The Sun.
London, England, 1806-02-11 00:00:00

EXTR %CT or A LETTER FROM GIBRALTAR.

We were all highly delighted the other day WWI
the gallant conduft of 'Captain THOMAS DUNDAS, in
the Naiad Frigate, 32 „guns, attacking a number Of,
Spanish Gun-boats, who had come out to annoy the
Convoy under charge .of the Saturn, Lord AMLLIUS
BEAUCLERJi. ' The Naiad, on rounding
,Cabritta
To.nt, saw 547 of these vessels drawn up in two
under'the guns of the batteries. She ithme-,
.diately cast off a vessel she had in tow, hauled close
to the wind, and soon opened a most spirited and
' well-direeted fire, which she continued in a high
style upwards of an hour, when the enemy gave
way in all direEtions, and greatest COnallSiOP.
In this conflia, and with so many boats, and also
the heavy fire of the batteries on the Point, the.
:Naiad had only one man wounded, whilst the ene-
my had. upwards of forty killed and wounded: This
a&ion was beheld by the whole Garrison of Gibral—
tar, and every one allows the condua and fire of the
Naiad to have been most masterly and gallant. This
is the second time Captain DuNDAs has chastised
those piratical rascals (for they deserve no better
Dame), and we hope it will make them pay a little
more respea to His Majesty's Ships than they lately
have done."

LEEWARD ISLAND FLZET.--111eAreraif las, from
Tobago, arrived at Scilly on the 3d instant; she
sailed with the Fleet from Tortola on the 14th Dec.
under Convoy of His Majesty's Ships Beauleau, Gala
tea, and Circe, consisting of about .80 Sail. The
Mercurius parted iath January, when about 40 Sail
were in company, many having put back leaky, and
with loss of masts, yards, &c. The Mercuriu,y is
leaky, and has experienced much bad weather. The
Johanna Ozarlotta, arrived in the Downs from
_Surinam, parted from the Fleet in lat. 40. Long. 34 ;
about 45 sail then in sight.
TFI2. JAidaics FLELT.--=The Diana, MANN, ar-
rived at Liverpool from Jamaica, spoke on the 4th of

.
i 4
February ti1e.,1,-apazon,, GEORGE, one of the heine-
ward-bound.Fiect ; having suffered from
tiler, had bore up for Ireland; was then eight leagne3
S. S. E/of the Old Head of Kinsale,- and intended
going in there-or to Cork.
On the .sth spoke the Garthland and and t,
left then: off the Saltees.---On the 12th of Deeem- •
'her left at Crooked Island the Brig 'Speedwell, FA IR-
BoT4AN, from Liverpool in 10 day s--parted from
the Fleet the 27th of January, in lat. 47..N..1eng 13.
W.—The . Lincoln, BRUNTON ; Merlin, RAY NE S ;
Vicissitude, STOUT ; Amphion, GEORGE : and hide
fatigable, WEER, bound to London, parted from the'
Fleet 'at -the same tithe the Diana did.
Dispatches were yesterday received at the Admi-
ralty.,, stating, that the Nile Cutter looked into the
;Harbour of Rochefort, a few days since, where she,
; saw the 'Squadron that 'had lately -returned thither
from a long Cruise, repairing its daMages. The'
Nile also saw, at the same time, another Squadron
•in Rochefort, supposed to be that which lately-
escaped from Bresta and respeaing which Govern-
merit 'have received no further advice.
, Lord CoLt,LlNGwobb has 14 Sail of the Line with,
him off Cape St. Mary, after leaving at Cadiz and
Carthagena tierces adequate to their blockade.
Capt. CurtaY,. of the Edinburgh and 'Leith Ship-
ping Company's Smack Forth, on his passage. from.
LondOn`th Leith, 'on Sattualay se.nnight, between the
hook of the,Gun Fliet and the sunk ; light in the
Saain, was ibtlaalied by a light. Collier that -a French
Lugger Privateer had taken a Brigantine that morn-
ing,.and: thin both vessels .were then within three
miles distance,- The Forth' (as all this CoMpany'a
• other vesSelSare)• being Well armed, Captain CURRY
crinsidereclitbig duty to attemptthe recovery of the
Brigantine, with due attentionat the;sanie time to
the eare'efahe Prope,rty. under hiS charge. He ac-
cordingly, with the' hearty, ~concurrenee of his pas-.
sen,Yera' 'an dere -.v., bore down 'towards the Brigantine,'
.0 • .
firmg a. few ghns ea he approached, when the Priva-
teer Made on:, alialtaeft leer prize, ; with part of her
crew.0n,b0....,-,:. The Frenchmen betook themselves
to the Which. Capt-. C.--obS'erVitig;
he fired at and the, Frenchmen in conse-
, qaencehaviug,. Aare J e o, were taken ..91.1. boatd the ,
I,' Ford as prisoners. oapt..ooßa Y immediately took
pcAtesjion" df the -Brigantine, which proved to be
then:l4p, of,,S,l.aderhind, J. Glzsorr Master, of about
34a tons burthen, viiin 17 keels of coalS on board,
bottn4 for 'lrridon, the :mate and, two boys only
being lift on 15-Oaf-a by the captors._ cap. Coalty,
findingithat he-could riot, even with their assistance,
map so:large a Vessel; without too much-weakening
his'owt crew,,-hailed a Schooner then near, which
proved to be the Mary and 41i50n,,, of BUTlltiSlalld,
JOral CROW, Master,- whose assistance being 're-
quested', he;yeaclily 'granted '6,vo of . his men, whom
Capt. CURRY put on board the ilri,o;antine, with two
of hisavn men; and steerage paSsenger.who vo-
luntered himself in the. business, to Wh6M dapt..
CURRY-added two of .the prisoners, and with these
dispatched the Brigantine to LOndon, • and then
pursued his own course tit Leith, • where he ar-
rived safely on the evening of Tuesday the 4th
instants with seven of the Irenchmen, as prisoners.
TheSe prisoners say the Privateer bekinged to Calais ;
that she mounted 14' guns,. and; had 64: men, on
board; was six days-out, and had taken DO other
prize. The-Juno was • boarded'by the Faiva-
teer—the crew of the latter were repulsed in the
first attempt; but in the second, the'Brig's 'crew,
overpowered by numbers, were obliged to submit;
one of than '(named Haancasma) having been
killed, and another badly wounded: Four of the
Privateer's men, it; is said, were killed, and several
wounded, before the Brig, struck ; and we are sorry
to have to add, that one of her crew was wantonly
shot by a Frenchman after the Brig had struck and
was in pOsSessidn Of the captors. • •.,

In our Paper of yesterday we stated the leading
circumstances of the ilrOjedted insurrelaiOn at Trini-'
dad. We have since been.. favoured with still later
adviees• from that Island, of the i gth of December,
containing the following fuither 'particulars. of, that
dreadful and-sanguinary plot, viz.
" had nearly experienced a Rebellion of the
Negroes here, and a general massacre of the; whites ;
Which,- bad it taken place, would .have involved all
the Windward Islands in-general devasiation. The
explosion ofSuch,a_volcano here, as Well as at St. Do-
mingo, would have completely overwhelmed not
only, the Bvitish but, all the other Colonies. We
have arrested sevefal free Negroes- from St. Domin-
go, i.v-ho were • banished-by_ the vigorous , and dis-
cerning mind of Col. Pic•rox, but who were suffer-
ed to return- by Col. FULLARTON.

" One of tile Kings or Emperors, a Negro Slave
of Shand's Estate, has this day been c;-zecuted in the
S4uare
'in town, To-morrow six others of the Royal
Dynasty trke their leave of this world; and the se-
verest scrutiny is making into the view's and objeas of
these nefarious. conspirators. Colonel JOHN GLOSTER
discovered the plot, in:the valley where he is Com-
mandant, and made immediate communication of it to
the Governor, vc ho sent a strong detachment of regu-
lars, in the dead of night, and took alltheconspirators
into cintotiy. Their uniforms and • standards were
found concealed. The Council has had a permanent
'sitting of eight days. Mr. BEGORRAT has singularly
distinguished himself, by his great a&ivity, labour,
and talents; and the unwearied solicitude and pre-
cautions of our excellent Goverrfor, General H EH.° r,
are above all praise. The projects of these scoun-
drels were, to get rossession'of all the White Men,
and grind them in Mr. SHAND'S new windmill, and
they were to cast lots for the White Ladies : not a
child was to have escaped their fury. The plans of
these monsters have fortunately been completely
frustrated, and I now apprehend no injurious con-
sequence." •

. The recent quarrel between SciNDEA and Hot.-
ItilAß is stated to have originated in a demand made
by the former of nine lacy of rupees, tier his expences
on account of the War, and threatening- to withhold
the promised assistance in case of retUsal. HOLKAR,
it is added, .angry and indignant at the message,
Stabbed the Vakeel who-delivered it. HOLKAR, it is
farther said, is So embarrassed for money. to t)ay his
Troops, as to have been obliged to diSpuse of some
'favourite horses and elephants. •

Last Friday the wife of a tradesman at Maiditone
eloped from her husband, who was fotnld dead in
lair bed the next day:

POETRY.

Tra DEATH OF MR. FITT.

With tears unwip'd, shed o'er their NELSON'S Urn;
Britannia's Sons again are caird ter- mourn.
Companion to the Warrior wreath; Death-nnw
Shades, with the CivicsCroWn,. his Ebon Brow.
Srretcled on a Bier, the prcciu.e... Spirit fled,
CnivrnAia's great Son there numbers w.th the dead:
Sea Pd-are-those lips, fOr ever mute 0.14 tongue, - •
On which the art of strong persuasionhung—
From which the People learti'd, conlessd, and saw,
That equal Liberty-is equal Law
Whose Eloquence from Foes extorted praise,
And ri4all'd TULLY'g in his brightest day S..
Cold is that heart, extina that Patriot fire;
Which purifies the mind from base desire—
. Which prot'd the Pablia gsod J i god to
And freint.CorruptiOn.kePr tlla Sr Ite:Mun f:e:.
- • • •
;Though to its element his Dust ..vs
Hisii'l<<tt'ry still an Hist'ry's Pag.: shall live:
There shall be told, witanyaity is at rest,
.And.rival Statesmen t.:an no more cormi•st;
- When bold 0::.1aon bows its head to Truth,
And Emulatiou fires aspiring Youth : .•
To Britalifs: :sic, .from Gaul's pestil'rous,Shore,
When•Fecdiou's Sons their 'subtle 'poison bore
E'er obourNitals had the Venom prey 'd, -
Then Pt rT stood forth—" And so the Plag,uc was stay'd."
Yes ! Hi;ery hits shall Ceriecrate his Nzur.C,
And Time, approving, give it' o'er to Fame.

SPRING CIRCUITS, 1 aori.

NOR FO !..K„

Lord• Chief Justice ELLENBOXOU6I-1 and Sir NASI4 GROSX.
Buckitighatnshire —Saturday,'March 1, at Aylesbury.
43edfordshire--Thursday, 6, at Bedford.
Huntingdonshire—Saturday, 8, at .Huntingdon.
Cambridgeshire—Frida; it, 'at Carnbridge.
Norfolk--Saturday, is, at Thetford.
SuitOlk—Thursday, 20, at Bury St. Edmund's,
OXFORD.. • •
Sir SOULDEN LAWRENce and Sir T. M. SUTTON, Knights.
• .• • • •, • . •
Berkshire—Monday, March 3, at Reading.
Oxfordshire --Wenhesday, 5, at Oxford.. .
Worcesjershire—Saturttay, /3, at Worcester.
City nt ..Wurcesfer—Sarno day, same place. •
Gloucestershire—Wednesday, 12, at Gloucester.
City of G loncester —Sa me day, same place.
.Monninut lishire*--Saidrciay; 'ts; MutintoUth.-' ' •
;.Herefordshire—Tuesday, -13, at i etefold, ,:.•
Sliropsi*e=-Satuyd4y, 2.2„ at Shtewsbnry. . •
Staffordshire—Wednesday, z 6, at Sta.tford.

• WESTERN.
Mr. Iloon TI-lONIPSOkr, and Mr. fustice La BLit Nc.

Southanti)ton—Tuesday, March f 4, at the Castle, in Win-
chester.
Wiltshire—Saturday, 8, at New Saturn.
Dorietsiore—Thursday, 13, at Dorchester.
Desloll6lllN—Monday, 17, at. the Castle, at Exeter.
City and County. of Execer-Sartre day, at the (;uildhali,
irr4kxeter.. .
Cornwall—Saturday, zz, at LaunCestort.
,Soinefset'thite —Ttiursday, die Castle, at Minton.

, .
,VORTNERN.-
lustice IZ'oelr,t(E. and -Mr. justme. C AmER E.

City of York, and Comity of thc'Same—Saturday, iNfarch 8.4
at Cie.Goildhalf, Yolk. • _ ,
York day, at the. Castle of York. ..
Laneashire--WedneAay, 19, at the Casiht or~Lancaster.
---*** The time of lioldett4 t oe-Asltizrs in- the Midland Cir-
cuit is not yet fixed; the Hone Circuit we have already given.