The Sun.
London, England, 1804-04-03 00:00:00

OFe'ENB/ICH ON THE MEIN; MARCH 7.

THE Intelligence by. private Letters brought to
Frankfort yesterday, is so extraordinary and 'tn.
~ortant, that I have thought it right to deviate
from the rule, and not to let the Wednesday's Mail.
go without mentioning it, although the Mail of
next:Sunday will decide its authenticity.
The current news of Frankfirt was, that the
French Troops, who had been for some time
past progressively approaching the capital of
Kples, had at length penetrated into it, and made
all the Royal Family Prisoners. Doubtless this was
the grand objed of LUCIEN BONAPART.E'S secret
mission in Italy lately, under the name of BorAu.
It is said that the Austrian Troops are moving
southward with speed : in this case it will de diffi_
cult for Austria to continue a passive Neutrality
and it not be easy for Russia to sit silent under
• such perfidious coluidt towards its Ally ; the more so,
as it is•not improbable but that the. late ramours nt
the Fleet and Troops coming from the Euxine Sea, for
the prote&ion of 'Naples and Sardinia; may have
precipitated the violent outrage. Spain beiti fet-'
tered by its own' pustilimimity, and under hatches;
must continue, like Prussia', callous and insensible to
the moil crying outrages on Royalty anti Sovereign-
ty,•eVen When brought within their.own thresholds:

A few days ago, a French stranger was taken up
by the Magistrates of Frankfort, by command of
the French Resident, an 4 transported to Mayence.
The apn.bad.beep quiet in his lodging!, fur about a
fortnigin,; he was not known, nor susveaed of any
-offence, unless it was, that of having a borrowed
name.

ANECDOTE OF THE FLAGITIOUS AND ECCEN.
; TRIC DUKE OF WHART.ON.—Tis extraordinary
'man (whose charaaor is so admirably pourtrayed by
POPE), spent much of-his time in the company of
Yl;iiiky Spine', a (..elehrated Comedian .of his day.
Among other whimsical pranks, the l3lncE,. at .a
Tavern, proposed 'at,each toast, that every one in
company should discard pal t•of his dres,, begift.
ning•with his wig, coat, &c. ; when .poor. Spitler,
who was one of the company,. at the last toast,
after making manrapologies, owned he.harl ftliSl3itl •
his' shirt;- and -to'-'the: high entertainmenc of his
Noble .Friend, was. obliged to app6r in be. So.
low was the.taste„,and, so grcivelirg weret he plea.
surei of the witty, but 'worthless ])uKe of Wharton!
Sky t.r.toNS.—AS some' persons Were' lately'
ging:Stones for the highways, near th,_: old mansion'
beionging.to the' Right Hon. Earl FoßTEscug, ire
the parish of Ehrington, near Campden, in Giou.'
cestershire, they disCOVcred the skeletons of some'
warriors, to the, number of about twenty,
fragments of 'artnOtir, and several implements
war. of .varied shape and size; and 'apparently 'of
great anticnity.:. 'Many of them' .were -founti with
their faces downwaidr and- - nee than a foot
from the, surface,,pf ills! cavil., Ainung , those dis-
iturbed,wqre the renl,iof. tit is,tipplils.q) al 01E7'
cer, as by his side.,lyw found a sw,ot,d ;excellentmetal, and an iron headlpiece, the ornamented topr'
and rivets of which were plaied with silver. This
'skeleton Was.normoFe than threef!etinitheground,
iand; -notwithstatiling the number.of' years sir rtiu“
:have lain buried, the master bones °were Ttite per.
Ifea'and sound, and the teeth:in the highest pre_
There is"a'ltaditintiary, account, that
•Ehtington arid CaniCn were .once' united; ifiat'a
;wortilsrful battle , was fought in this
.part of The
isfano, that: 01'e fOrd at, the end, of
,EV?i,!:t;Ota.
Brake, which divides the above paril,heS,l34s; trorn
that period, retained the -appelliiiion `6,1 ;Baitle4
Bridge.
Yesterday sennight a fire broke .044,.011 the farm
of Mr. CASON, Jun. of Yaxley; near, 4yel.,w4iqh
destroyed,. in the
,course of an the yvholet,of.,
the premises,, together with eleven pigs,. A, Qua,
so combs of corn. It was occasicned by a.toaiti--
servant, who
.having kindle4a copper,fire with pr4s-
straw, left a, train which communic,ate4,to-..a rick;pf::
the.same straw at the,back ofthe premises.

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-ti..tgr - • •
On Tuesday the 23th ult.' at Nottingham, the Lady of
Lieutenant-Colonettordoa, 23d Light Dragoons, ot a Daugh-
On Sunday, thd Lady of Lieutenant:G(l:2ml john-
stort; ofa daughter. • •
Atllromore-house, Ireland, the Lady of the Hon. andaev,
Pierce Nleade, of a 'daughter:
On the'2ist ult. 'at Little Asfon.hall, Staffordshire, the
Right Hon. Lady Grey, of a Daughi.er.