The Sun.
London, England, 1814-05-23 00:00:00

NA VAL_ NEWS.

DEAL, MAT 22.—:Arrived yesterday the. Earl
Moira East Indiaman, and sailed for the River;
soya put back to the Downs, and remains.
Arrived to-day his Majesty's ship Chatham, Rear-
Admiral SCOTT, from the Roompot.—Wind

PORTSMOUTH, MAY 22.—Sailed his Majesty's
ship Tigress to Bourdeaux, his Majesty's ship
Bermuda to the Eastward, and his Majesty's ship
Tyrian to the Westward. Arrived yesterday his
Majesty's ship San Domingo, Admiral Sir J. B.
WARREN, from Bermuda, in six.weeks. The San
Domingo left there Vice--Admiral "Sir A. Coca -
RAxE, with the Asia, Ramifies, Loire, auterel,
and -Loup Cervier. The other ships.of the fleet
were either cruising in small squadrons on the
American coast, or blockading the ports. Admiral
COCKBURN was in the Chesapeake ; the Tenedos
and Junon were in B:mton Bay, waiting for the
return of the Constitution .from her cruize among
the West India Islands, and the EsSex, from the
South Seas. The Orphelis, Capt. HUGH PIGOTT,
and the Shelburne sloop, had lately sailed from
Bermuda,
,under secret orders, with a large quan-
tity of arms and ammunition on board, which, it
was conjectured, Were for the purpose of arming
the natives in the Southern States. The Superb,
74, Hon. Captain PAGET, had also sailed with a
large quantity of intrenching tools and other mili-
tary stores, which, being intended for the service
in the ensuing campaign, were to be deposited on
an Island in the Chesapeake. It was understood
that the President had been dismantled, and that
Commodore ItoncEas and his crew were gone to
the Likes. Sir ALEXANDER COCAIRANE was to
sail for Halifax, in the ASia, 74, Captain WAIN-
WRIGHT, On the 7th Ult. The Hon. Captain H.
HoTinkm retains the post of Captain of the North
American fleet, until Captain CODRINGTON shall
arrive.—Captain W. B. MENDS, of the Loup
Cervier, was promoted to command the Terp-
sichore frigate (late French), captured by the
Majestic ; Captain Corm:, of the Boxer, to
command the Loup Cervier ; Caatain RAWLINS
(lately promoted from the Ardent) to command
the Boxer ; Lieutenant NEWTON, of the Or-
pheus, promoted to the rank of Commander, and
appointed to the Manly; Lieut. Sir Wm. BUR.
NABY, of the Junon, to the rank of Commander,
and to command the Goree: Since the St. Do-
mingo left Englund, 47 'ililidshipmen have been
promoted from that ship to the mink of Lieutenant.
His Majesty's ship Sceptre was to sail 13th April,
with convoy for England.—Arrived the Terpsi-
chore French frigate, captured some time ago by
his Majesty's ship Majestic. Also arrived his Ma-
jesty's ships Growler and Cracker frotis the East-
ward. Sailed the Hope ship of war, with pri-
soners for Cherburgh.—His Majesty's ship Cum-
berland gives instructions to the trade bound to
the Brazils, the Cape, the East Indies, and the
South Seas.—His Majesty's ship Forth is appoint-
ed-convoy to Quebec, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia,
and New Bruuswiek.—His Majesty's ship Peru-
vian takes convoy to the coast of Spain, to Por-
tugal, and the Mediterranean.77--We expect the
Newcastle frigate, Lord GEO.. STUART, will sail
(single ship) for North America in the morning.—
Wind N. E.

PLYMOUTH, MAY 21. Arrived the Cygnet
ship of war from a cruize.—Sailed his Majesty's
ship Dement to the Westward ; Fervent wits► pri-
soners for France ; and the Whiting schooner,
with dispatches, for Boardeaux.—Wind E.
FALMOUTH, MAY 20.—Arrived the Bramble, of
8 guns, from Plymouth ; his Majesty's ship Rapid,
of 18 gnus, frou► the Downs. Sailed his Ma-
jesty's ship Reindeer on a cruize ; and his Ma-
jesty's ship Goldfinch, with a small convoy, for
the- Bay of Biscay. The followi►►g packets are
gone into the Roads, viz. the Lady Arabella, for
Bourdeaux : Speedy, for Lisbon ; and the Queen
Charlotte, for Snrinau►.--Wind B. S. E.
1-lAnwtcti, MAY 2'2.—Arrived the Earl Leices-
ter packet with a mail from Holland.--Wind E.

The following homeward-bound East Indiamen,
whalers, (4c. have reached Gravesend, all well :

General Wellesley, Carmarthen, Northampton, Venus,
Diana, Phamix, Lord Eldon, Governor Ruffles, Apollo, Rose,
Perseverance, and the Cyrus. .

Some of them passed Gravesend yesterday, others
the day before.
On Saturday Commodore CODRINGTON was a
considerable time with Earl BATIIURST, at the
Colonial Department, and afterwards with the
Board of Admiralty. He received his final in-
structions, and left town for Portsmouth, to.em-
bark in the Newcastle, of 50 guns. The Forth
frigate and Erebus sloop of. war, with the rein-
forcements for America, proceed under his orders, .
and were to sail yesterday.
The French line-of-hattle ships DuguayTrouin,
La Lis, and Decoct), are coming from Cherburgh
with 4000 British prisoners ; and La Nymph fri-
gate from St. Makes, with a number more. Ad-
miral
TROUDE has struck his flag at Cherburgh.
The ships have all been re-named.
The Britomat, Captain RIDDLE, left the Texel
on Monday night last ; the Dutch squadron had
hoisted the flag of that nation some days, and Ad-
miral VERDE UL hail left the Texel, in Le Genii
brig, with his Staff, for Havre. He requested to
have the Grasshopper (formerly English) for his
conveyance to France, but this was refused him.

Admirals YOUNG, FERRIER, and Lord AMELIUS
BCsUCLERK, have struck their flags. Admiral
SCOTT is at Flushing, with the Chatham, Norge,
Bedford, Banterer, and Drake. These are the
only remaining ships of the Scheldt and Texel
fleet. The Scarborough and Colossus are just
paid off; the Prospero, Cretan, Raven, and De-
fender, have left Portsmouth for the River.
TheThetis, NPLacumaN, from St. John's, N. B.
arrived in the Clyde On Tuesday ; she was taken
on the Ist instant, in lat. 48. long. 29. by the
Scourge American privateer, from Dronthei►n, but
beinz timber-laden wasgiven up, after a detention
of 20 hours, and having all her letters and papers
taken away. The Scourge, on the same day,
captured and sunk the Hamilton, JacK, from
•the Clyde to Quebec.