The Sun.
London, England, 1806-09-06 00:00:00

IV. Aig N E 117 S,

• PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 4.—ArriVed the. Danish Trig
Alexander, NIELS PiI4HL, laden with oil, from
Gallipoli, bound W Bremen, detained by the QUali-
torough Privateer ; the Loire Frigate, of ,40 guns,
.Capt.. 111mTLAwn, from Rear-Admiral HARVEY'S
Squadron, cruizing off Cape •Finisterre, to 'refit.
It is not understood that she brings any thing new:
Arrived also the Haughty Gun-brig,: from a cruize
in the Channel. •

The Troops which lately landed from the Trans-
ports are shortly to be embarked again ; the latter
are preparing for their reception, and it is generally
supposed the re-embarkation will take place in the
course of the following week. Several of the Trans-
pOrts have been smoked and fumigated since the
'Troops quitted them, in order to render them more
comfortable, and preserve the bealth'of the soldiers.
The Transports here are to be joined •by several.
others, with Troops, from the Downs and Ports-
;..cnouth, the arrival of which is expeaed the first
fair, wind,' when they are immediately to proceed
for (heir destination, which still remains a profauud
secret. Rear-Admiral Louis's Squadron is expe&ed
back to convoy.them by the time they are ready to
sail.

PORTSMOUTH,,SEPT. :.,.--.Arrived the Zebra Bomb,
with a'Convoy, froi the Downs; the Friends, CON-
NER, Freedom, SnAß'r, Elitabeth Margaretto, from
Sunderland; and JunorNofirnOVEß, from London.
Sailed' the 'Bta nche Frigate for a cruize in the
Channel ; and the Concordia, INEYIIILL, for Sun-
derland.

GREENOCK, SEPT. 3.—The Adventure, MAIn,
arrived last night from Jamaica, parted the Convoy
on the Ist ult. lat. 42. 35. long. 56. and proceeded
for the'North.Channel, but the wind Vee-ring',lfOrth-
ward she.was obliged to go South; made the land
on the 17th, and was put into Beerhaven Bay by
contrary winds, where she remained for ten dayg.--7
The report, of her being towed by the Fleet was
•
erroneoU4.

The Garland,
.GOTiDON (a running Ship), arrived
here yesterday, from New Providence, after a
.pas-
sage.of days ; left the Arrial, —, and Coiling-
wood, loading for Liverpool, and were expe6t7
ed to sail in a few days. Hii Majesty's Schooner
Ilavoek, Lieut. W. R. BAMBER Commander, arrived
there on the 25th July; the Captain reported. her
having been, chased two days previous, off t he Mott-
tan zies, by a Spanish 74 gun-ship that had been
cruizing • ott' the' Havannah,, and had done con-
siderable mischief. The: Frigates Pori Mahon,
S. CnAmEEiti,Com'rnander, and Cerlyerus, W. SEL-
BY Commander, were sent in pursuit of her.—
His Majesty's Ship Tourterelle was
,' at Nassau.
when the • Garland sailed. • Captain GORDON
spoke a Schooner (name unknown), from Wa-
terford for Newfoundland, on the 23d AuguSt, off
the Banks, out eight weeks, 'all well. On 11/Ibnday
night the Garland .passed three Sail standing in
North 'Channel, and Capt. G. 5a..7, two .sqUare4igged
Vessels early yesterday morning, which he supposed
to, be bound for Clyde. •

.Captain STEEL, of the Europe; of the
, .
pion'jConvoY,. arrived at Ayr on Sunday, gives ,the
following information respeeling the capture apart
of the Fleet. On the morning of the Vith ult: in
lat 46. 50, long. 34. 50. a large Ship hove in sight,
which'pot 'answering• the private signal, the, Cham-
pion 'made the signal to disperse, and soon after
two 'other large Ships were seen, which also gave
,chace. to till Conway, Captain STEEL' was then to
windward, and two Of the Fleet astern. The Enemy
bore up, fired at the tivoVessels and captured them.
The 'Europe crowded all sail, and was pursued by
the Enemy, but this taking them from the body of
the convoy, they relinquished the chase. Next
morning, at day. light, Capt. STEEL observed two
more of. the French Ships, which, with the three
seen on the preceding day, made five Ships of. the
Line : this must have been the whole Squadron of
JEROME BowArion: returning to France.
Arrived the Albion, CRAWFOEfi, from PiC-tou—
sailed thence the sth ult. On the 13th Aug. spoke
the Brig ilauthe," AVI;F:A, of this Port, from Liver-
pool for Newfoundland, in lat. 47. 17. long. 45. W.
all well. Left loaded and ready to sail for this Port,
the Ship John
.nry Charla le.

DEAL, SEPT. 5.-1115 morning, at eight o'clock,
a Messenger arrived at this place from liondotb atid
immediately. embarked on board the Speculator
Lugger, Which sailed froM the Downs for GA '

Sailed 'His Majesty's Ship. Qtaltdri, 1-9:?:;$01§7.
mouth; Trusty, for Leith ; and Clyde, for the French:
Coast i also several Gun-brigs ; Piospero Bomb,.
with a Fleet of outward-bound". Merchant Ships,
Coasters, Collievi, under Convoy fO.l. ..Parts=
mouth., . .

SHEET NPS, SErT. 4.—The Ceres bas ma do the
Sigral for Convoy to. the Baltic, till a prop r Ship_ is
appointed for that service.
'The Spy .Sloop convoys the Trade to Tonningen..

The Astrea and Furiunee Frigates are come into
Harbour to rent.

The Schooner Advice Boats having been proved
,
on trial to he over-masted, are all to have their masts
reduced.

The Gashawk has been paid bounty and two
months advance, and is under sailing orders.
• AuG. S.--Yesterday► evening and this day several
of the China Ships have past for the River.

From seven to nine n'clock last night we expe-
rienced a severe storm of thunder, lightning, and
rain but we have no damage either to the Shipping
or on shore.

Arrived the Rifleman Gun-brig, Lieut. NAPIER,
from the Downs.

P. S.—Passed by the Nore this afternoon IQ Sail
of homeward-bound East Indiamen for the River,- 4
of which are brought up off South End.
The Spy Sloop of War, Capt. HUDSON, sails to-
morrow for Tonningen with Convoy.

SUN OFFICE,

THREE O'CLOCK, P. M.

WE stop the Press to communicate to our Readers
the following intelligence, which has just been re-
ceived at LLOYD'S :

" The Vigilant Schooner arrived at Weymouth
with Dispatches ; left the homeward-bound West
India Fleet, c. 65 tail, on the 4th August: The
Fleet sailed on the 3d August, under convoy of the
Agamemnon and Cerf, for England ; the Northum-
berland, Elephant, and Canada were to proted them
well to the Northward. The Fleet from Gtenada,
&c. got to Tortola on the 2d August. A French
Squadron is expeCted at Martinique."