The Sun.
London, England, 1808-11-17 00:00:00

ci3trji it more intimite,-than weleve
U'essed ourt.;6inmanders inclined to cultivate
at the Courtstof our Allies or other friendly Powers,
and it to be 'regretted,' 'that the Admiral's
health does not seem equal.to'the laborious duties to
which he applies himself, having, till_Lotd STRANG-,
Fotins arriVai, officiated as ildinisterand Consul, as
'aS.COuntiaticing °dicer, and shewing the most.
marked encouragtintitt to our traderS,' in Opening,
their cin.nneiciat intercourse with this portion of the
Portuguese dominions on a new footing. ,
The Pou-drokcint, "80 !pins, Rear-Admiral Sir Stn-
NE?. Ccipt, ScHumnutd; the AgcintemnOn,
61, and Pitt -ordnance Store-ship (with,•Congreve
rockets), arrived at Rio Janeiro on the 17th May,
after,a paksage of t.i'Ls' days from Gibraltar; found
CoMmodore Moom in. the ALriborou,gh, 74,- with
the detached Squadron, just returned front Ott' Bahia,
in pursuance of orders from. Sir SIDNEY while before
Lisbon, stating that 'a trench Squadron, was at sea,
and the probability of their shaping their course for
South America.

On the 4th of Anne Sir SIDNEY SMITH gave au
entertainment to the whol6 itoyal Family, and Court,
oh board his Majesty's‘Bl4 Loird 914. On iluit.7
ling the Ship, the Prince Regent presented •to the
Rear-AdMiral,•wan his own bands, the standardmf:
Portugal, to be borne as augmentation to his coat of
arms, and dedared•the revival of the Order of the
Sword, instituted by DonALro-Nso V.'sUrnatried the
African, in 1459, of which Order Sir SIDNEY .SitTITIf
is to be created Grand Cross.—:\ll the English Cap-
tains before the Tagus; under his command on tbe
:9th November; to be Commanders, and the •Fitst
Lieutenant of each Sbip, Knights of the same ; also
Mr. F. 'HILL, his Majesty's Secretary of. Legation to
that Court.

His Royal Highness has conferred a medal on the
four Captains composingthe- squadron detached by
Sit SIDNEY'to escort the Portuguese Fleet to. Brazil.
It is worn by a. red Tibband. round the neck, and
bears this motto—Valor e Leal,44e--" Valour and
- Loyalty." These marks of favour and approbation.
sufficiently dembnstrate-the sense entertained by the
Prince Regent of the share our Naval Command-
: ers had. in the magnanimous decision of -the Court
Of Libbn, on' the 19th of Novell They:
Atter rhe sailing of the Allmin Cutter, on the Bth
of August, much apprehension was entertained of
some accident having happened to her; as a bik;:
containing the papers of the Lig.ktnine,7:S.lqop
rented for kingland), had been picked, up.-t9' the
northward oV•Cape Frio and.she had been
'seeci 6y
the CO/fiance steering a vely in-shore course bti,the
9th, and six bodies afterwards drifted on shore-near_
the sortie place. The Lightning being gone to thee
Cape of Good Hope, with convoy, theie was no
means of ascertaining whether. the 'Kit: of Ship's
Papers had been actually put on hoard the Alban:
De .Calance and Piper Schooner had' been sent
hy_Sir-SIDN.E? SMITH to examine the beach where
the:Portuguese had -found- aild'b`Uried the six bodies.
About thq sad, Sir SIDNEY SMITW is said to ha.‘'e
received news of the seizure of the French Fleet in
Cadiz; and; iinmediatelyk -sent his Flag;Lietitenant
(Mr. C. T. SMITH) to iltierths Ayres, accompanied'
by the captain- General (l...llgteasss brother)) upOrl
the special mission alluded-to above.