The Sun.
London, England, 1814-12-22 00:00:00

NAVAL

' The Walsingbant packet', arrived at Falmouth
from Malta and 'Gibraltar, bad an action with an
American privateer, which lasted four hours, and
finally, succeeded in beating her off: The Wat-.
singliam haS brought a Mail from Malta and Gi-
braltar. The dates from , the former are to the
31st October; and from the latter to the 30th No-
vember. The material fact by this opportunity
is, that at Gibraltar the health of the garrison
is perfectly re-established, and clean bills are
granted.

PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 21.—AtriVed from the
Downs his Majesty's silips Phttnix, Menai, and
Swan 'cutter. Sailed- his Majesty's ships Calypso
and Daphne for Lisbon ; his Majesty's ship
Elope, with a fleet for Cork ; his Majesty's ship
Fervent, with about 15 sail, to join 'the Vest
India fleet at Falmouth ; his Majesty's ship
Archer, for North America ; anti the Monarch
transport, for Plymouth.--His Majesty's ship
Niobe) Commodore OWEN, got under weigh this
afternoon, but has brought-to, and will sail again
this evening, or at day-light to-morrow morning.
Wind Easterly:

FALMOUTH, DEC. 19.:—,The fleet for the last
24 hours have-rode with perfect safety, and quite
clear of each other.—.-Wind W.

RAMSGAGE, DEC. 2l.—The wind having come
round to the S.E. with fine weather, most of the
ships that put in here for shelter have proceeded
to tea, and the remai►►der will sail next tide,
DEAL, DEC. 20.—Came down from the River
the Northampton, TWEEN, for New South
Wales, and sailed, with the whole of the out..
ward-bound, for Port smouth .—Wind E. S. E.,

CORK, DEC. IG.—Sailed his Majesty's ship

Tuneus do a cruize.

BERMUDA FLEET.-His Majesty's ship Iplkea
nia,• Captain A. KING, and Lein:idas, Capt. W.
KING, with the greater part of this ill-fated con-
voy, are arrived, this being the fifth time of their
putting back. Apprehensions are entertained for
the safety of file remainder attic ships. Yester-
day arrived his Majesty's ship Pelican, Captain
HAMBER, and had scarcely anchored when she
was ordered to sea, as %veil as the Eurydice; in
pursuit of a privateer, said to be off the Old.licad.
of Kinsale.

S-ronNi.—Lasi night a tremendous hurricane,
which commenced about I i o'clock, continued
without intermission until late this morning. We
have not room for details. Many houses are
stripped and chininies blown down. One vessel
at Cove has been stranded, and a lighter, with
salt, upset in the river. The only Sufferers in life
or-limb, that we ha ye heard of, ter? some -8-61(1:Ers -
at the South Military Hospital, Who have becn
injured by the destruction of part of that building.
DEC. 17.—Only one ship (a £rig) arrived : it
is blowing a gale., and no boat can board her.
CORK, DRC. 17.--The Bermuda Fleet, with .its
convoy, H. M.S. Ipitigena and Leonidas, have
put back aain, for the fifth time, %rich the excep-
tion of the ;ssex, Albion, Brilliant, and two other
very fine ships.. The second day after sailing, an
American privateer fel? in with the Comet, Capt.
GILLtES and hailed her, asked several questions,
lint Captain GILLIES very spiritedly gave no other
reply but a broadside, on which she sheered off,
On Tuesday morning last, about 11 o'clock, when
close in with the harbour, the Fame, Capt-C. T.
Pearant, of London, descried a large schooner pri-
vateer with topsails bearing down and gaining fast
on her, when most fortimat ely H.M.S. Snake came
up Captain King, of the Iphigenia,lordered" the
Snake to givc'ehace to the privateer, who allow-
ed her to come within gun-shot, then shook out
!lei reels, and shot away to. Windward of the
Snake.

Lady CoCIAANE: anal ber daughter, who are
going out in the Iphigeuia, came ashore yes ter'
day morning rather indisposed.

Tlie tYilliam Nelson, HOGARTII, from Quebec
to Liverpool, was taken on the 12th inst. in lat.
50. 1. long. 12. by the Harpy privateer', of 14
guns and 150 men, given up to, the crew of the ,
following vessels, Well she had previously cap-
tured, and arrived at the Pile of Finicky on Friday
or 'Saturday last, viz.---The Garland, from
Vincent's to Newfoundland, sent to America ;
and Jane, BaowN, from Miramichi to the Clyde,
,burnt. _ .

fhe friends, Rtnnc, from Iton'en toNewhaytn, was driven'

on shore yesterday, near live, but expected to be got off.
The 'Montreal, Alexander, bound to Jamaica, and Bell,
Stara, bound to Beltast, were driven. on shore, near Port
Glasgow, during the ..ale on Friday.
The Lady Prevost, Sttaecy, of Glasgow, was taken on the
30th October, in lat. 39. 40. long. 28. 30. by the Yankee pri-
vateer, of 15 guns and 128 men, after a running figlit of two
hours, and sent for America.
Th;James, M'Neil, from Newfoundland to Oporto, is re-
taken by the Whiting schooner, and carried into Bermuda.

The LlonrAmeticati privateer, which has done
so much mischief to our shipping in the Chops of
the Channel, is taken -by the Granicus privateer,
and carried into Gibraltar.. ,
Yesterday a Quarterly General Court
.was lieud
at the East India House, when the dividend for
the last half year was declared to be s.lper cent-.
A Court of Directors was also held, -when Capt.
FRANCLI N was sworn into stile command of the
Northumberland, destined to Matlcira,, Madras,
and Bengal ; as was Captain 111"12AGoiRT, into the
Rose, for :Madras and Bengal.

The Recruiting Depot at isi-owbridgeis ordered
to Bristol.

A detachment of the 54th Regiment is ordered
to embark, to join its corps in Flanders.
A considerable number of arms are now pre.,
paring for the service of Hanover. •
The Ist and sth West India Regiments are or-
lered tosjoin the Army now ender the command
of Major-General Sir E. PARENIUI, itl Anteeica.