The Sun. — London, England, 1816-12-20 00:00:00

FLANDERS MAIL. 'Bettassts, Dec.. 13.---The Second Chamber of the : - .ltates General, in its yesterday's sitting, was abe,ist wholly occupied with the proposal Of Me. Hoffsehmidt, the object of which was to prohibit the exportation of corn - by the frontier of the Grand Melly of LoXeMborg ; and by that of sir. Pyke, relative to a general prohibition of the exportation of cornovideb is not proved to hive been imporiet,l. Atter a long awl annulated de bate, hods' these proposals were adopted, the first by a majority of 60 votes to 12, cud the strand by 42 to 35. WW shall giveloonorrow the official proms rerta, which hat not yet been sent to us, and sureessively the speeches delivered in'this in teresting Sittiog.o . The sittings of the Second Chamber today be gala by a motion of order . 'Made by Mr. Van Al expressive of his dissatisfaction at the ap plaatses whirds burst forth yesterday upon the adop tion of the proposal of Mr. Pyke ; he invited the Chamber to take measures to prevent similar oc currences in future. The Chamber then proceed ed to discuss the project of the law relative to the Militia ; a great many Members spoke upon this important rojeet. Mr. Pyke in particular observed, that the Militia system as it existed was vicious, because the time of service is too short to form a good artillerist ; and, above all, to in spire that esprit'dts corps which is so necessary for the formation of armies. Mr. Suitt endeavoured to spew that the 18th Article of the Project gave, in time of war, too great a Whittle to the Royal prerogative. An amendment which be proposed to this effect was rejected by 41 votes to 38. The Project was im• metliwtety after pot to site %rate, and carried by a majority of 111 cotes to id.. The Sitting broke stp at five o'clock, and is to meet to-morrow at eleven to discuss the Budget. They write from Ghent, that on Sunday 14st the Custom-houses on Me frontiers hail received or tiers to deliver no more passports (passavons) for the exportation of corn, and that on the following d a y several ,vaggons loaded with corn, going to trance, had hem stopped tit tla)lewyn. %%le learn from 'roomy, that , withio a few days past several French deserters have arrived. The Merchants of Naomi. have addressed a P e . Lion to the States-General, in which they allege a number of arguments to prove that the law only affects salt 'not yet imported. antl cannot reach that which is already warehoused. They apply the same reasoning ,to the other articles subject to the tat. The einftverp Journal contains the following ar tide relative to Spanish commerce :-- Tice Consul of Spain in 13elgium informs the merchants, that the King having heard the re port of his Council of Finances on the fatal in. dunce which the sale of Foreign Cotton Goods has upon agriculture and commerce, has ordained, ART. 1. The la'est term for the sale of foreign more cotton goods, legally imported, is Cued fur the end of December, 11114, 9. This Article regulates the formalities to hr observed for this'sale,, preceded by the stamp e which most he ntlixed to one ea of the piece, and which it to he sold - beginning at the etld taut rotirlied. 3. Goods not declared before the expiration of the tern► for the ~de. ohall ht contiwated. 4. There is granted, after the terra fixed for the sale, a Aletsy of three mouths, which will expire on the stst of March, IRt 7, its order to snake:arrangements with the Ph pint ('ompany, or for the exportation of the goods. f. 'This article prescribes the formalities to be fulfilled at the Costom-floose after the time axed fur the sale. 6. Conformably to the Iftth article of the lloyal l tiehedule, of :.'4ov. 6, tsicha, oltalp.bittinut to ha prohibited the impor tation of cotton goods, white,. Painted, ot . printed ; cottons mixed with thread, ;ilk, or wool. The euttolawle3, Whet.* , striped Woe and white muslins, estopellas, caps (hennas) gloves, stockings, mittens, girdles, and under waistcoats (Oct%) knit or wove, fringes, yolotios, ribbons (rather hind (isp probably), or cords, Ampex, brandiliogi, gauzes, aprons, hrtl , cptilts, flanneh of cotton and wool, and oll.other sitollor coda. ,• 7. 'This Article fixes the mettinrcs to be adopted ant those who violate ttje preceding artiOnt., • 8. This °riles dues not.affect the privileges granted to the Phillipine Company, which were rktifieti Pct. 13, lBt4. nttU66lll4, Dec, 13.—Sonte persons in this city interested in_the Swedish l o ans, having applied to the Ranker of' his Swedish Majesty at Antsterdittn to obtain the nisytnent of the intesest 4Llttei have received the following answer Dec. 6, 1316. Sta,—We answer the letter which you have written to us, by informing you, that of the claims (renters) on Swedets, all the doeutnentary`titles to Which ninq be delivered on the Gist of the present month, in our hnreatt, under penalty of being deprived of alit ight, one-third of the principal will ht repaid, hid the intelists iu arrear are annulled (pro.tetitt an:tulles.) I hove the hunuur to salute ydt4► (Signed) JEAN UA RISASSELGUEN, Danker to bis Swedish Aitijestr, N. B. Swellish Government owed eight years srrears o intereit. The late King Gustavus Aways fulfilled his engagt• went% the moment when the Government was changed. • BRUSSELS pArmis, 1.6 ill 14 I BTU. These we have received this moruitig. Thay coutain the Report and a slietth of the discussions ea the above subject; but upon perusing them we do not and any thing of interest THEATRICAL REt.:I,TER. PerAryar4 pat Day riv-taarv.-oRuinat! Drool : CAptain ,Odney,Mr.T.Cootte; Elisa, Miss Iklaugebn. Iftstr stl4th, Ithe Wis4Ch 7 Word. CAYSST-GARDSN.-6nleißlantit r Ciols Marcius Coriolaoos. Mr. tictoble ; Volumula, Mn. fatirit.. Affrir,hich, The lirolivn %Word. MAILS. Aaaiven--1 Flanders, 1 fiattenburitit, t thsblin, ! Water ford. Dot—l Holland, 3 Gottenbargli, thuntourgh, 2 Guernsey and Jersey, 1 Waterford: PRICE 0 ?His DAY AT r Dank Stock, • ••• • • ptr Cent. ltcd .. 3 per cm. Cons. shut per Cents 7"iii 5 per tent. N. shut 'STOCKS ' rimy* ti C4uCt. ilailb L. Alin.... 14 3-I.lthi itislia ISt. 14s. pr. Exch.15i11R,;,.,,,,,,*t, so. pr. Cum fur January, ajii MOH WATER Xl' LONDON BRIDGE 't.O-MORROW. Morning, S minutes after 4. I Evening, 30 minutes after 4. tatty oilier Extracts : " Baussett, thire %At a general Eat. nation in our corninatket, and a vett quantity of coin Tt twined untota. •• IBC. 16.-. Thrive or kintteen French IttEssayslave ar rived here., Tbey have been sent to the depot of the Colonial troops at Hatdervyk." THE SUN. 1101,14N1 QVIS illetAt& rA wiumEx: t LONDON,. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, I'Bl6. There are no Arrivals troin France to-day ; and what the Flanders Mail has brought us, is appended, under the usual title, to the extracts from that which came last night. Nothing more strange hai . giown out of the late convulsed state of the .world than a circumstance which, though daily brought before us inciden tally, seems never yet to have, met with distinct attention from the Publie l or politico! inquiry from any Gov m ernent. We AIM - et° te swamis . • of private ships of war, which arse committing de.. predations on the trade of all Nation*, from Cadiz to Cape Horn. These Pirate's,' the desperadoes of every clime, are called in our seas . Barbarian,. and across the Ocean c.rei,agenisn,Pfivateers ; but front all the notices we have seen on i jest, these descriptions do not comprehend the hundredth pm of them. They are in reality BUCCillieerS, and their crews of lawless ruffians, the refuse of every country, Americans, Eng- list), Irish, Scotch, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and NegrOes of all casts and colours. Some times w•e hear of then in Fleets, and at other times in single Vcatels, undertaking expeditiOns, or plipulerillg cite Ships they meet at Oa. They ure she enemies of mankind, and messures ought to be taken to proscribe them ; to prevent their intercourse with legal authority ,on shore fur, supplies, end to send them to execution - when taken. If something is not done, thie is,, to evil which 'kill grow tremendously. The situa tion of South America, by affording the pretence of an independant Flag, is extremely favour. able to its increase ; and the multitude of per turbed spirits which a long war has let Loose, destitute alike of the means of tife• and the incliner. tion to cultivate them by buuist industry, forms,* utirsery fur recruits of this class almost loot- Ilatistible. We arc not advised what course could be pur sued best calculated to lituit the hpischief ; but we think the subject well worthy of OM attention which these remarks are intended to invite. 'We have been assured that the description of ‘VATSCIN, junior, is indeed very inaccurate. It is stated, we know not how truly, thee there is no distinguishing ma►k on his right cheek, and that when well dressed he has much the appearance of a young Clergymen• We were puzzled to serest - betiarten two-articles against the Sinking Fund which appent•ed ill some of the Morning Prints. After- mature delibera tion, we have preferred the oration of Mr. Secre tary PuesToN (see another column) to the assay of the Morning Chronicle. Nut thaewe mean to eulogise the one and disparage the other, but be. cause the phillippic of the Hortonrabte Secretary is shorter, snore to the purpose,end'lels insane than the diatribe of the worthy Writer._ " The affairs of the Mexican Patriots, it will hc . obser%:ed, are rapidly advancing towards a state organization. and it daily becomes more evi• dent, that With them the United States will ha the favoured Nation." So for the, fiftieth tirne says the everlasting advocate for Rebels and innr. gents in every quarter of the globe, and which, bodied and overwhelmed with its friends in France, Italy , Germany, Spain, and, Spa-fields, is stow glad to cast a longing lingering look ail the-way over to South America. Here, without the liar of geography (so tatal to it in pktue tumor- 1.11 %%%%% le .41•11 l•••• • •..0 • •••• luxuries of successfsl revolution. Defeated in Prtn, it `tithes up t position on the River Pl+►te; worsted in the Caraccas, Mexico is open to its resources ; snored ►rith Chili, it resorts to victory in Texas ; and in short with the vast Continent of South At4rica for its operations, there ,is no thing it to any two spots within a nea4or,spitcc than two or three thousand miles. Avery littcal Ogre with seventy League Mats, it soides from Province to Province with„most wonderful facility, and has upon a moderate calculation utterly ruined the royal cause eleven hundred and eighteen times. Oh, it is a glorions .thing..to have so fine a range of country for the empire of opinion and liberal ideas ! As for the corollary from the text, that sequence of their helping the Rebels ~w:Ac, at peace with the legitimate Government,,.„the United ''States will be the favoured Nation" with the emancipated Colonies of South America, and the tide-wind reflection upon the British,Go- vernAnetst, for not having sought the same ad- , vantage by the. same just course, it will bear a word or two of ,explanation.' In the first place, it is not likely to prove tine; and in the , second place, if true, it would be of very little conse <pence. What nre.the imports which South Ame rica wants, and North America can supply ? Wood ? No, they have forest enough of their own on the Southern Continent. Tallow ? No, they have more than all the world beside.' Cron? No, here they ere Rivals, rtot,purchaurs. Wee? No, for they grol it theinselies more abundantly. Coffee ! No, for in t‘is produce they are equally successful. TobaccO ? for in this also they are competitors. Rurii ? No, for of this the United States are large im porters.—What then can the North sendto Market in the South, should they come through perfidy to be the " favoured Nation." Not the touch wanted woollens of England—not our 'manufactures in iron—not our unrivalled ma chinery to work mines—nothing, in factiFli the South' American requires, and whiall(,gratit britnin only can supply. '3 4 , We may be told that this is the very reasnn i kby we ought to cultivate so extensive and valuable a minket. We noid.-- 1 -.lle it, No fair and honest measure of policy should be left unirt.a,t., strengthen our mercantile.relations with this vast Continent. But honour and justice are the bases of British character and British conduct, and no benefits, even if baseness and treacherreould ac quire them, would compensate for the loss of re putation from a faithless disregard of sacred treaties with Old Spain. Let us remember what we said and thought of those who took part with our revolted C►►lonies against the Mothey Coun try, and applying the reflection to ourselves, learn not to calculate 09 products I °untied on national dishonour and cl►►l,►radlation. . The ExPedition which has siilcll from Sc.rilb t mingo for South America is, it seems, triidlteitte of the younger MINA, who passed in Llngt,lail by the name of General Alms, hut was arte6vilr,4l disavowed in the French Papers - by his ancle,tlse celebrated Spanish Giterrilla leader. This - 1044 g man has fonna means to get together -II ntinther,of adventurers like himself, and even to collect three small vessels, the largest monuting IS pins, with which he has sailed to take part with theJodePell dents of all nations and characters . thatsint In awn, in various parts of South America. The pet-lona, who acted as Officers tinder hits prolessclolq! to, know their precise destination. -At Por MINA, who by some means or other had become possessed of a coUsiderable sum, of money, seduced the crews of . most of the American merchantmen to jobs him, Euo Aailed away with them, leaving the vessels to which they belonged destitote.for want of hands. On the other side,. however, it is to be noted, that he himself was deserted at Port. an-Prince by many whom he had tempted to joip his standard. It is stated in the American letters, ' that a squadron, under Captaiii,Montos, is about to sail for the Gulp!' of Mexico, to pet tect.the trotte of the United' States there frontlhe &precis: bons both of Spanish and piratical cruisers. co . A tui N t '!ooirtnbitegfali;:tipreeractninletasiinws t ie ciii foll ,ttinnt o .o wingt r .sayply: ing the Paris Water•works with iron Pipes .frunt England . ' - " We thought it, at the time, extremely in judicious in the English Iron-masters to boast so .much of the inagnitode of the -concern. Their statements alarmed the persons interested in the, iron-trade in France, who •Itnntetliatiely! hart a' .Meeting, and presented a Strong remonstr*rice to their own Government against the measure. The consequence was, that the arrangement which bad been nearly concluded .by a-French agent in thii ,:country was broken off, and in all probability ail parties will be the logers.. The French Onvern• meat cannot get the pipes mantifactured in Fritne for less than three-times the ammutc they could have been supplied tor front England ; and as they_ are not in a condition to incur an heave arteil pence, in all probability the people of liatii4ilf go with - Out their water, and the is on-mastets both' in France and England without their . ob." 1 Yesterday evening Mr. Ltrildtwooit:"Ki King's Messenger, was Sent off with tliqiatcbc. .frum the Foreign 011ice-toliord WILLIAta Batt- DCAL, PEC. .172 F-z-The wind last get nn favoutabie for the outward-hound, %Odell intuced the rethaincler to get away, except the LordNriel rifle East Indianian ; Camillus and (Ammon, for the West Indies : they sailed this' moroing. Came down from the River, and !Riled, the Vittiri4, for Ilavaunah ; Moffatt, for Madras and Benoit ; and Perseus for Boindeaux.—Wind N. i, t et FALMOUTH, Dec. U.—Salted the l;i►teTnni, Artois, for St. Michael's, and Union, GomaY, Louden.—Witid S.W. P►►lrrsMoUTH, DEC. 19 —Arrived the Minerva, SUAttr, from Quebec, with loss of anchors,. a nr! NAPIER, from the Downs. Sailed his Majesty's ship Inconstant fat Africa ; Quest, Ve nus, Fox, Trafalgar, and William and Henry transports, for Guernsey ; Hussarcn transport for Cork ; Cuba, for Charleston ; Dorothy Foster and Sir J. H. Craig, for Jamaica ; William, for Trinidad ; Robert and Ann, fur Leghorn ; and Symmetry for Spain.—Wind N. N. E. Pcxxotrtv, Dec. 18.—Came in tl:e Picton sloop of war from Cork, and Echo, LINDER, front London for Jatnaica. RAMSGATE, Dec. 19.---Came in the Yolk► SEXTON, and Peitz Amis, ALtvtta, for libelist . ; and the sloop 'Boston Packet, fiatn - London tat Calais ; the latter , broke her bowsprit in coming into the harbour. Most ot•the vessels bound to the Westward sailed this tide.—Wind N. E. Mmtoare, Dec. 19.-I'he schooner Clara, ILLAID, of Dartmouth, from Tarragona for Lou• don, with fruit, was brought into this harbour this morning, with loss of both anchors and "" bles.—Wind N. TILE NAVY, to. The Lords of the Admiralty have recently Made some regulations in the Naval service which cannot tail to be highly gratifying to the Officers of the Navy. From.tha 1517, Captains, Commanders, and Fir.t when employed, will be allowed an a ddition of pay. ritTitt'S to be put on ' the same Navy, with the difference of per day in taco or of the former Officers. One hund r e d of the oldest Pursers to retire to make r oom bt, for those vi asters of his Maj est y with the Lieutenants and Ms have been acting as Pursers aud Captain's who have the greatest claim on the service. Warrant Officers, until for service, to retire, liVre' ab;y to their servitude, in three classes- 5 s a" 2.. 1%.* , day. Masters' Mates, ,iitthiatrow n, and Captait,s' Clerks, have setvett year,, pulsed their several iltami,t4timts, and on .ptodtwe satisfactory ci atilt, tot hr their pay when it is out tit t‘ir pun , ' r t,r the 1. , 0 111 Commist.Muers ut the Admit,tl y e mploy ! of vo* mute them. THE ROYAL MARINE ARTILLYRY, AND ItivrAP • NIAIONE FORCE'S.. The Right lion. the Lords Coomo , s oov"s the Admiralty have. taken the Establishm ents the Royal Marine Artillery and Royal under their considerati o n , and recoininent" "1-11 taia alterations therein, Mid his Royal Or the ?ICE RaGaNT was pleased, by his der . ' a Conned of the '2sth ult. to approve and ow" the saute. ESTABLIsHMENT FOR Isl 7. CAM p3nies of Hord Marine ;krtillery. . . ..... 2 Divisional Companies .. ... • EACH ARTILLKW CONtrANY• 1 Citptain, - I 6 l 3 mu4rdiVrs• I First Lietitenalltio I 4. Dritionsert, I Secona Ditto, ' 60 GU11111.16, 6 St rjettitts, 4 Corporals, BS Total. SAL COMPANY. 3 Drumnico. GO Privatra. 76 Tuts!. of Ofe Obi i M#jor-Gorteralt 4 Colonel!. B ARTILLEHY. 1 Pay-NI totvr. I IlarraciS•Muut+er , 1 4 4niges , i), I Aasistttgt-SUrgeoA• EAcit DIVISto I Captain, It First Lieutenants, Second Ditto. 5 Serjeauts. 4,Corporals, For the proper manar, established--- 1 General, 1 LieuteGeneral„ ROYAL MARIN Lieut.-Culosel, t 2414j0r. 1 Adjqta'nt, Quarter-Master, 2 Staff Sojeaittc, ,-, anYAL. I‘l4ltlNße. 1 Commandant, res4lvnti 8 Adjutants, in Loudon, 4 Qamrter,Magters* 4 Comm an dants of piri- le•Strtff gait-joints,. lions, — - - - - .4- ?Ity-hfulirrs; .- 8 Lieut.-Colonels, 4 narracit-Ma,ters, 8 Majors, 4'Surgeuna, 1 5 Pay Captains, ' 4 Assistant-Surgeoui, We are not in posselsion of t he minute'. derail! of the new regulation Witching the Artillery, 111, we have every reason to be lieve that LorOl, Mlle (whose Noble Esther instituted this Ceallo in 1804) and Sir Richard Williams, under ` 11 ; 11 4 • direction it his flourished anti acquired Iti lub r i, cliarit.eter, have taken cgre to pre , erve all the P lio vilcges and inintunities concvded to the Mor l io Artillery by his Itlajesty'r Order in, Conned bilp its establishment, and to chei.ish that 140'141, military feeling of esprit de Corps, which 1 1 ai ready produced the,most 'brilliant displays "; e terprile and honourable ambition. We have received Canada ' t'apers t° Abe IP° 4i3 OLTM AN, MO JOHN FLETCHER:6'4' ‘`' t (3" - -, 11 ' li gs . "oNTRRAL, No'v. 11.—The }foil , 4ro tti ii city on Thin sday hot tur rort .Witli''ti'l;llo _Lake buperior, uppoiifieti Compti,sjoiteo t j pil e EXCelle hey the GOVerltot ill Otte, 10 ill" 4 l i or the ilissgt eriable dittevelice, i mA c ii love 14itell le o, p tlie d ' 4l Vi s o Witham and Heil River St-10'110o betivetil the North I.V.i.st , Heil 411 d tll• Hourable iltithute4 . Bay Cou.pAny." ultimo. . , ' ..... '-