The Sun.
London, England, 1806-10-24 00:00:00

BARBADOkg,;AiYGUET 28.

Much interest is again excited respeaing the Ene•.
my's Squadrons, another of those which have been
long known to have escaped from France, and in
vain sought by our, cruizers, having, according to
accounts received here from Dominica,made its app'

pearguce in-those Seas. The Master of an, American-
Sloop tram thenCe, arrived here yesterday, informs,
tiiiat on the 16th instant, the American Schooner
Hop,,-Captain STANHOPE, from New Lbndon,
days, arrived at Roseau, having on board five French
prisoners, three secured on the deck, and two' fasten-,
ed down the fore scuttle; of whbse falling into his,
possession add detention hegave the following ac-
count the 12th instant, to lat. 18..10ne-.-58:
the Hope fell-,in With two' French Line-of--Battle
Ships an a Frigate, standing to the Northward, and
was brought to by • one of the Ships of the •Line,
which understanding he was•bound to Barbadoes,
took fourofhis hands out, . and sent on -board the
Hope a French Officer and four men; giving the
Officer charge of some dispatches, and ordering-her
to Martinique. On the 15th,,, having arrived off
Trinity Harbour, the Officer and one of the men
went below, and the three others being indolently
lying on deck, Captain STANHOPE conceived the
design of retaking the Schooner, and 'consulting with
his Mate and people, one of them clapped the scuffle
over,' whde•himselt and Mate secured those on deck,
and immediately hove the Vessel about, and bore
away for Dorninica,'w here they safely 'arrived the.
text day.—This account, thus minutely stated, is
unequivocally given by. the Master' of the Stoop
Friendship, who left Dominica on the tst instant ;
was there when the Hope arrived, conversed with
the Master of her, saw the Frenchmen landed,. and.
learnt that the dispatches which the Officer had
been charged With were secured; and given to Ge-
neral DALRYMPLE, commanding there He adds,
that the French Officer bad a considerable sum of

money concealed on hisperson, but finding no dispo-
sition to plunder him, heShewed it, and undisguisedly
-stated that it was the result of many valuable prizes
made by the Squadron that they sailed in coin-
rany with JEROME BONAPARTE from Brest about: ten
months ago, hut soon after parted company, and
bad never seen his Squadron since. These. Ships
were bound to ,Martitrique,,but seemed.to intenu to
cruize in the latitude before they proceeded there.
AUG. -30. The account froM Dorniiuica

ing the, appearance of auvher French Ss(Oadroii in
thene sets, stated in. our last, has, we find; been ofii
daily communicated in a dispatch to the senior Naval
Officer on this station ; and we "Understand that it is
that from the coast of Africa, consisting of the &-
Fab's, ofthe Line, the President and Sybelle Frigates,
and a Brig. It is said that they had touched at Cayenne,
and that their. object was to cruise fora short time to.
windward of this Island previous to. their going to
Martinique ; the dispatches secured on board the
American which they had detained, intimated as

much. Some accurate information respe&ing
1-EaumEz's Squadron has at length .transpirtd, which
Still keeps 2!ive the hope that their final career will
rlertninate, as we have constantly 'predicted; to the
glory of our. Navy. . The American Ship illessen—
ger, from New-York, arrived here this morning I
she sailed from thence on. the 31st of July, and on
the following day (Ist of August) fell in with five
Sail of the Line, about 30 leagues. to the S. E. of
Sandy Hook, steering ,N.W. evidently bound there;
....Ile was beardea by one of the Ships, from which
she learned that it was VILLEAUMees Squadron, and
that JEICOME BONAPARTE, in the Veteran, with a
Trigate, had parted a short time before. . VILLEAT:•
INIEZ had becn fourteen days, on the Coast, and as

far. as Charlestown and the Chichester, which was
ready to sai. for-this Island, was in consequence de-
tained. Previous to the Alessengei's. leaving New-
York, an American Schooner arrived, which inform-
od, she had fallen in with Sir.J. B. WARREN'S Squa-.,
dron in lat. 33. in quest of VILLEAUMEZ, shaping his
course for the Coast ofAulerica. Under these circiuti,
stances we are led to contemplate their speedy len-
contre, and in its termination, all that British va-
lour can achieve, or Britons • desire. Viewing the
present situation of the Enemy (one .British Squa.
dron close haul upon him, and another pursuing,
direly after, as we conclude Sir „R. STRACHAN
is, from the circumstance of 'his -Squadron not
having been seen by any Vessel arrived here since
Le sailed), We find no chance now of his farther
. .
escape. _ •

G:—The Brig Fly, Captain TIIWISON; and
Pickle Schooner, Lieutenant FRITTON, from Ma- •
deira, in 16 days, arrived here on Thursdav,last.
The Brig is one of Sir R. STRA6IAN'S Squadron;
and the Pickle sailed from Plymouth- en-the ist
with dispatches for him,. and. both are expeded to
join him in this
.countryr but it .now appears that.
Sir Moulin., having lateV.,sus6ined a heavygale
of wind, has Either returned to Europe' or goni.:'• to
Halifax. His Majesty's Ship Seine, Capt. ATKINS,
also arrived on Thursday, - from a •Cruize in quest
of .Admiral without ieeina'him, al-,
though he ran as far as the latitude of •Irermuda.—
On the 22d ult. the Seine fell-in with the Audacious
Man of War, Capt. GOSSELIW, in lat. 28. long 65.,
under jury-Masts. • -Capt. GOSSELIN informed, that
on the 18th' Sir B..STRACtiAN.'s Squadion had en-•
countered: a most: tremendous hurricane, in which.
the Amdacious carried away all her lower masts, and
had her goats Stove. He had net seen any of the SqUa-
dron since, except-the Maiadt,iire, and she did net,
-appear much injured. on,•the'23d the. Seine also
cell in with thee others of the Squadron, with which.
he communicated by signal, and learnt that they had;
not received any damage. These also had not seen:
any others.of the Squadron, so that they appear to
have been dispersed in several detachmentS. Upon
the whole; however, there is much reason to be
Satisfied that they, have not been generally br mate-
rially (except the Audacious) injured. , This hurri-
cane has probably been very extensive in the seas
between America and Bermuda, 'and was partially
telt by.. the Seine, and. in general by most of the
American Vessels lately arrived•here ; and it seems
very probable that our last homeward-bound Fleet,
. with which Admiral COCRRANE sailed fromTurtola,
way have been involved in it. •

A wager has been laid in Dublin by Mr. BAT-
TtRSBY with Mr. GORE, Tor the sum of 150 gui-
neas,- that COLLIER, the pedestrian, who =um-.
-plished, some time since, a remarkable journey from
Athlone_ to Dublin, stroll run on the Curragh, nest
April,,loo English miles in 1,9,, succsive.hottN•