The Sun.
London, England, 1814-01-08 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

DEAL, JAN. 7.—His Royal Highness the Duke
of CLARF.NcE arrived here last night, and took up
his abode at the mansion of Admirall'or.EY;Com-
mander in Chief on this station. . This morning be
held sr Levee at the. Admiral's Office, and gave
audience to the Russian AdMiral and.a large as-
semblage of Naval Officers, and afterwards in-
spected the diffc:ent public works. At one
o'clock the Royal St.,ir3;l.lrd was hoisted on board
the Monmouth flag-ship,. under a salute from all
the ships of war in the Downs. At half-past two
hiS Royal Highness enibarked on board the Pae-
tolits frigate, Hon.- Captain AYLMER) where the
Royal Btaudard was. also hoisted, and another
Royal Salute fired, yards manned, and every other
possible demonstratton of respect shewn. His
Royal Highness soon after paid a visit to Admiral
Crtoxli, the Commander in Chief of hiS Imperial
Russtan Majesty's fleet employed in these seas.
He was received by the Admiral on board bis ship
with the utmost respect, and inspected the vessel,
of Cie discipline of which his Royal Highness ex-
pressed his high adMiration. After remaining
with the Russian Admiral,about an hour, the Duke
returned to the Pactolus, and will proce'ed the
moment the wind permits for the coaskof Hol-
land.—Lord YARMOUTH arrived here last night
from the Elbe, in the Brazen sloop of war. His
Lordship lands to-day. We do not hear that his
Lordship has brought any important news.

PORTSMOVTIL JAN. 7.—Arrived the Vrow
zabeth, with timber, from Memel; •his Majesty's
ships Hydra, Urgent, and Orestes, from the East-
ward. His Majesty's ship Orestes will protect
the transports for Cork.

PLYMIV TIT, JAN. 6.—Arrived the Dublin, 74,
from a cruise, Bermuda, brig of
.war, from do.
Resolute, with-a convoy from Portsmouth.
FALMOUTH , JAN. 5 .---Arrived the Rapid schooner
from the Downs.-Bailed the Queen Charlotte
packet for Passages ; Duke' of Montrose packet
for SuriLL.m.—Arrived the Peruvian 'man of war
brig from the Leeward 'lslands ; she left the
fleet from that place off Scilly yesterday.

HARWICH, JAN. 7.—The Lord NelsOn, Capt.
br.A arrived this morning from Gottenburgh.
Nothing known in that quarter later than the
Armistice being concluded between Denmark and
Sweden. A fishing-vessel has also come in, with
Mails, from Cuxhaven. Gltickstadt had been
-bombarded for some days, andswas in flames when
she came away ; but the Danish Governor had
expressed his netermination to hold out as long las
one stone remained on another. Arrived also his
4tjesty`s brig Aggressor, Lieut. WATSON, from
Williamstadt, will five or six transports, which
,remain with the Renard, Capt. St. CLAIR; Censor,
Lieut. Lucas ; the Cheerful cutter, and a gun-
brig.

CAPTAIN MANBY.
This Gentleman, with the most laudable spirit
of humanity, has completed his plan for the pre-
servation of those Mariners who are in danger of
losing their lives near shore, and has submitted
it to the public in the form of 'a lecture, which he
has illustrated with wooden 'cuts, ,shewing the
different instruments which be has devised for
this n‘eritorious purpose, and the whole process
'of his ing-enious system. The chief instrument is
an iron mortar and bed for projecting a 24-pound
shot, with an inch and half rope attached to it
the distance of 200 yards and upwards,, against the
toast powerful wind, weighing only cwt. and
which may be conveyed on a hand-barrow by two
persons with ease, This mortar will give an ade-
quate power to haul off a boat to a stranded yes-
Sel, a service of the utmost importance when
the crew are unable to assist themselves.
The Captain propbses also a smaller mottar„ the
powers of which may be increased by giving. ad-
ditioual weight to the shot, of a particular form,
which- is shewn in his Lecture. There are: other
expedients suggested in this very interesting work,
which we. conceive to be 'our duty to recommend
to the. notice of the public, as it re!ates to so very
important. an object -as the preservation of our
gallant naval defenders.