The Sun.
London, England, 1807-07-27 00:00:00

It is supposed that the snbieet of attention
was the recent Action between the Leopard and the
American Frigate.

-YRSTERDAY morning Adinillll GANiZIER, ip the
Prince of IPales, Admiral STANllorB,in the Pempie,
Commodore Sir SA MUM, Hoop, in the Ceniamr, and
Colllll3odoro KBATES, in the lllars, with feurteen
Sail of the Line, and several Frigates and smaller
Ve‘sels, sailed from Yarmouth, as it is supposed for
the naliic. Admiral ESSINGTON, with six Sail of
the Line, and several Frigates and Transports, re-
mains fur the purpose of, receiving troops on board.
It is inppused that he will sail to-morrow or Wed-

Maida

Ganges

Mars

Ruby

this Expedition are between I U aild 12,00 ' -nut
1.
•
The following is, we belie%.e, a currea Last of the
naval force destined for the B 'tie:

Prince of Wales •
Minotaur . .
Resolution
Orion -
Goliath .

Valiant

Vanguard .
Majestic
Centaur .
A I tied .

Brunswick •

.Spencer

Defence •
Ciptain

Hercule
Nassau •

Didatat

CUNS.
- 98 Nymph .
- 74 ranuilise .
. 74 S urvetilante
74 So:ebly

• 74 Comet

• 74• CYane

74 Levant
• 74 Aria •
- 74 Hyacinth
• 74 Gosiuwic,

- 74 Alacrity

74 Orestes

- 74 Halcyon

74 Alert

- 74 Zebra

. 74 Fearless
- 74 Minx

Atonalities•
Agimatort •

Curs.
• 36
• 35
. 35
- 3Z

• 74 SAfeiguard
U 4 Atctier

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32

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• 16

. 66

. 16

. 16

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. 14
. '4

- 14
. 14

• 64 Urtent

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4141ie -
Leda
Cambria*
hussar

44 Ac.-t•

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. 64 Pincher
. 4 FOrWitt4

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- • 31 -Fitly
. 3# Tigri#
- 311 Thunder . .
. 36 Princess Of Wales Cutt4e:

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The Expedition which 'has bin prepared isi the
Downs is also ready for sea. It will be accompasled
by a great nuniber of Flat-bottoitted aad,.
Bomb Vessels...
.The num. ber of troops already t -
barked exceed 13,000 Men. The destination of tni6
Expedition is of course at present a mere matter of
conjeaurc., Flushing, Antwerp, and Boulogne, have
all been mentioned. The Staff of both i t:e Expedi•
tions have been considerably augmented. The fol-
lowing General Officers are to be employed :—Tt,lO
Earl of Bosswar, Sir D. BA utD, Sir G. LUDLOW,
Generals MOH; BEHESPOttn, itt)BERT MACFARLANBA
FINCH, SPENCER, and BLIP hAItD.

WE yesterday received Paris and Dutch Papers,
the former tattle 17th, and the latter to the 2,2 d
inst. They 'state, that extraordinary preparations
are making at Paris for the celebration of BuNA.•
PARTS'S Birth-day, which' is the tsth August. It
is expected -he will return to the capital by that'
tinie, accompanied by some pers,ms of the highest
distindion. These persons of The highest distinC.
tion are, if we may believe Letters from. Tilsit,
the EMperor ALEXANDER and the KlNG'and Clvwf
of Pattssm. In the present unfortUnate state of tiler
RING of PRUSSIA'S affairs, he cannot veri`well re.

fthe to attend .BONAPARTS to Paris, if the buck
thOUld i1.1)18t upon it ; but we can ,hardly sop,:os.
1 that the E nperor 4E7►ANDI3n will Consent to gt..tio
1:)i the pride 'of goNdtrAKTE: by making SUC:I a sacra•
, lice. The rest* of the Battle of Friedland, though
uafavourable: to the Russians, • was 'by no matins
so much so as to enable the French Chief to impose
di+gracerni terms upon the Emperor. The loss of

the French upon that tnemnrable 4.21 aulqunte.l to
above 25,000 men.

It is reported that Sir AltriTtnt WattLxst.rl.3
to have a command ht ang of the gxpeditioo
which are on the point of siding. The very dio
tinguislied abilitiet which Sir iißriiint has ups all
occasions displayed, but particularly during his or'
duous campaigns in India, induce us to hope that this
report is weil.touudetl,

The speech of Mr. 9ItATTAIS, in the House or
Commons on Friday night, on the hi di !flume:ion
Bill, contained some passages that we trl'lt will
make a strong impression on his countrytmu. and,
it i'i with much pleasure that we find that Gent"
man ready to avow die sentiments he then isPr.vil
ed, and to hold forth a Warning voice so Irei,"-d
against themisery and ruin'that would atteudit
it were possible,that it could be so far OelUded 0 I°
listen to the instigations of
,Fratice. Mr. GRATTAN
unequi, ocally acknowledged the necessity of the VI:
brit thought it' it. pasSed into an ALL, shpt.&
not be extended to threeyears. Admittingthe ucco'lLY
of the measure at all, it is -surely easy to annul it, .
the rests:n-460u of peace should pu; an end to
c;:inger, and the loyal people of Ireland Cannot, i"
the mean time, object to an Act which is inteigloa
for, their own security against the mischievous
signs of the Enemy. Mr. GRATTAN justly observed'
That "the question in Ireland now had nothing °
do with religious conflict or republican principlei'
but was simply this—whether Ireland should coo"
Cane a .portion of the British Empire, or beixgrw'',„
'a portion 'of France—but ABsoLuTFP.
NOTHING, for ANNIHILATION would' 13
her fate under French Conquest." This
truth that haii long been manifest and irrefutabi"
but we are particularly gladto hear it tram - the
lips of Mr. GRATTAN, because bit abilities Wv°
:given him great weight with his countrYillen.
He expressed an apprehension, that in giviog hi,
support to the Bill, he should incur some oditl7 l 0
among., his CountrYmen, but we trust that be
ot
; mistaken, and that the loyal and reflecting part
them will view his chameter and conduct with 11",
span, lor acting with such candoar,
i discretion.