The Sun.
London, England, 1805-03-19 00:00:00

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NeW.YORK, Fen. • learn by a,40.
meta., from Martinique, that the British Man of
War Centaur. of 74 guns, the Frigate Bat Woes, and
another Frigate, were lying off the Harbour of St.
Pierre, though the place had not been declared in a
state of blockade. This Squadron received intern.
Bence the day before Capt. M. sailed, that the Cork
Fleet had arrived at Barbadoes with several Trans.
ports, and that part of them were to join rh Squa.
drop for the purpose of making an immediate attack
on Martinique. Four Spanish Ships had lately been
carried into Antigua.
Fru. 7.—Capt. Bt,ocx, who arrived in this Port
yesterday' from Norfolk, informs us that the French
Frigate Le President left Hampton Roatls last week,
and went to sea : her destination is not known.

On Thursday last, in the Home of Representa.
tives of the United States, Mr. NICIIOI.sON re.
ported a Bin for making an appropriation for build-
ing a number of Gun.boata, not'exceeding z 5.
Fm a. 9.--Information was lodged yesterday at
the Msyor's Office, that another attempt, which.
was fortunately imsnecessfol, had been made to set
fire ro a dtvelling.house in Pearl.street. A letter
from Washington, dated Feb: to says, " there is
high work and hard words in Congress. Mr. RAN-
rtsl.l-,H made, among others, a day or two past, some
*everts animadversions on the Post roaster. General and
Mr. L'ropr. Mr. Ga.Artioaß, the Postmaster.
General, appeared yesterday morning at the bar of
the House, and insisted on a Committee of than Body
to investigate his. Official Conduit.".

A recent Letter Own Constantinople says, "The
conduet of Gen. BRUNtt, preceding his departure
from hence, subjeCted both hilnself and his Govern.
roent tt?, the greate:lt codtempt. After repeatedly
announcing his intention to set off, and a., often
seizing petty pretences to justify his stay, in the
hope that the fears of the Porte would induce the
required recognition of the new Emperor, he left,
Pera on the 13th December, hut halted at Kathana,
at the. end of the hatbottr of Constantinople,. wriere
he confirmed, in exretation of some overture from
the Government, till the 2./d, when he proceeded on
his journey by land to V icons.
44 The Russian influel,ce here, or, I alight Aar,
the Rol,lian Governtnerit in, Turkey, is more abso.
lure than ever, and this vast Etapite may really'he
considered as a Russian Province. , Great. I,ritain
is but little thought of, and Anstria less, although
an imtnediate neighbour. The Turks, either
through, confidence in the support of Russia, or
through fc;0" of its power, seem to confine to her all
Asir consideration and attention.

“ 'I he late Captain Parka continues'untlerper.
venal arrest. His sw:cesstir was Coxiwain to the.
Enqi,cror's yacht, in his pleasure excursions on the
linsphotui, but he is wholly ignorant of nautical.
Affairs' anti a man of vety ordinary talents,”

Proclamation hit been issued by the Provost
rind Magistrates of ,Edinhorgh, stating, the appear.
ante of mad dogs in that city, that a"child hail teen
Wien, and tilso some cows, which had ilied4capine
madness, and orJering the citizens to confine their
tinder a penalty, and
salsa the dogs found at
large in the streets shall be sbot.

Within these few days a woman in Bridge.gate,
anti a chid in South Aihinn-street, Glasgow, were
burnt.to dreadfully by going too Pear their fires,
that ey, expired shortly after in great agony,