The Sun.
London, England, 1802-10-29 00:00:00

LONDON, OCTOBER 1;9, ISoz.

By our Falmouth Letter, it appears that all His
Majesty's Packets in that Port, either have been
dispatched with all possible expedition to diffrent
British Possessions, or are wider orders for sailing
at a moment's notice. Several Vessels of War have
likewise been lately dispatched with secret orders.

THE Compromise which has taken place be-
tween the SW Iss and the CHIEF CONSUL of France,
though for the present destrutaive of the In-
dependence of Switzerland, does not seem to us
to promise a long duration. The Powers of Europe
most interested in placing some kind of limits to
the ambition and the encroachments of France, can-
not quietly submit to what may be termed, on the
part of tl:e latter, a Poliiical juggle, by which she
gains all that her Arms could have procured her,
the complete subjugation and command of the whole
Country of Switzerland. The Official Note of
TALLEYRAND to the Bavarian Minister, meant
as a justification of the conduft of France, is a
tissue of unfounded assertion, and false reason-
ing. The fats there stated should be complete-
ly reversed, to. make them consonant with the
truth, and the opposite reasoning is that which
all the other Powers in Europe must adopt upon
this most important and interesting occasion.—
Whether they will be induced to aft upon it, re.
mains for time to shew, but certain we are, that if
France is permitted to proceed thus, all Europe is
utterly undone.
We cannot be led to believe that the spirit of the
Swiss, though depressed by adverse circumstances,
and forced at present to bend to superior force, is
utterly subdued. The great mass of that Nation,
we. are satisfied, detest French Fraternity, and abhor
the Gallic Yoke, and it is only necessary that a
proper opportunity should be furnished for them to
throw off the chains v:ith which they have so re-
cently been loaded.
As far as the 'conduft of France affeas this Coml.

try, we view it with sentiments of the most serious
and alarming nature. To exclude us from all Con-
tinental Alliance is the favourite projeti of the
Court of Si. C/os;:f, as a preparatory measure to our
sustaining the shuck of the whole collected force of

the French Empire. Though we have every reli-
ance upon the Courage and the Patriotism of cur
Countrymen, yet we cannot court such a trial of
either, and we must earnestly hope that we shall
succeed in arresting the ambitious career of France
before she can bring us tQ that eventful pass ! There
are yet Po!,vers and People in Europe, whose politi,:
pal interests are happily identified with our own,
and we have no doubt but that our Ministers are
using every praBicable means to unite them more
closely to us. Every aa. of the French Govern.
ment prcclairis the necessity of adopting this line
of conduct, which can alone preserve any thing like
the semblance of a Balance of Power.
. Those who think, and who assert that the reten-
tion of Malta, on our part, and the unjustifiable
interference of France in the Affairs of Switzerland,
on the other, are the only sources of discussion, be-
tween the two Governments, judge from very in.
Elevate ipiNmation. We, some days ago, inti.
mated what had crepe to our knowledge upon the
subject. It cannot -be imputed to us that we wish
to alarm the rublic, or that we are tl* Advocates
for War, but we shall never attempt to mislead.—
finless France call be brought to adopt a more mo-
derate and equitable condua towards other States,.
we see little hope of the preservation of tranquillity ;
but as we are satisfied on the one hand, that every
proper measure will be pursued by our Ministers, for
the continuance of Peace, so on the other, we rely
;mplicitly on their sense of duty to their Country
to maintain her Honour and Independence without
ielernish or change. We have reason to believe that
the measpres which they are pursuing are dignified
eed wise, and that if the continuance of Peace, con.
,intently with our dearest interests, be possible,
/hey are takieg the best ineans to produix that most
Desirable end.

The P4INCE Of WALES returned to Town yes-
-Irday fiom Brighton.
!,
Vest.-Jday at half past one o'clock, Mr. A-13RA-
4fik4 17,;)1p appeared op the Stock Excha'rige,
,c;doi'vc-r the answer of the Bank r)ireaors to the
06ioci,r) 6f the Loan.llol4efs to post Font th'.;

peribd of Redemption of the Loan to ,the month of
June or July next. He delivered the followkng
Message from the Bank Directors :
" aentlecrien, In answer to the.application made
to the Diredors of the Bank, I am desired to in-
form you, that they have consented to postpone the
redemption of the Omnium, which was fixed for
the loth of December, on condition that the Holders
of the Scrip shall make good the last payment of
r 5 per Cent. on the 17th of December next ; and
that they shall pay 40 per Cent. of the advances
made by the Bank on the 21st of January ; 3o per
Cent. on the 18th of February, -and 30 per Cent.
on the 18th of March."

Such was the general anxiety to hear the deci-
sion of the Bank, that the Stock Exchange was ne-
ver remembered so full of people as on this occasion.
As soon as the message had been delivered the Con-
sols. fell to 67, and Omnium to toe ; but the pa-
nic soon subsided, and the Consols. left off at 68,
and the Omnium at to.

PRINCE WILLIANI Of GLOUCESTER, according
to the latest intelligence from Petersburgh, - had
quitted that City and taken the road to Moscow.
Mr. ARBUTHNOT, the English Ambassador to
the Court of Stockholm, was eight days on his

passage from Alaro to Stockholm, in consequence of
the unfavourableness of the weather.—The passage

is usually made in two days.
The LORD CHANCELLOR has appointed Tuesday
next, at two o'clock, to receive the LORD MAYOR
Eleft, at his house in Bedford.square.

Yesterday a Court of Diredors was held at the
East India House, when Captain WILLIAM WARD
FARRE rt. was sworn into the command of the New

Ship, of 1200 tons, in the room of Captain Ro BERT
HUDSON, who does not proceed this Season. The
Court adjourned at five o'clock till Wednesday next.
Yesterday the Court of DireEtors of the East
India Company gave an elegant entertainment at
the London Tavern, to the Commissioners for the
Affairs of India, and the Members of Administration.
Orders have been received at Plymouth to com-
plete the establishment of Royal Marines on board
the Ships in commission, to their usual number.
Orders have been issued for completing the
Establishment of the Foot Guards ; and nine Re-
cruiting Parties are under orders for that purpose.
Many Officers who were to have retired on the za.th
inst. on Half-pay, are to remain, as before.
We hear that part of the Islatsd of Graine, in
Kent, is intended, under the management of Gen.
BENTHAIS.I, to be appropriated and used as a Dock-
yard and Naval Arsenal.
The FIRST Co:estate in his intended journey,
will, it is now said, take the Road of Saint Vallery,
Ficamp, Dieppe, and Treport, instead of proceed-
ing to Havre and Cherburg.
It is probable that the union of Piedmont with
France, more than its domineering interference in
the internal affairs of Switzerland, is, together with
the late proceedings in regard to the Island and
Order of Malta, the subjed of serious discussion at
present between the Irta.neh and English Govern-
ments. Indeed our Government could not look
supinely at such transeetions, and particularly after
the open and formal declaration of Lord I'IA:WKES-
BURY in Parliament last Sessions—That though
torn its inability at that time to prevent it, England
roust acquiesce in the choice of a President made
by the Italian Republic ; yet at ordinary periods
even that would have been a sufficient ground of
War, and that this Country could not view any
further acquisitions made by France with indiffer.
ence or inactivity.
The French Committee of Arts and Sciences ap-
pointed to prepare a Work on the subjeEt of Egypt,
at the expence of the Government, are proceeding
in their labours with great ativity. The Work is
expelled to be very splendid.
By the accounts of the arrivals of Busses and
Vessels from the herring-fishery on the North-West
Highlands, in the Clyde, from the 16th to the
zoth Odober, inclusive, it appeap 19 Vessels ar-
rived with 1023 barrels of herrings, being,. on an
average, only 54 barrels each Vessel.
We have not yet learned.; Whether the Master of
the Tardrobe has sent beputy toclabn the head
of One Whale found off Dover, to furnish bone for
Her Majesty's stays, according to the terms of the
ancient law of Royalties.
The Comedy of Every Man in his ltumour, of
which we recommended 'therevival at Drury-Lane
Theatre, is, we find, in preparation at that place,
but not with such an arrangement of the: charaders
as we suggested. WROUGIITON is to be Kitely,
and we doubt not that he will do, justice to the
part. BANNISTER is to take Babadil, a charafter
much better fitted for P4I.MER. BANNISTER would
no doubt be an excellent Brainittrornt. COLLINS
is to be Master Stephen, and his acting will most
probably be the best specimen of genuine sitnplicitg
that has been seen since the days of Wes-rota.
At Salisbury Michaelmas Fair on Tuesday, there
rather
was a large supply e:r. cheese, which went. off
briskly. The best new Iheese sold at from 631. to
70s. per cwt. the best old at from 70s; to 84s. A
considerable quantity was however pitched but un-
sold, not so much for want of buyers as from
the evident indifference of the dealers in, regard
to selling : they seemed generally to entertain the
idea that large supplies would again be wanted by
Government, and therefore rather than abate any
thing of their demands, they chose to retain their
cheese for the chance of a good sale at Winchester
Fair, which may be expeCted to have a very abun-
dant supply.
Early in the evening of yesterday, a well-dressed
genteel looking woman went into the shop of a poor
working watch-maker, in Prosped-row, Walworth,
and pleading sudden illness, she begged of the
woman (her husband not being at home at the time)
to go out and procure be.r,ccatne cordial ; which she,.
refused, alledging she • could,,not leave her chikt.:
This not answering her purpose,, she leant over tfirt,
railing which separated the shop from the apart.-;
ment, seemingly to alleviate her pain, when she
contrived to pocket a. gold watch, unluckily with-
out being perceived. She soon afterwards departed,
and the woman missing the watch in less than
five minutes, went afteillFr, b
rut the imvostor had
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WAYAL NEWS.

FALMOUTH, OCT. z 6.

LATE last night arrived an Express at the, Agent's
Office from the General Post-Office, for the imme-
diate sailing of three Packets, Lnd such was the
urgency of the Dispatches brought, that the follow-
ing Packets got under weigh, although the wind
was quite contrary :
The King George Packet, YESCOMBE, with Mails
Of the ztli and i 9th inst. for Lisbon.
The Lao) Hobart Packet, FELLOWES, with
Mails of the zoth inst. for the Leeward Island, and
also sealed orders not to be opened till she arrives at
Barbadoes.

The Princess Amel;a Packet is expeaed to .sail
early in the morning ; her destination is unknown—
she has sealed orders, not to be opened till she ar-
rives twenty leagues West of Scilly. She takes in
provisions and stores Tor six months.
All the other Packets in Harbour are ordered to be
in readiness to take Dispatches at two hour's notice.
Also sailed this day, the Brig EMlnefine, SEDG-
MOND, with fish, for the Mediterranean ; and the
American Ship United States, Sr ENCE,giith tobacco,
last from Norfolk; for Lisbon.

The Prince of
.11";zies Packet is. hourly expeEled
'to arrive with the Mail fiorn Lisbon. •

A Sloop of War and Cqter passed this Port this
afternoon, supposed to be P A.-venture and Nimble,
with sealed orders for the Westward.

On the z3d inst. arrived the Duke of Marlborough,
Packet, BULL, with Mails from the Lee ward Islands,

;4. days passage.

Arrived the American Ship frolant, Capt. Pot,-
LARD, from Rotterdam, for Norfolk; the Lord
Duncan, Capt.WARREN, with fish from Truro,for.
the Mediterranean; the Claus;na and Acriive Cut-
ters, from a Cruize; the latter has brought in a
Smuggling Lugger, having on board 150 ankers of

~.:Passengers per Lady Hobart are, Major Roux,
and Mr. BROWN his Secretary, 'Mr. HurtspN,
Lieut. Tauscorr and his Wife, Mr. &Ault, Mr.
SIMPSON, and Captain FRY.

Passengers per King George are, Mrs. Miss, and
Master NE'WMAN, Mr. and Mrs. HUNT, Mr.
KIREY, Mr. GRANT, Captain OGILVIE, Mr.
WALLER, Mr. BELLAMY, Mr. SWAIN, and Mons.
SINIOEN.