The Sun.
London, England, 1807-04-17 00:00:00

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FALmourtt Aram 15.---Arrived .Ihis day 1114
iticess Augusta Packet; Capt. ST. AuBYN%
Mails from Malta, Sicily, aud.dibraliar, i I
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f: om the latter place; she brings the account of the
kiss of His Majesty's Ship Ajax, 01;74 guns, which
Vessel caught fire in the cockpit, and in twenty 'ni-
flutes blew up; 250 of her Crew (among whom
were the Master, 2 Lieutenants, the Surgeon, Cap-
, .
taro .of Marine's, and 8 Midshipmen) lost their
lives : she was lying at' anchor in the Mouth of the
'Dardanelles, with Sir .JO:IN DUCKWOITIeS Squa-
dron ; it is said that the coals which they took on
board were of a very combustible_ nature, and that
the store from which they received them hada short
time before took fire and was nearly 'consumed ;
His, Majesty's Ship 'Le Tiire, Apollo, and 'lizard
. Sloops of War, sailed on the 6th of March, with 29
Transports, having on board 8000 Troops on a Se-
cret Expedition to the Eastward ; His Majesty's
Ships Malta, Hydra, and Renomnze, were laying at
Gibraltar, on the Bth of March; 'His Majesty's Ship
JunO, with Convoy, was then coming in from Eng
land ; the Cornwallis Packet was safe arrived at
Gibraltar, and sailed •for Malta on the 2d of April ;
a Packet sailed from Gibraltar on the 4th or.
March:

ThelOss of His Majesty's Ship Nautilus has been
attended with the most unftirtunate circumstances ;
she was driven on shore on an uninhabited Island,
where no food ofany, kind could.be procured; about
one half of-the Crew 'took to the boats, and were
fortunately picked up by, a-RuSsian Frigate, and car-
ried. into Corfu, the, remainder (ainong whom was.
Captain PA4mEtt) were literally starved to death.
Arrived, this evening. His 'Majesty's Ship Dirma,
from a Cruize, and hal brought in
.7 AlN,h,trican,Ves-
sels which she has detained; cannot learn their names
in. tithe for post,. AiSo arrived the American Brig
George,. WHITE, from Charlestown, 25 days pas-
sage, for -orders... •

COWES, APRIL 16.;---Arrived the Sharpshooter
Gun-brig, Lieut. Gotn.n, with the Danish. Brig
Emanuel, froni Drath. for FahnOutb, With 'timber;
which VesSel had been taken bya French Piivateer,
and re-taken by the Sharpshooter; also the Danish
Brig Maria, Capt. Hot-sr, froth- Leghorn, bound to
Tonningen, detained by the Sharpshooter.

BRIXHAM QUAY, APRIL 15.—Sailed from Tia -
ipay this
.moriiing the Channel Fleet, under Corn-
xnarki of Sir JAMES SAtThIAREZ, to resume their sta-
tion off Brest.

The Duke .of Iliontrose Packet, with Mails from,
New York, is arrived at Falmouth : the Letters will
be delivered to-morrow.

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Letters from Prince of. Wales Island mention that
the Ship Ifiellesley,.Captain CAMPBELL, has taken
the St. Raphaetv a large Spanish Ship, laden' with
marine stores, from Manilla, hoard to BataVia. She
had 10 guns, and 47 men, her.eargo.very valuable,
and was captured on the 4th of Jum. The Welles-
ley has arrived with' her prize at SoQl6o.
Admiral Taouza IDGE' has commissioned the Prize
Frigate, the Pallas,. and given the command to Cap-
tain TROUBRIDGE.

A Dutch Vessel, of 14 guns, has been taken p 03..
session of by Capt. COCHRANE, of his Majesty's Ship
Fox, going Prince•of Wales Island, the crew
having,murdered:their o;Ecers. -
cATALANI'S Befiefit last night at-the Opera Hoy::pe
was an overflowing bumper. She introduced a tv..l,v
Serious Opera on this occasion, entitled La Mode di.
illithredate; which. was received with the most rap-
turous applause.

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A-new- Pantomitnical Ballet was.. brought forward
last night,. .at Covent Garden, Theatre,
.entitled--
“ Ogre-and'Little
.rhutn?; or,. The Seven League
',Boots." This piece has been prepared at considera-
ble expence to th4Proprietors. it was more showy
than interesting, but though it was not altogether
received with much approbation, it will probably
improve by repetition, and perhaps,fioat into favour,
as one of its recommendations is a large body of real
water.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

'NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING, 6.7.

THURSDAY, .npkit. t 6.

•
Ld Grosvenor's b. f. by Sir Peter, out of Missletoe, Bst.
71b. beat•Lti.''Rotis'sbr. t: Fan, by Young Espersykes, out
of Fidget'sd.iiii, Bst. Across the Flat, to. gs. 11. tt.--z to
agst Ld Grosnior's b. t.
Sweepstakes of zsgs. each. Two-yr old C.
Mr. floViorth's Lauretta, Bst.'7lb.
Mr. Payne's-Mareellina,- 7st. 131 b. 2
Mr. Mellish's Darling, Bst. 41b. _ - 3
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Seven to on Lauretta.
Mr. Howortles' Lan ton, Bst. 81b. beat Mr. Watso:'s
Chartneri.Bm. 2:11). D.-Al. Sops.-7 to:4 on Langton.
The King's Plate, of (bogs. 'for 4-yr olds, :tzst. s-yr olds
test. 91 b . 6-yr otds and. aged last. B. C.
Mr. Fermor's liippornencs, 4 yrs old - - I
Mr. Arth,r's ch. li. Brainworm, 5 yrs old - z
Ld Wilton's b. h. Buccphalus, 4 yrs old - - 3
Mr. 'Wilson's gr.,11. Conte-iterate, 4 yrs ulci - 4
Ld llous's ch. h. Quiz, aged . - - s
.
Five to 2 agst Hippomenes—to to ( agst Brdmworm-7 to
2 agst Bucephalus-;-z tot agst Quiz. . .
Mr. Brown's Mountaineer,' tat. 91b. beat Mr. F. Neale's
RcgUlator,tBst. D. -t . sogs.—.t t.t0.8 on MOuntainter.
• D. of asst St. Alban's 1. by Coriander, Bst. lib. asst Ld 13arry-
more's Chicken-burcher, Zst., Ah.• M. sogs. WE '
Mr.Sitwell's 1. t3uttercu to, by Beningtnough. out Q 1 Hyayle,
rec.. ft. from Mr. Mellish's b.f. poling, by Patriot, Sat. alb.
each. 1): M. ;cogs. h. if.
Mr. Northey!s c. by. Lop, dam by Ilightlycr, S,:t. 51b. agst
Mr. Villier's c. - (drad) by PaBraiLts, out ut I' risky, Sst. 41b.
Ab. M. togs. . It ft. ()tt'.
Mt. Ladbruke's 13ust1cr, 7it. slb; rec. zsgs. from-Mr. Sit-
well's Shelih, 85t..71b. Two-yr old C.

Ld Grosvenor's b, c. by Sir Peter, oat of Ibis, agst Ld F.
C. Osborne's b. c. by Trurnpator, out of isede,
Across the Flat, gs. h. tt. tqlby consent.

This day Abraham Wood„ the Lancashire pedes-
trian, ran forty mileS over Newmarket Heath in
four hours and fifty-six minutes : -he was allowed
five bows.