The Sun.
London, England, 1808-08-17 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

•
PLYMOUTH, AUG. 15.—Arrived last evening the
French National Brig La Sylphe, mounting 18 guns,
6 and 9-pounders, with 100 men, laden with flour
and arms, having dispatches, captured on the loth
inst. on her passage from L'Orient to Martinique,
by the Comet Sloop of War, of t 6 guns, Capt•
DALY, after a sharp anion. The Comet is -arrived
with her prize.

Arrived the Alcmene Frigate, from a ctuize.
The Spanish Schooner mentioned in my last to
be brought in here, had when taken 40,000 stand of •

arms' on board, which with the Vessel were taken
back to Spain and landed, for the use of the Spanish

'atriots.

It is reported that General SUN OT and his rang
have surrendered,4 that the Russian Squadron in the
Tagus have been taken possession of by Admiral
COTTON; and that JOSEPH BUONAPARTE has been
taken iu his retreat from Madrid, after a severe ,
action, in which 7000 men were killed. These re-
ports however want (what it is sincerely to- be
wished they may shortly have) confirmation.

The Talbot Sloop of War arrived this evening,
and brought in with her a French Corvette, sup-
posed to be one of those which ran away from the
Comet.

Formsmourn, Auc. W.—Arrived hir. ViziestY'‘'
Ship l' Fleche, from a cruize.

DEAL, AUG. ta.—Arrived the Mary, FOSSICK/
for Boston ; Kitty, MARLtNGWELL, for Liverpool;
and Fortune, CRAWLEY, for Cadiz.

Sailed His Majesty's Ships Alus au , Majestic, aria
Aboukir to the'Northward.

By an American Vessel just arrived. here frorn
Holland, we learn that the Austrian and Russian
Ambassadors had been recalled from the Dutch Court
previous to her sailing, and War was expeaed
tnediately with those Countries,

SHEERNESS, AUG. 15.—Arrived from the River
the Valorous Praam, Capt. raviTsr, and Diligence
Bomb ; the latter.came into Harbour,

The Rravedagoren Gun-brig, Lieut. DENNts, i$
anchored at the Little Nore, from Chatham.
Arrived, and passed for the River, the home'
ward•bound West Wia Fleet.

In sight, below the Nore, the homeward-bound
East Indiamen, for the River.

Aprrived yesterday. the Aggressor from Heligoland,

EAST INDIA INTELLIGENCE.

It was understood, according .to the latest ac-
counts at Bombay, that a French General, with Sao
partizans, had already found their way to Persia,
and were prosecuting their route towards India, for •
the purpose of alienating the minds of the Native
Powers, and of enabling them to shake off their
pendence on the British Asiatic Government. The
intrigues of the French, it is said, have obtained the
cession of Ormus and Gambron, at the mouth of
the Persian Gulph, posts which would afford theta
great facilities in furnishing clandestine assistance to
the local Princes.
Under an apprehension that the Government of
the Mauritius had it in intention to send Officer.
and Artificers through these new acquisitions to the
Eait, a Squadron, consisting of the Albion, 74, two
Frigates, Royal George', Mornington, and Ternate,
had been sent from Bombay to the Gulp!' of Ormus,
to intercept any French armament that might b 0
sent to that quarter. We are happy to add that the
aggregate naval power of France in the Indian Seal
would not be able to resist the British naval fora
employed on this particular service.
The Danish settlement of Serampour, on the
Hooghley, bad been taken possession of by the
Company's' troops, and the stores found in it are
said to have been considerable.
By private accounts received by the Fleet, we have
the Fatisfattory intelligence of the arrival of ,the
Surat Castle, Capt. ROBERTSON, from Rio Janeiro,
at Penang, which she reached on the 20th of Ja-
nuary, after a very long passage. This ship had
350 troops on board, and was previously believed to
have been lost.

Passekers per, Marquis Wellesley-A.
,Montgorqcry. Esq.
'llfortnornery,--,—;-- SOottiswobir,- Esq. I . M. Tancolei
Esq. Mrs. Rouste, Mrs. Droz, Major Thoreby, Mts•
Hatchet, Master W. Street, &c.
Per Lord Duncan,-Mrs. Ashton„ Lieutenant-Colonels
Black, C. Wood, and T. Green; Major W. Nichol); CaP7
tains Cheape and Thomas ; Mr. L Mackintosh ;
E. S. Mackintosh, M. Simpson Isab "Thomas,Hessing, M. 1.. finitlaSs, L. Cockburn,
Per Earl (lowe Lieutenant-Colcinel Daley, died ..at sea
in April ; Lieutenant-Colonel Grant, Captain Warburton,
Lieutenant Cha.nbers, Hon. Company's Service..; Captain
Hillon, His Majesty's zyth Dragoons ; Mrs. Darley and two
children, &c.
Per the. Devonshire -Sim. Halliday, Esq and family ;
S. Waring, Esq and faMily ; Lieutenant-Colonels Woi;d-
ington and Bethune; Major Harding, Captain Johnson and
_family ; Misses E. Read, M. Carter, M. D. Douglas, M.
C. Douoas, Master". Douglas,
• Per the Surrey- Mrs. Wade and two children, Mrs. Creel'
and four children, Mrs Crighton andlwo children; Mackin
Dayott, 11,1ademoiselle Dayott, C. Dayott, Thomas
Graham, Esq his Majesty's Civil Service, &c.
Per the Metcalte Lewis Cochrane, Esq. _Mrs. Cochrane.
W. Sandwith, Esq. died at Sea 1:h August ; I . Fi,her,Eb‘l•
Su rgeon,H . Morg .rt, Assistant-Surgeon 0 .• Ore We,' Litrt',.•st-l•
Jacob, 34th Regiment, &c.
Per the Airly Castle-Lieut.-Col. P. A. Agnew, 21st
Regiment; Lieut. Col. G. Lis, Madras Fenci'eles ; M. "r
Reid-, 33d Regiment; Captain L iter, Regimeot I",titie
Infantry-, Capt. Clark, 16th I e),..0 ►,at N.uve Infant y,szc •
Per City ut London-Mrs. Vale:, Nirs. Stavin and her tP'O
daughters, Lieutenant-Colonel in Mrs. Marsden, Major
Armstrong, Stith lteglinent ; Captain aid Sandys, 5011
Rekment."
The Bombay ships passed the Ihilhelmi.na,lVe%'
ford, Piton, and Sir Wil.l.ium.Ptilt.eney., em Like N.l-4,"
labar coast.
• The Royal george was fitted out as a hi.
an.
and had pr6ceocted on a cruize up the I

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SP4 NISH PIPERS;

SUPPLEMENT TO SEVILLE GAZETTE,
233 luLv.

Goma! DSZLA R

A Courier arrived this morning from the army of
the
.Commander in Chief, with Dispatches which
contain the gratifying intelligence that General Du-
t'oNT's army ha& surrendered at discretion. The
army of General WEDEL has also surrendered, or
conditton of being 'sent back to France from our
Ports.

-
Copy of ttr'official article inserted in the Sala-
rpanca Diredory of the .261 h July, by order of the
(3cornander,in-Chief, General CuzsrA :
" His Excellency General CUESTA has received from
the Junta of Sec lite the account of the defeat and sur-
render of General DuroNT's army. • The Officers
were allowed to keep their swords; and to take only
one portmanteau with their cloaihs. This condition
Was enforced in ecinsequence of the scandalous con-
dud of the French,' and the plunder they every'
where committed."

MAnetn,..ittOr 30.-1 n the middle of the night,
JOSEPH ~UONAPAILTE set otT and_ took the. road tp
France, according ,to-preparations previollgly made.
Sorne say this-precipitate .flight was occasioned-by
the surrender of DuroNT., with a considerable num-
ber of prisoners : others think that it is the result of
the diticovery of a plot of two French Generals.—
The truthis,:that this -rnOrnilig more than 3000 left
this Capital on the road to France. The. tat is cer-
tain--the cause doubt fol. We hope that to-morrow
there will not ,be a,Frinchmari here.

CORUNNA, AUG:B.---DUPONT's division consisted
of 8000 men, who surrendered at discretion ; Gen.
WEDEL'S, of 5000, laid down their arms, and are to
go to Cadiz to be embarked for Rochefort. The
French had aOOO killed and wounded. The Spa-
niatds 1.500. We took 3000 horses and a great
number of waggons, laden with plate, gold, and
other valuables, 10,000 muskets, great quantities of
cloathitig, &c.
The Junta of Seville have appointed CAsrANps
Commander in Chief. In short, the result of the
viaory is 25,000 Prisoners, infantry ; 3000 Cavalry,
75 waggons of gold and plate, the plunder of Con,
dova.
ORcntrEt.A, -JULY 2.-40 n the third we had a
battle with the French, who were corning from Va-
lencia to Madrid, but as the Enemy were 4000
strong, and the Peasants only .5 or 600, withcnit any
Chief, they were forcel to retire. It is said that M.
A.Luatclt,E, and the Count Da CORASLI.ON, with
21,000 men, inclosed them on three sides.

MANZANAL, JULY 3...—We hear that BESSIERES
iS retiring hastily upon surgo,. This is considered
As most favourable. Some say it is the ailed of the
entrance of our Army into Madrid, and of (he flight
of Josatii IEinOWAPARTS ; others, that some revo-
lutionary movements have broken out in France, and
that NAPOLEON• has been seized. Others, with
ID ore probability, consider it as the effect of the
defeat of DUPONT and MONICEY. . •

Con of an intercepted Letter from General DI7roNT to the:
Duke De Ros,tio, Cuannantter-in-Chief of the French
Armies in Spain...
Sicr)lloit GANZRASi, •
" I have tihe honour to inform you, that the
2nemy has appeared before our position-with aIL his
forces. They. took post in front of Andujar, with
from i a.io 18;ncrt) men, and several pieces of artil-
lery, 12-pounders ; whilst -a corps of 3000 men_:
Passed the river below Andujar, and took a position
in the Sierra, in our rear. The sixth Proiincial Re-
girnent was sent to attack them, and repulsed them
vigorously. Another Corps -of sor 6000 men threa-
tened our ..left.flank. Two Battalions of the .4th
Legion were sent-to hold -them in check, and had a
very severe a6tiol,;with the.Enernv but notwith-
standing the superiority of their numbers the Enemy
could not sueceed;in breaking our troops or putting
them into confusion. The Enemy also marched
another considerable body towards MenjibPr, near
Bayien.
tT he Letter then -oes on with some detaits of uninteresting
skirmishes which took place; it concludes in the tellowing,
Manner :3
tvcry thing announces that the enemy will ins-
tnediately make a more serious attack. We shall
resist them in the most determined manner.
We are reduced to the greatest distress for want
.
of provisions: - the soldiers are compelled to subsist
upon the most disgusting and loathsome food.
" I supplicate your Excellency to hasten to send
me the necessary reinforcements, to enable me to
resurne,our- operations against the Enemy.
The interests of the Emperor and the King of
541401-7equire that we should speedily commence of.
Pensive operations against them.
(Signed)

I' DUPONT."

Coil of Intercepted Letter from General DUPONT to

• " I have srt
.you, my dear General, the result
of the affair a yesterday. We remain masters of
the whole of our positions, but we expea that the
enetnY will 6peedily renew the attack.
" This is the anniversary of ttm viaory of To-

tosl over the Moors, and' religious prejudicas art?,
of the utmost importance at this period in the of airs

of Spain.

" 1 hive written to. the Commander in Chief to
inform him that we' have not a moment to, lose
quitting our positiOn, in which we have no longer
the means of subsistence.

The soldiers are kept all day under arms. The
difficulty of procuring provisions is increased, from
.the circumstance of the peasants having all aban-
doned their cottages. '

" In a word, I stand in need' of speedy reinforce-
itlents and supplies. A bold stroke in Andalusia at
present would contribute most essentially to the to-
tal subjugation of Spain.
" I entreat you to send me a supply of medicines,
and linen for bandages, for the Enemy have taken
our. moving. Hospitals—(Hospitales ambulcintes) in
the mountains, and have al..° intercepted the sup-
plies of medicines coming from Toledo.
(Signed) . " DUPONT."