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

STXTESIENT OP THE DISTRIBUTION OP THE

• NAVAL roßcs TO THIS DAY.
Lilo -se's Fri. Sps. G. It
In the English at Irish ,1. 2 13 s sz
Channels - - • S
Downs anti North Sea 16 i 7 22 SS
Spain, l'ortugat act; ibral. t t 1
a I 19
1' I 7
Mail terrancati & l'abSilge 18 0 15 7 12
i CU4St of Africa - - 0 0 ,o I I 1
West Indies and PabS4ge 6 2 lo 23 45
Jamaica Station - i z 6 i 9 15
America &Ne%vfoundland 7 I 'l3 1 10 /h
Cape of Gookt Hope, &co t 1 I 4 \3 I 6
Cruizing, &e. - I 1 3 9 11
East Indies and None 7 I ao .5 s

:T/911

Tot.

' TOl2l /It Sea -S5 to j 120 I 104 I 231 1 SSo
In Port and fitting - 30 I 3 49 I 70 1 76 22s
C;uard-Ship2 - 6 3 4 ig
Hospital d; frisun Ships j 6 5 'l2 3 o 5

Total in Commiscion tsy
Building - so
In ordinary - . s 6 I

Total

OF THL-ORD
Portsmouth . 16
I'4lllollth *4
Chatham . . ,20
iucrncsy 3
Kiva .
Extrimous

I 31
I N AP.
1
4
4

260 I
T Z

I 245 I
ACH 1.

Total 16 I 12 t sl I 44

I 342
OILT.

1141

The Doke of YOU, transacted business on Mon-
day at his Office in the Horse Guards; and yeitei-
day held a public day, and gave audiences to a num-
ber Officers.

The gallant Sir DAVID BAIRD is immediately to be
'elevated to the Peerage, with the title of. Viscount.
Sir JOHN MOORB,'S family are to have 1:C101011S,
General HoP>zia to be made a Baronet, and get
the first red ribbon.

In 'consequence Of the number of captures re-
cently made by the enemy's Privateers in the Chau-
nel, Governmentitave given direction for the adop-
tion of a system of alarm-gun signols, intended to
serve as an intimation to the Men of War, that a
Privateer is on the coast, and to point the very place
*here it may be found. The 'Officers commanding
the artillery at the different batteries have given po-
sitive orders to that effect. _ _

ESdAPIt PROM Fit/O4CR.— Five British Seamen,
who were prisoners in France, and contrived to
.
niake their escape at St..lllaioes, in a small boat,
not more titan twelve feet long, have arrived sale h
NeWhaven harbour. These poor fellows, in the ac•
complishment of their deSign, had to combat no in-
considerable. share of danger and ditfichlty, having
• tugged two clays and two nights at the oar,
.without
any
Thing more than about a pound of biscuit, which
they possessed at their embarkation, to support them
under their arduous task, which was remit:red the
more excessire, from one of them being extremely
They hailed the master of a vessel lying in the har-
bour, w Mich took them on board, and gave them
every necessary refreshment. One of them 14,a na-
tive of Poole in l)orsetshire, and was captured on
board a West Indianian, of which he was the mate,
...they stated, that the country through which they
had tic pass on their way to the coasr, in extent
some hundreds armies, exhibited strong symptoms
of diB43fisfacitnu, and that they met with but little
molestation in tile pursuit of their obje4-1.
iehterday a Court of Aldermen was held et
Guildhall, at which were present the Lord lqaYor
',Recorder, Sheriffs, and fifteen Aldermen. The
'Assize of Bread was set at one shilling and three
pence farthing the quartern loaf.- A great number
tst 'Brokers were adowed, and several sworn into
otfice. Mr. Richard Abbey, and Mr. Robert Chris-
tie, were discharged Brokers, as were a great many
others. Upon a report from the Committee of City
Lands, sundry ruinous houses were presented to the
Covet, and the Solicitor ordered to put the Ai of
Parliament of the 14 Geo. 111. in force. FivOCoal.
ti meters in trustfor the City, and two Coro-meters,
were sworn for the due execs tion of their office for
lout years. Four persons were licensed 'to be Coal-
undertakers in the port of London for one year. It
was referred to a Committee of Aldermen, to con-
sider what regulations were necessary with respett
to the Brokers tiding on the Royal. Bacitstige, Eze.
and to report to the Court. Sundry, bills were or-
clered .to be paid, and a great number of freemen
ordered to be admitted by redemption.
Yesterdatovening Mr. Mt:J.6, King's Messeu.•
,! ger, left town with dispatches for Spaie.