The Sun.
London, England, 1806-08-05 00:00:00

.a ,S 11.VDIfi DOCKS.

it rtrtpXY the public curiosity was gratified by
4 most magnificent display Of the national wealtii
and power, in the fit-and Public, entrée of five of
the Company's Ships, of .abOtte 80' tons bnr.=
then each, besides the ,Trinity Ynlit and another
small Vessel, which came within the hounds. of this
greatly, extensive naronal undertaking: The Public
have already, with the utmost coniparatiVe gratifiea-
fion, Witnessed the opening of the West India and
the London Docks ; they yesterday Saw a third ex-
hibition (A:the wealth ofour Commercial Bodies,w Inch,
might make our Vnemies.ashamed of using the trite
expression of ridicule against us, " that we are a'Na-
tion of Shopkeepers," if they could have had an op.,
portunity of viewing the enviable riches of the scene
which was yesterday exhibited. \ •
The. entrance of the Trinity YaCht and the AdL
miral Gardner East Indiaman, merely as an experi-
thent, has 'been already Mentioned. At Saturday
morning's' tide two more
,of the Company's Ships
came into the Basin, and at the top of the tide on
Sunday evening a fourth came into the same part
of the works. . The extent of the works haS also
been already described in our Paper; the EXport.
Dock is capable of containing about 40 of these
large Ships, from 800 to 1200 tons each ; in the .se-
cond, or great Import Dock, about 100 can lie eori.
veniently • and in the Basin there were this day
four, with room for two others to swim, within its .
gates at the same time.

At an early hour the three East India Regiments,
full 3000 men, marched down fully accoutred, they
closely encircled the quay,of the Great Dock, which,
within the walls,, amounts to upwards of *venty
acres, the others lined the entrance. to the great
Western Gate;- .and .what not another trading body
in the world could produce, there • was not much
short of the same „number of Seamen then ready to
fight in its defence.
Signals were made from the top of the Company's
mast-hotase; which is within fhe walls of the Dock,
and,adistina flag was seen flying omits ensign-staff,
previous to each specific movement. The day was
as fine as almost ever shone out of the heavens, and
the quarter deeks. of all the Vessels were crowded
'wish a most luxurjous display of British beauty. To
heighten the scene there were nine Company's Hoys
arranged 'abreast of Fist Greenwich Marsh, and an-
other Trinity Yacht, as . well as the Earl Camden
East Indiaman, and several others, were decorated
with4plours in the river, besides those in the Basin.
' At twelve o'clock the Company's military band
went op board the Admiral Gardner. At ten mi..'

nutes, before two a royal salute was fired from the
guns on the wharf ; the principal Officers of State
• landed from the Treasury Barge, and walked up to
the above-mentioned Ship. Another signal was then
'hoisted; the Vessels got in motion,. and entered the
Great Dock, in the. most majestic stile, in the fol-
lewing. order :--7The Trinity -Yacht, the Admiral
Gardner, the City of London, the Lady Castlereagh,
•
and 'the Surrey..,
• While the headmost of the Ships were under way,
the approaCh of the. Lord Mayor, Sherds, Alder-
men, &c. Was announced also by a diSeharge of can-
non ; they landed from the City Barge, walked up
the- DOck9.; and went on board the Admiral Gardner.
The.Treastire•r of the Navy, and Mr. SCOTT, the
Paymaster, with two others, landed and joined com-
pany nearly about the same time. The Bands play-
ed " Rule Britannia," " God Save the King," &e. ; •
when the whole had entered the Great Dock, a
royal salute was again fired from the Wharf,,.andthe
,-Cornpany's Regiments discharged three rounds of
'Street-firing, which ran as evenly from right to left as
if; it was the clacking of a mill, or some other limit-
ed piece of machinery. The Ships then came to
'anchor high up the Dock; the Company had some
'refreshment; and went away highly delighted with
the richness of the speadele, and the correctness of
every -movement:

The grandest part of the speaacle was then to
come : the Earl Camdezi, Capt. SAMPSON, which
had beat off a Prench 74, came down the River, all
a-taunt ; 'yards, topmasts, toP-gallant-masts, and
rigging of course all standing, with a flowing fore-;
top-mast-stay-sail, so fully dressed that her colours
caught the wind almost as full as if she had a suit of
sail all set in a light wind. There was .21 feet and a
half of water in the River Thames, and about 24 in
the Basin ; they were soon brought to a level, and
exhibited a most delightful scene to any commercial.
man : 'two Docks, a Basin and two Locks, were all
_throvvia open, so as to form one body with the river
which bears our commerce to and from the sea, and.
in these, circumstances the few spectators that were
left were struck with admiration, at seeing a Ship of
her magnitude enter as, smoothly as if she was go-
ing up 2-conurion river. The Tiinity 'YaCht sailed,
down, in a/I the pride of national greatness, to wel-
come 'the gallant stranger ;' three . most heartfelt
cheers were given, the gates were dosed, and the'
Camden camesto her moon drags, at the head of the
Basin, at half after four o'clock.'
The Company were afterwaids entertained, to
dinner by, the • Hon. the i re& ors, at the London"
Tavern. About:lso persons sat down to dinner, ;*
.among whom • were the following :
The First. Lord of the Treasury,
The Lord High Chancellor of England,
• The Secretary of State for the Home Department,
The Secretary of Sn.te for War and Colonies,
The Chancellor of the Exchequer,
7h e First Lord of the Admiralty,
'• The Master-Geheralot the Orthfance,
ThelChiel Commissioner of the Board of controul,
The Commissioners of the Admiralty, _
The Treasurer of the Navy, and Paymaster of ditto;
The Deputy governor of Greenwich Hospital,
The SecretaryatWat,_

_ .
The Hon. E. Legge, bean of Windsor,
LOrds Wm. Russell, Kensington, HaVaesbury," and Wal•
singhain ; Sir G. Shee, Colonel Crauturd, Mr. Pthriden i
the Captains of the Vessels, and several other of the'Hop.
Company's friends.

The entertainment of the evening was heightened
by the performance of a Band, and A display of the
vocal powers of llmt,tum, PACE, SALE, C)'RouRKE,
&c. The dinner was served up in the first style of
elegance, and the. Company parted highly.pleaNd
with the day's entertainment.

. .
The following.whimsical AdterOsement appeared
in an American Paper ; •
,c‘ IVlucit WANTED—A neat Female,
.
to do kitchen work in a small family,, in Charles-
town.. She tray pray, and sing hymns, but not over
the'sdish-kettle ; may go to meeting, but must not
believe in, the divinity of Elia's STith ; nor belong to
the whining congregation of midnight worohippers.--,
Inquire at the Repertory Otlice.7

AMERICA

MIRANDA'S EXPEDITION

NEW YORK, JUiVE the Schooner Pearl;
Captain GOULD, from Porto Rico, we learn, that
the l'i-euch Frigates,. liwitensig, flcfnrio~re, icier,
:11)d 77.iesci.q-; tinder the comniand Giptain So-
MERVELAS, Crbiii Cadiz, arrived at St. John's, PortO
,Rico, on the 18th of May; and sailed again on the
1 th , in pursuit of7General I.lllmAtv3A, they having
been informed he was off Bonaire.

juNg 5.?7,--Captairi ROBBINS left Laguira on the
4th ofJune, and states, tharat 'the time of his saiI-
ing.IVIRANDA was fortifying Aruba. The story,
(so often reiterated) of the'i;apture ofliis Schooners,
confirmed beyond the shadow of doubt. They
Were taken without resistance, whilst waiting for
their boatS, which had been sent to windwird of
Porto Cavello for provisions and water, by' a Spa 7
nish King's Brig and Schooner.. The crews were-
prisoners at Porto Cavell°, and the King's Linguist
had, gone from :Laguira to examine- them. Two
persons named Smith were amongst the captured.
The British -had not given to the Expedition of MI-
,
BANDA any assistance.

JUNE 25.—The Enterprize of General MIRANDA,
in my Ship Leander, 'having excited great interest
in the pnblic mind, which has, for..some time past,'
been deceived by various fridie,ulous and unfounded
rumours, I think it proper to give publicity to the
followina°,. Extraa of -a Letter I have just received
from a Gentleman of respe&ability on board ,the
Leander, the correetness of which may be relied on.
Your very humble Servant,
SAMUEL OGDEN.

Mee srs. Lang and Turner.
Extract. of. a Letter, dated. Grenada, 27fh May,.
frdm a G'Oleman on board the Leander, to SAMUEL
G. OGDEN.-'...." We left Jacquemel 'on the 27th of
March, and arrived at the Nand Of Aruba on the 9th
of April; whence, aftertaking:in sufficient water, we
sailed on-the 25th of April,' and being off the Main
on the 27th, near Porto Cavello, we fell in with a
Spanish Brig of 20 guns and a Schooner of 16* ;
by both of which we were attacked, and had an
aition .of ,half an hour, bt:t ho apparent damage
done on either side.. However, during the contest,•
we'were so- unfortunate as to lose two Schooners
we had Chartered•at Jacquemel, on board of which
Vessels were about 60 men. ThiS circumstance.
was occasioned by those Schooners falling to Lee-
. ward, and our not being able to separate the Brig
from the' Schooner, in which case we certainly
should have saved our little convoy. However,
to remedy this evil, we immediately determined to
go to Trinidad, to obtain such tinformatibn and
assistance as. the British might be disposed to
afford 'us.=-On our way we fortunately fell in
• with the British Stoop of War Lilly, Captain
CAMPBELL, who received us with much cordiality;
and informed us, it was his particular instruaions
to serve us ; at the same time advising- us to put
into Grenada, as the Governor of that Island had
some particular communications to make. to Gene-
ral MIRANDA.—We have already received the Go--
. vernor's assurance of the most prompt co-operation.
We shall probably take up one or two days at most
in making the necessary arrangements here, and
shall then proceed immediately to Trinidad (in corn-
pany with the Lilly Sloop of War), where, we un- •,
derstand, the governor of that Island Will also give
us every assistance that is necessary.' The Jason.
Frigate is now on the Coast,' with a number of Vo-
lunteers on board ; this Ship is commanded .by,
Capt. COCHRANE, son of Admiral COCHRANE, who,
we understand from the-best authority, has particu-
lar instruEtions to proceed and,forward our enter-
prize.
I have now the happiness to observe, that
this new turn to our operations has given Much ani-
mation to all friends on board the Leander; and I
sincerely hope my next will inform you that our
glorious enterprize is fully accomplished."
We understand that a number of impressed Arne- ,
ricari Seamen have been dismissed from British Men
of War, by application of the American Agent to
the Adthiral at Port. Royal, Jamaica.
24.—Capt. FREEMAN arrived at Boston on
Monday 16th instant from Madeira. June 15th, off
Cape Cod,swas fired at and brought to by the British
Cutter 4lonis, Capt. MASTERS, who impressed two
of the men, one of whom was an American, and
sent 'hothe by the American Consul, the other an
Englishman. Neither of - theM had prOteClions.
The.Sloop'having come to anchor, the English Con- '
sul, on hearing of thWcircumstance, Went on board
the Cutter, and obtained-the release of'the Ame-
rican.
The Leander's force is seventeen sine-pounders.

•DREADFUL THUNDER. STORM.:---A Letter from
Kilkenny, July 29, says, ec I have indeed abUndant
cause of thankfulness that I am permitted once more
to write to yon, as my preservation, in common with
the inhabitants of this city, has been truly provi-•
dential.

" YeSterday abdut two o'clock the most tremen-
dons thunder storm I ever heard,, began; here; and
Continued with increasing fury till near four ; the
whole atmosphere seemed
,on fire; the lightning,
quite vivid and forked, threatening universal desola-
tion, and instantly succeeded by such thunder:7..as
See Med .to be destined for the destruEtionof the en-
tire. city. Torrents of tain fell almost during the
whole time, and, occasionally, dreadful hail, in size
about a pigeon's egg. One young woman was
killed I saw her this morning the hair on the
front of her head Completely burnt—the gable of
the' hodse where she was, split, and the glass in
the windows broke. • In another house,a man was
struck quite senseless, and the elearic fluid passed
along- the entire.direetion of the bells and consumed
it to ashes, leaving a mark similar to that which
appears after the explosion -of gun powder. On
the roof of a third it tore away about'three yards
of the slating, and killed a bird on the top. :I
could not conceive any thing on this earth more
vvefill or terrifid ;—the consternation was uni-
versal."

PUBLIC OFFICE, , WORSHIP-STREET.— Yesterday
two women of the names of Davis and Turner, were
committed to the House of CorreEtion, for six-months
each; for ethbezzling a large quantity of silk entrust-
ed to them to wind, the property of Mr. John Grif-
fith,weaver, in the City,which was weighed to them,
and on being lg.-weighed when brought back, there
appeared a deficiency of 4 lb. 41:JZS.