necessity of recurring to the na-
ture of the Constitution of the German Empire, and the
Union of its States with each other, with resped to this busi-
ness, which relates entirely to a foreign kingdom, and which
has always been, and will ever remain, foreign to the Domi-
nions Which His Majesty possesses as Eleaori and as a State
of the German Empire. All this is grounded- on the firm
eostielenee which His Britannic Majesty here wishes to mas
nitest, that His Majesty the King of Prussia will not hesitate
to'vvithdraw his Troops from His Majesty's German Domi-
nions ; and that maintenance- will no longer be demanded for
these Troops, which has been so burthensome to the Coun-
try. The Minister has, for' this purpose, addressed this
Note to the Prussian Diredorial Councillor, VON Douai,
entreating him, at the same time, to forward it to his Court,
and to cited a speedy resolution in consequence.
(Signed)
CL. 8.) BY THE ROYAL AND ELBCTORAL MINISTRY.
,To the Royal Prussian Diredlorial Councillor, Von
Dona', at Hornburgh.

The Brig Sea.Nyrnph returned to New York ofi
the 7th of June, having sprung a leak,

REPORT.

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COURT OF KING's BENCH, GUILDHALL, JULY i 5
SITTINGS BEFORE LORD KENYON AND A srzcLAL JURY.

LEE v. DRINKALD.

THt Defendant, a lighterman, was some time ago
employed by the Plaintiff, who is a cornmerchant,
to carry on shore a quantity of rice from a ship lying
in the River Thames. The rice was put on board
a barge, and taken to the Dundee wharf, kept by
a man of the name of Brown. This being an holi-
day, a land-waiter could not be procured from the
Custom-house, and the barge was moored along-side
the wharf. - For
.three tides every thing continued
well, but on the fourth the water got into the barge,
and she sunk. When the tide ebbed the rice was
got out, but in such a damaged state, that it was
found necessary to carry it up •to Barn Elms to be
kiln dried. Having gone through this operation, it
was again fit for use, but it was deteriorated in its
value to the amount of 384.1. To recover this sum
the Atlion was brought) and as it was evident that
the Plaintiff was entitled to a full compensation, the
only question was, who was bound to make good
the loss, the lighterman or the wharfinger ? '
Mr. ERSKINE, leading Counsel for the Plaintiff,
contended strongly for the liability of the Defendant,
as • the accident had happened entirely through his
means. The barge was not river worthy. In her
fore part, she was so crazy, that a mark was made
with chalk, beyond which it must not be weighed
down, and thus rendered it necessary to put all the
casks aft ; the barge becoming a lever of the second
order, the water had the most astonishing power
upo,,, and raised 'her almost •perpendicular. The
water poured in. at the stern, and she went to the
bottom. It would be said, perhaps, that the night
when the accident took place there was a watchman
on board. Perhaps a watchman was on board,
hut it lay with the Defendant to chew that he was
of any service. 'The Law always afted on pre-
sumption till the contrary was proved, and it was a
well known intendment of the Law, that every
Watchman sleeps on his po:,t. The Gentlemen of
the Jury bad probably_heard of the wonderful cure
performed a few years ago upon an illustrious
Nobleman. who had been long.affii&ed with such
such an irritability of nerves, that he was a stran-
ger to repose. His Lordship was attended by the
most eminent of the faculty, and every medicine
was prescribed which could -in any degree tend
to remove his malady. All, however, was in
vain, and he daily wasted away in the most alarm-
ing manner. At last a friend advised him for one
night to do the duty of the Parish, Watchman.—
His Lordship was a good deal startled at the pro-
posal ; but to gratify the wishes of his Family, he
consented to make the experiment. He was now
told, that this. was not a mere frolic, but that
he must protect the property of the inhabit ants
against depredation, and watch the Parish bona fide.
He assured every body, - that he should be on the
alert the whale night, and that the doors and win.
down within his walk might safely be left unlocked
and unbarred. He put on his great coat, hung his rat-
tle by his side, 'took a bludgeon in one hand, and a
lanthorn in the other, was introduced with great
ceremony to his brother watchmen by the constable,
and then began his rounds. But alas ! upon enter.
ing his bex, after calling twelve o'clock, his Lord-
ship dropped asleep, and next morning at eight, he
was found still under the dominion of Morpheus.
it appeared that the Plaintiff had sustained, the
injury he complained of, hut both Judge and Jury
were of opinion that the responsibility of the
Lighterman ceases as soon as the barge was moored
opposite the wharf.
• Verdi& for the Defendant.

[The same point was decided in the time of Lord
MANSFIELD, in the case of Vandyke and Wood.]

MISS HOMPESCH.—On Thursday afternoon a
Jury. sat at the Duke of York Public-house at Bat,
tersea, on the body of this unfortunate young Lady,
who shot herself, as stated in our Paper of Satur-
day. They brought in their Verdi t, Lunacy.—
From the testimony of a female servant of Mrs.
/6 CHAR DSON, at whose house Gen. HOMP ESCH and
his daughter resided in Battersea-fields, it appeared
that the deceased was for some time in a despond-
ing way, the cause of which she would not commu-
nicate to any one ; that on the day previous to the
melancholy catastrophe, she wrote two letters, one
to her father, and the other to a friend in Germany.
These letters were found on a table in •the apart-
ment where the rash ad was committed. In the
letter to her father she begged, as her dying re-
quest, that her Heart might be sent to her dear
friend in Germany. Several professional Gentlemen
attended on the Jury when the head was opened,
and likewise the body, from whence the Heart was
taken out by the express desire of the General, to be
sent according to the tenour of the deceased's let-
ter. On Friday the body was conveyed to New-
ington Church-yard for interment, attended by one
mourning coach. On Monday the General left town
for Weymouth, to join his Regiment.—The de.
ceased-was a natural daughter of General HOAIP ESC H
(an only child), beautiful in her person, and amiable
in her manners. Excessive sensibility to a circum-
stance of a domestic nature is the cause.assigned for
her melancholy fate.
BOURKE, who engaged in the Pugilistic Contest
on Monday last on Wimbledon Common, had a very
severe drubbing, which, according to all accounts,
he very well deserved. He broke into the ring,
and insulted many persons, in order to provoke
them to fight with him. At length Belcher, whom
he had reproached with cowardice, and inability to
contend with him, agreed to measure power,4 and
in about twenty minutes Bourke's features retained
no appearance of " the human face divine," and
he bad hardly strength sufficient to declare that " he
had had enough." The blood flowed so plentifully
from him, covering his whole body, that the Wags
on the spot compared him to a bail'd lobster. Such
was his' behaviour previous to the battle, that he
was pitied by nobody, as all agreed that he ,seemed
as if " be wanted to be licked."

The Danish Ship Speculation, from New York to
Naples, has been captured by a -.l3rltish Ship and
sent into Madeira. .

EDINBMGII, JULY It.

THE Right Hon. HENRY DUNTIAS arrive on
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'Wednesday at Arniston.

The Court of Session adjourns this day for the
Autumn Vacation.

Yesterday morning the Fieet for the Elltic sailed
from Leith Roads with a fair wind.----It is said that
about. forty of these vessels are to bring grain to
Leith.

On Thursday se'nnight were landed at Aberdeen
from Shetland, two Companies of the R,,s,..shire
Militia, under the command of Captain .Si 'JAMES
DUNBAR. They had ben in garrison at Fort
Charlotte, Lerwick, for upwards of a year. They
came in two transports, under convoy of the Pouncer
Gun-vessel ; and 'on Wednesday morning marched
for the Head-quarters of the Regiment at Montrose.
Yesterday wheat advanced in price in Hadding,
ton market, but all other grain declined. Best oa
were 45. per boll down, and the second sorts fully-
more so.

. From Mull,' Argyleshire, we have acco.unts of a
favourable season, with the appearance of a plenti-
ful crop of all kinds ; and herrings being caught in
great quantities in Lochsercedan.

CIRCUIT COURTS.
The following are the appointments for the en-
suing Autumn Circuits :
Weit—Lord Justice CLERK and Lord MET lIV EN.
Inverary, - • - Wednesday, Sept. 2.
GlatTow, - Monday, - 7.
Stirling, _ - Saturday, - tz.
Mrtb—Lord DUNSs.NAN and Lord CULLEN.
Inverness, - Friday, Od. 9.
Aber&en, - - Friday, - 16.
Perth, - Wednesday, - at.
South•-Lo;d CRAIG and Lord ARMADALE.
Air,- - - Friday, Sept. 4.
Demfries, - 'Wednesday, - 9.
jedhurgh, - - Monday, -