The Sun.
London, England, 1806-01-18 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

PLYMOUTH, JAN. 1 6.—Yesterchy at five p.'
the gallant Sir S. SMITH, in his. Barge, event on,
board the Pom pee, and hoisted his Flag as Rear--
Adrniral of the Blue; on WhiCh all the Ships hoisted
their Colours, and his Flag was saluted with eleven
guns, which he returned. The hurricane, at
With lightning and hail, if possible, increased tenfold
this morning. , .

PORTSMOUTH, JAN. t7.—Arrived His Majesty's
Gun-brig Defender from Spithead.
Also arrived His Majesty's Ships Sprightly and
speedwell from a Cruize.
Sailed the Squadron tinder command of Sir Jomr
E. WARREN on .a Cruize.

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The Union, Capt. TURNBULL,,which was on shore
yesterday, is got off without receiving any damage.
The Anson Frigate, Capt. Li DIARD, drove on shore
at the Command-hard in yesterday's gale, with the
Cyclops Frigate, her hulk. They were both got off
last night without damage.
A signal received here this morning announces
the arrival of the Channel Fleet at Torbay.
Alarm having been excited for the safety of the
Plantagenet and Revolutionaire, we are credibly in-
formed that , they and the Phoenix. Frigate, Capt.
MUDGE, are cruizing off Ferrol.
Two hundred French Prisoners were removed this
morning from the Staunch Gun-brig., Lieut. STREET,
±O, the Prison-ships in the Harbour. They came
from Plymouth.
Came up to Spithead the Camel, Apollo, and Rose,
trom St. Helen's.

It was the Kent, of 74 guns, Captain GARNETT,
*Which arrived at St. Helen's : she Was going to Ply-
inouth to receive Admiral Tito RNBROU GHIS Flag, but
Sprung her main-yard in the gale of wind, which
obliged her to anchor at St. Helen's.
Arrived the Woolivie Prevoyante, Defender, and
Locust.

tORBAY, JAN. 16.—1 n addition to the Ville de
Ptris,Princess Royal, Prince George, Windsor Castle,
,Dragon, and Humber, which arrived at Torbay .yester-
day, arrived last night His Majesty's Ships Penelope
and L'Aigle, with the Enterprize Cutter, and several
small Brigs. it blew a heavy gale of wind again all
last night; several, of the small craft. drove, among
the rest His Majesty's hired Armed' Ship Humber,
Capt. HILL (Master and Commander),, who in the
night drove foul of the Ville de Paris, and. thereby
lost her anchor, and knocked away her foretoPtitast.
It continues to blow heavy with squalls at W. N.W.

YARMOUTH, JAN. 17.—Arrived the 'Ell,-Want and
Antelope, from a cruize off the Thitch Coa:st ;. the
Majestic, Admiral RUSSEL, Stately, and Prince of
Orange, may be. hourly expe&ed, the weather hav-
ing moderated. Also, the Nightingale and Forward

Gun-brigs.
Remain the Roebuck, Antelope, Elephant, • Ruby,
Agincourt, Cormorant, 'and three Gun-brigs.
The Hope, Cotxs; from, London, is put,in with
loss of anchors. . . - , -

FALMOUTH, JAN. 15.--In the Brig Success, Capt.
SPENCE, last from Viana (whose arrival we yester-
day mentioned), came passenger Capt. DAVIS, late of
the Kidwelly Castle, of Kidwelly, which 'vas taken
on her passage from Lisbon to Bristol by the Spa-
hish Privateer San Pedro, in lat. 38'. 46. long. 9. 56.
after an ad-ion of nearly two- hours : the Privateer
mounted 7 guns and 52' men, and the Kidwelly
Castle 4 guns and icy men the Prize was lost going
into Viana. Arrived also the Petteispe Frigate, and
Contest Gun-brig from a Cruize.
Sailed the Virago Gun-brig.

SFIZ.BENESS, JAN. 17.---Sailed this day His I.N'ta-
jesty's Ship Tribuitr, Capt. Bzrirmr-tr, for Spithead 3
anti the Thetis; Capt. GAGE, for Deal.
Arrived His Majesty's Ship Fame from Gravesend

DEAL, .IA-g. 17.—Arrived the Otter, from off
13oulogne; and Earl Spencer, from irala'nci, with
Convoy.

Sailed the Wrangler Gun-brig, off Bologne.
Arrived, and sailed for the River, the 4leona,
OYANT, from Waterford.
Put back the Mercury, for St. Thomas ; Par/ Si.
Vincent, 1-leptort, and 'Veranda, MtLAURIN, fOr
ill:: West. Indies.

GREENOCK, JAN. 1 3 .-4,etterS frOrn Ttheriffe,
state, that the Union, one of the West India Fleet,
under Convoy of His Majesty's Ship Mastrioug, has
been taken by the Ro-chefort Squadron ; this is be-
lieved to be the Union, M‘MILLAN, of this port,
supposed to have foundered,
The Mary Ann; INGALLS, of and for Charles-
town, from hence ; the Grace, of and for
New-York, from Belfast; .and two Sloops (names
unknown) went on-shore at Lochryan on the t oth
Inst. in a gale. The Mary Ann was expcaed to be
got off soon, and without much damage.