The Sun.
London, England, 1814-10-11 00:00:00

PLYMOUTH, OcT.B.

On Sunday last arrived in the Glasgow frigate,
Hon. Captain Duncan, • from Portsmouth, Lord
and Lady Melville, with Mr. flay, his LOrdship's
private secretary, whO soon afterwards proceeded
to Saltratu, the elegant seat of Lord Boritigdon,
and remained, there until the following day, when
his Lordship and secretary, ,with *SP Joseph
Yorke, Sir George Warrender, two other •Lords
Commissioners' of the Admiralty, .Mr„-- Barrow,
one of the Secretaries t 9 the Admiralty, Sir Thos.
Thompson, Comptroller of the NaVy, Mr., John
Day T:;ompson, Mr. Seppings, Surveyor of tlte
Navy, and Mr. Nelson; Secretary to the Navy
Board, inspected the Breakwater, and the quarries
at Oreston, and Staddon Heights, with which
they seemed to he exceedingly gratified. In the
mean time the Admiralty flag was hoisted on board
the Impregnable, and saluted with nineteen gnus,
by all the ships in the Sound, which she returned
with a similar' number. On the Conclusion of
their examination, they partook of dinner at Ad-
miral Domett's, where a large party had been in-
vited to meet them.

On Tuesday, they mustered the various artifi-
cers in the Dock-Yard, and gave a dinner at the
Fountain Inn, to the principal Naval and Military
Officers in the port. Their inspection of the
Dock-Yard was renewed on Wednesday, after
which they inspected the South Down Brewery,
and dined With Admiral Martin, at Plymouth.=
On• Thursday morning, Lord Melville., to whom,
as we mentioned in a former Paper, the freedom
of Plymouth had been voted, breakfasted with
'Mr. For,rest, the • Mayor. • The entertainment
comprized a great variety of delicacies,. &c. and
was, in every respect, such as became the Chief
Magistrate of that ancient Borough, and .the oc-
casion. 'Thirty persons bud cards of invitation„,
among whom were Sir Joseph Yorke, Sir (~ic,irge
Warrender, Admiral Lord Exmouth, a;,tl
distinguished characters. Previous to bre:dtfast,
Sir William Elford, Bart. the Recorder, and the
-Members forming the Deputation from the Cor-
poratiori, were singly introduced to his Lordship
in another room. Sir William Elford, in pre-
senting the freedom in a silver box, after com-
plimenting his Lordship on having formed one of
the Administration, by whose manly fittnness, in
a critical hour, this and other countries had. been
rescued from danger, and restored to the blessings
of peace, spoke of the services done by his Lord-
ship's late father to the Navy ; and he congratu-
lated his Lordship on followingup the same mea-
sures. - Lord Melville, in reply„ expressed him-
sell to be most grateful-for Sir, William's honour-
*hie allusions to his father, and that
_he gloried•
in pursuing his steps. The next objects of atten-
tion were the Victualling Office and Marine Bar-
racks, whither the Gentlemen of the Navy Board
did not accompany their Lordships, as they haul
to hold a comunisSion. in the Dock-Yard. In the
evening there was another dinner at the Fountain
Inn. Yesterday their. Lordships and the other
'Gentlemen examined all the ships in ordinary ;
aro again dined at -Saltrairi. T.-day Lord Melville
will give an audience to the Officers of the Navy
and Royal Marines. The departive of our visi-
tors is notiexpected until Monday. Last evening
Sir Joseph Yorke and Mr. Barrow attended the
Royal Theatre rut Plymouth, to witness a play or-
dered by the Mayor.