The Sun.
London, England, 1804-11-05 00:00:00

FROM THE AMERICtiN PAPERS.

Nils,. YORK, SF 1. T. 30.—The Spanish Ministers.
the - irquis Ds CA,A Yau Jo, lately sent for
Major jAcKi6N, Editor of a Philadelphia Ji,urnal,
who, in an affi lavit which e has sent to the President
of the 'l,lui.teti States, declares, that on entering the
kinbassadot.'s apartment by appointment, he ad.
dtessed him as follows:
Yoftwill be surprised, Major jeckson, at the-liberty. I
have taken in sending to you, but I trust an explanation of
the nsotiVe will excuse me." By a political intolerance you
have been forced to. adopt a profession ditierent from what
you have heretofore pursued, but it is one in which you are
qualiAed to he very useful. I observe, by certain opinions
expressei in sour Paper, that you consider the present Ad-
ministration asdfsinclined to go to war with Spain: in this,
however, you are „mistaken they only wish. the Federal
Papers to utter those opittiOns, that they may have an argu-
ment of that sort tiarindulging their wishto go to war with
myCountry,which would certainly be very injurious to yours.
For if the King,. my master, was to order three shipi of the
line and six frigates to the Mississippi, three ships of the line
and six frigates to the Cliesapeak, and three ships of the
line and six fri9ICS to Sandy-!look, what would you do ?
But you have it in yaur power to do Mild) gOod by espous-
ing the part of Peace; which is so necessary to both Nations :
and it you will consent to take elucidations of the subject
from me, I will furnish them, and will make, you any ac-
knowledgment." Perceiving at this Moment his infamons
purpose, I with difficulty restrained my indignation. He
went on to examine in detail the several points in dispute
between Spain and the United States; and as I wished to
learn his opinions respeaing them, I suffered him to proceed.
Among other things he said, that " if Mr. PtNcxNSvhadailed
by instructions from the Administration, or if his conduct
should be approved by them, War was inevitable. But he
had no doubt War was the wish of our Administration ; for
he had received a letter-from New Orleans, dated on the asth
April, which stated, that there was,a letter at that place, in
Mr, isarmisorres own hand. wrifing, dated in March last,
which declared, that if the Settlers between the Mississippi
and the Rio Perdido would raise the American Coluurs, ;bey
should be supported."

Mr. JACKSON concludes with stating the. prig.
sing solicitations of M. YaU Jo for an answer, and
his own indignation at hiv rein irks.' •
- Mr: javvEßsox, in his note to Mr, jAcKsota;
disclaims the New Orleans letter imputed to him.
The French Frigatei still remain in our harbour,
blockaded by the ;Leander and Cambrian.. It is
generally supposed that they may escape in the win.
ter, when the severity of the Sea Still will compel the
English Frigates to put into Port.
•
' Captain THOMAS Dt/LION, arrived yesttrday at
this port in the Brig R:re, frOm Cadiz, with very
important dispatches from Mr.. PltytKt4ir, the
American Minister ;italic Court of Madrid. Mr.
PINCKNEY had received big passports, and was to
leave Madrid for the United States about the zoth
of August. The bearer of the dispatches has given
it as his opinion, that a war betwe.!n Spain and the
United States is inevitable.. 'Oa it c 2oth of Sep.
temper there was a meeting of American merchants
held at-Philadelphiat
,on the sul-„Pa of the Spanish
wrongs, when theragreed that a Memorial shou!d
he presented to the Government, stating, that they,
with a considerable number of their fellow-citizens,
had been plundered of their property by Spanish Soh.
jetty, under the authority and connivance,of the G.
vernment, and Subordinate Government of CA.
'11101.1,C MAJVITY. The Metnotisliitively for re.
dress on the wisdom
_and firmness of The Govern.
ment of the United States ; anti
,if Negotiations fur
that purpose should fail, they: will support with
their lives and fortunes,, any measures which the
Government tnay adopt to maintain its honour, in.
dependence. and future security, and to obtain sa.
tisfaftion tar the aggrieved. wrongs they have
suffered.
" Offire, P&L:id/44.a, Sept. 21.

Whereas the Bird of Realth have received informttion
that a til4ligitanr or txnitagions fever is prevalent in the tot.
lowing places within the United States, or Territories tea.
netted there With, viz.—The City of Charleston, in the state
of South Carolina ; tote Town or .I)exten, in the State of
Georgia ; and the City of New Orleans. in the Territory of
Louisiana t They, therefore, do hereby dire 4 and enjoin
the Pilots, Masters, and Commanders of all Vexiels trent
any of the said Potts, to come to anchor at the Quarantine
Croutid, orr the Lazaretto. and there to remain until dts.
charged by the orders of the 'Board. •
Ealtutizse FF.AGUSON, Pt.,
J mask Y riti)11)1, See."

A dreadful fever made its appearance in Septem.
her, at York Town, Pennsylvania, by which 1+
perpna were carried off in-ane day. ,

PrIIItsBURGIII (VIRGINIA), SHPT. .tt.—A
great mortality prevails among, the inhabitants of
all, the adjacent
.Countries, occasioned by the un-
eGnltflunly warm :and dry, weather:: of the present
month. in addition to the dry season, a :great.
number, uE mill.pot,thl contribute to the mortality,.
Privave interest, is .too commonly the bane of pub.
lic and private happiness,

Letters from Messina state, that on the t Bth o
August a shower of fire continued for several
leagues round Atria hum the btuning materials
thrown up b).' that Mountain. On the loth of
August, the .volc:ino ceased; for twenty.tour hours,
even-to emit smoke ; but, this calm was succeeded,
on the tath, early in the morning, by a terrible ex.
plosion,'and as. if Millions of cannons had
bren fired at once. N,) earthquakes had. been ex.
petienced at the date of the twit accounts ; Etc.( a
aubterratienos suund, like !bonder, was beard all
over Sicily, particOlarly at .an,.l near M!ssina.
Married, at Aslif,ett,.on Friday list, by the Rey,
Jo,-1N B No; Chaplain to His Royal Highness
ith4
Outrs of CANLBRIDGO, JANStei. ADAGIti Dt.),LINC;S
Esq.-eldett San of the late Rcv. ROBERT 0014LINGs
twice of Peace for the Counl of Hertford, to Miss
FkANer ; Ht>,:ta rlti.rtl D.aug'y c. ofthe-Key..IAMLS
110161 1/Icl' of Ashford.

EAST' iNniES.

PARTICULARS RFSPvCTING THE AFFAIR AT
',RICKEY, ON THE.C,IAsT•OF THE ISLAND OF
SUMATRA, MENTIONEd' IN 'rile AMERICAN

PAPERS:

Irt July tBO3 an English Vessel, the Crescent;
fittow NLRB, having anchored in the harbour
of Muckey, anti having watered, weighed to prnc..!tti
on. her voyase, when she unfortunately went en
shore in clearing the harbotir. A number of NI d
inhabitants' immediately went on board, armed with
small swouls and cresses, attacked the Crew, and
commenced plundering the vrisel.
By the. time the vessel parted these robbers had,
in small boats, carried oftevery thing that.was va.
luable. They then carrieti the Captain and Crew on
shore ; and, on searching them. not finding that they-
had concealed any dollars, as they hoped, the •C:ticl.
of the Malays threatened the Captain with instant
death, unless he gave him a certain number of
lars as a ransom for his life, It being impossible for
the Captain to comply, he was thrown into c.,tiline.
meat, whence he 'was fimunately released by 41
American Captain, who gave him a pa,saile. All
the Malay Governorl, and Rajahs on the filand w, 're
greatly exasperated at the cunduit ,11 these ba
Hans; and the Resident. of the English Glivernfrit
at Fort Mar)boropgh (Mr. Eweik) sent an Exedi.
thin, composed of the Native IVlditia and En• ,peaks
at the SettleMent, to demand restitution of these
men, and to make Petit sensible of the evil tendency
of their con`dtift.

Early in April last the Expedition, set sail from
Fort Marlborough fT,Muckey. Capt. GRANT was
entrusted with the command, and on arriving olf the
harbOor, requested
,to ktinw whether they were will.
ing. to settle; the business amicably, and return the
property they had obtained in so fraudulellt a man.
ner ? The Chief of the Malays .promised to comidy if
'time was given ; but it ,was very plain they were
making every preparation to sustiiio any attack, and
resist our auth.oiry, which they intcoird to elial—
.lrtsge. Every thing was Arne oti the pArt ~f
GRANT and Officers to enter into an orral4;,inent
with the Malays lir a considerable hoe to
.no efree.i ;. and they even treated the orti that
was sent on shore with the greatest inrioencc atu
When it was found impossible to bring to
terms, the
.11:iis went on shore, 4.01,1. e th,:!..
Ithayits skewed no'Sigmolfear„ but :corn:ilea:: 1
_ah
attack float: their gun., which, of course, .was re.
poled from our.l3:fat.s.
The Cointnandant, finding it impossible to Als.
lodge theta, or bring them to terms without a cl.:)set
aetiln, immediately Went on shore with Catitaito
HoNrgs., BURNSIDE, 'and BROW NIA N,
'llioops under their commend. Captain At:
fortunately received a severe wound hrf ttit
reached 110., shore, and coold nit assist the cdf.
ficers ietnaining on board the vcssci3 coveted
In the course of an ii it after landin.g our 'rrooo
were in complete of the Vont ;
fled in every direatun .; the ,Chiel rct-
cei%:ed a vety sevetzt wound, of which he died the
next day. A few da.ys'Ater the Enemy sent it
of Trtkce, and revested to knOw upon .what resins
they epold bff rccog-iised • ' • ,
Captain Cqt ANT t,,itl them, it I,ifaii.optv-li4
to obtain restitutinn of the losi sustaipeillat the
wreck .of the Cresciht, an i thai ht!y sh the
expenses of the Expedition,. whi4:ll was sei,,t to c i.
force it.

'rite M days complied with.the request, ,and
vered over hostages for
.its fulfilment. •' • •
Thus ended an attion which, .we are sorry to state,,
Was latnentable in its consequence, s several V,144,1-
ble lives were sacrificed ,on•the occasion, but ss
however, *has reduced a refrattory and rel#llloes
people to a sense of duty and honour. The p brt of
Muckey.had lung been free, and in entire pos,ehsion
of these Malays, who had their stand.ords ;foil can-
non, and, as their force increased, committed out_
rages on the neighbouring It3jahs anti Cliieftain4,
who, we learn, acknowledge themselves very much
indebted to the British Government for their inter.
Terence. • . , 4

RETURN OF KILLED AND WOUNDED lICTFIRAESOVE

ACTION.

Captain Allan, wounded.
Two Sepoys belonging to the Perseverance, killed;
Two Anna wounded ; oar. danketousl y.
A Malay, belonging to the Vhcenix,
Six priVatea, on board ditto, wounded; ,two dangerously.
The cup,anter of the Phoenix wounded dant,:;ousiy.

LONDON G IZttITE, it'ou. 3, 1304.,

'y-Office, Nev. 3,.1804i

jd Regiment of Dragoons,Veterinary Surgeon folio Blanchard:
from traif,pay of the late 23a Light Dragooty, to be....Yete-
sureeon, vice Boardman, deceased.
6th Ditto, Tit' rnas Kerstemati, Gent. to be Cornet, by put=
' chase.. vice' W . F. Brown, promoted. •
grit R:giriteiu or Liglit Dragoons, Lieutenant Matthew Hot.
worthy . to be Captain of a Troop, r by purchase, vice Stu;
art', prninoted.'
91:1 Ditto, -icrjaatit-Major Ilutchtton, from the Ist
Oragoons, to be Adjutant, with the Rank of Cornet, vice
Perry, promoted in the p.l Foot. Hospital.-Mate T. G.
Davies to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Maxwell, appointed
to the 30th Foot.
istli Assistant-Surgeon lames- Forbes, from the 30th
Foot, to be A ssistant- S urgeon.
rst Regiment of Foot, Captain Hugh B. NM hie, (rota the
.4th West India Regiment, to be Captaihof a Company.
ad Ditto, Ansaldo, Gent, to:br .Ensign, without pun.
•eha,e, vice Fallon, promoted.
4th Ditto. TU be Majors —Captain Francis Brooke. Captain
Edmund Faunce. tcaptain Thoinas Howard, from the 9th
Foot. '
To be. Captains of Cernpanies---Lien tenant Geo. O'Halloran,
trout tile S4th Foot. Lieutenant Him Williamson. Lieu-
tenant George David Willson. Lieutenant John Ei,ston
Kipping: Lieutenant folio Baldersol. Lieutenant Robert
Abbey,,. Lieutenant Timothy !ones. Lieutenant Thomas
Burke. Lieutenant George Anderson. Lieutenant Robert

Anne U.
To be Lieutenants-Ensign Bartholomew Clarke. ensign
William L. Wood. Ensign 1. Vigers I larvey. Lieutenant
R. Henry Shaw, from Half-pay of the 77th Font. Ensign
Henry Beereton, from the tBth Foot. Ensign Verc Hunt,
Item the 58th. Ensign Cherlee Lansdale. Ensign I'.
Steveley. Ensign William Alley. Ensign Euseby Strat-
ford Kirwan. Ensign Richard Jones, train the 31st Foot.
Te tae Eii.,igns:—Martin Dane Gcnt. vice Clarke . H. C.
Item, John
Browne, Gent. vice Har-
vey. Francis Magnite, Gent. vice Lostsdiale. Richard
!.irly, Gent, viva Staveley, W. B.C. Edeell, Gent, vice
Alley. Edward pounthey, Gent. vice Kirwan. loim
Thoreau, Gent.
6th Regiment of Foot, Lieutenint Williant M'Bean to be
Captain of a Company, without purchase. Lieutenant
James Irwine Jackson, from the eetli Foot, to be ditto.
Coemo George Wallace, Gent. to be Ensign, without pur.
chase. Geotge Thome* French; Gent. to be ditto.
'th Ditto, Lieutenant John William Beatie, from the ad Foot,
to be Captain ola Company, without purchase.
3th Ditto, Captain Petet 1 hoinae Roberton to be Major.
Captain Thomas Fortye to be Major.
To he Captains of Companies—Lieutenant Thomas Black-
more. Lieutenant Robert MsDowall. Lieutenant Wil-
Haut
To be Lieutenant—Ensign Thorttas Edmund Dowlin.
loth Ditto, Captain f4ll3tS SllQftt. from the gist Foot, to be
Captain of a Company, vice Gibbons, who exchanges.
William lames Cur, Cent. to be Ensign, without purchase,
vice Addison, who retiree on the Half-pay of the etst Foot.
tete Ditto, Peter Grant, Gent. to be Ensign, without pur-
chase, vice Knight, whoee. Appointment has nut taken
piece
j9te Ditto, Lieutenant john' Jewell to be Captain of a Cntn-
peny, by purchase, ties: Beevor, promoted. Ensign Henry
Lytteitoil Smith to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice
Vaughan, who retires.
Seth Ditto, S;lnuel Barker, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase,
vice Hipkins, appointed to the zeth Foot. David Augustus
• Smith, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Ha-
milton, promoted in the ezd.foot.
$,St Ditto, Ronald Wl:Week!, Gent. to be Second Lieute-
nant, without' purchase. Second Lieutenant Duncan
Dewar to be Adjutant.
zad Ditto, Captain James Erskine to be Majore,vice Parr,
'deceased. Quarter-Master.Serjearit joint Lemon to be
Querter.hleeter, vice Poole, deceased.
me, Ditto, Captain Henry Watsoo Ellis to be Major. Cap.
lain George hl•Kenzic to be Major:
To be Captains of Companies—Lieutenant Themes Delmar.
Lieutenant Sesouel Shaw. Lieuteetant Wiltiatn Lewitt
eurlord,
To be Seeontl- Lieutenant—WM.llmi John Lentlial, Gent.
e4th Ditto, Lieutenant Thomas Craig, from the 48th Foot,
to be Captain ker it Company, without purchase.
.ileth Ditto, John Kelly, Gent. to be Ensign, without pur.
chase, .viee Obins, appointed to the 68th Foot.
,lath Ditto, Assistant-surgeon R. elexwell, from the gth
Light Dragoons, to be AesistanteSurgeon, vice Forbes,
appointed to the roth Light Dragoons.
pet Ditto, Edward Knox, Gent, to be Ensign, without pur-
chase.
ref Ditto, Lieutenent William N. Hopkins to be Captain of
a Company, without jin:hese.
33d Ditto, Major John Campbell, from Half.pey of the 2701
Ytgiti to he eller vice Crelltard, who exchanges.
went Fitzpatric "Gent. to be Ensign, by perehase, vice
et Richardson, promoted.
39th Ditto, eleery Sinith, Gent. to be Ensign. without pur-
chase, vice D'Arey, Pro-noted in the teth Foot.
lath Ditto, Eneign Henry. Smith Warner, from the 4;d
Foot, to be Ensign, without piirchese, vice Sequise,
whose Apeeintment tete not taken place.
'43cl Ditto. Tube Ensigns, without purchise.—George
sroo, Cent. • •vice Warner, appeiiited to' tee 40th Foot..
Thomas Horan, Gent. William Nlurrieon,
•Gent, 'rho.
mas 'Anderson, Gent.
eeth Ditto, Thomas Atkins, Gent. to be Enslo, without
pith:unt, vice Dougan, 'protruited in the etlt4attalion of
Reece ye. . , • • , •
48th Ditto, Ensign 1. F. Turnpetiny to be Lieutenant, by
purchase, vice Best, who retires.
gist Ditto, ceptain Adam Tate Gibbons, from, the 'eh
Foot, to be Captain of a Cotripegy, vice Shout, who ex-
changes. Thomas Hartley, Cent. to,be Ensign, by pur-
chase, vice Isherwood, promoted.
sz4PitHes Jetilee, Feederiek :Love, Gent, to be .Ensign, with
but pureinueb.
e3d Ditto, Lieutenant Senate! Classon to be Captain of a.
Cattle:my, withi-ow porehesee vice nutrias, promoted in
the 7th :Battalion 'of Re6Clve. :Lientenent
.1. Clifton An-
dreA s to be Cateein of a Company, by purchase, vice:
Leslie, Who retires. Eosign Robert Mills fvlapowder to.
be: Ineutetane, vice Classon. Ensign: ,end Adjutant
Nice to have the !tank of Lieutenant. Edward Loftus,
Gem• to be Ensign, vice Mapowder.
Seth Ditto, SerjeaeteMor Alexander Manor, from the 3d
G Foot uards, rube' Adjutant, with the Rank of Ensign.
both Ditto, elejoe Edward Codd tie be LieutenaoteColonel,
without purchase.
-Stet Ditto, Edwaid Charleton, Gent, to be Ensign, With-
011 t purchase, vice "Tench, prometed.
bid Date, Ensign hlicheel Isyneli, from the Queen's German
Regiment, to be Lieutenant, without puretiate..
isth Ditto, Ralph illurltstt, Gout. to be F.ll4gn, without
purchase, vice 014434 promoted. Richert! Hasserti,
Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice,Oreok, pro.'
mated.
670-Digice suriMul Cook, from the nth Battalion-
°, Reeerve, to be Sutgeeti, Vreneis, svho•exehanges.
betli One), Ensign llemlet ()bins, front the 27th Foot, to
t,c Ensigne_ without purchase, vice Leith, promoted;'
loth Ditto, Etteign Lcisverce Newten, from Ilelf:enie,...eeetie
Jut 1 out, to be Ensign, vice Cream, appointed tai the tit et
eoet. • '-
7 t4l Ditto, Serjeent-hlajor Jwrtpcs Whitt to be Adjutant,
with the !tank of hinegn. Quarter- Master-Serjeaut John
Roes to be I,etiarter.M4ster.
esti] J kiis.en J. ...ulnas, from the 84th Foot, to
1 Craig n
be Lieutenant, by percitaecl vii e 1 earon, who retires.
}.6th Ditto, Enstgli Dineen lelacrae to be Lieutenant, with-
sett purchase, vwe Macdonald, promoted., Herniae
tots, Gent: to be Ensign, vice Macrae.
14th Ditto, Alexander hPliityre, Gent. to be Ensign, 'With-
Out purchase, vice Burnett, promoted in the 18th Foot.
Ecitli Ditto, Brevet Major John W hire to be Mejor. vice Ford,
deceased. Ensign Clement John Cozens to be Lieutenant,
without putchaee, vice Bradshaw, promoted in. Chant-
pegee's Regiment. , Charles Campbell, Gent. to be En-
sigo, without purchase, vice Walsh, promoted.
Muegieve, c;cnt. to be Eeeignevice Cozens.
Stst Onto. Major Williatn Williams, front the 16th Batts-
lion at Reserve to' be Mejor, vice Sharpe, who exchenges.
SO Ditto, Cherles Duke. Eeq, Conant with temporary
Rank from rho, rxth 'battalion of • Reserve, to be Eesign,

without purchase.
114th Ditto; ilasien I tines I Oki ti to be Lieutenmap vice ivie,
tfaceasAat. Henry 114 yes, Ueot. t., b? Ftisign. vice jenkin.
WiLliain Nlitton 't'lk Cefl .. to b Litaign, Without

g tst Ditto,' I.ienteriant.Rolurt Lawrie. to, he Capt«in of a
CoMpany,,without Ensign:A'. M‘tarlane, from
the gSth Fo,t, to be Lieutenant, without purchase,
4th Vet India Regiment, Lieutenant Charles Choltnley,
front the r nit Foot, to be Captain of a Company, by pm.
chase, vice l'opple%,,cll, who retires. Lieutenant Edward.
ainiderson, from the 3d Foot, to be Lieutenant,
OViir A
iFiCall Corps, Robert Fleddle, Esq. to be Pdpn.tster.
sth Garrison Battalion, Ensign runes 'Dougan, from the
4ith Foot, to be bieutenanr, vice Cameron, deceased.
- Marshall, Gent: to be lEnsi4n, vice Hartman, whose
Appointment hawnot taken place.-
.7th Ditto, Surgeon S. Francis, from the 67th Foot, to be
• Surgeon, vice'tOok, who resigns.
12211 Ditto, I,,ieutenant George Jackman gagers, from the
57th Footrto he Captain of a Company, vice Duke, ap.
pointed:to the 83d Foot..
16th Ditto, Major Alexander Sharpe, from the Sist Foot,
vice Williams, who exchanges.
Canadian Fencibles, Assistant-Surgeon Michael Mabey, from
the ith Royal .Veteran Battalion, lobe Surgeon; Hospital.
Mate Walter Ward to be. Assistant-Surgeon.. Hospital.
Mare Alexander, Cunningham to he Assistant-Surgeon.
Qoeen'sGerman Regiment, Godfrey, Dc Romance, Cent.
to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Lynch, promoted in
the 6td Foot.
The King's German Legion, Surgeon Christian L. Brandes
to be Surgeon.. . j. C. Taberger, Gent. to be Assistant-
, Surgeon. I. P. 11. 4lengzer, Gent,
to be Assistant-Sur.
geon .
Meuron's Regiment, Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Pierre L'Ar,
dy to be Lieutenant-Coloncl, vice De Meuron Bullot, de.,
ceasol. Captain Ant. Conrad Zweill4 to be Major, vice
L'Ardy. Lieutenant lean Frederia De Ivlontmollin to be
Captain of a COMpany; vice L+veilli 1.
Royal Waggon Train, Cornet William Rind to be Lieutenant.
Quarter-Master loon Charlton to be Cornet, vice Rind.
BREVET.
CaPtain lohn Laing Weir, of the 86th Foot, to be Major in
the Army.