The Sun.
London, England, 1809-02-16 00:00:00

BARBADOES, JAN. 3.

Sir A. CaonnANE, the Neptune,
.arrived here
on Sunday ;• and, since our last, the York, Captain
BARTON, and Belleisk,Coptiiin Fatter,; 0. the. Line,
the "Icasta .t..;:alitain kiAVKIt, Sattage and
Grouper Brigs, and cattle Schooner, have also '11".
rived,: all from off 1114-tinique ; the blockade of
which has not ho‘‘ ever
.neen raked, but confide,!
1
for the present to the or the lr.ine, and at
Squadron of Frigates.
After' all the indications which. we have lately be'fixed with anticipatiop nock .confidence, rumours are
pUblic mind has .heen long
skew of arms and ittiktftfar for, by the reports Of
nhoelwd'aflaoantiCwl'ilwficihligi.wilobtl6ld dissolve them 'Oita a mere,
the d9y, it would seem that whatever had been the
objea of the fo:inidable preparations and arraae,
and a d!s-
atb),:)tuvt rttlioan4tainneidteie
tbrougn-
tmriehlu'itior oief,tihwere.t4roltof.ii:
out the reapettive garrisons the Wands.--
Whence this sudden and cnexpeCled change,. 13 tor-
tally inexplicable to us, and is rendered but the
roore.perplexing front dn.: variety of principles on
which it is accounted for. Without toilow,,,g the I
many reports, or giving any. opinion on them, w 0
,shalt await the fact as it developes itself. Nothing
appears, however, for the present, to be relaxA
iu either our naval' or Military arrangements, al-
though, from 'the circumstances of several of the
Men of War being about to go to sea, much court-
tenhrie is given to the generally recei.v.d opinion),
that whatever project was on .the tapis !gas been at
least protracted, if not nitogether relinqu,ished.“
1.1.'1.1 are assured that Genvral ncßiSlipitt, is des*
tined to Lisbon, and the ohjea of his'Expc;diliQn it
to organize the Portugueze 'levy.
—Major-General HILL' is atso going
out
with ficts
regiments. We do not know inAdgstination.
Yesterday a .Court- of Diret.‘tors was held at the
East 'lndia House, when the undermentioned Com*
direct, viz. Capt. Hera-iv of the lit OW'
manders• took leave previous to departing tbr Chi"
tette ; rapt. TAMERAHALIMIRTON,', athe uktion.
'Capt. EASTYIRLb was sworn into the command el
the Earl Howe, destined to .Madeira,, Madras, and
•Bengal.
The Court adjourned at silt o'clock till, to-morrow;
13ortt,N ono tes Di% orce received the, Royal
:Assent on Tnestlay morning, at ten o'c./ock ;, and,
in the course of the day, the late Lady. Boatis'sport
Was mulled to Sir AATHOR PAGET, and is now Lad?
AUGUSTA PAGRT;
•

_We have the pleasure to announce the arrival at
Cadiz of the San Savo, from Vora with nine
and a half in dollars; or upwards of two
-millions sterling. This is the :ichest.cargo the has
been sent from the Spanish Settlements to the Parent
.State, and is one-fifth 'of.. the total annual suppli
from those coontries in times of peace and prosperity.
About seven millions of dollars ,belong to the.Go"
cernment. The rest is private property f buut,vl
-imagine the whole will, tor the present, be applied
by the Junta to the.public use.
The Capitulation of ,the City of Corunna was
.signed on the 101 h ult. by Marshal Souur and al°
Governor DE ALUM°. .The. Articles are thirteen its
number, but they do, not contain any feature of in"
portance. The terms are rather lenient. Art 0111"
nesty has been .gianted- to. all the inhabitants, even
,
to •those who held..olliCial, SitUlllloll6li • military and
' marine officers are allowed to retain their rank) 00
taking. the oath of ailegianee toKing J 0131.11. nose
who "refuse to: take that oath am to be considered as
prisoners of war.

We are authorized -to I.itate, that the Hope In-
surance: Company have nu connection whatever With
the intended Cattle Life Insurance Company.
-.Yesterday morning Starke 7, Laspari and Catill,
were executed hi the Oki Batley, for,asburglary at
the house of the Dowager Countess of Morton.
Most true is the adage that,.,". dear,bonght exile'
riehee is one of the best monitors."—Aod so trul)r
felt Willi its operation, on A- recent occasion, that ad-
venturers in the preent Lottery Scheme, (a Scheme
.
rcipre'inotnentous than ever, from its superior weigh"
of interest) evidently appear resolved USA Xgaiii3l°._
subject themselves;' by delaying purchase, -to as au-
Vance of price, . aa' in 'the last Lottery, co 50. per
,Ticket.

Lomoorz : _Printed by R. HAlat A_ (of ,Martlett.courtr
BON-street).. and m o ihilhssei ki, A Cwt. IP.e fnf south