The Sun.
London, England, 1803-06-09 00:00:00

returned the following Answer.

4, I receive with iPreat Satisfaaion this Dutiful and Loyal
Address from My City of London.
My endeavours to preserve Peace have been unhappily
frustrated by the restless Spirit of. Aggrandizement which
aduates the Councils of the French Government—but 1
trust the united and vigorous Exertions of the Nation at large
in Support of the ust Cause in which we are engaged,. will,
under the Protetion of Divine Providence, enable Me to
maintain the Dignity of My Crown, and to defend the Rights
and Interest of My People against every Aggression."

After His MAJESTY had received the Address,
, he gave private Audiences to Lord Petitim; Lord
HOBARTi Mr. ADDINGTON, Marquis of HUNT-
LEY, Earl Sc Art antotrani.,Lord IVlox.uswo,icrus
anti General MATTIIEWS. At a Quarter before
Five iI t s MAJIISTy returned ‘o Buckingham House
to dinner..

The following Article was yesterday stuck up
at an eminent Bookseller's at the West End of the
Town;

" Eentheim, afttb

" The French army on its route to Hanover was met by a
Russian Aid-do-Ca►np, who, on the part °la Russian Ge:tcral
here, requested a conference w:th the Commander of the
French tr►ops, since which the k.renett army has hatted."

Yeverday a Court of Directors was held at the
East India House, when the, following Commanders
took leave, viz. Capt. Tt•limtAs Pam r, ache Ave,
for Bombay ; Capt. THOMAS MORTIMER, of the
GeveratStuort, for Kideira, Madras and Bengal,
and captain ROBERT BARKVit, of the Northrimio.
toe, for s..ngal.
The Court adjourned at six o'clock till Wednes.
day next.
r • The first division of the szd Regiment marched
On Monday morning from Canterbury for Ashford,
on their route for Iteadink.street Barracks, and the
second division' followed un Tuesday.

Oo Saturday last the Rev. Dr. NELsott' brother
to Lord NELSON, was installed a .Prebendary of
Canterbury Cathedral.
According to the latest letters-from the. Hague,
the old batteries, on the positions which commanded
the entrance of the Texel, are about to be repaired
atld enlarged, and, together with those construaing
at several other points of the Dutch coast, to be
provided with a formidable train of artillery. 'An
entrenched camp is preparing at the Helder,.for the
reception of six thousand men. COnsiderable fears
were eotertained in Holland, lest the squadron under
the command of Admiral DE WINTER should. fall
into the hands of the English.
Field. Marshal Count de WAiLMODEN GEM
BORNE is appointed Commander in Chief of all the
Hanoverian troops. His Royal Highness Prince
Avotasit us, Duke of Cibiza mos, is Lieutenant.
General and InspeClor of the cavalry and intently.
A Letter from Gibraltar, dated May is, says,
the French are crowding out vessels daily from the
Mediterranean full of troops to their foreign settle.
memo. On the lowest computation at least. ten
thousand French troops have-passed this place with.
in these two months, bound for their Colonies.--
They seem extremely anxious to conceal where they
are going, as they constantly refuse to inform
either our cruizers, or the Portuguese men of war,
when hailed, to what place they are boom!.
Letters from Cadiz mention, that a malignant
fever had shewn itself there, which had excited
much alarm.

It was the Republican General B3YER, on his
passage to France from St. Domingo, who was on
do rd the .'rench frigate La fi'ricat‘e) when it was
taken, •