The Sun.
London, England, 1817-12-24 00:00:00

Tl3L•' SUN.

SOLEM QUIS DICERE FAI.WM A UDEAT ?

LONDON,
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1817,

The Paris Papers of Sunday last, which were
due this morning, have not come to hand.

There is a report in the City, that disputes had
arisen between the English and American Com-
missioners employed in pinning the boundary
line in Upper Canada. On inquiry, we find that
the report was brought by private letters from
Quebec to the 22.11 ult. received yesterday. The
Commissioners are stated to have sent dispatches
on the subject to their respective Governments.

We have given in our last page the Letters
from LAS CASAS; which are stated to be copies of
the originals written from memory. They are so
unimportant in themselves as not to entitle them
to insertion in our Paper, if there were •not a
strong curiosity in the Public to hear something
about BUONAPARTR and his followers. As the
Writer, for bad conduct, was removed from St.
Helena, it, is proper to distrust every thing that
lie says, and therefore we doubt not that the whole
of his narrative consists of gross exaggerations,
if not absolute falsehoods. British Officers are
not likely to act in the manner of which he com-
plains, and whatever, measures respecting his
papers have taken place, were no doubt fully jus-
tified- by his own previous conduct.

CORN-EXCHANGE, DEC. 24.—We have but few
fresh Arrivals this morning, but there was plenty
lett over (ruin Monday for the demand ; fine
Samples of Wheat as well as Oats sold at Mon-
day's prices ; fine Barley is full as dear, but
ordinary is very dull ; in Peas and Beans there is
no alteration.

Yesterday the French Ambassador had a long
interview with Viscount CASTLEREAGH, at his
Office in Downing-street. His Excellency had
afterwards a long interview with Earl BATH URST.
The Noble Secretaries at the conclusion had a
long consultation together.
The Gazette of last night is nearly filled with
Addresses of Condolence to the PRLNCE REGENT
and Prince LEOPOLD.

The house taken by the agents of Prince Lao-
FOLD, in Grosvenor-place, is only a temporary
residence for two mouths : it was principally for
the purpose of containing the furniture in Camel-
ford House, which has been removed within these
few days, so that possession of Camelford House
may be given up very shortly.
On Monday a Gentleman arrived in Downing-
street with dispatches from Mr. Data at Frank-
fort.

The Duke of WELLINGTOWS sons are arrived
in town from East Sheen, near Richmond, where
they were at school. It is not yet known whether
they will proceed to France to pass the holidays
with the illustrious Duke, or remain at the house
in PiccatAilly, with the Duchess.
The 38th regiment, who have had the Royal
duty at Bath, during her MAJESTY'S and Princess
ELIZABETH'S visit to that City, have received
orders to march to Plymouth Barrack., to re-
lieve the 64th regiment, about to embark for
Gibraltar.

THE LATR LION. CHARLES MAITLAND.-Lord
HOLLAND first received the melancholy intelli-
gence of the demise of this amiable young man.
His Lordship proceeded to Warren's Hotel, and
in as delicate a way as possible, communicated to
the Earl of Lauderdale the distressing news.—
The feelings of the fattier, for the loss of his fa-
vourite son, vords cannot convey an adequate
idea of : he Jost the use of speech for twenty-tour
hours. The shock was the greater, in consequence
of the previous health of the deceased, which was
uninterruptedly good. Government sent off an
Admiralty messenger to Portsmouth, to prevent
the sailing of the Magnificent, of 74 guns, com-
manded by the Honourable A. Alaitland, which
bad on board Lord Maitland, the Earl's eldest
son. The Magnificent was about to sail for
Malta, of which Sir T. Maitland is the Governor,
to bring home the Couotess of Lauderdale, and
the other branches of the family. j

SHIP NEWS.

Extract of a Letter jrom Cuxhaven, dated Dec,

" The Light Vessel has resumed her station;
but I am of opinion it would be better if she we'
altogether away ; and Masters of British Shipring
cannot be too cautious on the approaching tin/
light which they may suppose to be the Floaci6
Light at the entrance of the Elbe."

PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 23.—Arrived the Fa°l°'
PAGET, from Lisbon ; sailed the sth Deceolbcf`
in company with the General Phipps, for Liver'
pool. Also arrived the Cleveland, Davis, frOfti'
Jamaica ; sailed the 3d November—left there IP
Earl Moira and Segar. The Neva, ADAMS, stdl4
for London the 2d Nov. The Cleveland e%K.
rienced cou:inual gales of wind, in which bCr
bulwarks, &c. were carried away. Put back 0°
Trent transport. Sailed the Two Brothers, GO'
CHRIST, for Antwerp, and Royal Charlotte, vg`
Say, for Jamaica.

DOVER, DEC. 23. —The Alnwicit Pacitefi
ADAMS, which was on shore near St. Margarcil3
Bay, has been got off and brought in here, b
with very considerable damage.
HOLYHEAD, Dec. 22.—The London Packet,
CUNNINGHAM, has been got off, and' brought
here, but the extent of her damage is not yet at`

certained.

FALMOUTH, Dec. 2l.—Arrived the Volkinder
shain, VISSER, from Amsterdam for BourdeauS'
leaky, and damaged ; and the John, from Londe
for the :Mediterranean.
PLYMOUTH, DEC. 22.—Arrived the Bi.defOr6
BUTTERS, and Success,WAYGOOD, from St. John'fi
New Brunswick ; Isabella, NICOL, from Arai'
angel. Sailed the Retrieve, HAGUE, for Rio Jr
neiro, and the Agnes, SHAD:, for Charante.
DEAL, Dec. 23.—Sailed the General Pile)

CRIIDEFORD, for Ramsgate.
HARWICII, DEC. 23. Put back the 'flied/
packet, with a mail for GottenbUrgh,. with loss o►
boats, and other damage.
Ships sailed from Gratesend the 23d Dec.—Catv
ning, W. Patterson, for India and China ; Duke
of York, H. Campbell, for India and China
Marquis of Huntley, D. McLeod, for India at,'
China ; Thomas Coutts, W. Majgribanks, for
India and China ; Commercial Packet, W. King,
for Ostend ; IVakefield, John Aaron, for Ant
mere ; Jouge Hendrick, A. Hazeivrinkle, for

Names of Ships that passed Gravesend the 23i
Dec.—William, Hatfield, from Hambuigh (22d);
Henry, Kitson, front -Hamburgh ; Gallant,''
Blythe, from Hamburg!' ; Swift, Mitchell, fro*
Gottenburgh ; Mercury, Dixon, 'from (often-
burgh ; Choice, Horny, from Christian; Rising
Sun, Thursty, from Dantzi-c ; Friendship, Ban-
wood, from Rotterdani; Providence, Bennet*
from Rotterdam; Good Hope, Klock, front
Rotterdam.

HULL, Dec. 22.—The Alexander, BUNNEYv

from St. Petersburg, arrived here on Tuesday.
He left Cronstadt on the 26th ultimo. The win.
ter had set in, and the Gulph was frozen over,
several clays previous, insomuch that with dif-,
ficulty and by cutting the ice, the Lord Welling-
ton, BROWN, from this port, and Platoff, HORN,
from London, with bale goods, reached the Molt
head on the 25th. On the 26th, Mr. BUNNBY corn

menced his voyage, and with great exertions suc—
ceeded in getting down about 5 miles that day ; the
Oxenhope, WARD, and Brutus, FuosT, followed,.
and in the evening die forin:2r was about a mils,
and a half, and the latter two miles and a LAI
a-stern. The ice was very strong, and evendej
beyond the limits of vision from the mast-head„,
so that it appeared impossible to proceed : on the

27th, a heavy snow fell, and the frost was intense-
In the morning of the 25th, it blew a gale, with
snow, from the East, and when day-light app
peared, the Alexander had drove away in the &id
of ice, five miles to the Westward of Toll Beacon.
the wind then at N. E. He got sail upon the.
ship, and forced her through it , but continuea
to be much incommoded heavy field.
of ice, as low as Bork Island. The Oxen.
hope had changed her position on the morning of

the 28th, but Mr. B. thinks it woold be almost
impossible for her to get away, On the sth inst.
the Alexander reached the Sound, and next day a
heavy gale came on, during which several vessels
drove, and lost anchors.—The \Voodhall, SMITH,
of this port, for Petersburgh, with bale goods.
put into Reval on the 2Sth ult. as did two brigs
with similar cargoes from London, for Peters-
burgh. Thls intelligence was brought to Ills
Sound by the Jessie, of London, from Reval.
IMPORTANT TO SEAM it the dreadful storm.
on Monday night last, a flue new brig, about 200
tons, called the Elizabeth, of Barmouth, EvANt
Johns, master, frotn Cork to London, lack n with

provi,ions, was driven on shore upon the flat sand,
between the Bar of Hayle and Garlick Wen Point,

in the Port of St. Ices. The crew have been
saved, with the exception of the Mate, who, it
appears, _ was drowned .by imprudently gettiag
into the main rigging : and the greater part of
the cargo having been landed, it is confidently
expected that the vessel wily be got off with very
little damage. It ought. to be generally known
to seamen, that vessels driven into St. Ives Bay
by violent North-Westatly winds, may escape a
destruction that appears almost inevitable, by
running upon the beach, where the brig now lies.
It is easily distinguished by being to the westward
of the opening of Hayle harbour, and directly
under the Sand hills, where Lelant church tower
stands ; it is, in fact, " dead to leeward," in the
winds alluded to ; a circumstance which induces
mariners to avoid it, and, keeping their wind as
much as possible, with the hopeless prospect of
teaching the pier, they perish either upon the
rocks, or steep sand; iu the western part of the
bay. As often as accident or local knowledge has
throWn the vessel upon the beach in question, the
lives and cargo have been saved, and the-ship but
little damaged.

Yesterday a Court of Directors watt held at the
past India-house, when the under-mentioned
tch►ng were thus stationed, viz.:—

For Bengal and Bence,"len.—Northampten, Capt C. Teb-
butt; and Lord Keith, Captain J. Freeman..
For Ben-01 an,' Bombay —Henry Percher, Captain J. P.
Anstice ; and Fairlie, Captain T. E. Ward.
For Bombay direct.—Lady Lushington, Capt. T. Dormer.'

. . .
The following Captains were sworn into the
tommand of their respective ships, viz.:—
Lady Lushinrton, Captain T. Deriver; for Bombay direct.
Henry Poreher, Captain J. P. Anstice, for Bengal and
&mbar.
Yesterday the dispatches were closed at the East
India-house, and delivered to the Pursers of the
following ships. viz. :

Canning, Captain W Patterson; and Thomas Coutts,
Captain W. Matioribanks, for Bombay and China.
Passengers per Canning.—For Boni hay—Messrs Harding
lOW Lewis, and Major-General .1. Bailie.
P.issengers per Thomas Coutts.-.—Forßombay—Mrs.Alrares
Vad family ; and Mr. J. R. Duncan. •