The Sun.
London, England, 1813-05-10 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS

PLYMOUTH, MAY in here this dit), the
brig Princess, RODGERS,' from Oporto, with a
cargo of yVille, bound tu•Landon-; a few days since
site was captured by the Tom, .Americast letter of
marpte, that was sent in here-on Wednesday last
by titeSurveiliante frigate), wild given up on the
.same day.

TaSsed by this pert this day to the Eastward
fleet consisting of Aunt 40 sail, undt7 convoy of
aline-of-battleship, sup,Tiosed to be ..the Inyetuenx.,
trith.the,homeVv!wd-b.:jni,,A Lislion convoy;.
Arrived the John a'id Elizabeth',l NICHOLAS,
from Minehead ; Richard, LLOYD, from Chepstow ;
Goad Intent, PETnEkiDGE, tuul the Hawke,
WE1313.61, fruin \V ales ; HOICOOIbe, LOVERING,
from 'Lancaster, ,vith rums few the Victualling
Office at this, port ; and the Resolution, ROBERTS,
from Bristol. The Prussian ve•isel, jonge Pieter,.
laden with wine and brandy, bound to London,
fell over by accident and filled with water, and in
consequence her cargo is
.tinlading.
Arrived the Peppenburgh brig, Frickeit, from
Lisbon, witb:a cargo-of salt, boUnd to Guernsey,
one of the convoy which sailed under the protec-,
tion of the Impetucux. - . ,

. ,
MAY 8.--Put in here this Morning, the Swedish
ship Carl Antour, OELOiF NoßndtrisT 'master,
froM Lisbon ind St. tibes with a cargo of stilt,
bound to Gefle in Sweden, Parted Company with
the Impetueux and her convoy 3 da,S Since ; and
the Porttigneso ship Fame, (.4AnRi-, frOm Lls on,
With a cargo coy siSting of 'cofi.va, sugar, wine, Zkc.
bound to Petersburgh. •

Arrii.ed the.Livelv, of Chicfiester,
inasfer, from Waterford, with a cargo of provi-
'siotis, for this .port the-PrinceisHof Wales, Nor,
MAN; Lord Vernon; LANGDON ; • 'and the Lonisa,
COUCH,
.from Wale ; Samuel and John; Mon-
i7olll3, from Lyme; .ilssistftnee,.,.KNlGllT; from
Palmonth, and the Charleitown,
from FONVCV.

Arrived last evening his Majesvis brig Mu-
tine, of 18 guns, Captain Di. Coti4cY, front the
Western Pam'st with dispatebes,. Off which she
has been cruizing with the squadroti under the
colimand-of Rear. Admiral Lord A'AELltis BEAU-
CLERK. ' The Nutine;• in her passap2, fell in
with And captured, Alter an action of three hours,
the French national corvette l'la~i:;cil3le, of
eighteen guns, which, we understand, passed
up Channel yesterday for Portsmouth. ',l"he;klu.
tine, Is said, had two men wounded ; the ene.•
my's loss we have not learnt.—The former passed
yesterday in the Channel an English schoOncr
privateer, with a captured American brig in tow,
which, it is supposed, have put into Fowcy.
The Berkshire Regiment of Militia4mbarked
r.
yesterday on boird transports in Catwater forjre-
. •

The 2d Lancashire Regiment of Militia are
ordered to leave Dartmoor, and, to occupy bar-
racks in this town ; the Perthshire%Militia are to
relieve them in the prison duty there; Brigadier
Gener:d IluTorfiNSON and family are waiting here
to take their passage on biaord •his Majesty's ship
San loseph, for the Mediterranean, which ship
will be ready for I.ea in a few days-.
.The Fairy h loop of war sailed yesterday for Fat-
month,. .having muter her convoy the brig Mary
Cawson, BLAKcsLcy., hound to Buenos Ayres ;
the fofnier is;appointed to take convoy from l Fal-
mouth to the Brazils..

•
Went up the harbour to be refitted his Majes-
ty's ship Enchantress and the Spy store-ship.
Arrived his Al*sty's schooner Vesta, Lieut.
MILE, frinn Lisbon in a leaky state.
The Protector, w;th her convoy, bound to the
Eastward, are detained by contrary winds,
His Majesty's schooter Sealark takes convw, to
Cork ; the Escort gun-brig to Guernsey, and the
Bloodhound to Wales.

The. transports:having on hoard the Berkshire
militia sailed this day under convoy of the Sea-
lark.

FALMOUTH, MNY 7.—Arrived this day the Duke
of Montrose packet, Capt. BLEWETT, with mails
from the Brazils; left Rio de Janeirp on the 26th
February. The American frigate Essex was said
to be cruising off the coast, but expected to Wake
for some port. as she was'said to be very leaky.=
On the 7th February, his Majesty's ship Cherub
arrived front England, in 57 days. On the Ioth
April, the packet\ spoke the Ann (American li-
censed ship) of Philadelphia, from Washu ton with
a cargo of flour and rice, bound to' adeira out 62
days'and was obliged to hear up for St.Bartholornew,
being in want of water ; on the 24th, in lat. 46.
47 10ng..24. 23. Car, BLCWETT saw a ship of
war and some merchant vessels, which he bttliposeci
to be bis Majesty's ship Juniper, and convoy from
the Brazils. On the 2.-ith, in lat.. 46. 33. long.
24, 27. spoke the Swedish gufliot Catharine and
Caroline, of Gottenburgh, (rout St. Michael's;
With fruit, for London, ant twelve days, and

suppliedlter with provisions;: ten days previous
the galliot had been baarded by a French ship
privat.eer„ of 24 guns and 136 men, from Bayonne,
which plundered her of her proyiions, quadrant,
and several.'ather articles ; She had made some
captures, among which was the brig Landon
,
Packet?from London. On the sth inst. in lat. 49.
32. long. 7. 26. long spoke his??ltajesty's ships
Mutine, Royal Oak; Lord A. n.EAUCLERK, Eg-
mont and Resolutioimaire, from off the Western
IsleS, hound to Plymouth ; the nitint had cal?r
tured u very !re.Frencli privateer of 22 guns
_and
125 then. Off Scilly Capt. Br.Ew.ETT Was inf Orin:.
ed that a very fine American schooner of 1.8 guns,
was taken oil the 3(l in by ant, of our critiAers
off there.—Alsn'arrived this,day
L-ER,lrom Malta, with wine-, oil and 3 parted
from his Majesty's.shipMe”elltis, With the eon,
voy.about 24,11ays since.—Also his 113j;.:ity's_brig
Fairy; from Portsmonth, • with convoy 'signal
- . •
ing for the southward and westward.

PORTSMOtJTR, MAY 9.—Arrived his Majesty's
ship Peimrose froln the eastward, and the Prussiart
ship Minerv3, from Jersey, bound to Havre, sent
in by his Majesty's ship Derwent.
Sailed h Majesty's ship jlope no a cruize.

SHEERNESS, .MAY lirijeoy'.s ship
Flamer with i convoy for fleligolaull. The next
will sail about the `j2.(l inst.

DEAL," NAY 9.7--A- large fleet of transtiorts is
arrived here to take on board the. very tine regi-
ment. of German ea- 1-airy-quartered in this neih-.
bourhood,..wbieh has reeeived.orders•for jaunt:-
.
(Hate embarkation for the North of Germany.

A ItOar.y regitlar,firing all yesterday on the French
coast excited our fears that the arms of that coun-
t; y had again been successhil in- some rprarter of
the Ivorld; our fears were confirmed thk,Morning
by-the arrival Of a licensed vessel from France,
Which :brought intelligence of a most disa3trous
nature, being.no, less then the defeat of the Bri-,
,army in Spain by that of Prance. The par,
ticulan; I am informed, .are already sent to Lon-
don, by express, and you will; nci doubt, be lupus.;
session thereof before this reaches you.

DOVER, MAY 9.—A most tremendous tiving.was
kept up on the French coast during six hours yes-
terday, it proceeded from Calais, and p!aees along
the coast towards Holland.; the smoke of the guns
was' clearly, seen from our heights ; but (Bore Ilzrs
been no arrivals from thence, and it is thought

ftwas:a.mere ex,ereise m the troops.
A„
large fleet. of rnercllantmen passed to the

Westward yesterday.

Government, it is said., !mve• it in •eontempla-
tion to employ It 111111)41' of Ileligolanclers in gitli-
vtiss.els; to co-operate with the Germans on
Elbe, ender the corm-flaw. of
.;:;iiptain .I)civr.ut.;YE,
late Goverpor ot that Island.

The Seahorse frigate, which arrived at rorts-:
mouth on ;Saturday,. in 45. days, from Jamaica*,
has bronght the folloWing melancholy intelligence,.
confirmatory of the capture of-his Majesty's sloftp.
of, war Peacock, of 18 guns, commanded iay Capt.
I'ItAKE, by the Aniericon sloop.of war che
Hornet, Capt. I,:twr,v.t:cn. Capt. PKAKE and all
his Officers were killed before the. ship.
Capt.. 11. fell nearly at .the close of the battle. l'he,
details, as brought by- the Sealy-17.4 e, tire as follow
'When in channel soundings, s!ie 'felt in with a
:Letlward Island packet, last fi'oM ciiivadaloupe,
the Captain of a Which inf. rmed Clpt, Goapoist„
that just before he sailed from ticadaloupe, four„
of the crew of the, Pewc .had arrived there'.,
from .Demerara
;a. packet bc,at, . bringing the
intelligence of the captune of the Peaccck, after
a very severe contest, by; the Aineriepi. sloop
of war the Hornet, and that_ she sunk soon
after the action had ceased, 'Lly their
count-it appeared, the Peacock and llornet fell in
with each other late in the evening (date not
stated) in sight. of Demerara ; that an action was
commenced. with -great confi:l'.ince of suee;esi-: 'ott
the part of the crew of the Peacock; but in a very
short 'time, the' heavy and quick firing of the
Norma completely disabled her. ! The action was,
however, maintained with the utmost ardour •for,
iliieminuteS, when, the ship being. reduced to a •
were wreck, without mast or, spar. standing, all
the offiCers being killed, thtinftayringurefiatveer pfeavrtt of the
killed, and the ship
crew
in her hold, the colours were struck. The Pea-
cock Was in a sinking state, and fast gottur, down,
when the only boat she had, had
'thrown overbolrd, and; the four mieintl.aittit%tgiOilt.qll:3
' 1 •
got into. her, tvad pushed off. 'The Horace uotv
passed'Older the Peacock's Stern, and said site liad
lost a glteat many meu, aud..was.much cut up, hat
she would send a boat to assist in.takiag out Ole
crew. Before these men lost sight of the.../lorn-e,
the Peacock went down,, and, .it
very few of the Peireack.'s brave ei.ete wer,
The Demerara anO.ii d.cissura sloo'ps . war.
front Deatera ra the liorwt, tvitii,everyth
~;
of cowing up• With her. She.
Alpellea froia.thtt coast•of vt, site 1;1
as ith
jet
of the
.Navy' (fOrtnerly builder of ,
Dock-yard), and brother of Capt. TuomAs
of the Navy. lie had heel! seven voitt:,
a V.onintander, and left I...:nglanil o, ' fAv.,,t,
months for the Leeward Island tAtatilsu, on p,
motion. The Poicock was One of-tbelogest
of brigs of war. in our service, 'carrvittvis7,:',..."-.:,:
pounders. The liornet is of conAdel:ithlyAtr.Fatitir ;
',,
tonnage than the Peacock,- and mounta(44: 32,
pound carronadeS, tWo long SiXes, aid tIA.O.I"b;
nine-pounders.

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