The Sun.
London, England, 1806-12-09 00:00:00

.4ME.T It;.:

X.;-I`w ,—Captain Cook,
rived yesterday in six days frOm St. Thomas's, in-
forms, that two days before be ,sOled a. Packet arrived
there from BarbadOes;with information that a Bri-
tishTfeet, consisting. of two 74's, four Frigates,-and
two: 'Brigs, hacfgone down to take Curacoa, in aid of
Ekpedition.

NEW YORK, Nov. s.—The British Brig Avon, of
20 guns, with the new British Minister,.Mr. Exs-
KINZ, arrived at AnnapoliS on Thursday last. The
Avon, we learn, was fallen in with by the French
Ship. of War Foudrnyant, of 80 guns : -mistaking
her, we presume, . for a British Man of War,, the
Frenchman 'gave her; a broadside ; and while he
was ceremoniously hauling up his courses, and
putting :abOtit to,give her another, the Avon made
her escape... , . .

EXTRACT. OF A LETTER FROM PHILADELPHIA,

DATED NOV. 3.

" On Saturday arrived the. Schooner Emily, LAN.
.nntisituN, from St. Thomas's ; with whom came
passengers Capt.Su LGAR, and Mr.TnomA s, merchant,
both late of the Sloop Rising Sun, of this port; which
vessel they sold at St. Thomas's. By the attention'
Of Capt. SULGAR, we are furnished with a news-;
paper, giving the following account of the fire at
that Island ; to which he adds orally, that there
.
were in the conflagration 250 houses and stores de-
stroyed, with. a'great variety of European, East, and
West India goods; the loss 'estimated from two to
five millions of dollars. 'The loss of the stores and
goods, we are told, has chiefly fallen on the Euro-
pean • fa6tOrs and merchants ; and that. •Captain
VANNEMAN and Mr. TEOTTEN, who have lost their
all, are the only Americans who have materially.
suffeied."

EXTRACT OP A LETTER FROlvl ST. THOMAS'S, DATED

OCTOBER 1.4.

The quick re-establishment of the town of. St.
'Thomas ,had scarcely made the inhabitants forget
*disaster of the .22d of November, 1804, when a
fresh fire' has renewed that painful scene,
_and con-
sUmed a rich quarter of the town.
'" A fire broke out about ball past seven, on
the evening of the .Ist instant, in a store situated. in
the Market-place, which isr about the centre of the
town. „Notwithstanding:the quick succour which
The civil 'authorities. brought in conjunction with the
inhabitants, it was impossible to confine the flames;
they extended in such quickness to a pretty large
circumference, that scarcely, any thing. was saved.
The houses of.. Messrs. LAIIG and SUFFREN, con-
strucled of brick,-and not yet covered, put a stop to the
-flathes in the eastern quarter ; and those. of Messrs.
MURPHY and PLNNEZE, the latter.being a brick--;
hou.ie, and fire-proof, happily „succeeded in, the
western' qiiarter. . A .light breeze springing up ,
abduteleven
,o'clock, caused the flames to break
Out. in the. northern quarter, and spread: themselves
to a 'considerable extent. The ravages did not stop
in this quarter,,but for some vacant lots, and the-
demolitteh of Some buildings, which being inconsi-
derable," were soon pilled down. It is supposed
that more thana-fourth part of the town.has been
conStitned. The two extremities are fortunately
saved ; but the centre,.‘enchwas newly and hand-
somely built, now di9covers but the standing walls,
and a space ,Covered: with , the ashes of merchan-
dize,' furniture, and precious effects, to a very con-
siderable amount. The fire lasted till-about fifteen
minutes alter twelve o'clock, and was perceived at
St. Croix."

SXTRpt
cr Or A LETTER, FROM NOROLK, VIRGINIA,
.„

OCTOBER 2B.

" Arrived here, yesterday, the Schooner Eliza-
NO, Captain ROBINS, in 26 . days from. Laguira,
by Wbbin we are informed, that it was daily ex-
peaed that7u general embargo would be ordered by
the Captain-General of Caraccas. As Captain R.
came out, about six leagues from Laguira, saw a
Ship,'which he took' to be a Frigate, with a smaller
Vessel;
.iii company. About 130 French troops had
arrived at Laguira from Guadaloupe, to assist
-
against MIRANDA, which were brought by -a brig ;
'that on her passage she fell in with and captured 'an
English Schooner attached to :MIRANDA'S EXpe-
tliOon—part of the prisoners were sent to Laguira,
where, they would be treated as,Prisoners of War,
the rest were taken to Guadaloupe."