The Sun.
London, England, 1808-04-12 00:00:00

11_11"Ei?S'Pll7SIENTE.1) I`,

ligL.krlVE TO silt R. sTItACIIMCS •641.1,11..)1L0N:

ttlsaa of -a- Letter frorn, i(var-Admiral Sir Richard lohlk
Strach tx ,Bart, to the Hon. W. ri. iiAtea v,i board
Flu tyhtjetity's Snip 011. the- Roche 1601
„January, . •

I feel alma Vnisi bly the proa,ipt attention. which
has. been paid to.. the want., or the Squadriu.; she
liheral.rehel which their Lordship-Him: been
ed to send, has removed all my it) txieties.
Tile enemy have a Ship of flue Line, which has
ben refitting at llochelort,_ atick.cl to their Squa-
dfon at isled'Aix, Which 'give dopes we may
hae something to do with thetui as I conclude, as
soodai the Jeinappe is ready, thi..y will try to push
to sea.-

exsar, southwest flThasseron io miles,
SIR, lan. 23, ' 1806: Wind N.E.
Since the Mediator left the SO adroit, I have used
rye utmost exertion to regain oti r station .off Chas.
seron, but .strong, north=east wini Is have prevented
our getting to windward. -. This 'morning the Attack
Gun-vessel joined 'us, making the signal:that the
enemy had put to ...sea. She hatd a. Transport with
provistens under convoy, and hid, seen us to leew.tird
this two days past. Her comai ander-acquaints rue
that the enemy was seen severa 1 -leagues from the
land by the Phavii,e, on Sunday last, and that Capt.
Mudge had, detached, the, Raleid It tt). England W ith
the intelligence, and that he sup•poses rile Nloaiiir is
to northward looking for ui sas the day is dos,
itig. in, I, despair ot finding hex, and, as
_no time is
(if be idst, I.shall proceed according., to the route
prescribed in.Lerd Uardner's ill struttions of the 7111
Q$ Awe,- ISO?, and 2'ed aCtii)ber folhAving, unless
in. my Wity,towards Gape. Vinii.terra 1 pin.soine•in
telligence of the des.titiatiott of the encmy,,io which
case, if our water ;Ina provis:iops cati be made •to
hold out, l shall follow wherever they are gone.--
Thelideliiiii.izbie is to loewartl,.l. make her signal
of recall, and, With the shipsinamed in the margin,*
shall Make sail directly. _
I have the Hintour to be, •&:c.
(S.:gned) ItD.J.'STISACHAN.
Vice.Admirai Sir 1. Ouckwurth.

•
txtrad ()la Letter froth Rear-Admiral Sir Richard Strachan
to Sir Thomas Duckworth, dated un bard 1-I.h Maje4ty's
Ship Ca..sar, Ruche tiouttes S.W.ay W. 2o to:tawes, jun.
29, MA L'
. •
I have been prevented fror; nut of the
fr e
etting,
Bay:in pursuance- of my ir.::,:ittoos to get off Cape
Finisterre, by the mos.,.
.tempestuous weather I Toer..
eXperiencecf;
tne Squadron has not met with
illv,',l':.:,(;litaraccidentrexcept the Cresar'losing the
•nl,itti-yardin a heavy. squall; I have therefore taken
the Donerits, which Ship being in course of pay,
.traving a leak in her stern,' and being shortest of
water and- provisions., 1 seleCt to send in. Since I
wrote by the Attack, 23d instant, we have had con-,
tnant western winds, and no communication but by
The Cumberland fell in with us n the 24th,
nearly On this-bearing, but it was not till this day I
got the intelligence, Copy of Which iirdose.

ADMIRALTY, MARCH 15, 1808.

ileturn to the Last ()aka' ofthe,Hun. the House of Copt.

mons,l Ligtc.l March 3, 1808.

No letter has been . received: at this office from
Admiral Lord Gardner Of itear-Athni;al Sir Richard.
stracitan, ktarkitig4tay reasons which made it neces.
sary for the Reai,Acinikal to quit his .stutiob be.
lore the port or itocliotort prior, to the sailing of the
lireneh tryin that port in January
Nor has ally letter been received a: this ()dice stat,
lug any reasollS which have made it tiv4;essury for
him, subsequent to the bailing of ..the. Vreneh Squa.
dron. from tioetietorCin Jauuttry, last, to take pruvi-
stotts.out of the tiltips cruizing off Ferrol..
Spartiate, Colossus, superb, Donegal, Renown,
Warriero 4MI Lavinia. - •

MIDDLESEX .SESSIONS.

ICieS HALL, APRIL O.
_ _

Charles Mite was itididetU under four separate
charges of obtaining goods under false pretences, and
acquitted of each. He was then tried for having
broken oat of Tothill-fields Bridewell; on the Morn-
ing' of the 7th of January last. The Governor Oche
prison stated that be Saw him locked upon the even-
ing of the 6th, and on the morning of the 7th he
was missing, and an ope...'ng sufficient fora man to
pass though was found to have been cut in the
shutter of a window close to his place of confine..
inept. In consequence of some inforniation that
was received, a person belonging.to the prison went;
in company with Anthony, the Bow-street officer;
to Stratford, where they met with the
There was'a large mastiff near him the Prisoner
cried " Seize him,7Piricer." ' The dog ran furious
ly at those who were about to take the man, and
they were kept at bay for some tune.' At length,
one of them rushed in upon the prisoner they
struggled, and in the confusion the dog bit first the
Prisoner and then the Officer.. The latter extricated'
himself by seizing the back of the'dog's neck with
ouelaand, while he cut' hii throat with a knife in the
other'.
.The Prisoner was then muted and lodged
in safe custody till trial.
Mr. POWAY, Counsel for the 'Prisoner 'contended
that his client was entitled to his acquittal under an.
Mt passed in the reign of King Henry-11, as, it, was
now proved by the verditi of the Jury,,that, in fad
no felony was committed ; and at the time of his
escape there being no record of felony against him,
according to a didurn of Mr. Serjeant Hawkins,
his confinenvnt was therefore unjustifiable, and he
was-not liable to punishment' for liberating himself
in-such case.

The Court, hoWever, thought his mittimus suffi-
cient authority Poi• his confinement, otherwise any
Prisoner might, previous to trial, make a speculation
or that sort and break out of prison. The Prigoner
was then found Guilty ; .but the Court took further
time to consider of the sentence.

A Club of Architects is said to be among the most
.
dashing adcatvurers liar the numerous. capital Houses
'in the City Lottery, now so ne.ir at Issue. Pay
co,inpeteut to jutige.6l. the various and great expenceo
of building, they well'know the value of these very
interesting accinisitions. It is not to be doubted,
however,sthat.elubs of every other are
equally anxious to posses,ctLinces, fOr a mere tribeof money, to obtain enViLible VtgehUldS.