The Sun.
London, England, 1808-06-09 00:00:00

JAM.ri !CZ PAPERS.

IC:Nonotr, APRIL 16.—0 n Wednesday morning

Ilk Grace the. Duke of MANCHESTER reviewed*the
54th regiment of foot, commanded by Lieutenant-
Colonel L“Ani), at Stoney-Itig.
La Franchise Frigate, of 36 guns, Ca t. Disn-
wom, arrived the 'saiiiis4ay from Portsmouth hav-
ing under her convoy the Vessels meritiened in the

'list of arrivals. General VII.LETT'ES, Lieutenant-
Govetnot 'afid Comllhand4 of the forces in this
Island, Aftvhiur Dicbcv,Ns; his Secretary, and Captain
NIALINtiLL, and Messrs. STAPLETON and TuitiE-
TOit, in his suite, came passengers in her, Shortly
after her coming to anchor she was saluted by a dis-
charge of 17 guns from F&t Charles, which she im-
mediately returned.

La 'Franchise sailed froM Pons Mouth on the 21 st
February, in company with the star Sloop of War,
of 18 guns, Captain SINIPSON, and about 80 Sail of
Merchantmen, bound to the West Indies. they
arrived M Madeira on the 2d ultimo, and quitted

that Island on the following day. On the 31st the
Fleet anchored in Carlisle-Bay, find on. the 4th in-
stant thosi; for this Island proceeded on their

.voyage. y •
La Franckie ,brought Prato Port-Royal with her
the French Privateer Lugger•Le HazArd, pierced
for 14 guns, hilt having only four mounted, with
st) men, which be captured on the 23d of February
off Scilly.
• The Legislature of Nova *Scotia, at their late. Ses-
sion, passed a vote, appropriating toe Pounds to
'tklrchaAeu sword or piece of plate; th be Presented,
in behalf of the Province, to Vice-Admiral BEltiiE,
LEY. Governor WENTWORTII returned the vote to
the Legislature with the following Message
" Gentlemen of the House of Assembly.,

" Having fully considered the Vote communi-
cated to me, for granting one hundred Nun& to
Vice-italmtral BERKELEY, for a sword or piece of
plate, it appears to be objeEtionable in so many re-
.
speds, that I fed it my duty to decline giving my
assent to it.

" 1. WENTWORTH."

" Government notlie,

Lieut. Viot,prr, .his 'Officers and 'Crew, late of
La llaposa Brig, arrived in the Tweed Sloop of War
on Friday, last week, On th'e nith of February,
La Reposa, passing the Ro§ario Islands, near Car-
thagena, descried five Sail of small Vessels, which
she immediately gave chace to; when, on finding
her approaching them, they anchored, and formed
in a lititt of deferiee; a menace which did not, how-
ever, prevent Lieut: VIOLUT from attacking them.
He instantly resolved to run La Raposn in amongst
them, which appeared by the chart very praelicable;
but, while bearing up to attack the enemy, she tin•
fortunately struck on a shoal, only a league from the
shore, although the moment before she had been in
ten fathoms water.

The Enemy, immediately taking advantage of La
Raposa's unfortunate situation, approaciied and at-
tacked her in a raking position, which she returned
with the only gun she could possibly bring to hear
Notwithstanding the continued fire of the Enemy
Lieut. -IViota7'r used every exertion to extricate La
.&porti with anchors, &c. but, in conseque`nee of
the strong breeze, and the Vessel having got aground
to windward of a shoal that ran a great way further
out than the one she struck on, their exertions proved
of no service, even although the guns, provisions,
&c. had been thrown overboard.

Finding every effort to extricate themselves prove
fruitless, the Officers, in two small boats of La ria-
pata, volunteered their services to endeavour to cap-
ture one of the enemy's vessels for the purpose of
bringing her to their assistance ; but Lieutenant
VIOLATTi perceiving the enemy's superiority of
numbers and force, deemed it most advkable to re-
cal them, and being convinced, of the, impossibility
extricating 'La Raposa from her perilous
got the men safely out, and immediately blew her
ups-she, at the time, lying on her broadside with
the loss of her keel and rudder.

.Lieutenant Viot.rer, his °dicers and Crew, were
made. prisoners, and taken to Carthlgen; Where
they were confined in prison, and treated with the
greatest inhumanity by the Governor, which Lieu.
tenant VIOLETT very spiritedly remonstrated against.
The Naval. °dicers and inhabitants of that place,
however, behaved to them with the greatest kind,
ness.

The rohowing is the form that was opposed to
La liapsa:—

A Schooner, one 24- pounder and 40 men ; a Sloop, two
36-pounders and men 4 two ditto, one 24-pounder and 40
men each ; a Feluc.:a, ono 12. pounder and a; men; and a
Launch with tt men.--Total, 6 guns and 2a7 men.
La Raposa bad only 12 guns and 55 men,

CORN EkCHIANGE, JUN,. g.--. Wheat for to-day's
Market is in middling supply, mare than the de-
mand, 'and sales thereof are heavy at rather lower
prices; Barley likewise; Malt and Pease vary but
little ; Beans of the two kind are cheaper; there
are large supplies of Oats, and this tr ide is also
quoted cheaper ; 11414 Seed this week is lOwer ; and
Flour hardli supp.)riai the quutation!