The Sun.
London, England, 1813-01-02 00:00:00

NAV ■i NM VB.

lir.ymourtt, tom' report hf the cap-
tore of a Itreiich frigate by the, Belle P6ule, aS
'mentioned early in the present week, we fear `mss
without fonndation, as the latter was seen at
anchor in Basque Roads, since the action was
said to have taken place. The enemy's frigate
which was chasen and attacked a few days since
by the Albicore, Helicon, and a gun-brig, it is ex-
pected, has escaped from hcr pursiiersi as no far-
ther accounts respecting her have yet reached this
place.
The barque Mary, Captain BAXTER, which
ariived here yesterday from Prince Edward Island;
with timber for this port, was captured on the
4th instant, a few miles to the westward 'of
Scilly, by the French schooner privateer L'Auguste,
of 14 guns and 135 men, and given up on the
same day, when the crews of'two Other vessels,
which she had also captured, were 'put on board
her. ; one of which was the British vessel Sparkler,
and the other. a' vessel belonging and bound to
Jersey, from Ameriea, both with cargoes, which
were sent for France ; the Mary, after her release,
put into one of the Irish ports, and landed there
the crews of the captured merchantmen;
.the pri-
vateer had been a very successful cruizer.

The Orient, GORDON, Rorer, NO and
Three Friends,WitiLEv , from the Mediterranean,
part of the Kent's convoy, were this day released
from quarantine.

Put in here this day to join convoy, the Spanish
brigantine San Carlos, F .LopEz ,master ,froni Spain,
with a cargo of skins, bound to Lo►►don, last from
Penzance.

Arrived the American schooner Blue Beard,
H. N. WARREN, master, belonging to and from
Charleston, with a cargo 'consisting of cotton and
rice, valued at about 20001. bound to Bourdeaux,
captured, on the 25th inst. by the Briton and An-
dromache frigates.

Arri% cd the slOop Olive, LLOYD, brig Mary, Da-
vis, arid schooner Betsey, Elan, all from Cork,
with provisions for this port; the 3chooner Henry,
PELLEY, from Youghall, with a cargo of wheat
fur Plymouth ; the Ann and Elizabeth, CLIME,
from Fowey ; Providence, HAYES, from Falmouth,
and the Dove, COOPER, from Bristol.

Half-past Four p. m.—Arrived the Spanish brig
lidefonso from Bilboa,with a cargo of nuts, bound
to London, put in here to join convoy.
Arrived the Agnes; Mc/MP:ION, from Quebec,
one of the Jason's convoy, from whom she parted
in a gale of wind.
The Berkshire Regiment of Militia have march-
ed in here from Barnstaple and Bideford, and are
to occupy Frankfort Barracks, in this ',town,
which the Roscommon have left in consequence ;
the latter are to, be quartered in the barracks at
Mill Bay as soon as they are relieved froM the duty
on board the prison-skips in Hamoaze.
A melancholy accident happened about twelve
o'clock last night, near Chudleigh, by the upset-
ting of the new tly-coach,on its way from Exeter
to thikplace, 'whereby one of the outside passen-
geis was killed on ,the spot. A woman and child
were also on the top of the coach ;. the former had
-her arms broke, and was otherwise much hurt, and
the latter was unfortunately killed. All the other
'passengers, both inside and out, received injury,
more or less, and the coach was almost clashed in
pieces. The
,cause of this deploraPle accident is
not mentioned.

PORTSMOUTH, JAN. I.—A rri yeti his Majesty's
ship Jason, from Newfoundland, and the Fox from
Corunna.

Sailed his 'Majesty's ship &wilt, with the eon-
voy for the Downs ; also his Majesty's sloops
Misstetoe and Maine, for ditto.

• His Majesty's ship Aboukir gives instructions
for Spain, Portugal, and the Mediterranean.

TALmouru,.DEC. 30.—The Mary Ann packet,
with. mails for Gibraltar and Malta ; and the
Swiftsurc packet, with mails for Cadiz, are gone
into the Roads.

IL'Anmatrrn, JAN. I.—Since this la.hise'nnight
three foreign vessels, with cargoes, have been
sent into this port by his Majesty's cruizers, and
detained.

Innzips OF SCILLY, DEC. 29.—Yesterdny the
following vessels sailed from this port up Channel,
under convoy of his Majesty's ship Scylla:—Ship
Vigilant, of Hull, REYNOLDS, front, Malta, bound
to London ; brig Crescent, CLIFFORD, from Pa-
lermo;. and schooner Badajaz, Starlit, from Mes-
sina : these three vessels are subject to quaran-
tine, but all well.

Soiled also, the brig Lapwing, ARCHEL, from
Liverpool to London; brig Fortitude, OwErr, from
London to Liverpool ; brig Fair Cambrian, JONES,
from Wexford to London ; brig New Liberty.
PHITCHAED, from London to Dublin ; brig Venus,
P,LNDLETON., from London to Belfast; brig Lou-

'4(14 irólifWateriSrlio London;
brig Li Ilium ar Thotizasi. frhei Watitfoil
to Portsmouth brig Mends, "EfiwAniisl from
Youghall to Soutbait litOe; brigSthrM,EtaNt fropi.
Waterfoiii to-Pool ; iod the brig Beauford Castle,
APICENztE,4 from Limiiiick to Sonthamiiton.

The galliot Dublin, Fait:: c 29; is re.,shippinr, bet
cargo for Londonderry.

. ,
COVE, DEC. 28.—His Majesty's ship VirageY:
Lieut. PurTmAx, and Earl Spencer, Lieut. BoTi4-:
with the Channel fleet ; sailed again olt
Thursday, and put back again on feriday.
His Majesty's ship Leonida:o`. Cap' t. CrnIFFIT.II,
arrived on ThUrsday from Lochswilly, aril pr°'
ceeds fur Plymouth, to undergo necessary repairs.
The same. day, his Majesty's ship Africa, 64
gun 3. the flag ship of Admiral SAWYER,
from her leaky condition, forced in here, on her
way to England, from Halifax. On her coming
to an anchor, she saluted our Admiral.; and nest
inorning she proceeded up to Haulbowling, where
she Is nbw monied alongside the Trent. '
Passengers per 4frica—;;Cipt. DACRES; of his
Majesty's ship Guerriere, CaPt. 3.IULCASTEEI a
the Emulous, &c. They hare taken their passak
in the Leonidas frigate to Plymouth, Which acii
yesterday. -
Th,;'

he Channel Fleet sailed again yesterday.
Remain his Majesty's ships Castilian, l'ut'''76
ProJector,'Stc.
.The Brunswick Cavalry began embarking 4'll
Christmas day, on board the transports fitted 11,
for their reception ; some More of them embatiad
on Saturday, and the remainder are expected to'
day. The Whole conducted under the immediate
inspection of our Embarking General Ertifito,
Capt. ,Dixon Brigadier-bfajor, in the hest order
pmsible, and without any accident Whatever.'
They are expected to sail, with the ;other Oir4
for Lisbon, Gibraltar, and Cadiz, under convoY
his Majesty's ships Sybille and Dauntless. t°-
morrow or Wednesday.

HALIFAX FLEET.
e 3
The Spy store-ship arrived here yesterday,. 01i •
f
from Halifax the 12th November, being part s
fleet of 14 sail, which left that port under convot
of his Majesty's ship Africa (arrived here), sal"
Spartan frigate : the whole of which were
peraed in a severe gale lof wind, off the Grci
Bank. On the 20th instant, the Spy fell
in
with, and was captured by La 6/oire, }ire"'
frigate, five days from Havre de Grace. La Git'uf
detained the people of the Spy till next !twilling'
and then put them on board their owra ship•
crew of the Spy comisted of 36 men, he,i(les 1:v•
invalids, who were given up on condition that oa
equal number of French prisoners should be 1.4'
leased anti sent to France.

The case of the Spy was extremely hard, :194
had ten days before fallen in with and best 613/4 .1
national schooner (name not recollecte), 21
miles S. W. of Cape Clear, mounting 14 gal"'
120 men and after an action of 50 minutes' most
' gallantly 'contested, compelled the selio"er
bear up with all sail, in which she must have 5"..

fered cOnsiderable loss.
The Captain of La Gibire said this wo
schooner which had made so matey valtnlbs,
e `
tures off our coast. The Spy had five woullae`l.

have tei
liauto libytg.—Two ladies of dashing oPP6rati't •
levied considerable acintribittlon
the tradesmen in Oxford-street. it appears I"
they took very elegant lodginp,s Portland;.streeli
walled themselves the Hon. Miss GauVtir.,Es, ga.'t
under this assumed name, found means to g'
goods to a very large amount froth the too credtr•
lous dealers! in plate, linen-drapery, &e. 31
decamped when the bills became payable, on`
have not since been heard of.
a
Shocking Acridene.—On Tuesday evenint, irt.,
young lady, a relative of Mr. Isms, of Beatt,—er,
place, Oxford-street, was found in her chantil
with her clothes literally burnt off her beck.d 3
had spent the evening out With her aunt, I'l'
party of friends, and snore time after her vet
she went to her chamber, and the WhOle "led'
was soon alarmed by her screams. She was to
in one blaze, some of her clothing, as it aP,Pely.
ed, having communicated with the fire. Pli;Lit,
assistance was afforded the unfortunate ladY,
twenty
she survived the fatal effects no more th2lltWell
four hours.
,ineCs'otrito:,taeses held
Iquaest
the
t—YKeisntg.s Head
erdayafternodn 31 se,
ill 3
James-street, Westminster,- before A.6ljEc;ll e
'ci'
Cpyoner, on the body of Anne Reeves, nYyje
woman about 25 years of age. It apPeare,bt,
evidence that the deceased, on Sunday senn,7the
in a fit of derangement, threw herself (nit of oros
window, at her residence at Millbank, and 01
immediately taken up in almost a lifeless state, wre-
conveyed to the Westminster Infirmary,
she languished until Tuesday last, when su•ebera'
in great pain.---The Jury, after a short dell
tics% returned a verdict—insanity. r, 105
On Wednesday sennight the body of
found dead on the bridge which parts the CO.t11:
of Norfolk and Suffolk, between the parishes oee
lingford and Oakley. It appeared that he bad locil
into the river, out of which he had extri.cr,cf
himself, but being benuMbed by the inti,s dther,
01:sii:04iir;
the cold, had been unable to proceed on w
ney, and perished by the severity of the Wea fathis said his name was Bennett, and that
a simpler, or collector of medicinal herbs,

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AMER:TCA;
IHOUSEe OP R.FPRE§ENTATIV ,

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titntitkAt,- Nov. 5.
~ . ,
Mr. DAWSOIq rase 'to make a motion. He said,
``l take this early moment to .present to you rtl:e•-•, ,solution which I feel pleasure apd pride
,in believ-
,
ing will meet the general 'approbation,
not optv of
This Rouse, but of the nation.
• The President of the United States, iahis tries-
sage, which Was read yeSterday, has, in terms
eloquent and appropriate, made !petition of an en.
gagenlentWilkil has taken place between an Ame rican frigate and one of his Britannic Majesty's i
an engagement in which American tars have.proved
to the world, that when cominanded by officers of
skill, valour, and fidelity, they are
capable of
contending with, and vanquishing those of any na- 1
i 'Con on the earth upon any element, even on that
'element where British skill_ has acquired so much
celebrity; And that the American flag, when.an-
thorised by the 'constitutional authorities of our
country, will command respecton the high road of
nations. 1' tr, very far, be :t front me to boast; it
ill becomes an individual or a nation, and is never
the concomitant of true courage ; hut on the, pre-
sent occasion, it seems to me proper that we
should express our sentiments
thereby the feelings of the natioon. ur feelings, I
shall there-
following resolutionand
fore, without farthercomment, offer to you the
observing that the facts
therciu stated have been sscertained at the proper
:department, and the proofs are on the table :---
Resolved, by the Senate and Rouse of Represen-
tatives of the United States of America, in Con-
gress assembled, That the President of the United
States be, and is heresy requested to present, in
the namealngress, to Captain Isaac Hull, a
gold med, of Co
with suitable emblems
.and devices;
and that the stun of , thousand dollars be,
and the same is hereby appropriated to be distri-
bitted as prize-money to the officers and crew ©f
the United States frigate Constitution, of forty-
four gtms, according to the proviiions of the Act
for th.e better Government of the Navy of the
'United States, in testimony of the high Sense en-
tertained by Congrcss of the gallantry, good con-
duct and services of Captain Hull, the officers
and crew of the frigate COnstilulion, in attacking,,
vanquishing, and capturing the British frigate
Guerriere, mounting 54 carriage-guns, thereby ex-
ibitig ail example highly honourable to the
American character andsinstructive to our rising
, navy.
•-• scone conversations passed on the proper mode
which ,
of disposing of this subject,- in the course of
Mr. SeYBRRT suggested the propriety of also
givingsome distinction or medals to the crew of
the Constitution, Who he' ought were too ge-
,‘ nerally overlooked in such
ca th
ses.
•
!, Mr. WatonT iipproved the spirit of th - r slit-
.
tion, but hoped the other ofieers wor, d receUe
swords, and the men suitable 'rewards ; e,. : he
confidently hoped a gold medal would hi'. voted to
the nearest relation of Lieotenlut Win. Bush of .
the marines, who fell, gallotly fightini;); in that
action, coVered with Wounds and f!;lory : he,
therefore, for that purpose; moved that the reso-
lution be reierrett to a Select Committee
t The resolution was eventually ordereil to lie on
the table, till a ComMittee be appointed, to whOm
it shoUld be referred.
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'ExTRALT or A EETTna' To TNE RDITORs or Tun
BALTImoNt AmEiticAN, (DEI,49CRATte), DATED
WAsniNcroN, Nuv. 11.
"'T'he Senate sat with closed doors a part of
this Morning,' it is presumed on executive nomi-
'nations. '
" Merchants concerned in the late importition
oftritish goods are beginning to petition Con-
: gross for a remiss'on of the ptualtieS and forfei-
tures in,.tvred'underthe Non-importation Art.—
A menk.fi 11 from a number of merchants in Nev!
Ork. was presented this morning.
" Tliese applictitions 'to the equity of Crovern:-
Ment, though they will.prohably be pertinacious-
ly resisted by ti number of Members, will, .it is
erteVerl, ftrevaii by a great Maiority. The Corn-
Lmitice of Wilvs mid iliailS is composed of Nlern-
', hers who =ire intelligent and friendly to the just
interests of conimerce : ii favourable `report on the
petouX may he' ezpected from it. • The excett-
' tire has petted a disposition. to favour the late
importers; and the jwthe and policy Of not" con-
deruning an ilutueu.se amount of inerchatidize, a
great putt of Mil it at least was. innocently im
ported are .e 0 'pbviotts, that the 'Government gill
itardly think of ,that
ntore than the duties
on it,
" A mistaken idea.prevails among 'some. Of tile,
MemberS 'front "the interior, incolclitt-d hy the
country merchants in that quarter, that
,the ini-
Tiorters of the British goods received by the 'late
arrivals, have, in selling, tbent laid such 'it Per
rentum on their original invoice:4, • as to. secure
!, themselves even if their Ininds should beforfeited.
Those members use this as an argument againht
,: exempting the importers froM the penalties of the
iact of non-importation : but the fact caunot he
true. A fe%v stnall artides may have,been sold at,
:dont
üble the price they cost the country. merchants,
.ri.: Ina the valuable articles of British mauufactures
which constitute the chief part of every argo,
P "Would not, even in the present situation of • otll.
foreign trade, bear 100 per centum On the origi'
Val invoices ; and it is pet'
fair to conclude,
, that they have not beets sold at such . enormoU3
l!
•(, that
------
fey ti e
[1 , The tovo follOvving eqinuites of the votes , . '
ttection of :American President bave been rece'-
°d• Tire first Istatetn' ent gives the ntitiority tu mr.
C.lillton--the New York letter gives it to Mr. Ala-
' dts'on.
StinpeAed Result of the Eliidiott fur Presirlet4.
. 4in
Totitlttiftria6vr of
v 616 ....... ..... -
i.hleatio State lost ........... .....
... , ........... ... 321
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Itis.conjectOreri he liar got OhiO, which has
Pith). ca.rolirka,

Perinip! in "Vermont

26
9t)

Majority

..N‘v YORK, SEPT. 16.----The ship Minerva,
Capt. Williams, as a cartel, with passengers, will
sail at eleven 'this day. The Presidential Election
takes place in all the States on Wednesday, the 2d
of 'December. There will be 218 votes ; but as
the votes of Louisiana (3) will be lost, on account
of the Legislature having adjourned without mak-
ing provision for 'choosing Electors, it will there-
fore take 108 votes to make a majority. Mr.
Clinton, who will receive the votes of the Federal
Electors, will, probably, have about 90. Mr.
Madison's re-election, therefore, is said to be
pretty certain:"