The Sun.
London, England, 1809-02-27 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

PLYMOUTH, Fad. 25.—Passed by this "Oft, yes-
terday tt, the Eastward a large Fleet of Vessels from
Waterford, consisting of about 60 Sai!,, under con-
voy of the Espiegle Sloop of War,.Capt. MORRIS.

Arrived His Majesty's Ship Dolphin, of 44 guns,
Capt. WATSON, from Portsmouth ; she has Trona
au board : her destination is said to be the West
Indies.

Arrived the Camel, Capt. GUARD, from Malaga

and Gibraltar, laden with wine and fruit; left the
former place the 4th of 'January, and the latter the
3d inst. in company with about 00 Sail, under eon-
riroy of the Afflive Frigate, Cdpi: Goabot4,"all bound
to England. The Cametput in here for orders, and
.
and also to refit, having received damage in' t gale
of wind.
Arrived twelve Sail of Transports from Ports-
I •
ttouth ; Sch,oner Mary,,CRAWFORD, of and from
Waterford, Web with provisions for this port ;
Sally, JARVIS, Item Dartmouth, with malt; Siert,
CoATtt, frbth London; and Kingsbridge, PRPPER-
ALL, from liirtmouth, with sundries ; Lark, JAR-
%Is, from DartmoAi,.with barley ; and Aid, TROT-
TBR, froth Newcwille, with sundries.
Sailed the Foxhound SlOop of War, Capt.9REENR,
with a convoy to the Westward.

• The Camel, Capt. GUARD, which is arrived here
frOtt Gibialtar, brings an account of the arrival there,
on the 3LI instant, of His Majesty's Ship Butivarh,
of 74 guns, Hon. C. E. 'FLE,NuNo ; and Woolwich,
Store-shiii, Capt. BEAupota. .

'Arrived the Eme/yn, EVANS, from Limerick,
laden with pro,,i4ions, for this port ; and the
Black Joke Luger, Lieutenant CANNADEY, from
'Torbay, which pia& she left yesterday morn-

jog ; at that time the Channel Fleet, under the
command of Admiral Lord GAMBIER, were not
there, hot report stated that they are gpne in, quest
of the Brest Fleet, which are said to have put
to sea. Arrived the Bresey, CAINES (Tender),
from Liverpool, with impresSed men ; also arrived
in the morning, and sailed soon after, the Lyra Brig,
Lieut. BEVIANS, supposed to be gone in quest of the
Channel F:eet.

Put back the Foxhound Sloop of War, Captaih
GREENE.

&dud the 44rgus Sloop of War and Entreprenunt
Cutter to the Westward,_and the John Bull Cutter
for Lisbon.
Caine down the Harbour, and anchored in the
Sound, his Majesty's ShipS Jamaica, of 24 glans,
Lysikonr ; and the Diana, of
.38 guns,
Captain GI, AN-.
licitiatti in caw„rid Bay the Tonndnt, of 80 guns,
and the Implacalle, of 74 gnns.
Remain in the Sotirki the Pallas, 'Thetis, Mi-
nerva, Jamaica, anti Diana Frigates ; the illedl" ator, buiphin Store Ships ; and Foxhound
Sloop of \Var.
Sailed the Prussian Brig Miry, BORGEW, for
Oporto.

[ANOTHER LETTER, SAME DATE.]

The Aledwcv Frigate, which sailed from Fal7
mouth on4:Saturday last, went Into, Brest Harbour
on Wednesday to reconnoitre, and found the French
Squadron missing ; she immediately went in quest
of tae Channel Fleet, which was not to be met
with. The probability therefore is; thatlord :GAN.
msft, having received prior information, had gonein :
•
quest of the enemy's. squadron, which report:
states to consist of ten sail of the line. The British
Squadron consists of seven sail, five of which are
three-deckers. The Lyra, Capt. BEVIANi,
immediately dispatched' with the information, and
arrived:here yesterday.
Various,rumours are in circulation as to the enc.
my'sdestination ; by some it' is imagined that they
are going for Cadiz, Mindrca, or Majorca ; others
imagine, and with 'More probability, that they are
bound to the West Indies.

PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 2G.-..Arrived the Racoon,-
Wgteß, with information from off Lshant,'
"tut the Brest Fleet had put to seas and the United
A'ziliclo'nt*East-lndiarnan, Capt.- D'Errettaz, from
the Do'i„ns, toe St,Helena and Bengal, With-50
oU outward-bound* Ships and Coasters Irani the
Downs. .

Carne into Harbour the datelope, of 60 guns, and
La Loire Frigate.

1)BAL, FRB. 26.—Sailed through the Downs the
SPanish Pat,iat, Du RREL, for Cadiz; Mena, IC P
for Malta ; and Orion, GRAVES, for Surinani.
Sailed'His Majesty's Ships Zenobia for Siicenws,
anti Cieroke4 air a cruize.

FALMOUTH, FEB. 24.—Arrived the Mike of Kent
Packet, Capt. COATSWORTII. She sailed if= hence
the 20th inst. with Mails for the Mediterranean,
belt soon after her departure they found the rudder
't damaged, and in consequence fired guns of distress,
when the Princess Eliialeth Packet Caine to their
:;sssistance, took out the Mail, and.proceeded with it.
Sailed the Monier armed •541ip , with a Fleet of

Trangports for Ports.nouth ; Sir Sidney Smith,
Corby, for Hayti Susannah, BUTCH us, fur 13iir-
badoes ; and Lord allinBwood, CAUP3ELL, fur
Madeira.

Arri*d the Fly, SAMPSON, and Daniel, 1 !NITER,
from Cork ; Pine, MARTIN, and Deaduna, RosK-
RUGE, from Lisbon, tk join convoy ; ilenry, 10bN
KIN, from Madeira, two months passage, for Loh-
'don ; arid the Brig Adamant, ALLEN, frotn Ply.
mouth, •

Sailed. the Hopewell, QUICK, for Bristel ; and
his Majesty's Ship Sybille, for Spain.
The outward.bound Lisbon Fleet passed this Pert
yesterday morning.

SHEERNESS, FEB. e6.—Sailed the Oberon for the
Downs,, and Pincher Gun-brig from Yarmotu h.

Capt. THOMPSON, of the Minotaur,. is appointed 11'
to the Perlin, and Capt. SOMbIERVILLE; of the
Nemesis, to the Rota, both Danish Frigates, at
Chatham.

Sailed-his Majesty's Devastation to Woolwich.
The Rose Sloop of War will sail on Tuesday tqr
Gottenburgh.