The Sun.
London, England, 1802-03-16 00:00:00

tion, only served to crease the devastation, by
lulling them into a false security. Every thing
yielded before the violence of the Good, and in some
places the water has formed such a channel among
the fields, that the inhabitants begin to dread they
shalt not be able to dislodge it.
GROD NO, FE D. I ,2.—The Grand Dutchy of Li-
thuania forms at present but one Government, the
seat of which is at Wibia ; but the EMPEROR of
Russ lA, in consequence of the multiplicity of busi-
ness attached to this Government, has ordered it to
be divided into two, and the seat of the second Go-
vernment is to be fixed at Grano.

STOCKHOLM, FEB. I9.—According to the last
Letters from our Squadron stationed in the Mediter-
ranean, Admiral Baron de CEDERSTROM had called
upon the EMPEROR of MOROCCO for a categorical
explanation of his intentions towards the Swedish
Flag, as they appeared very ambiguous.
BERLIN, FEB. 28.—The Marriage of the PRIN-
CESS CAROLINE with the HEREDITARY PRINCE
of GOTHA, will take place in the ensuing month.

It is said that the ARCHDUKES of AUSTRIA are
to be clothed with the Electoral_ Dignity, and with
all its Prerogatives,
A Mecklenburgh Courier arrived here from Pe-
tersburgh, who is going immediately to Ludwig_
shut. It is believed that he is the bearer of the
refusal of the EMPEROR of RUSSIA to accede to the
project of exchanging the Dutchy of Mecklenburg
for certain parts of Westphalia.
VIENNA, FEB. 25.—Letters from Bucharest of
the Bth inst. state a detachment of the Troops of
PASW AN OGLOU are again in Wallac;ia, advancing
towards Sislew. The Commandant of Bucharest
has sent a sufficient force to
.meet the Enemy.
There is nothing more said of the march of the
Turkish Army against Widdin and Belgrade, nor
of the proposals of submission made by PAS WAN
OGLOU to the Porte.

Our Government has received official advice that
the Batavian Republic will send a Minister-Pleni-
potentiary here this Spring.

The DUKE of MOD FNA has, it is said, decided
to accept the Brisgaw, with some possessions of
Anterior Austria. The ARCHDUKE FRANC Is,
eldest son of the PRINCE FE RD I NAND, and Grand-
son of the DUKE of MODENA, will in consequence
immediately take up his residence at the Chateau de
Montfort.

ANTWERP, MARCH 7.—The Batavian Squa-
dron armed arid equipped in the Texel, under the
Command of Admiral DE "INTER, waits only for
its last orders, before it sets sail. Other armaments
are preparing with the greatest diligence, in various
Ports of Holland. That which is destined to take
possession of the Cape of Good Hope, will transport
a numerous garrison, composed of Infantry, Cavalry,
and Artillery, and also the new Administration.

STORACE'S benefit, at Covent Garden Theatre,
last night, was very numerously attended. The
dramatic entertainments were The Siege of Belgrade,
and No Song Aro Supper. The Performers exerted
themselves with great spirit. BRAHAM'S fine voice
appeared to the best advantage, and STORACE'S
comic humour was highly diverting.
The Winter's Tale is at Drury-Lane
Theatre with great magnificence. The piece is
much too long for representation, and has therefore
undergone many retrenchments, by which the plot
is compressed, and rendered more interesting.
A Miss 1-licKss, who is warmly. patronized by
Mrs. SHERIDAN, and whose talents have been li-
berally cultivated by KEMBLE, makes her debut in
the character of Perdita. She is a very elegant
young woman of unblemished repute.
On Sunday last was performed at the parish
Churches of St. Paul, Covent-garden, and St. George,
Bloomsbury, in memory of the late Duke of BED.
FORD, by Dr. CALLCOTT and Mr. COCK, an ap-
propriate Voluntary.and Dirge ; after which was
introduced the celebrated Dead March in Saul.

As the Grand Guard was parading in front of the
Government House at. Plymouth, on Thursday last,
the venerable Major LA ROCHE, of the East Regi-
ment of Devon Militia, fell down in a fit of apo-
plexy, in front of the line, and expired instantly.
He was 82 years old, and had been 4+ years in the
Regiment.
At the Police Office, Great Marlborough-street,
yesterday, a journeyman boot-maker was charged
before N. CONANT and P. NEVE, Esqrs. with hav-
ing molested several workmen employed by Mr.
WILLIS, of Carey-street, Lincoln's Inn, with a
view to compel them to quit his service. The of_
fence being fully proved, the Defendant was corn_
mitred to the House of Corretion, Cold-bath-fields,
for two months.