The Sun.
London, England, 1808-10-05 00:00:00

Indies.

The weather having proved unfavourable these
Izst two days, his. MAJESTY has not taken his usual
exercise on horseback ; but the PRrNCESSES, with
their attendants, have taken an airing for several
hours.

Yesterday the QUEEN and Princess EL•rzArKru
rode to Frogrnore. Lodge„ and walked in the Gar-
dens.

Yesterday a Cabinet Council was held at the 'o-
reign Office, at which-were present ,his Grace the
Duke of -PORTLAND: .Earl CAMDEN, Lords -Mut.=
GRAVE and CASTLEREAGH, Mr.,Secretary CANNING,
and Mr. PERCEVAL.
Letters from the-Weit-InclieS report the Islaiids
as very unhealthy; but General BECKWORTH Was
fitting out an expedition against Martinique, wish
'the aid of Sir ALEXANDER CoCHRANE, of .which
we hope,'in a few days, to be able io give a sans-
fatiory account.
Captain HARWOOD, and the crew of one of our
Sloops of War, lately wrecked on the'coast of Hot.-
land, are arrived from thence. They were very well
treated.

Lieutenant LAWLESS, whose gallantry in the late
atSlion itrAthe• Baltic has been so highly commended
by Sir S. HOOD, is son of the Rev. Mr. LAWLESS, of
the parish of Donoughtnore, in the county of Cork.
Though he was shot through the thigh with a mus-
ket-ball, we are happy to hear there is a fair pro-
sped of his recovery. •
The notice fromthe SECRETARY at WAR, rela-
tive to the 4iscontinuance of the•pay to Volunteers,
applies sore y_ to the members of corps who have
offered'lO - fansfer their services into the Local Mi-.
c.
litia..,striise Who remain as Volunteers will receive
the pay-and allowances to which they areentitled
under the Volunteer Aa.

Yesterday the Duke of CUMBERLAND'S rifle corps
made an excellent muster in the-King's Mews, pre-
paratory to inspeaion by Colonel JENKIrsISON, in
Hyde .Park. After a few light movements, the re-
giment Was paraded in the Upper Mews, and Major
BARBER read the proceedingS of a Court of Inquiry
upon the .conduct of a Member of the corps, who
accidentally
,shot one of the riflemen, while firing at
the target a short time since in Hyde Park The
charges were, unsoldier-like cOndtad and negligence.
.The Court having considered the first charge, ac-
quitted the Prisoner, as it was, proved that he did
not.fire.without the order to fire. With respell to
the second charge, the Court did not attach any dis-
grace to the Prisoner, but they were,of opinion that
caution had been wanting when he fired, as it was
the duty of a rifleman to be careful to taking proper'
aim. The Court therefore conceived that the Pri-
soner ought to be adinonis%ed in the presence of the
regiment.--Pursuant to this. decision, Major BAR-
BER ordered the Prisoner to appear, and he delivered
the admonition necessary to support the discipline
and subordination which .bithelto distinguished the
regiment. The young man who had unfortunately
occasioned ,the accident, then undertook to make a
compensation to the pefson wounded, for loss of
time,-and he as ordered to' join his company.
This circumstance, , which has been misstated on a
former'beclasloil; now .appears to have been a casual
accident, 'which -inglit have happened to the best
discplitied regiment. The corps then marched to
Hyde Park, where'they were inspeded by. Colonel
JENKINSON, ~and afterwards dismissed.

Another Comet has been seen,iet Edinburgh :—its
great distal prevents its nucleus from being dis-
tinctly ascertained as to magnitude. In may be seen
with the naked eye ekery night atter seven o'clock.
Its northern i.ieclination is about 53. 3 t . right ascen-
sion 352. 3p. ; it passes that 'meridian 30 minutes
after
~,I74:elye, P. M. its micleus appears circular,
tfir,,,wlo;.; Onciays of light like hair on all sides, but
th'e greltest quantity of ltoilt is 'emitted from its

easLe iz paics.

Five cordwaintrs, from Gainshoroogh, on Mon-
cly seinnight, were connnitted to the Kirtun House
of Correclion, for entering into zin tinlawful
natton., to :Ile prejudice of their employers.

NAVAL NEWS.

Fist,: the LONDON GZ,ZET:I7, Otl. 4, fBe)S•

ebinziralty-Office, Oa.' 4, 1808.

Copy of a Letter from Vice-Admiral Campbell, Comman-
der in Chief of his Majesty's Ships and Vessels zn the
Downs, tO the Honourable W. W. Pole, dated on board
the Princess of Orange, at that Anchorage, the 3d inst.

SIR,

incloied I transmit, for their Lordships' informa-
tion, a Letter I have received from Captain New-
combe, of the Beagle, stating his having captured
Le Hazard French Privateer, of fourteen guns and
forty-nine, men, after a chace of three hours.
I have the honour to be, &c.
GEO. CAMPBELL.

His-Majesty's Sloop Beagle, at Sea, off}. 3, 1808.

I beg leave to acquaint you, that, from the vio-
lenceof the gale yesterday, I was coMpelled to stand
:over qn the English coast from my station off Ben-
logne ; and at eleven P.M. the Beagle fell in with
and captured, after a chace of three hours, Le Ha-
zard French Privateer, of 14 guns and 49 men, com-
manded by Joseph Marie Le Long, the South Fore-
land then bearing N.E. by E. about four leagnes:-.;-
One. of their men received a mortal wound. It
ap-
pears that she sailed ..from Dieppe yesterday morn-
ing; and in the early part of the night captured the
two light Colliefs named in the margin ;*; the*Mas,
ter and Mate of the latter was on board the Lugger.
—frly pursuit of the captured Vcssels was fruitless,
from our being many leagues to leeward, and five
hours had elapsed since their falling into the hands
of the enemy.

I. have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) FRANCIS NEWCOMBE.
T'_) Commodore Owen, Sce.,erc. &c.

* Trinity Yacht and Assistance.

PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 4.--Arrived the Samuel and
Jane, and the Esk Transports, from. Portugal; and
Britannia. Trauspor,t; ANDERSON, from the Downs.
Sailed his Majesty's Ships Linnet, on a cru*;.
Princess Caroline, and the Argus, with a convoy for
the Downs.

Yesterday passed by the Schhoner Roebuck, Capt,
MAtTnEws, from Sierra Leone, which she left on
the 3d Augusi, and has on board Dispatches—in lat.
4.8. long. 14. she fell in with a French Lugger Pri-
vateer, the Master hauled his wind, the bugger
then bore down and captured a Brig, and afterwards
it is suppOsed.st.eered for Brest. Since'the.i7th ult.
has experienced very:heavy gales, and been obliged
to throw all, her guns over board, and has had her
boat washed from hei stern:

His Majesty's Brazen is appointed convoy
for the Mediterranean ; and the'Triumph, for Ply 7
mouth.

• His Majesty's Ship Andromeda arrived yesterday
from Antigua, and is put under close' quarantine, in
consequenceof several men having died on the voy-
age of the..yellOw fever, which was-.raging at the
above-mentionecl-.lsland when she left it; some Of
her crew are likewise ill of this disorder, and the
Captain in ,reply to the quarantine questions, states
the disorder on board to be infeaiOus.
Sailed his Majesty's Ship Triumph, with a con-•
voy; for the Downs; and•the Prudent, for London.

PLYMOUTIL ,OCT. 3.—Arrived Le Tigre, of so
guns, from the. gaqward ; the Naiad Frigate froth
the Channel Fleet ; three Transports with Troops 'on
board from Cork. bound to Falmouth, but overshot
that Port' in the night during a gale of wind. Ar-
rived also a light Transport from off Lisbon.

DEAL, OCT. 4.--Sailed his Majesty's Ship
Fis-
gard, on a cruize.

Arrived his Majesty's Brigs Langaroo and Furious,
,from a cruize ; and the Brothers, late EVANS, for
Malta, from the River; yesterday afternoon, corning
down the Queen Channel, the Master fell over
board and was drowned.

TORBAY, OCT. 3:—Arrived the Channel Flea,
from off .Brest, consisting of his Majesty's Ships
Caledonia, Royal George, Dreadnought, St. Georige,
Tenieraire, Achilles, and Betsey Cutter.

Sailed the Gambier Cutter on a cruize.

FALMOUTH, OCT. 2.—Arrived his Majesty's Ship
La Loire, from 'Portsmouth ; London Packet, Cap-
tain HASKINS, from London ; and a Transport with
Spanish Troops on board, one of the Fleet that
pasSed here a few days since, having•lost the, con-
voy.

Sailed the Prince of Wales Packet, KiRKNESS,
for Corunna and Powderhanz Castle, COOPER, for
London.

! Letters have been received from Antigua, dated
the 24th of August. They state, that a few days
before, the Governor of Cumana had made an ap-
plication to Sir ALEXANDER COCHRANE for a suffi-
cient Naval. force to proteot the Settlement against
tour French Frigates, which were daily expected
with troops, for the pdrpose of taking possession of
it in the name of King JOSEPH. 'A great commercial
intercourse was expected to be speedily established
between thit Island and the Spanish Main.,
Several Transports arrived ar Spithead on Satur-
day from the Cape of Good Hope.' When they left
-it, the Garrison was afflicted with the Egyptian
ophthalmia, that was brought there by the 89th re-
giment, which had communicated it to all the other
regiments. It was particularly prevalent in the 73d
Highland regiment, and in Sir JOHN 'DOYLE'S regi-
mem, the s7th. The 89th regiment had been sent
to the Island of Ceylon. General CLAvEaitio; Ge-
neral TouriKß, and Deputy Commissary-General
Mvxtcar, have come !ionic from the Cape. The
•Hononrable General Gnat, the Commander in
Chief at. the Cape, was in much better health than
he had been.