The Sun.
London, England, 1809-02-14 00:00:00

NAVAL N -E.W S.

Doran, Fen. 13.--A. Privateer has just come in tt,
the Roark, and is engaging a Schooner, which I
am happy to say has beat her off, the Privateer hav-
ing carried away her bowsprit and mainstay. Two
or three men are killed on board the Schooner, and
in the Battery. here.

SHEERNESS, Fen. 13.—Arrived His Majesty's
Gun-brig Flamer from the North Sea, and Deptford
Tender from the River with volunteers and impresse4
men for the Fleet.

Sailed the Vixen Gun-brig for Yarmouth.

DEAL, Fan. -13.—Arrived the Peruvian Sloop
from the Westward, driven in by the weather; the
Hon. East India Company's Ship United Kingdom,
from the River ; the Hon. the Swedish. Easi India
Company's Ship Hoppet, from Gottenburgh, bound
to Bmgal.

Sailed the Flamer Gun-brig for the Nore to be
repaired ; Speculator Lugger, Lieut. 8110 D, for
Ramsgate harbour to repair the damages she SOS-
tained during the late heavy gales while cruizing in
the North S;:.a.

A Fleet of Transports arrived in the Downs,
about 30 Sail, from Spain, having on board part of
the sth, 52d, and 56th regiments.

PORTSMOUTH, FEL t3.—Arrived his Majesty's;
Ship Sheldrake, from'a craize ; ialso,the Undaunted,
from Plymouth ; a Spanish 74 from Cadiz; also the
Hannah, —, from London, bound to Oportoi
and the Union, CoLE, from Chepstow.

FALMOUTH, FHB: I 1 .-Arrived the Prince of
Wales Packet with Mails from Jamaica, in 38 days.

SPANISH PAPERS.

Rays, JAN. 4.-... The enemy occupy the same po-
sition and continue to make excursions in all the
villages that they.find defenceless; but the Somatenes
vigorously repulsethem on all occasions, and prevent
theen from penetrating further into the interior.--!-
We have'great hopes, from the excellent dispositions
taken by the celebrated REDING, that the remaing
,of Jun army will be completely organized, as he
leaves nothing undone to preserve the greatest order
and
army.
MAN2ANARES, JAN. 3.--A great number of vrt.
discipline, so necessary for the success of as
lunteers are daily presenting themselves in ;Ps
Mancha, %% hose valiant and loyal inhabitants gi%'
every thing to expert. Malty of those enlisted for
the cavalry.serve with their own horses.
The Supreme Junta, in the name of FERDINAND.
the Vllth, has abolished a contribution of 34 Per
cent. which,. by a decree of the teeth June, 1805 r
was put on nil traits, birds, Had ether ailintals, that
before did not pay tithes to the clergy:.
The 27th, Egth, and 3t st Regiments, under the
command of Major-General MACKENZIE, have em-
barked in the Tagus, ter the purpose of proceeding
to garrison Cadiz. They \were to sail on the bth in-
stant.

Yesterday morning, about half past six, the body
of a young man w.is found by 'two watermen at
Arundel Stairs, Strand. He had twelve pounds in
Bank-notes, and some cash in
,his pockets. Hit
neckcloth was marked J. T.: he was genteelly dress-
ed. The body was taken to the Swan public-house,
in Arundel-street, for a Coroner's Inquest.
A Shocking accident happened yesterday morning,
about nine o'clock, at Albany-House, in Pwcridilip
A plumber, in attempting to repair a leaden pipe to
that'part of the building occupied by Lord VALEN•
TIA, fell from the roof, and was killed on the spot.
MURDER.—The following barbarous and shock»
ing murder recently occurred in the'vicinity of Bal-.
libay, in the county of Monaghan.---The children
of two neighbouring farmers having quarrelled, the
father of the beaten party, in revenge, chastised the
other so severely, that he was threatened with legal
prosecution by the parents. The affair was, how-
ever, compromised, upon the agressor promising to
pay tol. in compensation for the injury, With ti
view, we hear, to fulfil this engagement, his with,
the following day, carried the produce of t heir' little
industry to market, when, in tier absence, the !Ins-
band, under some diabolical impulse, murdered two
of his own children, in a way too terrible to relate:
It appears to have been his desperate intention to
butcher the remaining three of his children : but the
cries of the two sufferers alarmed the rest, and the
fled. It is impossible to assign any motive for ;Is'
rash and • unnatural deed, but the irritation iffi•
chagrin arising from the preceding circumstattce•—:
Tbts unfortunate perpetrator has, we tinderson°_'
delivered hiMself into the hands of justice, and 18-3‘,,
present in Monaghan jail.

Married, on Saturday last, at St. Mary-le-bonni,
Church, Captain NITER PARKER., of the Royal Ml',
Commander of his Majeity's Frigate hielpoinew,
grandson of Sir PETER PARKER, Bart. Admiral of
the Fleet, to Mis
s 111 ANNE DALLAS, IWO"
daughter of Sif-Gitoautt DALLAS, Bal t.
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