The Sun.
London, England, 1803-03-22 00:00:00

LONDON, MA RC 11 2z, iBO3.

AN American Vessel arrived at Falmouth on Sa•
turday, which left the Cape of Good Hope on the
Bth of January, four days after the Princess ilia :a
Packet. , Our Troops were in quiet possession, Oa
we understand that a considerable number of o'6
Dutch Troops, upon finding that the British '%verq
to retain possession of that Settlement, offered to
enlist into our. Service.
We lay before our Readers today the Articles 01
Agreement for the landing the Dutch Troops, :WI 3
Proclamation issued by General-DuNDAI, after his
receiving orders to retain his post, in which he pl°-
Claims martial I4aw, for the better maintaining or-
der in the Colony.
His Majesty's Ship Orpheus • arrived at Ports-
mouth yesterday from the East. Indies ; and the
Nordarpton, Bruagnia,,General Stseart, and A-
Apfin Indiamen, passtd up Channel Jrf. the
Downs.

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The French Funds have risen to 60. 60.

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wt; received this Waning the Paris Pa.peti tei
the zoth. inst. • They are nearly as uninteresting
as—those which we have received for some days
'Past. No observations are contained in any of
them upon the subjeCt of His Majesty's Message;
indeed, until the ilcniteur has set the example, it
would not be very prudent for any of the unofficial
Journals to indulge in speculations. But though
the French Journalists have not yet ventured to
offer any observations of their own, yet some of
them have translated articles upon this subject from
the Argus ; and others have adopted the Paragraphs
of the Opposition Papers published in London.
Letters frotn Conrtantinopie state, that the French
Government are anxious to obtain a military posi.
tion in the Turkish Empire, anti that they have
chosen the Crimea-for :hat purpose. It is also said
that PASSWANOCLOV has again shewn strong symp.
toms of disobedience to the Porte.

The most magnificent preparations are making
for the reception of the First Consul at Brussels.

This morning arrived eight Ma;lt from Ham.
..44.71.), and one from Holland. •

The Merchants of Turin have oliciiine3 from the
French Government die free exportation of
.wrought
silics'.frdm Piedmont. .

Letters from Ratisbon state, that it is expefied
that the business of the Indemnities will be entirely
terminated within a month.
The PALATINE Of HUNGARY was to set out on
the 7th inst. for Petershurgh," where he is to be af-
f►anced to the PRINCESS of BADEN. The marriage

•is to be solemnized at Cracow, where the presence
of the Emragosts of GtRMANY and RUSSIA is ex.
petted.

The Chevalier cl'ArrovAGA, the Spanish Envoy

to London, set, out from the Hague on the 7th inst.
for this Capital, by the way of Antwerp and Paris.

• Acgourves received this morning from France
state, that Peace is the general wilic of eonversa.
tion in that Country. The People there, we have

ro doubt, speak as they wish, but the wishes of
the People are, we fear, little , regarded. The
perfeo and studied silence of the French Papers,
accounts for the total ignorance which prevails in
that Country respelling the nature or subjefts of
the discussion between their Government and ours.

Yesterday His Royal Highness the Dux! of
Vissoc visited the PRINCESSE3 at the Queen's
hose ; as did also the Princess Soni IA of GLou-
essym.

The DUKE Of CUMIER LAND arrived at Worees.
ter on Tuesday last, to inspect his Regiment; that
city. being at present the Head-Quarters of it. On
'the same evening he honoured the Theatre with his
presence. On Wednesday His Royal Highness paid
at visit to the Bisifor of WORCESTER at Hartle-
bury Place, His Royal Highness is principally en-
gaged with his Regiment.
The Lord Lieutenant of Essex has ordered both
the Eastern and Western Battalions of the Militia
of that County, to be embodied on Monday the 4th
of April; the former Regiment at Colchester, and
the latter at Chelmsford.

The eleflion of J. G. COTTERFL, for Hereford,
being declared null and void, JOHN MATTHEWS,
of Belmont, Esq. has declared himself a Candidate
for the vacant Seat.

We extraa the following article from a Rotten;
darn Paper of the !salt inst.
" 'The grand question of- Peace or War is sus-
pended on the will of BortAPARTE. There is no
absolute hostility predetermined by the English
Ministry ; the limits of concession, on their part,
are chalked nut ; and as France may approach that
paint without injury to her safety or her honour, it
is hoped she will weigh the consequences, and suffer
the Wait to preponderate on the side of humanity,
and of regard !Or the dearest interests of this country,
which are immediately at stake ; thus convincing
us of the importance of her amity."
Accounts of a recent date were yesterday' re-
ceived from Si. Domingo by. the lam tiea
These represent the state of that Colony as much
more favourable than it has ever been since the first
landing of the French. F,or the violence, injustice,
and folly of LECLERC, General RocHAMnEAu has
tubsituted conciliatory. condal, moderation and
nod faith, and the consequence is, that though
Barbs of Brigands still exist, the rancorous, spirit
which prevailed has entirely subsided. He had
issued a Proclamation, inviting the Negroes to re.'
thrn to the Estates of their Proprietors, and pro.
!nising an-Amnesty, in conseqUence of which many
bad actually returned.—There can be no doubt, but
th"t if General ROCIIAMBEAu had at first been
teilt with the Chief Command, the recovery of St.
11°171;11° would have been easy,—When these ac-
counts left Sr. Domingo for 7ainaica, a three decker
41)l saute other Vessels h;td hove in sight, supposed
to be ,
Squadron with reinforeements from France.
American Papers of the loth of February, ar-
rived Yesterday, The Congress on the zcl resolv.
eu, 64 against 26, tQ refer it to a Committee to
consider the claiint. of American Sobje4ls against the
French Government for unlawful captures at sea,
and the means of obtaining indemnity therefor. A
TAaotiun was also made for the more strictly enforc-
ing the law against the admission of Foreigners on.
der certain circumstances into the United States.—
The cause of this is, that the French smuggle in a
number of diseased Negroes from Sr. Domingo, to
the injury of the health of the Americans.

NA V-if L NEW S.

FAL/4017H; MAR CH T 9.

ARRIVED this day, the American Ship iia;vt,
Capt. GEor,GE NICHOLS, from the Manilla9, with
sugar and indigo. Touched at the Cape, which she
left on the 18th day of Jannary (four days after the
Princess Amelia Packet, which arrived yesterday),
at which time all was quiet, and the Cape in full
possession of the British. Capt. Nt cHoLs also in.
forms us, that on the Ist January last, five sail of
Spanish Line.of.battle Ships, and seven Merchant
Vessels, with a large quantity of specie on board,
were to sail from the Manillas for Old Spain.
Also arrived the American Ships Eliza, Capt.
EVANS, and the Missouri, Capt. REED ; the former
from Norfolk, with 3000 barrels flour, 4o days pas-
sage ; the latter from Philadelphia, with 2400 bar-
rels, 28 days passage.—The latter proceeded for
Lisbon.

Also arrived the American Brig Mdustrj, Capt.
SrANL!Y, 28 days from Norfolk, with 14.03 bar.
rels flour, for orders; and the Ship Pelican, Capt.
WM. BZOAD, from London, to load tin, &c. for
Smyrna.
The Dike of Marlborough, for Jamaica, the
Princess ,Elizabetb, for the Leeward Islands, and
:the King George (Packets), for Lisbon, are detained
by contrary winds.

The Prince Adolphus Packet, .with Mails from
Lisbon, is hourly .ex2eled.

PORTSMOUTH; MARCH
21.

ARRIVED this day, His Majesty's Ship Orpheus,
from the East Indies.

The Eurydice, Viaorious, and Sidi/ Men of War,
sailed from St. Helena for England' three days be.
fore the Orpheus.
Passed by this evening, the Northampton, Bri-
tannia, General Stuart, and Admiral Aplix, from
India.

Arrived La Catharint, RAVONE, from Havre.
de.Grace.

DOPER, MARCH 2z.

HALF PAST SIX O'CLOCK.

A T&,wcn Packet is just arrived from Calais,
and brought a French Messenger with Dispatches,
and several Passengers. All of them agree, that
Peace is the general conversation in France, and no
talk of War.