The Sun.
London, England, 1810-12-17 00:00:00

SNIITHVIELD MARKET, DEG, 17

This day's market was well supplied with prime
Beasts,.,and the show of Cattle in other respects way
very good ; Mutton and Pork support- last prices ;
Beef and 'Veal are dearer ; and the trade in gener..l
was somewhat brisk.—The sales in the Flay nirittt
were pretty considerable ; Bay, Straw, and Clover,
obtained laSt ,prices.--We annex a .corre6t stateinent
of the prices and numbers :---
'l'o sink tlic offal" per stone of El h.

Beelqs. 4d to Ss. 6d. Mutton 4s. 4d. to ss. cd. Veit
ss. td. to 7s. 6d. Pork tss. od. to 7s. od. Lamb os. od. to
os. od.

Beasts 3450. Sheep 14,700 Calves i8o:. Pigs 23D.11

CORN EXCHANGE, DEC. I7.—The frees arrlv,'S
of Wheat to day, make a talerable supply ; n.
mu• which supports last prices ; inferior ra-
ther'lower 5 Barbli, and Malt are both agAnche.p-
er ; Peas and Beans of each desription- fivailatc
but The quantities of Oats are considerable,
and sales thereat are named samewhiat cheaper ;
Flour hardly supports the currency.
Whe.it 545 a 7os a 85s Tickßeans (old) 44s a Sus
Pint ditto - - 925 C):-ts, 20. 255 a 2.5.
Rye (new) - 365 a 4os 'Poland ditto - sos a 345
Barley - 745 a 425 Potatoe ditto 36s a
- -
Malt . -66 s a ,74s Rape Seed . - 451 a Col
White Pease 545 a oos Pine Flour Sus aF. is
Grey ditto - . a
.53s Seconds - 75$ a B.a
Bears,(Qld) , sos a 5b.;

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Flom the LONDON. GdZETTE, "Dec. 15,1810.

.Adiniralty-Office, Dec. 15, 1810.

COO), of a Letterfrom tVilliaip Shield, Esq. COmmissioncr
'of his Majesty's Navrat the Cape of Good Hope, to (ohn
Wilson (Joker, Esq. dated at the Cape, the z4th Sep-
tember into. .
t SIR,
It is With the, deepest regret I acquaint you, for
the informati,,n or the Right Honourable the Lords
Commisitiontrs of the ‘A,lmiralty, with the less of•a
part bl nis Miajesty's squadron nu this station.
The account I have now the honour to present
to you, came to my knowledte by his. Excellency
Lord Caiedon !ming had the goodness tosend, for
my peiusll, dispatches •he received last night by
the late Master of the Sirius from the Governor of
Boutbon. I have transcribed and inclosed'suchpart
thereof as may lead their Lordships' judgment to the
extent of this disastrous event.
The Isle de la Pas.se had fallen by assault front 'a
party landed by two of she frigates; subsequent to
which the I}ellona, Minerva, and Vidor, arrived
and run into
,V:,rt South East, with their prize the
Honourable East ludia, Compan`y's, ship Ceylon,
taken in' company with the Windham, after a gil-
lant resistance, on their Way from the Cape to
Madras with a part of the 24th Regiment on

board.
' The Windham was turned from- Port'Sotith East,
and recaptured iby the Sirius, teat the. troops had
been renwved to the BOotta.
Captal.: Pyrn appears to have immediately deter-
.

. . . .
wine ti on attacking these •ships, and to his not bring'
aware of the difficulties of the:navigation Within the
port, is to be attributed his failure,and the loss of
.1' , the King's ships. The Sirius and Magicienn?. Were
': ' ~ • burnt by the Cre:ws, after doing every thing that was
yossible to extricate the ships fri-rn the 'situation
they'll:ld t. lien into. The Nereicie, after 7every,
olfieer and man on board we,e .itlitr killed or
wounded,_ fel on shore a tuere,wreck, end was
taken poss..son'of by the enemy. -
l_ alb sorry :to old to this: hit' of misfortunes, that
the 'itmger trattapOrf, l-den with provisions for the
squadron, and having 'Kittle stoics on Wald, hits.also
fallen into the hands of the ehelFiy.
. The transports 'having the troops -on board, and
oi • which were- to' have sailed yesterday froth hence-
-
without conr.oy,--wii-..be prevented putting to sea by
the_artiTal Of this lamented inter Bence. '
If it shy litl prose that I have not bi,en exaaly
correct in the- ,titormatinii'l have HOW giVe'n, I 13Ope
for the it Lordship's indulgence, and that they will
i•ripuie it to my anxiety to give them the illOst early.
idtimatiou of so important an event.
.1 hate the honoUr to be &c.
- • (Signed) W. SHIELD.
P. S. Captain Willoughby, hers lost au - eye, and
_is otherwise wounded, and is in the bands of the
• enemy. ,

Copy of a Letter from Captain Pyin, of his Maiesty's late
ship the Sirius, ;Addressed 'to Captain• Rowley, of the

/Ask de la Passe. Augusta}, t to.

By mv last yort were informed of my intention to
attack the frigates, coirefte,• and Indiamen in this
port.
Magicienne .having 'mined just as the recaptured
ship W. 4% about to malt sait-,. I sent Captain Lam
bert. ordera to hriikg her and the h- with all
dispatch off Utile de. la PaEse ;. and th'it tLeerßany
in -15rt-Lotlis should not be alat rued, I
.made all sail
retied the &Kith side, ant- al.hongli very
bard, reached Llslo-de I,t Easar next day.- .At noon
Nereide made signal, ready for aftion ; I tin:lLA:los.
ed, and from the 01112titill of the enesnyckeided on
an immedi3te ?tank ;
,and When her roaster canto
on board as plot, made signal to w,.tight but when
within about a filmier of an hour's run of the enerny,
- he uflortunately run (tie ru the edge of the inner
narrow passage. We did not get otf, and that with
wondertul exertion,. u:art o'clock next morn-
ing. At neon on the 23d the I pb;genia - and Ma-
gicienne came m sight ; the enemy hiving mm ed
further in,. and making several batteries, as also
manning the East IndiaishiP, and taking many- men
on 6,,a1 (t the frigates, I. called them to assist in the
attack, .'axing all the Captains 'and pilot on board,
snd beine, assured Were past ad danger and
could, run dire& for the enemy's line, we got under
weigh, and pushed for our situation viz Siriai along-
side the Bellow!, Nereide between her and, the ic-
tor; IPhigetua.atottgide La Minerva and Mi;gicienne
her:Neel-1 her and the East India ship ; and just as
their shot began to' pass over us, s:A. to sav, Sirius'
grounded on a small bank not known ; Capt.Latn-
hen joined his post, and had hardly giv •n the third
hroadside before his opperrel.ta :,...:4:oer" cable, . Magi-
cienne, close to Iphigenia, run, on a bank, which
prevented her hruiging ro'ire than,six guns tobear ;
poor Nereide nearly gained her post, and did in the
most gallant manner maintain that ;nd the one in-
tended for 'Sirius, until Bellona cut. Ail the enemy's
ships being on .shore, arid -iit)dhig Sirius col id not
get off, the whole of them opened tht.i'r tire on'
bleteide ; And even in , this mitaitiarconttst, and.
being a-groLind; site did not cease tiring mail ten
ticlocK, sorry am I-to say, that the Captain,
ever-V. otheer and man on board, are killed Or
tiou,itded, -

Captain Lambert Would have imthediately run
down I.van the enemy, but th,re was a shoal a very
little distance' trout and between bitn and thern;
be did Ail ilia+ could be done, by keeping open a
heavy, altnouji niiitant 'fire; nothing Was wanting
to make a most complete victory, but wept' the
otitcr tttgates to close with La Bellow.
I MUSE rtow inlorm you, that the ruoment:We-took •
the grour4 every possible exertion was made to
get the ship off, by carrying out stream and kedge
anchots'i but both anchors came hothe together.
then got a whole bower cable and anchor hauled
cut, (itot a Common exertion for a frigate) as also
the strewn', and although having the one, with the,
capstan, and the other with put chase on purchase,'
gave could not move her .one inch from the nature of
e ground, And the very heavy squalls at that time.
We c. niinued lightening every thing from forward,
itnd made many severe but fruitless attempti to

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