The Sun.
London, England, 1804-01-17 00:00:00

ZRICHTON,,.TAN.

AT an early hour yesterday morning, the Dti't al
ttNT inspeCied the Sussex Militia, under marching
orders, on the North Steyne. His Royal Highness,
aboct noon, proceeded to the Barracks, and there took
a surrey of the loth LightDtagoons,dismoun red, their
Illustrious Commander at their head, and afterwards
reviewed the 4.th, or Queen's Dragoons, the division
from Lewes having previously joined them on the
Level. The Royal Duke spoke in the highest
terms of praise of the whole of the Troops which
had been sublet) to his inspeCtion in the course
of the day:—The Dorset and South Gloucester
Militia had also a grand field day yestieday on the
Downs.

The first division of the toth Light Dragoons
marched from. the Barracks, on their route Itir
Guildford, this morning ; a seconddivision, consist.
ing of a similar number, two troops, remove to-
morrow. A detachment of the 6th, or Enniskillen
Cavalry, to supply the place of the troops which
left us, marched into the town this morning ; others
are also expektted to j Tin them to.morrow.
'the PRINCE of WALES, it is now currently -re
po:led, does not retnove with his R':giment for
Guildford.
His Royal Highness the DUKE of KENT took
his-,!eparcure this morning.
Of che two Colliers recently beat up by. the tide,
while.uoloading their cargoes here, one vas yester-
day got off; the other, the weather..to-Aay having
been.veri boisterous, has' received further /image-,
and it is now expeacti will never be fit for sea
again. The Dasb Cutter, bound from Hastings to.
this place, we hear, was lost in the gale of Monday
last, and that all hands on board perished.

A Letter from Lisbon of the sth of January,
by the Mail which arrived Yesterday, mentions an
occurrence there which is likely to produce some'
'discussion. The Lapwing Frigate was in the harbodr
of Lisbon when a severe gale of wind prevailed,and by

its violence she was driven abcut so anuch,rhat she got

foul of a Portuguese East called the Bel-
same. The people of the latter,it is mentioned, were
extremely irritating to the crew,of the Frigaite, re-
viling them for not keeping their Nressel(sto it birth
in 'such a good situation. The 'POringuese likewise
adderLinjuries to instil t 4, arld threw pieceS".7iP Wood,
&c. on board the Frigate, and wounded
two mendangerously. The .sentinels on board the
Frigate then fired at those who were most forward,
iii this.affair, and killed'a man. The rest fled below.
Such is the acc,:unt cur.people give. The Portuguese
of course, tell.a very diWerent tale. The matter had.
caused a good deal of noise at Lisbon.
Various Letters confirm the above statement, and
add, that three men were, killed, besidea the Mate
of the Portuguese Vessel, whose petulance_ was the
principal cause of the disturbance. The Portuguese
made -loud complaints of the condua of the Lap-

cuing, but the Officers of latter were supported by
Lord R. FITZGEILALD: It; is even said that General
Liss:lts, the French Minister, had expressed his
opinion, that the English were pettedly justifiable,
and ought to have shot all the people in the'Portu-
guese ship. In ail probability
,the affair will be
produdivc of no serious consequence.
By private Letters from Lisbon, we are informed
of another instance of the unexampled, 'audacious,
and insulting condua of General LAssres, the
French Minister at that Court. The circumstance
is as follows: He lately told the Par zee E of BR A.
Zi L, that the Portuguese Minister at Paris was very
disagreeable to the CHIEF CON,UL, who desired
that he might be immediately recalled. This infor-
mation, or rather command, very much surprized
the Patrice, who had never' before received the
smallest complaint against that Minister. However,
he immediately direded M. De SOusA to write to
TALLEYRAND, and inquire into the cause of com-
plaint.. with assurances that he should he immediate-
ly recalled. NOthing could equal the surprize- of
TALL g? RAND at the receipt of this letter, which he
instantly communicated .to the Chief Corssu.l, wh,
was not less astonished than TALL E YRAND
as he never had authorized the message deliveeed in
his name, of which the Court of Lisi.ion.wasiiinme-
diately apprized. • •
General FRANCIS DUNDAS was at Dover on Sa-
turday. He has been making a tour along the Coast.
For some days past, persons have been dispatched
to collet tan account of the stabling, outhouses, arc.
belonging .to the different farms in that quarter, in
order 'to ascertain what number of troops could be
accommodated, in theevent of the Enemy's landing.
The survey has been general throUghout that, part of
.Ic.ent; •
. The Cavalry Corps of the, Duke of NORTHUNI-
13ERLANWS Tenantry, has been in quarters at
Alnwiek, for ten days past, with:their Colonel
Lord P'EII.CY. The weather in Northumberland
has been remarkably severe, and in the midst of
snow the Corps, with the. Colonel at their head,
proceeded every day to Alemouth Sands to exercise,
where they went, through their various evolutions
with the utmost precision 'and
.regularity. The
Pettey Tenantry are nearly teoo strong, and every
indiiielual in the Corps is a tenant of the Duke's.
The Fifeshire Militia have received. marching
orders, and are to, go into quarters at Alnwick and
Morpeth.
. At the Quarter Sesssions for thelVestern Division
of Sussex, held on Tuesday and Wednesday last, the
principal trial was an Indiamente by Lieut. SF iv►
of the Impress Service at Little liamptOri, against
several barrack builders, for a riotous rescue of an
impressed man : two of the offenders received sen-
tence of imprisonment.
Saturday Robert Martin was convicied..at. the
Surrey Sessions, of stealing a 'cotton counaerrane
from the George Inn, in the Borough, and ordered
to be transported for seven years. The Prisoner
was, described by the Counsel, as having for a long
time past been in the habit of committing alarming
depredations on the Inn and Tavern-keepers, Cof-
fee-houses, &c.
On Friday two Shoreditch butchers started for a
considerable winger to walk five miles, one of them
was to carry a tray, with a quarter cwt. of sand on
his shoulder, the otherunincumbered. He who car-
tied weight, though naturally the heaviest man, won
the wager by five minutes and a half.