The Sun.
London, England, 1803-09-27 00:00:00

THE THEATRE.

Co ye .vt. G a rden.

'TR! Comedy. of John Pull had a very
_numerous
audience fast night at this Tt,(..vre. Mr. RocK,
who incoe Years ago bri,,ngrd to this Tneatre, and
who has since acquired c,insidcrable reputation in
the No',th, perforined the parr
,of i)L4tris 'Bra.
gruddev. Considering that " the Auiltor of the
Piece wrote the eh:trader turposely for jowl-
STOI4II, and adapted it exactly to his talents,,con.
liidering to.) that JOHNSTONIL is an excellent actor
in Irish el..tucters, iVir. ROCK had certainly an

- .
arduous task to encounter. Ile played part with
force ~03 Spirit, but he-did not exhibit that luxuriant,
'humour- which apiteared in • his predecessor. His.
performance was, however, a very res.pedable Piece
of acti[,g, and. the character was very prominent
'in the piece. He was much applauded. Mr.
BRUNTON supported. the part of Frank Rashtiale
with strong appearances of good sense, and a due
expression bf -coMptinaious tenderness.
The Other change in the representation was in
the -part of Lad) (.'aroli,.P Brajn:ari, which was per.
formed by Mr;. HUMPHRIES, late of Drury Lane
Theatre. IVlrs. *RAU' R LES possesses a very•- ele.
gant figure, and in third-rate parts may be rendered
. much more useful in a theatre than Most of the ac.
tresses to whom such parts are usually.allotted. Her
manners cert;iinly displayed much mare of polished
life than appeared in the adress who' originally re.
presented the part, but she does not possess quite so
much of that alchint. spirit which that actress ex.
bitnteil, and which the part requires.
Lew rs CV:AS as-usual highly entertaining ioShittg►e.
toe, and CooKe very impressive' in 'Peregriqe.
EOgrt tee gave the parental feelings and the blunt
honesty of Thornberry with great skill, and excited
irwich applause.. The Play went off with unabated
suc‘:cts.

The engagemnt of Irish JottNsToNe at Drury.
lane has been a bone of contention between the two
Theatres, but we are glad to find tl,ar matters are
amicably settled, and in future that there,will be no.
shkg talt a liberal emulation for public favour.
Pilua'roN hti been tinred high terms to write a
Comedy f.r Drury-lane Theatre.
Mrs. Jolt oAN continues ar Drury lane Theatre,
`and will p—rubahly be in adive requisition during the
season,

Coot has very hindsomelt offered to play Pizarro
to XFmaL E's 14//4., at Covent Garden Theatre.—
Such a noel will pebbably give• renewed attract.
Ilan to the Piece'.
Mi s MORTIMER. was 'engaged at Covent Garden
Theatre merely asa vocal pert/grace; but it is pro.
1:041)1e, as 'she 14 MI itecompliOied and intelligent
Young 1,31 y, th it, When. 'she has lidd some experi.
ence on the Siage, blie will pt Live a very interesting
Atiresi.

• Mr. Ho so, the PirniinghaM Nlana4er, opened the
campaign at Bridgnorth, in Shropshire, on Friday
night, with E. orte baY his Fault. The profits
* of the night were, in pursoance of his patriotic offer,
destined to the Fund at LI:Q1(14,0, and the people of
the county seconded his hitt:mitts very handsome..
ly by a full atteOdance.
On the 4th inst.-the Comedians of the Theatre of
Amiens, represented at AbheVilley Rillitois, or the
Saviour of ,416hcydle, a Play, founded on an Histo.
Tical ffiet, which occurred in that City in i 300.—
. The" House was crowded in every part, atatby five
• Itteclock filled with more than 3,000 persons. In
the middle of the piece, the second,boxes being too
much loaded, fell with a dreadful crash on the first
boxes and the pit, by.whidi s 6 persons were killed,
and sa very dangerOusly hurt. .
EtaistEr who has recently paid the• forfeit of his
Crimes in Dublin,' has been represented as a man
aneoMmon abilities, but it 14 evident, from what
appeared on his trial, that he was a weak Enthusiast,
'end has sufFered for his folly as much as for hissuilt.
absolutely thtew away his life, for it does 'not
appear that he had any sopoOrt that gave him the
least dialler of success. In the country parts of
Ireland he (had no interest,. for he appeared as a
French Officer. In Dublin he was too little known
to hnve,popular opinion in his favour, and he afted
like a Vain boy in putting on a fire uniform to head
a few rabble assoeiates. Yet such a vain, silly Man
Set himself as Reftniner of the State, and attempted
to subvert the existing Potternalent by the assist.
ance of a handful of low desperadoes!
We have already published some partieulats re.
lative to the se...tch made on board the dal schooner,
for the biother of the FIRST CoNsuL. The follow.
ing are some further, particulars :--The English
Consul at Baltimore is said to have sent infurma.
tint% to Government that he had embarked on board
the iint. Ciders were in consequence issued to de.
tain the vessel. Lieut. CARPENTER boarded her,
anti found the two persons stated in his "instrutlions,
Me
,Purporting to he jastotaa, and the other a
)SIIEUR ARNAULD, his companion., .Lieut.
Davis, of the Alesillificeo,
I and Liett t. DAV tDsON
of the Marines,
who have been prisoners in the
ship JrAtohitt had in the Mediterranean, went off to
the ship;
one of the officers immediately accosted him
J
as Mr. ErtaMit BoNAPARTE. and said he knew him
to be the, person ; and the other was as greatly dif-
fident. They have been examined several times
since, but remains ext tensely dosibtful. The
Terson said to be jtt Rpm says, that he is a native
of St. Domingo, and has large' property in the
island. Other circumstances are very strong, al-
though the opiniens Lifficer, are so cooeltoi,c :
its every iota -respet:tig the ship aod people on
board accords with the account Ministers !Wie re-
ceived iv,ltt the Englidi Consul at B.lltininte.
ship is still detained at 'Spithead, and the Prisoners
are on board the 0/ad;row.
Capt;,io FRE ' p - Emt
ATEICK ITMAN,
. kndia Compaoy,)4 :chip the 44,1t0,1 Ca 5.11.7, lately "r*
ti ed at ct.rk, died MI boaitl the all.,ve ship on the
231 (1 :slay last, near tl.e Isle of Fra"ce"
m• .:Irl".(tN, the Chid Cflicer, in tanntuatm
ci the /ion C`,•;s:/e, consevence.
"Die in tg of SootloopPoin, from r_oot!
shoie cart ro.
,C:C.,t Pettat chiles notth of :Fflo .)„
g‘eitrtr el ii e cargO ;5 !a- tt.: t•Ut. the
chati is nut itk`cly to i.e pr off "Vine

SIPT. z 5.

•
lON Friday a blaze of fire, encompassed with dark
clouds, of smoke, and which continued far several
hours, was discovered in the horiion, in a direct
tion for Selsea,Point, and has created great appre-
hensions h.ere,; lest some tremendous conflagration
shy old have ,taken , plice in . that quarter, and of
Which no intelligence has yet reached this town.
Yesterday a grand. Field-day and sham fight, to
the west of the tovvrt; between the Soot h Gloucester,
Sussek, and South .Hams Militias, anti Flying Artil-
lery, attracted the greater part of the. Fashionables
here to the suMmit of the Church hill, to-witness
their proceedingi.The Down, in roa, was literally
covered with barouches, landaus, landaulets, soCi.
ables,currfcles, tandems;buggies,whiskies,fish-carts,
and equestrians and, pedestrians beyound account.
The supposed Enemy, consisting of about one half
of the Militia Regiments, and one pieCe of artil-
lery under, the command. of Gen. LENNOX; were
drawn up in two ,separate. Battalions on the Cliff,
between_ this place and. Hove, at ten &dock in
the morning ; and the remainder of the Forces,
with three field-pieces, were vatiously posted on
the Downs in front; to oppose their progress and
preserve 'the, town. The battle commenced soon.afrer
eleven o'cloCk, and was conducted with a display
of great military skill on both sides: Some judicious ,
movements of the enemy at length obliged his ad_
. versary to retreat, who accordingly shaped ltis course
-towards the Church, as a last resource, to defend
.the roads in that quarter 'which lead to. the town.
,An Aid-du-Camp was previously sent onto give no.
t ice of his intent ion to the crowd of spedators on the
Church-hill, to advise them Loan immediate rernoval.
Sciamcious, however, was every one not to lose sight
of any part of the interesting proceeding that
scarcely -any attention was paid to the instrudions,
given them. The retreating army, closely followed
up by their pursuers, elated with the hope of vidory,
at length intermixed with the populace on the
hill, and the scene of uproar, confusion, and danger '
which succeeded is indescribable. The shrieks of
the females were dreadful, many :of whom taint.
ed, while the horses attached to the vatious ve-
hicles met in contact with each other, threatening
destrudionto all about them. Vieloey, and the day's .
'our own,were loudly shunted in All pArts bythe enemy,
until they had advanced within an hundred yards of
the Church, the tower of which was completely filled
with soldiers, while the main Airily occupied the roads
of the North and West. A tremendous firing now
commenced ; the enemy evidently gained ground,
and must inevitably have succeeded, had not Capt.
BLooxiiiELD, by a i•oup.de,arain, •brought one of
the fiellptecea to bear on their left wing, and flank
ed them on their right. The enemy tido/ was corn-
pelled to retreat, and, in turn, fled with precipitd-
tron from hii pursuers, though still keeping up a
very brisk Bring. Tho advantage thus unexpectedly
obtained, was preserved to. the last, and General
LENNOX, driven to' the water's edge, with his whole
force, •at length gave the valin of victory to, his
pursuers, anti thus coded the conflid of the day. We
are also happy to state, that notwithstanding the
confusion which at one time prevailedi no serious
accident occurred.

The Royal Volunteer'Artillery discharged twelve
rounds from the battery this morning, 'at -4 0;111 cask
moored about half tt league at sea, and the 311 shot
sent one of the forty-two pound balls through its'
brittle sides. The remainder of their pradice was
distinguished by much accuracy of aim, as the ph--
jet% though so severely perforated, by being fixed
in a frame, did not sink to the bottom.

'The Earl and Countess of BERKELPY, and family,
left this place this morning for the Metropolis.

Mr. MERRY, Atyth.awidor to the United States,
embarked At Portsmouth on Sunday, on tv).ird His
Majesty's Ship Pharton, captain COCKnutt N. His
Excellency was received in a most distinguished
manner; the yards being manned, and a salute fired
as he came on board. His carriage and nurses were
sent on board the day before.

On Monday sennight, the quota of tt,;e7Arry of
Reserve for the City of Aberdeen svas etuhndied
there. We understand' that`tbey art to be attached
to.the 92d Regiment.
The several Volunteer Corps in the neighbour-
hood of Truro have received orders to hold them-
selves in readiness to march.

The Pendennis Artillery Volunteers were in.
spewed by Lords DR Du NSTAN VIL. 1. E and itot.ta,
on Thursday last.

The Corps of Volunteer Infantry formed at Brack•
ley,' in Northamptonshire, consisting of 4.80 Men,
have been accepted by Government.

jErTz RYS ALLEN, Esq. M. P. for Bridgewater,
commands the'Volunteer-Corps of that Town, con,
sisting of four Companies.
The French have fitted out two Privateers, each
carrying t z guns, anti sent theM from Harbourg to
Stadte, whence they are to. drop down towards Cux-
haven. Their intention is said coin to get into the
North Sea, for which reason their motions tieserve
all the vigilance of the British Cruizers.
On Friday last a very Valuable Dutch Wept India
Ship arrived at Liverpool, Prize .to the I:l7:7liam
Privateer, of' that Port. Her carp consists of
z 6,000 didlars, 3coo bag 3 of COffee, 200 SCronS of
indigo, with cotton, tobacco, and hides. She is a
new Vessel, and is eon.idered the most valuable
Priie that has been brought-into that. Port this War.
Friday afternoon, the Sulphur Bomb touched at
Ranntate Pier, on her 'return from the attack on
Grit/ea/He-, .'»dnd her Captain 'states, that the Sulph#r
threw 190 Shells into the town and upon the
gnn-boats. The first shell thrown fell upon ;the
roof of. the, church, which it demolished. She was.
So sh:tken key the.'conchssiont of her oWn mortars and
guns, that all ber light carpenter's work will re-
quite refitting,
By accounts frbm'Liverppol„ we learn the loss of
ihe ship FiNo7, Caotain.Mott h tscitq, of that Port
t4.141-st going out of port, she_ struck on the West
end or the Hoyle ; persons were the number on
board, cot Of,whoin Only, re zz we • saved. The
(..arain was -ainclng thowneo
.She was a re.
morkatAy fine y easel.

FOREIGN 12VTELL10ENCE.

rtirauFht svitichatri'veil au S undAy

HELVETIC REPUBLIC, SzrT, r.

WE are assured that an Impettal Legation is im.
ivediate,ly expetted in Switzerland.
' Major 13E4 VIER6ER has been accredited to the
Diet in quality of resident Minister from his Most
Serene Highness the Elator of BAVAItIA.
The .military capitulation with France is at
length, it is said, concluded. We shall have i 6,000
men in the service of France, One battalion will
make a part of the Con,sular GuArd. The pay will
be the same.as that of, the French Troops.'
The Diet has just received the following letter
from the FIRST Cotistv., in answer to that it had
written to him.

BONAPARTE, FIRST CONSUL or THE FRENCH RP-
EUBLIC, +0 THE CITIZENS LANDANIMAN AND
THE MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL DIET OF SWIT.

ZERLAND.

" Citizen Landamman, and Members of the Ge.
neral Diet of Switzerland, you remind me of one
of the happiest moments of my when you
write to me that. the Ad of Mediation has saved
you a Civil War. It was with this view .that
.yielded to the wish of all Switzerland,,and inter-
fered in its dissentions. • •
• " Experience has served as a guide for the basis
of our present institutions ; it may also serve as
such for the .continuation of the relations which
will constantly subsist between France and your
Country. These relations. are founded on those
sentiments of affedion and esteem, of which I shall
ever love to give testimonies to your Nation.
" (Signed) BOtiApkitTE:"
jaar#al des Debos, Sept. 9.

PARIS, SsrT.7.

Tfity write from L'Orie*, ;hit on the 31st
ult. the first guri-boat for the descent upon England
was launched there. The activity used in building
gives reason to hope that it will soon be followed
by several otli rs. On the 17th instant a ship of
74 guns will be launched.
They write from .4ntetverP, that 16z houses
mated on the Scheldt., on the scite *here the bason
is to be formed for the construaion of vessels of
war, have been marked out to be, pulled down : a
number of workmen will soon be employed in de-
molishing them the proprietori will receive a
suitable indemnification. While the new docks are
preparing, the building of flat-bottomed boats goes
on with the greatest attivity, both in this and the
other ports of Belgium, and many will soon be
ready to launch.
A gun-boat is building at Calais, which will.
he ready in a month..
. The English frequently throw borribs into Bois-
hear, which hoWever have done as yet but little'
damage.
General ST. HI LAIRS is appointed Commandant
of one of the Camps that are to be firmed. The
General of .Division SONGESI Commandant of the
Artillery of the Consular Guard is now making the
tour of a part of the ciakt;
• Tlitire is a report that Gen. ROcHAMB Env, who
Connanded'in St. Domingo, has arrived in France.
It is stated iii the mi„;,te-.,,, that it has been no.
tiff-A to the Dutch who have property in the Eli.
fish Funds, that they can no longer receive the in.
tetest of it during the War.
Three English ships have bein carried into 'rip,
In Spain, by a French privateer of 14 guns, one
of Oft is an armed' corvette of 20 guns) with 'a
cargo worth two millions of livres. The corvette
was taken by boarding, after an obstinate engage.
tnent.

BRUSSELS, Strr, s.

Tut English 'squadron has again appeared before
Ostend, anti when' the last advices came away, it
was still in sight of the Port. The number of the
Enemy's ships an this coast continually increases,
and is now very-considerable. Nothing indicates
what may be tire 6bjetli of so great a demonstration
of force. Severaliff 'the inhabitants of Ostind have
retired for the moment to Bruges and different yil.
liges situated on the Canal'; hut all that has• been
published here concerning the botubarihnent of that
place, is destitute of foundation. The posts along
the coast have been re-inforced, particularly on the
Downs, on the side of Plastketsberg, We exped
likewise a part of the 61st anti toSth demi.bri,gades,
which will take positions before the great sluice of
Sijkens. Measures of precautiiti are likewise taken
for the security of the port and tbwn of Pushing.
The whole number of the French anti Dutch troops
which at this moment occupy the Isles etZeafand,
is estimated to be t 5,009 or to,ooo men, and it is
said these will be reinforced. There is also talk of
the formation of 3 134t.ivian flotilla on the :.lcheldr,
which wilt be composed of shine frigates, clatters,
or sloops, besides a certain number of gull-boats.

11.\11111JRGii, SE PT. z 6.

THE French have conv)letely fitted out two Pd.
vateers, each c;trrying 10 guns, and sent them from
Ilarbortrz to Btarite, whence they are to drop down
towardi Cuxhaven. `Their intention is Said to be
to get into the North Sea, 1,4 which reason their
motions deserve all the vigilance of the British
cruizers.

on Thursday last, as the jorepb and trannah, of
Hull, Capt. KWh-LUNN,' Wa3 entering the harb9ur
with s:iiht set, the CaDtdin, Oinking shelLid too
much way, endeav:,:uirca to Check bet, by means of
a rope thrown out and ti d to the Girrison jetty,
but without effect ; and "unfortunately a bend in the
ro,'e catching his kg, just below the knee, stripped
the mmeles arid flesh from the bone, and tote his foot
entile:y off into the harbour. Surgical rusistance
being inunediately pr,Aured, the kg wasinnp9t;”ed,
but unli.ippily proltcint dc.•sired cirla ;
as 0» log to the exa-em,..1 state t) exh,otbtion
ducal by the pain an,l, hiss of • blo,-ti .~t tf Tulin this
dreadful accident,. Capt. ENIBLIA ON died tivx;
Prince WILLIAM Of PrussiA, youngest britber
tc l tir Pjliisiart ntjesty, is about to tetcki—c itt
-marriage Ott oithe daughter of the LAllti.
gtaYC of Hesse Ifointiurg.

11 .4 . ..i• ..1

DAREt.r. took the (nail at
Andia Hotise yesterdly :tt ten o'clucs:
pursuant. to the last itdj.urnment, and inkinediarAy
nr&red a-letter which had been received frnm, Mr,
SARGENT,. of His Majesty's Tre'lsury, to be read.
It direCted the Commissioners of Excise, in confor_
miry to the opinion of tie ATTO.KNEY GENERM_,
which was inclosed (as the construction proper
be put „upon the Iric t-Vi of Parliament levying the
New Untie:.), to charge them upon such weights
only as the East ,India CompanY thought fir to
charge their gross prices; upon which the Chair
man, in a very handsorne-mtnner, declared that the
Conipany would continne to make the .usual
ance of draft as heretofore, which declaration was
received by the TlatlC with uniVetsal plaudits; and
after a Spee.ch of Thanks by Mr."TWINING, in the
name of the Trade, the Site proceeded as Owl!
without further interruption, and commenced at
very high

I.it./BLI4V, SEPT. 23.

A report of Thomas Adds Emmet being in this
City and arrested, was circulated on Monday last.
The fad is, as admitted by his brother at nearly his
last moments,, that person is at present in France,
and it is said has had au.iicnces of the First Consul,
relating
.to Ireland.
114,4 pr Sw AN, in consequence of informa: ion,
acconipartied by a Party of the college C,,rpi,
on Wednesday repaired to Ross.lane, and de card in
one M‘Pherson's, and in another person's nailed
Lunn, both Button.makers, fourteen or fifteen
journeynrn manufadurine ctrinterfeit silver coin:
upon mature investigati :rt, more than was
tended to pass fq seven hundred guineas Wail
found in boxes, ea. &e. besides a numner of sheets,
of which such base shttlings arc made, and a qton.
City of ingots. The journeymen and their employers 's
were taken into cu+tudy by ,M,,jor SWAN, and in
the eVening lodged in St. Andrew's watch-house.