The Sun.
London, England, 1817-01-06 00:00:00

THE KING AND QUEEN.

f( WINDSOR CASTLE, JAN. 4.—liis Massar;
continues to enjoy a good state of bodily trealdii:
and has been generally tranquil (hiring the lag
month. His MAJESTY'S disorder remains till-
altered.

"H. HALFORD. 54.11AILTF,
"W. HEBERDEN, J. WILLIS,
" It. WILLIS."

,

We stated on Saturday the indisposition of till
QUEEN, which was a sudden and violent attack ilt
an inflammation of the bowels, causing the clo. i
confinement of her Majesty on Wednesday; ci,
which presented her from meeting a great porol
of her beloved fatuity on that day at a privel
house at Frogmore, where every arrangementihd,
been made for the celebration of New Yeaes Daf
Her MAJESTY continuing in this afflicting 00
during the night, caused the Duke of Vogl; OP
leave Windsor early on Thursday morning fat
Brighton, to communicate to the PILINGS REGESa
the indisposition of their Royal Mother. On DP
day, we are happy to say, her MAJESTY'S disorcleg,
took a favourable turn. The account we receive
at a late hour last night, stated that the QUEI/1
had bad a good night, and was better yesterday.
Sir HENRY HALFURD has been the principle
Medical Gentleman in attendance upon theQuseg
A King's Messenger is, constantly in attendatic4
at the Castle, by command et the Pamce RaGsbilr.l
and an account is taken every morning to la
Royal. ilionsass of the state of his Roys
Motbzi.

The Members of the QUEEN'S Council assear
bled at Windsor on Saturday, notwieltstandial
her MAJESTY'S indisposition, they being enjoioel
so to do by the Regency Act, in order to inquiri
into the state of the KING. They, In cons*
(pence (.I the itidisposition of her MAJESTY, XS'
sembled at the Upper Lodge at twelve o'clock
but did not proceed to the Castle, as usual. Thera
were present—the Archbishop of CANTCRIWIti
the Duke of AlouTuose, the Earl of WI NCHEI.SEA
Lord ELLENuououon, Lord AUDEN, and ail
MASTER of the 11.0.14,11. After a due consultation
all the 111earbtri .of the Council left Windsor 10
London, except Lord who remaineilo
attendance on the KING as a Lord of the /300
chamber.

Soule, alarm was excited in London yesterdsta
in consequence of
thit. non-arrival of a Brindisi
to report the State GE the KING, according to tiss
monthly custom. Lord Si'. Hot. ens, as Lorded
the King'S Bedchamber, 'Sir HENRY CANIPBE11•1
as the Groom of time Bedchamber, aid
Mr. GgISWELC, the Page, with other aftender*
were in waiting at St...James's Palace from tvo
till past tour o'clock, when, no Bulletin tt.'
riving, they departed. The apprehended calit
was, that some accident had befallen the Kin
Messenger entrusted with the Bulletin, tiled
being a very high flood in, many parts betws
Windsor and London, owing
to the heavy raitl
which have fallen for some days past. -Ffill!
Maidenhead to Staines the aspect of the counts.?
•truly•awful, nearly the whole of the land treisi
under water, particularly that on the banks of
River Thames. A great number of the host,
are not tenantable in their lower parts, and
families are consequently obliged to live in fill
upper stories. The inundations, however, 11111
not prevented the arrival of the Messenger, übt
brought the account of his MAJESTY'S gate
health yesterday.—(lfarning Paper.)

Further accounts are given in the American
pers of piracies by vessels under the independi!
aid SPenisb flags. Among them is a cireumito"
tiny protest against the capture and pillage Of
schooner TraVeller, Captain LA ROCHB, ofßib
more, from Ana-Cayes, by a pirate mannad4
Europeans, mulattoes, negroes, and crenles, n!1
Cape Tiberoon : the crew and passengers, 094
whom was M. BOUSSIER, of the French Legion,
Honour, bad been treated with great crueltY,l°:
compelled to leave the vessel, and escape to bcglit
mei, to save their'lives.

Sf;t;' \;;'vs._

DeAL, s.—lt blew very hard all yesterday
Lunt the S.W. with rain. Several ships haVe come
3 and brought np in the Downs ; tkelpgrticulars
re at present 1111knOW11, ,{ls they have Iftit yet had
ny communication tvith the shore." We have
lade inquiry among the seafaring people respect-
ag the ontward.bound East and \Vest Indiamen,
ite. in the Downs, and do not bear that any have
‘!frered; Most of our intrepid boatmen arc off
unongst the ships, and have been ever since day-,
ight this morning beating over the tremendous
e4s, with not a dry thread on them. The Sis-
erm, for Demerara, has lost an anchor and cable,
nal will be supplied with another immediately.—
-'atnedown from the River last evening,,and re-
"n• the Jane, for the Cape of (ood Hope-;
lint, for St. Thomas's ; and Ann, for,llayti.
krrived, and remains all well, the Wbodtord,
•
rant Batavia. Arrived to-day, and will sail for
he River this' evening, the British Army, from
%lento ; sailed the I7th August—from Sand
&ad the 224 ; and front the Cape of Good Hope
lie 3d November. Arrived the Gambier, Ss, tTH
'"Hri Oporto in six days, and Amboyna from
qnrseilles.' It blew very bard part of last night
'ad this morning, during which the Woodford,
loin Batavia ; James, for Ilavannah ; and.Ma•
n, for St. Lucia, have lost anchors and cables.
OP! Triton, for the Isle of France, has lost two
qtchors anti cables. Came down from the River,
Ind remains, the Princess Mary, for Hayti.-
311111 \V.

PIHIT4WMUTII, JAI. .5.—A11 yesterdaY it' blew a
reinendoos gale from the S. W. The'ships in
he Roads have got their yards and top-masts
atttl at present ride in safety. Arrived the
iassaten transport from Cork. The Catalina,
111'tailt STAVELY, detained and brought into this
mrt by, his Majesty's 'ship Tyne, struck, it the
last night, on the Split Bank ; having drove
Art aushipped her ru.!der, she slipped from both
achori---lho is now in safety again.—Wind
S. W.

TAtAtou'ru,Satl. 3.,---Came in yestertlY, and
Ord to-day on a cruise, his Majesty's ship Ile-
"it' Also sailed his Majesty's ship TelegrApb on
itto. Arrived to-day the Lady A
rabellapacket,
'ith a arail from Lisbon, in 60 hours. By the
''press packet, from the Brazils, we Learn that
he Freeling packet had arrived at Bahia, and
4ileit on the 10th November, from Rio Janeiro.
the Nucess Elizsb(lth packet sailed from Rio
iitteiro. three Weeks before the Expreis, and had
'6t arrived at Bahia when the Express left.—
rut 4 lir.

ItUISGATE. JAN% s,—wind W. S. W.---Came
the 'Zephyr. and Union, lliatitsotr, the latter
`ith lnst howsprit the Happy Return, Mew-
Flostiorr, anti Misty, Thomson, both with loss of
Lnehurs anti eables.—Carne in for shelter, the tol-
liwing &lips, all for London ;---Fly,
Silly. Ann, Patriot, Diamond, Rebecca,
1t Diana, Endtavour, Pyrettnees, Ely, and
441'44'11; eli the Thetis and Jason, from Var-

I),"IRA, SANT. S.--•Cante in yesterday, the Be-
atvr,leni transport, with troops, from Ostend ;
the Bri iransporti with troops, from Ca'
—rt blow," a gAle.
• DEC. 31.—Carne in the Frederick Re-
oitte cutter. Sailed his 11,flaiesty's ship Pandora.

•
m LINDER IrgIGANE•
The 4'lleunder, Sir
in sAr r.xva nzil ‘Aliptairta AMR •
UlltDoN K. G. B. is arrived at Sheerness, in a
I
•1116
-')g "Me, makino.upwards of twenty feet of
rat •,•
.
I rat`
""
hour, having struck upon a shoal called
le
outer Garbed, tying
about
lit S.' r, miles to
-• of, or forduess. She sailed from Sheerness
Roads on the Ifith ultimo, but trying to
;„t‘k em her, the was obliged to anchor 00CaSiOn" 1
"ntit tit* 184 b. On the 19th, at 8. 30. P. te•
htt,ii working to windward the whole day.
„
%pliting to gain an anchorage to
'oat! •
it then hloWing irsrmout
h
vets,
gate of wind, breakeirs
'Plumed on'the lee bow,and beam ; the ship,
by r love and main-top sails awl foretell, was
.1„1 ""14" to he 'hived, but. would. not-rome
and in fall'struck upon
Nuh trig sle the Outer
erne„ in 24 feet water— n fortuatelY sheer it, anif was immediately anchoied in
4,.,'"eca fathoms. In a few minutes. after the
tuner reported neatly six feet water in her 3
ai ll'
ci b litre (says an Officer belonging to her); it
necessary tit pause fur is moment, at
h''("lB' and aw hil sitnution of the .
Icil4t
1-mile wind blowing a gale, with a tie
rt " tilt. ship making upwards of twenty
biater ;:,I,hour, all(' ilearisytWeltielloure dark-
It 11, theta, not a' moment was to be log!,
ie to erey "Pe of safety was entertained, save in
of the Almighty, and the onited east
ler4l's of e,.
soul on board. By the zeal and
_
ost"" the Captain and his Officers, and site 40-
,in
„"nParalleled rxertions of the the
l'_as kept free until the morning :dozing
isp,,,lght' "1"bl provttlentially, the Grand
,
pi 1," ni all events had lulled - the acnrutr
tre ti"heti the tagjog sea. AI hone 'wins.
fires the whole time, and every blue-light