The Sun.
London, England, 1801-08-29 00:00:00

PUBLIC OFFICE, BOPYISTREET.

LATE on Thursday evening, Thomas Lovett was
brought•before RUF ERT CLARKE and ---;'NAsH,
ENTS.. charged by. William 'Taylor, Esq. Proprietot
of -the Opera-house, with
"posting up bills without
the Printer's name on them, which bills contained
matters injurious to him. Mr. Taylor farther
stated, that about
.twelye. o'clock, on Thursday,
he was in Market-lane, St. James's, when he
served the' Prisoner po'sting .bill at the corner
.of the _lane, which was headed with- very large
letters, ", Opera-house Creditors.'" This induced-
him to read the bill, and finding the stibitance "was
aimed against him, and there being no, printer's
name to the. bill, he..seized„,the Prisoner, and the
bills he had about him. The_ Prisoner consented
very readily to go with him. •''

. .
WilliaM'Wright said he was a bill-sticker,:and
on Wednesday morning he .called‘ upon Mr. G. a
printer, in the neighbourhood eof the Hay-market.
Mr. G. informed' him he Should want some bills
stuck the next day ; but .the.bill-sticker said, he
was so fully employed by -another:printer, that lie
could-not undertake' the job ; he•would, hoWever,
recommend him a man, and 'he proposed the Pri-
soner, who went with him to Mr. G's house., about
six o'clock in the evening. They were inforined.
the bills were not ready, and. were deired'
again. They accordingly called abOut twelve
o'clock, when they were-shewn up to Mr. G's bed_
room, and 150 bills, headed with OperaLhouse
Creditors,"'Were delivered to Wright by Mr. G.
from his bed .side. Mr. G. Rye him.very particular
instructions how they were_ robe stuck, where, ISce.
and that the man was tO.call to be paid by a Gentle-
man in Rathbone-place. Mrs..G., who Was;in die
roOm; gave trim particular direaiom..to have th
printer'3 name eta ;. to
this Mr. G. assented. Wright then took.,the bills„
and deliveted them to die Prisoner, who*was waiting
at the 'door; he pre him .at the:softie time the in-
Strnetions he had recei ed from Mr. G.'

.
The Prisoner stated, that he took the..bills home,
and that he and hi-S wife cut away the printer's
name, ivirliout being; conscious that he was doing
wroyg and that-he only _attended to that as he did
•to the other instrudions. . Agreeably to, the direc-
tions he. iecei ved, he began to stick them very early
in Ihentorning, • . , -
The charge being fully proved, the Magistrates
convided-.n in-the penalty of 201. which .he..not
being able. to pays they sentenced him to
,three
months imprisonment in. the Hott-,e of Corredjun,
Cold-Bath_Fields ; :but the, Prisoner intreated the
ly.iagisraies not to send him to that prison, to which
they-
,assented, and. ordered hi,m, to he sent to :Tot-
Bridewe6, the pence having, beeivconl-
mitted in Westthinster,-- • '

This is the first convklion under the AEI of Par-
liament on which he was coni,kted.

A: Treaty of Commerce and Navigation is on
the point of being concluded between the Courts of
Denmark and Russia. Count L•OEW,EN.DAHt. is the
bearer of certain Instruftions relative to this sub.
jet%

The, fe,V Radeaux, or Block-ships, which °still
remain-in the outer Harbour of Copenhagen Road,
have received orders to move 'into the inner Har-
bour, where they will be immediately unriggcd
and laid up in Ordinary.-
The French Ministers CHAMP 'GNI, is expeEted
at Vienna towards the latter end of August, or the
beginning of September. -He will occupy the Ho--
tel of IVletternich, which is already fitted up for
his reception.

At Uni6u-Hall, yesterday, Osmond, of the
Borough High-street, corn-chandler, Was conviled
in the penalty of 331. and upwards, for selling 42
loaves of bread deficient in weight.
Alexander BroWn was 'likewise convklecl in the
penalty' of 351. and upWaidi., -for wiling bread
deficient in weight 135 ounces.
The Polly, Sebrac, ft:am Seville to London, is
taken by a Spanish Privateer, end carried into
Cadiz, having a British license on board. •
The Jong- Willem, Meyer, from Etnbden to New-
castle, struck on a sand, since floated off; and sunk
in deep water. • ,

Yesterday a tall drummer belonging to the,!i'irst
Nottingham Regiment,•clressed in woman's clothes,
and a short.woman; dressed in a complete dress.of a
drummer, were brought, to the Office, Hatton-gar-
den, for being the means of c6lle6ting near a thou-
sand people about them t)y their indecent behaviour
on rEhursday night in Lane.- The„Ma.
gistrate ordered them to. the Houscmf Cerra-lion
for one month each, but' the real drummer to be de-
livered to his Officer when he tlailw' him, to under-
go court-martial investigation. for suet], unsoklier.
like behaviour.

. FR ANCF;
-6r7Ekt ED 1171 W. (1.61 W;

BFAtif; A p:R[TIIF•UL N.kx.RATION. OF TIIE Sreox-, AT-

ACk 3OULOL;NE, AS RECOfi.DVD.I3: f

HISTORIAN.
•

ACAtNi g6od reople, lend* a'n ear
Mighty deeds of fate,*
• that-happen'd in fain'd Botirogne RC;ad,•
. • .
Which 'thus the F rench reLite.
, .
In PMnaccs the Bnglisli came
By night, at bne
In hoes.qtatthey should suddenly
Our great Flotilla shock.
But; as, we just before had known', :•
HOW much these •
Some new dovices•We had pian'di'
•• 'And for them were.l).Tef)ar'd

The English they in silenbe carne,.
To take us by surprize
-And in the'darkness of the night.
No object met our eyes. •

Between our 'Vessels and the Land,
The)", soon contriv'd to slip,
In hopes of surrounding us strait,
And burning ev'ry Ship.

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, And now began their bold attack,
But then they in a trice
Were balled in their dreadful aim, I
By our sut,litne device.

Their beldness, stratagem, and skill,
Thank Heav'n; were all in vain';
Fast to each other, and to. Land,
• Our Ships.were Ity a
Thus frustratedi.the English then,
Each Sailer, with a Sword,
Advanc'd upon our-Vessels' sides‘
Attempting xis Sp hoard.
Foil'd by another sly device, •
They.. could no, farther. get ;,
For, lo 1. our _Sailors and our Troops
Were snugvvithin.a Net.

the NetS had been full well prepar'd;
And spread before'niiht--fall
So ivide and high they 'osizer'd s'afe.
Ship, Soldiers, Sailors, all.
And now in turn we boldly strive, ..
The Foe-men to annoy ;.
We did not Pris'ners trylo.take, •
Resolv'cl BUT -TO D&STYOY.

And hen'ce, we strait our baffied-fotS;
- With horrid carnage check
For stion their fingers, bands, and tcei,'
Were strewed on ev:ry deck: