The Sun.
London, England, 1809-07-31 00:00:00

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Frcm Ilk LONDON CZZETT F., 7il 29 , ftlk
Admiralty-Office, July 2g, 1809.
Copy of a Letter from Captain Henry boys, Commander of
• tits Majesty's Sloop the Moselle, addressed to Vice..\ d-
miral Rowley, Commander in Chief in (atonic:a and
transmitted by the Adtniral to the Hunotaable W.
ley Pole.

S R, Moselle, at Sea. May 2g. iBrg.
I beg leave to acquaint you, that I have this day,
after a few hours chace, carptur d the French Na-
tional Schooner Le Beau Narcisse, of eight gout
and Lb men, commanded by Mons. Louis Oreg.,
Enseigne de Vakseau ; she left St. Domingo on I
cruize on the 7th of May.
I have the honour to be, &c.
HENRY BOYS.

PLYMOUTH, JULY 2g.—Arrived, the French ship
letter of marque, L'Augusfe, from Bourdeaux, la-
den with cordage and bale goods, bound to the Isle
.of 'France, captured on the 22d instant, after a dace
of to hours, by his Majesty's ship Seine, of 36 guns,
Captain ATKiNS : she is a very fine vessel of her class,
only twa months off the stocks, pierced for Is guns,
but had only nine mounted, eight of which she
threw overboard during. the chace, and manned with
45 Men ; the French schooner L'Eu,e-ene, from
Nantz, laden with oak timber, bound to L'Orienr,
captured by his Majesty's ship Medusa, of 36 guns, on-
ly one Frenchman was found on board her when taker.
possession of, the rest of the crew having made their
escape in the boat; the American brig Eliza, Non-
TON, from Benecarlo, laden with wine and fruit,
bound to Guernsey, put in here by contrary winds;
his Majesty's brig Cadmus, of 14 guns, from a
cruise; a fleet of light vi&uallers from Portsmouth;
the Mediterranean Packet, MARY, from Gibraltar,
laden with Wine, brandy, and soap, bound to
Guernsey ; and the br g Samuel, GRIMSTONE,
from Gibraltar, laden' with wine and cork, bound
to this Port for orders; the British ketch Ma•

ria, BREWER, from Gibraltar, laden with brandy,
bound to Alderney ; the British ketch Mar-
garet, MACMASTER, from Gibraltar, laden with

wine, bound to this Port for orders ; and the brig-
Ann, of Arundel, GALE master, from Gibraltar and
Cadiz, bound to this Port for orders: parted corn.
pany with his Majesty's ship Mermaid, with a Con.
voy from the Mediterranean off this Port yesterday
the Flora transport, Captain HOULTON, from Lisbon-;
the transport brig Ilfracombe, Captain FLEMING/
• from Oporto, with 48 French prisoners last from

Lisbon, and the Pill Head, Captain GasTyAnts,

from Lisbon ; sailed the Bth June, in company %vitt;
a fleet, consisting of R 7 sail, under convoy of his Ms.-
jecy's ship "dlirztuscade.
Passed up Channel, the West India fleet, under

convoy of hts Majesty's ships Diamond and Mala•
tar., His Majesty's ship Matta .of So guns, wag
docked thisiday.
Arrived the French ketch Le Deux Frera, from
Rochelle, wit It sundries, bound to GuadalouPe, cap•
t I 'red by his Majesty's ship Emerald, of, 36 guntig
Capt. MAITLAND ; the brig Jean, SCoTT, frolo
Gibraltar, laden with brandy, wine, and fruit, bound
to Guernsey, put in here by contrary winds.
Retnains in Cawsand Bay the GoltXnch sloop 0,
War.

In the Sound, his Majesty's ships Princess Char-
lotte, Evpiegle, Swallow, Cossack Pickle, Plies'
sant, Cadmus, and Harlequin.

DEAL, JULY 2g.-'-The Second, or Grand
sion of t h, Expedition, consisting of the Portsmouth
fleet, and the greatest• part of the transports here,
conveying about 25,000 troops, sailed hence this
morning, ?t day-light, under the command of Ad-
miral ()TWAY, with a fine breeze from the West-
ward, :which will carry them the length of Flush-
ing in the course of the evening. There ,are now
only the cavalry transports here, and part of. the
store-ships, in the whole about 180 sail.

Jost at the moment the Expedition was 'passing
th,North Sand Head into the North Sea, the bornel
warCi-boUnd Jamaica, Lisbon, and. Mediterranean
fleets were in sight, coming round the South Fore'
land. This'was a most-gratifyingspeCtacle, on Rae.
one hand to behold part of the vast resources of Bli°'
fain pouring into the country, and on the other, tide
see a portion thereof wafting to foreign parts, to the
aid and assistance of the oppressed and insulted
PoWers of Europe. .It was a sight that aroused' at
once the pride and generosity of every one surveying
it. • •

JULY 30.—This morning, on the tide makings
the Third, or last Division of the Expedition, con'
sisting of. the horse-ships, store-ships, and flotilla of
Deal boats and loggers, sailed hence for the Dotal
coast, with a'very fine breeze. ' • •

Several ships are solely loaded with large batilki
of timber, bridges, chevaux-de-frieze, piles, pall'
'sadoes, &c. and all kind of tools for entrenchments,
mining, &c.,and of ordnance stores of every descrir
'tion an inconceivable quantity is sent. If ever 30
,Expeditton deserved success, this, from its magni-
tude and complete preparation, most surely does-
The embargo on outward.:bound vessels was re'
moved yesterday.

'JULY 30.—Sailed the Auckland and
P7ince of 4/ides Packets for Heligoland ; Diana and
.13,:iliffoy pickets for Got tenburgh.

this day the atuckstcult sloop of war, with
a convoy, for the Elbe.

The Expedition from this. port sailed yesterday,
with a' stiff breeze from the north-west, under con-
voy of the, Cruni/ta'sloop of war. .

FALMOUTH, JULY 28.—Arrived the Carteret
packet; with Mails from Halifax, in 27 days.

. SHEERNESS, JULY 2g.—Sailed the Gale), fitted
for the purpose of throwing Mr. -CONGREVE'S
rockets, to join the Expedition.
Came down the River Thames, and anchored at•
the Grek Wore, his Majesty's Ship Ajax, Captain
OrwAy. .

3 he Terpsichore and Cretan are paid off.

DOVER, JULY 29.—Passed by the homeard-
bound Jamaica fleet, consisting of 100 sail, also the
following ships, viz.— .

Ganges, Earle, from Philadelphia; Mary, Stafibrd, Gre-
nada; Belle Savage, (ones; Fame, Llocum, Norfolk, Vir-
ginia ; Ko,ina, Piercy, Cape of Good Hope; Fortune, Dun..
can, Cadiz ; Canada, Sterling, Surinam. -

PORTSIIIOI77'H, JuLi 29.—Passed by last night,
the home4drirci-bdund West Iridia, and the Mediter-

ranean fleets.

Came in last night the ship Marina, of -London,
JAMES SHEPHERD, Master; transport, from
Oporto, with French Prisoners, with the loss of sails,
&c.

Arrived, this day the brig Juno, running ship,
•
oam. CoLoptaNz, from Faro, with merchandize,
for Hull, 2i days passage; likewise the Surveillance
frigate, from Lisbon, last from Cork, she spoke the
i)ruid, of 36 guns, having La Jenny French cor-
vettein conapan, bound from France, with a valu-
able cargo, captured off Cape Finisterre.
The brig Three Brothers, KAY, Master, from
IVlalta, arrived at the Mother Bank ; she sailed from
thence on the 22d May, under convoy of his Ma-
Jesty's ship Glatton, with about 45 sail of merchant-
ships for England; left at Malta, his Majesty's ships
Xedwing,. Vologe, and Spider; on the 14th June,
vent through the Gut of Gibraltar, but did not an-
chor.

The Eideren frigate is appointed to convoy the
trade from this port to the Mediterranean, as high
as-Malta ; and the Jasper sloop of war is to take the
trade to Oporto and Lisbon; and both to sail with
the first fair wii►d, after waiti►►g 24 hours for the
ships from the Down:3.

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•
DISTRIIWTION OF PRIZE-MONEY. •
To his Majesty's ship Narcissus,. for the capture of _La
trouise, French schooner, on boars the former on the 3d* of
Aext n.onth, and every Mood4y .and Thursday atter, for
three months, at Hunt's Office, Stonenouse, Plymouth.
To his Majesty's ship Echo, for the capture of a parcel of
Spanish grass, rope, and bark, and two Spanish schooners
Santa. Rosa, and littestra Senora del Reyla, on the Ist of Au-
tun, at No. 3, Philpot-lane, and every Tuesday and Friday
alter, at the same place.
To the Arethusa, Anson. Latona and Fisgard, for the
Pture of the islandof Curacoa, on tihe ist August, at No:
l'hilpot-lane, arid every Tuesday and Fria), after, at the
aatne place.

-The Niobe, Captain LORING ; and the Mermaid,
.Captain HENNIKER, arrived 'at , Portsmouth on Fri-
day morning, with 100 sail. of Transports from Lis-
-Ml. On the 28th ult. the 2d battalion of the gth
rejitnent, (after having been with Sir ARTHUR
WELLESLEY, in both his. campaigni, at.. Virneira
2".9p0rt0,)" in consequence of their extextreme..,
Zuced numbers, embarked for Gibraltar.. At that
Irerb3d., the 40th (Ist battalion,) 48th and 6i st (gd
battalions) were proceeding by the Tagus, to join
Sir ARTHUR. On the 28th of June, Major-Gebe-
l: r 1; CRAWFORD arrived from England, with the light
;lade, consisting of the Ist battalions of the 43d,
-2, and Both, or rifle corps. They are all fine re-
gments, and in admirable order. The Major-Ge-
teral made such judicious arrangements,' that the
;‘,Ole were equipped for the field in two days, and
kIP the Tagus, in boats, without landing at
n• The only • British troops that remained ib
anentuo, were, the 3d battalion of the 27th regi-
,li,• There were'about 400 troops in the hos-
under Mr. Inspector THOMSON'. Colonel PEA-
k ()K, of the Guards, Was-appointed Commandant.
detachment of five Officers and 150 men, of the
!dbattalion.of the gth regiment, are arrived in, the
rtansports Spithead, to join the ist battalion of
'that. regiment.
The wife of a private in the 7th Light Dragoons,
rho Wai taken prisoner by the French the day be-
fore (be battle of Benevente, between the English
Fretich cavalry, very unexpe&edly joined the.
toLgnffliliellt at Guildford on Thursday morning, after a
is rha:r. Perilous journey. The account she gives
till jcprtpie remained with the French army in Spain
France. sat' rotten they gave her .a pass. to go into
wtrahviceblledp 0 set off. by the way of Bayonne, and
latcherml France on foot to Calais, from
canatto Ant werp;:anti,
she Was taken in the barge by the
sltE left ow Sat tin thence to Flushing, which
nrY morning, the 22d instant', and•
landed at Aldborough the next day. She is a very
tptelligent woman, and says that the whole coast of
France she has passed through is in great alarm at
our .e she
and that there are no troops left.
The kelp shores in Orkney have this season been
uncommonly produetive. The product is estimated at
30,0001. The price per•ton is estimated at 181. It is
a singular lad; which sufficiently demonstrates the
value of the attention there paid, to what on many
Partsof the coasts of this insulated Kingdom, is but
little regarded, that the wreck or sea-weed, on the
the shores of one Gentleman's estate, when made
In'o kelp, will fetch not less than two thousand
Pounds, while the rent of the property otherwise
l'ies nut amount to OHO illopsancl.