The Sun.
London, England, 1804-01-27 00:00:00

LONDON, JANUARY 27,1804.

WE stated yesterday, that Captain SORRELL
had arrived at the Admiralty with the intelli,
gence of the Surrender of the French Forces in
St. Domingo, and consequently of the total Eva-
cuation of that Island by the French. The situation
of those unfortunate viEiims of the impolicy and
treachery of the French Government, has for a
long time been so desperate, hemmed in as they
were by their numerous and implacable foes the
Blacks, and cut off from all possibility of relief by
sea, by the vigilance of a British Squadron, that it
is only surprizing that they so long delayed to re-
lieve themselves from the horrors of that situation,
by surrendering to the British. It appears that Ro.
CRAMBEAU, being with his Troops reduced to the
greatest degree of distress, and being threatened
by DESSALINES, the Negro General, that the Cape
should be stormed in six and thirty hours, if it was
not evacuated within that time, dispatched one of his
Aids-de-Camps to Captain LORING, who command-
ed the. Squadron blockading Cape Francois, with
an offer :;rO surrender himself and all his Troops
Prisoners of War to his BRITANNIC, MAJESTY.
This offer was accepted, and measures were
immediately taken for embarking the Troops
and several of the principal Inhabitants, in all
to the number of near SOOO. The French Ves-
sels in .the Harbour were of course all taken ;
they consisted of four Frigates and seventeen sail of
Merchantmen. It is riot known precisely what
quantity of treasure has fallen into our hands
the Military Chest of the French is said to have
contained soo,ooo. dollars ; other: accounts say
soo,ooo. General ROCIIAIVIBEALT, with the other
prisoners, had arrived at Jamaica, and of course no
time will be lost in conveying them to Europe ;
indeed one Transport, with three hundred fof them,
has already arrived at Portsmouth. Thus has
France lost one of her finest Armies, and her most
valuable Colony ; and we. now see, for the first
time, an Independent Negro State formed in the
midst of our \Vest Indian Possessions.
The considerations suggested by this extraor-
dinary event, are of a most important nature :
while we rejoice at -the failure of the most ex.
tensive Expedition ever fitted out 'by
France (ex-
cept
the one sent to Egypt); while we are hap-
py that she is thus fur ever cut off from the great
source of her Colonial Commerce, it is impos-
sible to contemplate without considerable disquie-
tude, a powerful Negro Establishment in the West
Indies, and that too, after a long and sanguinary
conflia with a large and well-disciplined European
Army. Without entering into all the speculations
that naturally suggest themselves upon this interest-
ing subjeil, we may be permitted to say, that this
new state of things calls for the utmost pru.
dence and wisdom on the part of our Government.
We trust that no attempt will be made on our part,
either by force or by negotiation, to obtain any
other than a commercial footing in St. Domingo.
Indeed, after the fatal examples we had, of the inef-
ficiency of force in that dreadful climate, we may al-
Imost rest assured, that force will not be employed ;
, and we entertain strong hopes that, by the adoption
of measures of prudence and conciliation, such a
connexion may be formed with St. Domingo, as
may ultimately produce great commercial advan.
Itages to-this Country.

We cannot quit this subjea without calling to
the recolle&ion of our Readers the opinion which we
gave when that formidable Armament was first dis-
patched from France to St. Dorningo In opposition
to the opinions then generally entertained, we
prediled the ultimate failure of that Expedition,
though the Army WAS composed of some of the best
Troops of France, and-commanded by some of its
most able GFuerals. Our prediaion was then ►,
con-
sidered as chimerical, but it has been completely
justified by the event. •

A report was yesterday in circulatiOn, that-Mar-
t;n;co had surrendered, bur we Irlieve it to be ed-
tirely without foundation.

This morning arrived a Mail from. the Leewaij
Islands, brthight to Fahnotith b the Pri;lcos Char-
!tte racket, in 7 days from Tyr tAa.

A D. 1,111,1 Mail of the 233 arrived this morning.
Nothing of importance had occurred.
We are happy to say' that His MAJESTY was
able yesterday to ride for a considerable time in his
.Riding-house. After which Has MAJESTY gave
an audience to the DT.T“ of Yong,
HER MAJESTY and the PRIgtrEMS AUGUSTA.
and ELIZ A 3 ETH took an airing by Richmond and
Tr
Kew.

PRINCESS AMELIA, attended by Lady C. WAt..
DEGRAVE, took an airing in tine neighbourhood of
Fulham.
PRINCESS SOPHIA Of GLOUCESTER. visited Hz&
MAJESTY.

In the evening TIC E IR MA j EST lEs had a Concert
and seleft party. AmOng the company were-Earl
HARRINGTON, Lord and Lady SUDLEY, .Earl
DARTMOUTH, Countess of CHATHAM, &C.
Sir EVAN PATE P FAN does not set off for Ireland till
next week. He has not yet left his house at the
Admiralty.
Lord SOMERVILLE is gone upon a visit to the
Duke of BEDFORD, at Woburn.
Earl FiTzwiLLlAm, who is now at Wentworth
House, Yorkshire, is not expeEled in town till the
end of February. Flis house in Grosvenor.s'quare
has been undergoing a thorough repair, at the esti-
mated eXpence of 50,000!.
The Earl and Countess of DER BY are expeaea
to leave the Oaks on Monday next, for the fashion-
able circle of the Metropolis.

Sir JAMES MACKINTOSH has taken leave offici-
ally, and of his private friends, and leaves town in
a few days for India.
Several Gentlemen, whose testimony is necessary
with resped to the case of General Ptcrorr, are ar.
rived in the Chiiester Man-of War, from the Lee-
ward Islands.

Lord HUTCHINSON has been offered the Command
of the Southerp Distria of Ireland, in the room of
Lieutenant. General MvEits, who left Waterford on
Monday, preparatory to his setting out to assume
the Command in the West Indies. His Lordship,
we understand, has refused the appointment ; and;
his refusal has been accompanied by a long Lettet
to the DUKE. of YORK.
Major-General MACKENZIE has. been appointed
on the Staff of Great Britain, and to a Command in
Yorkshire.
Lord BEP.KEI,EY, in attending with 7i 6' 7'HW C
promptitute to, the application of the Westbury ina
Clifton Volunteers, has• served •the Country in ari
essential manner, by moving HIS MAiesTy to ap- '
point to the Command of those united Corp
-cer of experience, Colonel COKE, of the East India
Company's Service, - who has often led Troops tO
Vl6lO1-Y.
The" Ist Starkey Volunteers= under the command
,of Colonel GAITSKRL-L, paraded yesterday at their'';
ground; and proceeded from thence to the.j
'Montpelier ground., .where they had .a grand" fici4
day. The reniainsf:Mr. Tifi'lttlEY'S Loyal Soutl •
wok Corps -also paraded, but nothing particula,
transpired. The Christ Church Corps, commanded
'by Major TouLmik, were out for several how*.
and fired. •
The. Royal Westminster Yelupteers are r to, tft
inspetied on Monday morning.ori the Iluekdett i
Hyde Park. ,
The Pancras Corps were yesterday inspeaed
General Fox, in Harley Fields. -
The Highgate and Hampstead Volunteers wet°
inspeaed yesterday in Brigade, by Gen. Fox.
The Fourth Regiment of Loyal London
teers Kad a grand Field-day yesterday, preparatoti
to their being inspeaed by Col. HARNAGE.
Col. JENXINSON proceeds immediately in his le'
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cond course of Inspeaion of the Volunteer Col'
within his Distria. Next week also Col. HAI"
NAGE comtnences a second Inspeaion of the Citi.

Corps.
On Fridiy last, the Perth Volunteers were re'
viewed there by Gen. MtDoNALD, and his Grgc.!:
the Duke of ATHOL. The day was unfavourablO
.a heavy mist hung over the field, and it rained
,cessantly. Before the General came on thes:gro.4o4ll
the men were completely wet, yet. they wentAbroLlil
the Manual and Platoon Exercise, and 'perforrne
their evolutions, 'during two hours, in such a 50_1'16
as deserved arid received the highest credit frern,tl/'
Officer..