The Sun.
London, England, 1803-08-16 00:00:00

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THE SUN.

3oLlls QUIS DICS,RIL /ALSUI4 •urosar?

LONDON, IUGU3T z 6, 1803.

Ws yesterday informed our Readers of an ac.
countnaving been received by Government, of the
Capture of the Island of Tobago. The Official
Dispatches were published last night in a Loudon
Gazette Extraordinary, which will be found in our
preceding Columns. file promptitude and spirit
with which that Island and St. Lucia have been
conquered, refleet the highest honour on the Com.
manders in Chief by sea and land, while the Troops
seem to have uniformly displayed the charafteristic
gallantry and discipline of British Soldiers,
We have further the satisfaCtion of adding, that
yesterday authentic accounts were received, that the
British Flag was flying at Demerara.

We are happy in being able to give an account
of the safety of our Baltic Fleet. They had been
waiting at Elzineur for a favourable wind. On
the 28th ult. they sailed from Elsineur, to the
number of 4.00 Sail, escorted by some Ships of War.
The Dolphin, one of the Convoy, arrived in Yarn
mouth Roads on Sunday last, and the whole of the
Fleet may be daily expeeied.

WE this !toning received Path joiernah of the
t3th instant inclusive. The whole of our regular
Sets have come to hand:

The Ft lt5T CONSUL returned from Ms tour to St.
Cha, at half past nine in the evening of the tt th

trwant.

The're is a notice from G2tigvtibirgl) of the 23a
ult. 'that twenty pieces of cannon, twenry.four
potinders, have been placed in hattety at Stralsund.
An Article from Coattansiaoplei of the syth
June, states the receipt of intelligence from Cairo,
that TAH ER, the Chief of the Arnautes who had
driven the P4clia 'from C4iro, had been assassinated
by the People. The Beys who were in Upper
Egypt had Aturnrd to'Caito.

In the Aloniteur of the 't ith inst. unkler the head
Maria", is the following notice : ,1 Capt. Gotta.
bON, commanding a Division of Frigates belonging
to the Republic in the Mediterranean, took on the
3d lusting, about twelve leagues from Cape Skit:,
an English Corvette, a Brig, and ttvo Pinks.
These four vessels were brought into Toulon on the
4.th.).

These Papers contain notices of Patriotic Sub.
scriptions, chiefly, however, from the
Cr. the purpose of defraying the expenCe of the
Armament againit Eng/a,d.
Prepar'ations are rmiking for the reception of the
Vrst Consul at Brest about the of Septem.

The Frehcli FL'ids cm the t 2:11 were 55.

Tors morning arrived two Hamburg', Mails
-itotrt fa sum , and one from Gortenburg.
.•An Article from the Hapie of the jot!) ult.
state, that the French Chef d'Escadre DONNA.
titEu, who was conveyed under arrest from thence
to Brussels, charged with a plot against the life of
the Chief Consul, went to Flushing with General
Vtcrott, but was arrested on the very day that
I:km4P/um!. arrived at that place.
A Camp of 6000 men is' to be forined on the
Island of Wakberea, and a considerable force col-
leded fur the protection of Zealand.
Letters from Amsterdam of August 2, say, the
greatest a'etivity prevaila in all the Dock.yards of
our Republic, in fitting out Flitt-bOttOMCd Boats
other ArMed VetilitiS•
An article from Miletir, of the tith ult. says,
into Na
that Lord N
aLsorl had taken several Vessels going
ples, and sent them to Malta.
The following is under the date of Sr. Peters.
ba..rihp July 19—a The Russian Secretary of Lega-
tion, M. BAIKOFF, is arrived here from ?mist
and Mr. SHAW, the English Messenger, from Lon-
don ; both, it is said, with advice that the English
Government has accepted the Russian Mediation,
though under certain modifications.

Some of the changes in the Administration which
We some time ago announced, are now taking place.
M. Yoaxe succeeds Lord PEI.IIAM as Secretary of
'-)tatc fur the Home Department, and the latter is to
appointed Chancellor of the Dutchy of Lancaster
on the resignation of the Earl of LIVERPOOL. This
arrangement, it is said, is made chiefly on account
(II Mr. BR ACC e (hrother.in-law to Mr. ADDI
,•*11:J is to succeed I\ilr. YORKE as Secretary at
War. BRAGOE, will be recolleded, gave up
lucrative nth,: s Tted.surer.of the Mu at the
`l".He of Mr. ADD I!, CI ON, to Mr. TIURNEY*--

Mr, R. I'. CAKEW, it is reported, is to be Under
Secretary of State in Mr. YORKE'S Office.
Mr. HopHousE, we hear, is to be Chairman of
the Committees of Ways and Means of the Hottse of
Commons •in the room of Mr. ALEXIINDER, who
is to be Secretary to the Board of Controul, in the
room of Mr. W. hRODERICK, or to go out to In.
dia as one of the Judges.
With respeet to the Admiralty, so many deter.
minations have been taken as to arrangements there,
that it is very difficult to say what is Ultimately to
take place. Lord Sr. VINCEfiT hat repeatedly of
his resignation, and repeatedly Complained
that it was not accepted of. Sorrietimes he has been
requested to remain fur a short time, and assented ;
at other times he has pleaded his health as render.
ing it impossible for him to continue. It is now
said that for the present he is to remain, bUt that
his two Naval Lords are to be provided for in their
own line, and each to have a high command.
It was natural to expea that changes in the Ad_
ministration,, and in the Offices conneaed with it,
would take place; but we cannot say that in any
changes of which we have heard, we see any pro.
•pelf of that which is so much wanted, an accession
of strength.

A Dublin Mail of the t zth arrived this morning.
It brings nothing that is important.
On Sunday evening the Royal Family walked on
the Terrace in Windsor Castle, which was much
crowded with genteel company.
The PRINCESSES AUGUSTA and AMELIA, at.
tended by Mrs. STANHOPS, took an airing in the
Park.
Yesterday morning Hts MAJESTY, accompanied
by the PRINCESS SOPHIA, attended by. Lady J.
THYNNE, Generals CARTWRIGHT and bEstattow
took their usual ride in the Great Park.
PRINCESS AMELIA, attended by Lady C. DA.
MEP, took an airing in a sociable in the Little
Park, and thence to Frogmore, where her Royal
Highness amused herself for some time in the.gardens.
Their Royal Highnesses PR INCESS ELIZABETH,
MARY, and SOPHEA of GLOUCESTER, attended by
Lady ELY, in a sociable, paid a morning visit
to Miss V-vss, of Stoke, and after walking in the
pleasure gardens there, and partaking of some re-
freshment returned to the Queen's Lodge. _ _

The Dutchess of NORTHUMBERLAND, attended
hy Earl PERCY and the young Lathes, arrived at
Newcastle on Sunday seinnight, where they were
received with every testimony of joy. They re-
mained there till Wednesday, when they returned to
Alnw id; Castle.

Yesterday a Court of. DireEtors was held at the
East India House, when a variety of tenders were
opened of ships for the service of Government, of
which one only was accepted, viz. the Chap/raw,
555 tons.—The Court adjourned at six o'clock till
this day.

The principal part of the East India Company's
Marine Officers, together with those navigating the
craft in the River, have offered their services, to
be employed in any way that may he most advan.
tageous to the State. They have likewi,e made a
tender of all their craft and boats, and the services
of their men.

his Royal Highness PR INC EAVI LOAM elf Giou.
ESTER after reviewing the Irnips in his District,
intends to fix his Head.quarters at Liverpool.
The Duke of Motg-rttosE is ding dory at Ghia.
gow Barracks with his Regiment, the Stirlingshire
Militia.

The Marquis of 1-IuNTLEy is diffusing a true
heroic and patriotic spirit among all persons capable
of defending their Country, in Aberdeen and its
vicinity.
The 'Marquis of SALISBURY, with that spirit
and liberality for which he has ever been distin-
guished, has set on foot a subscription at Hatfield,
in which he is joined by the Nobility and Gentry
in the neighbourhood, for raising a Volunteer Corps
of Infantry for the service of Government.
Yesterday morning the St. George's Volunteers
assembled in the court.yard of their Colonel, the
Earl of CHESTERFIELD, in South Atuilepatreet,
where his Lordship, after delivering an appro.
',date speech, presented them with their Colours.
They then proceeded to Hyde Park, where they
had a field-oaq.
The Earl of CH ESTE Re 1 e Ln has granted permit'.
sion to all the Gentlemen's Servants in his neigh.
bourhoad to attend drill every evening in the yard
before his door. The Marquis of Herreoao's
'Porter ads as Serjeant.
His Grace the Duke of Devorismat having
given permission to the Hanover-square Associa.
tion to muster in the court.yard of Devonshire.
house, Piccadilly, the whole of those Volunteers,
who have come forward and entered their names,
underwent yesterday afternoon at the above place a
general muster, when it appeared that there were
eight companies, amounting on the whole to five
hundred and sixty men. This corps consists of the
leading Inhabitants of the Parish.
Thursday se'nnight, a remarkably numerous and
respeaable meeting wfis held at the County Court,
Durham, when it was' moved, and unanimously
agreed to, that a loyal Address should be presented
to His Materry on the present state of affltirs.—
The speeches of several Noblemen and Gentlemen
animated and. patriotic.
were truly
On Sunday morning the Buckinghamshire Yeo.
manry,commanded by Lord GRENYlLLE.assembled
in Stoke Park, and went through their different
evolutions. The Volunteers commanded by Capt.
VysE were also assembled in his Park, and mus-
tered very numerous.
The Inhabitants of the Town of Northampton at
a Meeting heldam Thursday, adopted the Declare.
tion of the Merchants, Bankers, Sec.. of London,
and agreed to dorm immediately a Corp& of Infantry
to be called the Northampton Volunteer Infantry.
A liberal Subscription was then entered into for the
purpose of defraying the expences attendant upon
the Corps.