The Sun.
London, England, 1806-10-01 00:00:00

INDI'I.

AN overland Dispatch arrived at the India I-Tou*
on Monday, and brought an Account or the arrival,
out of the following Ships :—.-Maria, GREENAWAY
.lane Duchess of Gordon, ; Erirop'e, GILSTON,
William. Pitt, EriMEAbs ; Strcallzaiu, DALE; North--
ampton, tA.kEe; Union, FAIRFAX ; Glory, BARON;
Sarah Ch7istiana,--- ; Comet, MARING; William;
HATTON j Sampson, HARLAND ; and Majestic,
CALtEN.

,The Powerful Man of War, which was diSPatChed
by Sir J. T. Ducitwoa Tn. to give information of
the sailing of the French Fleet from Brest, in De-
cember last, arrived at Madras on the iGth of April.
The, Pitt Friiite had been diiven_ciff the Mauri-
tius by the. Semiltante and Bellona, which Vessels
had been manned with 700. men, for the ex-
press purpose of boarding. The day afterwards the
Melville got in, and it is also said many other prizes.
The island was- in a very diltressed state for want I
of provisions ; and it was thought by many Well in-
formed people, -that it was only necessary to keep
up a stria blockade, and prevent the itigress of sup-
plies, to secure its fall.

So favourable is the state of the bompanv.i.
finances, that the Government of Bombay were
projecting grand'-commercial Speculations, CO thi
extent of monopolizing the trade in sugar.

FROM A BOMBAY NI:Ny.SPAVEII.,
On Sunday last His Majesty's SI,
and Rattlesnake were hauled into dock for repairs;
and on Monday a h&,utiful lithe Sliip, for the ser:
'vice of the Hon. Company's Marine, ‘vas launch d
from the Yard.' in the preseOce of a concourse of
European and Native spectators. The bimmanding
Officer of the forces broke ihe bottle., and hailed tier
by the name of Mercury, as She glided ititd the Ba-
aon, greeted by the cheers of the aitiltitUde; arid a
salute from the battery.
This is the second vessel of the Same elmshas been launched from the Dock=yard since July
last.

The national tonsequenee Of civil- port beConies
every clay more Sensibly expefienad iii India, and
we trust, that its value to the naval interests of our
country will be duly appreciated hi England..
In the course of sixteen months the following
sels have been built And repaired in. the Marine
Yards, independent of a great number Miich were
re-fitted Afloat :

i3tm.7.—One Frigate of 36 gun, and four Corn-'
pany's Cruizers.

REBUILT.—One Frigate, of 32 gitn., gild a Sloop
of War.

REPAIRED.—One Ship of the Line; 6f:i4- guns;
and one ditto of 64. - One Ship of 50 guns, one of"
40, five of 36, four of 32, one of 18, and one of IG,
One Merchant-ship re-built; and 20 ditto tenaired:
Such has been the essential aid rendered to the
Navy and Commerce of India, by the long eSta.;.
blished Docks of this Island; and from this proof
of their worth we may better judge of the politidai
magnitude of the works now in progress for the
formation of two additional Docks; in which flit/
largest Ships of the'Line may he built arklyrepairedi
Upon this acquisition we cannot sufficiently eongra
tulate ourselves, 'since the long contested fjuestion of
the existence of Teak Timber in our own ProVinCed
is now affirmatively decided, and such arrangements
are made, as, exclusive of a present ample stock,
will secure, for years, an abundant Supply to thei
fullest extent of our demands for building and re-
pairing Ships of the largest class.
This pleasing piOtire of our resources encouragev
the confident indulgence of a hope, that the Teak of
British India, manned with Hearts of Oak of Eng-
land, will, in a short period, form the whOle of otir
naval force, in climes where Providence haS designed
that it shall flourish and endure, while the Western
Oak, the pride and boast of our Country, will be re-
served for new triumphs over our foci in Europe.

A rich citizen, 'lately deceased, lea each of his.
two daughters, as their fortunes, their weight in 11,
Bank-notes; and, on being put into the scale; the
eldest weighed 7 stone 21b. the second 8 stone.--
The eldest, in consequence, became possessed of A
fortune amounting to 51,2001. ; and The youngesti
being the heaviest, 'to 57,3441.; and it was ascer
tained on the following scale Bank-notes, of
11. each, weigh an ounce averdupois ; 518 notes will
therefore weigh a pound-51,200 notes will weigh
7 stone 2 pounds; 9r 100 pounds—land 57,344.n0tet
will -weigh 112 pounds, or 8 stone.
A Gentleman one day said he had no, dOilbt he
could carry a million of 11. Bank-notes ; but they
• will aailally Weigh 1953 pounds.
• ,We are glad to find that a subscription has been
opened on the Continent for the widOw of Nor,
the Bookseller, who has been so cruelly sacrificed
by BONAPARTE. This subscription, it is said, is to
be extended to this Country. It is to be hoped that
it will be patronized zealouSly in every Country our
of.the power of the relentless Usurper; not only for
the sake of the unhappy family for Whose use it is
intended, bdt to shear that Usurper in what detes-
tation' his condu& is held, and to excite indignation
against him wherever the melaneholy fa& is related.
CORN D!.CHANGE, OCT. I..—The fresh, imports
of Grain in general to-day are but few, samples of
second and ordinary" quality are. at less price, ai:d
very few buyers, fine supports the quotation ;
Rye at less; Barley in large supplies, aid hard-
ly at last ptice ; Malt heavy sale; White Pease
are dearer, and Grey at less ; new Tick Beans 34
to 395. -per quarter ; of Oats there are consider-
able quantities, and scarce any prime samples; this
article is rather cheaper ; in Flour no alteration,
fine American 445. to 48s. per barrel.

Wheat • Os a 70S 2 86s od
Rime ditto -88 s a Os oe.
Rye - - 4os a 45s od
Barley -37 s a 42s cd
Malt - -74 s a sos od
Fite Pease 62s a 67s od
my ditto 405 g 44s od

Beans - cs avs 01
Tick Beans 36 a 43S ad
Oats 23s A 275 a 31,i.t1
Poland ditto' 33$ a 37s t.4dt
Rape Seed 171. 3oi. op
Fine Flour cos a ?is olt
Seconds ' 65F a 70s a:A