The Sun.
London, England, 1807-09-15 00:00:00

NAVAL NEW.

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PonTstaotrrir; SEPT. 14.--Arrived this day the
Nort,iumberland, ROBINSON, from Riga; 'Three Sit,'
ters, HART, Hazard, HOPKIRK, Durant, TITO H.
BOU nN, Lady Bruce, PEARSON, and Pocijic., NIitLER,

from Sunderland ; Proffidence,,W ARpria,. from LOP-

don; and Industry, HARGRAVEi from Wisbeach,
Sailed the Spariiate, Capt, Sir F..LAVoarre Bart.
on a cruize otf.'llochefort. .:
Admiral DRURY this day returned from London;
and again hoiited his Flag on board the Miniknotiilt,
which is expeded to sail to-Morrow, if the wind be'
fair, with the East India Convoy: '

BRIXIIAM .Q.LTAY, S4Pg. 10.--rSaited, from Torbay;
His Majesty's Ship Royalist, with four Transports,,
Laying on board part of the German Legion under,,
Convoy fOr.,lreland ; also the liabrcast Gun-brig.
on a cruize.

DEAL, SEPT. 14.--Arrived the Royalist, Sparrow,
and Snake Sloops, from a cruize; the. Snake has
carried away her bowsprit: • * I
Arrived the Satellite SloOp from off (Ntend.
Sailed the Blazer Gun-brik on a cruize ; the
Hearty Gun-brig, with the Samuel arid Jaite, hog-
las and' .Eliza Trhosports, and several Yessels under
sonvoy for Portsmouth.

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM AN. OPTICEIR, ON
BOARD HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP ARGO, OF 44 GUNS,

CAPTAIN DIUBY, DATED AUG. 2, OFF CADIZ.

„ . .
a WenoW endeavouring to join Lord toi,
LiardWoon, with dispatches. We: Sailed ten, days
since froqi .where we were sinfotined bya
our Consul; that i great number of, Spanish :and
French troops at Teneriffe are tit-id in eonsiiint
;Buenos Ayres, and are in
in daily expeaation a. ._Fleet of...Metr of War-and.
Transports from itochefortl tc convey, and protea
them to. that Set tfikneOt..”

„
By the Ships Maxwell;acid theklaft;
KEYStilt, artivediitt LiVerp99l, the lollowiALeger.
has been reieiVeci, .dateu Ba'rbauues, t
,lie 2d &Su-
gu4t:—The Fretteh Privateers General
,4'rneuf and
Jeune Richard, of 14 gll/6 each.• are
cruising to- windward, The former captufed. a
Brig 01 200 tons, deeply lacieti, black sides; no
bead, and a dull sailer, on •the• i6-d• ult. I(Jt► miles
to windward; and was seen steering-for Guadaioi
loupe;
.the latter Optured, on the,2oth ult., a_,Ship
Letter of 41aryie, from Glasgo*, and pent'her for,
Guadalciupc. The Swinger and'Doniihicis Brigs
War, arrived here on the loth ult. from Surinain;'
with 11 Sail of Vest:l4, which had tilissed the June
convoy... The itriOlon Packet, from Falmouth, ar-
rived hereon, the Sad ult. 'The Brig Clarence, Cap-
GitglV2, from•benterara, bound -tO Liverpool,
wassspoken with !On the 27th Ult. to windward of
grenada, with a view of joining the hOmeward,
•

bound trade, which had sailed Eifew days . b e ore.

The Ship Bellriola and Brig Orion, from Suiinain, lost
His Majesty's Ship CtbertsS and Conirciy; and were
seen to windward of Barbadoes rin the,3uth of July:
His Majesty's Ship Cerberut sailed from Surinam,
with the trade, on the 20th ult. His Majesty's Brig
Demerara Sailed frotri Berbice with the trade, and
anchored off Demerara River, dwalting the arriVal of
the C'erberus, which missed Denierara, and proceed—
ed with tho Surinam trade. only: Thirteen Sailof
the riemerara trade; and several of the Berbice,.
were at anchor, on the 27th" of July; under pro-
tection of His Majesty's lirig.:,Deqneraryi, which
.could not eendtiet them to the iiiade of rendezvous
consequehtl' must remath till orders, are received
from Admiral COCHRANE' noti, at TOrtola.
PouTuouas4 NAVY.-41ts.the tirrte may -licit be fat*

distant when 'Portugal will :be compelled to employ
ber Navy against,T, unless ,totne precautionary mea-:
cures be taken to prevent' it, the following list of it
may not, peihapo, be unacceptable: Several of them,
in their present state, are unfit for Service.:
13 ships of the Line, of
2.4 Frigates, '74 and go gun.
36'and 44 ditto.
B ,rigi, • l4 111141 Z
SCIIMieFS) •L`•• 12 and i 6 ditto:
. .

Total 39
some of these Vesseii are very handsonie, and equal
to any in,the British Navy, according to-the opinion'
of Lord ST. VINCRNT,WIIO inspedqd several of them
when at Lisbon. The timber is all got from the Bra-
zils, and is more like iron than wood ; bat notwith-
standing the excellence 4t their Ships, the POrtugueSe
sailors who man their) are but inditferent, whilst. the
Portugneia who are in the British Navy tire esteem-
ed to be good - •

As ppople are much interested iti .the fate of the
Blenheyn,
,we extract the following article. frorri
Tke Edinburgh Evening Courant, ono of the most
respeaable channels of public intelligence :
It is mentioned in our Private Correspondence,
that some hopes were still entertained that the littn-
heinz might yet be safe. A circumstance. ,bas, come
to our knowledge within these few days winch
strengthens these hopes: A Gentleman in Dunbar
received lately a letter from his' brother, Butecitt.
the Perse'yeransee East Indiaman, dated frorn-;rtmeea,
of Wales's Island, t 5306.. lie could
learn by what comics-dice thiS 'letter came to Eng
be. -I:_
land, only that it wassaid to bent on board ilaf'
Blenheim, then at -,that
,The letter., after.
stating the badnesi of the markets at. Prince
,of,
Wales's Island; .sayi.:-..i"-All.eali-Admiril` Sit' T ito-
HAS Taouapeoa has distressed- us,veryinticlv.by
taking 40 of our best m9n, sl4cis:wei,arked
My Assist Ant volunteered his services, which were,
accepted by the AdmitalP4;tireAO,- ,riAre
sail to-morrow under convoy.ef the;Ctirblinefrigate;
and in company with the ,ifibiee Judian)an 3 the.
Blenheim sails also to.:norrow with the Admiral for.
the Cape, and it is through that' channel` you will
receive this letter." • , • , ,

Whether the Blenhelm brought ,the Letterunr,
• •
part of the way, or whether there was any,o/beR,
Vessel at the Island• bound for Europe, Cannot he
ascertained. The Letter, hoi.vevee, 'must have bee 4,
long detained on •its passage, as it mentions:flak
-would likely be received place ofwhieh.,
it only arrived about a month ago.