The Sun.
London, England, 1806-09-08 00:00:00

BARBiIDOES, JULY 15.

It does not appear that the Enemy- has • attacked
Antigua, as was imagined from the.report -of the.
Vigilant Schooner havifig 44 .-,sspladron.,o4-.
Fivelsland Bay,,bearing up for.. St. 49Ip's4--larbour,
on the sth instant. The Vessels seen byi'the Kigi-
lant are now imagined to have been'':his Majety!s •
Ships Jason .and Cyan.e, with five Antigua Ships
,sailed, from hence on the, 2d instant for
that Island, and, corresponding in number with the
Enemy's Squadron,- might have beep mistaken for
the Ships of the Linty which gave the alarm On .the
Coast. .

It is however accurately ascertainea, that ,th-e.
Enemy has visited, on a predatory euterprize, the
Islands of Montserrat, Nevis, and St. Kitt's. His
Squadron left Martinique; as has been before' stated,'
on the afternoon of the Ist instant, and was dodged
by the Morne Fortune Schooner until the evening'
of the 2d, at which time they were off Dominica ;
and Admiral COCHRANE having appeared in St.
Lucia Channel about noon df the 3d (the day after
he left Carlisle Bay). and in the course of the day
obtained this intelligence, bore up after ,hini at five
o'clock in the afternoon, without anchoring in Gros
Islet Bay, as it is imagined he originally intended.
The 'French Squadron having separated to wind-
ward of Montserrat, two Sail of , them 'appeared
before the town ; one of which senta boat on Shore,
• at near: three in the morning of Thursday, the 3d,
two Officers, to demand the Ships there, utO
three in number, which were consequently taken.
'ilt! Master of one of these, a Mr. MAY, during the
bustle excited by the•appearance of the Enema got
off in a boat, and gave,. the alarm at Nevis and St.
.xliites, which fortunately afforded the opportunity to
a large parr of the homeward-bound Fleet, amount-
ing to sixty-five Sail, colleEled at Sandy Point (St.
--Kitt's), to put to sea under convoy of the Cal?)sfort
Frigate, and Dolphin armed e't flute, which stood
to leeward without being seen by the Enemy.—,
Nine Sail, • boWever, from Nevi 4 and "Basseterre
• Nvh'ich this-ctinvov, -took' refuge under
Briuistone bill and the other Sailef the Entrity's Line
having passed on frOm Nevis (where they got pos.-.
- session of three'Ships and a Brig),.aloti.g. Basseterre,
Ito Sandy Point Bay, covered by Brithstone Hill, at
tacked these nine Sail about sun4et the same day,
• vlien a very heavy 'cannonading was opened upon
them from the Hill and a battery on shore ;. at
which time the SChooner Ant, of this Island, bßing
there, cut her cable and put to sea, The Master of
this Vessel, Mr.- Davis, (who has since arrived
here) "states that the fire .fl'Orn the•Hill•was op Ad
with the greatest vigour, and he imagines with ain4.
siderable effe&, as he saw, before he cleared the
• -land, one of the Ene'iny's SliipS: haul off,--with evi.;
-dent injury in her yard and sails.- l;-le also adds, that
during that night, or rather; before,day-light on Fri-
clay moaning; he saw two large Ships, Which' 'he
-conceives were those that had been arMontserrat;
turning to loin the Squadron. The NetievSthooner
being apprised of the•Enetny's movements towards
St. Kitt's, had gone in qbcst„of Admiral'COClyt.ASE;
. and it is said (but we do not ascertain with what ac-
curacy) that the Morne Fortune had fallen in with
, • him on the .Ith, off Dominica, under• which circum-
stance we see the strongest probability of his coming
Op with them in time to check: their farther career,
and accomplish a,' vitiory before Sir J. B. WARREN
shall form a junCtion with him ;'' and, indeed, if this
anxiously desired victory be not some days already
obtained, we fear Sir JOHN'S Squadron
~ will have
but little chance of giving effe& to its accomplish-
ment now, as the Enemy must otherwise have com-
pletely eluded Sir A'. COCHRANE'S pursuit, Sir J. B.
WARREN'S Squadron having arrived here only on
Saturday last,
.and did not bear away until 4
.o'clOck
that afternoon. • . .

A large crowd attended. the Liverpool Theatre
the night following COOKE'S spirited prostration in
Richard at the feet of Lady He came for-
ward with art air of Contrition, and apolirized with
so much address, that instead of marks of disappro-
bation, he was rewarded with loud-applause, ,and
retired with full encouragement.
Mrs. SIDDoNS very generously exerted herself on
Wednesday last in a Dramatic leading, at Margate,
for the benefit of the Sea-bathing: Infirmary at that
place. The tickets were half a guinea each. While
this great Aelress was thus benevolently employed,
some villain contrived to get into,a bed-chamber ad-
joining the-drawing-room, at Mr. Foßsynes, where
the Readings took place, and stole some valuable
jewels, the property of Mrs. SIDDONS.
Mrs. SinnoNs is engaged to' perform two nights

a week. at :.the beginning of the ertsuing,season. at
./ Covent-Garden Theatre ; and, after an interval, on
the sat conditions, before its conclusion.?--She is.
eipeded
,to grace the opening night of the season.
BARTLEM AN, whose musical talents :are deservedly
high :repute, is so much- indi4)osed, that he. has
• been obliged to relinquish the Country Music Meet-

.
ings this—season. 'thi4 circuinstaitce "cloill)ly
inbjea—orreg,reT,.as lie is %•ortliy" as=:
well as a very able Musician: •