The Sun.
London, England, 1807-02-23 00:00:00

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The Madrid:Girii tte'Extraordinary., of the 16th:
of January, &Itains' a Deelaraticin, ott if;!th; made
by Don M. R. DR Qttoi-A', Merchant, of. Bueuo't
Ayres, all the pedicipal Which
attended the capture of that' place by the English ;
as also of those coilcieeted with its subsequent re;
apture.
Froth this doeument, wl ich is of consHerable
length; it appears, that the Viceroy of Ilueuol Ayred
was guilty of very gross neglett in not raking proper
precaution to frustrate` tl e attempts of the English,
after having repeatedly been apprised by the Cfover
nor of Monte \ ideo 'of their being on the coast.-
That after its re-CaptUre by the 4aniards, " the
Governorship of the city was conferred upon Co-
lonel Lissea, by the unanimous voice of the people,
notwithstanding the, wish
,of the Viceroy to return
to. his post : to this. wish.the people opposed them 7
selves, as they 1-id learnt that the Viceroy disap-
proved of the Expedition undertaken by Col. I..triEtt
Without his ordcrs,-ati() had also witnessed his con-
dna in surrendering the city."
in answer to questions 1 ut to the deponent, he
says, that on the day preceding the re-capture .the
English plundered some of the houses ; and it was
understood that they intended to make the plunder
general; and to re-embark, as they were provided
with a list of the principal inhabitants.
That the English imposed no contributions on
the city ; and that the amount of property which
fell into their hands aid- not exceed 1,200,000
dollars.

That the English prisoners were conducted to the
interior provinces; the people being desirous that
they should not be .embarked in order to be ex-
changed, for fear they should unite with the forces
expected from England or the Cape, and •again at-
tack .the place.
That the number of troops, Militia and Regu-
lars, amounts to eight thousand, but that they are
deficient •in equipment ; that both' the inhabitants
of Buenos Ayres and Monte Video manifest the
utmost enthusiasm in defence of those places, not

dreading any attack from the English, provided they
do not exceed six thousand men ; nor would- they
dread an attack from A.greater number, provided they
were fully supplied with arms; and had rnor,. re-
gUlar troops,--bus that the regiments were much
"redUced. • - • _

CURACO4I, OR GI/RASSOM.

This Island; the scene of the late ~;:ilant, ex-
ploit of the squadron of British •friga;es under. Cap-
tain BRISBANE, is, one of the larger A -;!les, and
has been, since its settletnenti.sobjea to Dutch.
It is situated in W.dongitude 68. 30. N. ,titude
30: It is little else than a bare rock, about o leagues
long, and 5 broad, ..lying within three lea", :es of the
,
coast of Venezuela; on the Spanish Main, kand a lit-
tle to the eastward of the mouth of the great ha: bout
of Maracaibo. It has an excellent port, but the en-
trance is exiremely diflicult,, The bason is magnifi-
cent and hl;hly convenient, and is defended by a
fort skillfully construEted, and always kept in repair.
The original settling of this barren spot was to carry
on a contraband trade with the Spanish Colonies on
the Continent,; but after Sortie tinie,- the method of
managing this trade was changed. Curitssow itself -
became an immense magazine, to which the Spa-
niards resorted in their uoats„ to exchinge gold,
Sil-
ver, vanilla, ccccc cochineal, bark, skins; and
mules, for negroes, linen, silks, India stuffs, spices,
laces,, ribbands, quicks;iver, steel, and iron ware.
These vcy:tges.-though continital., did not prevent
a number oi Diiten stoops trou. pissing I-vorn Curas-.
sow 10 the Continent:, But toe modern institution
Of:register 'snips, instead:or gallews, mec:e thiS
'eommiinicalion irexpei4 bnt it i 8 ai Ways re,
ne;ved whenever, ty.tne intervention of. war, the
communication with the Spanish Main is cut
The disputes between England and Fiance have
been a fruitful source of trade to CUragsovt.
sAt
these times it Itarnishes provisions to the Southern
parts of St. Domingo, an.i takes off all its pro,:uce.
Even the French Privateers arum, the Wind
Islands repair in great nuobers.to Cura'ssow, not-
with-standing the distance. Ti ereason is, that they
find there all, kinds of necessary stores
.for their V2S-,
sels ; and frequently Spanish, but'always European
goads, Which are c.otistaritly. lased: English Priva,
teers seldom cruize in these • parts. Every commo-
dity, without exception, landed at Cura,,sol.v,.pays
one per cent. post duty';'' Dutch goods are 'never
taxed higher but thoSe that, are shipped from Eu-
ropean ports pay nine per cent. more. 'Foreign cOf-
, fee is subje& to the 'same tax, in order to promote
the-sale of that of Surinam. Every other produc-
tion of is subjcaonly to a payment of three_
per cent. but with an express stipulation that they
are to be conveyed diredly to some port belonging
I to the Republic. "

SMITHFIELD MARKET, FEn. 23.
This day's market was well supplied with prime
Beasts, and tile show of cattle in general was plenti-
ful ; Beef,.Mutton Pork, and Veal, are dearer thati-
onr last report, and the trade fir the most part was
tolerably brisk.—The sales in the Haymarket were
sorneWhat lively; Hay apd Straw fetched better prices
than Friday's market ; Clover has dropped in price,
The under-mentioned, prices and numbers are an.ac-
curate statement :
To siA. 'tll4.lffal pet stone Of 811).
Beef ss. od. to :.is.'Gd`i.-Allztton ss. od. to is. Gd.—Veal
6s. od.- SS. od.—,Lan-lb v 5. o(i. to es. od.—Pork es. od. to
7s. od.
Beasts, 2670. —Sheep and Lambs, 13740.—Calves,
400.

SitiliiiiiElittiieAY • NI A R KET.
Hay 31. cos. to I. 0:4-7z—Clio,cc 41. Lo I. ss.—Straw
31. 35.'10 31. 126.

CORN EXCHANGE, FEB. 23.—The fresh Arrivals
of Wheat to-day are not numerous, and tbat-of best
quality obtains a small 'advance; in others but little
fluctuation ; Barley , in but middling supply, and
good samples fetch rather better price; Melt has
dull sale ; there are but few White or Grey Peme,
the latter rather dearer ; there are not many Arrivals
of Oats, and this Trade for those of good quality is
soinewliat dearer.; ..Flour. in plenty and goes oir
heavily pt the quotptip.n., ~
wheat sos a (AS a Bas o 3 Beans - 42s a 485 01
• Fine ditto - 8.45 a 88s or. Tiok Dears 34, a 425 od
Rye • - - -44 s a .48s ~., L Oats 23 a 27, a 3a5 oil
Barley - - 34: 3-4OsOtt i Poland ditto 3,a, a 33•; 6d.
Malt - - 645 :^...7a, c:1 i Pape Seed 25).. 291.05, cc)
White Pease Scs-a-as-ba 1 Fine Flout b.s' a 7:is t. 4
G rev nittu 445 it Os Id 1 conda
t.o, a c.,i , ..-