The Sun.
London, England, 1801-04-22 00:00:00

D UIS'L /Aro ApaiL 18.

THE Darisi'.Vacht Is ordered to be at. titilyilead
on Monday; to bring over His EZeelleney Earl
ilAitriivicKt; our new' Lord Lieutenant.
Ori Wednesday night last, about .eleven o'clock,
the Mail CoAth from Limerick to Ddblin was at-
tacked iihout two. Miles ;liefond by a
rumber of_ arrnedtnen; who fired upon the. 'escort
from behind hedges; killed three of -.the- 'horses,
murdered apatsenger (a Gentleman named: 13t.r)Z,)0,
of Gardiner-street, in this City), and rifled the
coach of all the Mails of, the towns between -Kildare
and Litherick. The roblicrs are Stippused to.
exc4eded.fort. in tnimber.

Tile following article h extraaett from a Paris
Paper of the 16th inst: It is curious;, not °Ugly on
account oldie view which it giVO of the Clutrafier
of the late EMPERok of Rtiss tit, but also from the
place whence we cxtrad it.

" Petersburei 21th Afatvh.

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It' is impossible, at. present, to get any precise
idea respeding the death.of.Ntrt. I. It is said in
the Palace, that it was a bloga-Vessel which carried
him off thus suddenly.. nature constitution,
and, his mode of life, appeared•to preserve him from
this sort of fate ,he was of a spare habit, lived
soberly,' led a hard life, and took a
.great deal
,of
exercise. On the other hand, he fatigued himself
with excessrve labour, entered passionately into
Politics; his soul was constantly agitated with mis-
trust and fear, and his love of women led, him to
great excesses. These causes- combined may serve
to account for his.premature death. ;
_Time only. can
clear up the mystery.
“ Whatever may have been 'the cause, hiSodei,th
does not appear to have excited any regret. .
severity had alienated the minds of all classes : it
vexatious and annoying Police had Made an abode
in the capital very melancholy. No ten persons
dared to meet in one house, .from, the fear of alarm-
ing. the suspicions of the Czar ; no one was sure of
preseiving his employment, xvhether riiilitary or.
civil : all fortunes were held by an uncertain
teoure : the rupture with ,4'nglattelf complete&
unpopular,
shecauk the I?ire4rtes 127 e .bigh4 iu
Rassiit, their mannef Cashless, and
the money which tbcf e,t-i,eiq, fire ftvouPahle to in.
•dttstg and cultivation. A; tlie:same time a general
prejudice in favour of
.the grand Doke`A xn,N f
k
began to prevail among the People, the 'Nobility,
and the. Army, Add to this, the natural taste
which all people have for, change, and yott will con-
ceive, the universal satisfaaion with which this
young Prince has ascended the Th,roilL" •
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The Pat i,s,Papers also mention the following cir_
ctinistances,, concerning the death of.PAul.
eleven p:oloek,2n,tl-9-. inf)rning preceding his
.death, .
being do the appeared all. on a sudden to
be struck wi-th ;ilea : he called for pen and ink,
and wrotc-upon I hat a letter to the First CurisUl.
fie'first gave orders thatit shouki be instantly -sent.
oft by an extraordinary courier. Afterwards; upon
recollction, he .said it would be sufficient to en:..
trust it to the Courier who was to be sent on the.
foflawing day to M. de K 11:. He IN. At nine
o'clock at
.night he entered his apartment ; .at ten-
a Turkish •setvant,' who Constantly attended him,
retired ; at eleven o'clock, 'the death of Phtft. was
•made public. The _Eur it ass_ Mather .tool:- the Oath
to AL E X ANDP. At, t O'CIOCIC. •in the morning,
'the people.totik the Oath in all diechurches....---Fot
the last three months, P. -;WAS :subjed tn. an'
h6morrhOial flux, .

On Mont y evening Mrs.DAvirtnNi,dsr. Jaqics's
Square, had a grand Kant, which •was most-fashion-
ably attended.

The Berkshire Militia, unler the comm. nd of
Colonel VANsrrriitut, yesterday marched into
Southampton, on their route to Lymingtim, where
they are to be quarteed. military appear-
ance of this Corps rOleds the highest credit on its
Officers.

The first division 'oPtiiiik n'Y' al Lincolnshire Mi-
litia marched into SoilettaYripton' on Saturday morn-
ing from Bristol, and marched again on Monday for
Farnham, which is to be their I-lead-quarters. The
other Division is to be quartered 'at Portchcster Cas-
tle, oyez the French Prisoners.
The Royal Tower Invalids march into the,
Tower on Saturday next the 25th instant : they
Are to revive their new tloathing,,which is to be
the same as the Guards.'

We are concerned to learn, that far tVvotor three
evenings past, a disposition to.riot has been mani_
fested at Southampton, Some disaffeded persons
`instigated the Mob to threaten the Bakers, if they
did not lower the price of bread ; in consequence
they have all given up their business, The D.fa-.
goons patrole the streets of, that town every evening.
Many pentlernen of distinguished judgment and
rtspedability;liaving strongly urged the propriety
of giving more publicity to the Colle6ion of An..
cknt Drawings; Cabinet' Pinnies; Antique gems,
&c. of 'Mr. Da Focal, which. hai been -announced.
'for safe this day at' Phillips'a RoOnts, in order that
PersOns of Taste And Purchasers of Virtu, may have ,
full opportunity of ekamining attentively • its ex_
cellence and value, Mr. DE Ponot therefore re_
sfrafully trusts, that he shall be excused for at.
tending to inch a reasonable request, that a Col-
leetion so admirable in itself, and which has been
made at sb great. an expences Should undergo the
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stnaest strtniny of the. Connoisseur and a liberal
4 Public: These Piaures and Drawings will cause,'
quently remain open for general inspedion till Wed.
nesday the igth inst. when the sale will positively.
'commence, and continue for the three following
:days
One bf the last 'PaiiiPapers received, rtienritins
a most extraordinary 'monster, which two several
times came Out of' the sea, and made its 'appearance
near Ostend. It is said to bear tt4- Shape of an
.hntsei eight feet five inches high with a long tail,
sharp fangs, and a skin impenetrable to a' musket_
ball, It was killed, hawtver, by iiforturiat' e shot,.
which entered its headlehind the ear.'

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The Li'ccellesi from Snrinara,to London,.
sprung a leak' and bore up.,fot Man),
being in eight 01 that plate.;