The Sun.
London, England, 1803-04-29 00:00:00

DEAL, ArR:I. 28.

Fits Majesty's Ship iris fussed this Morning at
the back of the Goodwin Sands, from Rear Ad.
mital THORNBOROUOWS Squadron, for Ports-

mouth.

Information has been brought from Calais by the
Dover Packets, that the greatest affivity prevails
there, in mounting guns on the Citadel and Ram.
parts, of the Town, as in 6'1116 of War.

The Chichester is to proceed from Portsmouth to
Lisbon, for the purpose of taking on board the crew
of the rtiorious, of 74 guns, Capt. MALCoLM,
cently from the East Indies, she being in such a
state a 4 to cause her being broken up at that place.
Capt. T. BAKER is appointee; to the Phan/x, at
Portsmouth ; and Capt. HARDYMAN to the Unicorn,
at Sheerness.

The Romney of so guns, Sir TIOMP. POPHAM, ar.
rived at Chatham on Wednesday fur the purpose of
being paid ofr.
A Letter from Edinburgh, dated April 25, says,
" The Mentor, belonging to Leith, arrived there
this day. She is loaded with a cargo of wine from
the Mediterranean, and was bound for Amsterdam,
but was stopped on the Coast of Holland by the
British Cruizcrs, who would not allow her to enter
a Dutch Port, and she steered directly for Leith.-.-
The circumstance has caused a good deal of conver.
sation here."

Yesterday m)rning, about nine o'clock, Hts
MAJESTY g.►t on horseb.►ck with the intention of
taking a morning ride, accompanied by the Duke
of CUMBERLAND; but upon passing through the
Pimlico gate, he found it so very cold; that he
turned into the Riding.houie, where he dismounted,
and teturned to the Queen's House. _ _

This day at half past ten o'clock THEIR MAJPS.
TIES and the PR INC essus, with their Attendants,
in four coaches, went to Somerset House, to see
the Exhibition at the Royal Academy, previous to
its opening on Monday next.
On the morning of the I VII inst. Par Nc E WI L.
LIAM of GLoucEs:rta. leftfrfamburgh for Berlin,
after having received from the Senate all the atter)._
tlon that the shortness of his stay would allow.
We were mistaken in stating that Mr. PITT had
been for some days in Town this week. lie spent
the beginning of the week at Mr. LUNG'S, at Brom-
ley Hill, from whence lie went to Earl CAMDEN'S,
at the iVildernest, on his way to Wainer Cattle.
Mr. PITT, we are happy to learn, never enjoyed
better health and spirits than at the present time.
Nothing clouds his mind but his anxious concern for
the present critical and perilous state of the Country.
The Knights of the Bath ate alively preparing
for the approaching Installation, which Is to take
place on the 19th of next month, which is the
Birth-day of the Qu EE N. It is expelled to be. *a
ceremony of great solendor and magnificence, so
many cf the present limights of the Bath having not
yet been installed. Their Ball, which is intended
to be most splendid, will be given at Ranelagh, on
the zd of June.
Colonel WII ITWORTH, of the Horse Artillery,
is, we understand, to be Lord Wit ITwoRTH's
Proxy at the ensuing Installation of the Knights of
the Bath, provided his Lordship shall so long curt.
time in Paris.

If Lord Net,soN shall have gone on the Service
of his Country liefor the installation, ALEXANDER
DAVISON, Esq. of S.. James's-square, will be his
Lordship's Proxy upon that oceihum.
Sir Cu A R L Es Hot. viwny, of the Engineers, who
so emineotly distinguished himself in Egypt, has
arrived at Cork fur the purpose of taking the
Command at the F'irts of Cove, Spike Island, &c.
It is now quite certain that. Earl ST. VINCENT
will, very shortly, resign his Office as First Lord
of the Mmiralty. The only t.i.lose of delay is the
diffkulty of finding some one to accept of the Office
room, We would earnestly recommend to
whoeV,,:r is his Successor, to tread back most of the
steps his Lordship has taken since he has
been at the head of that Department.
Lord WILLI ANI BF NT I N,.'K tiai lea nn Wednesday
from PortSinouth in the Earl Bowe East Indianian,
for Madrai.

I.ll2,Dtitch Admiral 'II.ARTSINK dined with the
British kinikal commanding in Twiny on Tues.
d.sy 1:15t,

THE D*Clf Arüi liA IAiJJ 1 AIJ:

,

VIENNA; rlrrti t 3,

trodils of
ih chnktitithlce of fepteseiittitiohl

Russia.

His ilvti'Eßtitt, MAiiStY ii:ti hots crititcly given
up his intended jltiiney into Italy ; he will;
ever, gftei the tnt►rriagd of the Giand Duke of
Tuscany to the Priixesi nt Saxony; ttalte g

ney to iiragrici to meet anti congrAtillate die nets
thairitd pair ; aftet tvbirli lie w iII mike anothei

journek;

We now entertain Breit 1146 that no Vrai: Will
take place betwien. England and Franii, is all the
CclurtS to which those Povierd have sent CoUrieri
haire declared for Neutrality; and bßpresseti their
wish to preserve a general Peace in tiirope, To
attain. this salistary °bled, NegotititiOns will ha
opened in a certain Capital, to which several Minil
stern will repair.
The proposal that the Island of Malta, after the
departure of the English, shall be occupied only by
RUssian Ttoops, has not been acccptati at St. Pe.
tersburgh.

According to accounts from Mich:trill'', letterl
that may be relied on have been received there
from Constantinotte, of the date the zoth of March,
which state, that ABDUL WecitAny tie Arabian
Sbereet- has been. defeated, and his Troops entirely
dispersed.

The English Envor, Mr. ARTHUR PAGET, will,
it is said, soon return to England; and be succeedecf
by another Ambassador.
The principal ohjett of the journey of the Arch
duke Palatine to St; Petersburgh, is, it is said, to
Make arrangements for an interview tvhi,h swill
take place in the ensuing summer lietweeir the Ein.:
perors FRANCIS arid ALEXANDER, on the Dnietettir.

AMSTERDAM, APR IL 14.

THE number of English Ships of Wit truiiing
at the mouth of the Madsc, is six Frigates and thr*iti

Cutters.

The following is an Extra& of a Letter from S'.

Petersburgh :
A dispute concerning the boundaries of the
Russian and Swedish territories, in consequence of
the repairing of a Bridge on the Frontiers of Fin.
land, has occasioned serious difFcrences between our
Court and that of Sweden. A considerable body
of Troops, under the command of General ICAmetc.
SKO I, will therefore immzdiately break up for Fin..
land, and the Fleet of Ga!lies be fitted ont."

POSLN, APRIL 16.

ONE half of Pprex is in ashes. Yesterday 4fccr.
noon a fire broke out here, 'which destroyed 28,
houses, and many public buildings. The damage
is not to bt esti►nated; Most 'of the Inhabitants of
the houses consumed have saved nothing.