The Sun.
London, England, 1804-10-17 00:00:00

THE DUTCII PAPERS,

HAGUE, Oc:r. 6.—We ha,, r-ceiv d
that Aionrat it is arrived so,- in soon
!ug,oese harb.n/r, :rein the Cape of G >d H
Acc ,riling to letters 'from FlAnderß, ex•en,;ve
mtgazines are for,nej If)r the French Troops
camped on the Coast.

VENICE. Si Pr. 19,---sTheVenetian ship under the.
cotnalAnd of Capt. VIANNELL'), arrived ;xi e he
6,h inst. from Corfu. Private letters from ilia( fd Lod
rent ion, that, besides the Russian stiu,tdroo, three
Turkish men of war were cruiziog in its vicinity.
It is believed that the number of Russian troops at
Corfu alone amounts to thirteen thousand men,
and that sixteen thousand mere were expeCied
to be landed' at Gantt., at Cephalonia, and St.
Maure. Corfu, the Episcopal Palace was ,re.:
pairing for the reception of the Kit% of S6rdinia,
who was expeded

According to Letters from the Coast-, the Em.
peror was not expeeted there sooner than between
the isth and zoth inst. though his arrival there
had been every day reported. His Nle,jesty intends
to review again all the Encampments, beginning with
those above and below Ostend, and extending as fat
as Boulogne. The naval armaments wilt be inspeet.,
ed at the same time. Tlte common opinion is, that •
the Expedition will then set sail for England. In the
mean time, the plan to c,,ncentrate all the naval
forces in the harbour of P.-)t, ogne, continues with.
out interruption. A att,..:l.i,;ivision, which yester.
day sailed from Ostend, has fortunately reached that
destination. The Baravian Gun.bnats arrived from
Fleshing will soon steer the same course. The
English are prevented .by the Batteries on the Coast,
and by the Flying Artillery, from übstruding this
junftion.
GHENT, OCT. to... The Marquis Dr GALLO,
Ambassador from the KING of NAPLES to the Court
of France, on his return from Aix.la.Chapelle,
Visited the new Naval Establishment at Antwerp,'
and afterwards took the road round the Flemish
coast, and viewed all the Camps, from Ostend to
Boulogne.
His Excellency the Austrian Ambassador, Count
Co It ENTZ EL, has taken the.same road. Both these
Ambassadors had been favoured with the Emperor's
particular permission to visit not only the Camps on
the Coast, but the Flotillas intended for the invasion
of England.
We are assured that the French Government in.
tend to send the Hanoverian Legion to Italy, after
it has first passed, some time at Lyons.

On the other hand, a number of French Troops
will, in a short rime, march toward, Hanover, an a
War with the Northern Powers it is not improbable,
t is even that several Regiments of Cavalry,
Cha•seurs, Hussars, and some packed Battalions of
Infantry, to the number of 2,5 030, have already re-
ceived orders to march to Hanover, and to mtg.
ment the Army under General Best N. Re►n.
forcements have been, at the same time•, sent to► the
Armies in Italy, whiclt are to take a new position.
The'Troops on the Coast, enc.a►nt-e.d behind the
Downs, have felt the effetts of the changeab:e wea ;Iv r
of this season. There are many sick in the military
hospitals here, at Osten►l, Nicuport, and Brugcs,

The Minister of Mat has fte f,Low.
ing Report, relative to an acci..!ent Lvhich hini hap.
pened to an Engli,h Cu:ter off Havre, and of the
affair which was the consequence the'reol: t•

REPORT FROM THE MILITARY CHMMANDER AT

HAVRE, TO THE MARITIME PREIik.CT AT THE

SANIE PORT, 6EPT. 26.

,t I have .the.honour to inf rm you, that yester-
day, at 3 P. M. the wind being E. N. E. fresh,
fiae weaiher, and the Enemy's Squadron off this
Port, consisting of two Ships of the Line, one
Frigate, and several smaller vessels, I perceived
that one of their Cutters, of x 6 guns, struck on she
Western extremity of the Bank of Ratier. Captain
l-L immediately left the Port, with. three
Armed Pinnance.s, to attack the Cutter, whilst seve.
ral of the Enemy's Launches went to her assistance.
Captain MoNCAURIF, who commands a Division
of the Flotilla, moored without the Port, on seeing
this movement, gOt under weigh, with a Net of
his Division, himself.going on board No. 274
with Captain PERIDIER, to attack the two Armed
Brigs which bore up to assist the .:Cutter. Cape,-
Rtitt IDELLET,. with two Pinnaces, m inceavred to
cut oft the English. The Enemy's Ships and Fri-
gates made every exertion to. support their Vessels
and Boats; but at half past three, our Vessels be.
upon
hag
tofi :11)a her,tlle
Brigs within shot
io
Launcheslt of t
w. hile cih Cucendeavouredrtr' to get her
artifliiiatm.adrechaelllatiltteer s‘avielrethey obliged
eoula to j 'in their
*Aron, assisted by their oars,. Our•Pinnaces
fired upon them, covering thesis with .grape,shor,
and pursuing them till they seise protected by the
fire of their largest Ships; I saw several of the
Enemy's floats turn, from the effeA of our fire
striking the men at the oars. They only e,,capeti
by throwing 'overboard the Mails and other etfeCts ,
which they wanted to save from the. Cutter. Our
vessels were going to board her, when the emu,.
minder perceived she was on fire, •cm which he de.
tersoined to keep at a &Stance ; and at six P. M.
the Cutter blew up. lam informed this; some Sea-
men were hurt by the explosiOn. Messri.
MONCABRIE, and 14ERIDII:Ri spCals its very
high terms of the Officers, Seamen, and Soldiers un.
der their milers, who obeyed their commands, wit!,
the greates:
• (Signed)

41 MONTACNn LAROQUUs"

CORN .EXCIMNGE, Ocr. 17.

WI! EAT hjing taken off* readily on Nlonday, and
very few fresh samples to-day, can,es taints better
price for good old ; the prevailing opinions on this
trade causing a rise in the C.Aary Markets,
firings Millers from a farther distance than usual ;
fine tor Seed exceeds uur currency ; Malt is dearer,
as is new Rape Seed, and scarce ; of Out large
arrivals, with few foreign, and last prices readily
obtained ; in other articles no part irelar difference,
Wheat 6.:1 a 7-is a 78s od Bents - 4os s4'6a od
Floe ditto - Sos a lip odTickd IleartS 3i4 .1 41s (4
Rye (new) -314 s a 413 ol Oats ' 24S a 203 aaB od
lEarlay - " ..' 3Tii-a 44s od Poland do. - 293 a 303 61
Matt -;. - ,•-•-,- -763 a Xts od- • Rape Seed . -.- 42i a 451
Wititt.Pt:aie, ;.IS a 6as od Fine Flour -65 s a 7os od
(~ ley (Into ...- 444 a .435 od icconcs - - 6a..i a (ss ad

GALLIC DOM IN ATION,

Tat Tit THWOUG-11 THS.ITALIAN RFPUDIAC, ATrD
THE -.NEWLY ACQUIRED TERRITORIES OF
ritANCE, TO HOLLAND.

•
A very intelligent English Gentleman, just arrived in town
I,oni the Continent,
.has favour&dtis with the particulars
of his tourney through these interesting Countries'. Our
limits will noradniit of our submitting to our Readers'the
while of this c.nrimis detail, or of the ingenious observa-
tions with which it is eveiy whereineerspersed.. The ac-
count is the result Of zie.c.titAtv-peitional obseriatiorts, Made
during the last thriv 'months, by, a Gentleman who- had
access to every authentic source of iiihmnation. As the
bets' tel rn.iy theiefore be' relied upon, and will serve
to-elucidat,l the general 8) stern of French policy,. witirre-
sped to the dependencies of that
,Empire, Its well as the
gross opi.,:ession with which the untOrtunate States in•al-
liance, or otherwise entuieeled with Fratirtel.• arc treated by
tlij Military TyrantS establistotd antongstlhelh, we shall
give an abst rad of this interesing rejatton.
•

Early in July last the C;etylemsn so whom we
are indebted for this account,., left. Florence :and vi.
sited antl,gne, Ferrara,. and Venice.. From Ve.
nice he proceeded to Milan through Veropa.and
B. escia. That paii of the Dutch), of Verona which
lies,on the left Bank of the .Adige, and belongs to
the Itatian Republic, is fat supeti-r to the Austrian
parr, both in po'ptilation and the advantages of
'commerce, thongh subject to a regular imposition
.of forty per cent. on property, to. occasional mi.
litary.e-ntributioni, and. the forced loans exaeled
ti,r G-vernment at Milan. The .Decree of the
President BONAPARTI, of the 20th. of. February,
tFo3; declaring Verona• a free .Port, admitting all
• articles that may be legally :imported, duty Ike,
.11:14 improved the commerce of the City very ,mate...
rially, but all :articles, in' their transit through the
Repottlic, are gait ft to the ordinary duties.. , The'
peat Arrwhittitatre is, still preserved with the great.
tst care and veneration by the Veronese,. and firaina.
tic pieces are still represented there in the open air.
Milan,• the' seat of the present Government, was
formerly' the Archducal residence, but though now
essentially more- miserable, presents a more. hustling
scene than tinder the former regime.., Numbers,
• both French and Italians, who have. enriched. them.
selves with the spoils of Italy, have chosen thiaCity
fur their abodes. An increase of population, of
luxury, and of equipages, , which _last are.of a very
infer Fir and shabby quality, has consequently. taken
place. There' are scarcely any French Troops in Mi.
'an., -except alittaChlTlCtit of Cavalry ; JOtrannts,
Mar•lial of the resides• in the ci.devant
Ate 'Palace, and keeps up the pomp of a
petty King, with-two pieces of artillery and a party
• of 1-lorseGuards at his door. The native inhAritants
of this' City suffer the most grievons oppressions.
They are subject to the same taxes, .contrihti.
lions, and loans, as. the other sobjeas of the Re.
publiC, whilst their :trade with Switzetland is al.
most wholly annihilated by the heavy duties on
goods) and they, have scarcely any with the rest ,of
the wnt.d, exceprin their silkti and in the colonial
pr 'duce, which they get from -Leghorn. Public
credit is entirely, destroyed, and all classes of the
people are reduced to the last extremity. The
Vice 'President, Mr t, zi, is much esteemed as a
good and well intentioned man, IF has frequent.
ly been a martyr to the gout, solicited permission
to retire from his dike without effed ; but hit
Fre, ch Teo p: and measures, are inveterately's e.
tested by. the, Milanese, who delight in exclaiming
violently against both? whenever they can do it
with safety.

he capital nt, formerly the re-
sid:nee of his Sardinian Mjesty, the seat of re.
fittement, loxtry, and politeness, is now 85 wines
An I insipid, a, any provinCial to cq of Italy.
or Franco. Aan %II MR NOV, who commands
trier , rules wida the m Ist deipotic sway, and k exe.
crated by all the inhabitants. His extraveagance in
keeping up a kind of
.Eastern magnificence has led
him into enorm •tii. expellees. He is.said to hi in_
debt to the mercers, jewellets,, and other trades- ,
peorle, to the amount, of tix nsilih ns.of livers, fOr,
no bill of bib has been paid since his apoointment,to
the chief commind at 'rutin. The following ant7e,
dote may give some idea of the mildness.of the. A.
ministration of Givernment in the. conque,red, pc°.
vincei, as well a• of the scruptilouvtegara to justice
the Imperial Cabinet,, M strut;
whom the owed above 4.07,000 !lyres, after many
fruitless attempts to procure payment of even, part
of his debt, contrived, by uncommon persevetoce,
to obtain a personal interview , with the General.,
He found Metiou, nube,ing ordeytd into the din.
ing saloon, with his Etat.Major„ in, one of his
daily levels, iminersed in inebriety, and. reclin.
ing on a Turkish sofa I He' made a very
.affe:!ting
;ocal to. the .feelings of the. General, concerning.
the' ruin which would inevitably fall on hiM, if, not
paid some of. his Money. A dint.kenlan&h,socceed.
etl his representation, when Mr N'OU cagily replied,
" Mon anii, nenilurcbarinez p vas WM ay"
er." w as instantly taken into an adjoining roam,
'tied up by the. heels by a couple of l‘inmelokes, and
severely bastinadoed in the presence of NI k Noy, and
after ~.vhich he was, precipitated frtim
the window anti killed on the spot. The Mayor of
the City had :utlieitmr spirit to transmit a process
verbal.ol. the fatty to the Grand judge IttpNt R
at Paris ; but no answer had been received to it so
late as Augu,t l ist, • •
" Geneva, the once independent and respelable seat
of civil and religious freedom, is now,. reduced 'to
the-rank of a French. Town, ant) govern4it by. a
Preleo. An astollAting alteration has been el.
'feted by t:,e Reva utiitn, and there is ..aearcelY
family in it that has not to bon,:nt the loss of some
members dUring the massacres that had at titnt
or other prevailed there. Their beautiful prone.
node 'has been deserted in consequence of the fosil,
lades that. took place ,'there ; and the inhabitants
preserve still an.much of their independence, that
the Milioty Officers, and the persons c•-mneeled
with the Giverntnent, are excluded from the con.
meetings of the rtien, as well as. from
_the so.
city o.t the females, 'Foreigners, however„ Anti
p,4.ticularly the .Englisti, are cherished with great
- ,
100, excep.t.po the side, of:Germany is

surrounded by France and the Italian Republic,
The total prohibition of some of its manufaCtures,
the heivy dtitie; imposed on others, the rate of ex.
change on foreign specie passing into Switzerland,
and, the prohibition of the Importation of French
money, are so severely felt, and will eventually so.
completely put a stop to their commerce, that; to
save the nation, from' ruin, they will have noilter.
native hut that of 'applying to he incorporated With
the French Empire,' the Government of which will,
no doubt, on the occasion, secure its benignity in
accepting the yass:tlage of in already enslaved
!station. The *only. change Strasburgh has under.
gone since the -fabrication of the Plot agAinst
the-lifeof the.sCoisiCan, consists in the general pre.
' valence of saspicion, and the superior anivity.of the
Police, *under an Irish "Prefect, named ShisA. M.
.travellercan escape annoyance, however regular and,
correct his Passports may be. The unfortunate
Duke D'•I4..NGHIEN• was treated most Inhumanly
during los shuit confinement in the citadel there,
On his departure he-applied twice to the attending
Officer for permission to take a favourite-dog
.into, the carriage with him, without any answer;
he then flung ,his. purse to 'one of the soldiers,".
and Pointing to the dog, desired: him to lift him
into the carriage, when the Officer brutally kicked
the dog away, and unfeelingly shut the catriage
-door. The Prince on this betrayed the first
tkot. emotion, looked ,for a moment through the
window of the carriage at his dog, anti then with
composure reclined back in his seat. This anecdote
wtis universally known at Strasburgh, where the
murder of the Duke is spoken of with the greatest,
liorror, as well as that of PICEIRGRU. •

From Sr rasburgh our tourist proceeded to Meetz, I
where great preparations were making for the recep.
tion of thesEtriperor, and thence through Coblentz
and Cologne, in each of which Cities the gre'atesr
aelivity prevailed in arranging the relics for the
inspei.ticin Of BONAPARTE, who has a childish fond-
ness for such trifi:•S ; and the Caestitotti Authori."
ties, with the Civic Guard of Honour, were con.
sternly in Ottendance.to.receive His Majesty with.
out the gates, lest they should be taken by surpri4e.
This tstie also the case at juliens,‘ 'wbith wa3 orna7
merited with triumphal arches.
On the 4.rh of Septemtler,he arrived at
Chapelle, and as
.the Emperor had arrived there
before him, he found a difliculty in procering
a. single room., for thirty-six, livres a .night.—
As the Emperor was expeaed to visit the Theatre
in the evening, our traveller made every effort to
obtain a seat in the Parterre (Pit), and at length
succeeded with some difliCulty. '['he House was ex.
tremely crowded. The Austrian, Neapolitan, anti
Portuguese Ambassadors, occupied the box. on the
right of thi Imperial one. Though His Majesty
was expelled with. much impatience, be did hot
arrive till after the Farce had begun.-. During. the
-anxious expenation of the Audience Plensier.Eu.
teeters BeAutielebts entered the Imperial
.110 x,
when instantly the whele company, `Ambassadors
ar,d all, started on their feet,,, out of respea to His
Majesty, whom they supposed to be arrived ; at
length, when all hopes of his arrival were given up,
an Meer. . rushed into-the Parterre, anti called
" I'Em&ereur." The Audience immediately stood
ty, and Botvr.eAtt're came forward, smiled, . And
bowed itetoefol times to the Audience, amidst: ilia
clapping of hands, and cries of rive l'Empereur.'
The applauses proceeded exclusively from military
men, and sume.persons of inferior description in the
Pit. The Empress arrived anon after, and the same
applauses were repeated. An Ado, 'then inter-
rupted the performance, by calling upon the coin.
'pany to celebrate the happy event, which over.
wheltned with joy the inhabitants of Aix:la-Cha.
pelle. The Musit instantly struck up, and one of.
the Performers sang three verses of a son,
was highly applatitled by the same deseription of
persons s greeted, Their Majesties'...arrivd. The
first verse contaieed,rbe Most
.fulsome, adulation of
the Emperor, and the third was replete, with the
moss scuttilos abusr,,;‘A the Engl.i,h. Nor an in.
diwi~lual in the'Boxes.aniatided, though each verse
was repeated„ ,except :the Portuguese Arnbassador,,
who was severely animadverted upon at the Baths
next day, for his condua. When the Emperor
withdrew, the peoplein the Parterre rushed towards
the dour, to get a sight of him as he passed down
the stairs, but the door was securidintijgearded by
'soldiers, and the eager multitude weredisappointed;
Our tourist had another,. oppartunity of seeing
the'Emperor at, a Gala given by the city of Aix,
!la•Chapelle, in honour of the Emperor's arriya), to.
which he had received an invitation from. 11)e
M +pit.. A canopy was prepared at the head of the
saloon for the Imperial Family. and Court, , with a
plitfurtn underneath, eleVated 'ahotit; a toot SILOVC
the level of the floor. About midnight the Em,
pre arrived, anti ten minutes after her Imperial
Cowart was arrnoueced, by the. sound of,trunapets,.
arid received .by the loud, efivereof the otilitair:
He entered by. a privatie door, which had been
pierced in the side 0,4 the canopy, and
.bowed 'sec.
cessively; to the AsSembly and the Foreign Mini.
He,staid ahoo a half an hour, and the Ept.
press an hour. BONAPAR*E wss pl4ioly,diessed ;
the Empress magnilietntly. The' diaMtinds un her
head and neck, were said to be worth Boomoo
livres. The Emperor, together with his
and numbers besides, woee,theCross of ,the Legion
of Honour.. He endeavoured to .appear cheerful .efts
his-.first, entrance, barite soon relaxed:into the au.
sterity of a man watchful for. his personal, preserve..
!ion.. His constant apprehensions have given him a
habit of slatting whenever any body , approaches
him, and his piercing eyes are constantly roiling
about, as if to observe.; every thing that pastes near
him. There. is sorrier hing ghastly in sir rapid
transitions, from an air of affetied cheerfulness to
the gloomy. physiognomy of the wretch a. prey to a
thousand anxieties and cares..

Outing his journey through France, our tourist
had opportunities of conversing with persona di alt
civil and military, and found them univer.
sersally, at bottom, dissatisft,d with•their 'Ty rint's
measures. The Emperor's great security is de.r.vrd
from the number of partizans he has creme,' by the'
disposal of lucrative pLaces and militarktomaiaids.