The Sun.
London, England, 1806-10-04 00:00:00

NA V►LL NE MS.

PLYMOUTH, OCT. 2.—The French Frigate which
arrived here yesterday, as mentioned in my last, is
Le President, a very beautitul Frigate, mounting 46
guns, nearly new, with 30.0 Men, captured on the
29th ult. off Belleisle,-after a chace of 24 hours, by
the Canopus, of 80 guns, Rear-Admiral Louts, and
the Dispatch Sloop of War, of 18 guns, Capt.,Er#W-
XINS j the latter got first within gun-shot of the
President, and kept up a warm running a&ion with
her for nearly two hours, when the Canopus also
goetip, and.ranging ter nearly alongside, the Enemy
hauled down her Colours.

Very great credit is due to Capt. HAWKINS, of
the Dispatch, his Officers and Ship's Company, fOr
the promptitude and- zeal manifested in their en-
deavours to bring the Frenchman to aaion. The
Dispatch fortunately has pone killed or wounded ;
the Enemy had a few 'men wounded,. but none
kill gcl.

The President wg on her ret am to Trance frOm
the Coast. of Africa, 'and Nva one of the Satiadron
which. captured the Favourite Sloop of War sorne
time ,since, and greatly annoyed the trade on that
coast ; 'shoparted"Corripany with the French Ship of
the Line Regu/us, of -80 guns, and a Frigate,, on. the
20th-ult. on their return to France, which informa,
.tiou ilcar-Admiral .Lot is is likely to profit by, as he
void look out for them, and will `pro-
bably give" them a weicome*.salUte.

In addition to the above capture, the following
Will give greater and additional pleasure to every
f-11-10 kading Squadron under.;,
the command Of Commodore Sir: S. Flooo-,.cobsia- ;
ing of Ceiztaur, Illonarch, Mars, Rerengre,nta'
A ciiii ,tre, of 74 guns each,. ffincl,or Castle; of gs•
gut,•
s. •
f, and P4...the f24th.ult:.
4.11' in with a French SquadrOn, which sailed from
llochefort the day preceding, consisting' of tiVo
gates Of the largest class, and ,two corvettes,.having
611' board upwards of 3000 Twoops, destin;A for the
West Indies, and after a chace of nearly !00 miles,
came up with and captured the Indefatigable, GlcAre,l
41;c1 1.741-7nide French Frigates, of 44-g;tini'
each ; the other Frigate,: and two Corvettes -made
their escap4-

The Centaur, ilfoncrek, and Mars, were the only
Ships that got up and engaged the Frigates; but it
is-tecorded with great regret, that in the encounter
Sir SAMUEL Hoon had his 'right arm 'shot off. Thq
Monarch has suffered in her hull, having been en-
gaged singly With three of the Frigates nearly an
hour;. four of her czew are also killed. About vino
Troops are taken on board the lour Frigates.
The Minerve arid L'Arrnide Frigates, *ritb the
Centaur, are &arm up Channel for Portsmouth ; the
pu4fiztiaa/de and La Gloire arrived here this morn-
ing, in company with the Monarch, Mars, and Fos
lyphemus.• , • • •

Arrived th& Dispatch Sloop of War from a cruize3,
also the Johanna Elizajeth, Capt. 11.02 E, the Frede-
rick, Capt. lionsa, and Frow Thrcia, Capt. SCHUI,
all from Bourdeaux, laden with Wine and branclyly
the filnabet,' DEUS-, &PM ..Main t ; the Deis
Fistutal, TRENAD, from Lisbon; and the Pedro
Semler; • Hios, from Oporto, all detained by the
Hera; Happy Return, and Lion Privateers. • ,

PcritTSMOUTIII OCT. 3.---" The Centaur, of 74
arrived this day from the Channel Fleet, brings an
account of an a&ion having .been .fought on Thurs;
day; the 25th.' ultimo, between three British Ships .
of the Line, 'viz. the Centaur; Sir S. [loop;
Capt. LVKIN.; and tho' Monarch, of 74 guns each;
•
Capt.. LO,...and five large French Frigates, which
has terminated gloriously in favour of the BritiSh
arms. Four of the Enemies' Frigates are taken, af-
ter having fought extremely hard, but the other,
the smallest, escaped. Sir SAMUEL Hoop, we are
sorry to say, has lost his right arm by a musket
shot from the Enemy: The Mars has had six men
killed and four. wounded-; and the •Centaur two
killed 'and two wunaded,' one of whom has since.
died. The Enemy, it appears, were'taking the ad-.
vantage of running out of Port during the absence
of the British Fleet, which had-been driven off by
a gale of 'wind; but regaining /heir former situation
sooner than the Enemy expe&ed, cut off their re-.
treat to Rochefort, -and seat them safely into: a Bri-
tish Port instead.

Each of the French Ship, has on board war 700
Troops, .and were destined, they say, to Martinique,
but mist probably ft# Buenos Ayres : eight Officers
.belonging to the Legion of Honow are on board..—
One of the prizes,' called La Gloire, is. arrived, at
this Port with the Centaur ; and the other three are.
gone into Plymouth. Seven Line of Battle Ships
were in sight, but three only had been able ty- get
into action. • Sir SAMUEL Hoop is as well as can be
expe&ed, and is landed at Ryde, in the Isle_ of
Wight.

Arrived the pitquie
.Frig4te from the Downs.
Sailed the. Conquest Gun-brig tur Guernsey and
; .Tersey, with a Convoy.

Itemlvictt, Oct. 3.--:ay a Nentral Vessel arrived
this morning from Holland, we learn that a skirmish
has already taken place between the Prussian Troops
And its Allies and the French; in which it is Keported
in Holland that the Prussians were .victorious. A
enecal dnd desperate. battle most probably ere Ibis
has been fought. The young Prince
.of ORANGE is
in the Prussian Army. All the Dutch and French
Troops areparched from Holland to join the Grand
Army. The Dutch already discover symptoms of
discontent, and wish for a RevOlution in their Go.
vernment.

It is said the fortifications at Plusling hare been
destroyed, for fear the English might take possession
of them in the absence of the Troops. Boys of 12
'years of age are enlisted for the Army.
Several Schuytt came doWn the Rhine to Delft,
where we u,n4erstand there:. is an -hospital for
wounded Dutch ,and'firench soldiers.

The Argus: and Hunter Revenue Cutters arrived
from acruize, and remain with the Centinel, Asrgre.!-
sot, arid Gallant Gun-hries.

.• PootE, 06';. 3.—A most melancholy accident
happened, last 'night : the Hawtho'n Passageboat
going from hence deeply laden with corn and other
goods, besides 17 passengers on board, by some acs•
cident, preSebt 'unknown, 'either upset or sunk ;
the latter, from her being .so much laden, is con-,,
sidered tObe'the most probable ; when the whole,
except li-Mr. gVERrTT, A woman and. were
unfortunately drowned. Amongst the number waa
the owner .boat, 'Mr. GILLIN(3HAiyI, a man
universally respeBed Most of the others were
yountwornen that had been here to the market.
Arrived His Majesty's Gun-brig Foi ward from a
Cruize,

yAAMOLITII, OCT. 3.---Yesterday Lord Mont,Ent
arrived, and embarked on board Ow Quebec Frigate,
to proceed .to Berlin.

SUEERNESs, OPT. 3. Arrived His Majesty's
Ship cerj from the Downs ; the Recruit, a new
Brig of 2Q guns, from Sandwich ; His Niajesty's
Gun-brig .111Qnkey, andNarcissar Frigate, from the
Downs ; 4 Tender from the Tower, with impres.s,
eci. men and volunteer 4 for glo Fleet ; and H. NI. S,
Agarnrmnon.

DEAL, OCT. 3..-:-Sailed His Majesty's Ships -War.
chsus for Sheerness, and Dauntless on a cruize.
Arrived the Bold Gun-brig, from a nruize, and
the 'Challenger, from Sheerness.
Put back theZekra Bomb with her Convoy for
Punsmouth, which sailed 'from the Dowhs (hi the
Ist ipst.

The Fury Bomb has a signal-tit% fo; a cvgcoy
tQ the Westward.

THE PIUNC'ESS or Will ES.

Her Royal 'Highness the PRINCESS of WALES set
out, oryfrhursday afternoon, in her harouche and :six,
from her seat at 'Blackheath, to dinp with Mr.
loctEs, at his seat at Norbury Park, two miles be-
..yond Leatherhead. Her Royal Highness was ac-
companied by Lady SHEPPLELD and Miss Cnot-
lIONDELEY, the latter of whom had been, for some
days, on a visit to her Royal Highness at Black,
heath. The Party proceeded in perfect safety until
they approached Leathertiead, when the barouche,
in- turning a sharp corner, was unfortunately upset.
Her Royal Highness was thrown out with great
violence, and received a severe hurt upon her shoul7,
•'der. It was at first tearedthat it was dislocated, but
that is not the -fa Ct. She received some' other
bruises; but, we are happy- to say, her Royal High,
ness is not dangerously hurt. Lady Surs.rrilit.rs re,
cetved no injury except what was occasioned by
fright ;. but Miss CHoLNIONDELEY was killed upon
the: spot. So .great was, the • violence with which
this unfortunate Lady was thrown out of the car,
riage, that her head coming in contact with a post,
her skull was fraaured, and instant, death was • the
consequence, She was immediately .taken to. the
Swan Inn, at Leatherhead. Sir,LUCAS PEPYS, who
lives in the. neighbourhood,. was immediately sent
for. He-pronounced her -Royal Highness's misfor-
tune such as not- to-enclang-er ber life--no bone was
broken or dislocated—but Miss CaoLmoNDELEY
was dead ; The blow on her head had occasioned a-
Copious discharge of blood .from her nostrils, her
mouth, and her eyes ; and she now remains a life--
less corpse at Leatherhead. - •
Her Royal-Highness the Princess of WALES, and
Lady SHEFFIELD, when recovered a little from their
excessive terror, returned in an agony of- grief to
Blackheath.. We are happy to state that they were.
both, better yesterday, and that no apprehension was
entertained that either of them had received any se-
rious personal injury. The PRINCESS i 5, however,
much bruised. Au Express was immediately sent
to Lady WILLotIGHBY, to apprise her of the rue.
'lancholy accident, and her Ladyship instantly cdm-
tunnicated the .dismal tidings
.to Earl PERCY, at
Northumberland House, through.whom most of her
other relatives and friends were made acquainted
With the sad story. •
Miss CIIOLMONDELEY was daughter of the late
Hon. and Reverend ROBERT CHOLNIoNDELEY;,
Re for of Hartinford, Bury, and St. Andrew's,
Hertford, who was son of the third Earl of Cuos.;.;
MoNDELEY; and uncle to the present Earl. Mrs.
CHOLNIoNDBLEY, this lamtnted Lady's venerable }K..
rent, is and resides at her house in Jerinyn, -
street. from her very advanced age, and precarious
'state 'of health, the triost alarmnui consequeeces
'are expected when she learns the fatal accident.—
Lady ISEI.LINGHANI, Wife to Sir Wm. BELLINGHan, -
'Bart. of Castle Bellingham, Ireland, is now her only
:Surviving daughter. aNliss cIioLNIONDELEY,waS about
4o years 4.)f age, of the most refi:lLd 41w clCgolli L11.1:4-
ners, and beloved by. all who had the honouT of her
acquaintance.

I

THE PRESENT STATE

I

A Regiment •
Grenadier Guards
Lite Guards

GUARDS, 3174. viz.

Companies not arranged -
INFANTRY, 175,307, viz.
Reg. Bat,
$8- 116

Musketeers and Grenadiers
Fusiliers -

FiAti I gers
Third Battalions

'CAVALRY.

Cuirassiers,
Dragoons,
1-lUss irs,
TsWarczys,

OF THE
PIDUSSIIM SAXON, and HESSIAN FORCES.

At O moment when the political horizon. is again
overcast, and every thing seems to announce the
commencement of a formidable conilia, a sketch of
the respe&ive Forces'of Prussia, Saxony, and
cannot be. unpleasant to our Readers, We-deriVe
the ibllowingfruin an authentic source:—
.
MILITARY FORCE OF PRUSSIA.

Trgs
1154
6is
250

Men.
:26,746
21,95.8

2087
si 24,556

The whole of the Infantry are divided under what
are termed the following Inspetc.tiOns, viz. Potzda'rn,
Berlin, Mark, Magdeburgh, and Pomerania; East,
West, and South Prussia ; Warsaw.; Upper and
Lower Silesia, Westphalia, and FrancOnia.
A regular Regiment consists of three Battalions,
2357 strong. The Grenadiers of two Regiments
are reckune,l together. Each Regiment of Infantry
*c(3.ts the, State
.annually-i 15,800 rix-dollars ; con-
eiinently. fifty-eight Regiments retjuire, the sum of
6,71d,400
The twenty-four battalions of Fusiliers, which are.
sdiAributed among the eight brigades of Magdeburg,
Wektphaiia, First and Second p( East Prussia, First
Id Sveond of Warsaw, Upper and Lower Silesii,
cZiit'the annual sum of 69b,000 rixdollars.. They
hive partly their own proper cantonments.
:The regiment of Field Jagers, ,which in 1740
Jigniallsy consisted of 00 men, has obtained its pre-
_tient complement fitoM the year 1795 to 1802.

- -, 40006 Men.
Iteg. Men. Horses.
12 10,416 9,012
i 4 1;Mo mol6
5-1 Batt. 16,653 16,055
1-x Batt. 1,;77 1,51 t

• Each of these tegiments, costs, exclusively. of the
VoiseS, the annual sum. of 79,000 rix dollars; twelve
Ilegiumnts," of course, amount to 948,600 rix dollars.

Relative to the 14 regiments of dragoons, reckon-
,
lg a squadrons to a regiment, their annual ex-
iences, eiclusive of the horses, amount to 73,000
r+x-dollati, or the sum total of 1,163,000 rixs
dollars.

The Hussaii. consist of nine complete regiments,
of 'ten: 'squadrons- each, besides a battalion that
WaS raised in 1792, consisting of five squadrons.
A regiment of Hussars costs the State i 37,000 rix
dollars; and the whole corps- 1,811,500 rix dollars.
The Tswarczys were originally raised out of the
kosniacs and Tartarianlks ; and, besides sabres.
04 pistols, are armed with lances. Their annual
'expeti,te amounts to 205,500 rhx: dollars.
The 'Artillery consists of four regiments of field
artillery, or 0186 men, one regiment of riding ar-
tillerys,. fifteen Companies of garrison artillery, two
cow-pities and a command of pontonniers, four
cOntpanieS of Miners, and 89 engineers. Total,
13,2.10 men.

The whole Artillery of the Eleaor of Saxony
Frederick I. consistO 'of-one large 24-pounder ; and
'the. Eledor George had at first, in 1627, as
King Frederick William, scarcely 300 artil-
foOr and a hill regiments cost at pre-
;fent; yearly, 6;000 tik dollars.