The Sun.
London, England, 1802-02-03 00:00:00

cumstances.

(c I have assembled you at Lyons, as the prin-
cipal Citizens of the Cisalpine Republic. You have
given me the powers necessary to fulfil the august
tisk, which my duty imposes on me, as the First
Magistrate of the French People, and as the man
who hi.:4 most of all others contributed to your
creation.

" The choices which I have made to fill up
your Magistracies, were made indcpen&ntly of all
ideas of party, of every local spirit. With regard
to the Office of President, I have found no one
among you qualified, by the rank he holds in the pub-
lic opinion, sufficiently free of a local spirit, and who
ha ronclered‘orvirec sa great to his. native Country,
as to qualify him for such an impOrtant trust.

" The PrOcesVerbal which you caused to be trans-
mitted to me by your Committee of Thirty, in
which is analyzed with thebutmost precision, the ex.
ternal and internal relations of your Country, has
made the deepest impression upon my mind. I ad-
here to your wish—l shall preserve in my mind a
perfect remembrance of the state of your affairs.
" In the midst of those continual meditations
enaaed from me by my situation) nothing that re-
lates to the consolidation of your existence and your
prosperity, shall be estranged from those affections
which are dearest to my soul.

" You have only particular laws, from hence.
forth you must have general laws.
" Your Pcople.have only local habits, they mus
now assume national habits.

" Lastly, you have no Army, a►;d the Powers
who may become your Enemies are strong ; but
you have what can produce it—a numerous popula-
tion, fertile fields, and the example which has been
afforded, you 1)y the first People of Europe,"

'This Speech was received with the most un- '
bounded applause. They then proceeded to read
the Plan of the Constitution ; when the Title, viz.
ig The Constitution of the Cisalpine Republic,"
was read, the whole body expressed a general wish
that it might be called the Italian Republic; in
which wish the Chief Consul appeared to acquiesce.
The Government is to consist of a President, a
Vice. President, a Council of State, 'and a Legisla-
tive Council. The President is to hold his office
for ten years, and is indefinitely re-eligible.
But the most important fart is, that BONAPARTE
has accepted the Office of Chief Magistrate, or Pre-,
sident, of the Italian Republic.
After the reading of the Constitution, the Chief
Consul caused the Vice-President, Citizen MELZI
D'ER IL, to sit beside him, and taking him by the
hand, embraced him affeftionately.
The Sitting then broke up, and the Chief Consul
returned to the Palace of,Government, amidst the
acclamations of the People.

The Chief Consul was cxpeted in Paris on the

st ult.
The French Funds are at f.
BoURDEAUX, JAN. 25:4.L-They write fkcjm iirest
on the 24th, that the Batavian Division, composed of
Three Ships of the Line, the Brutus, the Nemote,
and the John de Witt, a Frigate and a Corvette,
enteked that Road the evening before. On the fol-
lowing morning they saluted, which was returned.
As soon as the signal was made for them, a Dispatch.
boat was sent out taacquaint there with the_departure
of the Armament, and to desire them to continue
their voyage, but the Dutch Admiral stated that
he had wants, and that his Vessel made water.--
These Ships have. French Troops on board.
Aitcsa vac, JAN. 18.—We learn, that the da.
mages which have been sustained in the Brisgas by

the late inundations, are estimated at no less that/
t zo,croo florins, which is a prodigious loss for su
small a Province, and one that has -already suffered
so much during the War.
HAGUE, JAN. 22.—The waters have begun to
subside in Zealand, and in the Isle of Cadsand, but
the frost is so severe, that we are unable to begin
the reparation of the Dykes.
It is determined by Governinentohat the Battalion
of Troops under the Command of Citizens LEGA.
and HENRY shall be employed to garrison the Cape
of Good Hope. They will sail on their destination
in the Spring.

By the Letters which we receive front Orange_
stein, the residence of the Ex-Stadtholder,we aceinformed that that Princc will in a few days go to

Berlin, in order to solicit that Court to carry into
effea the Treaty of the sth August, 1796, con-
cluded between Prussia and France.
MuNrcH, JAN. 20.—1 t was yesterday stated
that His Serene Highness the ELECTOR has signed
a Treaty, by which he engages to cede the Right
Bank of the Inn, but it is said that he is amplY in-
demnfied for this Cession.
GENOA, JAN. 15.--If we may give credit to the
Letters from Tunis, the GRAND SEIGNOR has given
notice to all the Powers of Barbary, that they must,
at a fixed period, release all the Slaves in their pos-
session, of whatsoever Nation they may be.
Extrafl of another Letter from the same place.—
For several ages, the Pirates of Morocco, Algiers,
Tunis, and Tripoli, have tyrannized over the Com-
merce of the Mediterranean. At last, however, it
appears that the two Powers to whom it naturally
belongs to repress these barbarians, have agreed to
put an end to these disorders. England and France
have determined to area that objets, which nothing
but the want of union among the Powers of Europe
has hitherto delayed. It appears, by Letters from
Tunis, that two Frigates, the one English and the
other French, entered that Port, and made the fol.
lowing Propositions to the Bey :
tst, That all the Slaves of the two Nations should be set

at liberty.
That all the nraticat Vessels should be dismantled.
3d, That all European Nations should have liberty to
tr..de in that Port'.

Similar proposals .are to be made to the other
States of Barbary. If they refuse these just de-
mands, the two Powers who make them, have the
means in their hands to enforce them ; and the
other Maritime Powers of Europe, who are
obliged to pay an annual tribute to these Pirates,
will willingly join England and France. In the
mean time, thousands of unhappy Slaves are groan-
ing under their festers ; but undoubtedly this
determination of the two Nations in Europe, the
most powerful, and the greatest enthusiasts for Li..
berty, will for the future rescue Europe from such
disgrace.

Tar state of the West India Colonies, and the
strong Armament which France has sent across the
Atlantic, have been for some time the general
topics of conversation. It has been idly suggest.
ed, that the French Force is so great and formi-
dable, as to occasion great alarms in the mer-

cantlle world for the security of cur Colonial
Possessions. But this is a false mode of reasoning.
If the accounts are to be depended upon, tile
French Settlements are in a condition so hostile
to tranquillity and subordination, that a much large
force will be requisite, before these can be ant
hope of restoring them to their former prosperity'.
It is the interest of this Country, that the Freno
Islands should be restored to perfeEt disc Vine; for
the contagion of example is so prevalent in that to
gion, that if the revolutionary spirit shoult, have
(time to move itself, it will endanger that systert by
I.which our Commerce and—Revenue have hithettO
L.
increased and flourished.

J

Nothing therefore can be more ridi.aplous, that
the sup,ez :tion of a treacherous disposition on the
part of the French Government. The ExpeditiOS
from Brest, did not depart without the 2C' r
quiescence of the British Government, and that '
acquiescence was obtained in consequence of the 1
glaring circumstances which rendered it prort:
well-timed and expedient. There is no force the i•
has yet sailed from the Ports of France, which su'fr
passes our strength in the West Indies ; and further'
more, Administration have already detached 6/0
a Squadron sufficiently strong to guard.our own poP
SEsSibris; is well' as imiliiiitious ifi 4
tempts, if such were ever in contemplation (Why
we absolutely disbelieve) of the French, Were that
SO disposed. The idea, therefore, that the Bits/
expedition has any other °Ned in view than thei '
occupancy and reduction of their own ,revolte°
Colonies, is wholly futile and groundless....
The same observation applies equally to Ole,
Armament which has sailed from the ports °I ,
'Holland. Both of these Countries will find arTIPle
employment for t heir naval and military forces 1:
and about St. Dominzo. The Troops were embark ° ,
on board Ships of the Line, for very 9bvious2r. eas°lls; i• '
In the first place, much time hasbeen gained fili,
-the measure, and secondly much expenditure heti
been saved. It would have required both time 34
'
trouble' to have prepared vessels proper for
transport of troops, and besides the French iferga
not in possession of Ships of that construftion* °rig,
it has generally been their praftice to eillFl(7/
Men of War on such services. In their cs 4
‘'e
pedition to Ireland under General Hoont, an=t
man ' WO
many other occasions, none but Men of: i
were made use of to convey their men, The geee4-
....._,
ral ides of the present, and all the preceding Gc:l
vernments of France, was to blend together the.l4/1. I'
and Military Departments, in all Foreign Egni
60410 ; and it must be admitted, that the Pi°o
t. ,
both politic and cheap. But, in whatever light
tO
matter be examined, it will be found to 113—e h
iris
kind of hostile design whatever against the Br
stic"
/,
Settlements. France could not be benefited by 01
a measure ; she has already a greater C°lef)e;
Establishment than she can conveniently 1;134
10
and if she so -far mistook tier interest, as to ma , I
a rash attempt, our power in the West Inui-9
' more than sufficient to repress her schemes an-
temerity.

THE Hamllash Mail which became doe poi
morning, had not arrived when this Paget Os'

to Press.
his The PRINCE of WALES met with rather aa tof
lucky accident on Monday. Dismounting fOll, (se
horse, his spur got entangled in his boot, and coss
ed his leg, which has subjeded Royal His

to a lameness.
• a 1Q
Yesterday the Duict ofCANt R I I:ig ECIZO ~
his new Apartments in the Palace at St. jaillesj-0
Lord fluTcHlicsoN, having leave to °J:O
to England from Egypt, resigned his cowry°
the Earl of CAVAN, who remains as senior. -11)e
the Staff in Egypt. The Stith!, Force left liV
Country in October was about sOOO men, occi°
of the Indian Army.
Getieral OAK ES is appointed Commanai

Alexandria, where Lord CAVAN (the Conl/31:;1'
in Chief) and General Flora are to fix theirml,
quarters, with all the British Regiments. ;41
ral BArttn is to command Dtigntit Ketlertf
and the distriel and town, a Rosetta; and
STUART is to command with the Foreign ReSt
and a Regiment of Cavalry at Cairo. • Sfjt
We this day insert an important Manifesto isiptv
by the French Military and Civil Officers aPri tei
by BONAPARTE fur the Island of Guatialoilt if/
speeting the Rebellion in that Colony. „
LACROSSE, it appears, was taken under t"-i co"
teetion of Capt. WESTERN, of the Tamer, .1111.0401/6
tied from on board a Danish vessel to Porn' 11l
where he was most honouraly received i'l r
of te
Governor, the Hon. ANDREW COCHRANS dater
STONE : he was there joined by LEnC AL LI g " 0,0
Councillor of State, sent out since' the pea d, or,„'
the Secretary of the Government of the Islildo,ci
had been forcibly prevented from landing 2' o,loj
loupe. It shews in a high degree the esisto;l
and good sense of the Governor of the 1-.00;$
Dominique, to have received the French Maft odeo
in these circumstances, in such a manner. ~ioclo,ll
to afford a wholesome example of mutual ope
and assistance in time of peace ; and we 1.00r,1e
promptitude and alacrity of the British Gi'veoo
this instance, will make a deep impressWilove
French, and shew them, that in order to 111;11
blessings of peace in all quarters of the w°l.,.e; th
have only to follow the example we have
in the West

NAVAL NEWS..

J

PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 2.

SAHA!) His Majesty's Ship St. Fiorenza, for the
Westward; and the Frau Elizabeth, ACKERMAN)
for London.

Arrived His Majesty's Ship Maurer, from a
Cruize.

Came into Harbour the Retribution Frigate.
The Ship Nancy, of London to Naples, was
stranded about the Bth of January last, near Cape
Trefaiga., on working through the Gut of Gibraltar.
Ship 16st, 'Crew 'saved, except one passenger and a
boy.

YARMOUTH, FEU. Z.

ARRIVED the King George Packet, FLYtt, from
Cuxhaven, at Yarmouth; and the Diana, STEWARD,
from Helvoetsluys, in Lowestoft Roads ; both with
Mails and Passengers.
Sailed the Lieveling, HARTLIFF, to Embden ;
and Busy, Trsorr, to Gainsbro'.

A Coiirt Martial was held on Monday morning
ell boutri the Magiricotne Frigate, lying in Sheerness
harbour; Rear-Admiral RowLIY, Petsident, to try
jame.c- 4,1 ton, ' a seaman belonging to the Zealand,
guard-ship at the Nore, on a charge of absenting
himself froM the said ship without leave. After a
short deliberation, the charges against him being
fully proved, he was sentenced to receive 150 ashes,
and to be imprisoned in the Marshalsea for
six calen-
dar months.=The Court then commenced to try
-Affing Lieut. PASLEY,
hat fri late belonging to the Beau
gate f
, or scandalous expressions and charges
, .. against Capt. PoYwrz, of the said ship, and absent-
ing himself without leave w
thouth Dock. bile sent on duty at Ply-
The Charges being proved, he was
His Ma
rendered incapable-of ever serving as an Officer in
jesty's Navy again.
Tile Merchants of Leith, in testimony et their
tsteein for the conau6 of Capt. CLEmEturs, of the
Royal Navy, as welt as for the serviees he has ren-
s dered to the Trade of that Port, during the time he
has commanded His Majesty's Vessels upon the East
Coast of Scotland intend to elegant Piece of Plate, of the value of One Hundred
present him with an
Pounds,
of t with a suitable Inscription-.---The Mem-
bhe Trinity House of Leith have also pre-
sented him with the Freedom of the Incorporation,
in an elegant Silver Box, as a .mark of their esteem
for his conduet whilst emploed upon that s
Times appoi y station.
nted for the East-India Ships of the
Season:
February.
avid Scott; for
alth Chin 13th
a, to be in the Downs, h
amstow, for Coast and Bay, to be in the Downs, 13111ry.
Feb.
11„,engal, for Coast and Bay, to be in the Downs, I.3th do.
-Lord Nelson, for Coast and Bay, to be in the Downs, :3th
i. Feb.
"'lilted
13th Feb K '
ihgdoM fat Coast and Bay, to be in the Downs,
TC,,el„.._re) for China, to be in the Downs, loth March.
as-- eesiQat. for -thilla, to be in the Downs I,)th do.
*Loyal Charlotte for hla- to laq in the Downs, zoth do.
ari St. Vincent', for 13 Bombs-'
b' t'-' be in the Downs, 14th do.
it. Edward Hughes, fo°r 13oanYibaj,;" to be in the Downs, 14th
britMarch.
nnia, for Madras and Ceylon, to be in the Downs, t4th
do.
Neptune, for China, to be afloat March 4' to sail to Graves-
end 18th ditto, and to be in the Downs, 23d April.
The following is the number of Ships which pas-
sd. the Sound in the year 18.01
lisaraltniesslie, : 2457 Americans, - 172
' Russians, - 36
swedes,
.. 1632,
stock,ltt SM. 916 _
Prussians, - 2049
Total, -8897
—_,______,......__
Vesterday Earl ST. VINCENT came to the Ad-
miralty from his seat in Essex.
It hat. ,been surmised
share of probability , and we think with some
present , that Sir JonN MitFoao, the
clvat
Sneaker of the House of Commons, will be
, 44... eed.to the Chancery Bench of Ireland, and that
3F6s-rEat, will succeed qeneral him as Speaker,
Tit tcoE and Admiral Ducxwoßen
were on the 3oth November invested with the
Order of the Bath at Antigua, with great poMp, in
the presence of Lord LAV I NGTON.
It is said that the Ship's Company of the text
Commander . , Frigate, have, petitioned for the restoration of their
late Commander Sir EDWARD HAMIITON. This
.PetitiOn. will he backed by the good wishes of the
si:hOle Niftion. The gallant services of Sir Ell-
!V AR-D
1-1 A.MI I.T(iN can . never be forgotten while
.. British gallantry shall excite an emotion of admira-
, .tion in the human mind.
The second 'battalions of several regiments are
imiliedialely to be incorporated with the first.
(4reat numbers *Of privates front those corps. have
lre.adyenteretl for that purpose, and ' receivo the
-usual boulities. '`-'l.l dof 2
'last week- paid by
flvar s 5,0c0 guineas were
overnment Agents in this way.
_
A Court of Aldermen was held yesterday at
Guildhall, Present his Lordship, eighteen Alder-
?lieni, .:
Wl' • Common Serjeant, and other City Officers.
.* Price of Bread was ordered to continue at
Cke, Shilling the QUartern-loaf.
• The Clerk of the Cocket Office, Mansion-house,
deveed in an Account of Flour sold to the
-B
liver
, s for the last twelve weeks, amounting to
195,417 sacks, which is• r6,z84., nine-twelfths
sacks coosuined by the Metropolis weekly.
The Report of the Committee for General Pur-
poses respeaing the appointment of an efficient
IVldgistrate -lot the Town and Borough of South-
-.. wark,. was taken into. consideration, and after a
0.. loommittee ng deba'te, they. at last agreed to refer it to a
of Seven Aldermen, assisted by the
titY Law Officers, to examine into the Rights and
r)o-vcrs which the Magistrates of this City have in
l'e
the ~,,!'d Borough, and ieport their opinion to the
tit C,:',111.:,
(-)'I Kind AV i St the Hon. THOMAS Lord Fotaaix'
IPpeared at t-he Bar of the Court of Common Pleas,
'Thd . &tiff:%'.ii recoveries of estates of considerable
ud
L"n"Zlitt: iCl,pair.t of value,

FOR THE St/N.

tHE CASE IN CLUNCERYi

••••••••MINI,
Ciussidicus„ Rhetor, Philo-Dratiratit, &anis rmit,
ainens, in cerium jussens,

All useful Science, starving S- knows;
And bid him go to Court, to Court he goes.
Jour:sent.

WUZN the Patriot, whose lips, like his life, from his youth,
Breathe the essence of loyalty, honour,, and-troth,
Long in Criminal Courts a sure evidence known,
Friend of sainted O'Connor, Tooke, Hardy, and Stone*,
Into Chancery came, and exclaim'd, " Here I stand,
" With fads in my mouth, and with proofs in my hand ;
" I deal not in fancy and fine declamation,
" My object is payment, and not peculation ;"
The Lawyers all laugh'd, and cried, " Very good, very,"
And the C whisper'd, " I owe you one, S—."
Then S— went on with his Chapter of Ads,
And with merry malignity stated his fads ;
On M— and H-- commenc'd the attack:—
They resisted, and S-- was taken aback ;
But G—, who was absent, he safely revil'd,
And his claim, as Proprietor, burglary stil'd ;
The Trustees, and the Bankers, in turn he abus'd,
Last the Authors, whose Pieces he laugh'd at and us'd :
Monk L—'s + Morals made excellent fun,
P— H—'s Indiscretion was paid with a pun;
In short, he so ably the Manager play'd,
Neither Creditors, Authors, nor Adiors were paid;
Yet still 'twas the burden of song,...
That he was quite right, and they all in the wrong. ,
" But, my Lord (5 cried), give me leave to observe,
" From rectitude's path I ne'er swerv'd, nor will swerve;
" Tho' malice and falsehood asperse my fair tame,
" For negligence only I'm subjed to blame :
" Inattentive I've been, too regardless of pelf,
" But all the sad consequence fells on myself;
" Every Creditor's safe, and his debt, tho' delay'd,
" At the Day of Accounts f. will be certainly paid."
Then the C— spoke : " From whatever I've heard,
" My opinion is clear, that this Cause be referr'd ;
" So completely throughout has all vigilance slept,
" Not a trust is perform'd, not a covenant kept ;
" Such a scene of confusion I never yet saw,
" But I would not enforce the strict letter of law ;
" Yet if Parties concern'd still refuse to agree,
" And I am compell'd to pronounce a. Decree,
" The proceedings are such, certain ruin must fall
" On Proprietors, Theatre, Credito.rs-7-all !"
" No palpable fraud has produc'd this elreel,
" But the worst of all faults, long-continued neglect :
" This, JOUNSON observes, and the faa I admit,
" Renders useless all Knowledge, ridiculous Wit,
" And script of its splendour, and sunk in decay,
" Makes Genius at last a contemptible prey."
Feb. I, ao?.. S.

* Mr. Fox calls them, the four most innocent and injured
men living.
t Clodius accusat 111mchos, Catilina Cethegum.
t. Ad Grxcus Calendas.

COURT OF CHANCERY.

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.

Mr. Serjeant PALM E a said this morning, he should
be ready with his award in the course of two or
three days.
The LORD CHANCELLOR ordered the business to
stand over till Tuesday next.

The period allowed by Government for the re.
demption of the Land-Tax will expire in a few
days.

A recent determination of the Court of Exchequer,
has made a considerable alteration with regard to the
Law of Tythes—it has been adjudged upon solemn
argument in the Court of Exchequer, that Ty thes are
not payable for the forced productions of Nature in
Hot-houses. The recognition of a contrary law has
ever been considered a most unjust oppression.—
The Judges, with the exception of Mr. Baron GRA..
HAM, were unanimous in abrogating the law as it
has hitherto existed.

As a great proof of the increased population of
the town of Plymouth and Dock, and of the influx
of strangers, during the late war, the tolls of the
bridge at Stone-house, between Plymouth and Dock,
the property of Earl MOUNT EDGECUMBE and Sir
JOIIN Sr. AUBYN, which; at the building of the
bridge, in the year 1772, let for s°ol. per annum,
let last week at the rate of zsool. per annum:
We understand that the present high price of all
kinds of provisions at Bristol has induced Many of
the most respedable inhabitants of that city to turn
their thoughts towards supplying themselves with
meat, by forming a fund for the purchase of cattle.
On the Wednesday of the Malton Coursing Meet..
idg, which commences on Tuesday next, a match
will be run over Langton Wold, betwixt Mr. n
L
xy's horse, and Mr. TEASDALE'S mare. These
were the two horses that went some time ago across
a country for four miles, and took ioo leaps in the
way. The mare is said to he rather the favourite
of the- two.

Mrs. BlLLtrrtrro,l, it is Imped, will now very
soon be able to delight the Public again by her
syren sounds.

Mr. and Mrs. Porr are certainly very respeffable
Performers, and so respe&able in their profession,
that they are above any injury front the extrava.
gant eulogies which mistaken friendship bestows on
them. We cannot, however' forget a couplet of
YOIING, which seems very applicable on this &ca.;
sion, to those

" Whose praise &fames, as if a foal should meatt,
By spirting in your fact, to make it clean."

Such a multiplicity of alteration: have been made
in the new Tragedy of A/focto, that it has been
humorously compared with sir jabs, cutler's stcd_
ings. The Manager, however, has so much int-
pro,ved upon the Poet, that we cannot pursue the
allusion, and say with Cr a gtk, "so much met. digg
and mending is but darning an old rude to make it
worse than it es.'as before." In fact this passage is
Wholly inapplicable, in the present case, anclimplies
an irnpostibility.