The Sun.
London, England, 1805-01-15 00:00:00

MIS MilyASTY's SPEECH.

Tins a4-His Mikj EsT y wept in the usushstatel
to the kiuuse of Peers, .and openeri,the Session. of
Parliament with ..the following Most Gracious'
Speech from the Throne :

•
" Illy lord, atfid qentlenten,
• " Sinn the end of the last Session, the Prepara.

lions of the Enemy for the Invasion of this King.
dot have been continued with incessant activity ;
hut no attempt has been made to carry their repeat.
et! menaces into effea.
" The skill and intrepidity of My Navy—the
Tespeaabla and formidable state of My Army and
Militia—the unabated zeal and' improved diicipline
of a numerous Volunteer Force, and the general ar-
dour manifested by all classes of My Subjefts, have
indeed been sufficient to deter them from so pre-
sumptuous and desperate an Enterprize. While this

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spirit continues to animate the Country, an its
voluntary exertions for its own defence subsist in
their full vigour, We need not fear the consequences
of the most powerful'efforts on the part of the.Ene.
°Y. But let us never forget that our security has
arisen from the resolution with which we have met
'4114 Provided against the danger, and that it can be
Preserved only by steady perseverance and unremit-
stns activity,
," The aondua of the Court of Spain, evidently
Ftinder the predominant influence and controul of
rance, •compelled Me to take prompt and deci.
sive measures to guard against the efftEts of Hos.
tility. I have, at the same time, endeavoured, as
long is it was possible, to prevent. the necessity of
R. tvisture ; but, in consequence of the refusal of a
latitfatiory'Explanatidn, My ,Minist.er quitted Ma.
drid;,and War has since been declared by Spain
against this Co.ontry. : •" I have directed a Copy of Manifesto which
I haYe eaused.to. be pr'epateci on:this occasion,. to be
/41 befOre YOU, together' with—such Papers as are
netessary to explain the Discussions which have taken
Place between Me and the Court of Madrid. You ,
will, I trust) be convinced by therwthat My forbear.
44 has been carried to the utmost extent which
the interests of My Dominions would admit ; and
While I lament the situation of Spain, involved in
Hostilities contrary to its,true interests; I rely with
c4nadenee on your- vigorous Support 'in a Contest,
which ran be attributed only to the unfortunate pre.
Valence of French Councils,
" The general condua of the French Govern.
ti,ent on the Continent of Europe has been marked
14' the utmost violence and outrage, and has "hewn
it Wanton defiance of the Rights of Neutral Terri. ,
t°ricai of the ackmmledged Privileges of Aecre.
Sited Ministers, and of the established principles
of the Law of Nations.
Notwithstanding these traosaeli"e' so repug-
nant to every sentiment of moderation and justice,
have recently received a Communication from the
;tench Government, containing professions of a
Pacific disposition.
" I have, in consequence, expressed My earnest
desire to embrace the, first -Opportunity of restoring
the blessings of Peace on such grounds as may be
consistent with the permanent Safety and . Interests
13°111inions; but I inn Confident you
con.
will
agree With Me, closely that those ObjeEta are clly
befit
d with .the general Security of Europe. I
have therefoit not' thought it. right to enter into any
Marc particular Explanation, without previous coin.
11Thoication with those Powers on the Continent with
/11°'o• I ant engaged in confidential intercourse and
Ittexion, with a visas to that important *ea, and
specially with the /ROL of RUSSIA, who has
tivelAti strongest proofs of the wise and dignified
entitotnts by which he is animated, and of the
atilt interest den he takes in the Safety and Indel'en-
ce of Europe.
is Gl'.-
olevren of 44, Muse of Commems,
s" nave 4irette4 the Estimates for the Public
Service to be laid before you. I regret the neces.
Ler soy additional Burdens being imposed on
4'
41. y People; but I am sure you will be sensible how
thlich their future safety and happiesess depend on
Vigourof
nisiuur Exertions, and that in she mode of
nil the Supplies, 'you will continue to chew your
anxiety for the support of Public Credit, and for
:‘a
/rainin; as much as possible, the accumulation
tile National Debr.
Al, Lords and Gottlonen,
"Itt considering the great efforts and sacrifices
*tdeti the nature of the Contest requires, it is a
altar satiafaftion to Me to observe the many
proofs of the internal Wealth and Prosperity of
ti"bt Country. It will, lam sure, he your great
and at
to maintain and itoprove these advantages,
4 at the same time to take all such measures
as,
°Y enabling 'tne to may prosecute the War with vigour,
and afEk)rd the best rasped of bringing it to a safe
honourable termination.,,

iivt3t
111.
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to Sattinlay
frontlastlreeand th Right. Hon. COR Ar.
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; NAVAL N.E'Wg..
PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 14.—Sailed this day, a heat
of Traders for London ; amongst them the follow.
ing Dublin Traders, viz. the Endiavoie, JoNEs' ;
Two Friends, HUGIIES ; LEWIItGTON ;
HriOng) Tnomfts ; and Rennin!, TIDBALL.

Last night it blew a hard gale of wind, and se.
veral Transports lost anchors and cables.

FALMOUTH, JAN. ii.—Sacred the Torwnshth. ti
Packet, Captain DODD, with a Mail fbr Lisbon.

HARWICH, JAN. r4.—The King Giorge Neket,
Capt. SACNDERS, and the Lark, Capt. Deis., sail-
ed this morning with a fair wind ; the former with
the,Gottenburgh, Mails, and the latter for Fieligo.
land, with the ilamburgh and Bremen Mails. No
arrivals from the Continent.

A DetachMent of the sth Regiment of Foot,.
lately arrived from Guernsey, disembarked this day,
from the Reliance Transport, and went into quar-
ters in the town.

Remain the Pegasus Frigate, with the Hecate
and Borer Gun.vessels, and the Argus Revenue
Cruizer.

DEAL, JAN. 4.—Arrived His Majesty's Ships
Magnanime and Ifie:ymoutb, front the Nore ; the
BoldGun.b.rig, from a Cruize off Calais, and brought
in a loaded Collier, which she had re.taken ; Charri.
pion, Arab, Jamaica, Dart, Rosetta, Fury, Blazer,
Bruizer, Watchful, Manly, and Gallant, blown off
their stations yesterday in a strong gale of trind
southerly. •
The Wexford and IVarren Hastings East India
Ships are in sight, turning through the Gullstrcam,
from the River.

Last night, in a hard gale of wind, the Ardent
Man of War parted her cables, but brought up again
in the Downs'. The Arab Sloop of War also parted
her cables in Boulogne Roads, and has since arrived
in the Dol,vns.
In the Downs—Ardent, Utrecht, Inflexible, Trusty, Me-
diator, Magnaniine, Lcda, IVeyrnotith1 Champion, jamaica,
Arab, Bnnetta, Dart, Harpy, Zephyr, flecla, Lucifer, Vol-
cano, Discovery, Fury, Zebra, Sparkler, Rifleman,Thrasher,
Biter, Minx, Bouncer, Pincher, Locust, Firm,Tigress, Con-
stant, Basilisk, Bold, Blazer, Bruizer, Watchful, Manly,
Gallant, Armed Defence Ships as before,, and Royal Escape
Lighter, with stores for the King's Yard.

YARMOUTH, JAN. 13.—Arrived the Estefing,
GERRIT,. (rum Rotterdam, with Passengers and
Letters.

LIVRRPOOL, JAN. !Z.—The following Letter
from Captain ClittatiLEy, of the Thetis, giving an
account of hia gallant atlion with the Bonaparte,
has been received by his Owners in this town:
$. Bar-b.:does, Arn.mber
41 Messrs. SUART, HOUsfiMAN, anti Co.

GENTLEMEN,

" I arrived here, in company with the Ceres and
Prge/ope, last evening. On the Bth inst. at seven
A. M. seeing a strange sail, and a suspicious one,
(being Commodore) I made a signal for an enemy,
and to haul our wind on the larboard tack to meet
her. At nine, we met: she kept English colours
flying till after tiring two broadsides.
" On' seeing him attempt to lay us alongside to
leeward, thought it better to have him to wind.
ward, so wore ship on the other tack ; he was then
on our quarter, and lashed himself to our rnizen
chains : The contest then became desperate fur one
hour ; they set us on fire twice on the quarter-deck,
with stink pots and other combustibles, and made
fair very daring attempts to board, with at least
eighty men,, out of their rigging, foretop, and bow_
sprit; but were most boldly repulsed by every man
and buy in the ship. At the conclusion, a double.
headed shot, fronyour afiermost gun, carried away
his foremast by, the board ; that took away his bow.
sprit and main.top.gallant.mast.- He the.nlbought
.it time to cast us off. Not less than fifty. men tell
With the wreck.

" We then hauled our wind as well as we *Ad,
to knot, splice, and repair cur rigging, for the
time, which gave the ocher ships art opportunity to
play upon the Enemy; but being a little to leeward,
had not sego7'd an eife6t. A short time afterwards,
wore ship for him again, with the other ships, and
engaged him for about one hour more ;. but finding
it impossible to take him, owing to his-number of
men, and no Surgeon to dress our wounded men, I
thought it best to steer on our course for, this
Island.

" Her name is the Ranaparte, of 20 nine.poun.
ders, and upwards of 200 men. I had 18 six.poun.
ders, and 4.5 men, 19 never at.sea before, boys and
landmen.

" As to the behaviour of my whole crew, to a
man, they were steady, and determined to defend
the shit► whilst there was one left alive. I had two
killed and nine wounded ; their names arc at foot,
" On our arrival, Conamodote Hoot) paid' us
every attention, sent a Surgeon and Mate to dress
the wounded, also men to assist the ship 'to anchor,
and gave me a written protation for my' crew.
" I cannot conclude without mentioning the gal.
lam and spirited condun of Mr. Dortas, a Mid.
%bipman (passenger with me), who atled as Captain
of Marines, and during the aCtion fought like a brave
fellow, as well as exciting in the minds of the crew
unconquerable zeal.
'' We ale much sitattered in our hull, sails, and
rigging; it will take us two days before we can be
ready tar sea.
" I remain, in haste, Gentlemen,
" Your very obedient Servant,
" JOHN CHARNLEY."

•' Litt of Killed aptd IPounded.
" Killed— 'Mamas Duncan, 50111411 ; lamas' Donaldson,
Landman.
" Dangerosettywtoinded—larnes Knipe,'-varpente.r ; William
Cane, ae:►inan ; John. Dale, ditto ; Put, Murinan, landmxr► ;
Robert Newton, apprentice.
" Jllgbty womodtd—Robat Lfunpert, second mate ; iohn

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tishop;- I,lr-sem-natl yantes .11PD:tnal?., seaman LY:wiz!
coul:'s mare."

Another letter frorti.CaptAin C.IAR.NLEV; to his
friend in this town, dated Barbadoes, Noven,lber.l3,
itie,tions, that the wounded men were in hair way
of recovery, and all went into tilt! Royal li-;pital
that day.. He says, " the Bonapart: Privateer is
the completest ship in these seas, and the daytefore
we fell in with her had sent a challenge (by an
American) to any Sloop 01. '‘'Vr the Commodore
would send out. She made too certain of us. Freers,
my first mate, behaved most gallantly, and fought
like a linri ; so did Lambert, my second mate ;
deed I cannot say enough for every niks:-and boy in
the ship; the greatest part of them striptand fought
naked; and I ath sure would have died sooner, than
have been carried. There was one hour's hard
work I assure you : I was near going frequently,
as they fired several musket balk through my doilies.
I ant going down to D, tflihica this day."

A Gentlernan of a neutral Nation, now in this
Country, was at trrst-So late as the 2z,1 ult. At
that period neither Admiral GANTH E AU:IE nor Ge-
neral AttuER@AU had returned from the Coronation
at Paris, but both Were daily etpeded. • Twelve
thousand Troops, including four hundred English
Guides, were embarked on board the French Fleet
in the Outer-road, which had taken in four months
provision, a stock regularly kept up since last Sep.
tember.

The rumours as to the destination of this Arma.
ment were various. Some supposed it intended to
invade Ireland, others to occupy Brazil or the Cape
of Good Hope, or to attack some English Settle.
ment in the East Indies. It was reported that a
juntlion with the Toulon, Rochefort, and Ferrol
Squadrons, would be attempted previously, to any
offensive operations.of the troops on board the Brest.
Fleet. This jundion was thought possible; on ac..
count onhe diversion which the Spanish War must
Cjilie to the British Cruizcrs.

It was believed at Brest; that before next Spring
twenty Spanish Ships of the Line would be ready to
co-operate with France.
The following is a correa list of the French Fleet
in the Outer-road at Brest, commanded by Admiral
GANTH AUM E, fully armed and manned:

Gun:. Gunr.
Le Vengeur - - no Le Watti9ue - - 74
La' Itepublicaine, now Alexander - - 74
calted L'Enwereur - rho Le,Brave - - 74
Le Veteran - - So L'Ulisse - 74
Le lean Bart - - So L'Eole - - 74
Foudroyaut - So Le Patriote - 74
L'l mpetueux - So Le Tuurville - - 74
L'Allianrc - So Le Diomede - 74
Mtnander - 74 I e Valereux - 74
Le-Coistfrt 74 Le DatAve - 74
Le Jupiter - 74