The Sun.
London, England, 1822-02-18 00:00:00

MERCANTILE SII/Pl'iNG, Sce.

EAL, FEB. 17.—Wind W.S.W.--Came down from thee-
River yesterday and sailed, the William and Alfred, Drysdale,.
for Antigua ; Robert, Steele, for Philadelphia ; Henry Wel-
lesky, Luke, for the South Seas ; Vittoria, Tate, for Tinidad
Belinde, Sarney, for. Jamaica; Friends, Butchart, for Triesae ;
Margaret, Ilenderon, for Havannah ; Elizabeth Jane, Potter
for Teneriffe ; 'reins, Chilton, for Pernambuco ; Melanthoe, Perry, for Trinidad; Regent, Coulon, for St. Michaels and
New Phoenix, Randle, for Gibraltar. The wind was to the
northward this morning, but subsequently turned to the S.W., •
and some of the outward bound are returning, Arrived and
sailed for the River, the John and William Dench, from
Oporto ; Joseph, Christopherson, from Demerara e Mary •
Ann, M‘Corma,c, from the Cape of
.Good Hope ; and Fame,
Burns, from Oporto. Arrived to-day, and sailed for the River,'
the Merton, Drummond, from Charente. Came down front
the River and remain, the Leander Middleton, for the Cape of:e
Good Hope; Ruby, Corrnby ; and Good Martha, Baub, from.
Lisbon ; Sarah, Taylor, front St. Thomas's ; and. Fortuna,
Andrum, from Naples.
LIVERPOOL, FEB. 16.—Put back, the Rose, Smith, for
Jamaica, leaky.
RAaLSGATE, Fin. 17.-Passed by the Brothers, Al 'Auly,
from Jamaica : she was boarded off Cape Cruz by a pirate,
and plundered of sundry articles ;—was supplied with provi-
sions by the Georgia, of and for Savannah from Liverpool, in
lat. 37. 20, long. 55. 30, on 19th January.
MARGATE, FEB. 17.—Arrived off here and proceeded for
London the Moffatt, from Calcutta.
SHIELDS, FEB. 16.—The Mayflower, Cooper, was disce-
vered to be on fire this morning. in Smith and Co.'s Dock, North
Shields; the fire was extinguished, but the hull had receive&
considerable damage.
PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 17.—Wind W.S.W.--Arrived yes.
terday the Intrepid transport, from the Cape ; and New Albion, •
Critchell, from the Downs for Trieste. Put back the Olive
Branch, Kind. Sailed the Rhinoceros, Eon, for Cherbourg.
Arrived to-day the Assiduous, Wood, from Havre for Bristol..
Put back the Columbus, Kennedy.
PLYMOUTH, FEB. 16.—Wind Si.S. W. —Arrived yesterday
the Hazard, De Grouchy, from Gibraltar. Sailed the Harriet„
Corning ; and Mary Kitty, Rowett, for St. Nlichaers ; Levi-
nia, Broks, for Gibraltar and Lima ; and Harriet, Taylor/ for-
London.
Fie eiouTli, Fin. 16.—Wind W.5.11-.—Sailed yesterday
the Manchester packet, for Jamaica; and Nocton, ditto, for
Lisbon and the Ilrazils ; each with mails. Also the Nancy,.
Thompson, for Madras, and several others outward-bound..
Arrived to-day the Brothers, Hancock, from Trepani for Poole,
and Success, Lillicrap, from St. John's, N. B.
COWES, FEB. 15.—The ship Elizabeth, Andrew Carr, com-
mander, has been driven back to this port in a damaged and
leaky state, with the loss of bulwarks, boats, &c. after having '
reached nearly 10 deg. west longitude, on her voyage to Deme-
rara, and is now in the harbour refitting. Arrived yesterday,.
the 'vest India ship Columbus, Kennedy, bound to Jamaica..
On Wednesday, the wind having shifted to the south-east, the
following ships took their departures for their respective destina-
tions :—The East India ship Duchess of Athol', for Calcutta and
China. The Dutch East India ship Johanna!' Elizabeth, R.
Roluft, for Java. Britannia, Evans, for St. Kitt's. The Tho-
mas Wilson, Thompson, for Cardiff: The Elise, for Liverpool.
The Nestor, for Bristol.
LYMINGTON, FEB. Is.—Arrivals.—The Eliza, Sharp, from
Newcastle ; Commerce, Williams, from Maldon ; Eispatch,
Badcock, from London ; and the Resolution, Coming, from
Southampton. Sailed the Eliza, Sharp, for Guernsey ; Atlas,
Jones, for Dublin ; Heart of Oak, Ilenderson, for Sunderland;
Betsey, Avis, and Commerce, NI linen's, for Liverpool ; Sisters,
Williams, and Spraycembe, Williams, for Bristol; the fiaford,
Carheek, for Swansea ; Prudent. Dunn, for Penryn • the Leith
Packet, Dexter, for Plymouth ; Active, Andoss, for Exeter ;
the Caroline, Sayers, and Resolution, Cumming, for Dartmouth.

MIDDLES EX SESSIONS.-This morning the bu-
siness of the Sessions for the County of Middle-
sex commenced at the Sessions House, Clerken-
well-green, before FRANC IS Coss-r, Esq. and a
full Bench of Magistrates. On the Grand Jury
taking the customary Oath, they were briefly
addressed by the Learned Chairman, by
which it appears that the Kalendar contains
a very considerable number of prisoners charged
with offences of great magnitude ; there are two
cases of murder, with many others of a heavy na-
ture. The Petit Jury were then sworn, after
which the Court proceeded to the disposal of
cases for trial on the traverse paper. Nothing
of interest, except to the parties co:tcer►;ed,
was contained in any of them tried during the
morning.

The Trgfilgor cutter, Captain WALLErt, of
London, has just returned from a voyage to Ore
Coast of Africa. Previous to her departure, she' -
had a Jib-sail math', in June last, of Unbleached
Canvass, which had undergone 13nower.a.'s
MILDEW process; also a Main-sail made of the
same Canvass, one cloth of which only had been
prepared, the remainder being all unprepared. -
On her return the Jib-sail is found to be wholly
free from mildew, although it has been exposed
to unusual vicissitudes of wet and dry sultry
weather. The Main-sail has been kept con-
stand), furled during the whole voyage outward
and homeward, and is much mildewed in every
part, with the exception of that cloth which has
undergone the process, and which is much
brighter in colour, and has not the least vestige
of mildew. The Sails may be seen at Messrs,
PETER WALKER. and Co.'s, Sail-makers, 310, .
Wapping.