The Sun.
London, England, 1814-01-27 00:00:00

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1-lAntiriCH JAN. 26.—Sailed the Diitna packet
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with the Prench Prince and suite on board for
Holland.
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YA-R AN. 26.7—The Redbreast has passed
to the Soutbward,.und the Hearty arrived in these
Roads both - vessels were obliged. to leave the
Elbe to•aVoid being frozen in. An opinion pre-
vailed that Hamburgh weinld he attempted by
storm. Forty thousand men Were before it. Left
the Elbe on the 23d.

DEAL, JAN. 26,=A cutter bearing a French
jack at the main, and a Union-jack at the, peak, is
canting from the-French coast for the Downs,-
lupposed to be a cartel.
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KINGSTON, DEC.MilieSty'S brigan-
tine Decouverte, Lieut. William, arrived yester-
day morning at Port Royal, front a cruise.
NVe regret to state, by the Barrnsa, information
is received, that on the 'l2th ult. a tremendous
hurricane took place at 'Halifax, which did con-
siderable damage to the shipping in that harbour.
The following detail of the injuries sustained by
the squadron we' have been favoured with
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Maidstone frigate; ashore and bilged , Nymphe frigate, lost
her foreinact bowsprit ; Teneilos frigaie, lost li;:r rnizen-
thw.it ; I'l,,,poir, ashore and on l:er hrole.c.ide; IF. Hug:Pe Kati
San Doinlogo, ashore, lint got off with tritling darrtigc ; _Manly
brij:,..wrecLed; Ar:l.) lust her mizon-mast and ali her bi3l-
warl:3 ; Anaconda Jri7, lost her masts ; Fantctne brig, ashore
with 1,0..;3 of bowsprit . _ _ . _ - - • ,

A letter. written 'front on 'board -bis'-Alajesiy's
ship Laurel, off Madeira, dated she 21st of De-
cember, states, that she arrived on that station
safe, after a heavy ~?;:tie, Which had di7spersed her
convoy. The sitiall-pox had unhappily broken out
on hoard the L-atirJ, and carried oa tive'or six
men, leaving about 20 more sick. A French fri-
gate and a sloop of tear were beating, about. Ma-
deira, in search of which the Laurel pat to
sea ilai—
mediately. The re-appearance of the small-pox to
such- an extent in so confined -a circle, is almost
without precedent since the introduction of :the
vaccination.

Letters wcreyesterday received from Freyhurg,
in which it is confidently asserted, that an action
had taken place between 1-11.tictiEn and MARmoNT,
in which the latter vas defeated with great
We do no.t know if this refers to the action of
which we have already .heard, or to any subse-
quent affair.
Yesterday at two o'clock a Cabinet Council
was held at the Foreign Office, which sat till about
four. '

The Duke of YoIK bad a long interview with
the PRINCE REGN-NT yegerchy.
Lieutenant-general the Earl of DALuoustE,
with his suite, leaves town on Saturday, for the
army in the Solidi of France.

Yesterday the Princess CHARLOTTE,' accompa-
nied by Miss K SIGHT, took an, airing, for a short
time, in her chariot.

WlNDsoll, JAN. 23.—'1 are
still confined to the Castle by the inclemency of the
weather. His Royal Highness the Dnke..of KENT
has left for Castlebar Hill. The Princess SOPHIA,
we regret to state, is not better.
Articles in the American Papers State, that
there have Ltely been riots in Philadelphia, in.
Avlfich the Blacks were principally concerned.—
One of the most violent of the American demo-
cratic Papers, inveighing against.amellorating the
condition of..the Blacks, contends:that they are
not men, and have op right to be treated as such.
Preparations have iwen made on- a large scale,
to enable Sir ALEXANDER COCHRANE to take with
him a very large force, both naval and wait ary.-
Sit ALEXANDER takes with him about 4000 Ma-
rines, under the immediate command of Major
NiCtrOLs,, of that corps,, the same. meritorious
Officer who so gallantly conducted himself at the
Island of Anholt; and who was afterwards select-
ed for a particular and important clay in Stral-
sund under the CflowN PRINCE of Sweden. Sir
ALEXANDER will also take with him a strong body
o'f riflemen, battering artillery, Cong,revc rockets,
Shrapnel shells, with all the ounninkition,'&c. ne-
cessary to give effect to these engines of destrue;
don..

There is no truth in the revived report (Which'
we before contradicted), that Lord Coonumcs
is appointed to the command of a squadron of
five.frigates and three sloops of war, and a large
flotilla of fiat-bottomed boats, to act under his
uncle, Sir A. CocuRANE."
Nothing could be more appropriate than the re. 7
ception of Mr. CANNING in his visit.to the Bowels.
of the Earth at Northwich, near Liverpool.' The
Miners treated him,with,blasts, in honour of that
eloquence with which he has so often and so ad-
mirably blasted the designs of the factious, and
sheaved him at least an inimeasurable profusion
of salt, though it bona no resemblance to Lis own
attic. _

Mornlaylast, being the anniversary of 'tbeliirth-
day o Mr. Fox, a remnant parcel of Noblemen
and Gehtlenren (lined at the. British Tavern ; the
Earl of ALEEmArti.E. was in the Chair.

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Lni•rl LONGFORD leas hCCII elected a Knight of
St.'Parielc,. in the room of the late L
Tie volunteering of the Militia for 1814 is or-
dere! to commence pn the Ist of February. The
Mili.ia regiments will ;ifterwards be reduced'to a
sinaler establishment, and a new quota will he.
fixel for the different counties anti ridings to fur-
nisi in future.
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The Omagh Yeomanry, commanded by the
Rigat' Hon. Sir. JOHN STEW ART; alliMiliting to
648 men, independent of officers, have unani-
tnooly volunteered their services to any purl of
the United Kingdom, when required." '
The Royal WestmOrland Militia liave received
the r route for Chester.
Yestently the Qfficers of the Loyal North Bri-
tons gave a dinnr, at the Gray's Lin Coffee-
house, sto
,their Commanding Of;;icer, his Royal
Highness the Duke of Sersvx. The dinner was
most sumptuous,. with a prola.iion of the finest
French wines. A number of national toasts were
given, and many excellent songs were sung. A
strong national spirit, and the greatest convivi-
ality prevailed during the evening, and to a late
hour., Among the visitors were Lord RAY, who
first raised and commanded the corps, Mr. He Nz ,
Mr. DANcY, Captain HANnt.Tox, &c.—We
understand, that the officers and men of this loyal
corps have offered their services to Goverunkent,
if necessary.