The Sun.
London, England, 1808-10-12 00:00:00

BAREI4DOES, At m. t 7.

Letters from Porto Rico, of the gth instant, re-
ceived at St. Thomas, state, that an insurreelion had
taken place at Aguadilla, a town on the south coast
of that Island, where upwards of 300 Frenchmen
were put to death by the Spaniards, who have deter-
mined to expel every foreigner, except the English,
from the Island; and that their Government should
be confided to a Junta, as in the Mother Country.
A free intercourse has already been opened by
the Islands of Tortola, St. Thomas, and Santa
Croix, with Porto Rico, where the most friend-
ly reception is given to the English ; and in
testimony of the reciprocal good understanding
now existing with that Island, Brigadier-Ge-
neral HARCOURT has issued a Proclamation at
Santa Croix, " ordering and direaing, in can-
sequence of the renewal of friendly intercourse
and mutual accommodation happily established
with the Island of Porto Rico, that all ships and
vessels bearing his Catholic Majesty's Flag shall
be received into the ports and harbours of Santa
Croix and its dependencies with every possible atten-
tion and respe6t, and that the subjeEls of his Catho-
lic Majesty be received as friends ; and all Spainish
vessels not having more than one deck, be allowed
to import mules, cattle, timber, fruit, &c. into the
same."

It is not at Porto Rico alone where this friendly
disposition towards the English prevails, but equally
along the whole Coast of •South America the Spa-
niards have opened an intercourse with us, and re-
ceived us as friends and allies. At La Guira it is
manifested in a particular degree, and the most un-
bounded confidence reposed in our co-operation and,
assistance. The Sloop Lapwing, an English priva
teer, lately froth thence, arrived at Tortola, states,
that the British and Spanish flags were hoisted in
union on all the Ports, and that the Spaniards, re-
lying more on the judgment and information of our
Officers than on their own, had placed them under
the command of the Marine Officers of his Majesty's
Ship "'cola, with whom rested the privilege of ad-
mitting Vessels into the ports and harbours along ,
that Coast.

We greatly lament to hear of the dreadful mortality
which has raged among the Marine Garrison of Ma-
rigalante, which, in less than two months, has been
reduced by death to nearly one-third of its whole
strength. Among the- 'unfortunate sufferers of that
valuable Corps of our naval force, are included eight
or ten Officers of different ships that had been at-
tached to the Garrison.

Tuesday afternoon the Prince of WALES arrived
at Windsor. His apartments in the Lower Lodge
not being ready for his reception, he drank tea and
supped with their MAJESTIES and the PRINCESSES,
in the Castle, and breakfasted and dined with them
yesterday, and afterwards returned to town.
Yt sterday morning his MAJESTY, PrincesSes
SOPHIA AUGUSTA, and AMELIA, accompanied by
Lady dEORGIANA MURRAY, General FITZROY, and
Colonel TAYLOR, rode in Windsor Park.
Yesterday a Cabinet Council was held at the Fa
reign Office, which lasted from half-past two o'clock'
till nearly six, at which were present his Grace the
Duke of PORTLAND; the Earls of CAMDEN, WEST-
MORLAND, and BATHURST ; LOrdi MULGRAVE,
HAWKESBURY, and CASTLEREAGH ; Messrs. Secre-
tary CANNING and PERCEVAL.
Sir ARTHUR WELLESLEY attended yesterday at
the Treasury, and afterwards had an interview with
the Cabinet Ministers.

The Deputation from the Court of Common
Council presented their Address to the King this
day, at two o'clock, at the Queen's Palace.
French Papers of a late date have been received bAr,
a Gentleman who left Paris on Friday last. They
contain a variety of articles relative to the movements
of troops, and the Imperial conferences in Saxony,
but, as we understand, no intelligence of great im-
portance. If they are completely silent respeCting
the affairs of Spain, that circumstance may be re-
garded as a confirmation of our conjeeture, that the
confliet expetted on the Ebro, at the close of the
last month, would terminate in favour of the Pa-
triots.

We have seen a letter from Madeira, dated the
sth of September, which gives a melancholy picture
of the havoc which has rcccntly taken place in that
island, in consequence of the prevalence 'of the dis-
ease called the measles. Between the sth of August,
and the date of the letter which we. have seen, up-
wards of five thousand persons, between the ages
four and eighty years, had been buried. The dis-
order continued to prevail, though with abated vio-
lence, at the date of the last advices.
We are happy to hear that the 87th and 88th
Regiments are now nearly recovered from the oph-
thalmia. The former are quartered at Weeley Bar-
racks, in Essex.

A magnificent Entertainment was yesterday
given by the Officers now in this Country who
served in the Portugal Campaign, to their revered
Commander, Sir ARTHUR WELLES LEY, at the Cla-
rendon Hotel.

BREAD.—Vesterday the LORD MAYOR ordered the
price of Bread to be continued at IS. 2d. the guar-
tern loaf of wheaten, and 12id. household.
THE LOVER'S SIGNAL.—The whistling Lover,
from his undisguised plumage, being considered an
innocent bird, is now left by the guardian of the
night at full liberty to finish his tune under his Dul-
cinea's window. He came the night before last in
high feather on the wings of hope, but was observed
to quit his perch, the drooping pimure of despair.
The Romance of Blue Beard is soon to be revived.
at Drury Lane Theme, and ELLISTON will proba-
bly assume the part of the terrific hero of the piece,
as it will enable him to display his versatility.