The Sun.
London, England, 1806-01-04 00:00:00

NAVAL NE WS.

PORTSMOUT/I, JAN. 3.--. The Apollo Eigate and
the Scorpion Gun-brig are ordered from St. Helen's
to Spithead.

The Hercules outward-bound West Indianian,
VANDYKE Master, went on shore yesterday after,-
noon on Ryde Sand, but hopes-di-ti entertained that
as the tides are rising, and her being lightened, she
will come off the. next tide:without much damage; ,
Sailed the Faleon Sloop.'of :War on a Cruize off
Havre. .

Arrivcd the Meteor iiomb, Capt. CoLLIN.3, fr. Ar.,

a Cruize.

Sailed the 4.77CM1T Frigate, Capt. PARKER,
Of Sir Jouzi •:BORLASE WARREN'S Squadron, with
sealed orders; and the Falcon Sloop, Capt. SAL N'•

DERS, 013 a Cruize.

The military stores •which were ordered' to be
shipped a few days since, without the smallest delay,
are not now to be sent. •
Retain =at St. Helen's Sir .T. B. WARREN'S Sqt a.
and the Mediterranean Convoy.

PLYMOUTH, JAN. 2.—Arrived L'Entreprenante.
Cutter, of t 6 guns, with. Dispatches_. from Achnir4
Co Li. wu cp, wharii she Icti- on thagth ult. cruiz-
ing off Carthagena. nuoht Dis-
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patches from Gibraltar.

Arrived the American Brig Hercules, Cdpt,in
WEERsi:irora New"-York, laden: with sugar, &c.
bound toliourdeaux, detai.ned by the Co/poys Sloop
of War;

Arrived, the Malta, ;of 80 guns, from Torbay ;
./Xamond.frigatei-and .Hazard Sloop of War from a
Cruize; and tiie:fohn ord.:Charlotte, Capt. Itoft-
smsi, laden with iiinber, from Qiebec, for this Port
Sailed the itiontague, of 74 guns, to join the
Chann6l Fleet; and` X:rows Sloop 4 War or% A
Crnize,

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Came in from the Westward the Impeteux, of
guns, from the Chamiel Fleet. "

' La Didon, o,f 44tUns,-,which was in dock, fitting
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for Capt. .BAKEA, and 'commissioned, upon
minatioic has been found so defeaive in her Ina
that she will require- longer time to be repaired
than can at preSent bespared from the press of more
momentous business, in the Dock-yard, and therel
fore will be for a short periodhauledlout of dock;l
and put in ordinary 'of 'course the gallant cavt4i4
BA4ER will have another

-This afternoon the Caroline,. 14 'guns; Lie itenaut
DERsy,, Made the signal for the West Indiamen ai
Falmouth to rendezvous. in the Sound,prepatutory- tco.
sailing, if. the wind holds•to N. W. Frohi • tho
time and place in which La Furieuse; 48. guns, parted,
company with her consort La Libre, 40 guns, novf...,
in the Sound; there is every-reason to suppose she is,:
lost, as the Officers of La Li& e describe the weather
as dreadful, when_ they were
.going North about,
and When they parted. La Loire had d0dg...1- the -
Rochefort Squadron into port, and on the 24th
she saw L'Agyptiewzc to windward, and until she;
neared her, thought; from her great size, she was
a French Line of Battle Ship separated from the
Rochefort Squadron gone into Port. In tho interim
La Libre hove M sight. She . also mistook
tienne for a friend ; kept on her course with her; fore,
top,gallant gone, till she sew. L'Egyptietme make
signals to La Loire, whi.eh Were the private signals,
avid were' of course answered by La Loire.---Thei4.
La Libre, up-helm, tried to escape, but L'43t.p,
';ionne bore down, as before stated, soon compelled
her to strike, the sea running then high, all, her masts •
Went, L.a.,4oire. was close. up to her, took he;' ir4
tow, and after she struck, brought her
.in. here,: _ La
Libre, ~_fine Fri4ate of her class, 'is about ten. years
old.

DEAL, SAL 3.,Sailed His-Ntaiesty's SNP
lope; for Yarmouth.

Arrived the Blodhcztnd and Braizer Gun-brigs,
from a Cruize, and remain in the Downs with CAlq
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rest of the. Ships. as per last.

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GREENOCK, JAN. L—The Eagle, NELSON, arr
rived here yesterday, from Pietou, after a passage OP.
27 days.—Tfte, Captain mentions that the Eliza,-
BRATsiair, of and for-London, froth Prince Edward's J
Island, had put into PiE-kou, in: distress, and wOuld.
have to'unload. . - - -1 • • •

The Factor,CALpwp4., arrived yesterday: at the
Holy Lodi (Quarantine Station), from New. York,
after a.passage of 22 days. Sailed thence, in corn.-
pany with the Francis, BRAINE, for tut Port. Capt., .
C. reports that the following Vessels had arrived
from hence, previous to his' sailing, viz. Ardent,
CROSTI-IWAITE, after a passage of 31 days ; Com-
merce, IVI‘INTYRE Moses Gill, PA.TERSON ; and the
George,-S.;N;)sos. •