The Sun.
London, England, 1806-02-27 00:00:00

.NAVAL NEWS.

POIMSMOUTII, the
Frigate, Capt. DRAPUH, for the Downs., with convoy;
and the 'lardy Gun-brig, on a cruize; also the Per-
severance, BLASTON, for Embde.n.

4rrived the Friendship, Horwts, from St. Tye's.

PLYMOUTH, FEE. 25.--Ariived the Portuguese
,srig Dolores; Capt. Joza DA COSTA, 'from London,
.bound to Lisbon ; also the Danish Brig Andre Afar,
garetta, Capt. Eta, from Rotterdam, bound to
Rochefort, laden with cheese, &c. detained in the
Channel by the Martial GutiA)rig.
Sailed the Lady-Warren Armed Ship with a Con-
voy to the Eastward; and the American Ship Sally,
Capt. Asusy;for Antwerp.

, . .
_The A6ive, of 32 guns, in Barney Pool, has got up
her main-top-mast, aid is nearly► ready for sea ; the
Aigle, of 44 guns,, Capt. WOLFE, in the Sound, will
be ready in ten days,' during which period, Capt.
one. to London on his priir.ate buiness,. by
I. leave of absence:

The BellerOphon, of 74 guns, - Captain` 11614 E-11-
AM, one of the Trafalgarian Heroes,'is quite ready
for'se. a in flatnoaze : she will drop. down
~to, the
ioWer moorings td-dayti. and if there is any Wind.
she v.ill go intoCawsand Bay, to-morrow.
Sailed the Caroline, 14, to the Westward, and for
the,Downi, River, and the Red-house, Deptford.
. -
'Carne iii a Danish Brig from ROtterdam for Roche-
fort; with sitar, indigo, coffee, and East India pro-
duce, captured in going diredly into the -latter port,
sent in by the 'Surinam, 18, one of the look7out
prnizers on the Coast of France.
The- Ant, 74; Capt.-GARNET, is hauled off the
Jetty Head alongside the Hulk, and is taking in her
guns. and other stores. The.old raoiny Cambridge,
of 84 guns on three decks, is at length fitting for a
Prison-ship in Han Gaze, to receive, when ready,
French prisoners.

DEAL, FEB. 26.—Arrived yesterdaY evening,
L'Espiegk Sloop of War, with a Convoy from Fal-
mouth, which are sailed for the River. I,'„Fq)itgle

remains.

• Came down from ,Sheerness ,the Mctrina Gun,
brig, and sailed for the French Coast. ' •
_ .
Came down from the 'liver the Asia and the Fame
East-Indiamen ; United States for New-
York, and, several other outward-bOund Vedsels,
and remain in the, Downs with the rest of the Ships
as per last.
Arrived .the. Amuzrant4 Slaw qf War from a
eruize, And sailed.again.

Yesterday afternoon the, 104 sloop. 4f War, Cap-
tain James, arrived in the DJwns from a crime off
the,'Freuch Coast, and brought in the Gage, of
Newhaven, laden with timber. She. bad been taken
by a French Privateer, and retaken by the Kice.
The Enemy had set the vessel on tire, which was
with difficulty extinguished. The Gage is sent for
Ramsgate.

GREENOCK, FEB. 24.—The Alexis, LIVINCiTONE,
arrived'on Saturday from WilMington, after a pas-
sage of 41 days ; the Captain reports, that he saw a
schooner-rigged Ve4Sel to leeward, off Cape Clear,
on the 14th instant, seemingly in distress.,' sire being
then under jury masts, but was in hopes she would
reach Cork or Kinsale ; could not learn her name.
The Ardent, cROSTIIIV.OTE, arrived here on
Saturday night, after a passage of 28 days ; the Re-
cover y , WYLIE, yesterday, from New-York, after a
passage of 30 days ; the Endllimioif; ,CAMPBELL, of
this Port, was expe&ed to sail froth thence for .la-
mica a few days after the abOVeTessels ; and :the
Commerce, Arbtrvitz sailed for, Honduras seine
days prior..

LEITH, FEB. 24.—OmFriday last arrived in Leith
Roads the Pincher Gun-vessel, With the Nile, of
Leith, Jont4:Yot.g Master, from HaMbUrgh, with
yarn, Scc, which Vessel she brought under her eon:
voy. The Nile. has proceeded ,to Inverkeithin 0. Bay
to undergo some necessary investigations respecting
quarantine.

GIBRALTAR; JAN. 4.—This morning early, Lord
COLIANGWOOD, with thirteen Sail of the Line, passed
the Streights to the westward, th,cruize off Cadiz.
The Swifisure came to anchor in' the 'Bay to. refit.
At twelve o'clock a large. Ordnance Transport was
taken off Europa Point by a single Gun-boat, after a
short aEtion, and was carried, into Algeciras. A Gun
Brig and" two Gun Boats went out to attempt, to re-
capture her, but they were, as is usually the case
here, too late, to be of any service. Hardly a week
elapSes that some English vessel is not taken and
carried into Algeciras by the Enemy's Gun Boats, in
sight.of all our Men of War lying in the Bay.
JAN. ti. The Morgiana armed brig arrived from
Naples In twenty-two days, with Dispatches from
Sir JAMES CRAIG, with which she proceeds for Eng-
land to-morrow. Sir JAMES CitAiG!s :Army was
quartered in the neighbourhood of Naples, where it
was supposed they would wait for further orders be-
fore they proceeded farther into the country.
JAN. 7.—The Spaniards are fitting out four Sail
of the Line. at Cadiz, which is all that remains of
their Fleet in that harbour that is capable of being
repaired. They have eight Sail of the Line at Car-
, thagena, completely ready for sea. It is generally
believed in that country that they will be obliged to
'march an Army into Portugal in the spring, by com-
Maud of Bo tcArA RTE. The ling of Spain is com-
pletely in . his dotage, and the Prince of peace,
by.whom Oka kingdom is governed, is, devOted to
lAo'.': I" A RTR.
JAN., 13.,7—..The Dreadnought, Miptaut, and

'Tintheicrer, 'Arrived -to-day, from Lord COLLING-'
WOOD'S Fleet, to take in water and provisions.
JAN. 14W---The Beagle arrived to day from Lis-
bon, with the Mails of the 23d ult.
JAN. 15.—A1l our accounts 'from Madrid state,
that Portugal is to be 'invaded by a Spanish or
French Army this summer, and that the French Am-
bassador there has assured the Spanish Government,
in the, most explicit -manner, that BONAPARTE will
couseiit to 119 feace, in which Portugal being again
annexed to Spain does not form one of the articles of
the Treaty. , The Sophie: sails this afternoon, with
the MaiW,for Lisbon.

Some letters received in Cork from Barbadoes,
state several interesting circumstances of the West
India Fleet, which sailed from that Port on the 25th
of Oetober last, under convoy of the Fisgaid Fri
gate and IPolverine Sloop of-Wear: The Convoy, it
appears, had separated on the. voyage, and apart
remained with the Wolverine ; they proceeded from
Madeira on the 27th of November, and kept• a
course rather to windward of that usually pursued,
in order to avoid the Rochefort Squadron,. which
they understood had captured part .of the Africaine's
Convoy, andiwere,looking out for them. They ex-
perienced no interruption until the 7th of Decem-
ber,. when the Wolverine was_ observed in .chace of
a strange sail ; and shortly after the Rotert, of
Lancaster, the windWardmost ship of the' Fleet,
made the signal of seeing. four. sail bearing down
on thetn.'"three cif which "appeared to be large Ships,
and the other a Brig. The li(aiverir4e having re-
linquished her chac.-e and joined the Fleet, made
signals to' discover what they were, These not
being answered, it was inamedately communi-
cated to the Ships, that each' was to make for
Barbadoes in the best manner She conld. via;
by. this time ascertained,. that the Squadron observed
was the Enemy's; consisting of three Frigates and
a Brig, and that they had dispersed in pursuit of
the scattered •Fleet. Aftnr a chace which lasted two
hours and a half, they captured the Robert ; and
--we regret to state, that on board of her were Ge-
nerals DRUMMOND, BALEOuR, and NIONTRSOR.
—.They then stood for the body of the Fleet,
and at night were left in chace, The letter
which gives this information is dated the first. of
January. . . •
On Monday morning, as several of the. Davis'
Straits Ships were going to. sea, from Shields, the
wadding of one of the suns of the Norfotk, in scat,
ing, struck the shoulder and face of Capt. EttANC4e
SMITH, Master of the 1-h.fliging, belonging to. Scar-,
bro', and instantlT killed him,

Yesterday being the day appointed fora General
Fast, the sane was observed with. much. decorum
every part of thenretropolis. The places of publh;
amusement, the shops, &c. were all shut as usual,
The 'Volunteers in general repaired to their Parish
Churches, and 'the places of Public Worship were
for the greater part very respe&ably attended,
The Archbishop of CANTimavivi. and six Bishop 3
attended Divine Service at Westminster Abb-ey,
'where the Bishowof 13kigTOL preached an exce,ll44
Sermon, from the .4th Psalm and gbth verse.

" Arise for our help, and redeeni us for thy mercy's. sake.'"

. .
'The temporal Peers who attended, were the LoaLI
CLIA*CEL.I.OII, Earl SPENCER, Earl 1r.t.507..T, lan%
WALSINGIIAM, and Ldrd .A.BDEN. The Cult:lca-
Lon sat in the first stall, on the left hand of the
Choir, the Araibillop Of, CANTERBURY in tLe stall
beyond the Dean, the Dishops, beyond him. Earl
l'SrENcEit was in 11111 dress, with the ribband and
Star of the Order of the Oacter Lord W4Lstricit.&24
•in full dress mourning..: , • ,
• At St. Margaret's the hean.of It APITO. preached A
most excellent Sermon, particularly applicable to the
times, before the SrEAKEn and a considerable numbei.,
of the 41e11,,bers of the House of (,;,otnmons. frcin
Joel ii. and 13th :
And ten,d your .hearta, and Aot yov.r gatrlentS, anAttan ta
the Lord yow cod,"

Dr. STRACHEY preached heffire the Nobility at the
Chapel Royal. . The Bishop of London read the
Communion SerVice. The ,Anthem,_ Have mercy
upon me,". by PO acaLL, was sung hy W. K Irxv Err,
NIELD, and BARTLENIAK, The PRI/W.IPS CHAR
LOTTE of WALES sat in the. Royal Pew, attended
by the Bishop of ExEmmt... After the service the
PRISCESS visited, Lady CitAnt,orrz
The Right Hon. the Loan MAYon;, and Sheriffs
DomviLLE and AgsLF.Y, went in, state from the Ma-
nsion-house, accompanied by several Aldermen,
and attended by the City Marshals, &c. to St. Paul's
Cathedral, and heard divine service, and an excellent
Sermon preached by his Lordship's Chaplain r after
which they returned to the Mansion-house.
The first Surrey Regiment and Rifle Company
were yesterday inspeCted at their armoury by Col.
ADDLNBROORE. They mustered between five and
hundred, \vt:ll appointed, with their arms and
accoutrements in the best possible order. When
the inspection was over, Colonel ADDENBROORE ac-
companied the wbole corps to church, where they
heard Divine Service,. and 'a discourse appropriate to
the occasion.

Lord LO*THER, with a munificence worthy of
imitation, gave on St. Thomas's Day, and during the,
winter, 22471 b. of butcher's meat td 286 poor per-
sons within the parish of .Lowther, in Westmore-
land-, besides warm clothing, and a quantity of ex-
cellent soup regularly thrice a week, to the most in-
digent in that parish. His' Lordship has, likewise
given tool..towards,the augmentation of the salary of
the Schoolmaster belonging to the town of Ackham,
near Lowther and has • built 'a new School-house
near Hackthorpe, in the perish of Lowther, and be-
'stowed ithai. towards increasing the Schoolmaster's
salary.

The, DuK of QUMBiRLAND has been sitting for
whole length Portraits to S'r WILLIAM BEECHEY,
and to Mr. WILLLAbIa, of Bath, an Artist who has
been much in Italy, and who has formed his style
upon the best models of that Country. The first
of these Artists represents His Royal I-Ugliness in
his Parliamentary Robe:;.. In the other Pitture the
DUKE appears in the uniform of his Regiment,
and an Equerry is.seen in the
.back ground leading
a beautiful horse for His Royal Highness to mount;
Both Ahese Pi&ures will do credit to the Artists.
The Piaurb by. Mr, WI,LIA.o.ti is intended for the
City of Doblin.•

Z.! NES ,

sayyD urON, THE COLLARsor q DUG' !!IiOIIAD LOST 11

wAY.

My Name is.Tßunat : life I trudge away,
like, my. MaSter, f.niust trudge. to clay,
Beyond the limits of our last retreat,
Warn only iipoWs.i.i'lle-and I Allan meet..

N. B. Take pie to

- • .It hiS been obserVed of America,' that she is at
present in a whimsical' situation : while she is bit-
terly cOmplaining of • the injury she receives ftorn
Great Britain, her own condriet is the' subject of
complaint from Great Britain, France, and Spain.
A man named Oboe,. has, it seems been brought
to the bar, and convi&ed of stealing. The fellow,
though a, thief of note; is evidently 'a bad Per-
frrnzer.; • -
Mr. LEWIS, the dramatic Author, has recently
'produced a Tragedy under the title of Adelgitha,
'which rs soon to be brought forwapi at• ,Drury-
lane Theatre It is 'not only-to have the support
of the best Performers of that .Theatre, but- the aid,
also of Master BETTY,. in: a • part purposely adapted
to his• time of life.
Mr. CUMBERGANi'S new play, which is forth-
coming at CoVent-Garden Theatre, - is said to be
written in the styled the ancient English Drama-
\lists ; .and though it is. 'thieflpof the Comic kind,
the language is in Metre:- As this style has long been
in distuatude, it'rnay :tve, 'all the Charm or novelty,
.and that is no sinall-recOmmendation in the present
state of public. taae: -
The 4th Dragoon Guards have got their route for
Manchester and Liverpool, from Edinburgh. They
are to be replaced at Edinburgh by the tst Dra-
'goons..

I Dutt.—On Sunday morning a duel was fought in
the Marquis of ABERCORN'S.Park, at Stanmore, be-
tween Capt. BARRY, formerly of the Ist Dragoons,
and Capt. CommlNGs,' of the sth Dragoons ; when,
after ,exchanging two shots each, .the Seconds sue-
teeded in -bringing.about a reconciliation. Mutual
apologiestook place, and the affair terminated to the
Honour of both parties, who a6ted with thr greatest
coolness, steadiness, and determination throughout.
The following Letter from 'an Officer in Sir JAMES
CRAIG'S Expedition, gives some account of the
movements of that armament, of Which hitherto the
Fublic have heard but little : ' •
".Castell a-Maro. Naplei Bay, Nov. 29, iSog.
.c We sailed from Malta the 3d of this month,
. with about 10,000 men under Sir h.:yin-CRAIG, the
different Corps in the highest larder imaginable. On
the 7th we joined the 13.ussian Convoy off Sicily,
baying about 14,000 land Troops on board. The
whole then steered for the Bay Of Naples, in which
we arrived after a most tedious passage of 143 days.
We exneaed to find the City and Country both oc-
cupied by the French Army under Gen. Sr. CYR,
And measures were accordingly pre-concerted on our
parts to force our landing, and to dislodge them. On
our arrival, however, we found that the Enemy had
abandoned their positions upon the information of
Our approath, and had already re-passed the frontier,
go that instead.of an hostile receptbn. we .had to ex-
Tea the wannest welcome. .
" The Russian division's were landed at the Mole
of Naples, and are quartered in 'and about that
City. The British Troops were disembarked . the
day after our arrival at Castell a Mare, by Sir Jonx,
STUART, under whose immediate coMmand we.are
pow cantoned at this place, at Torre del Greco, and
at 'other places. in different direaions throughout the
`ll eighbourheod.
" Sir J. CRAIG is established at Naples ; and,
as it is understood that he is to have a general com-
mand among•the Allied :Forces At' large, Sir Joutsr
-STLIART Will remain principal in command of the
33ritish Coltimn. As we are almost all of us here
Egyptian' Regiments; we hive* already seen his
promptitude and abilities so gallantly and successfully.
exerted, that we have every possible confidende in •
our Leader. ,
• `;, " The striaest discipline has been enjoined to,
and is Observed 'by the Troops. The Inhabitants in
Consequence treat us with' great tokenS of affeaion.
Thei? regard, however,- is much increased by a cit.,'
emustance Which they were- not much accustomed
to meet with from their late French-Proteoi6rs—they '
are paid for whatever theY furnish. 'Every exertion
13 making by Sir J. CRAIG, as well as by our Am-
bassador at this Court, to ptocure the .necessary sup-
plies of horseis,..waggons, ikc: for our future move-
tnertm, and in the course:of a.very few days we ex-
pea that our. Cavalry as well .as Our Artillery will
be completely rnontited. •.. •. •.' .. •
" General LAscy, En:glislanlan bylirth) who
commands the Iltissian Troops;- and -Sir J. CRAIG
are to be at the head -of. the Allied., Forces. of the
whole kingdom, incluaing,tho Neapolitans."

The'followirig staernent will shew the variation
in the Bank of E..nglanci. Stock. f-r the last twenty
Tears--

.
- • 4 Jan. 1786 igi ... 2:Jan.,, r 7.97 r 371
4-1.037 151 . ' f. 77-....- r7§B rib
, 5-----.1788 158 i • - 5.,-•"3-99 237 .
la- 17e9 174 13 `"
~-- 1,,,,, 15it
9"____",„ ,E3i 3 ---- ant 167
3- i 79: 186 ~. „ 9 ----- 18•,2 187 i
36- 279-z Zoli '• , 1 --- Iqo3 186
• 0' - 1;9;- 1/6' -•'
.: 9 7"-- 15,4 14ei
' - 16- '794 ICI - - le 77"--. 780 j 164 i •
• 3 ---- 1795, 1,50. •. 6 - 18.6 1
-"-' 2 -----..,. '1796 167 . 2o Feb'Feb. :87)6 uo3
i
On 111,;:iday evening died suddenly, at. his houSe
Aear FlArnpstead, the -eccentric Joe Davis, known
by the .4ipellation. 'of the --Bost-of, Haverstoek-
hill. The Public are well accOdiiiied with the cha-
-ra*r aid eccentricities of this; huge man, whose
‘caricaturobas long figured in the windows of most
of the print-shops in the metropPli;. He used to
offer copious libations to pacithw.e#ly in the morn-
' invand continue in 'a state of inebriation the Whole
of the day : it was in these his happy moments that
he amused his company by his eccentricities, clad
in a gorgeous Court dress. 'HiY'houie-- was fre..,
queritel by 'strangers of *all
,descriPtipns, whom cu-%
riosity led-thither i-and 'it Was not uncorninon to see
the carriages of Nobletitert and 'Gentry drawn up at
the door, ior the 'visitants to gr4lify their curiosity
with a view of the celebrated host. ,He died as he
lead lived, in the antis of the Yolly God, for having.
spent anothei of his happy -days, he At 'night threw
himself prostrate 1n the bar;, and such' being no no-.'
elty; be r.rnained there until bed-time, when he 1
'",lh ibltild to be a-co.-'ke.- ' '
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