The Sun.
London, England, 1801-07-28 00:00:00

mutes afterwards, the Crew having ropes in readiness
to throw, in case they should discover any of the
Poly's people alive, upon the water; but neither
they nor any thing belonging to the Vessel could
be seen. What adds to the affliCtion of the friends
of the unhappy sufferers, is the consideration, that
in ten minutes time the Vessel, but for the fatal
accident, would have been safe in the harbour.

Yesterday Government received authentic advice
of the capture of the Ssuiftsure, of 74. guns, Captain
HALLOW ELL, who has written to our. Commissary
for Prisoners at Paris, to be exchanged.' Sir R.
BICKIRTON had previously stifled his Flag out of
her.--Cat. H4tr.t.owttt.'s Letter is dated the
r7th of July, on board Admiral GANTHEALTME'S
Ship, the Indivisible, in the Bay of Frejus.
The Gun-boats from *Calais' seem not inclined to
venture so far to sea since their narrow escape from
our vessels on Saturday the x Bth ; some of them
have since been seen from .the hills dragging up,
along-shore by horses, Frigates, Sloops, Armed
Ships and Gunboats are constantly cruizing on the
Frencli coast, and a Ship of the Line is to be
stationed at the North and South Forelands, Duna
geness, and Beachy-Head, as guarda costas. Strong
piquet-guards are mounted all along the Coast, and
orders for all the Volunteers of the Southern Dis-
trid to be 'alert, and in a state of preparation to
march, have been issued by General HuLst.
The Shipi under Admiral POLY from the Baltic
are hourly expeCted at Yarmouth. Orders have
been received there for them to proceed to Spit_
head. •

Thursday last,. a Court Martial was held on
board the Gladiator, in Portsmouth .Harbour, on
Lieut. 'THOMAS RENWICK,- of His Majesty's Ship
St. Fiorenzo, for quitting the deck when he had the
first watch, on the night of the zoth of March,
without beingo.oß regularly relieved
or e
CK, d
Masterana CsofntMhe same
r.Ri
ouhno
Ship, for not coming upon deck when he had the
middle watch, on the same night, untit he was sent
for about a quarter past one o'clock. The Court
agreed that the Charges had been proved against
them;, but, in consideration of their very high cha.
railer, they were adjudged to be only reprimanded.
Lieut. GRANT ALLEN, of the Eseor: Gun-brig,
was also tried for returning to Spithead with Dis-
patches with which he had
.been charged, for the
Captains of His'Majesty's Ships Clyde, Loire, and
Wokerene. The charge not being proved, 'he was
acquitted accordingly-. • -
On-Friday, arrived at Leith, 'the Trusty, of Dy-
sart, JOHN LAVEItOCK, master, laden' with hemp,
&c. one of the British Ships that was detained by
the late 'EtAr EROR PAUL. The Trutt), sailed from
Riga. on the Act; ult., with three Other Vessels, and
joined at the Sound several more, making in all z 6
Sail, chiefly from ' Petersburg!), having sailed- on
the 9th' instant, under Convoy of the Se/by Sloop,
Captain WILLIAMS. Captain LAI? EROCX states,
that he and his Crew, with thdie:of other Ships de.
tained, were marched to an inland Town, about 8o
Miles up the Country, where they were very
kindly treated ; and When he returned and joined
his Ship, on the 26th May last, he found her in
much better order than he was taught to expth,
and, before he sailed, she was completely caulked
at the expence of the Russian Government. The
Trusty, in her passage down the Baltic, passed
three or four Sail of British Men of War cruizing
between Bornholm and Falstervorn Reef; and Capt.
Ltsysk °ex reports, that on the Bth inst. he saw the
British Fleet, consisting of about ifo Sail of Vessels
pass the Sound downward.
A Courier Extraordinary was published at Bom-
bay on the zoth December, 1800, to announce the
following circumstance;—" On Monday evening
arrived the Honourable Company's cruiser Intrepid,
late Captain GgoacsllALL., from Btissorah, after
having encountered, on the sad ult. the French
Privateer
.which had boarded two dows'near Muscat,
as mentioned in our last
,Courier.—The particulars
of the ac ion we understapd to be nearly as follow,
They 'saw vessel from the mast-head at sun.risc,
and about o'clock saw her from the deck
standing toliirds 'them. Capt. HALL made the
private sigo'.l to her about eight o'clock, which was
not answeec't. ; the stranger soon afterwards hoisted
a union. jack.at the fore top gallant mast-head,. and
a blue ensitn at . the gaff end ;• at .half past nine
HAI. t, 'fired a shot and hoisted the Company's
colours, 'Which was almost, immediately returned
under French colours. An action ensued chiefly
within pistol-shot, and between ten
,and eleven
o'clock the Enemy, trusting to his superiority in
Europeans, made two attempts to board the Intrepid'
under' the stern ; in the second attack the Enemy's
jib-boom was for some time foul of the Intrepid's
driver ; both attacks were repelled with great spirit
and execution,. the few Europeans Capt. -HAt.i. had,
being called front-the guns on, these occasions.
About a 'quarter before eleven o'cloCk Capt. -HALL
received a severe 'wound, which obliged him to
quit the deck, on which Lieut. SMEE took charge.
By this time the Intrepid's masts were-much injured,
and most of thesails rendered useless by the damages
they had sustained, and the rigging being almost all
cut to pieces, with two Europeans ,killed and many
others of the
.crew wounded. In this state the
engagement continued. until near twelve o'clock,
when. the Enemy's fire slackened, and they began
to make off.- Lieut. Spatz then turned the hands
up to repair their damages, in order to chace. A
little after twelve all sail was set on the Intrepid,
and the chace continued till three P. M. when fied-
ing that the Enemy sailed so much superior as to
afford no chance of coming up with 'her, Lieut.
SHE a hauled his wind to the N.N. W. The Enemy,
was a brig, carrying her guns on a flush deck,,
having six on each side of different calibre and four
swivels, copper bottomed, and nearly the size of
the Honourable Company's 'Cruiser, the' Antelope;
.Lieuts. SNisii and BEST are slightly wounded ; Mr.
HARRIOT, Volunteer, and the Boatswain are also
said to be wounded; also one European seaman and
t 8 Sepoys and Lascars, many of them dangerously.
We are truly sorry to add, that Capt. HALL, who
wi;h his Officers and ship's, company have done
iheir.duty to themselves and their country in so
exemplary a manner, died of his wound on the 30th
uit."