The Sun.
London, England, 1816-11-11 00:00:00

EAST INDIES.

The following is a Letter from an alicer be-
longing to the Cornwallis, 74, Crip<<►in ANncut:►v
KING, reetutly ►o-Lived at Plymouth, ft oto the
Lhst ladies

" Cornwallis, Plymouth Sound, Nov. 6, 1816.

" Wcsailed from Madras Roads oo the 20th of
June, when perfect tranquillity reigned through-
out • India, the merchants .anticipating rich har-
vests from the. general peace. The Island •of
Java had not been given up to. the Dutch Autho-
rities, . but order's were daily expected to that
purposi.from Europe. The Volage was cruising
Off the NAV. coast of the Island. The Island. of
Ceylon, since the capture of the King of Kandy,
and the subduction of the entire Island to the
British force, has been in a progressively
flsmrishing state of trade. Tire dethroned
King was taken from Columbo to Madras
in this ship, and from thence was escorted
by a detachment of Seapoys. to Vellore, where he
is to-reside. IVe left in Madras roads, the
ratio, Captain Dtt.Lote ; Elk, Captain -; and
the Cameleon, Capt. Lowe, all under orders for
England. The 'l'yne, Capt. CURRAN, had sailed
for England, but was afterwards obliged to put
into Tt incomalee, to repair damages. The C 11141..
letteer, Capt. BRIDGES, had sailed for the Persian
Gulf, to relief the Favourite, lion. Capt. MAUDE,
which ship was to return to England. We touched
at Trincomalee, and left at it on the 29th June, the
Leda, Commodore SAYER; Iphigeeia, Capt. REY-
NOLDS ; wad Tyne, Capt. CURRAN. •••Tke Philo•
Captain
,PococK, was.at Bombay whence '
the Amphitrite, new frigate, Captain PLUMRIDGE,
Lad-recently sailed for Point 'tie Galle, on her way
to England. The Melville, 74, was to be launched
at Bombay in December (next month). ‘Ve arriv-
ed in Simon's Bay (Cape of Good Hope) on the
llth August : found at anchor there the Revolu-
tionaire, Captain IVooLcomee ; Zebra, Captain
FORBES ; Racoon, Captain litcu ; ,Spey, Captain
LAKE ; the hired vessel Emio, Lieutenant FOSTER
(from Botany Bay) ; and several Dutch ships
of war and merchantmen. We sailed again
on the lath, and anchored off James Town,
Island of St. Helena, on the 5 It of Septem-
ber, when the Newcastle,• Rear-Admiral Sir
PVLTENEY MALCOLM, GoiirOD, and Julia, were
lying in the Roads,; the Phaeton was at anchor
off Lemon Valley ; the Podargus was cruising off
the Island. The garrison_ was in good health,
though provisions were very dear. BUONAPARTE
hat) given an order that no strangers should be
admitted to his presence. lie was continually •
axpressing dissatisfaction with the rigour of his
confinement. IVe touched at time Island. of As-
cension, and gave supplies of provisions to the
igvarison there: a battery of twelve guns had been
constructed for its defence : the Leveret VMS at
senebor in the Roads. We sailed thence on the
13th of September, and anchored here on Mon-
flay last. The following came passengera with
as from Madras

•• Lieutenant-Colonel J. Johnson, 86th regiment; Lieu-
tenant-Co/one) C. tikuovell, and Lieutenant J. Perry, 30th
regiment; Lieutenant It. Bulman, 17th Company's regi-
ment; Lieutenant G. Simpson, It. N. and GO inralided
soldiers.

•" From Trincomalse—CaptainAllan,noyal At Unary ; and
)Irc. Cameron.

" From I Cape—Lieutenant-General the Hon. It. Meade,
Pon. Mrs. Meade, are children, and four servants; Captain
C. ‘,Veliii„ 7241 regiment._
_

" Profit St. Helena—Lienteorent Gregory, It. N."
Tliv Cornwallis is the only line-of-battle ship
ghat remains on Abe war establishmeut to be
paid