The Sun.
London, England, 1809-06-30 00:00:00

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE MONEY.

.;„,"o the gun-brig ,Speedwell,, for the capture of the Cute
on July, at No. att. High-street. Ports.
.eivehery•ld()t Monday and Thuisday for three Months,
at the same
To the 6loop lbt.thesca, pture of the schooner General
Eah'in, on the 30th, at No. r, Fish-street, Doctor's Com-
mons, and every Mont;:tY and Friday hollowing, at the same
place.
'lb the cutter llacehul, fin,the capture ottlie Concord, on
th'elerti hut. at No. t, •Fish.str.:et, Dodoes Coinmwis, and
ever: y Niontiay :KA:Friday tirllowiro., at the sarno:piace.
F,o tits slup4 Amelia L'Arric..ine, Hippo.
rP,zi,e), and ti‘livoner tor. the.captu.,-. 01 the brtg Hi.
fitM, on the 3ot ilo at rta, i, hsh.streei, Ducines Curniztotis;
every ivioiltsy and [way g, at'the s4i.ne pidce.
.Ttr Viticon, 1.)1" tile capture r t thil.torrch privateer
GAlacca, and ut Pierre Cu.sur, on beard Unicorn, t.bc
6t it of July, atTlyrnuatti, arid Ater wards 4t No. tt, Cecil.
littect,

EXTRACT OF A LETTER PROM AN OFFICER OF 1115
MAJESTY'S SHIP COMET, DATED ST. JOHN'S, NEW.
FOUNDLAND, MAY 19, 1609.'
• "
We arrived here on the 17th, after experiencing
more trouble than we did all the winter befall in
the Bay of Biscay, through the villainous climate
we are in. We got very well with our convoy un-
til the 4th of this month, and at seven o'clock we
were catrying all, poisible sail to a fine fiir wind,
but about half-past eight, a few minutes dfter I w:10
relierrd, we were struck with lightning, noornlin"
nied 'by .a violent squall of wind, which carried
away all but the citizen-mast, and I may say left
us a complete wreck in the course of two minutes,
and at the distance of five hundred miles twin
hand, and though our tops were full of men, we
did not lose one, nor had one dangerously hurt,
which we must wholly attribute ro the goOddess
of/Divine Providence, and as the Almighty was
Pleeietl to semi us fine weather, we were in 99 hours
alter so completely tigged with jury-masts, that we
could beat the whole of our convoy, sailing ; but ,this
is not all, foron the morning of the 11th, b'eing
my watch on deck, and very thick weather, I 'ILI'
denly felt it get very cold, and having heard Oar
islands of ice were frequently floating about in this
country, it struck me we, might be near one of
them, and as Providence would have it, I was right,
for I had hardly told the men to keep a good
look-out a-head, before they discovered a n)ost
tremendous -Island of Ice Within about 100 yards
gins, and we steering direly for it, and .going
at the rate of six miles 'an hour. The .sight v4'l
dreadful—l did not know for a marmot which
Ay to put our helni to clear it ; but the. Almighty
inspires people with more presence of mind in dan-
ger than-at-other times, for I thought by ordering the
ship to be heaved up in the wind it would stop her
way,and prevent her going' against the ice iili sucb
force as she would Otherwke do, and as Iva
would have it I was right; for the ice did n t tun so
far out.at that end as the other, 'and the ship going
so quick,' she shot clear of it, at the distance of
about 40 yards.;- if we had struck on it, not one of
us -'would have been saved, as we were upe•ati;li of
200 miles from land, and the cold was so great", "
co have lieed but a feW hours in it. I cannot
give you an exact description of it, being very busy
at she tim but think, speaking within bounds, it
ha 1 a peak at least. 150 feet high, and the base was;
e, least a quarter of a Mile; there were ale.e.sease.
apt bir,!s innumerable on it. •

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We un .e..stand that a abort time ago an Enzii,b
'Gentleman; of most rep •61ab:e character, wa• I.".d*
IA i this ciiiintry, by a flag of truce, front NurwaY,
Siroingly surmised that he was the heater
of sorrie-kiperiant' communication to our Govern'
ment;' -Nothin,---however, has yet transpired,
that it-is said a proposal. bas been made to Mi-
*listed, throUgh -this Gentleman, (a Mr. W.) that-
the Norwegians might, be allowed to import corn
freely, upon condition of dismantling thetr,pdvs•
feei.s. Mr. W. had been detained in NorwaY ever
since Copenhagen Expedition, and sinq
turn td -England .snnfe expeelations hale been enwr:
tained that nn intercourse between this Country ono,
Nor Way is likely to take plate. It is said, .indeed,
that. several 'merchants me prepArifig-accordihglY,
but „suet An intercourse, clime viaiatipit,sl44oole-
,citethitt.lcingfs ttie prop thititins to Great Britain,
Some serious Uneasiness has been occasioned, by
the supposed seizure of upwards of go sbips it, lb°
ports: of -Russia. We apprehebend .that no such
seizure has taken Place, that the proceedings which
given r sa to this conjecture otiginate in a pre-
caution that has been adopted by the Court of St. •
Petersburgh, under which it has been required,
til the proper Officers shall be appointed at the out
ports, that the papers for the verification of the ves- •
sels and their cargoes should be examined at the seat
of Government;
A letterin the last Dutch Papers, dated from the
beadsivarreti on the 7th, says : •
" On this 3•t3i st ult. twelve heavy anchors arrived
from Styria, were removed to Ebersdorf; they are
destined to secure the new bridges ihro.vrt acr°!
the Danube. Scaling ladders have also neen put in
a. state of requisition ; and it is 'said to be under cod'
sideration to attempt taking the Austrian entrenched
camp in Marchfield by assault. Prerrations are
made in three different places to cross the Danube
near Ebersdorf, Tabor, and Nussdorf. Part of the
Austrian army has taken a post at.Petwell, three
stages trout Vienna, on the road tai Presbuigh• For
these last eight days incessant skirmishes hive taken
'place id that quarter." .
Tat MAROR/sVINB OF ANSPACki, 9n Triflua
Y;
for the first time since the Margrave's death, oPene'
the Gardens of Brandeoburgh House, for the re"
ception of her actrainoance in general, who were
invited to see the 'Losb MAYOR'S Barge pasS
tI,IE
the River. A large Enelisli flag was 'placed on
top of the Theatre, and her own Imperial flag on the
Pavilion, to mark the boundaries of the intermediate
space, which was third by, a noble coitip:inY ,-
guests that lined the shore._ A large.inilualPbaT.,
of music pinked' "God save the King," as the..citcc
Barge approached ; cannon Were fired, and the' ban
played the whole time the barges were in sight•'
The LoRD MAYOR invited her Serene,Highlo3°ll
board to dinner, which she declined, having ertVb-:,1 -
all her guests to partake 'of arepast it) the Gaiter":
conce
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talion
oranaitlibat rlieatk,tc:t:e,teoiroatinft:.
rdt6shop e-t.
nate:
ertl, tod.ontseideftoeJrdmu.tirrelg::ei
is;
teesrayiYaxs;l7:ht;
at Brandenburg!) House, which was preceded by
ad 1y
of-the Hoti. Anaitcaomny, arrived. in
2-Bth regiment, ander the.comnio
this. city -fearri Lim- rick, preparatory to their ern"
barkation frit-Portugal. Tile 80th regiment is tikuir"
tered at Nliddleton, and will embark at the East
Ferry. Part of the sth and '42d marched in, and-
will embark at Monlistown."
Dr-NEALE, who titled as Physician to the arrn.
under Sir JOHN MooRE, published yesterda), ari•
Account of that Campaign, illustrated by. Philis and
Views,' forming an authentic Work, which will ha
rend with interest throughout Great Britain.
rct
Wednesday ,ifierneon, as with boat
Nur .
was coming -frdm .K,ng's Stairs, Itntiferli;the, t°
Wapping N:w Stairs, it ran foul Of the haWser f'tf a
and 'upset. The unfortunate wo;tien "re
dressitied. •
Last night, -about half past-eleven ,
.re
broke tint at a carpenter's shop i Mercei •strec!
Long-Acre, which en:irely consumed the .satile,