The Sun.
London, England, 1801-05-02 00:00:00

PORTSMOUTH, MAY I.

AttIVED His Majesty's Ships Fortusde and
Trent, from a Cruize off Havre.

SHEERNESS, MAY I.

Tins day arrived the Holstein, Danish prize, and
the Mary hired Cutter, Lieut. MoRGAN, from Yar-

• tooth...
The Bitter" is undocked, and the Broderschap,
late Dutch Careening Hulk, is docked.

We learn from an Officer on board the Monarch,
-that one-gun only burst on board that Ship in the
loriuus Mtion off Copenhagen.
- • Wednesday a Court Martial was held onboard the
Cambridge Flag-ship in Hamoaze, Plymouth, on
Captain LLOYD, of the Mars, and Lieutenants By it-
ictp and DAVIS, of' the Centaur, for those ships.
tanning: foul of each other, off the Black Rocks, in
. the -night of the loth ult. when the Court honour.
-ably acquitted Capt. LLOYD and Lieut. BURNET,
and sentenced Lieut. DAV Is, of the Centaur, to lose
"six months rank, and be dismissed from His Majes-
ty's ship Centaur.
In the reign of Queen ANNE, Captain HARDY,
whose ship was stationed at Legara 'Bay, happened
e‘uocloubted advice of the al
of seven_
receiv
teen Spanish galleons, under the convoy of seven_
ieen men of war, in the harbour of Vigo, and
without any warrant for so doing, set sail and
.carne ap with Sir GEORGE ROOK!, who WaS the
Admiral and Commander in Chief in The Medi_
Aerranenit. and pave _l_l ;na Duals intelligence as- in-
- difeed.hini to make the best of his way to Vigo ;
. where all the before mentioned galleons and men
of war were either destroyed or taken.
Sir GEORGE was sensible of the importance of the
advice, and the successful expedition of the,Captain ;
but after the fight was over, the vitiory obtained,
and the proper advantages made of it, the Admiral
ordered Captain HAR DY on board, and with a stern
countenance said, " You have done, Sir, a very
inipirtant piece of service to the Throne ; • you
have added to, the honour and riches of your Conn-
Ail? by rolli• diligence ; but do not you know that
l'ott are liable at this instant to be shot for quitting
your station ?"—" He is unworthy of bearing a
CoMmistion under Her Majesty," replied the Cap.,
taini t' who holds his life as aught, when the glory
and niftiest of his Queen and Country require him
to hazard it." On this heroic answer, he was dis_
patched home With the first news of the viaory,
and Ictfeks of recommendation to the Queen, who
instantly knighted him, and afterwards made him
a Itear.AdMiral.

, The Gambia, .t.n London, is .ccmcleinhed
it Surinam:

We Understand; that Mr. A.R•rutia YoliNG's
scheme,. for the Public to lend money to country pa_
rishes bn the credit of their rates, to enable them to
settle burrhensome faniilies with land and cows, is
likely to become an objet of public discitssiOn.—:lle
ileduceS from various fads; that sal: aiid four acres of
waste land, will provide for a family for ever at
the expellee of sos: a-year, which, in the prcent
rode of provision, costs from rol. to i5l. a-year,
.whatever the price of corn may be. In one case;
the poor are in a cOrnfortable state, and industry
encouraged ; in the other, they arc miserable, and
industry prevented.
Mr. joias, in the House of Coriniuind on Thurs.
day evening; brandished a. One Pound Note with
gtett indignation, vehemently inveighing, against
the System of Finance by %%Ilia it was circulated.
There are not many of his Party who have the same
aversion as this Gentleman to 'Rant Paper:

Ilivmtot, the celebrated Preach Punster, who
left behind hini a refutationdied lately in Paris, has
tke Contrat Social of ROUSSEAU. The reVe-
ries of ROUSSEAU might have been dispelled by i
weaker antagonist than one whose chataaer for wit
was so well established,

WooncocKs.—The breed of this bird in Eng-'
land, was Clearly ascertained last week in the county
of Suffolk. A Gentleman shooting in a wood bp-
hinging to. Mr. Wennive, of Brittenharn, in that
aunty, flushed a cock, which he shot at and missed;
but the Wit) wheeled round, and then hovered near
the spot from whence it arose; this induced the
Gentleman to look upon the ground, when he dis-
covered a'Woodcock's nesr, containing three eggs.
Mr. Wennive being informed of the circumstance,
had the nest carefully watched, and two days after,
the eggs were hatched, and the young, which like
partridges instantly leave thdr nest, were safely
taken Off by the old bird,

A Couri of V.,OttiniOn Council wa's held yesterday
at Guildhall, at which were Present the Right lion.
the LORD .six Aldermen, Mr. Sheriff
CADELLI. the Recorder, and a great number of
COmmtilietsi
Mr. CHAMBERLAIN id an introduNiy epeech
laid, before the Court abed* statement of the City'i
Cash, up to the 3 xst of beceinber last; which was
ordered to be printed for the use of the Members.
The Report for building Warehouses, &c. at
the Bridge Yard, was read, agreed to, and referre4
back to the Comthittee of City Lands to be carriecl,
into execution.

Mr. Jos); BROWN *as eldled a Coat Meter in
trust for this City, on the recommendation of the
Coal and Corn Committee.

The several Motions for the Thanks, &c. to
Sir Ht 1317. PARKER, Lord NELSON, &C. were post_
poned for a future consideration.
Mr: SAMUEL DIXON expressed his wish that the
Motion respeding a Subscription at Lloyd's, for
the Relief of the Widows and Orphans of chose whd
fell in the glorious Battle off Copenhagen, might
he brought forward, but the Court not wishing to
go into the Business at present, the consideration
thereof was adjourned until a future period.