The Sun.
London, England, 1801-10-01 00:00:00

ACA P

Line. so's• Frig Sps. Tot.
II o 9 16 36
I 2 o 6 4 22
.21 C6)I 2 161
p 2 j 6 3 If

, Total 30
,4 .27 25 I tz6

Private Letters received in Town from an Officer
of La Deteuninee Frigate, of z+ guns, Capt. J. C,
SEAKLE, state, that that Ship had captured, at the
latter end of July, off Alexandria, a French Cor-
vette, ,with a valuable cargo, - and to,oool. in
specie, destined for the' payment. of Gen, NlErfou's
Troup6. ,

Yesterday the welcome imerrigence was announced
at the East India flot;se, of the safearrivai of the
ship Indian Chief, in the Downs, from Bengal, un-
der convoy of His Majesty's Ship Falcon. She left
Bengal the zoth May, and brings 'a very yalgible
Cargo of Rice, of the finest quality, consisting of
I! Jo begs, chiefly colle4ed. in the Upper PLovinces

she has also - i 800 bags of Pepper, 98 bales of Piece
Goods, +6 tons of Indigo, and 6 pipes of Wine.
She was boarded on the 26th inst. in the chops,- of
the Channel by one of our` Frigates, tinder French
colours, and before an explanation took.place,. had
thrown overboard all'the Company's` Dispatches and
Packets.

The ladian .Chief sailed froth St. Helena the tg.th
of-. August, leaving there 'the following-.hornew:ard-
'bound Indiamen :

Walsingham, - Sm A Lps. From
Earl Spencer, - - fl.japt. KAITT. Bengal

City of Loudon, - - Cipt. GREEN. -,enga"
Hawke, - - - Capt. BAKER. Madras &
S Ceylon.

• EXTRA SHIPS. , •
Tellicherry, - Capt. SAisIPEON BAKER
Cornwallis, Capt. Itoalißsoli.
.
Marian, - - lt Capt. P p
uaita..

Salamander,( Whaler), - Cajn. Ho rp R .

The Sir Eektutretllitees, Capt. UR MSTON, with
the Prince William ljenry, Capt. EAsKhri, and
castZe Cumm INC, were (tally expetted
to come home with the Fleet. -/- ,

This is the first arrival of the numerous Ships f.o
patriotically ,rid humanely permitted by the Com-
pany to proceed to Bengal., fOr the purpose of fur-
nishing the United Kingdoms with Rice.

• Captain EL P H I NSTp N E• who commanded the
Monarch, of 7+ guns, is now Captain of the Fleet
under the command of Loht KE roi, in. the Medi-
terranean., , This Office-r. was his Lordship's Cap-
fain at the Cape of Good Hope.

- Lieutenant ROBERT Mrt.x is appointed to His
Majesty's Ship L'iferczile, at Plymouth.
An American Frigate has taken a TriPoline Che-
beck in the Roads of Malta, after a most desperate
engagement, in which most
,of the Tripoline Crew,
consisting,of 80, were killed or wounded.
On • Sunday morning the Nde Lugger and Queen
atter, having been dispatChed from the Squadron
uncles-Capt. So ivi-E Rv r. LE; to examine . more 'parti-
cularly the Enemy's vessels at anchor in Boulogne
Bay, were becalmed about. twelve -o'cloCk, at a short
distance from the Batteries : while in this position
the French fired a grand
,salute; their horse, in
great force,` being drawn'up along the beach, Close
to' the water, and the, Infantry behind them, upon
signal being made, a 'brig and several luggers,
crowded with men, slipped their cables to row out,
• after our vessels, who remained for near an hour'
quiet spedators of their effort's,. when a breeze
springing up which might have enabled them to
aft, the French returned to an anchor, thereby frus;
trating the designs of ctur Tars, Whp were in hopes to
draw 'them without the r.:,ach of their Batteries.

The PRINCE of WALES still continues confined
to his room atßrighton, in consequence of his fall.
There are hopes, however,, that a few' days rest
will completely restore him..

• The DUKE of YoRK arrived at Harwich on horse-
back about half past two on Monday afternoon,
from Great ClaCton. His Royal, Highness was ac-
eompitniedby Marquis Co Rri w ALLI s, Gen.DUND As,
the Marquis of WORCESTER, Earl of MANSFIELD,
the Duke's Aides-du-Camp, and one or two other,
persons of distinaion. After refreshing half an
hour, .they proceeded. across 'the water to Landguard
Fort,- in the,,,barge of the -V I eta guaidship. His
Royal Highness and his suite returned from .Land-
guard Fort about two hotirs afterwards, and imene-
(finely set off for Colchester; and yesterday His
Royal Highness reviewed the Brigade of Guards, in
the Barricks at Chelmsford.

On Tuesday last there was a very nUmerous.meet-
ing of the Lieutenantcy of the County of Essex,
holden at the Shire-Hall 'in Chclmsford, at which
the Lord Lieutenant, LOrd.BLAy.eittixE, presided..
The meeting, ,on his Lordship's' motion, unani-
mously'resolved .to carry into the fullest effea the
provisionary statute of the 38th of present Ma-
jesty, tespeding the internal defence of the King-
dom, by arrang;ng all the energies of that County,
to enable it effeaually to resist the threatened ,In-
vasion of the Enemy.
It is said that intelligence has been received at
the' Admiralty; that sixteen Ships • of the Line are
ready for sea in Brest Harbour, with 400 men on
board each Ship. The Troops'are under the com-
mand of General HUMBERT, who is on
,board the
cisalpine. At'jt.ochefort also, it is said,-that there
are eight Ships of the Line ready for sea, with 600
Troops embarked in each Ship ;. so ihat there is an
Armament of mote than r r,OOO atuaily embarked,
The 'Algerine Ambassador, and Suite, are to
sail from Spithead in the Amazon Frigate for his
own Country.
Yesterday the. LORD MAyoa, accompanied by
the LORD MAY 9R Elel, the Aldermen BOYDELL,,
COMBE, NEWMAN, Sir W. HERNE, PE RtCHAR
.and PRICE, the new Sheriffs, Messrs. RAWI,I,NS
and Cox, the RECORDER, COMMON SER JEANT,7 and
the rest of the City Officers, went in procession
_gt,
one o'clock from Guildhall to the. Three Crown
Stairs, where\ they took water, and proceeded to
the Exthequer at Westminster, for • the.,purpose of
swearing in the new Sheriffs.
OrderS were received at Plymouth" on Monday,
laSt, from Lieutenant-General SimcoE, ComMander
in Chief of the Western'Distria, for the 'Officers
of the .Gun.,wharf to get ready immediately two
millions of musket-ball cartridges for aatial service.

On Tnesdarlast "tile. three Regiments o,f Royal
East India Volunteers assembled at their Head_
Quarters in New-street, and 'proceeded•from t_l►ence
to the Company's Ground Exercise at Islington,
where they had a brigade field-day, for the Aist
time this season.

Yesterday a Court of Direaors was held at the
East India House, which adjourned. at six o'cloefF
till Friday next.

It is
.conAdentlk staredin.thc,Paris Papers of the
inst* that the Archtlue \.NIII()NY was chosen
"T'leetor of Cologne at' Areniberg on the 17th.

• Lady Mt .7.T0 and her children arrived atr Frank-,
fort ;'on the .t7th,ult. on her way to England,. he
stopped some hours_at the Red. House,- and then
proceeded on her journey to Calais, from whence
she syill 94'tc! Dover, Loni MpT9 will f9liow.