The Sun.
London, England, 1816-05-09 00:00:00

The Cotfapatirsilhip laaes Sibhald was to lail
from Calcutta to Amboyna about the 19tb or 15th,
of January. The Northumberland was expected
to leave Calcutta the 20th of December for Mi-
dras, from whence she was to proceed to 13encoo•
len. The Huddart and Eldon were also destined
for Madras and Bencoulen. The Zenokia,
vatelship,is arrived from Calcutta, which she left
the.latter end of December.

PORTSMOUTH, M*s B.—Arrived the Sophia,
FiumßLE, from St. Domingo, in 37 days ; left
the Princess, of London, and Miverva and Fitis7
sar, of Liverpool; spoke, sth April, the Wood.
man, of N►ew Brunswick, fur Quebec, all well.—
The Shark, of Landon, was burnt at St. Do-
mingo, irrevious to the sailing of the Sophia.--
Arrived the Orpheus, F'INDI.aY; Elizabeth, Om.
LE R ; ar►el Ammer Dutch frigate, from the
Downs.

FAt,moirrn, MAy his Majesty's
schooner Whiting and his Majesty's brig Jasper
on a cruise ; Prince Ernest pacKet, with majit
for Lisbon ; and Nocton pat ket, with mails
for Jamaica; Ocean- transport (670), MANGAREIp
for America ; Spanish. ship Akio'', VANDutio,
for Rivadeo ; American brig Spartan, J EFF frf ;
Danish ship Martha Andrew, tisaLsoti ;
Rover,
HA R VEY ; Elizabeth, ELLIS, for Liverpool;
Horatio, RICHARDS, for Padstow.—Wind NAV. •
DEAL, MAY B.—Arrived, and sailed tar the Ri-
rer,, the Royal Charlotte, THORP, from JaMitiCß.
Remain in the Downs his Majesty's ship °any-
mede ; Lushington, Doamsa, for the East
Indies ; Daedalus, LEEK-, for Gibraltar; Azores,
11114, for Newfoundland—pia back. Caine
down front the River the Lord Castlereagh,
LA ING , for BO rabii y...•••WijUi S. W.
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..OUTH, JAY 7.--I'assed n i Channe,
Matilda, CANNING, from Lisbon to LOlltioll.

On the 27th ult, intelligence was rEekiVid at
Marseilles from Tunis, that there tvere seven Bri-
tish ships of the rue, several frigates antrt"li
vessels, at anchor in the. Bay et .Tunis, on the
17th of the same month.
The Naval Establishment at Gibraltar is to he
abolished, and Malta will he-the depot for 'stores,
!Feg, for the fleet that will be stationed in the Me-
diteranean.

On Tuesday arrived off 13erwick harbour, the:
Florida 'frigate, Captain CHARLIig S. HAWTAYNE,
which, if -appointed to the superintendence of all
the revenue vessels of war employed On the
northern coasts, which, by a hate regUlation,
put under the Board of Admiralty. The Florida
is one of the ships taken from the Americans in
the late contest; it is a singularly well built and
unique vessel, and sails reinisi.kablv fast. This
is 'her first cruise against the smuggiers.
The telegraphic frames at the top of the Admi
ratty are to be removed, and the improved semis.'
pliore, consisting of a hollow mast, from whence
two arms project in various directions, will iv.
erected its-their stead. The utility of this inven-
tion is "Co be tried, as has been announced in thq
Sure, by way of experiment, in a few days, frorn
it i tid i willl n
it
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Private letters continue to speak of plots, of
arr esta, and of the incessant activity of the disaf-
fected in Paris.

To prevent imposition on the Public, we think
it proper to inform our Readers, that cheilin4
Dollar Tokens, which now circulate for five shil-
lings and sixpence, will be continued to be cur.
rent fur that sum until the Ist of November, and
the Bank are now actually giving,value for thew
at that rate. •,
A North American ship (says a Morning ;Pa-
per) has arrived at Buenog Ayres with, 25,000
Mexico coined dollars on board, for the purpose
of purchasing hides. By the connection now ex.
isting,between the United States and New Spain,
the folluer are enabled to carry on the East India
irade, granted. to them by the late Treaty, with
the greatest advantage, as well as every where
else when a glut of goods renders specie an ob-
ject. Don MARTIN T9MsoN has been sent as De-
ptity from Buenos Ayrei to the Government of ilia
United States.
Yesteultry, at half-pact four o'clock, the She..'
riffs of London and Middlesex arrived at the
Qiiceit'S Palace, and were introduced into the pre-
sence of the Quaex, to know when she would
be pleased to receive the Addreiss of Congratula-
tion of the COrporation 1i the City of London •
uphn the marriage of the Princess CHARLOTTR
with the Prince :of 141(E,-C9I3URG, when her Ma..
jesty appointed next Monday at.s o'clock,
The amiable manners and frank disposition of
the Prince of COBURG, We may say, are welt
known, for' none approach him who do not go
away zealous to communicate the esteetn with
which he inspires them. 1.1i4 attainmt-nts its
-
sciencie and the arts have also been mentioned, •
anti his reputation as a soldier. Young as be is,
lie was in the battle of Austerlitz, in that of
Eylau, in the great victory at Leipsic, and in se.;,'
veral of the subsequeut actions, which brought
the Russian army into Paris, in 1814. After this,
it will be read with pleasure, that the only re-
quest his Highness has made, since his connection
with England, was that he might have rank in our
army.
DUKE OF CUMBERLAND'S BANQURT.,--The Doke.
and Duchess of CUMBERLAND have completed.
the necessary arrangements (or the purpose of
making their appearanceln the fashionable world. -
On Monday evening their Royal Highnesses,
gave a grand entertainment to a party ot: thirty
persons. The Marquis and MarchioneS aSTAF'•
Forto,tord and Letdy GRANVILLE, 1141•040JADo8rt • and other foreigners of distinction were present.'
On Sunday next their Highnesses dine at Cleve-
land House.

About eighteen sail of freighted vessels and
transports arrived at Dover from Gilais ou Tues-
day tilti`ntoou, with the n hole of the Ist 1 eginteot
of dragoon g04r41.

Sir
GirArrAm Moor.r. is frppointe,i nue of the
Lohis 'of tire Artlrrir.ilty, in the raDfri of Lord
PAULLTr, Witti ill