The Sun.
London, England, 1813-12-27 00:00:00

A GALLANT ACTION.

fly. a letter ir Tenerilfts we. have an account
of the arrival there, on the Cth of November, of his
Majeqty's packets Montague and Pelham, after a
desperate action with an American schooner pri-
vateer, of S nines, and one long gun on the how,
with upwards of 100 men, on the 2d November,
oft Madeira, which ish.red they had left the pre-
ceding evening. The act ion commenced by the
schooner running the Montague on board.' This
attempt was most gallantly and successfully
sisted,but unfortunately with the loss of her brave
Commander, Captain NORM'AI*, the Surgeon, and
seVeral of the crew. The conflict was of so warm
a nature, that in 10 minutes from. its Commence-.
meat the Montague was completely disabled ; it
was then continued -by the Pelham (which vessel
had, from the situation of theMontaue, been pre-'
vented firing into American) .for. 40 minutes,
within pistol shot, when the fire' of the privateer'
totally ceased, and she made off: this, though
much.crippled, her great superiority of sailing en-
abled her to do, notwithstanding every effort of
the Pelhaiit fur two hours, to come up with her.--7-
The Montague had, in lddition to, her Commander
and Surgeon, fonr men killed, 'and the 14Master and
nine men wounded, the fOrtner severely. The
Pelham, though much cut up in her masts, sails,'
and rigging, sustained no other loss than her
Commander, Captain PERING, severely, and one
man slightly wounded. The privateer is the
Globe, of llaltimore.—A letter from the Grand
Canary Wand:, mentions her arrival in a most dis-
tressed state, with the loss of 33 killed and 19
Nvounded, besides six who were taken prisoners on
boarding the Montague.

PLYMOUTH, DEC. `6.—Arrived yesterday the
Sir WiKam enfley, from Quebec ; left there on
the 23d November, in company of the George, of
Lonatin, Capt. Howl-, lumbei',l6aded." On the
2d Dec. in a gale of wind; in lat. 45. long. 54, the
George lost her rudder, and sprung a !eak, and
vas abandoned by the crew, who were taken on
board the Sir Milian! Bewley. On the 14th inst.
,fell in with an American corvette'privateer (in lat.•
48, long. 35), pierced for twenty guns, and en•-
gagicl her twenty 'minutes, When She sheered
off. On the hith f?ll in with a 'ship, suppOsed
to be the Dorset, from Quebec.. On the 22d; 'in
lat. 49. 20. lon. 8. fell in with an ,American pri
vateer schooner, pierced for twenty, guns, mount-
ing eighteen, after one hour and live minutes close
action beat her off. It is singular,Ethat in neither of
the actions the Sir 11741i00t Bensiey' had any'of her
. ,
crew (coosisting of the.Geurge'i •i+etv in addition
to her own) killed or wounded, although there
are,several of the men with shots through their
hats, trowsers, &c.

Down, Dec, 26.—Two seamen who have been
emilined in France since Feb. ISOG, (nearly eight
years) arrived her,: yesterday, having made their
'escape. They were imprisoned at the Citadel. of
licsangon, but the*French dreading an attack from
the SWis3„ they were, to, the number of 14,000,
marched away, and every, eNertion used to fcrtify
the place ; upon arriving at Amiens, these two
.cOnfrived to effect their escape to Dieppe, and
stealing.a boat from thence, .got safe out of the'
harbmir and were'picked up by the Lark sloop, off
this port, %%lids( passing through Lyons
,they
saw sonic Spanish and' Paglish prisoners' (late of
his Majesty's 74th Highland Regiment) Who in
formed thent,the inhabitants of that city hail heard
of Lord WELL,ustr,;Tai's'sitccesscs in the South of
Prance:

WEY MOUTH , DEC. 25---The 46614 Two Daithers,
of• Guernsey, Will 'captured on the 'jt.ld. of last
month, .by the French schooner, privateer- La,
Junon. On the 2f.ith ' she also captured the brig
Frote, RE T , from NVhitehaven. On the ;ith
of this month she captured the. Liborty, C,iptain
STOREY, from. Cadii; and on the following day
a' Russian schooner, loaded with an assorted
cargo ?; which sohooner was given up to the Eng-
lish prisoners,,and they arrived safe on the Bth of
this month at Castiehaven, in Ireland. '
DEAL, I.V,a. tht Eiphiostone, Nep-
tune, 'and Scaleby -Castle, for the &tit. Indies ;
also sailed several other ships. The Pigmy ichoinier
has • signal for Portsmouth, and 'will sail Jo.
morrow:

PonTsmouTrt, Drm.26 ---Arrived his Majesty's
ship Strombalot from the 'Alediterrunean, and is
under tpiarantine.-BWileil the Venerable man of
war, Renr-Admiral Du ntiA4l, for the Leewarll
L•tairil :.t:+ ;ion Zephyr stoop of war, with the-
Hawke, Elizabeth, .!::oeptre, Stzragassa, Re-
becca, and Eiizatvih tian,port:,, for Jeruey,

Po the 22d Sept. the Ocean sailefi for Mahon,
ran ohore in going into the harborirs :tml received
some consider,.hle datn;Age... On the .257014, the
Haughty aerie d . from Trieit, !o join sir En-
WARD PELLEW also_ithelphigenia, from off liar.
ee lona, wiTh the Capt.lin, Officers,'. nod Crew of
lti M.ije:Ay's.late hrig Gmhotek, which Wits
neur Barcelona On the evgning:.pf the 21st Sept.
when attempting to capture nu". enemy's vessel.
All the crew were saveil. Captain NAPti:iti' his
officers and crcw, have been acquitted of all blame
by a court-martial. 0u the 4th inst. at daylight,

the tilzeti Wz>. Caledonia, ilitnynaa, Suit fosq;
Moe, Prince of Wales, Union, RaVlGur, Pompeei
and•Sciition, weighed from the
Mouth of the Made tail from the Bay;
in line-of-battle along shore, towards Tot:to:14
and.when abreast of -Alarseillei; every thin:sitit,..ti
17 guns, with the Russian, Austrian, pan 'di
ensigns over French,—one 'at each
The Reeenife, iterwiele, at;d aro rs,ho
'Mahon te'be.caqlked, and fitted for the firs:Win..
ter cruise off Toulon, or Cape.
French frigate escaped cut otadulon op t. 1.4,
steering to the eastward, and was seen by the in-
shae squadron, Out. the Il th inst. a( eleven din .
the fleet, in company with the in-shore squadron,
as: above, with the ROyal Georke 41',1,4da,
ing the first favourable opportunity since tic, fleet
left the Rhotte, ran down between CaPes' Cieief
and Cepet, in three columns, tour slips each, red
by the Caledonia, on the weather-how of the.first
column, and when in such a position that part of
the enemy's fleet could see us over Si: George's
Gap, every ship with Russian, Austrian, and Spa
wish' colours over the French (One at each mast-
head), fired eight Llank broadsides from the side
nearest the shore. The fleet then hauled on a
wind off khore, under easy sail,, and the in-shire
squadron, Repulse, seipion, and Armada, recon-
noitred the harbour and outer roads of Toidtm.
An accident took place by. the es:plosion of one of
tlee Caledonia's lower-decik guns; which icillrtftwo
men, Who were loading the gun; and front the ex,
plosion of some powder on her middle-deck, three
men were wounded.

The fion4ery, 74, Capt. GEpEOE • PARKER,
lieved the Invincible; to the eastward of Barcelona;
but she 'would proceed to England on the return
of the Fame, 74, Capt. BATtwitsr, from Mahon,
where she was refitting,
The. E.'tfin/ion, Capt. 1-!.:1):1111ND LiEYWOOD, front
Quebec, which arrived on Tuesday lust, brought
the dispatches
,from'Sir G.-PnEvosT, which ap-
peared in Tuesday 'night's Gazette. 'Sir JAMES
YEO, we, arc extremely sorry to learn, was very
much indisposed when the Etiudion sailed. He
resigned the command, 'temporarily, of the flo-
tilla on Lithe Ontario. The two Royal Marine
Battaliims, and crews of the ~,..Eotas and Indian,
had augmented the force upon the Lakes. These
vessels hail been dis Mantled at Quebec: The Wan-
derer, capt. Nawcornan,.landed Generals Daum-
MOND' and RVALGS, at 'Quebec. She left it on
the Bth ult.

The Paris Papers mention that font
vessels, filled with oxen, sheep, &c. for the supply
of army under Lord WELLINGTON, were
wrecked, on the 4th inst. on the coast of Arcaflion,
between Teste and Miinizan. The greater part of
th'e cattle perished in the sea ; 'Mt such as re-.
mained alive were sent to Bayonne, for the -use of
the French army. It ii .added, that, according to
the reports of fishermen, ten other vessels of:the
same convoy had, up to the 10th iri4. been cwt
away upon the coast between Mimizan
Bayonne, making a total of 14 vessels,Wrecked.
The above, vessels; for Med part of the convoy
whichesailed some time since from Cork, under
protection of the Castilian and , Tartarus (ships of
war, Captains Bummr.a. and PAsook; They Were
laden: with provision's, hOrses, reinforcemewts,
&e. for the army under Lord , 011
the voyage they suet with a dreadful' g:de, which
separute.l them, and it would appear, has b,:en
fatal to the greater part.,

IILJL AND CRY

(Ft out the th man.]

•
Whereas 'one Jerome (particularly described
below),, latelneichant?S clerk; wilt) resided seve.,
ral•Vears at Cassel as manager of the business of
his elder brother, has been guilty pf various
clinics and, misdemeanours, since be has not only
been aiding and abetting in all tre.isonable prac.
tiers against the sacred per Son of our b;!loved
Elector and otherreigning Sovereigns., committed
Many robberies and„murders, coined and uttered
colmteifeit money, .embezzLed and siman;lered
very huge sums, contracted numberless debts, aa,l
shainefUlly defrauded most of the inhabitants of
this and, other place's, and lIRM h 1 other respects
given great scandal by his debauched and e:cious
course of lite, privately
ti.;sconded from this city
after the bankruptcy of his said elder brother at
Leipzig, and before hisperson could be'secured ;
iind whereas it •is of, importance to:the public
tiutt'iltis highly dangerous character, who
is now probably tiving.about as a vagabond leont,
place to place, Should not remain at large, them
magistrates of all the towns, and all good cititens`
sn' general, are hereby solicited and 'required to
keep a vigilant Thok-out for the same ; and, in
oast of his discovery, to apprehend biln Where.;
soccer he may be found, .and. to send hint hither
under a snilicient guard. To thqiie who shall dis-
cover, or be instrumental in the discovery: of the
said Jerome.), so that he 1113 y be made :In exampt,e
of, and brought to condign punishment,.is he re!../V
prOrlllso a reward. of the sum of 10,000 ceuti.ite,.
by us, , • •

" THE CITIZENS OF CASSIA—
" Done sit Cassel, Oct.

nitse.:RirTtox or THE CULPRIT.

" Jeyortu4.aged '2O years, of lover statute, an
.awli ward figure, diseased and debilitated by (A-
cesscs, sallow -cOmple'xion,, blear 'and 116110
eyed, down-east loot;, middle-sized. nose , /old
pointed prominent chin, and particularly teitillrk•
• able for the harshness of his v;: ire adindistinct,
ness,of hi speech.. , At. the tinie of his abscondlos.;
he wore: a white coat with blue collar and cuffs,
and epaulette.; of false gold, /4 'short W
white akt-
coat, and buck,l;in breeches; large old cod', e;t
hat, and newly-galoshed 1)901S. With. Oierrr..y(ll-
- , •

CoRN-EXt27/,‘NO::, had'. a g9od supply of
Whit this I:writing trim Kent and tAinch hti4k
at an adram•it its •2s. sinee this daylvea, ttlia r•Oher
tcarce, and mar he coAsnlered dearer than cm Mhn,hty
List. mot, tt.,;,* dal'. Of
.(,,,lats there iVrtNL but rather 4 Alort
tnipply, and thk itttiele was abbut IS. dearer thah utl Fri,Jat,
beat. 3tteititt~ and Cr:! lea.;4 v.-Attain the same. :het: TiLiz
Beans ttere 2s. cheaper. Fluor reMains the same as iaAt
weak.

SMITFIFInD MARKET, Dec. t7.--Tbis dro'i :Valet h;td
a inidditog supply of pr;ms fiew:ts, UN the rko cr (4ttle ist
Reaerd WAS pretty (+,ond; llek't and Motto„ cheop,,,/
Veal uttA Pork told id Lot prices; and the, t: for the
prt, was g4ittlewlott brilk. •This sides it4the I 1 u y-1:14) :ivt.:•:e
rather consider:Oil,: 114 y It lit 111, if/ price ; ,
dropped iu price ; Sit4W 01441—ted lilt prier.