The Sun.
London, England, 1801-04-03 00:00:00

CUXHAVEN, MAR cii 2g.

AN ENGLISH Gentleman who .came down the
Elbe last night, states, that he met seventeen or
eighteen Gun-boats going from Wuckstrat to Ham_
burgh, With what intention is not known.

.T.he Danes have affi.ally demanded a very large
surn_of money from Ha burgh, and in case of non.
compliance, six thousand men will instantly take
possession of the City.---The Senate have refuieci,
and will, it is iuppcised, be obliged to implore.

:0 1 9cII3"II'VIENNA, MARcn 18.

Yerr-Etin•i CoUrier from:Buda, lirought us
th melancholy intelligence of the.death of Her lin-
.
perial Highness the Arclidutchess ALEXANDRA
PAD LOW NA, the Consort of the Archduke jos E•PH,
Palatine of ffungdry, and sister to the- Hereditary
Princess of MicKLEtilltilto So.:mita tx.

• On the 13th arrived-here thealikes.,of Attootr..
L RMEand Bz ART) of the Corps of CONDE, And-on

Sunday ther were presented to-
_Their IMPERIAL
MAJESTIES, the QUEEN Of and the whole
Imperial Family. .

CONSTANTINOL_Lei, FAS .25-

-The Turkish Astrologers having declared that
tfle
23d inst. was the most fortunate day for the. •
sailing of the Turkish Fleet, it got under sail on
that and the following day, and proceeded to the
road •or hu.schatar, whence it will again sall4rith' 71:
the first fait wind. This naval armament, which if".
destined against EDF, consists or Four Ships
the Line, Seven Frigates, and a number of' kl/411"7',ii
boats, which will be joined by Fifty othera• irc„
Rhodes.—The CAPTAIN PACIIA commands thii
Squadron in person, and the Ship of the Line in
which he sails is very imgnificently fitted up, and 1

~provided with every convenience. The English
Admiral, Lord KEITH, will not sail from Marmara
till he is joined by the Squadron of the CAPTAIN
NCH A.

According to accounts froin the Turkish Gimp,
the Dr:agontAn of the GRAND VIZIER has died of

the iflague• . ,
• • 7--• - • _ AV 1 s; rel
Cl7'l' BUSINESS.
rd,

A
te.re ourt of Common Council was held yestettlaY
at Guildhall, present the Lottp KAY"' Mr. Rem
corder, Mr. Common Serjeant, four Aldermen, the
Sheriffs, and a considerable number of Commone. • •
The Proceedings of the last CLAM being teat and'
confirmed,
Mr. Alderman CURTIS presented a Petition
the court hind the Whatfingers'and Lightermeti re.
siding in the City of London and Borough of Soilth-'
wark ; which after being read, and the Parties -
heard, was ordered to lie on the Table.
A. Report from the Navigation Committee was ,f
i 1
presentecLby Mr. WADU, , Crolii
respetting the oi
-Ganal, Grand Surrey Canal, and the Iron 1t41.31(14,
which was read, setting forth they still CO'.
in the same opinion, and referred the Court 101.110,1',„
former Reports: • • * .
• ' . • .'
A Report of the same Committee-on tivre'.l4,*--
of the Subscribers to the Canal frOin On cfoy"„
,'•
Rotherhithe was yead;'requestlng permissiOn .7;
„,
the Canal to 'communicate Witlfthe .Thr°„l'
on paying an annual: sum for. the qos,s..ilie4o.s.r:''
may sustain, . • - 4. -;1;114-.
•
A Motion Was.madf to. avec therewith, u..
MrAlTilliikN;- rfiniihtlnienti • thal!,
the words after "That" be left out, and the wl!'
lowing substituted, viz.—" That- the
*Report bt,).
referied back' to _the said Committee,.to re.ConsiLleFt
and tlfar they be instrudled to consider how;
the :proposed Canal Would be injurious tolietwff
cOnderned -in the
_Trade and .Navigaan •of:
eltiver Thames ;•'. and -r4ort their ',opinion-thelAt
to. the next Court.
Mr;Peputy-C4cio Di it tit tricot:aided the.
ment, and after along Debate, arid ,ztie'!iziles.ts6P-
being put, it was at length negatived. It WA
then moved that the Seal of this City beafaXelt?
the Lill, which. was agreed to, and it' wAs ifstt`.,p
agtecei.that the City's -Seal should be affixed-to
-Bilis of the grand Surrey Canal, end the Iron.Ratket'
way Coinpany.
A Petition was presented by Mr.* Alderinao
'CURTIs from the inhabitants of Tower Ward, pray'
ing that that part of Lower Thames.strget, -00°'
site .the Customhouse may be widened, as an or.
portimity now offers ;
which ,after being r.eako ,
the Parties heard, was recerred tO. the Comitutt":'.
,:
of City Lands to examine, and report their"Opiniot!,
to the next Court.
The Committee of Controls l over the Coal 04,
Corn Meters Report on the Bill before Parliirment •
for regulating the Coal Trade, ,Will read, and e
(erred back to the said Committee, to, take SUe.,
steps as they should be advised to invest the Coop
of Aldermen with the powers stated in the Bill.
The Aldermen in Parliament were requested to
support the said:Bill. • ova I.'.f
A Report was made from the same Commtttc-0,
the Petition of the Deputy Corn-meters,, rr"*
r their.
-
mending an increase to their allowance ,or
of all
labour, of one Penny per Last in the tillage
Grain, which the Court agreed to.
be atl
Mr. JAMES DIXON moved, " That it
hlish a
instrudion to the said Committee, to Pu the
Weekly Account of all' Corn imported into
ho
Port of London, in all the Morning Papers' w
was unanimously agreed to.
'aßill
The Remembtancer laid before the Courts
Pier.
now in the House of Commons, for building mit'to
at Sheerness ; which •was referred to the Com
l'am
for improving the Navigation of the River
theta
tel consider, and report . to the next ...mat
- opinion thereon.
City Brielg:
Messrs. SPECK and GALLALIN, the f tue
,• masters, laid' before ,the Court •an Account ewe
'Receipts and Disbursements of the &kir 800.
-Estates from Christmas 1799, to Chrism. ,
The Court ordered them to lie on the Table' • ,
The Court adjOurned at four o'clock.. •

. ~.

• -•
,Yesterday two men, and a woman of the:olge able
-41±siin) Rpprehended the preceding eveningfiY ta,
:Oity! Officers in Holiday-yard, Creed-lang,
gare-hill, were examined at the MansiOn.hqusSi /vc".:
suspicion of heing the persons who Some tiole."Oi'es'
.robb'ed the Rye and Hastings Mails : 011*
,staidp:out of the hags were found upon them•
nqe committed far re-examination. d his
few evenings since, as a Gehtleman
dauglier We travelling in a post-chaise
re
Reading to by
London they were stopped living
foots, and the Gentleman hesitating at
ebalse
itis property, one of the villains fired at the
which htened the young Lad'irt hot she
'went into fitS, and died in a few ours.
The Cathtinef,'RobiriSiiii *Coattiroaded, for emu,
don, }4 dare after. being °
u. ,ton se at. sucerton,,
Hasiirii' Sand. so m4ch t

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C`;-„ NZWS.
4.:0 T.

Non Jill inoelium prlagi, sa-auvtgue ttidentem,
Sea' Nab; torte datum.

PLYMOUTH, Ariz, s.

the Brig Perseverance, of and trtm
Shields, ANDREW ELLIOTT master, laden with
coals, captured off Dover by the Elyinz Fish French
lugger Privateer, of 14 guns, and re-taken by the
.Iqpnouth hired Armed Lugger. The same Priva.
teer also captured the grig Peggy and Polly, of Sun.
derland, laden with coals, and sent her into Calais.

Sailed the Centaur, and Excellent, of 7+ guns
each, to join the Channel Fleet.

Arrived the Brig Eliza, Join/ COLLINGS mas-
ter, with wines, from Guernsey.

PORTSMOUrie, Arßtt, s.

SAILED the Ray:bier Sloop of War, with several
Vessels under convoy, for Guernsey ; the Neptune,
0f 98 guns. for the Channel Fleet I and the dieigi-ve
Frigate, on a Cruize. •