The Sun.
London, England, 1801-05-26 00:00:00

GREENOC, MAN 20.

ARRIVED this morning, the American Brig
Trio, Capt. MAR I NER, from New York, with In-
dian corn, meal, flour, and tar, after a passage of
thirty-eight days.
The fast sailing Ships Fanny, BRAT NE, and Huron,
HuL, which sailed from this Port on the 6th of
March, arrived at New York within an hour of
each other, after a fine passage of twenty-nine days.
It appears by the American Papers brought by this
Vessel, that the greatest part of the Ships' com-
posing the American Navy, are to be immediately
sold, to give, peyhaps,
,the
on
Nation an oppor-
tunity of purchasing them on credit.

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM AN OFFICER OF
HIS MAJESTY'S FRIGATE CLEOPATRA, CAPTAIN
ISRAEL PELLEW, DATED HALIFAX, APRIL 2.6.

ge We are just arrived here-from a long Cruize,
and lam sorry to say, an unfortunate one. We
were on shore on the IsJand of Abaco (one of the
Bahamas) three days and
,nights, and very nearly
lost , but thank God and perseverance, we got her
off again, having been obliged to heave all our
guns, and even part ()four ballast overboard ; lost'
our false, keel, and hurt the ship's bottom a little.
Two other misfortunes we have met with—Our
'third Lieutenant fell overboard ; and, in spite of
every exertion made to save him, he was drowned
the third was an expedition against a Spanish eon-
voy, of thirty vessels, richly laden, and protefted
by three. Galles (or Gun-vessels) having 32 and
24-pound brass guns on board. They were anchort
ed in the Bay of Levita, in the Island of Cuba. 1 he
Boats of our Ship, and those of the:(l;dromache,
'Capt. LAURIE, well armed, proceeded into the
Bay about midnight, and would most probably have
succeeded in taking them all ; bur alley had got
information of our coming, and poured upon us a
heavy fire of grape and langrage."

Government have very judiciously adopted the
mode of sending out the Troops to Egypt in Ships
of War. , The advantages attending this method of
carrying Troops are so clearly and fully detailed by
Captain SCHANK; one of the Commissioners of the
Tran Sport Board, and whose experience and a!live
services attach peculiar weight to his opinion,
that we are induced, upon this occasion, to re-state
them, as they are given in his Examination before
the Sele6l'Committee of the House of Commons.—
Deing asked, if any mode could be devised for 're,
during I;xpence, and promoting Dispatch, in the
businebs of transporting of Men, Stores, and Provi-
sions for the RetiefofCa:risons, or upon Military
Ripeditions„ consistently 'with the safety of the

`Service, Captain SCRANK made the following re- 1
'ply, " Yes, I think there can, by having 40 or
so Gun-Ships `fitted up as Transports, These Ships
would carry each from Five to Eight Hundred Men,
from their size, they would be equal id:sailing to
Men of War, arid- a greAt, deal of time,..would ha
saved in their arriving at their place of destination;
and in case of their losing Convoy, they would not
only be able to gain 'their destination, .as soon or
sooner, than-the Ships of War from which they are
parted, and Would run less risk of being taken by
the Enemy, their force being equal to arty French
Frigate. With- regard to Expence, were those
Ships manned upon the principle of ,Merchant Ships,
and with the same number of Men per Ton, the
Expence would be the same ; but if manned by the
Admiralty, the rate of Wages would be consider-
ably less, and no mote Seamen need be on board
than would be sufficient to navigate them, unless
afterwards required to ait as Ships of War. This
would be a considerable advantage, as without any
additional expcnce, these Ships might be 'employed,
on their arrival at their destination, as Ships of
War to cruize against the Enemy ; whereas, frAn-
sports, after performing the Service of carrying
Troops, must, during their continuance abroad, or
on their passage home, occasion a daily expence to
the Public, and some Ships of War must be taken
from the principal service to convoy those Ships
back again. Such an arrangement for the convey-
ance of Troops, for Hospital and Store Ships, would
not only be useful for the nresertatian of the health
of the Troops, and safety against the Enemy, hut
would add a great force to the Naval Defence of the
Country, these Ships being ready for any Service
whatever, with the additional Men to make them
fit to aft as Men of War."—The good sense and
praCtical knowledge displayed in this reply, have
had their proper effeCl, and we now see with sails-
faCtion, the mode here recommended by Captain
I
SCLIANK, for the transporting of Troops, &c. very
generally adopted.

EXTRACT OF A LFTTER FROM AN OFFICER OF
THE STAFF AT MALTA, DATED APRIL I6TH.

" The body of the much-lamented Sir RALPH
AnERCROMBY was brought here this morning in
the Flora Frigate, and is to be interred with Mili-
tary Honours.
" Sir SIDNEY SMITH is amongst the wounded,
but his wound is slight—He has lost a finger only,
and the shot that wounded him carried off one of
his epaulets. Gen. HOPE'S wound is also slight.
The Army of England performed prodigies of va-
lour, and the surrender of the remains of the Ene-
my's Army is a matter of certainty."

Yesterday advice was received at the India
House, of the safe arrival of the under-mentioned
ships from Bengal direct, under convoy of His
Majesty's Ship Buffalo, viz. the Friend4h4, -;
Minerva, Captain SALKELD ; Varunna, Captain
W. W. FARRIR ; and Highland Chief, Captain
Scorr, extra Ships in the Hon. East India Corn.
pany's employ ; together with the Hope, a private
ship. The cargoes of the above ships consist of
gruff goods.
A Portugueze Ship called the-Macaba, had arrived
at Bengal with six lacs of dollars on board. She
sailed from Lisbon on the ist November. ,

A large Privateer belonging to the French had
been captured in the roads of Masulipatam by His
Majesty's Ship Arrogant, which re-took the Ships
Friendship and Shrewsbury, Prizes to the Enemy.

The Right Hon. the Govertor in Council at Fort
St. George has been pleased to establish a Court at
Point de Galle, under the denomination of the Fis.
cal's Court, and has appointed Mr. Fiscal HUNTER.
President, and Messrs. D'ESTRANDEAU and FAR.
R BR, Members of it.

JOHN BROUNCKER, Esq. l'as been appointed by
Vice-Admiral RAINIER, His Majesty's Naval OfII:.
cer at Madras, in she room of HENRY SEW ELL,
Esq. deceased.

By an Imperial Ukase, it is permitted to all per
sons not suspected,, and.equally provided with pass-
ports and certificates, in due form, to travel in the
interior, or to pass the frontiers 9f Russia without
mole Station ; and that the laws made until the year
1796 shall be adhered to.
The price of Whearexperienced a decline of tos.
at the Corn Market yesterday. Flour, however,
continued at the same price. In Smithfield, Cattle
sold at very reduced prices, and much below prime
cost to the graziers. The sale %%as, indeed so
heavy for prune beasts, that there -WAS no market
for them.

-‘.
On Sunday ai li E. NAY DICKENS, Esq. a Barrister,
•was riding gently along the road, near the Plough,
Clapham, 'a Butche,r, came violently galloping in a
taxed cart, osos;sing from one side-of the road to the
other, half druhk.—Mr. D. seeing his piecarious
situation, halloold out for the Man to keep to either
one side or the other, himself going to the left. The
Botcher, howeverptirove furiously on the same side,.
and the shaft of the cart entered about twenty-two
inches under the horse's flank, very uovidentially
missing Mr. D.'s leg. The horse, -which, was a
yeu tine and poweriul one,
,was not overthrown by
the blow, and the Butcher went violently on, when
Mr. D I C4IE -hired a post:boy to fUllow hi-m. The
man'inanie is nirgrove, Broad-court, Long-acre. .
Yesterday morning he brought to Bow street,
and bound over to' appear at the Quarter Sessions,
himself in loot. .and two sureties in Sol. each. ,
Mrs Dttrcrxs is deterinibed t lITOgCIUe bim to
the both in-the King's Bench for cLoiages,
arid the Quarter Sessions of Surrey, and ii is hoped
the punishment may be such as tooperawas a terror
to others.

On Friday, -fq: hgts of considerable 'Sums, a
broken-down blood horse, belonging to a Poulterer
in Birmingham, which had lately been sold for 525.
travelled 120 'miles in fourteen hours and' forty
rnindtes. He was allowed sixteen hours to perform
the journey. At the end of sixty miles the bets
were greatly against him ; but finally turned in hs
favour nearly three to on; and he adually went
the hitt thirty milts with more
,spirit thah the pre_.
ceding ones.

EDLVBVRGH, MAY :i.

t

Tit is day the General Assembly of the Chutell
of Scotland met. The Right Hon. tlte Earl of
LEVEN, His Majesty's Commissioner, accompanied.
by several Noblemen and Gentlemen, walked Irmo
his lodgings, King's Arms Tavern, to the Higlt-
Church (the Dumfries shire Militia and City (ipard
ltnlita theiireets‘:, wfiefe 711 Cw as receivenq
Mapstrates in their robes; The' Rey. T)i- -11 Attn,
Principal of the Vt,i,iyerity of Edininggl,, autkprie
of the Ministers.,, of this City, preached before tV
Commissioner an excellent niscourse.

After Sermon His Grace went to the Ass4mbly
Room, and the Members proceeded. to chose
Moderator for the ensuing year, when the Rev.
Dr. WILLI AM R ITCH 'Minister of Xiltviritling)
was unanimously .eleded. His Grace's Commis.
sion, and His Majesty's Lette aQd Worratirfor
ioool. for propagating the Protestant Religion is
the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, laeing're.vl
as usual, the Assembly was opened by-an etegaht
speech from the Throne ; to which a very suiiahlt
reply was made by the Moderator.

.. • , , ,
• In aletter from Lord DALHOUSIE, dated-CEmp •
before Alexandria, March 28, he' mentions' Sir '
RALPH ABFRCROMBY being at one time surrqund-
ed by Me Yrench.Cavalry, and completely loit'in the
fire and smoke; when-Major HONYMAN gallantly
'rode up, and. Warned hiln of his do get. •,*
This distinguished yoiang (Nicer isithiii66l
son of Lord ARMADALE, and 'has been vgticti.
lady taken notice of by. General' 91-6'ott,E;;-:,'
t; •
neral MOORE, who was wounded in-thilegian"
had gone on board ship after tle-,13a4ii60", to
him immediately the following note,:—" My "car
HONYMAN, in -the htirry of the 2zst, 1 .44;r'°'
time to thank you for yont .aisistance dtiring the
course of that day. I was, hoWever, very sensible
~
of it. Your condita durin' the wide. of th.,.ttc;
tion did, you infinite honour'; and you niai :ttere' nu ~
upon it, I shall take the first opportunity of iniParld
ing it to Sir RALPH,' &C.
~-.
All the private letters, as well as. the the
.:
• , ne
dispatches, speak in the- highest terms Of 'tlte.„`,"''
ficers and Men of the 4.2 d, so that the
of this National Regiment, however 'well estat h' ..
cd before, has acquired' additional hondur •by twf
conduit in the present arduous. contest.. ' Pa'
great veteran General, whose (lath is. so utifvff'
sally -lamented, was heard to say that the bibs'
r
viour of the 42d, at the landing on the Bth 01
March, was the most intrepid that he had eyet •
witnessed. lt is • remaiiclblc, that tacit:oer,
were honoured' with the tide. of 'h'e'al gidpi!g,
.they lost' nearly the same number or Of6c:ers'
and still more private men. ,It was in thqor
170, wherrtinder a former General ArrEtteit!OsDYl .
they-stormed the French Lines before Tionde.4% '
In three late Engagements in Egypt,. therelo .
been 26 Officers and above 590 Privates ofiihiiite.• :
giment citherkilled or wounded;
.
Extract of a, Letter from an Ofticerin the* Oritria,
his Brother in Edinburgh, darni Aboukir -nay; 3t,'" 7 '
3801. • • '
" We arrived here on the 2d, but Waid.ll:sterr:ivn'ea, 1..
fdi bad weather till the Bth, when -theK
and a small party of the Army; effeaed a'1;"'4111P
under a very
heavy liie-of grape aria round, ih°,!;:e
We were amongst the first' that landed, and -ye
'
our front, with very severe' loss, 23. men` .''"..4..
ed. We made good Our
the spot, and 8 Officers., with '156 Privates wl..,ii.
v a need '‘. to.varLE- Alexandria, w itliout ron.ch °1,°150,y
tion, until the tidt, when we gave the P°.:•...
battle, and we again suffered cOnsitieriiblPiile -
Early in the Action, I was wounded. in,4o
point, however', 20.6:10.
thigh, but thank God, not dangerously) arl.iiiat
now in a fair way of recovery. - 511143 • tine
we have had another very Severe. Mil" - '/4 a
21St. eflt French attacked us in the 0100117. at
little before day, with their whole forces 14
12,000 men. After rallying three tiroes'-;,b.
were heat back, each time with immense ',"l7,fbe
ter—nearly three thousand killedand wounde3; 0,
greatest.loss on our side fell on the Reserve, I).4ig
ocularly the 28th and 4.2.1 Regiments. Oar RiegiTtes
Chief, killed,
s.i7idz,
A2L4r.t4
Aw:Eoltmcieltdo.m 8
yOur,
lost 4. Officers killed, and 8 wounded; 48 Prittaip
was, rescued frotn the Enemy by our men. Ile re
since dead of his 'wounds--a severe loss, is atiri,
you, to the Army. However we are now well .e,,
trenched betbre Alexandria ;'whether it-wi11..,6"c;
to a Siege or not, we don't know. The Grand v ill' ii
is be:ore Grand Cairo, and the Tutkish AdLniti'Dt
%vas wounded, ;Pi':
here with seven Sail of the Line. He brought lid
Commander i
4000 'Troops with hiM, and more are exix!her, ';
every; day. We have had hitherto fine wo.tab
and our wounded men are getting well, 11E14 gir
most of them were Very badly v4Ol-I"deuto 'h.e by. 4'
RALPH'S body is to be .earried.to Malta,
tied tliete.

cn
Yesterday mOrning,' bOtit four o'clock, sef
° co.
the cony las, *who were under SCItIICIICe of tr i 7 sPy
fipn, made their 'escape from Edinburgh Pri=on the
taking off the -lock of the door that t.°
place nt execution,. and.. letting thetniehiei doWn
the stiTet by it' blanket. .

Some of-the Public Prints arc. 'favouririg.
readers-with an accouter` wliat- I
the state of the French in, Egypt. the.l
clarations of.a French Regicide are of little
;ante one way :Or oiler; but. die mune of TALL! ifq,
never can tie mentioned without exciting -the
nation of tng,iishinc-n, 'that such a blood,' .11,1:i)
should hay.d.folind_so ftlfoUrable reeeptii-19.1° j-to
country, with tho;e•who.. pretend to bo,.Attath''
the Britisli(!e•nsti);tll:6N-
ttion
• ra
Mt.TRAT; tite:.,Frehtli*General, „ rOC,b-,
to`his Soldiers;‘whoiire.disraithed to the.
,NePf
tan Stites, tells .thein.that they " are.
Ncver did bPII.,
utter any thing Halite likely ;- and so e4ge,r
French' General cd take posic,bion Se:tpoo":,
-spoils, *that he cannot' forbear to is::ue Oi;::6
.tiop, which, under pretent.-COftecommending.PYta
is in reality to be considait,t is a qvatil):4Vom
)/una'er.

PARIS, MAY 16.

We learn from Berlin, by letters of the date o
the zd May, that the Hereditary Prince of Orange
is twins return to that Capital, where they are
daily expefting the arrival of the Duke of Olden-
bourg.
advices from the Hague of the z zth of May,
We learn, that the indemnity which the Prince of
Orange demands for his estates in Holland is eight
millions of florins.

A letter from trurtzbourg, states, that the Prince
'of Wortzbhurg and Bamberg have demanded the
protettion of the Emperor of Russia.
Citizen Ilut.-rNtArt, the Batavian Minister Pleni-
, potentiary at the Court of Berlin, had his first an_
'.thence of M. De liAtrowrrz on the zoth of April.
The Executive Directory have sent Citizen Bor-
, deaux with the title of Counsellor of the Embassy,
to assist Citizen HuLTNIAN.