The Sun.
London, England, 1808-10-24 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

. ildr4ralty-Ofci, O. 2, 1808.
Copy of a Letter from Captain R. Hawkins of His Majesty's
Ship Minerva, to Admiral LOrd Gambier, dated Coruna-1v
Sept. 25, tBoB.
• MY LORD,
I beg leave to inform you, that in execution. of
tour Lordship's Orders on the 23d instant,
Ode 45:35. Longitude g. Ig. West, I fell in with
41)(1..thaseda brig near 25 leagues to the S. W. Soon
lfter I came in shot of her; had fired at her twice; •
the hoisted French Colours, and shortly after over-
set,' 'the wind hav,ing freshened to a heavy .gale..
ifnmediately brought to, and sent the barge with-
Mr. Carter, Mastet's Mate, to endeavour tor Save-the
Oeople; they succeeded, by great exertion, in saving
of the crew ; they.informed us (the Captain and
Officers being drowned), that she was the Jose Nina,
• Letter of Marque, pierced, for 18 guns, and mount-
ing eight, with fifty men, from St. Sebastian, bound
to GtiadalOnpe, with a cargo of flour, brandy-, wine,
and cloathing ; and intended, afier delivering het
cargo, to cruizt against ourtradein-the Westlndies;
-she Was 2 *very fast sailing vessel, has been long
emplbyed.as:a priviteer, amd done considerable m..s.
chief.

I have the honour to be, tic.
(Signed) It. HAWKINS, Capt..,

PLYMOUTH, OCT. 22.--..111C Brig mentioned in .
my last to have been captured on Thursday, near ilia
EAFlystone, proves to be the Maria, of .Teignmouth,
Capt., J. BIBRENS, laden with timber, from New
Brunswick, bound to Teignmouth; sbe was retaken'
.at four o'clock the same afternoon, by tlie4ctitle
Excise Cutter, Captain KINSMAN, which sailed 501
promptly from Cawsand Bay in pursuit of the ene-!,
my.—The Frerichrna;), on finding the Aelive gain
ing so fast on. the Maria,' took out .all her crews'.
except one seaman, who had concealed himself, and •:„
made all sail, in order to escape ;. the Cutter boarded 7 :
antl,took possession of the Brig,,and then continued
. • ••
her persuit 'after the Privateer, until nearly six
o'clock, when she fell in with 'the Brilliant Fri-►
gate and Pheasant Sloop of War, who all joined in
the Chace; - soon after which the former brought her
guns to bear upon, and .fired four. shot into her,
when she immediately lowered her sails and struck
her colours. She 'proves to be L'Qrbe de Jinn-, 4
new Lugger,; of about "3(1 tons bUrthen, with two
swivel's; and 32 men, armed with muskets and cut-
lasses.., sent for Torbay. The Maria IA
arrived here;.fas well as her Captain, -who was landed
ylesterdAy, 'near 'part mouth L'Orbe ode Joitr wa4
.
frotnßbscoll, and had, made no other capture this
cruize than the one before mentioned; on her prew
vious cake' she captured. the.. SuccisS, of Milford,
and the Leeds Merchant, of Weymouth, and carried
them both to France.: :Her. crew Consists of vaga.!
bonds, composed of French, Americans,Perman;ft
&c. and it is said there are six or seven Etiglisbmera
also. on board, as part of her crew, of whom, "
doubt, a proper example will be made,

Arrived the Drie Broders, Cap. t; SW,ART±, frorp.
St. Übes, with salt, bound toDublin. Sailed thence,
with 16 other vese6, under convoy of the Resolute
Gun. Brig, Capt. liAnar.s, and parted Companynipo.
days'.since in a heavy gale of. Wind..
Arrived the Jane, GRAHAM, from Madeira:

. -
PAWrsmouTfl, OCT. 23.—Arrived yesterday th. 4
Pelora Sloop ,of Warr. the Hon.*-Capt: KING, frQll2
'Sr.. Andero; la' Spain ; also his MojeSty's Ships ;'
iffriaine, with Dispatches fromlisbon ; Skylark;'
from the Downs; ,and the Medusa, from Nevi('
foundiancl, having under cionvoy the Warre
port, Capt. .ESINGWOOD, with timber from New.
Brunswick for this .Port. The remainder of
Fleet hal-'e pat into the western Ports.

Sailed, his Majesty's Ship Swallow on
and th 6 Crocodile Sloop of War, the Hon: 'C43t
CADOCiA4., for the Downs.

SHEERNESS, 0CT.:72
.--r
3nla down from Lopg
reach, ;and anchored at the Little Nure, theSiven
Sloop of_War:

Sailed the Monkey Gun Brig, Lieut. FITZGERALD,
with several Vessels underieonvoy for-the. Baltic.

Passed by a Sloop of War fui the Ricer;, also :two
large Ships. His Majesty's Ship Mero pe sails with
convoy to Heligoland to-rnoribw.

OCT. 23.—Arrived the-Mariner Gun ,Brig, Lietl
GRIFFITI4§, OPM the Downs.—The Endymion, 40
gulls, the fion. Capt. CAPEL, is paying up to. sP;
months. The Arc:Musa, 36, -Capt. MENDS, is"
to
sail to-day for Portsmouth ; she takes several sea-
Men for the Bombay and other Ships, and also C.O
Spaniards, to be sent home by the first conveyance
that offe,r4... Arrived his Majesty's `Ship Hunte6.
from Deal.

DEAL, LICT. 3,—Came down ftoni ',the Ri%,zer
the Mar4ery. and Mary, Wriz.rtsrsoN, for New' Pro,
viden'ae, and remains in the DJWns with the out'.
ward-bound Fleet as per last.

•
ISLANDS OP' SCILLY, OCT: IS. Came in t!
Swedish Brig ConjiinCifon, of and from Cariser nos
'JOHN' MoopYMaster, laden with timber, tar, pitcn,
and jron,; bcitAnd to
.I.,i‘urp,ot. Al o the
Susanua.,lo4ESV-114SBOROUGH Master, froin
bound to Li'verpool, with pipe clay corning
into harbour sheian on some sunken rocks, which
unshipped her.rddder, and has occasioned some little
damige on hef

Donit, OCT. 23.---Arrived the Sir Sidney Sn:ltn
Letter of Marque, Capt. LAtssoll, from London;
bound to the Braid.; ; also the Brig Brothers,
S•ronnAlit, from London, bound to Malta.
The Schooner William, of and for Carmarthen.,
Tuozus, from' London, which was blown ashoizin
the gale on Dungene4s Beach,
,on Friday lat,
this day picked'. up and ;Owed in by some Boats be-
longinsn.
to Sandgate and Folkstone.
The two" Messengers, Russian and French, who-
lankled at Deal on Friday, returned to France in a
iaiaa of Truce this morning.

AMERICA.

•
(PRIVATE LETTER.) .
I!IIILADELPHIA, SEPT. 10.--" Since my last,. the
struggle of the Spanish Patriots in Europe,,
and abOve
all the Patriotism of the Spanish Colonists in. Ame-
rca in rejoining every friend of liberty,. and every
enemy to BUONAPARTE'S despotism; have forted the
fend
• s of Mr. JEFFERSON and the French faetion:to
friendin a scandalous manner their attachment to the
Corsican, and their abhorrence of every. Opposition
ted o hig. outrageous ambition. In the papers conned-,
whit the Executive, the fall of Spain is not only
prediCted but wished; 11
nOt_UONAPARTE's usurpations
only extenuated and defended, but applauded.
Application is said toliave been made by BUONA-
Aivre.'s Ambassador to engage General MOREATJ,
With some French Republican Officers, now here,
over to the- Sp:tomb and-,, if he found
11 eonne'clion with France imprataieable,
.persuade
the inhabitants to declare themselves independent,
arid in alliance and union with this' country. This
intrigue, one of the Government Papers says, was,
if true,
_entirely undertaken to prevent the Spanish
ef>lonies from falling vidiins of the overbearing and
sefris'ill. policy of England.
" Forty-foitr .petitions. have already been present-
td to Mr. JEFFERSON'against the embargo ; and the
-60-ston Gazette, the official Paper of
.the Eastern
States, plainly hints, that if the embargo does not
s001:1 cease, the union with the Western States will
be renounced. In the mean time, the partizans of
Mr. JEFFERSON hold the most hostile language,
c:
England, ag talk of a Non-Intercourse Bill, and
"ell of a Declaration of War. Gun-boats and Other
ern:tea:vessels are building on the lakes and the ri-
vers 4, now fortifications are constructing on the.
ttna§ts and in the harbours • recruits are engaged,'
and depots formed on the 'different frontiers ; and.
Officers the most inveterate to England, and most
friendly to France, are entrusted with commands or
advanced h the Navy and Army.
Th 6 Spanish- Charge d'Affaires Washington,
and the Spanish Consuls in the different American
T'ort's,' have certainly received their credentials from
1/UONAPARTE'S Spanish King JOSEPH; but they have
been requested by the President not to present, then,
Yet. To this they have consented, upon condition of
beingcansidered in their former capacity., and enjoying
their former-privilege's and rank. A, French General,
IleattmbiAoDE, is also • arrived .at Boston in a pri-
vateer, said to be the new Ambassador appointed by
Xing JOSEPH. He has with him four young Spa-
tial*, educated in France, as his Secretaries. It
is generally believed that Mr. JEFFERSON will soon
4411_51010r. both him and his master."
The V,

the a ivy York Gaiette; of September 10„ states
St, rrival. there of the
diratirus, Capt. MAIN, from
liviN Sebastian. Among the passengers is Colonel
psTozsE (son of the late MMister), who is the
bearer of several sets of dispatches front the French
'civettiment to the American Executive. It is said
that Colonel Livim,G:iToNP. reports, that a tew days
,before he sailed he was at Bayonne, where a private
interview took self place between the Emperor and
---that on taking leave, BEMNAPA"E' after ex-
pressing his satistattion 3L the conduct of Mr, jEF-
IiSON; entrusted him with a verbal message to the
atter; 'hilt "'I PI
i.,
Colonel
IVINGSTONE did not
think hinic,ell. at liberty to communicate. It is. re 7 Pu v
' rted
NAPOLEON, in the above-mentioned inter-
spoke. with much warmth against the Eng-
sa.T declared be would not relax from his Decrees,
and he was not otfended at an Embargo in America,
- should not complain of the United States ma'k-
'ng a treaty With England, it it were conformable to
tile Law Of Nations, that is--his version of it. It
Nvitads alto reported at New York, that an acktiow-
.l) tliet of JOSEPH 13110.NAPART as King of Spain,
0.3:1 the. of
Government, had been arranged
1-Zgil the medium of Mr. IRV I NG, Charge trAtr
ed t'ot hat its annouacement had been de.,.14-
Gie. events.
tan ner4ll‘
‘lOB EAU arrived at New York from Al-
-I) the 7th ult. and Mr. AIONII,)E, the late
ti -sbet at London, .at Frankfurt, in-Kentucky, on
"le 3d ujr.
The American Papers contain some interesting
yartteulars- relative to Mr. Your:G., late American
~Consul-Gcneralat Madrid. It iiprt-iiTS that this
Isentleman left that place in May, .% hit dispatches
Irotn Mr. ittrto, 'tor the Government of the
United Siattli hnt tva.s stepped a .short distance
001 Madrid, in consequence of an order from the
.uprerne Council of Seville, and, his papers, pg-
gage, &c. Otken front hirn. Among the (14, s
.41are teuud some frOin the p a elk
Doke of Bow to the
ConNul-Generit at Philadelphia, unßTir blank
nlll•ea's to Soz d) etary of State, in win were
'the;; dl for Sou America. They dirkied
e‘pecl: i'jai.tlling of JOSEPH BIYONAPAHTE, and gave.
Coloila.,s)3Tidti.ons to secure, by. any means, those
1/011N11,-- Which were most strongly fortified. Mr.
fer d was imprisoned IA days, when be was Rif-
! e to
-ePart. On his arrival at Gibraltar, the Go-
--teorriTre, (Sit "Hi. DALKYMPLE) received a letter from
~OLLINGWOOD, requesting Mr. You NO might.
be detained ; but Sir klew did not conceive himself
authorised to enforce this request. Mr. Y. subse-
!brillentiY gave n the ;dea of going dire to America,
ou h g lie had p
chartered the Occur. for that 'purpose,
but teak tiffs
passage'for England in the Preroyant,
Store-ship,
"is Majesty's Ship Iris, on the loth inst. in.lat.
60. long. 6. 32. fell in with L'Aimalk, Lord
ii,?*("1";e STUART, convoyiog the first divi:sion
of
'n'l'orts from Lisbcon, with French troop on,
it-ard, pin
Of JUNOT'S army, 30 Sail of w/iiv,.4..hit4
rarated in a gale of %kind, in lat.
L'34). on the night of the 24th tiff, .oultY 12 Sail -
Iv"re• in.
-Company with Aimabie'

6.OTTENBURGH MOIL.

His Roya/ Majesty's Yacht Amadis, in TAW*.
Sattungar, the zsth-Sept.

" His Royal Majesty set sail for Gran.bodzi
half-past five o'clock this morning, and arrived here,
at hq,ll;past ten o'clock, where he joined that part of
the Flotilla Of Galleyi which is commanded by Rear-
Admiral HJELMSTJER NA. In pursuance of 'his Royal
Majesty's order, Baron BAYE, Adjutant-General.ana
Colonel in the Army, set Cr.lt from hence this day to
assume the command in chief -of all the troops be-
longing to the Southern Finnish. Army:*

According to. a Russian paper found in a small
box, in one of the neighbouring, Islets, the Russian
Squadron; in the battle of the 30th of last August,
consisted of 44. Gun-sloops, manned with 50 men
each.,—(Stock/zo/m Gazette, OCI. t.)

•` His Royal Majesty's Yacht Amulis, at anchor near
`• Fisko, Sept. z 6.

‘` His Royal Majesty set sail. from Little Sattun-
gar, at half-past 12 o'clock this afternoon, and ao.:
rived here at half-past sin the 'morning.
Licut.-,Colonel LAGERBRING, who commands
the second division of the Southern Finnish Army,
has reported to his Majesty'that the fleet of Trans-
ports set sail last Monday from Loko, ac half-past
five o'clock in the morning, and being overtaken by
a bard gale, carne to an anchor at eleven o'clock in
the morning in Lehniakasko Sound.. The battalion of
Kronsberg at first received orders to drOp anchor off,
Warranpa Point, in order to draw the Enemy's at-
tention to that point but afterwards five Vessels,
detained off Putoari, were employed for that pur-
pose This day, at half past six o'clock in the
morning, the Fleet got under weigh, and at nine
o'clock the chasseurs began' to disembark hear Hel-
sing,_ without any Russian troops being in sight."—
(Stockholm Gazette e, f Qa. 3.)

His Royal Majesty's Yacht A madis at anchor in
Gronwick Sound, in conapany with flutil.a 01 (al.
legs, 27ili of September.

Us Royal Majesty this day set sail from Fisko at
half past ten o'clock in the forenoon, and arrived
•here at half-past three. Vice-Admiral RA ZA LIN A,
AdjutSnt-General of the Fleet, and Lieutenant-Co-
:106d BRUNT, Chief of Brigade, came immediately.
on ',board. Soon after his Majesty proceeded to the
Flotilla of Galleys, in order to inspec4 its position.
His Royal Majesty has received the following Re-
port from Field-Marshal.Cuunt KLLNGSPOR, dated
the 1 Bth instant :

" Agreeably to the plan which I had formed for
the retreat of the army, 'Wash was evacuted, after
all the provisions, magazines, and sick had been pre-
viously removed ; the troops halted at Lillkyro,
from whence the army marched on the 12th to
Wow, and the lath to Orauceis ; when Major-
General Baron ADLEECREUTZ wok up the most ad-
vantageous position which he could obtain, in Order
to reinforce the troops who arrived at New Carle-
by, from Fianna. Two battalion 3 of the regiment
of l3jorneberg and Captain GYLLENEOGEL'S detach-
ments were sent thither. Colonel DODEL.N, though
still indisposed, put himself at the head of those
troops, defeated the enemy nor Juntas, and pre-
vented him from executing his design to carry New
Carleby. In consequence of this advantage.gained
over the enemy, our troops attacked the enemy on
difierent points, drove him from Old Carleby, and
forced him to fall back to Lower Wetil, whither
Major-General GRIPENTERG received orders to pur-,
sue hiw and take post there to cover the flank of
our army.

" On the 14th inst. early in the morning, the
army was attacked in the positiOn of Orawais. Your
Majesty's troops repulsed the enemy on eery point
of attack, and. at three o'clock in the afterno-in,.
Maior 'General Baron ADLERCREUTZ drove -the
•
enemy half a mild back ; Nit there the enemy
re-
ceived such considerable reinforcements,. that our
troops, after fourteen hours fighting, were obliged
to retreat. This retrograide movenient to New Carle.
by, was performed during the night, without the
enemy, -who probably had sustained a very consi-
derable loss, making the least attempt to molest
your Majesty's troops on their retreat.
'f Our 16ss is very considerable, althoUgh its real
amount cannot as yet be ascertained: I estimate' it,
after the reports hitherto received, at about 1200
men, 100 of which have been taken prisoners.

" MAURICE KLINGSPOR,
' " Field-Mvshal and Corrimuder in Chief of
• • f. the Northern Finnisti Army "
" ilead.quarters, Kronsby, Sept. ►s.'!
1111

His Royal Majesty's yacht Amadis, at anchor
in Kurko Sound, the 28th Sept.
His Royal Majesty- this slay set sail from Gron-
Ak Sound, at'ten o'clock in the morning, in order
to proceed to the. Southern Finnish army. In his
way4ither, his Majesty received two reports from
LieUt.-001011C1' LAGERBRING, dated iiirmenpo, the
26th. September., and Wiak, the 27th of the same
mopth, by which it appears that his' Majesty's
Sou'thern Finnish army has obtained considerable
advantagesover the Russian troops, and driven them
back, after fa most' obstinale yesktance, continued
upwards of six boar,, to Wi.lis; tilt; ViaorioitS

Swedid; trcops took post tiiisd:qr 61 twelve o'cloe;
al. noon.-
" The Ruis'o,ns were commanded in this action
by GeneralvS.AssANoFF and SKABLAKOFF, and, ac.-

cording to the prisonefs' report,: their strength
amounted to 4000 men, while the Swedish troops,
who took share in the action, hardly amounted to

000."