The Sun.
London, England, 1808-04-25 00:00:00

EAST INDIA SHIPPING INTELIAGENCE.

ASIATIC Mtartoa, Nov. 4.—By hettf:trs from
Rangoon, of the 96tb of September, we learn, that
a vessel called the Regina hail arrived there trom the
Nieubars, by which, information was 'received at
Rangoon, that the French Frigate, Ceinnanier had
touched "at the•Nteobar Islands on the 210th of Au-
gust; and, after taking on board 'too butts of water,
plundered the Island of 'whatever pie, poultry, amid
other livestock fell in their way.
NOVEMBER 25. —The Prize;-In; ster Rut on board
the re-captured' Brig Paperiment, oh 'rtrbeing taken
by the Sentillante, give; -au account of tile
.captUre
of two Bengal Stir by that .Prigate ; he. minim re;-;
collect their names though he mentions their Corn
menders. These .-circumstances, Connected: with,
some others; corresponding exactly to the /Mired
and Elizabeth, leave little or no room to doubt of
the capture' of both- these valuable Ships ; the Gil-
well, it is imagined, has escaped. Information from
Gangatn states, that the Cciumnier and Vildefe
Privateers are both in the lay. A.' Trivateer has
alio sailed fur the
.Persiari Guiph, in quest of British
Merchantmen itt that'quarter. The loss to Calcutta,
on the ilithea,.Eliza bet/r, arid Giheell, if. captured,
•
is estimated at iiieS of rupee 4
•Dacritsitit he American Ship Traveller,
front. Bourbon the 4th of 06tober, arrived at
..K.ed.
geolte on Monday la,t. The f 1u will Ships were, at
Kedgeree on the 30th of November, • the'
Cuniqn, Fanny, True iiineri‘an, Brig 2e7elliachus,
Supeno", gra, and Yds/it:cm-rim—
The „igercary Packet:itrrived- at Calcutta We 14th of
November last.

Tho- two fishermen of Brighton, of the names of
FlLghes 'and Kitiicl. whose return we mentioned on
Saturday, state, that while fi'daing, they had bean
suddenly.surprieed by a French Privateer, who threw
her grappling iron, on board their boat, and COM..
'idled them") to shift their quarters.' The sea at this
time ran very high, and the boat and the Privateer
being thereby driven in contact, both received cob 7
siderable injury, the chain ',elite grappling, irons being
severed by the shock,. the boat become uneonhited,
and was left to the mercy of tile wind and tide. The
Captain of t he' Privateer now stated to the fishermen
that it was not his intehtiOn to make Prisoners of
them, but merely, as several of our critizers were
then visible off Sealokd, to prevent their giving in-
fortnation to them of an Enemy being in the Chan-
nel, o have taken them and their boat farther out to
sea, and then to have given them their liberty; as
it was, he said, should he be fortunate enough to
take a prize, a boat might be procured for them to
return home in; This not happening, they Were
taken to Dieppe, and confided there as Prisoners,
until an order was received from the Government for
their liberation, which happened on Tuesday even-
ing last, and on the following morning a boat was
given them, with the British flag flying at the mast
head, wettable them to mike the best of their way
for England. In their progress across the Channel,
they fell in withsthe Sparrow/sofa Sloop of War,
who took them •on board and towed their bOat into
Seaford; liom whence. they again set sail in their
boat, and reached" Brighton about seven o'clock on
the same (Aiming. Being known' to several indivi-
duals at Dieppe, the fishermen while there; through
their influence, were treated very kindly. Among
other presents which they received, the Lodge of
FreemasoAs there sent them 'four guineas. •
Jt is confidently asserted by the friends of Captain
R.imica, and there can be no rason for doubt
on the occasion, that the Letter which appeared in
ti, of the 4,34 d, 'under the signature of
that Gentletnan, was not written or signed by him
or with hii knowledp or OnScntf