The Sun.
London, England, 1805-12-11 00:00:00

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. new Comedy was i•epreSentealast night at -this
Theatre, entitled The Svhdolfbr Friends. ' - - •
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ISRAMATtS PERSON.'/E. •
Lord Belmore, .., - - - Mr. ELLi min..' ',.
- _ -,Sir Felix ivlordaunti - .. Mr.. Wit out.; turci s.
Sir Edward Lpworth, ••• • • Mr. )3A it R T Mait I:
Ml...Hill*, . . . . Mr. Dowto N.
144414 W DAM, .i . - . . Mr. MATHEWS,. • .
11.11%. Jenkins, -.-. - . Mr.. Dos M Eft.
, Lady Epworth, . . . Mrs. JORDAN.
• . - Lady Coirtland, .. - - . Miss Poi's.
.. • Miss.F.nilly, - . . . Mrs. H. SrDDONS.,
' . Lucy, ' - . ~ . . Miss Mr.i.Lon. - '
. , ' • FABLE.
•--- The scene of a6tion lies in this Country, at ;no great dis-
tance from the Metropolis. ' Sir Edward Epworth iiad mar-
: tied a Lady of great accomplishments ' but no fortune, and
having been seduced to the gaining-table by- Lady Courtlantl,
a decoy-duck. tor Sharpers, has deserted his .wits and taken
up his abole at the country .house of this profligate woman
or fashion. His triend Lord Behnore, hearing of this iliS..
graceful connexion, had folloWed ,hire from Town, in Order
. W make him sL.nsible of his errata, and• to retrieve his honour.
Ladyl ',worth, full ral alketion for her husband, with the most -
delicate regard to his reputation; retires to the same net-ghbour.=
• hood,Withoirt knowing that her tinsband is so near.and assumes
We name of Mrs. Hamilton. Lord Belmore had seen her hi
London, and diad conceiveda violent regard for her. f hiding
that she is in the neighbourhood, lie renews his addresses; but
is repulsed• with virtunus indignation. 'As this Nobleman
is moral as well as gallant, he determines to relieve-her
distress though she rejects Ins ofkrs. , Sir Ld Ward is wholly
deprived of Ins fortune by Lady Courtland and her contede. •
rates. He is at length arrested by her, and relieved by his
'tVi:'e, who scndS tile note liar 2.361. whiclillartbeen ictt for her
• bY', Lord flatware., At-length . Lord lieltire ciiscoveis that
Mrs. flaipil ton is the WIN of Sir tcl ward E p-0: oi di, aim titer
many intervcning events, he Lontn yes to • brain; Sir Edward,
under a disguise, into the presence at las Lauy, and they are
Sinai iy reconciled.

Such 'is the outline of then main story. The su-
bordinate parts of the Fable relate to Sir Felix Mgr-
daunt, , the uncle of Sir Edward, Hardy, the
uncle of Lady Epworth, Matthew Law, a quaker,
arid Ldey, the female attendant on Ludy Epuiitrtit.
• If this Play is not ret,omincncled to the present
taste of the public by the dashing extravagance of
modern Comedies, it has tee. support of better see-
timents and More rational dialogue. It is, however,
full of improbabilities. Thotigh Lord Edmore. and
'Sir Edward EpwOrtli have known each other from
their boyish days, and continue,d in the utmost inn-
macy, the former does not know that the latter is
married. No adequate or probable reason is given
why Sir Edward,- a man of fieliug and principle,
thouge under the 'fascination of gaming, should
desert his amiable wife and child. There is
too much romantic delicacy. in Lady Epworth's
changing her name to preserve the reputation or
her husband, particularly as he is. 44) regardless of
his own charaCter as to reside at the house of an ac-
knowledged Courtezan of Fashion', and one grown
grey in vice and infamy. It is also very imp.-ouaele,
or marks great inconsistency of charattitei, mat L,dd
Belmore should be deeply enamoured o: supposed
Mrs. Hamilton, and as soon as, nu 'uiscover,.d.that
she was
,a married woman, e-:-.tleer his heart, in a
few moments, to Enmity, thy' hter.of L4ady
Courtland. The cle-tr.zelers of Sir I,l7tia. Mordaunt.
and lifr. Hardy are by no means essential to the
plot, though tney. may
.serve to diversify the Piece.
But notwithstandin se improbabilities, which
critical truth 'compels d knotice, it is but justice to.
the Piece to say, that it contains much to interest,
and. not a little to amuse. There were some pa-
letiGat allusions, anti some satirical strokes upon
Parliament, which it' would be wise to suppress, for
though they excited a laugh last night,. they may
tend to excite party contentions, and they are radi-
cally improper in dramatic composition. There were
also too many references to Religion, too awful a
subject fig the Stage, which ought to confine itself
to mural sentiments and duties. The• Play is alto-
gether so long, that it will, independently of More
Weighty reasons, admit of a suppression ofsuch ex-
ceptionable passages as we have noticed. The lan-,
guage is in kentcal neat, and not inelegant. The
sentiments are striking and impressive, and though
Many of .them are rather trite in substance, .yet they
are put.in a novel form. There were some very
good strokes at tne 'new lights of modern philosophy
Lind morals; which slic,7 that the Author has'retiected
.as well as read.
The Author of this Comedy is' said to be a Miss
CllA:Niatits, who has before exercised her pen in
-public, though not in a draMatic way. " The Work
is altogether very creditable to her feelings and to
her abilities; and being her first-production of this
kiud, we ,expeCt to see her become a conspicuous
prop of the Stage if she continue to employ, herself;
in cipmatie composition.
The Atalng was excellent throughout, but,Mrs.'
:JOItOAN, Miss POPE, &LISTON, DOWTON, and
MATiIEWS, were particularly deserving- of notice.
WROUGHTON, BAttitYMORN, and Mrs. H. Sworn
also'rnade as much -of their characters as they ad-
niitted, and Miss MatLoN was natural and lively in
the Servant.
Tire
.Prorogue was rather a,hacknied attack upon
CritiCs., The Epilogue was a Much better compo,
Sitio!). It contained tome pleasaut allusions to, the'
I,l:end) and to honest John Ball, in the Quaker
diale6t, and.was well delivered by MATitzws. The
Piece was thrOnghout very Warmly applauded by .a
very numerous Audience, and was announced. for
this evening with unanimous and hearty assent.

'ROYAL A cADEMY.---The annual reward of medals
for the best work% in Painting, Modelling, Architee-
turei and Drawing, were last night assigned to the
fortunate Candidates in the following order':--the
gold medal for. the best historical pidure, to Mr.
Dovol.,vs GUEST; the gold medal for the best model,
to Mr. TALustAsati a silver medal each to Mr.
Butt, and Mr. TostLmsoN, for a model; a silver
'Medal each to Mr. EAMES and Mr. KINNATED; for
an archite6.lural drawing; a silver medal each to Mr.
LASCELIES HOPPNER and Mr. NOEL, for a drawing
from an Academy figure. The Chair was taken,
pro temporei • by Mr. FUSEL!, as Mr, '4%7isr has, re.: -
signed, and,in delivering the medafs to the success-
ful Candidates he paid them due compliments on
the merits of their,produaions, exhorting them to
perseverance and attention, as the only means to the
attiiinment at distinguished excellence.

The private charader of the late Mr. Aldexman
LB AfESURIER was marked by every amiable qua
lity, and all his public duties were dischaiged with
vigilance, firmness, knowledge, and ability. Society
oould not have lost a more estimable man, or a more
upright Kigistrate,`and it will not Iv eaty to lia his
place m his whole circle ofaetion.

-h&pi,.- die iiiff;.,.‘,thi, 4-,t,54 DUTCH !..i:i,Ei.?§

Pants, IVov. 30--The following Letter, dated
from - the head-quarters at Bregentz, oir the
waS addressed.hy Marshal ApqpR4AU, Cothmandant
of the 7th Corps of the Grand Anny, to the Gene•
ral of.Divisiou VIAL, Ambassador from his Majesty
the Emperor to the lielyetia.Confederation':
- " Lindatt, Bregentz, and Feldkirch, .my dear Ge-
neral, are in our possessioti. All this ,was etfe6ted
on the nd and 23d inst, The results are 6000 Austrians
disarmed, audsent to,Bohetnia, upon condition not to
serve against France for a year and a day from the pre-
sent time ; a considerable number of Tyroleans and
peasants are also disarmed,; eight standards, several'
magazines, and some tine artillery, llave.fallen into
our ..hatuis ; I am vigorously purstiing the Corps
under Prince Ro HAN, and Ishope shortly to, come up
With him. A Lieutenant and. a Major-General are
among the number of prisoners.—Receive, my dear
General, the assurance of my particular esteem.
• (Signed) " AuoEtttatt."

By virtue of a Decree Of his Royal Highness
Prince JosErin, dated Nov. Bth, 2800 grenadiers
and chasseurs, of the National Guard, iwthe depart-
ment of the North,' have been ordered to assemble
at the' Cathp of St.'Otner. The i):.eree.expresses,
that " this service shall crease, whenever :it shall be
• no longer necessary." •
All the, cohorts .forming the national guard of
,Lisle, with a _compiny'of artillery;' have been lately
reviewed by. General. I.t.tNiros.
The Deputation from the. TribUnate has just re-
turned to Paris from the Emperor's head7quartets,
and has brought. tia pair of colours and live stand-
arch, taken from the Austrians. • - •

General JUNOT, lately our Ambassador in Portu-
gal, arrived at Paris last week, and set out on Sun-
daY for the Emperor's head-quarters.
VIENNA; Nov. lb.—Before the Emperat: FRANCIS
Jr. departed lot Moravia, lie repre,ented to his Ge-
nerals the impossibility of any retvionahle attempt to
defend Ow place ; and then bidding them adieu.;
burst into tears.,' It appears certain, that the Hun-
garians have testified very little ,zeal in offering him
an' asylum. When he was at the feet
,of the stair-
case,- and ready to, get into Iris, carriage, he turned
towarcis the Palace, and lifting his eyes tp'Heai'et),
exclaimed, " My God, my God!" The Empress
seemed nearly ready. to swoon, in a violent fit of
despair ; in which she uttered many severe reflec-
tions upon the English ..\linisfrv.

STRASIWRGIii Nov. COtifirtned that bet
Majesty will leave this city in the present. week; with
her w;tole Court for
,Munich.

'They write from Mentz, that the Fort of Cassel
is fini.,hed, and presents a formidable appearance.
General DESENyANS has just assuniA the. corn-
nnand,

-AVOSRURGII, Nov. Qf.)..—M. HARNIFizt, the Prus-
sian Resident at Munieb,has received a Courier from'
his Court with dispatches, saki to be .of such im-
portance' as to render his attend.ine,. necessary :11 the,
head-quarters of the EmperorN.ll>oLi:,,N, bere he
is to wait the al-14-a] of Count 11.Nuowrrz.

A fresh Transport. of Russian ti:ld Ath,trian pri-
soners has arrived here within a .taw days. A
body of French Troopg, as a reinforcement for tho
Grand. Army, from the interior,..has also ptisled
through this city. Vast. quantities of grain have,
been brought this way within the last fortnight,---'
Biscuit is Continually bajang lic're and at Munich,
for the Army ; at that place thereure eleven. QVVIiS,
and here twenty-one, 'continually ethployed. The
whole of the' 54ates and Provinces latolv cowl, f•ro.l
by France, and formerly ii4.lotigirig to Austria, con-.
thin a population
.of or people; piocluc-
ing a revenue, to that House of (u at
or. t 56. Of .f . .

HAGUE, DEC. 3.—We learn thZt Count HAVQ-
WITZ, the Prussian Cabinet Minister, •arrived at
Vienna on the SiOth ult. and that he is charged
with a mission on the part of, his Cowl, .to the Em-
peror of the French, in which Nye ore as,aired his
Prussian Majesty has`offered to exert all the means
iu his po%ver for obtaiiiing a general peace.

',MEN', Nov. eB.----Letters received at Antwerp
from Boulogne, dated Nov. ;:3,, mention, that on
the tyth an English Armament, consisting of fifty:.
two sail, arrived on the Coast, destined, as it ap
peared at first to attack the Flotilla. Two Frigates
then approaching within gun-shot of the Batteries,
launched a Fire-ship, which explodhig very near a
Gun-boat,• killed two men, On the 20th, the
Englii,h sent four more Fire-ships against Boulogne,
attached to each other by very strong chain., : hap-
pily they drove a-shore, and could not be recovered,
when an intrepid Cannoneer seized upon the ma-
chines, and prevented the 'explosion intended. On
the night following another Fire-ship exploded,
without doing any mischief. The BritiTh Fleet, con-
sibting of five Siiips of War, twelve Frigates, and
a number of smaller Vessels, remained in sight on
the Pd. Toe French, however, on their part, con-
tinued upon the alert,

Airrwear, Noy. 25'.---111t! sod° French trobps
wlthih the walls of this city will, in the course bin
few clays, be increaSed to 20,000. Several houses
have ten men quartered upon them. A number:of
these troops are destined for the liataviao Republic.
PrinCe Louis is daily expeaed, a house being ap-
pointed for his reception. Gen. COLAVD-will com-
mand under him. •

ZTUTGARDT, Nov. 21.—We.have received accu-
rate information respeaing the fatti of the Austrians
under Generals WOLFSKEIIL and JELLACIIICIT: It
was at Plaudentz where these troops, after sustain-
ing several combats with Marshal AUG 1: It EA LT, Were
forced to capitulate. The tanner then cotbisted of
the infantry Regiments of St6n, Boaulien, and Jet.'
lach.tch. The Cavalry had been separated, and
crossed tho Danube in two whims to force a pas-
sage through Franconia into Bolr...rnia, This en-
.terpriie, however, StleCeeded tlt OHO eCalltllll 0131
the other was dispersed noar Kieslegg. ThS(.)iii-
cers and Privates that 31*W4:,:;;I:1,..1\;i1 Plaudentz
are not to serve a.,:-raio,t the
and a day. The Colunin that it
.alarm for some d in the
, where thel)i mule several Fteiich t eromii,
sioners prisoners. Al.sides garri..on f.rlin, that
were Sent in pursuit of thezw... tr,Joi)s, lil•cnch
talion was d;,,patta,...l hi great 6.Z1:i11• tier t bent on
Illy. t 7thi Aoirsbur,h to l-lotiaaktit'rtii.
EIIESLAU, NOV. Eh51)01.91' ALEAANDER

T ,
arrived here In the night tettvo(ml the 15 cI i
(11ck not pass, throut,',h‘l. aye from Drei:tien', but
thivugh tusao:t; id P.rtivc..l hel-e laq from Liegnitz";
After taking supper at toidnight this Mouarehs.
but tdstifig, •procd,tqled to arnatz-, uti,
'derstand, lie had an interview the Erriper6r cif
Gern*iy,.. , •
tiottus.", Noir: tOW:
'EN HEIN, CaOtie.l-GelierAl of the King. of Su-LnE),r,
who arrived here sonu_t rills since, has brought a
Le=ver froua ills SOvere4ln to the 'King of Rouse/A,'
in Which ho. expresses 1,1, sunrise respe&ing, the
possession of Hanover by Prussian Treops, and oh-
terves, :hat the Emperor ALEXANDER and himself
. had
,concluaed it Treaty with Eng-Innd;
in which they pledged theittselvts to compel the,
French to evacuate tlanover : that the prenpture
candua of Prussia had eKeited, his astonishment, 'Sze,
It is not known whether the Prussian Cabitittlina
returned any answer to this Letter:

.I,I.7NtNITRGII, Nov.1111SSi:111 Troops
continue their, march through
„this place towcird4
Bremen, whither Prussian troops were also on their
way, and where we know that a:considerable force
has arrived from England. The Cotinnandant at
the latter, General DoN, in order to have ao inter
vie'w with the Russian General TOLSTUY, has this
morning proceeded through, this -.town, by way of
2ell, to the head-quarters of the Duke of BatiNs-
.WICK. Thure are 000 Missipos lyibg at Mir.;
burgh, in readiness to pit 't according to eircttrnstance:;.
HAG CrEl 4.—The.lbliowitig is a CQpy t the
Letter sent by his .Excellency the Pensionary, on
the Ist of November, to the Empvrur NAr,ot.toz.
congratulating him on hiS success. Geo. Bitut.;:,
brother-in-law of his Excellency, was the hearcr,
of this. Letter, which he delivered to the Eniperc4
at 'Schoenbrunn,, on November 15') addressing hi;
Majesty, at the same time, in, an aPpropriate
Speech .

a Sire—After what you have already 'achieved
in the career of glory, it appeared as if ncithing
had befn left to excite admiration. Th6e reflec-
tions, Sire, could. not fail of tP!ing peculiarly my
own, whohave been enabled so intimattly to observe
and adinire the magnitude of your genius
.but that
which your Majesty has achieved in this ampaign,
which .sn'as scarcely opened before it appeared to be
terminated, forms a new prodi,4y, by t he' uttex:l
pled extent of the plans tit it, by the ripidity of 0at...,
application of the means, and by theinstre 01 the
cli.tvelopetnent.
‘.‘ I am unable, Sire, to expresi the sentiments
'of joy which your heroic anions haife iMprest'ed orts
tne and on' my Country ; I 'perceive in them a new .
guarantee, that your Majesty will sustain thh part a
Disposer' of the Fate of :Nations, • and of the Bow-
fa4lor of Mankind in general; and of your Mfijestrti
Allies in prticular.

.
Brother General Iltiver., is, Charg-
ed with the honour of handing this Letter 'tt) your
Majesty ; he will be the interpreter of the sentt-:
meats of admiration, of the hincere attachment t 9
yiiur person, and al.io of my coustiatt wish that yotr
Aiajesty, after ,having cL)mptsrect your Enemi,,,, tv.
accept: of recce—t-to which your 1,(.4t:,e5, ill know
how to longril,
your illustrious family, enjoy the flattering ap
of the restoration of the' ights of Nations, effected
.4..,ynur_gre4.ll6l,igugi of lbw Li It)erty of t Ocean
of tlio.Blessingi of Mankind COIMA1:1 ICVC fOr
your People.; . and of the gnuitude of your ftithful
Allies.

„. . .
” .1 beseech your At.i.ler.ty to ar•o,•::pt the-assurance
of my most prothttud esteem, &e. '
(Signed) " Si,7IIIIITWIMNNINCK."
. 01.1 thy. Ibth ult. at six in the movning,
lisle Trinsport, the ibitelo4l,,e, No, f.!1:3, wa3 v;,rocked
on,the Island of Wargerooghe, in the North
near East Friesland, three mile» froni Gevoren,—
This vessel belonged to the Expedition I init.or the
command, of (24,,mer.ti Do.v. Thern
.csere two bon:
tired and, seven persons 'on board ; amongwhoth
were several , Hanoverian Claieers. They were re
ceived in the most friendly' manner by the .
ants, but have lost their all.