The Sun.
London, England, 1808-10-06 00:00:00

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE-MONEY.

To the Sloop Scorpion, for the Re-capture of the Conde
Dc Peniche (Portuguese), on board the former, at Plymouth,
on the zStil inst. ; and or three months atter at No. z,
street, Adelphi.
To the Niger, fur the. Capture of the Iris, in sight of the
Detence,'t No. it, Cecil-street, on the 4th October; and
for .three years after at the same place.
• To the Crescent, tOr the capture of the Liebe (the Lord
Keith. Cutter in company), On board the Crescent, on the 4th
October, and for three months after, at No. 21, Northum-
berland-street, strand.
To the Caesar, Superb, Venerable, Russel, Audacious,
Warrior, Defence, Spencer, Bellona Pompee, Thames, and
Peterel, for the capture of the Cilarlotte,,on the igth and
aeth October, and every Wednesday morning after, tor two
months, at the Crown and Cushion, Winchester-street, Lon-
don Wall, and every second Wednesday in the month after,
at No.-9, Austin-friars, Broad street, near the 'Ct.ange.
To the Caroline, tbr the Capture of the Dutch- Frigate
Maria Ryziersbenren; on the 39th inst. at No. 13, Great
George-strcet, Westminster; and for three months, at the
same place. "
To the Defence, for the Capture of the Spanish Ships
Iris and Diligence, at, No. 13, George-strcet, Westminster,
ou the 14111 inst. and for three years, At Ult:raiilne place.
To the Champion, fur the Capture of the Swedish Con..
voy, in company with the G lat ton, at 'No. 13, Croat George.:
street, Westminster ; and for three years,atter,. at the same
place.
To the Minerva, for the Capture of La Purissitna Conse-
cion. La Caroline, and'a Lugger (name unknown), at Lyne's
Counting-house, Plymotith, every Tuesday and Friday for
three months.

The Sloop Imogene,Capt.FURNEAVX, from Swan-
isca 10:Plymouth, was last week driven on shore in a
ItAr49„end wrecked near St. Agnes Pier, about. eight
`thilesitOrth=west of Truro. The Rev. Mr. Tim-
seeing the accident from New Quay, went
with three off the 13th Dragoons to her assistance; but,
before be arrived, the neighbouring fishermen, at
this risk of their own lives, had saved those of the
Captain and crew,. Her cargo of coals was lost.
Yesterday accounts were received from the Bra-
zils. They, state that the Presidjnt Frigate, having
Lord STRANGFOXD on board, arrived at Rio Janeiro
OD the 20th July. The P esideat sailed from Ports-
mouth on the loth of April with a convoy, which
ion. parted from on the coast of the Brazils. Every
rttr%tias proceeding in that part tranquilly and
vrbapercinsly, under the auspices of the new Go-
ANtrillnent.•

fli Insurances have been etrekcied at LLOYD's to the
amount of upwarui of half a million, on Vessels
now on their voyage from Russia, fitighted with tht
produce of 14iit country.

AN EMT. APii,

1114TAACTED FROM TonE.SIOtIC IN STOIC& CkIVRCK.
YARD. -

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An Undertaker, named lohr: Fry,
Lies here— who lost his breath,
Endeav•ring, but in vain, to fly
That Overtaker, Death !

LI7'ERA7'URE.

/DG WlLKlits; Librarian reilie Hon. Est- India
.Company, a Gentleman who cluiing the administra-
. tion of WARREN HASTINGs,ES'q. In India, particti-
larlidistinguished himself In various scientific and
• literary pursuits, -has nearly, we understood, corn-
. .pleted his laborious and interesting work on the
Sanskrit language. Mr. HALHED, the translator of
the Gentu Code, Mr, Wit.sabts, Mr. COLEBROOKE,
and the late .Sir W. JONES, seem to be the only Eng-
' lislunen who have hitherto made' any Material pro-
gress in the study of the Sanskrit,. which has to
boast an antiquity coeval with the Christian era.—
This Work; in the form of a Grammar, comes
from the press of Mr. BULMER.
Lord VALENTIA, after traversing almost the
whole of our Oriental Possessions, making ever
research that a highly cultivated and
enlightened mind could conceive might tend to increase either
Our literary or antiquary acquirements, is now
proceeding with his valuable labours through the
Shak,ipeare Press: This Work is to n ake its
appearance 'in the same ?splendid style uhich dis-
tinguiahei the publication of the Embassy of
Lord MACARTNEY to the Emperor of China,
and is further to be enriched with a number of
beautiful and interesting engraVings, from drawings
made in the 'country by Mr. SALT, a Gentleman
who attended Lord VALENTIA for the express pu•-
pose of employing his pencil to enrich his Lordship's
publication.
The Rev. Mr. MAURICE, who so ably distin-
guished Ininselt by the pUblication of his "
In-
dian Antiquities," is now busily employed' in the.
completion of the last volume of his " History
of Modern