The Sun.
London, England, 1821-09-28 00:00:00

THE KING.

The following interesting and gratifying de
tails, respecting his MAJESTY'S arrival and recep
tion at Calais, were received at a late hour las

night

" CALAIS, SEPT. 9-6.—Centuries may elapse
before a spectacle of such interest recurs as that
with which we were yesterday gratified—the
King of Great Britain landed in amity on the
shores of France. Although his Majesty desired,
as much as possible, to avoid the parade of regal
splendour, yet the feelings of the French nation
were displayed in a manner honourable to our-
selves, and gratifying to our Monarch, and, of
course, to all his loyal subjects. The Royal
yacht, accompanied by different vessels of the
squadron, and two steam-packets, arrived in the
roads of Calais about four o'clock; but there
no_t being sufficient water in the harbour to per-
mit the entrance of large vessels, his Majesty
came on shore in one of the pilot-boats, attended
by different personages of his suite. On his

landing he saluted the multitude of persons,
French and English,.assembled to witness his ar-
rival, with that peculiar grace and affability for
which he is justly proverbial, and which were
never displayed to greater advantage than
on this interesting occasion. After walking
some distance
.on the pier, he ascended his
carriage, which had been some time in wait-
ing for him, and proceeded at a very slow
pace (by his own express orders) to Dessin's
hotel. The streets in the course of his progress
had been previously covered with fine sand, and
the whole way was lined with military (the cld
regiment), one of the finest in the French ser-
'ice, commanded by the Duke de Ceres, who
of course presented arms, and showed his Ma-
jesty every mark of respect). The King ap-
peared delighted with his reception ; and the
number of his subjects who greeted him in a
foreign land with the most unequivocal marks of
loyalty could not fail to heighten the pleasure
which he seemed to experience. In the evening,
.at eight o'clock, his Majesty entered the theatre,
and short as was the notice, much praise is due
to the manager for the arrangements he had
made. The bacon was really most tastefully
decorated with mirrors, lustres, &c. ; the exte-
rior ornamented with elegant drapery. His
Majesty sat in the centre; in front of the
box. On his left was the French General
the Marquis de Jumillac, in full costume ;
and on his right the venerable Duke de
Chartre. On the King's entrance the whole
house rose simultaneously, and the orchestra
struck up our national anthem, " God save the
King," which was admirably performed, and the
words sung enthusiastically by the whole audi-
ence, both French and English. Shouts of ap-
plause followed, and a universal encore rang
through the house. Ilis Majesty, however, who
was evidently most sensibly affected by the feel-
ings evinced towards him in a foreign land, men-
tioned that he wished to decline its repetition.
The audience understood him, and after another
hearty congratulation, they took their seats, and
the performance proceeded : it was admirable;
the dresses were beautiful, and appeared to be
all new. The King was delighted and astonished
to find such excellent performance in a small
town like Calais : it is unnecessary to say that
the house was crowded to excess. On retiring;
his Majesty gracefully saluted the audience, and
left the house universally applauded.
(A NOTHER Ac co uNT.)—" At 3 o'clock the Royal
yacht came to anchor in our roads, and in half an
hour after his Majesty landed from a pilot-boat
in the harbour, and was received by the Mayor,
Prefect, Monsieur Le Marquis Jumillac, Le Duc
de Brancas, and Le Duc de la Chartre, who con-
ducted his Majesty to his carriage, which was
waiting his arrival on the quay near the column.
The way was lined with troops from the quay to
Dessin's hotel. A most numerous assemblage of
people had met to greet his Majesty's arrival,
and received him with every demonstration of
joy et aux cris de vine le Roi. His Majesty
never appeared better, and seemed much pleased
with the novelty of the scene, bowing graciously
to all around him. On his arrival at Dessin's he
found the military and the corps de Pompiers as-
sembled, and the band of the regiment instantly
struck up CC God save the King." A most
sumptuous dinner was prepared at the hotel.—
The Perfect, the Marquis de Jumillac, the Duke
de Brancas, and the Duke de Chartre, had the
honour of dining with his Majesty. At eight
o'clock he honoured the theatre with his pre-
sence : " God save the King" was sung three
times by the audience, with the greatest enthu-
siasm. His Majesty retired to his apartments at
eleven o'clock.

" SEPT. 27.—This morning at nine o'clock his
Majesty set out on hi 3 way to Lille, where it is
expected he will arrive at eight o'clock to-night."

SIERRA-LEONE GAZETTES.

We have received a file of Sierra-Leone Papers
down to the 10th of June. The following are
extracts :

" FREETOWN, JUNE 9.—By letters from Gambia, of date
the 25th ultimo, we learn with much satisfaction that Omar,
the Prime Minister of the Trarzhar Moors, had arrived at Ba-
thurst for the purpose of making arrangements with the mer-
chants for the supply of gum-arabic at Portendic. He mani-
fested the greatest anxiety to establish this trade with the Eng-
lish on the firmest basis. Upwards of twenty tons of gum
had arrived, and the Young Frederick was taken up for an-
other trip.

" A slight shock of an earthquake was felt at Saint Mary's
on the 17th ult., about half-past IO o'clock, a. m.: the thermo-
meter was then 77 degrees. It is very remarkable that a simi-
lar shock was partially felt throughout this colony on the same
day, and about the same hour.
" The Portuguese brigantine Constante, taken in Old Calebar
river by the boats of his Majesty's ships Tartar and Thistle,
was on Tuesday last condemned as lawful prize to the British
and Portuguese Crowns, and the slaves on board her were eman-
cipated.

" DREADFUL OCCURRENCE.—In further accumulation of
the horrors incident to the slave trade, we have to notice (tie fate
of the Spanish slaving schooner Carlota, which sunk a few days
since off the Gallinas, with a full compliment of slaves on
board. The Carlota sailed from the Havannah, and was found
at the Gallinas by Sir George Collier, in his voyage down the
coast. The cargo of the Carlota was on shore, with every ap-
pearance that it was in the course of barter for slaves. The
Commodore took her down as far as Cape Coast, and after au-
thenticating some papers to show the illegality of her voyage, al-
lowed her to depart. She returned, it appears, to the Gallinas,
and there took in 2511 slaves, with whom she sailed from the
coast; but, dreadful to relate, before she had proceeded farvshe
was taken unprepared by a tornado, overset and sunk, and all on
board perished, with the exception of twelve ! The intelligence
of this horrid event has been brought to the Colony by three
Spanish sailors belonging to the vessel, who arrived a few days
since in a very small boat in a wretchedly exhausted condition.
They were immediately placed in the Military Hospital, where,
notwithstanding the greatest attention and kindest treatment,
one of them has since died : the other two continue still in a very
weak state.

"JUNE 2. —lt was reported ia Freetown, in the early part of
the week, that the Foulah Chiefs had been stopped at Kookoona
on their return from this Settlement, to their own country, and
had been compelled to purchase their passage by surrendering
to the Chiefs of the place a considerable portion of the valuable
presents received by them here, and of the trade goods obtained
in exchange for their cattle. We trust this is not true in the
full extent, for it would then throw great difficulties in the way
of the establishment of a regular intercourse by the new path :
it is, however, quite in the line of African usage, that passen-
gers should pay tolls in going through the towns of powerful
Chiefs, in:proportion to the wealth which they carry with them.

" 31Ay lo.—Another Portuguese slave vessel had been seiz-
ed by his Majesty's ship Morgiana, Captain Finlaison, with
nearly 400 slaves on board : they had sailed for this place from
Cape-Coast. On Thursday, the 17th instant, about 11, a. m.,
a slight shock of an earthquake was experienced throughout
the peninsula : it was preceded by a rumbling noise in the di-
rection from east to west, and was sensibly felt at Regent and
Gloucester towns ; at the former place the motion of the earth
was so considerable as to excite a momentary giddiness; the
doors of the parsonage-house opening and shutting repeatedly :
whereas, in this town it was so slight, that very few persom
were at all aware of the circumstance. Advices from the Isles
de Los state, that on the same day a similar shock was experi-
enced at Crawford Island. We believe the above is the only
instance that has occurred since 1795, when two smart shocks
were experienced on the 21st and 19th June in that year, as re-
corded in Dr. 'vVinterbottom's account of this colony."

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