The Sun.
London, England, 1801-12-18 00:00:00

Log.D.oN, DEC.,E4VIB.ER

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Wt . this_ruor_ping received Paris rai-rs to the
4.th inst From thit kontents we 4aa ve, egtred
the tolftil-ving articles - : • '
\V learn' from' Facet, that- -that. pity,
.after a
dreadful burti'sane,l has-been vartially inundated.

The Sub-Prefe.d of. Usez, writes, that the Rkone
• • • .• •
has made unhearci..of /ravages. The, road to Paris
litas beerptut off above the Bridge de St. ,Esprit, so
that it is necessary to e o rriploy-hoats, in order to
reach the City.

In Holland, the inundations have been• more con-
liderable:than'had 'bten believed; the dykes have
seen damaged, and some of them broken down.
Every poSsible meas4re has been taken to stop the
evil, and-the Inhabitants labour with the greatest
ardour, ;o avoid the evils which threaten them.
It is in • the environs of Zurirb-Zee that the
sea has made the greatest ravages ; and if the
most effeaual Measure's' had not been adopted, the
principal dykes would have hczn destroyed, and
part 'of Holland inundated'. .When the last Let.ters
came away, the dangei•had_mit wholly ceased.
A Batavian Squadron, and a French Fleet under
the Command of General LATOUc 11 E TREVILL:E,
are to await for our Brest Squadron in a certainjati-
.
vide.

It has been reported at .I?nt;sbov, that the Piet of
the Empire would not be. assembled. This report
too favourable to the interests of the Ecclesiastical
Princes, -not to be 'attributed to their Agents,

Letteri'fron./14-nover confirm the statement, that
PRINCE Apor..;intis of F,itglartd is to be appointed
Governor General of that Eleaorate ; that he is to
reside at Hanover, and to be at the head of the
Civil and Military Departments Of the Country*.
They write, frOni...tilli;ens, lundeßate of the
December, " Our Towd'AlreaCly begins to feel the
oo
.11effeEls of the arrival of 'the principal Members
of Congress. On the 4th the superior,Officers Df
the 4th Regiment ofDragoons gave a Ball, at which
the Frensbalid English Ministers were present."
A Letter from /14i/an, of the 4.th- Dec., says, the
Maiquis DEL CAMPO, the Spanish Ambassador at.
the Imperial Court, passed thrOugh City on his
Toad 'from' Pisa Pt4;s. It is said that he is to
be at the Congre'ss at fkliear. -
It is 'said that General MASSENA is appointed
Ambassador to qnstantiqoplij and that he will
iron set sail; . .

The Police of Paris has .seized a. German Alma-
pack, in which, under the head of SOvereigns of
France, is said, " Louts STANISI:AUS
f(A'i/ I ER,
Count of Provence, .is the lawful. King, and would,
be so, were it not for the anarchy itthich noW, pre-
vails in that Country." We ate astonished that
such expressions should be overlooked by the Li,
enser at Vienna-, considering the good understand-
ing which prevails bttween the Frelich. and Aus..
trian Governments.

In the Sitting,of.the TribunPe, .on the • 9th,
Ft~EmtlE. th.e Councillor of State, Lead a Note
from the Cabinet of the Chief CONtil, justifying
the expression. Sk.b.jeep, in the Russian Treaty; and
also reaifying an error that the Emperor PA,I.PL, in
withdrawing his prott!elion from the Emigrants„ had
Complied with it at the instance of the French PO..
vernment, It is not, says the • prator, .doing
justice to the candour of the Emperor PAUL, who
voluntarily ceased to recognize the pretensions of
the Family of the Bou B ONS.
The 'retch Tiers Consolide were on the- t zth
inst. at 534.

THE conduel of the m utinous Seamen of the Tente-
raire and F6rrracble, will, we entertaiii. a very
confident hope, be learnt by the general body
of Nav,Y' with indignation awl abhorrence.
British seamen have ever maintained a high cha_
.
meter; one unfortunate instance excepted, for loyal-
•
ty and ratriotism ; and we trust it is not at a period
:when they owe so,tpuely to the liberality of their
Country, that they v, ill ungratefully and criminally
al- so zs to tarnish the.teputation, acid vvea4n the
power of her best National Strength. If ,a Sea-
man in the. Ktric's service relic& at *all, he must
feelt ow much:hiS situation has been bettered within
a very feW
,Years, and how highly comfortable it is.
lis allowance 'o'f provisioni, or the very best
.uality-,Which the Country-prbduces; is more than
an ordinary anan can colutitnei:-::11ii pay is liberal,
it- is punaually -paid him, ancf.rßeans are.. furnished
bira for .any share of- -it which. 4e may chuse, being
tegularly remitted.' to his falnPy, free, r exppoce..
The Le&i,laturetoo, with,parernal attention to the
indulgence of his virtuous affedions, have liberally
vrgyid,;(ihim with tae means of coqespndin4 with

his famity, Eby
.oempting his' letters from the ordi-
_
nary rates of 'postage. With all these` dvantages and
comforts, the Seaman can haVe no reasonable ground
of complaint. His charaaer has, long been the
hereditary boast 'of his,Country—we hope and trust
it will never become its 'disgrace.—The British
Empire owes much to the gallant exertions of
its -Sailors, and it has not been ungrateful to
them. How many liberal Subscriptions have taken
place in the course of the late War for the relief
of those who aichieved our glorious victories with
their blood !. What national regret attended those
who fell, and what generous sympathy alleviated
the burthen of consequent individual distress !---
We state, snot these things in the way of re.
proach, but to remind our brave Seamen that their
obligations to their Country are not small, and
ought not to be -lightly forgotten.. .But we cannot,
for a moment, surpose, that the condua of the
misguided or wicked men, who have disgraced
themselves on board the Temfraire and formidable,
will' not meet with the most marked- reprobation'
from the Sailors of every other Ship in the British.
Navy.
To Rear Admiral CANT/3Eu, the Officers, and
Marines of the former, of these two Ships, their
Country is under the most serious obligations.--
Their condua proves that insubordination has only
to be encountered with spirit to subdue it ; and
our Seamen ought to know that Mutiny can only
be expiated by death. It is "a crime of so deep a
dye:—it strikes so immediately at the vitals of the
Country, that no choice can remain but to subdue
it, or perish in the attempt. Had fortunate!' this
principle always been aced upon, some disgrace
night have been saved to our Navy, and' much
painful apprehension to tI.T. Country at large. In
this recent instance it is proved, what promptitude
1 and decision will always_ effea; and we trust it will
be a sufficient eXample to our Seamen to deter them
from the ccir.iiion of so deep a crime as Mutiny,
the most dange.rous and destrutive that a Fleet or
'Army cancommit, - -
It is to the 'discipline of our Navy, as much as to
the skill and courage of- our Seamen, that we owe
the long series of .our signal and brilliant Successes.
Without the former, the diretion of the latter be-
comes uncertain, And their power enfeebled. It
cannot be forgotten, that, next to the favour of
Divine Providence, it was to' the -Discipline main-
tained in his Fleet, that Lord NEJ..sori attributed
the glorious Viaory of the,Nile. By a due regard
to Discipline, the British NaVy, have reared a Mo-
. nt :vent of Glory ; lit them nut by -a cont,,ry
and forfeit the esteem of their Country, and the
admiration of the World.

At two o'clock yesterday,TH t IA MAJESTIES
and the PR'INC ESSES AUGUSTA; ELI 4/1 B ETH,MARY;
SOPHIA,4IIeI •Am E A,' came to. St. James's' Palace,
Where the. Qu EEN held a Court, which was graced
with the presence of Her Royal Highness the PR IN-
C ESS-of WAL-rs; their_ Royal Highnesses the DUE ES
Of YORK, CLAR ENC E, KENT, CU MII F.ltt.A;D*, and
CAMBRIDGE ; PRINCE WILLIANT and PRINCESS
SOPPIIA Of GLOUCESTER : His Grace the Arch-
bishop of CANTERBURY ; the Bishops Of LONDON
nl.l-ROCH ESTER ; the Rev. .D 1"; BE EK E ; the Rev.
Dr. PRICE ; 'The: Rev. Dr. PAlzxclt ; the LORD
CHANC EL L 01::; the CHANCELLOR Of the -EXCHE-
QU P,a ; the Right Hon. the Lo RI) MAYOR ; the
Sheriff; of LL)ndbn (Messrs. Cox and RAWLINS) ;
the Juno ApV:OCATE the JUDGE of the ADMI-
RALTY ; the MASTER of the ROLLS ; and. the AT-
TORNEY and SOLICITOR GENERAL; their Exce-
llencies the Frenth, Hanoverian,- Neapolitan, Sar_
dinian, Portugueze, Danish, American,. and Ba-
varian Envoys; and the Russian Secretary, and
Turkish Chargé des Affairs ; with the followirw
.Nobility of both sexes

Princess Castelsicali►(the Neapt;litan Ambassiior's Lady).

Dukep—Portland and Roxburgh.

Drachesse.r--Dorsqt and Northumberland.
itfar4uisses-7Salisbury and Thomond. .

Ofarchio;:cs.:es---Salistairy, De Circello, and Thomond.

E-ads—Chatham, Morton, Pomfret, -Essei, • Macclesfield,
Faticoliberg, Harrington, Onslow,...Nount.Edgcumbe, and
rauiett.
Countesses—Macclesfield,. Dowager „Macclesfield, Mansfield,
BathUrst, Chatham, ltatistock, Pomfret, Dowager
.Ely,
- • Essex, Fauconberg,- '43,ylegnay„„ ,C,tryoiart,
,AViansticid (Mr. Cret4l.l97s• Lady), and Ranswic.
Iliscsusrts -Mount NorriS, .Chetwynci, Bulkcley, Sidney,
• HoWe, Sudley,-Stoptbrd,- and Cranley.
Tfiscognresies,—Nelson, Howe, and Bu11(.04..
Baron Nolleken—Baror.ess Nolioeken-.

Hobart, Boston, Bathtirst, }tot ham, Hen-

. ley, Somerville, Spencer, Flawkesbu'ry, Grey, liervey,
Bayning,. Walsingham, Pelham, G‘vydir, aria Glenbervic.
Ladies-L-1-lobatt, E. Percy, T. Percy, Bankes, M. Bentinck,
- M.. Parker, L. Macdonald, i-laWk6bur, Taite, Lons—
dale, Bayning, •C. Johnson, Calthorpe, Grey, C. Wattle—
. grave, C. Wynne, H. Sullivan; Talbot; Law, Yongc,

Z:athCart, A. tuniberiand,

Grey de Wilton. •
Generals—Flotham, Tonyn, Dundas, Sir I-I. Munro, Stave-
ley, Meuron, Hall, and Sir W. Fawcett.
fliimirals—Sir C. Pole, H. Parker, Sir I'. Trowbridge, Si).
J. Orde, `and Nugent.
CG/o;zeh—Steid, Thomas, P. Parker, Nugent, and Forbes.
Captains—Sir Sidney Smith and Markham.
Majors—Sir E. Jym Ind Heatl-..

Sirs—H. Dashwocxl,J. DurnO, C. Baynes, T. Musgrave,' A .
Hammond, R. Ford, C. Morgan, L. Pepys, Coiling-
ton, I'.'llearkt;' R. C.' Glyn, F. Milrnan, R. charribers,
R. Clarke, W. Bensley, and C. Baynes.
Messrs. —W;ndWm, Fagel,: Greville, Fremantle,. litwzgc,
Ashiey,,lrby, Rouse, Apsley, N. Vansittart,
R. Stedie' Vincent, W. Price, Arbuthnot-,
Zlorgan,:Bond, Smith, (..;.ildermister, A. StanimPe, Actin's;
Villiers, Knox,- Wickham, Penn, Long, H. Bruwril Law,
05,goodi Mr. Alderman Watson, and Mr. Alderinan C Lute.
Hartwell; Pe4ufoY, Wortley; New_
bolt; York, Ciideirniiter,.DaMpr, Malcolm, Long, Won,
4451.4 Marl :suite' and H
, 4 , . ,

ifines—Townsheid, three. De Greys, 'Colman, thc7i-ter;
'Pepys, Banks, &c.
The. Presentations to .HER. MAJEs-r If, in addiaon
ro theiNviToblernen with the KING' the preceding
were/ '
, • ,
' ajor Sir EDWARD RYAN,•on receiving His
'Majesty's permission to accept the rank of Knight
of the- Imperial Order of MARIA THERESA, COtt-
ferret" on him by. the EMPEROR of GERMANY ;
Sir JAgEs DURNO ; Captain Sir SIDNEY SNI/TH
Mk. • WYNNE 'lnd 'Lady C. VVyNxd, on "their'
marriage: the Cbimtess of FAUCONBIad introduced
her daughter do the occasion to the QUEEN ; the
LORD MAYOR .aild the LADY MAYORESS; -Lord
and Latiy HO BART, on his Lordship's being .ap-
pointea-SecretAry for India affairs ; Mr. C. liroai(E,
as Secretary.tat• War; Sir CHRISTOPHER BAYNES,
Bart.
Monsieur OTTO had his first audience of tile
QUEER, as Minister Plenipotentiary from the Re-
public of France.
Madame OTTo was not at Court owing to. indis-
position.
Sir It. FORD had the honour to kiss Her MA.
JESTY'S hand, -on being Knighted. .
From the numerous 'Company of Persons who
came to congratulate Her MAJtsTy on the recovery:
of her health, the Court did not break •up till
five o'clock Cand it was an hour afterwards before
all the Company had withdrawn,
The Roy4t. F.4.mtr..T then returned to Bucking..
ham house, _

Two Hamburgh Mails still remain due.
•Last night Hl:it MAJESTY had .a very nuttieroul
Party of the Nobility to tea and cards:

, .
The PRINCESS Of: WALE was invited. to break.: •
fast this morning with .HEIR MAJESTIES„
Yesterday, at the -Drawing-room, Sir.FRA,Sc
MILAN had.the Honour of kissing the QUEEN'S
hand, on being appointed one of. Her Majesty's
Physicians in Ordinary.
The Marquis of SAT., ISBUILY proceeoed this
morning to Stilton, whence he will march, his re.
giment, the Hertfordshire Militia, to the town Of
Hertfofd.

,
It was yesterday ,reported in the City, that the
Definitive Treaty had been signed at Amieps.. The
mere rumour had the effeet of raising, the Funds.---..
We conceive the report to have been- premature, as
we have yet recciv-.:d.no account of the 'arrival at
the place of Congress of the. Spanish Pletlipoten
tiary, i,vhose Signature is necessary fed; the cessicn
of Trinidad, -
The last kebuiits from lay were-latexi.
on the rith s(lvice; we ho:ee_,..tp-
hear that the Squadrondestined - fee the West-ribs
dies has sailed. -

Lord ST. VINCENT'S "conduft, when .syrnistoms
of Mutiny appeared on board his 'Fleet off Cadix,
is a good assurance
.that in any -similar case, his
Lordship would recommend the most vigorous and;
decisive measures for its suppression. 14is, Lord-
ship, • upon the occasion ailtldeti to, had some of the
ringleaders seized, tried, and executed-without de-
lay, which completely quelled the dangerous and
alarming evil. •
Earl ST- Vilicrn-r, it is said, will soon try *k4
air of the South of Prance. for the recovery of his
health.

'M. OTTO has been dignified in the Mornini
Papers, with the 'cult: of LIEUT.-GEN. OTTO,
because his initials are L. G. O. 'lt was his hap_
piness to be Christened Louts.GT2trt.LAIJY.E OTTO ;
had his name been Loots CHARLES, he could not
have aspired' to be more thin it Lieutenant-Cdone/..
The PRINCE of. CoNoi has taken Tikey House,.
at Wanstead, for
,fiv :3 e years, at a rent of 501. per
annum. -The taxes are about 2501. so that the real
produce will be no more than tool. The house is
lett that it may be kept in coudition, The present
owner being a child. • -

,
' The SOTIS of the Duke of MATTEI were lately
killed by the ieitsants,-in a seditious commotion at
Rome. ' -
Friday last two companies of the Berkshire Militia
came into Reading from Winchester, on their route
to Henley, which they pursued next morning; and
on Saturday two more companies came into Read,
ing, and the remainder of the regiment will follow
in the course of this week. - On entering the town,
they gave three joydus'cheers. It is now near hirre.
years since they left their native county, in the de_
fence of their Country.
Five companies of the. Third Royal. Lancashire
Militia, commanded hy col; Sir H. P. Hoti,9lvt.o.N,
Bart. which passed through Lancaster last week;
are to 'remain at Preston (which is to be the head-%
quarters) it is understood, till disbanded. he re;
maining companies are arrived at Liverpool for
the same purpose.
llte Hop Duty is now found- to be zoS,OOOI. for.
the present year. •

The Report of the Proceedings of the Court of,
Chancery kr some of the Morning Papers, in IVhich-
the LORD CHANCELLOR says, the decision on the
question of Newspaper Reporting, is a mere nisi
prias determination, must he erroneous. .The deciz
sion underwent the considerafiqn of the court on•
Motion for a new Trial, and the only dOubt enter-•
tained by the Court was, not a; tc the Law of the
Case, but as to the form of the .P;eadings. -
Without entering into an investigation of the
Law, upon the Subject of Law Reporting,. we may
venture to expresS our decided opinion ot,its utility.
if it were not for faithful Law Reports; those Les-
sons'of Morality which Lord KENVON SO frequent-
ly delivers from the Bench, would be completely
lost to the Public.
Mr. edwgairl., at the last Common, Council,
moved,,ztliwtheliiiival gift to MARTHA MIDDLE.
TON (ofT-_•zi-A4),'ta,!tineal descendant of Sir. +Ivo!
be.increased to soh per annum. Mr.
CoWLEy then read an abstraCt from STOW, wherein
it was stated, ".that Sir Hunti MIDI)LETON was a
public spirited man, and had rendered great services
to the City
.of London ; particularly, by bringing.
the New RiVer to London, anti thereby expending
his whole fortune, which was the cause of the pre-
sent Petitioner being in want,": Tbe,AnnOty was
vosed,

NAVAL N TVS.

PORTSMOUTH, DE;. 17.

SAILED a number of West Indiamen, with a file
breeze from —7 7

Came into Harbour the Lady Shore, STEw ART,
and- Aril's Transprirtr-----••
Arrived the Chaths, TATE, from. Dantzig.
Arrived from the DosTin§, the Venus, COBBY?
from London to i4p;ton..:
.c
,Cars, Warren, Catir,!tine...Crcen;.,Stolu, Trelawney -Plan-
ter, M‘Donald, Lady. Mackworch, Jamaica Planter,
Carter, Berwick, -, Sovereign, Elizabeth and
Mary, -----,, from London to the West

Arrived,. John and Robert, West, Earl Spencer, Penny, and
Prosperity, Mitchell,' from London Jane, Shelton, from►
Riga ; jenny, Morkle, from Leith to Cadiz ; ..Neptune.
Fisher, from Chepstow ; Happy Cotiple, Clark, front
CardillS Ceres, Davie, from SunderWid ; Charlotte Anni
Howell, from Plymouth ; Richard, Cumingo ditto ; Hebei
Carder,' from Swansea.