The Sun.
London, England, 1816-07-13 00:00:00

To MAINERS.

. .
A new stud-batik appears in be forming be-
tween the hie of Alan and the Eallish tibasr, in
St. George's Channel. Oa thel3lst of May Mr, It.
C,ouvrita ten, (if the Bee traWl-boat;
ven, examined it. fa passing over its top. na;
near, aw tliought to the middle, he fotwd !he'
sounding 41 iathains;' The top secined to rohnd
eptieklyi-and to run in the shape of a segincti
of a circle of tienr a mile and a half in an Eastern
and 'Western direction per COMpiiRS. JCS cOiiiptP.;
Sit i(111 Wdi it hard black sand, and s'ed ; and
at• the the Be!: passed' the middle of the bride,
t.t. Brea' dead bore IL. 2 N. and Red Brow,-, 'tear
Ramsay; IV. N.W. The second cast of the lead,
which was dune as quickly as pOssible after the .
first, was seven fathunite‘; the. next
.03 their 13
and 24, &C. till she got into regular sour.dings,
on the mud; and at the tune of her passing,
ryas as near 114 f-flood as could be estinnited.---,
Now,
stippo,ing the rise ut the spyiks
and neaps, to be at that place about 18 and 9 1,:c:
respectively (which is the neatest that can be es-
iimated, from Captain 11 upnAßT's survey) when
the moon is'six days .old, which it j, on that (by,
the probable rise of the whole tide, exelosive
winds, will be about 12 feet ; the soundings At
half-bete being 27 feet. If from This we deLlacc
six feet for the tide, it leaves' `2l tees at low
water on that illy, which might rote .ett 1113 c
tillte.dingt.rons to a loader ship of 15 feet water,
it blowing strong ; but bow otheb soon! s" .4r
springs, when the WI of the tide is considerably'
increased !

rittSCUSS CliAltl.ol7k,'S HEAITFt.---T}►c answer
to.the inquirers yester►lay, as to the state L.,f the
Princess CITARLOTTCS health, was—ffee
Highness is better, is going on well, but is still
ordered to he kept quiet.

At Yarmouth. Beer has bccn lowered a penny
the quart. Similar reductions of price ate taking
place throughout the Country. In London (saYB
one of our Correspondents) the Brewers are imt
so liberal, though, to Make amends for Inwerioit.
the price only one halfpenny,. they have lowered
the Bee? also.

PRINCE REGENT'S FUTE..--,HiS Royal Highness'
gave a splendid Fête last night, to the members
of the Royal Family', and a number of the Nnbi- •
lity and Gentry. There' was considerable
try parade On the occasiou, 'and the Horse an,'
`Foot Guards were on dirty; their respective
playing favourite, tunes during,the- whole of the
evening,
Yesterday, the Mike of GLovcsE-ratt paid
respects to ber-INIAJEsTy and the Princesses at tI 44'
Queen's,palace. In the evening her Ma.rssTY
and the Princesses went to Carlton Moose to
present at the ball and supper given by the.
PRINCR RRGISNT.
The Doke of )(mix transacted 'military bqsine's
yesterday with the l'aitica R,Hoslo‘.
Yesterday Count Mussmt had an andienco
of the Ptitiqcst REGENT at Carlton! House.
There was a meeting yesterday, supposed to
' have beep on the subject of Finance, ot Lire
Of LIVRRPOOL, the CHANCELLOR of the' EKCHL"
CJER, Lora CASTLEREAGH, Lord MaLVILLE, Mr.
LONG, and Mr. floantssorr.
The following is sent, to mr.us a correct copy of •
'the, reply of Prince LitoNito,.on the freedom of
the City ot London being presented to :
My Lord .Mayor and GentleMert,-1 cannot -sufficiently
press to you my sense and feeling of this new mark of the re- '
giird of the city of London.' I hope I need nut declare-with
what !slippiness I see myself one arming your !Weathers, and
with the privilege of making your interests my own. Believe '
me, it will ever he my endeavour, as it will he my first hope,
to see tire commerce of this city upheld with every prosperity
and continued greatness.
it is stete,r, in a letter from the Mediterranean,
that a Captain of one of his Majvstv's frigates
,
had, by going on shore, fillet into die hands or
the Algerines, who, with the most refined ernel-
ty, nailed him to a cross, making him suffer the
most excruciating tortures. some 'lurks who
were present, moved to pity by his saffermge, pet
templed to release him, -but were shot dead for
their burnane interference. The Captain's name
is given in the letter which communicates the in-
telligence ; but we forbear to mention it without
further corrubor oi•ur of the fact,
A Portuguese Indianian has been lost on her-
voyage, irons China; which has caused t
loss to - One house -alono insured Lire_
vessel fur 30,0001.