The Sun.
London, England, 1813-05-24 00:00:00

NA VA L NEWS.

PLYMUTH, MAY 22.--Arrived, on Friday
evening, a very fine letter of marque French ship,
called the Empress Queen, La FEVRE, master,
pierced for 22 guns, had 18 mounted, with a com-
plement of 60 men, from New York, which place
she left 30 days since, with a very villnable cargo,
consisting of 1000 bags and 52 bales-of cotton,
500 cases of sugar, 16 tons of logwood, a quantity
of indigo, &c. bound to Rochelle, captured on
the 13th inst. close in with the French coast, after a
chase oft hotirs, during whiCh she threw 16 of
her guns overboard, by the Hotspur frigate.—The
Empress is a coppered strip, 300 tons burthen, 5.
years old, and has made several voyages to and
from I'l-mice and America.

Put in here for orders the Swedish barque Con-
cordia, S.TONKES, master, from New York, under
license., laden with flax, seed, and staves, bound
to Belfast, which ve,,sel was boarded near the
Weston Islands by the above letter of marque.
Arrived the Brisk sloop of war from Ireland.
Sailed the. Aclwtes sloop of war an I cruise.

PORTSMOUTH, MAY 23.—Yesterday, arri:td
the Derwent, of 18 guns, Captain SurroN, from
off Cnerburgh ; and Queen, Charlotte cutter fro.n
Guer:4sey •
Sailed the Desiree, Capt,FAn.auttAß ; Primrose,
18 guns, Capt. PHIL-OTT ; rind Swift store-ship,
to the 'Eastward ; Tyr;an, 10 guns, Capt. BALD—
WIN, on a zrnize ; aitd Virago, 12 guns, Lieut.
Pon. tAN, for Curic.

This flay arrived the Spy, store ship, Captain
ANDERS;SN, with about twvaty sail of colliers, from
the Downs.

Prm., MAy 23.—C tine down frcrn the It ver
his :,I.lesty's ,hip Majestic, a.nd sailed for Ports-

mouth.

Arfived hiS Majesty's ships Pioneer and Active
from a cruize;'o/ymp:A; frolll Sheerness, tt.nd
remain with the outwarilAmand 'it'll detained.

Arrived his Majesty's ship Rapid from .Fal.
mouth, with a convOx which sailed for the River.

SH/tERNESS, MAY' 23.—Sailed his Majesty's ship
Pincher, w:cil a convoy, for Heligoland : the next
will sail about the :Ali of June..

YARMOUTH, MAY 23...-,-,Arrived the Racoon
sloop of war, from off she Texel, to refit, and the
Holly schooner, from Gottenbtirgh ; but it has
not yet transpired avhether she is the bearer of
any dispatches of importance.

Cna!‹, MAY 17.—0 n Friday evening sailed for
Portmouth, his M y's ship Virago, Lieut.
PITTMAN, int•nn• convoy, a ~number of
traMporls, with ti,c li,aniswick cavalry, anti Gal-
Way nut; Rutland 141ilititt.'•
The Et'Veral V(:SNC:).bound to Lisbon, Cadiz, and
Gibr.dctv, put to sea on Saturday, but were forced
to put back shnit:v after sailing, owing to the
shifting of the - wind—they are still detained here.
Hie 11,:iesty's ship ,Leonidas, Capt. Sevigotia,
which arrived on Friday, goes on a cruise in a day
or twr, does also his Majesty's ship Fortunes,
Ccipt.

Brisk sleop of war, Capt. MOUNSITER, ar-
rived on Sattirdly from Longliswilly, and proceeds
tO-morrow for Eng
His Majesty's ~nip Talbot, Capt. SWAINE,' sailed
I. on S urdav for r(-irtsniontli.

Ali.‘ I 9.—The Li !ion fleet yesterday made atto.
th^r attcmut to put to sea, but shortly after were
compelled put back agaiii.

CALCUTTA, OCT. 19.---The unfortunate circum-
stances of the destruction of the Honourable Com-
pany's ship Harriet, by tire, on the afternoon of
Wednesdny,last, are by this time fully before the
public. The accident is said to hare been caused
by the flame of a candle having been incautiously
brouyi►r. in uontact with the vapour from a cask
of spirits in the lazaretto. The vessel was con-
sinned to the water's edge.

The Matilda American privateer, of 10 guns
and 70 men, was taken off Pernambuco, on the 221
March, by the Lion privateer, of London, after a
severe engagement.

NA.VAL Paomorioxs.—Cantain Erlwarri Dix is
appointed to the Royal Oak ; Dickson, tai the
Archer; Capta,in Vernon tattle Challenger; Captain Batterohy
to the Gras4hooper • Lieutenant.. Rowe, to the Enclonntreie;
tiotentint Jackson, . the Mnllet ; Lieutenant F. IL
Woo,k,:ielt, EU:alien ; Lieutenant
.(4. T. Somerville, to the
Rota ; t,icutenant L. Born, io Ow Barthian *loop; Liento-
nant Thomas E. Cole, to the Byramw. frigate; Lieutenant
F. pearl, to the Ntenittouth.--4oes Cnakr, cre,)ie
'
, eoga. Gitrien Casey, Clarenc e ; J. B. ,Robertion
and 11.' NV:ve Cadmus c' C. Itaili!olph, Eitrota4 Mr.- I.
Saner, Purer of the raitlia, to the t it'oro too/ r. J.! C. Flynn,
to the standard ; Mr. T. Young, to t he Brilliant.: Mr. Gee.
Robson, to the Cordelia ; Mr. J. Yorseon, from the Pert to
the Leven . Mr. C. Boss,lfrom the Devornhire to the hippo;'.

Lord CATU c.tr,T's dispatches are dated Dresden,
the 7th inst. Ile beaq baggage of the Allies bad
crossed the Elbe.—Nothing but affairs of Guards

to this date, except .the victory at Halle.

LOYAL AND INDEPENDENT LIVERY.

On fiatfirday the Loyal and Independent. Li-
vtry of London had their Anniversary Pinner at
-the London Tavern. Aldern►an C. SMITH in the
Chair. , .

After a sumptuous banquet Non Notis Domino
was sung, as were " God save the
Rule Britannia,"—" When Order in this Land
conimenced-,"----and " We must. he good Subieets
While our hearts are thus warni." The toasts
given between were " The King,"—" The
Prince Regent,',!---." The Queen and Royal Fa-
mily,"—" The •Army and Navy,"—and " The
House of Brunswick, and may they never forget
theprinciplos which Placed them on the throne
of these Realms." •

The CHAITIMAN limit rose to give, what he was
sure the Neeting would have as much pleasure 'in
drinking as he had in proposing it, It was-,the
health of his Honourable and Vinerable Friend,.
one who, throughout a long life, had distinguish-
ed himself by his t. xtrti.. us in support of the Con-
stitation and the. Protestant interest. He gave
the health of Dr. Duigenan.

This tonst was draa.with great applause.
, Dr. DUIOEN.tN was so nitwit agitated by the
great honour which had been -done' him by the
most Loyal Assembly in this City, he might say
in the universe, that he wanted ~..ords to express
his gratitude. From .the earliest period of his life,
at least from the period at which he could first dis-
tinguish right from wrong, he had been sincere-
ly a Friend to the Church and Constitution. He
was glad to find his humble efforts niet the appro-
bation of so respectable an assembly, and begged
to assure the Meeting his sentiments would-remain
the same to the last moment of his life.
The health of " The Loyal And Independent
Representatives, of London, and may they still
adhere to those ptinciples which first entitled
them :to the confidence of the Loyai Livery,"
was next drank.

Several songs were sting, am? many other np-
approiate 'tua•ti were given, and the Meeting
broke up at a late hour.

A yon' pr Cominaner, heir to large estates, was
unpleasantly initiated into a fashionable Play
Club in the West the other night, by the loss of
nearly `20,000/1. at hazard. Ills single antagonist
was a •Nohl,, Lord of considerable experience, who by
mere chance, held box so luckily, as to throw in
seven times sneres!iiVely. A remark being made
upon so extraordinFity a run of the dice, his
Lords!?ip insisted upon havmg them cut up, to
inan feet that his success had been .perfectly ho-
nunrable7-4 be bona, dissectio!., were found per-
fectly innoccut.
The project for enclosing 'Epsom Race Ground
through the indciatipble exertions of
Gentlemen of the Tu?f.

NVe are concerned -to state that the Elrl of
Suvvot.u.,. _getting out of his carriage on Tu., ;-
day, itikilarley-street, missed the st.p, tell, nni
had the miilortuue to break his leg. His Lord-
satin is about 74 years of age, but is in a lair way
of recovery. .
. •
A few days since, Samuel Bishop,- a butcher, of
Clarkenwell, 'was detected by some of the officers.
belonging to the Public 0/flee, Bow-street, buy-
ing guineas at 1/. 3s. 6d. each. He was commit-
ted to New Prison, Clerkeuwell, for trial, or to
give 24 hours notice of bail.
In consequence of Baok-notes having been lost
at various times from letters sent through the Post
Office at Steyniug, Mr. Parkin, jun. of the Pepe-
ral Post Office; iteewup aided by a Bow-street
officer, went down to Brighton last week, to make
strict inquiry of the persons employed in the (Hite-
rent .Pctst Offices of that district. By their active
exertions they detected the offender, who proved•
to be the daughter of the Postmaster at Steyning,
in whose possession stolen notes to the amount of
15/. were found. She con:essed her guilt, and
%Vas committed to Horsham gaol. She is only 20
years of age, and of a Most prepossessing appear-
ance:

One of the Clielsett stages was completely over-
set this morniwr, about nine o'clock, opposite to
Chohnondeley house, Piccadilly Of tour outside
passengers only one was seriously hurt--the
others, together witl► six inside and the coach-
man, miraculously: escaped with a few slight
bruises,—The accident arose from the breaking
off of the fore-wheel and this, among' many
Other casualties, may be added to the list. of those
which daily occur from the disgraceful state of the
pavement.