The Sun.
London, England, 1841-10-02 00:00:00

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full,,!ctehman by birth ; a thick set, broad-shouldered,
- chested man, about five feet eight or nine inches
fhi: withrather light hair, blue eyes, full face, and low.
,iehead. lie ' what may be of more interest to some
of your readers, likewise a bacinlor. If this outline of gentleman should convey t3'you no favourable im-
pression, you would be mistaken. His address is um.
usually prepossessing ; he is extremely frank and social
in his manners, and withal uncommonly intelligent. In
early life he received quite a good education, learn-
ing Latin and Greek; and subsequently travelled a.s
an amanuensis to 'Major Russell of the Engineew,
near relative, if not a son of the nobleman of that
name, who was murdered by his valet in Londob, a
year or so since.• .More recenilly, he travellid
in
France, and in 18.30,, first touched his foot on our free
soil. During most of the time ho has spent in this
country, he has acted as Deputy Sheriff in the Niagara
district of Upper Canada. You will remember that he
was first arraigned for his agency in the burning of the
Caroline, under the name of " Angus M'Leod," a
younger brother of his. He was released on account
of this informality, but was subsequently indicted
and arrested under his own proper name, Alexander
M'Leod. The examination upon his arrest, took
place at LewiSton, and continued five days, upon
which he was committed to gaol at Lockport, with a
guard around his gaol during the entire period of his
confinement there, six months. The last spring ho
was taken to New York on a &rheas corpus, where .
application for his discharge was made by his coun-
sel, Joshua A. Spencer ; and at the late July term
was brought to Utica to hear the decision on this ap-
plication. It being denied, he was placed ill the cus-
tody of the Sheriff of this county, and confined in the
gaol in this place. Here he has since remained, so-
lacing himself with books, conversation, and his own
thoughts, the latter of which you may well imagine,
under the circumstances, are not the most, agreeable.
He has excited no small curiosity among the farmers in
our neighbourhood, a large number of whom have visited
him, and have generally left him with the most favour.
able impressions of his disposition. M'Leod is free in
his communications on the matter in which he is in-
volved, answering all questions, and supplying are
minutest details as to his conduct during the patriot war,
.and steadfastly denying any connection with the memor-
able outrage on the rights and honour of our country,
with which he stAnds pharged. As to the probability of
an attack, you can judge, with your knowledge of the
feeling at the West, as correctly as myself. Thsig is,
at least, foundation enough to warrant all the giTeau-
dons that have been adopted. Whether M'Leod has
more to dread froni- open assault than private assassina•.
tion, is a question. He is mare apprehensive of the
' latter than the former.
. DESTRUCTIVE FrnE.:---Between four and five o'clock
this morning a fire broke out in the large • fire=story
brick double store, at the south-east corner of Ct;dar-
street and Broadway. The whole interior of the build-
ing, down to the second story, was destroyed, the bare
wails only standing. The occupants of the premises
were Henry S. Tanner, circulating library and map,
store, stock damaged by water ; Jae. 11. Cooke, furni-
ture warehouse, stock saved in a damaged state ;
Tucker, tailor, stock saved with the exception of about
100 dollars' worth -of cloths, which were gel& ; Sher.
man and Smith, engravers and printers ; W. E. Peet:-
barn, wood engraver ; Miller, Dill, and Davidson, attorl
nies ; Allen M. Sherman, ditto ; and C. C. Marsh, ditto.
—New York Paper, Sept. 17.

LATE AND INTERESTING FROM FLORIDA.
Advices of a highly interesting character were re-
ceived at the Department of War on Saturday last,
from Colonel Worth; commanding the Florida army, to
the 31st ultimo, inclusive. The Colonel announces the
surrender of the remnant of Coacoochie's people, the
seizure of the Chief llospitaka, with fifteen of his
chiefs and warriors, and the promised surrender of all
his people, amounting, to 320 more, on the 11th of this
month, the day of the arrival of the despatch at gene-
ral head-quarters. Reports are also transmitted of the
recent expedition in the Everglades, conducted by Cape
tain Burke, 3d Artillery, and Lieutenant Rogers, of
the Navy, and of a successful operation, under Lieu-
tenant Anderson, 2d Infantry, in which he capturo
several Indians ; an abstract of whit* reports will ,ne
given hereafter.

The Colonel gives assurances that there are .not more
than ten Indians on the east side of the St. John's river;
that the Everglades are abandoned by them as no longer
a safe retreat ; that the Creeks and Tallahassees in the
northern part . of the'territory were to meet him on the
7th inst.; and .that the scattered families en the Waoassa
had been so much disturbed Ivy CapAn Hoffman and
Alexander as to induce earnest promises of speedy sub-
mission ; and, generally, he reports that the Indians, on
all hands, exhibit unequivocal evidences of a desire to
end the struggle. It is, most gratif3 ing to learn that,
with all their privations, exposure, and unusual activity,
the troops are generally healthy. It would appear that
our gallant little army, having in the gallant Worth a
leader of the right spirit, have been able to show their
entire efficiency.—American Paper.