The Sun.
London, England, 1808-01-05 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

PLYMOUTH, JAN. 3.—Arrived the Adventure, of
Whitby, 'SIMPSON, from Quebec, with masts and
timber 'for the Dock-yard ; and the Ship Russia
`Company, CORRY, also from Quebec, with masts
and timber. Those Vessels experienced very severe
gales, of wind on the passage, in which the bulwarks
of the former were all carried away, and other da-
mage done.

PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 4.—Arrived this day the
John Parish, FARRIER, with ten tons of dollars, and
copper, from Lima ; and the Pallas, RICHMOND,
from St. John's, Newfoundland.
, The Centurion, DOUGLAS, arrived yesterday,
after, parting company with the West India Con-
voy in lat. 46. 36. which sailed on the 18th
ult, from this Port. On the 25th, it being very
hazy, separated from the Convoy, and on the 27th.
it cleared away—could perceive only 15 Sail.—
Spoke the Generous Planter, HAMILTON, bound to
jathaica, and intended keeping company with him.
On the '27th it came on to blow a gale from the
West South West, which continued till the
loth—in which lost sight of the Generous Planter :
the Centurion then bore up for this Port expecting
the whole of the Fleet had put back. The Pearsons,
ROBSON, also separated from the above Convoy on
the 3lst ult. in a heavy gale of ,wind from the
south-west—spoke the George Ifilberti, —, one
of the Fleet, with.the loss of her bowsprit, but had
a jury one fixed ; the Pearsons is arrived at this
Port, , and also the Fame,' —, one of the above
Convoy.
The Apollo, CHAPMAN, Titer, SIMPSON, and
Ralph .Nicholson, FINDLAY, Transports, are put
back to this Port—sailed from hence on the 20th
ult. with the Expedition under convoy of the Mino-
' tour, of 74 guns; separated from them in a gale of
wind.
The Portuguese Ship 'Ventura Fells, VIERA, was
detained on her voyage from the Brazils to Oporto,
by an English Privateer, retaken by the San Josef
French Privateer, of 14 guns and 100 men, and
again captured by the Contest Gun-brig, Lieut. 'J;
GREGORY, and sent into this Port.
Sailed the Superb, of 74 guns, Capt. JACKSON j
Euryalus, Capt. DUNDAS ; 'and Alexandria, Capt.
the Hon. E. KING, Frigates, to the Westward ; and
Resistance Frigate, Capt. ADAM, on a CrUtil. Siled
also the Elizabeth, EDWARDS, for Newelle ; and
Betsey, DAVISON, for Sunderland.
The Brilliant Frigate has detained and Ittent into
this Port the Ship Helena, ODREAKEN, from Ha-,,
vannah, bound to Tonningen, with sugar and log--
wood ; and the Narcissus Frigate has detained and
sent into this Port the Ship Morning Star, from
Boston to Rotterdam.
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The Hannah, COTTOI., has puts in here from
Cadiz, bound to Guernsey.

YARMOUTH, JAN. on 'a cruize the
Flora and Ariadne Frigates, Safeguard and Sappho
Sloops, Ernest, Exertion, .Censor, and Snipe Gun-
brigs.
An American Ship is arrived in .consequence of
having received information of the late Orders in
Council.

Remaining' in' the Roads—Vanguard, Stately,
Nassau, Roebuck, Quebec, Tartarus, and Lynx.

SIIERRKtESS, JAN. 4.-.—Sailed the Richmond Gun-
brig, Lieut. J. WALKER, for Portsmouth ; and
Kamer Gun .brig; Lieut W., Dicx, for the Downs.
Arrived a Tender from Shields with impressed
men and volunteers fur the Vleet.

Dem., JAW. 3.—Arrived the Aurora Frigate from
the Streights ; the Halifax Sloop from Halitak ; the
Supply Transport from Deptford ; Challtinger,
Cane, Peacock, and Goshawk Sloops, from the.
NOre.

Sailed the Banterer Sloop and Minx Gun-brig an
a eruize.

.414. 4.--The Aurora Frigate this owning
for the N'cre ; the .drnistun, Cirencester, Persever-
ance East India Ships, for the River ; the Cyane and
Sprightly Cutter for Portsmouth ; and the Blood-
hound Gun-brig ot'l a cruize. ' , •

Arrived !lie Eclipse Sloop from the No', and the
Furious Gun-brig from a, eruize.

In the liciwni--Princess.of.Orange, Trusty, Cumberland!
Lion, Clyde, Sybille, lialitaa, Trowpeuse, Cyguer, C 11314
lenger, Pvaeock,(;oshawk, l'aulina, kuy4loit, Pan-
dora, l'brasher,,Lracker, Wrangler, Trgress Tickler, Fun-
pus, Supply •'1 ransport, Harmony•Vicirialle,r, and a laigv:
Flcet ul Ttansportsi &c. &c.

An American Ship, the Eliza, Captain VASII, is
arrived at Liverpool from Savannah in 22. days ; an-
other; called the. Hope,Captain COLE, is also arrived
at Liverpool from Charleston in t days. A Letter
by the.,tornier states, that the question of Peace or
,War With &OIL continued to agitate the public
mind; and that alit bushiest was neatly at a stand.
The people of Geoigia were uniformly the advocates
of Peace, , but in 'other parts of the country senti-
ments widely different prevailed. A Letter front
Captain CoLB states, that on the Igth December he
had the good fortune to save the crew of a Ship
called.. the. ;Hercules, Captain CouLti, bound from
Antigua to London; she foundered a few r4lixtes
atter the crew tiaci got on board the Hope.