The Sun.
London, England, 1801-02-26 00:00:00

PORTSMOUTH, FE n 25.

• SAILED the-. t...tar, of 8o guns,' to join the
Channel Fleet ;-'418i.-qe and Treat. Cutters on- a
Cruize.

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SHEERNESS, FEB, 25.

SAt t,t:n• His Majesty's Ship Madras, of .54.
gunsvciptain HAkE, And Camel Store ship; for
Yarmouth.

'The Terpsichore and Dart have gone (Alt of
harbour and the Camilla has come. into Har-
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hour.

. This morning. arrived a Mail from the West
Indies, and a Mail from Li,,bon.

Earl ST. V I NC ENT will diffuse2elivity through
the- whole, t,f- - his department.—}iis .Lordship
means- to give audience to Naval Officers before
eight in the morning, and.-q-orn--tliat time to de_
vote himself entirely to the buunessof the bard.

Though- Rear_ Admiral 'CAL'D it'it 'W*33 near a
fortnight behind Admiral GA Pt Tli E Ad.M E gi v-
ing' him chace, yet as the latter 'helmet with
Much bad'weather, ,which "had `materially daniag.i
his'ihips., hopes may be :entertained that the Bri-
tish- Squadron may overtake him.
Yesterday a• Court of Directors was held at the
East Incli'a House," when the COtnman'tlers• of the
Fort William and 11'0ra/tee, for "Bombay----Wood.
ford, Taunton Cattle, All?iinr, Earl Howe, and
Duke of Buccleugh, for China, took their leave
Of.the Court.

The destination of the following Ships was
altered, viz. Windham and Lord Duncan to pro-
ceed from St. Helena to China ; and the Admiral
Gardner from Madras to China.

On board'of one of the last Captures made by
Lord*Kerrn, there were found some very valu.
able Charts of the Coasts of °Egypt, and the
soundings of the Port of Alexandria, the Inner
'Harbour of which the Turks would never. permit
European. vessels to enter. It was coneluded that
this. Harbour was shallow ; and this deception led
the French Admiral BRUEYS to seek for shelter
at Aboukir, after landing his Troops. It appears
by the French drawings, that. this Inner Harbour
of Alexandria is one of the finest and safest Ports
in, the World, having thirty-two feet of water ;
and thesentrance, which is . narrow, is defended
by, impenetrable batteries. The Charts are now
engraving in. London. .
The Nand', 'Harvey, from Clyde to Charles.
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ton,. was -captured; Bth• Noveinber list,: by La
Gironde Privateci, and' burnt.

A NTIENT .MUSIC,

GREAT ROOM, KING'S THEATRE.

TIC E Fourth Concert was under the direftion
of the Earl of bARNL EY, and was attended by
a numerous assemblage of the Nobility and
Gentry—but had to mourn the absence of the
ROYAL FAMILY. The SeleCtion was chiefly
from tr2777;l77lrifiresiir-oro rand—the principal
Vocal Parts were supported, with great ability
by Mr. and Mrs. HAR BARTL MAN,
NI ELD, and Miss TENNANT. At the coriclu-

sion of the First Aft the Audience were grad-
fied,with -" gotiltrvi with the fol.
lowing-adationii,kanza,;

Lord: .to,our prayer. attend;'
Health, in thy mercy, scl4, ,
To Gioact our
All ill from hirn4emoVe ;
_Long may he live to prove
• iiis'gratefulfeople's Jove.
• GOD save the Knlc ; .

7:11E ORAYORIOS.

Cocvent-Garden.

THE Messiah, which is deservedly classed with
the best Compositions .of:HANDEL, was: per_
formed at-thts-Theatre- taste ai fir, vith-the:teen-
racy and force that usually mark every ihirmonie
under-taking conducted-by Mr, ASH LEY. This
admirable-effort of musical geniuS was opened by
INGLEDON in a very . masterly way, and the
other.parts were well supported by Mrs, SE-
COND, Miss TYRER, DIGNiTM, and the whir
Vocal Performers. The House -Was.numerously
attended, and " God Save the. Kitt. g,'.'
closed the First At, was-received with the loud.
CSI applause and encored.

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Hay-Market.
The musical attraElionat this place last night
was The..Metsah, and with such Performers as
MARA, NIELD, WELSH,. Mrs., MOUNTAIN, •
VAUGHAN, and other respectable coadjutors,
could' not fail to draw a numerous Audience.—
..VIARA's "He was despised," was a fine example
of vocal excellence—but, though pre-eMinint in
merit, the exertions of the rest ofihe Performers
_ gave spirit and energy to the whole of this beau-
tifUl-and sublime Composition..-
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Lastnight, New. York Papers to the 16t1i: of
January inclusive, were received.—An- article
in.Tbe Daily Advertiser of that date, says,'.'
Lettet .from Washington, of the 9th instant,
states, that on the preceding day, the Senate-of
'the United States rejeeted the.ad and 3d ArtiCles •
ialthe_lrench Treaty. -The Question osw-may.:.
ing the 2d 'Article (in which th 6 •question of
Indemnity for Spoliations is waived) was decid-
ed, -yeas 12, nays .i 6. On the 3d Article (which
stipulates the muttral_surrender of Vessels of State
taken •byt either party), the yeas were 13, nays
VXTRACT-Or A LLTT .1"21", FROM WASH INOTON,:
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sta‘nd,Tali7te sp:outoek.w. tso :L.X.resident arc. all in.' They
JEFFRY-SC/N..73i licatß 734 -.
ADAM'S 65, PINKNEY 64, JAY I.- Of course it
remains for. the House of Representatives to give
or not a. resident to the United Si-ates. The fe-
deral Part of that .Body. will make-great exertions
in favour of Mr. Buif.R. It is -:uncertain, how.
ever, whether these exertions will succeed.

" The Treity drags on heavily in the EXecu.
tive St;nare, and some days must elapse before the
discussions on it are closed. I learn that it is the
wish of the Senate to preserve Peace between the
two Nations, but they will blot out many things
from the Convention.—There is no other business
of consequence before Congress."

The conversatioii which took place in the House
of Commons a few days ago,. on ‘the-subje& of
the Cavalry, has led a Correspondent to' favour us
with the opinion of that great ;political observer,
Dr. CAMPBELL, (given :in his Political Survey
of Great Britain) which we think highly deserv;
ing of atiatiOit at the present moment. He gives
in an AnnOtation, page zoo of the second Vo.'
Itime, these 'words : " It -rhay not, however, be
mass to add that the ablest persons in this .Na.-
lion, in 1588 i-were under the most ,serious ap
pretensions from our confessed ,defiCieney- in
hote,. and that we have most kfreitually redressed
that evil, our Cavalrj -being at this time con.
fessedly the *btst.in Europe.- , In case °Pony werui
invasion in. future, our Resources (under the pro.
tation of the Almighty)• are the numbers of
Thrie fit. for Sert,ke,*our Regulars, ,and
together with our Fleet:" The. Author, could
not at that time foresee what .essential service the,
!Ate created force of Yeomanry' al:a 'Volunteers
have rende?'ll4Jn our days, and how far, they
:nay in all perilMs times, contribute to the inter.
nal and external defeni;*e of their Country. This
Country is, without douli • sed since
the time these observations, but at
all events a numerous Cav oy an
Enetny to a great degree great
force of that nature to brtn Citlls to
transport horses.

Deaf and Dumb will well bear a considerable
share of .curtailment. Some 'of the Scenes: art
heavy, and overloaded with Sentiment—the prun.
ing- knife, judiciously exercised, will increase-the
general interest of the. Piece.
MiSs Dr CAmr's ailing in Deaf aN,I Dumb, is
very highly admired.—There is certainly great
merit to be• attached to a Lady's being :dem
through five•afts of a Play.
The Play of. Deaf and Dumb was not, as stated
in most "of the Morning Papers, originally.write.
ten by KOTZEBUE, but in French by , J. N.
BOUILLYI Member of Cne Pbilotechnic Society
at Paris ; a faithful Translation of which is pub.
lished by Messrs. Longman. and Rees.
The Admiral Parker, from Honduras to Lon-
don, is lost on a reef, crew saved, and arrived at
Nassau, 6th December.

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