The Sun.
London, England, 1804-04-16 00:00:00

of indisposition.

The Fcx Cutter, Lieutenant NICHOLSON, left
the Fleet off Breit !ast Wednesday afternoon, and
arrived at Falinouli on Thursday evening with Dis
parches, from Admiral CORNWALLI3, which were
immediately sent 4.tf by Express to London. They
are supposed to contain communications from Quibe-
ton. Our Fleet were all well, im the Enemy, to
the amount of 15 Sail of Men of War, in the Outer
harbour.

Vie have not received any intelligence either of
tLe successor failure of the Vessels that sailed upon
wl:at is called the Stone Expedition. It ..vas report_
e.,.; that two of them. had sunk while at anchor at
Dungeness, but it is not mentioned in our .'ort Let.

ler,, and thereiore,we du nut cun,id it ay drititlcd

to any credit.

E llam!argh Mail due on Wednesday last,
arrived yesterday, but its contents are by no means
interesting. The Official Notice from the French
Minister for Forcign Affairs to the ELEcTua of
BADEN, of the Invasion of his Territories, is
drawn up with all the insolence which has constant-
ly marked the Diplomatic Corresrmlence of the
French Government. The ELECTOR is toid that the
First Consul felt the deepest concern at seeing that
a Frit:re whom he had distinguished with his
friendship, should have afforded an asylum to his
Enemies ; and, to make the insult more complete,
after acquainting the ELECTOR that the First Consul
had given orders for two detachments of his troops
to enter the Territories of Baden, it proceeds thus :
It isGeneral CAuLINCOULT who is charged with
the execution of these orders of the First Consul,
and who, there is no doubt, will employ every care
and attention in fulfilling the same, which his EleEto-
ral Highness can wish. He will have the honour to
deliver the letter which I have been direded to
write."—So that the first official notification which
the ELECTOR could have of this most extraordinary
event, must have been from the General command-
ing the invading army ; and he must have matched to
the place of his destination before the ELtcrott
could have been apprized of the cause or object of
the Invasion.

It is said that Lord NELSON has detached from his
Fleet five Ships of War, to cruize, as a Squadron
of Observation, off the Coast of Ragusa.

Saturday morning His MAJESTY rode in the
Queen's Riding House. About unc o'clock the
LORD CHANCELLOR had an Audience of His MA.

JESTY.
HER MAJESTY and the PRINCESSES took an air-
ing by Hampstead and Highgate.
Yesterday the Lox o CHANCELLOR had an Au-
dience (:1 His MAJESTY. in the course of the day
HIS MAJESTY signed several Official Papers.
HER MAJESTY and the PaiscrssEs took an
airing yesterday on the Uxbridge Road.
Yesterday the Duke of BEDFORD entertained His
Royal Highness the PciNc E of WALES, and a large
party of Noblemen and Gentlemen, at his house in
the Stable yard, St. James's. _

On Saturday the -t
3th Light Dragoons had a
Grand Field-day on Ashford Common. The DUKE
of CLAN ENE F and several General Officers were on
ground, viewing the men performing some new
manoeuvres.

In consequence of a recent order from His Royal
Highness the Commander in Chief, each Battalion
of the Guards, when preparing for guard, have a
due proportion of bate hones attached to them,
which pass the Commanding Officer, in the rear of
the Battalion, loaded with medicine chests, camp
kettles, and other necessaries requisite for a Batta.
lion on the march.

The Officers, Non-commissioned Officers, and
neatly the whole of the Privates of the East Mid-
dlesex Regiment of Militia, have signed a voluntary
offer to extend their services to Ireland during the
present war. This Regiment consists of upwards of
twelve hundred effective men, in the highest state of
discipline.
On Friday morning the Band of the First Regi-
ment of Foot Guards marched out of London to do
duty at Chatham.
The DUKE of GLOUCESTER'S Loyal Volunteers
march to-morrow afternoon to Kilburn Wells, to
fire at a target for two gold medals.
CRAUFURD BRUCE, Esq. M. P. is the Chairman
of the Committee of Gentlemen of St. Pancras, who
.are to form the regulations for a new Corps, and
make out their terms of service to be submitted to
His Majesty. An interview has been obtained
with the Marquis of TITCHFIELD, Lord Lieu-
tenant of the County of Middlesex and his answer
has been so far favourable, that they arc to proceed
to the appointment of their superior Officers to be
recommended to the approbation of the KING, and
to ballot for Subalterns in - usual way. It is ex.
peled that Mr. CRAB FURD BRUCE will be the
Commander.

On Thursday se'nnight the 14. th Battalion of Re-
serve, commanded by Colonel GR ANT, had their
Colours presented to them, on their parade at the
Barracks at Ayr, by General WEMYSS, who after.
wards reviewed them, and expressed his entire ap.
probation of their appearance and discipline.
The 2d Battalion of the Army of Reserve have
marched for Stirling.
The Greenock and Port Glasgow Regiment of
Defence, and the Brechin Volunteers, have offered
to go on permanent duty, the former fur a month,
the latter for any period of time, and in any part of
Great Britain.

The Shrewsbury Loyal Volunteers have agreed
to go out on permanent duty for a certain time, in
order to their improvement in military discipline.
Independent of the importations from abroad, and
the contraCts at home, a manulat-tory of muskets has
within these few weeks been established at the
Tower, where, in the course of the last week only,
three hundred and fifty were completely finished.
Near t v.o hundred persons are already employed,
and the number is daily increasing. The Earl of
CHATHAM, who has done him,elf infinite credit in
this arr:_mgernent, has placed the whole under the
supetintendance and direction of Mr. \\TELLES.
LEY POLE.

On Tuesday morning, 300 men of the ist Royal
Garrison Battalion, at CumberlAnd Fort, volun-
tcerLd to serve in a secret expedition, under the
coinmand of Cipt. LlceaTwooo. The men nobly
came forward, on General Writir.r.ocxe informing
them while under arms, that such a service would
be shortly undertaken.
It is stated, upon the authority of a Letter
from tha! the report of the resignation of
Sir M. IC HAEL SMITH, Master of the Rc.,ils in Ire.
140,1 is
,%,ithom toundaLion. s r MICHAEL has rot
held the Oilice abuvc three years.