The Sun.
London, England, 1812-04-04 00:00:00

course.

" They proved, to be East Indiamen, and from
the night coming on, he supposed the Elm India-
men might have escaped them."

ConK, MARCH 30.—The brig Martin, of Dublin,
from Tenerifi, arrived in the harbour of Kinsale
last night—fell in 'with the Mary outward bound
West Indiaman, in lat. 46. 0. N. on the 34th of
March, who says that she was in company wiila
tlifee other sail of West-Indiamen, when they fell
in with the French fleet, consisting of six sail of
the line and two frigates, who captured the three
other vessels, she being the only one which
escaped.

The Ulysses, BRAND, for Surinam, the Camel,
RICHARD;, for Barbadoes, the Richard Walker, LO-
THIAN, tor Jamaica, and the Mary, JENKtris, for
Antigua, sailed in company, on the 12th of March,
from Cork.

The Rover, which is arrived at Portsmouth, spoke
the 16th ult. in lat. 44. 33. long. 14. 28. a sloop,
which had, seen an enemy's sqoadron of four sail of
the line and three frigates the' day before, standing
to the. NW. On the 21st, the Rover fell in, in
let. 47. 55. long. 16. 33. with a vessel, which two
days before had been plundered by the enemy. She
mas part of a convoy, but we have not heard that
the enemy fell in with the rest of the convoy.—
The accounts received by the Aywien, which had
seen the L'Orient squadron, were ,of the 14th
It was then in lat. 47.30. long. 9.20. W.

The Dash, Capt. Richards, from Smyrna, arrived
Standgate Creek, sailed from Smyrna, Feb. 9, pass-
ed Gibraltar: Feb. 18, Cape St. Vincent's March 8.
Eeb. the 14th, was boarded by his Majesty's ship
Resistance, ten leagues to the westward of Maritim 0,
who informed h;rn of the taking of r. stote-ship bound
to ".i.c,ulon. March 8, was boarded by his Majesty's
ship Lavinia, abreast of Carta. In lat. 43. long. 14.
West boarded by his Majesty's ship Andromache,
who informed him of four French sail of the line,

three corvettes, and two cotter brigs, being at sea.
March 25, spoke the Martha, Poole, froin Cork
bound to Lisbon.

We this morning received the following Letter
from Liverpool, dated April 2 :
"The Armatta is arrived from New-York; sailed
the 3d of March. We have seen a passenger who
sates, that Congress ha4l authorised a Loan of ele-
ven millions of dollars, ani that considerable part
of the amount was already subscribed, and that di-
rea taxes and double duties were lai.l to raise three
millions more."

The Dublin Journal contains the follo'wing state-
ment respe6ling the Protestant Petition in Ireland :
The Popo-Protestanto Petition has travelled
the Connaught and Northern Circuits, with the
following success

" At Roscommon, it was sigr.ed by three per-
sons only, viz.—The Two Representatives, and a
'Mr. KELLY.

"- At Leitrim, it was rejeaed with scorn, and an
Address to the Duke of RICHMOND, approving of
his conduEt.

" At I,ligo, nobody could be found to offer it for
siDnatuie; and in Mayo, it4was split into two Pe.
ittions—otte under proteEtion of Sir Nee O'DoN.
NELL, the other under that of the Hon. D. Brtol.vNs,
two candidates for Popish popularity. But that
Otermined Protestant Lord TYanwLY has set his

face against it.
" In the North East Circuit it, has not had any

greiter success.
At Alonaghan, only five signed—they 'condi-
tioned for the Veto.

" In the county of Armagh, one Mr. CHRISTIE,
an eminent merchant, formerly a Quaker, at pre-

sent we know not orwhat sect, prevailed upon two
other neighbours to sign it, who are now heartily
sorry and ashamed.

" It was brought forward' in the town of Tan-
deragee, County Armagh, where a Gentleman,
formerly of the Army, late an Officer of Yeo-
manry; and the Presbyterian Minister, signed it :
the next Sunday the Officer was hooted off pa-
rade—and, when the Presbyterian Minister went
to perform his service, he found the doors of his
Meeting-house closed against hitn.-1-le then can-
vassed his congregation, and could, amongst many
hundreds, find-but six persons who did not vote for
hiS expulsion. The duty has since been performed
by other Clergymen.
" At Goillotd, in the same county, a Captain of
- ,
Yeomanffhaving signed it, on the next parade day
his whole corps laid down their arms. These are
the feelings of the Presbyterians of the North, whose
support and friendship the Popish Demagogues boast
of possessing."

We may exlica that the consistent Patriots of
the City, who sorrietimes atfea to consider er
ed forms as iltly,..ot'at least useless,,cerernmiies-, and
. ,
at others conceive that ilKir dignity is npti properly
respeaed, if any fermi' are omitted, will forth-
with raise a clamour because the Put NCR RECENT
has declined receiving the Petition frgin the Livery,
on the Throne; a formality gaily adopted when any
Petition or Address comes from the CoarouATION of
the CITY of LONDON. This point has been agitated
several times before by party zealots in the City,
but as it may be rendered the source of complaint
by " every peevish moody malecontent," it will
doubtless be brought into discussion again. But
the matter will be decided on Tuesday, Ps the LORD
MAYOR has called a Common Hall for that day, to
receive the Report of the Sheriffs, respe&ing the
answer of the PRINCE REGENT. The Morning
Chronicle of this day, for fear that the City Dema-
gogues should not be sufficiently alert on the occa-
sion, admonishes- them to do their duty, and not
let the opportunity slip by. The same paper then
ingeniously attempts to put the change upon its
readers, by saying, " With what contempt must
*e view the infamous calumnies of tho,se hirelings,
who viould represent the great Corporate Body of
the City of London as an illiterate rabble."—
Are again say that the Petition in question does
not come from the CORPORATION of LONDON,
but the Livery, or the Common Hall, which we are
sorry to see The Chronicle, the great advocate for
decorum, describe in such terms, under a pretence
that they were used by the Ministerial Writers,
whom it'mentions with so much delicacy, candour,
and good breeding.

Her MAJESTY, it is said, means to hold a Draw-
ing-rooM at St. James's, the week after next, at
which the Princess CHARLOTTE Of WALES, toge-
ther with a number of other Ladies, will be pre-
sented.

Yesterday the Dukes of YORK and MONTROSE
.transaaecl business with the PRINCE REGENT, at
Carlton House.
Yesterday, the Earl of BUCKINGHAMSHIRE had
an interview with Mr. PERCEVAL.

Thursday the Princess CHARLOTTE Of WALES,
attended by Lady De CLIFFORD, left town fur
Windsor, on a itisit to the QUEEN for a short time.

The Countess of WAVERS opened her magnifi-
cent house in Portman-square last evening, to the
Fashionable World. Five hundred persons were
invited to a rout and card party.
The fashionable Mrs. HOR NB Y, of Portland-place,
gave a ball and supper, last night, to a numerous,
circle of friends.

Lord MANYERS; and Mr. WM. BOOTLE gave
grand dinners on Thursday last, at theft respeCtive
residences.

LOld CURZON gate his first grand dinner, for the
season, at his house in Davies•street, Berkeley-
square, yesterday.
Lord Viscount BULKELEY gave a grand dinner
yesterday, at his house in Stanhope-street, May-
Fair.

Lady SALTOUN had a party yesterday, at her ele-
gant house in Lower Brook-street.
Lord ELIOT gave a grand dinney yesterday, at his
house in St. Jame4's-square.
Lady GLIINIIEUV I E gave a splendid rout on Thurs-
day evening, at her elegant residence, Whitehall-
place, which was attended by upwards;o! 300 per-
sons of the first distindion and fashion. -
The Marchioness of lIKADFoRT has issued cards
for two two routs on the 17th and 24th inst.

The Public Days at Lambeth F'dlace, will be held
on the '2d, gth, t tith, and 23d days of May.
Mr. BARRY BARRY intends-giving a Ball and
Supper, at his house in PortlAnd-place, on Thurs-
day, the 23d of April,. •
Sir SIDNEY SMITH, we ate sorry to say, is
dangerously ill. On Thursday night the Faculty had
very little hopes of his recovery. Last night he was
rather better.

Baron GERAMB was, it seems, yesterday removed
from town, in order to be sent out of the Kingdom.
The Baron, it seems, while the officers were besieg-
ing his Castle, told them that he had 20U pounds
of gun-powder in the house, and 'that -it they
persevered he would blow up that and himself toge-
ther. Finding, however, that they were not to be
deterred by this menace, he surrendered himself
with the meekness of a Bomb. But it is sail that he
Was not in reality averse to a State removal, being
apprehensive of visits of a more civil description.
It is said, that Mr. Chinnery, late of the Treasuty,
has left this country, and it on his way across the
Atlantic.