The Sun.
London, England, 1806-03-12 00:00:00

NAVAL E WS.

From the LONDON
_G,..-I,ZETPF,;. March u, fgog.

A4micalty7Qfti. ce, March 10 1806.
copy of a . Letter from. Admiral Montagu, Cori- ,
mandefin C,hicf of His' Majesty's Shins and 1"i:6-
- .at Portsnzouth, William Marsden,- Esq.

dated the sth inktant.
. 'SIR,
I beg you will'be pleased to lay before the Lord*'
Commissioners of the Adoaii-alty the inclosed letter
from Lieutenant Shiels, of the- Forward Gun-vessel,
acquainting MC, of his haying fallen.in with and cap- .
tured the Rancune, French Lugger Privateer, off
DunnOse. I have the Honour to be, Szc. •
GEO. MONIFAGU.
His 111ajesty': Gun-brig Forward,
SIR, at Sea, Feb. 7, 1806.
• I beg leave to inform you, that, at three, A. M.
Dunnose bearing N.E. by E. six or sevendeagues,
•we fell in with a French Lugger Privateer, which,
after a chace of half an hour, and short firing, we
captured. She prOves tio
.be the La Runcune, of
~. Cherbourg, Capt. Foliot.; out of Cherbourg twelve ,
hours, but had taken nothing. She is pierced for
12 .guns, but had only 4 mounted, with swivels
and small arms. Twb of the Enemy are wounded,
one clancrerously I have the Honour to be,
b
DAN, SHIELS.
To George Montagu, Da. Admiral _
I • the White, &c.•Wc.

PLYMOUTH, MARCH 'l6.7—Arrived, The Planta-
genet, of 74 guns, Revohttionaire and Phenix Fri-
gates, from a Cruize off the Coast of Portugal..
Arrived also,the Surinam. Sloop of War from the
Westward, and Hero Privateer from a Ctuize in the
Channel.

. . .
HARWICH, MARCH] ll.—Yesterday arrived -the
Prince of [Pales Packet, Capt. ANtil. DEANE, with
a Mail from Gottenburgh abd last night the Aggres-
sor Gun-brig from a cruize. .
c .
The Anckland Packet, Capt. BRIDGE, arrived this
day at noon from Gottenburgh, with the -Fiarnbro'
and Bremen Mails.—Messrs. EAST and ItoßlNsot.,
two of His Majesty's Messengers,
.with Dispatches,
the Hon. c. KING, Charttf.Td'Atfairs at Stutgaidt,
and Prince BARATINSKY, cane Passengers.
Remain the
:Peg-ova Frigate, with the Borer
Boxer, and Akigres,tor Gun-vess-els„ Argus and Hun-
tef Revenue Cruizers. , .

P0E7'31%1013141, MARCH_ 11.—Arrived the Strenu-
fins •Gun-brig, Lieut. NUGENT, from the Mediter-
ranean ; also the Union, BROWN, Betsey, GOLDS-^
frbrn Bristol ; Jane and Catharine, kEILY,
from Dungarvod 3, and the Catharine, EVANS, tfOrn
Dublin. . .

The Hibernia. and the 17iIle de Paris three-deckers
arc dropped down to St. Helen's.

DEAL, MARCH, i I.—Sailed the Bold Gun-brig`
on a Cruize.
Pat back' last night, by contrary winds, the Edgar
Man of War, Right Hon. Admiral Lord KEITH, and
remains in the Downs with the rest of the Ships a 3
per last, and several outward-bound Vessels.

POOLE, MARCH, 10.—The Ship Carpenter, of
Salisbury, that was on shore at the Hook Sand,
after taking out part of her cargo, was got' off with-
out damage.

WHIG CLUII.---The, meeting of this Club took
place yesterday at the London Tavern. The Duke
Ot NORFOLK was- in the Chair. An apology was
made for the absence of Mr. Fox on account of offi—
cial duty. The usual oasts were-given, and the daY,
passed off with festivity,
• Mr. T. DIRDIN has finished, a new Opera for
CiOveut Garden Theatre, of which report speaks very
favorable. The scene is in Sotlend. The Music
is already composed by'Mr. REE V E, andthat also has
•a good report.
The Rev. JoIIN WATSON,M. A. Fellow of axe
Hall, is presented to the Livings of Bradfield ai:d
cem Matilngtree, vacant en the death of
the late worthy Itet.:tor J. THOMPSON, h)
I IAL:4 Radii, Esq, of I;:distley-11,

Frwn the LO ON GAZETTE, March 11, 1806.

Lard Chamterlain's Office, March 11, 1800- .

Orders for the Courts• going into .Mourning on
Thursday net, the 13th instant, for the late. Prince
of Denmark, and also for the late Margrave of An-
spa+, `•iz. ,
The ladies to wear black silk, fringed or plain
linen, white gloves, necklaces, and ear-rings, black
or white shoes; fans, and Tippets.
Uncire'Ss—White .or grey lutestrings, tabbies, or
damasks.

The Gentlemen to wear black full-trimmed,
,fringed: or plain linen, black swords and buckles.

UndresS------Grey frocks.
The Court to change the Mourning 'Orr Thursday
.

.the -200 instant, viz

The-ladies, to wear black silk or velvet, coloured
ribbons, fans, and tippets ; or plain white, or white
and gold, or white and kilver stuffs, with black rib-
bons.
Th.e Gentlemen to wear black coats, and black,
or plain white, or white and gold,. or white and sil-
ver, stuff waistcoats, ftill-trimmed, coloured swords
d buckles. . _ _

And on Sunday, the 23a instant, the Court to go
:out of Mourning.
Whitehall, March 8, 1806.
The King has been pleased to grant the dignity
_Of a 'Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland to the Right.klon. William Brabazon
PonsOnby, and. the heirs male of his body lawfully
begotten, by the name, style,- and title of Baron
PonSonhy,.of Imokilly, in the County of Cork. _

Lord Chainterlain's Office, March 6, 1806.
His Majesty has been pleased to appoint Sir
Francis Millman, Bart. to be His Physician in Ordi-
nary, in the room of Dr. Thomas Gisborne, de-
ceased. •

Crown-Office, March t t, ISE 6.
MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT

PARLIAMENT.
BOROUGiI Or PLYMOUTH.
Thomas Tyrwhitr, Esq. in the room of Philip Langrnead,
Etiq. who, since his Eledion for the said Borough, l►eth
accepted the Office of Steward of liis.Majesty's Manor of
Last. Ilendreci, in the County of Berks.

If "ar Ufjrce, March 8.

3th Regiment of Dragoon Guards, Cornet Hon. Augustus
Curvoit to be Lieutenant, without purchase.
tst Regiment of Dragoons, Cornet G. Grigby to be Lieute-
nant, without purchase, vice Vlamstead, superseded. C.
Foster, Gent. to be Cornet, vice Grighy.
3d Regiment of Foot, Samuel Wright, Goat. to be Ensign,
,by
purchase, vice Walsh, promoted.
tit.: Ditto, Lieut. gomilatt Rynd, from the Tooth Fo4t, to
be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice bavies, promoted

iii the 15th FoOt.
14tb Ditto, Lieut. Vm. Turner to be Adjutant, vice junck,•
who resigns.
isth Ditto, Philip O'Reilly, Cent. to be_Ensign, by pur.'
chase, vice Goodall, promoted.
18th Ditto, Fred. Armstrong, Gent. to be Ensign, without
purchase,-vice Edm. Armstrong, who resigns.'
24th Ditto; Henry Stracy, Gent.- to be Ensign, by purchase,
vice Clentow, who retires. Alexander Napier findlater,•
Cent. to' be Ensign, without Purchase, vice,.Dtio-ian,,
promoted.
26th Ditto, Capt. H. C. E.,Vernon Graham, from the tsth-
Light Dragoons, to be Captain of a Company, without
purchase, vice Savage, promoted.
43. ti Ditto, Captain Dennis Quin to be Major, without pur-
chase, vice Elliott, promote:A: Lieut. Lambton to be
Captain of a Company, vise Quin. Ensign Andrew Best
to be Lieutenant, v;ce Lambtou. Robert-Kerr,- Gent. to
be Ensign, by purchase, vice-Montgomery, who retires.
Thos. S wayne, Gent. to be ditto, without purchase, vice
„ _ .

43cl Ditto, Henry Booth, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase,
vice 'l'y'den, promoted.
45th Ditto,:Licut. C. F. Burton, from the 6th Dragoons, to
be Captain of a CoMpany,.vice Le Geyte, deceased.
47th Ditto, Ensign Henry Doyle to be Lieutenant, without
purchase; vice Fraser, appointed to the 77th Foot. Nic.
Christian, Gent. to be- Ensign, .vice Doyle.
50th •Ditto, .J . Carroll, Gent to be Ensign, without pur-
chase, vice Ewing, who resigns. .
53(1 Ditto, Lieut. john Weaskeil to be Captain of a Com-
bany, vice Westron, deceased. "'Ensign lames. Gloster to
e Lieutenant, vice 111‘Ca.skell. Robert T ..Greene, Gent.
tube Ensign, vi..:e.Gloster.
55th Ditto, Lieut. Joseph Otway, from the t4th Foot, to be
Lieutenant, •without purchase, vice iVl‘Dounell, promoted

in the Bth Fuots_
38th Ditto, Ensign --'Druitt to, be Lieutenant, without
purChase, vice Newsom, superseded. Nathan Tip Son,
Gent. to be Ensign,.viee Drum.
63d Ditto, Ensip.Flenry Lee to be Lieutenant, without pm'.
chase. Ensign lames Barker to be ditto, vice Brown, de-
ceased. David Cainpbell,.Gent. to be Ensign, vice Lee.
Hector Maclean, Cent. to be ditto, vice Barker.
66th Ditto, Lieut.:Richard Kelly, from the -67th Foot, to be
Captain of a Company, vice Urquhart, deceased.
67th Regiment of root, Wm. Fordyce, 'Gent\ to be Ensign,
Without purchase, vice Forsyth,, whose Appointment has

•
not taken place.
toth Ditto, Abel Craven, Gent. to be Ensign, without pur-
chase, vice Thompson, promoted in the 63d Foot.
86th Ditto, Lieut. lohn'Webb, front the 54th Foot, to be
Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Jackson, appointed to

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the zd Royal Veteran Battalion.'
87th Ditto, Assistant Surgeon David Barry, from the Louth
Altlitia, to be Assistant Surgeon, vice Radford, appointed
to the Royal Waggon Train.
89th Ditto, 'Lieut. Robert Ongley Hi!den to be Captain of a
Compapy, vice Simpson, deceased. Assistant Surgeon fohn
Ricc., from the 39th Foot, to be Surgeon.
99th Ditto, Quarter-Master-Serjeant Thomas Cossy, from
the 69th Foot, to be quarter-Master, vice Mathew, who

resigns.
Bth West India Regiment, Lieutenant Maurice Blake, from
Half-pay of the 93c1 Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Dunbar,
who exchanges.
Major General Champagne's Regiment, Lieutenant Wil-
liam Virgo to be First Lieutenant.- William Web-
ster, Gent. to be Second Lieutenant,- without purchase.
1, Wilkins, Gent. to be Second Lieutenant, without
purchase.
Major-General Ramsay's Regiment. To be First Lieu-
tenants, without purchase— lames Fullarton, Gent. Au-
gustus. Sequins, Gent. P.. Lerride, Gent.
Colonel Baillie's Regiment. To be Captains of Companies,
.without purchase—Lieutenant Arthur lohnstone, from the
19th Foot. Lieutenant James F. Robertson, from ditto.
Lieutenant George Nixon, from ditto. Lieutenant Wtn.
Thwaites, from the i ist Foot.
To be First Lieutenants—Ensign Edward Smith, from the
19th Foot. Ensign George Ingham, .from ditto. Ensign
lames Taree, from the 6et h Foot.
To be Second Lieutenants—William Black, Gent. T. Hol-
lowell, Gent. M. Wake, Gent. I. White, Gent. ,
To beAdjutant, with the Rank of -Second Lieutenant—J.

Collier, Gent.
To be Quarr-Master.—Thomas Taylor, Gent.
To be Surgeon—Assistant-Surgeon D. Aloffatt, from the..slst

Toot.
3d Garrison Battalion, Lieutenant George Leiick, from the
31st Foot,
_to be Lieutenant, vice Reed, appointed to the
95th Foot.
Royal East India Volunteers, Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Win.
• Bensley, Bart. to ,be Colonel of the Second Regiment, vice
Sir Hugh Inglis, who resigns. Major George Woodford
Thellussou to, be Lieutenant-Colonel, v,ce, Sir William
Lcii,eyt