The Sun.
London, England, 1808-04-21 00:00:00

.8.4 nEADats.

BumGe-Town, M kite!! s.—Accounts of a recent
date from Martinique and Guadaloupe have„been re-
ceived here within the last day or two. The arrival
and ,nbsequent departure of the Italienne and Syrene
Frigates at Martinique are not only unequivocally eon-
fi ruled (if any were needed), but it is confidently
reported that the Enemy also momently expect there
the ‘Penelope and Theatis, Frigates from Fiauee,
-while three others are also expeded at Guadaloupe.
Indeed, it appears that the Rochefort. Squadron,
whose escape brought Sir Jo /IN DUCIONOitTa out to
this Country, is still expected at Martinique, where,
as well as at Guadaloupe, requisitions have been
nude of bread and other provisions for. its supply.—
Their arrival is supposed to be procrastinated by
the circuitous,. route which they have taken, it be.
ing iinderstood, that havlng
,plusuecl the same
course which the gallant JiLlto/4E took, they have
gone first to St. Helena, and .after touching at
Cayenhe, will ( fortune favonring their flight )
call at Martinique, and from thence to the; Ha-
varnish,, where the two Frigates already touched at.
Martinique are said to have proceeded, for specie.
It appears that there are now at sea no less than
eleven Privateers from Guadaloupe, and one from
Martinique : of the former, tour are said to be
cruizing to Windward of this Island, viz: the con.
fiance, Desirie, Vielor Cutter; and Fripon ; and
two off ,SurinaM. The General Erpouf and feline
Adele, and three others of the largest class, have
been sent fully ladeu with Colonial .produce to
France ; and they are using, every effort at both
Islands to forward further supplies; chiefly of coffee,
to the Mother Country. Geneially _speaking, the
Islands are healthy, and have been put in excellent
defence. Some alarm was excited through them
lately, on a supposition that Sir SAssuat. Hoop was
destined against • them ; but all apprehensions dis 4
appeared-as soon as it was known that-Midair& was
the obje& of the Eipedition under him.

.A report, but through what channel it is t 4 rived
wp cannot ascertain, is in circulation, that l 8 Sail of
the Jamaica trade lately gone limn hence under con-
voy of the Moselle, have been captured. We do
not believe thiit it deserves any,credit.

Since .our last the Trinidad and Tobaga trade
sailed under cotwoy of His Majesty's Ship Port of
Spain ; and the Windsor Castle Packet, under COO.
voy of the Hussar.
MhRCH B.—Dispatches were received here on
SUnday morning by Rear-Admind Sir At.ttx,Nnen
COCHRANE, from Capt. SEL:BY, of his Majesty's Ship
Cerberus, froM Marigalante, informing of the cap-
ture of that Island by a small Squadron under his
.cOniniand, consisting of the Caterus, Circe, and,
Camilla Frigates, and Express Brig, a detachment of
Seamen and Marines from the Frigates ; amounting
to two hundred men, headed by Capt. PtooT, of
the Circe, 'having etreaed a landing-there Without,
,any
.opposition, on the morning of the 3d infAant,
and carried the Town, before.the gamy was pre-
pared to make any etl'eaual resistance.

The Island was literally taken by surprise, and
much in the manner of.Curacoa, Othottgh not tube
put in competition with that very gallant achieVer
uncut and was undertaken, as 'appears, withpnt
any previous'concert with, or instructions from;the
Rear4dmiral. 'The only defence' attempted was
with a light field-piece, commanding the principal
street, but which the Epenty was driven Irpm with
pikes and fixed bayonets -before they could load:it a
second 'tones and beinrclosely pressed, sutrendered
at discretion..

All :the means .of.dsfence.which• the Island pa
sessed consisted of only one. 4-pc:hinder, three 12s,
two disposed u sot diGrent
batteries along the coast ;" and with 250 'stand of
MiTrattellYrrstrinereeig" orpbArder,'lt the whole
return of ord4l4ne andOtumnditton,',

Nlarigalante is but an incenstderable Island,- of
rather a circular form, being about five leagues:long
and four broad. it is remarkably fertile, prodticing
ceffee and cotton, in abundance, and some sugar;
but more fragt its locality of situation, being S. E.
• I r
of Guadaloupe, and contiguous to Point-a•Petre, is
and ,to be tierivedfrom the poSsession
of it,,,the mast eff‘e'tual.blockade ,of that Port (the
chief resort of the'Enemy's Privateers) being now
in our power. ,
• Sir AL/MANI/FA COCHRAWII,
,with the four Ships
of the Line (Belleisle, Flag-ship, Ramillies, York,
and Dejen'ce), detained here for the last fortnight,
sailed from thence an Sunday evening. We un-
derstand that the Admiral touches-at Marigalante,
and from thence preceeds among. the Islands to
leeward ; but: do not hear' whether the Squadron
resumes a station off Martinique, or that there is
any fhrther probability of their falling in within

these seas, with that of the Enemy. Several of our
Frigates and smaller Vessels have been lately dis,
patched to cruize to windward of this Island, and in
other dice6tlons 'where the Elctrty's Privateers are
sopped to be.