The Sun.
London, England, 1824-05-17 00:00:00

MERCANTILE SHIPPING.

SHEERNI6BS, MAY 16.--The Fury Discovery ship was
towed from Northfleet yesterday afternoon by the Comet steam
vessel, and is anchored at the Little Nore ; the Hecla is ex-
pected today; the crews of both ships are to be paid wages
on Monday, and will sail on Tuesday, or as soon after as pos-
sible. A transport to accompany the ships on the Expedition
is arrived at the Nore, but the Hecla is not yet down.
DEAL, MAY 16.—Wind N.N.E.—Sailed the Fairlie, Old-
ham, for Madras; Exmouth, Owen, ditto; Meanwell, Phil-
lips, Jamaica ; Orwell, and St. Vincents Planters, for St.
Vincents. Arrived off Dover the Ant, Griffin, from Charl-
stone ; and the Isis, Ellingwood, from Boston.
PonTsmouTn, MAY 16.—Wind N.N.E.—Sailed his Ma-
jesty's ship Thetis, for Africa; and Gainsbro, Aysthorp, for
London.
FALMOUTH, MAY 15.—Wind r.N.E.—Sailed yesterday
the Sandwich packet, for the Brazils ; Duke of Kent packet,
for Lisbon ; and Augusta Frederica, Zeage, for Madeira.
LivEnYooL, MAY 11.—Arrived the Hector, from Deme-
rara; Eliza, Spence, from Messina; Active, Gross, and Jo-
hanna, Wallor, from Dantzic ; Helen, Kruse, from Wismar;
Catherine and Maria, —, Hamburgh ; Telegraph, Berry,
from Philadelphia ; Delaware, —, and North Briton, Sa-
vannah.

Dovr.lt, MAT I6.—Arrived a French galley, from Calais,
with Lieut. Martin, charged with dispatches from Algiers.

The Mantle, of Newcastle, Coulthard, from --, was
abandoned at sea the 15th ult., being leaky ; Captain and crew
arrived at Dover in the Isis, from Boston.
The ship Thalia, of 375 tons, Capt. D. N. Munro, arrived at
Portsmouth, a few days since, from Batavia, Cape of Good
Hope, and St. Helena, bound to Rotterdam, with a valuable
cargo of coffee. On thei I2th ult. in lat. 29. N. long. 31. W.,
she sprang a leak, and made five feet water an hour. Six days
afterward, by keeping both pumps constantly going, at which
every person, passengers, and even the ladies, took regular
turns, she made the island of St. Michael's; but it blew a
hard gale from W.S.W., with a dreadful sea running. Being
close in with the town of Porto Delgardo, she made the signal
for assistance, and after nearly two hours exertion, a boat hap-
pily reached the ship, with Capt. J. Finlayson, of the schooner
Duke of York, and nine men, who had volunteered their ser-
vices—a most happy relief to the anxious minds of anon board,
as the two spare pumps and boats were completely disabled,
and it continued to blow very hard] with the ship on a lee-
shore. After continuing at the pumps all night, the weather
moderated, and Mr. Read, the Consul, came off with needed
sundry supplies. As the island affhrded no shelter from the
southerly winds, which continued to blow strong, Capt. Munro
determined, at all hazards, to proceed to his port of destination.
He hired nine Portuguese to assist his men at the pumps and
in working the ship; sailed again, and by constantly pumping
(as the leak continued the same nearly the whole of the pas-
sage), arrived here in safety, but the crew were greatly exhaust-
ed. The cargo (which has been thus preserved to the owners
by steady perseverance and good conduct) is now unloading at
this port, to ascertain the leak.

MARQUIS DE LA FAYETTE.—The French Papers
assert that M. DE LA FAYETTE has determined on paying a
visit to the United States of North America, and that he will
embark in the course of six or eight weeks. llis friends reckon
that his absence altogether will not exceed seven or eight months.
The Earl and Countess of BLEsnirroN are on
their return to England; after having occupied
the beautiful Palace of Belvidere; near Naples,
for nearly two years. From this Palace, there is
a sublime view of Mount Vesuvius, the Bay of
Naples, and the interesting Islands in the Medi-
terranean,