The Sun.
London, England, 1808-12-12 00:00:00

J.d4IIAICII PAPERS.

, The following is the. Copy of_a Letter from Rear-
. Admiral Sir ALEX.. COCHRANE to Sir JOHN WENT-
. 'WORTH, Barr. ()titling every proteetion in-his power
. !r.) the commerce of the British Colonies in North
America
SIR, Belleisle, at Halifax, 4th Oaaber, 1807.
" Well knowing the importance to Great'
Bri-
tain in having supplies furnished from her North-
American Coloniei, for the use of the West-India
possessions; soon after -my arrival on the Leeward
Island station, issued. orders that no seaman should
~.be impressed from any vessel belonging to these
Colonies; lest this should not have been combiu-
• riicated to your Excellency, I beg leave to -state it,
and further to say that, in the event of any vessel
• being captured by the enemy, I will exchange and
facilitate the return of the men to the ports to which
• they belong.
"',hope and trust that the time is not far distant,
when these colonies will =most amply supply the
'lllfest Indian Islands, when a sum not less thin One
"-tillion-sterlin& per auburn will centre with them,
• of going into the pockets of foreigners.
• " I cat' assure your Excellency that I shall al-
ways be- willing to afford every proteCtion to the
growing trade of the British American possessions,
•-and I beg' you will be pleased_to signify the same to
thase whose interests are conneCted with it.
" I have the honour to be your Excellency's most
cbedierit humble servant,

`!. ALEX. COCHRANE.
" To his Excellency Sir john Wentworth,
Governor, &c. Halifax."

KINGSTON, OCT. I,—By a Felucca, which ar-
rived on Monday. from La Vera Cruz, we learn
that a Vessel of War had arrived there from France,
last , from • G • •
uadaloupe; with a Frenchman, sent out
t 0 as me the Government, and to proclaim JOSEPH
ttI°NAPARTE •Kingi of Spain and of the Indies. The.,
e4el had scarcely anchored when the news reached
.ti
le shore—on which Several people immediately
went on board,. and were preparing to carry their
threats into execution, of setting fire' to the Vessel
with all her crew, when Abe Governor was under
the
necessity of interfering, by seizing her, and
,sending her crew to prison until the commotion hail
Inthsided.

La Bacchante Frigate, of 20 guns, Capt. WARD,
arrived the same day from a cruise. On the 18th
ult. in the afternoon, OW Tortudas, she descried se-
wen Schooners to the N. N.W. sheered her colours,
and fired a gun to leeward. Shortly after five .of
.!111 Schooners hoisted Haytian Colours, and also
red to leeward. At four P. M. the headniostene
.'red a shot at La Bacthante, which was instantly
Ztilrneci, when two more of them began-to fire
.at.
had
She then cleared for action, as the other two
44 likewise attacked her, and opened a heavy
)3e °n
-them, which was kept up on both sides until
tit.six. and towards seven o'clock she lost sight
of them.

A e*.
i nulent Letter, addressed to Lord CASTLE-.
latn,,-• „
74, in a :Morning Paper, affirms that we " urged
t-4 incited" the Spaniards to declare their enmity to
e Tyrant of Europe. This is a libel upon the cha-
. ra4er of
.the patriotic and
_heroic Spaniards, who
needed 'no incitement but their own noble .princi-
Pie.s of loyalty and patriotism to fonseAhern oppo- .
4,i06.t0 their ferocious enemy,
Ile had entrapped their they found ,that
telovo.monarch,. and deter-
t„'nslave their "country.,. The:writer of the
tided to di4avows.all.party hostility, vet the
NY.4010 f his Letter. breathes nothing'but the spirit
l'Zparty. He says,' ‘, it will be for the Noble Lord
L 1 his *Colleagues to shew why six.ntonths have
sOffered to elapse ere an English soldier has
olh
tit by the side of the Spaniard." . There is no
q)lty, for any body to shew what, is notorious to
whole world. 'The English troops did not fight
the because the Spanish Govern-
-1:,."t declined their assistance, .and. thought they
V 2
„,;';`ht be better employed in ridding Portugal of the
fait enetuy. lithe author did not know this
:;;'`, he must be ignorant indeed, and if he did, he
tiBrt he as deficient in. memory asilee is in candour.
shfavours Government with hiS &Nice as to what
1:ould be done for Spain , as if it remained for an
::rt_Mous writer to counsel a Government which
ueen so attentive to that country, and given, hier.
• riiore than she asked ; and in some respats,
'llol'e than she wanted. As to the writer's solemn
:.adjuration, for us not to. desert the cause of Spain,:
it is an insult to the British eole, wellies to the
Government, which'
justly , considers the
tause of Spain as interwoven with the best interests. of this country.
Fourteen French Privateers, fitted out and belong-
'hg to the port of Santana, in that part of Sr. Do-
SoZn occupied by the French,
"have captured 24
ritish vessels, and carried them in there. The
.I)cedalus, Pert Brig, Flying Fish Schooner, and
some smaller Ships of War, were preparing to
s
torrn the place, for the purpose of recovering the
It had, however, been made very strong,
he creWs- of the Privateers having raised batteries
themthe heights to oppose any attack made upon
teem by the British
to ii.usian Ukase has been received by the Got-
s!w r,"rgli ;Mail, which notifies to the merchants of. •no etershurgh, that after the Ist of January, tsog,
Ship, whatever nation she may belong to, shall
be suffered to enter the Russian ports, or depait
Iron,
objet
h' mem. This rigorous regulation has for its
the prevention of imposition, as it transpired
-Vessels had contritesl to trade by presenting
• la:,
p“peis.
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