The Sun.
London, England, 1808-09-17 00:00:00

I‘4iAVAL N. EW' §.,

DEAL, Sti,T. 16.--Early this tiiorbing 'an cider
Was received for the Squadron under the command
of Rehr-Admiral GARDNEE consisting of eight Sal
of the Line, to proceed to sea without delay, Sup-
posed for the Baltic, to reinforce Sir J. SAIIMAREi,
who, it is reported, has been defeated by the Russian

Fleet, with the loss of one Sail of the Line taken, and

two sunk..:--We atost sincerely hope this report is
very false: ,

PLYMOUTH., SE I'r. 15.—Arrived the ChampiOn,
of 24 guns, with Dispatches from off Cadiz.
Sailed the Queen, of 98 guns, for Portsmouth, and
the Hindostan, of 50 guns, for Corunna.

PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 16.--Arrived the Antefia
Frigate, Captain the Hon. F. P. Itu.ar, and•
mouth Store Ship from the DoWns.
Sailed the Warspite, 74 guns, Captain the Hon'.
H: BLACKWOOD, for the Eastward, and 'Defender
Gun-brig, -on a cruise.

Dropt down to St. Helen's his Majesty's Ship
Revenge, with the Fleet for the East Indies, which
are expeled to sail to-morrow morning. The Sur/y
Cutter is appointed convoy for Guernsey.

YARMOUTH, SEPT., I6.—This morning the Mar.
quis ,D 8 ROMANA landed. here from the Calypso
Gun-brig, and will set off for town to-day, attended
by his Aid-de-Carry and Secretary.
The Calypso brings intelligence that Sir SAMUEL
HOOD, in the Centaur, with the Implacable, had
fallen in with the Russian Fleet of ten Sail of the
Line, in the Gulf of Finland, and being joined by
four sail of Swedish Men of War, made sail to attack
them. The Centaur and Implacable came up with
the Enemy's Rear, and engaged them, when one of
the Russian Ships struck to the Centaur,%after hay,
ing been boarded, and losing 500 ; the remainder
of the Russian Fleet escaped. The Swedish Ships
did not come into anion at all, in consequence of
their being heavy sailers.

SCILLY, SErT. I2.—Came in, by contrary winds.,
the Brig Margaret, of Hull; WILLIAM SPENDLOVE
Master, from London; bound to Halifax.
Arrived also, the Sloop Mary and Betty, SANDER-
SON, Master, with coals for-these Islands; and the
2,Proviilence Revenue Cutter, from a cruize:
Sailed the Friendship Brig, S. TREGARTHEN Mas-
ter, with a cargo of potatoes for Sir CHARLES COT-
TON'S Fleet otLisbon.

CORK, SEPT. 12.

THE EXPEDITION.—Lieta.-Gen. Sir D. BAIRD'S
Army is now. on board the Transports-at this port,
and ready to sail. with the first fair wind. The •3d
Battalion of the 27th Regitnentembarked at the East.
Ferry, from Middleton, on Friday last ; and the 2d
Battalion of the stst -at Monkstown, on the same
day. On Saturday last the 2d Battalion of the 14th,
,Ist of the 26th, and the 2cl. Battalion of the 31st
Regiments, were alsb embarked at Mon kstown.—
Seven Regiments, which, with a proportionate
number of Artillery and Engineers, compose the
.entire embarkation, are divided into two Brigades.
The first consists of the 14th; 26th, and 31st, under
Major-General MANNINGHAM ; the .0, of the
Royals, 23d, 27th, and 81st, under Brigadier-Ge-
neral SLADE.—Falmouth is the first point of desti-
nation, where the force will be augmented. by seve-
ral other Regiments. Their destination is conjec-
tured to be Portugal ; and it is it‘ gined,that they
will ultimately ptoceed up the Mediterranean.—
Sir DAVID MIRO will retain the Chief Command
it could not be 'confided to a braver 'or an abler
Officer.

Yesterday a Cabinet Council was held at the Fo-
reign Office, at which the following Members as-
sisted : Earl Of WESTMORELAND, ihe Duke of
PORTLAND, Mr. CANNING, Lords HAWKRSBURY
and CASTLEREAGH, Mr. PERCEVAL, Lord MLA...
GRAVE, and Earl BATHURST. They assembled at
half after two, and did not separate until it was
nearly five o'clock.
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We are extremely sorry to announce the death
of Lord RENDLESH AM. He was out shooting on
Thursday, with Lord CHATHAM, when he suddenly
dropped from his horse, and expired instantly.
Yesterday the Gentlemen who generally, bid for
Lotteries waited on the Minister at the Trts?asury
Chambers to hear proposals for tlae next Lottery,
which will form the first for the year 1808.

The Minister proposed to have one Lottery of
20,000 tickets, to be drawn in four days, 5000
ticks,each day, with not less than two days inter-
val between the drawings. The scheme to be fixed
by the contra6tor, subje& to the approbation of the
Lords of the Treasury. It must consist of not more
than three blanks to a prize, no prize above 20,000 L
or under 1.51. No fixed capital. to be allowed. The
bidding to take place on Wednesday next, at eleven
o'clock, and the Lottery-to finish the last day of this
year; the day of,beginning and the days of drawing
to be optional to the contractors. The deposit to be
as under:.
September 24 - - - 1. ToS.
October iq -
•
November u - -
The remaining sum three days beforo the drawing.
commences.

FATAL DUEL.—An'afsir of honour took place
yesterday morning, on Wimbledon Common, be-
tween Capt. Co,— who has lately been the sub-
je6l of a Grim. COll. aEtion,, and a Mr. p---- • we
cannot at present go into the tanse of the dispute,
but have to relate the fatal termination of it in the
decease of Capt. C--D on the first shot. Ti:e
surviving combatant of course left the field for safety,
at present.; and the body of the deceased, as all sur=;
gical assistance was of. no avail, was conveyed in a
shell to town, to his late residence, the►e to I,yat the
result of a Coruna's Inquest.