The Sun. — London, England, 1801-05-18 00:00:00

v..P e t - AtAr.. ( - . z..... 4..--, p., . NAVAL, ; -: i' NEWS. -M L , j%,-; Nom ;Ili impeiium pelagi c revunigme std flab; torte daimnr. From the LONDON GAZETTE, May 16, act: Admiralty-Offce, May 16, zgo z. Copy of a Letter from Pict-Admiral Lard Hugh Seymour, Commander in Chief of His Majesty's Ships and Vessels at Jamaica, to EV4II Nepean, - Esq. dated 22d February, 18oi. • SIR, I herewith enclose a List of the Vessels taken, destroyed, or detained upon suspicion, by His Ma jesty's Squadron employed upon the Jamaica station, under my Command, between the 3d of August, iBOO,, and the 3d instant.. I am, &c, H. SEYMOUR. [Here follows a List of iig Vessels, French, Spanish, Danish, and American re-caßtured]. M 4 16,A0t. Copy of a Letter from Rear-Admiral Ducirtuorth, ,commander in Chief of His Majesty's Ship rind restels at the Leeward Islands, to Evan Nepean, Estk 'dated Martißipe, z+th February, 1801. tint, Herewith you will receive a List of Captures and Detentions since the last Return, by His Majesty's Ships klydra ) in October, 1800 ; and I have the Honour to be, &c. J. T. DUCKWORTH. tHere follows a List of t 5 Ships, French, Swedish, English, and Americans re-captured, and Ham burghers detained]. Admiralo-Oice, May 16, I SoI. „. Co' if a Letter from Captain Lamm, of 111$-.11711- jetty's Ship Hind, to Zuni: Nepeai,, .Ety. dated at Sea ) the 26th flpril, i Boi. *I have enclosed for the'inforniation of my Lords tommissibners of the Admiralty, the Copy of a Letter from Captain Bathurst, of His Majesty's Ship Eurydice, respeeling the capture of the 130u tnville FrenCh Privateer, which I had sent him 3n pursuit of. My - Convoy are all well. I am, &c. JOSEPH LARCOM. Eurydice, at Sea, 'Lat. 48 D eg. 42 Mm It. N. Long. 12 Deg. 5 Min. W. 25th April, iBox. silt, am h a ppy to infoirn you, that at half past seven P. M. I came up with and captured the Vessel we received informatio. n of yesterday at noon ; which v or ed to be the Bougainville Trench Brig Priva ,te6. of St. Maloes, Citizen Jaques 'Le Bon Com minder, of 128 Tons, mounting 14 Guns of differ ent Calibre, and 67 Men ; out three days. and had made no capture. I am ) &c. W. BATHURST. To YOteih Larconi,Elf.• Captain olHis gajesty'r Ship Hiae~. PLYMOUTH, MAY 16. ARAiV it) the Phabe.Vrigate, of 36 guns, Capt. the following Vessels uncle: . Convoy from the :Mediterranean ; sailed 'hoot Mateo: f the 27th of March. - . - London, .Win.ighaw, from Smyrna; • InClefatlgabie, George Dearnhath; friim Nancy, Robert Steel, from ditto. • Mar q uis of Stallsottl, Thomas Patgate, ftom Lc&lwro. Ariadoe john'Vale, front Venice, p Arso'lsrarisliort, Walter rens, from Minorca: Arrived L'l-kurnixTrench Pthateer, of 1 4. guns, with 7j. men, .out 4.5 . days froni - St. M:dbes made ,o captures ; taken by the Ampiier Frigate. Sa‘iled the Atlas, of 98 guns, to join Ole Channel Flitt ; andjason Frigate on a Cruize. • • A . Sloop" of War is: just arrived, naine not known, no dOrnmunication permitted. PO RTS MO , M :»• 17. SAILED the Eurydice and Princess Charictu Armed Merchant Ships, for Martinique. Arrived the Gorgon Mai: of Wor, fromj.unalca. The East India Convoy, His Majesty's Ship .i.;oot, this day made . signal for sailing. The Flora Frigate is released from Quarantine. FALMOLTH, MAY 15. - YESTERDAY arrived the Prince of Wales Packet, Capt. TODD, twelve days passage, with a Mail frOm-Lisbon. The Wahingbam Packet was safe arrived out, and was expeeted to sail from Lisbon four days after. The wind having blown strong yesterday and. to-dv ,to the, . Southward and West. ward, we may .expea her arrival to-morrow. Yesterday also arrived, the ship Matilda, Capt. GRAirsox, with 18cm barrels of floar, from-Philadel phia, - forty-four days passage ; and the American Brig Com' meta, Capt. BALD Yp with szdo barrels of flourfrom Alexandria,, fifty days passage: both to discharge at this Port. Arrived the American Brig Com'imerce, Captain ROBERT BI !MILL, with sugar, forty-six days from Cliriestown, ftriestown, for orders. Thiiday arrived the Garlaed Sloop of War, of z 8 .guns, dapt, HONETNAN from a Cruize ; -aria•the i i~~. American Ship Herald, Capt. MATTI. SILSBY, With sugar, coffee, &c. twenty-five days passage from Boston. She brings an account, that on the loth of this month four Frigates, viz. three of 44 guns each, and one of 32 guns, with a Sloop of War, were to sail from Hampton Roads for the . Mediter ranean, in order to protea their trade against Tripoli. Passed this Port, the homeward-bound' Mediter ranean Fleet, under convoy of the Phahe Frigate, Capt. BARLOW. The Brig Ugiu, Jatuct Ns, with brimstone and fruit, from Minorca, is arrived at this Port. The ship Herald spoke, the gth inst. the ship Harriot, Capt. FRANCIS WIRE, from Honduras, out forty-two days, for London, in lat. 46. long. 3 I . Also the American Ship Aug, on the Bth inst. Capt. HOPKINS, with, sugar, coffee, &c. from Boston for this Port. Among the Passengers per Prbscesr of Wales, is the Marquis de NI ZA, Ambassador from the Court of Portugal to that of Petersburgli. YARMOUTH, MAY 17, - SATLtD the Earl of Leicester Packet, to Cux- haven. Arrived Admiral DICKSON'S Squadron, from a Cruize. Sailed the Blanche Frigate and Hazard Cutter. SHEERNESS, MAY 17. YESTERDAY sailed His Majesty's Gun-brig Es. tort, 'Lieut. ALLAN, for Spithead. The Blenheim and Hydra went out ofEarbour to the Nore. The Surpr;ze came into Harbour from the Nore - . This day sailed His Majesty's Ship Blenheim, of 74 guns, Capt. BOVRIL, for Yarmouth ; and Shari Sloop of War, Capt. CARTHEW, for Portsmouth. The Blenheim was formerly a go gun ship, was cut down at Chatham for a 74, and is now a re markable fine ship ; she makes one of the largest 74.'s in the Navy, and it is said is intended for ,Ad. miral Dr oxsorr's Flag Ship in the North. Sea. A Court. Martial was held on Friday last, in Sheerness Harbour, to try Mr. lames Sutherland, Boatswain of His Majesty's Ship Menbeim, for drunkenness, and negleft of duty ; when the dita rges not being proved, he was acquitted, DEAL, MAY 17. THE Aggressor Gun.brig, came down this morn ing from the River, and remains. His Majesty's Ship Nemesis arrived this morning from the Westward, and soon after sailed again on a Cruize, with the Savage, and Serpent Sloop of War, and Censor Gun brig. _ The Telegrap,s, Whaler, of Deal, Capt. H. SWAi NT, arrived this afternoon in the Downs, from the South Seas. Sailed from St. Helena the r6th March last, with the following East indiamen High/aid Cb;if, Minerva, Fritndsbip, Verona, *and 112,6 e Brig, under convoy of His Majesty's, Ship Biel-do, and parted from the Fleet soon after they left St. Helena. Governor lincion, of St. Helena, comes home P assen g er in Co e'ELf,fah. The Tricgraph brings the. following account of the Ships left at South Georgia on the 2d March, 18oz. M. late Capt. Frcochovitlt-J6,000 skins, :cc ton-, o'.l to sail for St. fitlena sth March. Eliza„Swain, to tons oil, «coo Skins—to sail for ditto 31st I'k/omit. Adventttre, Fo?ger, 3c:oo skins--to winter at South Georgia. Africa'? Qom); Cook, 6 , ...0a skins, p tons pil.—to - wintar at r . ditto. Drag'n, Todacrray, n i sco skinsi and. 4 tims of oil —ta sail 12; li'Marea. • bOrER, MAY O. SA ECI the Friendship, S —A.utipv!s, for Calais. Arrived the Three,qisters, CoNRADiAs, from Calais. Passed by for London, the Wl'Mans:and Ittir . y, Dii,t I NGIVIN, :for' New' York; RAviort, for ditto; 84/6., Est ER Y, for ditto; ' William and PE IRCE, • for Baltimore. On Tuesday the following Commissioneh 'of, His Majesty's Navy arrived at Sir £HA. SAXTON'S, in the Dock:Sard, Portsmouth, viz.. - ---DONcAN, putt' COMF. ' ttollerv . HA itTW ai,t., and ityie.. A Board was , immediately. held ;- and next- - morning they went on 'board 41 the ships_ in ordinary at that p . ort, except the'Britetv:ia and 44- . ;eli...:se. vend - Were ordered for comrnission ' :end others to be broken'ap. '1 hey, '..also surveyed the bridge.froin Gosport tokiaslar Hospital, 'which,. being, in a state of delapidation, was ordered' to:be taken down. 'Lord- NE LSO N'S'• Fleet • remained in . Kioge Bay , above Copenhagen, on . the iSt init. A - Division was about to . etuize off the ,Island of :Bornholm. We `substituted, h mistakek-- in. 'a:Paragraph- in our Paper of Saturday, the - part:lp of Sir- ROl,l ERTL' CAL D Eg,. for that. of Sir JOHia WA,IiREN. Yr WaS the latter who fell- in 'with' GAl4'iltEAttlsiE, in'the. Mediterranean ' on the . 4.th of 'April; and ' rav i n g lost the French Squadron again in a fog, very. judi ciously inished on for Alexdxdria, the rlace of its destitiat ton, ARMI IN EGYPT. EXTRACTS OF LETTERS FROM AN OrFTGER OF RANK WITH AI&MT IT EgYr f. camp ,before Altxaiuiria , 41:16rreb 25, 180 r. " We were getting forward Artillery, &c. &c; with an intention soon to attack the position of the French, in frOnt of Alexandria, when MENOU col leded his whole force from Cairo and other quartets; joined the Army at Alexandria; and attacked us be:- fore daylight on the 21st. This attack was upon oar right and centre, opposite-to the Reserve and- Guards. About 300 or 4.00 yards in front of the Reserve, a redoubt, open in the rear, had been thrown up, which commanded the plain in front of out Army, in this was po s ted t he 2 8 t h Regiment; a large ruin, 'retired 3o or ,fo yards behind the right of the redoubt, flanked it on that side, and swept the ground between the redoubt and the Sea—in this was posted the sBth Regiment. " If the enemy got possession of this redoubt and the ruin, it was impossible for the Army to keep its position. It had, therefore, been settled, that in case of an attack, the 4211 Regiment was to move up to the left of the redoubt, and that the /3d Regiment and Flank Companies of the 4.oth, were to support the 58th in - the ruins. " The army were standing to their arms an hour before day-light as usual, when the attack, coin, menced. The firing began on the left. This, how.. ever, only masked the real Runk on the right; which commenced immediately after on the re.dotibt; They attacked it in front and- both •Flanks: There were six pieces of Artillery in the redoubt. They could not force it in front, but the . groUnd enabled them to lie under cover, and keep a heavy fire on it. On the right the 58th allowed them to advance pretty close, and threw in two or three fires, which killed so many, :that the rest went Off,: and never made any other serious attempt on that side. " On the left of the redoubt things were more serious ; two bodies of the French had passed unseen, and when the 4.2 cl Regiment arrived,'and 'were forming on the felt of the redoubt, one of tliese 1)0.. dies Was discovered completely in their rear, and moving towards the ruin. The 4741 ,faced - tei tight about, charged the French Colimin; afittnot a man of four or five hundred: escaped being killed, wounded, or prisoners; they then . turned against the other body, and drove. it; but in doing this their order was. somewhat deranged, and'a Corps of Cavalry got in upon them; they, however, stood their ground,- and fairly got the better of the Ca. valry._ " The French, renewed their attack twice.after. wards, their Cavalry again penetrated, a part of them turned the redoubt, and .gotinto it; the 28th, who lined .the parapet, without quitting their sta. don, turned round, and drove out, by their fire, such as they edict not kill. " The Foreign Brigade, undcr Brigadier-Gene ral Stuart, had moved up frOm. the second line to the support of the. Reserve, and shared . in repelling the last: attacks. " Having failed in every attempt to force us with their Infantry, they endeavoured to dislodgz us with their Artillery, and they cannonaded us for an hour and .a half, without our being able, for want of ammunition, to return a shot. As soon as am. munition arrived they retreated. _ " The French have lost in this Rehm better than 4.000 ; their Cavalry, which was at 1500, is, they say, reduced to seven or Soo. We have bu. ricd 1200 of their men,. and 4.00 horses. There can be no more convincing prcof of the superiority of our Infantry, than the three actions we have had since we landed. I never saw such determined bravery in our troops, nor, do I believe it was ever surpassed► The Guards were attacked at the same time with the Reserve, and were equally successful in repelling the enemy : but in my relation I have confined myself to what I saw." Camp, at Sb;,k..ll.Arty, March IS. _ - I some days since minutely inspeEted the beach, where ow troops debarked, and I ,was astonished in viewing, the hill which, the 28th, .1.2 d, and 13d Re giments ascended in face pf sereral pieces of cannon. I, declare to you./ could scarcely walk up it,,and at the. hoitom for some .distance the sand. is so deep, that. atsach step I sunk, to th e artcle. For nearly half. an hour our boats .were under the fire of fifteen pieces of cannon pouting . grape. shpt - and bombs= one of our boats was .sunk .by a shell, and we could pply.sAve s of so men who were ,on. board... The apnals of the world do not. recoUan.enwprize, of morc g4l.l4ntry and decision. campl.:fore Aki-and,a, April 7, lgol. We occupied our prOent position on the morning of the 22d, and co v er part 'of the ground - w hi c h formed the enemy's lines on the - . 2 zst. 'Nothing has . beerr attempted again - st Alexandria, and I' be lieve it is intended that the await the' issue of . the EXpedition against Rosetta, :&c. Which, if success ful, must determine the fate, of Alexandri3, without incurring . t h e 4anger. and 41fficulties. of attacking it. Its principal strength arises from two hills strongly fortified, and which are:inaccessibl.e„ excepting by one made road, on which there is ipowerful'Ost. Sir Sidney Smith , commands.. the ; _Expedition against Rosetta ; he bas'.w,ith , him, the Flank, Com panies of the 4oth, the Queen's - Regiment, and I believe all the Turks that have been, landed, with his,Brigade-of Sailors. In the event of his succeed ing at Rosetta, and ke arc warranted in anticipat ,ing from the.enterprise all fhatjudgment aed gaUan .try. can atchieve, this *column is to ; proceed tip the Nile to Cairo, , for which point the Grand Vizier is likewise in motion. We have.certain.advice that a strong column of. his army has entered Egypt, and advanced beyond Birdeoader, and were-expelled at Salehich about .the. 26th ult. The French had a strong Corps diem, but thegarrisoli has, we under stand, been, reduced to a few,native Companies.— The . natives are. every -where revolting, and at Catech, Bistab, Hahras,. and other places,. have joined the Imperial standard in.erowds. A supply ofhorses has been received from Smyrna, and neat ) , the entire of our Cavalry, 'are at prevent mounted. Our, _horses hitherto lave ..not_exceeded three hundred, and these fa r the greater pilrt not yet broke in. Tim - French Cavalry is excellent, their movements ztr,e ra ni, arid,,preeise h,lyorld,ziny . saw ; our - Infariti? Wcv.w6rei• surmounted the apprehensions which they, had been taught to entertain of the enemy's Ca:Jaiuv. (h: Gua.rtlsi and the o.th Regiment, when charged on landing, completely dispersed the assailants; and theii gallant cxampk has -been well adopted on everY.subsequent occasion. . . The Arabs, from previous intercoTirse with Sir Sidney Smith, improved by the conciliating cundutt of our General, are iealons in our interest, and brii-ig down refreshments to our army, notwithstandhig the French General has shot in the front of his line several of them whom he intercepted' and threatens like 'punishment to such others ns he may catch. - Swifisgre, qg' Alexankia, ,4pril 7, i3o c The Flora frigate; which has been detained here for some days, in consequence of the late severe gales, is now preparing 'for England-; and avail myself of the occasion to continue my narrative of the progress of our expedition: , - We have just returned to this plaCe; having in our 'endeavours to keep oil' the shore, been obi:ged. to tarry sail to such degree, as nearly to tear our ships -to pieces, and received further prw)f of the inr:. possibility of forming an effe,7tual blockade tf any . port, even in this fine country. On the night of our return from the offing, we spike the. Pearl fri gate, bringing us advice of the sailing of a French squadron, of Seven Sail of - the Line, a Frigate, two sloops, and two store ships, for this place, having seven. thousand troops, and three Generals on board ; they have likewise two Admirals, one of whom was blown up in L'Oi•iciit, at Abojkir. We look for their arrival - with the most anxious and pleasurable •expectation, as their dekat, which would, doubtless, he ,the consequence of our meeting, would:tern:lb:lite this war. - Lord KEITH has been busied in preparing the. Stately for the line, and our force no* conststs,of the Fondroyant, of 84 guns ; 8o; Ajax, Northumberland, Swifisure, Kent, e nd Minotast,. - of 74 ;andStately, of 64, with several small vessels. The Turkish Fleet is in Aboukir, where they are to remain in charge of the convoy ; we had three of their line of battle ships - With- us .on the early part of our Cruize, but wlienit- began to blow; they ran into port—they are singtdatly ine Whips. We are sufficiently near Alexandria I to distinguish their videts with our glasses ; and sine the Battle of the 21st, great civility . sul9,:iist4between the Out _posts. Colonel AB tacaomny writes us frAm Head-quarters, that 'tfie trench,` froM such informa:. tion as he had-colleadd front the VlL,uners, iyere heartily - died of being heie ; - aadsit appears certain, that if it was not, for the CipSsflation of speedy • forcements; that they would accede to the very liberal terms which have•heen pro'po - sedto them. Our Sailors 'are particularly healthy gild we are abundantly supplied with provisions. Rhae.r, .111:4tch The wounded-are daily arrivinihrifirorn'Egut they arc well acebinmodao.d, and many who suffer. ed in the affair of the Sth,,ate pearly recovered. THE OR 41t A.—The fame of Signor a V t xci seems to increase every time - 3hc Opera of La Prineipessa Philos:ra was repeated on Saturday last, and the PerfOrthance was received with the warmest marks of, public faVour. She is certainly'a very_ chartning performer.. There is"a degree of, elegance blended with her spirit that forms a rare compound. If her voice is nut of the highest order, she knows how to manage it with great Skill. Her Rondo is a very spirited-composi tion, and she giVei •it with beautiful eiiresio.i. In hit. Duo with. Mort EL L her humour is chaste, but by no mean 3 insipid. On the whole, she is a very charming Performer, and a very fine attraaivc objet for the sight as well as the ear. We were in hopes to see the Chinese Ballet brought forward on HILLIGSBERG'S 'Benefit, xepeated on Saturday ; but the second Ballet was Barbara. and Allan, a Composition of no very, s.tri4.ing ,Morit Action , or in Scenery,' but, however, strongly recommended by, the accurate and sprightly Pas sinl of PAalsor, which, as usual, was encored. The Duke aiiA DLitcheSs, of YORK, .with the evident, but unosten_ tatious &arm of doinestic .and a crowded aswinblige of rank and beauty, rendered thu The_ atre a striking and interesting speciacle. Mri., BILL ING,TOrr, we' understand, has had very liberal overtures.from both the Theatres, as well as frum the Opera. House, but has not yet entered inio any Agreement . , .and as the - present season 14 sc) near a . conclusion, will probably - ,not appear till thesnext. Mr. Lewis, in his Epilogue _to Afelmorn, has been morefru f ^ than consistent, in panegyrics. .4.1 first, the conclAirg lines were interkled as a Com pliment to HER MAJESTY, and the Audience were referred to-Windsor in proof of the truth of the culo giums. But the very same s pra;se is now tr,msferrrd to .the - DIITCI-IESS of - YoRK, and Oatlanis is 4e local substitute.. • The Author,. howev6r; has tin. luckly forgotten to alter the words 'gc pre44 art in plaer," Which mti3t, of cotme, relate.to HER MA JES:rY, so thit• the Audience are now puzzled between the 'merits of both of these illustrious characters, and the praise passesoff without exciting' a due~ tribute of popular regard towards either. r There seems great danger from the introduetion of the use of Straw . • Paper,: that our Authors will. be exposed to much ridicule. These works, instead of being reproached as smelling of the lamp, will now be censured for smelling of the stable, and a Poet' With a fruitful nmie, will, after every poetical b an di ng be aptly called the Gesitlemax in the Strartp. The -progress, , of Science in Dublin, since the Union, is -very - considerable. As Mitical Writer there. has made a greatadvance• to wards. the Quadra tare of the. Circle, for.he asserts, tlia-t the measures of the present Administration, like thoseof the last, are ill planned in every Corner of the Globe. Saturday the convids.from Newgate, &c. were embarked at Deptford, for the purpose of being conveyed round to -the transports at PoMim i h f they will probably bail with. the Cape and China ships 1 The Kenyon, Robinson, from Jamaica to Liver pool, has- been taken,. retaken by the Galatea frigate, and'arrived at Cork,