The Sun.
London, England, 1823-04-03 00:00:00

COLOMBIA.

Extract of a letter froth Capt. MATTHEWS, Commander of
the National Colombian brig Patriota, of 18 guns (formerly the
Musquito of the British Navy), to a House in the City :
" I am sure it will give you pleasure to hear of my being
promoted to the command of the Patriota, of 18 guns. Our
crew consists of 126 men, 80 of which are English seamen, and
as prime as can be picked, being generally from 28 to 36
years of age, and of such a sort as will command success in
any fair and equal combat. Our marines are half English and '
half native Colombians.—One Captain and one Lieutenant,
both the latter were formerly in the English service, as Lieu-
tenants of Marines.'

" Soon after our arrival here from Europe, we sailed with
the fleet, under Commodore Daniels, and returned after a
cruize of three weeks, bringing with us amongst other
prizes a Spanish ship of war, 'mounting twenty-four guns,
and having a complement of 265 men. We found 30,000
dollars on board. The Spaniards only fired four guns ; we
did not lose a single man killed or wounded. They had two
killed and four wounded. I hope my share of prize money
this short cruize will amount to 500/., 2201. I have already re-
ceived. The articles shipped by you are nearly all disposed of,
but the prices are rather lower than we were led to expect, as
every thing is in great abundance from America. The Ame-
ricans having acknowledged the Independence of Colombia
(which will soon be as rich and powerful as the United States),
the English arc losing the trade fast, and nothing but the recog.
nition of our, independence by Britain will give the English
merchants an equal chance.

" La Guyra produces abundance of indigo, cocoa, and coffee,
besides all that can be required for the comforts and elegancies
of life.. I like th'e people much, and the Government 'sup-
plies us with every thing of the best, in a manner at once li-
beral and regular. I find La Guyra a very healthy place—the
prevailing cause of disiolution being old age, which will reach
you as well on the banks of the Thames, and from which even
our own delightful native town* can claim no exemption. It
will be well fur you to advise your friend not to send either
of his vessels to this place on spec. There are already a great'
number of very fine ones here which are not wanted, Aor can
any sale he effected, or a commission for them now be pro.
cured. This Government will not again license privateers, all
in future must be Government ships, the discipline the same as
on board English men of war.

" You will not fail to remember me to all your friends I have
had the pleasure of meeting, .and to write on the receipt of my
letter to my family at I'enzance ; inform them that I. was never
better in health, and I hope yet to have the pleasure of visiting
an English port under the national and never-yielding flag of
proud Colombia."

* Penzance, Cornwall.

CITY, WEDNESDAY EVENING.

On the Foreign Stock Exchange very little business was this
day done, and the variations in value were chiefly confined to the
Bonds of Colombia and Spain. The former advanced about 1 per
cent. whilst in the latter there was a trifling decline occasioned by
a rumour that the Contractors in London for the last Loan had
answered to an inquiry, " That they would give no official
pledge fbr the payment of the dividend due on the Ist of
May." The French Rentes have rather been pressed on the
market, though no material decline can be noted in them.--
Louis the Fat has not yet been anointed by the Pope, as the con-
science of his Holiness will not allow him to celebrate this august
ceremony towards this Bourbon, because he has already given
holy benediction to the family of Buonaparte. There exists,
therefore, an uncertainty in the minds of the hohlors of French
Securities, to which of these frailties the divine right of ruling
France belongs ; and there are not a few who fancy that power
will finally decide this disputed point.
A vessel has arrived off Dover, which brings numerous letters
from Oporto, dated on the 14th and lith of March. One of the
latter communicates a report that the Count D'Amarante had
defeated the General Rego, and that the Conqueror was on
hi; march in consequence. to Oporto. To the contents of
this letter no credit is given, because the news, if true,
was too important not to have been mentioned in other
1 Iters of the same date, because it is known that on the lath
of Arch, D'Amarante had offered to give himself up to
General ltego on condition that his life should be spared, and
which offer was refused, and because intelligence front Lisbon of
the 13th March, announces that Chaves, the only strong hold
in possession of the Rebels, had been 'taken by the Constitu-
tional Army. The Mail now due may be hourly expected,
and by it the real state of affairs in Portugal will be communi-
cated.— ( Morning Chronicle.)