The Sun.
London, England, 1825-01-08 00:00:00

MERCANTILE SHIPPING.

DEAL, JAN. 7.—Wind W.—Arrived the Traveller, Oakley,
from Leghorn, sailed the 29th of November, left there loading
the Lyra, Guest ; Diana, Jay ; and Amy, Bloomfield ; on the
22d ult. spoke the Lady Keith, from London for Trieste, all
well, in lat. 37. long. 9. 47. \V.
PLY3IOUTH, JAN. 6. Wind S.W.—Arrived the Cygnet,
Hill, from Petersburgh. Off the Port the Highlander, Robin-
son, from New Orleans. The Louisa, Lawrie, and Thomson,
Hobbs, did not sail as reported yesterday.
FALMOUTH, JAN. 6.—Wind S.—Put back the Ruby,
Corneley. for Lisbon.

PottiSmouTH, JAN. 7.—Wind N.W. by N.—The f ;13,v.
ing vessels have put back and remain, viz. :—James Laing,
Hope, Richard and Sihella, Nesbett, Leander, Lady Comber-
mere and Renewal. Sailed the Kains transport for Woolwich.
LIVERPOOL, JAN. IL—Wind S.S.E —Arrived the New
York, Bennett, from New York, sailed the 16th ult. Between
60 and 70 sail of vessels, all bound to Foreign Ports,
have sailed today; also all the coasters which have been
detained here by contrary winds. The Leeds, Stoddart,
bound to New York, ran on the Banks near Spencer's Gut-
bury yesterday; she nogged much on the starlard side, and
must have sustained great injury. On the flood she was got
off, and with the assistance of two steam-packets was brt;wg'lt
into the Queen's Dock Bason, with 9 feet water in her hold ;
the upper anti weather part of the cargo will be dry, she is dis-
charging.—The Gilnare, from Virginia, ran on shore yester-
day, but was got off at high water without having sustained
any apparent injury.
SCARBOROUGH, JAN. s.—The Charles, Walker, of this
port, lying at her winter moorings, took fire in the cabin, but
was got afloat, and scuttled near the Pier end, and has received
much damage.

Loss OF THE SHIP DramoND.—We arc sorry to state,
that this fine ship, of 500 tons burth,n, commanded by Captain
Macey, was totally lost on Sunday morn:ng last, in Cardigan
Bay. She made Cape Clear on Friday evening, at 8 o'clock,
and was running about 8 knots an hour when she struck at half_
past four on Sunday morning, on the east end of the Causeway
in Cardigan Bay, and sunk in deep water (7 fathoms) between
Mockras and Barmouth, 6 miles the other side of tile latter
place. She was quite upright in the water, and lay about a
mile from the land. The consignees, Messrs. William and
James Brown and Co., have politely favoured us with the
names of cabin passengers lost and saved on this melancholy
occasion, which we subjoin. Cabin passengers lost-11 r.
Wood, of Saddleworth ; Mr. Broadbent, of Saddleworth ; Mr.
Given„of New York; and a young female, tile child of Air.
and Mrs. Betteley, of Baltimore, who were saved. The body
of Mr. Wood has been found ; in his pockets were upwards
of 7,0001., which have been saved. Captain Macey, a most re-
spectable individual, and very well known in the trade ; Mr.
Clarke, the chief mate; and one seaman ; also a person na •
Lowe, and two other steerage passengers ; making in all ten
individuals, met with a watery grave. The names of the cabin-
passengers saved are—Mr. Nicholson, of New York ; Mr. and
Mrs. Betteley, of Baltimore; Mr. Gildard, State of Missis-
sippi ; Mr. Macdonald; Dr. Strutt, of London ; Mr. Wil-
liam Walker ; Mr. John William Cousins ; and Mr. Broad-
bent. The total number of the crew and passengers, it is gene-
rally agreed, was above 40; we understand some of the passengers
have reported it at 48. The Diamond sailed from New York
on 12th December, and would therefore have the President's
Message on board, but no papers of any description have been
saved. Mr. Thomas, agent to the Underwriters at Pwinely,
in his letter of Monday last, which appeared in the Courier of
yesterday, stated that the preventive boat had gone to the res-
cue of six men who were on the rigging. A subsequent letter
states, that the people in the rigging were fortunately rescued
before the preventive boat reached the wreck.—(Gore's Liver-
pool General Advertisce, of Thursday, Jan. 6. )

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I'llE LONDON JOURNALS.

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Extracts from the Morning Papers, Jan. S, 159.5.

[TH E TIMES.]
The Message of the American President to
Congress, dated the 7th of December, has been
brouLeit to us by the Nero York Evening Post
of the 9th. it is not merely as the last Message
which Mr. Monroe will ever communicate in his
character of President, that we consider this an
interesting production. To a lover of humanity
and of public liberty it possesses the valuable
qualification of describing an amount of national
prosperity, enjoyed by a people who speak our
language, and are cemented to Englishmen by a
common blood and lineage, superior to all that has
been recorded of any community on earth.--To-
wards foreign States the President indulges a spirit
of uniform and impartial good will. Aloof from
the atriities and heart-burnings of the Old World,
he disavows all share in those systems of policy
which engage, combine, or distract the European
Powers. The balance of power in Europe is de-
clared to he a thing indifferent to America. The

growth of the new Republic, near neighbours to
the United States, the sympathy between their
respective institutions, are dwelt upon with na-
tural exultation by Mr. Monroe ; and, we are
happy to see, reiterates the maxim that no enemy
from Europe ought to he permitted by the United
States to molest or disturb the independence of
South America with impunity. It is announced
as a reasonable expectation, that Portugal will
shortly recognize the sovereignty of Brazil. Eng-
land is spoken of in terms of cordial respect and
amity. The abolition of the slave trade is pro-
nounced to be an object " near the heart" of 1
both nations. A treaty was signed between the
two Governments, making 6' piracy" of that hor-
rible traffic ; and though some practical difficul-
ties had arisen in the execution of the treaty, it is
understood that they are likely to be removed.—
Some differences relative to the frontier line are
also in the course of adjustment. With regard to
France, there are complaints suggested on the
subject of her delaying to indemnify America for
spoliaiions committed on the commerce of the
latter during the late war with Great Britain.—
The President has succeeded in arranging with
Russia the questions which had been raised by
Alexander's claims upon the North-East Pacific.
The finances of the Republic are progressive and
prosperous. - The whole amount of the public
debt is about 80,000,000 dollars, Or a little more
than one-third of the annual taxes paid. by the
people of the United Kingdom. The Sinking
Fund appropriated to its redemption is 10,000,000
dollars, or one-eighth' of the debt, whereas the
Sinking Fund is 1-160th of the debt of
pngland. The Retentie of America is 18,500;000
dollars, or a little more than 4,000,0001. sterling,
osnetwelfth of the income drawn from this-nation
by the Government. In that small amount of
taxation the demands of the Sinking Fund are
included. In eight years, since. the Ist of Jan.
1817; the United States have paid off 37,500,000
dollars, or little less' than one-third of the then
existing National-Debt! So much for comparative
finance. Nevertheless, it is well known to com-
mercial men connected with that country, that a
loan for 8,000,000 dollars having been opened to
pay off six per cent. stock, and to bear an inte-
rest of .41- per cent., the subscription to that loan
has not yet been more than half completed. We
observe with satisfaction the cordial and affec-
tionate manner in which Mr. Monroe recom-
mends to the Legislative Body a consideration of
the merits of M. de La Fayette, and of his ser-
vices to American freedom. The spirit in which
this recommendation is likely to-be acted on may
be jodged from the' reception given to the brave
and virtuous object of it, by the Senate and
House of Representatives on the 9th of Decem-
ber ; each of these bodies'appointing committees
to introduce him 'to their respective-Chambers,
and rising when he entered, addressing him col-
lectively through the Speaker, and paying him
afterwards their individual respects. Who does
not envy La Fayette's feelings ; and still more
the feelings of those who did him this homage ?
Upon the whole, the speech of the American
President would repay the most studied and pro-
found attention ; and, as we have already hinted,
might be taken as a useful model for great pee-
sonages in other parts of the world, when they
profess -to enlighten their subjects by a Royal
view of the national interests and concerns. The
result of the votes for the new President is as
follows : - _ •
For Mr. Adams - 74
For General Jackson - - 44
For Mr. Crawford - 32
Mr. Clay has too few to give him any chance of
success. There are still 107 votes to be given ;
hut as the President must be chosen by a ma-
jority of two-thirds of the electors, it is under-
stood that no election can take place ; and there-
fore the appointment of Chief Magistrate will
devolve upon the House of Representatives.

[MORNING POST.]
The ship New York, which arrived at Liver-
pool on Thursday, has brought New York Pa-
pers to the 17th of December. They reached us
at a late hour last night, and we have extracted
from them the whole of the President's Message,
a copy of which had a few hours before been re-
ceceived in town through the medium of the
Glasgow Courier. This document extends to
such a considerable length as to leave us scarcely
any room to comment upon its contents, which
are however, both gratifying and important. It
sets out by announcing the realization " of the
most sanguine hopes which had been enter-
tained of the public prosperity." The growth
of the United States as a nation is justly re-
presented as rapid beyond example ; and
that of every particular State as commen-
surate wish the whole: whilst the great va-
riety of wants- and productions amongst them
strewn to form a domestic market s. nd an ac-:
Live intercourse between the extremes,. and
through i'verY portion of the Union, which
operates to render it perpetual. The relations
with Foreign. Powers
i are. described as of a
friendly character, though certain interesting

differences remained unsettled. with some. The
revenue, under the existing system of import and
tonnage was adequate to all the purposes of the
Government ;—agriculture, commerce, manufac-
tures, and navigation flourished ; the fortifica-
tions were advancing, and the Navy was aug-
menting to the limits prescribed for it by law ;
and for those blessings, which cannot fail
to make countries rich and powerful, the
President invites the people to offer grate-
ful and unceasing acknowledgments to the.
Almighty. With Great Britain, the commercial
intercourse of the United States rests on the wise
and liberal principle of reciprocity. Much re.
gret is expressed that no arrangement should
have been finally concluded between the twe
countries, for the complete suppression of the
Slave Trade. This is certainly a matter of con-
siderable regret, but it is one which we did not
anticipate. We recollected that an Act had
been passed last year by the British Parlia-
ment, to keep pace with that understood to
be in progress at the same time before the
American Legislature. We also remembered
that a treaty for the suppression of the
Stave Trade had been signed and ratified
by our Government, and we little imagined that
any thing had *arisen to frustrate, or at least to
delay the completion of an arrangement which
seemed to have received its final sanction. It
now appears however, from the correspondence
which has passed on the subject between Mr.
Quincy Adams and Mr. Rush, the American Se-
cretary of State and Envoy to this country, and
Mr. Addington, our Minister at Washington, that
the Treaty in question had been ratified by the
British Government as at first concluded, under
the expectation that it would not be made a sub-
ject of renewed discussion in the United States.
In the mean time, however, it. had received some
alterations in Congress, and our Ministers con-
tended that " a second and qualified ratification
could not be given, without impairing the dignity
of the Government by the implication that the
former ratification had been an act of the Sove-
reign performed in vain." The differences,
however, are said by the President to have
been reduced to a point not of sufficient mag-
nitude to be permitted to defeat an object so
near the heart of both nations, and so desirable
to the friends of humanity throughout the world ;"
and we trust that his statement will prove
correct. The Convention for settling the hn.
portant question as to the claim of Russia on the
North-West coast, concluded at St. Petersburg!),
was to be laid before Conabress together with the
information required by a resolution of the
Senate as to the effect produced on the rela-
tions with Spain and Portugal, by the recogni-
tion on the part of the United States of the
South American Republics. With regard to
those States, the President notices that a Charge
d'Affaires had been received from Brazil,
and Ministers Plenipotentiary from Colombia,
Chili, Guatimala, Buenos Ayres, and Mexico.
4 treaty of commerce has been agreed upon
with Colombia.—The account given of the Ame-
rican finances shows them to be most prospe-
rous. The receipts into the Treasury last
year' exceeded the expenditure by 3,000,Q00
dollars. The public debt, which in 1817 was
123,491,965 dollars, was now reduced to
79,000,000 dollars, and 10,000,000 were set apart
as a Sinking Fund for its further reduction. In
fact the view presented by this able and im-
portant DocumAil, the last which Mr. Munroe
will have to deliver of the internal condition,
trade, manufactures and external relations of the
united States, is one calculated to rejoice all who
feel interest in the progress of nations towards
prosperity and perfection.

[MORNING CHRONICLE.]
The Message of the President of the United
States presents a most favourable view of the
situation of that great Republic, which seems
destined to exercise one day so powerful.
an influence on the natiOns.—" The receipts
at the Treasury during the current year, exclusive
of loans, will exceed 18,500,000 dollars, which,
with the sum remaining in the Treasury at the
and of the last year, amounting to 6,463,99.2
dollars 81 cents., will, after discharging the cur-
rent disbursements of the year, the interest on
the public debt, and upwards of 11,633,911
dollars 52 cents., leave a balance of more than
3,000,000 dollars in the Treasury on the Ist day
of January next (instant)." It appears that
about one-seventh part of the debt will have
been paid off this year. The President sup-
poses it will all be paid off in ten years. Since
1817, it has. been reduced from 323 millions to
79. millions, notwithstanding the large sums
expended in the construction of public buildings,
the'erection of fortifications and arsenals, the
augmentation of the navy, the extinguishment of
the Indian title to large tracts of fertile territory,
the acquisition of Florida, &c. It is gratifying
to learn that many of the Indian tribes are
making steady advances in civilization. No
fewer than thirty-two schools have been estab-
lished, containing 916 scholars, who were well
instructed in. several branches of literature, agri-
culture, and the arts. ,The number of persons
who received education in Russia in 1816
amounted to little more than 40,000. The Pre-
sident, as Was to he expected, speaks with due
admiration of the gallant efforts of the Greeks.

• ETIIE PUBLIC LEDGER.]
We'have received a copy of the Message to
the American Congress, and give to-day such
parts of it as are worthy of general considera-
tion. It is, as usual, a glowing picture, though
as free from exaggeration as possible, of the in-
fluence which good Institutions, with a wise
Government, have upon the lot of a People.
Their' good effects are so perceptible in the
present instance, that they offer a most tri-
umphant refutation of the miserable sophistries
which issue - occasionally from the Imperial
Presses of Vienna and St. Petersburgh. If we
compare the situation of the Americans, as it is
described in the simple language of their Presi-
dent's Message, with that of the subjects of their
Imperial Majesties, how the contrast strikes us ;
vs- -it 'confirms those political predilections
which we share in common with all freemen. lii