The Sun.
London, England, 1813-06-11 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

JUNE 9.—Came in the pr4e
Out of Bask re Roads by the boats of lis Ma-
jesty's ship Conquestador ; she has on board 110
casks of French wines ; and the Pelican gun-
brig, from Falthotith.

The Alphea schooner is appointed convoy for
the eastward, and expected to sail on Friday.

FALMOUTH, JUNI?, B.—Arrived the Lord Hobart
packet with a mail. from Malta, in 47 days, last
from Gibraltar in 17 slays.
Put back his Majesty's ship Gustavus. with the
recaptured ship Smyrna, and the ships,liebe and
Roberts, American prizes.

PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 10.—Arrived his Majesty's
sloop Missletoe from Guernsey.
Sailed the Parthian and Jaseur, with separate
convoys,. for - the. Downs.
Went out of harbour, under jury masts, his
Majesty's ships Tonnant; of 80-guns, and Northum-
berland, 74 ; they are ordered to Chatham to be
docked, the►~e not being sufficient room for that
purpose at present in the dock-yard at this port.

DEAL, JUNE 9.---The 3d Light Horse of the
King's German Legion, a very fine regiment of
800 effeetives, marched hence. this morning for
Ramsgate, where the transport-; are waiting to
take them aboard for the North of Germany. The
quiet, peaCeable behaviour of this, regime& white
here, has obtained for it much consideration in
the neighbourhood, and its removal is viewed
with regret, which however is qualified by the
hope that they may be 'eminentlyi useful in the
great work of the liberation of Europe, and up-
hold the credit and honour of their legitimate and
adopted countries. They began to embark on
Wednesday at Ramsgate. Two. troops of horse
artillery of the King' German Legion are under
orders troraßekhill for the same destination.

. .
DE XL, JUNE .10.—Sailed the ..4r,rus Deal pilot
cutter on a crnize off Dungeness.
Arrived the. Symmetry, Leona, Sovereign, Suc-
cess, Hannah, and* Abbury transports from Rams-
gate Pier, with part of the German Legion on
board, destination at present not known:
Sailed the Drake sloop. of war for off Flushing.

CORK, JUNE s.—His Majesty's ship Childers,
Captain 13Erwoan, arrived at Cove on Thursday,
and immediately hoisted convoy signal for the
West Indies.. They are to join the fleet from
England, which is expected immediately to call
off the harbour•, under convoy of his Majesty's
ship drdent, 64 guns, Captain COCHET, and La-
cedenzmian, 36 guns.
Un Thursday also arrived his Majesty's ship
Rota, captain SOMERVILLE, with a fleet of trans-
ports, front Plymouth, having the Salop Militia
On hoard. w The Derr; Militia, quartered at . Mi-
dieton, tvill embark in a few days for England.

The. following is the ttrrangement for the pro-
tection to be afforded- to the commerce of the
White Sea i
A Convoy is appointed to-sail for Archangel
from Long Hope on • the 15th Jane ; to proceed
all the way to Archangel Bar,. and' to bring back
the homeward-bound trade of the 15th July;
after which one-Other homeward-bound convoy
only will be appointed, which is to'sail from Arch-
angel Bar on the 20th of August. .
" J. A. DR BIEME.R."

Madras Gazettes to the 30th January have ar-
rived. They do not contain anything; of import:.
mice. His Majesty's, ship Minden,.eqpt. SKENE,
who sailed from England the 6th August, and
from Madeira the 4th September, arrived. in Ma-
dras Roads on the 29th January. Accounts of
the declaration of war against England by Ame-
rica bad reached India about the middle of that
month.
A stronger instance of depression on the 3itip-
bnilding interests at the country cannot be ad-
duced than the circumstance which occurred yes-
tct•day at LLOYD'S, when three British-built
namely, Tie S'nzolensko, The Spanish Patriot, and
The VW; were put up to sale, and not a single
bidding Was offered for either.

TUB MURDER AT WOODFORD.—On Wednesday
night, Mr. READ, the ChielMagistrate belonging
to the Public Office, Bow-street, and Mr. STAF-
For), the Chief Clerk, returned to town from
Woodford, after a most strict. investigation into
the murder of Mrs. Stephens, when the substance
of the information and depositions they were able,
to obtain, WaS, that on Sunday evening Mrs.
Stephens was expected to go to a friend's, to
drink tea, which she not doing, that circum-
stance, together with the house not being opened
on Monday morning, the, door was forced open,
when the house was found robbed of every thing
that Was valuable, and Mrs. Stephens barbarously
murdered, by her brains being beat out with a
mallet, her thfoat cut in several places, and no
uoubt was entertained but they had been inflicted
by two different weapons, "nine of them by a .knife
used for cutting bacon, and another Larger knife,
not fonta No trace was made of the perpetra,
tors of the horrid deed.
Oil the same day (Wednesday) an Inquest was
held at the sign
of the Castle, at Woodford, -be-
fore Cutts. PARKER, Esq. Coroner for tits county
of Essex, on the view of body, whet) the3urY,
after a short tau
ort conversation, returned n verdict of
---TViy.u/ Murder against some person or persons
unkeown.
Suicide.---Last night a person named Pratt, who
was taken into custody the night 'before, for an
assault in Northumberlandstrett, Strand, by Do-
naldson, the Police Officer, cut ltls thi'Oat
T„thill-fields Bridewell so effectually, that he
died in a short time. He. had desponded
very munch ta3 being taken into 'custotlY, and-see
ing a fellow' prisoner shaving hiwiself; be borrowed
the razor for it moment, anti immediately porpc,
tratcd the fatal deed. It is said that he had been
formerly a-Naval Officer. lie rya ; a very stout
inan,incd Donaldson had some diiiiCulty incturing
' him.