The Sun.
London, England, 1804-02-27 00:00:00

up by the patties going and emning meeting in
contaet, had it nut been for the exertions of the
B ivy-street Ofii‘_:rs, who kept them moving after
they had read the Bulletin. It was said last night
that His MAJESTY was doing as well as the Physi-
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I clans expeCted.

GOVERNMENT received some intelligence on
Saturday, which corroborates the idea of the Enemy
being about speedily to make his attempt at Inva-
sion. An Embargo has within these few days been
laid in all the Ports of France. In consequence of
the intelligence of Saturday, orders were sent off to all
the Ports to have every thing prepared to repel the ex.
peEted attack of the Enemy. Yesterday evening the
Flat-boats at Portsmouth received on board their
oars, sails, and other articles of equipment. Orders
to the same effeft have no doubt been sent to all the
other Ports. We conceive that the next fortnight
must present some highly important events.

Letters from Plymouth still assert the sailing of
the Toulon Fleet, but the report gains ground very
slowly.

WE present our Readers with a Proclamation of
the Dutch Government of the 6th inst. for a Gene.
ral Fast to be observed in that Country on the 7th
of March. It paints most strongly the distresses
of that unhappy Country, and shews that the
Dutch, though they cannot oppose, do not cease
to feel the tyranny of the French, and cannot omit
any opportunity of making their appeal to the Al—
mighty Disposer of events, and to the generosity
and justice of those Powers of Europe that still
have withstood the oppression and desolation of the
plundering hordes of France.

Many observations have been made respeCting
His MAJESTY'S sleeping on the ground floor of the
Queen's House, in answer to which, we have to
observe, His MAJESTY always removes there when
he is indisposed. They are apartments' that arcs
called His MAJESTY'S. They were the PlI NC Eof
WALES'S apartments before he had an establshment.
On Saturday afternoon their Graces the Mike and
Dutchess of BED °au arrived at their house in' the
Stable Yard, St. James's, from Woburn.
The Dutchess of DEYONSH I re has at length come
to animate the fashionable circles in town.
Part of the Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND'S do.
!nestles arrived at Northumberland House on Sa.
turday and yesterday, and the whole Family arc ex.
peeled on Wednesday next.
Lord MoIRA, we believe, has received per-
mission to come to Town from the North for a
short time, and is speedily expelled. His leave of
absence was sent off on Friday.
Lord MELVILLE, it is said, has been sent for
express from Scotland, to give his powerful aid-in
Parliament in the present critical conjundure of
Public Affairs.
A report was stated in some of the Evening Pa.
crs of Saturday,' of several of the Enemy's Gun-
boats having been fallen in with and captured off the
French Coast by Sir SYDNEY SMITH. This report
we conceive to be wholly unfounded. Sir SYD-
NEY we believe to be off, the Texel.

By the decisions of the Minehead and Sudbury
Eleftions, the. Sitting Members. in both cases are
confirmed in their Seats, but the Petitions are deem.
ed not fri..olouz, or vexatious. '

Four -if the East India Ships, the Lord Hatukes-
bury, Castle, Duke of Montrose, and Worces-
ter, on their way out, are ordered to touch at Ja-
maica. We are informed that the intention of Go-
vernment is, that they shall carry oat to Ceylon
two Regiments of Negroes now in the West Indies.
The late disasters in Ceylon have rendered it ne.,
cessary to send reinforcements there to defend our-
selves ; and it is thought that the Black Regiments,
which would be so disagreeable to the West India.
Planters, may be extremely useful in the Beetle_
nut War against the KING of CANDY.
The alarm in Dublin on the night of the 14. th is
attributed to various causes, but the result is alike
honourable to the Yeomen of that City, and grad.
fying to the loyal every where. Even while the
drums were beating to arms, every Corps was at
its post; in all cases as strong as upon former occa-
sions, and in some much stronger. Of the Mer-
chants, numerous, and alike excellent in discipline
and appearance, there were but twelve absent, all
of whom were in the country, or confined by in.,
disposition ; and the Atcornies mustered 530, which
was 90 more than ever attended upon any former
occasion. Lord CATHCART, attended by a detach-
ment of Dragoons, 'patrolled the principal streets
during the entire night. The'Regiments constituting
the garrison were furnished with artillery ; the 36th
Foot, in' barracks at the Old Custom-house, re.
ceived two field pieces at the commencement of

alarm.,
The system of fortification is extending very
generally in Ireland. At Bantry numerous works
have been recently ordered, for the speedier com-
pletion of which detachments have been sent from
each of the Regiments in that and the neighbouring
Distrids.

A letter from Fermoy, in the county of Cork,
mentions the arrest of one of .the murderers of the
late Lord KiLWARDEN, who had been. sent under
a proper escort to Dublin.
By the n-ii:e.stones which have been ereeted upon
the Commercial• Road, it appears. that the West
India 1/)cks ate exally three miles from the Royal
Exchange.
A gentleman in Galloway has invented a simple
and expeditious method of loadiog'gnmi; which will
supersede entirely the use of the ramrod,-and cptise,
quently a considerahle part of the manual exczcise,
ald enable the soldiers to load and fire twice for
once in the old way.