The Sun.
London, England, 1801-04-09 00:00:00

ANOZHIR LETTER, SAME DATE.

The English who landed at Gil/dere and Ran.
beck for
.fresh water, behaved themselves in an or-
derly and decent manner.
As the English have not yet 4.(tenyted to pass
the Sound, our works of defence ‘dill be put into the
Most perfea state.
We are assured that the Danish Merchant Ships
sailing from and to the Sound, are suffered to pass
freely through the'Eoglish Fleet. •
Several popular Songs are sung every evening at
the Theatre, relative to the present circumstances,
and calculated to rouse the zeal of the Peiple in be-
half of their Country and Government.

ELSINEUR, Aimtcit 26.

Tut Russian Fleet from Revel is soon expe&ed
in the Road of Copezhagen.
The day before yesterday the English Fleet
weighed anchor, sailed towards the West, but re-
turned in the evening, and now lies somewhat nearer
to Ettbreor. The Fleet was manoeuvring the whole
of yesterday, and late in the evening was under sail.
The English, however, are badly off; Nature itself
appears to be against their plan—for the four last
days the wind has been Southerly. We have .heard
ra cannonade from the Road of Cotenhagen.

MARCH 29.
Altbpugh the wind blew hard from the North
West during the whole of the 2+th instant, and
consequently was favourable to the English, if they
wished to pass the Sound, yet they remained where
they were. The circumstance of their not having
availed 'themselves of this wind, causes some to
think that they are waiting either for new orders or
reinforcements from England. Perhaps they did
not expel that the last dispatches from England
would be received by our Government in the man.
ner they were. The loss of the Invincible, which
had on board a, great quantity of stores, has also
been felt by them.

HELSINBOURG, MAR cn 24.

His Swedish Majesty arrived here this morning.
The English Fleet cruizes beforvhe Sound, but has
not made any attempt to pass, ct not has had any
communication with the Swedish4ole, We have
received certain accounts, that ati,E4ish Brig,
which, in a thick fog, had got under the cannon of
the Fortress of Marburg, had been taken possession
of. This is a recompense for the loss of the Swe-
dish Frigate Ulla Fer:en, which we learn has been
captured by the English Frigate Dowd. The
English. Brig has two' t¢-pounders and ten if/-
pounders.

STOCKHOLM, MARCR 20.

Talicola, which has set in here with snow and
hail, 'is so severe .as to interrupt the' work of the
men in the doek-yaid. The chief part of our arma-
ment is, however, already in the road, consisting of
so sail, under the command of Vice-Admiral Roses-
ST R IN. All the gun-boats carry 36-pounders.f
The Bth of April is fixed for the embarkation of
the Troops.

A most melancholy circumstance occurred on
Monday in the neighbourhood of Southampton.--A
very decent looking womanarrived on that after-,
noon in.the cowes Packet, from the Isle of Wight,
and soon after set off in a returned post-chaise fbr
Winchester; but she had no stoner left the town
than she severed her head from her body • and had
not the driver of a waggon passing by .discovered
the blood, and alarmed the postilion, it is probable
the latter would not . have knowii` the circumstance
until his arrival at Winchester-. The chaise was
at the time near four miles from Sotithaniptcon. The
unfortUnate woman, whose age appeared ,to be not
less tha*n 60, had been housekeeper near fourteen
'years to a very respectable family in the Isle of
Wightland who, on leaving it, had expressed a wish
that she should accompany them ; but a love affair
with aluteber who afterwards slighted her, is_suil;„,
posed to be the real and only cause of her committ-
ing this rash action. She was brought back to the
Dolphins, at Southampton, her head nearly off.
The Mary Ann, Grear, from New-York for
Montserratr,, is lost ttcat Bermuda.l crew saved.

TIIEJTRES.

cog-mit:o'Garden.
A REW WAY TO PAY' OLD DEBTS.'

Mr. Co oic I appeared fdr the second time, last
night, in the. char-after of Sir Giles-Over-reach, a
charafter 'very well fitted for the display of his
powers, and which he has obviously studied with
great care. His -arrogance with his dependants,
was well contrasted -with his fawning courtesy to
his equals and superiors. . . -
Though this Coinedy possesses great merit in
point of sentiment, delineation, and variety of cha,
rafter, yet the ;transitions are too abrupt and im-
probable) particularly in the part of Sir Gilgit,
whose contempt and cruelty towards his nephew
Well-bon, are too rapidly succeeded by professions
of kindness and affefticm) when he iupposed that the..
fortune of his nephew is improve& ; With all the
interested depravity of life, this suddem transition-
is too inartificial and gross a departure twin VCIiSi-
Rut this h the fault of the Author, and
this fault was in a great measure concealed 'by the
skill and management of Co OKE, who gave a speci-
ous colouring to the whole, which rendered it cha-.
•raaeristic and consistent. He was much and de-
servedly applauded- throughout.
LEWIS gave the thonghtless, generous, and
spirited charafter of PI/ell-born with all requisite
ease, animation and feeling.
The part of. Mar-all was admirably sustained by
MCNDIN. His slavish, submission to Sir Giles,
• and obsequious attention to Well-born, were pro-
perly discriminated and given with a dry comic
humour, very creditable tohis judgment and talents.
SIMMONS, who is a very improving Performer,
was sufficiently diverting • in the part of Justice
Greed', and his only fault was his mode of address-
inzr what he said,', rather to the audience than- to
thea other charaders of the scene, a fault that in.
deed pervaded the whole of his acting last night.
Miss CHAPMAN, who always displays good sense
and a proper estimate of. charafter, rendered Lad)
All-worth respeaable and-Conspicuous.

The part of ?vlargaret is not well drawn. • 'ln
the earlier sernes":sl* exhibits delicacy, feeling,
and a proper abhorret4e of ' the hypocrisy and arti-
fice of her father, yet, she afterwards takes a very
aaive'and subtle part against him, in order to ac.
complish her marriage with Allwortb. Such as the
charaiaer is, however, it was supported in a very.
interesting manner by Miss MURRAY.
Though there are certainly inconsistencies in the
charaters of this Play, and defects in the condua of
the Plot, yet it abounds with strong sentiment, bold
:ivres, diversified incidents, and comprises an im-
?reaive moral.

The influence of Mr. COOKE'S reputation was
visible in a numerous Audience, who seemed to be
highly entertained with a Cornea), which must be
ranked with some of the best Works of old English
Genius, and which, throughout, has the support of
such Theatrical talents' as do justice to its intrinsic
merits.

Dry/ - L ant.

TRIO-louse last night presented an uncommon
scene of uproar and confusion. Tbe Play announced
was The Country Girl, and a numerous Audience
had assembled to see Mrs. JORDAN in her ftvourite
charaCter. But before the curtain drew up, Mr.
BARRYMORE came forward, and intimated that. as
Mrs. JORDAN had been taken suddenly ill, the part
of Miss Pegg) would be sustained by Mrs. HAR-
tows. Nothing was heard but hisses and groans
fsom every part of the House, and Mr. BARRYMORE
and Mr. C. KENIBLE in vain attempted to proceed
with the performance. The former Gentleman ad-
dressed the Audience again and again, j)ut to no effed.
They still hooted, and insisted upon their money
being returned. At last he came forward, for about
the'seventh time, and after protesting that neither
Mr. KEMBLE nor any of the Proprietors were to be
found, said, that one only resource remained—on
the part of the Aaors he most earnestly. entreated
that the performance. tight be allowed to go on :
they cvere'the Servants of the Public, and looked to
the Public' for indulgence and patronage. The ap-
peal was succeSsfulf,itid about half past seven tran-
quillity was restore. Mrs. HAaLows was very
favourably received ; and, making the necessary al-
lowances, she certainly did herself great credit.

, It is expeeted) that Lord ELDON Will recei‘o
the Seals in the course of the ensuing week.
The Edinburgh Theatre is stated to prosper bar,
badly under its :new Managers. • The People thgre
•aie desirbtis,Of having Mr. S. KEMDLI back again,
who was the best Managee that the Capital of Scot-
land ever saw.

The Newcastle Theatre opened on Tuesday
evening with Richard. the Third; Richards by. Mr.
H. SI 1) DONS.

There were several intruders at the Mansion-
House on Monday night, but the-Lord Mayor soon
fed• them. : •

• In the Records of Kingston are the following en
tries, which prove the antiquity of sco/ding in tha
rlca4ant village

Anno 1572. The making the cucking-s tool X. o 8 o
MD work fur the sane •- - .o 0
• 'timber for the same o 7.6
3 brasses, for the same, and 3 wheels o 4;10
This arbitrary attempt, however, to lay an embargo
on the female tongue, has long since been laid'a6ide,
until the late revival,

Last week died sler, Christopher Lowe,
aged ninety.two,l years' hill. distributor for
the Theatre lkoytti.:lol.that This venerable.
Patriarch was a. native .of Prest6n, and when in his
tiftecnth yea he teasailli.letl with a severe fever;
of which he apparently. died. Be was laid out,
shrouded, and coflined, and Dearly three days after
his,supposed demise, while•carrying on four men's
shoulders to thegrave, he. suddenly knocked at tliti
lid of the rolfin, and, to die ineffable amazement of
the carriers and attendants, on opening it, they'
found honest 'Christopher in a complete state • of
resuscitation. For.. many years after he used to
amute.and astonish his neighbours and friends with
the " wonderful things. he uw in his trartcc."