The Sun.
London, England, 1801-10-19 00:00:00

DOVER, OCT. 18.

WE have had a very heavy gale of wind blowing
from the Westward all day, and there is every 3P'
pearance of a stormy night ; therefore cannot e$
pelt any thing .from France.

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A Letter from 'an Ot'act on board the latter, gives
the lollowing detail of the Aftion Off' Port de
lle we spoke a-Danish Vessel, which informed
As that the Canfianze and Malart;r Were commit-
ting great depredations on our Commerce in the
l'"Y• We crowded all sail,-and the winds being
fa,vourable in georral, 'we had got as far to the
Northward as 1.80. 30. N. about three.quarters past
midnight on the a
,3[ll, at which time we perceived ,
a strartge sail to windward, whose manclzuVres soon
gave us' reason to suppose to be an. Enemy; and
Ikhieh, being a brig, we imagined to be theMa/ar..
tr• The Albatross was immediately -cleared for
a,klion, and -tacked With an intention of standing up, •
for the Enemy, who soon after was perceived bear,
Ing down on us. The night was very dark and.
cloudy., with light variable winds., Both vessels
Carefully concealed their lights—not the least
Virrpse could be seen on,board of either. Passing to
‘vindward on the contrary tack, he wore,.and hauled-
t'l3 under our lee-quarter Within hid a pistol shot,
4t the same time firing two guns to bring its-to,
Suspeaing that it might probably be His,Nli,tiesty's
Armed Vessel Mongoose, we hailed to know ? and
answered, " L' Adele, a French PrHrateer—
li
eave to, lower your topsails down, and sendyour
boat on board."---,To which Captain WA LLE It re_
" Yes, w 3 will he "can board very soon,"—
and giving orders to fire,, the Albatross's broadside I
was immediately discharged at him, and it was in_
stantly returned. He'was then upon our lee-beam,
uut after some manceuvring got Upon our' weather
2'l; and which. we did not take any pains to pre-
perceive hi 4 intention was
tu board—a circumstance we rather wished than
dreaded, being yery well prepared to receive him.
After nearly halrati hour's aftion, he laid us along-
, side, discharged his broadside, and ,attempted to'
beard us in die smoke ; but:no sooner did they at-
tempt it, than Out- Sailors thrust them 'back with
tare point of the bayonet and bbarding-pikes.—
!-;aptain WA La. ER observing one of the 'Frenchmen
mounting our main rigging, thrUst
.a boarding-pike
tit,o his breast, and he immediately fell backwards
'rc) the, Privateer. They now began to fly from
?licit quarters, and our people were eager to hoard
1n their turn ; for which purpose several gallant
fellows .ottempted to lash his bowsprit to our main
but the.ship's pitching carried away the
!iings, and in spite of every effort on our part to
l'-eve.nt it, he dropped astern, triade all the sail he
and rUn for it ;, being now pretty-well con-
yincrd ait lip had not .a. harmless Merchantman to
deal With., Vv't;,Made all sail in chase; and had the
tatisiAtion to And that we 'gained fast upon the
tnemy,ln about ,half an hour both vessels laid
each ofher alongside as it were by mutual consent,
tliseharog their
:broadsides into one another, at a
ti:ae. MI6 the muzilcs of the guns touched: Seve-
-41 were killed and Wiiianded on both sides, and
eorisiderable &Linage done t but nothing could now
damp the coinage of our.ailors, and they Were
, for
in MI 'parts-, When the Frenchmen hailed
quarrer,,stiutk, and was 'taken possession of by
-vir• LAMBERT, first Lieutenant of the Albatross."
Captain IVIALON-6 is appoinred to the Diana
waste, at Portsmbilth _ ,

Capt. CA,..'tEs; on
,Friday went out of
44r1-6i& at Portsmouth; ih Order to
,'.'oceed with
blspateTes for Egypt. 1-lei orders and`ti* Post_
Office Letter Bag •vent.doWn some evenings since,
althotkh letters continue to be received at the Ship
y '-'eiter..officey and forwarded to Portsmouth every
e:itning, as, in the went of PUtde having' sailed,
tl3l will he taken out by the Anion Frigate; like-
- ~r"s'etinder orders for the iVlediterraneari..
The Half.Psy of Post Captains in theil•T.
it •
is stared, to be.advanccd from 6s. tb leer day,
-'dLienrenants from
.3s. to 45.

Saturday morning the KTNC and his usual At_
lendants rode-in the Great Park W , and afterards
'qiited- with the harriers.

HER .:VlAJESTY,,ccompanied by. the PRINCESSES
ELIZABETH, and MARY, and Lady
ART.took an' airing in a sociable sound by
*-1--ai)low and Burnham.

PaiNcEsrs-SoptilA and AMELIA rode out on
„
41t)rseback, at tendca by Lady ALBINA CUMBER-
.LAND and Major Dtsl3RdVii. - •

:Y.csterdaymorning the Royal Family attended
le Service at Sr. Geor,ge's Chapel, where they
bk'irtl an excellent Sermon, preached by the Rev.
r• LANcroRD, from St. John's Gospel, chap..xv.
lwerse 27.

` ,And ye also bear witness, because ye have beet' with
.1-oin the beginning."
The Marchioness of BATH left Windsor tin Sa.
I..JdaY, her Ladyship having been upon a visit to
THEIR. MAJESTIES.

Lady 'MINT°, and Family, set, off yesterday
:'-or..ning-frorn Park-Place, near Henly,- for Seot-
I:inir.

Marquis COILIIWALLIS, it was yesterticir re-
ported, would leave town this day for France.
On Saturday Lord HAWKESBURY left town, on
visit to Mr. PITT at Widmer Castle.

lord FrTtWILLIAM has received Passports to
Jet through France,. intending to winter, in the
11"lern part of Europe for the benefit of bis health
4e Was to leave town on Saturday.
The colld issued until. His CATHOLIC MAJESTY,
ci'id the Batavian Government have officially de.
41 -ea their assent to thi conditions of the Treaty:i
ARTHuIt MoottE, Esq. one of flis Majesty's
1)°110scliors learned inLaw, nd Member in
4rlianient for Tralee (irelandl, has been promoted
office of third Serjeant, in the •ro6m
utip STANLEY, Esq.-appointed Prime Ser-

il)t:tring the recent illuminations at Bristol, the.
in the river hoisted lights up their masts, and
vrPtluced a most pleasing eff. . A house in Mary,
l''rt.:street -was burnt to the ground, and one iad-
Jael!"ir%g Much injured, owing to the carelessness of
th?eir letting a snuff of a. candle fall amongst some
ll's. The-street being 14arrow, it was for scone
tglt.4pnrehended that the whole would have been
cl4sualcd.

THE HAMBEIRII

FRANKFORT,-Ocr. 3

. •
To -DAY the Austrian Minister,. Count $e t
who is appointed Commissary•of Eleetion for the
ele6tion of an EieCtor of Cologne, set, otit ftoni this
City for Ahrensbergi accompanied by the. Counsel_
for of Legation, M. SCnULLEN. His Excellency
the, day bet Ore yesterday received a Courier from
.riearra, and immediately sent 'off an Estafette to
Akrensbe'rg, Which he followed with sb much
dispkch, chat by the day after to-morrow he will
be 'at the place of eleetion.
count KEssitsTADT, the nephew of the )ate
Stadtholder Of Trews, had already arrived O'n. the
6th,- and brought COMIC SCBLIEK' an invitation
,from the Chapter at Abretzsberg to repair thither.
From AhrersbergHi'Excellency will return to As-,
~chaffenburg.

The imperial Commissary of Eleakin At Mun-
ger, Count WESTrEIALEN, is expeaed here.

WESTPHA.LIA, Ocr. 3.

THE Chapter of C9/o"crne at Arensbi,rg has made
eyety preparation for the receptioii of the Imperial
Commissary of Eledion, Count Sc HL I EK. Of the
twenty-four Capitulars, more than the half (among
Whom is the Dean, ColliA KONIdsECK •ALIKEN,
DORM', who will ad as President) ,are assembled
there.

the Imperial Commissary of EieEtion, is- attended
4.-tyoehamberiains, has twa-carriages with six.
horses, and, sefera others,. wit.h,two for his retinue.
The place of Eletlion, Ahrensberg, is a small
town in the Dutehy oflrestpbalia, situate on the
Ruhr ! the ele&ion will be held in the Pienionsfra-
tensian Abbey.