The Sun.
London, England, 1807-06-29 00:00:00

X2ll LY DISCOPEIIED ROCK.

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM CAPTAIN EDWARD
LEIGH, OF THE SHIP BRITANNIA, TO HIS OWNERS
AT LIVERPOOL, DATED ST. THOMAS'S, MAY 15,

1807.

" There is a cireUtnitance which I omitted in.my
farmer letters, of a dangerous rock which I his-
covered, and which ought to be made known to
all mariners coming to these Islands. The particu-
lars I shall insert, taken front My own Jourdal
Monday, -April 27, 1807.

tc At ten mihutes before three P. M. discovered
something a-head, like a . broken mast Df 'a ship,
With its end vertical ; in five minutes, plainly -saw
it was a sharp poihted rock, sometimes covered ; it
was about font.. feet high, when the sea left it ;
there was a great swell at the time on, the West
side ; could plainly perceive a large bed of rock
about 20 yards square. .We were so close to it,
that with difficulty we cleared it, 'and
.had the sea.
been smooth, we should inevitably have lost the
ship, and perhaps our lives. Its latitude is is. 0.1. N.
bearing from the South end, St. Bartholomew's,
E. by N. # N., 14 leagues;* at' six P. M. saw the
land above-mentioned. . The above rock is not
known by any person in these seas."

BEVERLEY,' Juba, 24,—This day a Squadron, con-
sisting of the 4th atid--th Troops of the ist Regi-
ment of Light Dragoons of the• King's German Le-
gion, march..d thiough this place, on their route
for Hill', to .inbark for foreign service ; on their
approach to the 'Town they were met by Lieutenant-
General VY S*, at the head of the Yorkshire Staff,
and were icunduaed W the Market-place, where the
men dismounted, and. partook of refreshments pro-
vided for them by-the Liedtenant General, and the
ti.neers of the Squadfon repaired with him ,to his
quatiers, where a cold collation was prepared for
them. The Enniskilling Dragoons, and Beverley
Volunteers were under anus to receive the Squadron,
on its entering the Town,, and the Lieutetsant-Ge—
. neral and Staff conduded it part of the way to Hull.
• Tlie Loyal Southwark Regiment of Volunteers;
. commanded by Colonel ALcO.C:X,„-vere paraded at
Head-quarters on Thursday, and after being inspe4ed
by their own Officers, marched to Kennington Gam-
mon, for itispeaion by Colonel ADDE:4BR OOKE j• a
very minute inspe&ion of. arms and accoutrements
took place, after which the. Corps was put through
all the usual review manceuvres, and performed
them •in a very excellent' stile. The muster was a
very good one.
The Ist Surrey Regiment,Colcinel GA ITSKELL, had
a muster at Montpelier, which was well attended,
particularly by the Rifle Corps attached to them.
Sevetal.of the neighbouring Corps'were on Clapham
Common for,a general exercise ; and there is great
reason
.to suppose, by the re-appointment of Inspec-

tors of Brigade and Field OffiCers, that the Volun-
teers may again. recover their strength, so much in-
jured by the visionary speculation and the silly lan-
guage held out to them.
THE.EX,PEDITION.-A useful little Work, entitled
Instructions for Military Officers employed on,

or' Embarking for, -Foreign- Service," a new-Edition
of which has been jusf published; by GODDARD,
Pall Mall,, is particularly recommended at the pre-
sent moment, as affording much essential informa-
tion respecting claim's for lossea of baggage, camp
eqUipage, and horses; rates of the pay, allowances,
atAJ passage-money,. granted to Regimental and Staff
Officers of every rank, both of Cavalry and lufan-
try, on emba-rkingfor, and while serving on, foreign
stations; allowances: for the loss of limbs and cure
of wounds; bounty and allowances to the widows
and orphans of Officers kiiled in action, and mime-
ions other articles necessary to be known by every
person conneoted with the Army.
.A•punster, the other 'day, bearing an acquaint-
ance observe, that he had been song 'wedded to Lois-
futtut.e, exclahned•—" pu6ti pugh, ;—you made a
wrong choice. Try to wed yourselt to Madam For-
tune, who, before-the lapse of another ntoutti,:ean

enahie you, without ap2l)ing to Dc ors' Commons,
to obtains from Aliss.Foriune."
The punster, doith,le, alluded to the speedy
.corn-
rnencemrnt of the drawing at the present great Lot-
tery Scheme. •

31 IR 1( /Au

On Monday last, at Cantley Church, near Doncaster, Co-
lony, Berl, u Miss <Jima second‘riairghter .of..the
tale C 41 aloatike Cid Was, Esq. ot Cantley.
Saturday last, at- Mary-le-bone Church, John Luan-
tosii; Esq. eldest :,i4l ut John Luatiicsli, Esq. of Clhches-
t,f, to Mesa lictwswoltit, eldest daughter ot the late John
bcticswortli Esq. ot Ca.b.os, in Curm.vall.
Lat, ly, at East Mailing, Kent Lieutenant William Mo-
rice, of the Royal
.Nlarines to :Miss E. Morice, youngest
claughtei of the la e David M%rice, Esq. of Aberdeen.