The Sun.
London, England, 1803-11-02 00:00:00

LONDON, 'NOVEMBER z, 1803.

THE Hamburg?) Mail which arrived yesterday at
noon, brought some Paris news of a day or two
later thin what we had before received. BE RTH E
the War Minister, it seems, set out for Belgium on
the 4th, and was to be followed in a few days by
BONAPARTE, and the Minister for Foreign Affairs.
Ccnnpiegne, it is said, will he the Head-quarters of
the Chief Consul after he has completed his second
survey of the Coast.

The Hanoverian Officers are suspe&ed of recruit-
ing, clandestinely for the English, and they are in
consequence closely watched.

A Decree has lately been issued by the Vice.
President of the Italian Republic,' for restraining
the Liberty Of the Press within his Dsminions. We
should.suppose such a Dec{ee very superfluous. If
the.degenerate Italians knew what the Liberty of
the
the Press was,' they would pot be the abjed slaves
of a despotic Usurper.
A successor is appointed to M. MARCCIFF, the
Russian Minister at Paris ; but as. the Paris Jour.,
nals of the I Bth ult. express a hope that Russia will
continue to observe her system of Neutrality, we
are led to form a hope that the Chief Consul begins
to dread her hostility.

The Beys have completely got possession of Egypt.
We cannot but consider this as a fortunate circum.
stance, as French iniiigtie was no doubt at work to
prevail upon the Pcirte to permit the return of a
French Army to Egypt, if it could elude the vigi..
lance of the British Force in the Mediterranean.
The Boys, we have no doubt, would readily give
up 41/exandria to us, should it at any time become
necessary again to send a British Army to Egypt.
If it be true, as the French Papers assert, that
Spain has at length consented to make a Common
Cause. with France, it is what 'we have long fore.
seen must sooner or later be the case. The fate
of Portugal is thus decided. She attaches her-
self to the fortunes of Spain,. and of course
must become hostile to this Country.. Our
Ministers have much to, answer for, in the licie of
conclua, which they have 'pursued with regard to
Spafn, for the last six months. Her Neutrality,
WhiCh existed only in name, was permitted by.
France for the -purposes of her own interest ; when
these arc answered, it is no longer necessary to wear
the mask, and the treasures which we have-allowed
.:,to flow into the Spanish Portp, become available to
France as well as Spain, for the purpose of cEarryipg.
lits•ihe War a, us.' This is a stihjeet which*,e•
have frequently touched upon, and to which we
fear we shall often have occasion painfully 'to re..
•
Nett.

By private Letters fronvindia, of a late date,
received by the overland Express, wo learn that
the Ditachment undet Colonel MU ti any had readied
Poanati without opposirion,-and his Highness was
seated firmer than ever on the Throne. The other
three Powerl were supposed
,to be in a league.
HOLKAR had commenced ravaging the NizAxt's
territory,' and some apprehensions were even en-
tertained for Surat, the Garrison of. which had
been reinforced by the frith Regiment, just arrived
from the Cape,
The Black Town at Madras had been burnt
down, and property lost ro the amount of +0 lacks
of pagodas. 'A second fire had its° broken out at
Bombay, but without the walls ; wi thin there was not
much left to but n. The quick succession and repe-
tition of these disasters marked them as the cfretts
of design. A French Ship had arrived at Muskat
with Guns, and French Residents were expeded
at that place, Bagdad, and gosorah.

A Mail from Dublin arrived this morning, -wlt6
Papers of the 28th ult. whichare destitute .of sany
intcresting•intelligence.

Yesterday morning His MAjltiTY took awaiting
on horseback in Windsor Grthit Park, attended by
Lords ST. Fitti.trts and WALSIt,IGII,4:4.

, A •
PRINCEAsItS AMELIA' and .nuctrsTA, and Lady
CRANt.ity took an airing in a coach And tour through
Sir R. HARvEy's park, and through Eaton,
The Du'kEB of KEXT and. CADauttfoot arrived
at Windsor yesterda'y afternoon.
Sir Wl4. and Lady PITT arrived at Witidsor yes-
'firday afternoon from' Kick&ld Heath.

YeSterdity,lVlt. PITT was to give a grand dinner
at KIDIAAWSHoteI, Margate, to the ti4ltolc of the
Volt,teers of that town.

' o n Thort.(l,l last the pokeof ST. ALBAN'Steille
a Oral flintier to the company still retnhining
Miirgate, at MITCHINEICh Hotel, and the cum
cycnins iVin,'Durr gave a Ml at her otiyn 115143 C.

NAVAL NEWS.

reolli ibe. LONDON GAUZETTE, Nov. 1, tSo3.

Admiralty-Vet, November 1, 1803.

Copy of a Letter from the Right Honourable Lord
Keith, K. B. Admiral of the Blur, &c...t0 Sir
Ivan Nepran, Bart, dated on board His Majes.
ty's Ship the Monarch, of Broadstairs, the 30th
of last month.
6IR,

I herewith . transmit, for their Lordships' infor.
!nation, a copy' of- a Letter which I have received
from Rear Admirall Montagu, and of an enclosure to
which it refers, reporting the destruEtion of a French
Privateer, by His Majesty's Sloop the Merlin and
Milbrook Schooner.

I have the Honour to be, &c.
KEITH.
Utrecht, in the Downs,
MY LORD, 29th OR. 1803.

Herewith I enclose a Letter from Capt. Brenton,
of His Majesty's Sloop Merlin, stating the destruc.
tion of the French Lugger Privateer, Les Sept
Freres.

The condua of Lieut. Thompson, and the peo.
ple serving under him, merits approbation ; and
Lieut. De Starck, of the Milbrook, appears to
have exemplified the zeal and energy which inva-
riably attaches tO his charader.

Milbrook was struck several times by shot,
hut nor damaged, and will proceed upon service this
evening. _

have the Honour to he..; &c.
ROBERT MONTAGU.
His Majesty's Sloop Merlin, of Dunkirk,
snit, odoler zB, 1803.

I have the Honour to inform you, that the boats of
Isis Majesty's Sloop Merlin, under my command,
yesterday went in pursuit cf, and drove on shore and
totally destroyed the French Lugger Privateer, Les •
Sept Freres, mounting two carriage guns, besides
small arms, and manned with 36 men,• commanded
by the Citizen Pullet ; the boats of the M'etlin'were
commanded by Lieut. Henry Clement Thompson,
who has IPS( an artri ir) the
.service of his King and
Country during the- late war ; and to. the judicious
and seaman-like condu6 of Lieut. Newton Statck,
I am not only indebted for cutting off the Enemy's
retreat into Calais, but also for bringing all the
boats on board in safety after the service was per-
formed.

The Lugger went on shore about half a mile to
the West want of Gravelines ; Lieur. Snuck anchored
the Milbrook within musket shot of her, and in the
evening a heavy fire was opened upon her from the
shore with some field.pieces, which, however,,did
no port of damage, and I am happy to say, that on
our side not a man was hurt.

I flatter myself, Sir, that the conduit of the
Officers and men employed on this service will meet
with your ;approbation.
I have the Honour to be,
(Signed) E. P. 13RENTON.,
Rear Atitn;ral Montagu,
&c, &c. &c. . .

PLYMOVTIi, OCT. 3t.—Sailed the Diane Fri-
gay, of 36 guns, having six Transports under con-
voy, on board which are embiliked the ist and 2d
Batalimn. of the 28th Regiment of Foot, bound to
Cork.

PO aTSMOUTH, 'NOV. I.— His Majesty's Ship
Penguin is this day gone out of the Harbour to
Spithead, having been refitted.

Arrived the Friendship, A LTH NH ERR, from Long-
sound ; Mary, TY RENS, and Jane, SHARP, from
Sunderland.

DEAL, Nov. I.—Arrived L'Amarantbe from
a Cruize Dieppe ; the Merlin Sloop and Minx
Gun-brig, from a Cruitte off Ostend ; and the fm-
rnortalite' from's CiAize off Flushing.
In the Downs—Monarch, lltrecbt, Immortalitt.,
L'Amaranibe, Vulture, Merlin and Lynx Sio3ps,
Mariner, Vixen, and Minx Gun-brigs, and Mill.
brook Schooner.

SntelLNßas, NOV. I.—Sailed His 11,41jesty's
Ship Anumn, Capt. T oACIVION. One of her boats,
in going from the - Harbour to the Mire to her,
whilst getting under way, owing to the strong
gale which it then blew, unfortunately upset, by
which accident the Gunner was drowned. The
Captain, Carpenter, and boat's crew were provi.:
,dcPtially picked up; rota long time the carpenter's
life was despaired of, till at length the means re.
cummehded by the Humane Society, happily suc.
ceeded in restoring animation.

Came out of Dock His Majesty's Ship Ariadve;
and went in 'to refit' the Hamad Sloop' of War,
K.EITH Esq. Commander.

Captain E. HARVEY is appointed to command the
Temeraire, of 98 guns ; and Captain HERB Eft? to
the Urania, of 36 guns, both at Plymouth.
The ///kitrioiir, of 74 guns, has been fitted for a
deplit of provisions at Sheerness, for the more expe.
dittously supplyiigsueh ships of war ai may arrive
at that }!tact with provisions.

We Fire extremely sorry to state, that the Eagle
Cutter, of •C‘iwes, from Hubum to Lyrnington,
toonderedofFlVOigate on Monday,.and that twen-
ty-ix perwns urif,•rtunately perished. The Dis.
patch Packet, of iViargate, saved tvventy.six of the
passengers.

The Magistrates assembled at' the last Michael,
mas GenerolAZuartet Sessions for Lancashire, regu.
}:fired the LiteOf allowance to the families of milithe_
men at one shilling and fourpence for each retoon
int week, throuzhout the County,

Mr. PITT's STATUE.

By the overland Express which arrived at the
India House an Monday last, Mr., ANOERITF IN,
the worthy Chairman of the Committee for manag-
ing the Fund subscribed for ereding a Statue of the.
Right Hon. \Arra. PITT, received a Letter from the
Marquis Wr:Lnesrasir ntiorl—the.subjeet, whiCh we
have great satisfalion in communicating to the Bri.
tish Public, together with a List of the Subscribers
In Bengal, in aid of the Fund so lib rally subscribed.
here. It 'must be a kratifyi:ng.cittumstance to every'
good man, at a time when attempts ;lie made here
to depreciate the virtues and public services pf Mr,
PITT, by those who, from every consideration of
honour and of gratitude, should have been the most
zealous guardians of his fame, that a just es-tit
tion of his principles and contiud pervades the -re-
motest quarters of the British Empire, as strongly
as it is felt in the British Capital. . The Marquis
WE U. 131, IT'S sentiments upon this subjeCt. 'are ha:,
the
.e:ho from the banks of the Ganges of that ad-
miration,af unexampled patriotism, virtue :and abi-
lity, which for the honour of human nature so gene-
rally prevails nut only on the banks of the twines,
but throughout the civilized world. • •