The Sun.
London, England, 1801-09-12 00:00:00

YARMOUTH, SETT. }X.

De Such Gager, Plums master, and the Deitgept
iide, VOLICERTS [baster, both from Amsterdam in
ballast; are sent in here by His :Majesty's Ship
SyuirreL
Sailed the Isabella, STMARII, to London.
Arrived the Vvolow Alida, POTTJEWIT, and
Pier Broeders, BODE, both from Rotterdam, with
horse beans ; the Prozew jantic, WILLENGA, from
Ilainburgh, with butter and cheese.

Admital PFEiLtrs, who has been round the Coast
order of the Admiralty Board, left Deal on
-Wednesday, after minutely inspecting the rendez-
vous, Naval Hospital, &c. He has made many al-
.4c:rations in the internal department.
Dispatches were on Wednesday received at the
Admiralty from Admiral RAINIER in the East
Ii dies.
The Lords of the Admiralty have given orders
tt the building of a first-rate ship of War, at His
laiesty's -Dock-yard, Deptford, to be named the
'4"", Charlotte.
The Fleet which arrived in the Pawns from Ja_
.7 on Thursday, under convoy of His Majesty's
".14) Mag;cienne, of 33 guns, Captain OGILVIE,
vcin,iisted of 24 sail, which left Port Royal. on the
2:zd June: A dangerous fever prevailed on board
'lleilf-Ti;cicime, who has unhappily lost 37 of her
c ew in five weeks. The Magiciertle brings over
a very large sum of money on account of the Mer.-
i hunts.

Tuesday morning a Courtl4Tartial was held on
board the Ca,wbridge Flag-ship, at Plymouth, Rear-
bli!^ ill NG worn.). President, on Lieutenant
w Is,. Second Lieutenant of the of 36 guns,
on a charge preferred against him for leaving rho
Quarter-deck during his watch in the night, when
the Sirius was at single anchor, and the: look-oat
4rizate of the in-shore squadron off Rrest. The
was fulls, proved ; when the President and,
Aembers of the Court-Martial, taking into their
.
erious consideration the nature and consequences of
tlic charge and also, on the other hand,. the very
xcellent charatter of Lieut. Ltwrs, as an Officer
l')41 a Gentleman, only dismissed him His Majesty's
t.
vervice.

h It gave us great satisfaCtion to sec that Sir
Kcollr.RT—Ant:P.Cltontiy was appointed Governor
61 Edinburgh Castle.—To name the Brother of the
Zallant Veteran who held that situation, as his suc-
tessor, was a proper and judicious compliment to
the memory of a man to whose Military Talents and
l'l'terprise • this Country is so. highly indebted :
44{ we are happy to find that Government never
lines an opportunity of marking its sense of services
Ilztformed, either to the individual who performed
Ihtnt, or the Relatives of such as have unhappily,
uol: gloriously, fallen in its defence. What mily we
ot ctxpedf from the Military and Naval exertions
of our Countrymen, whilst merit never fails to
iriArAnge 211 it :tad ample reward'?

-<<LBA frA4VE FIEL

THE well-kn Own GILStRT 'WAKEFIELD died
on Wednesday last at Hackney. The learning of
this man. Was certainly various and profound; bUt
he was rather to be considered as a conduit...pipe of
Literature than a man of real genius. He.:was, .
fad, designed by Nature to be a Schoo/rnamer, if
the qualities of his heart had corresponded with
his talents.

He was a violent Republican, and whatever sub-
jet of Literature engaged his attention, his politi.
cal prejudices were sure to interfere.
He refused his assent to the orthodox principles
of the Church very early in- life, and it must be
mentioned to his credit, that If he had been dis-
posed to conform, he might have found, Patrons who
would have procured him a comfortable establish-
tnen t.

.
The events of his life, until the year 1792, arc re-
lated in a work published by himself. In this work
he relates his progress in literature, his squabbles,
his publications, and • his opinions. It indeed
plainly appears that he recorded-every transaCtiOn in
which he was engaged, and even the slightest con-
versation that passed between him and any person
whom fortune has since raised into an importance
likely to interest the curiosity of the Public.
Such men are always dangerous, if they register
nothing but the truth. 'We do not mean to say;
that GILBERT WAKEFIELD did not faithfully. re.
port what he has thOught proper to introduce in the
Biography of himself ; but It may be, 'fairly said,
that he has shewn a kind of detrading officiousness,
unworthy of a man of his talents and knowledge.—
His Book, therefore, when once read, will never
be referred to again ; nor will the Reader feel him-
self interested in the subsequent Transaftions of a
life, passed in querulous discontent and disappoint-
ed ambition.

Learning has suffered a loss on this occasion, as
he would probably have brought forward correct
editions of the remains of Antiquity; but on no
other account do we 'conceive that mankind have
the least reason for regret.

EAST-INDIAN EXPEDITION.