The Sun.
London, England, 1809-11-23 00:00:00

N A VAL NEWS,

PORTSMOUTH, NOV. 22.—Arrivgd the Aancy
Slo0j), BRAVES, from London.to Portsmouth ; Unity
sloop, THOS.—MONDAY, from London to pbrtsmonih ;
Marie Juhannae ship, J. HAFFENWORTH, from

Riga to Portsmouth; Uranus brig, JOHAN REICKR,
from St. Petersburgh to Portsmouth Marian sloop,
W. HANT, from Swanage to London ; Sally schoo-
ner, T. HODSON, from London to Africa ; Fly sloop,
W. GREGORY, from S wattage to London.
The illphea cutter takes convoy to the Downs, and
sails to-morrow.

PLYMOUTH, Nov. 2 t .—Airived his Majesty's
ship Eclipse, from a cruize ; the brig Glasgow, of
Dundee, ALEXANDER MERLIN., Master, from Malta
and Gibraltar, laden with cotton, wool, fustic, &c.
bound to London—,-sailed from Malta the Ist of Oc-
tober, in company with a fleet, under convoy of
his Majesty's ship Formidolle, of 98 guns, the
whole of v6hidi arrived at Gibraltar on the 20th of
OOtehor, where the Glasgow left them, she having
been obliged to cut her cables, aad run out to sea,
in consequence of her anchor having been thrown
across the hawser of one of his Majesty's sh:psß
during a heavy gale of wind, in the night of the 23d
October.

Also arrived the brig Traveller, Dncs, from Car-
dia., for London ; the ship Nevertlzorpe Marinam,
ALEX. NrolD master, from the Brazils, laden with
cotton, bound to London; the Spani4ll brig Faspc.
to, of Mattoon, Josarx MEaimENT master, from
laden with raisins and cork, for Dunnage, bound
to London, last from Scilly ; all put to here by eon-
traty winds.

The schooner Triumph, RONALD McKAHRON
master, from Lisbon, laden with fruit, bound w this
port ; the Mary, ST4Z;DARD, from St. John's, New-
foundland, laden with tisl), bound to this port.
Arrived the Harlequin hired armed ship, from
crui ze.

Arrived the Pickle sloop of war, from the Medi-
terranean, with dispatches, supposed to be from Ad-
miral Lord COLLINGWOOD. The dispatches have
been landed, and forwarded to the Admiralty, but
no particulars have transpired, the vessel being un-
der quarantine.

DII:AL, Nov. 2n. The embarkation of shot,
shells, powder, and other stores, commenced at
Flushing on Saturday last. The general opinion was
that the Island was to be immediately evacuated.—
Very considerable quantities of English goods are on
the Island undisvosed of. The Dutch show no dis-
position to purchase, except on such terms as to sub-
jest the vender to a loss of nearly 40 per cent, on
all his articles. Intercourse with Holland was in-
terrupted, and considerable importations made from
the Continent. About 000 Dutchmen are still
employed working on the fortifications, &c. On
Sunday the 12th, an Officer of the 33th regiment,
was found s.nfibcated in the canal at Flushing; from
the circumstance of his sword being found drawn
,
at some considerable distance from him, it is con-
jeaured he was attacked by some of the natives,
and after attempting to defend himself, was over-
powered, and thrown in by them. The _Mettle, a
new frigate was expeaed to be launched in the
course of this week. A considerable uumser of the
waggon-train horses were advertised for sale at
iNtliddleburg this week. No apprehensions of an
immediate attack from the enemy, there being but
very few troops in South Bevcland, and those prin-
cipally butc!), and in an extreme sickly state.

Arrived the Jason, yuebec, and Crocodile frigates;
the two former from the westward, and the latter
from the northward.

Came down trots) the lliver and remains a very
large fleet of outward-bound merchantmen.

SHEERNESS, Nov. 2 1 .—Sailed his Majesty's brig
Rover with a convoy for Heligoland.
Arrived his Majesty's ships Gorgon and Banger ;
—the latter made the signal for a convoy to Flush-

ins.
Sailed his Majesty's ship C!4ampion to Deal; the
Denmark to Portsmouth ; and the Ilymphen to
Yarmouth.
Arrived his. Majesty's ship Osprey.

YARMOUTH, Nov. 22.—Yesterday arrived a fleet
of ships from the Baltic, under convoy of his Ma-
jesty's ship Saturn and
Sailed, the fleet for Gottenburgh, under convoy of
the Basilisk sloop of war, and Manly gun brig.
The Baltic fleet are sailed to the Westward.

A correspondent at Stornoway says, " An ene-
my's privateer has lately made its appearance on
this coast, and has greatly excited the alarm of the
inhabitants. This news has been communicated
by the Captain of a ship which has been driven on
shore at Locl►sheil, being closely porsued by the
privateer, which, he says, captured two vessels on
the same day.

The Re‘;. Joseph Richardson, ALA. of Qtteen's
College, Oxford is appointed to the Alastership of
the Grammar School, Sheffield. •