The Sun.
London, England, 1808-01-14 00:00:00

JAMAICA PAPERS.

KINGSTON, Nov. 14.--Arrived the Nonpareil;
we learn, by her, that several Vessels were unfortu-
Oltely lost in a severe gale of wind, on the Indian
efoast,•.onuthe 17th ult. among which were the fol.

Brig Bthnuda Packet, FERGUSSOM, crew saved,
and arrived in--the Nonpareil va Schooner belonging
to Curacoa," five of the crew saved; a Man:of 1;41a!
Brij, lose Off Cape Chrchebacoa,'all ban& perish-
id ; the ;bodies of the Captain (Which was dis-
tinguished by the epaulet on his shoulder), and
fairty7six of the
.crew, were washed ashore; and. •
a ;Schooner belon&ing to this Port, the crew
,of
vdlich got safe on shove, but were afterwards in-
4manly murdered by the Indians:

:,The.lianizah was.bound.to Dominica, but haling'
sprung a leak at sea, was obliged- to bear away for •
this Island. On. Thursday Se'npight, off Jacrnel, •
she was boarded- by a French Privateer Schooner, of
two guns, and- 65 men; belonging to St. :Tago de-
Cnba, the:crew of which plundered her of all ha.
rigging; live stock, and a quantity of .cabini.stores,
&c. and. broke open Capt. Caurstes trunks, and took
all his wearing apparel.
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TWo Inquests. were held the day before yesterday,
one on the body of War. S•rcin, Surgeon of
Narcissus Guineaman, 'found, dead in the Fislk,
- .
Market early that morning,_ when, after the exami-
nation of several witnesses, a
,verdict ()I.'. Wiltul
murder against HENRY LAITca, Captain of the Ellta
Guineaman, and RIC.HARD LUNDY, Captain, and •
ALcx,..MlLLart, Mete; of the Hils4rongi Gninea7'
man," was returned., By the evidence which was
adds on the above. Inquisition, it Was discovered
that talcrime of -siniilar atrocity had been perpetrated
oni the body of Wm.: Woon, SecOnd Mate of 11)0.
Elfr,a Guinearnan,which had been interred at Spring'-'
Path, by order of Capt. L'AFI;EIt, the sakne,ruoriiinge.:
The Coroner therefore issued his authority fur titb.;
boly.belng taken up, and the'Jury accordingly
ceodea to the place of its intermentto.inspea it.
On 'opening the coffin; the bedy.wasJound in a
coMplete state of nudity, not a. rag.of any descrip::'_.
(ion about it, several marks of blows appeared.
the breast; head, &c. and
tit was the opinion of the.:
Surgeon who attended, after eNatnining it, and' open-
ing apart of the head, that he came by his deatb
from violence. The Jury immediately' returned a
verdict of " Wilful murder against NRY LAFTER).'
Captain, and MICHAEL. KELLY, Mate, Ofthe Egt
Guineaman.
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A further examination of the Witniisses, who
appeared at the_:lnqUests on Thursday, took place
at the Court-House yesterday, when an additional
evidence was brought forward, and the above-men"
firmed persons were fully committed ter„ take ;their
trial at the ensuing January Surrey Assize-Court.
BRIDGE-TOWN, -T N BARBADOES, OCT. 07.-4-Us EX**
celleitcy Major-General, MAITLO.ND; Governor. 91
Grenada, arrived' here on Sunday last;: in the Atreck.
Ship Emma, sit days from thence. . •
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His: Majesty's Brig Express, from A.ntigna, aP
Skipjack Schooner, from Grenada,' haV4'arrived since
our last. By the Express' we learn, that acceuets
were received at Antigua of His Majesty's -Ships.
Ccrterus and Cygnet having, about the 'l4th or 04.1 ti.
inst. cut ,out fromy Bas Point, Sanity wren
I.)anish Vessels; and that they still remained .off
tha4 waiting to •be joined by the Galatea,
whtrthey intended to make a dash, a lasCuraica,
upo'n the Island 'of St. Thomas.

• Accounts from Earbadoes, of the 27th of Novear
ber, announce the capture of the Ships Eliot and
Juno, • frotn Demerara. They were carrivd. into
Gualaloupe. These accounts also rnentiein the cap*
lure of several French Privateers which had pre'
viously annoyed our trade, by• His Majesty's ShiP
the Blonde; • -•

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Accounts from St. Domingo state, the:, the new
Genera4Jaaabt; had fortified ltimelf in Borcawill'
where he waited until he could assembh:'a autfici°tlt.
force for an attack on St. Marc. LA MARE WO
from 10c,,.0r..1. at wag es.-
harassing Cn tiro', nii 1 1 T
p e tat (I that a decisive a6tion would soon be fought•
serioni accident: happened yesterday to ;Mr. 0.,
&Hearn, a yaung Gentleman who resides in 'Port-
land-plaCe, occasioned by the restiveness of his horse.
Mr. H. had ptirchased the horse, which had a good
deal of blood,. so recently.- as Saturday last, and lac
had boOposintect him but twice before. On taking
htirn!okit of ii,stal.;le ;in an adjoining tne.wa, the ani-
mal began to play as usual, by rising gently before ;
and a Gentleman who accoinpanied7Mr. Hearn'- ad-
visecl him to. dii,mount, to prevent.an accident. Thu
hose went (inlet a short distance, and began to
plunge, and on his rider clapping spurs' totitn, I)°
reared and fell, over on his back; Mr." Li; .was taken
from under the animal with his shoulder dislocated
and his head dangerously fractured.- He-War fakell
into the house of Mrs.. HeArb, but-we understood;
that apprehensions were.entertained• of the accident.
proving fatal.
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''W.bether it be-that favourite Numbers float on—
the
imekdivations of 'Fortune's Suitors, because all the
capital Prizes will be afloat in the Wheel of that
present Latter*, or whether from the sip.-.T-richliess
of the Scheme in principal Prizes; certain is it, that
pplicatOns for Parch:alai Numbers, ara., itoVi ext°
sively made to all the Offices:
This demand, a 63096
numerous other reasons,.strongly inculctites- an'eafq
possession of TiCtets and Shares.

NAVAL NEWS.

DOVER, JAN. p."-A Mes3enger arrived last night,
at about half past ten, and sailed for Calais in allag

of Truce.

Another Messenger arrived from Calais in 4-Ting
of Truce this morning, and proceeded to London

immediately.

PORTSMOUTT!, JAM. 13.—Arrived His Majesty's
Ships Undaunted and Eclipse, from the Downs.
The Fleets for the East Indies, Mediterranean,
and Falmouth, still remain.

B4IXNAM QUAY, 'JAN. 12.—Sailed from Torbay
the Channel Fleet, under command of Sir/ Duck-
WORTH, to resume their station off trest.

DaAL, JAN. 13 —Sailed the Kangaroo Sloop of
War, and Ererlion Gun-brig, on a cruize.
The Jane Privateer, Capt. HAYTON, has re-takeu,
:and brought into the Downs, the American Ship
Live Oak, from Virginia.

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. Silzuhress, hr.. 13.—0 n MondaY n CotitMar-
tial was held on board the Illagnaniige, for the triati
of the Boatswains of the Snake and Iliitsilare Sloops
of War, for drunkenness and neglelit'Or duty, when
the former'Was 'pronounced ncapable_of 'aver 'Serving
Ugain as an Officer, and thelatter sentenced to serve
one twelvemonth before the mast, on board such
Ship as the Con:Muncie* in Chief may appoint':
Came down from the River the Sultan, 74 glans.

Huta., 11.--=The Lord Nelson, Lieui.
IVEARII,' from Yarmouth, has arrived here, to c0n-
....v0y the Economy, BRADHAM, to the Downs.
In order to check the depredations of the Enemy's
l'rivateet'S'on this part of the coast, the Oteron and
`eatypso Sloops of War, and Censor Gun-brig, are
'stationed 'to cruize bet Ween Newcastle and Yar-
' .mouth-;• and the Sappho Sloop of War to cruite
between Newcastle and Flamborough.
The Princess Augusta Cutter arrived here on Mon-
"day, and brought in with her the Frederica .Neilson,
Swedish Ship, from St. Übes, with salt, which was
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captured by the French Privateer Dunkirk *le Quoi,
Snd recaptured by the Princess Augusta. One. of
'the crew of the Privateer, found on board the Swed-.
' Ysh Ship, deposed, that on a former cruize, off the
YJogger Bank, they fell in with, and after a running
tight of. half an hour, boarded and captured the Re-
irieder,t Anon, of this port, from Riga, with a
thrgo of flax, hemp, and linsed. This is sOpposed
. to have been about,the 19t11 Nov. Capt. TAy Loa
:and the crew and three passengers were put en board ,
• • the Pr.ivateer, and taken to Ostend, where the pas-
t engers were at. liberty ; but the rest were con-
Veyedis prisonerslo,Arras. The Retrieve was car-
. fied•intu the Te cel and stranded near Naarden in
a gale of wind ; the cargo was landed, and the vessel
was expeded to be got off. The Privateer carried
M,... t 4; carriage guns, besides small arms, and‘was man-
, .ised by 44 men and boys.
On Friday last two lugger-rigged Vessels were
seen froni the Heights, near Whitby, in possession
bf a Frigate and two. Brig-cutters ; the former *are
supposed to be the Privateers which have so long
iffested the Yorkshire coast.

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Tit 41.14, Portugnete Vessel, called the
Hercules, of 5.00 tons,. principally laden with dol-
lars, rum, hides, sugar, coffee, and ccieliineal, from
Rio Janeiro, bound to Lisbon, a prize to the Grey.
'hound Letter of Marque, of Guernsey; Ptift.t! DE
PRIVELLE, . Master, which put into Bal
eight or ten dayS since, fo'r water and fresh provi-
sions, broke from her anchorage in the dreadful gala
of Thursday iAst, and went to pieces against a .chit};
when, shocking to relate, eight of the crew, who.
endeavoured to evade their impending fate by get-
ting into the boat, were drowned; the remainder,
onsistitig of • about twenty persons (with twoßeve-
rfue-boattnen, who were F('llt on board), were saved
,by clinging to the masts and rigging. In' the course
'of the diy many pieces of the wreck floated ,on.'
shore, among which were found two pipes of wine;
which .were taken charge of by persons belonging ,
to the Revenue, stationed there for that purpose by
JAMES BUTLER, P.sq. to whom every praise due'.,
for his hazardous exertions; and assiduity in preserv•
leg whatever Property came on shore.—During the.
two &flowing days, Mr: BUTLER succeeded in Say..
ing-a large quantity:of hides, two pipes of fOrn, and
same dollars ; the latter were discovered in a nook in
the harbour, but it being high water, he could only .
secure nboitt fifty or sixty ; the remainder it is hop:-
. ed will. be found. when 'the violenceof the surf abates. •
On Sunday morning,
,the hoctiez of seven o th o
fortunate men whOvere drowned were washed on
shore Una interred ; arnong,those who suffered were
....two.nten belonging to the Greyhound, who, with a,
Prize-Master; were put en board the Portugueze
Vessel when Captured.. .Tbe Prize-Master; we un-
derstand, ,was in Cork
,when this disireasibg occur-
!erice took place. -

.Pri.vate letters from Stockholin state a repojt, that
the King has ordered ten Sail of the Line, and five.
Yrigates, of forty 534-ponders, to be fitted Out at
Carlscrona,. whibh ire to be ready for sea the mid-
, tile of this month.

• Fourteen Ships are
_loading in the River for dif-
ferent Ports in the Brazils.. They are to sail under.
'convoy, and the Post Office has given notice that
letters for that place will be forwarded by a Ship of
rille greater part, of the higgage belonging to the
Narquis of DOUGLAS has arrived in England. M
-the Vessel which brought it home was on its
passage, she was boarded by a French. Privateer.
,Che Ship's Papers, &c, were overhauled ; but the
captors contented themselves with taking the car-
riage and two valuable paintings belonging to his
• Lordship, and suffered the. Vessel to proceed on her
Voyage.

. The Great Hall in Chelsea Hospital is to be fitted
lllp for the ituportant trial of Gen, Wttrrnockt,
wittelt will .Cot this day'su'auight, the .sattie
4tiy. on. which ParliaMeac txt-ets.

PROLOCVII3
till THE NSW ?LAY, SACTITI.E6
rim WAHDRIEIt y OR, inis RIGHTS OF ite

wRITTRit EY MR. 'IRYLOIL
STOlttli $Y itt. ISRLINTON.
Old distant Realths, and from a former flay,
Our Bard derives the tubjea of his Play;
A subjea that might then some int'rest o'vvrt,
But now, alas ! is too familiar grown—
A Prince's fall in struggling for a thrones
Yet, as the story from that soil we bring
Which still can boast a gallant patriot King;
A King who direst vengeance firmly braves,
Scorning a timid train of scepter'd slaves.
Sure we may well disclaim the ignoble fear
That such a theme will c'er be slighted here, t
Where virtuous Monarchs we with pride revere.
Yes, we in Swains, lay our Scene to-night—
SWEDEN that still maintains a Nation's right,
That still in faithful bands with BRIT A rt 4 draivs,
Though all beside desert her sacred cause.
Hail ! great G usrAvus worthy of that line
That in historic rolls conspicuous shine I
May Heaven propitious view thy glorious stand,
And keep thee leagts'd with Freedom's sea-girt Llad,
So rescu'd Nations may their Rights regain,
And Europe trample en her Tyrant's chain.
But it; heroic Prince, thou too must fall,'
Or link with abject I'ow'rs cnclav'd by Gaul,
BRITANNIA o'er thy fate shall heave a sigh,
And still, unaw'd, a threit'ning World defy.

'CLAREMONT, the a&or, has been somewhat rough-
ly handled in print, but why it is difficult to say.—
lie is an unoffending man in private life, and is
'regular and attentive in the discharge of his public
'duty. He has often appeared as the substitute for
• higher performers, and has acquitted himself tolera-
bly well upon such occasions. He never aspires to
better chara&ers than the Manager thinks proper to
assign to him, he receives them contentedly, and
performs them to the best of .his abilities. Surely,
then, . such a man is not a proper objet for critical
hostility, or private malevolence. - • • •

Yesterday the Princess SOPHIA of GLOUCESTER
dined with her MAJESTY and the Putticsssas.

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Monday next being the day appointed for the ce-
lebration of her MAJE3TY'S birth-day, the Grenadier
Companies of the Guards are ordered ,to take the
guard ip St. Janie's Palace on the bdcasion. They"
will be (blessed in their new ckiathing, made on pur.•
pose. The Duke of CAMBRIDGE'S 'Band, in grand
State cloatbing, are also to attend ; and. a most de-
-gant stand of colours will be displayed. It is said all
the Royal Dukes will attend the parade in the morn-
ing.

General LINTERS, who commanded the Spaniards
at Buenos Ayres, is fond of reading the English
Papers, (which he endeavours to obtain as' often
as possible,) and is pretty well inforined,on their
general topics. The following 'conversation ;lan-
ally took place between him and one of our Offi-
cers

'LT NIERS Fs this M. CRAUPORD the same Gen-
tleman ‘A.lio made so much noise in your Parliament
against the Volunteers ?"
ENG. Guil.—" The same."

Li N.—" I think it very extraordinary he should
comb so far to be defeated- by exaaly the same de-
scription of people in this. country !"
Private acto nts from St. Petersburgh state, that
BU6IAitiRTEa in order to render the connection be-
tween France and Russia popular, and to diminish
• the discontent which the rupture with this Country
had produced, has given orders to buy up great quan-
tities of hemp, flax, tallOW, &c, though it is certain
that none, or at least only a very small proportion of
these purchase, can be expeaed to reach France dm-
' ingthe war. One .of his Agents at St. Petersburgh
said to have received 30.,000,00040f rubles to be
employed inulie purchase of Russian produce' wllich
is depositediuwatehonses, 'on account of the French
Government. • ,
KAUITMAN, whose death we lately
announced, and whose remains received funeral ho-
nours suitable to the rank she held in the. Arts, was
a .weinan.of considerable talents, though her genius
,was not of. that commanding order which is calco-
hoed to- prodizee a school of its. own. Indeed it
may be said. that she rather possessed taste and judg-
ment, than any of the higher qualities which belong
to genius. She was evidently a follower of Foes-
six, Whose figures, whose 'draperies, and whose
style of colouring, she chiefly studied. There was
generally elegance in . her compositions, hut not
much discrimination of chara&er or expression, and
never any forcible etfea. Her works indeed were
Mud) better calculated to give, scope to the Eng•ra=
Arer, than to strike by 'their own beauties. ,BUt
if her pictures were in general tame and Unafea-
ing, 'they never. revolted • against taste, but afforded
*nob Interest, as the produaions of an amiable and
intelligent mind. • She was entitled to high tesPea
for her private charaaer, and the More so as she was
unfertunate in-her life, particularly in a matrimonial
conneaion; .which she w4s the: dupe of vulgar
artifice; Her condua, however, was so uniformly
.proper after this melandholy event, that she was the
object of pity rather than of censure,' and her dia.
.raaer was held in great . esteem through the re-
'remit-Wee of her Life, by persons of distinguished con.
seqoeoce„ as well as those more immediately con-
need with her,
The Earl of Llstatoce, on Friday last, enter-
tained upwards of .so of his labourers, and their
families,
.with a plentiful* dinner, at the Noble Lot's
seat in Anglesea. A large party of the . neigh-
booring Gentry at' the same time dined With his
Lordship.
At the last: dinner, given by Earl GaosOINOR to
the Clorporation' of Chester, 91# most conspicuous
dishes were; a baron of beef and a large Christmas
pye; Which weighed i 541 bi. • ft contained three
geese, three turkies; seven hare's, twelve pap
,fridges, a haul,' and a leg. of veal.,
Oe Thtifiday sennight, a dog belonging
KIWNI47I, baker, in Brighton, tell down it deep
well„..*lsieh had been rather carelessly left 'open ;
hut the,,. accident havieg been, -luckily fa4,,,;the
poor- deg, obierved, ~aod the bucket stiont Oter
let. down, with a lighted candle fixed to
for R -relic‘f,. the. idgacioes
,animal
gut into it, and was drawn Item his per,Situa.-
tion •without havinz; sustaneti any inatertatihinry,