The Sun.
London, England, 1823-02-03 00:00:00

to Jamaica with 82,000 dollars on board, and about thirty

It is reported that the Duke MATHIEI: DE
MONTMORENCY will have the Minisrry of the
King of FRANCE'S Household, after the departure
of the Marquis de LAtinisToN.
A Letter from Augsburg states, that whatever
may have been the secret resolutions adopted at
Verona, the Sovereigns of Bavaria and of Wur-
temberg have resolved on the perfect maintenance
of the constitutions by which the people in these
countries are governed, as well as of the form of the
Legislative Assemblies which are there established.
The debates in the Chambers will still be public,
and no restrictions whatever will be imposed on
the liberty of the Press. The Grand Duchies of
BADEN and HESSE DARMSTADT will preserve
their Constitutions inviolate, after the example
of Bavaria and Wurtemberg.
His MAJESTY'S Speech having been settled at
the Privy Council held at Brighton on Friday,
it will this day be privately read to the Mem-
bers of the House of Peers by the Earl of LIVER-
root., and to those of the Commons by Mr. Se-
cretary CANNING.
Yesterday, at two o'clock, a Cabinet Council
was held at the Foreign Office, which was at-
tended by the LORD CHANCELLOR, Earl of liar.
rowby, the Errl of Liverpool, the Earl of West
morland, Mr. Peel, Mr. Canning, Earl Isitthurst,
the Duke of Wellington, Viscount Melville, Mr.
Wynn, Mr. Robinson, Lord Maryborough, and
Viscount Sidmouth, who all remained in close
deliberation till about half-past five o'clock.
The Duke of Yoax is going on well towards
recovery from his indisposition, which has been
a violent inflammation on the chest, occasioned
by a continued and increased cold.
Yesterday Divine Service was performed to
the KING'S Household at his Palace in Pall-
mall, b/ the Rev. Dr. &omen°.
Mr. VANSITTART continues confined by inslis-
position, which was the cause of his not being
present at the Cabinet Council yesterday.
Frankfort Papers to the 25th ult. have been
received, which mention the arrival of accounts
from Athens of the 20th of November, stating
that Unction' PACHA, with a considerable force
had penetrated into Attica, and defeated the
Greek troops under ODYSSEUS, near Dudhi, 12
leagues from Athens. The Greek Commander
is said to have sustained great loss, and effected
his own escape with a part of his corps with great
difficulty. All the rest were either killed or
taken prisoners. ODYSSEUS, in his flight, had
the good fortune to capture the son of thouotin
PAcIIA, who offered all the prisoners he had
taken to procure his ransom, but this proposal
was rejected by the Greeks. Provisions had
been thrown into Corinth previously to this in-
cursion of the Turks into the Peloponnesus.—
A dvices from Smyrna of the 13th of December
say, that owing to a very strict system of police
established by the PACIIA, the Greeks were
living there in tolerable security.
Advices were received on Friday announcing
the acceptance by the Colombian Government of
the stores and specie sent from this country by
M. ZEA. The Sappho has, in consequence, been
dispatched to Curaeaa, under convoy of a Co-
lombian vessel of war, to take her guns on board.
It is added that the Government is perfectly sa-
tisfied with those supplies, which indeed have
arrived most seasonably. An impulse of between
two and three per cent. was, in consequence of
this intelligence, communicated to the Colombian
securities.
The French fishermen and marketmen, who
frequent this place, from the opposite shores of
France, do not appear to be very sanguine parti-
zans in the threatened war between that country
and Spain ; they prognosticate that it will lead
to the setting-up of young BUONAPARTE in less
than two years ; a sentiment, we are informed,
very common among persons of this class of so.
ciety in France,—(Portsmouth Paper.)

prisoners, who had been taken out of a vessel suspected o
acts of piracy. The ships anchored at Havannah on the 24th
of November, and found the Pheailant, 13, Captain Clavering,
which sailed on the 27th for England, via New York, after
remaining there three weeks. On the 29th the Seringapatam,
Redwing, and Grecian, sailed in company, to carry into effect
the object of their orders. Anchoring between the Mora
and Monillo Keys, on the fits day of December, they sent
away their boats, which returned, unsuccessful, on the 11th.
On arriving at the 'Havannah the next day, they found
an Amen= schooner, which had ' just been plundered
about sixty miles to leeward. On the 14th the Redwing
and Grecian, and two boats from the Seringapatam, sailed
in quest of the pirate, the mate of the American vessel
acting as pilot. They returned without success. On the 29d
his Majesty's ship Scout, 18, Captain Wigston, arrived,
having on board eleven English and eight Frenchmen, taken
out of pirate schooner, which she run on shore in the bay of
Honduras. On the 24th of December, after having spent
one month in unavailing efforts to discover and intercept these
miserable but troubleiome marauders, the Seringapatam and
Redwing sailed for England, and the Grecian, for Port Royal,
she not being sufficiently seaworthy to hazard a return voyage
' across the Atlantic at this season of the year. The Scout was
left to cruize on the coast of Cuba, previously to proceeding to
Jamaica ; the Kangaroo, surveying vessel, had proceeded
to Providence. On the 111th of January the Seringapa-
tam fell in with and supplied the Finley, of Liverpool, in
great distress, her sails having been blown away, and her pro-
visions expended. On the 2bth the ships made Scilly, on the
27th passed the Eddystone, on the 28th anchored at Spithead,
having been absent four months. It appears that much more
has been made of the subject of piracy in the West Indies than
the circumstances justified ; and that both Rear-Admiral Sir
Charles Rowley, our Commander-in-Chief on the station, and
the Spanish authorities in the island of Cuba, had done all that
it was possible to effect to protect the trade and destroy the pi.
rates. The Americans have suffered more in their trade than
we have. The vessels, generally, in which these daring marau-
ders put to sea, and commit their depredations, are clipper-
boats, miserable schooners, and others, not larger than fishing
vessels, which are not kept in an organized state fur this mode
of warfare, but are made so by these daring fellows (of mixed
nations), at the moment whenever a merchant vessel appears
off their harbours and numerous creeks, 'of which it appears
likely they can maize a prize. The boats of the Tyne, 28,
Captain Godfrey, had been very actively employed in this ser-
vice : she had taken three pirates. Lieutenant Hobson had fel-
' len into their hands in an unsuccessful attack, but they gave
him up. Lieut. Allen, of the American navy, had been killed.
We learn that his Grace the Duke of Manchester, Governor
of Jamaica, arrived at Port Royal, from England, in the John
Shand merchant ship, on the 4th of December ; and the Active
frigate, Capt. A. King, with Commissioner Ross and family,
on the Gth of December. The Active was to sail again in a few
days, _for Vera Cruz, Havannah, and England.
On Thursday morning an Admiralty messenger arrived here,
with orders for the Senngapatam and Redwing to be refitted
with all possible haste, to sail on their return (as is understood)
to the Ilasminah, to join the squadron under Commodore Owen.
They will be ready for sea on Tuesday next. It would appear
that it was expected these ships would not leave the Havannah
before the Commodore arrived out : he left Plymouth on the
24th Dec. The reason for reinforcing our squadron in the
West Indies is, we are informed, to prevent, should it become
necessary, the Isles of Cuba and Porto Rico from being taken
possession of by any hostile force. It may not be uninterest-
mg to describe the force that is, or soon will be, collected in
that quarter, consisting of one line-of-battle ship, five large
frigates, 4 small frigates, and 9 sloops and brigs of war, viz.—
Sybille, 46, Rear-Admiral Sir Chas. Rowley, K. C. B. Capt.
Josh. R. Rowley ; Gloucester, 74, Cot, Sir Edward Owen ;
Seringapatam, 46, Capt. Warren, C. B. Pyramus, 42, Capt.
F. Newcombe, C. 11.4 lryperiant-434apa James Lillierap ;
Phaeton, 46, Capt. Edward Sturt ; Ranger, 28, Capt. Peter
Fisher.; Valorous, 26, Capt. James Murray; 'Tyne, 26, Capt.
Godfrey; Tamar, 20, Capt. T. Herbert; Esk, 20, Capt. Lee
Warner; Falmouth, 20, Capt. Purcell ; Surinam, 18, Capt.
Crole ; Tracian, 18, Capt. I. W. Roberts ; Redwing, 18, Capt.
Hon. G. Trefusis ; Carnation, 18, Capt. ; Helicon,
10. tkot. Dawkins; ,Icarus,
Capt. E. L. Rich. 10, Capt. Matthews; Bustard,
Wove informed it was determined, when the Admiralty and
Navy Boards made an official visit to our Dock-yard, last year,
that, besides the guard-ships in commission, (which, it was or-
dered, should be taken into dock once every three years, to be
examined), twelve fine-of-battle ships should be constantly
kept in a forward state fur commission, in case of need. This
intention has not been mud upon until Monday last, when
orders were received to fit up the magazines and other internal
apartments of the foUowing ships, viz.—Victory, 104; IVel-
lesley, 74 ; 74 ;
and Trincomale frigates. War'iPito, 74 ; and the Amphitrite
It appears generally, expected that a Squadron of Obseva-
tion will be formed, of ten sail of the line, with a proportion of
frigates and small ships, under that experienced and gallant
officer, Admiral Lard Exmouth.i
The Egerla frigate is ordered to be paid off and fitted again
for sea.
At Shithead—Seringapatam, Redwing. In the harbour—
Queen Charlotte, Ramifies Albion, Briton, Ringdove, Pan-
dora, Trincula, Clinker, Pater.
The Parthian, 10, at this port, is ordered to be prepared for
somnussion.

The Jupiter, of 80 guns, is fitting out at Ply
mouth for the reception of Lord AMERST, who, together
with his suite, will proceed in that vessel to the East Indies.—
It is computed.that every arrangement will be completed in
about a fortnight. The Jupiter has already taken in the greater
part of her stores.
The Reverend T. CALVERT, Nomiiian Pro-
fessor in the University of Cambridge, is appointed
to the Wardership of Manchester.
On Saturday last the Directors of the High-
land Society of London held their first Spring
Meeting; WILLIAM M'GrtaavitAy, Esq. in the
Chair. Several interesting communications from
Bombay and other places were read, and the
names of the individuals who are to be recom-
mended to the next General Court, fur the offices
of the Corpdation for the ensuing year, were
agreed to.
THE LATE KING'S 141111tAIIY.----IliS MAJESTY
has written to Lord LivettOot., announcing that
he has presented this noble Collection to the
British Nation. The letter, is brief, but nobly
and patriotically expressed in elegant language.
It states the number of books to be 120,000!
and his MAJESTY'S reasons for thus bestowing
them, as most agreeable to the memory of a
Father, who during so long a reign lived the
model of every public and private virtue.—(Lite-
rtrry Guzette.)—This valuable gift, which has
been made to the Public, will be placed in a
building to be erected for the purpose.
Cou OP KING'S BENCH, FEE. 3. This
morning the Court was excessively Crowded, in
expectation of Mrs. Susannah Wright and Tun-
bridge, for publishing bkophemous and seditious
libels, being brought up for judgment; but, on
the first sitting of their. Lordships, Mr. Justice
BEST intimated, that as coniiderable business
was before the Court, and that as the defendants
were not ready, they would not be called on this
day.—The defendants did not appear.
NATHANIEL ATCHISON, Esq• on Monday last,
distributed a donation of 'la (in money) amongst
the poor of Petersfield, for which they return
him their sincere thanks.—(Portsmouth P9er.)