The Sun.
London, England, 1803-10-05 00:00:00

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BY the Ena ish Ship Mattglei, Captain Ratti,
which left the Cape of G00d.,1-.lope the end of June
last, Newipapera published by authority, hi' that
Settlement, down' to' the 25th June, arc received,
wliich.tompletely coritradiet the qfiCial paragraph
in the Alettitexr respet)ing:the Squadron of Admiral
Lt Na is. This Squadron;' consisting of thellfarevo,
of Battle,. Ship, commanded- by Captain de.
LA au fi .4thlante Frigate, Captain Gti ,riYN, and
La Set/Ail/ante I,l4.ligaix,'.Capi Siff M'oTTAttn, arrived
on the 7th andlititalf rmfir iti)Simon's. Bay, having
about 300 troopeLTortAtiarkty' for the garrison of
Pondicherry, for .wltiehopiite they sailed on the'
27th of the same mimtit: If this Squadron 'should
have made no lOnger.stay at the Mauritius than it
did .:at the Cape, it will in all probability fall an
easy prey to out cruizers in the Indian Seas ;for
in this case Admiral Lueots could not have heard
of the War. On the 27th of June, a whole month
after this Squadron left the Cape, they had not then
the leait idea of a War. We extraCt a few articles
"from the said papers.
Cape Town, Alai, 14, 1803.

11 On the 7th and sth of this month arrived in
Simon.% Bay ;I French Squadron, commanded by Ad.
miral Lim) Is.
• " The French General DescuAmOs arrived here
on the evening of the loth with Isis suite, and a
number of French Officers, ,and the following day
tip CoMmissary General •of the Batavian Govern.
o 1 nt save them a -grand dinner, on which occasion
he drank to the success of the'French Government
and her First Consul, with. a • salute of 2 i 'guns.
The same evening arrived. the French General VAN
DER MAASEN ;, both these Generals received the
compliments of the Gsbrrisom
" MAY 21.—Yestercily General .DEKHAMPS,
accompanied by his Offidera. and escorted by a de.
rachment of Dragoons,, took his departure fur
Simon's Bly, on which occasion he was • saluted
from the Castle with at guns. •
4‘ We firpt to mention .that the French General
',SCAR N, a few days before his departure, dined with
the .atting Governor, De .S4l, ts. On the 16th the
said Governor, 'accompanied by his Secretary and
other Officers, dined on beard the Admiral's Ship in
False Bay, where he was received with the polite.
ness and respea-peculiar to the French. Nation and
due to his charatteitn. • • .
ig JUNE $.--From iftters, bearing date the 31st
of May, we the ‘saft4iirrival of the Governor.
General at Aigna Bay'lwlokte he fund that GAIXA,
the king of the Caffers, d+.+ as engaged i*'a war with
the Chiefs of the rebel Caffers on this side the Great
Fish River; that this King haCtexpressed a wish to
hold a conference' With the Goiernor General, for
which, purpose the time and place - had already been
appointed.
" The ph of this month arrived in Simon's Pay,
the French Brig La Mark Francohr, Capt. Le.
139UIZCH, from, Brest for Pondicherry, with provi.
sions, acid has on boa rti the foll Owing passengers :••—•
Bu !CHER, Under Commissary of Marine ;
ditto; Du-rim:Et" L; ditt.i ; BON, Chef de Loge
dans Pinar; Madame LAMETH LAMOTTE, CM*
mis de la Marine, with several others ors the esta-
blishment of Por.-!icherry., The same day .at rived
Freech Corvette. L'Etar It Bailer, frAn'Brest
fbr Pondicherry, laden with provisions. She sailed
the following •day,,s,

Ey-pirate 'CUM from the. Cape; we learn that
the Colony is • rapidly:declining into a stare likely
to be' more deplorable even than when it fell into
the hands of-the English. The Troops arc OM-
stantly shelving a disposition' to 'Mutiny, on account
of their little pay and short allowances, which they
were told would:be ,at least equal ro those given to
the English Garrison, The Government .is also
greatly in arrears, and hassueither money nor credit.
Lukruptcirs are daily happening ;.anti there such,
a foot stagnation tsiall trisat,-and such a sudden de.
pre,sion in price. in alkid2ticles of produce; that
those who sliews..‘lthsuils!lsie, most, obnoxious rep the
British Government are naw, lousily calling.out for
the return of ae,,§11404 The. whole Garrison
consists of 'about loop inen, and those mostly dis.
gusted anti disaffected; and when the 111.avles left
the Cape, there was not a single Ship of War of any
description, tither in Table or Simon's Bay, roe is
it probable that..our Ships in the. Indian SC33 would
suffer:.the Coffee Squadron of Dutch Ships of War,
under Admiral DEXKIIIi to pass the Straits of
Sunda. • •

A Sunday Paper praises Lord ST. VINCENT for
sending to Botany Bay for ship timber. We have
long' been of opinion that certain persons deserve
being rent there, for not having furnished' the Dock.
yards with timber when they had an offer of Invent,
thousand tons from Dort, seeing they could not ob.
tain five thousand ton in England. Duvall the mea-
sures of the present Board of Admiralty form la.
mentable contrast with the state of our Navy under.
Lord CHATHAM and Lord SPENC tR. It is a noro-
rious faet, that notwithstanding the want of small
vesselslo blockade and annoy the. Enemy's gun-
boats, not a sloop of war, cutter, or gun.boat, has
been built since the War began'. The very circum-
stance of the French flotillas moving from Pint to
Port proves the want of such craft: our large frigates
cannot get near the shore. The Public are conti.
nually.amused with the vigilance and ativity of the
Admiralty Board : if a Dutch squadron slipping
out, and two French ones sliaing into Ferrol, are
proofs, nothing more need be said. Ferrol, some
how or other, does not gain us much credit ; we
could nut et the Spaniards out 'of it ; we could not
keep the Dutch in it; and now the French that
have got into it, will not come out of it..

Last week a boy natpgd llacketer, who had been
watching fruit at I.lloAltatniltiear Faversham, was
met and desired by_ laiip.m;llol.eitrty Ilk Coat hotill
but not to touch any thing in the pockets—the boy
114wever searched, and in one
it loaded horse pistol 4 the pockets found
after piaying with' it 50tut
time, he met two children, each about r a years old,
the suns of Mr. Clause, Surgeon, and Mr. Clarke,
whom he threatened to shoot, and immediately pre.
sewed the pistol; it first tnissecl fi:c, but
the second time it unfortunately went off; and wound.
ed one in the head and the other in the bteast ; but
it-is hosed not mortally'.

TREI

—• • .
•The excellent CcititedY 77.4
last night represented at this ITheirrei eotitairi,; stich
.diversity of charaner, • hnd.io mitcir` enttitie butm on r;
that for .the sake of the Theatre ;rocs the titit ,it
is to be hoped the ingenious Autho't sSiclrfeurpe his
irainatic pen. -•-
BARRYMORE follows the siepit
Captain Absolute, and is tnore easy in iht c.l.ly,R`ler
than he generally it in oolitic pairs.
,Do WTdN had a broad I rcible haniotir io Sir
.ebethomy, but it betrayed him into rather top
prurient, in describing the braigies
guisb. Decency and decorum should at 411 tidieil be
rigidly observed upon she Stage, even in the s ildegi
excesses of comic humour.

, .
Mr. jOtiNITON is generally- ton solenin in his
ading, and his Faidaind •Was.str.;:wgiy it ptegoareit
with his general Manner. Instead of the Senti:nental
refinement and: morb:d delicacy which the Ainhoi
has so ably'delineateil in this charai9er,..Mr.
JoHNsTON represented it With a kitti3Of trabbeil
glonnf and misanthropic behmehuly.. The part of
Sir L4ciu.t OTrissiii was well kirk' by Mr. JOHN.
, The huuror was natural,. and the honour.
able.rrejudices.ol the part were given with a,matily
spirit that rendered its mistakes respakable as well
.
as diverting.
Acres was truly laughable in the hands of RAN',
NISTER junior, anti Miss POPE g.tve the ludicrous
dip, slop of Mo. Alil4rot, with trite &ink 'efre#4.
Miss Me Lt,Ptst displayed strong mark* of i,nProve..
men t. There was. always spirit in her acting, and
there is now more polish in her manner.
The house was by no means so well attended as
might be expeeted when so good a comedy
pUblic notice.

SPORTING I,\"TELLIGENCL

NEWMARKET,MON DAY, Ocr. 3.

The,Second Year Of a .Stths:_•ription ,of cgs. each, for 4.1 r
olds carrying 7sr.'7lk-....5-yr olds ilst. 61b.-- 6-yr olcii Lt.
131 b. and aged gst. 211). B. C.
1), of G rafratiii b. nt. Penelope, s yrs old - • t
Mr. Wil,:on's hh. Surprize, 6-yrs old . 2
M. Watson's If. 1. Lirouln 6.yrs old 3
Mr. Howard's ch It. Creeper, 4-yri old • 4
Mr. F. lwes's t,c. It. Galloper. 4-yrs old - -'
Mr. F. ists:alo's eh. It. forbuil, aged - or
Mr. Howorth's ch. h. Malta, s,yrs old ilr
Sir C. Mmbtkry's hr. It. Orlando, 4-yrs old tI
1.31 S'aeliyille's it. It. Dick Audrews, 6.yrs old
Ld G. H. Cavenclish's el+. h. Trombone, i-yra old dr.
Sir F. Standiiit's b. h. Dt.ixbury 4-yrs Old - dr
Sir H. 7,
Sir b. It, CockOgliter, aged mt:Li dr
Five to I 4gst. Penelope-4 LO 1 apt. Surprize-7 to 4?A
Li€,,nurn

Seweepstakes °flogs. each 3°l. ft, for i-yr °la cols's;
car-
rying Bst. 31b. and fillies Bsi. a-yr old C.
Mr. F. Nestle's ch. c. Brainworris, by BO -
Gen. Grosvenor's b. t. Two Shoes, by, Asintragos—,
Mr. Iloviorth's ch. C. Los, by IttizzArd • • - 3
Mr. Fawkener's b. o. by Delp:ni, darn by fid
Even berfing on Itrainworns- z totot kgst. Two Shoes,.:

Mr. F. Neal's Bobtlll, Est. 71b. beat Ld Datlington'i
Muljr Moloch, -831...41b. i'wo-yr old C. tongs. h.
Seven to 4 on Bobtail.
Mr. Warson's Lignurh rtt, Bst. 61b. rec, ft. from Sir H.
T. Vane's Cockfighter,Bo. 71b. I). I. soogs. h. f.
Ld sackville's Lrick Andrews, Bst, 71h. rec. 2:7,gs from
Mr. Wilson's Surprise, 7s:. Across the Flat, toogs. h it.
Mr. WatOon's Gaoler:, 4lst. 91h. rec. 7ogs. irontMt. yyjja!,
son's Youn El' Ps Eclipse; .:',A. M. 11. it.