The Sun.
London, England, 1802-02-09 00:00:00

LONDON, FEBRUARY 9, x Izoz.

ACCOUNTS, we understand, have been received
in town, of the arrival at St. Domingo of Three
Sail of the French Fleet.—The Troops on board,
it is added, were well received by TOUSSAINT
LOUVERTURE, and were immediately landed, and
accommodated in Barracks previously prepared for
their reception. The Island was in a state of
tranquillity, with the exception of some skirmishes
which had taken place between the French 'and
Spaniards, the latter refusing to cede their part of
the Island.

AN Evening Paper of last night (The Star)
stated in very peremptory language, that the De-
finitive Treaty had been concluded a week ago.—
This information, we live good grounds for be
Hering, is given at randon, and without any kind
of authority.—Government, we know, have re-
ceived no such intelligence; and had that event
taken place, no reason surely could exist for such a
delay in the communication of it from France, and
its immediate promulgation in this Country. While
•
we condemn others for rash and unfounded asser-
tions, we ought not to fall into the same error
ourselves ; we-shall not therefore say more than we
have already stated, viz. that we believe things go
on very well .at Amient, and that we may reasona-
bly hope the business there draws pretty near to a

conclusiot),

The ROYAL FAMI LY came to Town this day
from Windsor.
fIis:II4.A.JE3TY will hold a Levee at St. James's
Palace to.morrow.
Yesterday Lord CF: ESTE RIIIE LD had a convivial
dinner party at his house in Stanhope street, at
which were present the PRINCE of:WALES, and se-

veral of the most distinguished Amateurs.
On Saturday the Ist Battalion of the Third Regi-
, ment of Guards came on duty at St. James's, for the
first time since its return from Egypt.. Sir SIDNEY
SMITH, General COOT E, and other- distinguished
Officers, dined with Colonel JOHNSTON upon the
occasion.

On Wednesday last the Right Hon, HENRY DuN-
DAs paid a visit to the Lord Provost and Magi-
strates of Edinburgh,. at their Council. Chamber;
and on Saturday last Mr. DUNUAS was to give them
grand Entertainment, at the King's Arms Tavern.
The Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners
of His Majesty's Treasury have ordered One
Thousand Pounds sterling to be granted to the
Lord Provost, 'Magistrates, and Council of Edin-
burgh, to be given in premiums for the encou-
ragement of the White Fishery on the Coast of Scot-
land.

Captain Sir CHARLES HAMILTON, of His Ma-
jesty's Ship Melpomene, is eleded
,Representative
for Dungannon.
Yesterday morning- advice was received at the
East India House, of the safe arrival in. the Downs
of the Eliza Anne, Rice-Ship, from Bengal; .and
the Duke of Clarence, frotri.the Cape and St. Helena.
The former sailed from Bengal in Odober : the
latter left at St. Helena the Princess Mary,- out-
ward.bound.
The following- Ships were to sail, freighted with
rice, the latter end of the month of November, viz.
the Ganges, Capt. FoRsTER BROWN; the Young
Nicholas, Capt. RICHARD SLLBy ; the Minerva,
Capt. RICHARDSON , and the Sir Edquard
ton; Capt. A. ROBERTSON.
The iiinde, Capt. CATLINE, was expeded from
the Coromandel Coast. •
It is said that the William Pitt, Capt. KYMEE,
a rice ship, has arrived at Madras.
. Yesterday the Purser. of the Hon. East-India
Company's Ship the 4hr-wick Castle, Capt. PRES-
COTT, attended at the India. House,— and received
his final dispatches for Coast and China, with which
he immediately proceeded to Portsmouth, to wait
for that ship's arrival there. The A/7/4.6ick takes
to Madras four Officers belonging. to HI3 MAJESTY,
And too non-commissioned and privates.
Thirtv-six .ships, we understand, are fitting out
at Hull for the Greenland and Davis's Straits
fisheries in the enajing season, two of _which are
valued at to,oool. each.
. .
The French Government will of course be much
clissati,Eed at the Convention which has taken
place between GR EAT BRITAIN and the OTTOMAN
PORTE, by which the English are admitted to ex-
clusive privileges in their trade to the Levant.
But though the French Government may repine, it
has no reason to complain, for it would be strange
indeed if the Poi-ri should allow the same com-
mercial advantages to those who attempted to destroy
it as to those who have preserved it.
The Earl of UxaRiDGE has caused a distribution
of Meat and Flour to be made to upwards of 650
poor people, men, women, and children, Of several
Parishes in tilt neighbourhood of Plasnewydd, in
Anglesea: Near a hucidted workmen .and labourers,
and twenty poor children who are educated under
the diredion, and at the expence, of Lady Ux.
BRIDGE, were alSo plentifully regaled at his Lord-
ship's 'mansion.

PUBLIC OFFICE, GREAT MARLBOROUGH-

STaxer.—Yesterday several Journeymen Boot and
nikers, employed by Mr. Ker, a Boot-maker
in•the Strand,. were conVideld before N. CONANT
and J. SCorr, -11,sqra., of having entered into a.con.
spiracy to procure a very exorbitant advance of
wages.. The Defendants were sentenced to two.
months imirisonment in the House of Corretlion.

NAVAL NEWS.

PORTSMOUTH, FEB.B.

ARRIVED His Majesty's Ship Ajax, from the
Downs ; His Majesty's Ship Carysfort, from a
Cruize ; the Abigail, JoNEs, from London to
Faro, cut from her ancliors.in the Downs yesterday
morning ; Rolla, CUMINa, from London to Bo-
tany Bay, having been en, shore on the Brake ;
Alnavick Castle, from London to the East Indies ;
Ann, ATKINS, from London to Jamaica ; Whim,
-LEACH, from Kirkaldy ; Prosped, HALL,' Nev.)
Concord, SAINT, and Boston, BURN, from,Sunder-
:land ; and several Coasters and others from the
Downs.

Put back, :the Perseus, DAVIDSON, for Botany
Bay. She left the East Indiamen and Men of War,
off Portland, all well.