The Sun.
London, England, 1804-02-10 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

PLYMOUTH) FF•B. 8.--. Arrived• the
of 50 guns, Captain LE GRO9, with the following
vessels under convoy, from Spithead bound to the
Mediterranean, put in owing to a heavy gale of
wind at S. W. viz.

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Trimmer, Williams; Hope, WhlttqcWilliarp; Crevs
Sarah Ann, Goodfellow ; Ceres; Wlntosh ; George,
tins ; Union, Brown ;. Threq,ArOtheis, Wh4e; Folly,
kin ; Alert, Wand Adventure, Wrightson. •
Arrived also the Sie;a7); Sloop-of War, Capt. H.
?IGO?, from Spithead; bound to the WeirJodies,
and the American Ship Rising States, from Loilon
for ChiJleston.

The Sloop Rattier, of Weymouth, laden with
oats, was driven on shore this morning in Bovey.:
sand nay,' at the entrance of this Harbour, and
wrecked.
PORTSMOUTH, lEB. 9.--Sailed to Shithead His
Majesty's Ship Alonzo, ,and Blanch, ALLISON, for'
Newcastle.

Arrived the Earl Spencer Cutter, from Guern.
sey, and a few West Indiamen from the Downs.

FALMOUTH, FEB. 7. —Arrived the American
Ship Lord Middleton, Captain SAMUEL 1-lAwitivs,
from New Providence,, with cotton, &L bound to
London": lost her bowsprit in A gale of wind, a few
days since.. Left New Providence in company with
the Brig Mgry', bound to. London, and parted with
her shortly after.

Arrived the East .India Country Ship Wellesley,
Capt. GORDON, from Madras, last from Ireland
left §!.,Hoena in company „with the Experiment
Country Ship, bound to London, and paited with
her a few days after; the Inconstant Frigate, of 36
guns, armed en flute, and the Transport Ship Friends,
MICAILLoox, from Portsmouth, with military stores
far Pendeonis Garrison : 'those Ships will also take
about sco men of the, Akicatl Corps, now in bar-
racks at Pendennis Garrisoooo Guernsey.
Yesterday arrived the Ainerican ship Palmyrd,
Cart. CHARLES RENINGTON, 44 days from New
Orleans, with sugar, coffee, Bcc,,fpr ,orders; when.
she left Orleans the French Flags were„flying on the
different Forts, and the Americas ~Troops were'
within fnur, leagues,,marching to „take possession of
it ; the American ship Augusta, Capt. SETH "GAN.
GER, from London, to take in fish for the IVledi.
terranean ; the Namy and Mary, SPRAGG, from
Dartmouth ; the brig Elizabeth, MADDOX, from
Greenock; the Jupiter, GRANT, from Jamaica ;•
the Economy,
_St crox, from Milford ; and .E/izrz?
DAVIES, for Plymouth.
SJiled this day,' the Prince Adolphus Packet,
BOULDERSON, With Mails of '4.;th ult. and rst
for Nemi-York ; the. Portuguese Brig Folante,
GUESEAZE, for Lisbon the American Brig Ellerr,
Rica, for Cadiz; and the Swedish Brig Fier Dame,
Capt. SYISE, for Naples.
The Queen Charlotte 'Packet is expetlecl to sail
to-morrow, with Mails of the Ist inst. for Jamaica.

CORK, FEB. 5.-The West India Fleet, of 140
ships, under convoy of the Galatia,, Caps. HEATH-
.COTE, sailed yesterday. The Fleet; was abreast of
Kinsale Hatbour'befOre four o'clock in the after_
noon, so that it is hoped hey haVe had a fine offing.
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SHEERNESS, Fell.' i0.2--AitiVed, to. refit, His
Majesty's Kip L' Africaine, Capt. MANBY, and
the Chiffon, Capt. ADAM, from a cruize in the
North Sea. -

yesterday the Sheerness Tender, Lieut. KEENAR)
arrived at the Nure with a number of Seamen froth
Hull.

-YARMOUTH, Fga. 9.-:—Arrived the Auckland
Packet, under the command of Mr. NORRIS, with
Mails and Passengers from Maerstrand, viz. GEo•
BIRCH, Esq. from St. Petersburgh, with Dispatches-
for Government ; and Mr. BARNARD°, from Por.
tugal, with Dispatches also; and. Mr. LOPEZ a
Portuguese Mer:hant.
The winds have been from the N. to W. N_ W.
in strong gales, and in making this Par, full forty
leagties have been saved, which fully proye the ad-
vantage Yarmcuth has over Harwich.

DEAL, FEB. Majesty's Ships Immorta.
Squ;rrel,'Chmpion,' Lark, Harpy, Speedy,
7,ad r
Starling, ana Lockst, came in rrom a Cruize of the
coast of France.

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The Yincego Sloop came down from the Nnre.
The Brilliant and Speedwell put back with the
outward.bound convoy; the wind shifting to the
westward, and blowing strong. -
Arrived the Supply Transport from Deptford.
S3iled the Exper'imen- t Eastlndia Ship for the
River.
In tlic Downs—Monarch; Vtiech.t, Illustrious, Raison-
able, Apollo, Leda, Irnraortalitei Brilliant, Squirrel, Cham-
pion, Arab, Vulture, Dart, Lark, Harpy, Vincego, Speedy,
jackall, Snipe, Aggressor, Starling, Loonst. lisk, speea_
well, Perseus, Fury, Alillbrook Synooner, and Supply
Transport.
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French Frigate and two Sloops of 16 guns, are
mid to be cruizing about the `lsle de Los, e()ast Afric,a. on the

FRENCH
~.rt3CL AMATION.

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Tn E following Proclamation, which ,appeared, in
Mornitig'Palier,'is. said to he intended to accorn-
,,Nny the F./climbAt-wading Ariny.,:-.; We giKe it to
Our. Reatlei's.,viithout•comment, leiwing, it to them
degree. of they.;think.it
,
deserves.,

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Order, N0.39} ' 7
OF -ENGLAND. F..
LIBEItTY-44:11 " Li-QUALITY.;
Headquarter's of the Centre, at ,-,-;—'—;nthe of • the month
of 4allibp.:French
THE, GENERA,L::pP DIVISION •-•-•-•--•-••••-•.,!'TD,Y,H/S
CONITANIoNs IN ARMS. : '!
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SOLDIERS, • .
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" The Sea 'ha boundaries of Nrattfre have
yielded to the genius and thee-fortune oh the, iHera,-.the
-viour of France; and. haughty
.Eng-,laud already groans under
the yoke-of heirCenquerorsl
" . London is blifelte you Ltliat Peru' of the Old World is
yonr prey. 'Within twenty 'days I --plant the -fri-coloured
flag on the proud walls of her execrable 'Tower !,,Marchl
The road to victory is open; .'.ln,orcler. ,toranlder. that happy
vidory certain and inevitable, your:Chinmancler -here offers
you some advice, aRAv s: C TAte, at the same time that he
renews, upon the Enemy'ssoil, the sacred promises that you
have already twice received from the aucust Head of the State.,
I know that there are amongst you some who are intriguers.
anti fomenters 0/disturbance, and i .shal I know how to punish
such. 1 know, also, the pretexts which analice will em-
ploy to seduce you from your duties, and front the path.
of honour. No, my children it is not with a view to de-
prive you of your rewards that-we exact ofyou.a temporary.
and, short forbearance, which military prudence and the
force of circumstances demand. It is not to defraud you
of the gifts awarded to you by. BONAPARTE,- that we-point
out to you the only course by which you can- attain the enjoy-
ment of them. Once more I pledge the faith of Government,
which only reserves to itself, among the enormous treaures
that you are on the eve ofconquering, the Arms and Fleets of
the Enemy ; while it destines their monuments of the Arts to
decorate the temples of the Capital of the World, and to be-
conic an eternal record of your victories. "Awns,fields, pro.: •
visicns, cattle, gad, andsilver; —I abandon ,il/ to you ! Occupy
those noble mansions, those smiling farms.' The properties,
the families of your' Enemies, are all your own; all is des-
tined for your wealtit or. for your enjoyment. An impure
race, rejeded by Heaven, and which has dared. to be the ene-
my of BONA PAR TR, Will expiate its crimes by disappearing
from the earth.: Yes, I swear to you, that you shall soon
become.tetrible I '
- 44 What does malice intend.? -I only require:from you the
forbearance of some few-dayS, and caution yoti not to he de,-
ceived by tile artifice which the. wisdom of the CONSUL his
contrived, to ensnare the credulous natives of that' Miserable.
country. T-rue, I have proclaimed protedion and safety
ha've promised to pay iOr provisions ; rape, plunder, and
devastation, are prohibited under pain of death. Soldiers !
woe -to the wretch who," for the premature indulgence of
his vengeance or his passions; shall titae4o.commit the, pub-
lie vengeance;-, or the nal-tunes of all. Every thing fia4 its
season. Cajole, divide;
,disarm, that immense pi4t:ation;;
which despair.-aloneefin,render invincible. This is the ob-
jed for which, at9tittr:-present instant,. all ettbrts. and all
wishes.should,.coucur...This is the objedt prescribed by the
providence of Government, and"the.Safet?of the. 'Army;
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" Soon—andllieliOnrOf a just retribution already strikes-,-
thesignal shall' be•given it in the .posture of the
tyger, and observe 4146 -his silence : then staring upon your
pie,‘,, give Way to your feelings, take your enjoyments, arid-
gather, without risk,' the inellow fruits'orVidory ; all 'Will •
then beerainOiatir duty, except senselesS• pity, equally up-
just
,to your Cduntry„ and cruel to :injured Humanity,—.
May the Enemy of:Trial-tee perish to his foundation May the
name of England be lost ants forgotten 'Know, that Heaven
and the First. Consul :have ccnspired for its ruin and total.
oblivion. Then may that guilty Island, 'formerly wrested
by the sea horn France, "purged from the monsters that in-
habit it, return within its ..legitimate boundaries, having'
expiated its numberless- crimes, r May it be regenerated
,by that master-iatroke of policy', that can only render it worthy
of becoming once More a portion of the 'COntircent, and a Pro-
vince of France. Perhaps its proud Cdnquer'ors may not
disdain to carry to' it their generoy race. Pet haps they mar
derive a sentiment of joy, from compelling the AN ires and
(blighters of the conquered, to give Frenchmen to France I
" Soldiers, the Country is your own !--My brave Coripa-
nions, let those inhabit it who will ; it is BONAPARTE him-
self who -gives me.authority to ensure to every one who de-
sires to resident these.beatiful. plains as afatthful Colonist
of France, a honSe, lnranture, and lands—in short, 'a lot
splendid and secure. All' those who shall prefer to return to
their - native homes, shall be henceforth exempted from
every species of service, parochial or military. They shall,'
moreover, he permitted to carry olr without molestation,
every article of which they may be respectively possessed at
the disbanding al .the army, (which shall take, place imme-
diately after the cortoues4, not excepting the women of the
Enemy whom they may honour with their partiality. .Fi-
nally, my brave, brethren in arms and fortune, I can with
safety swear to you, that there shall 'not be found one in
the Army unprovtded for, or discontented ; and that your
riches and your pleasures, joined to the respective ranks and
brevets of honour, which are designed for you, shall fill up
the measure'al your recompense—a recompense worthy of
-your noble atchievements, and such as Bo roPnara will
not blush to present to you.

" Remain then-assured of ail these benefits, dutifully
obeying the orders of your Commanders ; dc;ivering up those
who may attempt-to tbnirry urbunces amongst you ; anti
observing the striaest discipline and duty in the presence of
the -Enemy:

GENERAL OF DIVISICi/4.
CHEY-DE L'ETEs T MAJOR."

LENT ASSIZES.

MIDLAND.
LOAD CHIEF BA. aoN•and Mr. Justice ROOK a.
Northamptonshire77Monday, March- s, at Northampton.
Rutlatidshire-- Friday, March 9, at Oak ham.
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Lincolnshire and City—Saturd.o-, March' 14, at Lincoln.
Nottinghamshire and Town—Thursckty, March is, at Not-
tingham.
Derbyshire—Saturday, March; t 7, at Derby. -
Leicestershire and Borough '—'Wednesday, March zt, at
Leicester..
Coventry—Monday, March z 6, at Coventry.
Warwickshire—Same day, at Warwick.

HOME.
Mr. Baron HoTtrAm and Mr. Justice HEATH;
Hertfordshire—Monday, March 5, at Herttbrd.
Essex—Wednesday, March 7, at Chelmsford.
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Kent--Iftionday, March tz, at Maidstone.
Sussex—Monday, March 19, at Horsharn.
Surrey—Wednesday, March 2x, at Kingston-upon-Thames.
WESTERN.
Mr. Baron TnomPsos and Mr. Baron daAnAm.
Southampton--Tuesday, March 6, at Winchester.
Wilts—Saturday, March to, at Salisbury.
Dorset--Wednesday, March 14, at Dorchester. 11.
Devon, and City of Exeter—Monday, March x 9, at Exeter.
Cornwall--Saturday, March 24, at Launceston.
Somersetshire—Thursday, .March 29, at Taunton.

OXFORD.
Mr. justice L, wßfixcE, and Mr. Justice LE 13LANC.
Berks— Vednesday, Feb. 29, at Reading.-
Oxfordshire—Saturday, 141 arch 3, at Oxfiird. •
Gloucestershire, Wednesday, March 7, at Gloucester.
Monmouth—Saturday, March to, at Monmouth.
Herefordshire— Tuesday, March 13, at Hereford.
Shropshire—Saturday, March 17, at Shrewsbury.
Stafibrdshire—Wednesclay, March 21, at Stafford
Worcestershire and City—Saturday, March 24, at Worcester,

FITZGERALD, who was found dead a few clays
ago, was commonly'ealled qua/king FITZGERALD.
—He was first-,brought into public notice by a duel
with Mr. HARVEY ASTON, in Consequence. Of a
dispute between him and that Gentleman at Rane..
lagh.

Yesterday the Prisoners in the several gaols in
the City of. London and County of Middlesex, were
removed to Newgate, in order to take their trial at
the ensuing Old Bailey Sessions, which commence
on Wednesday next.