The Sun.
London, England, 1806-01-17 00:00:00

NAVAL NE IVS.

PLYMOUTH, JAN. 15.—Arrived the Centaur, of
74 gunk, Capt. 'WHITBY, from Halifax;. she arrivel
in Cawsand Bay last night, during a heavy gale of
wind, and soon afterwards a tremendous thunder-
storm came on, accompanied with vivid flashes of
rghtning ; The latter struck the three topmasts of
the Centaur, and shivered them. so rauchas to render
them complete—ty*-11-S-die. The other Ships of Wai
in the Bak.have rode out the gale without damage.
The Triumph, of74,guns, which sailed yesteday,
' put back-again to Cawsand Bay, in consequence of
the gale.

Arrived the Hazard Sloop Of' War from a Cruize,:
The Caroline, 14 guns, Lieut. DBRBY, which
sailed yesterday for Falmouth, with a convoy; and
Lai./ Varren, 32, were obliged to put back, 'owing
to the heavy gale and violent thUnder and lightning.
which made. them bear away for this Port about four

this morning.
Yesterday the gallant Pear-Admiral Sir
SMITH arrived at the Hotel,Dock, in perfe& health,
from Bath; as soon as the Pompoe, of 84 guns, Capt..
DACRgS,:,IIOIV in Cawsand-Bay,, is ready for his re.:
ception; lie will
,hoist his Flag.on board her. His
destination is supposed to be for the Mediterranean. -
_Sailed the Plover, of 18 guns, to speak to Sir .S,
I,V4atlr.N„, if Cape. H. meets him off this port,, on
some paiticular orders. If• Vice-Admiral. Sir J.
IVARitry should have passed the port, the Plover iS
to return with her orders. •

Five p. salute is now fiting, but cannot
learn on what occasion in time for the po-st.

PORTSMOUTH, JAN. I(i.—This day, during the
tremendous gales from the South West, the 'Anson
and Cyclops Frigates drove from their moorings in
the harbour, and .went on shore, but there is no
doubt they will be got off without any damage.
The Cracker Gun-brig, and Charlotte Schooner,
Lieut. ALT, lying at Spithead; lost both anchors
and cables, and ran into harbour.

The Ship integrity, GARDENER, is on shore near
the entrance of this harbour, with the loss of an
anchor and cable, but is expe6ted will be got off

without damage.
The Brig Turnbull is on shore near the Powder*
stage, with loss of anchor and cab's., but is es.pead
to be got off without damage.

The Hercules, VANnTicst bas lost an anchor and.
cable. _

The John, STUCKLE, has lost an anchor and cable,
and carried away her bowsprit and foremast.
Thp Martha. SEIKRTac, ha: lost an anchor, ani
sustained other damage.
The Sloop Sincerity, YOVNti, lost bdth anchors
and cables, and ran on shore in Portsmouth Harbour.

The Ann, —a—, and Jane, LICLITERIUSS have
lost an anchor and cable.

TORBAY, J. 15.—Came in here by contrary
winds the following Ships, under, the command of
Admiral CORIMALLIS, viz. the. Ville de Paris,
Prince George, Princess Royal, and Winds& Cdstle
Men of War ; L'Aigle and Espiegle Frigates.
Yesterday arrived from Dartmouth His Majesty's
Gun-brig Libertj, and remains, as it is blowing
weather.

This morning, between four and five, windabout
W. S. W. it blew the most tremendous storm th;t
*as ever remembered by the oldest inhabitant ; in
fgt, for about twenty minutes it was a mere hurri7
cane, accompanied with violent claps of thunder and.
vivid flashes of lightning ; it demolished chimnieS,
&c. and hai done other damage.

HARWICH, JAN. I Q.—The Earl of Leicester Post-
office Packet, Capt. Tao.mrsoN, sailed this morning
for Cuxhaven, with the Hambro' and Bremen Mails
of the tOth and 14th inst. Two of His, Majesty's
.Messengers, with Dispatches, were Passengers.
At the same time the Lady I epearh" paCket, Capt.
G. DEANE, sailed for Gottenburgh, 'With the Mails.
It has blown a violent storm of wind fox several
days, that we are apprehensive' of a deal of damage
being done upon the Coast.
The Pegasus Frigate is at anchor in Felixton
Roads ; and the Boxer, Charger-, and Escort Gun-
vessels remain with the iArgus, Hunter, and Iris
Revenue Cutters. •

FALMOUTH, JAN. 14.- Arrived the Success,
SPENCE, from Lisbon, last from Vienna, in seven
days, with Oranges,, Bcc. for this Port; Patlina,
GAY, fromTenzance ; and the Virago Gun-brig,
from a Cruize.

Put back the giaisingham Packet.

COWES, JAN. IV.' Arrived the Prusssian Brig
De Palmkom, Capt. JACOB DREYER, from St. An-
dero, with wool, for London ; sailed from Spithead

the 10th inst.

Arrived here the American Ship Nancy, Capt.
3,ENNINGS, laden with fidur, last from Falmouth,
hound to Bremen, with very considerable damage,
owing to the late gales ;" the Sloop Enterprize, boUnd
to Guernsey, withloss of bowsprit; and the Cutter

Boag, of Forvey, Capt. BAitwLz, bound to Guern-
sey,' also with loss of bowsprit.
Arrived at the Motherbank the Hoy Elizabeth and
Henrietta, Capt. M. F. STRIKLING, from Dantzic,
bouud to Liverpool; also the Hamburgh Ship Drie
Friende, Capt. HENDRICK DE HAAN, from New-
,
castle, bound to Hamburgh.

DEAL, JAN. 16.—Arrived the Zebra from Ports-
mouth ; and Combatant from off Boulogne.

During a heavy gale of wind from the S. W. a
large-West Indianian drifted on board the Heck
Bomb, which occasioned her to cut from her an-
chors ; and having none left, was obliged to run
Tor-the North Sea. The Indianian has also lost her
anchors, but waits in the Downs to get supplied
with others.

Several other Vessels also, during the gale, have
cut and run for Ramsgate harbour.

A square-rigged Vessel was wrecked in Holyhead
Bay on the night of the loth instant ; all hands pe-
rished ; supposed to be from Dublin. Five books
Lave been found ; a number of boxes, containing
Soap and candles, have been cast on shore ; and
from an old bill of lading, found in the books,
it is supposed to be the Sally, of New York,
CLIFTON, Master; this was dated July, 1802;
and from a small bit of paper, JOHN MoottE was
Master.

• It appears that the Pirates who have long infested
the River from Canton to Macao have lately in-
creased to such .a degree as tss render the passage of
Poats between these places not a little dangerous..
They had even the audacity to attack an American
Vessel going up the River ;' but though the number
Of their small vessels was very great, they were re-
tithed with loss. 'They are in greatest force near
the foot of the West branch of the River, and re-
tire with their booty, and evade pursuit in the in,
ttumerable canals with which that part of tlle coun-
try is interse&ed. A very strong proof of their
utrength is, that while formerly they were accus-
tomed-to put all their prisoners to.death in thecruelest
Manner, they . now almost uniformly ransom the
Vessels, retaining hostages for the due performance
Of the agreement. Besides the two Vessels which
the Portuguese are obliged to keep at Macao, -for .
protesting the Trade of the River, the Government
bas been forced to fit out several armed Vessels to
a& against the Pirates, and have purchased -sorae
Ships from the Europeans for the same purpose.
The increase of these disorders is undoubtedly
very much owing to the.distraaed'state of many of
the Provinces of China. In some of them, particu.;
larly to the Northward, the country is in a state of
open revolt. The attention of the Government is
thus drawn off from the management of the South-
ern distri&s, where great disorders in consequence
prevail.
"Yesterday the Port Committee of the City of
London entered into a contra& for the removal. of the
Ra6k at.lllackwall, whichhas for some time been in-
Creasing, and is at present extremely dangerous and
detrimental to the navigation of the River-Thames.

Among the distinguished Personages at THEIR
MAJESTIES' Party_ on NVednesday, evening. were,
•
The, Marchioness of Donnegal.

Countess of Chatham.. -
Ladies—Harcourt, alellasyse, Waliiegrave, Suelley, and
Thynne.
Lords—lienlcy, Radsteek, and Somerville.
Cenerals—T.rner, De Dude', and Grenville.
Colonel Wetham.

Mrs. Howe.
And a number of other persons of distin&ion.
Yesterday the first and socond divisions of- the
87th Regiment marched through Deal from Rams-
gate, for Bexhill Barracks, Sussex.

7 . •
The PRINCESS CHARLOTTE Of WALES is instru&ed
'in the Classics, and.receives in all respeds the edu-
cation suitable to the other sex,--She discovers great
acuteness and aptitude in the progress of her studies.
She lately remarked, with great archness, that she
wanted a play-mate, and Wished she had a sister.
- So many extraordinary charges have been brought
against Mr. PITT, that we should not wonder if he
were accused of the storm which prevented our se-
curing the Combined Enemy's Ships in the memo-
rable a6tion at Trafalgar, and of giving such swift-
sailing vessels to the French as enabled 'them to
elude the pursuit of Sir JOHN DUCKWORTH.

A An Opposition Print says, it is not yet certain who
is to be Mr: PITT'S Jack-boot. This is an allusion
to what Mr. Fox once said about a Jack-boot's Jock-
Loot, which was so utterly deAtute of meaning,
that it is paying no great compliment to their fa-
vourite Politician to revive such nonsense.

It is confidently said that BONAPARTE has a book
in which all the great Estates in this Country are
registered, to bec assigned to his immediate con-
bexionS, and the Amy. of England, as soOri'as they
shall have brought us under theyoke.,--If be should
himself venture here with this Anticipating Register,
we trust that it will be intitled to the name of his
DOOMSDAY-BOOK.

The dramatic Entertainments at Stanmore Priory
were so much admired, and curiosity was so eagerly
excited by them in the Fashionable World, that the
Noble Owner of the mansion has, it seems, resolved
to build a regular Theatre on his domain before next
season.

The new Farce written by ARTHUR GRIFFIN-
HOOF, t;sq. alica GEoßcr. COLMAN the Younger,
is finished, and is verry soon to be brought forward
et Covent-Garden Theatre. According to Green-
room report, it is a very whimsical produ6tion.

Mr. SKEPFINGTON'S Sleeping .Beauty is by no
/beans a Sleeping Partner at Drury-Lane Theatre,
for she is put into requisition almost every-night, and
has considerably added to the treasury of the Thea-
trical Firm.

There is so little gallantry in BOYAPARTE'S inten-
tion of dethroning the Kind of NAPLES, merely
cause the Queen has offended him, that he ought to
have held forth a better pretext to the world. It is
enough, however, that she is nearly conneEted with
the House of BOURBON, and such a ground of en-
mity ca never be remu%;•ed.,