The Sun.
London, England, 1801-08-08 00:00:00

SHEERNESS, AUG. 6.

YEsminfor the' tharlotte Tender, formerly at_
tached to Admiral GR dtmE, Commander in Chief
of this Port, but now to Lord NELSON, in return-
ing, from the Bercerifier Dutch Floating Battery,•
. Captain FKASER; stationed near the Middle Sand
to guard the Swin Passage, was taken posses-
. SioQ of by about thirty Dutch Prisoners, who
have for some time been employed as Volunteers
by Rear-Admiral Ro W LEY , iu fitting out the
Ships at Chatham, and were on their return to
that place, having just 'completed -the Berchermer.
The manner they effected their. plan was, when
the Tender had. got out of sight of the ship; the tide
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coming against her, obliged the Master to come to
an anchor; while his men were busied in furling
the sails, and himself' forward seeing the cable run
our, these fellows knocked him down, broke open ,
the arm-chest, and, pos%essed themselves com-
pletely of the vessel. ln the night they got her
under weigh, but for want of knowledge as pilots,
.they run her aground on the East Barrow _Sand,
where eleven of. the most determined ,of them, after
cutting the Tender's rigging, got into a fourroared
boat (the only one belonging to her), and pushed off
for either the Coast of Holland or France : . where it
is to be hoped some of our cruizers will pick them
up. The vessel and all those that the boat could not
carry, are again in this Harbour. ! •

This trifling circumstance may be of coniderable
consequence, by preventing in future any degree of
confidence•being placed in such kind of. Volunteers,
and_that none will be, permitted henceforward to pass
the Port where they are-employed. '

AUGUST 7.
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This day sailed-His Majesty's Ship Allmaar, of
4_ guns, Captain PouLDEN,. for Yarmonth.

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IRISH HIGH COURT, OF ADMIRALTY.
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BEFORE J. BARRINGTON, ESQ. I.L.D.

ANDERSON AND OTHERS 'V THE OWNERS UP THE

JASON AND CARGO.

THESE were Suits instituted for Sahrage by B.
BEVERLEY, of 'London, Merchant, Owner of the
Snow Tapster, of Norfolk, and of JOHN ANDERSON,
Capfain of the Tapsier, who claimed for and on
behalf of himself and crew, and of a person of the
name of MYLES HUGHES, a Passenger on board the
Tapster, -who likewise libelled against the said Brig
:Jason, and Cargo, as 4- Sailor, for preserving this
y14§1:1 and c 4216 from destru4i9,ll

The fads of this Case' appeared to be as follow:
The Snow Tapster, the property of Mr. BE vE4I, EY,
being on her passage from Norfolk, in Virginia, to,
Coik, discovered the -Brig Jason about- ro leagues
to the Southward and Westward of Cape -Clear,
with her head to the North, under a close reefed
maintop-sail, and apparently in much disorder.,
Captain ANDERSON imagining she was in distress,
hauled his wind, and made a Stretch to fetch the
Brig Jason, and on hailing her, received no answer ;
he therefore dispatched his Mate and two of his Sea-
men on board, who shortly. after returned, and re-
ported to him that this vessel was totally deserted ;
that there were lion- feet and an half of water in the
hold; that it appeared to them that it was the in-
tention of the persons who abandoned her to have
sunk her, as she was scuttled, and that she was la-
den with sundry articles of mefehandize. Captain
ANDERSON thereupon made 3uch judicious arrange-
ments as he thought advisable, and brought this
vessel and cargo in safety into the Port. The other
Parties who claimed Salvage were ?O'MEARA, Mate
of the Tapster, and RICRARD WALKER and PAT-
TERSON MORRIS, Seamen, who were put on board
this vessel to navigate her, under Captain ANDER-
SON'S directions. -

The Cause was argued by Advocates for the re-
speaive Parties, the Owners of the jam and Cargo
submitting to such reasonable compensation as the
Court might award.

The Larned Judge, with much ability arid legal
knowledge, laid down the Law respeaing Salvage,
and particularly the duty of Salvors in cases of this
kind : he adopted the doctrine of Sir Wm. SCOTT,
that the exalt service performed was not the proper
test for the quantum of reivard ; that it was for the
interest of Commerce-and Navigation that a consi-
derable reward shall be-held up; and that if meri-
torious Salvors are to be paid at all, they ought to
be paid liberally : in this, case, the Court taking in-
to consideration, that if' this Vessel and Cargo was
not opportunely saved by Captain AA DE RON and
Crew, inevitable destruaion must have followed ;
he therefore decreed them the one-half value of th-e
Ship and Cargo, which was distributed according
to the respedive rank and exertions of the
Claimants.

The Brixham Sea Fencibles, and the Brixbam
Trovil-Boat Owners, have_ offered their services, in
case of Invasion, to any part of the Coast. Each
Trowl_boat can well carry a small Howitzer on the
forecastle, being strong-built vessels, and drawing
little water.

The Pherbe, of 36 guns, Capt.:BAKER, is cruiz-
ing in the Bay, for La Braave, of 36 guns (the
French Corvette Privateer). -
The Andromache, of 32 guns, Capt. LAwitrE,
has proceeded from Halifax to the Chesapeak, to re-
lieve the Boston, which has been blocking up a
French Frigate there for some time past.
His Majesty's Ship America, of 64 guns, which
was wrecked near llisFaninla some rime since, is
weighed by the -Spaniards, And converted into a
Prison-ship.
His Majesty's Ship Re.vo/utic,w(zire arrived at the
CoVe of Cork oil the rst instant, having parted with
the Ambuscade Frigate land her Convoy, for the
West Indies, in lat. 27, long. zo. all well, with a
fair wind; the asth of June.
The Jamaica fleet,, consisting of 163 sail, under
convoy of His 'Majesty's Ship Porcupine:, arc arrived
at Jamaica.

The Baltic fleet that passed the Sound on, the
27th tilt, consisting of upwards of too sail under
convoy of the Inspedor sloop of war and Fox
cutter, are arrived in Yarmouth'Roads.

All the Letter; from Holland state, that our
Forces cruizing upop the *Batavian Coasts are con-
4tantly in'ereAsing. Admiral GR AV ES has appeared
off the Texel with a numerous Squadron, a great.
many Fire ships, and Bombs. The Batavians are
taking measures to prevent us from attempting to
burn the Ships in the Texel. Admiral Di cxsolv,
-w-ho. is cruizing off Gorele, is also reinforced, and
his Squadron now consists of Ten Ships of the
Line, Three Frigates, and other Vessels of less
size. The Dutch Fleet, under the command of Ad-
miral de WINTER,' Consists of 'tfiree divisions, com,
pletely fitted, and ready to sail at the first signal.
They form together a total of Eight Ships of the
Line, from 74. to 4+ guns, Seven Frigates; and' va_
rious other Vessels. There are besides near one
hundred Gun-boats for the defence of the CoastS and
the mouths of the rivers. Admiral de WINTER is
still at the Texel, and sleeps on board his. Ship.

This morning the Dutchess and. Lady GEOR_
GINA GORDON set out from Piccildilly for Gordon
Castle, in Banffshire.

His Excellecicy Count WoßoNzow, Envoy Ex:
traordinary from the Russian Court, has received
within the last week the appointment of Ambassa-
dor, in order that he might be upon an equality
with the situation held by Lord Sr. HELENS at
Petersburg!).

A Letter from Petersburgh, dated July 8, says—
" Almost all the English Ships have now sailed
from our Harbours with rich cargoes of core and
naval it-ores. A great. number of English Ships are
also arrived from the Northern Ports. Our, Trade
begins to be very brisk ; but the exportation of
Wheat remains prohibited till trther supplies are
received to replace the quantity exported." ..
_ The dorniciliariy3ivittifts for search and seizure of
English MerchAn4ixes,-.lite-extemle,d from al:asse/s
to Antwel, most of- she other Cities of the
United'Deliartments, New precautions are taken
to prevent the introctuftion of .these Mechandizes,
which are imported into Upper Germany in great
quantities.

It is somewhat extraordinary, that while the Play
of Deaf and Drunb was performed at Hereford Tim_
atre, on Saturday night last (in which Mr. KEM-
thE played the part of De l'Ete'e); an Ejeftment
Callie.WaS tried before Baron THOMPSON, at Here-
ford Shire-hall, by the issue of which the heir at
law of a man born deaf and dumb recovered his pa..
tenni-estate, situate in tile County of cardigan,
South W4lCs/