The Sun.
London, England, 1821-12-31 00:00:00

MERCANTILE SHIPPING, &e.

DEC. 30.—Wind N.N.W.—The Rawlins, Dre
for. St. Kitt's ; Amazon, for Jamaica; Charlotte, for N,
York ; and Adeopa, for Jamaica, lost anchors, and cables yi
terday ; the lattJr has procet,,ded to Ramsgate Harbour. Sail
for the River the Caledonia, Gabes, Rota Bengal. 'Came due
front the ,river and. sailed the Factor,. Morgan, from Belfa
Camedowil from the River to-day the Mara- Ann, Warringtc
for New South Wales; Nestor, Theaker, for the Isle
Frant6 tul,P.Kitnbay ; Smith, for. St. Vincent's ; Brits
' Dia fot Grenada ; mid Wallace Edkin, Edkin,
St. Domingo. Sailed the Whole of the outward.bound,
light breeze, from the northward. . • ,
CO-% EAi Dug. 29.—Last night a part of the quarter tie
apd.comßnion of the Russian brig Ales, of tleaberee Two
Man; frci'i London for St. Übes., with the master and 13 me
drove on shore .at Steephill .1. 2 men perished before they reach
the shore.. ',l'he other 12 were saved
.by Lieut. Jones, of t
Preventive service, and his boat's crew: The Ales had arm
op a reef of rocks called the Casket, and parted. The crl
were four days and Ave nights. on the .wreck. Arrived t
Hierontanus, Smit, from Naples for Antwerp, leaky.
111anoaTE,- DEC'. 30....—The boat which was so loom. in
tend apse with the anchnr and cable for the Juliana, has be
out to the Kentish Knock this porhing, and reports, that
about fathoms water they discovered- the masts of a sunk
Vessel, which appeared to be teak wood. The sea being ve
high; they continued but a short time. ,
POOLE, DEC. :L—Arrived the John. Sand Thomas, As
froin Vienna ; she fell in -;;•ith a stout vessel, timber laddiedi
masted and Water logged, and her stern stove in.—The gale
Friday Was tremendous, and .au unconnnon raging tide„ b
about one moderated.-e-nie Liberty, Gaden, parted her cat
and Went on shore, but Was got ofr without damage.
YAltaitril Tll, DEc. :!9.—lt blew a heavy gale last nig
from the S.S.E. and S.E. A.Caister boat fell in with the wit
of a small brig, just leVel with the water's edge, which drift
to the southward. Arrived the Betsy, 'Roehel, front Rott:.
dam, with loss of anchor and cable... The Captain reports ,
saw a 'brig last night in the Cockle, supposedefrom the Balt
and fears she went on shore. The Astrea, of StocktOn, h
broke her teinaltisS. The Partiidge Slade ; and Union, Gull
ford, have lost anchOes. A Norway lobster' vessel came on o
lzeach last. night... The wind is N., and all, the vessels
ward bound have SaileA, except the antra and one or two mol
PLYalot-TH, DEL. 29.—Wind S.—Arrived yesterday ti
Providence, Jay, from London, for Naples; Farmer, Suthe
Tand, from ditto, for Terceira; and Peter and Rebecel, Ate
from (quo, for Lisbon.—Arrived today the Trial, Harvy, fro
Jago dif Cuba : on the 10th inst., off Lavasa, was boarded by
privateer ; Lang,, Clark, from London, for St. Vincents ; Sega
Middleton, from ditto, for .Jamaica; Telemachus, Toppin
from ditto, for Gijon, With sails split ; Vibetia, Hodgson, do
ditto for Jamaica; Venus, Row, from Penzance for Venic
Betsy, -Thomas, from Bristol, with loss of boat ; and Friers
ship, Weeks, from Bristol for Lyndon, with bowsprit sprun
The William, Gumiu, has lost an anchor and cable. TI
French ship Manlius, from Havre for Rio Janeiro, drifted fro
her'anchors, and went on shore on a reef of rocks at the entrap
of Drakes' Island, and has since gone to pieces; part of tl
cargo saved, and her materials expected to be saved. Yeste
day it blew one of the severest gales at S.E., ever remembers
by the oldest inhabitant, with so high a tide as to throw mar
boat:: on the quays, and completely overflow the loWer parts c
the town.

FAT.MOUTII, Dix. 29. - Arrived yesterday, the 111anchest
packet, with a mail, from the Leeward Islands—Put back II
Fox packet, for the Wands, and Camden paCket, for the Br,
zils.—About three, A.M. it blew a heavy gale from the S.
and lasted until nine, A.31:---The Manchester packet drove fro]
her'anchors, and the Noeton packet drove on board and ethic
away the bowsprit and head of the Duke of Kent packet,; tl
French chasse mare Le Trois Freres Amis, in ballast, w:
driven on shore near Restrongnet and stranded; crew gavel
Several houses were filled with water at St. Marries as well ;
in this town and Penrhyn ; we have not heard of any lives beir
lo:;t. The wind because moderate in the afternoon, but b,
tween ten and eleven, P.M., when it commenced again and ble
a very heavy gale all night ; the vessels ride all well.—Arrive
the I'hesdo, Pennant, from London, with loss of bulwarks, an
John, Allen, from St. John's, with loss of bulwarks, stem
boat, asul sails.
The Banter, smuggling cutter, of IG3 tons, 10 guns. and 4
men, from Flushing, laden with 1300 bales tobacco, tea, gn
&c. was captured, 25th inst., by the boats of his Majesty's shi
Semiramis and Sirius off Robertshead, and carried into Cork th
next day. Nine of the crew escaped by taking away one of th
men of war's boats.

THE MA a K.ETS.

CORN EXCHANGE, DEC. 31.

We have nothing flesh in expect a' few land samples, an
the bulk of those not in, and the buyers, except a few that az
necessitous, are waiting the expected arrwals, when the weath:
permits.; the best old Wheats were taken off at from I2s. to
per quarter in advance since this day week :, in new little doing
Barley, if very line, obtains from Is to 2s. more than last week
in other things little doing, and no alteration. Flour remair
as-last week.

Wheat, Old 10s lifis Grey Peas 04, 2C
New ',Os 1;0s Beans, New --.s 11
Rye -'•.;.s `'..,'Cls
Barley l7s 24s Oats l7s 2
Malt 50. s iitis Flour, per sack SO 5;
White Pease .... ....... 26s 32s

AVERAGE PRICE OF CORN IN ENGLAND AND WALES.
Wheat, 465. tkl.—narley, 20s. 10d.—Oats, 17s. 7d.-Itp
21s. 341.—Beans, 23s lA.—Pease, 265. 10d. •
The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, con
puted from the Returns made in the Week ending the 26th ds
of December, 1321, is 31s. Od. per Hundred Weight.

SMITHFIELD NIARKET, DEc. 31.
The Market was not,so plentifully supplied this morning a
last week, in consequence of which, the prices of all Cattle ai
dearer than last market-day. The price of Hay remains as.p,
our last.

COMMERCIAL- REPORT,.
FROM TILE 221) TO TIIF. 29T17 DECEMBER.

The Market for Colonial Produce being closed the whole
this week, uo alteration of pnces can be named. By priva
contract, however, considerable purchases are 'reporter to ha,
been made at the full of last week's prices: In 'Cot. on the -in
vate sales are said to be at reduced prices. The Rum Mari(
continues firer,, and many buyers have been 'Observed it t!
Market to purchase at a , shade under the-present currency, b
the holders will not give way, and few parceh are pressed c
the Market. Brandy is rather firmer, and begins to look mo
favourably. The prices of Tallow continue at our last quat,
tutions, say 44s.und ;nit few contracts have been made in coy
sequence of the expected arrival of a riumber,of vesse s fro;
the Baltic.