The Sun.
London, England, 1802-12-18 00:00:00

LONDON, DECEMBER IS, 1802.

WE yesterday gave a Copy of the Bill brought in
for appointing Commissioners to inquire into the.
Abuses existing in the Naval Department of the
Public Service ; but it has received such material
alterations in the Committee, that we think it ne-
cessary to lay before our Readers the Amended Copy,
which we are the more induced to do, from its being
a measure of great importance and interest. It will•
be found in our last Page.

The KING slightly sprained his leg on Tuesday
on mounting his horse, which prevented Hts MA-
J ESTY from riding on Wednesday, but we are hap_
py to state, that he had perfeetly recovered from
the effeas of the accident on Thursday.

A report was yesterday circulated on the Stock
Exchange, for the purpose no doubt of lowering
the Funds, that Mr. PITT had died suddenly. at
Bath on Thursday evening. This rumour was not
believed, and the People will learn tvith heartfelt
satisfaction, was wholly without foundation.
STEPHEN RoLLEsToN, Esq. of the Foreign De-
partment, has succeeded to the appointment of Ga-
zette_Writer, in the room of the late WILLIAM
FRASER, Esq. many years one of His Majesty's
Under Secretaries of State for that Department.
The Gazette of this day is expeded to contain an
account of Mr. ND AS being created a Peer of the
Realm, by the stile and title of Viscount IVIE LV IL LE
of Melville Castle, Scotland.

Yesterday a Court of Dire tors was held at the
East India House, which adjourned at six o'clock
till Tuesday next.

The PRINCE of WALES gave a grand Dinner at
the Pavilion at Brighton, on Sunday lacy, at which
were present a great many of the Nubility and
others. Baron Munchausen who was present, is
said to have contributed much to the entertainment
of the party.
The Ceremony to• be observed after the accouche-
ment of the QUEEN of SWEDEN,- which is daily
expeded, has been already settled by the Grand
Marshal. The Dukes of SUDERMANIA and Osnt
GOTH lA, the Elelor of BAVARIA, the Hereditary
Pf i!leC of BADEN, the EMPRESS Of RusslA, ,he
Dutchess of SUDERMANIA, the Princess SOPHIA
`ALB RTINI, and the Eledress of BAVARIA are to
be the Sponsors.
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l'he Officers of a Portuguese Frigate, which was
some time since captured by the Algerines, haVe
been lately, by order of the Dey, compelled to
labour like the meanest slaves. The French Com-
missary has in vain complained of this conduCi as a
violation of all usual custom. He was answered by
the DRY, that be.wished anxiously to seize every
'opportunity of obliging the First Consul, but that
in this case, strong reasons, known only to himself,
induced him thus to treat the Portuguese.

A violent storm happened at Nice on the 21st
ult. which excited the greatest alarm, and was pro_
duffive of 'much mischief. The surrounding
Country was inundated and the lower apartments
of the houses overflowed. A great quantity of oil
and wine were in consequence lost. The valley of
Saint Etienne served as a bed for the waters, where
a current formed itself, which in its courtA. destroy_
ed a number of gardens full of oranges and citrons,
whilst the wrecks of houses, large trees and cattle
were seen floating with the torrent. The, moles of
the Port were threatened with total destruCtion
from the fury of the wavea. Some of the inhabi-
tants asserted that they felt a shock of an Earth-
quake in the night.
The following melancholy report we have every
reason to apprehend is too true. The wretched survi-
vors of the memorable shipwreck off Folk stone, after
receiving all the comfort and assistance that a neigh.
bourhood, whose humanity was deeply interested,
could bestow, as soon as they recovered, were put on
board the Dutchess of York, a vessel belonging to
the Port of Dover, commanded by a young man of
the name of Watson, in order that they might be
conveyed to Flushing : they sailed in a fine and pro-
mising day, but in the course of the ensuing night
it blew tremendously, and the next day the stern a
a wreck was taken up by a Dover vessel off
Calais, bearing the name of the Dutchess of York,
and in every respeCt resembling that which belong.,
ed to/the little sloop having these unfortunates on
board ; so that it is a conjetture, almost amounting
to a certainty, that they have all perished, and
that neither their own struggles, which we're in the
first instance effe&ual, noL the benevolent exertions
of their fellow-Creature, to preserve them, could
revoke their inevitable destiny—a watery grave.
An unfortunate Maniac was yesterday brought
before the Magistrates at the Police Office, in Marl-
borough-street, for having, with a knife, cut the
throat of a child, in a dangerous degree, though
hopes are entertained of the infant's recovery. It
appearing that the man was severely suffering under
all the horrors of mental derangement, the Magis-
trates humanely direeted him to be taken care of
until he can be got into 13ethlem Hospital,

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NAVAL NEWS.

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PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 17.

Ws hear that the Nelson Packet of this port,
which sailed for Havre-de-Grace on the Bth
and was supposed to be lost, is put into East Bouinc
Roads, on the Coast of Sussex.

Arrived the Tucker, Rica ARDSON, from Sunder-

land.

YARMOUTH, DEC. 17.

ARRIVED in the Roads, the /10/i-, of Huil-;
RICH. DOUGAL master; from Charar4e, witti

brandy.

This morning early; the Tbortai and Elizabeth;
JOHN ANDERSON, of aria from London, bound to
Newcastle, with oak-timber, got on Scroby Sand;
where it is feared she will be lost. The CreW are
all saved.

Sailed the Tartar, DRAPER, Flora, ART'S, An
rora, Moss, Exchange, BLY, and Young Richard,
JAY, for Scotland ; Resolution, TtIRNEit, and Eliza.
beth, TUMMON, for Hull:

Arrived the Vestal, BAR aEg; from PcrtimoutlL,

DEAL, DEC. i 7;

TIIE Mary, of Yarmouth, ran on bciard.the
izelope Frigate, and carried away the Frigate's jib-
boom, and spritsail-yard, and lost her own main
•
and mizen masts:

Sailed the 13 ette.y. for India; with the whole of
the outward-bound.

THE THEATRE.—The sterling old Comedy of
Every Man in his Humour, was represented again
last night, at Drury-lane Theatre.—We are by no
means disposed to revoke the favourable opinion we
expressed respelling W,ROUGHTON'S Kitely, bat we
cannot say that he is improved in his performance.
He rendered it too much like his Ford, in ME
Merry Wives of Windsor, though the parts are, in
fad, essentially different. He was much to impe.
mous, and was rather furious than suspicious. BAN-
NISTER does not seem to have re-considered the
part of Bobadil. He is certainly below par in the
charkter. We can excuse his effarts to raise a
laugh, but nor quite so much at the expence of the
~.Aiithor, by the syueakinz tones which we before
condemned, and which he still introduces. A con-
scious Coward would rather be rough than effeminate
lhere,was but a scanty audience.
Miss De CAMP is gone to the South of Frances
for the recovery of her health. She sailed on San-
. day last from Dover, on board the same packet with
Mr. MAZZINGHI, the Composer, who is on his
way to. join Lord CHOLMONDELEY, at Paris, and
experienced a most dreadful sickness. The pasage
was one of the quickest known, the vessel being m:ly
two hours and forty minutes at sea. We are snrry
to add, that Miss Dr, CAMP'S illness appeared of the
most-alarming kind, and gave great anxiety to her
friends for her safety.

STEPHEN KEIsABLE set off yesterday from Town,
not " as ballast in a Collier back," according t 3
his own humorous address, but " laden with
wealth and honours fairly won."
We have heard a very extraordinary story of a
British Ojicer having lately been treated with great
indignity and insult by the French Commis,ary
MENGAUD, in a place of public resort at Calais :
We forbear at present to give the name of the Gen-
tleman, lest our information should not be perfectly
Correa.

We understAnd that a Society is about to be
formed for carrying on Entertainments in the Fa-
shionable Circles upon a superior scale. We con-
fess we are decided friends to any species of elegAnt.
and innocent amusement that may supersede the
necessity of introducing Cards or Gaming of any
description.

We regret to hear that a great number of our
Nobility have an intention of passing their Christ-
mas in Paris, instead of, aeer,rding to good old
t.u,tom, amongst
.their own Tenantu:
Two men have been taken up as suspicious cha.
ratters, because their.clothes did notfit them. Thus
a imn—i's reputation, in some degree, -depends upon
his Tailor.

A French Journali3t very gravely assures his
readers, that the Judge and Jury before whom M.
PE LTI L R (accused of writing irrevereirdy concern-.
ing the. First Consul) is soon to appear, have already
made up their minds, and unanimously resolved to
send him to Botany Bay ! How enlightened, this
Editor must be ! How welt acquainted Frenchmen
are with our most sacred Institutions !

The Churchwardens of the Parish of Bishops ate,
from motives of humanity, yesterday brought be-
fore the Lord Mayor Alin ilarris, an apprentice,.
girl, of the age of r z years, who had the appear-
ance of being half-starved, and to have been beat in
a mast shocking manner. Mr. Bencield, a respe:A,
able inhabitant of that Parish, explained this circum-
stance to his Lordship. This child was brought in
the arms of a woman, and appeared a iliost shocking
object, being bruised from head to foot,. which she
was scarce able to tell was done by her master,
Mistress, and others, whom they authorized to beat
her, because she did not do so much work as they
thought proper, and that she got little or no vie.
tuals. Ihree persons who lodged in the house
with the master and mistress, confirmed the girl's
statement : they had of:en seen and heard the
girl beat, and knew they worked from six in the
morning till eleven o'clock at night. The 1,-Trsons
charged with this brutality said it was sickness and
disease, and not cruel usage, which had reduced
this girl. But no proof of any Do6for being em-
ployed, or medicine, was given. This .complaivtit
requiring two Magistrates, and the attendance of a
Surgeon, the farther hearing was put off to a future
day. In the mean tune the Lord Mayor desirert
the three apprentices might be removed to 8.,h0p...
gate Wurkhouse.