The Sun.
London, England, 1806-06-20 00:00:00

NEW AP PO 1NT,41 E NTS .

Capt. TOWRY, to be Commissioner of the Trms-
pOrt Board, in the r4olll of Capt. HAMILIONi rre-
MOVed to the Navy Board,
Capt. SERLR, Of the Monarch,, • to -be a Commiv -
.sinner of the Vi6tuallipg Board, in the room of Capt.
CoNNINGFiAM, appointed Conimissitnier of Depttigd.
and Woolwich Yards.
Capt. E. J. FOOTE, to the Royal charlotte yacht.
Capt. OGIE, to the lifrincess Au usta yactu:
Capt. Sir E. HAMILTON, to the, Afar!' yacht,
Capt. LEE,' to the IVlonarch.
Capt. CAMPBELL, 4o the Unitj.
Mr. NELSON, Master Shipl.vriht of Sheerness,
yard, is removed to Deptford-yard.
Mr. PARKIN, .Assistant at Sheerness:, is appointed
Master Shipwright, .iathe room orMr. NELsOlst.
. Mr. JONES, EOl-9111311 Lyinonth-yard,- is ap,
pointed Assistant at:Sheerness, vice PARKiN ; and
-Mr. InNN, Quarterruan of. Plymouth-yard, ay,
pointed Foreman, vice JONES;

A.Erench Privateer lately fell. in with 'a Schooner'
,belonging to Baltimore, off St. Domingo, and, on the
supposition that she was engaged in the trade with
the Blacks, immediately hanged or shot every one
of the crew, consiStingof six persons. • This outrage
seems to have prqduced no sentiments of indigoa-
tion in the minds of tie Arnericads. President
JEFFERSON has issued' no Proclamation On the stib-
je6t ; and the American Editors, Whd lately raved
loud, and mourned so bitterly, for the death of ,
Pierce, have published the account of the transaaion
without a single comment: - •
THE OPERA.--a new Comic Opeta, entitled g
Piinatico per la iflusica, :was last ni t brought
iir-
w for the benefit of NAVpI. H was of course
the herb of the Piece, and he displayed so much'
,musical, skill, as well as real comic hprnourU that
the audience Werq almost thrOub.fhotit the Piece con-
vulsed with laughter.. The Opera -itself poSseSscS -
considerable merit as a musical composition. -The 1
composer is. MAYER, a name wed ,1-..RoWn on the
Continent. The Piece was enriched by the ex:-
'Visite singing Of Mrs. BILLINGTON, as well as by
her adthirable performance on the PiakO-forte. The
air She sung, and in which She accompabied herself,. •
was composed by FARRAR'. The House was very
well attended:

Signora CAT'ALINA is engaged to supply the place
of GRAssiNt, at ;he Opera, for next season.' GRAS-
SINI, however, is to ileturn to this country in Ore
following season. Mrs. BILLINGTON has deter-
mined wholly to retire. DES ITAYES and his'wife are
properly re-engaged for three years, ag they are both
gobd Performers. PABISOT is so great a favourite
that she of course will continue in this Country.
BERNARD, formerly of Caveat Garden ThLiatrc,,
but who has been many years in 'America, has re-
turned to this country for the purpose of raising re-
cruits for the American Theatre.

Yesterday morning the •,2d Battalion Of the Cold-
stream Guards, commanded by His Royal Highness
the DUKE Of CAMBRIDGE, and the 2d batealion of
the .s'd Regiment, commanded by Colonel Dmicus,
had a grand Field-day, in Hyde and Went
through their evolutions with great precision. Gene-
ral LESLIE commanded the Brigade. 1••• -
CORN-EXCHANGE, JUNE VQ.—i here ,areseveral
freShlmports of Wheat to-day, and• large supplies at
hand ; the trade continues very heavy of sales
tine samples are at., 2s. and,-3s. Teri quaktr r&:-
dudion, and more' on inferior ; Barley in go0:1
.supply, and, with Malt, keeps ils price; Vhlte
and Grey Pease, with BeanS of each sort, are seve
rally deafer, and few here; OatS in-short supplie-,
and are likewise dearer; Flonr is heavy in s4les, at,
the late redu&ion.

• •
Wheat , 55s a 68s a Bos od Beans 44a a Ps 61
Fine ditto -82 s a 85s od Tick beans 36 a 4 is a.t
Rye - 4os a 44s ed Oats • 24S a 28s oa 3isof t
Barley - 3Os a 35$ bd Poland ditto 32s a 345'
Malt - 64$ a 7os cd Rape Seed ' - —1 -—1
White Pease 'sos a 56s od Fine Flour 65s ales 0.1
Grey ditto 37s a 41$ od Seconds - bos a 65s od

SMITHFIELD MARKET, lON & 20.
This day's marketiwas but thinly supplied wltll
different kinds of Cattle ; Beef,. \real, Lamb; and,
Pork are rather dearer tlyin our last report ; Mutton
sold at last price ; and the trade in general wAs not
over brisk.—The sal4s in the Haymarket were dull ;
Hay, Straw, and Clover, have got up in price since.
Monday's market.—The following is a correct state-
ment of the prices and numbers
To sink 601111 per storz. of 81b.
Beef Ss. od. to ss. 6d.—Mutton 4s. 6.1. to ss. 0d...--Veal
6s. od. to 7s. od.—Lamb s. 6d. to Bs.. 6d.—Pork ss. od. to
65..6d. "

---Deists, 349• Sheep and Lambs, 3740.—Calves, 105.7
Pigs 300.

SMITHFIELD HAYMARKET.
Hay 21. loS. TO 41. O.—Clover 31. 3s. to 51. ss. Straw.
los. to

AiiE RIC.I.

WAR WITH

EXTRACT OF A • LETTER, DATIED NATCHITOCHES,
7th MARCIv, FS,O6.
9 ~.We are likely to have a brush with the Spa-
-hiards uI this quarter, in consequence of a parcel of
land being claimed by the two Governments, situate
between Natchitoches and.the River Sabine; neither
party being disposed to relinquish their,jurisdielions,
are about _to try which is the strongest.—ln, a for-
mer Letter t
:informed you Captain TURNER had
-diiven a small party of soldiers from this side the
. Sabine River ; they Were much mortified at being
obliged to Move, and have since colle&ed between
four and five hundred men in a little town called
I.racogdoches, 150 miles West of this. place, from
whence they have notified to Major PORTER their
intention to resume their; former posts, one of
which is Only six miles distant from this place ;
the Major has in consequence sent out a detach-
, Went of 60 men, under ace -conimaiid of Captain
Jo uts''sToti, tip prevent the Spaniards, from,occupy-
ing any part.on this side of the River ; or, if pos-
s;ble, to prevent their crossing ; it is conjectured,
, from the disposition of Cant. JOHNSTON (who would
almost as soon
,fight ;ps edt), that if -the Spaniards
cross the River
_an engagedient Will ensue--we are'
'not fearful of anyill.cousequences here, let the issue
be what it will."
A BATTLE. EXPECTED !-A Letter from Captain
BOWMAN of du r Army„ dated. Natchitoches, Sth
March, says---,--" An Officer cane in on the'evening
Of the it-Ith inst. with dispatches from the Governor
General at St. Ailtdine. He vas halted at our
Piquet, and not permitted to enter the Fort or Town,
and early next Morning- he received answer, and
~set out immediately. - The same day, at three
o'clock; Captain JOHNSTON 'marched with Lieute-
nant SMITH, Ensign‘ HATCHET, and 65 men; to-
wards the Sabine. This movement was determined
on in conseq%ence of information which cannot be
doubted, that the Spaniards had lieen. "reinforced, at
Nacdo'doches by, upwards of 400 Cavalry, atid AVere
mircriinci to resume the pOsitiongithey were 5o lately
'removed from by our Troops. We have not heard
of their': meeting yet, but, we calculate that they
will this day ; and, it appears, that an engagement
is =avoidable. They are, greatly superior in .ntim-
btrs, therefore it would be'premature to risk an
- opinion as to the result Some ,'AmericanS haVe
been.there two days,' trying to'bring about a meet-
ing to volunteer their‘serviceSforimniediate defence,
and they Will be furnished.witharms from the
pub-
lic magazine."