The Sun.
London, England, 1806-11-18 00:00:00

NA ✓AL N EWS.

PORTSMCUTIL Nov. 17.—Arrived the Clinker
Gun-brig from off Havre, and the Racehorse Gun-
brig from a Cruize off Guernsey ; 'also, detained by
the Coqfiance Sloop of War, the Greyhound Lugger,
laden with spirits, from Guernsey,• bound to North
Bergen.

Sailed L'Aigle Frigate, for Plymouth ; the
Sprightly Gun-brig, and La Fleche Sloop of War on
a'Cruize -; also Bartholodia BRASEN) for

Tonningen.

SHEERNESS, Nov. 1 6.—Sailed the Cormorant
Sloop of War for the Downs, from whence it is
supposed she will proceed for Buenos Ayres.

Came into Harbour the Tartar Frigate.

A Tender came down from the Tower with im-
pressed men and volunteers for the Fleet ; the Re-
ceiving Ships continue very full of disposeable men.

Nov. 17.—Sailed the Electra Sloop of War for
Yarmouth.

DOVER., Nov. 17.—Arrived in the Roads today
the Brig Prospect, Captain HALL, cf Sunderland,
having been captured last night by a French Priva,.
teer, and retaken this morning by the Fancy Gun-
Brig.

POOLE, Nov. 16.—The Adventure, of thip Port,
SMALL Master, for Newfoundland, was obliged to
bear up, after being within 200 miles of the Island,
for want of water, and is arrived, after encountering
some ve►;y heavy gales of wind.

FALMOUTH, Nov. 15.—Arrived this day the Santa
Margarita Frigate, of 36 grins, Capt. RATHEONE,
from the In-shore Squadron off Brest; left there
His Majesty's Ship Plantagenet, 74 guns, and Re-
volutionaire Frigate, .36 guns,. watching nine Sail
of the Line that were in Brest ; our Off-shore Squa
dron consists of eight 3 deckers and four 74's ; she
left her station yesterday ; also arrived the Brig Four
Brothers, FEATHERSTONE Master, from Shields,
bound to Lisbon, and the Brig Rope, BRYAN, from
Neith, with coals:

Among the Ships arrived yesterday under Convoy
of His l`vlajesty's Ship Blonde are, the Bridgetown,
WRIGHT, Betsey, FAWKES, Lane, BROWN, Eliza-
beth, STEVENS, Rebecca, CLEMENTS, Holland,
NEWTON, Lady Juliana, PETERSON, British Queen,
\VARDLAW, Dryad, DAWSON, and _Ross, BRUCE,
for Jamaica ; Rebacca, BARNARD, for the South
Seas ; and Venfrable, JAMESON, for the Bay of
Honduras.

The Auckland Packet, with the Mail of the 11th
inst. for Lisbon, is detained by contrary wind.

DLAL, Nov. 17.—Arrived and sailed for the
River the Superb, JONES, from Waterford.
Sailed the Kangaroo Sloop of War on a Cruize off
Boulogne ; and the Challenger Sloop of War on a
Cruize off Havre.

Came clown from the River the Juliana, COLLINS,.
for Falmouth ; Pomona, FREEMAN, for Portsmouth ;
Ellen WATSON, for Buenos Ayres ; Rr Iy, SHAM,
for Africa ; and several other outward-bound VeS-
sels, which remain in the Downs with the rest of
he Ships as per last.

The Dorade French Privateer, of 10 guns, and
34 men, is captured by the Dicy, Capt. ROW CLIFFE,
of Liverpool, and carried into Trinidad, after a smart
engagement, i❑ whiCh the Lucy had one man killed
and four wounded., The Privateer had one man
killed and 5 wounded.
The Swift, LAwsoN, frern London for Messina,
was captured on the 18th ult. in ►he Gut of Gi-
braltar, and carried into Algeziras.
The Thomas, TH 0 AIPOIsT, from Stockholm, to
Bristol, is lost on Arklow Bank.
The .Young Regulus, HAM I LTOisi, from London,
for Smyrna, arrived'at Falmouth the 14th inst. saw
two vessels, which he supposed to be privateers.
NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.--Capt. H. GAR RETT, to
the Royal Sovereign ;, the Honourable G. ELLIOTT,
to. the Modeste ; Captain R. .11/PKETIztE; to the
Solebuy ; Capt. SEAR LE, to the Grasshopper; Capt.
StBLEy, to the Hermes; Capt. J. PEARCE, to the Pro-
vidence ; Capt. SHIPLEY, to the Comus; and Capt.
BA RWEL L to the Speedy.
-Rear-Admiral Sir IsAAcCotTrg is re-appoiriteitto
be Second in Command at Portsmouth.

The Hon. Capt. SEYMOUR, nephew to the Mar-
quis of HEREFORD, and who was severely wounded
in the face in Sir JOHN DUCKWORTH'S action off St.
Domingo, is promoted to the rank of Post Captain,
and to command the Aurora Frigate in the Medi-
terranean.

Captain J. BROIIGHTON is appointed to the c om-
mand of the Melea'er Frigate at Chatham.
•
• The Squadron. under the command of Captain
KEATs was all well off Rochefort on the Dth instant.
It then consisted of the Superb, Revenge, Dragon,
Achille, and -Kent,- of 74 guns ; Atalante, Felix,
Growler, and Pilchard. The latter vessel had taken a
Brig and two Chasse Mar6es; laden with brandy, &c.
off St. Martin's, and sent them fm Plymouth. The
Pilchard was obliged to throw four of her guns over-
board in a late gale.

A.;Sloop, name unknown, was lost off, Newton,
on Friday night last, and all on board perished.—
Nearly the whole deck, the pump, several spars and
oars, a man's'hat, &c. were washed on shore there
on Saturday morning. From the dimensions of her
deck,and the length of her pump,she must have been
about 40 tons burthen, Several of the articles were
marked R. I. and her sides Were painted red, aid
green, in stripes.