The Sun.
London, England, 1810-07-12 00:00:00

na Alai), about eightren,hotirs from the Pilot, and
-at,l,er to the Manrilos. 0-i the 22f1 tell in with
the Portuguese frigate Minerva, mounting 52 guns.
At. 4 p. in. continent.% d a tioti, and left ott at ten
mi-un s past 5 p. in. as the• French Officers told
us, 10 g.ve their men their dinner, as they had the
Superiority •of the action ; but, f rom what we saw
in the cockpit, we are convrneed that the men would
not stan,t to their quarters, and that spirits were
given them to raise their courage ; tor about a
quarter betore five, the sail-maker was brought
do •%.n tit ith In, kg shot off,n ; and abo-t five,
~rn
calm,. down tor' wounds to be found out, bat none
ttscovered ; and at this tune the Otfieer com-
manding the gun •deck, also the Otficur of Ma.:
rines, were seen running about between decks, and
forcing the men up to their qtkrtcrs. , They did not
bring t; e. Portuguese to action•again until I I
ttext morning, N hot 2 smart firing commenced and
lasted for 56 minutes, at which tune the' Portuguese
tr4ate struck her coiours—she was only .two days
nom the Pilot.

" Toe Bellone cruized tiff the Sand-heads'from
tst to 24th November: She is a remarkably fast
sailer. Her crew is in number 400, of %bich'about
100 are. Portuguese and inhabitants of tine Vrelich
islands. Out toe 27th No%ember fell. in with and
captured the "timbal Drury, ou board which, in
lat. t. 21. long. 80. 4U. we .were shipped, 7th De-
cember, as prisoners, to The numb, r of 370, with
4 twrnii•al supply of provisions for 3.00. men for 25
da)s, winch had been sent on board ou d.ue 2d; and
to which a Midstopman, 'five seamen, and twenty
Lascars having free access,...they .ate and drank all
day lung. ‘‘ e ale nOw aurt%:eu at Point d GAe."

EXTRACT OF A LETTER, DATEI,) COLUMBO, DEC. 19.

The
.Corpeha trigate arrived here late on the
evening of the. i #itti instant ; she had experirnced
some bid weather when itr sight of this island, and
had sprung her bowsprit, which has beep brought
on show for repair ; her mists have also sustained a
slight datria.e. Fur the last new days we have bad
bomt• squally weather.
", On the morning of the 18th, the Admiral in
the itussel appeared ()if here, and was beating up and
down—it is 47xpected, 'it the weather proves mode-
rne, tie will land to-morrow.

" General Maitland arrived here on Monday
even ng, troll) his Wilt to the northward part of the
islatid l►e letves this again to-morrow for Point de
6alie, at which place the crew of the English and
PorioA,uese strips lately captured by the :Bellone,
ildVe been landed:"

The foloAing are Wine of tire. circumstances
%TA ich att,nded the loss of the Diamond and tutreh
//e4iroy : •
These vessels left Busgora in company with the
Btissura racket, on the
.29.1 i of (kiober last, and
alt r touching at linshire I.rOceeded on their voy-
3;e to this. piece. On the 6th of November
began to blow a harcfgale ; the weather was at the
same tune tiazy and the sea very high. At four
o'clock the rirxt morning the Diamond found her-
self amongst breakers, r and the next moment
struck on the reel that lies at the N. W. end of the
lsland of Nobtiowtr. An attempt was Made to
wear tile slip, but the rudder giving way, the ship
was 4.lriKeti on Shore and laid on her beam ends. In
about a quarter of an liourthe Jut teh Alleboll also
'struck, anti s!iared the 'fate of the Diamond. Both
vestie4 succeeded in getting all the crew aad pas-
sengers on.shore, with the exception of the Serang
and one Lascar belonging to the Diamond, who were

in the afternoon the waters having fallen and the
sea abated a good deal, Captain Benson, of the
Liamond, went on board with a few of the best
Lascar, and the second Officer; to try if they could
save any of the treasure, provisions, and clothes.

They found the Capt tilt's trunks broken open,
and a great many things inksif g, winch they sus-
pected to bate ucen done by the A!ab
keepers, whose conduct in every other respeCt dur-
ing the tithe of danger and calamity is represent,d
as having been tery mutinous. A considerable part
of the treasure, the packet, and a few clothes, with
some bags of rice, and about 20 gallons of water,
Were brought on shore.

Some of tie horses were found /live, but it was
impossible 10 get them out without cutting a hole
in the ship's side; 'bes;des which, any attempt to
hate thus savud them, would only have exposed
them to perish on shore for the want of fresh
water. A few horses, indeed, did escape from the
ship and swam ashose ; but in consequence of
the total want of fresh water, they either -died be-
li)re the people quitted the island, or were left there
to perish. •
Tile sufferers had but a melancholy prospeEt be-
fore 'hem ; the whole number amounted to about
; the ishod on which they were cast was
completely desolate, not a shrub nor a drop of water
to be found.

They made large fires, and slept around them
during-the night.
To then great satisfa6lion a ship appeared in
sight the next wornirg, whieh turned out to be the
Jussora packet, that at the commencement of the
gale had parted compsny. By the humane exer-
tions of Capt. Clement, whu immediately went on
shore to their assistance, they were all safely em-
barked on board the Bussora packet before night,
4xcept a few which remained with -Captain Cle-
ment and Captain Benson till the next morning.—
Before they finally embarked, they iisited both
skips, but to4md it wa, impossible to du any thing
effeCtual towards saving theM.

SPANISH PAPERS.

ORDER TO CONVOKE THE COR rEs.

FERDINAND, by the Grace of God, King of Spain
and the Indies, and in his Royal name, the Council
of Regency, to all Presidents, Governors, &c. be it
matte known, that under the 18th of the present
month of June, I have thought fit to issue the fol-
lowing Decree :
" The Council of Regency of Spain and the In-
dies, desirous of giving to the whole nation an irre-
fragable proof of its indent zeal for its benefit, and
to adopt the means for iti salvation; has determined,
hi the Royal name of our Sovereign, that Ex-
traordinary and 'General Cones, already ordered,
shall be immediately assembled ; and,.for this par-
pus: It is directed, that such eleCtions shall 1.41 com-