The Sun.
London, England, 1808-01-18 00:00:00

theSquidrod off Lished, Inkier the Command or
Sir SIDNEY SMITH, bare detained and sent into this
Putt, the Portuguese Ships Coinrnerciant,_MANov.t.
CALOS DOS SANTOS, Muter,.-frotn Para„ bound to
Li.bon,. with spice, cotton; 'Coftee, 'cocoa, ."&e. and
the Oliviera,'MANOEL
..SILVA, Mailer, from
PernarribucA to Lisbon,. with sugar,.cottop,..hidesi,.

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Arrived the Leonidas Frigatex Capt, PvNaisa ;
Proserpine Frigate, Capt. QT-raai,; Daphne Sloop Of
War, Capt. MAsosi ; and Ascart .Gun-brig, Lieute-
nant S.Nrcrn,,jrom the DOWns, :with a numerous
Convoy of outward-bound Ships, Coasters, and,
Colliers. Also arrived the Boadicea. Vrigate, Caps:
lIAITLAND, from a Crutze.
Sailed the .Spenc.er:;,. of 74 guns, the non. Capt.
STOPFORD Goghawk Brig, Capt. INNES ; and icr.
vent Gun-brig, Lieut. HARE, to the Westward.
Admiral IluaniVir landed yesterclayaftet noon filial
the Polyphemus.
The Sieldrake Gun-brig,-lieut. TFIICKEISE, take;
Convoy to Guernsey and Jersey. , •

EitIXIIAM QUAY, JAN. 16.—Saileil frcm 'Torbay
the Channel Fleet, to resume their station oti',Brest.

SnEEnwrss, 14.—Sailed for the Downs tile
Stork. Sloop of War, Capt. LE or YTE.
.Qn Monday+, and by adjournmentto Tuesday, a,
Court Martial was held on beard the illagnanime,
G. BURLTON, 115 T. President, for the trial o(Lieut.
*-lawie.r, commanding his Majesty's Schooner the
Arrow, on, charges exhihited against him by gnu()
of the crew, for not supplying the Vessel with fuel;
beer, and. watery when the Court,•after duly in-
vestigating every particular, were of opinion,
that
none of the charges were _proved ; but that ill"
some circutustanceswhic.h occurred in the evitknee,
a degree of inattention was.attached to the Prisoner,
for which the Court adjudged.him to be reprimand-.
ed, and afterwards to resume the command of the
Sehooner.

jAt3l 15.—This day orders, were received, friol
the for the wbole of .the crew of the
Arrow Schopner to be turned over to the RespluAm,
74, CaPl.• 13041T0N,- except the amines, who,ar.
to be sent to bead-quarters.

irriyed the, Kangaroo Sloop of War, Excrtill..
and Wrang/er
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The 4cute GLlnA:nig was undoeked; the MO
Cutter taken intu Dock; the 14flexible, 64,. is orl
dered to be pid off.

JAN. la.—Sailed' the 211usiGiiio. Sloop of War)
Capiain GOitTi ; also the Goliath, of, 74. guns,
Capt: Hoer, for Yarmouth, having, several of. his
Majesty's inen sent on board of her.
The Cossack, of 24. guns, Capt. Dionv, is ordert
oil to join Admiral Giaritzsi*ct; and t4.C/ausii.,
cutter toprocee4 to Yarrnonth..
The Turbuient Gun-brig , convoys the Swe4l44,
Merchantmen laying here, to Gottenburgb.
'Went out Of -Tlargic4_
,Osifders(SlOoti of ;W:tr. h • " ' .
On ThursAy nk;ht,''a-fid'the whole of I.4idays..
blew a heavygale of wind from the Northward,
which occasioned several Boats and.srnaHt craft to kw
driven an share ; the Piercer Gtin-brig ran foul 91
the Sussex Hospital Ship, and CarriecVa,way pert
her starboard quarter gallery; and on ThursdPY
afternoon, a Cutter belonging to the tilinchelsea),
• with a Midshipman and seVen' men, filled in going
off, and they were obliged, to run her on shore to
save themselves; the Boat was. of course dasbCd to
pieces, but fortunately no liv,tis -were lost. It beins
spring tides, the North wind occasioned such a rise,
`that all the cellars in the GarriStiti, anh
and a great part of the Dock yard,, and also thennift
ket, was inundated. The wall leading to ()ace°.
borough was forced in;and.the meadtiWa: so cora'
pletely overflowed, that a very great -number. Pf
sheep were drowned, and Boats were rowed ecoss'
The ,marshes to Queenboroogn. Two carts Wert
with dead sheep have been in-might in-

River.

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