The Sun.
London, England, 1812-05-07 00:00:00

PATRIOTIC Irr).

Lloyd's, May 1, tart.
AT a GENERAL MEETING of the MER-
CHANTS, RANKERS, and others, and of the S Ul3.
. S:RIBE RS to tote PATRIO ['IC FUND, convened this
day by public advertisement, in the Merchant Seaman's Of-
fice, under the, Royal Exchange,
BEES f'ON LONG, Esq. in the Chair;
Hiving heard a Report from the Committee, on the Re.
ce.pts and Disbursements of the Institution, from its esta.
Hishment in July 1803 to the present time; and the Meeting
having considertd the balance now remaining unappropriated,
and the numerous cloims still to be made, more particularly
the great relief required for the Families and Relatives of the
killed, and for the brave Officers and Men disabled, at the
memorable and important conquest of the-fortress of Badajos ;
being also strongly impressed with the great consequence and
beneficial cheats of supporting and continuing the Funds of
--111;s Institution ;

Resolved Unanimously,
Tnat this ,leeting &cm It highly proper, at the, present
critical period, to continue to manifest the general sympathy
of all classes of his Majesty's stabjetis towards our gallant
defenders • particularly on the recent splendid exertion of
• unparalleled intrepi.iity displayed in die attack and conquest
of tut:. Fortress of Itadajos:
Resolved Undnimously,
That an adOitional Subscription be now opened, in aid of
the Patriotic Fund, to enable the Committee to continue its
accustomed relief to the meritorious and sulf.tring objects of
the Institution; and that the Contributions of all ranks be
earnestly requested in support of this benevolent purpose.
Resolved Unanimously,
That the Thanks of this Meeting be given to the Com-
mittee of the Patriotic Fund, for their umemitted attention,
care, and ability in the management, and distributions of
this fund.

Resolved Unanimously,
That the Thanks of this Meeting be given to Thomas
Rusvcrott, Esq. for the clear and satistadory manner in which
he has reported the proceedings of the Committee.
Resolved Unanimously,
That Subscriptions be received at Lloyd's, and by the
several Bankers of London and Westminster, and of the
Cities and Towns throughout the United Kingdom.

>3LESTON LONG, Chairman,
The Chairman having left the Chair, and Sir Thomas
Baring, having taken it.
Resolved Unananously,
That the Thanks of this Meeting be given to Beeston
Long, Esq, for his great attention to the objets of this Meet-
ing ; and for his abilities in the discharge of the duties of the
day.

I. P. WELSFORD, Sec.
The following Sums were immediately subscribed.:
Lloyd's General Fund, 3 per Cent. Cons. £lO,OOO 0 0
Beeston long - - too 0 0
Sir Thomas Baring, Bart. - - too o 0
Baring, Brothers, and Co. - - leo 0 0
Manning and Anderson - - 100 0 0
I. I*. Angerstein . . zoo 0 0
Joseph Maryatt - • - zoo 0 0
Robert Shedder' - - zoo 0 0
Clagett Ind Piatts - - . zoo 0 0
Thomas King • - Ice o 0
J. Thomson, T. Bonn and Co. - too 0 0
roshua Reeve - - zoo 0 0
....
Jones, Beveridge and Co. - - 100 0 0
A. Riddell . - - 'CO o o
%V. White, Highhury.place - - 5-a e
Felix and George Clay . - so 0 b
I. C. Villiers - - - so o o
1 homas Rowcroft - - - 50 0 0
1. and B. Pearse . . - . - zoo 0 0
T. aril S. Nicholson - - zoo 0 o
Alunro, Brown and Munro so o- o
His Grape the Duke of Grafton •- . sz to o
His Grace the Duke of Buccleugh" • zoo o o
Captain -E.J. C. -- - • TO 10 - o
'1 homas Ferguson - - • zo to to
Wm. Brown - - - 20 0 o-
Lmanuel Silva . - • to ro 0
Joseph N. Smith . • - - zo to o
Edward Shaw . - - - to to 0
Robert Hitchens - - .. - to zo 0

MAILS.
ARR ivta-1 Dublin, I Waterford. Dus—t Cadiz, i Lis_
bon, i Malta, i Guernsey, s jersey.

T E S UN.

110LILM QUIS DICIAL FALSUM XUDIAT?

LONDON,

TIOUr.SDAY, MAY 7, 1812.

The following Letter was this morning received
at Lloyd's :--

PORT GLASGOW, MAY 4.—Yesterday arrived the
Piltrini, PATTERSON, from Guadaloupe ; sailed on
23d March. The Captain reports, that When he. left
the West Indies, Admiral LAFOREY had sailed in the
Dragon man of war, with all the squadron 'in pur-
suit of two French frigates and a brig, said to have
troops on board, who had burnt several Americans,
the crews of some of them having landed at St. Bar-
tl olernew's.—No advice of any British vessels hav-
ing been captured by them.
From LLOYD'S Book, May 6th :—The Asia,
HEWATT, from Philadelphia to London,' and the
Gershon, Skirti, from Boston to Oporto, were
taken and destroyed in January last by ti.vo French
frigates and a corvette from Nantz.

We have received some more Paris Papers. We
learn from them that a very larze Austrian, force is
colteaed in Gallicia. BUONAPARTE still remains in