The Sun.
London, England, 1811-12-26 00:00:00

tINI7 tb S DES.

draw Nov. 20.—1 n the euturttiair of
yesterday evening; and in the Morning Pose and
Meri-entile ddvertiser of toAlay, is published a
solemn deposition, taken before the Recorder of
our city, by one John Aikins, stating that be was en
impressed American, with two other Americans, on
board the Little Belt, when the encounter took
place between her and the President; that the Little
Belt fired first ; that among the number kilted was
an American named Robert Howell, who was im-
ptessed from the brig Martin; from Martinique ;
that Howell, when dying, requested a Mr. Wheeler,
now in this City, to take a ring from his finger, and
a lock of hair, which was plaited and hung round
the neck, and give them to a certain person, from ,
whom he had teccived. them, 3tp. ; that there wire
,about twelve Americans on board the Little Belt,
who objected to go to quarters when the action
commenced, because it would be to fight against
their brothers ; but that Captain Bingham answer-
ed, If they refused, he would try them by a Court-
Martial, .and put thein to instant death as
neers,

• Such is the amount of the deposition ; but it
will be given to-morrow at full length, together,
with a More particular and formal answer than we
can procure to-day. For the present, let it suffica
to inform the public, that the following lads have
come to our knowledge in a manner that enables
us• to say they may be received with implicit con-
fidence : • r

John the deponent, k not an- American,
b'ii a Canadian, and was born in CaLadit.., He was
never on board the Little Belt, n r either of the
two men (Blanchard and Fries), whom he says were
pressed at the same rinse that he was, until taken
from the ship IraVeller, belonging to this port, a
vessel which was captured by the Little Belt long
after the engagement with the, President, on her,
way from Halifax to England, on board of which,
at that time, Aikins, Blanchard, and Fries were
sailors before theimisr. Such are the filch we are
enabled to, give to-day ; but, which, with some
others, will be commuoicated to-morrow in an-
other and more solemn I(irin,

We trust that the measures taken to discover this
Aikins may prove sticcessful, in order that a dis-
closure may be obtained of the names of those who
have been guilty of inducing a wicked and ignorant
wretch to commit so gross a perjury, from motives,
on their part, not difficult at hi; line to divine.
Mr. • Randolph, iu a late debate, disclaimed all
idea of wanton, attacks on foreigners. Some of his
most valuable friends were men who had emigrated
to this country since the Revolution. He said he
had referred to the imported patriots of the present
day. He was glad to find the Gentleman from
Pennsylvania had confined Iris commendations of
Tom Paine to the Rights of Man without bringing
in the Age of Reason. For his own part, Mr. R.
said, the ideas of Tutu Paine and' the devil Were 'so
intinvitely associated in his mind, that he could not-
think of the .one without recalling the other ; nor
did be believe that toe Washingtons or Haficocks of
this counts)/ required to be spotted to tesistarice by'
an English s:ay4aker ; the Revolution would ,
have gone on without him. 11 the Gentleman
from Penniylvania was lliSpOSed to deity Font Paine,
he should not join in the worship. Mr. R. express-
ed his unwillingness to enconrage emigration from the
old States, especially at this important crisis. He
hoped we should take care of ourselves first, and
of the people on the Missokni afterwards.
Naw Youx, Nov. '16.--Something important
maybe expe&ed by thc,next British packet, as a
Messenger his been dispatched to this city by 'Mr. '
Foster, to wait her ariiy3l, with instructions to _lose
no time in returning to Washington . with the dts-
patche,s by the packet.
The Editor of the Baltimore Federal Gazette ob-
serves--.." The friends of peace are well pkised at
the adjustment of the 'affair of the Chesapeake; and
considering this amicable settlement as evidence of a
mutual. desire to return to friendly intercourse,
hopes are revived that the American and British
' Governments will proceed rapidly in the good, work.
And we may add, as the opinion of some of the well
informed at Washington, that the clouds in our po-
litical horizon begin to appear less gloomy. -Very
little is said in the public offices, or near, the Exc•
come, of war with England.
T 1 e. Savannah packet, the French pt ivateer
La Vengeance, and another, name unknoWn, are
at SaVannah. On the night of the 141 h inst. about
fib men belonging\ to these privateers, collected in
the city, lumen with knives, and attacked about i.!O
American seamen ; and stabbed the mate of the brig
Hetty, of Philadelphia, to the bearr, who immedt-
ately expired. They also wounded several other
American seamen. '
OFFICIAL CaNSUS OF. TnE UNITED STATEs, Volt
1810.--Gratl total 7,239,903 of which the slaves
amotint to 1,19 )3646

Le rd FING4I. was in the Chair on the recent
grand Catholic dinner, in Doblin. • Among the
Orators whodistinguishedlhemselves. on the' occa-
sion was JOSEPH LANCASTER, the Educationist. Mr.
GRATTAN twide onesethuit .4 this Meetomg,
wit all dtie submission' to
.so profound an observer
of mankind, is not solely applicable to his country,
viz. " Ttie greatest honour that an Irishman can
receive,' is the approbation of his countrymen."
• Sunday night, some thieves_ attempted lo
bteak'opon the shop of Mr. Prior., smiler, Birchin-
lane, by 'means of an iron instrument, with which
they'tried.to unscrew the nuts of time belts which
fastened the windows; not being able to accomplish
theifpurpose, they made a sec-nd attempt on Mon-
day eventng, with no better success. On the same
n'ght, some villains endeavoured by similar means
to enter the banking-honse of Messrs. Hoare, Hill,
'and Barnett, in wliich they,glio 'Comoparing
the me..ins used to gain admission, there is liftle
doubt ilia' the robbers were the same who attempted
the shop of Mr. Prior.
The house of the Rev.S. H. Saltere, at Hitchin,
neasi•Beacontield, •W 36 broke of en on Sunday night
by-tour robbers, who alarmed the family soon alter
going_ to: bed. They hid each fire-arms in, their
possession, -and after assuring Mrs. Saltere, who
way alonesio her bed-chamber, that no violence was
meant, ,thy rAnsacked the house of.some articles of
plate, amounting to about 301. and the like sum in
nofems, when they retired. Theme were only two
servants and a little boy in the house, Mt. S. being
in town,