The Sun.
London, England, 1802-04-16 00:00:00

LONDON, APRIL 16, 1802.

THIS morning we received Paris Papers of the
r 3th instant. The Monitear contains the following
Telegraphic Dispatch relative to St. Domingo.

MINISTRY OF THE MARINE,

APRIL 12.

THE MARITIME PREFECT AT RRRST, TO THE MI-

NISTE.R OF THE MARINE AND COLONIES.

'c The Cisalpin is arrived here from St. Do-
mingo, after a passage of thirty-seven days. It
out-sailed by some days the Division which is ex_
peeled. JEROME BONAPARTE, Ensign de Vaisseau,
is the bearer of good news : he is gone from hence
yesterday."
These Papers contain nothing more that is in-
teresting. The French Funds continue to sink—
the Tiers. Cons. being on the I 2th at 55.

Yesterday being Maunday Thursday, His MA.
j c STY'S annual bounty was distributed to as many
poor men and women as the KING is years old, who
sat down at two tables in Whitehall Chapel, and
were waited on by His Majesty's attendants:'
The number of poor people being seated at two
long tables, and the cloths spread, each had first a
,rattiri of beef of about four pounds weight, and
four three-penny loaves.
'A cup of ale was then given them, anck they de-
parted with chearful hearts.
In the afternoon the same persons again attend-
ed, having their admission tickets, when the Rev.
Dr. Moat read the lesson of divine morality, in an
audible voice, from the zsth chapter of St. Mat-
thew, in which is fully exemplified all the dories
which a Christian ought to follow. The Rev.
Divine then delivered to the.sopflicants as follows :

. .
To the men, cloth for each of them, suffic'cn!
for a coat, Irish cloths for shirts, and shoes 30,1
stockings ; also a pound note and a
Nv i h
the silver pennies, agreeable to .the age of His. MA'
J ESTY.
At the conclusion, the poor persons were regaled
with a cup of wine, and diSmissed, thanking their
benefatior for his bounty.
On Tuesday His royal Highness the Thrics
KENT paid a Visit to Woolwich Warren, for the
purpose of inspeaing the admirable Model :of Gib-
raltar there, that he might make himself master, of
the plan of the new Works on the North Front of
the Rock. His Royal Highness ekaMined t.ll°
model with the most minute attention.

in consequence of the Letter in our Paper of yes-
- the following Gentlemen, Who propose 0
bid for the Irish Loan, waited yesterday
afternoon
on Mr. CORRY, viz.
Mr. PUGET, Mr. GOLDSUID, Mr. Alderrn*
FLOWER, Messrs. BORROWES, Mr. RckwoRAFTI
Mr. SHEWELL, Mr. Brsit, Mr. GROVES, Mr'
SEvEwRIGHT, Messrs. JORDAN, &C.
Mr. CORRY expressed a pleasure in seeing so marl
Gentlemen, PS the sum required was so inconsiderable
He then briefly explained his intentions of raising 3
Loan of 1,625,0001. Irish, to be hid for on the 6th
of May, in Ireland ; and to leave it to the option
of the Bidder, either to take it in a 3 per Cent
Stock, or a 31- per. Cent. Stock. He should prefer
it to be taken in a 31- per Cent, as there Was alCea
a similar Stock in jreland, which it was his inten-
tion to consolidate with the new Loan, if taken !I'
a 3+ per Cent. ;.and as an • inducement to bid Tr
this Fund, he had fixed the Interest to commence, tf
in a 31 per cent. fro'en the zsth of December, I S°l
if in a 3 per Cent. not till the sth of April, i3°l
However, there could be no difficulty in ascertaini•l
which was most advantageous for the public, as `as
scale could easily be made out on a proportion
7to 6. Should an equal proportiOn be bid in b°t
those whose bidding. was for 31-
,pek Cent. Stockj
would be declared the purchasers. He had lige •
the payments, as. under :

I aoc' :G:
August 20 -
_ .
Deposit
May i$
June IS 150,000
July zO

Seiftember •?.7 - -
oe: ober 23
- i 50,00
November 27 - - • `,7•!;,0,•
December 30
Allowing +per Cent. for prompt pa; 2'3me:t°l:'°El susums as may be paid up in full' after the tsth -
May.
•For the accommodation of the Contractors,Co
intended to deliver either Scrip Receipts similar of
those given in England, or to grant Debentures e,
sot. And tool. each,; but the interest must be I'.
ceived in Ireland.
On being' asked, whether he should want ,anhe
more money this year to be raised in Ireland .50
replied, he should consider himself at liberty 0)1%,
any sum not exceeding one million. by wily Pi re,
chequer Bills, but the precise, sum he was not r
pared to ascertain at present, as
Nothing can be more honourable to Mr. Prfr/vet+
a man, than the zealous support which he has glom
to the Financial meacuren of ilia Succooocr, ur,3 op
to that which might, at first sight, appear a little
ed
interfere with his favourite plan, and which stamp
his reputation as the greatest Financier that tirdiee
had perhaps ever produced. The alteration Is, unties
the present circumstances, evidently extietnelY
neficial to the national interests, It scarcelYseeld,
possible that, in the nature of things, there 5-ceett
ever be any essential difference of Opinion heitroy
two men, whose measures and views seem unl•°,ol.r
to have been animated by, and direCted to, ooe:bof;
mon object, the interests of that Country', v%
affairs had been entrusted to their management' to
Nothing can be more egregiously absurd til%T'secl
call the Malt Tax, or the Addition to the Asseoc
Taxes, a Commutation for the Income TO' na at
first is estimated at Two Millions, the ,sec;jionsf
less than One—the last produced near Six 0".
Besides that the two former, instead of being „jog.
stitutes, are, in faCl, proposed`to assist in Pa' the
the Interest of Ninety-seven Millions, of svhicnart,
Mcrtgage on the latter constitutesTthe larger r
amounting to Fifty-six Millions. that the
What reflecting man can venture to deny d di-
Repeal of the Income Tax is immediately and
redly calculated to afford relief to the lower fpe,ft,
of Society ? It cannot fail to produce that e
of the
by enabling the higher and middling ranks . of
Community to employ a much larger proporto“f
them, and by affording them increased rne‘lin:sfresiea
tending their bounty and assistance to the 's
and indigent. be cele'
By the preparations making at Paris for; h t
on°lll'
bration of a solemn fete on Sunday next, to
change
of the Peace, it may be inferred, that the e'
faCe
of the Ratifications is expeeted to take P a
here
morrow, in which case they may, be receive
on Monday next. as taken
We cannot but highly approve the measur'gictl'
by the LORD MAYOR in the City, and Sit of 3r..
purl •
ARD FORD in Westminster, for the ,ose
1
ii
ranging the projeCted General Illuminat.i°l,. ivetu
people will only wait till proper notice oillorpi,
from some authority, of the night for suet' oche,'"
nation, the effeCt will be much better, and 'erivertted'
pence, trouble; and rioting, may be thus Pr of
Count WORONZOW has six months leave
erpose
sence from his Embassy here, for the Pure
visiting Russia on his private affairs.
It is a fit which does not seem to beby rein
or if known not very willingly admitted is e
people, that the gallant 4zd Regiment CO °jtirely of Seotchmen, and those Flighland e .s eithe
particular Clans. We do not suppose ther of
an Englishman or Irishman in it, :merits
Both the East and West London Reg*. d
bee
Militia are to be immediately disecnbo
which n`
vin the
stlitgirnteyd-ebi)g,hHt
is more,NiA JtEhseTlly.i.irrant. for
fro- e 0
As the Marines landed at Plyinct rt, will
different Men of War paid off at that 1-.°_ will hold]
more in number than their-own Barracks near
the overplus are the Mill Barrack hoard,
occunsPnrt• peace
the Mill Prison, by leavepy Tra
of the the
n'
till the general discharge takes place,,
settled,
.s setaej •
Establishment of that valuable Corps .1

NAVAL NEWS.

PORTSMOurg, APRIL IS.

SAILED His Majesty's Ship regal, for the
Downs, to be paid off, with the condemned Mu-
ttneers of the Tt mera.ire on board; God Intent,
lioNct:gs, for Cherbourg ; Spider Cartel, and Nep-
tune, MARSHALL, forHavre,de-Grace.

Arrived at the Motherbank, and put under qua_
?amine, the Osborne, SMITR, and Scipio,
.from Gibraltar.