The Sun.
London, England, 1808-02-06 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

gLIIMOUTII, FEB. 4.---Private Letters received
here 40-day, state, that the Rochefort Squadron
sailed thgnce on the t 6th .ISnuary, and that Admi-
ral Sir IL STaAdIiAN, who had been blown off his
star ion in a gale of.wind, did not receive intelligence
of their escape until the, 24th, on which he itunie-
diately made sail in pursuit of them, 'and it .Was the
general opinion on board the Squadron, that the
Enemy were gone fur the West Indies. The (Amer
lost her main-yard in the gale, which was supplied
her from the Donegal.
Sailed the Princess Charlotte Frigate, on a cruize.
The St. George, of 98 guns, and Donegal, of
74'guns, are come into harbour to refit.

The Growler Gun-Brig, left Admiral Sir IL
STRACKAN'S Squadron on the 28th'ult. after being
four days in pursuit of the Enemy.- They were then
under a press of sail, in lat. 46, long. 5.
This afternoon weighed from Cawsand Bay the
Bellerophon, of .74 T guns, Rear-Admiral ;
I(///e de Paris, of IQO guns; Fallon!, Impeteu.v.and
Dqiance, of 74 guns each ; and Dreadnought, of 98
guns, to cruize off Brest, but they were recalled,
and are again at anchor in Cawsand.Bay.
Sailed the Brilliant Frigate on a cruize to the
westward,

PoarsuouTn, Fan. 5,--!Arrived the Cosa° mid
Guerriere Frigate, having on hoard His Grace the
Duke of A4NchesTan,
,from Dungeness Roads,
these two Ships having been detained by the 'prevail,
lug westerly winds at that anchorage, for several
days past.
Arrived this day Lct Chilranne Frigate, Capt.
IVAINWRIGIIT, from the Mediterranean, with the
George, Altiriner, Loyal 13riton, Sir John Boriose
!Vitro', Sea I'Vymph, Melpomene, .Lord Duncan,
and LatonaTransporti; 111144 Ceres, CooK., and El4za,
PUNTER, Merchant Vessels, all of which are under
Quarantine; the Goshawk Brigs. Capt. INNEs, and
Curriez,. Cutter, Lieut, RAMSAY., 11:0111 the Downs.

Cow ,s, FEB. s.—Artive4 the .Bremen Ship lia.nd-
-147.1g from London ; the Russian Ship Autumn fronA
Memel,. bound to I.3ristol, with timber • the Sardi-
nip) Brig Ronuira from Gibrkdtar, with 14;rilla, found
to Loudon.

4.large Fleet of Transports now lie h our Roads,
baying troops on hoard for Sivily and Gibraltar, and
wait wily a fair wind. They aro to sail tinder con-
voy of tlie Pe/ler, Lieut. EVELYN.

Siteuvicss, FEB. the It -uolivich Store-
ship for the River.
The Centinal Gun-trig has made the signal for
convoy to thu
Went out cif harbour and anchored at the Little
Nore, after receiving an impartial repair, the nos-
phqrus Fire-brig.
Came out of harbour to the Pale Nore His Ma-
jesty's Ship Ps anchise and the Snake Sloop of War.
Passing by several Sail fc)r, the jiver.

DEAL; FED., s.—Put.back last {light his Majesty's
Ships Sato 4nd Centurion, with the East radiamen,
ece. which sailed for Portsmouth in the morning.
This morning arrived and sailed for the ;liver, the
Union, DrcErNsoN, horn Lisbon, inniqeteep days ;
4119ry-Anti, •Wityre, and the Williquz, Fits ox,
from Malta.

. • Tlv, following ii a List 4f. the Danish Shipt _of
\Var which have been taken into His Ilajesty'‘.ser-
-Ikc, itua iho sicusacms by ..041;‘,44 thcy !aro to be cllitllls.
gUiSlllld : . .
C?,,:., ' • To 6eC4l.lrd
Christian the Geteenth - 96 - • . - Blenheim..
Waldemaar . , ts 4 . - . - Yarmouth.
Princess SOl/1114 Frederica 74 , • —: C a tri liriOge.
fustiee - - 74 - - 0 ricii4. •
Heir Apparent Frederick 7.4 . - ' Cornwall.
Crown Prince Frederick 7.1 - - . 'Norfolk.
Fuen , •.. 7.1 - -•• •• Bengal.
Oder; - . - 7.4 -
Three Crowns , 74 - - Med Way.
SkiolLl" . - - , 74 • . &interact.
cruwn Princess Miltiie 74 . -
.Torbay.
Danmark' - • 74 - . Marathon.
Norway .
Princcus Catalina • ;:: - - Nonsuch.
- BiJcanza.
711;GATES.
to de called.. Te,be called.
Pearl •., 'Theban, . Frecieriestein Teresa. .
Honsewife - 'lloreas.',.• Triton*, . - Ilyirrolitus.
Iris • - . A laric: • Little Belt - Espion.
Rota - - Sensible. . h Fyila - - Lit.:y.
•Velius - Levant. - CluCkstalt - Ralson.
N yade . ' HeplixstiOn. Eytleten - U t ik.
'• . Nymphot , - . Ikterininee.
1.13().

Tv he called. To he called.
Glornmen - liritunkart. Sarpe . Voltigeur.
Ned Elven . Legere.. Flying .Fish Venteur.
Mercure - Tramler. Elvin - • liArlequin.

Lord CAsmnitettoit, iti the debateon \Vedaesday,
stated a circumstance which is of material import-
ance.—On the 2d of 'August, at one of his levees,.
iIuaNTAPA writ, turning to the kortuguese Ambassa-
dor, asked him, whether he had transmitted to his,
,Court the demand, that the Navy of Portugal should'
be ready to unite With. the other Navies of Europe
against England, on the Ist of September ? awing.
said this he immediately turned to the Danish Nli-
'hister, and asked him whether be had made the
same communication to his Court ?
Last week Mr. P. W. Tommiss, Historical. E-
ngraver to the Queen, had the honour of attending
at Windsor, to submit to the inspecljon of her Ma-
jesty and the Princesses the first Number, and the
Drawings 'from which the Engravings had been
Made, of the &Milt GALLERY Of VICTURES, about
to be published under the direction and superintend-
ance of Mess's. TauffllAn, OTTL/k, and-Tait:lNS,
Mien her Majesty and their Royal Highnesses were
.pleased to express their warmest approbation of the
very superior manner in which the undertaking had
been executed, and to countensfice the Work by
choir Itoyal Patronage and Subscription.

GOT RA WIRT ELOCK E's l 1 LiL,

EIGHTIF DAV. • • '
The examination of Lieutenant-Colonel 130t/ilu
wits concluded yesterday at twelve o'clock, and that
of Brigadier-General CRAUFURD commenced: •
.This morning, at the usual hour the Court as-
sembled, and continued the examination of Oeuerai
GRAUFUED, who, when our Reporter left Chelsea,
was answering to a number of written questions
that he held in his hand.
.The Court was not so crowded as upc.T. any of the
former days.

LIST OF SIIERIFFS
ritICKLD BY HIS MAJLSTV, ON WV.I3NESI.).AY LAST, 1-.7.!

74iE ratr4iwr YiAit.

Redfordshire—Rich. Orlebar, of Puddington; Esq.
Beritshire—Wm. Congreve, of Aldermaston, Esq.
liuckinthamshire—Rich. Dayrell, of Silliugstont,
Cambridge and Huntingdon—Sir H. Peyton, of. Earn",

Bart. -
Cheshire—C. Trelawney Brereton, of Shotwich.park, Esq.
Cu inberland.- T hos. I trine, of ( its tice Town, Esq.
Derbyshire—Postpoiled.
Devonshire—Sir 11. Carew, of ilaccornhe.,Rart.
Dorsetshire—Nicholas Chas. Daniel, of Upway, gsq.
Essex— john Coggan, of )'an teal. Esq.
Cloucestershire—ir Thomas Craley gowey, of Halley

Abbey, Bart. •
Herefordshire—Sam. Peploe, of' Garnstone, Fsq.
Hertfiardshire—jagi. Smyth, of Ashlyn's.hill, ksq.
Kent—Cas. Milner, of Preston-park. Esq.
Leicesterfliire—l. finch Sithpson, of Launde Abben ESd
Lincolnshire—rhe Hon, W. Reauclere, of Radbourne.
Monmouthshire— Win. Morglin; of Mainhilad, Esq.
Norfolk—l. Thornton Mott, of Ilarmingliam, L5(l.
Northamptonshire—C. Fleet Hirai:St at Saxon, Esq.
Northumberland—Cut ocrt Ellison, of Brooniliouse, ESel.
Nottinghamshire—l. NlA.lners Sutton, of Ke'lliall" r";(1'
Oxfordshire—The Hon, T. Parker, of Enshain.hall. •
Rutlantllan.lshire—'flu's. Bryan, at Stoke, Esq.
Shropshire—Ralph Browne Wy Id Browne, of CQYOIeYr /541.
Somersetshira—L. Hemeys Tynte, of Haleswell, Lsg.
Stallbrdshire—Postponed.
County of Southampton—George Hanbury
tield.lodge, Esq.
Suttblk.—l-4. Vernon, of Naaon, Esq..
Surrey—James Mangles, of Woodbridge, Esq.
Sussex- Win. Stanford, of Roston, Esq.
Warwickshire—, Postponed.
Wiltshire—J. Holton, of G-rittleton, Esq.
Worcestersbigt—Sir sohn Packington, of Westwood, Batts
Yorkshire—Win. Joseph Dennison, of Ayton, E4.q.
Michgll, of 'MO.

SOUTH WALES,
Carmarthen—Morgan I'rico Lloyd, of Glansevin, Esq.
_ Pembroke—John Henblergh Allen. of Carselcy, ski.
Cardigan—Morgan toles, 6t Pauthyr Esq.
Qlitmorgin —Hon. Wm. Booth pr EttizerYn.
Brecon-45stponed.
I.ladnar—Thornas Thomas, of Ponkerrig, gsq.

NORTH WM.ES.
Merione.th-l-Lewis Price Edwards' 01:-olgarth, Esg,
Carnarvonshire—Roberr 1:1101114S Carreg, of C4rces‘ Esti,
Anglesey—Edward [ones, of Croinkch, Esq.
Montornerysikire—Robert Knight, of Gwemygoes
penbighshire—Rich, Henry kenrick, Nanidwyckd, ES+
Lloyd, of trcbierthl, Esq.