The Sun.
London, England, 1809-11-01 00:00:00

.NAVAL NEWS.

Pre.m the LONDON GAZETTE, Oct. p, igc9.

Admiralty-Office, oa. 3 I, -1809.
Copy of a Letter trom Captain Maitland, of his Majesty's
Ship the Emerald, addressed to Yice.Admiral Whirshed,
Commander in Chief on the Cost of Ireland, and trans.
mated by the latter to john Wilson Croker, Esq.
*lis Majesty's Ship Emerald, at Sea,
Ottober 8, 1809.

SIR,

•
I have the honour to acquaint you, that his Ma-
jesty's ship under my command captured this morn-
ing the Incomparable coppered brig privateer, of St.
Maloes, carrying eight six-pounders, and sixty men ;
she had been out four days, without having taken
any thing, but was running down to board an Eng-
lish brig when discovered.
I have the honour to be, &c.
F. L. MAITLAND, Capt.

PORTSMOUTH, Ocr. 31.—The Persian gun-brig,
of 18 guns, Capt. S. M. COLUUETT, takes convoy
to Guernsey and Jersey.

His Alajesty's ship Pearlen, of 38 guns, Captain
TkioAlesoN, takes convoy to the West Indies.
Caine in this day a few merchantmen and out-
ward-bound ships from the eastward.
The Mediterranean, Lisbon, and Oporto ships
are expedrd to sail to-morrow or next day.

PLYMOUTH, OCT. 30.—Arrived the French brig
Le liedeur, pierced for 1 guns, but had only 16
mounted, and manned with 120 men, from. Bay-
onne, bound on a cruize, wi►h four months provi-
sions on board ; sailed on the 23d inst. and was cap-
tured on the 25th following by his Majesty's ship
Seine, of 36 guns, Capt. ATKINS ; she is a very fine
vessel of her class, and is a very fast sailer, was in-
tended to have crutzed in the Channel, where, no
doubt, she would have considerably annoyed our
trade.

.Arrived the Industry, WILKINSON, from Quebec,
laden, witi! staves, bound to London, pot in here
leaky ; parted with the convoy from thence, off this
port yesterday, under convoy of his Majesty's ship
Blossom; also arrived the Nonpareil, BRUCE ; and
the Swift sloop, Wmcocm, from Oporto, laden
with fruit, bound to London ; the British schooner
Jane, of London, JOHN BArdor, Master, from
Alicant, and Gibraltar, laden with raisins,
bound to London, put in here in distress, the vessel
being in a leaky state, and lost her main boom in a
gale of wind; to
,the westward she fell in with a
pilot boat, from whom she received intelligence that
a fleet consisting of 50 sail, from Lisbon, was off
Scilly. A few.days since spoke his Majesty's ship
Ilesper, bound to the List Indies, a.l well ; also, ar-
rived his Maje.s..y's hired cutter Earl Spencer, Lieut.
WILLIAM BROTIINVELI, from Gibraltar and Catliz,
with dispatches from Lord COLLINGWOOD, which,
were immediately forwarded to town ; the Earl Spen-
cer b put under quarantine; she sailed from Cadiz
the -21st 0;..-tober, left there his Majesty's ships Atlas
and Donegal.

DEAL, OCT. 3 1 .—,:krrived his Majesty's ship
Ulysses, with a detachment of sick soldiers on board,
from Flushing.

Also arrived from the same place, the Speculator,
with a Messenger on board.

Came down from the River, his Majesty's ship.
Unicorn ; the Sal Hateck Hall, Captain VAUGHAN,
for Hayti ; and the Larkin, Capt. Coms, for Ma-
deira and Jamaica.

SHEERNESS, OCT. 3 1 .—Arrived his Majesty's gun-
brig Cracker, from the Downs, with prisoners.
Went out of harbour, and anchored at the Great
Nore, bis Majesty's ships Ngmphen and Freya.

SCILLY, OCT. 26.—Arrived, about thirty sail of
transports from Lisbon, with sielCand wounded sot-,
diers or; board, under the convoy of two gun-brigs.

BRlTtsti NAM—The following is the amount of
the British Naval Force up to this day :—At sea g 2
ships of the line, i i from 50 to 44 guns, ilk fri=•
gates, 141 sloops and yachts, 4 bombs and lire-.
ships, 149 brigs, 47 cutters, 77 schoipers, gun-
essels, loggers, &c. Total 082.—1 n Port and Fit-
ting, 27 of the line, 5 horn 50 to 44 guns, 53 fri-
gates, 35 sloops, &c. 3 bombs, &e: 27 brigs, 12.
cutters, i t schooners, &e. Total 173.—Guard-
ships, Hospital-ships, Prison-ships, &c. 38 Of the
line, ii from 50 to 44 guns, 14 frigates, sloops',
&c. 1 bomb, 2 brigs, 1 cutter. Total
dinary and Repairing, 59 of the line, i 2 froM 50 to
44 guns, 51 frigates, 29 sloops, &c. 5 bombS, &c.
13 brigs, t cutter, 9 schooners, &c. Total 179.—
Building, 44 of the line, 23 frigates, 3 sloops, 2
brigs. Total 72.—Grand Total i i 30.

THE LATE DUKE OF PORTLANDSO very much
did his Grace teel relieved on Monday afternoon af-
ter the operation for the stone was performed, that
the most sanguine hopes were entertained of his re-
covery. Dr. Reynolds and Mr. Cline left Burling-
ton-house about tour o'clock ; Mr. Home remained.
From the reports that had been male, the utmost joy
• was diffused ;. and the different branches of the fa...
mily drove abont in their carriages to inform their
friends of the supposed happy relief experienced by
his Grace from the incessant agony to which for the
last fortnight he had been a martyr. About half-
past four, ho4ever the fatal fit came on, and termi-
nated his existence in a very few minutes. This was
the third attack in the coot se of six days, his Grace
having had two other fits on the preceding Tuesday.
He died in the 72d year of his age.