The Sun.
London, England, 1807-02-28 00:00:00

NAVA ,L NEW S.

C1.1_7 TH, FEB. 7.5.-.---Arrived this day the Corn-
de et, ANT.nOtiv., with Mails.from Gibraltar,
nilta,- and ilessina,-13 days.passage from Gibraltar;
sailed from thence in company with His Majesty's
Ship Halcyon, of 18 guns, Capt. PrARcE; having
under her convoy about 100 sail for England." The
Squadron Off Cadiz were all well,, and in hourly ek -
pedation. of the Spanish Fleet coming out. A Mes-
senger came with Dispatches froM Sicily, end Went
off for London immediately on his arrival. His Ma-
Jests• y' Ships Pomp, Intrepid,' Swiftsure, with the.
Kingfisher .and Bittern Slobps of War, were lying.,
at Palermo; ,and.at Malta, His Majesty's Ships.,Se.-.
rapis, Aurora, Ambuscade, Amphion, and Spider.
The-Princess Augusta Packet left G bra hat; I for,
Malta, -with Mails on the 3d of February. ,

Also arrived here the Pickle- Schoonqr from a
Cruize ; and the Betsey hired Cutter from Plymouth.
Sailed the: Eliza, HUGHES, for London, 'With fruit
from St. Michael's.

The Brisk Sloop' of War, with a few Transports
under convoy for Cork, and Which sailed a few days
since, put back this day by contrary wind.,

PLYMOUTH, FEB. Hover and
Scorpion Sloops of War on a cruize to the West-
ward.

Arrived the Ranger Revenue Cutter from the Ri-
ver : she was &heti out of the Downs in thee-late
severe gale,-with the loss of an anchor and cable.

PORTSMOUTH, FEB..27.—Arrived the Speedy Sloop
of War from a cruize.

The West India Convoy are postponed from, sail-
ing for five`or six days, on account of a;great part
of the Fleet having not yet been able to proVide
themselves with anchors and cables, several ofwbiely,.
from the unprecedented deinand, have been.obliged
to get supplied from London-. The Dock-yard rope.
makers, after leaving the Yard, have been employed
at all the private rope-;walks; so that not a moment•
is lost, either day Or night, to get the Fleet ready to
sail.

The Brig, sttstrurd, of Sunderland, from thence to
this Port, with -coals, sprung.: a leak •on the igth
instant, had all her boats washed away by the.lee,
and having the water above the middle deck, the
Master and one rrian were saved by His Majesty's
Ship Defence, which was at the time so near to the
lee-shore that they could 'render no farther assistance
to the CreW ; a Sloop shortly after bore down to
the assistance...of the Brig, but cannot -tell"Whetlfer-
she saved the sreinainder of the Crew. • •

, HARWICH, FEB. 27.—The Escort Gun-brig ar- ,
rived yesterday, and the Constant sailed on a Cruize.
Early this morning the Earl of Leicester Packet,
Capt. TnomrsON, arrived with a Mail from Gotien-
burgli.,
The'outward-bound Packets, with the Mails on
board of the .24th, are detained' by a strong North-
east wind.

RernaiD the. Bonetta Sloop of War, with the Ag-
gressor and Escort Gun-brigs, and Badger Excise
Cutter:

DEAL, IyEn. 27.--Arrived, the Elelra .Sloop of
War from Leiih
Came down from. the River the .Russian Ship
13e4sey, WH'EATLY„ for America Little :James,
for Malta ;. Stork, DONALD, for Demerara ;
.Grenvilte' Bay, MANN, for Grenada ; and several
other outward-bound Ships.
Sailed through, the Downs the Rackers, SoPER,
fOr' St. DOrningo...
The Deziastatlon Bomb has a. Signal flying, and is
preparing to sail 'With the ioutward-bound Vessels
for Portsmonth; •

Poot.E, FEB. 27.,--A Convoy for Lisbon passed by
yesterday, which tvas joined by the Vessels bound
thither from thi4 Port.

The Harlequin Armed Ship, is put in ;ere;
having Ina with cnnsiderahle damage in the late
gales,

. SHEERNESS, FEB. 27.—Sailed His Majesty's Ship
Princess Royal, Capt. REYNOLIS, for Chatham, to'
be paid off and laid up.
Arrived .the Danniliss Praam from the Downs,
having sustained some damage in the late gale.

Letters .from our Fleet in the Dardanelles, state'
the following partieulars of the' state of affairs in
December, in Turkey :-The Canopus, 84, Rear
Admiral touts, the Encly.mion, .44; and another
Frigate, are stationed direalropposite the Grand
Signior's Seraglio or, Palace. The Thunderer, 74,
and Standard, 64, -and two Frigates, are anchored to
command the,pas'sage of the Dardanelles.

A few days before these letters came awak, a
Russian Frigate, from the Mediterranean, ,passed the
Dardanelles, without molestation from the Turkish'
batteries. But SEBASTIANI, the French intriguing
Ambassador from France to the Ottoman Porte,
made.a violent remonstranceat this Frigate passing
the Dardanelles, but could, get no redress; as Our.
Envoy, Mr.:Annunisor, gave in a representation
of the business, and placed it in a proper point of
view, to the satisfaCion of the Turkish 'Government.
There are 20 Saul Lille' and Riptes. in
the Arsenal, but not above five of them half mnned.,
Our Ships arc all. in high order and• diScipline, The
Turks treat our people with the greatest Civility and'
attention. Betresbnient3 of all kinds are sent on'
board our Men of 'War. Our gallant .Admiral and
his, Officers, and the :Captains and Officers •of the
other British Men of War, frequently dine on shore
sliith AIMIJMINOT,