The Sun.
London, England, 1802-05-17 00:00:00

LONDO X, NI .4Y 17, 1:).1.

YESTERDAY V. e received French journals of the
z zth and )3tll instant. It appears from these, that
the Decree Forcsing to eled BONAPARTI ,Chief

Consul for life, had been readily adopted by the
Councils, and means were taking to obtain the sense
of the People upon it, which there can be little doubt,
will be equally favourable to the ambitious wishes
of the Chief Consul. As .we remarked on Saturday,
but .one step mere remains to be taken, which is,
to, settle a new Dynasty in the Family of BONA-
PARTE. The re-establishment of the Catholic
Religion, . or, at least the manner in which it
has been re-established, seems to have occasioned
a great degree of discontent. The Jacobins are
strongly av,erse,,to the measure, and the Catholics
dislike the encroachments which have been made on
the ancient power of the POP E. These discontents
begin already to shew themselves.—lt is, even
stated in some private Letters, that an' attempt
wts' made a few days ago on the life of the
Chief Consul, while he attended the Parade;
and several of the Generals, who have express-
ed themselves too freely with respea to the
growing ambition of BONAPARTE, have been or-
dered to reside ;at a considerable distance from
Paris. The Chief 'Consul, for the further sect].
city of his person, means to create a new.
Corps, to be called the Sacred Legion, com-
pOsed of picked and distinguished men. All
the private, Accounts from. the French Capital
certainly concur in stating, that a storm is gather-
ing, which must perhaps very speedily burst.
The French Funds ha-re again fallen back to 57•

An Order of Council, it is said, has alually
been given, for prohibiting the importation of any
articles of French growth or manufacture, except
such as have already been ordered and shipped
for this 'Country. This Order is in consequence of
the prohibition'by the French Governtment of Eng.
lish ManufaAures ; and we have little doubt will
lead to some Commercial Arrangements which may
be beneficial to this Country.

Yesterday arrived two Hamburgh Afaits. Their
contents are mostly details, copied from the French
and English Papers. We have seleaed the follow.
ing Articles : _

Stockholm, April 30.

Accounts have been received here from Memel,
that the EMPEROR of Russia and the KINQ Ot
PRUiSIA, are to have an interview at that place
about the middle of June. Great preparations are
making at Itlemel for the reception of these august
Personages. The Prussian Monarcl} is to hold the
proposed Reviews in his way thither.

nenna, 'May I.

The new Pacha of Belgrade is already on his
march to take possession of that Fortress, with an
Army of 6000 men,

Reports were in circulation during the last fort,
night, respeCling. advices of an unpleasant nature,
said to have been received from Lisbon. The ar-
rival of the Constance Frigate at Portsmouth,
has explained some of .the particulars. captain
MUDGE, of the above Frigate, arrived in Town
on Wednesday last, and on Friday a Privy Coun-
cil was held, to hear his relation of the trans-
adion in question. It appears, that under the
supposition of that Officer's having been concerned
in the prglice of smuggling prohibited merchan-
dize, the Court of Lisbon had hastily ordered him
and the Crews. of two barges under confinement,—
An investigation into the alledged charges was
instantly demanded by our Minister, and the result
proved the injustice of -the accusation, and Capt.
MUDGE and the Crews were liberated. The Con-
stance was then Ordered home, in order that the cir-
cumstances might be fully explained to our Court,
and a piOper apology he demanded.

The new Taxes on the Import aid Export Com-
mercial Trade, agreeable to the late Aft, com-
menced, and the Duties began to be taken both at
the Excise and Customs, on Thursday last.
The Merchants and Traders who presented a
Memorial to the. Lords of the Treasury against the
alteration to be adopted this day in theYoreign
Post nights, have received the following answer
from the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER :"--
" That their request could not be complied with,
as it was one of the private articles in the .Treaty
of Amiens, that there should be ,a more,frequent
intercourse between the two countries."

General SruAvr on Friday embarked on board
the Honnd Sloop of War for Egypt.
The Renard is charged with dispatches for the
evacuation of Martinique, Tobago, and St. Lucia,
and was to sail from Plymouth on Thursday evenings
if the wind permitted.
The Dispatches for Madras and Bengal, by the
Admiral Aplin, extra Ship, were finally dosed- at
the East India-House, and delivered to the Purser.