The Sun.
London, England, 1804-07-24 00:00:00

CORN TR ADE.

Mr. WESTEVI moved the Order of the day for
receiving the Report of the Conitnittee to whom rile
several Reports on the Corn Trade were submitted
whiehiMotion being agreed to,
Mr, ALT:Lc:lust brought uj the said Repo! ,

Jr,, is. with much pleasure that we find our.
selves authorized to contradid the statements that
have appeared in several of the Public' Papers,
instnuativg, that Admiral CORNWALLIS, if he
had not been recalled by the present. Board
of Admiralty., had at knit been indrard by them
to resign the Command of the Channel Fleet.
We can:. state from 'authority, that the gallant Ad.
tnitid returned home at his own request, to settle
some private affairs, and that he will very shortly
resume a Command in which he has acquired such
disttoguished honour to 'himself, and, performed
such essential service to his Country. The pie.
cot &Lod of Admiralty, so far from_ wishing to
recall the gallant Admiral, or adoiming any con.
eutt that should induce him to resign, would feel,
in common with the whole Nation, the deepest re.
0i-et at an event that should deprive the Country of
his services. And, we have gaud reason to believe
that the gallant Admiral, and the Fleet under his
command, are sa well satisfied with the appoint.
meat of the jsrerent Board of Admiralty, as the Board
are with
,the services of that distinguished Officy r

OU R Readers will, we are convinced, participate
with us in the satisfaCtion we feel, in stating that
the American Qovernment, without waiting for any
bilidal Remonstrance on the put of Great Britain,
have autholized Mr. MIIRRY 10 disavow, in the
mast distinct and unequivocal manner, the unwar.
rantabie language held by Mr. LIVINGSTON at
teEpeaing the fhbricated Correspondence'
tributed io Mr. MAKE,

Evrny inforrnitin 'rirliich' has lately been re.
ceivids either 0: Goverontent or by private indi.
lamp Coa:.,t of kratlce, a 0.4

cent movements in the Enemy's Harbours, indicate
must strongly their intention of immediately 'fling
the decisive but desperate experiment of an /ova.
biun of this Country. We stated some time ago,
that the state of affairs oo the Continent was such
as would force BoNAPARTE (if he were really serious
in his intention of Invasion), to attempt it home.
diately, or would furnish; him with an excuse
for giving it up, if he found that his plan was
impraelicable. But when we consider, that by
giving up a measure of which rile has talked so

long, and boasted so confidentlyi and for which he
has . made such immense preparations, he would
expose himself to the contempt of France and' of
Europe; when we know with what little compunc.
tion he would sacrifice the lives of thousands, fOr
the bare chance of carrying a favourite point,
we have no doubt which way he will determine.
It is hardly necessary to say, that under these
circumstances, Government have adopted every
precaution which human wisdom can suggest, for
placing the Country in a state of absolute security.
•As there is every reason to suppose that the at.
tempt by,' the Boulogne Flotilla will be made upon
the Coasts of Kent or Sussex, the Troops in these
distriets have been considerably reinforced; all
the' proper means have been provided for conveying
them with rapidity to any part where the danger
may threaten : a number of barges and other vessels
have been provided at Gravesend, to transport
the Troops from EsseX into Kent, without delay,
in case of necessity, and we understand that orders
have aCtually been sent from the War-office, for
the whole Brigade of Guards which were stationed
at Chelmsford and Colchester Barracks, to march
this morning to 'Tilbury, from whence they were to
be conveyed over into Kent. Thus prepared, we
can only express our most fervent wishes that many
days will not elapse before we have an opportunity
of giving the world a proof, that to attempt to in.
vade Great Britain is to rush on' certain destrudion.

ACCOUNT4I, we understand, arrived yesterday at
the Admiralty, stating that the Enemy ventured
out on Friday last from Boulogne Harbour, with their
boasted Flotilla, in such a manner as to spew that they
really intended to try their strength with the Bri.
tish Squadron before that place. Admiral Louts,
with the promptitude of a 13ritish Officer, imme-
diately stood towards them with his Squadron, and
being fortunately favoured by the wind, was en.
abled to bring them to with promising success.—
The Enemy, hoWever, soon found that the Tars
of Old England were more than a match for
them, and, therefore, endeavoured to get back
as fast as they could into their own Port. The
confusion was so great, that only few of their
vessels were able to recover the Harbour, and
the rest lay under the protetion of their own guns
at the mouth of it, but were still exposed to a severe
annoyance from our Squadron, which sent several of
them to the bottom, and considerably injured others.
We hope the Gazette of to-night will contain the
particulars of this triumph of British Valour and
skill over- an insulting Foe, who is always threat.
ening to destroy us, and dares not make a vigorous
attempt to carry his menaces into execution.

YESTIMDAY the Elation for County of Mid.
dlesex commenced, and, owing id the great exec.
tions of the Sheriffs, the business 'of the day was
conduCted with as much order as could have been
expated. At the close of the Poll, Sir FRANC IS
BURDETT had a small Majority, in consequence of
the uncommon exertions made by his friends ro get
possession of the a venues' to the Hustings at an early
hour. We have no doubt, but that the loyal Electors
of Middlesex will make every exertion to rescue the
County from the disgrace of being (Mated to by that
desperate Faaion, of which Sir FRANC IS By RDETT
is the nominal head, but the real dupe. We cannot
indeed but feel some concern. for that weak and
misguided young man, when we,see him the uncon-
scious tool ots 'set of infamous men, who are
ing at his folly, at the same time that they are
plundering his Fortune and destroying his Clime.
ter.

Sunday evening the ROYAL. FAMILY walked on
the Terrace at Windsor; the evening being remark.,
ably tine, the Terrace was crowded.
In the course of the evening His MAJESTY con-
versed with the Russian Ambassador and hie Family.

Yesterday morning, Soon after breakfast, HIS
MAiss•ry and the PEMCESSES took an airing in
Windsor Great Pak. HER MAJESTY and the
Vitipicessts took an airing through tighain in a
sociable. ' _

Yesterday at noon the Cir 'ANCE'LLOA, of the Ex.
cusQuaa, had a lung InterOeiv with His Royal
Highness the DUKE of Yolx arthe Horse Guards.

•
Yesterday the Run AN AMBASIADOR" had an in-
terview %vim IanrcI,I:IARROWIIY, at .his Lordship's
Office, in I)owning.street.
The Cti 4;IC E um a of the EXCHEQUt R gave yes.
terday tiand dinner, at his Itothe in Downing.,
street, so flit Royal Highness the Dual f Yoßx••
CANIDiN, Sir DAVIp DUNDAS)„ GCB. Ego w kr-
mac, and several other persOns; .