The Sun.
London, England, 1809-03-01 00:00:00

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_ . . .
dial good underStanaing and E6.6freralion :bitiveiin
the Government of this country and the Siciliah Go.;
vernment, its also,between the armies of the two 1 • ttortTsmonili, -' FEB. 28.—AetiVdd,ihe Jokamnall,
countries. Our Officers iegulated 'alarm all their , ‘,
IATE, from London.;
Military operations and it was understood that if
Ship Gaikawk
there was any attack,. the British Commander Sailed his Majesty's
, , with a con-
itl Chief should have also under his command the : Voy of about eight sail, for guernsey ; also the liar-
Sicilian army, which was very respedable in
net and Jnines, ALLEN, for Sunderland.
point of numbers. This was a mark of confidence. • •
Which few other foreign nations ever reposed in us.
He therefore thought it might be of dangerous con-
sequences for our allies to hear themselves in a manner
reviled in the British Parliament. lie was sure that
the Hon. Member could not have been perfefitly
aware of the mischiefs which such a statement might
have produced, or he would not have tnentioned•the
trifler publicly in that House.
Mr. WitAtvroN brought up the Report of the
Committee of Supplies, and the various ,resolutioas-
were agreed to.----. Adjourned.

PLYMOUTH, Fan. 27.—Arrited the Sloop Were
Success, Bottic, from Yonghall, bound to Ports-
Mouth, laden with pats and butter; and the Brig
Wilberfora,-DRESCOLL, from Dublin, laden with
Provisions; for this Port; also a Fleet of Colliers
I from the eastward.

Cixni, Faa. 121,—Tlie Expeditinn to sail from this
port will; we understand; be under the command of
Major-General 'IISRE-Sf'ORD. It Will consist of six
regiments; their destination is not mentioned,' The
Transports• have not yet arrived for their embarka-
tion, . • •

MAILS.
Aft atv tn—t Dublin, r Waterford. Dua—t7 Gottenburgh,
Malta.

PRICE OF STOCKS
THis DAY AT TWILV IL O'CLOCK.
Consols

The Troops under Major-General SHERBROOKE
still remain at Cove, waiting for ins! rudions 10 pro-
ceed on their detination.. The wind is now la-

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vourable,

401.114 cult bmmils ritsum AUDLAr ?

LONDON,
WEDNLSDAY, I.IARCII 1, 1809.

DEAL,
.FEB. 27.--Arrived his Majesty's Ship Ed-
gar, from the Northward; and calliope, from off
Flushing ; and remain in the Downs with his Ma-
jesty's Siiips, &c. as per last, and several other out-
ward-bound Vessels.

THE BREST FLEET.

DEAL, FEB. 28.--Yesterday was all bustle and
contusion, in consequence of orders being sent down
for the line-of-battle Ships to proceed down Channel
direat.

are happy to have it in 'our power to com-
municate to our Readers, authentic Intelligence re-
speaing thy. F►ench Fleet, which lately escaped
from Brest.

Arrived Espiegle Sloop with a convoy from Water-
ford, which have sailed tor the River.

A great number of Transports rennin in the
Du Vh' ns.

Capt. DUNDAS, of the Naiad Frigate, 'arrived at
the Admiralty this morning, with an account that
the Brest Fleet, consisting of eight Sail of the Line,
made its appearance off Rochefort, on the morning
of the 24411, and'stood in for Basque Roads, where

they are now blockaded by the Squadron under
the command of Admiral STOPFORD, whose force

consists of seven Sail of the Line and five Fri-
gateB. The whole of the French force, includ-
ing those that were before in Basque Roads, amount
to twelve Sail of the Line.

It is difficult to form a conjet9ure respe6lini the
obiea which the French Admiral hod in view.—
He could hot have sailed from Brest merely for the
Purciwe of going into Basque Roads; it was proba-
bly intended mercly to form a junetion with the
'Squadron there, and to proceed to their ultimate
idestinvion The appearance, however)
•,
of `Admiral
SrotPoan's Squadron has completely frustrated the
°Lied of this movement, whatever it Might have