The Sun.
London, England, 1815-06-07 00:00:00

BENGAL EAST INDIAM IN.

A letter has been received from Captain NI-
CHOLS,.of the late BengatEast Indianan, stating
the particulars of the loss of that valuable ship.—
It appears that the Gunner went to the gun-room
to.examine a small cask of rum, of about 25 gal-
lons', which was .suspected to have leaked, hi at-
temptinit to force the hung tighter in the cask,
it unfortunately dew out, when the effluvia im-
medi Hely coMmunieated with a candle, which
he held in a lantern in his hand. Such was
the rapidity of the flames, that every attempt
to check their progress proved ineffectual, and
notwithstanding- the most zealous exertions of
the ship's crew, (whose conduct was highly
merir,rious), in • less th:m an hour she sunk
a blazing wreck. Ahjvc 20 persons_ have unfor-
tunately perished, chiefly occasioned by the sink-
ing of boats alongside, among whom was Captain
NEWELL, of the 'Alexander, M. E. B. BARKER,
3,1 Odicer of the Surrey, and Mr. Miller, 'Mid-
shipman of Abe Bengal. One of the Lieutenants,
anti time Master of the Malacca, also perished on
the occasion. All the females and children were
saved.—The Bengal was richly laden, and was to
have sailed on the following day for England.

The Duke of Montrose packet, from Falmonth,
arrived at liarhadoes the 29th April, and was lost
the sante day.
The Wasp 'sloop of war is reported to have
sunk two BritiAi sloops near Maranham.
Oft Saturday last the San Nicholas, 84, (cap-
tured,by our homortal Ncisom in the action off
Cape St. Vincent), sailed for Fowey, In sing been
purchased to he broken. up. She arrived there
under the direction -of Captain -CoLmna in five
h6urs. and went up the harbt2tur at low water
mark. On her arrival, she was welcomed by a
band of music, and the surionndin4- hills were
covered with spectators, she being the first ship
of such magnitude. ever known to enter Fowey
harbour.

Yesterday his Royal Highness the Duke of
Yoßtc entertained the Noblemen and Gentlemen
of the Turf, with a magnificent dinner, at Oat-
.lands.

Yesterday morning, Mr. Yourtus, the King's
Messenger, arrived at the Foreign OiEce, with
dispatches from Vienna. A King's Messenger
was afterwards sent off to the PRINCE REGENT,
at Ascot Heath Races. Mr. CLOUD, the Messen-
ger, was ordered to hold himself in readi-ness for
a foreign journey in the evening.
Lord CASTLEREAGH stated in. the House of
Commons last tight, that the debts of his Royal
Highness the PRINCE REGENT, up CO tie first of
last May, amounted to 339,000/.

Sir SAMUEL HOOD', 'whose olentli.at Madras we
lately announCed, had been a few 41Rys up the
country upon .a party of pleasure, when he
caught an endemic fever; which he treated with
indifference, and which consequently terminated
fatally. Ile had determined to return over
land to this country,-and was congratulating him-
self on the opportunity‘vhen the disorder increase
ed, and in a very short time deprived the service
of a eery valuable Officer.
Lady HOOO, the widow of the late Sir SAmuet:
Loon; landed at Portsmouth on 'Monday, from
the East Indies. Her Ladyship came home in
the Malacca, Captain iistinEasoN.:
Admiral Lord KEITH left town yesterday to
take the command of the Channel fleet.
seemg to be the intention of the Americans to
proceed ill the cop-11-Action of the ships of war
built!ing on Lake Ontario without. delay. Two
valuable ships had iOriVgd at New "fork from
China, alter a short passage. They brought-. in-
telligence, that the insurrection in China had
proved to have originated in a conspracy pro-
moted by the Emperor's brother, which bein,„,,,
frustrated, the conspirators were all beheaded.
Moos, the President SEGUIER, descended from
the famous Chancellor of France of that name, re-
cently refused to go at the head of the
.Ccto•
Royale, to compli,oent and salute the Usurper.
Buots:APARTE sent for him to the Thnillvries, to
reproach him for his conduct, and intimid'lle
hint, if possible, M. Snout ER replied to hint—
" General, I cannot serve two masters-: I beloeg
to my Kin BETON APARTE required that he
sbould call him Sire but the President persisted
in calling him General,. BUONAPARTE said to
him in a rage, I
dismiss you from the belie:, •
and order you to leave .Paris this very day."—
" You only hasten my- departure by 2.4 b00r,,"
replied the MagiitrAte, " for I had made pre-
parations for departing to-morrow to my estates."