The Sun.
London, England, 1804-06-04 00:00:00

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WRIGHT, has been'confrorteri with t;-,re
than forty f)ersoto,, who have reeoiiiiZtd him the
prrson who debarked..theM at Beville. The Cor-
vette in which this (Acer .was taken had 96. men,
of whom Jo fell in the contest. fie has declared
that they were the best of his crew, anti that„his
mizen-tnast was wounded. lie ascribes, his stirreo_
der to a calm ; the gun-boars advancing with their
oars, were at the instant about to board.

THE GENERAL OF ERtGADE,, PRESIDENT'OF THE

DEPARTMENT OF MORBJtIAN, "TO TILE GRAND

JUDGE.

CIrIZEN GRAND JUDGE,

" Vannes, May is.

" An English Corvette was taken a...few days, ago by our
Cun.boats, at the entrance of the Morbihan anti having yes-
terday learned that the Officers and Crew of this Vessel had
reached Vannes, on their way to Epinal, . I had an interview
with-the Captain, with the intention of obtaining by artifice
some admission or accounts relative to the 'Traitors who
might be aiding him on the Coast, or of the aecompliCes in
the Conspiracy who might have secreted themselves aboard
his vessel, to escape, as I suspeded, to England.
" I soon discovered this Captain to be a person of some
importance; he is a Mr. Wit tont, who landed GEORGES,
ij ICli LOU, and their accomplices, on the Coast of Dieppe:
I knew him well
,in Egypt, Where he was the Lieutenant
of Sir Si DN EY Sit:turn; and charged by that Cortimodore
with all his Negotiations with the, French Army. I thought
he might make some.useful discoveries, or at.least might ac-
quit
himself, by avowing that it was by order of his Govern-
that he disembarked do our Coast that band of assas-
sins, and might thus furnisti a new and authentic proof of the
participation of the British Cabinet in this atrocity. I have,
therefore, sent hinfoff by the Diligenci, and under the:escort
of the Gtndarrnerie, recommending you, however, to pay
him the.resped due to a Prisoner of War.
" Mr. NV AIG uT .is the same person who some years since
escaped from the Temple with Sir SIDNEY S hiIT ti : lie is
very reserveitanetcunning, a fanatical Enemy of the French,
vain enough to consider himself destined to play a consider-
able part, and, so insolent as to believe that. his situation se-
cures him from danger. But this may fail him, if he is
placed in the alternative of throwing the blame of his mis-
sion upon his Government, or of. passing for an ostensible'
conspirator, and so liable to justice. - I thought proper to
state my own opinion en this subjed.
" He will set off this evening in the 'Diligence from
Rennes, and will arrive at Paris almost as soon as my letfer :
he is accompanied by a very young nephew and his domestic,
whoni 1 did not thinkproper to separate from him.
" Although I wished to conceal troni.lihn the motive of the
extraordinary measure adopted towards him, he was not to
be duped ; and I have reason to •believe, from my conversa-
tion with him, that:he had studied his part, and is deter-
mined to remain silent, on the principle that he ought only
to render an account of his military operations to' his own
Government. Nevertheless, whatever measures you may
take respeding:him„ I thought,l at all events, it
,would be of
importance to send you a man who has aded so conspicuous-
ly in the frightful Conspiracy which has struck all France
with alarm, and which Providence, always propitious, seems
to have thrown ;as a new example of its benevolence towards
B.OHAPARTE) on the Coast of Mothiltan, where his well-
armed ship was destined to •be taken by simple Gun-boats,
and himself to be discovered amidst, a croud of Prisoners,
amongst whom, in-any other part than here, he might have
remained undiscovered.
I hope, Citizen 'Minister, you will approve of the mea-
sure I have taken.
" I have the Horton; to salute you,
IULLIEM."

REAR-ADMIRAL 'LINOIS, COMMANDER OF TtlE
FRENCH NAVAL FORCE IN INDIA, TO THE
NISTER OF MARINE, &C. DATED ON BOARD THE
MARENGO,IIN THE ROAD OF BENCOOLEN, DEC.
3, 1803. .

" CITIZEN MINISTER,
" have the Honour tb Inform you of thy departure from
Isle of Recui r. I ;lave taken under the line an ling-

lish Merchantman of rsoo tuns,
„from Bengal bound to. China,
carrying t 6 guns, and valued at ninny mullions. My mission
was to make an attack upon the Island of Sumatra: Before- I
entered the Straits of Sunda, : I was,desirous to ascerta►n if

they had any vessels in the Road of Bencoolen ; and ) ester-
day I discovered six, but the night forced me to anchor at a I
distance. In the morning, the vessels seeing me at anchor,
ran for safety to Sellabar to the Southward of Bencoolen.—
I hoisted English Colours, on which an English Pilot was
sent off to demand of me the names of my Division, and to
what Fleet it belonged. 1 employed this Pilot to anchor
before liencoolen, out of the fire of the cannon of Fort Marl-
borough,
" I sent at the same time La Semillante Capt. MOT AR n,
and Le Barcea, Capt. HAL GA N, to Sellabar, to destroy such
English vessels as they might find there • and notwithstand-
ing the fire of a little Fort, which discharged several shot
without efFeet, these two vessels fulfilled their mission. Six
vessels were burnt by the English themselves, and two were
burnt by us, together with three large magazines of the
Company, filled with pepper, rice, and opium. The ship
Eliza Ann, from Madras, is taken, as well as two brigs. The
loss of the English may be estimated at to or rz millions of -
francs. I could have destroyed the Town of Bencoolcn,
but we are not at war with the Natives, and I did not wish to
imitate the eondua of our Enemies, by endeavouring to in-
jure individuals without an ()Nett.
" The vessels lost by the Engiish were richly loaded, and
had come from Bengal. A Lieutenant and a drummer were
killed by a cannot shot, and two man were wounded. At Sel-
labar we respected private property, and only seized the Ma-
gazines of the Company ; this condua procure us the con-
fidence of the inhabitants. I have •no sick ; the crews arc
in good health, and I am continuing my cruize.
" Health and respea, (Signed) "LI NO IS."

NAPOLEON, Emperor of the French, decrees the
following Generals to be Marshals of the Eml•ire :
BERTH lER, MURAT, MONCEY, JOURDAN, MIAS.
SENA, AUGEREAU, BERNADOTTE, SOULT, BRUNE,
LANNES, MORTIER, NEY, DAVOUST, BESSIERES.
The tide of Marshals of the Empire to be given
to the following Senators :—KELLERMANN, Lc-
FEBTLE, PERIGNON, SERRURIER.

Done at St Cloud, (Signed} NAPOLEON.
By the EMPEROR, H. MA RET, Secretary of State.
The French Princes and Princesses are to be ad-
dressed by the title of their Imperial l lighnesses ;
and the Sisters of the Emperor ate to enjoy the same
dignity. The Great Officers of the Empire are
to receive the title of their Serene Highnesses, and
they, as well as the Princes, are to be addressed
" Monseigneur."
The High Officers of the Empire are to wear the
same dress as that of the Consuls ; but they are to
appear in a particular costume upon great occasions.
The Secretary of State has the rank of a Mini-
ster ; and all the Ministers will have the title of
" 2 heir Excellencies." The Funaionaries of the
Departments, and all those who present Petitions,
are to address them by the title of " Monseigneur."
The President of the Senate will receive the title of
" His Excellency." The Marshals of the Empire are
to be caked " Monsieur le Marshal;" and when
spoken to, or addressed in writing, they arc to have
the title of " Monseigneur."
All the public buildings, and a number of private
houses, were illuminated on the 19th inst. in honour
of his Imperial Majesty's acceptance of that dig..

Nearly all the brass ordnance at Hameln and Fort
George his been sent from thence on the Weser to
Nieuburg.

Accounts from Cairo state, that t! )e PoRTE 'I'S ex-
tremely discontented at the ascenliincy which the
English have gline7d Egsv, while it is not less
ahirrnA at the pre:ended rrole,'ls of Fran,:e respza.