The Sun.
London, England, 1808-12-26 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

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PLYMOUTH, Dec. 24'.—Arrived (lie 'Denas,
(transrort) Capt. 'GRIFFITH JONES, frOin
and Corunna, left the former place the r 24111 NO-
vernber, in company With about 20 sail, 'under con-
- voy of the Eagle, 74, Capt. Row LEY. Arrived the.
Espeigle, Sloop of War, froM Cork"; -having on
board a company of flying artillery._
Sailed the Brilliant Frigate, for PortsmoUth.
Arrived the Portugpese Ship, 0 Xi visi'aviete,
JOZE,MELIT AS TEIXINA, master, from Portsmouth,
laden with sugar, coffee, and hides, bound to Opor-
to; Sloop Trycs//,. LUKE, from Newry, with bUtter,
bound to London ; Lisbon -.Packet, -Capt. Fonees,
from Ramsgate, bound to Cadiz and Gibraltar; Per-
seuerance, (tender) from Limerick. .

Sailed the We.eitie Schooner, dud Ganitier•Cutter,
to the Westward,

Pot T s-siouTif, N.W.--Arrived
'the froda Plymouth; lord Nt• tiOn (Trans.
:port), alter having been deserted by the crew, plun-
dered by the French, and picked itp.by tbeTheii:y
'Cheek • Gun-brig.

DEAL, licc. o.s.—Arrived tine Giniizar Sloop Of
ar from a cruize.
Sailed the Skylaz:lz Sloop of War On a crUize.
Put biCk the Success, CRiiittc, for Jamaica.
Artived `flom 'the:River 'the Cato, HossAci, fOr
Ray

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SHEERNESS,Dtc. 24.—Atiirid His Majesty's
81" P Blake, obliged to put back fratii contrary
winds, and blowing bard..
Sailed the Skylark, CUpt. BOXER, for the DoWns.
DEC. 25.---Saded ibe 'Corddia, Ca' t. XgtslitEDY,
Ur Yarmontll.

ISLAND SOP SCILLY, DEC. 0."----The Schooner
81/772,7fer, of. Boston, hENJAsiIN WAINE master, from
:Lisbon, 'laden with wine and cork, bound .to"Plf-
,lll'uth, is under the. necessit of taking bar
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car,o
Or a 11art,thereOf, into lighters, to lighten- the
vessel, 'that she May Boat olf from high water Mark,
.at the Island of Trescoe, whether she was -crriven
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a gale'of wind on the ► Stii November 'last.
Pcc. 17 .--Cathe iu 'the Edinond, joniCP4Gi,
master, frOt Malta and Meisina, latlen with'oll,
rags, seed, and t-nadtWr root, bound to Liviirpocrl.,—
During her stay here she will perfort] quarantine.
,ttlo the Brig -Fortitude, Cltwas, Master, from
London to Liverpool, with 'Sundries.
DEC..`,20.--Last night, in a gale of wind, a Brig',
In ballast; from Southampton to You3hati, partei
/ler moorings, and drifted on the rocks, near the
Island of TreSCoe. Crew all saved.

V • ALMOUTH, DEC. 23.—Sailed the Resistance Fri-
E.,ate oil. a cruize; and the Duke af
!Packet for Lisbon.

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I'ORtV DEC.
Y, 2'l :4-The .4chilks, of NeWcastle,
WeATRiaLy master, arrived in 'this Bay last
slight,,, after experiencing a dieadful _gale from the
"" • IN N. E. for three days and nights, being driven on
the French coast, but fortunately by carrying a press
of sail, and the wind veering a few points to the
Eastward she succeeded in keepingotT the lee shore,
'though at one time nearly amongst broken water,
then otT St. Vallery. They saw several ships in great
'distress, and hake every reason to believe Many must
have perished. On the afternoon of the 18th, the
gale then tremendous high, they passed one ship ors
the Point of sinking, but slit! being a little to wind-
ward could give them no assistance. fro,,, liourl
after they fell in with another named the Briglaok Pac!et, of Dedl, in a sinking state, and with great
difficulty succeeded in preserving the. crew, who
they have landed safe here. When they left the
Vessel the water wa-snbove the cabin deck, a great'
part of the Achilles crew are now ill from extreme
fatigue and cold. From the account of the crew
saved, much credit •is due to the Master of the
-*Niles, for his great exertion, and risk run to save
their lives. The Achilles was on heT, paisage from
Portsmouth to Newcastle.

The following is extra6led from one of the last
New York Papers :
The destiny of our Country.—For more than a
month past we have been impressed with a belief
that the Embargo would not be raised at the com-
niencement of the present' Session of Congress.—
Our expeaations and our fears have been, and still Are, that Congress instead of removing the Embargo,
will immediately raise an additional standing arthy,
under
,the pretext of national defence, but in
reality
for the purpose of enforcing obedience to that un-
necessary, unconstitutional, and oppressive measure;;
and that a small portion of this army will be sta-
tioned in the Northern part of this State,- and- the
residue in various parts of the New7England , should this he the faa a Civil War will be our States
table doom.—The People of New-England will
never suffer a measure which they deein unnecessary,
unconstitutional, and destru&ive to their beat inte-
rests, to be enforcedat the point of the bayonet.
One of the America Papers received on Friday,
mentions the arrival of intelligence that au Ainbasal
Sdor had been appointed by the Suprerne,Junta of
Pain to the United States of America. The Editor,
r.etnarits, that an Ambassador from a peop
td meet
g for !heir. independence, could not tail meef-
Ith a welconie reception from. the hien& of fivwf
.d°lll in America) but expresses a doubt, at the same
wliVifier President would receht bim.

sPOETIti7.

11011 ACE, LIE. 1. ODE 19. rARAPIIRASED,

Boy, bring th' exhilarating bowl,
To cure this fever of my soul,
And chace remembrance from the
Since t fOr pity sue in vain. •
0, Venus, look with fav'ring eyes,
A votary faithful, hopeless. sighs ;
By scornful beauty dooni'd to prove
Ttswasring pangs of slighted love:
Young Glycera, resistless fair!
Inspires fierce love and black despair;
Her radiant eyes excite desire,
While at her frown my hopes expire.
The spotless lily shines contest
Less.sweet than her transparent breast;
Her features cotintless graces 'shew,
But, ah she's wild as mountain roe :
In vain'l kneel, away she flies
From ardent vows and tender sighs.
By Wiry unuerv'd, my languid mind,
140 more to Martial themes inclin'd,
Forbears to sketch the Scythian rude,
Or Parthian eager still for blood ;

, My pensive lyre, inlydian strains
Alone can sing its Master's pains.

Yet bring mey Boy, each' rich perfume,

And Flora's gifts in.veinal bloom;
While the pioud goblet's't Parkling marie,

The rich libation shall discharge,
The'hYinph May sytrispathize my woes,
km: melt as the Falernian'fic4s.
siatio•squ'are, Dec. tz, ISA NALLAC.

NENV THEATRE.—Theteretnony of laying
the Foundation-stone of 'Coven . t-garden afford
a grand and interesting scene to the Public, as it is
iu be performed with all the dignify of the masonic
Mites and formalities.—The follot‘iing is - a `cOpy of
The CircUlar Letter which has'been addresSedto the
Masters of the several' Lodges in this. Metropolis. who
'are required to assist.on.thissplendid occasion.

Freemase
" I have received the.com Wmandsaster of the Grandns' Master to
acquaint you, that, front unavoidable circumstances, belts
obliged to postpone the Cerethony o f k4ing the Foundation.
'stone of(:ovent.garclen Theatre till'Saforday, the 13. ist hist.
.when your attendance, with your Wardens, is hereby re-
,lfittired,.at Freemasons' Hall, on that day, at eleven o'clock
in the forenoon precisely, to forma R —PECt A L GanNo
Lo p dr., and prdccett from thence ro 'atiend the 'G rand-Master
accOrdingly.
" By Coiirmand of the Grand Master,
" WILLIAM 'WHITE, C. S.

Tlie'Con3petitinn is still eager for the new Patent
of the Edinburgh - Theatre, which conitnenees 'in
September next, anti which is.to extend to 2 1 years.
The 6ughters of the late Mr. JACKSON, who are the
Proprietors of the Theatre, are thought to have the
best chance of siiecession.

A new Comedy is forhconiing• at Drury-12ne
Theatre, of which the Green 'Room 'report is fa-
t•oiir4bfe, and 'it is one good oinen that the Pee-
-formers, who are 10 be 'concerned in it, are 'hi!
'pleased with their chhrheters.

1311Autot has recently been to Bath, in order to
support thq 'concerts of it,voizr NI ; and STORACR,
though she had 'retired from public life, 'came fel:-
0/nd on this occasion, for the last time, laudably
'closing her career in behalf of arespeiitable veteran,
who has long 'resided in this country, and certainly
contributed, in no small' degree, to improve its mu-
sical taste, particularly in the vocal departMent.
IfuorcAPAtrc, by a recent drdinance„ has imposed
a monthly tax on every woman of the town in Paris,
rigidly enfinciog the registry of their several direc-
tions with the Prefed of the Police; and it h a view
to prevent evasion from this impost, .Or probably to
protea the regular trader, he has appointed a pe-'
nalty of 100 francs for any woman pursuing the vo-
cation of the sisterhood, without a licence. The
ingenuity of the French casuists has, we hear, been
employed to determine at what degree of intrigue
the tax was to continence, and to avoid a kind of
poll-tat,-it has been limited to those professionally.
graduated.
Saturday, Viscount CatmottstE gave his annual
bounty to thirty of the oldest Irish Chairmen in
Westminster. It consisted ; f two bushels of coals,
a half-peck loaf, four pounds of beef, and two shil-
lings in money to each man.
The letter's from America are full of complaints
against the piracy and -ctuelLy corn'tnifted upon Ame-
rican subjects and property by the " French vil-
lains," as they are termed, who infest the ocean.—
A catalogue o;. captures is inserted in the American
papers, which sufficiently justifis the clamours of
the people against the Government for not avenging
the indignities hourly committed upon their trade.
The instances alluded to are, where American' ves-
sels having received permission from the President to
sail from their respeL•tive ports; have been captured
by French privateers, their cargoes confiscated, and
their crews put in prison in. France.
Letters from our squadron off Helsenburgh, da-
te.l the loth instant, mention that the navigation of
the Baltic
,was rendered dangerous by the ice, and
that the cold in the Sound was intense.
, A Copy of the Report made by the Governor of
Bornholm, giving the following account of a recent
bombardment of the fortress 01Christiansoe, in that
Island, by the English, has been received. It ap-
pors by it that—

On the ".!141) alt. tivo British Ships of the Line,
one of them a three-decker, a Frigate,' a Brig, and
three bombs, each carrying two mortars, were de-
scried from the heights. The wind South West.—
About seven o'clock the Bombs took a station about
4000 .yards from the East-side of the fortress, and
by half-past eleven had thrown. 300 shellS. At nine
o'clock'.the large ships advanced in a line, and after
repeated discharges on the fortress, passed out. of
reach of our the to the Eastward, the wind con-
-6,lllling from the *South. When the vessels had
ceased'firing, they moved to the'North East of the
.fortress, and departed. None of the garrison were
billed, but. six Swedes and a woman were killed by a
shell
.which fell in the prison. The Commandant
KouL was wounded in the leg; six soldiers and three
Strangers were likewise wounded. it is admitted
that the furl revs was much dama-sed, as were seve-
ral ships in the harbour." , .