The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-08 00:00:00

FRANCE AND MOROCCO.

The following is a copy of a letter received at Lloyd's
from their agent at Gibraltar, dated Aug. 1, 1844 :
" Sir.—The only novelty which has transpired is the
report of the expected dispatches from our own Charg6
d'Affaires, Mr. Drummond Hay, dated Morocco, 26th
ult., when he was actively negotiating with the Em-
peror, through his Imperial Majesty's Minister, Ben Rez,
which news our Governor considers to augur favourably
for the realization of his hopes, that all differences will
be amicably settled ; but I apprehend that the public are
of opinion that the existing condition of affairs is
such, as not to exclude all apprehension, and, if
the negotiations, however successful, be tardy, it is
thought that the French Admiral may not be in-
duced to continue to delay hostnies; indeed, a
general rumour prevails here, but upon what grounds
I am unable to find out, that :n a day or two coercive
measures will be adopted by his Royal Highness Prince
Joinville, who is already at Tangiers with a part of his
forces. Everything remained quiet yesterday in that
town, consuls afloat, and European population retired,
but numerous armed tribes had congregated under the
walls and in the neighbourhood.
" Nothing can be more critical than the actual posi-
tion of affairs. The British Admiral, in the Formidable,
remains in our bay with the Caledonia, three-decker ;
whilst at Tangiers are the Warspite and Albion, under
Commodore Lockyer. On the part of the Spaniards
their brigade is ready at Tarifa and Algesiras, and 1,000
cavalry are daily expected in our immediate neighbour-
hood from Madrid, to join the African expedition. Their
movements will, however, wholly depend on the French,
without whom it is supposed they wiil not act.
(Signed) " J. L. COWELL.
" To William Dobson, Esq., Secretary,"

DUTCH AND FLANDERS MAIL. r
THE HAGUE, AUG. 4.--Our accounts from India for the
second half of April, inform us that pirates have again
appeared in various places, for instance in the Molucca
Seas. Off Ternate a native vessel was attacked by five
pirates, which, however, were rcpulst-d with loss. In
the Straits of Sancta forty pirates had been seen, which
were supposed to come from the north-east coast of
Sumatra. One of the accounts says, that the pirates of
Manginclano intended to collect their whole force, con-
sisting of about two hundred vessels (among which was
an European ship which the had captured), and to as-
semble near Celebres, in order to take vengeance for the
defeat they sustained last year, and even to do their
utmost to get possession of the steamer which has done
them so much damage. Captain F. A. d'Aguino, com-
manding the Portuguese ship Margarida, has been found
guilty by the Council of Justice, at Batavia, of having
carried on slave-trade, and has been condemned to five
years' imprisonment, and to twenty years' banishment
from the Dutch East-India possession.
THE HAGUE, Auc. 4.—This morning the agreeable
news was circulated here, and soon afterwards confirmed,
that her Royal Highness the Hereditary Grand Duchess
of Saxe Weimar•Eisenach, only daughter of their Ma-
jesties the King and Queen of the Netherland:, was
safely delivered of a Prince on the night of the 31st of
July. The news came with extraordinary rapidity, and
was received yesterday evening at nine o'clock by the
Royal Family. Her Royal Highness and the young
Prince are doing well.
THE HAGUE, Atm. s.—The Queen arrived here the
day before yesterday from Soetsdyk, coming by a special
train by way of Utrecht and Amsterdam.
Their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess Frede-
rick of the Netherlands arrived here from Berlin yester-
day evening. _ _

BERLIN, Auc. s.—The journals of this city, and the
principal commercial cities of the kingdom, contain long
articles respecting the measures adopted by the Govern-
malt against Prussion ships, by way of reprisal, to the
great augmentation of the duties on Belgian iron im-
ported into the States of the German Customs Union.
The decision of the Government on this occasion is
generally approved.
Lieut.-General Count d'Hane de Steenhuyse, the
King's Aide-de-camp, set out yesterday, by the railway,
for Germany, in order to congratulate the King of
Prussia, in the name of the King of the Belgians, on his
late happy escape from assassination.
BRUSSELS, Atm. 6.—The brig Jean Van Eyck is to
leave the port of Bruges today. It had a hundred
settlers on board, whom it is to convey to the island of
Saint Catherine, in Brazil.

The Cardinal Archbishop of Malines has just received
from his Holiness the Pope a fine present for the Univer-
sity of Louvain, viz., the complete collection of the works
of the learned Cardinal Mar, 2 vols. 4t0., and the de-
scription of the Estrascar Museum, founded by Gregory
XVI., in 2 vols. folio. The splendid works are enriched
with numerous engravings ; they are finely printed, and
the bindings have the arms of his Holiness.

DUTCH FUNDS.—Amszcanam, Auo. 5.
Money, Rills.
Actual Debt, 24 per Cent 6l 614
Ditto, ditto 5 per cent.: . „.. 09ii 1004
A inert Svndic,44 per cent...... ............ .. IE% tl9
Ditto, ditto. 834 per ceitt...................... 87 8714.
Commercial Company, 4j per cent 144 4434
Loan 1837, 5 per cent. U.93U 93%
Exchange on London, Onemonth l2 05
Two months
Hamburgh, One menth —
• Twomonths —
Dutch Papers, Aug. 6.