The Sun.
London, England, 1808-06-03 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

PLYMOUTH, JUNE I.—Arrived the Spencer, of
74 guns, Rear-Admiral STOPPORD, ffOrrl the east'
ward ; and the Scorpion Sloop of War from. a cruize,

Po RrsMO UT It, JUNE 2.—Arrived the Ellen, VV AT-
SON for the Brazils, and Minerva, BRODIE, for
Gibraltar, from the Downs.
Sailed the Superb, of 74 guns, Capt. JACKSON, for
the Downs.

DOVER, JUN& 2.—Passed by the following Ships
bound to London, viz. the Zephyr, JEPPBRY, from
St. Michael's; President, OwENSON, from
Atalanta; Pamvot, from Bermuda; and Betsy,
Wria.tmits, from Jamaica.

JCTNE 2.—Arrived his Majesty's Slip
Africa, froin the Westward, and sailed to the
Northward. ' Arrived the Indignant. Gun-brig, from
a cruize, and the Admiral Gambier, filial the River.
for New South Wales, and remain in the Downs
with the Ships as per last.

SHEERNESS, MAY 31.--Arrived the Seagull Sloop
of War, Capt.CATucART,w ith convoy from Gottcu*
burgh.
Passed for the River . the !Perm. tith StoreshiPP
S. TROUNCE Master, from the Mediterranean.
Yesterday a Court Martial assembled on board his
Majesty's Ship Afagnanime, the Honourable aiptaio
BLACKWOOD, President, for the trial of Lieutenant
NOits,,commanding the Turbulent Gun-brig; be^
ing accused by the Master of a Danish Vessel be
captured,‘of taking from him four gUineas, his Pr''
vats property; wben, after a full investigatiot!
circumstances, the Money. was proved to have Se.°
given to the Pilot attd Mister's-Mate, and no PO
whatever appropriated by Lieutenant NoPrs to 41'
own use; the Court therefore adjudged him to malt.
'good the same to the Danish Master, and admot)i,bed
him to be more circumsped in future, respeeta
the private property of our Sneirnies.
The Court then proceeded to' tr,y, Eta!'
the Utficers and Crew, for the loss of his Majes7i
Sloop the Widgeon, at. Banati, in• Scotland, vibitt
they were all honourably acquitted, except, tile
;who being found guilty of negligence, Bte• was se'
fenced to be mulded of his pay', and to be imprisair
ed six months in the Marshalsea.
Arrived the British Fair Cutter, from Yarmcutlii
athe
with supernutnerarie4, and the•baggage of Capia,ifr
PARKZE of the Stately, appointed' to the ilkogiari
at Chatham: -
Captain CaAitt.ts Jong M. MAgsrtgtx " Itir„
pointed by the Lords of time Admiralty I'ay-Cvr3J
at Sheerness, in the room of Captain Mitchel'
! promoted to the rank oat hear-Adathal.
• JUNE I.—Sailed the British Fair Cutter for VP
tsth.
SHERRNEIS, d4hzart Sloop of
War, Captain TILLARD, with convoy for Gotten'
burgh.

We cannot help noticing an attack upon the
Patriotic Charatlers who instituted the Dim'er c).
Saturday last, in honour of Mr. PITT. Thi, attack
appearedin a Morning Paper of yesterday, an
epistolary keen, and is signed
Mr. PITT." The charges it contains are
destitute of truth and liberal feeling, and cawing
could not have proceeded from a friend of our late
illustrious Statesman.--The chief accusation is, that
the relations of Mr. PITT were not invited„ thougn
Mr. BLACKBURN informed *the Company thot
"A; real Frielo t°
Earl of CIIATLIAM had been invited, but that '
had sent an apology, and alledged that his feeliugs.st
as might indeed be expeCted, would not porn'',
degree- of indelicacy
hiM to come. `l't might perhaps be thought '"'Di
the
to a Meeting that...could not but remind
of their less ; though on the present occa4ioll.;
it was better to disregard nicety, in order „14
demonstrate reset.
CAM during As to the other relalir'".s
to invite the near relation
of Mr. Parr, as some of them odoraba
his life, it was hardly °Pa'
posed that they could be very solicitous to attend
the Meetteg ; and if his political friends WI
for a company.
been formally required to be present,.the condo
would have been accused of being obliged to oavilto
Meeting Was inserted fer weeks before it rook, Plw'
The advertisement annodncing
and this 'was the most proper appeel to the r„
of those who admired the great man whose metwir,'„,
. the Meeting was intended to honour. The r
tions and known friends'of Mr. PITT were there'
fore not excluded, as the letter alluded to uniti
assent,- but had as much notice as the rest bold
world. It is next said, that Mr..Beacteeviat„sriei
not have alluded to the Nobleman who appkieu
cie ticket and was refused. But if that Nobleog
who had been the. first to detert Mr. PITT, h"
proper to place himself in so very conspic°°-4
je
situation as he chose, it was hardly eessible'tha
the enthusiasm of such a moment, with .04
virtues of the illustrious dead animating the Om,
of the
.Speaker, with the• objet iinniedintelYo
fore him who . had beeei
co guilty of the d),
tion, that Mr. BLACKBURNcouId avoid some Li,
lusion to hun, cad we ought to honour his
rather than condemn him for having given Nvqoe
them. The Writer alluded to, adverting to the
mer Meeting, says," we all remember the cordiaitrij
and harmony ►
that prevailed ;" but adds '-,,e
SPBNCER, as well as I recolleet, presided at
Meeting." He must have a very imperfeo re,a're,
leclibn if he is doubtful. We all, indeed) da:lea"
member the cordiality and harmony that Chat`,Prev,n
as well as the energy with which the Noble i
the Storm," tlipugh he nfterwards joined will' sort;
man gave the toast, " The. Pilot that telat.libiiero3
who endeavoured to obstruct that pilot
to condutt the Vessel of the State through, Lc"
pests as it never before encountered. -

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