The Sun.
London, England, 1801-08-28 00:00:00

Y AR.4llO,Erj.l, Au: c. 2',

SAILED the Express Packet, Copt. DELL, for
Cuxhaven. -. • .

Arrived the Pr;Nee of Wales, Captain gt ARAI,
from Cuxhaven.
ArriVed the •Dersle.y, PucKgß, from Chri'stiana,
:from .whence she sailed •on the tBth, with - the
Sa4y, of Faversham,:and the Watirmag, of Rye,
in company, :wi.th-whom she parted on Sunday last
of FlarnbrO' Head.

Yesterday- the Press-Gangs at this Port were paid
off.

SHEERNESS, Auc. 27.

THIS day sailed the Baltic Trade, under convoy
of the Harpy, of j 8 guns, Captain BOYS; also the
Manly Gum-brig, i.ieut. MALONE, with the Elbe
Trade under convoy.
Yesterday evening sailed leis Majesty's Ship.
Shannon, of 36 'guns, Captain C. D. PATER, for
Yarmouth.

COPY OF A LETTER FROM CAPT. DONNELLY, OF
THE MAIDST4NE, TO CAPT. CUNNINGHAM, OF
THE CLYDE, SENIOR OFFICERiAND COMMANDER
OFHIS.MAJESTY'S SHIPS AND V ESSE LS •OF WAR
BETWEEN
,HAVRE;DE-GRACE ARD THE ISLE OF
R AS.

AIR,

Au:. 17, 1801

" Yesterday the. Basil;sk and Bloodhound be-
ing at anchor to maintain their stations • between
&dem' and Marcou, observed the. ,Enemy, con::
si4ting of two Brigs, and seventeen Gun-Yes-
sets, endeavouring to get round the 'former Cape,
upon which ;,they made the signal to mc. •As
we were laying further to, the southward, we
weighed at t P. M.' with a light breee.,to the east-
waF4,l, which -had just- sprung up, and gave ohne.
—The Enenly perceiving us, and.. the ebb:iide.
_
`fp ang begun to , make, run
.within the reef itt the
Bay to the • westward of the Cape.' The Basilisk
and the iltoo2howid. stood in_ after them, and . an.;
..chored upon. the reef -in two fathoms, just with.
in a- range of their long cighteli -.pounders,
where- they maintained -sa ,spirited cannOnade, the,
E:ierny having placed themselves close in' with the
beach, under cover of the battery and scime
yieces. itim.possible for us to lapproack
within reach Qt our twelve.pounders. (which in

this. species of service we have found of-little me);
I made the signal to recall them,, and stood ioff
on. Observing we were losing ground, I made t`e
signal, and anchored at six P. M.—At halt past
seven, the young, flood making close in shore, lb':
Enemy weighed and rowed' round the Light-house'
within a cable's length. It was impossible for
to follow them, the wind and tide being against us;
we could not weigh till eight, when we made sail ill
pursuit of them with The ,iiii-a-Sdneherly, and be:'
up towards Marcou, while the flood lasted; CC:c
reached :these Islands in the morning, and se"'
boats. in every direction. to ascertain where tbe
Enemy had gone. In the evening they returned!
with intelligence
. that the Enemy were not
Isigny, nor within La Ho.ue ; we therefore cell'
0,
,cluded'that they 'either had run back•• to herbourli.
in .the night, or, contrary to their custom, stoo
to sea, and pushed on for Port Basin, while' o'l
were working in -shore; I therefore plied to wind'
ward for that port.

18.

" This morning the brigs made the Signal for the
Enemy off La Hogue ; upon reaching that place, I
found three of their armed vessels, and a convoy',
which are hound to Cherbourg, moored close under
the batteries. I have left' the brigs CO watch their
motions, while I proceed. to Port Basin. I sent
one of the Marcou cutters yesterday, to inforsi
Captain NEWMAN of the Enemy's movements.

" Herewith I send Lieutenant Gooca's-minutec
of. the affair he had with the Gun-Vessels, and I leg
to say, he conduad himself With great coolness aild
intrepidity.
" I have the Honour to he, Sir,
" YoL: obliged humble Servant,
" Ross DuNNELL.I".
cc To Captain Crooriifsktm7,

A Ship of z to guns is ordered to be built at Dept-
ford Dockyard.

The remarks of the French Papers, that Admiral
Nots was. not the person who refuSed the advice
of RonEsrita.RE to remain in France and brevß-
his parole, are correCt, as .far as thzy relate to 'Ad'
mired. LINO Is ; but --it is necessary to* state son
fa6l.explanatory of that business: In Lordllowes,
;ta lon, the I)P7lge lir , Captain RE,NAU ROT, was srateo
by the first French accounts not to have behaved well
in the. ktion, "4...1 that on her-- return to. Port the
Captain _was.beheaded. Finding however afterward'
by the' English Prints,. that the,Ftwgear. had bee°
sunk in the aetion, and that Captain RENAono'r
and 7o Of her Crew had been saved by the British at
the hazard .4.: their lives, - they
.fabricated a fresh:
story,saying-7—that thevgia,ll:lll:Cleae;tu.hßii.E:ll.:oT,lll:
Saul.;ez,
seceonfdteldie
iChereswhr,ousclitsO,utcianvgiii:
perished with the whole
piteouslyttiruetiir'llaysa:":llt :tmhtoie,sneeit;nl; rese ry ers,.
nail /7—Save, save us! This min Capt. RENAL D '
it parole,
is n 4
e kSI
was 'allowed by Government to go to France on big
atpot.ifCeouLteE in exchange
ficlntieingseto;ryargcli
the cry of Vi've la Republique ! This Captairi
) at
;113° eld e t'
lrtino
ItrwAunow Iv:es the person who never returned:
nor was Captain COLE exchanged for, him. It wag
M. Capwinnof La Prirgtie, who os
sent on his parole to ~rance, to procure the cl-•
.change- of Sir. SIDNEY 'SMITH for himself. 1116,
French would.riot re.jease Sir. SIDNEY, and wantca
to retain- BEKOMETi btit he was not dishonourable,
like Rprrituocr, and, in spite of all efforts to re-
tain hitt], he resolutely returned.
The Enterprixe, Booth, from Africa, is lost s‘
the river Morasierra, 233 Slaves saved by the boa's
of the Norfolk, Goodall, part of the dry Cargo
also saved.

About month ago, a Gentleman was drivire
,his. phaeton, in which were three of his Childretl,
upon the, Steine, at- -Brighthelmstone, when the
reins suddenly broke, and the horses took fright'
,
and gallopped full speed towards the sea. ..lbe
Gentleman- rook one of his children in his arms;
and getting over, the back of the, carriage, escaped
with it unhurt.' The horses continued their pace/
and had aanally got to within a few yards of tbe.
cliff, when Sir Jotot.LADE, who was riding by
the. time, seeing the imminent danger to whiC
the children were exposed, with equal intrepidl
. and -prescnce. of - mind, drove hiS own horse wit,
great. force against the carriage horses, succeeil.tt
In turning them round.; and thus rescued the ohil'c•
sdren from certain destruAion. This is a trait 01
humanity and courage which refleas
.great hopoet
on the individual, and deserves, to be generally
'known. Sir JOHN'S own horse, we understmicl, n'gc
ismaterially h,neeudrittsbsyr
ot la)ed viol of nt cteh: f
riderhe s I:ck and i
ase,
exposed
edt
to great personal danger.
Yesterday., at the Public-Office, Urdon Hall •
JOHN KENYON, Esq.beldnging to the Alien-Office,
'and John ,Butts, "cnnstable, _charged a 'man of sus'
piciotis charatier with cutting the flap of Mr. Ka'
toN's coat with a sharp instrument,-so as the pocket:
might.drop, as he was. coming out.of Astley's
phitheatre, on WedO6day nighti but a snuff..bo%
and some papers.being in .the pocket, his ince!"
tion was frustrated. The Prisoner being the nearest
person to . the Gentleman, suspicion attached t!,
him, • Being: called upon for his defence, he sal"
that he was a journeyman taylor; that he was halo'
cent of the charge ;,,that there were two young me°.
clOse by him at the tune—he had a slight know-' ,
ledge of one of' them, and the offence might have-,,
been committed by them ; in ilie bustle they disiir:
rated. Upon the dfficet searching him, be fot)o3
only: fourpence-halfpcnny upon him, and a thirnble•
—He was detained until he procures sureties for his
future good behaviour, otherwise to be sent on board
the Tender. •

Wednesday,. at the Public-Office, Unionatill, a
young man of respeetable appearance and good con:.,
nexions,, was examined a third time, on a charge
having, in his pOssession, an incredible number °,
•pocket-handkerchiefs, which he colleCted at 111
fair ai Camberwell. A ierson came l;lrward an
claimed one of them ; he was, therefore, fully CO
mitted for trial at the ensuing Kingston Sessionm, Of.
the county of Surrey, which commence the 6LEI
Odober next.

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.YEsTERDAy morning- an English Fleet of eight
sail, partly ShiPs of the Line and partly Frigates,
which were supposed to belong to Admiral WAR-
ttN'i Squadron, made its appearance at the dis-
tance of ten or twelve 'civics from 'our Harbour.
'three French Frigates which blocked 'Porto Ferrajo
"mediately.sheered off. One of them took shelter
"der the guns of Orbite//9 ; the other two, which
Woe
chaced, with great difficulty got in here.-
-I.owards evening the English steered to the North
Vest.

(ANOTH Elt LETTER., SAME DATE.)
is The aepearance of an English Squadron .ofr our
"ast hai greatly- changed the situation of afEtirs.
ihe three French
.Frgates which covered the
SleBe of Pail° Ferro', have indeed made their
eseve; but AdmiraI.WARREN, on his arrival on
the Coast of Italy,
,his.,taken a great number of
Near riortbbt/, lie partly took and partly
thstroyed a French Fan ilia, having Troops on board
tlestined tot the Iland of ; he has also taken
te.rat vessels ofi Ahat:Wand. Should An English
Squatirooreinain in. those seas}, the French besieg.
ing Corps on the Island.of Elba must either perish
with hunger or surrender, for all communication
kith that Island is now entirely cut oft: