The Sun.
London, England, 1803-02-17 00:00:00

MESSAGE FROM HIS MAJESTY.

The CHANCELLOR of thC EXCHEQUER delivered
at the Har a Message from Ilia MAJasTy, to the
following etred

.!" G. R.

" Flts. Majp.mr having taken into consideration the
period 'which has'elapsed since the adoption of the arrange-
ments which the wisdom of Parliament thought netessary
for removing the Incumbrances upon .the Affairs Of the
PR IiNICR' of %Vmoss, and having aciverted to the progress
made in carrying them into efl4el, recommends the situation
of the Pa rwca to the attention of the House of Commons;
and notwithstanding the Telu6lance and regret which His
MAJESTY must always feel in suggesting any additional
Burthens upon his People, he cannot but resort .with
dence to the experienced liberality of his faithful Commons,
•
trusting that they, wilt adopt such measures as are best cal-
cif iltcd to promote the corntOrt, and support the dignity of
so dibtinguished a Branch of his Royal House!'

The CHANCELLORof the EXCHEQUER 4441,
that the Message which had just been read could not
tail to (NM for and receive the
_ready attention of
that flume. It was his wish to abstain at present
from enteting into any obiervations upon the subjea,
he should therefore coptent himself now with mov.
ing a day for taking it into consideration, ; but it
Waspc•ce,s3aryi voitli of fo;1131 410 be 31101,11 d 4r§t

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, .
YESTERDAY, about a quarter before one &clot k,
His: MAJESTY arrived at St. James's Palace from
Buckingham House,. and held a Levee, whiCh was
attended by His Royal Highness the Duke of.Yoßtc,
the LORD 'CH AN6ELLOR, the CHANbit.Loti. of the
EXCHEQUER, the SECE ETAWI,ES of STATE, the SE-
CRETARY at WAt, His Majesly's. ADvOcATE GP-
NER (Sit, JOHN:MC(IOLO, and
.thoSHEitErs of
. •

~.thekes.7-.gfitburgli; Portland, Somerset, .and Bronti.
Alarquii.44—fierttifrd, Abereorn, ‘Titehfield, and DOM;las,
Li'aqt—Onslow, Effingham, Norton," Dartmouth, Westmor-
land, Egremont, Glandore, Cnurtown, Mansfield, Liar-
ringtOn, Darnley; Coventry, Warwick,, Chatham, FOrtes,-.'
• cue,' Northampton, Macclesield, Bathurst, Sutiblk,l Set-
kirk, and Dumfries.
Pircohnis—Wentworth, Sydney, Falmouth, and Downe.
Lurir. --J.- Amherst, Willoughby de Broke (in Waiting)
HaNvitesbury, Somerville, Farnham, Hobart, Castlereagh,
. Pelham, Grenville, Mountnorris, ‘Valsingliani, Bruce,
Henley, H. Petit, Newborough, Blnning,,Selsey, Napier,
• Blayliey, C. Spencer, Leslie, Andover, llarewood, C. So- •
merset, Boyle, Malinebury, and Gostnrd
rimbassailorr---Dutch, Eteneli, Danish, Russian, Neapolitan,
Swedish, Portuguese, and Spaniiii.
~ihiiifirds---Youtig,. Cornwallis, Sir It. King, Sir 1.
rez, and Sir l „Onto,. • • • • •
Gprerab---Sir kf, Monro, Forbes. Churchill, Stevens,
Burrard, Reid, and Sir Attired Clarke.
cayids-41'reville' Boardman, Hope, Crey, Howard, Billet,.
Hutchinson', C;illbrd, Bolton, Monsbn, Lung, and Peacock.
Major Christie. •
.Citrains"—Legge (Groom in Waiting), Yorke, King (Navy),
Hartwell (Navy), Cower, Markhattt, litanhope, Drum.
mond, Pierrepoilii, and Chester. •
Baron N ul .

lifibips—Oxforili Chichester, Chester, Cashell, and Dublin.
Sirs—R. Gunning, 1. Hart, P. Haled Nicholl, C. R.
I3oughton, I. F.•Craddock, and J. Aubrey.. •
21k.fsirtirst-1-ionourable C; Yorke, Honourable T. Grenville,
Penn, Brown, Wicklow', Greville,- H. • Addin
ton, Welsh, Aletander, Hon. R. Walpole, Hon. H. Wal-
pole, Faulkner,- Brooke, Hord, 'rya, C. Tynt, Map/,
Leigh, Morgan, Dupree, De Grey, North, Hon.• C. Kin-
naird, Pusey, Ormsby, Harcourt, Elliot, PortOan, Gor-
don, Brown,-Walpole, Ort,i, Hamilton, Dorset, and Daw-
son, •
• The following presentations to His MAJESTY
took place : •
Mr, Salley, by Lord Mouritnorria ; Lord Farnham, by
Lunt Soineruille; Mr. !Utley Addington, oit being nominated a
Privy Councillor., by his brother, the Chancellor of the
Ex-
chequer ; ?4r. Charles l'ynt, by his lather, Mr. Tynt; Major
Chribtie, b, the tiirl of Northampton; Mr. Leigh and. Mr.
Faulkner, ,v the Earl of Ormond.

Tile following were at Court for the first time
this season:

Mr. Brown, Lord Dovtine, Lord Bruce, LOrd'Napier; Mr.
ickharn„Lord. Mulesworth Sir pins Hort (first time _these
two years),. Earl rortescue, Sir John Aubrey, Earl D4roleY,
Mr. 1)4wIsorl, Akpiral Young, the DUke or Sinnerset (first
time since his return from France).

The Levee closed at about duce o'clock; after
which His MAJESTY held a Privy Council—not for
the rurpose of repeiving the Report of the late
Trials for High Treason, but for the purposs of
swearing in Mr.:HILEY ADDINGTON one of His
MA) ItSTY'S Most 110 D. Privy Council, which was
don; and he took his Seat accordingly.
After the Council broke up, the ChevalierSouzA,
the new Portuguese Ambassador, was introduced to
His MAJESTY. by Count,LitaA, the late Ambassador,
concluded by Sir STS PH EN CC/TM ELL/ Master of
the Ceremonies, when the Chevalier delivered his
Credentials to His MAJESTY,

HIS MAJESTY- then gave closet audiences to the
LOROCHANCELLOR, the Cl:iiitsiCELLOk of the Ex.
cktEtatiEß, the SECRETARIES Of STA"[E, and the
SECKETARY at WAR.

A Chapter of the Knights of the Bath was then
held for the purpose of disposing of the RedAibbon;
vacant by the death of Lord AULT EU, which was
attended by his Royal Hightless the DuK E of YORK,
Sir WM, FAWCETT, LOed 'HENLEY:, Sir .HECTOR
MUNRO, Lord NELsort, and several, otheri of that
Noble Order. The proper Officers from the Herald's
Office likewice attended ; when the usual ceremony
being gone throne; His MAJESTY was graciously
pleased to invest CeneraICKAPDOCK, DOW Sir JOHN
CRADDOC4, with the honour k who was invested
with the Ribbon accordingly. This is considered
gj an liongr47 mark of 1-144 MAJlwile. royal or.

probation for the brave manntr in which Sir Jo%
distinguished himself in must of the battles pi
Egypt.
.The Levee was more numerously attended than
any this season; particularly so by Noblemen and
Gentlemen from Ireland.
At half.past five o'clock His MAJEsrY returned
to Buckingham House.
The new, Portuguese Ambastador was attended.
to Court by his Chasseur or Courier in full uniform!

This ,morning arrived —a MJil front Lisbon,
brought to Falmouth by the Prince of Wales Packet,
in twelve days. ,
Yesterday at- twelve o'clock"Hr 11. MAJESTY and
the PRINCESSES took an airing in HER MAJESTY'S
qrriage in the neighbourhood of Hampsttad and
Highgate, and returned, to Buckingham House at
half- past two.'
THEIR. MAJarrrts and: the Patin:foss Wilk
leave the Queen's.4-lotitelor Windsor on ftidar •
Morning, and remain thert'riill Tuesday.
Lord GE OR,f4E CA v sNotsH.- h, -we understand,
Confined by indisposition, at -his house in Saville.
row, '
On Saturday last, Jotiti HuLtocx, Esq. of
Qray's,in,n,,was defied Reprder of Berwick.upoP-
Twped, in_ the room of Wit-I:IA:Ns FEARCINJ E sq.
,
deceased.
Yesterday-a Committee of the Corporate Bady
London Clergy, waited uporithe Loan MAYOft, et
the Mansion-House, with' a Copy of their Petition,
intended to be presented to Parliament, for some in-
crease of revenue to the so Churches Which.were re•
-
built after the Fite of London, the stipends °C
which were .found so small, as to make them the
9binEts of Queen ANN E'S very limited bounty.
Anderstand that seven of the persons convi-
ed of High Treason are to be executed on the Ne``'
prop at the Gaol in Horsemonger.lane, on Monday
morning next.
The last aetrounts from Trinidad bring advices,
that upwards of /000 Families had settled there from
the ceded Islands, and, that near Soo houses were
building. •

American Papers to .the:.lith of January inclu-
sive are received ; by them we are put in possession
of the state of Sr. Domingo and its.dependencies to
20th of ,Deceniber when it appears the French
were more free from alarm 'than they had been for 't
lenitli -of tirpe preceding that date. Roc 414.
BEAU is spoken of as a very conciliating Genera(,
and every thing ha's prospered.in his hands si"Lc
he succeeded to the chief cortmand, Tiade at tne
Cape is ikelyto become brisk,, ami the daily.hopo
reinrorcemenrs?Fnm—"Prance inspires the toba-
bitants with confidence. A Proclamation was
sned by General RoCHA.MBE Au. on 19th of r)ei
'Cernber,.permitting
.the irnoortation 6f Wares on'
Merchandize in Foreign Bottoms, on plying a per
centage.
The following is a copy of the ArrcV :
Aar. 1. The ArtOte of the Cap tairi-Genert4 of the f tit
Frudidor year),'" illicit permits rth-p et ".
Brent Artiels,is of Produce into this Colony, in fordo boto
toms,paying le pe tentiauty, is renewed.
2. ' Foreigners may jut Ott into this Colony an Wares m',l
Merchandise not enumerated itt the abwie-irteittiQued Atrith
subjea to a Duty of so per coot: ad uilonon •
3. The Colonial Prefect shall make out m.:ry x invoths
tarty of the ialtFe of all the wires itnd therefritidi to ;rot
under the iii Article. The duty of 20 per Cent.
tij.tect h. thii tarit '
4. 'fide fifth irtiPortiion of goods permitted by.-the mt" and
second Article of this ArrLIO shaft only fake Ogle at t
'Cape,. Port Ketuthlieain, and t'he Port of St. Domingo.
.5., The present Arta* shall be in force immediately aft"
firs publicattoit.-
6. The Colonial' Prefett' is charged *
the present Aptc6, which shalt be` published, '4
posted and inserted in the. Official Gaiette.
F C'
(Signed) 1). F. Zs!. ROHAIVIHLAU, CAptaiii,Corn''
• Dec, 19: • . ith the execution of

The-New,Yari General Advertirer of the 1011,
says, " We , learn froth tie Captain, of the sIOP
Selima, which arrived last night in z t dap, °III! • =
the navigation of the Bite of Leogane wits very
dangerous. The Negroes capture all vessel.; that
they fill in with ; they. gave no quarter, but l'uc
every soul to death. American vessels 1)4
been taken by them, : . A he crews massaered.--•
A passage boat from Laigane to. St. Mark`'
with forty-four personi on board, Was taken' s!'
every soul murdered. The women they put ‘IIP
death, with circamstances of barbarity too shocking.
to be mentioned. The day after this transallion
took place, the boat was captured bythe boats of 3
French Frigate, after a desperate resistance, S 1)
was manned by twenty negroes, seventeen of wl"n'
'were killed in the aaion. The surviving
were brought to town, and exposed to the rage n.sl
the populace, who kicked, stoned, and trample"
them :to death. 4'ven women, to, gratify their re-
vengefor the ruder of their sex, stamped on their
heads rill they expired:
" The war betwixt the French and the Brigand'
continued to be very bloody. 'ilhey gave notrar-
ter on either side. The Negroes were nineto"'"
but badly armed. During a battle those in chc
stand with their arms folded, and step to•rwgd tv
'supply the places of those who fill in front. ==
-" Frequent A4tions.had taken place'On the wool
near Port Republicain, in. which the French sytha
successful, but the town Was closely besiegeil at 01
time of the Selima's 'and the Brigantlc°lo's
mitted depredations under the very walls. •N°
than 200 Plantations have been destroyed. in chat.
neighbourhood. Three of the Negro Encarnpnicne
were plainly to be seen from the shipping In b
Harbour."

On tlie 3otlt ' December arrived at Fredericks I
burg, the schooner ildernfic, Capt. HILL, in 17'13Y:
t.
from St. Christopher's, and 1r from St. Eugtal
The C;, lain states, that on the day before he lc
Sr, alostopher's, an express arrived from Barba'
does, to apprise them of the rosped of a War be'
tween France and Great Britain, and departed t°
the Leeward Islands with great expedition. Th's
information was received at Barbadoes by the go'
con brig, which was dispatched from England i°r
the purpose, and had a passage of 24 days. This
news caused very atiive preparations for the defence
t.
of the Island. The. Dutch took possession of Si; !
Eustatia a few days before Capt. HILL left it, an
trade began to flourish,
A boy, fifteen years of age, shot himself throtlsll
the head with the greatest coolness, at ‘in
Tuesday sVnnight,

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DEAL, ,FED. 16.

ARRIVED "cl the Prince of Wales Packet,
TODD, with Mails froth Lisbon, after a passage of 2'
days. Left lying in the Tagus the Duke of York
Packet, which sailed froth lletce on the 24. th ult. and
arrived out, after Six days priii2ge; and was expeeled
to sail again from thence on the loth inst. with
Mails for England.--Passengers per the Prince of
Wales are, Mr. HENDERSON, Mr. ROACH, and Mr.
EDMONDS.

Called oft this Port for orders, and proceeded on
for Havre.de-Grace, the American ship Minerva,
Capt. FoLoAR, from New Orleans, She left
on the 13th November last':' her cvis(.*consists of
cotton and logwood. -

Sailed- this day, Le Lalorieute (French Brig),
. .
CaPt. J. M:CHARPENTIER., for Rochelle; and - the
MaU) NORTON, with fruit for Truro.

PORTSMOUTH, FED. 16.
ARRIVED this day, the Providence, WHITE,
tram Milford; Industu, WutrE, from 'lc111)y ;
and Governor, PRI/lc 1, from, Weymouth.
Sailed the Qnern, jAcluorr, for LODLIGEI.

Tint Hon. East India Company's Extra Ship

ovvereign, from Bengal, and the Ship Peter and
Catharine (under Hambro' colours), from Madras,
arrived yesterday evening in the Downs, and they
bath remain, with the Walpole and Eiphinstone out-
ward-bound.
The Scr:werrigir sailed froth St. Helena the z3d
Dec. t 202, and left there the HOT). East India
Company's Ship Caledonia, Capt. caA;G, from
env' ; and 6)laa'a from Botany Bay and China.
These Ships were expetted to sail for England a ft w
days after the Sovereign.