The Sun.
London, England, 1801-12-31 00:00:00

LONDON, DECEMBER 31,1801.

YESTERDAY accounts were received in town, by
the way of Liverpool, from Martinicze, dated in.
November.—The first accounts of the Peace arrived
the 16th of that month, and the confirmation of the
Preliminaries having been signed on the 18th. The
intelligence was of course not very agreeable to the
English Inhabitants of an Island about to be ceded
to France. •We are sorry to say that, a considerable,
mortality prevailed in • Martinique, particularly
amongst the Military—it had indeed been so great
that the Volunteers had for some time been obliged
to assist in the Garrison duty.
From Jamaica accounts have likewise been re-
ceived by the last Packet, of the date of the ist of
November, which bring very distressing accounts
of the ravages of the Yellow Fever, particularly
amongst the Troops.—Lord BALCARRES was to
take his passage home in the Retribution, which
was to sail early in November, with a Convoy from
Port Royal.7—The season was highly favourable to
the Planters, but more than commonly unhealthy.
There was a great wish at Jamaica for Peace, the
intelligence of which would probably soon arrive
after the date of the above Letters, to throw a
gleam of consolation over the misfortunes under
which they laboured there.

Two Harprburgh Mails still remain due.
Earl ST. VINCENT, we are concerned to learn,
had on Tuesday a relapse, and it was reported was
extremely ill.
The Minotaur, Druid, Dolphin, Trusty, and
Ceres, were on Wednesday released from quarantine.
Major-General Elm; H and,the Earl of CORK landed.
Early yesterday morning intelligence was received
at the East India House of the safe arrival of the
Bridgwater in the Downs. 'She left 'Madras the
13th of August, arrived at St. Helena the gth of
November, and sailed from thence the isth., leaving
there the following homeward-bound Ships ;—the
Melville Castle, Travers, and Skelton Castle, from
Bor. lay ; and the Coutztes.; of Sutherland and Loy..
alist, Rice Ships.
The French Government has determined, in an-
swer to the question—how far the iMportation of
English Coal is to be permitted into France
that under the present circumstances no change in
the Law on this head is necessary, and that till the
Definitive Treaty is signed, no Vessel laden With
Coals can be allowed to land her cargo on any
pretence whatever.
After all the afferent plans of indemnities and
secularizations which have been proposed, another
it seems has been devised, the object of which is to
preserve the constitution of the German Empire.
But to allow of those indemnities and seculariza-
tions, and at the same time to preserve the Ger-
manic Empire, seems to be an achievement above
the reach of political wisdom.
A wager of zOOO guineas has been laid by a
LinColnshire Gentleman of great sporting celebrity
in Lord MoNsoN's hunt, that he rides from Lon-
don to Barton water-side, a distance of 171 miles,
in twelve hours, having any number of horses he
chuses. It is considered a very sporting bet, as
the Gentleman rides at least fifteen stone and a half;
he is to perforth. it within six months, giving' four
days notice of the time. We understand March is
chosen fot the time. '

NAVAL NEWS.

rofiBAY, Dyc. 29.

ARRIVED yesterday morning, His Majesty's
Ship L'Oirearr, and sailed again immediately, with-
out coming to.

Arrived yesterday, His Majesty's Brig
The following Ships now remain in Torbay
Ville de Paris, Hercule, ' Courageux,
Royal Soveregn, Robust, Indefatigable,
Neptune, Magnificent, Sirius,
Prince of Walps, Edgar, Unicorn,
Royal Georgei Belleisle, Childets,
San Josef, Irresistible, • Atalante,
London, Audacious, and
Prince, Excellent, Sylph.
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