The Sun.
London, England, 1803-03-26 00:00:00

LONDON, MARCH z 6, iBO3.

WE yesterday acquainted our Readers that His
MAJISTY had been unexpededly detained in Town
by business of importance. The Minister remain-
ed in conference with' His MAJESTY till akfut
one 'o'clock, and upon his taking his leave the.
KINC immediately set off for Windsor. The
business, we have reason to believe, did not re'
late to the Negotiation, as no fresh arrival had
in the course of the Preceding night or yesterday
morning taken place from Paris; and as we should
probably only mislead our Readers by any conjec-
ture of our own upon the subje6t, we shall forbear
to make them, or to state the idle reports to which
the circumstance gave birth.

OUR Dover Letter received this morning, states
that the Merchant Vessels in the Ports of Duniiri,
Calais, and Boulogne, put to sea on Thursday loft.
in consequence of an assurance from the Ftenco9'
vernment, that they might proceed on their.
spedive destinations with safety. We, leave
Readers to draw their own conclusions from thi*'
fad, with respe& to the issue of the pending NV'
tiations. •

A Mail from Holland .arrived last night.— The
Leyden Gazette of Tuesday last contains an 'articli
upon the preparations in England, in which it*
stated, that France has demanded of the Batavion
Government, that the necessary preparations shall:

immediately be made for the maintenance of a con* •
siderable Corps of French Troops, which arc said,t
be ailreaodryonitheirm arcishfjor:hce Dutch Frontiere
Towns of Holland, and is, according 'be prin;ira
gnto the
Citz-eite, to make parr; the event of vvar,*(g
tzt,
tt
general Expedition against 'England, , The same
Gazette states, that General DLTROC, who Web' bet
out for Berlin, is charged to require of that Court,
the most prompt measures with respea to Om
Eleaorate of Hanover. :
A Rotterdam Paper gives a Letter from par;';
which though of an older date (the 16th instant).
than the French Papers already received, contains
several particulars, which were not to be fouod in.
the latter. Orders, it is said, have been dispatched
to all the Sea Ports of France, to hasten the equip'
anent of Ships of the Line and Frigates, and to get
in readiness a considerable number of kon-11°0119.
and flat-bottomed boats, at Cherbais and Berdcpe:
50,000 men are to be drafted from the interior
march to the sea-coasts, which, with the . rtuniber
already there, will, it is said, form army Elf

120,000 men. It was reported, that JosErn
BONAPARTE was shortly to set out for Lando,'
charged with a mission of the highest importance•

Yesterday a few minutes before one, Hilt MA

JESTY and the PRINCESSES AUGUSTA, ELI2ABETII,
Soriiin, and AraELIA, left tuckingham-house for.
Windsor, where the ROYAL FAMILY will remain
till Tuesday.
The PRINCESS MARY remains at Buckingham...
house.
We understand that the account' 8f the arrival of
General STUART, and the Evacuation of Alexandria•,
which originated in The 111:qwini Herald, is with"
out foundation.

Yesterday,. after our Paper was put to Press, W4l
received the itioniteur of the 22d instant.; but as it
contained nothing of importance, we thought it un-
necessary to stop the Press to announce its arrival'
It is entirely filled with the discussions on th 6
Civil Code, • and with appointments to vacant
Governments and Prefedures. General IVI°IT'
ctioist is appointed Governor of the ,Mauritius,,
and General.ERNOUF Governor of Guatialoupe.
The French Funds were on Monday at 56s
having fallen 3 per Cent. since Saturday, but a 5 t"
half year's dividend of 21 per Cent was included
in the Saturday's price, and deducted from that °t
Monday, the real fall was only one half per af,444,
The Eastern Regiment of Middlesex Militiwifffi
embodied at Edmonton yesterday, umler the eontif.
mind of Lieut. Col. \Novo. Upwards of 400 °
the Old Militia came in, and a considerable number,
are expected to.morrow, when the Cobalt! (Ear
MANsFIELD) will attend. We mentko this 161,'
pleasure, as a laudable example to the other Coo'

ties.
The Royal Lanarkshire Militia are to be etnbo-
died on Thursday,_ the 31st instant,
The Militii fur the County of Renfrew is to
bet
embodied on the 31%t inst.; for Ayr, on the 6111:1,
)
. •. _ e.:..r:-- &c. On the 7".4

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DOVER, MAkcii

Tu calm weather has prevented any artivals
from France to-day. The Zxlreis Packet, Captain
DELL, and a French Vessel, arrived last night,
and by them we learnt that the Merchant Vessels
in the Ports of Dunkirk, Calais, and Boulogne,
sailed yesterday, in consequence of communications
from the Commissaries that they might proceed
with safety;' Captain HoDD, of the French Vessel,
relates, that a Deputation from the Merchants at
Dunkirk was sent to Paris, to inquire if their Ships
might proceed on their voyages during the present
crisis, and being assured from the proper Depart-
'tient that they might sail with perfect safety, the
Vessels in consequence sailed from Dunkirk.
Lord CAMELFORD hired a Galley this morning,
the Packet having sailed, to convey him to France.

The Custom-House Cutter, Capt. WORTHING.
TON, captured in the Downs last night a Lugger,
with 205 casks of spirits, which were lodged in His
Majesty's Custom. House here.