The Sun.
London, England, 1809-09-22 00:00:00

NAVAL N EW).

DOVER, SEPT. s I .—Last evening, between eight.
and nine, a French privateer made her appearance
on our coast, and attempted to carry oft a light brig,
from the westward, but, I am happy to say, was
unsuccessful. The guns from the heights, castle,
and forts were fired; and had the effe& of driving
the privateer off. The brig is gone into the Downs.
I have not been able to ascertain her name, or what
damage she received.
Six, P.M.—Another privateer may at this time
be plainly discerned about half way between the
French coast and ours. The sloop Rolla is in the
Roads, and no doubt our batteries will be in readi-
ness to give them a reception.
The Lively frigate captured, and sent in, a very
fine French lugger privateer, mounting i 6 guns, last
evening, about seven.

PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 22. —Arrived this day the
Citr islian VII. of 74 guns, and Wizrspite, of 74 guns ;
also his Majesty's ship goshawk from a cruize.
Sailed the Persian gun-brig on a cruize.

YALMOUTH, SEPT. 2 I.—T4e William, of Eustaff,
in Kniphausen, from Bourdeaux to Riga, with wine,
lost 'the convoy by getting on the Whiting Sand, got
off without damage, and proceeded on her voyage
the 18th.

Convoy now wind-hound in Yarmouth Roads.
Remaining the Roebuck, Redbreast, Starling, Dili-
gence, Dauntless, Acute, Richmond, and Havoc.

GREENOCK, SEPT. 18.—Accounts were received
here on Friday, that the ship Neptune, Captain
SMITH, of this port, was captured 24th February
last off the coast of Peru, by a Spanish privateer of
22 guns and 170 men, and carried intotallao, after
a gallant defence, in which 7 men were killed and
9 wounded on board the Neptune.
The Union, RENNIE, from St. Vincent's arrived at
Port-Glasgow on Saturday ; parted from the fleet on
the night of the t sth ultimo, in a heavy gale of wind,
which continued till the evening of the 17th ; did
not see any of the fleet since parting. The ship
Tyson, bound to Clyde, was captured and burnt, by
a French privateer, on her way from Martinique to
join convoy at Tortola. Spoke, on the 6th instant,
the schooner Eliza, of Exeter, from Milford, bound
to Newfoundland, out three weeks, in lat. 55. 38.
long 30. N. on the 12th the ship (Pau, frotn
Quebec, bound for Liverpool, on s.the 18th, the
brig June, of Maryport, troth -Nova Scotia, bound
for Belfast all well.--Same day, saw a vessel under
jury lower masts, without a bowsprit, lat. 55. IC.
lung. 9. 30.

DEAL, SEPT. 21.—r= Arrived his Majesty's ship
Espiegle from a cruize.

FALMOUTH, SEPT:. 19. Sailed the Princess
Charlotte Packet with two Mails for Lisbon, and
the Dispatch with Mails for adiE.

RAMSGATE, SEPT. Ig.—We have just witnessed a
scene in which the gallantry and skill of some of the
the boatmen of this coast merits not only to be re-
corded, but rewarded.—A boat belonging to the
Diana frigate was upset, about three miles from
this harbour, when a Ramsgate boat, called the Nile,
WiLx.rNsf)ti master, with a promptitude highly to
their credit, went off • in a manner to excite the
admiration of Innumerable spe&ators, many of whom
were seamen, and after extraordinary difficulty, and
no small personal risque, succeeded in preserving
and bringing safely on shore the Lieutenant, Mid-
shipman, and the whole of the crew.

NAVIGATION OF THE FRITH OF FoßTn.—The 1
Commissioners of the .Northern Lighthouses have
published the following communications :
Notice is hereby given, that on the 15th curt. or
first favourable weather thereafter, a large cann
buoy, carrying a gilded ball, 18 inches diameter, will
be moored with a mushroom anchor and chain,
near the North Carr Rock, situate olf Fileness, in
the Frith of Forth, in north lat. .56. 16. and west
long. 2. 37.
• The mooring will be laid down in 10 fathoms at
low water of string-tides, and the bearings by com-
, pass, • from the buoy, will be as follows, viz.
The Carr Rock will bear from the buoy, W. half
• N. distant 200 fathoms.
I Balcomie House, W. by N. distant one mile and

an halt.
Crail Steeple, W. S. W. dist. three miles.
lilmenie Craig, seen over the low point of Fife-
ness. S. W. by W. distant one mile and a half.
Light of May, S. S. W. distant six miles.
The Commissioners of the Northern Lighthouses
having ordered a survey of this dangerous rock in
the month of January last, with a'view to the erec-
tion of a beacon, and having, in the mean time, di-
reded a buoy to be laid down, and a spare buoy and
moorings to be kept in readiness, in case of drifting,
all persons are requested to pay attention thereto,
and give the earliest notice to the Secretary of the
Commissioners, or to Mr. R. Stevenson, their En-
gineer, and all reasonable charges incurred in saving
or recovering this, or any of the other buoys or ap-
paratus belonging to the service of the Northern
Lighthouses, will be defrayed.

The Princess Augusta packet is aVived at Fat-
mouth, with a Malt from the Leewards
Mail is not yrt