The Sun.
London, England, 1803-07-01 00:00:00

SWITZERLAND.

BER.NE, luxe I 2.—The following is the Note
presented by the Charge d'Affaires of the French
Republic to the tanti.atiman of Switzetland.

" Beare, June 3, zSo3.

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" The UndersisnedChrgé d'Affaires of the French Re-
public, has received orders from' his GoVetmnent to make •
known to that of Helvetia, the new provocations of
England, its hostilities, and the motives of defence,
and honour, which have direded the condud of the French
Government. The Treaty of Amiens was scarcely signed,
when the English Government already meditated a breach
of it. The conduct which it has adopted since that epoch,
clearly announces that intention. It suffered the French
Government to be daily insulted by its periodical Writers
and by Pamphlets, the Authors of which, for the greater
part Foreigners, were consequently in the power of Govern-
ment. It continued to give an asylum and protedion to
dangerous Men pointed out by the French Government :
Some were hostilely assembled at 'jersey, whilst others
Were vomited on our 'Coasts 'by the English themselves,.
without the Ministry doing any thing else than evading the
complaints which were made to it upon that occasion. As
much as good faith and a desire of executing quickly the Treaty
of Amiens was displayed on the part of France, so much the
more was craft.and 'delay exhibitedon the part of England.
Ten months pasSed away without its being perceived that the
English Government had the least disposition. to evacuate
the Island of Malta, which, according to the term of the
Treaty, was to lia.ve been at the end of three months.
This Clause was too important for the French Govern-
merit to negleti• requiring its execution : it was then that'
instead of that, came the Message by which the K iNc
announced to Parliament, that formidable Armaments were
preparing in the Ports of France and Holland, and that there
existed between the two Governments important Discussions,
of which the result was uncertain. All Europe knew; the
objed of these Armaments, and as 'to the pretended Discus-
sions, they were, evidently imaginary, since the French' Go-
verninent had no knowledge of them. I t was necessary to de..
.mand an explanation with respeel to these false assertions, and
it did it with that calmnessand dignity which was congenial
with reason. The English Ministry, on the contrary, was
as arrogant in ifs stile as unjust in its pretensions. Such
is the constant ditEgence which it is easy to remark in
the respective Notes transmitted in the course of that discui-
skin, in which one does not know at which to be more asto-
nished, at the indecent demaiult of the English Goyerninetu,
or at the patient moderation of the l mt. Consul. The
issue of such a Negotiation it was easy to fotesee.
" The English Government published, on the 16th of
May, a Declaration of War. His BILITANNtc MAjzsr
forbid his Subjeels trona entering the Dutch and French
French Ports, nr those which were occupied by Trench',
Troops. He ordered an Ethhargo upon the Vessels belai,:-
ing to those two Powers, that were in his Ports, anti upon
the Persooi and Merchandizc that were on board those Ves-
sels. They authorized the fitting out of Privateer's 'against
all Ships belonging to Frenchmen, or Inhabirahts of France ;
and even before any Declaration of War, two English Ftigates
took pos§4..ssion of two French •Merizhantmen at a littlealistance
from Brest. The Government, disappointed in its ex pedation
of maintaining the general Peace, was bound to adopt such mea-
sures as the dignity and the interests of the Republic required.
It pubilahect all the Official Papers respelling the Nepotist--
tion with England, from the first overtures which led to the
signature of the Preliminaries to the period at which England
refused to comply with her engagements ; And being forced'
'to Wei' the decision of such great interests to the decision of
Arms. the French Government wishes, by a frank explana-
tion of its ci,nduct, to answer the pretexts upon which Eng-
land justifies its aggression. '

The Helvetic Government will without doubt see in
the Cortununication which is thus made to it, a new proof
of .the deuire of the French Govarnment .to preserve those
relations of Amity which have so long united France and
Switzerland. Tile: Undersigned eagerly seizes this opportu-
nity of assuring the Luidaminan of Switzerland of his re.
speaful consideration.
(Sii;ucci) " GANDOLPHE."

A Gentleman in Bristol has received a letter from
Malta, dated May 12, at which time the Troops and
People Were in complete health, nor had they been
affetled with any contagion whatever. Part of the
Troops from Egypt had performed quarantine, ind
were on the point of sailing fur England. This
refutes the many scandalous insertions in the French
Papers, that the Plague rages very alarrniugly there.
• According to private advices from France, Ge-
neral ANDR BOSSY has been ordered by the Govettn;
tent to remove sixteen leagues from the ea,.ital.
He incurred the displeasure of the Consular Despot
from his honest reftn-al to become the medium of the
most gross and intam-us falscht,o6 respeCting the
'situation of affairs in this,Country.
An English Lady, of, distinftion, just returned
from France says, she saw, in almost every place.
she passed,' printed bills exciting the French to, in.
vatic this Country, saying, Britain shoUld be given
up to general pillage, and that every man found in
antis should be'put to death.
The-Marquis of HUNTLY gave a grand Dinner
on Saturday last, at the British Coffce.house, to a
large party of friends.
The Silver Arrows, given by the Town of Mtni.:.•
selburgli, were shot lor on Saturday last by the
Royat Company of Archers, and won by Sir GEO kca:
MACKENZI 11, Batt.
The Countess of. CIIOLMONDELEY had a route
on Wednesday evening, which was attended try all
the Fashionables in Town.
When it is 'considered that Mr: TROTTER has
been seven and twenty years Paymaster of the
Navy, through all the connifts of Party; and that
none of Mr. TIERNEY'S predecessors thous,ltt of
displacing him, though we prestime that some of
them might have found a brother-in-law,. Or a
'nearer relation; we cannot but feel surprise -that
Mr. TIERNEY should have ventured upon so dis.
gusting art aft as that of removing from the Office a
person who has discharged itsdutelyesos.ooflotnhgeiztadtioson
respectably. Such an aft as this
,ca.tiat but lessen
Mr: Ti sassy's clingier in the
much more than it is ever likely to be exalted by
any part of his public conduCt.
On Sunday last died, after a short illness, at
at Kingston-upon. Thames) Mr, l-ltttd, in the 69th
year of his age.

EPITAPH
r, rh MEMORY. 'cf Mrt, ELI4,IIIETII,srEu /int,
513T!:1t TO Tilt LATE, AND- AUNT PRLSSN't,
L1E!..7-ILNANT-GENERAL 81K jA.MI:S STLI,IIIIT,OI COLT-
NESS, SART.

For beauty and for.?outh let others vOcep,
Laid by the band of Death in Lit e,s last steep ;
Their fate lament, their uteri ts,e-ilazon
Lost to the world, that ne'er shall see them more.

Though neither youth nor beauty slumbers here,
Yet ok and virtue claim the parting tear ;
A tear to grace the spot where Wisdom lies, r ' .•
Wit without ntalice, Truth without disguiSe.

Here rests Religion, void of vain pretence,
Foundedia reason, and matured by sense;
With every Christian attribute adorn'd,
By all who knew, who Celt its influence, mourn'd,

Blest be thebeart theft heaves the generous sigh,
Sacred the drop that springs faun Sorrow's eye
Yet, Reason shall our selfish grietrestrain,
And check the tear that now must flow in vain.

Far, far rernoveil from sorrow, sighs, and tears,
Thy holy Spirit dwells in heavenly spheres,
Welcomed try Xngeis, to their high abode,
Pure as thernrclves, and reconciled to God.

COLCHESTER, JUNE 28.

YESTERDAI( mornieg about six o'cltick,.the East
Essex Regiment of Militia marched Iran the Bar-
racks, to take up their ground at IlFaLltiold Heath,
where they are to be encamped ; and about twelve;
on the same day, the Royal 13,tmbroke Fuzileers ar-
rived from Chelmsford, and took possession of the
Barracks the Essex had quitted. They, are to re.
main here,- being attached to the Royal Artillery.
This morning, about five o'clock, the 90 regi-
ment, or Gordon Highlanders, marchedftoin hence
to the front of the B lucks, whete they halted, and
were shortly afterwards joined by the 4zd or, Royal
Highland regiment, and proceeded from thence for
Wheeley, where they are to be encamped with the
26th or Cameronian regimen!, and the whole arc to
be brigaded under the command of the Hon. Ma_
jor.General JOHN Hope. They were preceded by
their four battalion guns, under the command of an
Officer of Artillery,—We need hardly remark that
the two last mentioned regiments were among the
number that behaved so nbbly in Egypt.

We understand it has been proposed to a)vern,
meet to make some trse of the Thames Wastrmen on
thv presep critical occasion. They would certainly
form a' strong body of men, and might be very ad-
vantageothly employed. ' •

The exemption of Foreigners, residing.,..ibroad,
from the Tax upon the' Funds, is politic *in, well
as honourable to the national chard Act. Foreigoers
have long had occasion to look upon this Country as
the best sanattary for Property, as well as the most
secuie abode of Freedoml and such an exemption
in.their favour grounded upon public faith, must
increase their confidence in the li!itisliGovernment,
and consequently tend to an augmentation at. n.t.
tinnal wealth.

Dr. C.CitrttcrMAEt, SMITH, who has just returned
with. his family from France, was iyon a„visii in
that Country to the Count DE LA foutt, a French
Nobleman of the most accomplished charatler.—
The Count was too wise and amiable a charktcr to
interfere in the turmoil ReVolutionary
;Ina he has been permitted to recover pare of his pas,
sessions.

The CHIEF CONSUL 'complains very heavily
against us for not making a di:claration of War
previous to a renewal of hostilities. Without en-
tering into the .t:iuetition, how far such condua is
justified by the law of Nations, and the modern
pradiee of every State of Europe, the affirmative
of which, however, is on all sides *admitted, it may
be fairly asked, whether the CHIEF CONst7L, it he
were fully prepared for 'a Wlit with this Country,
would himself naye thought it necessary to Use such
a ceretwiny 'before he ventured upon an attat'k.
We believe that all mankind will ot;ree -this
point, and acknowledge, tint the CHIEF CONSUL
would nut stiffer his views to be thwarted by any.
consnitrationa of national
The disposition.Of the French Qovernment to in.
suit ibis Country is mmifest in trifles as 'well as
matters of the highest national Inipdrtance, as is,
observable in the tollowing tad. in the room in the
Officeeut NitIiGA.UP, at Calais, in which all pelsons
are introduced who are to have their Vassports ix-
Artililed, the walls are covered, with the most abu,
sive Caricatures against this Cttuntry. When it is
consul,,ted that NI eNGACID is a Public Fundionarv,
and that the house in' which he reside,. is an 011 ice
under the sabition of the French Government, it is
imir,ssible to suppose that . he would presume to,
decorate the Ilace in this manner if he bad the least
reason to belii•ve, that such a mode of in,ulting the
Thitish clovernment‘would not be acceptable to his
own. This disgraceful ()wrap upon; the' feelings
of ILt,tglislinten,wlin have beeti admitted into the
room, has excited .11inch severe continent on their
hot ‘Vitinaat ciF.t, and a pt.r.everaticc in- such
censure has only. prOduc'eti obstacles in the waY of
obtaining the .confirmation of Passnonts
I ,
It is cOnfidently said at Paris, tint joAselt 80.
NApARTg was, very anxious to avert the renewal.
of hostilities' with. this Countty, and after many
vain exhortations to his -brother, „concluded with
solemnly predi&ing, that if the latter. obstinately.
persevered in reviving the War with England,..there
would not he a floNAPßitTli alive in France in the
course of six months.

The Ecclesiastics in France, will> are praying
for the success of the War, have m any of them ex..
perienceci the generous protedicat 'of Cnis Country:.
It is therefOre plain, that these people, from interest
or fear, are very, ready " to hold a candle to the
Devil."'

Some people whose hearts are heater' than their
understandings, have expressed surprise that the
French Government has tined, s; nee the tenet...Al
.of Hostilities, contrary to the .Iclu rj. Nat
But when they• consider who ib at the head of tkit
Government, they may see an utter disdain of all
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