The Sun.
London, England, 1807-10-07 00:00:00

DUBLIN, OCT. 3,

. •
We feel peculiar pleasure in being able to contra-
did, from the Most unquestionable authority, a va-
riety of ill-natured reports which have been lately
circulated respecting the Donegal Regiment of Mili-
tia, one of which stated, " that .Vo men were
killed," and another,. " that 200 men, with some
women and children, were drowned:" On these
rumours reaching RICHALCD MAXWEtiLL, of Bird-
stowu, Esq. who bad been long Lieut..-CoLin,Jl of
that regiment, he wrote to Capt. 13ENISON, Pay:mis-
ter of said regiment, to ascertain whether any .cre.di
was to be attached to them, AA ho returned the fol-
lowing answer, .which clearly proves there was no:
the smallest foundation, for such evil and malicious
fabrications : •
"MY DEAR SIR, " cork, Sept. i 6, 1607.

" I hive this day had the pleasure of your letter
ofihe gth inst. and am extremely happy 'to have it
in my power to assure you, there is no sort of-foun-
dation whatever for the reports that hwe been cir-
calmed through the County of Doneg il, in regard
to the loss,of men, women, See. ' killed and di-awn-
ed ; and I am quite at a loss lo adco int for such
reports being spread, for so IT from there- being
any grounds for them, we have not lon a man in
any kind of way, since our arii% al in this quarter,
except one of the name of MAGEE) • W.IJ died in the
hospital of a bad fever in July."

The Ilehe Armed Ship ived in Leith Itmr7i
from Copenhagen. When aht Mile almost all the
Ships of the Line were out oft re liaoour, and ready
for sea ; eight are said to have been got ready in one
day. The Frigates and smallei Vessels were also in
a state of great forwardness. The utmost dispatch
was thing to get the whole reidy and
,it was ox-
peded, that, soon after the Hele sailed, a large Fleet
would sail for Britain.

Extraft of a Leber dated on board his
Ship Trusty, Ycirmouth 104 m, o;:t6tao , ido7,
BP. :—" You may not object to hear a little of
6ur proceedings since we kft London_ We have
14.'en oh hoard several of his
,Majesty's Ships before
we got on board the Misty which was on Weil:-
nesliy last. We havi... Very near sort Loyal River
Fenciblcs: we have likewise 110 Greenwich Water
Fencibles, with Margate, Harwich,' Yarmouth
seamen, &c. to the arrionnt , of abritit 1100
Did.you but see us, ,airi Atirit'jibtl' would t.col as Ido
in the. cruse ; every countenance indicates goOd,
humour, and such a .11:Ay of fine felloWs W. 45
scarcely ever sect. The Ship is as full as she pos-
sibly can stow. We wish very much 'to be under
weigh, as the finest breeze now blows for us that
can' be from, the heavens. To-morrow morning at
day-light We expect to get under weigh. We carry
Out dispatches for Admiral GAMAIER."

The family 'Of Lord Viscount HEREFORD have
had a narrow escape from destruthon by fire.- In
the'night of the 22d-ult.- a beam near,a chimney in
his place of residence at Bredwardine Bridge, Here.
fardshire, caught fire; the Honourable JULIA Da-
VEREUX was the hrst. who disOovered the accident,
and by timely alarm saved the lives of herself,. La-
dy litty.avoati, Who k very near her delivery, Dr.
MINIMAL Master of Downing College, Cambridge
(a guest), and one of the domemic establishment.
The prolthnity of the River Wye, and aetivity of
;the neighbours, prevented any material injury to
the house. His Lordship was at the Music Meet-
ing,_ Hereford, this accident happened.
13y, authentic information from Westport, con-
veyed by express to, the ,Colleaor of the port of
Sligo; a French Privateer has for. some time past
boon hoVering on-the Western coast, 'and has aclu-'
ally taken a Vessel named the Providence' -botmd
'from Galway'to Dublin, with wheat. We hope
'shortly to have it in our power to communicate an
account of her capture, as we understand His Ma-
jesty's Frigate Santa Margarita, having receivzd
information of her course, has proceeded to sea in
search of this audacious marauder.

• ,
M. DE COSSICNT; a Correspondent Of the Na-
tio'nal Institute of. France, has found out a method
of preventing explosiom, so freq ent in powder:-
milts and as an instance of its vali,t,ty, he
that the two powder-mills,
iii tile I yip cat Fraire,
have been worked during 26 years past; in collie,
quence of folloWing. his method,. without a single
explosion, though previous to the adoption of ills'
p. a, explosions have been frequent. , -We trust, if
the Nat !coal Institute find M. COCSiONY'S plan etfec-
tu 11, that they will publish it to the world at la- p,
lor the benctfit of humanity,.