The Sun.
London, England, 1814-01-10 00:00:00

PRINCE REGENT'S TOUR.

BELVOIR CASTLE, FIIIDNY, JAN. 7.—His Royal
Highness the Prince Regent, accompanied by his
Royal Brother the Duke of York left t:iis scat of
hospitality at two o'clock to-day for Burleigh,
:he seat of the Earl of Winchilsea, a few miles
from here. The 'distinguished personages to' it
leave of the Rutland Family, evidently affected by
the handsome manner in which they had been
treated, expressing at the same- time their high
regard for the welfare, of the family. Their Royal
Highnesses derarted in the Prince Regent's carri-
age, drawn.bythe horses of the Duke of Rutland;
on entering it, they were received with the. same
cheering and demonstrations of joy, loyarty', and
respect, as that which weleOmed the Illustrious
Personagesio the Castle. The band of the Lei:
cestershire Militia played " God.' save the King-;.'
a royal salute of twentv-onle gnus was fired from
the ramparts of the Castle, and the whole ccrenio.
ny was conducted with the grandeur due to their
Royal Highnesses high station and exalted rank.
The Prince Regent is in excellent health and
spirits. . _ _

The whole of the noble guests followed the
Royal Penson-ages, and the 'festivities at the Cas-
tleecased tili,,Monday, when there will be open
house again, in commemoration of the Duke of
[lntland's birth-,day. Previously to
,leaving the
Castle, the 'Prince Bege,nt named one of the
towers the Prince Regent's Tower, in remem-
brance of his visit ; and he was pleased to signify
his pleasure that a bust of himself should he placed
in the centre. The dinner table at the.CaStle Was
magnificently decorated. The wines and liquors
were tinder the management of Mr. T. Douglas ;
the dessert and confectionary by Mr. Barker, of
bond-street ; and Mr. Marchand, the Duke's
cook, was assisted in the kitchen by Mr. Hewler,
one of the principal cooks at Carlton House. The
Prinee Regent will be at Brocket Hail on Monday,
utidlprocced from thoace to London.

tri4.RIT4. i.,00.1j..0.V WAIL

, TiVe last lctters froiti Nla,l'ta notice the nrrival at
tf that island ot. the Kite sloop 9f .4=riti:., in, Charge of
Joloi the ,Conimanch;r, Capt. Can-
1-nog-baying been snspendM. The following re..
c' :plains the grounds of the suspen, ion ,
.tint) communicates tie distressing pat ti-
cidars of the loss of maw; valuabielives :
" In Sik„nt. 1812, the fl ite sloop' of war, Capt.
Canning, -atfacked a vessel under Turt,,ish cnlours,
and had one Man woundedi Complaint was inade.at
'Constantinople, and theCaptainWqS reprimanded.
In March 18.1.3; the Kite broke the neutrality which
-is observed by. British Ships of wir between the
Turkish Government and the islands, countries,
or districts which are in a state of rebellion. A
second complaint was nutde, which was followed
by the Captain receiving another rebuke.' In
June last, being 'tstill crui,iiiig •in the Archipe-
lago, the boats of the Kite. were sent to Idro-:
mo, a small island' lying near the entrance to'
the Gulph 'of Sahmico, to•obtain imtelligence.—
, The people, unable to bear the grievous tyran-
ny of the 'Turkish Government, had thrown off
the yoke, and taken up 'arms. On the boats
crews landing,they were surrounded by the natives,
and two of their number detained as 'hostages,
until a supply of powder was olitaind. With
this demand, however, Capt. Canning very pro,
perly refused -compliance, and returned for an-,
swer, that '' English ships of war never paid con-
tribution." The -inhabitants; on Aeceiying this
reply, declared that they were friendly to the _Eng-
that they werein hostility Only to My I'acha
and the,Governor of Salonjea, by whom theybad
been shamefully oppresSed. Consonant-A° this de-
claration, they treated the British officers and sca-
men with civility, and sent a present of some sheep
and cheese 'to Captain Canning, %slk!) was ac-
cepted, and a return made of runt. After much
friendly conversation they separated, and the boats
returned to the ship. ihe.same night, Captain
Canning 'declared his intention of destroying the
pirate's boats, and..made the necessary prepara;
bons. 'rhe natives Of Idrotuo, observing that the
Kite continued to remain in the neighbourhood
of the island, though the wind was fair for de-
` parting, began to suspect treachery, and prepared'
to counteract it.

At day-light the Kite was brought to anchor,
,and opened a fire upon that partof the island .where
the iptive boats lay.' The latter . being manned,
put off to attack he Kite, probably with the in-
tention of carrying , her- by boarding ; but when
they had approached, a brisk fire of musketry was
. opened on them, which killed many, and obliged
the others to return. The boats of the Kite were
then•dispatched, with the seamen Rrop-erly armed,
to complete the destruction of the native b0at5.....--
This service was not one of.apprent difficulty. The
seamen boarded the boats, which were presently
abandoned . They then made preparations for bring-
ingtliem out or destroying. them, when on a.sud-
den they disoyered that they were placed in Stich
a'position as to be commanded from the heights.
Stones of immense size and weight were immedi
ately precipitated. from this eleYation, which
crushed all upon whom they. fell. No shelter
could be obtained from these immense masses in the
open bopt-", which were abandoned, nor could
.those helonging to the *Kite be, initediately. re-
pined, In this melancholyeunjunc,ture, many of the
seamen threw themselves overboard, in the hope
of gaining the 'shore.; but the channel being se-
veral feet deep, their ascape not oily became a'
matter of difficulty, but their powder `and ammti;
nition were Jendered' unserviceable. At this time
the natives, placed upon the heights, were taking
deliberate aim. Every stone proved fatal, and the'
fall of every seaman-Was marked by 'a shout .of
triumph. 'lt -became necessary, therefore, for
the suryirtins to separate, without attaining their
unjust object, and abandon , their killed and;
wbunded companions to the fury of the exasperated
•enemy. The result of this unfortunate amid jai-.
prudent enterprize has been, that of forty officers
and seamen who manned the boats, twenty were
killed and eighteen woimded. Among the, killed
weee Draily who. having been tbadly wounded,
and unable either to run or swim, were Stolicd to
death as they lay on the beach.'. The First Lieu..
tenant; Mt. Williams ; the Purser, Mr. Edger ;
and the senior Midshipman, are included in the
list of killed and wounded."