The Sun.
London, England, 1806-05-16 00:00:00

NA VA L N•E WS.

PLYMOUTH,, MAY • 15. =The 'LI/Ye Frigate,
which arrived here this morni:ig, fell in at sea with
an English Transport 'froth the Cape. of Good Hope,
out of Which she took an Officer charged with Dis.
patches. for Government, who brings, intelligence,
that' on the 6th of :March the French Frigate La
Voluntaire, being the Van Ship of Admiral VII,.
LIAMEZ'S Squadron, consisting of one Ship of 80
'guns, and five of 74: gUns, with one other Frigate,
bound, as supposed, for the East Indies, put into
.the Capp to obtain supplies fbr the Squadron ; the
Diadem, of 64 guns, then laying in Bay, ob-
serving the Frigate at a distance, 'and supposing her
to be an Enemy, hoisted Dtitch Colours, and the
Vaulitaire came in and anchored near the. Diadem,
When she was immediately taken possession of.
The particulars of other British Ships of War
were at the Cape is not learnt, nor how far the
Squadron of Admiral Vit,iLAm z
,was astern of the
T7olantaire. It is certain, however, ,that JEROME
BONAEARTE- commanded one of the Ships of the
gquachorWhatever' the ultimate destination of
this Squadron might have been, it is now feared
their operations may be dirthed against the Cape.

The Squadron under the .command*Of Rear-Ad-
thiral"Sir R. STRACHAN, now in Cawsand Bay re-
fitting, are destined for. the atst Indies,. and are to
sail as the Ships get ready, without to sail
together.

Arrived L'Aigle Frigate, from a Cruize to the
Westward : spoke yesterday in the Channel the
French Ships Marengo and Belle Poule, going up
for Portsmouth.

Arrived the PappenbUrgh Galliot-De.Jonge Jo-
hannes, VENS, from Bourdeatx, laden with brandy
and wine, bound to Tonningen,- detained by the'
Betsey Privateer; the Danish Brig Anna Dorothea,
TERMAN, from Salo, laden with brandy for .Altona,
detained by the Thisbe Frigate; the Danish Brig
Anna Bolletta, HEE, from Leghorn, laden with cur-
rants, detained by 'the 'Trafalgar Privateer ; the
Portuguese Brig Geeron, RosA, from Lisbon, 'laden
with cotton, &c. bound to Amsterdam, detained by
the Surinam Slooßof War ; the Danish Brig Ilaabet,
from Cate, bound to Stettin, laden with brandy, &c.
detained .by the Frigate : the latter is arrived,
and has, during her Cruite, detained seVen other
Neutrals, whose arrival is hourly • expected the
Danish Brig. Therese, DETLITSEN, from Salo,
.bound
to Drontheim,\ laden with brand!;, &c. detained by-
the Indefatigable Privateer; the Danish Brig Enig-,
heiten, FIOY.BIUSK, froM Malaga, laden with wine,
&c. detained by the Trafalgar Privateer; the Danish
Ball( Aittphitrite, ANDRESON, from Marseilles, laden
With wine, &c, detained by the Indefatigable Priva-
teer.'

Arrived the Brig Rowena, of Dover, Capt. WAR-
MAN, from Oporto, laden with wine,; sailed thence
'nine days since, vyith`thirty-one Sail, under convoy
of the Gaimet Sloop of War the remainder of the
Fleet put into Falmouth yesteiday, owing to contrary
winds.

PORTSMOUTH, MAY 15.—The Squadron that
came up last night to Spithead proved (as was hinted
in my last, at eight o'clock, P. M.) to be• the one
under command of Sir JOHN B. WARREN, consist-
ing of the following Ships, and the 'Marengo, 80-gun
Ship, and La Belle Pottle Frigate, their Prizes : •
London - - 98 SiI'IIARRY Ni.A LE."
Fotidreyant B,S Vice-Adin.A Sir l. W,s,itstatc,
e Captain WITE.
Namur - 74 Captain HALS.TEA '
Ramillies - - 74 • Captain PICK:Wit R 7
Repulse - - 74 Hon. Captain LLo GE.
Couragi-ux - 74 Captain BissETT. • •
Hero - 74 Hon. Captain GARDNER.
Amazon -, - 36 Captan PA R):Z.
Resistance - - 36 Captain ADAMS..
Sir JOHN landed this morning, and shortly after
set off for London. •
La Marengo is under jury-masts,-haring lost her
masts, since the..A6tion, in a gale of wind.

HARWICH MAY 15.;--This morning the Lady
Nepcan Packet, Capt. GEORGE DEANE,' sailed- for,
Husum, with.the Harnbro' and Bremen Mails; the
Earl of Leicester, Capt; 'fnomsosz, proceededi‘Vith
a favourable wind for Gottenburgli ; the Iggressor
and Charger. Gun-vessei3 sailed yesterday for their
station.

The Swedish Ship Arty, Capt. PETRELL, from
St. Jibes, with salt, is Arrived with the loss of her
bowsprit and other damage.
Remain the Pscort and Ceiztine/ Gaut-brigs; the
Argus and, riper Revenue.Cruizers.

SEIEEFINEss, MAY 1 s.—Arrived. the Falcon Sloop
of War, Capt.. SALTNIREZS, from tile

Sailed the Otter Sloop of War, ,71::,porate;Thrc(sher,
and .I,V2inen. Gun-briE;s, for the-Downs. •

.The Bpnett42 continues the Sign ::1 fOr Convoy to
the Bihie, and _Diligence for Tonuingen, and will
sail on or about the QQ:I.I

s:1,1;; at this Z...d and, !V!,-.1-,ar.:11, Rohy, Antelope,
Al I coos, Vv resi.
tif • Jklieltc ttcNile ; ;;;:veral Gun
arAl !

DEAL, MAT 1,5.----Arr:VCd fig, C.:J(le'
Commodore OWEN, with the Arrow • Schooner
the frOM a Cruize off Boulogne
also the AmerieanShip Hamilton, from AmSterdam,
for Baltimore, detained by the Monkej Gun-brig.

Sailed the Arrow Schooner on a Crtlize.
Came down from the Nore the ,Oner Sloon et
War ;' Jackall find Rifleman Gun-brigs.

FALmoualt, MAY 13.--Arrived the Bremen. Brig
Fortuna, AMELS, from Bourdemix, with wit-7r~ and.
brandy, detained by the Betsey Cutter and puiVatt-
gable Lugger' Privateers; Ann, BinnoNs, - from
Oporto) and several other Vessels, parted 11-ont' the
Lisbon and Oporto Convoys, which passed this port
this morning under convoy of His Majesty's Erin
Gannet,; and Huint.er Armed Ship, HILL, from
cruize.

BRIXHAM QUAY, MAY I3.—Arrived in Tor
the Gannet Sloop' of 'War, with a Fleet under col
voy from Oporto : they left Oporto on the .sth inst.

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE ,MONEY.
To the Officers and Company of His • Majesty'; hired Brig
Caroline, the net Proceeds of the Prussian Smack Fortun.,
will be made on board, on the fsth inst., or as soon as she. af-
rives in Port ; and at Mr. Hawker's, Plymouth, every T0...5•
day and Friday for three months. . •
To the Officers and Company of His Majesty's Shit► Me-
lampus, for the .French Privateer Valiant On which H s Ma-
jesty's Ships La Loire and. Brilliant parfcinate), to• th.,. Me-
lainpus on board the said Ship, on the tin instant; and
Mr. Hawker's, Plymouth,.every Tiaesday and Ins.t.iy, r
three months. •

To the Officers and Crew of His Majesty's Ship Camilla,
their portion.of La Faune, vn boaid the at Port,-
mouth. cn the 17th inst. if in Port, or as soon after ai sfrt
may return ; and afterwards at Nu. 70, Great Russeil,;irc,it,
13loorrishitry.

To the Officers and Company of His •Majesty's Ship 80,.
dicea, for the Capture of the Dutoh t:-4
goadicea's
Inn,
in port, aud afterwards at N“.
meat's Inn, on Tuesdays and Fridays, tor tfu%.,.: yeJr. z„)
come, .

Accannts have teen received at Bombay, of an
aaion'having taken place off Batavia, between aik •
English Frigate and the Semillante French Frigxt.
The latter-would have been takeh, had she not tdkc,l
shelter under. the Batteries.

ottATECR. BRlGADE.—Yesterday the fQqowing
Corps. were. brigaded in Hyde-Park, by I.Viajur-ri;e-
-neral the Earl of BANBURY St, James's, 'St
Margaret's and Bt..John's, Mary-le-bon; the 1:3: and,
E.)(1 Battalions of Queen'S Royal Volunteers, and
Duke of Cumberland's Sharp Shooters. The -Sri-
gade was formed about four o'clock, before his
Royal Highness the Duke of CAMBRIDGE;and S'e-
veral .General Officers. The Corps were tUliv
tended,
.and previous to their leaving the Park tLt'v
received the thanks 'of their Xroble .commander
their appearance and discipline.
:We are authorized to correct an error in the st.te-•
ment that appeared in the Pap?rs.respeCting the
ding for the Loan in It-el:aid, in whicii
REtD, IFivis-G; and Co. and Mr. tuv.r. WHITE,
Nvere stated to be the Bidders : the biddings
-by
_ _ .

T. Cope, Esq. tort. Mroney, raj' ,t,. `t o-3.1 to-31 pet Ct..Sto..!:
Mess. Reid, Irving, Z.:* Co. nitro, 139 'p:-‘1,11.10.
Mess Gibbons and Williaws, do 139 o—ditto- .

The two latter biddingi beini-the same, the 1.0211
was divided between them..

. As proceedings of the followingnature do not,
like criminal informations, come under the notice of
Reporters in the Courts of Law, we are authorized
and.requested to state, that Colonel FULLARTON has
dire&ed an aelion at law to be commenced against
Lieut. Col. ED\rARD ALURED DRAPER, of His Ma-
jesty's Third Regiment of Guards, in order to afford
an opportunity of investigating, before a Court of
Justice, various assertions and expressions contained
in an Address to the Public, recently circulated by
that Officer, in defence of arts committed by Col.
PICTON, late Governor of Trinidad. A prosecution
was also intimated against Mr. Bunn, the publisher,
which has been withdrawn, in consequence of Mr.
BUDD having Written a letter to Col: FULLARTO'N,"
of which a correct copy will be• submitted to the
Public as soon 'as ,the necessary course of 'proceed-
ings will justify that communication.
A few days ago a Boat, containing a number of
persons, with goods fpr Waterford Fair, from Car-
rick, %Alen opposite Mount Neill; oil the Suit-,
within 'about eleven miles of that City, ran upon
a stake, and,began to fill. ,This caused an alarm ;
and several women' being in the Boat, threw all,
the ,persons therein into such confusion, that the
means which might have been used for their safety
were negle&ed—and, with the utmost concern we
state, that several of the passengers perished.. The
number has been variously stated—but it is
aette-
ralh- believed that six men
,and three. worneu lost
their lives'!

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