The Sun.
London, England, 1806-12-24 00:00:00

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• ,PIX26UTII, DEO. 2`2.—Arrived the Good Intent,
laden With fruit, from Lisbon, bound to London,
captured by a French Privateer, and retaken .by, the
Virginie Frigate ; also a French Chasse Maree, la-
den with" wine, captured by the Inzperieuse.; and the
Egyptienne Frigate from a cruize.
Sailed the Gannei Sloop of War from Portsmouth.
• Arrived the Danish Brig Forr.oyclsen, ARCTANDEIi,
laden with wine and brandy, from Bourdeaux, bound
to Copenhagen, detained by-the Liz..ely Pri-ateer.

PORTSMOUTH; Dac. 23.—Arrived the Crocodile
Frigate, Captain B.ETTESWORTH, from a Cruize ;
Quebec, BAY LET, from Quebec ; and Joseph,
from Caen.

Sailed the Rebuff Gun-vessel to the Westward.

The William, which got on shore near South-
Sea Castle, and filled with water, a few days since,
has been got off, and is come into the Harbour.

HAawicx, DEC. 21.—The Danish Ship the So-
fihia Alnflic, P. T. DUETSCUEN, and the Hamburgh
lirigantine the Dorothea,
,C. Myra, with sugar and
other goods, from Lisbon bound to Hamburgh, are
detained and .brought into this Port by HiS Majesty's
Gun-hrig Charger,' Lieut. BLOW.
The Danish Ship Juliana, H. H. JOR6EREN, from
Alto-pa, bound to St. Thomas, . with goods, detained
by the Aggressor Gun-vessel, is Tele4sed,
sail the first fair wind.

YARMOUTH, DEC. 23.—Yesterday arrived the,
Auckland Packet, Capt. BRIDGE, who sailed from
Harwich above a month since with Mails and Pas-
sengers for HUsum, but 'finding that place occupied
by the Enemy, has been obliged to return, having
been at sea 3
.Q days in a heavy gale of wind. Four
of Lord HUTCHINSON'S carriage horses died on the
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passage, and one seaman was washed over board.
Arrived this morning the Elizabeth Bye Boat,
Capt. JAMES WEBB, with Mails and Passengers from
the Continent, in f..9utteen days passage.

DEAL, Doc. 23.--Arrie4 and sailed fo.the River
•the 'Termagant, Kite, and Sophia Sloops .of War
from Portsmouth ; arrived also the Nusquito from off
Boulogne.
Sailed•tbe Bruizer off Boulogne.

A Danish Schooner is arrived in the Domins, and
reports, that an English Man of War Brig, mounting
IS. guns, Was entirely Nii-ecked the 9th inst. on the
French Coast; near Carigean; a. Port bet Ween Brest
and Morlaix all the Crew Were, awed, but made
prisoners Of war,. • and marChed into the- i nterior.—
The name of the Ilrig •the Captain was unable
to learn, but says she sailed froin Torbay on the 6th
instant.

SHEERNESS, DEc. 22.—The
,Hyacinth Sloop 'of
'War, Capt. DAVIE, and Redwing, were paid bounty
and two months wages in advance, and will pro-
ceed to sea shortly.

Shins at this Port—Resolution, 74, Seahorse. Solehay,,
and La Modeste Frigates ; Curlew, Hermes. Star, Spy.,
Aroirantht... Kangaroo,..llyacylitli, Falcon, Satellite, Red..,
wing, Calypso, and Vulture Sloops or War ; Rifleman,
Tickler, Urgent De)l3,:rate, Constant, Fancy. rn i, Vvarks
Gun-brigs ; Lealand; ‘Vinchelsea, and Ceres, Receiving
Ships; Sussex lio,vital Ship; Nlagnanimc Harbour Duty
Ship; Overyssel Vidualling Depot ; and Alkmaar, with
Stores for the Fleet in the Downs.

GRgENOCic, DEC. Ig.—The :Vary-Ann (late hi-.
G 4 LL) arrived here yesterday, from Charleston, after
a passage of 39 days ; left the Birmingham Packet,
BOWDEN, 'loading for this Port.—The Mary-Ann
came in South Channel; spoke no Vessels during
the voyage.
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Arrived on Wednesday the Little Gen-ge,WNErc-
LAGE, from Lisbon, in 22 days. Spoke on the t oth
inst. the American Ship 45441 k, of Richmond,
bound ,for London, out 20 days ; on the t vth init.
spoke a Brig, name unknown, from Newfoundland,
bound to Teighmouth. Left loading at Lisbon for-
the Clyde, the Jane, WALLISTER ; Chance, MCDOU-,
GA LL ; limo ;. Jessie, BoAG ; and Maid of
the Mill, D It IN G.
The Neptune, MACKENZIE, from Greenock and
Madeira, arrived at Barbados s the 21st Lif Otiober,.
and sailed for Jamaica the
The Ship Trelawncy „which sailed from Bristol for
Jamaica the 9th inst. drove in the night.of the mth
on the Ness Sands,near Swansea, and it is-teared will
be totally lost ; part of the crew are reported to be
drowned—the Master is said to he killed by the fall-
ing of the mast.

The Dreadnought, of 93 guns, at Portsmouth, is
to 1)e commissioned without delay : Capt. LECH..
MERE i., appointed to the command, as is Capt. Pu-
GET to the PrinCe, of 98 gnus, at Plymouth, in the
room of Capt. LECHMERE.
The Sophie Sloop of War, which arrived on Thurs-
day at Portsmouth, from the Mediterranean, expe-
rienced very bad weather off Scilly, and made up-
v,"'ardsof five feet water in an hour.
Capt. WARREN, late of the Isle of Man Fencibles,
is appointed to the command of the Medulla, a beau-
tiful new Frigate, fitting out at Woolwich.
Lieutenant BECKETT is appointed to command
the Linnet Brig of War, at Deptford ; as is Lieut.
WIIISTON to the Reludf, and Lieut. GARDNEIt tO the
Dapper Gun Brigs, at Portsmouth.
A short time since a Lady, on a visit to the Na
cistus Frigate, at Spithead, was safely
.delivered of a
daiighter before dinner by the Surgeon of the Ship;
premature labour having been brought on:by sea-
sicknes: The child has since been named NAR.
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