The Sun.
London, England, 1804-10-09 00:00:00

` Ttia sickness at Malaga continues ; but the at-
counts received by the last Mail upon this subied
ate so Contradiclory that we shall take no notice of
them merely observing, that it has beery deemed
necessary to extend the hountlaties'Ol prohibition,
With resin& to our communication with the Spanish.
'Coast, as far as Almeria. Thete has always been
'more sickness in this Garrisiwat this season than
ar any other. The number of peOple who have died
lately is not greater than in other years ; yet the
sickness, though not unusual, combined with the
stare of Malaga' has occasioned alarm. .
To prevent the area of exaggerated reports, the
following statement is given : Died, from the Ist
of this month to this day,• of fever, inhabitants 12,
soldier's and soldiers' wives 6 ;, ill of teveys, inha.
bitants 65, soldiers 14..
Antonio Bensetto, a boatman, having been de.
teded endeavouring to introduce two foreigners into
thegatrisein, -who, being unprovided with a 13111 of
Health, had been refused admittance, was sentenced
by his Excellency the Commander in Chief to re-
ceive 75 lashes, Viz. as on the Alameda, as at the
Four-Corners, and the remaining as at the Liza.
Imo. The sentence was put. in execution the day
befote yesterday ; .and the same punishment is tole
infl.tted on the two foreigners, Christopher Capello
and Raphael, Aline, namely, Capello on Monday
nee', and' Atilla on Monday week.
Ss PT. t 7.---Yesterday arrived the nye, Capt.
HALLOWELL, and the Conqueror, Capt. Pri.t.sw,
in fifteen days frnm Plymouth, to join Lord NEL.
sores Fleet. Arrived also the Hydra and her oun.
voy of 32 sail, tram SpitheA, in 24 days. We are
much alarmed here by an epidemic fever which has
'made its appearance atnopg us. God grant we may
not be viStted with the same malady that now
.afilittt. the gown of Malaga.
Ssl'T.-2t.—The Epidemic Fever, which lately
made its appearance here, continues to increase
daily.' The I.dianitants are in the greatest 'terror
and alarm ; almost every house, and shop in town
is shut tip, through dread of the infeCtiun, and • all
bUshuss nearly at a stand. The deaths amount to
about 16 daily': fortunately it has noryet attacked
any or the Troops,
:except the Artillery and Da
• RoLL E's Regiment, who have lost several men by.
it. , Many of the Inhabitants have fled from the
place, but all the Ports of Spain and Portugal are
now shut against us, and we,ciaily expeet the same
to take place with rowed to Barbary.

.MALAGA, SEPT. i.—Our Harbour is again shut.
On,y ship. laden with corn are suffered to enter it,'
and those with the greatest -citcurnspettitin, to pre.
vent the .propagation of infetilJnii
'According to an authentic, list transmitted to
Court, on the 25th of Aug.l7Bpersous died. 87 reco.
veredond there were 2332 stcic„—On the 26:11, 172
died, 88 recovered, two r 22E2 were sick.—On
27th 179 died, 9t recovered, and 2079 remained
sick. On the 28th, za3 died, 71 recovered, and
there Were 1919 sick.
CADI z, Auc. st.—Orders have been given here
to fit out one ship of. one of 80, and one
of 74, which will immediate!) sail Icir Ferrol.
Our Government has some time since given or_
tiers, that all the specie which is ready shall be
transmitted as soon as possible from Vera Cruz to
Europe.

Ipstruaions have been istued•from Admiral Lord
KE.ITH, dated on board the Mos:arch, in the Dawns,
for .the line of condut to be adopted by the different
Flotillas employed fcic the defence of the Coast. The
dircetious commence with the explanation of a code
of signals which tire to direct their movements,
which we do not deem it prudent to publish.

Nlastosta tinust.—ln shallow water the persons best ac-
quainted will be expected to lead; and when boats or vessels
are sent a-head of any of His Nlaksty's, Ships, they are to
hoist and lower the ensign anew for every fathom of water
they are in, and to hoist it halt up for a half fathom. '
In case of being obliged to take shelter any Where in Ind
weather, it is expected that the loyal creNs will use every
possible exertion to regain,their former station, and join their
friends; and in the event of subduing any of the Enemy's
Vessels or floats, it is directed that they shall cut away all
their masts, rigging, cables, anchors, rudders, &c. (for h
purpose they, should go forth provided with axes, hatchets,
saws,, or choppers),, and throw overboard their'oars, and all
the 4nns that may be found on board them, but not to take
possession of them, or take the people out, .until the whole
shall be discomfited. - _

By Command of the AD!WIR it L.

The M:►yor of Hull has received 2 Letter from
the Chairman of the !Merchants trading to Spain
at d the Mediterranean, of• which the following is
an extract :

" It Sires me pleasure' to acquaint you, for the general
information of the Geo t Witten of your plate, concerned lathe
Trade with Spain, that His Majesty's hlinisiers have la-en
pleaied to CODS:AIt. that eve": i 4 t upture With that
Country, the Spanish Vessels now in the Ports of Great
rain shall be permitted to load, or! take in the remainder of
their cargoes, and to' proceed, with pa,sports, to. the Port of
their destination. This measure of liberality and indulgence'
will be essentially serviceable to trade and manufaclures ; and
I wisiLto hope, that it will produce. 'an equally tavourable
elfeet on the disposition of the Court of Spain. The Mcdi.
tcrranean Convoy is granted by tna Admiralty for the auth
Inst. to sail from Spithead." ..•

His Maje%ty's Ship Centaur, on the 29th of July,
sent her Boats into Busieterre, Guadaloupe, and cut
out a Privateer Schooner, called the Elizabeth, of
14. guns, and another Schooner, under a very heavy
fire from the SiljrC • the Privateer had taken three
Prizes. . During the fire the Lilly Sloop Of 'War
was carried in.there by a French Privateer, but not
discovered by the Crntaur till the morning. The
Priirateer that captured the Lilly was late tUe Duke
of Marlborough Packet, Capt. BULL, taken some
time ago, and carried in there.
The Sally, R 11 314,- from Hi vannah to Charles.
ton, is detained by the Fortuna Frigate, .2nd cirricd
into Bermuda,
The Yowl: Nicholai, Hu R RT., from Honduras,
for•Lu9don, has been taken, re.taken, and carried
into Sr. Kitt's.
The jenny, of Leith, Giii.LowAy, from Dantzic,
sprung a leak near the Naze of Norway, and put
back to Copenhagen, `
The Hydra Frigate;,vtith Beoaix„ Tkoa
sots .; Ann and Mary, TAYLOR ; iiOptiruY ;
the Jesse, AixiNsox ;. arid the, rest of the F;eet
under Convoy,-.which sailed from Purism nth n 9,
the 23.1 August, arrived at Gibraltar the r9tll
umber.