The Sun.
London, England, 1806-09-10 00:00:00

EAGLEF, SEPT. 8.

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Yesterday (Sunday) this magnificent . place exhi-
bited the moat delightful scene, In order that this
day of rest shotild contribute to the happiness of the
surrounding. Country; the Noble-Proprietor, ordered
that the gates of the 'Park should be opened, and free
admission given to every description of persons..—
Trlis Lordship had provided a military hand, which
payed in front of the Colonade 3 but it needed
not this attra'jion to invite. the Multitude, which
approached from every entrance, and gave the Park
beautitial effed. About four/ o'cloek
the concourse of • people • was immense; when
the Plutica, the DUKE of CLARENCE, Lord and
Lady HERTF6RD, with, the lest of their Noble
Guesmi appeared in the balcony, under the.grand co-
;.onade-='-the 'whole forming a most interesting sight;
To describe the joy that pervaded every countenande
Would be impossible, and this happy scene lasted-
until half past five o'clock, during which one could
billy discover the great anxiety to approach •their
Prince, always observing the utmost respell. At ii
times one felt as if the press to gain a nearer view
el their Royal Highnesses would shake the very
foundation of the edifice. Their Royal High-
hessek seemed remarkably cheerful and pleased
with the different groupeS, and encouraged by their
teftidescencling.and amiable manners feelings. which
were to fill the bosom of, every spedatoe, 'The
Band continued to. play all the evening, and I he-
liete it was ',very late ere these happy visitors reach-
ed their several homes, but preserving the greatest
quiet;
The Royal Party leaves this hospitable mansion -
to-morrow for Ross-Wall, near Shrewslsury,Ahe
seat of CECIL FORESTER, Esq.
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Our Readers will remetnber ttrAf we gaVe.ati am-
ple account of the. late hearing iii thee:Dun of Chan
cery on the subject of Lord CHEDWOR'IIeS as
well as the Letters weittea by Dr; PAart,,,which
were read in Court, in contradiEtidn to the tendency
of the Doelor's affidavit, purporting that the de-
ceased Nobleman .was disordered in his—mind.
• The article of Plate which was presented by Lord
CHEDWORTH to Dr. PARR, by request of the latter,
consisted, we understand, of a Tureen and Ladle,
and the following is the inscription which Dr. PARR
wrote, in order to save his Noble Patron from the
,trouble of composing one, and himself from
any
Violation of modesty by too complimentary an eulo-
glum :

"SAMUFLI PARR, L.L.D.
Vito, ob Ingenium peracre ct perelcgans,
Etpditionem multiplicem et reconditam;
' Singularem Libertatis Amorem,
Et Mentem Simultationem ornnino nesciam;
Eximio, ;,••
Hocte, sumritte sux observantix,
Et constantissimm ergs cum Benevolentim Alonimentum.
JOHANNES, BARO DE CHEDWORTH,
Anna Sacro MDCCCIII."

TRANSLATION.
TO SAMUEL PARR, L.L.D.
A ma'i celebrated for an extraordinary, acute, & elegant genius,
Universal and profound erudition,
A distinguished Lover of Liberts+,
And a mind unconscious of deception,
JOHN BARON CHEDWORTH
Has dedicated this MEMOR I A L,
In testimony of his high opiniori
And uninterrupted regard,
A. D. 1803.

Whatever might be the materials with' Which a
Caledonian Critic and an Irish Poet were -recently'
going to assail each other, it is evident the New-
spaper Writers are determined to keep up the tall,

.13,11iB,IDOES, JUL? 22

His Majesty's Ship ~Itexitnt-kr, Hon. E. D..l,:i;:•G,
.Ciiinmandt;r, with the following VesSels under coli-
H;vOy, arrived here on Sunday last :---ShipS*.Malvina,
Dublin, and Orford, for Jamaica ; Baltic Merchant,.
and .York, for Antigua ; 'Union, for Grenada • Aram-
, ,
dalen, for St. Vincent; Recovery, for St. Kitt's
Favourite, for. St. Thomas's ; for Tobago ;
;and Charming Eliza,' for
,Barbadoes. They left
Spithead on the_ 12th ult. and Falmouth, th&i 6th;
twenty,one Sail in company, seven of which have
proceeded to the Southern Colonies, and four, for
Africa. By the Agamemnon, just arrived from A&
miral COCHRANO Squadron, we learn; that they
were left on the 17th inst. off Antigua, on their re,.
turn there.. It appears also, that the Enemy's. Squa,-
dron was joined on ther7th instant by another Line-
of- battle Ship, making their force superior by three
to ours in view of them the preceding day.
JULY 26.—Sir ALEXANDER COCHRANZ, -in the
Northumberland, arrived at Antigua on the 17th in-
stant; and according to late accounts from Lee-
. ward, Sir J. B.,WARREN'S passed St. Thomas's on
the 'above day, in quest, of. the Eneffiy. If recent
accounts: from. St.. Lucia are' to be credited, the
Enemy, is contriving further annoyance to these
:Islands, it being confidently affirmed there that ano-
,ther Squadron (said to be from Rochefort, under
Admiral ALAMONO is momentarily expe6ted at 'Mar-
tinique. Lord SEAFORTH yesterday took his, de-
parture, from this Island, on board the' Ship Severn,
Captain Wairsot,:, with the homeward-bound trade,
under convoy of His Majesty's Ship AgameMnOn.
The Honourable President INCE succeeds, to the Go-
vernment, and will be swOrn into office oh Monday
next.

JULY 29.—The public will hear (and we record
it)' with the keenest regret and sorrow, that yester-
6ay; which, had been appointed for the swearing in
as President and Commander in• Chief dthis Island
of the Honourable Jontv INCE, terminated- the
earthly honours and career of pnblic duty of this
faithful, indetatiiable, and zealour Officer of our
ChlOnial Government, and valuable Member of the
,Community.. His death was occasioned by an ac-
cident, of- a Negro's driving 'a horse 'furiously (a
practice whiCh it' is to be,wotidered has not been
attended with more frequent fatal effects) , against
him about 14 days ago, just as he had mounted
his own ; from which he was precipitated, and
feceived such a contusion generally throughout, his
fithme, as, although at the moment it did not appear
to be attended with any.alarming Consequences, has
thus cut off one of the best ornaments of the Coun-
try, at the very moment he. was, for a second time;
about to enter upon the duties of its most impor-
tant office; and had but just attained the 50th year.
of his age.

.
The route of the French Squadron through the
West.lndies„and the progress of that of the. British
;in quest of them, have at length terminated, but in
• 'its result not with that brilliancy which' we have
been taught to expel from the established- enter-
prize and unconquerable spirit of our Navy. Pur-.
suing the accounts of. the hostile Squadrons in their
respe6tive tracks, from, the period and _situation in.
which our last accounts stated them to. be, we find,
that on the 4th instant the French Fleet anchored
at St: Alartin's, to.procure pilots for Tortola, _pro-
fessedly bound there for the Aestrudion of our
trade that had escaped from St. Kitt's, and which
they imagined would take. refuge there; and having.
received these on board, they sailed again.the same
evening. On the' mottling of the sth Admiral
COCARANE appeared off Si: John's (Antigua),. and
being apprised of the Enemy's'objeal, immediately
bore up after him, and paSsed St. Bartholomew's
at day-light on the 6th. At ten A. M. the same
morning Gut.l4.e.ttmEz's Squadron, consisting' of
eight, Sail, passed. to leeward of the harbour of St.'
Thomas, within gun-shot, under their three top-
sails ;' and immediately after the British Squadron,
of-six Sail, hove in sight under. a- heavy press of
sail, standing.dire& tOr the Ehemy, and bore down,
at meridian, within gun-shot .of him. At this mo-
ment (the shores of St. Thomas crowded with anxi-
ous spe6tators on the tip-toe of expectation, ,waiting
the pending battle; which now seemed inevitable)
the British Squadron took in sail, and hove, to;-
while the Enemy, indifferent as to- the tight;
yet 'not daring to seek it, continuin4 under easy
sail, pursued his course through the Salt Rock Pas-
sage, and stood tothe Northward. Our Ships haying
lain by foran hourl filledagain their topsails, and hahl-
ing their wind, beat up-for Tortola, w here they brough t
up
.on Monday morning ; at which time, according;
to the report .of a Pilot-boat Schooner returned' •
from OILLEAVMEZ'S Squadron .to. St. Thomas's, die
enemy Was, laying by to the northward of that
,Island ; and two British Frigates Were watching
their motions,, with orders to report to our Admiral
at Tortola, where he was left at anchor on the tOth'
instant.

We derive these particulars from Captain Wit-
.
,LIAMSi of the Schooner Gipsey, which arrived here
yesterday morning. He left St. ThoMas's on the
9th, and next day, touching at Tortola, 'spoke
,the
Northuntterland. with our Squadron as above-stated,
at anchor the e,

' In revi'ew►ng the enemy's escape, and the cir-
cutristances..under which it has, been efleaed, we
must confess, ,that in the first impulse ofdisappoint-
/mut the efforts of our unequal Squadron have
not been duly - appreciated: Accustomed to hear
only of the via:hies of our Navy, we have been.
hurried on to expe&, under an existing disparity
Of force which could not justify the risk of a battle,
,that our Admiral would commit the safety of the
West Indies to the chance of a contest that no corn:.
mon prudence would have justified; and which
might; in .its result,: have giien to BONAPARTE
those " Ships, Colonies, •and Commeree," he so ar-
dently pants after. The More clearly'to shew this,
let us examine the comparative force of each Squa-
dron, without taking the Frigates on either side into
the calculation.

BRITISH. FRENCH.
Northumberland - 74 Fnuatoyant --• 84 Canada - 74
Elephant . - 74 Cazard
74 Agamemnon - - - 64 Patriot
Imnettieux - -- 74
duns 286 Aolus - -
- 74

Guns 4;4
Thus we see that the Enemy, in the advantage of
two Ships, has no less than 168 pieces of heavy can -
non in his favour.