The Sun.
London, England, 1804-05-24 00:00:00

joyful occa•inn of the Proclamation of BONAr
Emperor of France. AR T
A report was very generally circulated yesterda,
y
that Dispatches had been received at the India
House, containing the intelligence of the taking of
the Settlement of Bencoolen by the United Squa-
drons of Admirals tarots and HARTSINK : it was
also stated, that the Caroline Frigate, which wai in
the. Harbour of Bencoolen, was taken.
We cannot
undertake positively to deny the (aft, but certainly
to official information upon the subjeft has been re.
ceived either by Government or at the India House.

By the Auckland Packet arrived at Falmouth, we
learn that Mr. Fauna was expelled at Lisbon from
Madrid, to take his passage to this Country. It
was reported at Lisbon
explanation of some 'that on his requesting an
words inserted in the French
Noniteur, respeding a supposed Conversation be-
tween him and the formed Prince of Peace, the latter in-
him, that if he wanted satisfadion it must be
from 60,000 Spaniards
the Frenc , whom he could send to join
h Army of England.

THE Hamburgh Mail whith became due yester.
day, arrived this morning. The following
principal contents : are its
VIENNA, MA'Ar 19.--On the 6th inst. Baron
MAsstatzikoi irtiVed here from Petersbureh as a
0
Courier, and brought an order,
th among others, to
c Russian Ambassador
here, Count RASUMO-W-
-.
SKY, to put on mourning for seven days, for -the
Lite puke D'Exon 4 El; which he accordingly did,
With ail the persons attached to the other Russians in this his legation, and
:City.
uss
Thean day after the arrival of tth Courier, the
en
had a pri' ate audience of his
Imperial Majesty) and a conferenee
with the Mini-
ster of State; Count COB E NTZ EL.
l'he English .Ivo
snot 7-, Mr. SP ENC E i Silft :1-, has
t remained long at Baden, but continued his jour-
tity to Bohemia, &c•
4 French Officer
e lately as a Courier
'wards all kinds 'and immediately after_
of reports were tirculated. Sot le
'said, application had Troops through the been made for
a passage for
Austrian Territory ; others,
that -such proposals had
Very difficult to been made as it would be
comply with. It is evident,
however, htiv little such reports are to be regarded.
patches r
NPLAN.--A Courier is arrived here with Dis-
elative 'to the Hereditary Imperial Dignity
PrePosed to be established in France.
The COIMIN immediate]
said y held an extraordinary Assembly-. It
i that tile
s C)0W11 ?Lombardy will likewise
be offered, in the name of the Italian People, to
the Pounder of our Republic.
A Russian Courier has passed through Naples,
tvh° left Petetsburgh with two other Couriers; one
°whom is going to Paris, and the other to Ratis-
h°/) and Vienna.
The Russian Troops which have lately arrived
,
In the republic of the Seven Islands, have taken
Possession of all the important posts, and the for-
tifications have been repaired and strengthened.
EbRESDEN, MAY 4.—Mr. DaAxt, the English
nvoy to the Court of Munich, arrived here on th
9 e
Ih, with his Lady, and pursued his j ,urneythe fol.
lowing evening, accompanied by Mr. HuNTE X j the
'eeretary of Legation.
. MESSINA) APRIL 4.—According to the account
of some Captains from the Black Sea, many Ships of
hWar and Transports are lying ready to sail i
arbours of the Czimea, n the
PARIS, MAY 9.—lt is believed that the Cpl.°.
nation of the Emperor of the French will take
Place on the 4.th of July, in the Cathedral Church
of Notre Dame, and that the teremony will be per.
formed by the Papal Legate CAPRARA.
, To day
M. BAYKOFT arrived here, as Courier
:tom Peters arrived
and has brought important Dis-
Patches. -rt.
'e family of Di vorr, and Pritice TRu-
bEsKol, have left this•
City.
An extraordinar
Body is to be y meeting of th Legislative
egislative
held on the 4th of July, which will
be a splendid and
remar—.. a` day.
...
We understand that a Commission of Five Flag
Olt cers is about to be appointed, for the purpose
of examining into the state in which the Dockyards
have been left by the late Admiralty Board. The
euoirnissioner of each Yard will be joined in the
C°rnmission for his own particular Yard. The chat
ratter and credit of the present Admiralty Board
demand some such investigation, that the. Country
May be informed under what disadvantageous cir-
cumstances they enter upon their Naval Admini ti°°. The econom stra.
y of their predecessors has left them
every thing g to do in the way of
repairing s providing stores,
hips, and replacing those that accident
has subtracted from our Naval St
Port of rength. The Re-
misted these Commissioners will probably be sub_
to Parliament, and some further proceedings
in 4 ytake plate, if circumstances shall
quirt it, seem to re.