The Sun.
London, England, 1808-07-16 00:00:00

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NA 'A NEWS.

PLYUOUTK, JucY 14.,—.ArriVed 111* American
Ship Brother's, Capt. IsAA'CXs, from I
tre touched at Oporto for water, and sailed from
thence the 26th June. At that time there were
i5O French soldiers in pri`ion, their Cotniiiand7
er was sent to the British Squadroh under •the
oormitand of Sir C CotroN, or? Lisbon. It was
. •. • . .
supposed that the Portuguese would shortly attack
Tots or. Everyone that could bear arms was armed
against die French.
Arrived the Bus 9 Privateer, Capt: BELL, from
Madeira; ArdePt Transport, THOMPSON)Yroiii Spain;
and Moren Rattler, FO Tan, from St. Vincent's.
Also arrived the Plate Scheonei ftow the Cosi
of n Spai.
Sailed the Here, of 74 guns. •

PORTSMOUTH, JULY 15."4415 Aijedty'n Guti-
tirig Ilizrdy is appointed convoy for the Downs.
Arrived his Majeity's Ship Lily, Capt. QA.mii
ifEr... Guu-brig, Lieut. PEDREA.Up and De-
fender Gun-brig, from.a cruize; Friendship, CAlt.•
NEL, Weymouth ; and Eliza, frOtti
Sunderiabd:

Sailed his Majesty's Ship Dryad, Capt. DRUri-
MOND, Virago, Lietit. PiilviAN, Harlequin, —,
Iphigenia, .apt. LAMBERT., ,olebay; Capt. BRowN,
On a cruize:

DEAL, JULY 16.—Sailed through the Downs from
the River the Woolwich Store-ship fur Portsmouth ;
Duke of Portland, SPENCE, for-the South Seas and
the Abraham, CuaDom, for Malta.

His Majesty's Ship Alert has just made the Signal
fur a Convoy to the Westward.

FALMOUTH, JULY 13.—Sailed the „Lord Hobart
Packet with Mails for America.
Ni,NE P.M.—The QUeda Charlotte Packet, with
Mails !tutu AUleriCii, is now oft this Port.

SHEMINESS, JULY 14.—Sailed the Woolwich Store-
chit) tot the Downs. _

The has fired a gun as signal for Galling
with Convoy to Gotteuburgh.
The Faruma Gun-brig has been refitted, and sails
(as soon as there is -a breeze) for the Downs.
HALF-PAST FlVE.—..His Majesty's Ship Arid and
Convoy are now under sail Nr Gotteuburgh.

• COVS OF CORKi JULY 9.—Sir A. WaLLEStRY is
here ; he is now (three o'clock) visiting the dif-
ferent Troop Ships. No older:, have as yet been
given out, but little doubt is entertained as to our
sailing.. The Reglinents embarked are the sth, gth,
36th, 38t1„ 40th, 45th, 60th, 71st, and gist ; be-
sides lour Companies of the 95th, two Troops of
Co;nmissariat I.Yrivers, part of the loth Light Dra-
goons, and the tout' Veteran Battalions for Gibraltar.
The numbet of Tratigports exceed 80. SeVeral came
in this morning; more, I believe, than there are
Troops under orders to fill. The Masters of the
Transports have received open instructions, and in
case of porting with tile Convoy, Tangier Bay is
pointed out as the place of rendezvous, and their.,
orders are on no account to attempt to pass the Gut
Of Gibraltar wit bout proteCt
Covs OF CORK, JULY 9.—The following is a cor-
red list of the Stuff now present with the Expedi-
tion eiubarked in Cork Harbour, tinder the coin.,
mand of Lieutenant-General Sir A. WiIi.LEsLEY
Lieuteitani-General Sir A. Wellesley.
Atues.tte Camp -Captain Campbell, the Hou. Fitzroy
Stanhope, Lord Fitzroy Somerset, dtid Ensign Poole Wel-
leslei.
M ajor. G eitera 1 Hill, Second ,in Command.
Ani.dezCanip Captain T. N. Hill, s3d Regiment.
Major Of fir gale, Capt. A Fadyce, iSist Regiment.
Mai.,r Gelicrai I.crgub•on. •
A
Camp-- Captain W. IkVarre, 23d Light Dragoonso
and Capt. AtcllJ 11, 27th Fodt.
Brigadier-General Mane—Aide-de-Camp Lieut. hringhurst.
Lirtgatiler-Getw.Croilturd—liiigatie,Majbe Capt. Blatt, ytst.
Brevet Lieutenant- Colonel Toriens
,Military Secretary.
Major Arbuthnot, sth West Ind:t Regiment, Assistant
Adjutant General.
Deputy .assistant-Adjutant s General.
Captain Brows!, gth Garributi tia Italian.
Captiiili M. Wynyard, CuidstreAn uuards.
Cap rain Litiot, 48th Foot
Captain I. R. r. larvis, 36th Foil'..
• Livutejant Osborne, 4th Dragoons's-(extra).
Deputy Assiatatit Quartit-MistcA General:
Captain Shaw, toot.
Captain La:,gton. Gist ditto. '
Ciiptaiii Campbell, toot ditto.
Captain Gootn, nth ditto.
Captain Douglas, 45th ditto.
Vipon, Deputy Comintssary-General.
Mi. Coo&r, L)touty Conitiary of Accounts".
ThoMpson, L)cputy Inspector of Hospitals.
Dr. Thomas Huiric, Physician.
efeEssii. Morel!, Ross, Crump, and Gunning, Airgetini to
the Forces.

The fhllowirig is a copy of thtt Letter of the
French Admiral HOSSILLY to the Governor of C4iz,
on his agreeing to surcencicr to the Spaniards %Ile
riet under his couittiatal
" on board the Fiero, in the Bay of Cadiz, Tune at.

" CAPTAIN GENertAL:
" I find myself compelled, in consequence of diet
means exercised against me, to give up the Fleet
.
under my comnianci, without further resistance;
seeing that it is the interest of both nations not to
destroy the ships.
" Although your Excellency hai not announced
to me that the crews of the ships under my v)rn-
rtiand, as well as their property, should be respiect-
id; I reckon too much on Spanish luinour, and the
known generosity of yo.ur own eliatadet, to entAr-
tain any fears on those subieets.
" I request that your Excellency wilt only send.!
few troops at first, that the creWs way evacuate,
ship after ship, in order to avoid the cobitisioii Which
has on sntb occasions taken pike.
According to the Laws of War, I request that
you will permit; ot pioctire permission tor ini- to
send an Officer td his Majesty the Eiflperor of the
French,- in order ttat r maybe enabled to gild
an account of the events whikb have taken pike.
" I have the hotiour to be, With the highest cod-
itleratroni your Excellency's most humble Sevant.
(SiiittedX i‘ 114010.1. x.".

NOM THE B.IIIII4CDOES PAPER.

LOSS q.F HiSsMAIESTY's SHIP ASTltpk.

With • infinite concern we state this Unfortunate
the.yartieularS of which were this morning
iecrived here by4be arrival of the JaSon Frigate wish
some •of her Officers and creW.l , The. Astrea had
sailed .f,rom Jainalca,• ,about the -• hlginning of May,
with the Prince Ernep.t. Packet, .which she convoyed
to -a certain latitude„and was proceeding to the Mona
Passage, where she was to have cruized ; but expe-
riencing.very,hazy weather, for several days, they liad
not been'able to take an 'observation, when on the
23d ult. they made land, and taking it for Porto kiwi,
stood on until eight o'clock that night; when, ,it be-
cOnaing. squally, she was' about to tack, but at the
instant took the ground, and in less than half an hour
after her keel broke, and the water rushed in so. pre-
cipitately, that in a few hours she was filled to the
orlop deck. 1 HA.t.woon; the very moment his
vessel grounded, employed every means; by lighten-
ing her and Cutting her masts.aWay, to get
.iter,ott
but without effect ; and notwithstanding his,eier-•
-lions were promptly seconded by lilt o&cets anti
crew, theVessul thumped so hard, that it soon, became
evident how unavailing-all their effbrts would be ;.--•
it was therefore the next objet to preserve the
people, in which they were more fortunate, only four
men of the whole being lost-413;o Of these by the
unlucky bursting of a gun fired at. a signal of dis-
tress, and the other two in endeavouring to reach
the: snore on a raft, from Which they were T.Fasbeci
tile surf.. It, was, not wail' day-light that the
whole of the people quitted the wreck, nor until
after sun-rise
.that Captain EJEYWOOD ,or his Offi-
cers left. her ; and .tt was only then that,_for the
first time, they ascertained their situation.!—when
the land, which they had mistaken for Porto Kico
proved to be the Island, of Anagada, on the reef of
which the Astrea, had struck. The boats being
fortunately saved; by tneani,of them,.ind some rafts
constructed froth parts of the wreck; the lives of so
many valuable men have been preserved- the St.
Kites Sloop of War having hove- in sight on, the
following day, they were afforded every assistance
and relief, and taken off the Island. The St..Kitt's
soon after fell in with the Jason, Galatea, and
Farm, on board of which the- Officers and Crew of
the As trea were distributed; the two latter rernain•=•
ing off Anagada,,where they are employed in saving
the storey; and whateVer else may be possible, from
the wreck. . •