The Sun.
London, England, 1808-03-07 00:00:00

3111 brandy on board, from St. Sebastian, i)ound to
Buenos Ayres.
The Townshend Packet,- with Mails for the Mo-

diterranean, sails to-morrow.

G6TT FEB. 19.—The Fleet for.Erip.-
laud sailed ,on the 14th inst. btit put back by con-

tray winds thi next evening, and still retnaips. An

English 74 is at Kladeshalmen, near Marstrand„ for
'tllopurpo,ie of proteaing_ the convoy. The winter
.. is very severe ; the ice extends about five English
miles from the town.
DEAL, MARCH G..--► Came down from Sheerness,
Yesterday, his Majesty's Ship Goliath. •
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Sailed his Majesty's Ship Trompose, on a
croize.

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Fein. 29.—The outward•bound \Vestindia
Plect 'colleaed in this harbour were" expected to sail
this day, .then our Messenger felt Cove." They go
under convoy of a Frigate and a Sloop of War to
:Madeira, and two Sloops of War the remainder of
the voyage.

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ISLA MDSOI, Sott.t.Y,Ftta. 27..—Came in the Myr-
tle and Acorn Sloops of War, under jury-masts, Irciu
Biddeford to Plymouth, to be completed at His Ma-
jesty's Duck 4ard, unCief convoy of the liarlegkitt
Sloop.

Arrived since my last the Brig Rolla,. SraiNGLZ,
from Yarmouth to Liverpool, laden with Nvboat and
malt, her pumps being chuaked—Tpart of, her cargo
is taking.out into a Lighter; the Ship Patio 4rm-.
sled, of Lubeck, Tone Master, from Bilboa, laden
'*ool, bound to Bristol ; Ship Oh, of Obo, PETUR•
zw., Irons Plyinoigh, in ballast, bound to Liverpool.
A Vidualler, No 20, •in coming into harbour
struck on a sunken rock, but with little ,damage got
otr again. • •
Sailgcl the Camel Store-ship with :her convoy for
Portsmouth.

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE.\MONEY.
To the Lark, ter the Capture of the Aurora, at No. 3,
Salter;,'-Hall.court, Cannon-street, on the gtn instant, and
every Monday and .Thurstlay at the saints plaCe ter three
years.
To the, Arnaranthe, for the Captureolthe Juno, at No. 13,
George-;trot, Webtiiihister, on the ICtil 111Stilir, anti rct-
three months at the same place.
To the Orestes, for the Capture of the EirAnOß
Mina, on bootrci the Orestes, on her arlival in Port.

GREENOCK* Mmictt 4.-13 y letters •frolu Cathp-
beltoti we learn, that early on Sunday morning last,
the 28th ult. in thick foggy weather, a large Swedish
Ship, called the Jidtn; et APPLEBOME.
was stranded .in Machrichaniwh Bay. This vessel
was bound to Liverpool, with a cargo .of timber,
iron, and boric,. With difficulty the crew were
saved ; and much praise is due to a yoking man \of
That distridt, a sailor, Alex. Madam, for his intrepid
e'xtttions, and! at •the imminent hazard of his own
• .
In awsting the distressed crew in gaining the
Clore. Unfortunately the Captain, Boatswain, and
hot, with a Kintyre• man, in attempting to regain
the vessel, were overwhelined in the curt, and lost
their lives. The body of the Kintyre man only had
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bean found'when the letters came away.

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Orders were sent on Saturday to Sheerness and
Yarmouth, to prepare the several ships at those'
I)l3ees destined for the Baltic, for immediate sailing.
ZThe chief co,..inand is to bt gi%en to Sir JANES
u4I3:4AUF,Z, and direCtions.have been sent 'to him to
repair' to town, to receive his instructions. It is
said he is to hoist his flag on board the Burit'eur, of
08 guns, which is preparing at Portsmouth.
~ A Letter from on board one 'Of Sri CH ARIES
\*QTTON IS SClPacifoll, dated off Lisbon, January 31,
ttls,--" We boarded a fibhermam yesterday,' who
„,..a,a, come out of Lisbon the night before.. The
11 come
exhibited famine in his face. The first thing
lle asked fur was viauals and drink. He affirms
Om in • pos •
itively that the people were all starving on
eY'sore; that the French and Russians 'Monopolized
-r.•erY thing.' Eight Sail of Ruisisn Ships of the
''''ne and two
,Frigates were ready for sea, and
Vere'rnoored above Belem Castle,' but the.), had not
11 Pound of Salt provisions on board. The remnant
..,(L?,t the Ci.-dev - ant Portugliese Xavy consists of three
ril of the Line, three Frigates, and a Xebec, l'he
1 French colours were flying on board, but they were
leiv,„111/64t masts. This man also averred, that in the
tlrse of 'the Present and last week.upWards of 400
xrench have
Itatives • been killed by.
various means by the
j . ulto are 4etentined sather.to die by the
re°lll than by hunger. The natives were become
sperate, and eentinual broils were taking place.
x'-utinq fishermen estimated the French: troops in Por-
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_pi at 34,003 ; of which 10,000 were in Lisbon.
-4‘'e marl wokild take no English' money, for' fear it
should be bond 'upon him, and because, he durst.
'not expend it in Lisbon.'
Yesterday morning . .
his MMasry, the Duke of
1-,MARIDGit, Princesses. AUGUSTA, $01",111A, MARY,
I'ICI, AMELIA, 'accompanied by Lord S6lmtavrt.t.it,
'''aqY akfialwA CUMBERLAND, and Airs. SNEAD, his.
Ileral FATZROY, and Major Palm AVVnt.• TO- Si..:.
'gorge's Chapel, and heard a sermon preached by
I'le3 Rev. Mr. DIGBY, from the xxxiii. chapter of
r§ll, 2sld verse; afterwards returned to the Palace.
'• t was the first sermon preached here since his being
' ' aPPOinted one of the Canons of Windsor.
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!. . GENERAL WIIITELOCKE'S TRIAI 2DTti _n AY.—i a
'consequence of the indisposition' of judge Advo-.
i ere the Court adjourned on: Saturday morning until
tsi4 4aY, When the Trial proceeded. Lieutenant-
) , euel•fluaxx having explained some part of his
• ‘tenoe, retired, and 'watt succeeded by I.,tetitcnallt-
k;olonel BRADFORD, who was under pan)ination
fiwhen our Express left the Court. .Tfr Duke of
`-'l'l,lgßALAzin continues his attendance) .
his Library 1, Ilvo):t APARTit has lately fitted up his Library in tAle
, - !... •.-
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. 14'glisil taste, and rather plain than otnerwisei it is
' . . ce'iratecl with marble busts of delOrated c.ltarac-
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. attlon , ;t which are those of Mr. FoX and Lord
' . ittsolit. ' .