The Sun.
London, England, 1804-01-21 00:00:00

NAYAL NEWS.

Pox jAN. zoo—Arrived His Majesty's
Ship Decade, from a Cruize on the French Coast.
Sailed His Majesty's Schooner Chadatte, Lieut.
ALT, for the Eastward; and Charon, of .4. guns,
to the Downs.

Early this morning we had a very strong gale
from the South, which set in the tide in a very
uncommon manner, and inundated the lower part of
the Town, bat did not do any serious mischief.

DEAL., JAN. 20.—Arrived His Majesty's Ship
Arab, from Portsmouth ; the Harpy Sloop, Blood_
bawd and Archer Gun-brigs, from the Squadron
at Dungeness.
In the Downs—Monarch, Utrecht, Brilliant, Arab, Per-
seus, Autumn, Harpy, Bonnetta, Speedwell, Sloops, Basi-
lisk, Bloodhound, Archer, Gun-brigs, Abundance Store-
ship, Deptford Lighter, Waliner Castle, Winchelsea, Glat-
ton, Cirencester, Cambrian, East India Ships.

DUNGENESS, JAN. 17.—The firing which was
heard at Deal and Dover, on Tuesday the roth,
proceeded from the batteries at Boulogne. The
Euryalus frigate' and a cutter had got under the
batteries, which opened their fire on them. An
immense number of shot went over the cutter, but
not one struck her. The Earyalus was out of gun-
shot. The lugger privateer, brought in by the
Speedwell, seems to have been most daring in her
different cruizes. The Captain of her reports that,
on the 24.511 December, he came to anchor at Dunge_
ness, and remained the entire night, though several
King's ships were there. He states the prepara-
tions at Boulogne to be far more extensive than they
have ever been represented, There are, according
to his account, 530,000 men at Boulogne, and 750
gun-boats. BONAPARTE, on the 4th and sth of
this month, was on board every gunboat at Bou-
logne ; and, by way of she wing an example to the
Troops, he waded up to his middle to get on board
the boats outside the pier, and would, not allow
himself to be carded on board any of them. We
cannot attach implicit belief to the report of the
Captain of the Privateer, though we know that the
preparations at Boulogne are most formidable.

The Leopard, Euryalus, and Dutchess of Cum-
berland cutter sailed for Boulogne this morning,
and the Speedwell brig for Diver, to see the trans-
ports with the 43d Regiment, from Guernsey, safe
in there. She is then to proceed to Portsmouth.
The privateer, her prize, sailed this morning for
Portsmouth. Remain at Dongeness, the Harpy,
Sulphur, and Ilecla. The Captain of the privateer
says, that every thing as to the Invasion is kept a
profound secret ; •no one can conjeaure when it will
be attempted. BoNATARTB never opened his lips
during his inspeaion of the gun_boats, he did not
even remark how far lie thought them fitted for the
purpose of Invasion. In short, sullen silence was
the order of the day.

Capt. T. WELLS is appointed to the Command of
the Windreir Castle, of 98 guos, at Portsmouth.
In the early part of the ensuing month, the Eagle,
of 7¢ guns, building in Messrs. PITCHERS' Yard,
at Northfleet, will be launched.
A temporary, lantern is erected on the Light-
house of the Old Head of Kinsale, near to the en-
trance to the harbour of Cork, in place of the late coal.
light. The light is' from oil lamps and refledors,
ati)ily steadyin storms and
disappear like the light
ooebssenrovtefidaesqhn
a
from coals.
atc,:tills,aayndbed

We understand that Mr. MARSDEN, the Second
Secretary to the Admiralty, has been prevailed upon
to accept, the Situation of First Secretary in the
room of Sir EVAN NEPEAN. This was essential to
nncarrying the. I`/ten Public ic
newto the
Business, as it could not be
t c e
supposedthatarry
t,xo
Office, could en-
ter all at once into the vast and extensive details of_
the Admiralty. Mr. TUCKER is to be the Second
Secretary.

Yesterday I.,:tters were received from Holland
to the 16th, and Papers to the tph instant. They
add little to the knowledge which we before pos.
sessed of the Enemy's preparations.
By a Letter from rlieland, dated the tith inst. we
learn, that the Enemy's preparations in the Texel are
far from being in so formidable a state as have been
lately represented. The Vessels in the Texel Roads
had been obliged, on account of the drifting ice,
to warp into the New Diep, where all, but the
Admiral, lay with their topmasts struck, when the
Ships that brought over our Letters left the Vlie.
The Ships in the New Diep consisted of one Fri,
gate, and three Line of Battle Ships, with twelve
large Dutch Greenlandmen, retained as -Transports,
neatly as large as our East Indiamen. This is all
the preparation known at the Texel or Vlieland.

It is very probable, however,, that there may be
other vessels further up the Zuyder Zee, and nearer
to Amsterdam, but they cannot be in any great
state of forwardness for an immediate attempt.
By this time the frost has, probably, so cleared
away, as to leave the passage entirely open to the
Squadron in the New i)iep ; but our Correspondent
is positive in his assurance, that, at the date of his
letter, there were' no Troops on board. He con.
jctured they would embark from the Helder.
The letter proceeds to state as follows " All
the small Vessels that have been equipped fur the
Expedition in this neigbourhood have been sent
to Amsterdam, and from thence, by inland canals, to
Flushing, which may be called the Headquarters of
the Batavian Flotilla. There are at present only
four Schuyts at Harlingen, which are expctled to
sail far Amsterdam every day."

The Leyden Gazeue speaks in very afaitling
terms of the hardships which the Inhabitants of
some of the Towns of Holland experience in con_
sequence of the late frequent arrivals of French
Troops among them. " Crushed, annihilated under
the weight of contributions, which are laid on with.
out interruption or interval, many families, before
in easy circumstancrs, now fiend themselves in a state
of indigence, of which they had no preriuus con.

SOUTHWARK VOLUNTEERS.

I

THE misunderstanding still prevails in the Corps
of Loyal Southwark Volunteers. The Light In-
fantry Company is suspended until further orders..
The 3d Company, at the time of the difference
opinion being first discovered between them and the
Commandant, expressed a desire that they might
have some time to consider of the suhjed upon which
they differed; since that they have received a letter
from the Lieutenant-Colonel, desiring them to send
in an answer to the correspondence which had been
communicated to the Corps. They met in con-
sequence, and have come to the determination not
to return without gaining the exercise of what they
consider to be their just privilege, as they affirm that
it was stated in the Regulations upon which the Corps
was formed, that the right of electing all hut Field-
Officers was vested in the Privates. On the other
part it is contended, that it was not intended that
the Election should take place beyond the first in-
stance. On that point. they are at issue, and yester-
day the following Declaration of the Third Com-
pany was sent to the Lieutenant-Colonel, in the
name of the Company, with an introductory Letter
signed by Lieutenant ROSE.
We, the Members of the Third Company, in reply to this
Letter communicated to us by Lieutenant Rose, beg leave to
observe, that we, with due deference to the opinions read to •
us, conceive the right of electing the Officers to be, accord-
ing to the strict original Regulations of the Regiment, vested
in tip; Privates.
That we positively assert-that we have tever heard Colonel I
TiER NEY as mentioned in his Letter to Mr. Y 0...), pub--
licly or otherwise declare, that "atter the Regiment was
once formed, he would allow of no further elections."
That we cannot acknowledge ourselves as having been bey
frayed into any error, unless the desire of adhering to the ori-
ginal Regulations elthe Corps is to be considered as ouch, and
that any irregularity we may have committed in a .inilitarY
sense, has arisen through ignorance of the etiquette to be ob-
served on such occasions.

That considering the critical state of the Country, and that
the defence'of our King and Constitution should supersede
all other views in our minds, we are willing to forget the
harsh treatment we have experienced, and to return to our
active duty, on condition that no man shall be singled out ;I,
a Ringleader.in a Cause which we hereby acknowledge to V
the spontaneous ad of all.
That the Third Company beg leave to return their Thanks'
to Lieutenant Rosa, for his spirited exertions in their causes n '
and tbr his able and impartial conduct on this occasion.
Friday, jan. 20.

The number of Volunteers who exercise the pi.,
vilege of eleaing their Officers is so great, that the
Privates of the Southwark say, the only diicultY
they find is, to discover any Association of Volur..
teers which is not regulated by'that principle.

Marquis CORNWALLIS has been appointed to tht/' .
Command of the Eastern Distna.

Some more American Papers have. reached to' •
Accounts from Washington state, that the Spanish
Ambassador to the United States had suddellif •
taken his departure, in consequence of Mr. JEWriiit-..
sort not having given him an audience at the precise'
moment he wished ; but this statement does EP*
seem to rest on any authentic foundation.
A report prevails in the City, that a proposal hag
been made, or it intended to be made to the Mint' •
ster, by the old West India Proprietors, particular'
ly those of Jamaica, to suspend the Slave Trade lot
five years. • • - J
Mr. Lxvitressrow, Secre.tary' to the Anusxi,
Legation at Paris, 'who came over from Ti •
about three weeks ago, and whose missiorr;wasts:
the time thought to be of a conciliatory nat'ufej is
returned to France,

The decision of the Court.
General BURTON, sentenced thMataOrtffii
on the ground of indiscretion; the KacletrerutopoocnhoeMeb,•43rferfileig,
the sentence, but the next day
Officer to his rank in the Army,
estored
that
gall
replyin ine The;
uCapofotunerrtt-hwMei
which
n;tdit,
etc;
c)cneon.uLr
ti eltuti te eicinabanennrtoa.ttCeil,coaif;pxerl
odßfrie oat
tjik:s,
terminated yesterday. Adjutant ROY was heard:
d
ir
gated.till it has received the approbation of -
The STre;;ort of a fatal duel having lately rale,rie •
place in Ireland between Lords BeeolEy and
Moat, as mentioned in some of the paperss there tG
every probability is without foundation. Tb
friends of the respective parties in London have re;e,
ceived letters of a date more recent than the tall)(
at which the duel is stated to have, been fougl".
which are entirely silent upon the subjett.
Colonel HARNAOfi has resumed his military ay'
cations. The East India Company's Regiments °I.A,
to be severally inspected on Monday, Tuesday, a" I.
Wednesday next, by this indefatigable veteran. / • 1
Dr. GISBORNE, we are glad to find, is not deal ~
as reported, but at his house in Derbyshire. 15,,te
'•
•
Gentleman is very much advanced in life, but
enjoys a green old age. His faculties are in expela .•
lent order, and his conversation is so well seasoneA,
with learning and anecdote, that it is an unfailitt
source of instrunion and amusement, conveyed 1';
the manners of a Gentleman, when Gentility was tl°
the familiar impertinent thing it is at present. t.
VIOANON I was yesterday morning suddenl
tacked with a,. violent fit of the gpot,_which
have prevented the Opera from I.l7kgziryfoorffmeerdidti`go, .
evening, had not Madame Bo
sustain his part at a short notice.
On the t4th inst. died at Colchester, the wife 0
Mr. RICHARD MILLS of that town, Banker,
,rdECslo.unsttayteSde,ssiionnhs,istcliteuritrronat;
JOAHNt
Jury, he had been informed that many Farmers a.ll'
stpheAßSßtaoff:
respeaable Landowners in the County
te. I
ed their servants from devoting a few hours attee.„
ance from their usual labour to the safety and rice
fence of the Count ty, and had even refused to eng4,,,;.
had restrlo.'
servants who were enrolled in any Volunteer As:ut,
ciations ; and observed in conclusion, that all
tempts on the part of masters or farmers, to thrurai
obstacles in the way of perfed e
ion in the gen the I
,defence of the Kingdom, would be treated by
Court as a misdemeanor, and punished accordingly.
ight
Yesterday morning about one o'clock, a, l
oh
Collier lying outside the tier at Shadwell I'4l be
broke her moorings, through the violence car
hurricane, and for want of ballast upset• Thf veer
taco making great exertion to save her v"" teat
much hurt ; he, as well as the Crew, were .sellarnel
danger of being drowned, had not one of them:
saved
Police Boats accidentally passing by at the ti
acci'
of seriou'
hc stortn°
them. It is apprehended a number
dents ha; happened in consequence of E.