The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-15 00:00:00

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" Given from our residence of Monte Citorio, the 2d of
July, 1846. " GIACOMO ANTONELLI.
" Treasurer-General.
" ANGELO M. VANNINI,

" Commissary-General of the R.C.A.
" FILIPPO APPOLINI,

" Secretary and Chancellor of the R.C.A."

AFFAIRS AT OTAIIEITE.

We have been favoured with another letter (dated
April 15th) from Otaheite, written by the intelligent
young officer on board one of her Majesty's ships a
Papiete, whose former interesting communication re
specting Otaheitean affairs was given in our columns on
the 7th inst. That letter (which had been received only
the preceding day) was dated January 22, whereas the
present (written nearly three months afterwards)
reached England only a week later—a eurious proof of
the irregularity of the arrivals from that portion of the
globe. The following are interesting extracts from the
said letter (for which we have to thank Mr. Brindal, of
the Haymarket Theatre) :
" I have just received a whole " batty" of letters and
papers by a French man-of-war brig, this day, from tin
Marquesas, where they had been brought from Valpa
raiso, by the Mearth. they are dated respectively
March 30, May 16, June 16, and July 13 (latest d rte).
It is now nearly 14 months since we received any letters
before this; I shall, therefine, leave you to imagine
what our feelings were upon the receipt of these to-
day. I have such a deal of news to tell you, that I
scarce know where to begin. I am sorry you express
s our intention of sending me no more letters or papers.
on account of the letter you saw (relating to her Ma
jesty's ship Talbot) in the Times of July 6, 1845. 1
saw the same letter myself, and I am surprised at you,
believing all you see in the newspapers; for I can aesurr
yon there is not at present the slightest probability of
our even leaving Otaheite, much more coming home;
every ship on the station is distributed, and we cannot
leave here without belie," relieved. lam afraid it will be
a very very long time before I shall have the ph asura
of seeing you ; and now fer the news.

" About five o'clock on the evening of the 20th March,
the natives, who have been (and are still) encamped
without the town of Papiete, suddenly made an attack oe
the town; we instantl) called away every boat to fetcl.
off the British residents, missionaries, &c., and the fir-
ing was kept up with great spirit and resolution by th•
natives ; they set fire to several of the heuses of thi
French, and those natives who bad shown thernselete.
traitors to Pornare. One old chief was actually riddlefi
through and through with bullets. Of course the
ship was crowded with people from the shore. The
French had several killed and tvounded, the exact
;lumber not known ; however, the natives have con
tinned annoying them from every hill, every day regu
larly (except Sundays.) We have seen several killed, and
they persist in saying that they had had no cne hurt
Their spleen is directed particularly to us (who they
imagine excite the natives, and supply them with ,arm,
and ammunit;on). You recollect my speaking of Mr.
Havery, surgeon ; a ruffianly French native shot him it.
the head the other day, can shore, m, st deliberately ; he
escaped by a miracle, the ball passing through his cap
and scraping the ski:ll clean, taking with it the hair and
scalp. law glad to say he is now quite well ; the man
was tried by the French, and acquitted, of course, al
though it was clearly proved on the trial that he took
deliberate aim. In consequence of this row, the officers
are compelled to be off to the ship every night at sun.
set. Some amusement was required, so we started a
small branch of the drania in this desert, which has
thrived wonderfully. There are some ladies here
(and pretty ones), daughters of an old captain who
settled here some years ado. who, of course, have
never seen any thieg like a play ; they were, there-
fore, delighted, amused, and wonder-stricken, to be
introduced to the features of Mr. Grimaldi ; and I'm
sure its the first time the 'orests of Tahiti have been
awakened by the echoes of Hot codlins,' &c. On Mon-
day next we have Bombastes, under the immediate pa-
tronage of captain and officers, not forgetting Mrs. H.,
who has made Distaffina a dress.
" P S. I had almost forgotten to mention that the
French marched out to attack the natives on Sunday
last ; they lande.l at Taponaa, and lost about eighteen
bands ; the natives having defeated them, taken their
boats, and three prisontrs—a most disgraceful affair.
If Punch could have seen them march in again, it a oWel
have affiirded him a fine sketch. We sieg Rule Bri-
tannia' every night, enough to c::ack our throats, which
annoys the French considerably. They don't allow any
ships to sing after sunset, but can't stop us, for Bri-
tons never, never, never, &c. You know the rest."—
Advertiser.

MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.—CHATHA3I. AUG. 12.
Colonel Sir Thomas Wilshire, K.C.8., Commandant of
this garrison, has issued garrison orders to Colonel Thomas
Weare, K.H., the officer in command of the provisional
battalion, to hold the undermentioned detachments in readi-
ness to embark at Gravesend en the 15t11 inst., on board the
ship Alfred, for Beng 1, viz., 6 men of the 24th Regiment, 5
men of the 29:h Foot, 66 men of the 51st King's Own Light
Infantry, 10 men of the 61st, 38 men of the 80th, and 47 men
and 1 boy of the 94th Regiment, making a total of 173 per-
sons. The following officers are under orders to embark
with the troops : Ensign H. E. Fardell, and Ensign H. R.
Browne, of the 9th Foot; Assistant-Surgeon Alexander
Mackey Macbeth, of the 29th ; Lietvenant Reed, of the 32(1;
Major F. Main warren, Captain R. D. Baker, Captain E.
'sham. Lieutenant David Stephenson, Ensign S. G. Carter,
Ensign It. G. S. Mason, Ensign Arch. Robertson, Ensign
Marne, Ensign Conge and Ensign Edward O'Callaghan, of
the 51st Light Infantry; Ensign R. J. E. Reed, of the
62d ; Ensign the Hon. J. H. Montague Browne, of the
80th ; and Ensign G. Colclough Pemberton, of the 94th
regiment. On Monday, the 10th inst., a board of field
officers assembled in the officers' main guard-room, at
Chatham Barracks, for the purpose of inquiring into
several complaints made against the canteen-keeper, for
overcharging in the price of different articles of provisions
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1{.111., president, for the trial of private Gideon Euspin, of
the 3rd Light Dragoons, charged with desertion fr. m the
cavalry depot at :Maidstone, and making away with his regi •
mental necessaries. The prisoner was dreesed as a sailor, and
deserted at the time he was under orders tie. embarkation.
The case against the prisoner being dosed, Thomas Strutton,
a private of the Bth Foot, was then tried ter desertion. The
Court then adjeurned, and again assembled on the following
morning, when John D'Alene', a prisoner belonging to the
18th Foot, Royal Irish, was tried for being found asleep on
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his post, whilst on duty is her Majesty's ieke ard at Chat.
ham ; after which, Sergeant Thomas Bentley, of the Wool-
wich Division of the Roe al Marines, was tried for being
drunk, he being in charge of an escort with two prisoners,
for the military prison aeFort Clarence. Evidence was given
that the prisoner was intoxicated on his arrival at the prison.
The sentences against the prisoners are not known.
EXCISE RESTRICTIONS ON CHE3IISTS AND DRUGGISTS.
—A meeting of chemists and druggists was held on Wednesday,
at the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, for the purpose
of receiving a report from the deputation appointed to wait
on the Chancellor of the Exchequer, to obtain the amend-
ment or withdrawal of the Spirit Licenses and Duties Bill
recently brought into the House of Commons. Mr. Drew
took the chair, and stated the proceedings and result of the
deputation. The Chancellor of the Exchequer had received
them with great courtesy, and, after receiving their sugges-
tions, referred them to the Board of Excise. The deputation
went accordingly, and upon the representations made to
the Board, several of the most objectionable clauses in
theu,as Bill werehow eNe,eitrl,iermoesxtpoabnngoexdiQuos%
one striking feature amended. The Bill
in it being that above sixty articles used in the
business would be under the supervi•ion of the Excise,
though the articles in the pharniacopia had been ex-
cluded from i,s operation. Mr. Baron, Mr. Davy, Mr. Roper,
,dr White, Mr Mowbray. Mr. Morson, and Mr. Iludson
addressed the meeting, urging the necessity fir opposing
the Bill, and resolutions ageiest it. were carried unanimously.
One of the resolutions was to the effect that the frauds upon
the Excise, which it was the object of the Bill to suppress,
would be best prevented by the reeistrati
in which stills were used. At the close of the proceedings a
petition against the Bill was numerously signed
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CURE NOR THE CATERPILLAR.—A
surface round the roots of
gentleman at
Galashiels has discovered that exhausted bark spread on the
gooseberry bushes is an effectual
to be mucn
remedy for caterpillar. His garden use
tested by these destructive insects, which he had tried various
modes Of rooting out without success, until a hu ky chance
led him to try the effect of refuse bark from the tan-yard.
Two years ago he spread a considerable quantity of it round
the roots of all the bushes in his garden. except one or two.
Those missed were seriously iejure.l by the caterpillar; all
the others were eerfectly saved. The next year hr neglected
to renew the bark, and every bush in the garden was afTecled
with the disease. This year he again resorted to it, and
not a single caterpillar is to bee seen. A more simple and
cbeap remedy could scarcely be wished for. A cart load of
the bark, which costs about OLlyenCel is MAOy sufficient ((Sr
the largest garden.