The Sun.
London, England, 1805-03-26 00:00:00

etirreilel ti ern- our gene rtSits' rrnt ;f5., t-• 44tve
raised then) up- and confirmed ti etrt and the
Pr; lees of (lerrnany are- at this-• 'day in a mart
spi&odid situation than -their ancestors ever were,
Austria berielf, after two onstireesqui warg,
has Hig.iired tie Stare of Venice. -At all times
shot would willingly have exchanged the . pro.
vices which she has lost for the Venetian ter.
Titory.

tv.as scarcely conquered, when she was
&dared iodern:lenr. Her union with our Empire
ktve completed our cornmercid system, since
tie greatest river:; of one-hall of our territory meet
the St,l through Holland. Still Holland is indepen-
d:!or .ind its cus:ems, its cAnitnerce, and its adnti.
nt,tration, are directed by the will of its Govern.
rue.nt.

" Switzuland was occupied by our armies. We
Oefended' it 'against the combined force of Europe.
Its union would have completed our military Iron.
tier. Still Switzerland governs itself by theael of
mediat'ion, and by the inclination of 19 free and'in.
d poul n t Cantons.
" The union of the territory of the Italian Re-
, Mullis with the French Empire would have been
'livantageous for the advancement of our agticul.
tore. Nevertheless, after the second conquest, we
confirmed its independealce at Lyons. Wt do more
this day. We proclaim the principle of the sepa-
ration of the Crowns of France and Italy" assign-
ing for the periA of that separation, the moment
when it shall become possible, without danger to
cur People of Italy.
"s We have accepted,and we will place on our head
the iron Crown of the antient Lotnbards, tor the
purpose of new tempering it, to consolidate it, that
it may not be broken in the midst of the tem.
pests which menace it so long as the kediterranean
&tall not bx: restored to its pristine stale,
" But we do not hesitate to declare, that we
will tranorit this Crown to one of our lawful chit.
siren,, natural or adopted, the, day when we shall
'be without alarm for that independence which we
have guaranteed to the other States of the Mediter.
ranean.
" The genius of Evil will seek in vain for pie.
texts to plunge the Continent into war. That
which has been united to our Empire by the con.
hticutional laws of the State shall remain so. No
new Province shall be incorporated with it ; but the
laws of the Batavian Republic, the Aft of Media-
tion of the Nineteen Swiss Cantons, and this first
Statute of the Kingdom of Italy, are constantly
under the protedion of our Crown, and we shall
never suffer them to be attacked.
" In alllcircumstances, and in all transaelions,
we will display the same moderation; and we
hope, that our People will no longer have occa-
sion to manifest that courage and energy which
they have always shewn in defending their lawful
rights."

ECTRA.CT or A -LETTER FROM AN orrtCER ON
BOARD THE tioRTENSE, DATED MALAGA, ra.

ISRUART

'' We sailed from Toulon the 17th January, with
anoth:.r Frigate and a:Ship of the Line, in chace of
sortie Enemy's Vessels which were in view. The
19th, at rii4hr, being between five and six leagues
from the. Road, we discriVered a Frigate eat our
Squadron, which made signals us, but we were at
too great a di,tance to understand them. The Ship
of the Line which was nearer to her followed her,
and from the datieness of the night we lost sight of
them. Next morning we steered a southern direc.
tion for the coast of Africa, in expectation of falling
in with the Sqoadeort there. We were nut fortu-
riate enough to meet it.
" When we had got within view of the Coast,
we steered onr course to tliil west. We met nothing
rerriarkable except very bad weather, until the Ist
'February% ljpon that day we perceived a great
timber of ,vessels. We were not able to recon-
noitre them until the' 3d of February at night. It
proved to be a'rich Convoy of the-Enemy, escorted
by a stout Corvette and a Thimb. It being calm,
we were unable to reconnoitre theta that night,
but we kept mano.iuvring upon the Convoy. At five in
the morning, our two Frigates having neared them,
we had a distind view of the Ships of War. They
hailed us. We answered with a broadside. They
;muted it ; and we lost sight of them until next
clAy. •
0, At ieven in the morning, having come up with
them again,' the combat recommenced with great
spirit. At half past eight the Corvette struck her
ft,g. She was taken possession of by our companion,
the Inewmpible Frigate, which had scarcely time
to save the Crew !Clore the Vessel sunk. The Bomb
had ceased firing, and attempted so make her escape.
We attacked her anew. She fought until ten o'clock,
when she struck. She carried 2+ t z.pounders, and
laid 100 men to her crew. Inc Corvette carried
32 commodes 32-pounders, and her crew amounted
to. 150 men ; she 'was called the-Arrow. The gne-
nly t tight only in hopes to save the Convoy.
Atter the engagement we pursued the Merchant
V-:ssels, which had dispersed. They amounted to
sz in number, on their way from Stnyrnis and
Malta. We were able to capture only one, and not
wishing to go Out of our course we sunk her. Het
cargo is e*tiniated at 500,000 francs. The others
were nearly as richly laden. Pi/Icor/v/4/e sunk
some of them. As we have net seen her since the day
after the engagement', we presume thSt she went in
rithnit Of them. We did not suffer much in rho
engagement, having had (July from r 0 to is men
tiliesl 0114.1 wounded !!"

THE S'UN♦

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TtitSbAY, MARCH z 6, igac.

Ws last night received the rap.' and. Dritch
Paper!, the former to the soth, and the latter to ths
14th inst. the contents of whirl? orp most itwortant:
various changes that Nye taken plape in Eu.
"eye within the lan lifteco yeast have been of such

maghitUde; Snell the succession- Las been so rapid,
that .we are" now almos-taccustomed to consider the
greatest events as the'oommon occurrences of the day.
We entertain, however, the most sanguine hop, that
Europe is on the point of arousing from this state of
torpor in which it has so long been sunk, and that
some limits will at last be Fut so the menstroas ambi-
tion'and unceasing aggression of the Ustirper of the
Throne of France.—The objedions which were
made by the Cabinet of Vienna to BONA!' ART OS plan
for ereetirt Lombardy into a Kingdom for one of
his family, so far tram inducing him to abandon his
intention, have only stimulated biro• to an at of
greater injustice, and more inconsistent with the in-
terests and independence of the other Powers of
,Europe. Instead of seating his Brother Josaro
upon the Thtone of Lombardy, he has boldly pro.
'claimed himself KING of ITALY—a title which
certainly includes the Kingdom of Naples, the
States of the Church, as well as the Citalpine Re-
public ; and we shall not be surprised to see the
Inhabitants of Naples or of Rome hereafter treat.
ed as Rebels to their lanvfal Sovereign if they
presume to disobey the commands of the Cor.
sican Usurper. The Ceremony of investing 80.
NAPARTE with his new Kingdom took place at
Paris on the zfith inst. ; on. which day he went to
the Senate in great state, and being seated on the
Throne, and surrounded by all his newly-created
Princes, Dignitaries, and Titularies, TALLEVRAND
addressed him in a long speech, and intreated his
Majesty to comply with the wishes, and secure the
happiness of the People of Italy, by condescending
to Lwow their King.
After this Address, M. MANSCUALCHT, Mi_
nister for Foreign Affaira of the Italian Republic,
ascended the Tribune and read the Constitutional
An, declaring NAeoLuoN the Ist, by the Grace of
God, King of Italy, &c. The Crown is to de.
scend to his direct and legitimate progeny, whether
natural or adopted, to the exclusion of females ;
but as soon as the Kingdom of Naples, the Seven
Islands, and Malta, shall be evacuated by ,Foreign
Troops, the Emperor NAPOLEON it; to transfer the
Crown to one of his legitimate male children,
either natural or adopted.
After this Ad was read, Ma I,z I, MA tescna.e.cn 1,
and a number of Italians who were present, . took
the oaths of Allegiance. The Emperor
,and King
(as ha now styles himself) addressed the Senate,
and having made some observations upon the ei.
treme moderation of the French Government, and
enlarged upon its kindness in suffering Holland,
Squit4erland, and the Italian Republic, to remain
perfealy independent after. they were conquered, he
expressed his gracious pleasure to accept the prof.
feted Crown,. At the conclusion of this farce, he
returned to the Thuilleries, where he received the
compliments of his Courtiers on his new Dignity.
But this is not the only increase of Dignity which
has been heaped upon the BONAPARTE Family,—
the Principality of PIOMBINO has been granted to
the Princess Et,tzn, BO'NAr4RTE'S Sister, and her
husband is created a Prince of the French Empire.

IT appears from the latest intelligence received
from Naples, of the r9th Feb. that the French Fleet
was very much damaged, and many of the Ships re.
turned to Port with the loss of their masts ; and that
the Line.of.hattle Ship which one of our Frigates
&laced into Ajaccio had got on chute in that Fiar.
boar, and was completely wrecked.

General CRAIG and his Suite embark in the
course of the week on board the QUftli•

A Gentleman who left Paris on the 7th instant,
states, that, the common opinion among the Mem.
bets of the Diplomatic Corps in France, was, that
the Troops pnder General REGNI eu, on board the
Inehefort Squadron, were destined to be landed at
Suez, whilst these antler General LAURSSTON,
on board the Toulon Fleet, were intended to oc.
copy Alexandria. The reason of BotsitrAzTe's de.
tertaination of again seizing on Egypt was said
to be in consequence of the Information he had
obtained of a Secret Treaty between Eng.
land, Russia, and Turkey, according to which
the Ottoman Porte has ceded to England, for
fifty years, the Sovereignty of Egypt, upon
receiving' from her an annual Subsidy during
the same period of time. ,Malta, as well as
the Seven Islands, were stated at Paris to be given
up to 'basis, according to the same Treaty. It
wae put duubted in France but that the Expediticua
under General CR,►ta was fitted out in consequence
of this agreement with 'Turkey. On board the
;Coulon Fleet, as-well as on board the Rochefort
Squadron, it was understood, were embarked
Corps of African Guides, composed of Refugees
from Egypt, and commanded by Qificeti of BONA.
rARTE's Matneluke Guards.

Tua Pe i t ion of die Roman C 3 tholict of Ireland
was yeirerday presented in rheHnuse of Lorfis byLord
GitENVIL I,r, and in Op Iletile mf congnpni by Mr,

Fox. Latd hAufttgigultY &elated his determi
nation to resist. any Motion for granting the Praye-
of the Petition. The discussion is expetied to come