The Sun.
London, England, 1804-02-04 00:00:00

AM AIC A.

Br the lattst accounts from Jamaica, it appears
that his Honour the LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR de..
livered a Message to the Assembly, accompanied by
a Letter from Lord HoBART to his Honour, which
had for their objea to procure a Grant from the
Assembly for the maintenance of an additional Force
cf 3oco Men in that Island, for its greater security
and protetlion. The same proposition had been
made some time ago, which was negatived. Lord
HOBART states, in his Letter to the LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR, the following reason, among others,
for requesting the Assembly to reconsider the prin.
ciple on which the proposition was made :

" If His /11ArEsTv's Sulkieds residing in the Island of
Jamaica, did contribute their full proportion to the general
expences of the Empire, there might be some grounds to
support theargument that has been urgedagainst their making
a separate provision for defraying the expence of the Land
Force that may be‘stationed for theTirste.ction of the Island ;
but as such an argument, dispassionately examined, would
he found untenable, it is to be hoped that a re-consideration
of the principle upon which your proposition was made to
the Assembly wilt !cad to a more satistaelory result, and that
the decision will rather be governed by the means of pro-
viding the supply, than by arguments that bespeak less li-
berality than might have been expected from the Island of
Jamaica."

His Lordship then enters at some length on the
different arrangements relative to the Military Esta-
blishment at Jamaica, in times of danger and diffi-
culty, and holds out the probability of a speedy
reduction of the Force in the Island, on the eva.
cuation of St. Domingo by the French Troops„
which he assures his Honour would then he less
expensive than the arrangement of 1798, when the
Assembly agreed to the maintenance of 2000 In-
fantry and the zoth Light Dragoons. His Lord.
ship concludes his Letter to the Governor by say-
ing--

" Under a full persuasion, that the concurrence of the
Assembly will be obtained to the extent of the Contributions
now proposed, you are authorized to aLeede to their wishes
upon the subject of the zd West India Regiment ; but if,
contrary to the reasonable expectation of His MAJEsry's
Government, the Assembly should not concur even to that
extent, the intention of removing the Black Troops must be
laid aside."
The Assembly, after mature deliberation, nega-
tived the Proposition hem. eon. and stated their
reasons for so doing at lull length; one of the pin.
cilia' was, their inability, from the trade of the
Island having been diverted to other channels.

ZINGSTON, DF.C. 26.
The Sophia Cutter, of London, from the River
Gambia, with bees' wax, taken by the Egyptientre
French Privateer, is recaptured by the Revolution-
aire Frigate ; and a French Privateer, of four four_.
pounders, and 66 men, from St. Domingo, out 20
'days, and carried into Jamaica.
Saturday morning His Majesty's Packet the Gibes.
telfield, sailed from Port Royal, with a mail for
Great Britain. The Desiree sailed the same morn-
ing as her Convoy to a certain latitude. The same
morning arrived at Port Royal, the Earl of Lei.
tester Packet, in z 8 days from Falmouth.

It appears from the Jamaica Papers, that General
RocitAms EAU , did not surrender the French Stria.-
dron till he had first attempted to mike his escape
with them. The Blanche Frigate, Capt.l\7uDGE, ar.
rived hereon Sunday 11%411 Care Frai.c'ls, with the
following information : :!;e z0:11 G:-r.
RocHAmBEAu having entered into terms with the
Black General DESSALINEs, was allowed ten ti's
to retire with his Troops, consisting of ab ,ut 3000,
from Cape Francois; and at the expiNii ion iif that
period embarked with his Forces on board the Fri-
gates and Merchant Vessels layitig in the Harbour,
and attempted to quit the Prirt, when they were
captured by our Squadron cruizing off that place.
Monday evening arrived the Bellerophon and Ele-
phant, of 74.. guns each, from Cape Francois, with
the French Frigate La Surveil/ante, of 44 guns,
Commodore BARRE, having Gen. ROCHIMBEAU
on board.

The following French Vessels arrived at Port
Royal, on Tuesday morning from Cape Francois :
La l7ertu Frigate, of 44. guns, Capt. MoNTAL z N ; La
Decouverte Corvette; the ships Havre-de-Grace, En.
dymion, Louise Marie, jerernie, Bonne Mere, Nouvelle
Sophie, Retinair, and Auguste, and the Brig St. Nieho.
las, with troops; and a 'small Schooner, laden with
sundries. The Danish Brig Diana, with troops,
and the American Ship Two Sisters, and Brig Ad-
venture, with passengers, detained by the Squa.
dron, also arrived the same day from the Cape.
The French Ship Tess* son, from the Cape, with
Troops, arrived on Tuesday. evening, Prize to the
Squadron : also the French Schooner La Couverte,
cut out off Curracoa Roads by the Boats of the Ele-
phant and Bellerophon; also the 'French Schooner
La Maria, a prize. The Tartar Frigate had her
Second Lieutenant killed in cutting a Felucca out of
one of the St. Domingo Ports, hat succeeded. On
Thursday arrived three French Ships with Troops,
prizes to the Squadron.
La Pique' Frigate, Capt. CUMBERLAND, arrived
on Thursday evening, with the following vessels,
her prizes :—The American Schooners Adivr, and
Sally, \V ANE ; and the French Schooner La Bella
Lcuisa, having 530 French Troops on board of the
garrison of Cape Nicholas Mole, which place sur-
rendered on the sth. ult.

BAT)/ Anaav A Ls.—Lord and Lady Sunderland, Lady and
Miss A'Court, Lady Teresa Deancr, Lady Willes, Sir Francis
Baring, Cen. Horlock, Col. and Mrs. Rumley, Lieut.-Col
and Mrs. Power, Lieut.-Col. Disney, Lieuol. Snell, Lieutenant Colonel Meyrick, Major and Mrs. Plunkett, Dr. Short, tee.

A considerable failure has taken place on the
Stock Exchange, accompanied by circumstances of
peculiar hardship to the sufferers. A person who
has long praaised in the House as Broker, with
unblemished charaaer, had deficiences to pay to a
large amount in April and May last, to pay which
he borrowed different sums from his friends both in
and out of the House, and for these sums he gave
bills which are now become due. He also, it seems,
bought, on Saturday last, 26001. 3 per Cents from a
brother Broker, and for which he gave his draft in
payment. The stock was transferred to his princi.
pal ; but when the draft was presented at the clear.. ing house, it was not honoured, and on Wednesday
he disappeared. In consequence of this failure, the
House was kept open on Thursday, though a holi-
day, in order to investigate the amount of his defi-
ciencies. They have already discovered losses to
the amount of 27,0001.

L REFO,

COURT OF ktNG's BENCH, Fee. 3,
MR. ERSKINE moved for a Rule to shew cause
why au Attorney should not answer the Matters of
an Affidavit, and also why he should not deliver up
certain deeds which were in his hands, and also pay
over certain sums of money which he had received
for a Gentleman who had employed him to let cer-
tain growl:is on a certain ground-renr, on which
building leases had been granted. The Affidavit
stated that this. Attorney had been recommended to
the Gentleman for whom this application was made;
that these houses had been agreed to be let, and that
the Attorney was to manage the business for this
Gentleman ; that to accomplish this business the
title-deeds were put into the Attorney's hands, who
kept them for some time, and on being asked why
the business was not completed, made some excuses
why the conveyances had not been made. After-
wards it appeared, on inquiry, that the Attorney had
received the rents of the estate for a year and a
quarter ; but on application, refused to account
with his client for the money, or to deliver up the
Deeds. There was no A6tion before the Court,
nor were there any law transaaions between this
Attorney and his Client, and therefore Mr. ER_ SR INE said he was aware that the Court would not
gra ntthe latter parr of his motion, nor order the Bill
to be taxed, because there was no business done but
that of Conveyancing, the Bill for which was not the
subjeft of taxation ; but his purpose might be an-
swered by having the first part of the Motion grant-
ed, namely that of calling upon this Attorney to an-
swer the matters of the Affidavit, for then the Court
might consider whether such a person was an orna-
ment to the Roll of Attornies ; he Was apptehen.
sive that this would supersede the necessity of bring ►
-
ing any Adion of Troyer,• or otherwise taking any
course against this Gentleman .; he had no doubt
that although the business done in this case was only
that of ConVeyancing, yet that the original em-
ployment of this person was in the charaßer of an
Attorney, and as such he was amenable to the Court.
The Cut n 7 jusrtca'observed, there was delin-
quency sufficient stated in this Affidavit to induce
the Court to entertain this Motion, and to call on the
Attorney for an answer to the matters of the Affi-
davit; hut it would be as well that the Rule should
be drawn up in such a way as that the delinquency
should be stated to him at once, that he might
know what he was to meet on the face of the Rule,
as soon as lie should be served with it.
Rule to shew cause granted.