The Sun.
London, England, 1808-05-12 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

PLYMOUTfr, MAY 10.—The sheerly Gun-brig,
which arrived here yesterday, brought Dispatches
from Admiral Sir C. COTTON'S Feet off' the Tagus,
which she left all well, 12 days days since,
the crews extremely heal thband abundantly supplied
with provisions and water. She brings_ intelligence
of a very gallant exploit performed by the Beat.
of the Itiyinphe Frigate and Blossom Sloop of War,
&Rol which from each of those Ships, manned and
armed, proceeded, up the Tagus about three weeks
since, undercover of the night, in order
,to attack a
large Portuguese Brig,' mounting 20 guns, manned
with a French crew; which lay moored above' Belem
Castle., and immediately off the 'city of Lisbon; the
Boats got very near her before they were discovered,
when a tremendous fire was opened upon them from
the Ship, anti, from several thousand troops
,which
lined the shore. Captain Balmy, thd torn.'
wander of the Nymplc4 headed the expedition,
and got first alongside the enerny, and was the first
who attempted to board,whlth he had nearly effea-
ed when he was unfortunately shot by SI musket balk
and immediately fell overboard' and was seen no
more ! This 'calamitous circumstance so "Jampet,,
the spirits of the boats' crew', and finding ihein-
selves opposed by such an immense force, the enter•
prize was forthwith abandoned, and the boats return-
ed down the harbour With the loss of their brave Cow-
:wander, one'seaman killed, and a midshipman and
three seamen Wounded. Captain StiaLEY 15
prel4oo Its a . most brave and gallant Officer;
about twerity-4ix years of age, and fell nobly
while'exciting Ilia faithful companions to fol•
low him in the conquest of the Enemy, and this
would assuredly have been the case, had his valuable
life but been spared ; but, alas ! he has followed
the Heroes of his Country to Glory !
The Cheer*/ fell in of Scilly'with the Reno:mode
Frigate, from the Mediterian.ean, from whom she r 0
ceived intelligence that the combined Toulon god
Rochefort Squadrons were at Fort

nor Ca. The Renoinnzie is gone foi
Arrived the //augithj Gun-brit
with dispatches.. Two days after sa

she fell in with on American Vessel

apealte, who informed her that th'

dron bad arrived there, but no

attached to this story.

Sailed the Cambrian Frigate on
POATablaWriti,attit
cnlcodihr Si 0044 r, Cebttie the
Crit :4; from the Cape of Goad Hope,
the sth March, saw btu one Ship
The Pheasant Sloop of War,
this Jay came into Harbour.

The Flying Fisk anti sint Schoo
to the Downs. •

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PEAL, MXY 11.--Arrive) this morning, °ll4
sailed tin. the River, the Eurydice, CONIETON, IrOril
Sim-in:m.4 ; and his Majesty's Ship dlesandriap Ircna
Plymotali, aW KCIVaII3S in the p.whs with the SiliPl
US ver last,.

•
EDI NBURG,Itk MAX 9.—Last night arrived_in kith
Roads his A.Naejesty's Sloop Childers, tratu a crovz•
after the Privateer that lately appeared on the- Noitl4,
coast, whichVissil she fortunately tell in with and
captured, a few days since, without resistance-
The Privateer iet 4,t4 yet arrived, but is hourly ex 7
pected,

CORK, MAT 6.--This morning his Majesty';
Sloop Helena, Captain W0a..r.11, arrtV.ed at 'tile PO
from a cruize; and his Majesty's Ship rtvini*
Captain ilitaxs, sailed on a crulz

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;ailing froM the
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