The Sun.
London, England, 1814-12-06 00:00:00

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`Cotit'niissar'v'iu (:fief's
Office, Great
• - • George-street, N0V.,98, 1814.
V.OTIqE is. hereby .giveo-to. all Pei.sarrs r!esi,-
rous of contracting t_o supply the following Articles
for the Use of the Army, viz.:— •

BREAD, to Laiid Forces in niments,
Qn.irttrs., and Barracks in the ;:unier-mentiotied Cl;untis":
.1).!•444,ii Kent, Icliddirser,'Nortiannbertand, Soinerset, War-

11EP.Ta.nki `.IUTTON to his Majesty's Land Forces in Can-
tonments, (quarters, and Barracks, in the under-mentioned
Cotinties Mitidiesex,'N'otting-ham, and in the se-
veral Counties iu Ninth Britain. -

ONC§,-to his Majesty's Cavalry in-Cantonments and Quar-
ters, ,in the under-nientioDed Counties:—Salop, Worcester.
FORAGE, viz.—Oats, Hay, and Straw, to his Majesty's
Caralry.in tarrackS.; and Oats in Cintonments and Quarters,
in the under-mentioned County:—Essex.

That the Deliveries are to commence un and for -the 25th
day of Januasy next ; that Proposals in Writing, sealed ,up,
and marked," 'fender for Army Supplies," will be received
at this Office' on or before Tuesday, the 27th December (but'
pone will be received after Twelve o'ClOCk chi that Day),
and, agent by Most, the Postage must be paid.
Proposals must be made separately, for each County, ex-
cept for the.Countitscompri,ed ia.North Britain, all of which
Must be included in. one 'fender, and each Proposal must
have the Letter which is annexed to. the Teinder iropefly
filled up, by Te'o Persons -of known property engaging to
become bound e‘jth the Party tendering in the Amount stated
iu the printed Particulars, for the due performance. of the
COntract but no Proposal will be noticed unless made on a
printed Tender, and the prices expressed in words at length ;
and shocld it so happen, that during the, continuance of the
Contract no Ti•oops should be stationed or supplied • in the '
County; the Expellee of the Contract and Bond, 'paid. in the
first instance by the Contractor, to be refunded to him by the
Commissary in Chief. • -
Particulars of the COUtracts may he had on Application at
this Office, between the Hours of Eleven and Five; and 'at
.the Oilice.of Jig uty Cum inisea ry.-Ge aural Yeungi Edinburgh,

t FURTHER. .t.X-TR ACTS.]
-IkiNGsTptz,..- Our. 15.-=l' smart -shock of.-
ait
earthquake ‘Vak felt in this city and its vicinity on
few•ruinutes after six o'clock.
'Two days previon's the sailing cirthe
Talbot
from Carthagena, .:Jvicet. were teccl ved there frmri-
the interior, Wh,..t.e
,hostilities had ceased, of a
‘largesnm of motley being' on its- way to that
place,2-which'had 'occasioned a considerable rise 'ill
the price.ordry -goods; ard- there was every pros.:
pect of. trade becoming. -very br;slr., • • -
General De Medina, one ^...- ~..4,e,coyntnissioretu
from the French Goverrin.ent:to'the Island of -St.
Domingo, lately proceeded thither from hence.
The Palma frigate, 36 guns,• arrived at ,Car•
thagena on. the„?.d instant front Barbadoes „and St. •
Thomas's. 'By her accounts wer;,- received Of yr.q
arrival tro'lli HalifaX, 'at the hitt& island, of Le,
Rhin frigate, 36 guttle, -after havingrJ.en in with
the ,A2ale•ricair 'ship Peacock. off. the Banks. of
Newfoundland, and captured her, 'after a chtt.le
of two hours, during Which the forther fired he'r
stern chasers, which killed six and tad eight_
of Le Rilit-V-weyv„.4 .'!'be Rhin and her prize ball
arrived at Halifax I she had separated horn the
fleet Under the Warritir's- protection some trays
previous.

. We are infor,med..that letters frow Carthagvni
of the 17th inst. state, that thie.interioy Provinces
of Nri-vi, GrAnada have at-length come-to the reSO=
lution,.of •e'ontiibutirrg• prolortion. to thl.ir
spective numbers to the support -pi the Govern.:
meet of Cartliagena„ and that such contributions
going. on 'at the date of the com-
ninnication. -• •- ' • = •." •

Cataecas .Gazsttesrolthe,,l9th ult. contain-very
little additional information tO what we have al-
ready published of the battle that took place at
the villaiwe'
.Artighlta',-.On'th'elsth Augwt. It.
statetrthat tilt yalistswerl.greatly-iuferoviti
rov
number to the Republittan.s. The troops enraged.
on both sides Charged each Other alternately with.
equal fur.' 'The tietiini .COlitiiruedloi-,five. hours;
*luring ytibiehztitne -the •firing of either party:did
not cease fora rp.oment. At.length; victory de,-
clared in favour of the RoyaVts, and, they enterea
the siinto[e(irth the greatest inipetu-
osity'rkilling- and hcheading:lstlo of the beatrri
enemy, among whom-were
,many Officers. .:The
fruits of.this..victory are..statt.7.l.to be 1100 My—
kees;lo an,iitunition chestiT'Some musical instru-
ments., great.'llnantity:ol'eanndn and' -musket
cartridges, and; four 4-poundets. :.The Loss sus-
lained.by the Rovglists is said not to exceed 309
i and WoUnded. •

A:letter frc:ni 31-on-te7o'llay,:dated the- ilth
t ober, " ; is; private.er off - Luecev,
which has this day plundered the sloop ',l,.(letyvodr,,
Captain Ilarlin, just off_the harbour's mouth, of
41 hersails., 8:c." ' - -
Aaother,letter of th:same date; front, Lucca;
states, 6‘ We are now troubled with the :tiao-cy
`Jack privateer on the eoast. He stood in this
Tutirniiig cloSe to the fart, dna took a drogger ;
-the Contest.brig of war went: out; but stood nci
;chance with her " '