The Sun.
London, England, 1806-07-11 00:00:00

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PLYkotrilt, itmir --Arrived the Ani6rican Ship
Patius, JcrHN Norzstis Master; from Philadelphia,
bound to Boardeaux, laden with coffee, sugar; &c.
detaiaeCand sent in by the,Rattier Sloop of War
His Majesty's Ship Bdi-flew-, of 93 guns; Admiral.
HARVEY) from the ;Westward, :led was sainted on
his anchoring in Caw Sand BaY4 • . '

The French Adrniral,Du*Notaz, and four Cap=.
tains; taken by Admiral
.Sir IttehAßD.-.Sriaon,ix,
embarked on 'board a Fishing Smack this afternoon
for Mor' laix, on their parole, and sailed immediately:

HARWICH, JULY 10.—The King Geoige.Patket,
Capt. SAUNDERS.; sailed' yesterday for Husum with
the .Harnburgh Mail"; -and the. Adventure extra
_ •
Packet, with the Mail for Gottenbnrgh:
'Lady BEVERLEY' and" retinue landed here'. last
night, by a Neutral Vessel, from Holland.'

SHEERNASS, JULY
10.--Arrived the ilmelia Fri-
gate,. of 40 ggns,' Capt. HAUDIMAi`j ; the Furious
Oun-brig, and the Rapid 'Milder; from Hull, with a
number' of recruits fOr the Royal Alarines, and seve-
ral Prussian Prisoners..

The Pegasus Frigate is-ordei.4.-,d to be paid off, and
her men to be turned over to the Theseus.

WE are extremely sorry: to lear-n that one of the
Transports which, galled last year With Troops for
Canada has been wrecked on the Coast of New-
.
foundland, andthat every person on board perished.

Though Mr. Po/c is graddally improving in health„
yet it, is by a very slow- progression: Theaccount
of his having taken an airing on Wednesday last is,
we find, not true. He is by no means, at present,
so much recovered as to be capable of such an exer-
tion.

The dreadful storm of thunder and lightning
which took place this morning excited great alarm
throughout the Metropolis, and we may expe6t to
hear of many fatal consequences:, A more tremend-
ous specimen of elemental warfare has not beeu wit-
nessed for very many years. The lightning was re,,
markably vivid and frequent, and the whole convul.=
sion, of nature was calculated to impress the mind
with aute, consternation,' and terror.

A Meeting of the-Trustees of the British Museum.
yesterday took place, in order to inquire into the
circumstances of the late robbery of valuable Prints
belonging to that Institution. The Archbishop of
CANTERBURY, the Bishop of LONDON, the Marquis
Of STAFFORD, Earl SPENCER, Sir JOSEifi BANKS, and . ,
Sir WILLIAM SCOTT, were present..,—After a patient
investigation of all the particulars, it was the opiniOn ,
of this venerable and most reSpeaable"meeting, that
severe measures should not be adopted, but that,':
upon a full proof of contrition in the offender; and .
entire restitution of the valuable articles he had pur-
loined, he should be dismissed with due censure and
ei.hottation. - • . .

Two Battalioris of the First Regiment of Guards,
we Understand, are.fo.be embarked the -middle Of
next week, upon foreign service. They are going
tO Sicily. • .
The- following Regiments are ordered to .proceed
on foreign service immediately, viz.--,---First Brigade
of Guards., General HENRY 'WYNYARD 14th 36th,
and 45 Brigade of the Line; and the 52d,
62d,, tisth, 95th-3d Brigade of the Line:
Yesterday 5450 men from the. 2a Battalion of the
Ist Regiment of Fciot) Guards, volunteered their
service to join the Ist and 3d Battaltons of the same
Regiment, now at Chatham, and ordered on. fo-
reign service.
It appears by a return from the Adjutant-General's
Office that ,the number of efre4ive men in Foreign
and Colonial Corps in thB sevice of. Great Britain is
31.,707.

Last night Dispatches were-received at Mr. Fox's
Office, from Mr. ADAIR, our Minister at Vienna.

A youna Lady eloped on Wednesday morning, at
seven o'clock, from her father's house in Harley
street, with the coachman,

Letter's 'front .GOree, dated the 30th of May, an-
nounce, that the Garrison and whole Settlement
were inn most healthy state. Major LLOYD, and
•the Whole of the Royal African Corps, were indeed
as healthy as any Regiment in this. Country; they
had lost one Officer, the Assistant Surgeon, 'since
they went out two years - ago. Captain MAXWELL,
of the Arab Sloop of War, some, time ago brought
in an AtheriCan Brig, with seven French Gen,
tlemen and two Ladies, passengerg to the' Isle of.
France.: The Captain of the American said that
he kneW nothing of the passengers, and solemnly
declared that the cargo was 'American property it
has since, however, turned out to be clearly French.
consisting 'of wines, liqueurs, silks, swords,- gold
lace, &c. has been publicly sold, and turns out a
most valuable prize. The French passengers hired
another. Anierican Vessel W carry them to St. Jago.
,Tfie Vessel returned some time ago; and the Cap-
stain informs us, that Sir J. B. WARREN- Squadron
had been there watering, and had taken a French
84 gun Ship, and a large Frigate.--(Our Correspon-
dent must here allude to the capture of the Marengo
.and Belle Pou,le). The Officers and. crew of the
Arab are quite healthy.
CORN-EXCHANGE, JULY IE—To-day the fresh.
.
imports of Graiu in general are but few ; prime
samples of • Wheat fetch last prices ; Barley
rather higher ; Pease 'of each kind likewise,
and very few here; Beans in plenty and lower; in
the Oat Trade little variation; fine American Flour
435. to 49-s. per barrel owing to the heavy rain
there are very,feW buyers Or sales made.

A pugilistic contest took place yesterdayat Pad-
dington,
between a labourer of the name of King
and a black porter known by the name of Govee, in
cbrisequenee of a public-house quarrel. After a
very obstinate . engagement, which lasted an hour
'and a half, King fell, having• ruptured a blood-yes=
sel,: and was conveyed out of. the field without hopes ,
of recovery,