The Sun.
London, England, 1802-08-13 00:00:00

HAVERFORDIVEST, Alm 9.

YESTERDAY Lord NELSON,' Sir WILLIAM and
Lady HAmiLrox, and Dr. NELSON and his Lady,
honoured this town with a visit; nothing could
exceed the rapture.of the inhabitants of every class
on the arrival of the Hero who has achieved such
wonders for his Country ; the horses were taken
from his carriage, and he was drawn through the
streets by the Populace, preceded by the Band of
the Pembroke Militia, a Troop of the Haverford-
west Cavalry, the Flags of the different Companies
and Societies, Sec. They , partook of a public
breakfast at Mr. FOLEY'S, (brother to Captain :T.
.FoLEY,) where the Mayor and the principal Gen-
tlemen of the Corporation waited upon his Lord
ship, and presented him with the Freedom of this
ancient Town and County. At the same time the
like honour was conferred on Captain FOLEY.—
They afterwards visited Lord KENSINGTON, and
were escorted out of town by thousands of admiring
t.p,edators, on their way to PiCion Castle, the seat of
`Lord MILTOXD, where they are on a visit.

TOUSSAINT seems to be considered as one of the
most extraordinarrmen, if not the very first of his
complexion anti species, that ever attraaed the no-
tice of Mankind ; and hence, it has been observed,
that Negroes might rise to the same intellthual
heights as other men, if their minds were properly-
cultivated. But if TOUSSAI NT, who had really
shewn such paramount judgment and prudence, could
so easily fall into the trap prepared for him by the
French General, how can it be inferred, that the,
whole race to which he belonged, are capable of
rising mach above their present scale of mental
power ?

The Dutch Government, it seems, are going to
make a new Division of Holland. It might he
thought, by the experience of the last few years,
that Holland had had enow of Divisions.

DUCREUX, the Painter, died suddenly a few days
since, on the road to Versailles, at the age of sixty-
four. For many years he enjoyed the reputation of
a man of considerable talents, but he was, in reali-
ty, an indifferent Artist ; he had the good fortune
to be employed at the Court, and, like the rest of
his brethren of the Old Academy, negleaed no
means to excite attention amongst the Nobility,
which frequently answered the same end, as the ex-
ertion of real abilities ; it made the Painter known
and talked of. He executed several Portraits, at
the Court of Louis XVI. and was setit to Vienna,
for the purpose ,of making that of the unfortunate
MARIE ANTOINETTE, before her marriage. His
condua at• Vienna was ridiculous, and, he became
the object of the Einpress MARIA THERESA'S Satire.
The Pictures he painted, during his residence there,
were indifferent and without colour, and to give
some excuse for the gteyish hue which prevailed,
and spoiled the died of his work, he complained
that the " Vienna sky was abominable." The
Empress turning round, with a sneer replied, "Good
Sir, if you had but acquainted me, I would have
ordered that a .farisian Day should have been sent me
on purpose to assist you !" DUCREUX has left a
daughter, whom he educated as an Artist.
The present situation of France in one point of
view, namely, the absolute Authority of an Indivi-
dual, effected through the power of the Military, is,
among various other instances, an incontrovertible
proof of the verification of •Mr.Burtxa's political
prophecy with respell to that Country. In his first
,Essay on the Revolution,, he prediaed that whoever
should really command the Army, would become
Master of the French People.
We learn from Bombay, that Quicksilver has
been found in a pure state at Cottah, in Columbo.
A pit has been dug to the depth of fourteen feet,
and the quicksilver is found in five different. parts
of it, at a small distance from each other, in strata
of earth nearly two feet thick ; eight or nine pounds
weight have been colleaed it appears in small
globes. •

Wednesday a most diverting Scene occurred in the
Strand, near Exeter 'Change. A Sailor and his
Cara Sposa, attended by a numerous Cavalcade
(after being united in the bands of Hymen), decked
in Bridal Favours, stopped at an Oyster stand, and,
after regaling themselves till their Hostess's Larder
was quite exhausted, applied themselves to the Bot-
tle, which was conveniently procured from a Public.
house. The bumper went quickly round, for one
hour, and the Bride's health was drank in copious
draughts. After diverting a numerous concourse of
people, they were obliged to .arply for the assistance
of half a dozen Coaches, to convey them to their
respetctive homes.