The Sun.
London, England, 1820-01-26 00:00:00

[Morning Post,'

Accor►ling to advices received yesterday, the
amicable relations between Prussia and the Sub•
lime Porte appear to 'tiave totminaret], and hos.
tilities to have commenced between the t wo couo4
tries, by the capture of Bagdad by the Persians.

Considerable anxiety prevails among the neve
chants and Ship-owne'rs engaged in the Timber
Trade of British North America, from the rumour
which prevails of an intension on the part of Go-
. vernment to lower the-duties on Foreign Wood 10s.
• per load. We trust there is not any foundatioi for
I this report. We have always deprecated the Cll-
couragesnencwhich %yeti, given. to the Beltie'lrette,
to the prejudice or, and ill preferen,:e to, that of
the
.King's Colonih ; and the only excuse we
ever heard for it, was the incornrtency of Bri-
tish North America-to supply annually adequate
quantities of Timber for the use of 1;,:- mother
country; but the system adopted Ir.- ::.e. Earl of"
Bt;thurst and the late Mr. Rose, when at the
Boat d of Trade, soon dispelled that delusion, and
the fruits of their policy and measuees are to he
seen in the annual employment of upwards of
1,300 sail of square-rigged ship in the Trade to
those Colonies, and in the low prices at which
Timber and Masts of all descriptions are now
sold throughout the United Kingdom. The ton-
nage employed in this Trade Eluting the last year
far exceeds any former year, and by the first ar-
rivals from the Colonies, we shall have the of.
ficial returns, which will confirm this state-
ment. If the Duties on Foreign Woo:I are
lowered, the regulation must of necessity ex-
tend to Wood from the United States ;.. for by
Treaty the trade with that Power is to be put on
the same tooting as 'the most favoured nation. We
cannot presume that this intended sacrifice to
the Baltic and Norway Traders is in time co-nttm-
plation of any increased demand they will make
for British Manufactures, or that it will tend in any
degree to increase the employment of British ship.
ping. If it is, we are certain the expectation will
be disappointed, and we ground our opinion on
the experience the Country has had, since the
Northern Confederacy ; neither will it produce
such an increase of Revenue, as to justify the an.
nihilation of the navigation in British bottoms

between the Mother Country and its dependen-
cies. It
.should always he recollected, that it the
owners of the ships employed in this trade are
conipelled to yob it, none other presents itself
for the employment .of their vessels, which from
:heir age or ebar4erer cannot be employed, either
in the NitAterranean or in the West or East India
Trade indeed, this branch of the I3,itish Navi»
gation is, for that reason, of high importance to
the Country, politically and comtnercially. We
howevcr Hatter. ourselves, that not ,any alteration-
in the Duties on Foreign Wood will take place
in favour of the North or Europe, but that every
encouragement will be givcn to the Timber Trade
of the Colonies, and to the extension of the cul-
tivation of Wood throughout the United King-
dotn.— (Aid )

[The rimes.]

PRIVATEBRING UNDER THE FLAG OF ARTI.
GAS.—,—Case of the Bonn Successo.—This vessel,
a Portuguese trader from the Brazils, was taken
in May last, by
,a privateer under the flag of
Artigas, and soon afterwards purposely wrecked
on a small Island near to New Provitience,
but two-thirds of her cargo were saved. The
Captain of the privateer and Prizemaster, whose
names were Christie and Duval, both of Bal-
timore, then repaired to Nassau, and laid before
the authorities of that place the commission under•
which the capture was made, which was admitted
by them to be an authentic document, and they
declined in consequence any interference with
the captors, who proceeded to place the pro-
perty saved from the vessel into the hands .of
the vendue-master at Nassau, who sold the pro-
ceeds for 30,000 dollars, which with the deduction .
of a small sum for salvage, were paid to Christie
and Duval. The Portuguese house to. which the
vessel belonged applied, by an agent at Nassau,
to the Judges of the Court of Vice Admiralty
there, who were of opinion that the captors could
not be interfered with. The question involved in
these proceedings is, whether the British Urovern-
meat do not thereby acknowledge Artigas ss an
independtnt po►ver.

•
CITY BUSlNESS.—Yesterday a Court of Alder-
men was held at Gnildhall, which was nomeroosly
attended. The LORD MAvoft laid before the
Court a letter he had received from Lord Sid-

mow h, announcing the melancholy intelligence of
the decease of his late Royal Highness the Duke
of Kent, which being read, the Court came to
an unanimous Resolution of condolence, which
was ordered to be advertised—The Court then
came to a Resolution in respect of the publi-
cation of their debates in some of the Daily
Papers, which they ordered to be advertised.—
The Commissioners of the Court of Requests for
Febtnary next were appointed.—The Court beard
and determined sundry appeals against serving the
offices of constable and inquestman.—Thursday,
the 2cl of March next, was appointed for victual-
lers to be licensed.—Sundry minor business was
then disposed of, and the Court adjourned.

The House of Messrs. ROTHSCHILD and Co;
received on Illondity, from the Continent, t►:o
waggon loadS of silver, nearly eight toms weight.

111 E LA'T'E DUKE OF KENT.

MOURNING FOR IITS ROYAL HIGHNESS.

{FttoM LAST NIGLIT's GAZETTE.]
Whitehall, j (LIZ. 24, 1 8110•
Yesterday morning, at ten o'clock, departed
his life, at Sidmonth, after a short illness,
[toyal EDWAttD Duke of KENT and
)Titivrna4N, his Majesty's fourth son, to the
;rear grief of all the Royal Family.

Lurd Ckamberlain's-o.ffice, Jan. 25.

,rders for the Court's zoing• into mourning, on Sunday next,
the 30th instant, for his late Koyal Highness the Duke of
Kent and Strathern, fonrib son of his Majesty, viz :

The Ladies to wear black bombazine., plain muslin or long
crape hoods, sharnoy shoes and gloves, and crape fans.
Undrtss—Dark Norwich crape.

The Gentlemen to wear black cloth, w ithont buttons on tlie•

,tcevrs or pockets,- plain muslin sir long lawn cr:iva's and
xeepels, ;!runup shoes aild gloves, crape bath:m(ls, and blacli
-
Ufidrt ss—Din ga,y frocks.

.lan. 25.

Dept,ty Earl Nlar,:h:tri Orth-r for a Gen,9-11 Mourning'
for Ins late Ituyal Ilighnr.s the Dotse of Kent-.
In pursuance of the connnands of his !loyal Highness the'
legeot, acting in the naa,te and on the behalf of hisi
lajesty,

'I hese are to give -pithUc notice, that it is expected that
pon ,he Fest nt melancholy occasion of the that of his late
I l'ighorsi Edward litt!,e of Kent and Stiatlirra, fourth

f)ti t.l hi, 'lnjesty, all persons dc, put themselves into decent
"owning, the said mourning to begin on Sunday next, the

HENRY 110 WARD- NIOLYNEUX-110WA RD,
Deputy Earl Marshal. -

Ilmsr Gic,rll6, Jun. 25.

It is not required that the Officers of the Army should wear
any other inournin4 on the present melandioly occasion than
A black crape round their left arms with their uniforms.
. By Co.u►uand of his R. It. the Commander in Chief,
HARRY CALVERT, Adjutant General.

Atimiral• y Office, Jan. 25.

nis Royal 1-lighne,,s the Prince 'Regent does not require
that the Officers of his :`,laj.esty's Flcet or Marines should,
rear any other mourning, on the present melancholy occa
lic
sion Of the death of his late Royal Higess the Duke
IKent and Strathern, than a black crape round their left:
',anus, with their uniforms.
_ _

J. W. CROKER.

The demise of his Royal Highness the Duke of
'KENT, is sensibly bit as a. oational loss by'
•
'KENT,
of all part:es. The acive benevolence of his
character justly endeared him to the people, since
he held out a blight example of the zealous in
terest which powerful men onht to take in the,
welfare' and, happiness of the burn in race. His
,life was devoted to the service of the t;eetly. He
rep d every applicatioo that was made to

111 M for the exertion of his influence for the snc-1
co'!o of the distressed—and he wits indefatiga-1
%le in his efforts to afford relief :o the poor, in:
obis avrlicatiollS io favour of 501411k:ill:S, and
in tie promotion of every plan favourable to'
chatity, and to the maintenance of civil and reli
'gions freedom.' The condescension with which
attenfled to every correspondent, subjected him'
Ito invulnerable letters front strangers, and parti-
1-..tilarly front soldiers, to all which never failed
Ito return answers. A considerable part of every'
Ivinorning was devoted to the task of reading and'
answering these letters, and they only who hadl
the high honour of his confidence, can say what'
pains he took to procure situations or employ.,
ment for those who solicited his protection.
every quarter where his influence could be sue-
Icesstul, he was earnest in his recommendation of

the objects of his bounty. The steadiness of his
friendship was equally remarkable. He was never
known to estrange himself from a single individual
Nhour he had at any time distinguished by his pa-
rooage, and the friends of his youth were there-
fore those of his mature age. in his domestic
economy he was,. most exemplary. No tier-1
chant's books were kept with more regula-i
iity than those of his Royal Highness. Everyi
department of his Household was conducted witio
in order and exactness which enabled him daily
.o check every article of his expence—and though
.be unfortunately was involved in debt, it r.vasi
owing, as the public have seen by a recent piarli.„
c,tiou, to the condition in which he was kept
till his thirty-second year, and to the losses which'
;re sustained by shipwreck in the conveyance of
juis property to the \Vest lollies and to Canada. 1.:
iis a curious fact, that Ibis British Prince was only
allowed one guinea and a half per week till he
reached his twenty-second year, and that lie had
io equip himself when he rec ived his appoint•l
!news as a military officer. His only source ofl
expellee was his taate for domestic comfort,
which led to considerable alterations and improve-1
rents in his houses, all of which were remarkahle
'or the conveniences which he introduced. Ills'
anxiety for the payment of his debts was most,
commendable ; and, towards this end, a negocia
tion was actually on loot for raising a sum, by
'ay of annuity, for their complete extinction, and
for the annual payment of which a. part of his in•l
,came was to he assigned to trustees.

It was arrangud for the Duchess of KENT, au-
companied by her it►faut rrincess and her buloved
brother, Prince-LEopoLD, to leave Sidmooth on
'Aloorloy morning. Yesterday mottling, Dr. NIA-
HroN, who attended the late Duke of KENT, ar-

!rived in town from Sidmout h. The Doctor waited
Iron the PRINcB ReGENT about three o'clock,
And had a long interview uirir his Royal High-;
loess upon the subject of the indisposition of
!beloved and departed brother. Dr. MATON after-1
lvvards waited upon the Duke and Duchess of
CLARENCE, upon the same melancholy subject.
The Doctor also called at York Huuse, but the.
Duke ut York had not returned from Windsor.
No arrangements had been made, up to last even-
jog, Hs to the funeral of the !ate Duke.
The inquiries of c.ndolenee upon the death of

;he Duke of KENT, were yesterday very nu-
oiernus upoli the PRINCE REGENT, the Duke 2f
YoRK, and the Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE,
And 41 Marlborough house- for Prince LEOPuLD,

ILetters have been received this morning from
Gibraltar, dated the 4th instant, three days later
!than those which communicate the account of the
Insurrection in Spain; but they make ❑o men•
tion whatever of the circumstance.

The Paris Papers of Sunday last, which ,were
,due this morning, have not arrived.

New Yotk Papers arrived this morning to the
27th Decembcr.

IN THE SENATE, MONDAY, DEC. 20.

Mr. SANFORD, from the Committee of Com-
merce and Manufactures, made a detailed and
elabot ate Report on the Official Statements which
,had heretofore been made of the Commerce of 'he
!United States with Foreign Countries, and
the
`I
provisions which are requisite for obtaining com-
plete and accurate accounts of Foreign Commerce
,of the United States, accompanied by a Bill tO

Frrrvlde for obtaiii:ng act,ir4e statelnent3 Oil film
subject, which Report and Bill was read and pass-
ed on a second reading.
(From the Paper of the 214 Dee.)

NATCHITuCHE,- Nov. o'clock this
evening, we received -the news of the arrival of
2000 Spaniards on the banks of the Sabine (all
mounted), and within 50 miles of us ; they have
driven all before them on their march from St.
Antonio, and burnt all the villages ; they have
driven the remainder of the republicans in all di-
rections, and have put several to death. Gen.
LONG has with risk got clear with his family, but
the Commander at this place has orders to send
him, it caught, to Washington, by direction of
the President. NVe do nor know where this will
end ; we have but 50 solliers at this port, they
have got one family from New York just settled
here.

NANTucKY, DEC. 13.—Captaio C, left Tonga
Bay September 1. The Commander of that place
told him that on the 29th of August a Patriot
squadron of one ship, a sloop of war, and a brig,
had sailed against Payta, taken it, and burnt the
town ; that the Patriot At my had taken the City
of Chillan, and .a number of smell towns near it,
in one of which they had put every male inhabi-
tant to the sword ; and were in full march against
Valdevia.—Lord CocHaANE had again sailed with
a squadron against Lima.