The Sun.
London, England, 1817-08-23 00:00:00

DESTRUCTION OF X FRENCH FRIGATE.

PARIS, AUG I9.—The melancholy intelligence
of the deStruCtioo by fire of his Majesty's frigate
La Fleur de Lis, at Toulon, has just reacher{
Paris.. This vessel had been destined to make
tour of the world—it was at anchor near the park
of marine artillery. The flames which hoist forth
at once from three different places appear to indi-
cate that this calamity was not accidental. The
pilots of the nearest ships perceiving the flames
which
.issued through the port-holes, hastened to
advertise the chiefs of the harbour. The Admi.
tal's vessel fired four cannot' of alarm, the church
bells were set a-ringing, and the workmen iri
crowds offered their services. In the mean time
the Marine and National Guards formed lines its
th.e arsenal, for the maintenance of good order,
and for the strictest surveillance of the galley slaves
condemned to the chain. As the wind blew fresh,
every effort made to extinguish the fire Fas inef-
fectual ; it was then resolved to haul'tfie frigate
out in the midst of the Darce, and to sink her.
The two pilots of this vessel are in custody, and
Ore most active researches are making to discover
'the 'authors of the Conflagration. No disorder
took place, and in less than an hour and a bale
the fire raged D.Q LOSgers

COLON 1 L JOURNALS.

A MIMIC IN POLITICS.

(From theMantreat Herald.)

Tae New York AdvcriLier, a paper which, fronl
the great atrewion of Its respectable Editor,

Comes throe days later by the mail than any other
print of that 'city, gives tin account of furthor ar-
rivals frog; Ent.elle. /I will be funnel, that the
Go‘critm,ot of Brazil 11 AS not lost any time in
communicating ti' the AtneriCan E:cecutiae the
ifettial state of the ci:v and captainship of l'er-
rta.tibaco, ‘vhica are declared to be in a state ri-
gown-- trade, itt consetplence of the rebellions
spirit of the inhabitants. The reply of the Ante-
tit an Government ought to be prompt, and
if faith ran be reposed in public professions,
the answer will be given speedily, however differ-
ent this rule may be from the common maxims
01 the American people, and the government in
paurieular. No nation in the world appreciates
time and artful evasions more than the Americans.
Jr aas ty gaining time and holding.owt false pre,
tepees of acemnino,lationi that they attained their
independence more than from courage and dis-
cipline itt the field II would be the height of
injustice not to admit that their courage is just as
much as other nations possess ; as to discipline,
they, like others, can only acquire it by long and
dearly purchased experience ; and it may be fairly
premised that the military spirit will never be ge-
nerally ditinaed until the American Union shall
have been (Its hied into many independent kiag-
dnina or republics, atter a terrible catalogue
of calamiliet. But this is rather digressing •
from our subject. The notice of the Portn-
guese Goveinment respecting a portion Of
Brazil will tend to, embarrass Mr. MOnro, as
lie head of a large and rather turbulent family:
The mercantile classes of the community have
suffered more than those of the saute calling in
European countiits by the general peace ; half
their vessels are out of employment, and those
employed tlo not earn above a quarter of the freight
they did in 180 G. As evidence of this, we have it
from good authority, that a barrel of floor is now
carried front New York to Liverpool at 75 cents,
tar a of a dollar freight, which formerly was 3 dol-
lars, and sometimes more, and was run itt peace
insurance when all the rest of the world was at
war. Since then, the commerce of America is
crippled and cut up, the ship-owners aitd merchants
will consider it hard if Mr. Monroe forbid them to
trade with the rebels of Pernambuco. The late
Dlr. Cyrus King scouted the -" Neutrality Bill" in
Congress as a measure incompatible with the dig-
'tits, and independence of the'Repuhlic; brit ano-
_

tber class of full as much respect,ibility, and of tar
greater real weaLli, were advocates for the mea-
sure, and had weight enough to carry it through
the le.gislture ; our readers need not be told this
xvai the landed interest, an interest that ought to
Le first consulted iu evely state, because it bears

at least- three quartets of the taxation in every
' 'country, even the most commercial; it does so in
Eugland, and contributes rather more iu the
Unitcd States.
'The LANDED INTrItEST II) America care little
shout the carrying trade ; its members want to
sell their flour, rice, indigo, cotton, tobacco,
and naval stores, in the' best manner they can, no
Matter whether to an Old-Englander, New-Eng-
lander, Frettehntnn or Hottentot, if well paid.,
• and, by a parity of reas-tning, they will cultivate
s correspondence with the countries that can supply
' their wants on the best tvrrns ; no matter whe-
ther they he New South-Wales or Turkey. If we
are to judge from the best interests of the United
States, and from the duty they owe ta friendly
nations, we should have no hesitation in conclud-
ing, that Mr. Monroe will give immediate intima-

thin to the Americans to respect the blockade of
Pernambuco and its dependencies. That portion
• Brazil prodisces all the commodities peculiar to
•the Southern Atlantic States and Lirmistana, and
wants only a little of the beef, pork, and flour
raised in the middle and northern sections ; so
that it would be worse than insanil it) Mr.
Monroe to risk a new Earopean war on account
of the cupidity of a few ship owners and ,•mug.
glers, who would not gain by the event half so
much' as the 74 gun ship Independence cost at
'Boston.

The New York Canal Law, which passed on the tsth ult.
provides for opening the navigation from Lake Champlain
to Htsdaou's River, and the great western Canal from the said
River only as far as Seneca River, which is not a third of the
distance originally contemplated. But even this when com-
pleted, will have a, most material effect on the commerce of
Lower Canada, iLasinuch as the water of Lake Ontario from
Oswego will be united with Hudson's River. It will then no
longer remain a questi., n whether the Merchants in the centre
of the state bordering on the Lakes Oneida, Cayuga, Seneca,
&c. shall carry their commodities to New York or M:mtreal ;
as to the valuable trade hitherto carried through Lake Ch .m-'
• plain, it will he lust to us, except in a small portion of lum-
ber and lire stock. Still by counteracting measures if ins-•
enediately entered upon, on the part of these Provinces,
murk may yet be preserved, for the country; the bill for
.a canal, from St. Johns to Longueuil, laid before the
Legislature last Session, should it pass into a law, will be
a most fortunate circumstance, and if the Government
fulfil the public expectation by • opening • the naviga-,
tit)l4 from this City. to La Chine, it will be a material point
gained. Those undertakings if once begun, might he
miner completed than is generally imagined ; and it
-should be observed, nature has so eminently favoured us, that
we can do more with 10,00(n. than the Americans can with
Eve times that sum. We are happy to find, that his Excellency
the Governor-in-Chief has not lost a moment in appointing
Commissioners in the counties of this novinev, to make re-
ports respecting he improvement of the internal cummunica-
thins ; and according to their reports the necessary ameliora-
tions will promptly be made as tar as the means appropriated
May go, and from which much benefit will unquestionably
Tesult.l