The Sun.
London, England, 1813-06-07 00:00:00

WEST INDIES.

The following arc extracts from West India pa-
pers to the 24th of May :
Sr. PtER4P., MARTINIQUE, APRit B.—An ac-
count bas just been received ofthe total destruc-
tion of the town of Castrees, in the island of St.
'Lucia, by fire, on the night of the fith. The con,
flagration commenced in a small negro hilt, to the
north of the town ; and the wind blowing strong
from that quarter, the whole was soon in flames.
Little or no property has been saved. Some thild,
ren lost their lives by the fire. The rust of the
inhabitants are now on board the shipping in the
roads. •

BARBADOES, APRIL I.—The Thomas. Penrose,
of Philadelphia, brought in here by the Tribune
nad been one hundred and fourteen days
from Canton, has a cargo valued at upwards of
.50,000/.

Powro Ittco, Aram 3.--The new Intendant
General of this Island, Don Alexander Ramirez,
has arrived here. The Regency of Spain has vest-
ed in him the most extensive powers, to promote
the interests .of the inhabitants of Porto Rico, by
encouraging by wise regulations the commerce
nid cultivation for • which this Island is so ad-
mirably adapted. ills Excellency has . issued a
proclamation,. consisting of 15 articles ; the first
of Which says '' that all ports and harbours of
this Island are Open and tree for every kind of
trade, without any limitation." All the other ar-
tideS are .calenlated to give every possible en-
couragement to conuneree, underSpanish,friend-
ly, or neutral flags
Recent accounts front Rio de la Bache, state
the expulsion, on the sth of March, front Santa
Martha, of the French General Labatut, with his
insurgent army froM Carthagena. It appears that
some Indian tribes joined.the Royalists, and forced
him to fly, when he sought refuge with his fol-
lowers on board the Spanish frigate Indagadare,
intending to proceed with every valuable to New
Orleans ; hut this being ascertained' shortly after
she put to sea, he was secured, and the 'frigate
carried..into Carthagena. On the .day after the
ewemy had quitted Santa Martha, Ferdinand VII,
was proclaimed, and the people took the oath of,
allegiance to
.him. • .

The city of Santa Fe had also been taken by
the Royalists, and an expedition was fitting out
aLainst Carthagena.

GOTrENBURGII MAIL.

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GOTTENBURGII, MAy 31.—Letters from Stral-
sund, dated the With inst. state; that the greater
rilvt of the Swedish army had arrived Mere, where
the Croi.iin.Prince Mt remained.

The divhtion of troops whick sailed from hence
Lri•ived aG Stritisund on the 22d.

STRALSUND, MAY '19.-----Vesterday:was preNent-
ed to the Crown Prince; ColOnet Cook (Ad'lttint
to his Royal Highness the ..buke of .Yorkl who‘
has arrived here on a special mission .front the
Court .of Englund; as was likewise the f'rivy
ouncillor Von Billow, who was deputed by the
Duke of iliecklenburgb Schwerin, on his 8ove•
reign's behalf, to congratulate his Royal High
'Jess on his arrival on German ground.
• Yesterday evening this town Was illuminated':
transvarcncies were placed in the town-hall, and
wove ti other houses, with allegorical devices, eX-
prebi,.,..t of Ciernialiy's hopes of viewing her libe-
14tor ill tin Crown Prince. * •
Last night his Royal Highness the Dulte of
C!slabiriand arrived here by the way of Rugen, to
valuta the crown Prince this • lg
which was iminediately of-
Ctinticantluctrlltait:ttel t 19§-e marks of
ith the Crown Prince.b ht )
a"
'o..da'Y
dined
Towards evening arrived the Nil hit
ainr-Ge
Ale: -
aiei al AleaiferHope, whowas inimeaLi,, y
WittCLl too atx audience of the Crown Prinec,