The Sun.
London, England, 1805-04-03 00:00:00

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Aupol, Dumbilc.,
24,6 Fa rawy, ie. •5 .

" Stn---You will inform the Cnirtnander in Chief.
of His Majesty's /1,1;,a1 and Land Forces, that a
Force from France, consisting of one,three.decker
and two 74's, Frigates, &c. with Troops on board,
invested the Island on the zoth, and made good
their landing on the following day (the 2ISt) they
were most successfully resisted by the Troops un-
der my command, and repeatedly driven back.
4 4 The Ships of the Line in vain attempted to si-
lence the Batteries ; but unfortunately the Town
being on fire, the Militia on the right, notwith-
standing their spirited condua, were compelled ty
fall back.

" I deemed it prudent to allow the Council to Ca.
pitulate for the Town of Rosean and itsDepentlencies,
whilst I attempted, by forced marches, to get into
Prince Rupert, with such force as I could collet, in
which I have succeeded, and wait their attack on
this post, with a well grounded " expeaation
that Ills Majesty's Regulars` and Militia Forces
Will again distinguish themselves; I retreated
from Roseau on the a Ist, at 4. p. in, and under-
stand the terms I prescribed are acceded to. I
ordered none to be accepted' that were—not honottisi.
ble, and desired the French Commander not to al.
low his Troops to thsgrace themselves by plundering,
or any aft of wantonness. You are hereby desired
to sail immediately, 'and make tke first Isfarld you
can. If Privateers in the Guacialoupe Channel pre.
vent your turning to windwardonake Montserrat or
Antigua.
" i have the honour to be, Sir,
" Your most obedient Servant,
(Signed) " GEORGE PE Elfk,Ef."

" n the Mosterof the Sloop Endeavour."
411 To be delivered to the Commander in Chief
of His Majesty's Naval and Land Forces, or the
Governor or President of the first Island you make,"

We are happy,to be able to add, that no appre.
pension is entertained fur any of the other Islands.
The Troops in St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Grenada,
anti Antigua, have been reinforced by General
MeYEtts.

Litst night we received Paris Papers to the
4.01 alt. and Dutch journals to the 28th. ult.

The Coronation of BowArArre as King of Italy
is fixed to take place at Milan on the 233 of May. ,

A Letter from Caen states, that a Division of
the Flotilla, consisting of twelve Vessels, had had a
smart Attion with an English Squadron, the result
of which was, of course, according to the Parisian
account, that the latter were obliged to sheer off.
The Russians are said to have been defeated by
the Persians. It
.is also Awed that a Rw.sian Ship
of War, of 8o guns, which sailed from Sebastopolis
in the month of Oetober, full of Troops, had been
lost, 4nd Vilely_ soul on board perished.

Mix feel great satisfaction in having it in our
power to l.iy before our Readers the Leltt written
by Lord Me Lvit.LE to the Commissioners of 'Naval
Inquiry, upon the subject of the Loth Report. We
shall nut at present offer any observations upon the
Letter, but we are convinced that it will have 'the
greateit effed upon 411 wen, of liberal4nd candid
minds,

We this•morning received the New York Papers
to the z4th of Feb. They contain nothing hut the
Answer of Judge CHASIS to the Articles ut
peachnient.

Yesterday, about twelve &cluck, 'Tut MAI F3TY
and the PR INa BSSILS arrived at the Queell's !louse
from Windsor; in a shun time the Pit INC ESS
pH/A, of GLovcosTeit visited 1-Iga MAIEoTa anal
the PRINCESSES. Fits MAJESTY arrived About lour
o'clock from Kew.

Yehterday the Duicus of Yottx anti SVASEX dined
with THEIR MAJEbTISS.

Ibis MAjetay has adopted a new uniform for the
Grand Installation Ball on St. George's Day. He
desires that all the Gentlemen shall he dreascd in a
scarlet waistcoat, gniti-laced, with long flaps—scarlet
breeches, with gold knee-band, and a blue coat.--
This is after a celebrated painting nt KingGeurte r 1.
CITY, BUsitillsb.v,—A Court of Al4cimen was
yesterday held at Guildhall, at which the Lotto
IVIA.YOI, 17 Aldermen, Sheriffs, and City Offictri,'
attended. Five thousand pounds Orphans' Stock
was drawn out of the wheel, and the Chamberiain
direeted to give six months notice thereof to the
Parties interested. The Court ordered the Price
of Bread to euntitioe the same as last week, viz.
Is. 31d. the quariern Loaf.. A Report was also
• received from a Cutrunittee relative to the present
state of Gilopur.street Cornpter; 'and stating it
as their opinion, that a new Compter should be
immediately built in lieu of the one in the Poultry ;
which ma, agreed to, and the Lot;ri MAyoR re_
quested to lay the same before the next Court
Common Council.

•
The following requisition was yesterday presented
to the LORD MAYOK, signed by se vcral Liverymen.,
his Lordship informed that be shuiild sake
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their application into. consideratum, .4111 r.v.e an
answer on Thursday •
141 v Loan—We the undersigned Liverymen do request
your Lordship to convene a Common Hall, upon on early
=day, to consider the flagrant 'abuses in the inaii.igenient and
expendjulto.a the public money, brought ti; lignt by dila
iwports of tr. CoutirtiSSinUerti appointee by Parliament to
t s4ll.lif, And. to instruct our. Itepreseffiativt;s
strenuously to promote and, prosetatte alt intoiries into the
tsaid ahuscs ; and alsd to Note for such Nlutions as may kook:
for their obj4et the tett-loyal from flis Majesty's councit4, or
any pl.ice of trust or profit udder the Govtranleia, all personswilt) may b 4 implicated to the said Abuses."

LETTER from LORD MELVILLE

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TO THE
COMMISSIONERS OF NAVAL INQUIRY.

CtNTLEMEN,
frAvING read youir Tenth Report, and observing
particulsrly the Ultimo ng S'aragrsph in Atli OW
page, " However the erprehension of diseinlitl
delicate and confidential transaaions of GOO"'
ment might operate with Lord 114eLvtLts
withholding inforanation respeaing advances to other
departments, we da not perceive how that arptr.
hensism can at all account for his refusing to St3tC
whether he derived any profit or advanias! 10°1
the use or employment of money issued for the
services of the Navy. If his Lordship had
received into his hands such monies as Were
advanced by him to other Departments, an 4 19d
replaced thefts as soon as they were repaid, he coulit
h
nor have derived any profit or advantage front loc
transactions, however repugnant they might be t°
the provisions of the Legislature far the tirecint*
of Public Money."
I think it necessary to state the following 06—eff,fr
tions, in order to place in their just view ther7
i
on which I declined answering your 1.!j,,
and which you appear not to have accuratitfrer.

stood. it'll
When you first called upon me for leekip /1k
I stated to you that I had not materials eewilic:
could frame such an account as you requited Iti;:;
that time to prepare, and a,„connotkni?,/'
with Mr. Tool-rim, before my examination en
the Sth of November last, I learnt, foe rbehfirtll
il
time, that in the Accounts he had kept resper',,,.o
S.
my private concerns, he had so blended bit °w-
aablt4
vate monies with what he had in his hands
money, that it was impossible for tutu to,4sCert, ot,
with precision, whether the advances he haiv
Olt
casiun to make to me in the course of MO
• the°
private account with rne, were tissue .--
or from the other aggregate sums which C
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toted his balance with Messrs. COUrrio,
cumstance, which I understood glitL Tl42:4.oootslble
dgiesnteinr4ally coinmunicated to you, inae it
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for me to return any other answer than -ji:imehtt •
carrying tD
Nlr.f ft 0( Tne
ca:d:alirpecnpi applied iedoruaviiiiitue to
f el;rri:: ;(*-0/ of°lf,
v tuti'
the
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benefit or advantage ?" and to this cirri's 400
uniformly referred in my answerositothtelth9;:aelhllll,,
resPeailng the manner in which Mr. Tl°ll
plied the money in his hands. is
When me
you per: the question to fol
titerclued or authorize Mr. Ti?,,lls,l'.'paii/
oat °I4PPIy, or QAUSC- to be, kid "t*-certet
Mys a
any
iocnfes,.tto,r►
hfeetmiwmoanNse,ya
virs uteod
mfoyr et): rnrtyfiltn go :on tv"c o,ntlichi
gcloir
neveedid." rootlet'
That.answer I now repeat.
inquire whether e-ver had—ani n"ncle"tan‘r
a
pressed or imolied, with Mr. Tttorrstl re'r
" To the hest of my tOP
joived
any participation of ad vantago habetlo,
the custo iy &2f the public mtineYs °t•w,"- toell#
any titnt knowingly derived any a6r4n"gi
self from, any advances., of. public, ulangr'; no's
have had no hesitation in declaring, 111 14'044
Clare, that there never was any such,
crundneflsl'i-s,
nor any thing like it, between Me; --A
spy OP
myself : that I never knowingly llerile" seen°
advantages ; and that whatever etn°ltiri_4,,canill
to Mr. TROTT/R in the condua of ihcr. 04;
010
concerns of the office, was, so far as - arts" •
exclusively his own. Int 'T°
wri
With respeet to any advances which . _Oase
TPI might make on my private accounts
tctarionSi;
ed myself as debtor to him alone, 36'1 45 • 001
„m nt
with regard to him, in no other Predlci. bositr7
should have done with any other trvin °
in rhd
who tnight be in occasional advance to gliC 0";
ted I°i*
ncral management of my concern" en". hv
It is linpwsible for me to ascertain for°
esw
.anents,or vouchers in my hand 4, or have her
what the extent of those atiVarICCS Might doti yO,
ti
at any particular period. The aceouo w
till
have inserted in your Report I (Icier
1:
them in the Report itself. Titer-09,11°.iityre011111.,,b
1
of mine, nor am I a party to them.
pie, #741
a variety of sums issued norninAllY "40 no'ciSl::
never carne into my hands, and thei gt OITA
for various sums ,received by Mr. Tg.° T
•urtpsutcr h
private account from my sal3rY as of
whi
Navy, and other sources of inomr4 ns, tietiele
Was in the teceipt, nor do they rake 1:`00
the security of which he was in passel°, , 00'1
too
rf_etotit'ta)ilirlitevnatteDFloartnlYs. °aim.'"
at
anY
1:ei? 4;
With respect to the sums of servicelt,-10;
Nl' fill YIP 10
Ivanced torme, and applied to ov
not tech it necessasf CO make ari.Yhdilinefsreao
vations, except to declare, that all Ih°swere tsP,ori
returned to the funds from which they orlyt
having in no instance been wit dvast-v
any purpose of private emolument or