The Sun.
London, England, 1804-08-24 00:00:00

FARM,
Atm. To.

BIOT, Member of the National Institute, intended
laSt Wednesday, in company with a friend; to
ascendironi the ObserVatetyin the air,: and to make
their meteorological and physical experiments.—
Government lent him,. upon this occasion; its largest
Balloon, the saOse that had been in 'Egypt. • But no
sooner was the Balloon filled, than a suddeii gust of
wind, carried it away, and it has hitherto, tint been
heard of or found. According._to calcolation; if it
meets with no accident, it may arrive at Or ap.
proach some of the planet's nearest to our globe;
and as all our best Mathematical, astronomical, phy. •
sisal, and meteorological instruments were em-
barked, with several bottles of wine, liqueurs, &C.
should it,arrive any wherein universal space where
the inhabitants have nut reached the same state of
civilization as upon oar planet, it may produce in.
formation, which 'chance has so often produced in
our arts and sciences. It is well known, that it is to
chance alone we are indebted for our greatest dis-
coieries. Citizen MeRCIEL- pretends, that it would
be a generens at of our Government, was it to send
once_ a month, a balloon perdu, into the air, contain.
log our fruits, instruments. of agriculture, copies of
our best drawings, and models of our best statues,
even some of our-domestic animals, as goats, sheep,
cats, dogs, &c: which may, s,nnetimes,, by some
unforeseen accident, be carried to another planet,
and, perhapi, finally bring about as easy a com,
municatinn with the people there, as with those of
Asia,- Africa, and America. We are, says our
philosopher, notwithstanding the assurances of Naw. •
T.vNt LA LANDE, and other astronomers, entirely
unacquainted with the heavens, with its efre.fts, and
with the planetary system ; but a day will soon
come, when another Co LUM BUS will present himself,
anti cause present and past ages to blush .for their
ignorance and credulity. M. MERCira hints tole.
rably clear; that, was he forty years younger, he
would be this new Columbus.--(Journal de Paris.)
On the, 23t1 • ult. those Frenchmen who ackonw.
hedged the God of Israel, assembled here in their
great Synagogue, and celebrated again the elevation
01 NAPOLEON BONAPARTE to the Imperial Dignity.
Many Senators, Counsellors.of State, Tribunes, and.
Generals, were present. The young Israelite, Jonas
Meyer, had comtuned for this occasion an Ode in
Hebrew and in French, and, at the end of every
strophe, the audience exclaimed; "Vive Empereur I
Five l' Erupt 'twice Josephine!" and Vive la Fer-
mille !" The 23d was chosen for the day •
of this festivity, as it corresponded with the Isth
of the month d'Ab,• which was formerly for the
Israelites in Palestine.one of their gre'atest holidays.
The Ode of the young Meyer has been printed at
the exnence of the Emperor, in the imperial Print.
ing.isffice, upon imperial paper.
The Privateer_ Minerva, from. Bourdeaux, has
carried in there a very rich Prize, called the
lanle, from Jamaiea. The consequence of this Prize
has caused at Bourdeaux a very lively sensation,—
Its cargo is valued at' one million eight hundred
thousand
On the 3d, in the evening, the battery at Calais
fired on two ships rh jr attempted to enter the har-
bour. "The miitake •as, however, soon discovered;
and the ship, one Swede, and the other a Dane,received Pilots on board, and anchored safely in the
Road. Titese ships_ had suffered a great deal in
their sail's and rigging, and had three men killed
and `four wounded.-

DUKE D'ENGIIIEN to Mr. ---,*qt VIENNA.

5 t 1 IR, '•
" General' ECQU v I LLY having. informed me of
the very great willingness with which you took
upon yourself the office of making known to your
Government my desire to be einployed in the course.
of the present War, Und of the. kind Manner:which
you evinced with resped to me, I cannot delay re.
turning you my sincere thanks, and expresSiog to
you how deeply sensible I ant of the intertst you
have taken in my behalf. •
"I repeat, with full confidence, Sir, what Gene.
ral .14:,cQueviLLY no doubt • has communicated to
you frail) me. The absolute minify in which I ye.
getate, whilst the path of honour is open to so
many others, becomes every day More insupport.
able. I wish only to give your generous Go.
vernment proofs of my gratitude ,and teal. h dare
hope that the English will deem meworthy of com-
bating, by their side, our implacable enemies, and
will permit me to share their perils, and part of their
glory.
• " Entirely devoid of all priVate interest relative
to my cause, my request has no, other objed than
some rank in your Army, or an honourable
ComrstisSion. It differs too Much from that
which has been made by the • members of my
family, resident in tngland, not
.to induce me to
entertain a hope of obtaining a happier result: You
will infinitely oblige me, Sir, by dwelling strongly
upon thii difference. Undoubtedly it is our: sacted
duty to serve till death our legitimate Sovereign,
and our cause ; but it is also a dear and pressing'
duty to me to serve my henefat9ors, and to prove
that my gratitude is as deep as it 'is disintaresled.
This desire, which my heart Hayhas long felt, becornes
more ardent every day.
" Do me, therefore, the favour, Sir, to acquaint
me confidentially with, the means you may think
the most likely to obtain this end, and be assured of
all my gratitude, as well as my pariicular, esteem
and my distinguished consideration. - •
" L. A. H. DE BOURBON,
14 Duc .D'ENottittv."
" Etienhe;nt, libehrate of Baden,
&b. 15, ;804.1'
Au English Gentleman.

The mode in which the EMPEROR or THE
FRENCH, and his " auguit Famil)," their lope.;
rial Hi:hurries Prirters JOSEPH and Louts, _are
mentioned in the French Journals, must tent to ex.
cite a strong spirit, of ridicule in the People of
France, at such a grave mockery of rank und titles.
This specie& of solemn derision, alter all the repub.
lican zeal, hatred of Kings, &c. &c. must tend to
bring the Imfierial Family into ecmternpr, as well
as abhorrence, and may in a great measure contd..
bute to woik upon the national temper, and fin;dly
overthrow the low.born Usurper and his detestable,
face.

YORK AUGUST nit.ETING%

7U€SDAY, AUG. 21.

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Mares and horses Bst. fillies allowed' 31b. and Alaideh

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horses, &c. 41b. Four mile heats.
M. E. L. Hodgsort's ch. c, Stretch, 4 yrs old, walked over.
Mr. Florner's bay mare, by Wea,el, 6 yrs old, beat Mr:
flornsey's grey filly, by Delpini, 4 yrs old, a fcath:a.
four miles. Mr. Ramsey stakes,l rsogs to wags.