The Sun.
London, England, 1823-02-11 00:00:00

FRENCH I'UNDi.-F,EI3. 8.

Five per Cents.
Ifigliest .. 79 t. 50 c.
Closed at 7B t. 30 c.
-Ditto for the account Opened at 79 f. 50 c.
Lowest 73 f. 70 c.
Closed ut 79 f. -- c.
Bank Stock . ' 1425 f. 20 c.
-Neapolitan Five per Cents. . 67i f.
Spanish Bonds 1821

It appears by a letter from Paris, that a suspi-
cion is entertained of an intention on the part of
the French Government, in the event of war
with this Country, to detain all British subjects,
as their expenditure, drawn from Great Bri-
tain, consists of several millions.

Frankfort Papers came to hand this morning,
from which the following are extracts :-
46 FRONTIERS OF POLAND, JAN. 18.—Move-
ments of troops are taking place in this Empire,
respecting which various reports are in circula-
tion ; many suppose that a force to be held
in readiness to support the Army of Faith in
Spain ; others imagine in Greece.
" ANCONA, JAN. 18.—The Turks report at
Smyrna that the Persian army has retired from
Bagdad; but letters from Alexandria say that
large sums have been offered by the Pacha
to the Peruvian Commanders if they would
retire from the country around Bagdad, lest
this offer was refused. The Progress of the
Persians seem to be looked on with a favourable
eye ; and the Pacha of Egypt, it is imagined,
impatiently looks forward to their success to de-
clare himself independent."

[PROM A CORRESPONDENT.]

STOCK ExcIIANUE, Half-past Twelve o'Clock,—
Consols, opened this morning at 741, went down
to 731 at which price they remain up to this
hour. Little business is doing in the above Mar-.
ket ; people are afraid to buy or sell. The
conduct of the French Minister towards Spain,
and to our Ministers, meets with general disappro.
bation by the public at large, who are anxious
that our Government should pay them in their own
coin. The great quantity of stock, which was
sold out yesterday afternoon to the amount of
near two millions, is supposed to be part of
the two millions eight hundred thousand which
a certain Banker took in pawn last account from
a certain eminent Broker in the City,. the loss
upon which, no doubt, its very greah-LWe only
bear of one Express having arrived this morning I

from Paris, (min; to it Lehi; Sunday and nothing
•
doing in the Funds.
FOREIGN ,ilAttar.T.--Spanish Bonds opened
this morning at 30,f, done at 36, 351, 361, and
are now 351, ‘with a heavy market.—N.B. Within

this half hour Consols look very heavy ; they are
this mompnt done at 731.—rumour$ of a great
failure (hut only a rumour) up to this hour.

F xtrAct Of A Letter frourtheAgent,to LI,OXD's, at New Or-

leans, dated lieceini•ea:j

" The ayde,Sritish sloop of war, was spoken
with, otr the Mk-in-the-Wall, on the 28th ult.
with three piratical vessels in company, which
she had captured :12 days before. 'The crews
amounted to about 200 men.

American Papers, to the 16th of January, ar-

rived this morning.
( From Oa Commercial Advertiser, Jan. 13. )

GREAT FIRE AT PoRT-Au-ParscE.---Captain
Sutto, who arrived here in 14 days from Japemel, informs, that an express was received there
on the 2.lth, stating that the town of Port-au-
Prince had been nearly destroyed by fire, which
broke out on the night of the 22d or 23d. The
Custoin-house, with all the books and papers,
were entirely consumed, as also nearly the whole
•
of the commercial or business part of the tolvn.
The loss of property was immense.—A Procla-
mation of President BOYER, declared the Port
open to Foreign vessels for twelve months,. free
of duty, with cargoes of timber and other build-
ing materials.

(Extract of a Letter from Campo, Dec. 4.)
" Genera( MoNTILLA, with 4000 men, has re-
captured Maracaibo, previous to which he fought
four pitched battles with MOItALIS, the last of
which was ou the 25th ult., which was the most
sanguinary ever fought on the Main ; the loss on
both sides wasiunense—the second in command
to 3,IottALEs, and several other Royalist Officers
have fallen. The Patriots have also lost many
fine Officers, and the. Royalists were completely
routed, and were flying in all directions, pursued
by IMoNTILLA's corps,"
The Paper of the 16th states that commodore
DANIELS' has raptured a Spanish sloop of war,
with 200 soldiers on board.