The Sun.
London, England, 1801-04-02 00:00:00

LONDOk, APRIL 2, 1801.

I-r is with great satisfafflon we are enabled to
contradift several reports which were yesterday in
circulation: one of these was, that our Fleet, in
attempting to pass the Sound, had experienced a
considerable loss, and among other things, hat two
Ships had sunk : the other,. that it had on the con-
trary, been dispersed by storms.' 'Both these are
equally false, It is particularly happy that it is so,
for it appears decided that we shall want the
assistance of our Fle©t in the maintenance of our
rights with regard to. the Northern Powers. The
latest advises received from Copenhagen by our
Government are of the zrst ult. At that period,
as we yesterday stated in part of our Impression,
the Danish Government appeared positively de-
termined to try the fortune of war, and thus every
appearance of conciliation had vanished. Mr.
VANSITTART left Copenhagen on the 21st ult, and
is hourly expected to arrive; and Mr. DRUM.
MOND had been furnished with Passports. There
is reason to believe that he availed himself of them
on the followingday, the zzd, as the Fleet was then
expcacil tl,icsc. 44t -butt% at ong..v-raitza aild of 4
species altogether peculiar, will thus have taken
place on that day, and we have no doubt that it will
have added new lustre to the glory of our Navy.
Further accounts are every moment expefted, and
we think it improper to anticipate by our eon.
jeetures and our hopes, fafts on which we must so '
soon receive inf.;rmation..

We last night received,; 131* EXPRES.S, Paris
Paper's to the 29th. ult. The 'frequent arrivals
. .
which have lately taken place from France, by keep-
ing us on a par with the news of that part of the
Continent, have left us little to- expett from any
one day's papers, and our Readers will remember
that they were already -in po— &session of the intelli-
gence to the 28th. The Papers which have now
arrivedlurnish.us only one article, and that by no
means of unequivocal authenticity.
Citizen MAGAL LON, COnkid of the Republic at
Cairo,' has arrived.at rou/o.r, Having sailed from
Egypt, he was taken by the English and carried
into Malta, whence he sailed on the 7th of March.
A great quantity of English ships had arrived there,
which had left the Ports of Nap/es and of Sicily,
for fear of the .embprgo, which it was known the
KING of NAP LES was about to lay upon the
English Ships. On the evening of the departure
of Citizen MAGA!, LON from Malta, an English
Brig from Maori had brought ; II; __gence of the
aglish Army-having quitted that Road. The
English asserted that they were going to attempt a
disembarkation opposite Damietta.

By a Flag of Truce which arrived at Plymouth
on TuL•sday last from Marlaix, intelligence is
brought that a French Army of Forty-live Thomand
Men had received orders to mareli against Portugal.

• One Hamburgb 11,7ilreinains due.
Yesteiday noon HER MAJESTY and the PRIN-
CESSES AUGUsTA, 11,A, It, MARY, and AN/E-
-LIA took an airiog Jn.ihcir carriages on the King's
Road, attended by Lady CHARLorrE FINCH.

The LoRD CuArc Et. 1.0 it had an audience of His
M 4
.1 Es Ty yesterday, at Buckingham-House.

Mr. DONALDSON left town last night with Go.
vermeil dispatches to the Lord Lieutenant of Ire.
land,

Lord GOWEIt gave a grand dinner yesterday at
his House; in Arlington-strect. Mr. DUNDAS, Lady
PUND4s, Mr. PITT, an Sir Wh.TQR VAR-
topiNta were o.lllg Va;tl4

NEllfS.
NAVAL t.,1 k'll-2

Nan ill iinperimm pelagi, sevumgue tridental,
Sed sal vote datum.

TORBAY, MARCH 30.

THE whole Fleet, under the Command of Ad-
miral CoRtgIeVALLIS, between three and four o'clock
this afternoon got under weigh, and proceeded to
the Westward witha moderate breeze from E.S.E.

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PLYMOUTH, MARCH 31.

Sailed the Mars, of 7+ guns, Rear-Admires
THORNBOROUGU, and Triumph, of 74 guns, Capt 4
E. HARVEY, to join the Channel Fleet.

Sailed the St: Fiorenz/, of 4o guns, and SaNta
Margaritta, of 36 guns, with the outward.bound
Mediterranean Fleet under convoy.—Wind East.
Arrived the Spitfire, of 20 guns, Capt. KEEN,
from Guernsey, and the Plymouth hired Armed
Lugger, from the Downs ; also a Cartel from Mor-
kix : the latter brings intelligence that an Army of
4c,000 French Troops had received orders to march'
against Partugal.
Sailed the Revolutionaire, of +4 guns, with two
Merchantmen under convoy for Cork.

PORTSMOUTH, APRIL I.

THE outward-bound West India Ships remain at
Spithead, Motherhank, &c.

The Fleet which arrived here from the Downs
yesterday, were upwards of 40t) sail.
The Alkmaar, fitted for an Hospital-Ship for the
North Sea Fleet,rwent,out of the Harbour this day.

The Superb, 41+ guns; one of -the Convoy of
thetlndia Fleet, in turning round Bembridge Ledge
last night, took the ground on the Warner ; but got
(din the night without damage, and proceeded on
her voyage with the Fleet; who are iupposed to be
well down Channel, having had a fine breeze all
day from the Eastward.

YARMOUTH, APRIL I.

ARRIVED the Ranger Sloop and Phonix Cutter,
with a Fleet of Ships from Hamburgh under convoy.

DOVER, APRIL I%

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THIS morning a French Boat (Flag of Truce)
arrived from Calais, and brought back the Messen.
ger who sailed from hence on Saturday last, and who
instantly on.hi4 landing mak a post.chaisc and four
for London.