The Sun.
London, England, 1806-08-27 00:00:00

:GENERAL .it;lTßANnits EXPEDItI6:IIr.

Although the following Letter reSpeeting General
MIRANDA'S Expedition, its failure, and promised
renewal, does not contain much nove)tyoret the
whole forms an interesting and corriprehensiv6lar-
rative of all that can be as yet known on a subje&
which has excited no small portion of the public
attention :

" Port of Spain, Trinidad, Tone 7,' 18:6.
" I wrote you a short time before Lleft New
York, communicating to you the business I was
then setting out upon, in which, though-I have not
yet been so successful as I might and ought to have
been, yet I have .not the smallest fear ordoubt as to
the final result of it.
" To give you a just idea of our situation and
• prospe&s, I will give yop a sketch of our ings Since we left New York. On the 2d of Fe-
. bruary we sailed from thence to Jackmel, where we
Bad agreed to meet a very fine Ship, which mounted
24 18-pounders, and 2f.,)0 men on board, the Master
and Ownerof which had solemnly engaged to ac-
company and -assist .us ;- yet, after waiting there
from the I 7th of February to the 27th of March, he,
in a most rascally manner; disappointed us---,sO that
we were-obliged to set off, accompanied only by
two small Schooners, which we had chartered at
Jackmel, for the purpose of acing as Tenders, and
to lessen the excessive crowd
.of men on board the
Ship. After a long and disagreeable passage, owing
to our, in the first instance, having fallen to lee-
ward of Aruba, and run down to the bottom of the
Gelph of Nervazuela, we, on the 27th
.of April,
• made the coast of Caraccas, and stood.in.for it, with
the intention of attempting a landing that night ;
When, approaching the coast, and getting every
thing ready to land, we observed two large Brigs
beating to windward, just opposite the place we in-
tended to disembark at ; to which we immediately.
gave chate • and they, to avoid us, ran into Porto
Caballo. Having, owing to this, got to leeward
of our Port, we were then obliged to haul our wind,
and beat up to it : we were again approachibg. it,
and got so nigh as to have sent off a large boat-load
of people to put on board one of the Schooners
which was on shore, when we observed the two
Brigs coming out of Porto Caballo, and that they
were standing towards us. As we were convinced
bey were arrnecrVessels, sent out for the express
purpose of attacking us, we re-embarked our people;
and cleared for action. Finding, however, they
tould not get up to, -us before dark, we determined
to attempt lauding in the night-time, and fur this
purpose gave the Pilot orders to conduct the •Ship
into a small Bay..
Unfortunately, owing to the darkness of the
Might, and the similarity of the headland's, he
mistook., and got to leeward of the place; which
again obliged us to stand off, still determined. to'
land early in the Morning.
" At day-light, however, we discovered one of
the brigs, which mounted twenty guns,,ana. full
of men, almost within shot of us ; .the other, which
mounted sixteen, and full of men also, about two
miles miles to leeward. At this time we were perfectly
becalmed, whilst the larger brig had a' breeze, with
which she wff standing in shore in • chace of ,one
of our schooners that we had sent in to recon-
noitre, and- absolutely got so nigh. as to fire several
shot at her. A breeze, • however, stirring .up, we
got.our bead round, and stood towards her, with
the deter lined resolution of immediately boarding
her, Which I suppose she ekpeeted, as she ran
down to her •consort, with whom she held a con-
sultation of upwards.of an hour, and then came up
in :line towards us ; and, when within long cannon
abOt). hoisted Spanish colours, and commenced
firing, which we quickly returned, and continued,
by my.wateh,,exaotly, hall an hour; Finding that
together they were too heavy tbr us, as we,mpubied
only sixteen n-pounderS, we stood off shore). tinder
easy sail, in order to try and separate 'them, *mid, at
the same time, made signals for our schooners to'
keep close in by us ; this however theye from what
causeit is impossible to say,negleaed to dv, appi we
bad the mortification to see them curoff from uS and
captured, Without the possibility of Oilebeing able
to prevent it. On board the schooners were eio-
tem Officeri. were
the forty men, most of whom
the Ate of our little army, and all my particular
friends.

After this severe loss,' and being iii want of
water and provisions, we were under. the necessity
of running to the Island of Bonair, whese_we got
twenty-two -hogsheads of water and 'some provi-
sions, 'and then determined on coming- to this
island, in hopes of-getting assistance. and supplies.
On our way we put into Grenada, where, in a
.consultation with the 'Governor, it. Was tight
mast proper that General MIRANDA should go, in
company with a Sloop of War, to Barbadoes, and
see the Commander in Chief of the Navy and
Army, and that I should. come here and • prepare
things, so that no time should be lost. I accord-..
;ugly arrived .here on the 2cl instant, and have met
with.a most flattering reception from all ranks of
the inhabitants, many of whoni have already.volun-
teered to go with me; and, as I have 'no doubt of
receiving considerable assistance, I am now more,
sanguine than I ever was as to the final success of
our business.

" I expe& General MIRANDA will be here !text
week, and that he will remain but a few days ;
so that, in this 'month, I think, something decisive
will take place, of which I will give you the earliest
intelligence, in order that you, or any of your mer-
cantile friends, may avail yourselves of it ; --and, if I
live, my situation is and will be such as to insure:ypu
and them a decided preference. I give you this in-
forination at present, in order that you may have
time to make the arrangements preparatory to the
receipt of my next letter, which will, I trust, in-
form you of my hopes being,realised.
" JUNE 10.—ONing to the convoy not sailing as
soon as was expeaed; I delayed closing this in hopes
ofidding something pleasing. This instant a Vessel
IS arrived from ilaetbadoes, by, which I pm informed
that my friend is arrived,. and may soon be expeet-
ecl here, from whence we are to be furnished with

every thing necessary to carry
,the business into im-
mediate effe& ; and I. think it is probable that we
shall make two establishments at the time—
mine will, of course, be where I mentioned it was

likely to be, in my last letter,from New York;
JUNE 15.--By an arrival from Barbadoes I am
informed,' though not • officially, that a 'Ti-eatV: has
been entered into by Admiral COCI-4t'ANE
_ •

141 IR dINA, and that grie article of-itlip'ecifiii, that

ritish Vessels and koodS 40.11 be admittkd into all
the Ports of S'onth Anierica, they payrng ten per
cent. less duty than the Vessels or goods of any
other Nation, which 4thounts almost to a total pro-
hibition. On this account they agree to
'supply
him with every thing necessary
.to .almost ensure
the success of the Expedition."

. ,
NASSAU (NEW PROVIDENCE), JULY 4.—On Fri-
day last, between two and three o'clock, a duel_ was
fought near the Water Battery, between Dr. Pow
of His Majesty's Brig Port Mahon, and Mr. CON-
BADE GOODRICIIE COAKLEY, SOO of pr. jOEIN.
COAKLEY, of this town, in which, we are sorry to
state, the latter fell an instantaneous via-inn, Ins an-
tagonist's ball having p;erced his heart. The Doctor
is very badly wounded, insomuch that his life is con-
sidered to be in great danger: .

The Commission appointing Lord HOLLAND and
Lord AUCKLAND Ministers Plenipotentiary on the
part of Great Britain, for settling with Mess. MOi4-
ROE and. PINCKNEY, ,Joint-Miniiters from America,
all matters in 'dispute between the two Countries,
has received His-MAJEsTY's Sign Manual.
The following story is. in circulation ; hut we
trust it will hefound to originate wholly in malice
or mistake :—A Noble Lord, it is said, recently re-
ceived a letter from a Gentleman in a Public Office,.
charging another Noble Lord, connected with Mi-,
nistry, with having lately. speCulated in the Funds.
The letter was signed with The name of the writer,
who solicited an interview With the Nobleman to
whom it was addressed. The requested meeting
took place; and the Noble Lord animadverted with
due earnestness on the importance of the accusation,
concluding With a desire to know if the accuser was
disposed to meet the person against whom the charge
was made. and support it face to face. The author of
the letter answered resolutely in the affirmative, upon '
which-the room door was immediately opened, and
the accused party appeared. The writer, it is said,
not only positively pet:Severed in. his accusation, but
mentioned the names of the BrOkers who had been
employed on' the occasion. A very forcible expreS-
sion of indignation burst.froni the Nobleman who
was the subje& of the charge, and who signified
that he should not only endeavour to erred the re-
'. Moval of a person who could bring such an un-
founded . allegation against him, but resort to the
law for the due proof of his innocence and punish-
ment of defamation. We cannot vouch for N lie
truth of any part of this reported trans:teflon ; but
it is of so important a nature at the present critical
Moment, as to be entitled to the notice of the Pub-
lic, and will, we doubt not, undergo the most rigid
investigation.
A Wardmote was held on Monday, at Butchers'
Hall, Pudding-lane, before Sir WILLIAM LEIGHTON,
Alderman of Billingsgate Ward, for the choice of a
' Common Councilman for the remainder of the year,
in the room of Mr. finNRY CRESSWELL, deceased;
when JOHN SUDLOW,. Esq. of Monument-yard, was
unanimously chosen.
The ROY tt. AR'rtLiEnY, at Woolwich, hare
solved to have a Library attached to•the Institution.
For this laudable purpose the Officers haVe agreed to
assign a certain • prOportion of their pay, 'and they
have reason to 'hope, from the liberal chara6ter: of
the Master-General, and his partiAty to literature,
as well as to the profession of which he is so distin-
guished an ornament, that he will warmly patronize
the meritorious plan in agitation.
His Royal Highness the Duke of CUMBERLAND
is about to proceed to Weymouth, where he has
established the 'Head-quarters' of his llistria. Ma-
jor-General COTTON commands the Cavalry, and
Brigadier-General M`fikriLANE the Infantry, im-
mediately under the Duke, at Weymouth.
The Cavalry Brigade is to be composed of the 14th
and. 15th Light Pragoons. It is intended to intro-
duce generally the excellent manoeuvres of that able
Officer, Colonel HAWKER.

• AI`CREADY, who seems to be One of the: most
enterprising Managers of the pregent day, has, since
he obtained the lease of the Newcastle Theatre, pur-
chased the lease of that now building at Manchester.
WARD, the for Mer Manager, in conjunction. with
YOUNG, ,an Aaor of the Liverpool Theatre; Lewis
and KNiGITT, offered 13001. per annum. RAYMOND,
of "Drury-lane Theatre, offered. i 2001. per annum,
'but Mr. M'CREADY proposing ,16001. per annum,
With a free Benefit annually' also for any Public
Charity, at once carried' the prize.

SPORTING I,NtELLIGEIVCt:

iEREFOItr) RACBS.—WenNtsoioe, Auc.to.
The Plate of 501. for all ages, iv s run for by
lqr.ll,Anb:leii's b. g Pantalfoon
Mr. tinier's b g. Eunuch
Mr. Gooding's c. an. Bona Roba

THURSDAY.

I
2
- dr

The Plate of col. felt; and 4yr olds, was run for by
Mr. Ernhden's b. K. Pantaloon -
Mr. Ball's b. ni. Maid of the Moor

•
FRIDAY,
The Plate oflol. for all ages; was run for by
Mr.. Butler's h. g. Eunuch - t
Mr. M unsey's. h. rn. Maid of the Mocr - - 2 2
Mr. Goodilig's c. tn. Bona Roba - dr
The dirthent Plates •were easily won by pantaloon and
Eunuch. I Inwever, on Friday, two thatches beovegii bun-
ters alfbrded good diversion; as did a Foot-race, ford beiver
hat, once round the Course, by seven men. The Race-
ground was well attended each day ; and R. P. Scudartiore,
Esq. M. P. was nominated Steward of the next Meeting.

His MAJESTY'S Household, under the Lord Stew-
ard, will be paid their quarter's salary up to last I
MidsumMer in a few days. I FOOT. 11..,WE.—Monday afternoon, at two o'clock,
On the 20th inst. an elegant Breakfast and Fete‘ attimmense concourse assembled at Hampton Green,
Champetre was given to a number of the niostye.' near Hampton Court,- to witness the long intended
speetAble inhabitants of Waterford, and the adjoin-:;. I match between Grindal the boot-closer,
.and Cur-
ing neighbourhood, by Sir JOHN and Lad Y .Nrfiw- ley, the B ,
righton-shepherd. The distanc&was iOO
PORT; at their beautiful seat near that city. , yards, for J2O guineas aside. The parties started
Accounts from Paris say, that the ninety-six Jew . precisely at three o'clock: Grindal, in the first five
Deputies are very constant in their sittings. . They •• yards, had the advantage, and kept ahead of his op-
dress in black, and deliberate with heads uncovered: , ponent for the first 20 yards, when Curley closed,
A guard of honour of fifty men attends at the door, -and kept neck by neck for 50 yards; but Grindal
and turns out with presented arms on the arrival ail& won the wager by two'yards. The ground was run
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departure of the Deputies: Such as have no eqe,i- over iti twelve seconds.
. . • pages of their own are conveyed thither and back in I We learn from the count of Math, that on the the Emperor's carriages. A deputation nut of the en- 1 anniversary of• the birth-day yof hise Royal Highness
tire number was presented to his Majesty by the : the Prince of WALus, an elegant Fete Champetre
Home Minister CHAMPAGNY, one of whom, RABI : was given bySir MARCUS SOMERVILLE, Bart. the
SAG/in, of Turin, had a private audience with the i worthy representative 61 that county, at his delight-
Emperor, which lasted two hours. 1 ful residence near Navan. Above five thousand of
A letter from Tortola, -of the 17th of July, re- 1 the country people assembled iti the lawn at an early
ceived by a respe,aable Merchant in the City, states, I hour, waiting with impatience the expeaed signal :
that a Privateer had fallen in 'with JEROME BONA-, I at length the firing of a swivel judiciously placed
! among the trees, announced
.to the speaators that
PARTE'S Squadron, on the nth, off' Sumana, steering
to the Southward of St: Domingo, and was informed I the games were going to begin. They commenced
by a French
,Officer belonging to it, that they by two four-mile heats for silver cups, extremely
were bound 'to St. Domingo. Sir JOHN BORLASE well contested by horses who were qualified by never
I
WARREN, on his arrival at. Tortola, placing implicit , "having ran before for any priie above the value of
reliance on the above information, sailed on the 1 b th.
.: i five pounds. Various other amusements succeeded,
in direa pursuit of the Enemy, whose -force then
such as wrestling, foot-ball playing, &c. which lasted
consisted of seven Sail of the Line, three Frigates, 1 until evening, when the principal Nobility and
.and two Sloops. One of the Men of War sailed very ! Gentry of the county were splendidly entertained at
badly, and it is still hoped that the English SqUadron 1 dinner, and broke up at a late hour, highly pleased,
may have come up with and engaged the Enemy, 1 with the kindness and hospitality of their host.
Sir J. B. WARREN-did not, wait to see Admiret , One of the Helpers in His Majesty's Stables at
COCHRANE, who had gone to .St..Kitt's and Antigua i Windsor, of the name of Woodyer, hanged himself
to 'colleat the Vessels which are, to compose the i on 'Monday. He had for a long time been in a state
homeward-bound Fleet, and which were to sail for iof mental imbecility.
England on the Ist of August.—This information
At the execution of Matsell, at Birmingham, for
was immediately forwarded to the Admiralty, by the I
very respectable Gentleman by whom it was receiv-
maliciously firing at and wounding a watchman of that
cd.
I town, he being desired to give a signal the mom-
.

lent
he wished to be yarned 01K—when every thing was
ready, threw np a -handkerchief he held in his hand,
and exclaimed, " Here goes
A Smith on the Brighton road. advertises, that
"he shoes: wheels and steals hatchets." - •
CaRN-EXCHA:4thE, AUG. 9.7.---The repairs of tit-.
old Mai ket being now. finished, and it being intend-
ed to be open on Wednesdays it future, as usual,
there are short arrivals of Wheat- Or Grain in general,
at the new Ma. rket to-day, and very: few purchasers
or sales made, and those are neatly as our currency
on Monday ; Rape Seed is somewhat dearer, and
fine American Flour 4Qs. to 445. per barrel.
We are sorry to state that Sir JACOB ASTLEY, in
company wiih his btother-in-!?tw, Mr. PRATT, re,
turning, On Saturday last, from N6twich to Royston..
hall, had the misfortune to be thrown from his cur-
ride; by which accident be broke one of his thighs.
Mr. PRATT fortunately escaped unhurt.
Rivett has been travelling, exprer, for several
days, with an Agent of the Gentlemen in the City
who have been robbed by Daniels, to Portsmouth,
Southampton, and other sea=ports, in pursuit of him,
but not the least trace of him could be procured.
Mr. NALDER, the City - Marshal, who went to
"Chester in quest of Deiii-eis, has written to the Qom-
mittee of the Stock Exchange, that he hai received
-information which may probably lead to the appre-
hension of the -culprit. • He states, that a woman
ivho had arrived at Chester from London in the
Mail, gave a description of a fellow-traveller which
exaaly corresponded with the person of Daniels. It
was supposed he had embarked for Ireland, and
thither Mr. NALDCR intended to follow him.. •
Bow-stREs:T.,—At the beginning of last season of
Covent-garden Theatre, Cole, the notorious--
pickpocket, 'was apprehended in one of the avenues
leading to the theatre, by Donaldson, the constable,
and he was of course convided under the -Police
AEI, as a reputed thief. He gaVe bail tot his ap-
pearance at the Sessions, but the objeSt of the sum
in which he was bound was of no consequence to
him, or is it to any of this description of robbers,
and he forfeited his recognizance by not appearing.
Cole was detested, about a month since, at Ports-
down-Fair, with his hand in a Gentleman's pocket.
-He was taken before a Magistrate, but the Gentle-
man not attending to proseente, he was discharged.
He has been suspeaed for some time past by the
Officers of Union Hall to have.been picking poc-
kets at the Circus and Astley's, in disguised dresses,
and has evaded 'their vigilance. On Monday, An-
thony went to his apartmentS, in Barron's-:buildings;
and apprehended him. On searching his premises,
he fbund a black domino and mask, is Which he no
doubt frequents the masquerades, to commit depre-
dations. On Monday evening he was examined be-
fore Mr. READ, when a copy Of his conviStion was
produced, and he was committed.
MARLBOROyOh-STREET.-1110Ma$ Bedford, a
turnpike-man, at Farthing Pyegate, Marylebone,
charged Jdmes i?arringer with an assault. This was
a case similar to the one reported yesterday. The
Defendant, a young man in the employ of a carcase

salesman, had .gorie- through the gate in question,-
'ou Sunday, and paid toll. On his return, after
having got through the gate, the Prosecutor insisted
on the Defendant paying again ; and on the refusal
of Barringer to do so, the toll-taker seized his horse,
and forced him on the other side of the gate. A
scuffle ensued, but the toll-taker had the worst of
It, in consequence of which he made the present-
charge: It was clearly proved that the Defendant
was only resisting an assault first made by the com-
plainant, who became the accused, and ho..was.held
'to bail.