The Sun.
London, England, 1832-12-17 00:00:00

TRADE WITH OPORTO.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY,

FROM LLOYD'S,
DEAL, DEC. 16.—W.S.W. light.—Arrived the Isabella,
Wildgoos, from Demerara ;sand the Mary and Elizabeth, Tre-
garthen, from Seville. Sailed his Majesty's ship Snake, for
Sheerness, and his Majesty's ship Conway, for the eastward ;
the Ganges, for Bengal, and rest of the outward bound.
PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 15 and 16.—Wind S.S.W.—Sailed
his Majesty's ship Cruizer, for the eastward. Arrived the
Royal George, Hammond, from St. Übe's.
FALMOUTH, DEC. 14 AND 15.—Wind S.W. to N. strong
breezes and squally.—Arrived the Lyra packet, from Vera
Cruz; sailed 25th Oct., and Havanna the 12th ult. The
Eclipse packet, from Bermuda, sailed 12th ult. ; Halifax 28th ;
his Majesty's ship Pantaloon, from Lisbon; sailed sth inst. and
from Oporto the 9th ; and the Eddystone, Kearsley, from
Oporto. Off port the Syren, Clifton, from Rio Janeiro.
GUERNSEY, DEC. 14. Arrived the Hebrus, Chegurin,
from Havanna.

JERSEY, DEC. 14.—Arrived the P. R. C. from Quebec; the
and the Alexander and Minerva, Harlen, from Gaspe.
MARGATE, DEC. 16.—Arrived the Jean, Graham, from
Singapore ; the Goodinlar, M`Donald ; and the Fayal and Jane,
from Leghorn.

MILFORD, DEC. Is.—Arrived the Pembroke Castle, from
Pugwash; and the Bob Logic, from Liverpool, with much da_
mage to vessel and cargo, out ten weeks, and bound to New
foundland.

LIVERPOOL, DEC. 15.—Arrived the Lord Byron, from
New South Wales;, the Ayras, Lewis, from Paraiba; the
Phoenix, Hartley, and the Miranda, Foggart, from Demerara;
the Marengo, Welsh, from Charleston; the Belvidera, Hod-
son, from ditto ; and the Flower, from Gigon.
SANDGATE CREEK, DEC. 16.—Arrived the Don Juan,
Owens, from Smyrna; the Brisk, Ivey, from Vouch.
DOVER, DEC. 16.—Arrived off port, the Ellen, Condin,
from Mantanzas.

COWES, DEC. 16.—Arrived the Eilzabeth Robinson, 801.
lan, from Oporto.

Arrived off the 'Wight, the Freak, Bouch, from Baltimore
BRISTOL, DEC. 16.—Arrived the Arabian, Boult, from
Bengal ; the Basqual and the Narvion, from Bilboa.

The following is posted at Lloyd's :—Extract from the
agent to Lloyd's, at Oporto, dated Dec. 1.

" His Majesty's Consul has had a communication with the
Viscount of Santa Martha, who has consented to prolong the
time for the sailing of British vessels as long only as the bad
weather will not allow them to get out.
As the weather has been generally good, indeed some days
very fine, for the last week, the bar has been bad, and no vesel
has therefore got out. Some are ready, and will sail when they
can. His Majesty's ships Orestes, Nautilus and Etna were
towed up yesterday by the Echo Government steamer, and are
now lying under St. Antonia Convent. The Briton frigate
is at anchor off the bar.

The Plato, from Marseilles to New Orleans, was driven on
shore near Cape Antonio, on the 11th of Oct. and bilged.—
Crew saved.

TIIE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
A Halifax mail has arrived, which sailed on the 28th of
November; as also a Lisbon mail, which sailed on the sth of
December, and from Oporto on the 9th ; and one from Vera
Cruz, which sailed the 25th of October.
Charleston papers have been received at the North and
South American Coffee-house, to Nov. 21.
(From the " Washington Telegraph," of Nov. 12.)
We have rumours that an armament of revenue cutters is
fitting out at the navy-yard, in this city, which is intended to
blockade Charleston.

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. B.—lt is now fourteen days since
the cholera has made its appearance, in which time upwards of
1,200 persons have fallen victims ; but the sickness begins to
abate, and it is expected it will subside in a few days. Up-
wards of two hundred dead bodies lay in the two burying_
grounds, on the 6th, to be put in the earth, it being so diffi-
cult to procure persons to bury them.
By the French mail this morning, it appears that both France
and Prussia are assembling large forces; the former on her
frontiers, and the latter on the Rhine. The French General,
Pelet, director of the war department, and to whom important
services have been intrusted, has left for Mezieres and Charle.
ville. This latter town has become the head-quarters of a corps
d'elite of infantry, uniting to it, on the right, the forces assem.
bled at Verdan Meta, &c. and extending to Strasburg; and on
the left to other corps of reserve united at Lille, which has its
advance towards Belgium. Prussia, on her side, has pressed
forward the Landwehr, and the officers are put on the war
footing. At present the Prussian army in the Rhenish pro-
vinces, is organizing, which shows an intention of their march.
ing forward, should the French, after the fall of the citadel of
Antwerp, attack the Dutch frontiers, or proceed towards the
Rhine.

THE FUNDS.
We have received several arrivals this morning from Lis.
bon, Mexico, the United States, and Oporto; but the most impor-
tant one is from the theatre of war at Antwerp, which an-
nounces that the French have succeeded in taking Fort St.
Laurent, on Friday morning. This, no doubt, will prove of
great importance to their future operations against the citadel.
Nevertheless they have a difficult task to perform, and, no
doubt, Chasse will still give them some severe blows before
he surrenders. We also find that the Dutch Admiral, who
commanded the squadron in the Scheldt, has been killed.
The Prussian Cabinet is taking measures for events that may
occur after the fall of the citadel of Antwerp, to keep the
French at a proper distance.
Consols opened as they left off on Saturday, 841 i % for the
Account.
We hear that the accounts by the private letters from Oporto,
are gloomy and desponding—that Don Pedro's army is in a
bad state—insubordination—and numbers sick in the hospitals.
Some of the French have deserted over to Don Miguel from
want of provisions, &c. Indeed this has the appearance of
truth, as, with all his forces, he has not been able to raise the
blockade of the river.

-PAST ONE.
Consols have continued durinHALF g
the whole of the morning at
84 % M for the Account, with little doing. The private let-
ters from Oporto are of different complexions. Some are
very gloomy, and give faint hopes of Don Pedro's ultimately
succeeding ; while others state that he is waiting for the arri-
val of the French General with troops, to whom he will give
the chief command of his army.
In the Foreign Market there is little doing. Dutch Funds
have improved.
An Austrian Ambassador, as well as a Prussian Ministe
Extraordinary, has arrived in Holland.

THREE U' CL 0 CK,

Consols for Account 84 % 34 ,

Lady HAMPDEN has been at Manchester,
not only canvassing,
but paying all the expenses of Mr.
J. T. HOPE. Her L olyship is consider,d one of the most
violent politicians of the dav, and well qualifiPd for a a' at
in the Petticoat Cabinet,—.Spectator.

" Foreign office, Dec. 14.
" Gentlemen,-.I am directed by Viscount Palmerston
to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 6th inst.,
in which you state that much inconvenience would result
to yourselves and other merchants engaged in the Oporto
trade, if his Majesty's Government were to recognise as a
legal blockade the measures which the General command-
ing the forces of Don Miguel appears to have taken for in-
terrupting the navigation of the Douro. In reply, Lord
Pahnerston requests me to acquaint you, that, if after the
communication which was addressed to you from this
office on the 19th ult., you should continue to send any
',hips to the Douro, and that they should be fired at by the
Miguelite batteries in attempting to enter that river, you
cannot expect to be indemnified for any damage your ships
may sustain.-1 am, &c. &c. "G. SHEE.
" To Messrs. Quarles Harris and Co."

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WEST KENT ELECTION.
QIR WILLIAM GEARY'S COMMIT-
TEE SITS CONSTANTLY at RADLEY'S
HOTEL, Bridge-street, B!ackfriars.

Sir WILLIAM GEARY was put in nomination as a
Candidate for West Kent on Saturday. He is now in the
hands of the electors. During a long personal canvass he
has everted himself to the utmost ; and the success or de-
feat of his cause now depends solely and entirely on the
exertions to be made at the poll TO-MORROW and WED-
NESDAY next.

iThe gratifying assurance may be added that, by the ac-
counts from all parts of the county, there is every propect
of Sir William Geary's success, if the friends of the cause
do not at the last hour fail in their support.
Let no elector, however, imagine that his vote is of small
consequence. Let each consider that one vote may ulti-
mately turn the scale ; and one and all record their votes
for Sir William the very earliest moment, at their respec-
tive polling place..

The Poll opens at 9 o'clock, a.m., on Tuesday, the
ISth, and at S o'clock, on Wednesday, the 19th inst. ;
and finally closes at 4, p.m., of the same day.
The Committee will give every information to the out-
voters as to their respective polling places, and the arrange.
ments that have been made for conveying them to and from
t' e poll.
Committee-room, Dtc. 17.