The Sun.
London, England, 1808-11-03 00:00:00

Sailed his Majesty's Ship Foxhound on * cruize.

PENZANCE, OCT.- 3 1 .—Arrived last night the Ship
Union, of and from Philadelphia—landed four Gen-
tlemen, one of them charged with Dispatches for.
Mr. CANNING j they set off immediately for Lon-
don. This Vessel has on board Dispatches for the
French Government, and sailed immediately for
France; she will make the first harbour.

PLYMOUTH, Nov. I.—r The Channel Fleet passed
by yesterday to the We'stward from Torbay), to re-
strne their station off Brest.

Sailed the Portttguese Ships AVlniral 14elson,
POIbIBINHA ; Allegro Corislante, Taio ; and :Eipedi-
lion, with Portuguese Emigrants on board for the
Brazils, under 'convoy of a Portuguese Sloop of
War. They are to touch at Falmouth, and wait for
a farther convoy from Portsmouth.
Sail 4 the Scorpion§loop of War for •Coruona, and
eresterStoop of War on a cruize.
•Arrivt-d- the Frret Sloop of War from the Coast
of Spafo.

PoicISMOUTH, Nov. 2.—AvriN'ed His Majety's
Ship St. Altan's from the bowns; and the Ann,
----, from Sunderland.

• Sailed His Majesty's Ship .Endyniivn with the
Transports having on board the 15th Regituent of
Light Dragoons; also His Majesty's Ship Plover,
General PA GET on board, for-Spain ; Ma-
jesty's Ship *lllutine with a convoy for Madeira and
the Brazils'; Le Tigre with specie for Lisbon ;
liels'som with 'a convoy for the coast of Africa ;
'Venus, Defender, and Bold, on a cruize.

Nov. I.—Yesterday -- \Vilco t,
a foremast than of the :Namur, who was sentenced
to receive 200 labbes fcr various thefts, underwent
thesemainder of his punishment, alongside the tie-
-veral ships at the NOre.

Came down flora the Tower, *the Deinford Ten-
der, Lieut. ANTRAM, 'lib Volunteers and
im-
prest men for the Fleet.

The• Onyx Sloop of War .has the 'convoy-signal
tying for Heligoland.
Arrived the Centinel Gun-brig, 'Lieut. KING,
from the North Sea ; the Nassau, 71,, Capt. CAMP.
SELL ; ‘itld liedtreasi Gun-brig, Lieut. Sir GEaliGli
li"Erritc
Nov. 2. Arrived the Lyra Ten...z2r from Shields,
with Volunteers,

Lieut. AfAt:i)As is appointed to the Signal Post at
Shdrberry Ness, vice Lieut. CONNOLLY, deceased.

CORK, OCT. 24.—The Resolute Gun-brig, Lieut.
RARRIS, arrived at Cove yesterdify from St. -nes,
Which place she left on the 3d inst. having under
convoy twelve sail of Merchant Vessels, chiefly
•.
laden with salt. They parted• with her at various
perinds during the passage, in consequence 'of the
extreme severity of the weather, which Lieutenant
HAS 1515 reports to have been tempestuous beyond
example.. He states no intelligence of importanCe,
..and has not brought ihy Portuguese newspapers.
The Ship Hibernia, Capt. JAMES, pf and from .
Londonderry, bound to Newcastle and Philadelphia,
with passengers, after being out four days, was
wrecked on the night of the f 7th inst. about ten
o'clock, on a ridge of rocks, in the Island of Isla,
immedlately after she struck, the masts Were cut
away, and every exertion used for the preservation
of. those on board, which, we are happy •to learn,
proved efFeEtual, as all the passengers and crew
were saved. On the same night, about a mile from
the Hibernia, a large Ship and. a Sloop, names un-
known, were also wrecked, and, lamentable to re-
late, ail on board perished.

Yeiterday. the Duke of KENT completed his
forty-rirsi year; which was ceiebrated by berMa-
JESTY,- at-her house at Frogmore, by giving a sump-
tuous dinner to the Prince of WALkis, Dukes of
r( ENT, CUMBERLAND, CAMBRIDGE, the PRINCESSES,
and a seled number of friends.- In. the evening his
Royal Highness's Tradesmen illuminated their
houses.

Sir FRANCIS BURDETT has certainly refused to
have any thing to do with presenting the Petition of
the Westminster Mob.

The High Westminster, accompanied by
the Right Hon. 11. B. SHEKIDANT, yesterday pre-
sented the Westminster Address, agreeably to the
official request sent to the High Bedliff, to Lord
HAWKESI3UHY his. Lordship . received the Deputa-
tion with ' the utmost politeness, and promised t 4
transmit the answer as soon as he should receive his
MAJESTY'S commands. The City of ;London and -
the Universities are the only bodies who possess the
right of presenting an. Address direaly to the King,.
SIIERIDA.N, as a Privy. Councillor, might have
'-delivered the . Address to his, MAJESTY, bdt that.
would not haVe been' in conformity to tho ReSOlu,
Lions of the •Meeting, which prescribed, that the
• High`Bailift, who signed the Address on .behalf of
the meeting, should be the bearer of it.

LAW.—In our report yesterday of the cause WAL-
-I,ACA r.l-I,sanAcaa, we omitted to state that it lira's'
proved in eVidence Mr. HARDACRa had tint received
any consideration for his
.acceptance;• and the Bill
was paid away by M.AiN, to take up litils'of

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AMERICAI; PAPERS.

, THE PRESIDENT JEFeBRSON'S ANSWER TO THE MS-
SENT OF THE:REPUBLICANS FROM Tt PROCEED,!
'INGS OF THE TOWN OF ROSTON, RELATIVE TO
THE 'EMBARGO.
• "I hare duly received the Address of that portion
of the.Ci.tizens of Boston who 'have declared their
approbation of the present suspension of per com-
merce, and their dissent from the repreSentation of
those.Of the same place who wished its reenoval. A
division of sentiment was not unexpeeled ; on no
question can, It perfe6t unanimity be hoped, or cer-
.. tainly it would have been on, that between war and
,:emtargo, the only aiternafiegs. presented, to bur
choice; for the general capture of ou'r vessels_woold
have, been war upon one side, which. reason and
interest wOuld repel by war and reprisal on our
part. . , •
" Of the several interests comprising those of the
• United States, that oC inahufaaures would of course
prefer to war.a state of non-intercourse, so favour.-
'able to their rapid growth and prosperity.
" Agriculture, although sensibly .feeling the loss
of market for its, produce, would find many aggra-
vations in a state:of war.
".conirnerce and navigat ion, or that portion which
is foreign,, in the inaiaivity to which they are reduced
by the present state of things, certainly experience
their full share in the general inconvenience ; but
whether war would be' to them a preferable alterna-
tiv.e,js a question their patriotism would never hastily
propose. It is io be regretted, however,
.that over-
IPtrking. the real sources of sufferings, the British and
,Freacii Edits, Which constitute the aflual blockade
of cur foreign commerce and navigation, they have
with -too little reflection imputed. them to laws which
have preserved them from greater, and have saved
for our own. use our vessels, property, and seamen,
instead of adding,thern to the strength 'of those with
whom we might eventually have to contend.
" The embargo, giving time to 'the Belligerent-
Powers to revise their unjust proceedings, and to
listen to the diaates of justice, or interest and repu-
tation, which equally urge, the correction of their
wrongs, has availed our enuntrf of t his only hononr-
able expedient of avoiding-war; and should a repeal
of theSe.lLlias- supersedelthi, Ousse for it, our com-
mercial brethren
,will become sensible, that it has,
consulted their interest, however against their own
will: It will be unfortunate for their country,' if' in
the mean time these their expressions of impatience
should have the effect of prolongiog the verrsuffer
iegewhieh have produced them,. by exciting a
,fak '
Incions hope that we'may, under any pressure, re-
linquish our equal rights of navigating the ocean, go
to such ports-as others may prescribe, and there pay
the tributary exatlions they may impose; an aban-
donment of national independence and essential
rights revolting to every manly sentiment. IV/tile
these Edilis-are in force, no American can ever consent
to a return of peaceable intercourse with -those who
maintain them.
" I am in the approach of the period when the,
feeling's and the wisdom of the nation will be collea-
ed in their Representatives assembled together. To
them are coinmi•tted our rights, to them our wrongs
'are known, and they. will pronounce the remedy they
call for"; 'and I hear with pleasure from all, as well
those whb approve as who-disapprove of the present
measures) assurances 'of an implicit acquiescence in
the•aua cd -OP 4'l9erai.
throtigh -you; to communicate this Answer to the
Address, on which your signature had the first place,
and to add assurances of soy respea.:_
(Signed) " TnostAs JEFFERSON."
04 To Colonel Edward Procter."

To THOMAS JEFFERSON, Esq. President of the United
States of .eirnerica.
. THE PETITLO?I

OF THE StiIISCEIBERS, OFFICERS OF lORCHANT SHIPS

BF:LONGING, TO THE PUT ofi phirLADELPHI,A.
RESPECTFULLY fiIIEWETH,

That in consequence of the present Embargo
Laws, the situation of your Petitioners is grievous
and ; that they have been engaged in the
'mercantile service since their infancy, with few ex-
ceptions, and accustomed only to condud ships or
Acioss ttid'ocean ; that from the operation of
the present resirietive faws they find themselves cut
°if from their• usual employment, and of course the
Means of subsistence are gone.
" Your Petitioners are well acquainted with the
duties of conducting ships from port to port—well
versed in'naval tadics, but unable to handle the liar-
TOW or plough.
Your Petitioners have for a long time borne
with patience the privations incident to those restric-
tive laws, withont murmur or complaint ; but when
imperious necessity compels them to disclose the cause
of
.their grievances, they humbly orippose they have
a right so to do in a decent and respectful manner.
" Your Petitioners therefore pray that your Excel-
le.ncy: will take . their case into consideration, 'and
adopt. such measures as will relieve the wants of your
Petitioners ; or, if there are vacancies in the navy,
to. give your Petitioners, or some of them, an op-
iortunity of serving therein, as they think them-
selves capable of performing services of that nature.
They, however, suhrnit their whole cause to your
consideration, hoping your Excellency will adopt
such measures as wisdom and justice may point out,
ancLas in duty-bound will pray, etc.
" Philadelphia, Aug- z 0,.. r 8.08."