The Sun.
London, England, 1803-07-09 00:00:00

TO CORRESPONDENTS..

Ve Letter addressed to Sir Plill:4P STEPITENS, respelling, the
Corps of Royal Marinas-, dbalt appear the first open day.
,i; sstbjett at the present moment of material importessesic to the
Qatar, at large,

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tot-Sl4 QUIS DICERS II ALIL:I4 AUTIILAT t

Tiouon we have reason to hope that the
munication with Hamburgb may be again opener; by
'the course of the Elbe,
,as the Senate of that City,
and the Court of Denmark, seem to be taking step.;
for that purpose,, yet the arrangement is not sufli.
ciently advanced to authorize our sending the Mails
in their usual channel ; the Foreign Mail for the
North of Europe was therefore dispatched to Ta.
ningen, as it will continue to be till the French eva.
cuate the Banks of the 4/he.

LAST night, in the House of Commons, the S.
CR ETARY at WAR gave notice of his intention to
move, on Tuesday next, for leave to bring in a
Bill for rendering more effeetual, the Ad passed at
the commencement of the present Session, for the
better Defence of the Realm.

THE Friends of Mr. ADDINGTON give him great
credit for having, as they say, at different 'times
endeavoured to strengthen his Administration—lt
is true, as we believe, that propositions were made
some time ago to Mr. PITT, but as they did'not
come from the only quarter from which such propo-
sitions ought to originate, they could not.of course
be entertained. We really believe however that
Mr. ADDtriGTON is deeply impressed with the
difficulties with. which he is surrounded, and we do
not mean to say that the fault of the weakness of the
Administration is solely to be imputed to him. We
have repeatedly given our opinion resp,eding the Ad_
miralty, and we did not state that opinion without
the best authority. Before we can look for hearty
cooperation in that Department, (and, without it,
what can we expell We must remove discord.—

'We believe there is to man living who has any

personal dislike to Lord' Hosatrt the War Mini.
dater, yet who is tbstetbat does not wisir at the
present crisis that a Man of the first-rate talents,
and the highest authority, filled that situation P
When the ()Ned is to excite Covfdetree, we natu.
'rally look at lust for sotne Extericriei.
But if the Administration is not so strong as cir-
cumstances require—if that confidence is not excited
so essential to our interests,lis that a sufficient tea.
son why the People should be supine ? We will not
compare the merits of Mr. PITT with those of Mr.
ADDrNGTozr, because we will not coMpare things
totally dissimilar; but we are not contending for
one man in preference to another—we are struggling
for our Country--we are fighting for our all—and,.
though we shall not fight so well under an inferior
Commander as we should under an able General, if
we do not fight at all, we must lose every thing.
We lament as much as any persons, that. in such
times there should be any obstacles whatever to the
employment of the greatest talents of the Nation in
the administration of its affairs; because, if great
disaster happens, those talents must then probably
be called into action--and we wish they may not
be called into action too late to repair the mischief
which they might have prevented,
The gloom which a few days ago spread over the
minds of many persons, and particularly in the
City, is in a great degree dissipated. Many'cir.
cumstances contributed to occasion this general de-,
pression in no resl'e imputable as blame to Mr.
ADDINGTON. A scarcity of Money is always in
some degree felt immediately previous tothe issue
of the Dividends. There is also a considerable

stagnation in Trade arising from various causes,
and among others from the Violation of the Neutra.
lity of the Elbe and the [Yuri. by the French Troops.
The steps His M3jesty'S Ministers took upon this
occasion are deserving the applause of the Country.
It can never surely be permitted to BoNArAart to
ask that the Navigation of those Rivers shall be
.fiye to every other Nation but Great Britain., Jf
the passage of these Rivers is to be stopped, who.
will be the sufferers I—those ,to whom the banks
belong, and who will soon be tired of their
new friends.--If our Trade to Germany is im-
peded through this channel, it will find another
Ineonvenieece may be felt till that new chan.
net is discovered, but that inconvenience will
be greater to- those who are looking fur the
supply, than to those who furnish it. The mea.
sure of blockading the mouths of these Rivers
we very much approve-. Wet were most heartily
glad to see it adopted, not so much on account or
.the measure itself, but as sy:ni>tomatic (which we
flatter ourselves it isjof other steps of a similar
nature. ft may not improbably lead -to the re.esta.
blishment of our Trade upon its former footing.
There are many rumours' still afloat respecting
the Mediation of Russia, We wish thil question
were brought to a point—Until it is, it will alter.
*lately raise and depress the minds of the People ;
anti if, while the result of this interference remains
in doubt, it should occasion ',any relaxation of our
exerting, it may prove of the worst eonsequenc.!s.
'We do not expect much from it ourselves, though
from what we have lately heard, ice. belie'Ve The
ENIPt ROR is very anxious in his wishes to restore
Peace.

IV .1 /I I. N E 3.

, • .
PL C 11; JULY 7. Arrived tne zwantstr Shit'
kind, P. P. De CANTARO nvlster, belonging to St.
Andero, laden with hides, tallow, and wool, front
the river La Plata, said to be bound toLotadoil,
detained by the Qn eesSiCkarlotte hired Armed Cut.
ter, on her passage for Newfoundland.
Arrived the Dutch SchOoner Brothcrs Lust, Capt.
B. ROL.OFZI laden with sugar, coffee, cotton,
from Surinam bound to Amsterdam, captured by the
Dove Privateer, of Guernsey.
Arrived the Brig Swinger, of Glasgow, Capt.
WITARLANit, laden with sugar; &c. from Jamaica,
bound u London, caltured ten days' since, in lat.
49. 49. by La Reprisal French Schooner Privateer
of Bourdeaux, mounting r+guns, with too men, and
re.taken same day by the Catharine and Mary Pri,
vateer, of London, mounting r 4 guns. La.Repri.
sal also captured at same time the following•Englisli
Vessels, viz. the Jamaica from New-Brunswick,:
the Union, BROWN,' from Grenada, the Brig Nel.
son, from Cadiz, with oil, (the latter ransomed
for moo dollars), and an English Ship from Naples,
supposed to he commanded by Capt. Ron INsorr.
The Catharine and Mary, after re.caiuuritt
the Swinger, went in dace of La Reprisal and her
'Prize,, and t4erc is reason w hope will fall in with,
and -give a good account of them.

Arrived the French Ship Le erst AD, , laden with
tobacco, &c. from Virginia, bound to Havre ; and
the Dutch Ship Doornhaag, laden with coffee, cot.
ton, &c. from Demerara, bnund to Amsterdam,
both captured by the RaenbleiSloop of War. .
Arrived the Concordia, Capt. Oustr, from
Holmstrand.

Arrived and Le Topoze Frigates, 114.
4cordand I?am4kr Sloops of War, from a Cruize.

PORTSMOUTH, juLY B.—This day arrived
Pilot Boat, having on board the Masters of the
following Vessels, which were taken out of the
American Ship 0/i v', Cant. BR YE) EN, from Balti-
more, bound to London, into which Ship they were
put from the'Reprisa/Frenefi Schooner Privateer, of
Bourdeaux, which had captured all their vessels,
and,sent them to a Spanish Port, viz.
Jamaica, BOURN; 114gFAR LANE ; and
Kirsvint, ROI) Ern° N, fron Jamaica; Union,
Brto WN, from Grenada and Prince's Raja, HART.
LEY, from the West Indies.

The said Privateer had also taken a Brig belong.
ng to Bristol, and ransomed her.

Arrived the johavles, from Bourdeaux
.to Ham.
burgh, ilden with brat*, capuues.l.ll the }fired
Cutter /I,4tannia. •

Also arrived the Dart Brig, front St. Domingo,
ppm:T(l by the Apollo Frigate. She has on board
several Passengers, and amongst them Mademoiselle
TApuli t de la PAQERII, and Monsieur St. Rost
TACH I E de la PAGER'S, Niece and Nephew of the
First Consul LioNApArre.

YARMOUTH, JULY 8. --- Arrived two Dutch
Schuyt*, sent in by the Escort Gun-brig.
The Leda, Admiral Titoartattotfoit, Gitylbe;rl
and Peatlept Frigates, .Herla Bomb-vessel, Zebra
and Locust Gun.brigs, from a Cruize in the North
Sca, arrived in the Roads yestezday after Post.

On Thursday evening Mrs MAJESTY, the PR IN-
CRUSE, the Dlntss of Cuivia RRLAND, KENT, and
CAMBRIDGE, attended by the Earl and Countess
of CHATHAst, took an hiring in a Phaeton and two
Sociables, in Kew and Richmond Gardens.
Yesterday morning about six o'clock, Messrs.
SHAW, HAI9RAYE,_ and AILSIPORD, the Mes.
sengers, arrived at Kew with Dispatches from the
Lords of the Admiralty and the Secretaries of
State, which engaged Hts MAJEsTv's attention
'till near nine o'clock.

After breakfast fits MAI EITY, the Du E S
of CUMBEKLANDI KINT, and CAMRI2RIncr,
tended by Mr. Gaivit.t.E,• nrld Mr. WYATT,
the Architea, walked and inspected the new ?dace
and other works.

About one o'clock the ROYAL FAMII left Kew
for Windsor.

His -Royal Highness the PRINCE of IV.,Les
returned to Town on Wednv(lay evening from
Brighton.

Prince ESTERHAZY gives a grand Dinner to.
morrow to a large party of the Nobility and Po.
reigners of distinftion.
Yesterday sennight Admiral Lord GARDNIA
arrived at Cove, in His Majesty's Ship Dryad.
Leave was given to bring in a Bill last night in
the House of Commons, on the motion of Sir Wu.
SCOTT, which has for its °Ned, as stated by the
Right lion. Mover, the better protection and secu.
city of that property which our brave and gallant
Tars so honourably acquire in the captures made
from the Enemy. The' proposed regulations will be
found in Our Parliajnentary Report.
We arc glad to hear that such of the Army of
Reserve as chute to volunteer 'into . the Royal Ma-
rines are to tie permitted to enter into that Corps,
as well as into the Line.

The Corp of Royal Marines feel deeply Rupres.
led with gratitude to Lord Sr, VINCENT, for the
large' promotion which has recently taken place.—
Lord Sr. VINCONT in his professional capacity
well knows the . value of that Corps. which it
has been very much the praBiee to throw into the
back ground, except when their own Meritorious
services have forced them into notice.

The DUKK of CA/4011100R hal appointed Dr.
CR ICH TON iQ IBC his PI/phial.