The Sun.
London, England, 1818-10-05 00:00:00

CURIOUS LETTER.

A Correspondent, in consequence of the Letter
from the Loochoan, which appeared iti THE SUN
last Week, has been induced to lavotir tfs with the
following letter from POMARE, King of Tahete,
one of the.Sociery Islands. It was written, with-
out dictation, in the original language by himself,
and the translation which follows was also entirely
his own. We have the original MS. which is
very fahly written, in our possession. It was
addressed to the family of Mr. YouL, ohe of the
Missionaries to Tahete, ih consequence of their
desire that Mr. YOUL, who is well known to the
Gvntleman to whom the manuscript belongs,
would return to this Country :

" Matavae, Mimic, Dec. 18, 1806.

" Elion,

" Eaorana or to metila no Mr. You].

Ettorana or cte oto raa etc tamacte nu or—Ehoateee
ta'u paratt ea or. Eaha e rere ea'u. Seta ovau epa ea Mr.
Youl—earolta hue a'u eana, eotu hue a'u ea na. Te oto nee

hoe wau ea or aroha ra or etc tamaete no or. Alma orau e
pa, enoho ora eTahete nee. Terara ta'u parau ua hope.

" Eaorana or ehoa.

" PONIARE, Earee no Talicte."

[TRANSLATION.)

" Friends,
" Health and happiness to you the Parents of Mr. Youl.
" Your Weeping for your son I hope will not be without

some good.

" Friends, this is what I wish to say to you.

" Don't be angry with nie-1 cannot agree to Mr. tout
cowing home—l have love for him and shall grieve if be leaves

The.

"I am sorry for you because of-your lore to your son. I
cannot give him, I wish him to stay at Tahaete—This is all I

hare to say.

" Happiness to you, dear friends,
" POMARE, King of Taliete, &c."

CORN EXCHANGE, OCT. s.—Our market was
well supplied this morning with all kinds of Grain,
and the sales, both in Wheat and Oats, were on
much tie same terms as this day week ; the sup-
ply of Barley being very large, inferior was very
(lull, and fine samples from 3s. to 4s. per quarter
lower; itt Pease and Beans there is no alte-

ration.

Foreign Wheat -60 s. 70i.
Fine ditto - • 78s. 826.
English Wheat - 655. 70s.
Fine ditto - - -80 s. 82s.
Old ditto - - - —s. —s.
Rye
Fine ditto - - - —s. —s.
Barley - - - 455. 30s.
Fine ditto - - - 545. 645.
Neu• ditto - - -60 s. 68s.
Malt
Fine ditto - - -84 s. 90s.
WhitePease (boilers) 70s. 90s.
Fine ditto - -90 s. 955.

Grey Pease - -55 s 60s.
Fine Grey Pease - 635. 70s.
Tick Beans - - ci4s. 725.
Old ditto - - —s. —3.
Small Tick Beans - 80, 85s.
Old ditto - - —s.
Feed Oats - 313. 333.
Fine ditto - 355. Ws'
Poland ditto - - s4s. 38s.
Fine ditto - - 863. 40s.
I'otatoe ditto - - 375. 04s.
Rape Seed .451. 521. per last.
Fine Flour - - 704. 755.
Secollth • - . 655. 70s.

A person who formerly lived in Portsmouth
writes to a friend front St. John's, New Bruns-
wick, under date Aug. 13 ;--
, " Since ',have been in this city, it has been
visited by a great number of people from Europe;
the far greater proportion from Ireland, whose
•principal object was to get to 'the 'United'States
of America. Others from Scotland and Yorkshire
have settled here, and taken up their -lands, as by
law allowed. The nutaber of inhabitants is in-
creased one-third. It is a great pity that emigra-
tion to America' cannot be avoided ; for, reason
as you may, cone to this—it is supplying
a ri►al nation with she sinews of war ; with the
men that must, and will ere long turn their arms
against the country which gave them birth—the
Government that succoured them in the day of
distress may, from the natural operations of the
mind, afterwards reckon upon their best affece
Lions and services. 'tire have a free trade with
America, but none of their vessels have yet en-
tered our harbours. Our ships have stopped some
of their fishing-boats, and they have retaliated
upon our trade. We must keep a sharp 100k-out,
or they will get the start of as it respects our
possessions here. This city is greatly improved
since my residence : toits public buildings have
been recently added;. a Scotch kirk, a Baptist
Chapel, and a Raman Catholic chapel. The Bap-
tist Chapel is supplied from England, and he is a
very able preacher. The merchants have begun
to build their houses with brick and stone, and of
na small magnitude."

By intelligence received .from Palmas (Canary
Islands),,we learn that t►te 'Buenos-Ayres priva.-
teers in that direction had been very successful.
On the 22d of July three Sp4nish ships were cap-
tured by one of them, which were bound to the
Canaries ; the•cargoes of two of theirs were taken
out and put mr hoard the third, which was 'man-
ned ; ,the others were given up to the prisoners-:
It appears Also, by letters front the-West Indies,
that the cruizers from the River Plate have been very
active among the Spanish traders. The Ameri-
can brig Rachael and Sally, from POrt-au-Prince,
was boarded on the 3d of Anost off Arcadois by
the Buenos Ayres brig of war General San Mar-
tin, the Commander of which stated that he had
made three captures.

• Friday the King George packet sailed front
Dover for Calais, with Count LIEVN, the Rus-
sianos-
sian Ambas;ador, his Lady .a family, on tF,
heir
way for Aix-la-Chapelle. The same day Le De-
siree French packet' sailed with Count d'OsmoND
(son of the French Ambalsador), and Countess
d'OsmoND, hits Lady, mid suite.
The PRINCK ItIiGENT has made a.present of
three splendid carriages to his Majesty the Ent-
petor ALEXANbKR. They reached Aix-la-Cha-
pelle about the end of September.
The Duke of GLOUCSTEIt arrived at Turin on
the 21st tt;t.

Yesterday, at three o'clock, the Grind Duke
Al IC I{A EL, attended by Baron Ntcnot-ay, and the
other Gentlemen of his suite, arrived at Carlton
House, stud had the honour Of beim.; introduced
to the PRINCE RE6IENT. when his imperial High-
nest; and suite took leave of hie Rovit Highness
The American Indians, who appeared at the
New l';nglish Opera Honse this season, are now
making a tour of the North, and are at present
the attractions of the E,liaburglffi Thefgre.