The Sun.
London, England, 1802-04-21 00:00:00

YARMOUTH, APRIL 20.

THIS morning Admiral DicxsoN's Flag was re-
moved from the. Blenheim to the Veteran, the Blen-
he;m being ordered (by Express) to proceed imme-
diately to Portsmouth ; for which purpose she got
under weigh this morning.
Sailed the Arita/2,e and Lynx, on a Cruiie ; 'La
jalouse and Kite Brigs, to the Nore, to he paid off.
Passed the back of the Sands, the Nonsuch, from
Whitebooth Roads, Cruizer Brig, and Trial Cutter,
all bound to the Nore, to be paid off.
Arrived two Cartels, with French Prisoners, from
Lynn bound to Dunkirk.

We understand that, it is the intention of the No:
He Earl at the head of,the Admiralty Board, to al.:
low a number of the ;resent Field Officers. of Ma-
rines to retire on their full pay, on account of their
long services, and to promote in their room a like.
number of the oldest Captains, agreeably to _senio...
rity. This will, no doubt, be• a most excellent
measure, as it will not only allow a number of very
old Officers who wish it, to retire with comfort for_
the remainder of their lives, but bring forward a
number of very excellent Officers, who will be ca-
pable of being 'sent on any service, which a number of
the present are rendered, from age; unfit for; giVing
promotion, at the same time, to so many Captains,
Lieutenants, First and Second Lieutenants. Two
Adjutancies, and two Quartermasterships, at the same
time, will fall vacant for disposal by giving Com-
panies to Captain Lieutenants CLEMENTS, PERCI-
VAL, BRIGHT, aid LEWIS, who stand next to each
other on the list. A very large proportion of this
valuable Corps will in time of Peace be kept up,
the Admiralty having given direetions for the build-
ing of Guardhouses at Woolwich and Deptford,
and to repair the Sheerness Barracks, now occupied
by the Invalids, for their reception ; and the
Chatham' Barracks are likewise to be very much
enlarged, and formed into a square,• they being by a
great deal too small to contain even the Peace Esta-
blishment, and the daily instances given of the uti„
lity of the Corps, sufficiently justify these wise
and prudent measures.

Yesterday, the LORD MAYOR ordered the Price
of Bread to continue at rod. the Quartern Loaf
Wheaten, and sy. Household. .
Part of the Cambrian Rangers have marched from
Portsmouth to Bristol ;. the other part are perform-
ing quarantine off the same place, on their arrival
from Gibrilltar.. The 3oth Foot are likewise per-
forming quarantine at the same place, on their ar-
rival from Egypt.
. .
Yesterday the Both Regiment of Foot, lately ar-
rived from Egypt, marched into Chelmsford Bar-
racks from Chatham :---the loth are on their march
for the same station.

A contest, it is said, is
.now carrying on for the
appointment of Advocate General at Calcutta, •be-
tween Mr. Berjeant RUNNINGTON and Mr. MACK
N COSH ; but the, probability is, that the place will
be filled up in India. by the Governor Genetal.--
We learn from good authOrity, that Mr. Sil rTLE,
senior Counsel to tie Company, will certainly be
appointed,
A melancholy accide'tit happened Fast week' rc Caw_
sand-bay, on board the Raja/ George, of. x Lo gum.
Just as the anchor 'was heavir-ig up, 'preparatory to.
.her going to
.her
.moorings; in the eagerness: tp
get under weigh, the Armourer.waszso entangled in
the traveller of the capstan that both his thighs
and legs were :broken_ to
,piece's and jammed to a
jelly,. before the:word could big given. to leave Off,
heaving. The poor felloW was conveyed' to the
Royal-Naval cal, Stonebo4seß but afea Almost
4z meth tri:o igorljes. •
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LETTERS MN? PARIS.

LETTER I.

Paris,. 46711 14.,

AT length I have reached this city, so celebrated
in history for its cabals and its sufferings, and so
famed innlater• days for its crimes and its follies.
You cannot expect that after a residence of only
six hours, I can posibly communicate-any infor-
mation worthy of your notice. By the next post,
however, I shall be enabled to enlarge the -sphere of
my communication, and to commence a detail of
events, past and present, which may not be al together
unworthy of your attention.' . .
After having settled my private affairs, I shall
have more leisure to survey the mighty changes
which have taken place in the Religions, Moral,
and Political state of this
,Nation ; when, I flatter_
myself, that my acquaintance among all ranks of
people here, Military as well as Literati, will furnish
me with topics,sufficient to enlighten tke minds of '
our country Men on the relative- situaion of the
People of France, and Great Britain,ald to pr sent
you with a full and comprehensive view or the
State of Society in• this Country, in'respett to Go",
vernment, Religion, Morals, jurispradence, Man-
ners, and Commerce. •

On these subjects you may rely on a faithful,- an
impartial, and a-most satisfactory account of what_
ever is most interesting in the condition of this
nation. This is the seventh visit which I have
made to this metropolis, and those habits of conyer-
'sation and society in it to which I have' been long,
familiarized, must give me- a great advantage in the
occasional communications. which I shall send you.
I mention this circumstance merely to give you a
greater degree of confidence, and. to prepare ypur
mind for a thorough conviction of the ignorithce and';
absolute want of all just information% which have_
hitherto disgraced our Public Journals, as well as
.i.o...justify the didaftic style, which I shat-I,frorn this
hour, adopt. .Such a style is warranted by the sources
Of information, whence I shall delail events,` and it
is also more conforanaWe_to: the .e.tiSe. and. vivacity ,
of epistolary eommunicazioti. "-
•
Ilaving thus .premised.
mode of my CateSpOntleneei I-shaltenter.:-,upon my,
subjeB.:without any further
amplifccatton
Thoie w.ho,faricy they, have seen france, when,
they have spentt-a few weeks in. Paris, are egregi?-.
ously deceived.
_anl;•emoCe-Provinces. of
this great Empire aTord•subjects o contemplation,
which highly excite and interest the feelings, both..
of the Philosopher. and Politician.,
.Ica 'a great Ca_
pital, where indolence and dissipation, are daily -re-
ceiving invitations to illegitimate indulgence, and
where every art is exerted to pamper follies, men.
assume a peculiar habit, which can easily be resolved
according to the strict rules of Ethics ; but, in
distant portions of an Empire; there is greater scope
for the investigations of the Moralist, and the hu-
man character assumes a variety of appearances,
which, .according to the method of natural' Histo-
rians, may be classed under different species, sus-
ceptible of definition, and peculiar obsetiration, In
England, where, for above two Centuries, the peo._
ple have been. governed by one unitOrtn Law of
Freedom and Justice, this remark :will',nduavail so
completely'; but, in France, whert twelve .years •
.ago, 4.2 different jurisdictions clashed one' i!gsinst•
the other,. where on one side of a mountain I.or-siVer,
you would discover a. peculiar law andpeculiar.man-
ners, and on - the other, lavi/ and Manners directly,
the reverse ; in France, where during the last .twelve,
years; more laws have been made,. than in 'all the.
Nations of Europe ,for a century,. there must .appear
something characteristic in the habits of- thinking,,
and coconductof , the • And unless a person
enters with temper and .moderatioti. into the spirit
of the Legislation of this
'Country ; unless
templates with sobriety the fiery ordeal through
which its inhabitants have passed, from revolution:
to revolution, from order to licentiousness, and, from.
licentio'ushess to order again, he can form no just
estimate of the state of society among A. people so.
volatile, injured, and injuring. • •
•
On these considerations, and -because numbers of
our Countrymen are hastening. to this region of ,
wonders and voluptuousness, I shall give you some
preliminary details respecting my journey to Paris.
While this may gratify curiosity, it will instruct. the.
English what they have to expect when they arrive
in France, what they must undergo; and what they
will see while•tariying here. PerhaPs,-theY.rinay be
thus cured of the 'Franco-mania, and find better
sources of enjoyment and self-gratulation in our Sea..
girt Isle,. than amidst heaps of ruins, and the wretch-
ed remnants of sanguinary devastation. •
• A mistaken idea has gone abroad in England,
that a person may live and travel cheaper in France,
than at home. This idea, which was certainly cor-
rea when applicable to the days of the Monarchy,
or even to the first moments of the National Con-
vention, is note no longer just. As I have had op.
portunities of travelling and living in France, dur-
ing both periods, I apprehend I may be allowed to
form an accurate judgment respecting the compara-
tive expellees attendant on either circumstance. In
my next Letter, therefore, I shall present you with.
an exact statement of the ordinary expenditures of
a journey to Paris, and the condition of the Tpwns
and Provinces between that Capital and Calais, the
most frequented place of disembarkation,.