The Sun.
London, England, 1802-10-15 00:00:00

LONDON, OCTOBER is, 18oz.

WE do not learn that M. ANDREOSSI is yet
ready to leave Paris for this Country. Whatever
may be the cause of' delay in his coming, whether
Teal or pretended, we are inclined to think that
Lord WFirrwoßTH will not depart for France till
the French Ambassador shall have arrived here.

~ WE received this morning the Paris Papers to
the r3th inst. The affairs of Switzerland are at
length brought to a crisis. An Engagement took
place on the 3d inst. between the Patriots, corn.
manded•by General BACHMANN, and the Helvetic
Army, near Moudch4, which is no very considerable
distance from Lausanne, in which the latter were
completely defeated. This defeat is candidly ac-
knowledged in the official account published at
Lausanne; but it is attributed partly to the supe-.
riot numbers of the Patriots, and partly to a
panic which it is said was, spread by Emissa-
ries through the Helvetic Troops. Whatever
the cause of the defeat was, it excited the great,
est alarm at Lausanne. The Inhabitants fled in
great numbers, and the Members of the Government
were preparing to withdraw to Geneva, when Ci-
tizen RAPP arrived with the Proclamation of the
FIRST Cotstsur, of France, which being communi-
cated to General BACHMANN, I.le consented to sus-
pend Hostilities entil he received further orders
from Berne. -CZ" the sth Citizen RAPP arrived
at Berne, and delivered. the First Consul's Procla-
mation to the Commanders in that City. They de-
clined giving any answer until the decision of the
Diet of Scirwitz, who were entrusted with the
go neral direEtiun of the affairs of S.-u;itzerland.
Two Deputies have been sent from Berne to
thwitz, to learn the determination of the
Diet, and Citizen Rapp has agreed to wait their
return to Berne. In the mean time, there is a
encTicl susner,ol-- Hostilities. Upon the deci-
sion then of the Diet of Sci.7.-witz rests the fate
of Switzerland! if they shciuld determine to resist
by force this unexampled interference of the
French Government, we sincerely hope they
will not be left to maintain the unequal Contest
alone, but that the other Powers of Europe, if they
regard their own Glory, if they value their own
Indepen.lence, will,stand forward the protedors of
the brave Inhabitants of that oppressed Country.
The Aloniteur of the itth contains a long Procla-
mation issued in St. Domingo., regulating the Trade
of that Colony, particularly that carried on in Fo-
reign Bottoms.

The Funds are 53. 70.

Two Hamburg?) Mails reachel Town this morn-
ing, but their contents are in general anticipated by
the French Papers, A Letter from Leghorn, dated
the t9th September, states, that there are little
hopes enterrainecl of thi! recovery of the KING of
ETRURIA ; the last attack having been more vio.
lent than any of the former.
The last accounts fri..)m Petersburgh state, that

considerable changes are about to take place in
the Ministry, and it is expected that Count Wo-
; RONZONy will not return as Ambassador to London,
but that he will 1111 some office of importance at Pe.
tersburgh.

THE extraordinary interference of the French
Government in the internal affairs of Switzerland,
and the evident intention of the FIRST CONSUL to
prescribe to the People of that Country, the form of
Government which be chuses they should live under,
seem to us to be of more importance to this Coun_
try, as well as to all Europe, than we apprehend is
yet generally ;t:oneeiyed. It is not only the gene.
sous fee:ings for an oppressed and injured People
that Ettglishoen have, upon this occasion, to in-
dulge (anti surely the condo& of France towards
Switzerland must arouse all our indignation against
the one party, and awaken ail oor sympathy for the
other), but the question embraces that which, per.
laps,. involves our own safety and welfare as a Free
and Independent State, If the Government of France
i; to thsuine to itself the right of invading at plea.
;;;re, and motttlling the covgnment of ant ;I)(lepend.
cot Coontry, itn! lay claim the privilege ofdoing so for
• •
'all. "l'h principle ;mist be considered as a general
►vie, arid, a,.; s ieli, afTens all independent Cc,uniries
?ii4e.e, it srY:itlf;r. (rota t?' ,t of zio-,totic and
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hideous ambition which would revolutionize all Na
tiuns, .and render all people tributary to France.
It was reasonable to hope that when, general tran-
ouillity took place, the views of conquest and
aggrandizement which France indulged and praCtis-
ed doting the War, would have given place to
sentiments more equitable and pacific—that the
principles which the Revolution had called forth.
would have been abandoned upon the restoration of
a fixed Government, for something like Moderation
and Justice as applied to other States. If we are to
judge from the present condua of France towards
Sewit;-,wriand, however, such hopes are not very likely
to be speedily realized, and the Didatorial lan-
guage used towards that unhappy Country, cannot be
considered as very respedful to the'Powers of Europe
at large. The Proclamation of the FI It ST CONSUL de-
ciding the fate of a Free People, is issued from the Con-
sular Palace, without even the compliment of previous
communication to any other Power, at least cer-
tainly, without any previous communication hav-
ing been had with this Country. Under these
circumstances, the cause of Sqvitzerland becomes
a common one with every Power that is not a
voluntary Slave to the influence Of France, and
a. resistance to the System at present pursued
by BONAPARTE becomes a duty in the Rulers
of every Free Country. Knowing, as we do, how
important it is to the interests of
.64 motion that
the Peace should be preserved, we cinnot be opposed
to be. the Advocates for Wa r. r from
have ever thought, and we still continue to chink,
that the present Ministers deserve the warmest
gratitude
.of their Country. for having procured
Peace at the time, and upon the terms, they did.—
Peace was ardently wished for by the whole Nation,
and Ministers,. by. procuring it, shewed a praise-
worthy attention to the Public Voice. But the
greatest,,blessings which Humanity can enjoy, may
be purchased_or preserved at too dear a rate. There
are evils In the lot of Nations, as well- as of Men,
between which Wisdom has only to make its elec-
tion of the least. In the abstrad, Peace is always
preferable to War ; but in the course of events, the
latter may become a lesser evil than the price which
.a continuance of Peace may demand; and certain we
are, that it is not in the nature of Englishmen to
purchase the greatest National Blessing by any sa-
crifice of the National Honour and Independence.—
By such a condud, indeed, we should only embrace
a delusion, and should have Voluntarily paved the
way for our own disgrace and downfal.

While we reason thus, we wish to be understood
as reasoning merely hypothetically, and from the
first impression which the apparent condua of the
French Government excites. We still hope it has
moderation and justice enough to listen to a re-
monstrance on the- part of a Government equally
independent as itself, against such monstrous ag-
gression as it threatens tapraaise against the Peo-
ple of Switzerland.
We believe that this subjel has occupied for some
time the attention of our Cabinet, and we cannot
but express our hope that such a remonstrance will
be made as may convince the CHIEF CONSUL, that
however desirous we may be of preserving Peace,
we are not yet prepared to submit to any glaring
ads of• violence and injustice. The honour, the
dignity, 'the safety of the Country, seem to us
to demand some interference on our part in behalf
of the Swiss, and we leave it to the wisdom of
our Government to decide.in what manner that, is
best and most effeaually to be done. Whatever
they may determine upon in vindicatiOn of . the ho-
nour, acrd in support of the tights of their Country,
they may rely upon it will be warmly seconded by
the energy and the patriotism of all descriptions of
His Majesty's SubjeCts.

The orders which had been given here to the
Officers of a Regiment now stationed at Malta to
repair to Gibraltar, for the purpose of meeting their
Regiment, have been rescinded ; and yesterday they
were ordered to proceed for Malta direct,
Yesterday a Special Court of Direetors was held
at the East India House, which adjourned at six
o'clock till Wednesday next.

It is reported, that interest is making with the
Court of Diredors, to set aside the appointment of
Advocate General in Bengal., lately made by the
Marquis WELLESLEY. Such a report is probably
without foundation.

Mdior OsBokNE has lately ereaed an Hindoo
Temple in his beautiful Park at Melchet, in Wilts,
and dedicated it to Mr. HASTINGS.

Major BRIDGES is appointed Comminding Royal
Engineer at the Island of Ceylon,. in the East In-
dies, and will shortly proceed to that destination-.
The FlOnourable Egast India Company'S,Ships the
Itia,po/1.-Captain JAMES SANDILAIIDS, and the
Windham;) ,Captain ToomAs 6aAn4m, which were
originally consigned to Madras, are to proceed to
Ceylon, .for the purpose of carrying out a Detach-
ment of the Royal Artillery, with their Officers, &c.
These ships will be .dispatclie4 the la;te; erd of Jan.
1803.

It is intended by the Government of the Batavian
Republic to prepdre the Port of Helvoetsluys for the
reception of large vessels, that it may serve instead
of the Road of the Teel, and the Vlie, which i 4
no: :c Litfe as the former', foF riavirntiona