The Sun.
London, England, 1808-09-28 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

Frcrn the LONDON C.IZETTE, Sept. 27, iSoS.

' Admiralty Office, &ht. 27, 180/1. - •
'Copy of a I,:tter from Vce-Atintirril Lortcollingwood,
Commander in Chi of His Majesty's SliOs and Vessels
in the Mciliterrauczn. to the Ilcn. %V. V4PLVoIe, dated oit
bbari the Ocean, at Gibraltar, Au6ust 03.8.
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I irAise, fir the information of the Lor4.lrCom-
missiontrs of the Admiralty, the copy of a letter I
ItLve received from Lord Cochrane, Captain of His
Majesty's Ship the Itnreriensegiving an account of
the surrenerer of the Cale of Morigal (a tort on the
:coast of Catalonia, in possession of the •Frerich) to
his Majesty's Ship under his command, which his
Lordshit) had subiequently destroyed, after having
aetivereili the rsrincipal part of the Ulilitary stores to
`the SpaniSh Militia.
I have great pleasure in transmitting this informa,
tion to their Lordships, as it points out one
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many instances in which [-lig Majesty's Ships on the
eastern coast of S,,ain have rendered etfee.tuiFild‘to.
the Patriot Spaniards, in resisting and driivin the
enemy out of their country, and of the zeat.apd in
defatigable industry with which Captain Lord CoCh-"
vane engages in that service.
Captain Otway, of the Montagne, landed at Rosas
Bay a party of marines in aid of the Spanish pea,
santry, to oppose a French force which was ap-
proaching to att ick that fortress on the 23d ult. and
obliged the enemy to retire.

I ain, Zrc. COLLINGWOOD.
His Majesty's Ship Ithp:riens.:, off Mongal,
MY LORD, 31st futy, 18:8
The Castle of Mongal, •an important post, com-
pletely commanding a pass in the road from Barce-
lona to Gerona, which the French are now besieg,
ing, and the only one between those towns occupied
bythe enemy, surrendered this morning to his Ma-
Jegty's ship under my command. The Spanish Mi-
litia behaved admirably, in carrying an out-post on
a neighbouring • hill. Lieutenant Hone, with the Marines, took possession of the Castle, which-;' ,
'Weans of powder, is now levelled with the gros6d.
The rocks there are blown down into the Take!
whith in many other plades is. rendered inipass-
able to artillery without a very heavy loss of
if they determine to repair them. '.•111
I inclose to. our Lordship a list of the prisoners.-1
and of the material part of military stores ; all that
could be of use to the Spanish Militia have been de=
livered to them.

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I have the honour to be, &c.
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Right Hon. toriiCollingwood, CommanderC HRANE -
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in Chie4 .&c. &c. &e.
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1 Captain, r Lieutenant, 2 Serjeants„S• Corporals (7 wound-
ed), 5 gunners (z killed), and 54 soldiers.—Total 71.
S cannon, So muskets, go bayonets, So cartouches, sou cannon
balls, 13 barrels of powder and cartridges, &c.
4drnsralty-Ogice, Sept. 27, 1808.
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toy of a Letter from Rear-Autniral the Hon. Sir Alex..
Cochrane, K. B. Comtnander in Chiet of •His RiajestY'S', Ships and'Vessels at the Leeward Isl.ndst to the. Hon.
W. W. l'ole, dated on board the Belleisle, St-John's Roads,
Antigua, 6th August, 1308.
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SIR,

I have great pleasure in inclosing, for the in-
formation of the Lords Commissioners of the Ad:.
miralty, the copy of a letter from Captain Beaver, of
bis Majesty's Ship Acasta, acquqinting me .with the
capture of a very fine French Corvette, of sixteen
24-pounder carronades and two long sixes: It is
my intention to take her into the service, and name
her the Pert, Until their Lordships' pleasure is known.
I have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) ALEX. COCHRANE.

His Majesty's ShipiAcasta off Latuira,
SIR, rith July,
I beg leave to inform you, that Le Serpent French
National Brig, of 18 guns and 104 men, tonnuand-
ed by Mons. Lamanon, Etiseigne de VaiS,,ieau, was
this day captored off La Guira by his Majesty's Ship,'
Acasta. I ain, &c.

To the Hon.P. BEAVER.
Sir A. Cochrane, Rear-Admiral
of the IVnite, Scc. &c.

HULL, SEPT. 24.—The next convorfor Gotten-
burgh is appointed to sail from hence on the Ist of
Oaober.

The Providence, RYE, arrived in -the Humber on
Tuesday from Gottenburgh with 25 Danish prisoners
taken from a Gun-brig, which are to be; sent ti;
Yarmouth.

The vessels for the BAtic, which sailed from Got-
tenburgh some time ago with a Swedish. Cenvoy,
intending to proceed upwards' through. Malitate
Channel, are Compelled ito return to Gotienburgh,
the Danes having such a force at the Grounds and
'bragce as retidered.it unsafe for the Swedish convoy
to proceed. About 200 Sail were lying at Gotten-
burgh, and would proceed through the Belts the first
fair wind, under convoy of the Devastation Bomb,
of 14 guns, and two Brig Cutters.

DEAL, SEPT. 27.--lUmain the Downs the
1111)8 as per last.
Came dowti frOm the River the Hurtzb[elm,
GAEENUOITSE, for Jamaica.

PoitTsmouTir, SEPT. se:T.—Arrived the Gannet
Sl°OP-af War. from a crnize.
Sailed the Furious GUn-brig for Falmouth, with
3 few Transports under Onvoy ; and the Sprightly
Cutter, on a cruize.
The licrceharso Sloop of War, for Madeira and
the Cape, is expe6led to sail on Thursday.

SHEERNESS, SEPT. £6.---The Semiraniis Frigate
was paid two months' wages in advance, and sailed
for the Downs. Sailed also the Prince, lvlliam
Armed Brig.
SEPT. 27.—Came down from the Tower the
PeptforciTtnder, Lieut. ANTRAM, with 85 .volun-
teers and impressed men for the Fleet.
Arrivt-d Ue Bravedageren Sloop of War, and-tire Piercer Guu-brig, from tbe,North Sea.
4)1..4 the Cullidpe BiTg fof the North,Sza.