The Sun.
London, England, 1807-10-22 00:00:00

"Mule Pideo, July r 2,2, 'soy, Ten &clack ai niZit
bo I wrote you a abort letter this afternoon,
I thought the Ship ,m-ould .have sailed this cxenini.,„
hot as there is a chance of Env yet being in time for
her, I inclose you a paper ievctaing our situation
here. When the General ,returned from Buenos
Ayres, the Merchants here had a meeting:, which
was very lolly+ Utendedianda melancholy one it was.
They nominoted lour other Gentlemen and me to
wait upon the General with a Memorial. taccord-
ingly drew up the inclosed, which being approved of,
we presented to him, and had a long conferenee with
him, to no purpose ; but the 'paragraphs subjoined
to the Memorial were the only answers lie wotild
allow its to return to the Merchlinti.

TO .131 S EXCELLENCY LIEUTENANT--GENER &L

LOCKE, &C.

" SIR,
" Being nominated, by the British Merchants of
Monte Video, as Committee for con iumeicating with
yourExcellency•on matters.involving the interests of
the British commerce at this place, we trust. that the
-deep injury all have sustained, and the ruin with
which many are threatened, by the late events of
War, justify our occasional intrusion.,
" We,wish, in the mean time,, to indulge a
Sir, that the foiloWingsurumaiy• of our case. may be
honoured With your ExCellency's consideration,„ •
" Iu quest of shelter fOr our propertt where it
May he tumid, some • intend embarking. their good's.
for St, Domingo ; some for 'Surinam ; (idlers for
Trinidad, 'Jamaica, and the other. West rndia Colo
;lies soinb for the Cape of 'Good Hope; at hers for
Port Jackson ; and a,tew, in -despair, prefer the sad
•alternatiVe of returning to England, there to throw
themselves on the mercy of their creditor,. En this
deplorable choicd; our property, already charged
with an expenee exceeding.half the cost (jilt, will be
reduced in value by the further damage it must sul
ler in removal ; surcharged at the.same time with
the additional weight, insurance, 'and contingent ex--
. penct.N,
,to those:dial:rent and diStant parts of the
to. an amount little short of half a million of
dollars, the sale of it, if any can be etfeeted, at mar-
114ets tier which it is not
. calculated, •
' tended, perhaps not leave 'a wreck worth our
.care.
_ _

" Jo:this disastrous state ofour affairs, in which a
mcist rektietiable and numeroos class of merchants.
and maimilfelurers at home,are also:implicated,
haps DO material yeliel, by, procuring-any favour for
our trade, orsother4ise, is now within your Excel-.
controul ; but the ,restitution,. of the import.
duties p,iid here, would bio a very accepfable.mitigit-
Lion of the common calamity..
" Orders for .merchandize to'a large amount have .
been transmitted It9fil this p[aCp, since your Excel-
,arrival, in the hope 61, at, last reaching the
place of outoriginal destinat'ion. It this we are nut
only many disappointed; but long • bet Ore the ex-
peeled ships Can arrive, then, as Lll as many. others
which in ail probability,are.lnted out for this part of
the •world, on reeeiving.inielligence of tlie. capture of
Monte Video, Will encounter imminent clanger from
the Enemy if his Majesty's Siips shall be withdrawn
from the River Plata at the tiuie Jitnited lOr the eua-
cnation of. this place. W.!, therefore, with
,great,
dcaterence, request that yOur Excedency will be
pleased to inform 04 whether any, provision is or.
',lade for weir safety ; and whether the acrriy,
or a part of it, sufficient for our protection, will re-
main untii the oxpir.nion of the truce, which. We
understand, willterwinate on the 6th 'September.
" Debts t 9 wend English Merchants haying, we
underspand, been contracted by Spanish traders,
which, according to the terms of, their efigagetnents,
are not payahle until after the (ith Sept.
we be that
your Excellency will have . the goodness tq concert
measures
.for the security: of ti.le creditors and the
liquidation. of she debts alluded to.
" Any sutisliaion on these head.), or other cons°,
lation (lot your Excellency, can, and will be. pleased
tq,unpart to us, will be thankftillY acknowledged.---.-
Wei-have the honour to be, with the greatest re-
sped,

".Sir, Your Excellency's most obedient,
and Inuit. Syrvants,
(Signed) " AGASII; • ALV.N. GRAY,
• H. MAyri,ANO, 1%, CIIiNA3O4Y."
JuJIN•

" Monte .Video, July 15, 1807."
The Committee havingqittentled his Excellency,
finds that he is pleased to decline
.repaying any part
of,t he duties in money or 'otherwise, that have beim
paid -here; but Will recommend to the Government
at home the re-payment of the duty•on such good;;
As mayynot be sold, .so that the duties shall only be
Maid On such .part as have beemor may yet be sold.
A 3utficieut force will remain bere.fiir our protec-'
tion Until the eixpirationot the. truce. His Excellency
hopes t hat .weat sales will yet be made, and every fa-
cility, afforded to.our ethntnerc.:e.hy the free admission
by land-or *rater aped* from Buenos Ayres'with
that view. .
Ells Excellency' rectninnends our furnishing him
with a.list of debts due by .Spaniards to .144ng,lishunen,
and not payable: till the expiration of the truce,
with fl.: wow of their.obhgatious, that he may take
• proper steps for the security of the creditors.

-In the market Abcrdeen, Mr. Wit.t.tAtissorr,
butehcr, •Li 1y .e.xiiibit;Al a couple of lambs, from
Mr. Ithic.'isAy'i firin of StialoCh, 'about six weeks
old; of the produced by
the sail' ewea which, iu Jarn.13,17 lair, dropped their
forrnerlaratbs ; =i th,it these ewes
'have proiTuci:d two sets of I.ii,obs fit for•the butcher
and seVeral' of the ewes of 'the same sand' flock haVe
Lr rujikL; manner their *second Ipmbs no's: running at
their foci', r‘rhosesheep are a cross breed; bet Nvixt
Tie ticots'cwe and 'On English till), and by attention
. atid !five becOlue a 'valuable stock. They
•.liiiveprodi:ced the 'earliest latiihs.iii..the,Atierdecti
I‘lorket for several }Jeers, rind have excellent weol;
iior took place' fasrilight Illeeti.street, which,'
from Olt mob tolleted, threatened serious eonSc-
(juenctm. An .oilicer belonging- to. the I.4Nrcise 11,1.1
ni.l,le, what he ttsoriht, a seizure, but On'examina-
non it tUrnedonyto be pickled 'beef. -The result
wag, that vith didlculty he escaped, but not till he
as severely peppered lay the'multitude, who sido
. with the owner of the cart and goods.