The Sun.
London, England, 1808-08-23 00:00:00

M RICA.

IC! NGSTON, JULY 25.—The Aeon Brig, of ;3
guns, Captain Titansu, arrived on Tuesday from
a cruize, with the Ship Henrietta, COULTER, from
Port-aye; Prince, bound to Liverpool, coffee,
detained on the Ist instant, off Cape Nicholas Mule.
The'.:4l;lnn accompanied the Fleet which sailed from
Piirt4toyal on the 18th May under convoy of the
Spariow Brig,. of 18 guns, Captain BURT, saw them
,clear of the Gulph, and left them on the igth ult.
in lat. 98. N. numbering 22 sail. On the 17th, iti
the Gulph, the Avon spoke the Fire-Fly Brig, of
,guns, Lieutenant BOYD, bound on a ertti7e off the.
Havannab. The Fire-Fly bad convoyed the Princess
Amelia Packet to a certain latitude, and left her, all
well, with a fair wind. On the loth the Aron fell.
in with the Elk Brig, of 16 guns, Capt. COGFIL&N,
and_ was informed that she was going to cruize off
the Havannah, in consequence of information which
Captain C. bad received at New-Providence of a
very film Spanish Merchant-Ships of 2fi guns,
manned with upwards of 100 men, and having
specie and a valuable cargo on board, being nearly
ready to sail from thence for Cadiz. Capt. C. had
also learnt that the Captain of the Spanish Ship had
sent bhp a message, declaring that lie would put 10
sea in a few days and give hitn, battle, as he had be-
fore beaten off an English Frigate.
On the 17th ult. about two o'clock in the morn-
ing, the Avon. Brig was struck by lightning, by which
her main-mast was much splintered, and several of
her crew were knocked down, but none received any
injury : She experienced very bad weather during
the greatest part of the time she was at sea.

We have received several numbers of the Morbid
Gazette; but as they are of a date prior to the flight
-of JOSEPH BUONAPARTE, that great and extraor-
dinary event has robbed them of the interest they
otherwise might have had. The following is the
substance of them in brief :
" On the 22d and 23d of July, King JOSEPH re-
ceived the Chiefs of the Palace, the Grandees of
Spain, the Presidents and Governors of the Court.,
cila,..and Persons of every Class, who had the ho-
n Our to present themselves to him. He in like man-
'ner'received the French and Spanish Generals and
.tOfficers. He spoke in so condescending a manner,
as to gain the affections of all who approached him.
He afterwards read the dispatches of his Ministers,
and gave audience on State Affairs.. The Procla-
mation of his Majesty, in the noble and crowned city
of Madrid, and in the city of Toledo, was to take
place on the 25th July ; and the ceremony was af-
terwards to be performed in the other towns of the
kingdom. Religious ceremonies were to follow. Il-
luminations for three nights were ordered on the
public entry. The Royal Council of Castile had or-
dered the new Constitution to be circulated through
the country, recommending it to general adoption,
with a panegyric on the moderation of the new
King, who had waved his universal right over the
public revenues, by making the diktioCtion be-
tween the revenue of the Crown and the revenue of
the State.
" On the 24th similar audiences were given.--
The Supreme Council of the Indies took the consti.
tutional oath of fidelity ; and the President of ttigC
Council, the Marquis of BAJAMAU, pronounced "al
elegant harangue on the occasion,
adverting to the
indubitable signs of affeEtion which the whole nil;
tion shewed for his MansTY's person. He en
larged on the advantages that Spain enjoyed by the
accession of the new Sovereign, in preserving their
independence, without making the cessions that
France before required, in the cession of the country
from the Ebro to the Pyrennees, together with the
free commerce of the Indies, which would hence-
forth be more beneficial to Spain, inasmuch as they,
would coiled the fruits of it without any expence.
His Majesty in his answer explained the importance
of.obtaining by his beneficent intervention the ter-
m- ,ination of the present convulsions, with the BdVlint"
age of being relieved from the burthen of maintain-
ing foreign troops, and that of the establishment of
the new Constitution, which promised so muck
good to the nation. His Majesty then adverted to
the pleasure which the enemies of the Continent
.would take in the present discord, and the weakness
the State would fall into in consequence, deriving
thence a hope that they should be ~tbie to sL:parate
the Indies from, Spain. He therefore recommended
to tine Council to redouble its exertions t, preservp
the union of all the Spanish possessions, European,
American, and Asiatic. Those who heard' the dis-
course were struck with admiration of
eloquence, the suavity of his manner, the force of hft
reasoning, the extent of his knowledge and under,
standing, and his majestic attitudeS. It were to 'lit
wished that the whole nation had had the pleasnrg
and advantage of being present on •the occasien.—
After the audience his Majesty held a Council-with
his Ministers, which lasted till seven in the evening,
when his Majesty went in his carriage to „Suet'
tero, where he dined and retnameo in good healih•
The Magistrates of Madrid took infinite pains .0
contradi6t a report, for some days current, that
gates of the city were to be shut, and ail the yo'ung
men taken away to carry arms. His Majesty gavz
assurances, that, far frotn thinking of a conscrtotion,
he rejoiced that the close conuettion with th, great
military power of France rendered' it not necessary
to have any military force but that of the. present ve-.
teran army, and his Majesty looked forward to the
time, when, secure in the affections .of eh; subiet,
he would require no further proteetion. The AS'
sembly of Magistrates then, instrueted.the eeople to
disregard all the insinuations of tlitut:..svho .Eougnt. to
disturb them, and to confide in the wisdom and he-
Mficence of the Government."
'Such is the false colouring which the Enemy have
_.given to an occurrence that was almost immeLliately
succeeded by the inglorious flight of the Usurper,
to avoid the vengeance of an insulted and indignant
people. •

''The British Ships in the river of Calcutta baye
calitured Danish property to the amount of
li9nl sterling; and the Russell, 74, Capta Z-7 r
FfiLD, has taken a Danish Ship, itti oo - bf;
board amounting to 800,0001. Admiral L•:1-;
safely arrived in India.
There was a sparring exhibition yesterday .1i
Fives Court, St. Martin's-street; 1.,-icester-ti-i,V,
the benefit of fern Belcher and Piitone. The c'''l
was tbronged with amateurs.

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