The Sun.
London, England, 1803-05-05 00:00:00

PORTS 11. -4. MAY

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AttarvEo ,this mornin4, the Sloop St, ,
Captain SHORTEN, from Gtierns..ty, with stope, for
this Port. She left Guernseyiyesterday afternoon
about .four o'clock, in company „with the ;loop
Syr en, of Plythoith; also stone Wen for this Port.;
and about six o'clock, in a heavy squall, the S)rer
was struck by a heavy sea,. and almost immediately
foundered ; the Crew took to their boat? and were
providentially taken up by the St. Prier, and
saved;

.:11.11:111/C11, MAY

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Til2 ijiana Packet, Capt. 0511ORT:e, and the
Kilt: Cause, Capt. SA:NTER, sailed this afternoon
with their respeetiv‘e.Wils ; the former for Ala;
vnetslnys, and the :otter ftir Cuxhaven..--,Baron
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and Lady NAGEL embarked on board the Diaild,
%yid; other Passengers.

[The fo]lowing Article has appeared in The True
Briton. The sentiments which it breathes are so
congenial with our 0w.,, that we readily adopt
them.] -
We have within. these few days been accused,
of 'having changed our sentiments of the present
Administration. We, are not conscious of de.
serving such an accusation.
.Our sentiments of
Mr. ADDINGTON are unaltered—and Ctey must
ever be those of the highest respeti, for the pu.
rity and uprightness of his Charaeter and inten.
dons. Of 50m- thelndividuals who compose
the present Administration, ouropinion never has
been very Etvonrable, and on this head we never
can be charged with inconsistency ; for we, upon no
occasion, could admit the justice of the panegyrics
bestowed by.ignorance and sycophantism upon the
managetiienj; tin the last two years, of the Naval
Branch of the Public Service.

But with
.the sincerest respea'l for the .Minister
pers`nnally;'it can he no violation of consistency on
our part, that we should express.a wish, under the
new and increasing difficulties of the Country, for
the return to Power of the only Mani whose Genius
cani'in our opinion, under its present circumstances,
preserve it; We cannot enter into that mean and
contorted feeling, that can construe an enthusiastic
admirat.inn of the Genius and Virtues of Mr. PITT;
into un censure. upon the PUblic Charader
of Mr. Anni NOTO N. That,highly respedable Per.
sonage would, we are sure, liimieif contemn the
grovel 44 idea, as we' ate equally sure there i 4 no
Man in the Country more ready to pay the homage,
which they deserve, to the pre.eminent talents og,
his illustrious Predecessor.

expressed If we have strongly ~n,l explicitly
our wish that 'Mr. PITT may resume the reins
of power, it is from a deep and anxious conside-
ration of our increasing difficulties. We cannot,
nor do we wish to, conceal our opinion of the pre_.
eminent qualifications of that great Statesman, for
leading us with safety tfirough the dangers that soy.
round us. As the Ivy that embraces the Oak, is
sheltered by its proud height and spreading branches
from the ravages of the Storm, so we cling to the
.Genius of Mr. 'PITT 05 the surest Saviour of our
Country. It is tie ALONE that, in out opinion,
can successfully cope with the duplicity' the eun.
ning, and the rooted enmity of Fraxce towards the
British Empire—it is Ire ALCMS, that can curb and
defeat its hostile views in the deceitful calm of no-
mina! Peace, or direkt our efforts with effect during
the less dangerous storm of open and declared War-
fare.

We are willing to give the present Ministers
every degree of credit for having lilted their best
exertions to preserve Peace, and to avert the Crisis
which is fast approaching, if it has no actually ar-
rived—Perhaps it was hot in the power of the ablest
exertions to .prevent it. The French Revolution
seems to have engendered a spirit at variance with
the Peace and Happiness of "the World, whether
Moral or Political, and which perhaps it is not in
human power to conquer or repel.--. But if it should
;be the will of Providence that this Country ia' to
fall, let us 'not have the superadded misery of re-
BeCting, that we have been accessary to our own
calamity. Let us place in the front of the Battle,
the best vigour and the most unerring judgment
which the Country can supply—Let'us not wait till
the Enemy shall have entered the trenches before
we put forth all our strength, which it thew may be
too late to exert 'with that success, ,and. which a
timely recourse to it might more certainly ensure !
It has been more than once insinuated by the
Enemies of Mr. PITT, that the Negotiation, as it
has been called, for his return. to Power, was a
mean intrigue for the recovery of Place. The insi-,
nuation is equally base and malicious--a feeling so
unworthy, never entered the great milid that is thus
caluinniated. We really belieic, that Mr. Pi•ri. is
himself disinclined to the resumption of Official Si.
tuation ; but it is only a small part,of the true pa.
triotism of his Soul, ro sacrifice all personal consi.:
derations to the Public Welfare. • Were he called to
the Chief Management of the Public Affairs by the
Mandate of his Sovereign,- he Would, no doubt, feel
it his duty to, draw around hitn the best talents,
which the Country can' affbrd; but these Arrange-
ments arc with but very secondary considera--
tiong—let hut the Genius of Mr. PITT preside, and
we shall think ourselves secure. -

Glvernment sent todcrs on Tuesday, through
the Custoro.house, prohibiting the exportation of
the Sacpetre We!), iii;pped in the *Charm for in.
stccdant.

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•A. repott is in,citFula,tiono i4.7,9z!:51..,
Ipssaddt is ptepating to citTzlit Jllll.'ool ;Ivo..
inorrow JUoining earl*. btliele 4, us • •
Bence to gt ,Itt, leapt premature, (and we the
genius that gate us Peace will to cox bled tia pre-
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serve-It. ; r •

,The examination pt the Merchant Vessel ;he
Three Brothers, by an English.. Frigate,
dere4 as a very extraordinary Circumstance in
of Peace and 1 probably gjven rise, tp akithet,
report, to which we dare nnr, give credit ;6
said,.
.that an attempt was rrutde nff Tenertfire,
sit the Squadron of Admiral tt no) s, tvbich, wo con_
veying cut eight hundred risen to our Eastern Colt).
nies.

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suclrtin aggression has:,been coMmitte,), it
will be sliftieult to calculate the consequences.
Rassr, AYR 11. 240—.M..Cr1E FAIL EL L the;
ri time Prefed ar our Port, is arrived at Sr. Etieus,'
nrd he is hourly expefted,here. Several Shies cif.
War hare for these last few days been perceived on
bur Ceasts. •

HAOITE, APRIL 25.—Letters fr•Cirti Suitivam state,
that on the 24(h Nov. last, the Dutch Fleet which,
was expelled with much impatience, arrived, On
the ad DeCember. the English Gafrison quitted alb
the strong places, and the next' day the Dutch Flag
was hoisted amidst repeated discharges of cannon!
The Governor-General of the Colony, J. F. FRC.
DERECt, has been suspended from his offices

BRUSSELS, APRIL 27.—The last Leiters frorr.
Amsterdamstate, that the PUblic Funds are 1:51r,4,
although the English 'Cruizers in the
so far from decreasing, arc daily increasing..
Squadron destined 'for Lae;sievia retmio.;
Helvoetsluys, and certainly' will riot sail till 11.•.!
differences between England and Issra.eice arc sealedi
Several bodies of Troops- are matching toward 3
Gueldres, with a view, as it is supposed, of attack:
ing the Ele4orate of ilai!over in the event of 4
War;

• General RELIARD having completed his inspec-
tion of the Coasts of Mach Flanders, .has set nut:

on his return, to Paris.

Tate THRATRE.—.A new Tragedy entitled The
Harper's Daughter, translated Irvin the German of
SCHILI.FR, was last night represented at Covent
Garden for the benefit of Mr. and Mrs. H. Jurtx...
PFeitiolls to the Play, Mr. H. JOHNSTON
came forward to apologize fur the absence cf Mr.
COOKE) who was to perform the principal charac-
ter, but who sent a Letter yesterday at one o'elack,
stating his inability to Appear in the new Tragedy,
or- in any other play that right. Mr. JottrtiTut
read this. Letter to th,e Audience, and with great
emotion apOlngivd lot the, disappointment, re.
questing that they would acce,n the lervices of Mr.
StoDuNii who had kindly offered to go through
the Part With the assistance of 'the bouk.----The
Audience readily accepted the apology, and the
Play went off very well. The House was, very
well attended.. -

The Marquis of WATERFORD is inconsolable for
the loss of his amiable and beautiful, intended bride.
SUch events afford a striking example of the uncer.
tainty and evanescence of alt sublunary happiness.

Yesterday a Court of DireCtors was held at the
East India U use, when.Enw. LitRKIN, E 4 was
appointed InspetiOr of the Company's Teas
,in
China, in room of Mr. H. BACIHAW) deceased.-.
Mr. T.-Pima was worn into the command of the
Ann, and Mr. R..BARKilit, of the Norrbaltrprou.,
'The Court,adjourned at siX o'clock till Wedoesdai
next.

The disagreeable news' has been received in Hula
land,' that the Yellow Fever having broleen out at
Curacoa, has there carried off the greater part of
the Troops, many persons in Official Employment,
and 'several Gentlemen, the loss of whose talents and
personal wotth,ii exceedingly regretted.
At a Couit of Lieutenancy, Messrs. PLOMEi
and WIGAN were elected Lieutenant-Colonels of
the East and West London Militia, in the room of
Sir Jowri 'EAMER, Icnt. and Alderman, and'MAT.
znvw Wasorr, Esti. promoted.
A Paper of yesterday states, that Government
has finally closed a Contrafi with Mr. Wut.t.ixo,
for the purchase .of Artillery-Hhorses, to the MI ex
tent of that they made, with him in the late War.

The following has,heen publishrd in one of the
Papers, ns the Will of the late Col. NloNTcomitY,
sent to his.sistcr the Marchioneas of Tow >1 s asp

" Whatever may be my tate, my sentiments ate those 6r
the most sincere and universal antity. Should 1141, thi;
my sole testament.-1 give to Alin dried N, pi
street, all the money I die
,possessed or in the world.
remains due
meogre halt year's half.pay ; and tool. lent to
my brother. On such an occasion, to enlarge would tw
superfluous. believe me your;.4fredonate

" MONTGOMERY."

On the 3d inst. Arta married, at G. JP tiNt No.
HAM'S, Esq. of Haughley park, HUGH SMYTHt,
Esq. third Son of the late Sir E. SMYTHE, Barr.
of AdOn Rumen, in the County of Salop, to Mims
LUCY SULYARi); Daughter and Co-heiress of the
late EpwAßn SULYAR I), of Haughley Park, in the.
County ,plSuffolk.•

The Bill for amending the Coventry MI has 10.•
come essentially necessarr: most of the pickpockers
and- liustlet -who now infest the public strrei,,
carry dangeroul knives about with them, which
they lire' too ready to_inake use of on every oceo.
aion: •

Tuesday, about nom, as Beckett. a labourer be-
longing to the EAst-Intli4 vvilte:Kises, v: as
_along the Stran,l, he tril down in a it. an:.! .
medtately conveyed into the shop of Mr. SXAIR;
Sur on, who humanely applied every moi.te of re.,
lief, but in vain, for the unfortunate frlta; cart-L.IIJ
in a few minutes.

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