The Sun.
London, England, 1809-02-15 00:00:00

JAMAIC4 PdPEns.

KINGSTON, JAN. CUtter • Susan, Captain
Woon, which sailed from London in company with
the Sir God fre We4ster, for this port, 'was unfor-
tunately captUred :On the 12th ult. The following
are the particulars . •
On Monday, the 11,tli"December, about five P.M..
the Susan saw two Sail, one upon, a Wind; the, other
steering towards her.. Captain WOOD hoisted his
colours, which was ered. At hall-past
five he could perceiVe he could perceive that she, wai
a Felucca, and in chace of him he,rnado all possi-
ble sailiand 'as soon a 4 it was dark altered his course;
lint she being 'BO close, and the night being, very
clear, the enemy. kept sight, .and at eight brought
the Susan to, made her hoisr out her boat, iand-Cap-
,
Wooi go on board of hi:11"i in the mean tithe
he put ,out 11.141 ,bot. and took ..PPOeshion of the
Cutter. '!, • v .:‘;— • •

-There being little wind
.next day they took one
all the dry goods; sundry boxes, cheese, Ice. break-.
ing open all the packages; taking out the goods, and
then throwing the cases and trunks crierboird. On
the Thursday' folloWing, they carried the .Captaiik
and crew of the Soya into a place in, the Island of
Cuba, called Kiddam, iten leagues to leeward of St.
Jago de Cuba,: and left the cutter at- sea ; they
were kept close,prisOners till the 18th, when they
ordered thetiton board a Spanish Schooner which
they had captured in running over to Cuba ; they
auto put on board the crew of a Schooner-bound to
this port, that had been captured by them the ULM
day as the Susari was they then left them and pro-
ceeded' to sea and joined the Cutter.
The crew of the Privateer. consists of Italians,
French, Spaniards; English, and negroes; several
of
.the latter Were well known to Captain .Wood,. as
having belonged, (O' draggers of , this: island.

. The Privateer 'is named the Josephine, and com.
manded by a Genoese of the name of SisAsTlANtqa,
who,has committed great depredationi;on our trade,
and acknowledged to Capt. WOOD that he had Lven
in Kingston A few days before his capture, and had..
eaten tieer7iteaks.at Goodall's in.Port-Royal the Sun,
day 'previous, and had late Jamaica newspapers on
hoard, . • . , ,
'Capt..Woop and the crew' proceeded to St. Jago
de Cuba; Where Capt: W. waited On the governor,
who'received them in the most handotne manner,
and uttered them all the assistance'•in his power:
Captain 'W. arrited 'here on Sunday in a Spanish
Schooner. Mr!..loseph.:Levein als'd came passenger
in the same vatic!.
The follOWltig 'Vessels Are now in the Port of
New-York, viz.

Nhips • , - _ 211
13ri8s - ' - - 1 jo
SLlLDuiters • . - 90

• ' Total 4i 1 •
'.'he tonnage of the above yessehl probably.;
amounts to 85,00.0. tons; and it would' require ip
navigate them at least '4700. seamen.
these there are still in the frith water rivers
'a great•nurnber of vessels of all descriptions, more out •
.of the dinget of worms than the above. The whole,
however ore rotting.
Accounts from America state that there 'was hide
doubt but that the Min-Intercourse Ad against
both England and France would be passed.
it may be added that if the embargo were raised,;
there conld,not be. fonnd more than t'wo seamen. for
each yew!, this useful clastof own having deserted
their country to earn bread,
His Catholic .Iq4esty's Ship Sun Josi.pk, of 74
Otis, on her wax to Europe, touched at the Ha-
' vannah about' tett dlys since, having .on board nine,
millions of dollsrsas chub-lbw ions ,f6r the
The Viceroy of Mexico and his family were also rip j
`board, but were not permitted to come onshore, be-
fll* considered as 'prisoners. •
Dec. 24.--,The French Cartel Schoo-
ner L pesiree` arrived on Saturday from Santo-
Domingo,- with dispatches for Vice-Admiral Row-,
tay, anal haying en. board Captain YOUNG, of the
Ship Monggics.., Ensign P. HART; of the sth West
4dia Regitrient4 passenger, and six of the crew

of that vessel, whicll was captured on the 9th ult.
about six leagues W, S. W. Pt Altavela, by the
Stiliooner La Superieures belonging to ,Santo-
Domingo, but afterwards re•taften by the fide
frigate,•and'brought into this, port.
By La Desiree -we learn that the city of Santo
.rfomingia- Must. eventually fall into the bands of
the Spaniards, its original possessors, it beigg in a
perfect state of siege by land, and strictly block-
aded by sea, both by Rritish and Spanish vessels,
niu,l consequently completely prvented from receiv-
ing the necessary supplies of provisions for the
support of the inhabitants and military. Thelpa-
nish forces, which are encamped within.half a mile
of the city, amt,unt, we understand, to 4000 men,
and treinteretinents-are continually arriving from
Porto-Rico and Cuba.

The French General, it i 3 asserted, confident that
the Spaniards, by whom he has been lately so hard-
ly pressed, will ultimately compel him to surrender
the city, sent by the above Vessel an offer to Vice-
Admiral ltowL.Ev, to give up the place to the Bri-
tish, on condition of the French force there being
received as • their prisoners. The Admiral, we are
informed, very properly declined acceding to this
proposition.

JAN. ;rionday sennight a Court-Martial
watt heldion hoard thePaypltentus; 64, in Port Royal
Harbour, for the trial of the Officers and crew Of
-his Majesty's late Schooner Rook, for the capture of
that Vessel by two French Privateer Satooners,when
they wer,e most honourably acqtlitted, and the Court
pasted a very handsome eulogiudi upon them for ewe
.very gallant and brave manner in which they defend-
ed the Rook against so superior fdree,