The Sun.
London, England, 1813-03-22 00:00:00

ship Prospero from off ,he Texel, and sailed again
to resume her station.

~An ivied the Urgent gun-blig, with foul tram-
ports, from theiD6l,-n,i and his Majesty's *ship
Adeo.n, from the Humber.

!Ayr; Et POOL, ATARcu 20.—Artived the William,
WARD from Bahia, sailed 'Jan. 2 Gth , in compaiiiy
with the Montague an of war, 74 guns, with
the Bonne Citoyenne,, under her convoy'to a cer-
tain latitude ; the William' kept company with
them thirteen clays.

Cove, MA.acn 15.—an Friday afternoon ar-
rived 11. M. S. Le Rhn, 14, Captain MAL.covm,
Hennes, 20, Captain BROWN, and Bold, 1-1., Capt.
SHEKEL, from Plymouth. •
_ _ _

'LISBON CONVOY.—liis.Mojesty's ship Leoni-
das, Capt. SEYMOUR, convoys the Tr►anspoits to
Lisbon, as soon as the horses of th'e Drivers'
corps, embark, suppos'd Thursday or Friday.
The Leonidas goes horn Lisbon to Portsmouth off
this station.

%VEST-INDIA AND BRAZIL CONVoys.---These
valuable Fleets are intended to sail about the 21st
instant, under convoy of the .lettford, of 74 guns,
i11ti?1,44, and Hermes, of IS guns.

MARelt 18.—The Cherokee sloop of
war sailed from Leith Roads on Tuesday,, on a

cruie. 1
'
The Oberon sloop of war arrived in the Roais on
Tneldly from .Sheerness;• and the Cheerly gun-
brig yesterday, from the Nore.
Sailed from the Roads this morning the Snake
sloop of war for Gottenburgh, With a convoy 'of
six s,'lii. .

A t n sisal ship arrived in 1.-toads yester-
day; from Copenhagen, With vrlteat..

the. Dinw'iede, ..f.',aptain FABIAN Captain
PA r...r.fiY.N Captain KNIGHT, are
to sail .iftritediately for 'rorhay,:to7talte on hoard.
the l3att:zlion of ROOl Marines which is in. bar-
racks at iterry-Uead.--Three other shipswill re-
teiYe the battalion that. is.at. Plythouth.—They.
conO:t of about 1700 mert,sinehiding..the two
Companies of Marine Artillery ; 'and are. in as high
sate of dikipline and e.illeicncy as' ally troops ih
the British service.
The convoy" troin Cork whi'eh sailt.4 of tbs 19th
DQC, nuclei VOICCIIOII of etonberhoul, 74; ,Surprise
frigate," and Amartoithebrig, arrived at Barbadoes'
on the 22d Jan.
. ,

SHIP BUILDING -IN is contended,
that as Ole Law now Stands, shins intik in India,
have a right to be admitted, to hritish Registry,
and to engage in the Coasting, ColoniA, at-Al
roteign Trade or- the_ Empire, and to trade from-
port to port in'lndia, and from thence to China.,
On the other hand, ships iu Cireitt
although they may in the neg., arrangement to be
made with respect to •the East IncFa Company,
be allowed to go direct to !J dia,and back It is
nre nat to he tiermitted to trade,ftom
port to port in Intha, orrmin thence to
Suv,ely this statenwnt must he incorrect': it
cannot.. be supposed that his Majesty's present
Ministers who have always contented "for the aid
established principles of the'eountry, will tolerate
a srtenrthat must prove so injurious to the best
interest of the nation ; a system not founded on
pri;'ciples of reciprocity, patriotip) or jn,tice.
As great anxiety is felt by Inumerons classes of the
people who are interested in, and dependent on
ship-builing in Great ti ; it becothes neces
sary, that their tears should :be allayed.h*y a can-
did exposition' of the intentions of Government on
this most important and vital suh:ect.

, We ate requested to --state, for the information
public,that the Eagle In:nranee Company,
whose terms combine the adv;intages of every
other' Office, besides the paythent of Rent cif
Premises destroyed by Fire,. have opened 'au
Office, No. 7, in the' Haymarket, where the busi-
ness of Fire and Life Insurance will be conduct-
ed upon the liberal terms, and with the same fa-
'cility and .dispatch, as at their principal Office iii
Policies, expiring at Ladyday, should
be renewed Within fifteen days. , -
Some slight symptoms of insubordination were
manifested last week at ltri‘,rhton, by totne:re-
eruits Who had lately joined' the light company of
the 2d ILittalion of the 41st regiment ; but one of
the most retractdry being put under arrest, brought
to a court-nuireial, and sentenced to ree*e 300
lashes, of which 270 were inflicted, order was re-
stored.

SMITHFIELD MARKF,T; Mmieu

This day's. Market had a. middling supply of
prime Beasts, and the show of Cattle in general
was tolerably gdod Beef and Veal Were dearer ;
Mutton and Pork sold at last pric:'s, and the trade,'
for, the most part, w.as somewhat -brisk, The
sales in the Hay-market were .rather lively;. Hay,
Straw, and Clover, fetched last prices. We sub-
join an accurate statement of prices and numbers :
. To 81.0 the Offal, per Stone of silt.
Beef, 6s. 4d. to es. ed. Mutton, Gs. td, t y 7A. Ed. Veal,
ad. to ssod. Lainh, Os:to Os. ad. as. 04, to, 7•5.
Beastb, IBSU. Sheep., $Wla. to, Pigs, 21(i.