The Sun.
London, England, 1808-04-25 00:00:00

NAVAL
NEWS.

TRURO, APRIL '23.—ibe Francis Freeling Pack( t,
Capt. BELL, reached Barbadoes on the 6th February,
and Jamialca on the'.l4th from whence",she ariived
yesterday at Falmouth, after a passage of seven weeks.
Admiral Sir A. Cocnnitt4E's Squadron, consisting 01
the belleisle, of 74 guns, Capt. MALTDB, RC/Milieb
74, Capt. PicEmenz, Yurk, 74, Capt. BAP.TON,
Captain, 74, ,Capt. WOLLEY, Defence,. 74, CY.
EILItiS, Intrepid, 64, Capt. WORSLEY) and a Fri•
gate, were off Martinique on the 20th February, all

,Among the late captures in the West radio, us
two 'Spanish Schooners by the ilfuros• Frigate,
which had also detained an American, with 1000
barrels of flour. The Meleager Frigate, Captain
Iliou6Errox; has taken the Danish Sloop Bella, a
small French Privateer, and the Spanish Schooner
Antelope, of 6 guns, and 63 men, laden with ovine,
brandy, silks, and dry goods, besides 47,000 dollars,
from Cadiz to. Vera Cruz. The Garland Frigate
has captured a Spanish Schooner from Cuba to
Porto Rico, with sundries, and re-captured the Bd.
tish Schooner Hope. The Topuze' Frigate has car-
ried into Port Royal the American Ship ,Eliza, with
wine, salr, &c. from Cadiz. The Favourite Sloop
of War bad detained the American Ship Rittenhouse,
which having been previously taken by a French Pri4
vateer, had been condemned, and afterwards per-
mitted to sail for America.
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The Dcedalas Frigate had captured a Swedish BT
of 18 guns ands 57 men, from Port-au:-Prince ttok
America, after having fired too shot at' her. II
A Convoy was appointed to sail from Jamaica for
England on the 20th of April. Several of the scat-
tered Ships of the Convoy which left Portsmouth
on the 18th December, had arrived at Jamaica.--
The Spanish 74, San Lorenzo, was lying at the Ha•
vannah, with topmasts struck. Admiral Dr.ulll.,
with two Line-of-battle Ships, several Frigates ofiti
Indiamen, passed the Cape on the igth Decernb6l
for India.
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,01/11i, APRIL !3.—Arrived the Arneri
Ship Genera' Clarkson, CONCKLIN, from Batavia,
laden with a very valuable cargo, consisting of
nankeens, &c. burthen abbut 300 tons, detained.
seven weeks since by the Hyacinth Sloop-of War,
on her passage to the Brazils with Dispatches.
Arrived. the Hindostan, of 64'guns, with a Fleet
of Viduallera under convoy from Admiral Corm ri a
Peet. On board the Hindostan and her convoy are

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several Portuguese otßcers, merchants, and
theit
families, who have been tbrtunate enough t° efrcc
their escape horn Lisbon.

Arrived the Pornone Frigate from a cruize in the
Bay, where, it is said, she has been oti' shore in Pura

suing some of the Enemy's Vesspls ; and the Pallas
Frigate, from a cruize to westward.

Arrived the Prosperity, WILLiAms., from I)wg.
heda, with oats.

The Tenzerairr, of 98 guns, is ordered tote docl.:-
,ed, having sprung a leak.
About Soo•Portuguese subjeas have arrived here
in the.couree of yesterday and this day, in the Vic-
tuallers from off the Tagus; they are to be.put lot

the present on board one of the ,Ships of War in
Hamoaze, fitted for that purpose, until an oppor•
tunity offers for sending them to the Brazils.
Arrived this-evening a large Portuguese Ship from
the Brazils, and a Viaualier frorn the heel otf t
Tagus, with about 300 Portuguese Emigrants, who
have escaped from Lisbon.

PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 24 .—The outrtard-bnund
West IndiJmen, which sailed from this port ni) the
cothinstant, under convoy of the Melpomene Fri'
late, parted company with the Fleet off Portland a
few hours after their sailing from hence, and Yestt'f'
day put back to St. Helen's.

Sailed yesterday, the Gun-brig, With
Corwoy fur the Downs; among which are--
The Fame, Alien; Adeona, Scott ; kohinson
.I.J.y Cathcart,. ,Elliagoverth,-; rifiefittiobrie Trader, --""'"
Zephyr, Brown ; Aberdeen, Cralgie ; Darlington, RObirINP ;
Rodney, Bowes ; Hope, Hick; Britiih Volunteer, I".
gate; British Tar, ; Goodwood. WilMams ; 113rrrolt
Sidman ; young Willl3lll, -; 'Majors, ; an'l
Lams. ; Transports.

Also sailed the Sprightly Cutter, on a cruize.
The Bektte Sloop of War gives convoy instruc-
tions to Vessels bciund to the West Indies and the
4venger. Sloop of War to the Trade bound to Hall.
fax, Nova Scotia, and. Newfoundland.
No arrivals or sailings this Clay.

DEAL, APRIL 24.—Arrived, and sailed for 1114
Riv,er, ilt.L.ecca Transport, Capt. CA.Lotiis,./roi'l

Portsrnout

This morning Rear Admiral CAuirar.r.r. struck ills
Flag on board the Princess of Orange, and hoisted
it on board the Trusty ; the former has since gado'
with the Defender and Fitm Gun•brigs, with a
Fleet for Portsmouth.

BRIXHAbi QUAY, APRILiIItu Torb3Y4
the Channel Fleet from off Brest.

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A.II:ERICA4 PdPERS.

WASHINOTONT,'.FEE. tti:.—The PRESIDENT this
day communicated the following' important Message
to Congress:
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1 "To THE SENATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
01' THE U/(1-TED STATES. .
" The dangers to our country, arising frottp,the
contests of other nations, and the urgency of mak-
ing preparation for whatever events might affe'd .
ostr relations with them, have been intimated
in preceding Messages to Congress. To secure
'ourselves by due precaution, an augme,neation of
our Military Force, as well Regular as of Volun-
teer Militia, seems to be expedient. The precise
extent of that augmentation cannot as yet be satin-
, liktorily suggested; but that no time may be. lost,
nd *specially at a season deemed favourable to the
,obj,..lat, I submit to the wisdom of the 'Legislature,
,whether they will authorise a commencement of
this precautionary, work, by a present provision,..(Or
raising' and organizing sonie additional force; re-
serving
to themselves to decide its ultitnale ettetif; on
arch views of our situation as I may be enabled to
it'-Oient at a future day °lithe Session.
" If an increase of force be now approved, I sub- '
mit to their consideratiOn the ()Whiles of a plan pro-
, posed in the inclosed letter from the Secretary of
War. •
" I recornenend to the attention of Congrieas the
term at which the Ati 'of April 18, 180, concern-
ing the Militia, Will expire, and the elle& of that
expiration. '
i " Feb. 25, 1808." " TH. JFI'Fr.RSON." '
!--The uccompanying documents consist eft, a letter
from the Secretary of Nirnr to the President, with
'two detailed stateine,uts;---The lett& follows :
.. WarDeparitbetit, Feb. 2..4, 18.)8.
i "- TO THE rREsiDENI-4 .., &C.
" Sin--I take the liberty of suggC"sting whether,
I , 'tinder existing circumstances, it would riot be advis-
able to propose to Congress an augmentation 'of our,
regular troops, as' soon as predicable; and arso the
V -engaging and organizing, of twenty-four thadsaiid
volunteers, on the principles I have had the hon6nt
of proposing for your consideration, the general out.-:
lines of which are contained' in the Paper marled
1.. NO.. 1. '
"The number of regular troops. I would propose
being raised imenediatly, is-six *thousand, to be com-
f- poled of suitable proportionti of infantry, artillery,
cavalry, and r,irlemen.,.. and organized, as stated in
the inclosed Paper, No. 2. .
"It may be 'presumed that previous 'to the close
of the present Session, Congress will be possessed
of such further information in regard to our former:
.relations, as will be necessary for forming ab plli
. mate opinion oa the expediency of a greater aug'''
anentation or our army than is now proposed ; , and;
i in the mean time measures maybe taken tor the
recruiting service in different parts of th 6 Viiiled
States. . ~.- .. .-
" In the event of war, it will, I presume,-.be
considered necessary- to arrange our military foree
into 'separate departments, 'and 16 Gave a Corn
mender to ei.ich department, and of -course, to have
no such'Oificer as a Commander in Chief, and until
a larg,r arniy shall.be raised than is now_proposed, •
it may not be adviseeble ao have any Officer above
the r.aik of Brigadier-General ;--of that grade it
i.Y. May be proper to have four or five,- as soon as a suit-
able proportion of the troops is rais.,:d. With Kiiii-
ments, erc. &e. H. DEARBoRN."

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New YoRK, MAR en 10.—At a meeting of the
Federal -Republicans of the City and County of Phila-
delphia, an the7th inst. JAMES RoSs, Esq. of Pitts-
burg, was pnt in nomination for the Office of Go-
verntir, at the nest Election. &mot: SNYDZR,
Spaaker o: the Assembly, is the Deinocrai is
tent. Mr. Ross was the .unsuccessful Candidate
When Gov. MrKeAN was elected.
The next Pre,idential EleCtion ltasvalledforth the
tAlents,of the most ingenious writers of . tvery exertion 'is in Operation by the Partizans of
the different Candidates to effed their 'particular
view. The main' contest will most probably, be'
between Guy. CLINTO'N and Mr. MADISON'. The
eminent 'serNiicesol, both entitle them to public gra-
titude, and it appears that the preference 'given to
either arises prineipaliy from the desire of
States to furnish 'a President,
. nfor local reasons. Great
offence has been taken by a umber of Members of
the House of Representatives on account of the no-
mination of Mr. MAntsoN, at a late *meeting at
Washington. ".ne' 'constitutional has been
suestioned, and
.considerable opposition 1:1 beet'
' made to the rneasuie in ge.twral. Mr.. MolkiiiUk.is
pretentions aro not inocri noticed at Washington;
-and it is by some supposed that, he will relinquish
his claim.

It is underatAod tbit the Court-Martial whit!)
lately sat on Commodore BARRON have acquitted
him of An the charges alledged against llhn by the
Court of Enquiry.. It is strange that the proceedings
are not made public.