The Sun.
London, England, 1806-09-06 00:00:00

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BASSETERRE (ST. KITT'S), JLTLY Tuesday
last Mr. CLEMENT CAINES gave notice in the House
.of Assembly, that it was his intention to exhibit
charges against the Hon. WM. WOODLEY, Esq, Pre-
sjdentand Chief Justice of the Island, of a gross and
scandaloq nature. Mr. WOODLEY, in consequence,
wrote a letter to the Speaker of the Assembly, re-
quiring the House to investigate the charges without
delay. The Assembly complied with the President's
request, and he was allowed a seat in the 'Assembly
Rood), to. refute the charges, in which he complete-
ly succeeded, as they were declared void of foUnda-
tion by a large majority. .

• ST. KITTIS, JULY +.--r:Yesterday morning His
Majesty's Brig Hawhe, Captain AYscouox, arrived,
express with information to the Giirrison, that the.
Fretich Squadron had quitted Martinique ; and,.
shortly after, Captain MEAD, in a small. Sloop, tre'
Montserrat, confirmed the abdve, with the addi-
tional intelligence, that between eight' and nine
o'clock the preceding evening the French Fleet,
consisting of five Sail of •the Line and two Pri-
gates, arrived off that Island, and sent two Offi-
cers on 'shore to . demand the surrender of the
Shipping, and bad taken on board Mr. M. SEM-
PEE as an hostage for their being sent out. The
alarm bad been repeatedly fired at Nevis. At
noon his Majesty's Schooner Grounder called in
here, with a signal flying for an enemy in sight; and,
shortly after, they were plainly discovered steering
their course towards the .hill, wider the cover of
which the few remaining
~vessels had taken pro-
,. te6tion. Besides . the number mentioned, it was
seen the •enemy had several vessels in tow, we
presume the prizes captured at Montserrat.
The,vessels from Nevis having made their escape
in due time, they found no booty there. When
they got near to Brimstone Hill, a fire was
, opened on them from the garrison, but it is uncer-
tain with what effe& ; and, they, in return, fired se-
veral broadsides on the Ships which had fled thither
for shelter, by ,which it is understood two or three
•men have been slightly hurt. Finding themselves
likely to have a still warmer reception, should they
continue within the line of fire from the garrison,
Master Jerome very prudently kept more aloof, and
with an easy sail went for St. Eustatia, froth whence.
they were seen to sail about three o'clock this morn-
ing, steering a south-west course. t
.ST. JOHN'S, JULY 24:—The account contained in
the Barbadoes Mercury, of the 12th inst. of an at-
tack having been made upon this Island by Gum-
\ LEAUMEZ'S Squadron, will, we are afraid, give great.
uneasiness to our friends at home, unless accounts,
of a subsequent date should previously be received
from this Island.

There is reason to hope that the account of the
Capture; of by the French, is an exag-
geration, as letters from that place, dated the 9th of
July, state that it was indeed visited by the French,
bUt theyonly demanded the Shipping, without men-
tioning any farther depredatory measures.
The homei,vard7bound Fleet from St. Kitt's, con-
sisting of thirty-two Sail, had a very narrow escape
from being captured by GUILLEAUMEZ'S Squadron.
On the 3d of July the Fleet sailed tiff Great Britain,
and, six hours after its departUre, the Enemy's Squa-
dron was otf St. Kitt's, looking out for them.
! Their Serene Highnesses the Princes PAUL FRE-
DERICK ,and PETER FREDERICK GEORGE, of Hol'7.
stein Oldenburgh, Count HOLME a, and Baron MAA.T-
ZAIIN, on their tour through England and Scot-
land, have Spent several daysin Sheffield and Leeds,
-visiting' the manufaatories, &c. They were ac
CaMpanied by Admiral ,IiENTINCK and his Lady.
The Earl of LAUDERDALE carried with him a car-
riage 'of Lord 'HOL.L.Axp, in which he travelled from
;Calais to •Paris, and has sent it back with Mr. BA7
This circumstance gave rise to a report
eStertlay, that two of his" Lordships servants had re-
turned from Paris, and that his Lordship might be
.soog eXpeeted. The circumstance, however, of
sending back the carriage. justi#es, in a certain de
gree, :the contrary opinion, that his Lordship ex-
pc,6ts to rernain some time in• Paris. Had be an
return in view, he would probably have
kept tl,lc carriage for his. accommOdatkon,