The Sun.
London, England, 1806-12-18 00:00:00

JAL NE di S.

PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 17. —La Sophie, Captain
RAINSFORD, Termagant Sloop, Captain PETTET, and
William Store-ship, arrived this evening from th6J
Mediterranean, bring the melancholy account of the
total loss of L' Athenienne, of 64 guns. The Captain.
(RANSFORD), and about 240 of her people, are said
to have perished. She was wrecked on the Esqui-
queS in the Mediterranean. Dispatches were landed
this evening from the above Ships, and are forward-
ed per , the Mail to, ,the Admiralty. The Fleet
which were under their 'convoy .separated three.
days'since in a gale of wind.

HARWICH, DEC. 17.—A Danish Brigantine, full
of water, has been brought into this Harbour by.
three Fishing Smacks, loaded with timber and deals,
bound to Bristol, having beeri on shore upon the
GallOper Sands, and deserted by the Master and part
of the Crew.

The Gbede Werwagting, MECH.MYCH Master,
with coffee, and the Goede Werwagting, GRERT
DIRKS Master, with sugar, from London to Am-
sterdam; have put into this Harbour.
Arrived the Argo, of Berwick, Ron. WINDLAY
Master, from Berwick, with oats, &c. and the Buc-
cleugh, of and from. Leith, both bound to London.
Two Packets, with the Hamburgh and Gotten-
burgh Mails, sailed this day, and no arrivals what-
ever from the Continent.

SHEERNESS, DEC. 16.—Sailed the Agincourt, of
64 guns, Capt. HILL, for Yarmouth 5 and Bonetta,
Sloop of War, Capt. PHILLIPS, for the Downs.
A large Merchant Ship, name 'unknown, is
aground on the sand off Sherberry-Ness.
DEC. 17.—They have struck the topmasts, &c:
of the Merchant Ship, and have Lighters taking
out her cargo, to . enable them, if possible, to get
her off. - '

The Ruby, of 64 guns, is paying wages up to six
months at Chatham.

Ships in Commission at Chatham—Minotaur and Defence,
74 guns each ; Agamemnon, 64 ; Meleagar, 36 ; Tartar and
Franchise, 32 each ; Favourite, Sloop ; Mariner, Gun-brig ;
and Argonaut, 'Hospital-ship:

FALMOUTH, DEC. 15.—Arrived His Majesty's
Ships Fortune and Swallow from a Cruize, and re-
main with the Ships as per last.
His Majesty's Ships Plantagenet and the Lavinia
are at anchor off the Harbour.

DEAL, DEC. 17.—Arrived and sailed for the River
the Swallow, KERR, from Smyrna ; President;
LYNCH, and the Saliba , BRYANT, from Teneriffe.
Came down from Sheerness the Sceptre, CoLL.ms,
and Rencrnmee and several other Transports, and re-
main in the Downs with the Ships as per last.

Y AIIMOUT 11, DEC. 17.—A large Vessel belonging
to Dantzic, bound from thence to Londow, with a
cargo, struck upon a sand off Winterton, near this
Port, and is entirely lost. All the crew, except six,
are arrived 'safe here : it is feared that they `are
drowned.

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GREENOCK, DEC. 15.—The tide rose to a greater
height hereon Saturday than for many years past, but
we have ir.!ard of no material damage suffered from

On Thursday last the James, HENDERSON, .of Ir-
vine, frour.Belfast, struck on the Brest Rock, and
afierwards floated off, and .drifted ashore atTurn-
berry, where she is totally wrecked. A soldier,
wife-and child, who were passengers,. were unfqr-
tunately drowned; the rest ,of the passengers and
crew got safe,on shore. • • •

The Eleanor GUITRIE, from' Liverpool, foi Wex-;
ford, is lost near Beaumarais. _ .

'The ROT, --, of Liverpool, is lost near Balti-
more, Anierica. .
The Trio, Puttvzs, of South Shields, is arrived in
Ramsgate Harbour, with the' loss of anchors and.
cables, -after escaping from a French Lugger
Leer, under Dungeness, which fired several volleys
into her, and much damaged her upper works, sails,
and rigging--; the Trio ran for the Ness:-Beach, and.
was nearly on shore, when the Privateer sheered
otf, and stood for some other Vessels, to leeward.
• • The Regular Force going to Ireland will he -colic
siclerable. The Infantry. that have already received
orders for that destination amount to,tiooo men.
The -Brigade of Major-General HILL; consisting :of
the 4th, 14th, and 91st, now at Hythe, are cKpec.t-
ed in a few days at Ramsgate, where they will em-
bark, and proceed down Channel. Gen..WELLEO.:
LEY'S Brigade, consisting of the 3d, 7th, ,and Bth, or
King's Own, will proceed, as we have already slated-, I
through London, and by the Paddington Canal, to
Liverpool. The Bth commenced its march in two
divisions on Monday ; the first division will arrive
in town on
.Friday, and the second division on Satur-
day,, .The 7th Regiment commenced its march on •
Tuesday, and the 3d will follow on Saturday. Some
Regiments of Cavalry also expe6t orders for the same
service.

LIVING CONNEXIONS.—Last Week 'a • child was
born in Kihnarnoci With the following connexions--
two grand-fathers, two grand-mothers, two great
gra Id7lathers, one great, grand-mother, beside
uncles, aunts, &c'.
A man of the name of Lewis, at Alvanply,. iii
Cheshire, has ten c,hildren that measure 20 yards.