The Sun.
London, England, 1808-12-02 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS:

PLYMOUTH, Nov. 30.—iirrived .the FcthOurite
Cutter, from Spain; with Dispatches for GoYerti-
Itleht ; the paitiCulars of whit. she brings has not
transpired.: •
Arrived- the Minstrel Stoop of from Malta,
with Dispatches, and an Anstrian Messenger, which
latter, in company with the Captain of the Minstrel,
sat off for London immediately after the •Ship's ar-
rival 3 it is not stated what the nature of the intelli-
gence is which she brings. The Austrian I,lessenger
is supposed to have come down the Adriatic to 'Alai-
tai to get a passage to , •
Arrived the Greyhound Cartel, Capt. SAMAELL,
front Morlaix, to which place she carried over two.
French Officers 'from Southarnptob, who were in
chided in ..TtruOT's Capitulation. They were received
in a friendly manner, and the Cartel was ordered
. into the inner Harbour, alongside the Commodore,
where she remained two days, but no communica
tion
was suffered with the shore. Duiibg her stay,
three Soldiers and a Revenue Officer were:plaeed on
c" who'clared not to commtinicate any thing re-
to ale afThirs of France. The Cartel brought
civet t large Packets of Letters,. addressed to sun-
d
epartments of Government, some of which
ate
supposed to contain private letters from the de-
tained captives in France. There was a large .Gui-
ilelaran laying in the harbour of Morlaix, lately cap-
t:lred'otT the Liiard, but her name could not be ob-
tained: .
Arri-v6d.the Commerce, COLE, from Dartmouth,'
4°und to Malta, :with fish; and the Lord Nelson,
MAR
Ks, (ruin Youghall, with provisions.

PORTSMOUTH, DEC., t.—Arrived his Majesty's
Sh•
~1P Bonne Citogenne,':froin Spain ; Ranger, lirr-
itsoN, Jane, Betsey, MeLvING, from Sun-
derland; and -Jahn and Mary, BaiLSY, from
, London.
.Sailed his Majesty's Ship. Gannet, for Gibraltar.
e,ent Out of Harbdur this day the Phwbe Sloop
•

Eit, DEC. 10.—Arrived his-Majesty's Ship Stan-
"rci, with a. Convoy, from Portsmouth, and
.seve-
rat outward-bound Vessels from the River, and re-
-11)4 in the Downs with his Majesty's Ships,. &c
83 Per last,. .

ToutAy, Nor. 30.—Arrived last evening,. the
Channel Fleet, under the command of Admiral GAX-
-48/11: from the Westward, and remain.

• The. Madrid Gazette, of the 15th,- contains three
different Proclamations—one from the Governor of
'orto--Ricoi dated Ally the 30th ; one from the Go-
-lettlar of Campeche, of the same date; as also one
iit)rn the Marquis DE SOMERUELOS, dated Havanna!),
,11 Bth Of August 'and it appears also, by an article
"ated Havannbah, August the 31st, that FERDINAND
4‘Vciill• bad been triumphantly proclaimed King in
Cruz, the authority of the Supreme Junta of
Seville universally • acknowledged with joy, and that
„ The
they had followed the same example.—
4-ne above Proclamations appear to be didated by
i4arrie spirit that has produced the numerous ones
b-"at have come forth in the Parent Country, and
ear the . qehce. stamp of the same energy and manly elo-
of the The following is a short extra& from that
Marquis DE SOMERUELOS, which may serve
11,8 a specimen :—" Already,_ on the 17th. of last
• —',,°nth, I have. received some loose. intelligence of
isue state of our Parent Country; this day haying
•reo amply and officially informed of the chain of
uoi,rors committed there by our enemies; I am under
the distressing necessity of representing to you an
ktensive, though 'never fully correspondent, picture
tit.• the woes and, miseries to .which Spain ha).
n subjected, in order that each of you may
retire to his home, and undisturbed, vith due atten7
ti(3ii contemplate the parent froM-Whieh he his de-
, 111" led. his life, swimming in blood, and 'dismembered
t•
he hands of diabolical assassini., But my heart
2.:rue,' and I ant unable to proceed in the narra-
1. Our brothers have been assailed by a profii-
Ist!' Perfidious monster, engendered alike for the
.
1° and disgraCe of the human species, boi
etotton
is • pcwerful• as, lie is ferocious. I see your
by ycur indignation ; but it' gives' 'me joy
same
tirrielb"hearyaiir Sincere vows 'of sa-
-7._,1•
cit)g all your posseisions, and your very lives, in
,ItLition of your hrethers,,
vereign country y •
f- the rescue ,of our so-
• e arm of JuStkei
es .- the God of Arrows, the for-
awa:ts v on our side, and only
• ouclisafity, hi • • until you repair
to the:temple of 3 `:1.1.9'9' toy
,Ntriotisna -with your offerings for
the solemn sacrifice 'either-bf' your persons or goods.
Y°"• Avti. I. never subjoA yourselves .to the'.devouring
which will persecute the.-unnatural Spaniard
that shall shut his ear§' to the 'prayers of his afilid-
C,ar'n try.. rtetnernber _that life is fleeting, and
is•onlyt as 'iSar.valuable as We, have adorned and
4tt&ret'it itineritorious by moral and. patriotic vir-
• Atles " zke,
n • 7:
testerday :horning a grand High Mass, coulposel-1
ferro
JA-ORTU.9.AiiO, -with Te Deterl.; by LEAL, vas per-
d' it' the Portuguese .Chapel, in South-street, in
commemoration of,the-retuoratipn of the,Holkse of,
IsirtAcA•NzA to the Throne of Portugal. The music
• extremely well performed by Messrs. LANZA,,. rifiilMN/ONS;EN:-ANs,TuttNE,RELLl,TroctiEwry; and .
t.„...bet other Members 'th' Clioir. A number of
Nobility and people_9f fashion attended. .Thece-
'.ellotty having been ;pretty generally spoken 9f, a
great, number of persons attended ; and among them
ere.a gang of pickpockets. However, Sayers and
44avend er being there, prevented them from cotn-
.
witting any- robbery.
• INDtA HousE.—Yesterday a Court of Pirealors
WwaS held, when:Captain BENJAMIN RICIIARDSON
•' sworn. into the command of the ship ,litiun,
Lons•
iped to China direct. The Court adjourned at.
six
0• (.10,b, till Wednesday next.