The Sun.
London, England, 1809-12-27 00:00:00

.47AV AL :NtW.S.

PORTSMOUTH DEC. )11 ?his day his
-Majesty's ship REvenge, of 74 guns, Hon. G. PAGI;T;
Satuin,'of 74 guns, 'Capt. CUMBERLAND, and Ma-
nilla,
and Rota frig:itei from the Downs.

Arrived the Dorie, 14Att, from Lode, for this port ;
and the Rattser, W.I4.I;t2E.ILEAD, from Sunderla►id:

Wtint out of Harbour the' Recovery, SHR AiiEt ;
and Belt, NEWTOS, to jOin the 'fleet layingat Spit-.
head for Oporto. •

Came into the Harbour his Majesty's ship The-

ban., of 36,guns.
The ontward-bound Vest India fleet, laying in
tbt Downs, are 'expected round early rhis morning.

FALMOUTH, DEC. 24.—Arrived the 'Chichester.
packet, Capt. GißsoN,with a Mail from New York,

in 2 i days.

Sailed the Perijan sloop of war, with sit tran'S-
ports, withta.valry on board, for Lisbon.

HAnWtCH, D'Et. 26.—ArriVed this miming the
following transports; with troop's fromFinshing,which
place was finally evacuated on Saturday the 23d lust,
the Richard, British Hero, elarendog:, and Aurbta,

and two other's ate workiog into the harbour.

YARMOUTiIi 'DEC Majesty's
ships Princess Carciline and Snipe from the Baltic.

DEAL, DEC. 26.—Pot back the Blos:mi geol.) of
war, with part of the Outward-b6uhd., which sailed
On the 24t Arrived. 'several. tiatispotts Iron')
Flushing.

PI0101;1'H, DEC. 923.-Sailed his Majesty's Ship
Gibraltar and Tonnant, for Torb3y and his MA-.
jesty's ship Goldfinch, with a convoy, for Coruona,

AMERICAA PAPERS.

'• CIRCULAR.

'‘` WASHINGTON, 13tb Ndv. lBog.

" S! K,

" I have to inforth :you, *ith Much regret;.
that the fa6ls which it has been my diatY to state
in my official cotiespondence with Mr; Smith,
-have been deemed by the PreSident of the
ed States to afford a sufficient motive for break-
ing off an important Negotiation, and for putting

an end to all communication whatever with me, as
the Minister charged with that NegociatiOn so in-
teresting to both nations ; and on one most Ma-
terial point of which an answer has not been re.,
turned to an official .and wriltdti overture.
"One of the fads alluded to has been adriiittea
by the Secretary of State hititself in his letter of the
19th of 061obet, vii—That the three Conditions
forming the substance of Mr. Erskine's original In-
structions, were submitted to him by that gentle.;
man. The other, viz.-=-That that InstrtiCtion is the

:only one in which the Conditions were prescribed to
Mr. Erskine for the conclusion of an arranger lent

the, matterto•which it related, is known to me by
the Instructions which I have myself received.
" In stating these fads, and In adhering to ihem,
which my duty imperiously enjoined me to do, in
order to repel the frequent charges of ill faith which
have been made against His Majesty's Government,
I could not imagine that offence would be taken
at it-by the American Government, as most certain-
ly none could be intended on my part ; and this
view of the subjeet has been made known to Mr.
Smith.

But, as I am informed by -him that no further
communication will be received from
Mme, I con-
ceive that I have no alternative left, which is con-
sistent with the King's dignity, but to, withdraw
altogether from this city, and to await elsewhere
the- arrival of his. Majesty's commands upon the
unlooked-for turn which bas been given to his af-
fairs in this country.

"I mean, in the interval, to make New-York the
place of my residence, where you will henceforward
please direa your communications 'to me, as I shall
be accompanied by every Member of his Majesty's
Mission.