The Sun.
London, England, 1810-04-23 00:00:00

ANOTHER LETTEit. SAME 13.11 t.

A report has been in circulation for several days
past that a letter to the mother of the unfoitunate
Jeffery has been received from an American Cap-
tain, addressed to her at Fowey, stating his being
taken oft the Island alter a lapse of 12 days, and
that he had eaten the flesh off his shoulders.—We
have taken pains to ascertain what credit is due to
the report, and find it entirely vdid of truth.--The
mother resides at Pulperroi near Looe, under the
name of Honor Coad, having been marred to a .7e..•,
coed husband -Slie lately received .a letter from the
Navy Board, saying, that she should rece;7e the
wages due to her son, as soon as they received a pro-
per account of his death.

PORTSMOUTH,' APRIL 22.—Cartie in yettet-day
his Majesty's ship Oresles, with a convoy trout Ply-
mouth.

Arrived the Kingston, Neptune, and Swift trans'a
ports from the Brazik.

Sailed his Majesty's ship Jason, for a cruise.
Went out of harbour his Majesty's brig Stately,
to Spithead.

The Tortoise careiship was yesterhv roleved

from quarantine.
Arrived the brig from Alexandria, for
.the Nordh Sea; laded with stavesgrid tobacco.
Sit,led the Wig Swift, from 110 Lueiro, for Lon-

dun.
His INtrjesty.ii ships Thr maul,le and Tyrial tine
convoy to thc.
Sailed his I\l3jesty's ship Orestes for the West.
ward;
Arrived the brig Mary, T. ..ARQtrAR, frota Sunder,.
land, with coals.

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SHEERNESS, APRIL. 22. Sailed his Nrajesty's
ship Diligence, with the ship.; bound to the Baltic.

The next convoy will sail abour the 20th of May,
and that for Gotteriburgh about the 6tli of the saint:
month.

DEAL, APB: 22.—Came down from the River
the Boinkay, Earl St. Pincelit, and Harriet, for the
East and the 6aean fur Qurbtc, and re-.
mains in the Downs with a large fleet of outward
bound.

Sailed his Majesty's ship Africa for North Yar-
mouth:

Captain J. STUART is appointed to the Satrifinha
frigate ; Captain SPEAR, to the Royal Sovereign,
the flag-ship of Admiral PictimoitE.
Gen. Woe-N.lAm, Lieutnant-Governor of rorts-
mouth Garrison, is appointed to the commatid of
the South-west Disttiet, and has fixed the head-
quarters at Portsmouth. The Earl of CAVAN resigns
the command, by the red-iction which has taken
place in the Military Staff throughout the k iagdont.
Major FOSTER, Assistant Adjutant-General, and
Major NrseeTT, Assistant Quarter-Master•General.,
retain those situations.

Sir A. COtHRANE haS employed the Cygnet sloo,p
of war; Captain Dix, to colleft plants at Cayenne,
Trinidad, &c. for the Botanic Garden at Dominica,
and ;Itnongst various valuable articles obtattA

through the zeal of that Officer, and of Mr. Loci-
HEAD, of Trinidad, are five nutmeg trees, which,
it the date of the last accounts, were thriving
amazingly.
Accounts haVe been received, in private letters
from Malta, wilich describe that island to have un-
dergone a severer shock of an cart kittake than it had
ever before experienced. It took place on the night
of the 16th of Februaiy, bath g been preceded by
extraordinary and terrific symptoms.. The shock
continued for two minutes, with the respite of a
few seconds, an 'inusual length. The cons!ernalion
of the town of Villette was beyond conception ; nil
the bells ringing, mortlts praying, women scream-
ing, the rabble running desperately through tle
streets, and the horses and cattle, Rs usual, joining
in the terror and noise. The solid rock was shook
like a cradle, and the ships in the harbour t, ssed
up and down as if in a swing. Two mote shocks
'ensued the next day, though not so severe. The
only actual damage done to the buildings is the tall
of one hospital, and one of the gates of the town.
The packet put back in the hurricane, and did not
sail again till the t gth, when it was currently re-
ported and believed, that three islands on the coast
of Rielly, with Syracuse itself, had been destroyed.
His Excellency the Chavgltet de SOUZA CON-
STIbITO, Portuguese\Ambassador, presented, on Sa-
turday last, a valuable sword to Mr. DavielawlN,
late of his Majesty's ship Confiqi7ce, in the name of
his Royal Highness the PRINCE REGENT of Portia,
gal, for his meritorious tended at the red ion of
Cayenne.