The Sun.
London, England, 1801-01-15 00:00:00

- SIIEER.WESS, JAR. z 4.

Lit D His Majesty's ship .41/4/43. of 3$ guns,
Cot. Hot r, for Spithesd.
'Arrived His Majesty's Ship restii of a guo
(late the Berschet'ater, one of tht Diads Ships
which surrtndeted to Admiral Mrttitat3) ; and
issittanct, of So guns, from Chatham
Came into Harbour, Za I)eura, ,to refit,;
The Eageair is taken enit. pf Docks
.446.400.1440.
• A report was yesterday current, that Twelve
Sail of the Line had slipped out of .refit Harbour,
but being pursu:d by our Squadron, had taken
Shelter in another Port. The circumstance which
Tgave rise to this report is, that six or seven of the
renth Line of. Battle Ships did make an attempt
to es.c.'ipe out of Brest ; but perceiving Sir ED-
WARD PE LLISM'S Squadron, which watched that
Port, the Enemy thought it more adviseable not
to' risk the 'consequences, and accordingly re-
• turned before our Ships could come up with him.
Another account says—" It was yesterday re-
ported that the Lords of the Admiralty had re-
ceived advices, by an Express from Sir EDWARD
Psi. VV, that in consequence of information that
Seven Sail of the Line, with a number of Frigates,
und,having4ooo Troops on board; had taken ad.:

vantage of a gale. of v nd, and got out of, Brest
Water, he had steered the direction which, by
• his Cruizers, he was instrueted they had taken ;
t dna had the good forttine at least to prevent their
proceeding on their voyage. 'They had run. into
I ilaine Br a,"
, .
Lord NE Lso N, it is said, gb-cs to the IVlediter.
Tanen, from whenve Lord LiS been re. ,
• called. His appearance at Constantinople ;would
have the beneficial effcci. of confirming the British
influence at that Court.
A number of Gun.boats, for the additional pro.
teCtion of our Coasts, !have, it is id, been or.
tired by Giwernrnent.
ReAr. Admiral 'Hot. I. 0 w AY, secondin command
nt Portsmouth, is appointed toe command in the
North Sea Fleet ; he is to be succeeded by Rear.
• Admiral Torn%
The report, dormant for Some time, that Royal*
Docks for building Ships of War were to be con,•
strutted in Cork Harbour; is again revived, with
several additional circumstances.
The Repase, Revenue Crnizer, Capt. Mtn'-
, taNGs, has taken and carried into the Port of
Colchester, the (2,44.../ Cbarhtte, Snuggling Cut.
ter, laden with upwards of 6zo casks of spirits,
and some tobacco, and commanded by R CHAR
woLek, alias Little Dick, long noted as one of
the most desperate Smugglers on 'dm Stialk and
Norfolk Coasts.
The number .of Ships which passed the Sound
last year Amounted to 9o4S,_via. 4117 Danish;
1941 Swedish, 3139 English, t 703 Prussian, ts`2,
belonging to Peppenlynrgh, 3r to Hamburgh, .39
to Oldenhorgh, 8o to Bremen, 278 to Rostock,
6o to Lubeck, 13' Russian, g American, and 6
. Portuguese. .

RostEarq, one of the Prqnch Ssa vans, says,
that he found himself as sqk among the An.tbs as
if he had been among Frenchmen. This may be
perfectly true, and yet his life might.have been 311
1,1 LI: greatest danger.

WITH THE.
FRENCH GOVERNMENT RELATIVE TO
PRISONERS OF WAR.

(Continued fronß Ole Paper of Yettrdgy.)
N UWE R. XI.
Troup:re qffice, nom' so, tSoo.

Sta,
The 'Commissioners for sick and wounded
Seamen having transmitted to us an Extraa of a
Letter which they have received from. Mr.-
Griffin, their Surgeon, at Forton, stating, that
several Prisoners have been received into that
Hospital in a state of great . debility, owing
to their having disposed of their ration of 'pro.
visions for a week, a fortnight, and in some
instances, for a month, at one time ; we have felt
it our duty td- &reit that such persons as 'may be
discovered to have been concerned in purchasing
any articles of Provisions, Cloithing, or Bedding,
of another Prisoner, should be confined in the
Black-Hole, and kept on short allowanCe for ten
days • and also, should be marked as having for-
feited their turn of exchange.
We are confident that you will agree Witli.us
as to the expediency of taking some strong
measures to prevent so pernicious a traffic as that
above-mentioned, and, that you will second our
endeavours for that purpose.
We are, &c.
(Signed) JOHN SCHANK.
W. A. OTWAY.
Jos. I-luwr.