The Sun.
London, England, 1818-08-31 00:00:00

SHIP NEWS.

The East India Company's extra ship Northum-
berland arrived off. Dover the 29(11 inst. She left
13encoolen the 16th April, and St. Helena the
I 1 th July.

DARTMOUTH, AUG. P.—Passerl this port the
Caledonia, lionLaTs, of Sunderland; front the
East Indies, bound to London ; left St. Helena
eight weeks since—landed all her letters here by
a pilot-boat, who informs us, they spoke the
‘Villiam and Henry, --, from New York to
Amsterdam, all well.

PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 30.—Yesterday arrivt..d the
Weymouth S. S., and sailed to-day for Cowes, to
take in troops for the :Mediterranean.
Cove OF CORK, AUG. 24.—A.riived the Ito-
porter (transport), No. 18, from St. John's, N. B.
with troops.

DEAL, AUG. 30.—Yesterday, as the Emly,
LINDSAY, passed through the Don't's, spoke a
Deal boat, and reported the loss of the Union,
--, off the Cape, with her crew. The ship at
the time was going so rapid, they could not learn
any further particulars.—To-day arrived and sail-
ed for the River, the Emperor Alexander, BUT-
LER, from Cllctitta.

LIVERPOOL, AUG. 28.—Arrived the Aurora,
froth Rio JAneiro : sailed 1211) June ; pissed the
Agenoria, PosTLGATE, 90 days from London,
going in ; also Ft ig from London, and a ship
supposed with convic,,, going in.—Also arrived
the Eligginson, HALL, from Barbanoes: sailed

1 nth July. On 24(h Ang. in leit 51. 3. long. 22.
spoke the brig Peace, from Sr Joho's, N. B. for
Cork, with pail of the 19th regiment on board.

llrtrurzY, AuG. 29 —Arrived off this port the
James, SIktITH, from ll!vis's SI fßils, with 3 fish.

Avg. 28.—Avrived yesterday, from Davis' Straits,
the Laurel, with 4 fisli—Nigria, 4 fish—Thomas, 6 fish—Gar-
diner, 4 fish; and to-day, the 77,ephyr, 4 fish.

THE GUERVIER AMERICAN FRIGATE.
We hove tiottred the depollute of this vessel on
Thursdv, last troin Cowes, with his Excellency
GEORGE ‘VASHINGTON CAMPBELL on ho.rd,. This
Gentleman is arpuirted Ambassador hour Ame-
rica to Aussta, and has on board with him e,eral
cases of preset is troin the President of the United
States to the Emperor Al. xandet ; atter laoding
which at Croustade, the Guerrier ill proceed to
the Mediterranean, to join the American sqna-
drill) there, 'Dos ship has a clumsy appearance ;
her lower ma,its are simit, and of large circum-
ference ; her .0t v, ry squa!,, and her
blocks large ; her tonnage is 1.550 by mea-
surement ; but her eerlipm.in is most complete
and ti• dive for the purposes of defence or ag-
giessittn. She is remarkably clean, hut nothing
appears to be made t,u- mete show ; her hits are
extremely Loge, and every tope is led throng!) a
separate pluck—each has ifs n belaying pot.
She mounts on het mare-,eck (hilly long 24-
pounders ; on the goat ter-d, ck f,ooteen 42-
pounder commodes, and two lone 24 pounders;
and on the tore....ie six 42-hounder commodes,
and two long 24 pounders. sile has sever Lieu-
tenants Nut, 435 men on hoard, of whom about
:300 are British born subjects Thirteen of her men
di:srrteil she reniadii d byre, two ot whom
louse since entered on board one of the sloops of '
war at Portsmouth, and ihey hold out no, very
flattering ii,clucements to: our seamen to cross the
Atlantic. this ship the most extraordinary at-
tention has been paid to her avaifirt gnalri its ;
attached to every gun is sit the app.iratus, in-
cluding lanterns, swords, pikes, and boArdiog
caps ; the tackles are rove thiough very large
sheaved blocks, which considerably lightens the
labour, and :enders the guns capable of bting
worked much quicker than in our ships ; the
trucks of the gun-carriages Fire of larger diameter,
and the axle-trees are much longer, nod effec-
tually prevents the guns from upsetting. Most of
the principal visitors in the Island to curt on board
of ber during her stay, and the Officers most rea-
dily allowed the ship to be viewed. She passed
through Spithead between eight and nine o'clock
at night, by which all saluting of the Admiral at
Portsmouth was avoided.

The Leveret, 18, Captain RODNEY SHANNON,
will sail on Wednesday from Port -niotith for
Helena. The Carron, 20, Captain FURNEAUX,
will sail shortly for the East India station. Ma-
jor-General DARLING:, who has been appointed to
succeed General HALL as Governor of the Mauri-
tius, will take his passage in the Carron.
Rear-Admiral Sir THOMAS FRANCIS FREEMAN-
TLE, K.C.13. (who had been some time residing
in the neighbourhood of Rome), has hoisted his
flag in the Mediterranean, and succeeded Rear-
Admiral Sir CHARLES PENROSE, K.C.B. who is
on his passage home, in the Albion, 74, Captain
COODZ.

CORN-EXCEIANGE, AUG. 3l.—We had a large
supply of 'Wheat and Oats, both English and Fo-
reign, and the sales in each were brisk at the
prices of this day week ; Fine Barley and Malt
support their prices ; Beads are full as dear ;
Boiling Pease are in demand, and 2s. per quarter
higher. In other kinds of Grain there is no al-
teration.

Seduction and Breach of Promise of Marriage.—
A Miss SETTLF, daughter to an apothecary at Li-
verpool, obtained a verdict of 7001. damages
against a Mr. Crumbleholme, a farmer's son, for
seduction and breach of promise of marriage.
A servant girl of Mr. Coward, of Fishtoft near
Boston, died on Tuesday se'nnight, a martyr
to the imprudent practice of drinking cold
water whilst in a state of persp;ration. She had
just returned from tue harvest held when she in-
dulged in the fatal draught, and lingered in con-
sequence in a miserable situation from the previ-
our Saturday until the Tuesday, on which sbe
died. She was mil} eighteen years of age.