The Sun.
London, England, 1805-02-27 00:00:00

MR.. SMITH end the YOUNG
,ROSCIUS;

THAT accomplished and much respeaed. Gentle-
man, .Mr. SAffTH, formerly of Drury-lane 'rhea.
tre, has presented the YOUNG. ROSCIU3 with a
Seal of GAiktcx, finely, engraved, and a striking
likeness. This is 'certainly the highest coinpii.
ment ..that has yet been paid to.thitt extraordinary
and interesting Youth; and the manner in which
the favour has been conferred refleds much honour
on the liberal and ;enlightened Donor. The fol-
lowing are the Poetic Lines and Admonitory Note
with which the flattering' Present was accompa-
nied :

TO MASTER BETTY.
jlos c us, the boast of Romes dramatic. story,
Left undisputed, trophies Of leis glory,
Not rnore illustrious by his Scenic Art,
Than by the social. Vi areas of his heart.

Our Blur isu Rosdlus, ',great and good,
When on the summit of applause hestood,
AltLeoti ENE and gay Tit AI. tA join'd
To grace' lis talents with a taste refin'd
Whilsttliese immortalied his splundid name,
His-Vtitrtias consecrated all his fine. • •

May'st thOu, YoUng Genius, of the present hour,
Whose bud anticipates so rare a flow'r,
a
Spreading thy blossoms to ripcn'd age,
Prove a Third ltosc &us to the admiring Stage;
And, like those Stars qt Bit ITAIN and of ROME,
Bear thy unfaded laurels to the tomb.

AIR. SMITIP* LETTER.

YOUNG GEINTLIMAN,

. . . .
" The fame of your talents' has drawn 4in old
fellow labourer in the theatric vineyard from hil
tetitement, at a. considerable distance, at a' very
advanced age; and he feels himself well rewarded
for his trouble. . .

". May your success continue, and may you,liv,e
to be an honour to the Stage, and to' your Coun.
try'.
'" Let me recommend to you, stria attention to
the moral cudes, and to the clittivation of your
mind, by the 4-).rts and Bellei Lettres, 'without which
little rn
.improveent can he gained in your profession,
much less in Society.
" Accept from me a Seal, a strong likeness of
our great predeceasor,,GAtaleic; °when your are ac,
quainted with his-,charaaer, keep his virtues ever
in your mind, and imitate hii professional talents.
as ras possible." '

Cou'dst. thou, In this engraved pebble, trace
The living likeness of his Plastic face,
Whilsr.thy congenial spirit caught its fire,
His tunic eye would thy whole soul inspire.

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'Ext GANATION.--A Lady who said she had been
reading Lockei Essay on Human• Understanding
with great attention, told a .Gentjernan, that,
though she was much instructed by that Work, she
was ignorant of the meaning of the word
The. Gentleman informed her, .that, as Ide.ot4igni.
fled' a male fool, lde.a 'signified a female oae.
There have been many jokes. upon the proposed
Additional Tax on Salt, but none. that are likely► to'
,

Op Thursday night the town of Biggieiwade was
alaraied by, a- report, that a large body of. French-
men, 'supposed to be prisoners escaping from' Stilton
Barracks, were on their way, and within a 'short dis.
lance of that lovin.. The notice, as soon ~,received,
was communicated to the Volunteers, who assern.
bled in arms, for the purpose of arresting the' prci-
gress of the supposed fugitives. In the absence of
the ()Seers, the Constable went alone, and unarm.
ed, for the purpose of reconnoitering ; but he soon
returned, with a confirmation of then. being French,
as they spoke in a foreign tongue, and he distindly
heard some of the party sing "Ca Ira!"—:This re-
port increased' the agitation for some time; hut after
a lapse of some moments, an:Officer belonging to the
supposed banditti arrived, and' described' his follow-
ers to be 30. or 4.0 Irish recruits, belonging to the
88th Regiment of Foot, who, in the merry moments
of intoxication, had engaged in a display of. 'their
knowledge of tactics, by an impreavids exercise of
their shilelahs, the only warlike weapon with which
they were then entrusted. Sunday morning, about nine o'clock, •at
•
a child of the name of Fostert, about six years of
age, standing by the fire alonet her, clothes- caught,
fire, and she was in a blaze in a minute.; .and be.
fore any assistance came she was so dreadfully burnt
that-she lived until Monday "morning, itud died in
the greatest agonies about six o'clock.
On • Monday last as the. wife of .Mr. Buck,
a tokipedable inhabitant of Hingham, Norfolk, was.,
putting a boiler on .the fire,' the.fhtne caught her
clothes, •and she' was so dreadfully burned 'as to ex-
pire'soun afore

;14‘ RIC ;f:

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NEW= Yo RIC, JAN. 15.—Ahout theiltie the Da-
laWare,,Which 'arrived yesterday, sailed from the
Cape of Good:Hope, a Ship under AmeriCan Calours
arrived at that 'place, a.nd sent tier Boars ashore
for provisions. • The Governor,- suipeding her to
be an English, essel, seized the men that manned
the, Boats,' and put them in ,confinentent. He,
laiiever,. gave a : Letter .-to Captain Ftlakitat,
()Nit Delaware,. addressed to the. Captain of the
stispened vessel, stating, that if she was really
American she was at liberty Co enter the Pot
Capt. F..delivered she letter, and ;found she was an
English Ship, called the Jefferson, ,formerly the
Rattlesnake Sloop of War, from Rio de la Plata,
where •Shi had been- about two years. Capt. F.
further states,that a British Fleet was daily expo ied
at the Cape, when probably a very important change
would occur in the situation of the place.
Information, which we believe may be depended
on, has 'been received in town, that -Emperor Das-
sALtrits has made a Treaty, or at least is neg
dating, andlikely to make a Treaty;with the Eng-
lish, for supplies for his Island from Jamaica
JAN. 21.,--140 news of importance is received
from St. Domingo by the arrival yesterday. Every
thing there.avas quiet, and indicated a well regu-
lated government. The Emperor DESSAU NIS, in
imitation of his prototype BONAPARTE, Was Visit.
ing his dominions, and was at Aux Cayes-, when the
Leander sailed.. We learn by this Ship that. an
American Vesiel was lately captured by the French,
who, after murdering the American people, put a
crew on board to carry her into Port ; she was,
however, re-captured by a British Vessel. .
When the Reward (arrived' at Salem) left Baur-
bon, there sCas an embargo at the Isle i.f France,
which took, place on the 17th AUgust, an English
Squadron of two 74'5, two Frigates and a Corvette,
under the command of..Adrniral Osau 14,k, !Living
appeared off that place.; two of
.which were sta-
tioned of Rodetigue, and the cohere .cruiyad :to-
windward in sight of Mauritius; it was expected
the embargo would continue a considerable length
of time. Neutral Vessels were not prohibited by
the Squadron from going into Mauritius. • ..
One of the Company's Ships, taken by the Squa-
dron under the command of Admiral Lixois, was
discovered by the Cruizera close in shore, going
into Mauritius, but was cut off by one of the F'ri.
gates befote 'she could gain the port ; several
small Coasting Vesiels have been taker), and either
burnt or sunk by the English.
Two large Ships, the Upton' Castle, owned by
Smith„Forbes, and Co.of B.:Mhay OnCt the QueenChar-
idtte, with cargoes of sugar, grains •Sec.. captured by.
the Squadron onder Adin• La :lots, arrived at.Bintrbon
a few days before the sailing of the Rovard. Was in-
formed by the Captain of a French vessel, B :union,
from Mozambique, that there was on Amer:can
Ship. of 6or 800 tons at that place, which sai::d
front the S,Mthern States,or River Mississippi , that
the Captain, oMcers, and most of the crew) had
died there, a 'Lieutenant,' then sick on shore, the
Gunner, and eight or teas men, were • all that re-
mained :- the specie was an sh6re,: and they would
nut permit it to be removed.
All strange vessels which come to loaddirealy
at the Isle of BourbOn unlit embark their cargoes
at St. Dennis--the. instrinqion plait ,Adminiatra_
tors-General being (tactually opposed 'to their going
into the dihTcrent .road of the Island to charge their
vessels.,
Oa the r4ili:the British Sloop of. ‘l,:ir Driver,
Cape. SI%;PSON, arrivedinff Charleston, in sirweeks,
from' Halifax, With a Spanish t Schooner in company
which she hsti captured.

A letter from Jamaica, dared the 24'h December,
mentions, that the Sef:ssion of the Aoembly had
eloped, and the Governor and Aisetnhly patted by
til; means in good huitiour with each other, Pre
vioUs. to closing, the Assembly voted toool. to
'purchase's a Sword for Adthiral DUCKWORTH, in
consideration.of his Valuable services un the Jamaica
Station, , ,

JAN. 25.—Among several other Vessels ashore
nu Long island, eastwarcl.of 'the Hook, is said to
be the British Frigate Revolutionaire, from Hamp.
on•Rodds. At any rate, as Mr. EwING, Con.
signee of the, Brig Kilmore arrived yesterday from
Londonderry, informs,. a large Vessel of VY.rr must
be ashore in that quarter, as the report of the guns.
fired in distress Was 110.iteawndaUS a 9 could have

proceeded only from very heavy ordnance.
JAN. 16.—Five sail of Vessels are stranded tatdte
southward of„Cape Kittergft, every soul .00 heard of
which perished ; among then were the Schooner
Polly and „Peggy, of N..,rfoilt, and a SehoQner from
.New- York, with.3o passengers, A Ship is ashore
on Roanoke, one on flog Island, and 004 AL the Pitch
01.the.Capes,„'.
On last, -in the afternoon, was witnessed
in this city this plicenomenon ut a severe thunder
tom ; the lighttling was vivid, the thunder heavy,
and the rain fell in, torrents: At th;: same time

every object presented the glare of ice.
Mr. BURR, the Autota vt Tnursday inform> •
arrived in Philadelphia g few 4eys silica from Wash.*

ington. and at present remains in that City.
The Brigantine Lydia, Captain Mui.t.ett, from
Philadelphia to St. Thomas,. Was sent into Tortula
the latter end, of NoVembe't lairs and 400 L)arrels
of flour, being Spoqialt property, was tdken (Air,
the freight paid by the captor, 'and, the 1314:3n1i0u
and the remainder of her cargo immediately relea,sta
without trial.

Capt. BURRELL, of the Ship Hazird, orived at
Salem from the isle of. FKHEICe! infernal, Ault.

iniral 1.4N0.1, had taken three gnglish Ship, said to
be valuable, and arrived with them, k few days pre...
vious to hiroatting, at Grand Fort.. The English.
Squadron that had been stationed the Isle o,l‘,
France for two months, disappeared the zd N.)v.

in consequence of which the embargo wits taken off,
and'pertuission given to nail. , '

The Ticket, No* sso3s, as first-drawn yester.
day, entitled to. zy,aco . wa, st4ld and trgi%reted
at Mcsaill.•HAZAltD, rttittUr. arid Co.'s Otliert
Exchange where 20.:74.x, Anti a 0,787, l'tizes of
toooi. each, in the present Lottery, wyr: both sold
in Shares.

OLD /I ,d / 1,7;

Yr I 1' DAY-.-IEI3.

Thomas D;rfittr,Mails East, and ;amts. liar.
•Vverc
,the former fur stealing,
the two latter ftlr -receiving, two pounds of floor,
the` property of Williarn Jameson..- It :appeared, clk
Prosecutor was a baker, and living suipe4i.td Dor.
siter, who worked
,for biro, tollu,,ced Mtn into the
stall of the other two Prisoneri, who were tailors,
and found the flour, laid in the indidthent, on
person ; on searching the stall, tiers were some Sillt
bags of a very trifling value found, which the Pro:
secutur believed to be bii,

The liatcoitob.x informed the Jury, that this or
fence aniqunted only to petty larceny;" and, in tot
eye of the law, there could he no ic:eivers in it
therefore, East and Harding must he acquittecir.—:*
The Jury acquitted them, and found Dor4ikcr

George Morgthr was indided'for misdemeannr,
in obtaining from Elizabeth Moody, one scree'
shilling piece, one duller, two- half crowns, and
dive shillings', under pretence that he' was a Con.
stable, and had a Warrant against her fur- keeping
a Lit& Go..

It appeared that the Priioner. came to Mrs.
Moody's house, in Kings,head.court, Shoe.lane,
and having insisted on seeing her, thout!h very ill,
confined to her room, told her he was a tonitablei,
had a Warrant agaimt her vie k Lnia,
and must instantly t;.he her • hef .re thr Loan
MAYOR. He'then sent fora coach, as she declared
she was unable to walk ; but, while she was prepar.
ing to go along with him, he pr-posed ere should
give hun something for his atm
Contrive to settle the busines;s. S;ie then 1,,01t. him
up stairs, and gave him thi.money as hcfOic stated,
without hi, asking f'.r,any sum.

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The COMM©N SE R J NT said, he was very sorry
the Prisoner could nut he puni,bed by hiw, to the
MatUlei the charge, was brt,ught
_:igainst him, ay kr
did not. appear 'he .had .dein-dndett.. any sutr,-. The
Prisoner was, therefore, acliiittrahl

George O'llara ant. 1166crt dikirr were indieted
for uttering a piece Of false and 'counterfeit numry,
made to the 'likeness of a 104 shilling, well. knots'_
ing the same to he false and c.,tintetteit...
In a second count,..They were indicted for having
in their possession, at the time of uttering, other badl
money, knowing it to be had.
It • appeared the Piisoners...were Irishmen,' and
came over here for the purpose of buying old
clothes, and exporting then to Ireland. • Two
three Jews, from Petticoat.lane, appeared to pr,se-
cute, and. deposed, that the iltisoners had parrthased
some clothes frOm them, and tle:it part of the money
,given in pay:nent was bait. " •
The Constables who iipptehentied and Searched
them, deposed to their having found bitwten six
and seven ',Ands in bad shillittgs, nn their persons,
besides gond silver.and gold, to the amount of Am.
tween fouy and fift/pountEs.
Mr. PARKEi,.front the Minr,. after breaking one
Of the said, thAt,it witAt was c3Ned
Iri,h money, .and abbot Threczfoorh, of kilvte
it; it.

Mr. GvErlitY,' as Counsel for O'Hara, in a very
able S,Aech, said, he was'convinced it was the first
time, any 'Tan ever heard of such' an 'improbable
Charge as an Irishman going into Rag-fair for ti.e
'peepose of passing bad-money nimm jewN!
Mr. ALLEY, as Counsel fur the other Priumer,
said, thai the very circumstance of their being Irish.
men was the strongest reason they should be ac.
quitted.- In that country, he was sorry to say, the
circulating medium was so very bad indeed, that
the innocently attempting to pass it here brought,
'the Prisoners in.the situation they now stood. He
then represented the improbability that any man
would, knowingly, bring over this bad money from
Ireland to circtilate.here, where they are liable to
be punished for ir, when they could, without the
smallest fear, of danger, pass it in Ireland; as, in
.6e-t,. they had there no other coin,

Several very revedahk gave the lose
character of the iniiuners. The Jury, without besi.
t4tian, "Jcivziited them. - • , •

Several prisoners were conviaed of trifling of-
fences,

. The RECORP Et then 'liaised sentence of death
upon the following nineeonvias, viz..
John Roger Turner, John 1-l Ages Zaward Ma.
bon', John Ruinb4ll, Genry Atwell,- John
liams, Airy Jenkinson, 11;nird; and EfiZa.
both Board.

Two, viz. William Lawless and'ElizJbeth Cure'.
ton, were tentenCed to 14 year 4 tiansporration....
and twenty.two,including the noted 3vvindler Tho.
Sirnms, tp cr4nsportati6n for seven ye,a.;„
Eighteen were sentenced to six months imprison.
mew, and twenty to rninoi penalties.

CORN EACHANGE, FED. 27.

•
HAVING but few fresh arrivals of Wheat .to-day,
and the Market being mostly cleated of this article
9n Monday, cause the supply short, and 'prices
continue, full as dear ; Rye is in demand, ~rid dorer;
-en I ,•
prime sampil es of .u.triey) ior seed, exceed our cur..
rent) I Ma it is heavy, any} 'White Pease are' diiii.
cu:t of sale; the arrivals of Oita are considerable;
and named lit rather leis price 1 FlOur in full stocks,
that, with i,thtr Brtki6, at no particul;ir alteration.
wheat 76a a S4Ol a teas oii , Beans . . 445 a ios od
Pbleditto . 10,4 4t ted oil ' :rick Beans 40$ 040 id
Rye -..--, s4s a 604 't:e.i OatS . 26s a 295 a 311 od Barley -' • 4.1. 3 4.0 .o'4 Poland do‘ -32 a :A 3,35 art
Malt - ... 743 a 303 erti )(ape $O,--Al - 31 - 471 lovihie Prase Ht i ,as ott Flue Floiu - 85, d 9-'s nd
tGro,y ditto 4 05. a '4ss ott Seconds. - .... Hos a SSS ott

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,A few days ago ttvo,ieipeAble men, nan3ed Rip-
d,
pen and Stilt'', who i-eititFirotti.Spaiding, in Lon-
coinshire, to visit their friends,at Boston, proposed
to akait thither on the river, 'when, before they
had proceeded fir, the ice,gave way, and they were
b ith droAned.

On
Tue4day aennight a man, a loti-er at the
'new* Tavern, iii PrrstOO, preeipitatcd idaistif
through a window, thre,4 Stariei bi±;h. by ichieti
WETS :to dreadtuliy bruised as -to deprive him. e!..' the
yes of hit • •