The Sun.
London, England, 1809-06-23 00:00:00

NAVAL N E WS.

PLYMOUTH, JUNE 2 t .—The French prizes, cap-
lured by' he *lira,' that arrived here yesterday
front st. Andes, sailed thence on-the 10th instant :
they bring intelligence that the Spaniards, on that
day, had risen, and massacred
,a great number of,
French troops that were in garrison there, whena
most desperate engagement took place; the French
had a battery on one side of the harbour, and the
Spaniards another opposite, both of which were em-
ployed in.fiting on' the Freneh ships in the harbour,
the former to prevent their ships going to sea, in
order that as many. off, die French troops as possible
might get on board, as the Spaniards massacred every
''Frenchman that fell into their hands. .Two French
ships were left in the harbour, with several French
troops onboard,.but the heavy fire that was kept up
on them froM the batteries, it was expetied;would
soon destroy them. His Majesty's ship Amelia was
going into St. 'Ander°, when they left it. On the
It th inst. the prizes fell in with several Spanish
hshing-boats, who informed them chat the Spaniards
had massacredithe.whole of the French troops in St.
An:lerO, amounting to five iivadrej, two hundred
and fifty having escaped on board the prizes that
arrived here yesterday, and that they bad completely
got possession of the place: they- also .intorthed.
them that Gijon was about to be surrendered to the
Patriots, they having also risen and massacred a great
number of the French troops.—lt was not the 3d
Buffs which arrived here yesterday in the transports
from 'the Eashi'ard, under convoy of his Majesty'i
ship Endynion, but the Bth Veteran Battalion, from
the Isle of Wight, to join the 2dVeteran Battalion
t this port, now embarking on
.board trausporik fOr
Madeira. A divisiOn .of' the 3d Buffs- marched-in
here this morning, from KiegSbridge barracks, to do
duty in this garrison.

Arrived the East India Company's 'ship Henry
Addington, from the River; last from the Downs,
for Bengal ; the ship Basle, WALTER, fioin Lou-
don' , for Malta ; the Pappenburgh ,gitlliOt Du IVi•
olai, HENDRICK W. PLAZ ; the -Pappenburgh'sloop
Juste Janego, Y. B. Bosztarr, both from London,
bound to this port, in ballast ; and the brig Prince
of the Brazils, WATsotr,
/from London, bound to
Cadiz, put in here for orders.

,Went,up the harbour to be paid off his Alijesty's
ship'Ocean, of ijs guns. .• '

A nielattcholy acCident took place yesterday on
board the French schooner, which arrived here'in the
course of the 'day, captured by the ,Statiret, When
within twn lengnea Point, as tho I;rize-
master, Mr. -1-ImslcocK, a very promising youth of
eighteeen, was 'standing on the larboard gang
his foot suddenly slipped, and he fell overboard: a
boat was immediately lowered down front the
schooner, but not in time to save him, as he sstnk
within a few minutes after his falling from the ship,
and perished. •

Arrived the transport Ann, Capt. CUIVNG, from
'the Isle of Wight, with troopi; bound to Corks and
the' William, FAwituNsayfrom London.

PORTSMOUTH. JUNE el,...rArriVed the Gangm,
NISBETT, from the Downs, for Oporto Fiina de
Lisbon, RAMAS, from the Downs, for Pernambuco;
Margaret, GARDINER, from the Downs, for Prince
of Wslests lseand ; Commerce, RANDS, from Shields ;
and the Rain?* from a cruize.

JUNLi 22.,Sailed his Majesty's Ships Defender,
Raven, and Myrtle, to the Westward.
Drop( down to St. Helens the ,outward bound
West India fleet, under convoy of the Little Belt.

DEAL, JUNE 22.—Carrie down from the Nero,

the camel litore-ship, and proceeded throu4h the
Downs to the Mediterranean.

Came down from the river, the East India Corn-
pany's ships Lady Lushington and Windham, and
sailed to the Westward.

, A vi: ssel under Dutch ealaurs is just arrived, triad
anchored in the Downs.

The following is an Extra& of a Letter from an
Officer, who is now with the corps commanded by
CHASTULLAR.:..—

" MY DEALS Ssa,7—We are in high spirits, and
all around us, even in the midst of the Confederates
of the Rhine, are friends to us, and indeed to every
genuine German. The success of CtiARLES has
made even formal enetniqs speak out, and our
greatest joy is, that litrobriPaaTE cannot now so
easily get his recruits. The campaigns in Poland, in
1807, and those in Vain and Austria, will have ex:-
hausted more than he can repair from the men (able
to bear arms) in France. Our only-apprehensions
are from the Russians, whose columns,must divide
our army, and yet the Hungatian Insuireaion goes
on so well, that we have mttny. hopes. It is thought
the Archduke will attack 'the Tete de Punt, and it
is the general opinion he will thus draw forth the.
enemy troth Inder-Lobnu. If this should happen,
you will hear, probably, within h day or two as iioott!
as ourselves. Our friend Ststrci.r is recovering tf
his severe wound. The RUSiiall Coi.ifi is rule(' by
French Courtexans, as it has been .for some years
past, and particularly since the fatal meeting of Hoo-
NAPARTII and the Russian Autocrat OH. the Nie!tiett.
O how different from the banube!•---YeA I Will not'
recur ibis.--Wu are all- in high - '