The Sun.
London, England, 1806-03-20 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

PLYMOUTH,. MARCH 18.—Arrived the Spanish
Privateer Alcide, pierced for 24 guns, quite new, and
nearly ready for sea, cut out of Muras Bay by the
Boats of the Egyptienne Frigate) she had been but
a short time off the stocks, had no guns, anchors, or
cables on board ; so that on her arrival here she was
obliged to be run on the mud.
Arrived the Ho hung, Prussian Galliot, laden
with Spanish wool, from Bilboa, bound to Altona,
detained by the Betsey Privateer ; also the French
Brig Constant Marie, laden with brandy and pitch,
from St. Maloes, bound to Brest, captured by a Jer-
sey Privateer. Arrived also the Prusian Galliot
Harmony, Capt. H. J. Poor., laden with tea, sugar,,
&c. from Lisbon bound to Amsterdam, detained by
the Caroline hired Armed Ship.

Sailed the Savage Sloop of War fur Ireland ; and
Confiance Sloop of War on a Cruize.
Arrived the Brig Ceres, Tiros. BARVESSE Master,
laden with wine and brandy, from Guernsey, bound
to Cork : at eleven o'clock on Sunday, about mid-
channel, was spoke by a FrenCh Brig Privateer, of 14
guns, on which the Ceres hoisted American Colours,
and answered. that she was from Amsterdam bound
to Boston ; the sea running high at the time, the
Privateer did not board her, but stood away for
another English Brig called the Friends, o this Port,
which-sailed from Guernsey the day before, in com-
pany with the Ceres, which she captured, and again
made sail after the Ceres, having, it is supposed, been
undeceived as to her being an American, but the
latter crowded all sail and escaped. , •

PORTSMOUTH, MARCH ig.—Arrived the Avenger
Sloop of War, Capt. WHITE, from Lisbon ; the
Trusty, AYLES,' from the Downs, with the Orion,
Ross, one of the outward-bound West Indiamen,
much damaged, having been run on board of by a
Swedish Ship ; the Defender and Eclipse Gun-brigs
from a Cruize.

Sailed the Merlin Sloop of War, Capt. FoREES
and the Gannet and Daring Gun-brigs, on a Cruize.

The Farmer, SAMUEL COENBY, Master, which
sailed from hence for Lisbon the 18th February last,
with the Fleet under Convoy of the Avenger, sprung
a-leak on the 7th inst. in a heavy gale of wind, in
the Bay of Biscay, and shortly after foundered ; pre-
vious to which, her crew was 'saved IV the Avenger,
but no part of the cargo.

DOVER, MARCH 18.--:-Sailed the Ship Frederick
Wilhelm, of and for Embden, light; detained 9th
• of August last, by the Blazer Gun-brig, on her voy-
age from the Havannah, with sugar, coffee, indigo,
&c.; the Mary, GEO .ESKELSDEN, of Portland, from
'Savannah, with cotton, rice, • &c. for Rotterdam ;
Transport Maria, CHANCELLOR, for the Downs;
Schooner Agnetta Barbara, Capt. H. RENSBURG,
from Flushing, in ballast, for Bourdeaux.
Mr. Wm. EitmEs arrived here' to-day from Lisbon;
he was taken in the Stork Brig, with salt, hides, and
fruit, for Waterford, from Lisbon, in lat. 50. 10. N.
long. 9. 30. W. by the French Brig Charlotte, of
1:.• guns, and 96 men, after a chace of twelve hours.
The Frenchmen behaved very ,well to him while he
was on board the Charlotte, and after keeping him
three or four days, put him on board the Theorkite
Brig, Capt.' WELBROOK, who landed him here.

MARCH lg.—At six this morning, a French Boat
with a Flag of Truce 'was discovered steering to-
wards England, and between seven and eight she
was nearly Off the South Foreland, and at a few
miles distance ; and it being very calm was boarded
by a Galley, which soon afterwards was seen rowing
for the Downs. A Custom-house Boat, and another
afterwards boarded her ; the people belonging to
which state, that the Master of the Flag of Truce,
who speaks good English, informed them he sailed
from Boulogne yesterday with 'a French Officer, and
Dispatches addressed to our Secretary of State, and
with orders for the Officer and his Dispatches to be
put on board the first English Man of War they
met. The first Galley accordingly took them on
board, and rowed with them for the Downs.

DEAL, MARCH i 9. —Arrived the Bloodhound
Gun-brig, from off Boulogne : she was attacked and,
boarded last night, off the South Foreland, by a
French Lugger Privateer, and had two men killed
in the action ; but her crew behaved ,so gallantly
that the Privateer had between twenty and thirty
killed, on which she sheered off, and made for her
own shore ; the Bloodhound chaced her nearly all
night, but could not overtake her.

Arrived the Urgent, from Boulogne, with a Prus-
sian Brig, and an American Galliot, which she has
detained ; the Railleur Sloop of War, from off the
French Coast, and remain in the Downs 'with the
Ships as per last.
Also arrived the Venus Frigate, Capt. MATSON,
with a Flag of Truce from France.

P. S. The Schooner Anna Margaretta, Captain
WATERMAN, of New-York, from Malaga, bOund to
London, with fruit and wine, nearly got on' shore on
the Goodwin Sauds yesterday, but fortuuately a Boat

from Deal took charge of her and brought her to.an
anchor, from which she was .obliged to cut, after
which they succeeded in bringing her ton safe ap-
chorag;e' in the Downs, land she has since sailed for
the River.

FALMOUTH, MARCH 17.—Arrived the Cratitude,
ROWE, from Southampton ; Hero, BENCHARD, from
Messina, with fruit, for Guernsey ; Ville de Paris,
and the 'Hibernia, Men of War, from Plymouth.

HARWICH, MARCH 19.—The weather being mo-
derate this morning, and the wind coming to the
Westward, all the outward-bound Trade sailed for
the Northward.

His Majesty's Ship Romulus, Capt. BURTON, also
sailed for the Humber ; and the Argus, Isis, and
Repulse Cutters, on a Cruize.
The Prince of Wales Packet, Captain A. DEANE,
with the Harnburgh and' Bremen Mails 'for Cux-
haven, sailed, this morning with the King George
Packet, Capt. SAUNDERS, for Gottenburgh.
The Hull Transport, Capt. `W. S. BROWN, from
Cuxhaven, with Troops, sailed for Portsmouth.
Arrived the Swedish Ship Providentia, Captain
JACOB'S, from Wilmington, with tobacco and cotton,
for Bremen.

Last night the Diana Packet, Capt. MACDONALD,
and the Diana, Capt. STEWARD, arrived from Cux-
haven, with Mails and Passengers.
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By the Master of ,a Vessel arrived from Cux-
haven, we are informed7that Prussian Officers are
arrived at that place, and that Prussian troops are ex-,
peEled there every day.
Remain the Pegasus Frigate, Charger, Borer,
Aggression, Ernest, Fox, _Viper, Piercer, and Badger
Gun-brigs ; with the Hunter Cutter.
The Right Hon. Earl' MOIRA, Master-General of
the Ordnance, with hiS Aids-de-Camp, are this mo-
ment arrived to inspe& the Barracks at this place, .
Landg,uard Fort,. and the Coast adjacent.

COWES, MARCH lg.—Arrived the Holdenburgh
Hoy, Prow Reyna, Capt. CLUES HEERN, from
Flushing, in ballast.
Sailed the Brig Harriet and John, Capt. BAKER,
for Shoreham ; the Danish Brig Flora, Capt. NON-
SEN, for Madeira and St. Bartholomew ; and the
Danish Schooner Schwaan, Captain KocK, for
Guernsey, with brandy. •

GREENOCK,' MARCH 15. —An Irish 'Revenue
Cutter arrived here,last evening, and brings the me-
lancholy tidings, that an outward-bound Brig; in
endeavouring to make Lochfoyle on Sunday even-
ing last, during the gale, struck on the rocks called
the Tuns, week. to pieces, and every soul on board
perished. From the description of the vessel, and
the goods driven on shore, fears are entertained that
it is the Sophy, of and•. frop this port,M‘ViccA,
which sailed for Halifax on the Thursday preceding.