The Sun.
London, England, 1808-03-02 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

l',Lyatourn, FEZ. sz.—Arii-ved the Scorpion,
Orestes, and- L'Espiegle Sloops of War, from Mil-
ford, having on' board the crew of the Leda Frigate,
lately stranded in that Harbour. . •

Arrived the Coriftia Gun-brig from a cruize off
the Coast of Spain, where she fell in with an Ame-
rican Ship, from whom she received intelligence
that the Rochefort Squadron, consisting of five Sail.
of the Line, had entered tl4 Mediterranean, and
were gone to Toulon ; and' that the Squadron of
Admiral Sir R. STRACHAN was gone up the Straits
after them. The Squadron of Admiral DUCKWORTH
is said to have proceeded for the 'Vest Indies.

Arrived the Cambrian Frigate from a cruize to
the Westward ; the Cheerly Gun-brig with a con-
voy
froin Scilly ; the Harlequin Sloop of War, with
two new :Sloops under convoy, from Bideford; and
the Pad Schooner from the Westward.
Arrived a Galliot from Bourdeaux, laden with
wine and brandy, detained by the'Snapdrason Pri-

vateer.
The Halifax Sloop of War is gone out of Har-
bour, and anchored in.the Sound.

PORTSMOUTH, Fan. 29 .—Arrived this day the
Camel Store Ship, Capt. JOYCE, with the Sarah,
Fos'isa ; Jane; SUNDLEY ' • and another Transport,
from the Cape of Good Elope. AlSo arrived the
Sharpshooter Gun-brig, Lieutenant GOLDIE 5 and
Liberty Cutter-brig, Lieut. CUDD, from a cruise;
aud Lord Nelson, How it, from Water ford.
• .This day the 17th Light Dragoons, Death or
Glory Boys, embarked tin the East Indies.

MARCH I.—Arrived this day the Elizabeth and
Phallic, TEACE, from CarAiff; Mary and Elizabeth,
WHEELER, from Looe ; Neptune, MAY, from Bris-
tol; Adventure, CULL, from Liverpool; and Al.
Fred, LumLEY, from the Downs.

Sailed tho Tizaha Frigate on a cruize, and the
Sherpshooter Gun-brig, with two Brigs, for Guern-
sey ; also hailed the Sally, SPARKS, for Sunderland;
4/iZabeih, at:AEN, Tor ; and Two Friends;
CAR LTON, for Liverpool.

The Harbinger Transport-sailed from the Cape of
Good Hope with the Camel Storeship, but separat-
ed from her in a gale of wind in lat. 33. N. long. 30.
W, The following Men of War were lying at the
Cape when they sailed, viz. the Malaltur,..Diadern,
.Raison able, and Harrier; also the Uniov; RE NN I SON/
and 16ellington, HARRISON, Transpoi ts.

Cowns, MAnclt 1.--Arrived here this morning
the English Ship John, GILMER, Master, from
Liverpool, with sundry merehandize, fort Gibraltarand Malta. At ten o'clock last night she 'got on
shore near Newtown, but the weather being calm,
she was got oft* this morning with little or no
damage, and will sail with the first convoy.

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MA L, Faa. 29.---;Arrived the Leyden, of 64 guns,
from- Chatham. Also • the Ranger Sloop from
Pzalsmouth ; and the Phosphorus Fite Vesbel from
a cruige.

Arrived eleven Sail 'of Danish Prizes from Ports-
tn- uuth...

Sir ERNESS, FEB. sB.---Arrived the Success Fri-
gate and Snipe curabrig from the Downs ; also the
Lyra, with impressed. Men and volunteers for the
Fleett

• Yesterday the Dispatches were finally closed at
the Bast India Flotrie, and delivered to the Pursers of
the following Ships, viz. the Hugh Inglis, Capt.
W. FATIIiwK, Preston, Capt. H. STURIIOCK, Lord
•IVMOit; Capt. W. C. HUTrobl, Calcutta, Capt. W.
WAKWSLL, for Madras and Bengal ' - and Ocean,
Capt. I , WILLIAMSON, for Madrai and China.
PASSIINGEILS P&P HUGH InoLts.--For Bengal—Major
,Consable, 'Lieutenants Waite 'and Murray,, Mrs. Murray,
Mr. Lambe, Assistant-Surgeon, Mr. Greene; Messrs. Bur-
gess, Ihougkas,_ Syme, Casement, Wolk)+, Smith, Walker,
Gordon, Manton, Cadets.—For Madras—Mrs. Sherson and
Son, Mrs, Mary I;eitit ;. Messrs. tiakewill. and Budd,
Ckidets.,

• :PAEs &Haus Pita Pit lisTON.—For Bengal—Messrs. Belli,
Drew, Ford. and Russel, •Writers ; MY. Hamilton, Fr,o
Merchant; Mrs. Hamilton, Mrs. bracken and bliss Stur-
TOck ; Messrs. Culley, Burney, Hoggan, Price, BniWn,
;Wilson, R. Mansbn, I. Manson; Heckert, Thompson,
.a•nd See.ds; Cadets.-. For Madras—Mr. Brooke, Senior
Merchant, and lvliss Brooke, Mr, Downing, Ceylon Writer;
Lady and two Miss Barrows; two Miss Dodsons, arid Mr.
Babington, Cadet.
PASsENGERE eta Lorti hiti.soo.—For Bengal—Mr.
Whish, Writer; i I.ssrs. Bellamy, Heaslop, Cocke Lewis,
Hodgson,.and Bailey, Assistant Surgetins; Mr. Robins and
Mias Morison; Messrs. Stoddart, Coding, Hitchins, Irvine,
Lindsay, Swayne, and Copal, Cadets. --For Madras—Mr.
Smith, Writer; Mr. Davidson, Assistant Surgeon; Messrs.
Thullicr, 1VoottOn; Morison, and Cocke; Cadets.—For Bom.
.
bay—Mr. Heatherly, Assistant Surgeon,
• r•Aiila4cEßS tea CALCuTTA. —For Bengal—Hon. D.
Rutlmen, Hon; W.'11..1.. Melville, Messrs. Curtis, Fane,
Slinalley, Fraser, and Wellealcy, Writers; Mr. Fair; AssiSt.
ant.S moan ; Mr. Shand, Free Mariner; Mr. Sloane;
Misies . Sloane, and lillenkinsoli ; Messrs. Caruthers,
DatiellyOlotiaith, Halts, Stock, Taylor, Macqueen, Smith,
Cadet's. For Madras =Mr. W. Bell,'Writer; Messrs.
-rnan,iStewart, A. Bell, and Rusts!, Cadets.
l'Asssridlits PER. THE OCEAN.—Por Madras—Messrs.
Whyllie, Henderson, and Chainier, Assistant Surgeons ;
Messrs. Tharesley, Ward, King, Rowe, Mercier; •Macdowall,
Harrison, Smith, and Wilder, Cadets.

The Zephyr, JEVPRIrEI, from Louden for St.
Michael's, Industry, HonGE, do. for Limerick, In-
dustry, BORNANs do. for Plyinouth, and the Eliza-
beth, CooK,.do. for Malta, were,captured about the
21st nit. near the Longships, by the Speculator Pri-
vateer, of St. Maims. The former she gave up to
the crews, and she arrived at cork on the 25th Ult.
The iteleon, ROSE, from Narva for Malta is
takenr

has been fOrmed at the New London
_Ta-
vern, consivting of some of the most eminent Mar-
atid Banker 3 in. London; to celebrate annu-
ally thalijith-dily of the late Right- Hon. WILLIAM
PITT* ViZ,.tllo, 2' t Iva 1114.