The Sun.
London, England, 1808-01-19 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

FALMOUTH, J4N• If—Arrived I 1:4 Majesty's Ship
Fortung from Plymouth for Cork ; also two Trans-
ports (a Ship and a Brig), part of General SPENCER'S
Expedition.

GRIMSBY, JAN. 17.—The Charles Atoned Ship

is Just arrived from Gottenburgh with the loss of
masts and Otherwise muck) . damaged ; she captnred
a small Lugger Privateer off the Dogger Bank, and
sent her for Yarmouth.,—A Brig and a Schooner are
pp shore at the back of the Sporn : several other
Vessels are on shore along the coast.

Porrappuffm, 34t47. 18 Arrived the Minerva,
NY ILppoosE, Trio, CARLTON, for Gibraltar; Tr lore,
JACKSON, for Madeira ; Baron Nelson, FOSTRR,
Ajax, WEThERFIELD,•and 4mphion, DENtikm, for
the Mediterranean. •

Sailed ►he Amphion Frigate, Capt. HOSTE, with a
egnyoy for the Mediterranean, including the above
Ship for that part.
viz. the Rover, 'Chatten ; Thetis, Balfour ; Gallant
Schemer, Reach; Hawkesbury, Young ; London, SCUf
Donglas, Wilson; Frederick, Curry ; Cogniaa Packet ;
Betsey 4nd Sally, TU,:akes ; Larkins, Forster; Helena,
Darell ;" Thomas and. Mary ; Sarah Ant., War; Mount Rot.
al; Dural! ; Niger, Cristall ; and Dclivson, ----, for GI.
braltar.
' Sailed also, William, Baxfield ; Robert and Sarah, Tres.
dole; MediteTrancan, Martin; Neptune, lily ;
-77; Astlay, Capp ;. Endeavour, Coon; Good intent,
Crosby Sophia, Smith ; Malta, Burnet, for Malta i, and
Dolbin, Syr, for MogadoFe.

SHEERN2,B, JAN. 17. --.Arriyed the frrangkr
Gun-brig, and the Kangaroo and F4erlion; from
Deal. Saile4 the Mariner Gun-brig, LieuL BLas,
for Deal.

JAN., to .--Came down from the Tower the Dept-
ford•Tender, Lieut. Aura fit, with volunteers and
imprest men for the Fleet, and wine Frengh pri;
soners, which were put on board the Win" chel,tra,
to be from thence sent to the Prison Ships at Gil-
lingham they were broqiiht home in the Carmar-
then, and other Ships, from tire East Indies.

HER MAJESTY'S BIRTII-D4r.

tionY esofteeerY/4.blabJinagse-thr'es
her 64th year on the tgth of May last, it was ob-
served with the usual demonstrations of
dßaiyrthse-Dt aapya,rwt. fhoor
ethoetecreeldehliraelto
joy in every
part of the metropolis. The- bells of the ditlerent
churches ushered in the day with joyous peals, and.
the Park and Tower guns fired a Royal Salute at the
usual hour.
Soon after nine o'clock - their MAJESTIES; the:
PRINCESSES, the Dukes of YORK, CLARENCE, KENT,
COMBERLA.ND, and CAbIBEIDGE, breakfasted toga-
ther at the Queen's Palace. At a quarter past ten I
o'clock the pukes of YORK and CAMBRIDGE mount-'
ed their 'chargers, and rode to the Parade, Where
they inspeaed the. Brigade of Grenadiers and Light
Infantry of the Guards, previous to which the Duke
of CAHBRIDOE presented them with. their State
Colours, bearing the Egyptian Sphinx and other
deviees allusive of their services abroad. The Band
appeared in new uniforms. The Blacks wore new
turbans, adorned with blue beads and a profusion of
silver lace.. After parade, they proceeded to St.
James's- to do the Birth-day duty, pursuant to pre'
vious appointment.
The appointment.
of YORK, on this occasion, rode for
the first time a very beautiful white Egyptian horse,
with the Royal Arms burned in upon his off flank.
The Bishops of CHESTER and Satasaulty, and
{cumber of the dignified Clergy, and others, attend-
ed at the Queen's Palace, to pay their early con-
gratulations on the happy return of the day.
At eleven o'clock the Princess CHARLOTTE of
WALES arrived at the Queen's Palace, to pay her
respetits.
About half past twelve o'clock her MAJESTY, the
-
fivelatucasses, the
Princess CH/al-0 i. 11' of WALES, •
the Dukis of KENT and SussEx, in three crtrriagest
left the
itein's Palace, and went to St. James'fb
where, masking Of some refreshment, they
were decorated with their elegant Court dresses and
costly jewels.
At two o'clock his Royal Highness the Prince of
WALES and his Suite proceeded through Carltot
Reuse Garden and St. James's Park to"the private
door ofthe Nape in two carriages. His Royal
Hight)* was attended by Lords LAKE and KEITH,
'General 'HULSE, Colonels WMAHON, LEE, and
BLOOMFIELD, and Baron EDEN.
The PRINCE 'was in a brienStone-coloured coach,
and his Suite preceded him in a landaulet of the
same colour, both cliaivri by beautiful qty 40)104
richly caparisoned.
Soon alter two o'clock ,her M4JEsTY and tho
PRINCESSES left their'dressing-rooms, when 0,14,
Earl.Of MORTON, her Majesty's Chamberlain, !Pi
Colonel DEsettow, the Vice• Chamberlain, with the
Ladies in waiting upep ber'MaJEsTv and the r4}lll
CUM, together with other Attendants., followed e9r
MAJESTY and the PRINCESSES throtigh the 0201°4 •
suited rooms towards the Grand Council Climber,
to bold the DraWing-room. Iq the'Antiloom the
Archbishop of CANTERBURY, and several
Bishops. were in waiting, to 'cpmplitnent
MAJESTY Upon the j.yful
.eyent, and tconec co
mencement -of the New Year. Tii,e Arehei,i,op
3,i'vered to hes Mutiny a very siiitakile 0111094
e -4' he occasion:
• er MAJP4MI and the PRINCESSES pYOOOO4
throup QUeen ANNE'S dinink:ronm and the en
trc
room. The Loßn CHANCELLOR, the' Cabinet Ali:
nisters, and those who have been' in ocSce, and Oa'
applied to the ;LORD STEW Ait .6, were assembled, ';11
the former room, to pay their iespeas &it. In
latter room his Majesty's-Attendanti and Officers*
State, the Field Officer of the Day, and the Cali'
tain of the Guard, were assemble; for the inntl,f
Irelortyboys of Christ's Hospital, attended,
cordlng to cnstdro, intim Presence-Chamber, on. ID
best-:Drawing Room in the year, with Mr. GW`rint
master, at their head, the yotitlis
ing in their hands books and drawings of Oleic
executing during the last year. The boys wore ire'
seated to her MAJESTY and the Patecaskes by IV
derman SHAW, in the room of Alderman Amp'!"
SON, accompanied by J. PALMER, Esq. the Trea,l4'
rer, the Drawing, Master, the Steward, kid 00 tte:
ceiver, Her MAJESTY and the PRINCESSES tOO4.
particular notice of their performances, whicl they
exatiiined with minuteness.
Her Moarry and the PaiNcessEs proceeded ors
their way to the Grand Qouneil Chamber, with the
LORD CUANItiaLAI#I at the bead Of the Attenc7allo4
making waynbetweeti the company. AC, her
JssTY and the PRlNcesses passed the 1i u 4 91. the
company, they convers with several in the 1110 j
couJescending manner. Her Msansre's approach
to the Grand Council Chamber being announeed,
the centre door was thrown open. Mel' MAjlt'
entered the room about 20 minutea east two o'eloere
with Earl Warms holding her right. berm, .and Co'
lonel DESEROW on her left. Her MAJESTY VAC
her station with .her back to a looking-glass, !peewee!! °
the second- and third windows; Earl Moterox ebacel
her MAJESTY'S train upon a Marble slab behin
her. The PRINCESSES followed, and arranged. them'
selves on her MaaisTv'S left hand, according ,to
theirages. Their Attendants stood nearly under the
Throne.
Her MAJESTY having taken her station to receive;
the congratulations of the company, Earl Dar/
MOUTH, the Lord Chamberlain, waved his Wand la
Office to Sir WILLIAM PARSONS, who was attending
in an anti-room, on the left of the Throne, with hill
MAJESTY'Stenby JAMES Band,
Para, t,ope dorm the New Yeses' O.?'
it
Music was adapted toEstlie. tOhdeePobeyt ISjairtli'eaWt44"ll'l
PARSONS, at the express command of his MAJ ESTI'
from the Works of HAN DBL. The Selctlion was
from the Oratorio of Belshazzar, and the Opera of
Othe. It commenced with a charming soprano sob
by Master HOENCASTLE; of the Chapel Royal, which
was most admirably accompanied on the bassoon IA
Mr. Holmes. Mr. W. ,KNYVhTT had die delight",
air from Belshazzar--" 0 sacred Oracles of now%
to.the words of his solo. Mr. I. B. SsLa's solo vOci
extremely well suited to his excellent bass voice,
he gave it with much elle& Mr. KNYVETTP
presided at the piano-forte. The band was very ably
led by Mr. DANCE. Mr. CaossniLL, played the
a!
principal' violoncello; and Mr. Sump, Princ;ir:ft
viola. The three doors of the room having 110
thrown open, it was in a few minutes filled with I
company who .had previously arrived: Her MA'
sierrr as soon as she bad taken" her station, C,„j
the LORD CHASIEERLAIN to her,' aud

.:onversation.with his Lordship; and it was supposed
that something had occurred of which her MAJEi-
TY had to complain. Immediately after the buke
of PORtLAND approached her M'AJE§Ty, and convers-
ed with her MAJESTY for some time: His Grace
was tollowed by several .Ladies, General BERTIE,
Colonel HOWARD, ami.Viscount floor) ; a numbei
of Foreigners werf- then introduced by Sir STEPHEN
COTTERgL, the Master of the Ceremonies.
His Royal Highness the,Prince of WALis entered
the Drawing-room about ten-minutes after her 111 i.
JESTY. He appeared in excellent health and spirits.
His Royal Highness conversed with his usual atlabi-
lity with a number of Personages of high distillation
in the brilliant circle. He shook \hand's with 'the
Marquis of STAVF6III), and introdticed the Noble
Marquis's son, Earl GoWne, to her MAJESTY, on
his return from his travels.
Her MAJESTY went ttirOugh the fatigues of the
d , and received all the company with her usual
ecadetreoiion and dignity. -
At the Court there were present besides Her
MAJESTY—

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.
The Dukes ot York, Clarence, Kent, Cumberland, Sussex,
and, Cambridge.
Tto koyal Highnesses the Princesses Augusta, Eliza.
!Nth, iyl.irv, Sophia, and Amelia.
The Princess ot Wales, and the Duchess of York.
• Prim:: Castelciala.
The Archoisimp of Canterbury, Lord Chancellor,' Lord
President of the Council,' Lord Privy Seal, First Lord of the-
Treasury, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Secretaries of State,
First Lord of the Admiralty, Master-General of the Ord.
trance, Lord Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench.
Lord t hieflustice of me Court.of Common Pleas, Lord
Chief Baron, Master of the Rolls, Attoroey-Generdi, Soli-
citor-General, King's Advocate, judge 'et the Admiralty.
judge Advocate, Solicitor-General to the Prince of Wales,
can of Westminster, Dean of Windsor, Dean of Raphoe,
Lord Mayor of London, .and the Slieritfs of London and
Middlesex
Dukes—Montrose, Portland, and Argyle.
Mai lair ftl—Stalfbrd, Thoniond, WaterfOrd, Lansdown
Bath, and Wellesley'. ,
Ala, cbionesses —Stafibrd, 'Thomond, Lansdown, Donegal,
Bath, Sligo, and Salisbury.
Earls'—Canv'tn, 'Westmorland, Bathurst, Sandwich, Lon-
donderry, Oxford, G I andore, Mountnorris, Bridgewater,
Lauderdale, Onslow; Banbilry, Uxbridge, Chichester, War-
wick, Etfingha;ii, Perilboke, Morton, and Dartmouth:
Countesses—Camden, Belmont, • Mansfield, Londonderry,
Oxford, Mountnorris, Onslow, Chesterfield,
Kinnoul, Cranley, Macclesfield, Harcourt, and Beverley.
Piscounit —Caslercagh, Ashbrooke, Gambier, Sudley. Ha-
Warden, Chetwynd, Brooke, Sidney, Limerick, and Charle--
Yale. •
Viscorortener—Castlereagli, Dalrymple, Gambier; and Sud.
ley.
Lordr--Somervilk, Arden, C. Spencer, Willoughby Do
Broke, Eldon, Heaicy, Walsingharn, Redesdale, 'Kenyon,
R. Fitzgerald, Rad,toek, Glenbervie, Sommers, flarewood,
and Sheffield.
I.telits,--C. L. Gower, F. Pratt, C. Ainsley, M. Corms,
P. 'Courts, C. Murray, Mulgrave, Henley, Trigge, Met.
calle,Beverley, two Dalrymples, Selsea, Dundas, Norman.
ton, Redesdale Price, 6. Hammond, Gibbs, Dacre, C.
Wellesley, Ord, A. Cumberland, Northington, Sheffield,
Y. Th)nne, Boringdon,
.Baron4-:-De Nolleken, and I lets wow.
BisGa t--St. Asaph, Bangor, Exeter, Bristol, Ely, Salis-
bury, Math and Wells, Durham, Carlisle, and Chester.
iiin6asuulor: —Neapolitan, Portuguese' A meri4n, Swedish,.
Admirals—.Harvey, Ord,- Essington, Kemp, Smith, and
Bowater.
'Griter.str:--Congreve, Farrington, Villettes, Sir A. Clarke,
Irwin, Sir D. Dundas, Oakes, Hastings, Minch, Frazer, Nor.
ton, Fox, Arabin,,Burton Harcourt Watson, Barton, Morse,
Pyott, Grosvenor, Sir H. '
Burrard, Sir C. Bowden, M. Fra.
Zer, M‘Leori.
Cdomels --Wptson, Clift, Howard, lenkinson,Anson, Night-
ingale, Harris, Harmer, Alcock, Bailey, Stewart, Brown,
Darling, Hamilton, Lake, Beaumont, Sargestun, Hanson.
Cape!, Cadogan, G. Langton, Moor, Rainsford, Greville,
Desbro', Harcourt.
.Majon—Ouseley, MiLeod, Worsley.
ajor..ins—Donnelly, Celly, Snow,Gardner, 'Jackson, Hood,
'Pettey, Donelly, Ogle. Cherry, Sir. H. POpham, Lambert,
Hope, Sir H. B. Neale, and Mildmay..,
Rev. Doors—;Vincent, Price, Legge,' Blair, and Allen.
Rev. Messrs—Goodenough, Digby,, Knott, Capel, Price,
Plercy, Gambier, and Egerton. •
illderbtrn—Harvey, Flower, and Shaw.
Sirs - John Moore, John Birch, John Nicholls, .Evan Ne-
peani George Shee, James B. Buiges Stephen Shairp, Tho-
mas Trigg, A. Paget, J. Ord, T. M'bonald, j Thynne, T.
Plum, Stephen Cottrell, W. Scott,' A . Hamond, P.
Frances D. Scott, It. Bickerton, V. Gibbs, W. (.rant, and
1. Mansfield,'
Aleurs.—lrby, Merry, Greenwood, Sheridan, P. Moore,
• Akefilbgton fVlarsden, Smith, Phillips, Fuller, ,Her-
ben. Elliot, Silvester, Rose, Bedingfield, Burrows; tiebrr-
den, Long, Begbie, Bigot, Taylor, Villiers, Bellasyse, Hurt,
',Rust, Jekyll, MtUonald, Dawson. Gocidington, 'Ogilvie,
Dent, Egerton, W. W..Polei.H. Wellesley, Johnson, Jack-
: lion, Freyer, Parker.
Milueries—Nightingale, Stewart, Irby, Panton,, Merry,
Marsden,' Digby, Palmer, Hatfield, Atkins., Knox, Long,
Bellasyse, Daintield, White Begot, lionverie, Annesley,. C.
Long, Walpole, Ryder, Koss, Stewart, Crespignyi Pole,
lieberden, Tuns, Paltner, Boone, Mauro, Beau.
znoht,Burrows, and Stewart. •
• Misses —Two Nl' Donaids, Stewart, a irvins. a Honourable
Pieretys, Gibbs., Fraser, Fisher, a Bromwells, Becvety, 2
Jell'erya, a Buckley% Fremantle, z Somervilles, Irby, z Ba-
tons; a Grevilles, Tims, Lake,' Burrows, a Gebberds,
Al•Kenzie.
The following were among the Presentations to
MAJESTY
:.-.-
Mr. Cecil Jackson, upon his return from Vienna, by Lor.l
alawkesbury. '
Lieutenant-General Campbell, upon his return from Ire.
land, and being.appointed•optin bufrin Canada.
Lady Catharine Ainsley, by the. Lady in waiting.
The Right Hon. Richard Ryder, Upon his being appointed
judge Advocate. General, in the room of Mr. Bond, resigned,
y his brother, Lord Harrowby,. •
Earl Pembroke, upon ills being appointed Governor Of
Guernsey, and upon his return to England.
Mrs. Atkins, by the Lady in waiting.
Viscount Lake. upon his creation to that title, and upon
his return from India, and upoit his being appointed Gover-
nor of Plymouth.
Miss Macdonald, the daughter of the Lord Chief Baron,
by the Marchioness, of Stafford.
Tie Hon. Francis H. Egerton, on'a grant of the same rank,
Su:. as if his Father, late Bishop ot Durham, had lived to
Succeed to.the Larlcioni of Bridgewater. •
Mit, Nightingale, by the Lady in Waiting.
General Nichols, upon his return from the East Indies,
and upon his appointment of Colonel to the sath Regiment.
' 'Countess Normanton, by the Lady in Waiting.
General Villettes, upon his return from being Governor of
Malta.
Colonel Nightingale, of the 69th Regiment, upon his re-
turn from the East Indies.
Bartholomew Frere, Esq. upon his return from being
Secretary to the‘Mission of Sir Arthur Paget, at Constanti-
nople.
The Hon. Milts Lake, by her sister, the lion. Mrs. Bur-
rows.
Major-General Oakes, upon his return from Sicily.
The Rev. Dr. Goodenough, the Dean of Canterbury,
Upon his being appointed to the Bishoprick of Carlisle.
Miss Burrows, by her mother.
Viscount Suangford, by Mr. Coultas, upon his return
from his 'Embassy at Portugal.
The Rev. Dr. k•lair by. Earl Morton.
Mr. Francis lames Jackson, upon his return from a Spe-
fiat to the Court of. Denmark.
Major Murray, upon his promotion to that rank in the
sith It egis .ent of Foot.
icnbervie, upon his being appointed Joint Corn-
- • ler of Woods and Forests.
• . Gambier, on the creation to her title.
• upcni ha' • being appointed a Commissioner

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nn f;ower, upon his retail from his embassy to
retersi)orgh.
t:pon her marriage.
Smith, the Sheriffs of London and
leir office.

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