The Sun.
London, England, 1808-12-22 00:00:00

CrUIZe.

HULL, DEC.. 19.—Tne Minerva, LOFT, from
Gottenburgh, is arrived in the Htunher, with a Fleet,
which passed safe through the Belt in days from
DelarO.

The ilgenoria, MAXWELL, from this port, has put
into Yarmouth leaky.
The Watt, one of, the largest Ships belonging to
Liverpool, which cost the proprietors 1.5,0001 is-
lost in the river St. Lawrence ;. fifteen other vessels
haiie been lost there this year. , As a preventive,
light-houses should be eredel on different parts of
that extensive and rapid river.

Th.e IThreas, fro,lniStockhohn to this port, laden
with deal and iron, is on shore, on Caister Beach--
vessel. and, cargo likely to be saved.
The Apollo, GARBUTT, of Whitby, from Stock-
lan to London, put into Scarborough on the 11th
instant, having lost her boats, with Other.darnage;
and sailed from thence for London on Wednesday:
The Lyoliq and Mary:Ann, WATSON, of London,
from 'Newcastle to London, is obliged to deliver her
cargo of coals at Scarborough, in order to' repair,
having sprung a leak.
The Hope, LADDER, of Whitby, in ballast, is on
shore on Gorleston Beach, but is likely
.to be got
otr with little damage.

NAVAL COURT MARTIAL-3:londay morning;
pursuant to a signal from the 'Sai:vador del Mundu,
112 guns, Admiral YOUNG, in Hamoaze, a Court
Ma•c al was held on hoard that Ship, for he trial of
Mr. Smitt, late Master's Mate of ine Parthicui, 'l4
guns, for the murder-oi' BOLUERSTON,
board that Ship, last Tue,,day sesnuight, on her pas-
sage tO-Corunna, with dispatches, Rear-Admiral.
SUTTON was President ; G..EASTLAKE, Esq. Judge
Advocate. The Court was uncommonly crowded
on the occasion, amt. 51%2 MI appeared before it with
unconituon hardihood. After the et idenee for the
prosecution was gone through, the prisoner was called
on for hiS defence ; but he said he supposed it was
no use, and 'therefore should decline making any de-
fence at all.- The Court was then cleared ; and on
its being resumed, the Prisoner vas. informed, that
be was tound guilty of the foul murder of Captain
BoLD,ERsToN, amid that he was sentenced to he
hanged at the yard-arm of such Man of War as the
Lords of the Admiralty should. please to
He was remanded into close custody, and retired
. sullenly to his birth, under the care of the • Master
at Arms and Provost Martial : it' is not yet known
then his execOlion tako;

It is plain that the Opposition 'Writers cannot
agree among themselves, from the inconsistent and
contradidory nature of their,attacks on,Ministers.—'
• A day or two ago one of their Journals blamed Go-
vernment for having too promptly published' the
unfavourable accounts which it had received from,
Spain, as they were calculated to depress the hopes
of the nation, which takes so strong and so meti-
totions an interest in the :ate of that country.—
To-day; however, we are told, that Ministers will
be highly blameable if they poSsess any unfavourable.
:intelligence, and withhold it from the public. It is
well tor the nation that Ministers are not under the
'necessity of-attending to the suggestions of these
writers, for it they•were, it would be a matter of
-great difficulty what course they should adopt,
,amidst such discoi-dant opinions, particularly as all of
the • Opposition wiseacres, in general, are equally
entitled to, regard. , _ • •
A few days since, as Mr. Win. Ogilvie, .who has
trim,lately returned trim, Shetland; was passing through
• HolbOrn,..-a sharper'gqi into converS'aitOn with him,
enticed him into a public house, -where they were
joined by two.others; and in a,short- time contrived
to fleece him of 401. by the *old trick of chalking
undt.:r a hat. ,
'• Sir WfI,LIAM ROWLEY'S, at Fendring Hall, in
:Stiffolk, will pe,very gay ; so will Bradby Had, in
Cheshire, the seat of the Earl of CHESTERFIELD ;
:And ;ht.'; Marine Pavilion of the•M,lrquis of LANS•
'NOW N E, at Soujhampton.