The Sun.
London, England, 1817-10-02 00:00:00

c.itisiiieoty or PF,pii;re Voire, for overtiiriwi

jesiy.

rons.

no Intendant.

(Fro= the I?itionond Enviret of Sept. 1.)
" The mortality at Point Petrie, Goadaloupc,
is said not to have in the least abated ; great num.
hers •of the inhabitants die daily, and neatly all
the troops in the garrison have been swept off,
which rendered a draught of the citizens neces-
sary to perform the ordinary duties of the sol-

viers.

" NOnFOLK, Auc. 13.--Arrived the schooner
hrantr6s, THoMPSON, 16 days from New York,
bound to Savannah, in distress,. On the Ist inst.
off Cape Hatteras, six days out, while lying to
ondetdouhle reefed foresail, in a heavy gale, car-
ried away the fore-topsail yard, sprung the fore-
mast in the cross-trees, and split the sails, on ac-
count of which, and the rudder having been in-
iort.d, it became necessary to pot i►rtey some port
to refit. On Wednesday lait, 12 miles to the E. I

• • ••" I • min t o (Mtn r Matimy,
from New York, bound to Notch Carolina, who
kindly supplied the Huntress with water and can-
dles. On Saturday night last, at 10 o'clock, saw
two flashes and heard die report of a cannon, and
next morning, at 9 A. M. spoke the schooner
Milo, from New York bound to Savannah, 6 days ;
reported that she had been chased and fired at the
preceding evening by a brig, supptised to be the
Mosiano, lately fitted out at New
.York to cruise
against the
.Spaniards—ber shot fell short, and
the Milo eluded her by wearing round and stand-
ing On another tack.

" PDILADELPHIA, AUG. 16.—Captain JENKINS,
of the ship General Solt, arrived at New-York
on Saturday last from the coast of Chili, informs,
that the army of the Patriots, under General MAR-
TINS, consisting of 12,000 men, took Valparaiso
about the 17th of February, and that the General

had returned to Buenos Ayres for more troops
He had previously taken St. Sago."

The Livery of London,,we are glad to sec, feel
'or the dignity of the City, and will not sufk,r
lived and incendiary Orators to controul their
proceedings. Mr. Alderman SMITH, whose pri-
vate character and conduct even his enemies ad-
mit ro be unitnpeachable and meritorious, is
likely to receive those honours from his fellow.
citizens which he has long deserved, and to which
he has now the full pretensions of regular usage
and useful seniority, The Black Dwarf, how-
ever, whose love of notoriety will sufficiently ac-
count for his intrusion on the City, wiwterer other
motives may induce him, still forces himself into
notice, and vents his hackneyed gall against all
who deserve the respect and esteem of the Coun-
try, because they support hereditary Government,
which this Black Patriot attempts to throw into ri-
dicule. We are willing to give the present Loan
MAYOR credit for his official conduct, but surely he
has " supped fall" of City honours, and ought not
have suffered his ambition to countenance any.
further attempts to disturb the peace of the Me-
tropolis. He is suspected of having employed the
Demagogue Orator to support , his cause. We

erefote thi►►k it as incitn►bent on bin► to clear

himself of the imputation of having engaged such
a man to speak for him, as it is for a certain
Opposition Journal to dist.lairn the charge of hav-
ing engiged him as a Writer.

the legitititate dynasty, ronly3 on this titti before
"the Court ix/ ilasit,:!s at Pails; kind is 1 tidy ti last
all the wea.

" 111. Poizo clt norgrf; the Russian AniLissa
dor, bit(' yetict day a private audience of lily M

" The egnitioclial winds have for (lir() dart
past been very violent at Park and in its envi-
Several chininies have been thrown down;

and trees tore, ni) by the roots.
" Lieutenant-General Don7;elof has taheil fenve
of the Minister of l'ilatiort and Colonies, to pro.

ceed his post as Covet-not. of Alartiniciue awl
the witorwara islands ; he unites the Civil Admi-
nistrative and Nlilitary functions ; there is to. be

" Next week there is to be a grand review
the English and Hanoverian troops in the neigh-
bourhood of Valenciennes. It is thought that
after this review the Duke of Wellington will re-
turn to Paris.

" BEBLTN, SEPT. M.—The King of Prussia is
exected here in right or ten days. The report of
his intend.ng to go :o Petersburgh is nut bdifived."

We this morning received American Papers of
one day's later date than the last arrivals:
‘‘ NEW YOUK, SEPT. 4.—JOHN D. !YEATII,
Esq. !Ate of Charleston (S. C.), who was appoint-
ed Judge of the Admiralty Court at Amelia Island,
by General M'GREGoR, has resigned, we are in-
formed, his office, and arrived here a few days
since, in the schooner Commodore Porter, from St.
Mary's. A difference in opinion between him and
the Commanding General is said to be the cause
of this sudden resignation.