The Sun.
London, England, 1817-08-20 00:00:00

THE SUN.

lifiLEM QV'S DICERE FALSCIM AUDEAT,

LONDON,
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST2O, 1817.

The Paris Papers of Sunday last, which were
due this morning, have nut come to band.

It is somewhat hard in The British Press, after
we have so positively stated that there was no
foundation for the reports of a thisunderitanding
between Great Britain and the Continental Pow-
ers, to require us to develope the secrets of other
Governments. We are told by that Paper to-day,
that while " we affect to discredit the possibility
of a rupture between this country and Russia or
Spain, we do not even pretend to deny that an
Alliance may have been formed between these
two Powers, which might seriously affect the in-
terests of this country and the safety of Eu-
rope."' Here The British Press ingeniously
attempts to. put the change upon,,tis, and
imputes to us sentiments that we never uttered.
We did not deny the possibility of alliances that
might be hereafter injurious to this Country and
Europe--e-for we never shall be so absurd as to
attempt to measore.the pro.iett3 of ambition; we
only
_denied that unumicable negociations Ketailed
at the present moment, or that it was fike/v that
the general harniony
.of the European Powers
would be disturbed.-::hut üby should we be called
On to deny.that an Alliance may have really been
formed between Spain and Russia. We never
pretended. to that deep knowledge of the secrets of
other Cabinets which has been so often professed
by the Opposition Writers, and therefore, with so
much knowledge and so much political sagacity,
we ought rather to call upon them to tell us
whether there is actually such an Alliance, and

so, what are its objects, for surely nothing can
be concealed from opposition übiquity.

The Parliamentary Report on the SALT Du-
TICS, which we commenced yesterday, is of so
much interest and importance to Various classes
of the Community, that we shall insert it, by de.-
grecs, at length.

The death if the Count de BARCA, first Mink-
ter of the King of PowruGAL, appears to have
been followed by the appointment of a new Ad-
, ministration, the names or ,vhose Members we
-here subjoin :—Thomas inthonio de Villa Nova,
Prime Minister; Count Pawella, now Ambassa-
dor tst the Court of London,,Minister for the Fo-
reign and War Department ; Count Dos Atcos
(Governor of Bahia), Minister of Marine; M.
Bezerro, the. department of the Treasury.—lt is
reported.that the liew Ministry nre talitiltb the
operations on the ltio la Plata with !wire vigour
than was at any time displayed by their prede-
CCS3OrS.

A letter from St. Omer, in France, dated Aug.
irtth, says :—" Two divisions of Infantry, about
9,000 strong, were reviewed by Sir 11. CLINTON
On Thursday ; the sight was uncommonly grand,
from the admirable state of discipline and equip-
ment. The 3d Brigade (Sic C. GRANT'S) of Ca-
valry, were reviewed op Friday last, consisting 01
the 7th Hussars and 1 I th Light Dragoons, by Sir
HENRY FAMIi, commanding the Cavalry in France.
He was highly pleased with the excellent appear-
ance of both men and horses.-
The Russian Ambassador and Suite have arrived
in the Sandwich packet at Fahnouth, front the
Court of Rio Janeiro. Ilia return is said to be in
consequence of a misunderstanding between him
and the Portuguese Government.
A letter from Washington, of the 7th nit, po-
sitively antic/mimes the appointment of !fiction])
Rust], Esq. to succeed Mr. ADAMS, as Minister to
the Court of London.
Thursday Mr. VANSITTART visited the Ranh at
DOblin ; he minutely examined every department,
and expressed his entire approbation of the ar-
rangements ; after which he partook of a most
splendid and sumptuous dejeune.

snip 1; 1-WS.

AT LIVERPOOL, DATED AUG. 18.

GRAVESEND, AUG. l9.—Arrived the RecCiefY;
Crien, from Oporto; Harriett, Hassweil, .froftf,
ditto ; Venus, Atherden, from Ostend; Liddell,
English, .from Miramichi ; .Specnlator, Burechi
from Bilboa ; Jane, HeWlett, froM Jainaiea
Alcyone, Shakspeare, from ditto ; Manly; Chili,
from Lisbon ; Wellington, Anderson, from Neiv
Brunswick ; Chatsworth, Carnes, from Bald,.
more. Sailed the Alliance, Colver, for New
Orleans ;. Waterloo, Munro, for Lisbon ; Colonel
Allen, Lennan, for Columbia River ; Harriet,
Semley, for Swinemunde ; Jnlic and Leopoldine,
Blanck, for Wolgast.
Hum., Ave. 18.—The Sidney Smith, JOUNSON,
of Lynn, from Sunderland, with coals, arrived
at this port on Saturday evening, in distress,.
having, on the forenoon of the same. day, been
run foul of by the Mary and Ann, ABRAHAM, of
Whitby, a fishing coble, from Boston, whilst ly-
ing to, off the Lincolnshire coast. The Masterori.
the Mary and Ann refused to stay by the abo,ve
vessel after having committed the injury, but bore ll
away to the Northward, leaving her stove neaoy, ,
down to the water's etlbe. •

ExECtiTlON.—.lames FitFunlliam, Henry wa-
-s, and Bull, convicted of a:burglary
e house of Mr. CARTwatGnT,7of Hunter-
, Brunswick-square, -were executed this
norning ; they died very penitent. John
he Negro, convicted of a rape, and who was to
suffer with them, received a respite last night.
An article from Lausanne, in a Fraud, Journal,
quotes a letter from Geneva, asserting that there
are in the latter city several English Methodists
of high rank, who hold religious conferences, and
circulate writings tending to render suspected the,
doctrine' --preached- in• the.- templek ~of Genera
they ate also charged with contributing to. lead
astray the minds of those who have access to them.
This carious statement is mixed up with another.
mentioning the existence of a sect of ',Mystics' at
Geneva, and of religious differences and disputes,
which had led to the silencing, by authority, of
some young Ecclesiastics; but this part of the nar- •
ratiye is so obscurely given, that the points which
Inurcaused these altercations ate not in any_ man-
ner ,defined.

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It is stared from Berne, in a Paris Paper, that
new Political German Journal, edited by Pro-
fessor 1-IELDNIANN,of Aran, had been established
at Berne ; but after some nurrbers of it had been
pit Wished, W the circulation of it as suspended, at
the desire of the Ministet of a Foreign Power. 'lt
is not disclosed what Minister interfered, 101' is the
nature of the'Articles objected to specified, only
that they were too strong. The Sardinian Govern-

ment is stated to have resorted to compulsory mea-
sures, to prevent travellers from trarersing the
Simplon to go • to Milan, in order that they may
proceed to Turin to have their passports examined.
The Duke of LEINSTER •had a narrow escape
few days past : the ruins of an arch, which formed
pan of the buildings at Carton, hav,ing faller) in,
unexpectedly, a few seconds after his Gi.mcc had
been inspecting it.

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT

Arrived yesterday, the Britannia, KELLY, from Savannah,
sailed July 22—cargO, 894 bales Cotton.
Arrived this day, the Belle Sanyage, RVSSELL, from New
Orleans, 45 days from the Balize.
• Idris, Nl'Matxus, from Charleston, sailed July 11—cargo,
:Tobacco and Cotton.
Cargo of the Sally, from Boston-2233 barrels Flour, 265
barrels Ashes, and 95 casks Rice.
Vessels arrived this day froM British America :
The Cumberland, SAtirtr, from Montreal, in 21 days, sailed
July 27.
Elizabeth, Tun:4sos, from St. John's (N. 8.), in 21; days—
cargo, Timber, &c.

ly, BYAS, from Miramichi—cargo, Timber.
No ressels have sailed. Wind has now gut round to the
southward, therefore I fully expect they will an sail to.
morrow, there being-'26 vessels ready for sea fur the United
States.—Two ships and 6 brigs WE—Flour as per last.

MILFORD HAVEN, AUG. !S.—Arrived yesterday
he Sandwich packet, Captain POTTER, with a
nail and passengers from Waterford. Sailed last
evening the Leicester, Captain STEELE, with the
mail for Waterford; also the Friends, of Pem-
broke, for Bristol. Remain his Majesty's ships
Lee, Heron, and Diligence cutter • above, ofl the
•
Duck-yard, the Thetis and Arethusa
.irigares
These ships) being now?manned,and rigged (under
jury masts), will proceed round to Plyinouth the
first favourable wind'.
DEAL, AUG- 19,—Arrived the Bacchus, MAT-
THEWS, from St. Petershurgb for Havre. •
PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 19.—Sailed his Majesty's
ship Grecian on a cruise.
FALMOUTH, AUG. 1 7.—A rrived the James,
Ross, from Loudon tur Nassau,leaky. Sailed
the Christopher, Rowe, fur Charleston ; Heed,
ROBINSON, and Isabella, GREGSON, for Charante;
and the Hero of the Nile, WRANGLE; for Berbiee.
The James has been as far to the Westward as S.
TEIGNMOUTH, AUG. :17.1'lie lsla, WEST-
LAKE, from Neath with culm, grounded ,on
Neath Bar, and must be repaired at this port.
WHITEY, AUG. IS.—Arrived the Mars,
SCORSBY, from Greenland; with 6 fish. -.
NULL, AUG. U.—Arrived the Manchester;
ADAIR, from Greenland, a clean ship, arid: the
Prescot, CRoMPToN, from flitro,, with .21 fish,,Bs
butts. Four ships are nearly up, supposed-co be
the Richard, Thornton, Cato, and Highflyer,
from Greenland.