The Sun.
London, England, 1817-08-22 00:00:00

FROM THE HAMBURGH PAPERS.

PETERSZURGbi, JULY 26.—0 n the 21st May,
at noon, in a village, '22 wers'ts ftou► Abu, in Fin-
land, a piece of land, with twelve peasants houses,
suddenly sunk down some fathoms ; a similar
event happened in the same place in 1755 a►►d
1788. The marshy ground on which the village
stands is supposed to be the cause of this pheioo-
Menon.—The weather is uninterruptedly warn► ;
for some days past we have had no rain at all, so
that the haymaking goes on well.—The corn
every where promises well.
STOCKHOLM, AVG. 5.—A report has been spread

at the Captain of a foreign vessel has been shot

through the cheek with a pistol, fired at him by
a custom-honae officer on the Swedish coast. It
is now known that the Captain's cheek was
happily only grazed by the ball, but the causes of
the affair have not yet transpired. As soon as the
Government was informed of the circumstance, it
gave orders to summon a military tribunal at
Landscrona, and invited the Consul of his Bri-
tannic Majesty at lilsineur to send a confidential
person thither to be preseat at the legal pro-
ceedings.
They expect at Gottenburgh the Turkish cor-
vette the Apur, commanded by Afitz Ali, and
laden with Egyptian products. It left Leghorn
on the 27th of June. The ship and cargo are at
the disposal of the Agent Ismael Gibraltar.
COPENHAGEN, AUG. 9.—The Royal Board of
Quarantine has made known, that according to
official accounts the plague has broken out at Nar.
cata, in Dalmatia ; at Alexandria, in Egypt ; and
in the Island of Candia, in the Archipelago.
CONS±ANTINOPLE, JULY 10.—On the 7Th of
this mouth there broke out, during the night, a
fire in the chief guard-house of the Ruin-Kapu ;
the situation of that quarter between the city
wails and the sea rendering it impossible for the
usual means of stappity, the flames to be suffi-
ciently efficacious, the ;hole quarter, which was
chiefly inhabited by Armenians, was reduced to
ashes ; and notwithstanding the presence of
Sultan, and all the exertions that could be made,
many people lost their lives, as the fire lasted the
whole night.
The report lately mentioned of an Insurrection
at Cairo, and the arrest of the Governor by the.
Insurgents, is still kept up, but denied by the
Porte, and no: confirmed by any of the merchant-
men which arrive from time to time from Alex-
andria with provisions for the capital.
Mamma, Aran. 21.—1 n this Island the im-
portation of the West ludia produce is rigorously
prohibited, am( also the importation of foreign
wines ; and we expect the exportation of refined
sugar will ire prohibited.

A uncommon fish, of the whale species, has
been killed by the crew of the Vigilant, of 1.4111
don ; it has 40 teeth, and its body was upwards
of 40 feet hing ; it was but thinly covered with
blubber, 'lie skeleton of the head is brought
home for the iuspection of Naturalists.

We received this morning the Paris Papers of
Tuesday last. The following are extracts :
" PARIS, AUG. I9.—The Dake de Massa is
appointed a member of the Chamber of Peers.
" The Marquis d'Avaray, Peer of France, is
created a Duke.

" The Count de Ruppin (King of Prussia) at-
tended yesterday evening the representation of
Fernand Cortez.

" The Infant of Spain, Don Francis Paul,
travelling under the title of the Count de Mora-
.
talla, arrived at Brussels the l4th instant.

" Yesterday, after mass, the Kiug received the
Duke of ‘Vellington.at a pirate audience. His
Grace remained half an hour with his Aliijesty.

" The Marshal Duke de Reggio returned to
Paris on Sunday afternoon.

" The Count de Ruppin honoured yesterday
with his presence the Establishment of ?Scanlon.
It is said 1.! wilt attend this evening the represen-
tations of Madame Catalani.

His Royal Highness Monsieur passed a part
of yesterday with the Count de Ruppin at Vin-

cennes.

" The Commercial Journal of Hamburgh de-
clares to be untrue the intelligence given by the
English, French, and German Journals, respect.
ing a Loan effected at Genoa for the Danish Go-
vernment.

" Five PER CENTS.--.Monday, 68 F. 35 C.
" VIENNA, AUG. 7.—By the last intelligence
front the Court, tee learn that their Imperial Ma-
jetties arrived the (by before yesterday at Souc-
zawa, which is the last remarkable place in Bu-
cowine towards the frontiers of Turkey. It is
expected that our Sovereigns will return to Her-
manstatit in TrAnsylvania between the 16th and
20111 instant.'

STUTTGADD, AUG. 11.—A considerable num-
ber of Eaglish of distinction have recently arrived
here on tours in Germany. Amongst them is
Lord Dartmouth, Lord Calthorpe, Messrs. Walker,
Hutchinson, &c.

" We have the most satisfactory accounts re.

specting the harvest.
" The Prince and Princess of Saxe Weimar,
(the latter is sister to the Quren of Wurternburg,
and the Emperor Alexander) are shortly expected
here on their return from Dns.

" AU6SBURG, Aro. S.—Yesterday evening, at
42 minutes past eight, the Canon and Pro(essor
Stark observed, in a serene sky, a luminous band, of
a colour similar to the iMilkyw!iy, in the direction
of the head of the Serpent, in the constellation Her-
miles, and which passing below the non hero Crown,
between the tail of the great Bear and the head
of the little one,. terminated at the star Alpha it)
the Dragon. Its length was 71 degrees, and its
breadth, almost every where . uniform, was about
two apparent diameters of the Moon. This ibe-
nomenon, which greatly resembled the prolonga-
tion that rapidly took place on the 13th Sept. 1811
of the tail of the great Comet, disappeared at 58 mi-
nutes past 8. From that moment, till one in the
morning, the Professor observed that the Nebu-
lous, No. 8., of the Constellation, the Buckler of
Sobiesky, where the luminous band bad com-
menced, appeared surrounded by a luminous circle,
larger, brighter, and more scintillating than usual.
" The great spot which appeared the 23d ult.
on the disk of the Sun, disappeared the 4th inst.,
and [there were then formed a great number of
small spots divided into several gronpes."

We received this morning New York Papers
one day later. They contain no news of import-
ance : they mention that the PRESIDENT is still
on his tour through the different ports of the
country.

One of the New York Papers mention, that since
die Patriotic Flag has been planted in East Flu-

' rida, hundreds of recruits have flocked to it, o'l
continue daily to encrease : they say that M'Gs;l'
GOR will soon have as many men as he may ro
quire. The Patriots have a naval force lying be'
fore Amelia Island.
(From the Philadelphia Journal of July 164'
Arrived here last night, the schooner General
Jackson, ROMAN, from Jacquetnel, in 19 days;
IVe learn by her that the markets there were ex.
tremely high, all kinds of provisions being so
Very scarce. Flour 30 to 33 dollars ; Pork 54;
and Beef 40, and scarcely any to be purchased St
that price.
(From the New York .4dt:eraser of July 11I.)

The company of United States' Artillerists,
under Captain DONAHO, lately from this city, did
not stop at the Creek Agency, as reported, bat
have descended the Flint River, and arrived at
Fort Scott. A body of Georgia Militia lately
advanced into the Indian territory, attacked two
parties of Indians, and killed and wounded seve.
ral of them.