The Sun.
London, England, 1808-04-18 00:00:00

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NAVAL NEWS.

PLY 4011TET, AP-Rtt, "16.—Arrived his Majesty's
Sloop Peacock, Oil B—grins, with nine Light Trans-
ports ti.om the Eastward; Cheerly Gun-brig,.from
Torbay ; Joseph Cutter and Pickle Schooner from
Falmouth.

Sailed his MajestY's Shii,'Achilie, of 74 guns, to,
join the Channel Fleet.

Came in the Deptford Transport from the East-
ward.

Sailed his. Majesty's Ship Champion, of 34 guns;
and the Crane and Capefin.Schooners to the West-
ward.

Came down from the Harbour, and anchored in
the Sound his, Majesty's Ship I irginie, 0'36 guns,
and Sitrinam' Brig, and remain with the Alexander
and Phcetrix Frigates.

Pozasmouvr, 17.--,,Yesterday arrived the
Liellette Sloop of War, Capt. SANDERS, from Ply-
month.

Sailed yesterday the Vulontairc Frigate, Pilot Brig,
and Prevoygnte Store-ship, with a County for the
Mediterranean.

Arrived the Boadicea Frigate, Capt. MAITLAND,
from a cruize off Havre.

The convoy which sailed this afternoon for Hali-
fax and Quebec, when joined by the Ships from
Torbay, PlymoUth, and Cork, will consist of nearly
loco Sail, which is treble the number that.li'as sailed
atone time forpqny years.--This great id/crease of
trade to North- America is to be attributed-to the
present' stagnant state 'of trade in the Baltic.---It is
believed
.that it will be found necessary to appoint
four convoys in the year instead of two.
The President rilgate, Capt. McKaNztz, is ex-
peaecl to sail on Monday with the Convoy for the
Brazils.

The next Convoy for the East Indies is-expeaed
to sail soon : the Lightning, Capt. DoYLE, has made
the Convoy Signal, and the Earl Si.. Vincent,
Streatham, Lady Jane -Dundas, Jane Duc4ess-
Gordon, Bengt', Huddart, and Harriet East India-
men, are waiting at the Motherbank to be dispatched.

TottnAy, APIUL IG.---Arrived His Majesty's Brig
Hardy from a cruize.
Sailed His Majesty's Cutters Nimrod and Betsey
for the Fleet off Brest.

GREENOCK, APRIL IB.—Passed yesterday for
Port. Glasgow the President Dunn,'SzewAar, from
Newfoundland (last from New York and Madeira).
Spoke on the 31st ult. in lat. 42. 54. N. long. 141.
W. the WsMaris, PRAYMAN, Charles, TURNIIIML,
and Julian, 13Oiwsm,, all from Liverpool fc.)r St.
Domingo, out nine days, all well; they had spoke
a British Frigate, two days before, and gave infor-
mation of a French Brig Privateer in lat: 47. 48. N.
the Frigate being then its-quest of the Privateer.

The Lord Melville, AuL.D,. has arrived at Port
Glasgow froni St. Kitts, after a passage of 4s days.
'On the 28th February, standing out front St. Kitts,
in company with the, Lord Cranston, GIBSOS, for
Liverpool, and Ciao,' LEMON; for T..ondon, saw 35
Sail of Vessels otf Nevis Point, which he supposed
to be the Fleet that sailed from Cork in January.
. On the encircling of the 3d March, in lat. 22. 33.
long. 65. 51. fell in with the French Privateer Bar"-
tory, mounting twelve tt-pnunders, with ttio
men on board when she left 'Guadaloupe; the Pri-
vateer immediately bore down within gun-shot of the.
Lord Melville and the Lord Cranston, but not liking
their appearinee, hauled her Wind to the Southward,
• on purpose to' cut off the Clio, she being at that .time
. hull down aster!! the Lord Melville' aud.the Lord
Cranston then bore away, having all Clear for aflien.
and prevented her fifomaccomplidling her purpose.;
the Privateer finding them determined to prevent her
from capturing the C/io, bawled close upon a wind.
and left them.

The Lord Melville parted company with the Ciin
on the 4th March, in lat. 24,43. long. 66 Part-
ed company with the Lord Cranston the sth March,
In lat. 26. 3.10ng. 67, 36. Saw. a Ship on the 26th
March; which he supposed to be Lord Cranston,with
the loss of her main and mizen topsail-yards, in lat.
42. IS. long: 35; 14. but she. not, minding the sig-
nals, di-d not pay any attention to her. On the 30th
March spoke the Huntress, from Liverpool, bound
to BosiOn, in lat 45.'71. long. 31. 32. all
Admiral DUCKWOUTR, with five. Sail of the Line,
left St. kites and went to leewaid on the 22d of
February.
The Brig Stag, Lova, arrived at Port Glasgow,
from Jaquetnelle, St. Domingo. On the 3d March,
at 6 A. M. fell in with a Fleet bound to Jamaica, all
-well, Altavala bearing N. W. distance 14 leagues;
at the same time was spoke by His Majesty's Brig
'Moselle, who had left the Fleet to chace a Priiateer,
which she capthred, and with which she again
joined the Fleet. The Commander of the Moselle
inquired if a, Fleet bad been seen by Captain Lova a
tew days before. On the 6th March was boarded
in,the Mena Passagetty His Majesty's Ship Melam-
pus. On the 14th, was boarded by His Majesty's
Brig Demerara, with Dispatches from Bermuda for
the West Indies, Bermuda bearing W. thirty
leagues.