The Sun.
London, England, 1821-04-14 00:00:00

PROCLAMATION' TO THE LII3ERATING ARMY.

SOLDIEAS !-*--
The first step towards peace is made. A
truce for six months, the prelude of our future repose, has been
'signed by the Gov'ernmehts of Columbia and Spain. During
hat period an attempt will be:made to terminate for ever the
horrors
of war, and close thewounds of Columbia. The Go:.
veriimentof Spain, now free and generous, wishes to 'act towards
•
us with justice. Her Generals have manifested with frankness
andsincerity, their love.for peare, for. liberty, and even for Co-
lumbias I have received in your names the most hOnourable
testimonies of the respect you justly merit; Soldier !P6ace
for the first time sheds her --splendid rays on Columbia ; and
with peace reckon on all, the benefits of liberty, glory, and in-
dependence. Should our enemies, by a fatal blindness, which
however is not to be apprehended even remotely, still persist in
being unjust, .are not. you the sons of victory•? • •
• " Head-quarters; Varinas, Dec. 7, 1820."

" BOLIVAR.

DESTINATION OF REGIMENTS.
4th Dragoons,
to India.
18th Hussars,
Bth Light Dragoons,
17th Ditto, come home from India.
Ist Battalion Royal Scots, from Ireland to the Mauritius.
13th, 4lst, and 44th, from home to India.
38th and 54th, from the Cape of Good Hope to India.
33d and 91st Regiments-from home to the Vest Indies.
49th and 55th Ditto, from home to the Cape of Good Hope.
58th and 61st Ditto, come home from the %Vest. Indies.
66th Regiment comes from St. Helena.
6th Regiment to St. Helena.
75th Regiment, from the lonian Isles to Gibraltar.
51st and 85th Regiment, from home to the Mediterranean.
82d Regiment, from the Maiiritiuslo India.
17th, 53d, 59th, and 65th Regiments come home from India.

A renewed discussion is expected to take place
on Monday next on the New Duties on Timber.
We hope the Members for the Maritime Counties
and the outports will. be there to give their, sup-
port to the Horne Interests, which ought not to be
sacrificed to foreign influences or to the delusive
theories of the New Economists.
LEICESTER, APRIL 13.7---A.fifth Petition against
the Roman Catholic Claims is in signature, from
this loyal and Protestant District. It is expect-
ed to be presented to the Lords on Monday even-
ing, by the Duke of RUTLAND.
• The. Duke of Gloucester has, we understand,
had recently bequeathed to. him_ by an individual
who resided in the Boronghrthe sum of ,e 20,000.
The Duke it appears had no knowledge of this
wealthy person, who has likewise left -several
legacies and given many donations to various
charities.
4,011 the first Sunday in May there will be
preached in the Church ,of Saint Mary, Newing-
ton, two Sermonsr in aid of the Funds of the Na-
tional Schools in that extensive parish.,
The Bishop of WINCHESTER has, we•are in-
formed, had an estate of 1,0001. a-year devised to
him by ,a country Gentleman, with whom be was
not acquainted.
It was yesterday reported in the City, that
Lord COCHRANE had at length succeeded in cap-
turing the city of Lima; but the report, although
by no means improbable, does not rest at present
on any official or authentic foundation.
Within the last few,-,AAX;'clifferent troops of
Dragoons have passed through this town, some
on their way to England, and others, we believe,
to a western county. The first of these divisions,
(the 7th Dragoons,) was commanded by Major
YOUNGHUSBAND, who had his • head-quarters at
Mrs.
,WILIJAMSON'S, Commercial-Inn ; and on
Tuesday last we were a good deal interested on
seeing the colours of .his regiment, handed from
the windows of a house which once had the ho-
nour of lodging Prince CHARLES EDWARD STEW.
ART, better known by the name of the -Preten-
der. It is only lately, however, that this house
has been occupied as an inn ; and we presume
the colours of Major YOUNGIIUSILtND formed the
first military banner that has graced- its wails
since the year 1745, when- the highlanders,
headed by the Pretenderr then full retreat
from England, sojourned .several days in Darn-
fries, and did the inhabitants the Akdditional ho-
nour of levying upon. them a pretty heavy con-
tribution. The Commercial lun, being then a pri-
vate house, was deemed the most convenient place
for the royal residence; and where our towns-
men now sit of an evening, discussing.the merits
of Mr. PLUNKETT'S Bills, the Pretender gave au-
diences to those fierce and rival chieftains who,
like the " Holy Leaguers" thought the civil and
religious liberties of many millions of men quite'
subordinate to the legitimate.rights.of one indi
vidual, and did all that in them lay to disturb
the permanency of the Protestant succession.—
(Dwyfries Courier.)
The investigation which has been lately carried on respecting
some charges made agaihst some of the principal Officers of the
Ordnance Department at Sheerness, wa:4 closed last weoc., and
those gentlemen have been officially informed that they are ho-
nourably acitted of the charges brought
:against them—
(Kent Herald,)d
DREADFUL FIRE.—A dreadful fire broke out
this morning about two o'clock. It beg-an in the
premises of Mr. How, the Coach Maker, Great
Queen Street. The devouring element spread-
with such furious rapidity that the inhabitants
of the House, where it commenced had hardly
time to escape. The flames spread in several di-
rections and resisted all the efforts of theengines.
We have not heard that any lives were lost, but
the- destruction of property all- around has been
considerable.

BRITISH NORTH AMERICA.

EXTRACT OP A LETTER rnom EDSN JZGH, E.1:14. ED

APRIL
I,ragret to learn that the business of the Putiea on Timber
is to likely to be s;ittled. in a way adverse to the Colonial in-
, terests ;—a duty imposed both on imports from the Provinces,
and on foreign wood, might perhaps have been beneieW rather
than otherwise, were nothing taken off the :atter. ; but an addi:.
tion to ore, and a reduCtion of the other, will not only injure
moat seriously the Trade of the British North American Pro
vines, but leSsen the demand from thence for British rnanufac_
tures. Of these-I see by the estimate of last year's imports to
Quebec, the shipments were 'nearly ...C.300,000.1e5s in value than
those of the preceding year; and I dare venture to predict that
should the duties as proposed be carried into operation, that
the annual decrease of demand for these manufactures will still
be in a greater proportion. The system adopted by Govern-
ment towards the COlonies, and to Canada in particular, is not
only injurious to her trade, but . operates as a bounty towards
the rapid improVement of the internal communication within
the United States. Volumes of testimony upon this • subject
have zone to Ministers, lint it is unfortunata that every thing
going from the commercial body is . viewed with a jealous eye,
and, I believe,. is invariably considered to arise from interested
motives. • . I hope some change -in the Corn Laws may be ob-
tained favourable to Canada, for really at present. the shippers
of Grain from thence labour under great hardship, and all their
shipments of necessity are made quite at hazard, as it isirn-
posSible •for them correctly to know whether the ports will or
will. not be open at the time of the. arrivals of their cargoes.
Itdoes.not :require much conaLleration to discover, that at' a•
period of -.'opening the' ports' in Great Britain, vessels'- imme-
tiiatclr sent out can possibly have; time suflicient ~to admit of
their loading in this country, a reasonable, passage'oat to dis-
charge at Quebec or -Montreal,- have a cargo' Ol wheat pur-
chased and 'prepared for shipment,- loaded 'after the vessel is
" hired 7 and prepared to receive,, and to -return within the
three months to British port. Restricted as the Colonial,mer-
chant is, I dO think he Should have the benefit of the chance of
-the markets in the Mother Country at all times; if that indul-
gence cannot_ be granted, ,time ought certainly to be allowed in
a. way to bnive‘him a-certain fixed period from the tithe of the
vessels -clearing out- from the 'Custom I-lotiSeat 'Quebec,' and
a reduction'of the Tariff rate-(67). I hope-May also be dbtainal,
should it be founclimpracticablOo procure the flee admission
of Canada grain. , As matters now are, and promise to be, I
see not how the Canadian merchant is to make'llia 'remittances,
his wheat shut out ; thing, to a -prohibition on lutnber
shipments. The Commissariat, at tines.. not authorised to
dreavand these bills, whett.to be had, are usually at a high
rate of premium, the country will be forced to turn its views to
agriculture and manufactures; and endeavour: to supply its
own wants."