The Sun.
London, England, 1817-10-13 00:00:00

tEnmAN f).ll4Eks,.

CUXIIAVY, s.—lt will he recollected,
that it was rattly stated' in die English Papers that
the ship called the nowt' f'rince Frederick, coniing

front Norway, had been stopped during the night
off theDoggerbs Bank by two 'Some
persons snspicted that thesi wete NA-) more Tu.-
nisiait corsairs. This, -however, it wholly im-
foiiided. It is now tertaiuly knioirn that the two
ships. which stopped the Uroivn
.Prince Frederick
ec're two vessels sent out by the English Mn.i-
ralty to take Soundings of the coastt, and *hieli
had hen dri%4ll in the night towat ds the lizigger's
'Bank.

BELCLIN, OCT. 4.—The 1n ant Don Paulo ar-
rived hwe on Thursday evening from Potsdam,
.jut he is unwell, and will not go out for some
.days. The King sent yesterday M. Von Bach to
welcome him, and to offer Irbil every accommoda-
tion, as residence, attendance; carriage,
,horsci,
&c. ; but he has declined every thing, being re-
solved to preserve a strict incognito. His Royal
Highness intends to remain here for some weeks.
It is observed,. that no Spanish Prince has tra-
velled into foreign countries for these 300 years
past.
The Minister for the I-Lithe Del artthent has ap-
proved-the celebration of.a general thanksgrving
in the Rhenish provinces, on account of the fine
harvest ; it is fixed for, the first of October.
IlAtsrovEft, Oc+. I:.—:We learn that his Royal
Highness the Duke of-Cambridge will stay abotit
tortnigbt at Ant ic!i„to receive ..the: homage of
the Principidity at Last Friesland.
For s'otne- ilas past the weather has been cold,
and. it) the n'ght -frost, which has done dainage
ro the gardens.— (The same is -the case "about
flamburgh.)
'FROM THE SEPT. 11.—At Mentz, the
prices of corn are now become, by forestalling and
monopolv,.bigher than they have been for cen-
tiniea. littblie Papas say that the King of Prussia
has•gften orders'to pay to Colonel Von Massen-
back half his pay till his cause is • decided. -The-
fourth volume of his Memoirs was stippressed,
during the time of Lluonapatte, and tee bookseller
Brockhans indemnified for it.
LETTER FROM ST. PETERSBUEGH, SEPT. 20.--The
principles of a proper administration of the finan-

ces, which ttpre steadily —pursued by the Minister of
Finance, M. Von Gurzew, daily give evidence of
their utility. pirblie are already informed
that his plan 14;r -extinguishing' ihe debts of the
Empire, and diminishing the paper currency by
tneare,s
,of a !inn, the amount of which is to he
burnt in Batik-notes, and thus the mass of paper
currency reduced, has not only been received with.
approbation by the Council of the Empire, but
also declared by this highest department to be
the surest menns of attaining this end. The loan
makes consitlerable progrrss. In the first tootitt
since it was opened eight twltions and a half have
been, rcceiyvd, which proses the confidence of the
pithlie in this measure, anti also that both parties
inns: find their account in it. It is indeed trite
that 711 per cent. is an interest nit') which any
monied man way be satisfied, particularly when
we consider -that the security of the loan is ;pia-

ranteed by all the collective donotin3 of the
Crown. if we consitier the immense extent and
value of land which belopp in Untt;l,l to the
domains of the Crown, ‘vc thr.ll find th 4 conti.

deuce very natural': tor they include not Onl

the 1111111C101ii, extensive, Ftnti _for_the titot par
wefl-pe,,pled and 'fruitful -hinds :of the-Ctown

with" be forests in almost all the Ciovernments of'
the empire, but also the great uncultivated districts
in the southern provinces, whigh,. by the increaSe::
of the popnktion, are gradually converted into
fertile plains, and, the." intrinsic value of which
therefore increases,annuallY. If we Ado the jot&

cious rest' ictions on. the import!,tion of articles
‘ehich the national inditstfy can furnish, we may
expect the, most favourablc result for the finances
of the empire. .
The Emperor arrived on. the 27th Aug. O.S. in
the evening att- Alobilow, where he was received

by Field-mlr shal, Prince Barcl-ay de 'folly, With
the Generals, the Civil Governor, and theNobi-
!its- ; and in the church by- the Archbishop Daniel
and the Clei gy.. ..The. next. day (St. Alex:ender's
day) his Majesty was pleased, atter divine service,
to receive the Clergy and the civilAnthorices ;
he . dined with .the I'iel4,Marshal ; and An 'the

evening honoured with his presence the ball given
by the Prince.
•On the lBth of September, 0. C. their Imperial,
Highnesses the Archduke Nicholas., the Arch.'
duchess Alexandra, and Prince William of Prussia,
set, out for. Moseu‘y ; au the 23d the Empress
Elizabeth ; • and on the 25th the Empress Maria.
Front the town Klin, SO wcrsts on this.sinc of

11.10scoUr, tile august travellers will proceed to

INlosco‘v in coAlpriny. At each of the three last
sta,!us .500 hours are orAereil.

KIEL, OCT. 6.--'lhe confirmation of the ap.
pointiwfht of officers in the I)nehies, which
re forme"l:lv:niode out withont-exception in the
Gcrtnan hieb were rt-titiired to he sent
. .

, .
.in for this purpose iii 1803,. has nciw been given,
ha. in the Danish,languag.e.
Exchange on •London.—Oct, 3, 345. 3.1-3 :
-Oct. 7, v 4.1-,

LAIIGE SNAKE,^lllete hay b,een for some time
past a snake of Cllollllolls.magnittok secreted in H
pond at a short)li4tat,ree.irom theYriorK„ a house
ucctrpie4l by Mr. Thompson, (tt Frogneli, between
Hampstead and West.end. The servants of Mr.
Thinnpson.have frequently rieen it, and drscribe
it to be. of the thickness Of a wan 's ammo, antl of z-t
proportionate'h ngth. Attempts !Rive been made
toshom it, but • a:n. Its motion?, are nacym.
monly ral)i4l, lid on the least alarm it di i•cs to I
bottom of.tbv,po:l4.l. It seelos peyfectly harmles,
in its nature,.ami hitherto. has done no
Frogs, and toads, it is supptwd, fourn the pt inc;-
pal source,. or its susteta.l.lc:C:.—(Bl9ltlay Thiper.)

Uue,AMouday hist; as rt yo-uitg cpren-
try, wassridiliA- is the. ect of D4rentre,
her kmetook.fright, a:ld thre,v lierth)tivr tl:e
wheels ofa stage conch, passing by-at.the time,
whiCti caused bet death the saute