The Sun.
London, England, 1808-11-19 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

GREENOCK, Nov. 16.—Arrived here on Monday
night the St. Andrew, RITCEILE (a running ship),
from Trinidad, after a passage of nine weeks.—
Sailed fi'om thence in company with the General
Stewart Cutter, MURRAY Master; bound for Fal-
mouth. On the 15th September, Grenada bearing
north, distant about six or seven leagues, saw a

strange Sail in chase of them, which they soon after

discovered to be a French Lugger' Privateer, of 10
car guns, and full of men. Early on the morning
of the 16th the St. Andrew shortened sail for the

General Stewart (the Privateer still continuing in
chase), and commenced firing her stern chasers at
the enemy.

There being little wind at the time, and the Pri-
vateer, from using her sweeps, coming up fast, and
it appearing to Captain R. from her manner of ma-
noeuvring, that she was resolved to capture the Gene-
ral Stewart, he, for the purpose of preventing this,
determined to engage her, and an thion shortly after
commenced at half-musket shot, which lasted for
' upwards of an hour, when, notwithstanding the ut-
most exertions of Capt. R. and his .gallant crew,
the Privateer succeeded in boarding and capturing
the General Stewart, a little after which the Priva-
teer and the Cutter hove to, and the firing ceased.
Capt..R. now employed his time ,in filling car-
, (ridges, and ' repairing some guns that were clisa•
mounted during the anion, expeeting, from per-
ceiving a number of men on board the Cutter, to
be attacked by both during the night ; but at day-
light of the 17th the Privateer and the-CUtter were.
nearly out of sight, bearing west. None of the
crew of the St. Andrew, we are happy to state, were
hurt, though the enemy, during the a6tion, kept up
-au incessant fire of great guns and fire-arms. The
enemy must have suffered severely.
Capt. R. speaks in terms of the highest corn-
inenddtion of the steadiness' and gallantry displayed
.by his little crew, consisting of 24 men. The
St. Andrew spoke on the 18th Sept. in lat. 13. 56.
N. t he Marg./inn, DICKY, from Port Glasgow to Trin
'dad : on the 22d in lat. 16. 33. N. saw the Privateer
and the General Stewart in company, to the West-
ward, standing to the Southward : on the 3d O.
23. 31. N. spoke the Fanie Letter of Marque, from
Quebec for Jamaica ; and on the 3d Nov. in lat.
54. 25. N. spoke the Paragon, MILLER, from this
-Port for Demerara, the Captain of this Ship in-
forMed Capt. itICHIS that be parted with the
Neriede, Jou STO NI, and Irmelinda, MARGO./ Is, off
the Ctimbrae Heads, in a `fog : on the.slll inst. •in.'
55. 46. saw *two strange .Sail in the. Westward,
which Capt. Rictus supposed to be the Neriede and
the Irinelinda. The St. Andrew left. the following
Vessels loading at Trinidad, viz. Elizabeth, BAIRD,
for this Port ; and the Clarence, and Brookes,
-, for Liverpool.

• • The Royal Charlotte, Mortnia, arrived here on
Monday night, from New Providence, in 35 days.
On the 25th O&ober, in lat. 39. long. 64. spoke the
Brigantine Rolla, Capt. Taompspt.r, from Jamaica,
bound to London, ail well. November 6, spoke
the Brigantine Seron, Captain SHILLESER, from
Labrador, in lat. 56. long. 20. bound to Liverpool,
under jury masts, having, on the 26th O&ober, ex-
perienced a gale from the Westward, in which she
was dismasted, and lost, two men. November 11,
spoke, off Tarry, the Brigantine Hope, from Pittou,
bound to Liverpool. November 12, spoke, off Tor-
ry, the Brigantine 'la-jut', from Pielon, bound to
Ayr. Same day, spoke the Brigantine Commerce,
DENNISTON, from hence, for Honduras, all well.
The John, DRYSDALE, from Clyde to Heligo-
land, struck on a rock near that island on the 26th
ult. and was deserted by the crew. She-soon after-
wards drifted off, and floated to sea.

PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 18.—Arrived His Majesty's
Ships Isis from Newfoundland, Mallon from A
eruize, and the Diomede from Guernsey.

DEAL, Nov. 18.—We have experienced a heavy
gale of wind the ‘..01e of this day, and am fearftil
shall hear of some of the shipping in the Downs
having sustained damage. The Ouizer, HALLET,
for Rio, parted from her cables about t 0 P. M.; and
a Transport, lately arrived from the Mediterranean,
parted about the same time : they have both got

into Ramsgate Harbour. About. r o'clock, tb4
Brig Neutrality, M`DONALD, horn Malaga, pat red,
and went. op. shore near Ram3gate Peir.
Sailed this-morning, a Portuguese Schooner, for
the River.

DISTRIBUTjON V r PRIZt-MONEY.
To the East India Ship Lord ll;wkesbury, for the cap..
ture of scve.ral Dutch Snips, oil the Island of St. Helena,
by
.Capt. Lssitigton's Synadron, at No. z, New City chain--
hers, en the Mrh November, and the last Thursday in every
for tilice years.
To the Slop Itosarnohd, for the capture of the A rnstillancl,
on.board the said S'oop, at Yarnionta, onahe asst inst. and
at No; 13, Clement's tun, every Monday and Thursday 6r.
three 11111111 S: •

To the Cambrian, for the capture of the' Brig I lappy
c„„rde, at tilt; o tficeof Messrs. Atkins, A usiia Friars, every
Tueskt.ty ann Thursday, tor three inontll4.
"Vo the Sloop Trompeuse, tOr the caaiture'of the Prtissiatn
Augu.ttria Cacolina, at the °thee of Messrs.
41..t0tti4 k pot' s,cy ry 4' 4e4dpy aptiT 4iq .i54;4y tut qa4..e months. • "