The Sun.
London, England, 1812-08-21 00:00:00

ANIERICAS PRiVATL,ERS.

Extract of, a Leiter from Halifax, dated July
21, 1812, received at LLOYD's this inarning:----'
" You will have learnt by this 'time that the.
American Government have:declared war against
Great Britain, and that a great number of priva,
teers have been fitted out of the different ports or(
the United States ; and I embrace the earliest
opportunity of apprising you, that. within these
few days a aumber of privateers have an ived de
this coast, which they are securing from the
Got of Canso to Cape Sable. The Bay of :randy
swarms with them, and we had yesterday a re-'
port that a number of them were in the r3uiplr
of St. Lawrence. I cannot aseerthin, however,,
that this report is correct ; but should it be,
1, fear -they will cut off a number of 'the
Quebec Fleet. There is a large fleet to lease
the Bay of Fundy in a
_few days, under :the ,
protection of his Majesty's ship Indian, for'
- England, but the Admiral is making arrange-
ments for their being protected some little distance
to the Eastward, by two frigates and an additional
sloop of war.
" The Harmony, BEVANS, ofNewfoundland, the
Derbice packet, Mortals, of. Teignthouth, and the
William, lIABB, of Bristol, were captured
,by
American privateers, a Cape Sable, in the
Middle of last month. The latter has been
retaken by the Indian sloop of war, .and arrived.
here. The Ann, SANDERS, from this port to St 7
John's, is taken by an AMerican privateer."

Neither the arrival of Mr.FosTEa, nor the Ame-
rican Papers which came by the same opportunity
(and from which we have given extracts), serve in
any manner to set at rest the only question which
is at present of any importance regarding the
United States of America, namely, what was the
conduct of •that Government after receiving the
official account of the revocation of our Orders
in Council.

The Gleaner having sailed from hence the 19th
of June, (uot the 7th, as before stated) of course
could not 'carry out the revocation, which was not
issued till the 23d of that month, 'and with respect.
4sfathe dispatches which that re el actually con.,
Veyed to America, relative to the intentions of this
:`Government respecting the Qtaers in Council,
we have, at present, no information as to 'the
effect produced by the comraunicatior: on that
Subject, transmitted by Mr.' FOSTER to the.
American Government. It will ,be seen by
letters'', which we insert this day, as well
as by the American Papers, that American
privateers are certainly at sea, and therefore,
:there is no doubt that letters 6f mayque.and
prisais have been issued. The vvhole of this in-
telligence, however, it should be recollected,
applies to a state- of"- circumstances antece
deuCto the arrival in the United States of the
revoc;tion our Orders in • Council, and is
therefore of 'comparatively little interest. We"
must still be content to wait until we re-
,
ceive intelligence of the ,effect produced by the
receipt o'f that revocation in -America, before we
can form any correct opinion of the probable re-
lations of this country and the 'United States.
The Papers State, that the American* squadron
under Commodore' RODGERS was in pursuit of
our Jamaiea Fleet ; but we belicVe the real. fact
will be found to be this, that the Americansqua-
dron was 'out, and our is.quadron in pursuit of
them.

A.(l-vices were received this morning by Otoyern-
rnent from PeterNhurgh of the 2.lst ult.—The Ern-
-
peror ALEXANDER had been to Moscow, and was
proceeding through.the:great cities of his Empire,
to animate
.tbe spirit '• of his subjects, amongst
whom; we are happy to leain,. there is a general
determination heartily to support their Sovereign,
in' his resistance to the unjust and unprincipled in-
vasion of France.

It will be observed, that these advices'are of an
earlier date than that of the actions, the accounts
,
of which have been brought by the Gottenburgh
Mail, and, therefore, of .course; ca
-n have no re-
ference to Oen].

THOMAS PEREGRINE covicrgrAY, Esq. is Ap
pointed Secretary to the Buaril of Commissiouera
for .the Affaiirs Of India, in
.the room of JOHN;
BRUCE, y. sq. resigned.
The French Duke D'Atco.ouLtEmi is said to
have received the PRINCE. REGENT'S permission
to join the British Army, 'as a volunteer, on the
Peninsula,.

We ' hear ,that Generals FANn, LUMLEY, and
.DORRIEN, are appointed on the Staff under the
Marquis of WELLINGTON.