The Sun.
London, England, 1808-04-20 00:00:00

THE SUN.

SOLIM' QUIS AICYAL FALIUM'VtUDEAT

L 0 N D 0 IV,

WEDNUSDA.Y, APRIL 20, 180 S.

,Wa have strong reason to believe. that the Squa-
dron which *as seen by the Mullet, and yhich was
supposed to have been the Rochefort,Sqoadron, was,
fad, the one commanded by Sir J. DucxwoliTH,
If the RoChefort Squadron had really been in the
latitude and longitude in which' they were ipppoied
to have been seen by the Mullet, it. was almost im-
possible but that Sir JOHN inust have fallen in
with them. That gallant Admiral, however, hav-
ing visited the West India Islands, and the American
Coast, and not having succeeded either in finding
the Enemy, or obtaining any intelligence of them,.
returned to Etirope. On Monday evening a
Squadron.of 5 Sail of the Line was seen from N e'Rer
Tower,' standing towards Plymouth,
d there an •
can be no doubt that' this was Sir
JOHN. Ductc.-
WORTH'S Squadron. There mi,
..or be some mistake in
the Letter from. Greep'
.uck,
which we yeiterday
laid before. our Re- •
«d den, and which was 'copied
,into
the Murrain
.g Papers, respeding thel:uryaius
Fri-
gate,
which was stated to have looked into the
Jhesapeake,- for the Euryalus has been'at 'the Note
for some weeks past.

The 'Military force destined to assist our Gallant
Ally, the &tow of Swarms', will be dispatched
we believe in
.a very few days. It, is to consist of
10,000 men; viz. 6000 British and 4000 of the ber
m' an Le ion and we believer they are to be com-
inaptied by that excellent Officer Sir J. MOORE. The
Width RegitOEXltli to.. be employed, on this service
lrenthe 4th, 20th, 79th, 92(1, 414:,

Admiral Sir /AV MS SAUMAtin left Town yester-
day..for Chatham, to hoist his Flag on board the
,Viarry, as Cummander in Chief of the Baltic

Squaikon.

WE should be much surprised 'at' the continual
attactis upon the condu6t of our Naval Administra-
tiOn,, which appear in a Public Print, if we had pot
reason to believe that they have their origin in a
quarter where nothing but discontent will prevail
as li,ng as a certain Individual is not placed at 'the
bead of that AdMinistration. Hence we can ac-
count for all the misrepresentations which have
.been made respecting the state of Sir RICH4RD
SMACHAN'S want of provisions, and which were
renewed after irrefragable proof of their fallacy ap-
peared' in the published Letter froin:,Sir Ittcha RD,
thinking the Lords of ' the Admiralty' for the prompt
and ample supplies 'they had afforded him. The
great (:,,,mplaint now against the Naval Department
oi our Government is, the want of exact information
re,ipeciiug the French Squadron which has so long
been at sea, though the persons who suggest this
complaint will not presume to assert that every pos.
cable' endeavour has not been made by our Ad-
ratty to discover its situation, and though oar gal-

lank bailor; hare been scouring the sea hi all direc-

flans, in order to fall in with the Enemy. Events
w,ll bappen that baffle .tbe utmost-vigilance and
wisdom. nut because sotne of the Wriitielo ta-

vebr of Govern:nen' have ;aid that thoy begin in
think" the French Squadron in question has glover
, entered the 'Medi terranea ~these words'are sneerii g.
ly and taantiryly thrown against the Admiralty
Board, as if they were to be responske for,

hitli,t4ite or tho,, who are called

niAerial Writers, oi• for the conjeCtores which
those Writersimay tlliok proper tocornmunicatt to
their Readers. But we.are told that Lord Sr. V ist-
*SINT used to keep a Frigate coratantlyiStationed
the ;lay or 'off tine Cape of Tangier ; that Mr.
GaimvlLLE, when at the, head of the Admiralty
Board, followed his example, and that, if the pre.
lent A'imir:lty Board had done the same, '" no hos-
tile fleet could enter the Mecliterrineau without our
knowledge," We shall not discuss the policy, of
thus stationing a Vessel off Taogici-,. but we have
no daol that if it has been deemed, a judicious

measure, it has not escaped the discmitnent and
the vigilance of the present Admiralty. Board.—
But we may fairly venture to say, that if out present
Adminity had thus stationed* VesfieLand Lord
Sr. VINCI/NT had not done so, we should have seen
a variety of sncciing comments upon the impolicyof
thht very measure which is now so ttiumphantly
p ailed, because it happened to be the Pian.of Lord
.ST, VINCENT. Aa to Mr. Tu'omm,C4Rl7.l4Visttg: We

'have no 'doubt that be anxiously endeavouted to
"*-Oropenoate for Ilk vrant of experience in
oto by,,,the as,idurni6 attention to his duty and
ti.onglt we a“:t nor so absurd as ti) considi a want