The Sun.
London, England, 1817-09-01 00:00:00

PROCLAMATION.

GREGOR M‘Gaenott, General Brigadier of the United Pro-.
- vinces of New Granada and Valencia, and General and
Chief against the Floridas, duly commissioned by the Su—
preme Government of Mexico and South America, &c. &c.
Inhabituats of the Northern and !Pesters. Districts of
East iloridu !

The evacuation of Fort St. Nicholas by the Spanish Forces
on the 4th of this month has placed the adjacent territory
under the controni arid protection of the Independent Go—
vernment. I loose no time in assuring you of the enjoyment
of your civil liberty, the preservation of your rights, and the
protection of your property. I would extend to all those
peaceable Citizens living on or adjoining the waters of St.
John's and St. Mary's Rivers, and the Islands and Countries
intervening, all the advantage to be derived from the 3d and
4th Articles of the Capitulation of the 29th June, on the
surrender of this place—a full protection of the lives and prow
perty. Let not a fear of rapine or spoil drive into oppositioni
or distress the well disposed Inhabitants of Florida ;—other
and more glorious motives impel those who fight in the cause
of liberty. Continue to evince your friendly disposition, by
remaining quietly at your homes in the exercise of your do-.
mestic employments,and such conduct will insure its rewards.
Join not the ranks of your enemies, nor aid them against us,
or yon will be met in the spirit of hostility, and your persons
and property must share their fate. Rely on the assurances
of candour and truth ; do nut compel us to become as foes with
those we would embrace as brothers.
Head-quarters, Fernandina, July 12, 1317.

JN. DE YitII3ARKEN, Secretary.

We are glad to perceive that The Morning
Chronicle has too much modesty, or too much
prudence, to persevere in its assertion, as it said,
" on the authority of the first respectability,"
that Great Britain had bound herself by Treaty,
" under the powerful mediation of Russia, to
effect the submission and pacification of the Spa-
nish Colonies," &c. &c. We persevere in declar-
ing that nothing has transpired from Ministers on
the subject, whatever may be asserted by The
Morning Chronicle or others. If we could pre-
sume to give advice to oar Ministers, it should be
not to join in any warlike measures, to subdue the
revolted Colonies of Spain, but to employ " the
powerful mediation" (to adopt the words of The
Chronicle) of Great Britain in endeavours, by
pacific means, to restore tranquillity between
those Colonies and the mother Country: , Such a
measure would be worthy of the magnanimous
character of the British Government, which has
raised itself to the dignified station of being the
Arbiter of Europe, nor should we be surprized
if such a measure were really in agitation, instead
of the belligerent operations in which The Morning
Chronicle would have the Nation believe that she
has bound herself by Treaty to participate.

- Colonel HANKEY,, Secretary to Sir THOMAS.
High Commissioner. in the
1101 AniiaTnLANisiLnt(l;se, 11)ertflt
arren's Rotel, Charles-
street. St. James's square, on Friday evening,
with dispatches from Earl BATIIURST, for Corfo.
On Saturday the Inconstant frigate, Sir JAMES
YEO, arrived at Portsmouth from her station on
the coast of Africa. The Inconstant, after leaving
the African coast, went to thelVest Indies, and to
21stilt)ig Jamaica on the
the 29th of July, and
ot e coastf
ul thef
‘emr incnaf,dl:o6‘n•
New York on the 10th of Angubt. At Ilavan.
nah she landed 200,000 dollars, and at New York
500,000. She brought home 1,100,000, con-
signed to British merchants. She took the vt. bole
on hoard at Port Royal. The Inconstant had
little communication with the slime at New York,
as she was placed under a sort of quarantine by
the Americans during her short stay at that port.
The troops and ships at Jamaica were very
healthy, and the Inconstant did not lose a tuan,'•-
from hvr leaving England to her return.
Viscount MELVILLE is expected in town the
beginning of next week.

W. H. PENNELL, Es 9. Consul-General at Rio
Janeiro (late Consul at Bourtleaux, and father-iii.
law of Mr. Secretary Cgotcen), will take his pas.
sage to South America in the Blossom, 26, Capt.
FREDERICK HICKEY. •

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