The Sun.
London, England, 1806-07-17 00:00:00

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PLYMU TAI, JULY 15.—0 n Sunday last arrived
.
here the ijrig John, of London,- Capt. LAUItENTON
late Commander,' from Lisbon, detained on the 23d
523, by the Minerva Frigate, who, on taking
p&isession of-her,-foutid. three Swedish seamen only
on board., without-the Master, or any of the English
crew ; and it• is too much to be •leared the -latter
have been murdered, as the three foreign seamen
give a very imperfea account of the Master. or•any
particulars of the..voyage ; they were taken on .board
the Minerva, wherertheyWill remain until the affair
has undergone a thorough investigation.-
' Arrived the American Packet, Captain SWAINE,
from Xrew .York, bound to St. Sebastian's, laden
with sugar; &c. detained by La Loire Frigate; she
•has some, French and Spanish Passengers on board.
Sailed the Lady Warren.artved Ship, with Con..
vey;,for the Downs.
Arrivta the Caroline hired armed. Brig from a
Cruize.

Five atnish TesSels, 'detained by the Unity
*ateer, are hourly expeCted to arrive; the Privateer
came in this morning. •

PORTS'NOUTH, JULY day the Sti: apis,
of" 44 guns, was released from quarantine at the
Moiherbank, and immediately proceeded to Spit-

head.

The L'uicorn Frigate came into harbour from Spit-

head 'this afternoon

Arrived- the Bucephalus, KINGSAY, from New-.
castle ; the Cock Rump, SputtwA, from Guernsey;
Nary and Susan, NEADUM, from Simdelland ; and
Margaretta, WRITE, from Greenock.
Sailed the HoppetiSTAkus, for Sztiekholm.

.SIIVERNESS, JULY 16.--Yesterday the Theseus, of
74 guns, was paid bounty, and two months wages
advance. • .

Cap:. BA'IIAN, of the Bonetia, is appointed to
the aannet,. a fine cutter-built Brig. • •

IARWICH, JULY i 6.--,The Lady Nepean Packet;
Capt. G. DEANE, sailed thisafternoon on.the arrival
of the Mail fropl London, With a fair wind for Hu-
sutn, with the Ha-rnhurgh Mail. _ .

The Hoy Heba .garia, WILHELM Kit EYE Master,
from 1-tarntnr`i. tinder Knyphausen Colours, with
Lirk and Laney got, 'or Newry, in Ireland, is.de-
taiued, and sett into this Port by the Aggressor.

Gan.l,brig, \VA-istni.

111- Lightt-vessel
,put hi here yesterday,
on her v..:Ay to Siteeinesi to be repaired.

CHATHAM, JLFLi 15.--The payment of the Ship=
wjig6ts, Vic. in this .IYoek:-yard commences to-day;
and confirm:l% tal Thursday.:

His Royal Highness the DUKE of YORK will review
the Guards on Chatham Lines- o'n Friday next, and
the'y will march from this pla6e on Monday.

The Troops under Order's fOr embarkation are--
the Ist and 3d Battalions of the: Ist, Brigade of
Guards, the- 14Th, 36th, 49th 52d, ,99th and 8
Companies of the 95th, in all about 10,000 men,
their destination supposed to be Sicily. The following
arc the Staff Officers on this Expedition :--•General
WYNYARD Commander in chief, General .C:pIP-
ESI;L, Adjutant-General,. 'Lord Viscount PROSY,"
D. A. G. Genetal OAKES Quarter--Master-General,
and the Marquis of 1-1.11.1.EY.

Capt. EYRE was appointed' on Thursday to the
command of the Ardent, Of 64 guns ; Capt. SCOTT,
to the BOTeasfa new frigate, of 28 itin; and on
Saturday Capt. BETTESWORTH to the Crocodile Fri-
gate, all.fitting at Chatham..

DEAL, JULY 16.—Sailed the Astrea Frigate, and
the ralorous Prawn, on a cruize. :

• Arrived the Gonna Sloop of War from Sheer-
ness; Mats/km/id and Bmiar .Gun-brigs from a'
crnie, and remains in the Downs with, the rest of
the Ships as per last; Milford and .Sir Stephen
Lushington East indiamen, and Many other outward-
bound Vessels.

GREEN'OCIc, .11my 14.—The Hawke, OINIA'Y,. ar-
rived ,here yesterday from' Lisbon, in 2 •days.—
Sailed tbenpe under Convoy of HiS Majesty's Brig
Curieu:r, and the, Millbrook Schooner, ,with 30 Sail
of Merchantmen, viz. g for Liverpool; 1 for Bristol,
I for Belfast, and the 'others for the Downs.—
Parted the Fleet on the Bth inst. in lat. 48.'20.10ng.•
O. 54: The,John, of and for London, parted the
Convoy on the 28th June, in lat. 89: 23. long: 12.
28.—The John sailed from Lisbon far Oporto, with
a Briiish Master,'Mate, and .bOy, and 5 antes. She
was fallen in with at sea by a Frigate, having none
but
.the Danes on bbard, who reported that she had
been chaced by a FrenchVeSsel, when the British
betook. themselves 'to the . Boat. They were not
heard of when the Hawke sailed. The Captain*of
the 'rigate gave the John in 'charge of a Midship-
man, who was. to bring 'her to London. The Danes
were all taken • 'on board the Frigate. The 'Jessie,
BOAC), was to sail for Newfoundland eight days after
the Hawke.

CORK, JULY Li ..—The Brig George, BRALEY, ar-
rived in our Harbour on Wednesjay, 21 days from
New-York. The Geo? ge fell in with the American.
Ship Caroline, Capt. SCOTT, on the sth of by
whom he was informed, that a few days previous he
fell in with a. French Squadron of Men, of War, con-
sisting of five Sail, by one Of which he was boarded.
Capt:Scorr could make no other communication to
th George, as he passed her with the-Wind. blowing