The Sun.
London, England, 1816-08-02 00:00:00

BARBARY STATES.

Letters of the 3d July lave been received from
Tangiers, which make no mention of the affair at
I.arache, announced in the Paris Papers, awl from
the lateness of the date, truly be regarded as a
contradiction. 7n fact, there were no resident
Christians at Laroche to destroy, nor ships to
burn. This miserable place is (hually vi•ited
about this time of year by a few SpAnish and Por-
tegUese fishing-boats, and they possibly have
heem sacrificed by the Emperor of Morocco
Of the people in a fit of ill humour ; but even an
utansge to this extent is utit very probable, as it
does not enter into his policy to .quarrel.wit h these
nations. Eirache' is the only n.tval arsenal be-
longing to his Iniperial Majesty, whose whole fleet
consists of but one or two corvettes, and a small
vessel presented to bins a few year's ago by the
Prince Regent of Bug) Ind. This grand fleet is in
. the habit of cruising of the coast for a month or
two iti the soinnter, and as hiS MAjeSiy recognises
as friends only such Power's as are represented by.
a Consul at his Court, they generally bring in
such vessels as are mot thus protected, and detain
tl:eir crews, with a view to extort this homage
front 'their respective Sovereigns, 'Russia, Acts-
tria, and Prussia, never having ctindescended
to'pay this respect to Morocco., their flags are,
of course, exposed to this jovillt in the pre-
sent as well as in former' years. The fitting
out two or three vessels lit Laroche, to cruke
agitiost those POwers, as announced in the
Note of the Prussian. Minister at Paris, is
therefore nothing. It is merely the Continuance
of the olti practice, anti is not necessarily-there-
suit of a datermination to co-operate with Algiers
'and the two other Barbary States.

•
Among the Persons of Distinction who dined
yesterday with Mr. A fiIIUTIINpT were the toll*.
ing :—Duke of WELLINGTON, .1.40 rd JAvtaroot.,
Lord CASTLEREACM, Lord BATiturtsT, Hon. C.
LONG, Lady CASTLVIMAGII, &c.
Sir ROBERT WILSON was walking with his
friends during the whole of this morning, at the
west end pf the town. Ills confinement t!oes not
seem to halre injured his health.
A letter trout Paris states, Fouctig has, from
his exile, rokiressrd a letter to the Poke of WEL-
-1.1:40-roll, at few copies of.which dircul4te in that
city. The pulice it is added, in active pur-
suit of them. lie has obtained le.i.ve to retire to
Florence.

Atioiber Prophet has started up in the person of
it workman near LienAlsiers, in the Department
of LOise, who, on the 2311-tdt. after miss, pre-
tenHiug to be inspired, harangued the inhabitants
of that town, and predicted the 6nl of the world,
He did not, however, foresee what almost im-
mediately took -place, his own arrest and Con-
finement.

The case of WAKEFIELD, a minor, who rail
away with Miss PATTLE, a ward ice Chanceryi
whom lie lu since Married, came on yestetilay
before the Limn CaANC.ELLOK in his private
room. Ills Lordship, (se understand, on thiS
occasion thought propt:r to istahts a lenient lII‘E
of the. poi ell with whielt her is
against this species of olienders,',and merely gave
an order that the matter ilionid be referred to
the '?Master to make settle The
yoong couple, We heat, were not retiniredeven to
attend, bitt:retnaitted all the While in their car-
riage at the clitoc.
The Aundnilalc Painter's' Society irate, treat
clay-ashes lntee been found a stalk:lea untl-otkan7
tageotis ontuttre for tomtits aml that the same
ashes afford a good top-dressing for g.tms
whereby a great saving it Intuit tit aninfai titanutt
for' the attrbia

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