The Sun.
London, England, 1806-01-03 00:00:00

NAPA L NE WS.

T0n847, I. Sailed this afternoon from
hence the Channel Fleet, under the command of
4dmintl.coßtilw4Ll-Is, to resume their station off
Brest.

PLYMOUTH, JAN. 1.--Arrived this evening La
Loire Frigate, of 40 guns, having in, tow the French
Fr;g,lte..44 Libre,,Qf 40 guns, ,_•al)tured on the ..ct4th
ult. by L'Egyptienne Frigate, in company with La.
Loire; she is a very tine_.looking Frigate; her fore-
mast is entire=ly gone, and her main and wizen masts
appear to be jury fitted.

Arrived the Portuguese Schooner Sen. D. Pense-
mento, from Faro, with, fruit, for orders.
Arrived the glic/aTpto. Frigate from a Cruize.
Letters received here from an Officer of the 2d,
pr Queen's Regiment of Foot, from Gibraltar, dated
at sea, in one of the Transports containing a part of
that Regiment, state, that one of the Transports with
150 of that Regiment is taken by a French Frigate.
The other Transport said to be missing, belonging to
therutyphenmF's Convoy, with 26Q of the 54th Re-
giment, is arrived here, and some of the Officers art;
landed. They describe the passage from Gibraltar as
very tempestuous.

Sailed the Argus, 418 guns, qn a Cruite.

Arrived, and went up Catwater, a beautiful Ame-
rican Ship, but where she comes from is not yet
known.

The Cartel which arrived yesterday from St. Lu-
car is put under quarantine : a Copy of the Master.*
log; of his falling in with a French Squadron in lat.
48. was very properly sent to Admiral YOUNG,
Commanding Officer of His Majesty's Ships at this
Port.
Sailed the Montague, of 74 guns.

PORTSMOUTH, J. 2.—The Canada, of 74 gums.
is recalled from St. Helen's to Spithead.
Put back the Mediator to Spithead. -
Sailed the Jane, RICKABY, and the Three Sis,tcrs,
-, for Sunderland.

Sailed His Majesty's Ship Amazon on a Cruize.
Sir JOHN'S Squadron could not move to-day ; the
I,vind is come round to the N. W.

This morning, about three o'clocL, the Captivity;
Of :4 since,gtts, which was taken out of dock a few
day
fitted
to receive prisoners of War, sunk
n
at her moorings at the entrance of Portchester Lake •
there were but the usual number of persons on board
which belong to a Ship in-ordinary., who were alt
'Hrtd she received the prisoners on board
previous to the accident, our inveterate enemy, Bo-
NarARTE, would, no y doubt, have been so liberal.,
minded as to have said, that we had scuttled a Ship
for the malicious pleasure.of drowning his Subjects !
It is imagined that she broke her back, from being
moored improperly. She sunk in four minutes aftyr
the crash was heard.

•
FALMOUTH, DEC. 31.—Arrived the Maria, .104":
QUIN DE SOUR A Loßo, from Guernsey, for Oporto i
Conception, MANUEL LOPEZ VELLAGO, from Rot-
terdam, for Lisbon, with cheese, geneva, ; and
Mark, JONES, for Bristol.

Sailed the Dragon, of 74 guns, Capt. GRIFFITIIC,
to join the Channel Fleet, being called out by sigrl:4
from two Frigates; and the Transport Renown, Capt.
TEDBALL, with part of the gad Regiineut (High!
landers); foi Plymouth.

YARMOUTH, JAN. 2.—The several Transport§
now lying in these Roads are preparing to land the
Troops they have on board ; and it is, said that they
are ordered to proceed to the Elbe and Weser Rivers,
to Convey home the English Soldiers on the Conti,