The Sun.
London, England, 1809-12-28 00:00:00

D',lr4k. VAL NEWS.

YARMOt.fikli, DEC. e7.—The Kitzk Gorge pu4er
`,ronght in a prize which the Drsirde frigate Cep-
red ff the cost of Holland, afier *a long chase.

DEAL, DEC. 27.—Carne dOwn erOM the River slid
through the Downs the Arniston East. India-

Sailed the outward-bound for Portsnioutlf, under
convoy of the Blossom and Cordelia sloop 'of war.
P. S.—Sailed through the DoWits the Earl Cam-

den fa

PLYMOUTH; DEC, a transport, lade.)
with stores and prow sous, I or.Corunna ; the Ilan-
?ink, PYK.E, fur Cadiz ; Margaret, FRANCIS
f; Eli MAY, for Falmouth, to wait convoy for LiSbon ;
.anima. WILLIAMS ; and Iris; EDWARIiS., _'fbr
k his Majesty's ships • Croc'us, Atierni,.and
on-a cruize ; the j4kinerican ship iu, for
the Jolly Tar, -DA.VEY, for Malta, Gibtai-
Cadiz.

..IrriV-d the schooner Hazard, of Baltini6re,
islioniv. WRITE, Master, from thence with a .cargb
of cotiacto, -cotton-wool, indigo; and pepper, bound
to Si'. Sebaitims, sailed on the i2th November;
and wig detained on the 19th instant by his Ma- '
jesty's Aienzen, Captain Sir MICHAEL SEY-
MOUR.
Also arrived the American ship Ocean, FLAKY,
from Quebec, wiTh a cargai of timber, forthis port ;
the brig Traveller, 14Nokoiu.), from Dublin, with
ti cargo of provisions, for this port ; and= the brig
Elizabeth, of London, BROWN iii.4terffrotil'Qu'e-
bec; laden 'with stores, bound to Loudon; five
passage, during which time 'she encountered a tre-
mendous gale of Akitict, in which the Aire* part of
.her cargo overboard.

Arrived his•:Majesty's Ship L'Aigle. Ken a -unite
Union, HOPPER, from Llatielly
from London and the Britannia:, CAMPEgti.j from

'Glasgow.

PORTSMOUTR. DEC. 27.—Came in this day hia
Majesty's ship C v:ser; of 80 guns ; and the Cracker
gun-brig trum the i.a:--,tward, together with ,4)-corerril
voy of about 'thirty sail of merchant-men,
•
bound, the greatest part of whicii are come to auctlur ,
in Stokes Bay.

Arrived the Herb, STEPIPNSON, trot Quebec.
Sailed hitiMajesty'ishipArgo;'of 44 guns, to tie

Eastward..

Went out of harbour the ;Sally, HuTcnitzos,laden
with bale goods, for the Brazils.
Put back his Majesty's ship Ganymede to Spitifeacl,
having been on shore on the Needles-, and sustained
damage..
Arrived the Industry, MoNcun, from the Downs
for Lisbon.

• Came in from the Downs 'the. Earl Camden and
Oincheliea, for the East Indies.
The West India and Mediterranean ..Convoys it is
expeded will sail to-mcirrow,morning--.

DOVER, DEC. 27.—The Secretary of the Arce-
rican Minister, Mr. POWELL, returned here early
this morning in the 'flag of ittice which sailed-6n
Sunday, the French having refused to.let him land.
Passed by for London the Pope, BISSIT, from
Quebec.

CoRK, P. 23.—0 n Tuesday his Majesty's gun:-
brig Pirago arrived in our harbour froM Galway,
' which place she left on Sunday last. The day be-
fore she sailed, an American ship arrived there,
which had been taken by 'a French privateer. On.
the American vessel being captured, the privateer,
took out all her hands except the Captain and an-
other man, and put six of her own men on boirrd
her. The two America:; 3 afterwards took advan-
tage of a favourable opportunity to secure the
Frenchmen, and carried their ship into Galway.
The. Virago has brought the
,six Frenchmen with
her, and put them on board the prison ship at Cove.

SHEERNESS, DEC. 27.—Saiied his Majesty's brig

Thracian.
Arrived his Majesty's brigs Badker, Saline, and
Gluckstadt ; and one of the Gun Boats (No. 'io)
from Flushisg.

INDIA-HOUSE.—Yesterday a Court of Dire&ors
•
was held, when the following Captains were sworn 1
into the command of their respe&ive ships, viz.
Captain G. 'GRAY, of ,the Canton, for China di-
tee; Captain, J. Wo6D, of•• the Hugh Inglis, for
Madras and Bengal. The stations of the under-
mentioned ships were thus altered, viz. David Scott,
Captain' LOCKE, jun.
,for Madras and China, instead
of China diree..l Cirencester Captain HALKET, St.
Helena, Prince of Wales Island, and China, in-
, stead of China dire The ships Bombay and
4 [loyal George were taken up and stationed for
China dired.—The Court adjourned at six o'clock
?ill to-morrow. ,
Mmtrrims EXEGUTION.—Pursunt to the sea-
.
tence of death, passed upon him by a Court-Martial
hir sits abominable offence, Air. .tVehemiah Taylor
173!-
, Tuesday morning at eleven o'clock,. exe-
cuted on board his -Majesty's.ship• Jamaica, at Ports-
, ~.
is outh ; all the ships ut the fleet, having boats
d in attendance, to escort him from the Puis-
.
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