The Sun.
London, England, 1824-04-06 00:00:00

off the Foe. It consists of the Gloucester, 74,
kiperion, and Pyramus frigates, and a sloop of
war. We have no late news from the Gulf of
Mexico. Sanguine hopes are entertained that
the late hostilities existing at Vera Cruz have
been brought to an amicable adjustment.

HAYTI.

By a Letter received at Boston from Port-au-
Prince, dated Jan. 21, it is said, that the inter-
course will be prohibited between Governments
not ytiliing to recognize time Haytian Govern-
-952 I meat.

Cor.omniA.—There is in the Colombiano, of the
11th of February, an account of the reception of
Mr. Anderson, the Minister Plenipotentiary of
the United States to the Republic of Colombia.
On his arrival he was received with military lion-
ours,and introduced by the Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs to several public officers, and af-
terwards conducted to the principal Hall of the
Palace, where the Vice President and the Secre-
taries of State were expecting him. On being
presented to them, he assured them of the earnest
desire of the President of the United States to
cultivate their friendship, congratulated them on
the acquisition of liberty, remarked on the advan-
tages of taking the free consent of the people as
the only foundation of political power, expressed
his hopes that the improvement and future great-
ness of Colombia would be promoted by the con-
tinuance of peace, whose pursuits were sufficient
to engage the whole attention of civilized man,
however despots might maintain the contrary,
both in their words and actions ; and in con-
clusion observed, that although the new prin-
ciples of Government had not been tried in
Colombia by time and experience, yet that
enough had been done to justify the most
pleasing anticipations, to animate the friends
of peace to new exertions, and to present
to the world " a most brilliant example
of virtue and courage." The VICE PRESIDENT
replied by assuring Mr. ANDEIISON that the most
earnest desire was felt in Colombia to strengthen
and draw closer the bonds of those friendly re•
lotions which happily prevailed between the two
countries.

In the House of Lords last night, the S:lk
Duties Bill went through the Committee, and
was reported without any amendment. Petitions
against it were presented by the Loan CHAN-
CELLOR from Bethnal Green and from Mile End
Newtown, expressive of the fears of the Peti-
tioners that the value of houses and other pro-
perty in these places would be greatly de-
teriorated in consequence of the injury which
the Bill is calculated to inflict on the numerous
population engaged in the Silk manufacture.

In the House of Commons, the first grant al
150,000/. was voted for the alteration and repairs
of Windsor Castle, on the understanding that the
whole expenditure will not exceed 300,000/.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER consented to
postpone going into a Committee on the proposed
grant of 500,000!. for the building of Churches
till Friday next. The Wool Duties Bill, and the
Customs Bill on Coals and Linen, were, after
some opposition, severally read a second time,
and ordered to be committed to-morow.—
We have received from the County of Mayo
(Ireland) Petitions tc, his MAJESTY and to both
Houses of Parliament, against the Repeal of
the Bounties on Irish Linens, which not only
express the greatest alarm at the intended mea-
sure, but even deny the right of the Parliament
to withdraw the bounties. We shall insert the
Petitions in THE SUN of to-morrow.

HIS MAJESTY'S ARRIVAL IN TOWN.--About
half-past ten o'clock last night his MAJESTY, es-
corted by a party of Light Horse, arrived at his
Palace in Pall-Mall, from Windsor Castle.—To-
morrow the KING will hold a Levee.

Yesterday afternoon, at three o'clock, a Cabi-
net Council was held at the Foreign Office,
Downing-street, which was attended by the Earl
of LIVERPOOL (who came to town from Coombe
Wood), the Earl of WESTMORLAND, Mr. Secre-
tary CANNING, Mr. Secretary PEEL, Earl
BATHURST, the CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER,
Viscount MELVILLE, Mr. WYNN, Lord BExLEY,
Viscount SIDMOUTH. The Cabinet sat in delibe-
ration till half-past four o'clock.
We understand that a Brevet Promotion in
the Army will appear in the course of this
month.

Letters from Missolonghi state that the ad-
vanced guard of the Greek army for the attack
of Lepanto had marched, and had been imme-
diately followed by the division of Lord BYRON,
with that Nobleman at their head. The plans of
Mr. PARRY, the engineer, for carrying Lepanto
by storm, had been approved, and little doubt
was entertained of their complete success. The
artillery corps of Colonel STANHOPE will take
the lead in this enterprise. It was stated at Mis-
solonghi that Lord STRANGFORD had nearly bro-
ken terms with the Sultan, on account of the in-
solent reproaches of the Grand Vizier, for the
loan raised in England for the service of the
Greeks.