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

LONDON, FEBRUARY 2, 1804.

YESTERDAY a fourth Gun brig, captured by the
Hjdra and Tribulte Frigates, came into Ports-
mouth. She is of the same description with the
other three, the arrival of which we mentioned
yesterday. ,;:.• •

It appears from the superior constrthion of these
Vessels, and their mode of being out, that the
French have made some improvements in the equip-
ment of their Flotilla. Whatever may be their
improvements, however, we have no doubt but
that the skill and courage of British Seamen will
always continue to prove an over-match for them
when they fairly meet.

ACCOUNTS from the Gape of Good Hope have been
received, though by the very circuitous route of a
Slave-ship bound to the West Indies, of the date of the
29th of Odober last, which give an account of the
very unpleasant situation of that Colony, and particu-
lady the English in it, in consequence of the renew.
al of the War. On the first receipt of the news, the
English were ordered to confine themselves to their
houses, and the property of individuals was put
under sequestration by a Proclamation from the Go.
vernor ; but this order was rescinded in con.
sequence of a very spirited Memorial presented
by the English Merchants, headed by Mr. Pa INGLE,
the Agent of the East East India Company, to whom
the Batavian Government was under very weighty
obligations. It appears by these accounts, that the
Cape might at any rime since the re-commence-
ment of War have been easily taken.

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MR. Secretary Yoe gave
.notice yesterday in
the House of Common!,,, of his intention to move on
Wednesday next, for leave to bring in a Bill to con-
solidate, explain, and amend the several Als re-
lating to the Volunteer Corps.
Mr. ADD I NGTON gave notice of his intention to
move this day for the appointment of a Stied
Committee to inquire into the state of the Civil
List, and likewise for another Committee to in_
quite into the state of the joint Account between
Great Britain and Ireland.

THE Hambizrgh Mail due on Sunday last arrived
last night. It brings us the following intelligence :
CONSTAN'TINOPLE, DEC. I 5 Rebels in
Romelia are again in motion, and the Troops of the
GRAND Stet lott have lost a battle against them,
and are now obliged to hold themselves on the de-
fensive. One of the Chiefs of the Rebels who had
fled to Asia has been taken there, and his head is
epe4leel soup at Constantinople.
No Russian Ships of War have as yet p'assed
from the Black Sea through the Canal into the Me.
diterranean,

Mr. STRATTON has had his audience of entry of
the GRAND SIGNIOR and REIN EFFENDI, as the
ne'w Envoy Plenipotentiary from England.
GENOA, JAN. 3.—The French General RECNIER
has passed through this city, on his way from Bo-
logna to Toulon, where he is to take the command
ofa Corps of zo,cco men, which are assembled near
that harbour, and hold them elves in readiness to
embok. Six Ships Of the line, four Frigates, some
smaller Ships of War, and a number of Transports
lie there ready to sail, and are taking on board six
months provisions. NEL,uN, however, keeps tae
Port of Toulon closely blockaded.

MENrz, J. 17.—Within this week five Regi-
ments of Cavalry have arrived at the Rhine, be-
tween Coblentz and Strasbur&, which will receive
their new organization in the interior of the Re.

. The report is entirely without foundation) that
French Troops have passed the Rhine, at the re.
quest of a German Prince, to support him against a
powerful neighbour.

We are likewise to reckon among the unfounded
reports, that of an approaching re-inarriage of the
QUEEN Of ETRURIA, and that LUCIEN BONAPARTE
will take on him a considerable Post of Government
in Italy.

LAUENBURQ, 34. N. 2 r.—To.slay the Uussars of
Chamborand leave the l)utchy of Lauenbuig, and
return over the Elbe to Luneburg, where-they will
be cantoned in the neiglib,,uripg villages. Instead
of them, we receive two companies of Chasseurs.
In tl;e towns of fluenbyrj„ Ratzeburgh, Munn,
the stritest discipline is; observed ; in order to
maintain which, no`Soldier'is suffered to be seen in
any public-house after eight o'clock in the evening;
and any landlord who serves theni after ‘.l::t titnf
with wine or brandy, is fined ten riy. doll Irs.

HAGUE, JAN: 17.—Yestelday i•ur Ct,uncil of
Wa r publicly passed sentence 'on Itar-Admiral
STORY, and thy Captains VAN DE CAFELLEN and

VAN BRAAM, who in the year 1799 .gave up Our
Fleet,. in the Flitter, to the English. They are
de,:lared disgraced, perjured, and infamous, degraded
from their posts, and banished the Republic, not to
return on pain of death. These three Officers, it is
well known, are in England.
On Friday_the r3th inst. a kind of Earthquake
was felt along the Lower I\e/aese, in the villages
Vleardingen and Maeseland, and at Rotterdam and
at Schiedam. It ,was., rot, a sudden shock, but a
slow undulatory motion' of the earth, similar to
what was felt in Hollan'd'ial the time of the Earth_

quake at Lisbon in 1755.
To provide for the extraordinary expenditure of
the present'year, the Direaory has resolved on a
new extraordinary Contribution on the Property
and Income of all the Inhabitants of the Republic,
which is to be levied as a gratuitous gift. The
amount of this Contribution will be forty millions
of Florins. The Inhabitants who are to contribute
to it are divided into 32 classes ; the first of which
is assessed at 16,000; the 2d at 14,000; the 33 at
12,000, &c. the 31st at 7, and the 323 at 3 Florins.
The contributions is to be paid at four instalments,
in money or in good State-paper, among which is
reckoned the Rescriptions redeemable in the pre-
sent year. Domestics whose Salaries is less than
20 Florins, are exempt from the Tax. The plan
of this Contribution will be laid by the Dire(tory
before the Legislative Body at its next meeting,
on the Ist of February, for its sandion.

The day before yesterday four persons were ar-
rested here, charged with being English Spies.

AMSTERDAM, JAN. 17.—Eleven Transports have
sailed from Flushing for Ostend. General MON.
NET has published a very striet Ordinance, to pre-
vent accidents on board the Flotilla, arising either
from carelessness or treachery. No fire is to be made
on board any Flat-bottomed Boat or Transport, nor
any to be kept on board airy Ship of War after eight
o'clock in the evening. During the night strong
patroles are appointed to watch.

Yesterday morning His MAJESTY went in his
carriage to the Riding-house, attended by Generals
MANNERS and SPENCER, and rode on horseback
between the hours of eleven and twelve.

About twelve o'clock, HER MAJESTY and the
PRINCESSES AUGUSTA, ELIZAISETH, MARY, and
SOPHIA, attended by the Countess of HARCOURT
and Lady MANNERS, touk an airing to Blackheath,
and honoured the PRINCESS of WALES with a visit,
at her house in Charlton, and after partaking of
some refreshment, returned to the Queen's-house.
PRINCESS AMELIA took an airing through Hyde
Park in the King's chaise. On her Royal High-
ness's return, Princess SOPHIA of GLOUCESTER
visited her, and dined with her Royal Highness.

At a quarter before two o'clock His MAJESTY
arrivd at St. James's Palace, and in a few minutes
after his arrival gave a private audience to Mr. AD-
DINGTord. After which fits MAJESTY wept to the
Great Council Chamber, and held a Privy Council
for the purpose, we understand, of pricking the
Sheriffs for the ensuing year, and other business.
ft was attended by Their Royal Highnesses the
DUKES of YORK, KENT, and CAMBRIDGE, the
LORD CHANCELLOR, the CHANCELLOR Of the Ex-
CHEQUER, the Duke of PORTLAND, Marquis Of
SALISBURY, fl.arls CHATHAM, HARRINGTON and
PAUL ET, Vis. CAsTLEREAGH, Lords (:.SOMERSET,
HAWKESBURY, SOMERVILLE, FALMOUTH and ST.
HELENs, the MASTER of the ROLLS, the JUDGE Or
the ADMIRALTY, Sirs C. MORGAN, W. GRANT,
S. COTTERELL, G. OsBoRN, General PovriTz,
Messrs: CORY, YoRKE, A. PAGE; SMYTH,
LIE RS, HUNTER and 14 ATLKNER.
The Council sat upwards of an hour, after which
His MAJESTY gave pri‘late audiences to the LORD
CHANCELLOR, Lord 'HAwKEsBuRY, Earl CHAT.
H•Am, and Sir CHARLES MoRGAN, who laid before
His MAJESTY the determination of several Court
MAttialS.

Soon after five o'clock, His MAJESTY left the
Palace for the QUEEN'S house to dinner.

His MAJESTY appeared in excellent health and
spirits, and went through the business of the day
with his accustomed ease and good humour.
This day at one o'clock, His MAJESTY was held
a Privy Council at the OtieEN's house, for the pur-
pose of receiving the Recorder of London's Report
of the Convifts capitally convided at the Sessions
before last at the Old Bailey.
We are concerned to state that His Royal
Highness the PRINCE of WALES is much indisposed
at Brighton : and early yesterday morning Sir
WALTER FARQUHAR and Mr. WALKER set off to
attend His Royal Highness.
Yesterday forenoon the PRINCESS CHARLOTTE
of WALES arrived at Carleton House from Black_
heath.

We are authorized to say, that the SPEAKER'S
weekly Levees commence on Saturday next, the 4th
instant, and will continue on every following Sa-
turday till further notice.
Earl ST. VINCENT went out of Town on Satur-
day last to his seat at Rockets, in such a bad state
of health as to awaken the alarm of his friends.
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Mr. TIERNEY gave a &and Dinner on "Tuesday,
at his official residence in Somerset place, to a nu-
merous party ; among whom were the Duke of
NORFOLK, Lords HOBART, HAWKESEURY, and
LIMERICK, !Messrs. ArIDINGTON,YoRICE,BRAGGE,
COREY, SHER funia , rti sic' NE, SHEEN, and Ho
House.

The ccinsid;ration.of-the Middlesex Petition was
yesterday postponed till to-morrow, in consequence
of the objeftion taken by Mr. Fox to the informa-
lity of one of the Petitions presented in behalf of
Mr. MAINIVARING.
It is reported that a Bill for the Relief of Insol-
vent Mbtots is 511()Itly to b; bronhE into Pallid-
ment. '

LETTERS are received from the Cape of Good Hope,
dated the 29th of 06tober, which state, that imme.
diately on the receipt of the intelligence of the
War in Europe having been renewed, the Gover-
nor of that Colsmy ordered seals to be put on the
whole of the property belonging to the East India
Company ; and on the following day -(Septem-
bet 29) a Proclamation was issued, forbidding,
under any pretence, the transfer of any species of
property belonging to English Suljeas, under pe-
nalty of the whole value of the goods, and com-
manding, that no debts due to the S4biels of HIS
BRITANNIC MAJESTY should be paid, under pe-
nalty of three times the value of allpayme.nts so
made. So harsh a measure as the seizing of all
private property, naturally threw the English in.
habitants into the utmost state of alarm, and a
meeting was in consequence called, at which it was
agreed, that a Memorial should be presented to the
Governor upon the subject. A Committee of the
British Merchants, headed by Mr. PRINGLE, the
Agent of the East India Company (to whom the
Batavian Government was under very considerable
obligations for pecuniary assistance, without which
their garrison would have proceeded to a general
mutiny), accordingly waited on His Excellency
with a remonstrance, on the 2d of Oduber, in
which, after calmly representing the injustice of
the measure, and contrasting it with the mild and
liberal proceedings of the British Government
on similar occasions ; they reminded him of the en-'
couragement held out to them to remain in the
settlement, and their peaceable and industrious de-
meanour since the reestablishment of the Batavian
Government ; and concluded by declaring their readi-
ness at the same time, to enter into suc,h obligations
fur their future propriety of conduct as His Excel..
lency might think proper to exam, consistent with
their true allegiance to their King and Country.—
This remonstrance, we are happy to find, produced
'the desired effeEt ; for, in a few days, another Pro.,
clamation was issued by the Governor, revoking the
harsh measures complained of in every respel.
The Dutch Inhabitants are daily expelling and
ardently praying for an English force to appear
before the town, which, there is little doubt, would
surrender without firing a shot. The strength of the
garrison is 2300 effective men ; the Hottentot Corps
is disbanded and dispersed in the country ; and they
have not a single ship of war on the:station but
several privateers, both there and a';',fhe Matirititisr
are fitting out, under the idea of '-snisicePting our
homewatd-bound India Ships. No intelligence had
arrived at that time of the return of Liiiots' Squa-.
dron to the Mauritius, from which place, as appears
by what we stated yesterday, it certainly sailed
for India. The small garrison of the Cape was
in such a state of insubordination when the intel-
ligence of the war arrived, that the Government
thought it necessary to increase their pay and double
their rations, in order to keep them quiet ; and it
was making a feeble effort to call out the Burgher
who however, had declared themselves to,
a man unwilling to oppose their best friends tM
English. These Letters mention also an idea gene-,
rally entertained at the Cape, of Mr. PRINGLE being
entrusted with certain overtures from that Gover"
ment to His Majesty's Ministers, with regard to
Settlement. If, however, His Majesty's Misistet
had a due sense of the importance of thit key t°
India, they would not have waited thus long for
any overtures from a Power that is hostile to Great,
Britain, when they knew, or had the means 131
knowing, that two Ships of the Line, and a few.
hundred men, might at any time have had possessioil
of the Settlement. Mr. PRINGLE, we understand,
is on board the Experiment, which arrived a feW
days ago at Cork.

Yesterday a Court of Direlors was held at the
East India House, when the following Commanders'
took leave, previous to departing for their respec'
tive destinations, Capt. JAMES LI/ DOVICK GRANT,
of the Br:stip-wick, and Capt. ANDREW HANNAY/ -
of the Marquis of Ely, for China. •
Captain DONALD NPLEOD, of the Waithamstortut
and Capt. JAMES JAtvMEsoN, of the AfitiffOn'. -were
sworn into the command of their jetPeCitv'e shitAf
By a private Letter received frotiV-v-Ctylon, we are
sorry to announce bad accounts from that IslanJ•
The climate had so reduced our Troops at an inland
Fort, that the Commanding 'Officer, Major Div/
VIE, found it necessary to propose a Capitulation'
which was agreed to; hut no sooner was it carried
into effea, than a body of Malays in our service
joined the Natives, and murdered all our Officers,
except one, who escaped., Among the sufferers
were Major DAVIE, Captains GRANT, PL E NDER"
LEATH, MiLE AN, &C.
Yesterday a Committee of Gentlemen, Planters,
and Merchants of Barbadoes, with the Agent at
tieir head, waited on Lord SHAFORTH, the Gover-
nor of that Island, in St. Alban's-street, to con-
gratulate him on his safe arrival from the Wrest
Indies, and to invite him to a public (liilncr. - '•,c: -
Lordship has, by his upright and vigorous adniin a
stration of the Government, deservedly obtitio.e
the approbation and esteem of the Colony. Lad,
SE AFORTH remains in Barbadoes, whither his Lau'
ship proposes speedily to return.
Advices from Port.au-Prince, previous to the
Capitulation of the French Army, state, that Ro'.
CHAMB EAU behaved to the inhabitants with 110 •
greatest cruelty. He ordered 200,000 dollars to be
raised by them in four hours. A merchant, whose
name was FR E DON, was shot for not raising his pr(o'
portion in time. His brother endeavoured to get •
the money, but was too late. Rocca AMB EAlf coo'
fiscated, and took possession of the house anti elfeas
of the FR E DONS.

We hear from authority, the zoth, or East De-
von, Regiment of Foot, whog ly volunteered
their services to Egypt, and had a conspicuous share
of the noble exploits there, and now Kw:ling-a part °(
the brave Garrison at Malta, have;6if the most isfr
triotic manner, come forward a 'voluntary l're-
scnt to Government of two day's pay in sups 011 °f
the present War. It is most likely this lop' ere
ample will be followed and adopted by 411
Regiments of that Garrion.
The Light Infantry Companies, of !he Gultlse
praaised the new bayonet exercise yesterday
DUKE of GLOUCESTER'S Riding.housc in Hyd: far''

PLYMOUTri. JAN. 3f.—Arrived the Spencer, of
74 guns, from a Cio;ze off Brest ; the Doris Fri..
gate, and Mostcheron Sloop of War, from a Cruize ;
and the Atnetican ship Aresomo, from Portland for
this Port.

PORTSMOUTH, FE B. r. Arrived the Hydra
Frigate from a Cruiv!, with a number of French
Prisoners on board, lately taken in some French
Gun-boats. Came into. Harbour a large French
Gun-boat, her
Sailed the Busy Brig of War on a Cruize.

YARMOUTH, FEB. r.—Arrived this morning,
after a passage of five days, from Heligoland, the
Earl of Leicester Packet, Capt. THOMPSON, with
Mails and Passengers. She brought over upwards
of sixty Hanoverian Officers.

The Martha and Sophia, MANSFIELD, from the
North, with coals, bound to Shoreham, put in here,
having sprung her main.mast.

The Peak, GRANGE, from Wisbech to London,
with allum, put in wind bound.

SHEERNESS, FEB. IL--Sailed the Leda Frigate,
Gaps. tioxymAN, to resume her station off Bou-
logne.

Mr. kovvist, late Paisei o The Avenger Sloop,
which was lost Off the mouth of the Weser, has been
appointed to the illazicienne Frigate.

DEAL, FEB. e.—His Majesty's Ship Champion,
Curlew Sloop, and Zebra Burnt), sailed this morn-
ing on a Cruize off the Coast of France.
The hirmortalite Frigate, and Archer Gun_brig
put back last night, it blowing strong to the S. W.
His Majesty's Ship Leda, came down this morn-
ing froth the Nore.
tinln the Downs—Monarch, Utrecht, La Vitginie, lin-
,ortalit6, Leda, Brilliant, Squjrel, Cruizer, Vulture,
v.rierbgc ;Gleus. Fury, Speech:od), lackdll, Locust, Archer, Gun-
uaituri Wikhelsea, Walmer Castle, Cirencester,
d Sir Williamilleniley; East India Ships, with the out-
Ward.bound,as pet las.