The Sun.
London, England, 1806-07-31 00:00:00

NA N IV S.

PLYMOVTIT, JUL* 2D.--Arrive,l the French Im-
perial Brig Le aesar, imonnulig 18 long 9-poun-
ders, cut out from the, River of Bourdeaux on /the
16th ii t. by the Boats of_ the -.Centaur and Con-
queror, of 74 guns each, after a desperate conflia
of two hours an-d-a
r,:tAt4 (Ataing), of the:CUT/0)-0r, and tWo seamen,
were killed, and the, Fifit Lieuterfant of the Centaur
'mortally wOnntled...The Enemy had 'l2 men- killed,
.
and many'severely wOunded. She is a very Band-
sore Brig, copper-hdttomedi and apparently qdite
new, completely 'fitted for sea, and .was this after-
noon brought into Harbour..

'The Conqueror, 'of 74 guns, Capt. PELLEW, ar-
rived with the above-Mentioned Brig.
Arrived the Iris Frigate from a cruize.

The First Detachment of the Wilts Militia march-
ed hence yesterday for Stapleton, near Bristol ; the
'remainder will follow in a day or. twO.

FALMOUTH, JULY 2s.—Arrived His Majesty's
Ship aliance, of 74 guns, Capt. HOTIIAM, from off
Belleisle--no news ; the Britannia Cutter from
Jersey ; the 'Ventura, DENNIS, from Bristol, with
bale goods, &c. ; the Jeminza, DICKSON, from Sun-
derland ; and the West India Ship George, PRICE,
froni Deptford, for Madeira and West Indies.
Sailed the Fancy, VARKER, for Plymouth.
The Lord Hobart Packet, from America, with
Mails, may be daily expeted.
The Duke of Kent Packer is appointed to take
the Mails of next month for the West Indies ; and
the Manchester ditto, those for America.

PORTSMOUTH, JULY 30.—Dropped down ,to St.
Helen's His Majesty's Ships Prevoyante and Re-
sistance, with a Fleet of Transports for Plymouth.

HARWICH, JULY 30.—The Prince. of Wale's
Packet, Capt. ANTIS. DEANE, arrived this morning
from Gotteuburgh with a Mail; Capt.FLYN, of the
Lady Frances Packet, sailed this afternoon, imme-
diately on the'arrival of the coach, with the Ham-
burgh Mail for Husurn'.. A Messenger with Dis-
patches embarked in the Amity extra Packet,. with
the Mail fur Gotten-burgh, on his route for Peteli-
burgh : this Packet sailed at the same time as the
lady Frances, with a fair wind.

One hundred workmen Were this morning taken
off the works nowiconstraling at this place, by di-
reEtion of the Board of Ordnance, in consequence of
the fOrtifreatiuns not. being extended to the scale first
proj ea d. . •

DEAL, JULY 30.—Sailed through the Downs, from
the Rivvr,
the P roteßress, P;VERP/rT, for Virginia ;
also sailed are Savage §loop Uf War, for Cork ; and
the Swift, LAWSON, fur Matta.

Arrived the Crescent Frigate from the Westward,
and sailed for Yarmouth.

:GREENOCK, JULY-28.--The Thomas, M‘Brann,
of this Port, was totally lost the 27th of April last,
on a reef of rocks, known by the name of Profits
Keys, Bahamas. , The Master, crew, and pascen-
gers, were, after many supplications and entreaties,
taken on board the American Brig Reliance, Capt.
NICHOLAS DARRELL, on the 2gth same month, and
landed at the Port of Matanzas,' Island of Cuba, on
the 3d of May.

SHEERNESS, JULY 29.—Sailed the Argo, of 44
guns, Capt. DICEY, for Portsmouth.
Arrived the Blanche, Capt. LAVIE, last from Yar-
mouth, with La Guerriere French Frigate, a Prize
ti) the said Ship ( and, from every appearance, La
GuerrLre is a very tine Ship, mounting upwards of
50 guns.
JULY 30.—Sailed the Sty, with the Baltic Con-
voy and the &wove Transport, for the Cape of
Good Hope, with Capt. CULVERHOUSE, who is ap-
pointed Captain-Agent at the Cape.