The Sun.
London, England, 1804-04-13 00:00:00

OFFICIAL NOTE.

GENERAL LASNES (the French Ambassador at
Lisbon) having thought proper to insist on the Por.
tuguese Government allowing to be inserted in the
Lisbon Gazette, the scandalous caluinnies respeaing
thelritish Government and ROYAL FAMILY, which
appeared some time ago in the Moniteur, Lord RO-
BERT FITZGER.ALD immediately transmitted the
following Note to the Viscount of BALsAmA. 0,
Chief Secretary of State :

• " Lisbon, !Parch 16, 1804.
" The Undersigned, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary of Ills BRITANNIC MAJESTY, has the ho-
nour to represent to hii Excellency the Viscount de lin LSA-
NI AO, that, for the present, he abstains from making his
complaints in form to the Government of his Royal Highness
the Pa NiCE REOFNT, respeding the article extracted and
translated from the French Paper, called the Moniteur, of
the 6th-of February, and which has been printed and pub-
lished in an extraordinary Supplement to No. zl, of the Lis-
bon Gazette, of the 13th of this month.

The Undersigned will, for the present, content himself
with remarking, that this infamous article, so woithy of its
authors, is suited to the style and genius of the Official Jour-
nal from whence it is copied ; but it is altogether unworthy
ofa place in that, which gives the translation of it in the Pore
tuguese language ; and the Undersigned infinitely regrets, that
this remarkable essay of the liberty of the press at Lisbon,
has been distinguished by the publication of an atrocious
Libel, invented at pleasure, by the Enemies of His Ea I TA N
Nt c JEsry, against the 41106. t ancient and faithful Ally
of Portugal.
"The Undersigned reserves to himself the advantage which
results from this facility cl printing:at Lisbon, the instant his
Government shall authorize him, to avail himself of it, for
the purpose of inserting a formal denial of the absurd calm.
ny in question; if that Government, with its strong sense of
conscious rectitude, its glory, and its renown, should trouble
itself so tar as to answer to similar accusations, and does hot
rather consider it to be more corn:istent with its own dignity,
to treat with the sovereign contempt which it has always
witnessed for the contemptible inaipidntie& of the, same kind,
by which its enemies have so often, but vainly, attempted to
blacken its reputation, since the epocha of the French Revo-
lution.

" The Undersigned has the honour to renew to his Excel-
lency, the homage of his high consideration and esteem.
(Signed) " R. S. FITZGERAF.D."

Yesterday about two o'clock the LORD CHAN-
CELLOR had an audience of His MAJESTY for a
considerable time.

Yesterday about one o'clock HER MAJESTY
and the PRINCRSSES ELIZABETH, MARY, SOPHIA,
and AMELIA, attended by the C",untess of HARRING-
TON and Lady CRANLEY, took an airing in two
coaches and tour, by Hampstead and Highgate.
Yesterday a very full Board was held at the Earl
of LIVERPOOL'S Office, which sat a long time de.
liberating on the present state of the silver coin of
Ireland. Sir JOSHUA BANKS assisted on the occa-
sion.

Yesterday a Court of Direaors was held at the
East India House, when the new Direftors took the
usual oaths and their seats; the Hon. WILLIAM
ELPHINsTONE, and CHARLES GRANT, Esq. were
chosen Chairman and Deputy Chairman, for the year
ensuing.
The relatives of Lieut.-Colonel P. MURRAY and
Mr. Wm. SPOTTISWOODE, who fell in defending
the Lord Nelms against the Bellona Privateer, in
August last, have been presented, by the Court
of Direaors of the East India Company, with a
piece of plate, as a testimony of the high opinion
entertained by the Court of their gallant conduft.--
Capt. SPODTISWOODE, Mr. ROUTLEDGE, Lieut.
PASCIIAUD, Mr. ROBERT RAMAGE, Chief Mate,
WM. MASSON, 2d Mate, and JoHN Ho MON, Purser,
have also been voted picas of plate, in consideration
of their gallantry in the above adio'rt.
The Freuch Princes, Noblemen, General Du.
MOURTER, &c. in and near London, have put on
mourning for the late unfortunate and murdered
Duke D'EN c I EN.

Yesterday the Royal Westminster Volunteers had
a Field.day, and, after they had gone through va.
rious mlnceuvr4:s, Colonel Ron eitTsorr read a Let.
ter, addressed to him from the Marquis of TITCH.
FIELD, which, he supposed to be circular, stating
that Government had come to the resolution of de.
tachinz the large Corps, belonging to the Metro.
polis, to the Coast, in case of the landing of an
Enemy, or the appearance of them off the Shores,'
and desiring the Colonel to inform his Regiment,
that it is expefted they will make every necessary
preparation to march, at an hour's notice.
Wednesday the Loyal North Britons had a field.
day. A Letter was read from the Lard Lieutenant
to Lieutenant-Col. Lard RELAY, desiring that every
Geotleman would hold himielf ready to turn out
at the shortest notice, for it was the wish of Govern.
ment that the Regitnent should march to the Coast
immediately on the appearance of the Enemy. This
intelligence, so gratifying to the feelings of every
Loyal North Briton,, was received by the Corps
with the loudest acclamations of joy: The Corps'
will, muster on Wednesday next, at one o'clock, in
Gray's Inn Gardens, and march to Hyde Park, to
be inspeded by Lieurenaut-Colonel JENKIIVSON,