The Sun.
London, England, 1820-09-11 00:00:00

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

Copy of a Letter froth one of the unfortunate EtttigrantS to
the Cape of GoOd Hope, addressed to his respvtattle Em-
ployer, whose service he quitted to embark in the Expedition.
May 4, iB2O.
DEAR SIR--X on told me true When yoU said I
might as well blow out my brains as come upon
this expedition. Indeed,' I have totally ruined
Myself. Gov'ernment is not to blame ; they
have done every thing for us that we can possibly
expect. But the man who conducted us out,
groSsly deceived us in London respecting the
place, and he has now got four thousand acres
of land for bringing us to this, cursed place,
where he has left us altogether to shift for
ourselves. We.:were nearly five mouths on
ship-board,_ during which time many quarrels
took place, and the people or ship's crew robbed
the trunks and boxes ; my bores were opened and
rohltl-N1 of many,things. Our leader never troubled
himself "Omit • it, 'or any thing; and the re-
sult was,
_that many respect able families left
us themothent we landed. On the 17th March,
w.henrwe got into '1:ab1e.139:3-, not one of us was
,sulfered to maiia, (Acept our leader, Who gave
us all an-infamous character ; and-we were imme-,
dia:tely ordered away fe'i,TAlgoa Ilayl and .there
landed, and sent 150 miles in waggons to the banks'
of the Great Fish River, where, after measuring
One acre of laud for each person to build his
hoose on, they slicyt us down like so much rub
hish. The horror I tlt6n felt I cannot describe;
I felt I had Used y in laving you; and for
what?--7a bubble. lam trying to get back to
Cape Town., if possi,lAe, -but haVe but little hope
of success.
.Lord Charles Somerset.is in London.
I understand, or I shquldpetitiOn him to give me
a pas,:o:ge home.
Alihough I have no hope of ever seeing you
a;ain ),:et cOUld I ever return 'tad you would re
cerve me„ J. never would leave you.

Yoor's, ever,
(Signed) BA RTH OLOM EW GUNNING„
• P. S..We have not to blame Government either
here or at home, they have done every thing that.
wasp romised ; but we ha. Ve'deceived ourselves

Tin AFFAJRS, or Sicuv,--7--Letters frorn Na
pies, dated the.22d ult. state, that:the .N.eapoli
tan Government had determined on avoiding, i

possible, all direct, hostility or offensive warfare
against Sicily, proposing only to reinforce the
garrisons and fortified towns which still adhered'
to Naples, and to- leave the rest of the island to
contend.with, cr, to join the Palermitans, as they
deemed prow. A force, in the whole, of about •
15,000 men, part of whom had sailed, was des-
tined for 'Messina, Catania; and Trapani. The
affair okCaltanissetta is now ,stated to be of a far
more 4,e,aful natnre than fast described, Out
of a population of 16,000, more, than 2000 lost
their lities "durin,c: the assault of the Palerrnitans;
and the greater part of the town was destroyed
and levelled with the ground. From Palermo
nothing new is communicated, and .the, inter-
course with Naples being cut off,•the advices froul
that city must in future be expected by way.of
Genoa. From Trapan:, which is still friendly to.
Naples, letters of the 1 7th have been received,
from which it, appears that the Guerin() troops,
fighting 'under the banners of the Provisional,
Junta of Palermo, have sustained a repulse be-
Sore that place, and subsequently abandoned the
attack.- 'Thick defeat is ascribed to the eKertions
of an individual merchant of Trapani, who, with
the assistance of some friend's, tastily equipped
a small force, and made a sortie on the 1 4th
against the hostile fruop.s, who were dispersed in
small parties in quest of plunder. 3. wo skir-
mishes took place on that, and on the following
day, in both of whlch tip;: Tranese V'ere victo-
rious, taking many prisoners, and killing a still
greater number. On tlw morning of the 16th a
sin it reinforeennutt: of troOPs arriVed from Napfes
withfivz, ships of Willi!' war, inspired so much
courage into the: Trapanese, that they marched
.into the interior, a distance of ten miles, and dis-
persed those Guerillas who remained united after
the defeat of the two preceding. days.

Venus was seen,, during the late eclipse, at 20
minutes before two o'clock (with the naked eye,)
and lost sig"lit'of at 20 minutes after two o'clock,
owing to the'great light in that 'part of the hP-
Tispitere ; about this tiro -2 it became clear in the
south, which enabled one to get sight of Mars, but
for a few rniuutes only. • . '

THEATRICAL REGISTER.
Performed on Saturday Nit(ht.
THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE.-Rulera Wife and Have a
Wife; Leon, Mr. Keats. After which, The Magpie.
THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKV.T.—Dug Days ,in Band-street.
After' which, The Sleep Walker. To which was added,
The Suicide. • - . • •
THEATRE RovAL, ENGrasit Orr.nA HOUSE.—The Bation de
.Trenck. After which, Walk far a Wager •
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PRICE OF STOCKS. •
THIS"*" AY. AT ON‘B4O'CLOCE .
.Spe',Kent.entss • 67W,..tix.:114163.4d2i;*. IsMs..pw.4lar
3i per Cent. 77 6;1 Otnntuns 1 Clis•
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Imp. s per Cent. Ann., 1:.

MAILS.
Amu VED-2 2. Waterford, 1 Holland, 1 Gottenbargli,
Lisbon, 1 France, 1 Madders.
Due-1 Hatnhurgb.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW.
Morning, 24 tuinutt s after 4.—Eveninc, 42 nintottes atter 4.

THE SUN.

SOLEM QUIS I)ICERB•F4LSUM ALIDEAT

LONDON,
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 18'20.

We have often stated our apprehension of the
progress of Revolutionary principles on the Con-
tinent, and the Lisbon Mail, which arrived last
night, confirms all we have said, and all that'we

have predicted on this alarming subject. Indeed,
it has long been.said, by those who were capable
Looking below the '
surface of things, that the
•

•
French' Revolution was but the beginning of
sisniiar in4asures fnffri,st other States.- Portugal,

it appears, has now foll Owed the example
of Spain and Naples, andY the Revolutionary
spirit has broken out in the. first of these
Countries. We have inserted this day a Pro-
clamation from the Regency Government, but
we much fear that it is not calculated to al-
lay the storm. The present King of PORTUG AL
was unquestionably obliged to abandon his coun-
try, but as soon as it was delivered by British
valour from the French, and the former state of
things was restored, he ought to have returned.
It may indeed be saidi that his Colonial Posses-
sions were in danger of being alienated by the
prevalence of resolutionary measures in the re-
volted Colonies of Spain, so thatit was difficult for
him to decide what was the Soundest policy. But

his return was necessary,'iri order by wise conces,
sions to popular rights.to avert:all popular attempts
to obtain them. Our frame of Government is

iefreest, and consequently'tlie least in danger,

but the revolutionary spirit is strong 'in this
Country, and there does not seem to be sufficient
energy -on The part of the Law Authorities to
check the tkelitiousnes of the Press, more daring
now than at any period of our. history. The most
seditious pamphlets, &t.- are every day pub-
lished, and tile shop windows in many streets
are covered with the most vile and -disgust-
ing caricatures of -his NTAJESTY, which tend
to render him an object of contempt, and even of

abhorrence to the lower orders of his subjects.
Now that there is some intermission of the dan-
gerous and repulsive proceedings respecting THE
QUEEN, it may be hoped that the ATTORNEY and
SoLicrroit-GExEgAL: will direct their attention

to theie shocking, attacks -upon the Sovereign,
otherwise the foundation of the Monarchy- will
-•
he undermined, and the Constitution fall into

ruins.

,We have this morning received the following
urther

(Extract of a Letter from Falmouth, dated Sept. 51

". We seed you copies of the Proclamation issued at Oporto
on the•24th ult. lirought by the fluke of Kent Packet from
Lisbon. The. Military, Clerg,y, and Public Authorities, have
consented to call a Cortes to form a Constitution., but to pre-
serve King JOHN, and. protect the present dynasty of.Bra-
ganza. Our friends at Lisbon say, it is almost certain that
place would follow the example of Oporto. •