The Sun.
London, England, 1819-09-29 00:00:00

51111' NEWS.

MILFORD HAVEN, SEPT. 26.—Arrived this
morning the Auckland packet, with a mail and
passenger's from Waterford ; also, lust night, the
Antelope Revenue cutter from a cruise, with the
Argo, CLEAVER, for St. John's ; Reward,
M'CARTHY, from Belfast for the Mediterranean ;
and Juno, STEPHENS, from Havre for Liverpool.
SEPT. 27.—The Camden packet is expected to
arrive hourly with the mail from Waterford, and
the Freeling packet sails this even'ng with the
mail thereto, immediately upon the arrival here of
the coach from London. Sailed upon a cruise
the Antelope Admiralty cutter.
FALMOUTH, SEPT. 26.—Arrived the Swiftsure
packet with mails from the Mediterranean.
LIVERPOOI., SEPT. 27.—Arrived the Mentor,
OODPN, from New York—sailed the 2d Sept.
PoRTSMOUTH, SEPT. 28.—Arrived the Mentor,
BULLOCK, from Oporto, and sailed for London.
PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 27.—Arrived Ihe Lord Ex-
mouth, BaaaRTT, from Quebec, in 35 days ;
Cornwall, RoatNsosr, fr,tn ditto; and L'Aimable,
GROIZARD. from Mimes.
HARWICH, SEPT. 28.—A large ship, with loss
of anchors and cables, has just run upon the
'mud, supposed to be from the Straits—particulars
unknown.

11.YMOUTFI, Monday.—Whether We contem-
plate the equipment of the Expedition that lately
sailed from the Sound in a precautionary or in an
operative sense, it equally bespeaks a foresight
and firmness in our Naval Administration, the ab‘
sence of which has heretofore beets the cause of
disasters that will lung be deeply deplored by the
Empire tat large. Hence some conjectures as well
on the destination as on the object of this squa-
dron, which, in the face of those very bold tine,
dilations that have been advanced by the London
Prints, we are induced to submit with no small
share of diffidence. For reasons which have al-
ready been assigned, there can be little doubt but
that it is intended to double Cape Horn, for the
purpose of opening the blockade, which has so
daringly and so preposterously been enforced by
Lord CocnuANe, to the injury of our Merchants
and the detriment of our Maritime Trade ; thus
offer:l)g too at once, under a Flag unaccredited, of
a State unrecognized, an indignity to England,
and a gross insult to all Europe. Viewing it
prospectively, may it not be meant as a counter-
poise 16 any force which the Americans (who
seldom have the courtesy to give notice of the
hostilities they meditate) might be able to dis-
patch, on the spur of the occasion, to the same
quartet ? This idea seems the more reasonable,
from the refusal of the Court of Madrid to ratify
the Treaty for the Cession of Florida. In the
event of a rupture of any sort, we shall have a
disposable fleet across the Atlantic, to act in
whatever way emergencies may require. Should
the United States attempt by conquest what they
may have failed in by negociation and intrigue,
might it not be advisable, on the part of Great
E3titain, to take possession, or at least to occupy
the Island of Cuba, if even in trust for Spain, as
a measure of policy and self-defence ? But whe-
ther all, or any of these motives, shall have con-
duced to the fitting out and departure of the arma-
ment in question, we feel disposed to attach to it
no less interest than importance. Looking at this
small Expedition still more remotely, what if it
should appear to be. our quota of a combined
force that may have beets agreed on in Congress ?
Were it even found to be connected with the en-
actments and provisions of the late Enlistment
Bill, a necessity for which was admitted by Par-
liament, . it would display a degree of vigour and
promptitude much wanted at a crisis like the pre-
sent. By this period the Squadron is probably at
Madeira. Our motives, therefore, for forbearing
to speak of it no longer exist.