The Sun.
London, England, 1804-01-02 00:00:00

TO THE PUBLIC/.

milting to great and unprecedented privations and
exertions ? It is 'not enough, under such circum-
stances, that the great Ofices of State are decently
or ostensibly filled we want the exercise of the
greatest and most experienced abilities in the
Nation. If our presetft Governors preserve the
Empire, 'we shall have reason to rejoice—Fortune
'will favour us much ; but that they will raise
the Charafier, extend the In.fluence, or increase
the Glary of the Nation, is not even ;:uithitt our

hopes.
These general considerations have induced us re-
peatedly to encourage every exerti'on calculated to

proteg and defend our County—they have also
led us to speak our sentiment: freely, as to the in.

sufficiency yr Illinisters. We must

corvine our CollgralulationS at the pl esent moment

to the Loyah), the Spirit, and the Gallantry of

the .People. Whenever tae again addren the

Public, (we should be sincerely glad to be 461 r,

in consequence of a Change of Administration, to

offer as well-founded Congratulations on the
Energy, Firmness, and Wisdom of His Majesty's

Councils.

MAILS.

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:ULEM QUIS ILICERE FALSUM AUDEAT

LONDON, JANUARY 2,1804.

IT.is now ;crown that Admiral CORNWALLIS has
regained his station off Brest, without having at all
come into pore. He run before the gale of Sun-
day the 26111 into the Channel, but finding, after
Wednesday, that the weather moderated, he had

OUR fro luty„ upon entering on anatZer Year, is,
to return our warmest Thanks for the continued
support which we have .so long and so generally
received. It would be want of gratitude, not to
acknowledge it, and a want of just and becoming
attention both to the Public and to ourselves, not

to -use our utmost endeavours to deserve it.
At the commencement of the present Y ear,vwe confess
that we do not contemplate the start of Afairs
'without anxiety, because, though 'lane have a
firmer reliance than ourselves upon the Ardour and
Spirit of the People, yet it 'would be a contradic.
Zion to all experience, to suppose that the Contest
in 'which we are engaged can terminate "without
much and severe suffering en oar part. Even if
'we are, as we confidently think we must be,
ultimately successful, "we 'cannot expeci success
'without considerable sacrifices both of treasure
and of blood.

The situation of the Continent promises nothing, for
some time to come, but a state of War. The Re-
volution of France has ended in a division of
Europe, in 'which the other Powers are not like&
to acquiesce longer than circumstances force their
compliance. It has ended also in establishing in
France itself a Military Despotism, the Govern-
ment the least calculated to onjoy the blessings of
Peace, or to sutler others to enjoy them ; and the
restless dis Position of the Chief Consul, adds to
every probabi'ity of Europe being engaged for some
time to ia a state of Warfare. This prospect
eve route' pplate with some degree of uneasiness,
but certainly 'without alarm or dismay.
We are not terrified at these appearances, because,
in addition to the natural difficulties and obstruc-
tions which may probably frustrate ay" attempt
to subdue the Nation, we believe that there is a
Spirit lot the Country which is unconquerable. For
the sake of Humanity, 'we wish that the threatened
attempt to invade us may not be made—for the
sake of establishing the greatness and superiority
of the Empire, perhaps our most cordial wish
ought to be,-that the experiment should be tried.
It is-to be lamented that, confident as some may feel
of success against such an attempt, every circum-
stance should not colic/ace to render us all still more
confident and more certain than we are. Our re-
liance is entirely upon the spirit of the People,
unconnected with any consideration of the Persons
by whom we are governed. We are assailed by
great talents, great energy, and great perrevet.
lance—we should be happy to see such ?utilities
opposed by similar qualifications on our part, and
when we say this, we do not allude to the pies-
lion of Invasion alone the Invasion were
given up, does any man suppose our difficulties Are
materially lessened ? and would it not, require the
greatest abilities in the Nation, to prosecute success-
fully a War commenced !without a Foreign Alli-
ance, and only to be continued by the People sub-

On Saturday at midnight the Band of the Stafford.
shire Militia assembled before the Earl of Tjx.
BRIDGE'S house, in Windsor, and saluted his Lord.
ship with a grand Serenade, .or Wake, on the com.
mencement
,of the New Year.
Last. Friday night the Earl and Countess of
MALMSBURY gave a grand Ball and Supper to a
numerous company of Nobility, at Park-place, near
Henley.
We understand that the Regiment of Light Dra-
goons commanded by His Royal .Highness the
PRINCE of WALES, now quartered at Brighton, has
been orderyd froth that station to Guildford. The
ground on which this order is justified, is said to
be a regard for the perst..l.al safety of the Heir Ap...
Karen t.

We last night saw a letter from a Naval Officer
of high rank, which states, that intelligence,has
been just uceived from our Cruizers off Boulogne,
in which it is mentioned, that two of the French
Glin-boats, which were ordered from the inner har-
bour to the outer, had, almost immediately after
getting into the latter, swamped, each of them
having 100 men on board, all of whom, were lost.
This incident is stated in the letter alluded to, to
have had such an effect on the French Army, which
was in sight, and under orders for embarkation,
that a number of them mutinied. The mutiny,
however was repressed, and three Officers of
,the
+lst Demi-brigade, accused of being forward ,to
pr)mote this mutinous disposition, were put
to
"death. We state the faa as it has been described,
without vouching for its authenticity.
It was reported on Saturday that BONAPARTR
had arrived in. Holland upon the 23d; and went the
next day to superintend the embarkation of Troops
in the IVlaese, consisting of 9000 Dutch and t z,OOO
French, under the command of Generals VICTOR
and DUNIONCEAU. During the gale of the 25th,
it is said, several of the Ships and Transports ran
foul of each other, and it was found advisable to
re.land all the Troops, which was accordingly done,
with the lass of about 300, on board a large Schuyt
that foundered. This intelligence, it is said, brought by a Gentleman who left Amsterdam on
was
Monday last.
•
Saturday dispatches were received at the Ad.,
miralty from Lord NELsom. They are dated so
far back as the 7th October, and bring nothing
new.

Dispatches reported to be of great importance,
were on Saturday received from Lord GARDNER
on the Irish station. They were immediately for-
warded to Lord ST VINCENT, at Brentwood, in
Essex.

Several seafaring men were, on Wednesday se'n-
night, taken into custody at Crosshaven and Rio-
gaskiddy, near Cork, by Lieut. EDWARD Towrr-
sx END, of the Royal Navy, and a parr of the men
employed in the Regulating Service at Cove. Their
apprehension was in consequence of orders which he
had received from Admiral Lord GARDNER ; and
we understand they are charged with prattlices of a
treasonable nature.
The Dub/in Mail of the zBth ttas the following
article :
" I have the pleasure to inform you, that we are
picking up more of the wretches principally engaged
in the shocking Insurre6tion of the z3d July. De-
velin, who was the agent between the City of
Dublin and the County of Wicklow Rebels, and who
introduced the unfortunate Robert Emmett and
Drztr.yer, the mountain robber, to each other, is now
in custody at Arklow. A person named, Cullinait,
who had been an •ktive organizer in the Southern
Counties, under the assumed name of Clark, and
pa • ssed at one time for the General of that name in
the French Service, is in the gaol of the City of
Cashel."

A Troop of the 6th Dragoon Guards will arrive
at Wakefield on Thursday, and two Troops at Leeds
on Friday next.
Brigadier. General SHERBROOK is superintending
the construdion of some works on the Norfolk
Coast, between Sherringham and Cley, where, it
is said, one of the Enemy's Divisions is intended
TO land.

On Thursday the Lanark and Fifeshire Militia
%%ere to march from Edinburgh, to replace the 53d
in Enghnd. The first Battalion of the t Bth Re.
giment were to march for Dunbar; and the zd, for
Stirling.

The- Eastern Regiment of Somerset Yeomanry,
consisting of nine Troops, !„:ve been for ten days
on alive duty at Taunton, during the most un.
favourable weather. General COWELL has pub-
lished a report full of the highest eulogia on their
conduct.

steered again for Ushant. The noble perseverance
of this gallant Veteran must excite both the admira'.
tion and gratitude of the Nation. The Culloden,
of 74 guns, came into Ply mouth on Saturday front
the Fleet off Brest.
We are much concerned to announce the loss of
Ilis Majesty's Sloop Stili,ante, of i 6 *s, Capt.
HEATHCOTE, in the Harbour of Cork, on the
night of the 25th ult. Seven' of the Crew were
drowned, and three killed by the falling of a mast.
This morning arrived a Mail from the Leeward
Islands, brought, to Falmouth by the Prince Ernest
Packet in 35 days.

Saturday morning the DUKE of YOKK arrived at
Windsor, on military business with His MAI ESTY.
In the evening THEIR ILIA J ESTI es 'had a seltCt
party at the Lodge ; among the company were the
Earl and Countess of UXBR /DG:‘, and Mr. and
Mrs. FR E EMANTL E and family.
Yesterday morning the ROYAL FAMILY went to
St. George's Chapel, and heard an excellerkt Sermon
by Dr. \VILsoN, from the 4th chapter of &de-
siastes and zd verse. • -
Yesterday morning the DUKF,S of YORK and
KENT left Windsor.
Yesterday the PRINCESS ANIELtA took an airing
in a Coach.arid.four on-the Maidenhead road.
There will be a Leyee at St. James's on Wednes-
day next.