The Sun.
London, England, 1814-09-23 00:00:00

NVM NEY.

PALMOUTH, SEPT. 20.--Arrived die Spebtlwell,
LUGG, froin Wales. Sailed the Haytian brig
Dromedary, BENNg, Captain; and the HoratiO,
PIKE, fot London.

Half-past Tea, p. Queen Charlotte
packet, tvith a mail froM Surinam, has just ar-
i iced ; she, is last limn Dominica., in 42 days ;'
brings no news. The Vox' packet had arrived at
Surinam before the Queen Charlotte- sailed.. Last
night, off Scilly, she fell in with a schooner',
which
_they supposed to
.be an American priva-
teer.—Wind S. W.'

22.—Arrived his Majesty's ships
Scipion, Mermaid,' Unit& attil Strombolo, and a
fleet of transports, &e. from the Mediterranean
the whole are under quarantine: Arrived the
Lord Forbes, Minerva, and Isabella, from the
East, Indies ; the Ranger, from _the Soiith Seas ;
and several other ships, and are all sailed for the
S. W.

PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 22.—Arrived his Majesty's
Ships Termagant and Brilliant, from the Medi-
terranean ; and the BenbOw, from the East
The Mediterranean convoy still remains
wind-bound at St. Helen's.-,-4Vind IV.
HARWiCH,. SF.IST. 22.—Arrived the Anderson
transport,- No., 472) SEATON,Master, from Ports-.
month, in ballast. Sailed the Sarah transport,
E. Z. ATKINSON, Master, for Bremen, with in-
valids and stores.—Wind N. W.

PLYMOUTH, SEPT, 21.—Came in his Majesty's
ship America, from the Mediterranean ; the Col-
lingwood, • Hen,i)lNT-j, from Bonrdeaux ; Ann,
GRAH tm, for Cadiz ; London packet, HoLmAN,
from London, for Cork.; Royalist sloop of war,
and Pigmy cutter, from a ernize.—Wind S. AV.
Corm, SEPT. 17.—H. M. S. Teazel., Captain
PRICKETT, and Haughty,
_Capt. Litiut. HAityLY,
were expected to sail yesterday, with several
transports, having troops on hoard, for. Plymouth
and Fortstnouth. H. M.S. Pilot, Capt. NicuOLAs,
with several vessels wider convoy, from Oporto,
put into our harbour on Thursday, 25 days
.from
that port., H. M. S. Tartarus; Captain PAscot,
and Bacchus, Capt. HILL, arrived on Thursday
from their respective craizes. The convoy for
..pain and Portugal were expreted to sail yesterday.
A report, resting on no authority, was yester-
day circulated through this city, of the Leander,
Capt. Sir Gao. COLLYER, having fallen in with
the United States frigate President, w hen an en-
gagement immediately took place, in which, it is
said, both frigates Went to the bottom. Notwith-
standing every inquiry we made, the rumour ap-
pears to us to be wholly unfounded.
A boat belonging 'to Mr. BAowELL was upset
yesterday near Cove, by which, we are sorry to
say, the butler and housekeeper of ',Mr. FFENCH,
who were in it, were unfortunately lost.
CORK, SEPT. 20.—His Majesty's ship Protector,
Lieut. Mictix.ca, sailed on Friday for 'Lough-
swilly. H. M. S. Tigris and Pelican, with the
convoy, for Spain and Portugal, arc still detained
by contrary winds, as are H. M. S. Teazer and
-Hat ghtyorith the- transports, haVing troops on
board for England. The whole will sail the first
fair wind. The next West India convoy is ap-
pointed for the middle of next month. The Derby
Militia embarked to-day on board the transports
'appointed to take them to England, as did also the.
Dorset. The Qxfordshire regimemt of Militia,
eminnanded by Lieutenant-Colonel WALL, are to
embark on Wednesday. The South Coil; Mi-
litia are quartered, for the present, at Carlisle
and Camden. H. M. S. Pilot, with some vessels
from Oporto, remain wind-bound.

In reply to an application from a respectable
body of _Merchants,'the following comnmoication
has been made :—_

Admiralty Office, Sept. 20, 1814.
" Gi:NTLEMEN—In answer to your Letter of yesterday, re-
questing leave for the Nelly to proceed fromi4ondon to Chris-
tiania 'or Gottenburgh, without convoy; I am commanded by
my Lords Commissioners of the Admirals to acquaint you,
that as long as the general trade is convenienced by Baltic
convoys, and that.convoys sail, no exception of any ship can
be wade whose destination coincides with that of the convoy.

(Signed)

" J. W. CROKER."

Extract of 'a letter describing an action. between
the merchant ship Vestal, LOGA.N, .from Buenos
Ayres to London, and the David .Porter, AMeri-
can privateer, of 16 gu-ns from the Mate of the
Vestal :

. .
" FAILMOT7TH, SEPT. 14.—We have arrived here, though
we were captured by a privateer schooner, of Boston, after an
action of eight hours; she: was beat off three different times,
but at last came to us again to board us. Oar little crew, six-
teen only, were out of ammunition, and even obliged.to
gather small shot which fell from the enemy from the deck,
to load for the last round we-fired. We were compelled to
surrender. I, and the crew, were sent on board the priva-
teer, with the-exception of Captain Li4gau, and one boy, who
remained in the Vestal to go to merica. Two days after she
captured the brig Horatio, from Buenos Ayres to London, on
board which we were sent. The Vestal was captured in lat.
41. 20. N. long ll '3O 'W.,; she received three Is-pound shot
in her •hull ; scarce a brace was left, all the jib-haulyards,
both standing and dying, were shot away; the foremast head
was wounded with a 12-pound shot, as were also the foretop
mast and gaff; the enemy was equally cutup; upwards of 50
shot having gone through ber; .she was hulled in six different
places, and a great deal of har.standing and running rigging
cut. There was none killed on either side.
'The Mentor, Dußois, from Newfoundland to
the. Mediterranean ;--;bri.•6 Mary, of Poole, from
the Me of Ray to Newfoundland, and a schooner
belonging to Plymouth, have been captured and
destrOyed by the Adams American sloop of war,
of 28 guns and 246 men.
The Hero, from Newfoundland to Alicant, was
taken the 12t h July •by an American privateer, ,
and carried into Hyamis.

LEWES, SEPT. 19.--Last Monday the 51st in-
fantry marched into this town, from the coast of
Kent, on their
_route to Portsmouth, there to
embark for service in America: The sound of the
bugles of (his regiment proclaimed the excellence
of the performers; who are by far the best we
ever beard on ,that instrument. The valorous 42d
regiment; we understand, is also on its march for
the same destination.

. .
- Colonel QtnNTIN, of the 10th Hussars, is a na-
,tive.Of Germany, and is generally allowed to, •be
the best horsetnan of any Ottcer in the while of
the British• Cavalryi.his judgment of horses' is
also said to be pre=erninent,