The Sun.
London, England, 1816-12-31 00:00:00

AMERICAN PAPERS.

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IYrotu the Nations! latr!li;►encer of Wednesday, Dec. 41
A 3 the sesiion ninst terminate no the third day
of March next, it will necessarily be a very short
one.; but it will be, therefore, more than usually
interesting, since business will proceed with more
spirit ; aud,the minds of the Members, as well
as the attention of the public, be less relaxed
than at the close of a long session.

It is not easy to *ay what subjects will obtain
the attention of Congress, though many may he
enumerated that will present themselves for their
coniideration. It does lot at this moment strike
ns, tl,at our relations with any Foreign Power
are in sUch a state as to he necessarily brought
into disco,sion. The trivial mi4understanditig with
Russia is so cer iti ► of being brought
into 2 correct before her enlightqued. Sove-
reign, that it is not probable Congress will have
occasion to act on it. Nor is it any more probable,
we trust, that the reported demand of the French
Minister will be suffered to violate the peace be-
tween the two nations, who barest present no real
cause for enmity, and whose Governments %yin not
stiffer an imaginary one to disturb their tranquil-
lity. Ot the present state of our relations with
Spain we are not advised, but are under the im-
pression that it is not essentially varied since the
List ses,ioa of Congress. The attack on the Fire-
brand, we take it for granted, will be disavowed,
and probably atoned l•r—for we have no faith at
al: in the late rumours of a declaration of war
;against its by S: ain, and very little in the idea
which some entertain of a wish on the part of
Spain to provoke us into a war. With the whole
world, in short, we are at peace ; anti, deeply
interesting our relations with of those
powers are, and all important as they may, under
cirennwances, become, we tin not see that there
is any prospect of a material change of our atti-
tude towit eii her of thew, at the approaching
Session of Congress. lt, indeed, CongrOSi snetile
''ink proper to afford any aid to the independct

arms,, in South Ame-'ica; as has been suggested,
our relations with F;trope might he affected by
such a coerse,. but it is not at present vote -clear
to us, how the'United States, consistently with the
principles of our goveroment,,can afford direct aid
to the ilidepentients, 11:twever its menthe's may
wish success to those whose object
is to 'vindicate and establish the priociplesatol in-
stitutions of eivii.and religious freedom in South.
America.
The objects of a dotnestic" nature which offer
theMselves to the consideration of Congress tile
onmetotts and 'important, embritcing many dis-
puted questions of internal policy. First in the
Online view, thong!) far from first in importance,
of all these, is the act of the hurt Congress, 'which
prescribes toe mode in which the members of
Congress shall he compensated. That law will
donbtleis'be'repealed, in obedience to the public
almost unanimously expressed, and in lieu
thereof an increased per diem compensation be,
established. The next question itt the public eye
is the expediency of continuing for a longer time
the Direct Tax, which, by the law of the : last
Session,.wus limited to the presentyeur.
The passing of a navigation act, the establish-
meot of a national university, the extension of
the military academy, the establishment of a corps
of invalids, the classification and organization of
the.militia, the important question respecting the
expediency of employing n part Of the national
funds in making roads and tennis ; these, and
many' other great questions, must pass under
review during the ensuing session, and as melt)? of
thern be finally acted oil as time wilt permit.
A glance over the wide field before them is saf•
ficieta to show that the time of Congress would
be font employed far a touch longer session than
that Which is at hand. Let us hope that the
session will be productive of as much benefit to
the country es the adoption of the .wisest mea-
sures cal) ensure.
Itxtinet of a letter from Washington city.—
" John Quincy Adams is to be our next Secretary
of State.— A messienger has been, sent to Mut
already ;" for there can he no doubt of Mr. Mon-
ineg4 election, and he does not wish to be caught
in a cloven stick, as Air. Madison was., He will
have the miuisters of his cabioet ready to proceed
at (meet() their respective functinnt En.)
[From the National futdifgencee of Dec. 5.1
There arrived in this city yesterday morning,
led by General M'lutosh, and by Major, Daniel
lloglies, United States' factor, eight Chiefs and
Warriors, deputed by the head men of the Mutco.
gee or Creek 'nation, on az visit to the President
of the United Staies. Of the object of their visit
we are uninformedi but they are, we learn, in--
vested With full powers to 'treat on all points re.
Willi; to their nation. This Dcputotion fs coup.

THE SUN.

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LONDON,
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 181 G.

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A. Flanders Mail arrived last night, and German
Papers this morning. The former confirm the
statements originally contained in Tits Su a:, that
the exportation of Corn from. Holland to this
Country would be permitted. The latter inform
us that the report of hostilities between Russia and
the Porte had excited a strong sensation, though it
is still asserted to be utterly tletioid of foundation.
•• it is again stated that the Liberty of the Press
is about to be established iu Prussia :,:we confess
we do nut comprehend the alMost blatphemons
jargon which is gur(ted from Switzerland in the
article announcing this intelligence. •

By a tlamburgh Mail just arrived we have the
'ollowing

or Af (MRS, Nov. I2.—(Frons a Letter.).-;-How
icalously the Dcy is endeaimiring to re-establith
his Marine appears front the • circumstance, that
•
he lately purchased a northern two-decker, which
arrived here a .short, time ago, with her whole
cargo, consisting of timber, planks, and tar, for
whiob he paid in ready money the suns of nearly
50,000 piastres, and has hack the vessel converted
into a frigate.: He is now bargaining for another
foreign vessel, which, is calculated for a cutter
brig.

" LIAMIMUGH, Dac. 20.—The return of the
frost has again stopped the navigation of the
Elbe : several vessels that bad left the city have
put back on account of the ice. Should this frost
contillue some days, it will prevent loading and
unloading of the ships here in the%harbour.—
Elis Highness Prince Noche' is so lit at his estate
in Silesia, that a physician has been sent him
float lietlin.

" Exchange on London, Nov. 20-3:,. 2."

New-York Papers to the 50* inst. reached town
yeetertlay, but did not, as was anticipated, bring
the PRepDENT'S Message which was to be de-
livered at Washington on the 2d. The National

Intelligencer, , however,. contains sort ut
of this document, slid, for the fist time
since the United Su-0(s became n independent

nation, its political condition it less interesting

Ea

TiCo temper of America has involved her ia
disputes with Russia, France, and Spain. These
the Writer slurs over with an e%pressed hope that
as they may be. readily arranged, Congresi need
not be troubled with them. This is, indeed, a
strange way of treating subjects which we shoOld
have thought by far the most important that could
be presented for ccuisideration of the Representa•
tires of the People.
Respecting South America, where the Ittsur•
gents are as usnal-in these Papers represented a*
completely victorious, the language held by this
Notional httelligencer is still more extraordinary'.
It is not. quite clear to us, says the spokesman
of the MADISON GOSCEDIDeO, how the United
States, consistently w ith the pi inciples of our Go-
vernment,' can afford direct aid to the Indcpen.
dents, however its members may individually

w°ibl► success," &c.
Truly, this is a candid confession, and one
%cilia must render it quite cleat to Spain, that no
assistance which can indirectly be given to her re 4,
htllious Provinces will be withheld from them by
any feeling of principle ythat such conduct is in...
CoMilitant . with die honourable and pacific
lions between the United States and the Mother
Country. Indeed it is a well-known bet, that
the Insurgents have been almost as amply supplied
flora the United States, as if America were At
War with S

pair t.

Anonymous Letters arc undoubtedly very odious'
things ; yet, it any constdcration could make us
approve of them, it would he the numeroui
tices we see in the Provincial Papers of their
being sent as the Corers to liberal and becret
nations for the Relief of the Distressed. Perlisf.
this is the mode the Reformers take to dispefl

their charities !
It is to be hoped that Citizen flusrr 'will n 4
always find it so difficult to have a scaffold erects
fur his exhibition as he did at Braudon-!till.
The negociations with mercantile houses id
Europe to procure specie for the Bank of tills,
United States, have not hitherto, it would the
Pear, met with success. Private Letters fin*
Philadelphia mention, that the agent ot du Env
fish house bad made proposals to the Americas
Government to lend them eight millions Of dollars,
and to take Atnerican stack in lieu thereof ; hat
that the terms were such as, it was apprehendea.
would render the acceptance of the offer quite im-
possible: and, on the other hand, a
ed Mr. S
the Presi.-
dent and Directors of the B
lyankto
E oforo th
pe,e United
States to proceed immediate
agent, for the purpose ot procuring specie.
We have the satisfaction of remarking, that tbsl
hopes we have held out of cousiderable
likst.pplie tos
la
genin front the United States, an:ely ss
realised in the course of few weeksentio. Letters
from Liverpool of Saturday's date mn the
arrival at that port, within the two preceding days,
8100 barrels of flour from America. A twat-
bee of vessels with freights of the same descrit!
rion are daily expected. At New York, 13
os7
ton, and Baltimore, active preparations were
making for the dispatch of ships with 'grail
of
different kinds to this countty. We
have aso ta
loot: to
At
spteedy supplies from the ports of the Net
herlands, and to the re•exportation of corn trail
Leghorn in paticular great purchaief
are been matle,, and are no doubt now on doir

way to England.
An application being made to,Mr. NEL, 00
14.
14.
part of the Merchants of Cork, by lletraast
Yr.v, Esq. to permit the importation of Ao►eric°3
dour, he, on Saturday last, received a commas!'
catiou in the affirmative. A supply is daily 0'
peered at Coik from New yolk,
Grain imported into Leith since Wednelni°/
sennight :--Foreign, 1390 quarters Wheat;
quarters Barley; 53 quarters Oats. Coastwise«
380 bolls, 10 quarters Wheat; 2190 bolls, 16
quarters Barley. •
Extract of a Letter :—" We have letters fro°
the Dorothy transport, the ship in company .It 4
the Congo ; they had arrived at Bahia from Os
Congo river. Our ship, the Dorothy, had Or
lost a single man by sickness in Africa—only,on.
was drowned in the river ; and Capt. TozOt'
of the Congo, the First Lieutenant, and the 14("
tanist, died ut sea (after leaving the Congo Riverit.
and the men of the Congo who died became
and sickened from jiaigue; they had travelled is'
to the interior of Africa upwards of 210 miles!
where. no white hall been before, and returne4
only because their stock of provisions, ike. was
exhausted.
jectors, and to
In other respects cue Expedition was
likely to ret.litte the hopes and wishes of the pro:
It appears by the Official Returns, that so
1814 there cleared Jatt front Canada, Nova Sc'd.
i
awl New Brumiwieti, exclusive of Newfoundlo,,,,4
afford the best hopes of success:.
for the British West Indies, 266 ".hips of 16,4
tons burthen, laden with staves, lumber, 601, 81/11
Provisions of all sorts.. In 1815, the 0(10
were nearly to the same amount.
Preparations are making at Brighton for se
ball, at the Pavilion, on the 7th of JanuoY*,,ka
The following was the report of the state 011.54
Duchess of CUMBSRLAND yesterday
night which her Royal Highness has passe,.
been restless, in consequence of which her PI
Highness is not so comfortable to-day:'
The Lotto LIEUTF.VANT of Ireland, an{Gthsir
Grace the Duchess orDousaT, have givestief to
high SatiCtitlll and example to a mode of "id top
trade, which, if any thing can recommcli toslio
exalted personages to ft larger ',hate ()f Inc lotai,
regard and respect than they at per tact ti's,
cannot tail to do it: lioth have intin'stet s3l
wish. or rather their desite, that all ve,sts;
La,
tenting Bails and Drawing-roorns 1 ties
during the season, shOuld appear
Irish manufacture. fr

NEWS.

MII.FORP HAVEN, DEC. consequence
of the heavy gales of wind, which have continued
from the Westward f.r several .dit.” past, the
packets with the mails have not been able to
proceed, but it being now more motFrate, it is
expected the Earl C411111(1 will go to dea this day,
And take with her the nitlerent mails now due to
Waterford. His Majesty's Revenue cutter the
Rot is under orders to proceed from this station
totimi to Plymouth, there to be paid off%
PitAL. DEC. SO.—Smiled the Ditckenfield Hall
for St. Vincent's, and Richard and Sihella for Bar-
badoes. Came down from the River last night
the CoVentry and Maria, fur St. Lucia, and re-
wait; with the outward-hound as before. The Gc-
neral Harris and Marquis of Camden Indiamen
attempted toget away this morning, but by blo wing
10 htrongn they could not get their anchors, and
tirost likely they will not attempt again till day light

turnorrow morning, the S.E. wind being very

to get ant of the Downs with. The Lowther
Cast!, Charles Grant, and Inglis, wait the arri-
val of theVansittart and Bombay from Gravesend.
Arrived yesterday, and sailed to-day for Hull, the
lima, CUNNINGHAM, from
tboitrsmouTts, Dec. 30.:—.Arrived the Doke of
York, RANos, from St. ncliael's.—Wind

FA DFc. '2B —Stiled his iNlijesty's-
Teiegraph, Lieutenant LITTLE, on a cruise.
The Russian brig Oscar, Captain A,SFELGRRIN,

that at rived here the 25th inst. from Finland for
London, has prose() leaky and k discharging.;
•
Ler cur..J, is tar and rosin,—Wind S.W.
RAMSGATE, Disc. 30.—Came is the brig Sicily,
et/14ER, being obliged to cut from an anchor and
cable : she has stove her stern boat to pieces, hav-
ing run foul of another ship in the Downs. The
Wind havimg vrered round- to the S. E, so/era!
coasters sailed. this morning to the CVestward.---
Wind S. E. bu E.

5-. • toss OP THE BRISELS DRIO OF WAR.
i',.
rFr9m Me ~rew ri,A., Ga:.e.M., Dec. 4.1
We learn froin.Capt ai ni Po ETrn, •of the United
States brig of war Boxer, that his Britannic Mit-
iest,y's brig. Briseis, on her Massage from Jamaica
to Natitso (N. P.) tvas wrecked on the night of
the stlt of November last, on Point Pedro ; the
Captain, Officers; and crew were s.ife, and it was
expected that most of her armament would also
be raved.
i
',
Tlse following is an extract .of n letter fr(.0111
kl,-,
st
s,aptatu Eottne DoErr, of his Britannic 1511-
- jetty's "sroop.of war Briseis, dated Point Pedro,
• AZOv ember 8 :--, ..
f" Captain DonZTT presents his most grateful%
ssettnowledgments to Captain PonTert, for his very
ready and. proMpt .offers of assistance, but,
having succeeded in getting all his people trout
Ihe wreck, he is determined to remain b,y the
3 *trees, &c. that were preservekuntil vessels arrive
from ILivaunah to remove altogether, hut requests
be will. convey our Officers to tiliat place to expe-
, elite our relief."
By the Boxer we also learn, that a convoy of
shout tweet Y sail left Havannith an, the 13th of
Nut:ember for Cadiz, under convoy of a newly-
fitted sloop of war. formerly an American vessel.
It was said this armed vessel had'int, board about'
611,000 dollars, besides a valuable carp.

THE DUKE Or It ELLINGTON.
Nitv, KA:tra , Dec. 29.—This morning his,Grace
the nuke of WEI.LINGTON pas4ctl through Lewes
from the Pattilion at Brighton, on his say to
Dover, there to embark for Calais. Doting his

stay at Lewes to 'change horses, he was greeteit
hit the 'inhabitants, who gave 'him a-hearty wel-
come by continued cheers. Se*eral of the per-
Sons who bad collected round.his carrioge ex-
pressed a wish to shake hands with the noble and
gallant Commander, 'Whieh WAS readily complied
with.-.--Tha Neptune packet, Captain COE:RSMAN,
who sailed on Wednesday, lias experienee4 very
bail weather, and been obliged to *put into
Dungeness !toads, where her passengers, have"
been landed, and part of them arrived here.

. statement having • appeared' in one ,of the
London Papers, setting forth that the Earl of
ROWICKA and Mr. Ht.fsxissow had employed
three persons to enquire into the state pf-the late
harvest, and report tire result .of their enqui-
ries, his Lordship has publicly -contradict('
that statement „as totally'groundless. His letter
Is dated ‘Vimpole, near,PringtOn, Dec. 29.
The Count and Courness Laivcrr gave an ele-
gant entertainment oogunday, in Harley•stree.t,
to a large party of distinction,. Among them
were—The French Ambassador and his Lady, the
botch Ambassador, -the liatavian Minister, Count
Ifritoswick, Baron Just, Count Carman, Mr.
("rtnis. Mr. Newmann, &c.a&c.
-4"‘",•(Ety, detachments for several Cavalry Re-
giments io France marched into Dover, to cm-
bark for Calais.
Yesterday Preston applied to Sir NATHAN ter,
CON ANT (or an order to visit the elder Watson in
the House of Correction The worthy Magistralf
riirected him to go to the. clerk's office to get the
crder made out. He immediately proceeded
thither, and while he was waiting, a gentleman,
remarked to him, that-he Mr. P.) had not seen
his friend Mr. Watson tor some time. " No,
lie tt plied, heaving a sigh, " hot I soon
'At this time the order was finished, and putt into
his hand; and he continued, " I will get a
.coach
srul go off directly." --He imutediatelyAnitted
the oilice with eritlent marks of satisfaction and
*Peel!, and proceeded to the next coach-stand,
14'here ha hired a coach, and ordered the coach-
: Watt to trite Itim to the UOtisc.of

G;1; ON, Due. 30.

This a(teruuon the PIIINCE REGlZikrr Walked
from the Pavilion to the Riding•;school and
stables, and for near two hours enjoyed his exer-
cise on horseback, in company with tilt Marquis
of Salisbury and General Sir B. Bloomfield.
The Spanish Ambassatlor, Coma :Munster, and
Count Hardenberg, took their leave of the Prince
Regent this morning, and returned to London:

The Concert of Sacred Music at the Pavilion
last night was distinguished for the excellence of
the selec: ions from Handel, and
,for the numerous
'assemblage of company invited. The Prince Re-
tzent was present and nearly 200 of the Nobility
and Gentry.
It is not yet known whether the Prince Regent
will return to London, to open the :Session of
Parliament on the 28th of January next.