The Sun.
London, England, 1816-01-17 00:00:00

MYSTIR.Ar, DIMII A:11.

We recently uocicc i the sailing of Admiral
DOttnast tOr the B:suites, unit it g. ives us pleasure
to insert the following testimonies to his honour,
trusting-. that they .will'protluce-a gootletrcet upon
all'our Naval Commanders, by - sliewing 'them"
that note when opportunities' of cli,playing their
valour in Whir is cieitiecl, they may still acquire
distinction in a way equally benetitial to their
country :--

Published at Barbadoes, with the. Ratification of the

Trealy of Peace with .Imerica.

We cannot let this opportunity pass, without
noticing the highly important servuees rendered
to their country 4 hiring the recent contest, by the
Commander in Chief, and the Officers in subor-
dinate authority on this station. Local eircunt..
stances have rendered these' betii a scene of unex-
umpled activity; and whenever opportunities have
offered, by falling in with America's cruizers,•our
ships of war have been uniformly diitinguished
for their spirited intrepidity. Although the Ca-.
ribbean sea bus literally swarmed during the past
season with multitudes of privateers, such has
been tin- unreinittyd vigilance' of the Commander
in Chiet, in the very judicious distribution orthe
squadron tinder his orders, ,tluit the losses ()Utile
commercial Community 1111%4; been comparatively
trifling. in many instances when fleets were ex-
pected, which had been known to have lost their
convoy," the neighbouring seas have been
plctely scoured by out ships 'of war, to insure
tlygir safe arrival, Nti better illustration of this.
subject can be given than to state, that 84 Aftw-
lif;l4ll vessels have been taken since the command
of his Excellency Rear-Admiral Sir Philip Charles
Durham on this siation.

Not Withstanding the notification that appeared
in our last, relative to the diieMitinning Of-Con-
voys hence for Great Britain, in consequence of
orders from the Admiralty to send the major part
of this squadron to the Mother Country, his Ex-
cellency !tear-Adntitul Sir Philip Charles Durham,
K. C. B. has' bein pleased,• upon the representa-
tion and petition of the Commercial Body of this
Island, to grant`the protection of one of his Ma-
jesty's vesiels td the, homeward-bound trade, that
may be readiness to sail fioni this bny on the
.26tli of the present mouth, and from St. Tho-
mas's (the generul rendezvous) on the 4th of May
next. On this oecutiiou, and indeed in every in-
stance,. our Naval Commander in Chief has
rOnecil a readiness to do every thing in his
power to -promote the general interests of
'country ; and .with . such limited means
(his squadron being inadequate us number to
the 'exigencies of the ,service) never, perhaps,
has this station.to Walt of an Admiral who so
. effectually protected its commerce against the de-
predations-tit an enemy, whose privateers, at one
period of the war, were cruizmg in every nuarter
within this coninsand.

Substance of the Clusirman's Address to the Admire), et
Dinner given by the Cowls-less:4stly tel au hadoes, 101.11
Api•ii, ittiA.

" called co this Chair by the
voice, of my I ellow•citizetili, l feel that I should hut
inape,ttcet ly dibcl,nree I attachauttoit..wiers.
I not to express to your Excellency the sense we
entertain nt your merits as an Otlicer, and of yonr
conduct as a (iencrematc.
" 'Commerce, . Sir, is he soul of the British
Empire j-without it,,her venerable establishments
would moulder into duet, anti her importance as
$ nation perish.
" To your Excellency's protection has been
.wisely confided the trade of ihese Coltmiets, and
to your zeal and promptitude we are iiiiieLiceci for
the security we hare enjoyed during an active pe-
riod of war.

" 41t ail titues you have been pleased to give tut
ready iii.VVOi to your parbou, nod our reasonuble
axpectatiuits have been invitridbly met by a cur.
reupoimiug desire ou your part, to benefit the ob-
jects or our eummerciA pursuits,

~." 444:cept, Sir,
.ribute of acknow•
leflgtueut, nud assure yourself always of the beat
wisbcs and grateful remembrance of the commer-
cial cltaract CI'S 01 liartimlyey,"