The Sun.
London, England, 1812-01-21 00:00:00

of war.

PENtAtitE, .18.—Arrived the Actvento-c
packet, Capt.,llltt,4; from Malta, with a Mail, last
from Gibraltar, olit .;zO days.

The Iris, AVERY, from New fork; and the Ge-
neral Porlier, from Corunnai arrived off Dover yes-
terday.

The Mail brought to Penianae by the Adimniure
packet from Malta; has not been received at the
Post Office; will be up to-morrow.
The Ca7marthen from Bombay, Mary, Lgirti,;
from the South Seas, and the Bhramoola, sailed
from St. Helena on the 20th of November. The
Golden Grove sailed from thence between the 20th
and 29th.

Lieutenant Generals SirCHARLEs ASGtLL, t;LOYD)
and \VINYARD, are to retire from rile Staff in Ire-
land. They are to be succeeded by Lieutenant=
G,?nerals FORBES, HART, and DRUMMOND.b Lord
FORBES iS to command the Dublin Distriat in the
room of Sir C. ASGILL.

Paymasters, absent from their regiments on ac;--,
count of ill health, may be allowed an additiarr of
ss. per diem to their pay, payable under the.direc-
lions of the Lords Commissioners of his Majesty's
Treasury ;: the allowance to be issued for 2 wont h 9
only at one time., and in no case to comintle for
more Wan twelve months.

Ft)Lcit, the Governor of West Morida, has
led Ilk command, and gone to the Havanna!). Col.
NI PENT exercises the funaions of Governer la hi 3

absence.

Two sl;ght shocks of an earthquake were Lit, at
Vizelle, in France between the 16th and I?rh Nov.
They were preceded by very loud subtetraureus
reports.

The inhabitants of the world at the prest4it time
are computed by a learned theological writer at Soo
N.v otu he supposes 2,500,000 to he
Jews, 482 millionsßagans, 175 millions and a half
Christians, and 140 millions Mahommedarm. •

A few days ago the passengers in a Yarmouth
coach going from the metropolis, were sopped at
the toil-gate near Colchester, and on inquiring the
cause of delay, were informed that they had tr.ty,l.
the last stage, nine miles (through Kelvedon) wit
out coachman or guard.
MURDERS OF Tin MAAR AND WILLIAMSON FA‘
MILIES..---4tl consequence of private information rt..;
ceive.l by Mr. BERNARD, Postmaster, of Litneritice
a man mimed Ratrick Donoghue, Rho called 16t- let-
ter's on Monday morning, and answered the descrip-
tion Mr. BER'INAttp had• of hini, was gptorehe. ded
and committed t9•oiison, on suspicion of being c ,n-
Cerned in The murder of Mari- and William•en's
finvlies. apriettisNe resided at riatclitt-highwhy
the last five year<.and is. a native of Arclnacru.h:,,
near this city.--(Lintericki(ivertiser.)

We this day received Jamaica Papers to the 23d
of November inclusive i but they contain nothing
interesting.
The House of Assembly his passed a bill impos-
ing a double duty on all articles of grain imported
from America.

We are happy in assuring our Readers, :that ac-
counts from Windsor this day state, that his. MA.7

JBsTY is better.

This morning we received a Malta Mail, from
-which -we have only room to make the following

OXtraets :

GIBRALTAR, DEC. 21.--The Malta packet brought
an authentic account of a successful landing effeaed
at Pelinutus, on the coast of Naples., about the latter
end of 061ober, by 250 men of the 62d Regiment,
under Major DARLEY, who had embarked at Me-
Jaz zo, in his Majesty's frigates lmperieuse and Thames,
vnd fifty marines, commanded by Lieut. Prros ;
and after staying two days on shore, reiwbarked,
and returned to Melazzo with their prizes.