The Sun.
London, England, 1804-05-11 00:00:00

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1. ROM THE PRENCIT PAPERS.

PARIS, APRIL 27.—k-oucr3z, the Aljutant of
the Genecal Staff At fevers, has published a "Fr.ra
" On the Necessity of rendering the Consular Au.
thority Hereditary."
The City of Lyons, and the whole Department
of the Rhone and Loire, have sent an Address to
the FIRST CONSUL, by a Deputation_, in which
they say, it is the wish of thirty Millions of
Frenchmen; to find some means to render France
happy; and to frustrate all the attempts of falions,
and this means is, say they, to render the First
Maiistracy Hereditary in a single Family, and con-
sequently in the Emily of him Who is now invested
with it.

Gen. MORE Au is very coMfortably lodged in his
prison, and his wife is permitted to visit him in the
presence of the Guard. .
The Report that the Toulon Fleet had been seen
off Marseilles is now much doubted The lifaniter
makes no mention of it.

A number of persons were lately arrested in La
Vendee, on suspicion of having favoured the land-
ing of some English Spies, but they have been set
at liberty, it appearing, that there were no 'grounds
for this suspicion.
The respetlive fiotitiers between Sweden and
Denmark are now to he arranged during the sum-
mer, acCording to the Frontier Treaty of t 7s t, and
the Convention of 1795. The ofler of mediation
made by the FIRS:
CONSUL 'on thii occasion has
been d Mined by the two Northern Conrts.—(Le
Crl du Calivet.)
The Eleetress of BAVARIA is arrived at Cads.
rube, on a visit 'of adieu to the KING and QUEEN of
SWEDEN:
The French Engineers sent by the FIRST Co_t
SUL to draW a coiled Map of Hanover, and to point
out all the best military positions; require three
years to complete this undertaking.
The six Gun-boats and Pinnaces built .by the
Department of the Lower Rhine at Strasburg, for
the English Expedition, arrived at Manheim on the.
3oth April : they will proceed to Holland with the
first fair wind.

An Obelisk, to the glory of BONAPARTE, is to
be erefted on Mount Genevre.

General SERRURIER has been appoihtcd Gayer.
nor of the Invalids.

MINISTRY OF MARiNi3.

THE MI*ISTER OF THE MARINE AND COLONIES, TO THE
MARITIME PREFECTS, AND TO THE COMMISSARY-CE-
NERAL OF THE MARINE AT ANTWERP.
" CITIZEN PREFECT, Paris, April 24.

" The enemy leaves no means untried to keep up an un-
derstanding
with the ports of the Republic, and to obtain
information on the state of our Naval Forces, and their move-
ments. I have just been informed of a new manoeuvre prac-_,
tised by them, to counteract the cried of which will be a'
matter of importance.
" Few Neutral Vessels bound to French Ports can enter
them without being stopped and searched by English Cruizers
at their entrance : the object of these visits of search is not only
to know the destination of the vessel, and the nature of her
cargo, but it appears that the searching Cruizers frequently
take out one or more men of the neutral ship's crew, and put
in :heir places an equal numbs! of Spies, who by that means
are enabled to examine the Port.
" Whatever measures you may have enforced, relative to
those Neutral ships which are admitted into the Forts, they
may possibly not be sufficient to frustrate this manoeuvre,
and }ou must take the following new measures tor this
purpose
Y 40,1 will recommend in every Port of your District, that
the snidest inspedion be made ofthe crews of every Neutral
Vessel which play arrive; and if in consequence of this
search any Englishman, or other suspeded person, should be
found on board, he must be arrested, with the ship's corn-
pao+y, and be interrogated separately, with all possible atten—
tion, in order that the truth may be discovered.
" If a Captain of a Neutral Ship be convided of having
received on board, and introduced into France, any men' re-
ceived from English Cruizers, without his having made
a declaration thereof on his arrival, he shall be treated as an
accomplice of the spies, and his vessel will be confiscated.
" That the Neutrals may not alledge any pretext of igno-
rance, for evading the rigour of these dispc,:tions, it will be
proper to give the hitter every possible publicity.
" DECRES."

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HAVRE, APRIL z4,—Captain Timst E LIN has per-
formed a most in illiant manoeuvre, in the presehce of
the whole town, which excited the most lively saris_
faction. He was at Honfieur with so vessels of the
Flotilla, all carrying 24-pounders ; many of the
vessels were those which had been constructed at
Paris. They were blocked up by an English Squadron,
composed of several large vessels. This brave Officer,
who had several times passed by night with diErent
Divisions of the Flotilla, deriving confidence from the
force which he had under his command, he now re-
solved to attempt the passage in open day. He
accordingly sailed at seven o'clock in the morning,
with a fair wind, and continued his voyage, with his
Rags flying and matches lighted. The English did
nut attempt to interrupt him, but retired to a dis-
tance of two leagues and a half. if his orders had
been to sail to the Cuast of England, he would have
done it, in spite of the English Squadron.
CAR isit trn f, APRIL 20.--We learn that the Eng-
lish Ministers,Messrs. DRAKE anti SPENCER SMITH,
have had a meeting in a small town on the Frontiers
of the Circle of Franconia. It is said, that a veiy
lively scene took place between them ; and that
they will both remain in Franconia inc6?ilito,
until they shall have received orders from their
Court. Mr. SPENCER SMITH has been at Nurem-
berg a few days, where he took every precaution
not to be discovered. We believe he is now in the
neighbourhood of that City. The present abode of
Mr. DRAKE is not positively known. It is also
said, that they have not yet quite recovered from
their fright of being arrested and delivered over to
France.—(Pubbeiste).
VIENNA, APRIL. I4...—The camp near Pest, in
Hungaria, will be formed in July, and the Etar EROR
will be present at it ; another camp will afterwards
be formed in Gallicia. It is said that the EMPEROR
intends visiting his Italian States this year.

HAGUE, APR I L 20.—The Batavian Government
have received dispatches horn Cai twin JANSSE NS,
dated at the Cape, Jail. 17. They state, that the
Batavirin Squ.nir, n, uttler Admiral HARTs I,IK, con_
Siting two 68 gun Ships, one Frigate of 36 guns,
and one Brig of 24 guns, containing together 124
men, had art ived There safe a,nd in the hest condition ;
and, alter taking on hoard one Battalion front the
Cape, 3' 3 retnfoicemtnt, they proceeded on their
voyage to Batavia.'., _

so much reCOVereti, •ibli i 5 "OW
able to wi4)l: Avut Ai usual.

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COURT OF COINVe.IO; PLEAS, MAY 4,

THoMPSOII GLEECE.

•IVh. Serjeant SIIEI'HERD spewed cause -
Rule moved for at the comme.ncement et- :
Term, to set ride the vetdift given it
the Plaintiff.
It was an Affion on a Policy of Insurance ee.
ship Lady Nelson, to and from Partugal fotO
laden with wine. The evidence, as ftdelticed t.hea:
trial, which took plaCe before the tale Lord Atavasr.a;
LEY at Guildhall, proved the vessel in question sailed
Irwin London in ballast, in 1803, and, after a good
voyage, arrived safe at Oporto, where she took in
wine, and received necessary repairs, in order to en-'
able her to proceed home with the convoy. On
the 3d of October following, Capt. Woolle, who was,
appointed Commodore in L'Aigle frigate over the
convoy, made a signal for them to sail, and that
evening the Lady Nelson left Port Oporto, and met
with no other accident going out than getting foul
of a hawser as she went over the bar. The weather
was fine at that time, and the water smooth, with
but little wind ; but shortly after, the sea became
rough, and about eight o'clock in.the evening, the
vessel was observed by the Capt. (Loutherington) to
let in water ; .and the crew, on going to the pumps;;
found them choaked, and incapable of being
worked ; they had no carpenter on board, having .
left him at Lisbon, and finding the leak increase;
they made a signal of distress to the Commodore,
in Consequence of which a boat came on board
theni from L'Aigle, with a carpenter and seve-
ral seamen. The carpenter, on examining the
pumps, foinol, them choaked with small coal, and,
a seam open on the ship's quarter, which did not
appear to him have been recently caulked:—
The state of the ship upon the whole was such as
induced hiM f 6 coy she was in a dangerous situa-
tion, and not :sea worthy. The carpenter, how-
ever, contrived to set the pumps agoing before he
left her, which was abotit six o'clock, after Capt.
Loutherington had requested that a boat and twelve
hands might be sent from L'Aigle to assist
preserving the ship during the night. The boats
having reached the Commodore, the carpenter de..
livered his message, and added, that he believed
the ship to be in great danger.. Captain Woolfe,
however, observed, the night was dark, it was like:,
ly to be squally, and, therefore, unsafe to send a
boat with so many men, but ordered an officer,to
hail the Lady Nelson, desiring her to keep close to
L'Aigle during the night, and in the morning they
should, have every assistance. By daylight the
Lady Nelson was missing among the convoy, and -
the Commodore supposed she had put into Vigo, as
they were then on the coast of Portugal. It, how..
ever, turned our, that after the• boat had been hoist.
ed on board the Commodore, and the Lady Nelson
ordered to remain close to L'Aigle, that she could
not sail ; and became immersed deeply by the
stern ; the ,Captain having occasion to go into
the cabin, discovered the water had covered the
floor, and about midnight, in despight of their ex-
ertions, it came over the quarter-deck ; in that.
situation the pumps became choaked again.; a lane
thorn lighted was therefore hoisted as a signal for
assistance, but no answer was made, and the crew
•had scarcely got out their hoats and pulled some
distance from the ship, before sl,a ; they for..'
stunately saved their lives by reaching one of the
convoy. . .

At the trial of the Cause, Lord ALVANLEY ex.
pressed a wish that Captain Woolfe could have beeu
examined, as to his opinion of the state of the ship
when the carpenter gave him the information ; but
being at sea off Brest at the time, he could not be
suhrcenaed. On such ground, and that the ship had
been brought our of Oporto unfit to stand the sea,
a Rule was obtained for a new trial. It was now
contended, in order to prove the verdiEt ought not
to be disturbed, that , the ship had been properly
covered with awnings, whi!e lying at Oporto, to
prevent the sun from opening her seams, and other-
wise rendered fit for her voyage ; her loss was
imputed to the starting of a plank ; and the learned'
Serjeant argued, that from the contradictory evi-
dence that had been given,, a fair presumption had
been drawn by the jury in favour of the Plaintiff,'
therefore the verdict ought not to be disturbed.
Arlr. Serjeant BAILEY followed on the same side,
The Court acquksced in the propriety of a new
Trial, es the case then appeared : but deferred en..
larging the Rnie, until they had examined the evi-
dence more minutely.

MAY 9.
MAIIONY,a. SIR JOHN D'OYLEY, BARD.

The Plaintiff brought his A6tion to recover 81.
for wages due, anal money expended on horbes,
while coachman to the Deiendant.

It appeared from the statement of Mr. Serjeant
SHEPitERO, that Sir John D'Oyley employed the
Plaintiff for tome time in his service, until return-
ing troth a ball, the latter, by negligence or acci-
dent, overturned the carriage, and greatly endanger-
ed the lives of the pet sons within ; the consequence
was, hit was discharged', and Sir John D'Oyley went
over to Ireland, leaving the Plaintiff unpaid ; oft
his return from thence, application was made for
the money, and Sir Jehn D'Oyley observed, that he
did not know the Piaintiff was not paid ; hut would
examine his papers, and if no receipt was found, he
might'be induced to pay him.
In support of the Plaintiff's case, Mr. Charles
Hamilton was called ; he described himself to be
an Attorney, and said, he wrote a letter to Sir
John D'Oyley about the loth of last December; in
consequence of which, Sir John came to his office
three days after, and observed, that he wanted to
he informed more minutely of the claim upon him
contained in the letter. Witness said, it was about
fr servant formerly a coachman, who pretended to
have wages coming to him, but that he (Witness)
'did not credit the whole of such demanA ; and if
Sir John D'Oyley would give a small sum, wh,, h
Would be left to his honour, the Plaintiff would rt
satisfied. Sir John, in answer, said, he remembet_
rd the man lived with him, but did not know whe-
ther he had been paid ; he had some pavers g
from Ireland, and would lock among them for a re
ceipt, and if he found none, would rather pay tit
wt;.,Ae demand than a part ci it. Witness then ;:t.

A miserable shopkeeper, near Nevriport-street,
stands at this moment unrivalled for economy, and
is considered the most extraordinary miser of the
day. The penurious being alluded to, has long
been the subjeti of conversation in the above neigh.
bourhood, where, by hately supporting his existence,
and denying himself the necessaries of life, he has
accumulated no less a sum .than 18,ocol. at present
in the Funds. The singularity of his way of living
occasions much wonder how a human being, placed
among civilized society, and surrounded by abun-
dance, can submit to privations so severe and
gradirg,de-
while possessed of the means to satiate his
wants, and procure comfort ; yet true it is, that the
uniform happiness of this. man's life, has been ob-
served to centre in getting acre; and, at this hour,
the property he has accumulated operates as a sti-
mulus, to persevete in the penurious course by
which it was obtained. To describe his person and
shop, he answers Shakspeare's charaacr of the apo.
thecary. Sharp misery has indeed worn him to the
bones, and Lis appearance is that of famine and in.
digerce. 1-lis clothes, worn for a number of years,
are in some ports ragged and covered with patches,
rudely sewed on by himself ; not a living creature
is sufnred to live with him, not even a domestic cat
or dog, lest they should increase his experces by
eating food. In the morning, after opening his
shop, a blipenny-worth of milk alone serves for
his breakfast ; and for dinner, he usually leeks his
door, goes to the meanest cook's-shop, and there
buys a small portion of stale meat, the refuse of the
customers ; he is then satiated all day, and at nine
o'clock at night, having shut up his shop, retires to
rest under his counter, not on a bed, but straw, laid
within a box, matte to his shape, like a coffin, a9d
thus buried, remains until his usual time of rising,
when he continues the sante round-of avarice, and
fails not to call it frugality. Such is the coodua of
this miser ; and, in other respeas, his sotdid con.
due has become so publicly notorious, that he is
nor only an objea of derision, but the contempt of
all ssho know him.

Early on the morning of the 223 of April, the
men of war having accomplished this latter object,
the troops were ordered by signal to advance, in
two divisions, in close order, till abreast of their
respettive points of attack.
The enemy, suspeCting that the principal impres-
sion would be diretted against Fort D'Arsic, over-
looked the defence of these stupendous rocks, which
offered natural obstacles, sufficient to deter the" most
daring invader,
Brigadier Lambert's division, to which ttie Ml.
rines under Colonel Mackenzie Were attached, W-
proached under this high coast, when it appeared
to this gallant Officer, that a fit opportunity for
enterprize presented itself. He accordingly moved
onwards unperceived, and with a rapid resolution,
Captain Paterson, at the head of the Grenadiers of
the 19th Regiment, quickly supported by Captain

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..kN A wM I ',LANE, (of Bow-Street, Covent-canirii) ; and I'
At the SuN-O;rIc a, No. 1 it, &Pawl ; where Advertisements, eirdt si tor

This interval iihnied the display of many in-
stanets of bold intrepidity', amongst the individuals
of the line and of toy corpsi from the many sallies
which were attempted by the adive St. Cruix, dur-
ing the course of it. One of these being d LII d
against a pest occupied liy Captain Wright, of the
Marines, hating un.ler him three companies of his
Corps, which will of peculiar importance, this

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oft Sir lohn Hadley VOviev, I+art. and one ot til miis,
sistanti in the Gove-rni,r General's Ott-ice, in Bengal, ni or
Mariana Gear, ywrigest daughter of William cat, '''''' .
Keyhaven, near Lytnington.
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Rev, john Urquhart, of oiotallt Eagle. . prix •
On l'uesday last, in Dover:street, the Hon' Nirse.
wos tbe
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Marshatn, ot 'Baxley House, near Maidstc;ne. Si, „„0,110r•
eldest daughter of me lace Right lion. Robert Lora ti.,6a1,0;
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of Maa!,,cy; in Hull. confectioner. He wa•,, '`..vening w
in his bed, to which he'llad retired the_preceding ''
good health. He was about 6., years ot "gc• i - Whil,,f
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