The Sun.
London, England, 1803-10-22 00:00:00

tint), and at .the same time maint:dning the honour,
and 35.1nninibtering to the true Interests of Britain.
As it is, BoNA.pgaTE having waited till the
Treasure of Spin has arrivcj safe and unmo-
lested 'in her Ports, now pretends to throw off
the ma i41—.4.14411,--a., very .#l,ams.y.
One ; anti to, carry intp if( 504 those schemes of .am.
bition, for the executioo of wh,ieb,,„tbezftt,;,ppporttr,„
nity has arrived.- ^ c`R'' I,i —l, ;'

A Paper of last-Niilit'-sayi,-tharli'this measure
is Inlvely,c9nsiatered 4%.,a wise vreeaution.on the at I
of Ministry, While there remttinS any ii6ilbt as to the
answer of the Courts of Madrid and Lisbon to a ca-
tegorical ~xplanation which is said, to have been
demanded of fffe nptuie 4, the • begutiationsi
which haVe been for 'some time past going on'
between them and '..the French, Government."l
—We shrill only obivrve upon this, that if any!
doubt upon such a s'nbilEt ca now remain in
the minds of-Ministers, theynant be must incotrigi...
vW
blOpl)tics. ,e can 'scarcely co96eoe it pu.ssible
any Ministry Ould be so abs4Kt at.to:wait att.
the resent moment for a categorieatlnswer from
Spin, whose hostile sentiments towards this Coon_
try, and whose abject stibrnission to the didates of,
France have been told to us for same months past,
by a line of conduct too dearly mrsrked out to be
mistaken by any one but those, who were determin-
ed to shut their eyes in order that they might enjoy'
the pleasing visions of their own imaginations un-
disturbed by the intrusion 01 reality.

It is stated, that the PasSengers by the Jamaica
.(1.7.1cet bring an account of the Capture of the two
tetieli§hips'of the Lilo! Alai the Frigates which were
'blockaded by our Squadron at Si, Prii?tinga, together
with a c9nsidcrable.number of Transports ; and it is
ladded, that.the French Army on shore: had surren.
. •
demi! Prisoners of War. • We hope that this intelli-
gence may be tinfirtned: it rests at present, we
apprehend, upon mere report.

underltand that twelve Sail of the j,unlica
Convoy have, been captured by French Priv4teers.

• .

Thursday afternoon-the PRINCESS AMFl.lAtook
an airing in a .coich and for by St. Leonard's Hill.
Yesterday mor,,i,p; f-hit EsT y and the
Nun: IttlS Sorti lA,' with numerous Attendants, tonk..
an airing in Wi.idior Great Park, and Niew;ed the.
Staff ,rdshire Militia, who were batting. a Ficld-day.f
-HER MAJEsTY and 'PRINCESSES AITCUsTA and,
ELIZMIE.TiI took an airing in a socia6leiby
field Plain and-Engletield.Preen.
PTPINcESS AMELIA), attended by
.Lady •CAL.
ritottr, took an iiieing in the Great Part by C 441.„
berlatill Lodge; and 'returned by Ohl Windsor. W
Frogtnore, where her Royal Ilighnesi:dined.
On Tuesday.the ,ROYA.I. FAMILY =will remove
from Windsor to Kcw, tor the remainder of the
week:

Mr. !'ITT gave a dinner to a late prty of
naval- affil anflitary characters, on Tuesday last at
Widmer Click.

We are sorry to leaf,n, that Sir LIONiCDARELL
has experienced a.relaple.-
We are shrii to learn tharSir NFPRAN is
much amended in. his hialth, 4 circumstance that
must be gratifying to a numerous train of -frieeds.
The Dutchess of Thvorrsimte has been advised
to take a trip to Bath, for the entire re.estriblish.
meat
.of her„healtii.

Ai-Court of Aldermen waS held on Thursday after.
noon, to consider of the means ofcalling out the.per.
sons in the—different Wards of the City, who have
not entered themselves as.Volunteersoo beertrolled
a 4 Constables to preserve the peace of thei City in,
case that the Volunteers should be ..withdrawn on.
:lethal service. it is proposed that the persons who.
from age, or from attention to their commercial
pursuits, cannot engage in more adive duties, shall
at least come forward in aid of the Police in their
respeCtive Districts, and a plan for their assembling
anti tplining has been formed. The Court of Al.
de rum pproved•of the scheme, and it is forthwith
to he carried into execution through 411 the Wards
in the'City.

Goverment has issued orders for surrounding the.
Coast of irebnd with Signal Posta, to be command.;
ed by Lieutenants, similar to, the establishment of
Signal Posts in England ; they have also given di.
rect ions for the equipment of a great
,number of MOH
co
craft, CO be employed under the mmand.of Lord
GAR n Ea, for the &fence of that part of the Unired
Kingdom.

•
The suspiciou, circumstances under which a man
was lately kook! near the magazine of the Somerset
House Corps, and probably a fear also for the safety
of the immense 10011 of Books and Papers which
that building contains, relative to theTaxes,and
kovenue of the. Kingdom, have suggested the ne-
cessity of the tnost adivepreparattons fore prevent.
.
ing incentUaries, or the mob, in case, of a civil
commotion, fromefFeCting an entrance into Somer.
ref House by surprise, On the wall next .the
River, under ,the Piazzas which form the Terrace,
tall iron rails Are ereding with every possible dis-
rho sane precautions are Also taking to 'pro.
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the windows and'areas of the unfinished part of
tha bu-ilding on its West side.
Very tall palisades orwood are also comm-titling
across the vacant ground, now used as a carpenter's
yard, laying between Somerset House, and Strand
Line, a chevarlx frize of iron, has also been
i Strand to prepared fur fixing, on the first 'nutrient of 'alarm,
over the iron gates n front next the
and
e o ten.
tier the scaling them more difficult ,
r;
iron bars, completely. across within side each, gate,
are prepared for fixing on the shortest notice, to
preveneTheir being ftY-c0 open.
4ritty
hitv •
been
Two Companies of Volunteer illf
formed at Clifton. near Hrisioi, •