The Sun.
London, England, 1808-10-22 00:00:00

N AVA L NEWS..

• PLYMOUTH, Om 20.—A French Lugger Priva-
teer was discovered this morning within the Edystonc
Light-house after laying there a short time, she
stood to the Southward, and about one o'clock cap-
_
tured a Brig coming up Channel, about three miles
without the Light-house, supposed lo be an Ameri-
can. On this being seen from Maker Heights, the
Ablive Excise Gutter, Capt. KINSMAN, immediately
weighed from Cawsand Bay, and stood after the
Privateer and her Prize, under a press of sail ; she
came up fast with the Brig, and no doubt is enter.
tained of her being retaken in a few hours—and
hopes are entertained of the capture of.the enemy's
Privateer, :which appeared to be full of men. A.
Ship and a Lugger are now standing down Channel,
the latter supposed to be also a French Privateer; a
consort with the one that captured the Brig.
Sailed the Orestes and L'Eclair Sloops of War to
the Westward, supposed for Spain.

gIISERNESS, OCT. 20a—Arriv:'d the Richmond
Gun-brig, Lieut. WALKER, from the Northward-,
with c vcaty-six for th.t Royal Marines.
Sailed the Bravedageren Gun-brig, Lieut. DENNIS,
with convoy, for Heligoland.
The Sarpen Sloop came into the Little Nore.

DOVER, OCT. 2 1.-7 The Fleet of Transports which-
passed yesterday to the Westward, were ,all drivers
back into the Roads i❑ the night, the wind at N.W.
and bIO-Wing a heavy gale. The Transports were
dispersed in every direEtion ; about go of them were
driven over close to the French Coast ; the Liberty,
marked U. F. has come in here totally disrnasted ;
the Schooner. William (of and for Carmarthen),
THOMAS, from London, was driven on shore on the
Beach near Dungeness ; but the tide flowing very
high, she floated off, but 'filled with water imme—
diately the crew bad just time to save themselves
iz their boat before she went down.

DEAL, OCT. 2. 1.--Catne down from the River,
the Alligator, MORETON, for Hayti. Put back this
morning, by adverse winds, the outward-bound, &c.
which sailed; yesterday; but the, wind getting noW
more favourable, the greatest part of them have
-gain sailed : except the Transports with troops on

board for foreign service, and, Cie &Welt' CVNDY,
for,:, having received damage by a ship running
foul of her in the Channel, since which accident two
of ber crew have not been heard of. ,

Portismov Ocr. It 1 .—ArriYeti the Lady Cath—
cart, —, from Gibraltar; and-the Oporto, Coy's,
from Gijon, in Spain.
Sailed the Endeavour, HARLEY, and Camilla,
GOODHALL, for Sunderland.

Arrived Fis Mpjesty's Ships Sharpshooter arid La
Fleche irom a cruize.

Sailed His Majesty's Brig Escort for Guernsey.

The Expedition, now at St. Helen's, is ordered
to Yarmouth Roads (Isle of Wight) to wait a fair
wind.

GIMENC•Cit, OcT. Eden, REDMATNEs
arrived here yesterday from St. Domingo : sailed
thence 21st, August, in company with the Specula'
Lion, LYNASs, for Liverpool; parted in about a
Week, in consequence of her being rather lealtf';
On the Bthecurt. when off Holyhead, she
rieuced`a tremendous gale, which filled her 1145 t;
and "caused 'them to throw 13 overb6ar
On the 12th, Capt. R. was obliged to put
into Bel.
fast Loch, where he remained three days. On Fri-
day last saw a Ship and a Barque inside the Craig,
of Ailsa, and supposes they .must have run for
Lochryn.

The Northern Light Houses' Yacht, Capt. CAL-
DER, arrived here !ast night, having a Surveyor on
board; for the purposes of inspeaing the Light
Houses on the Coast.

Sir -Haw DALRYMPLE was obliged to remain OP
board the Phcebe Frigate till an Order of Council ar-
rived, to release her from performing quarantine.
Letters from Madeira were received in town yes-
terday; dated 3d Oduber. His. Majesty's Ship .Be.•
venge, the Hon. Capt. PAGET, arrived there on the
9tli of September, with ten Sail of outward-bound
Indiamen, whalers, &c. and sailed again on the 3d of
O&ober. His Majesty's Ship Aeptune, Sir T'
WILLIAMS, had touched there on her voyage to the
West Indies.

The Letters brought by the Alban Cutter from the
Brazils were delivered yesterday ; they do not crud'
taro any thing remarkable. The Lightning Botritb,
with her Convoy, arrived at Rio Janeiro on the .0°
July ; the Streatham Indiaman, which put in
there to repair her damage, sailed for India en, tb°
31st July.

It is a little singular that Sir FRANCIS BuRDETI''
who was gratuitously returned to Parliament by 3
certain portion of, the inhabitants of Westminster, '.
did not condescend to attend toe Meeting in West-
minster-Hall on Thursday. As to the asscrtioo,
that he could not be preient because. he was attend'
ing his friend Mr. H. ToticE, it is scarcely deserving
of notice. Sir FRANCIS surely Could spare two hours
from the duties of trendship to attend to the in'
(crests .of his Constituents. But the tack is, we l'eci
lieve,Sir FRANCIS diet not like the Meeting, an
therefore chose to ad by proxy. .