The Sun.
London, England, 1806-05-26 00:00:00

SPORTING 'INTELLIGENCE.

EPSOM RACES.
SATURDAy, MAY 24.
Sweepstakes- of Ten Guineas each, tor..3yr olds—One
Six Subscribers.
Mr. Moorhouse's b. c by arouse
NIG Lake's h. f. Romance, by Gouty
Air. Latibroke's br.. c. Sir Peregrine
Ld Egreiliwasi~ b. f, by Johanna

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A good Race.
Produce §weepstakes orFitty Guineas each—Thirty ft.
Nine Subscribers.
Ld Egremont's b. c. by johadna - -
La Foley'Sb. c. Pads - - _
Five and Six to Four on-the Winner.
The Match bet Ladbroke and Mr. Iloworths wits
not run.—No Plate this day.,

.
Some Hack Races concluded the diversion of the
day.-;--A Foot Race was tixed-to take place. between
Gulley and Firby, who were to have run 150 yards
for 20 guineas, but the latter paid' forfeit.
The young man who was run over by one of the
horses, during the race for the Oaks, on. Friday, died
on Saturday, and-a Coroner's Jury brought in a tier;-
dia of Accidental heath.

Music:7—A fine seleetion of miscellaneous music,
chiefly of the'sacred kind, vas pertbrmed on Satur-
day last, at Covent-
Garden Theatre, for the benefit of
the AsuLEYs, whose proles,qoual merits are well
known. The band was led by Mr: G. ASHLEY, who
distinguished himself very highly in a concerto on
the violin. . A-concerto on the Piano-forte' was also
performed by' WOELIE in a style of wonderful exe-
cution. BRATI.II`.I, STORACE, Miss • TYRER, Mrs.
BLAND!, Madame DLTSSEK, and Mrs,: I)lcßoNs, were
the, vocal performers. • B " Gentle Airs,".
was warbled. in a very charmnag manner, and was
finely accompanied on the vtoloncello by Mr.
ASHLEY. Madame DU SS " SaT,et Bird-
with .M
great skill and taste. ri: DIcKONS chiefly
distinguished herself itt" Soak,/ tir'd," which
was encored. There was Hot so IMMerOUS an audi-
ence as ale merits ot the entertainment deserved.

Seale nights ago a warehouse in Watergate-street-
row, in the City of Chester,, was broke open; and
lacei of-. various descriptions were stolen to, the
amount, of 30001. supposed to has, e been conveyed
to Ireland',..'ai the City is . not much .a'Jove 20 miles
dista:A t:.e C.lanr.el.

NAVAL N EWS.

From the LONDON GAZETTE, Mg 24, 1806.

Admiralty-Office, May 24,1806.

Copy of a Letter from Admiral Lord Gardner to
William Marsden, Esq. dated on board the Trent,
in Cork Harbour, the 15th inst.
SIR,

I inclose, for their Lordships' information, Copy
of a Letter I received th;s morning from Captain
Moubray, of the Adive, giving an account of the
capture by that Ship of the French Schooner Les
Amis, a Letter of Marque, bound .froin Bourdeaux
to Cayenne. _

I am, Sir, &c. GARDNER.
MY LORD, AClive, at Sea, April 27, 1806.

I do myself the honour to acquaint your Lordship,
that His Majesty's Ship under my command has this
day captured the French Schooner Les Amis, a Let-
ter of Marque, of four six pounders, and twenty
Mien, belonging to Cayenne, and bound thither with
a cargo of wine and various merchandize from Bour-
deaux.

I have the Honour to be, Sze.
R. H. MOUBRAY.
Right Hon. Admiral Lord Gardner,
&e. &c. &c.

•PLYitOtITH, MAY 24. - The Ann Transport,
which lately arrived here from the Cape of Good
Hope, was driven on shore yesterday morning, in a
heavy gale of wind at East, on the S. E. ledge of
St. Nicholas's Island, but on the flowing of the tide
,in the evening she was got off, with little damage,
arid is now safely moored in the Sound. The gale
has continued ever since, and with increased vio-
lence, but no further damage has been done.
Arrived the Danish trig EoS , Captain KNADSON,
laden with brandy, from Cette, bound to ArlS7
burgh, detained by the Staunch Gun-brig.: the lat-
ter is also arrived.

POITSMOUTH, MAY 25.—The Childers Sloop of
War, Capt. IN Es, has made signal for a Convoy to
Newfoundland•

NAVAL APPOINTIVENTS..--Capt. BAKER to the
Tribune, vice Capt. BENNETT, who has taken the
command of the Fame; Capt. KIRBY, to the Lively;
Capt. Lord FALKLAND, to the Quebec ; Capt. FAR-
41‘711Alt, to. the ilriadne ; Capt. STANFELL to the
"Scorpion ; Capt. MILLER, to the Pallas ; and Lieut.
Mclit to the Captain.
The Rgiehorse has dropped down to St. Helen's.
Yesterday the Repulse, of 74 guns, came into the
harbour.

HARWICH, MAY 25.—The Hamburgh and Bre-
men Mails arrived this day from Husum, by 'the
Diana Packet, Capt. MAcnorrouoir. Upwards of
thirty Passengers came by this Packet. The Lady
Nepean Packet, Capt. G. DEANE, was left at Husum.
The Gottenburgh Mail is not yet arrived.
The Auckland Packet, BRIDGE, and the Auckland,
Capt. HAMMOND, each with Mails for Husum, and
the Prince of (Pales, Capt. A. DEANE, with two
Mails for Gottenburgh, are yet detained by a strong
ast wind.

. The Peter Frederick Ludwig, Capt. 13ANDBIEL,
from Bourdeaux to Tonningen, sent in by the
Cruizer Privateer, is restored, and, will sail the first

fair wind.
Sailed the Centine/ Gun-vessel on a Cruize.

DOVER, MNY 25.—Arrived in the Roads the Brig.
Anna Nicholai, Capt:KROI:R, with timber from Nor
NVay, for Margate ; and the Ship Three Sisteii,
•
TnomrsorsT,- from Smyrna.
The Union Brig, HART, belonging to Dover, and
'bound here from Norway,
,was last Friday lost in a
gale of wind on the Kentish Ic.ndek—Captain and
Crew saved.

DEAL, MAY 25.r—Arrived the Bellctte and Pielcer
from the' Nore ; • Prospero, from Portsmouth ;
aid the Monkey, Turbulent, and Fearless; from off
lionloane. •
Sailed the Explosion, with a Convoy for Ports-
mouth.

The Jackall Gun-brig has a Signal .for Convoy to
the Eastward flying:

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FR OM IfIS MAJESTY'S SIIIP
REV F.NGE, MAY 17, 180, LAT. 47 DEG. 40 MIN.
LONG. 7 DEG. 50

Our Squadron consists of the Glory, AdMiral
STIRLIN., Balleur, Mars, Dragon, Warrior, and
Revenge, Niobe, arid Dispatch. We received intel-
ligence just now, 1 understand, of JER.OME BONA-
PART?. being seen in 60. and likely to look. towards
Europe ; if this be true, which an American Brig
states, we may yet bring him into Plymouth.H
We seem here quite forsaken ; we,bave not heard
from England since we left it. Wednesday night
ve fell in with the Trafalgar Prizes under the Bri-
tannia, &c. We cleared for action, and' fully hoped
we had got JziloME, but were disappointed.—The
Santa Margaretta, dispatched froth -us to convoy
part of the Indiamen,' separated from the Fleet, or
rather which never joined ; they were all the Ships
from Falmouth which were to have joined the Ele-
phant, but did not 11111 in with. her."

A Raft with seven Seamen was on Friday picked
up and brought into Dover. They vc.re part of the
crew of the American Sloop',/,illy, which on Tues-
day evening struck on the Kentish Knock, and was
wrecked.

_
A person of rank at tile' West-end of the Town
has been committed to prison by the Police Ma-
gistrates, on •a charge of, an offensiye'nature. , The
eXaminatioui ha ye been conduZ:led. with the utmost

secrecy.