The Sun.
London, England, 1807-05-28 00:00:00

NA N/ AL NEWS.

PLYMOUTH, MAY 25.—Thc... • Royal George,' of
110 guns, Vice Admiral Sir J. T. DucKwoit-r4,
hove in sight yesterday afternoon, standing for the
Harbour, When a Signal was made by Telegraph,
ordering her to proceed to Portsmouth, when she im-
mediately tacked ind stood to the Eastward.
Arrived the Plot er Sloop of
War from a Cruize
Off Cape Finisterre, in company with the Amethyst
and Dryad Frigates, where they captured the French
Schooner Privateer La Josephine, of 4 guns, whose
arrival is hourly expelled.—A large Ship has been
also captured by the Plover, from the Mauritius,
With a valuable cargo Qf board, bound to France,

ISLANDS o SCILLY, MAY Ig.—Passed close the
Islands, and sent her Boat on shore, His Majesty's
Ship Plover, Capt. BRowx, who informs, that, seve-
ralleagues to the westward, they fell in wilh and
Captured, after a long chase, a French Schooner,
mounting 14 guns ; and has also on this cruize de-
tained a very valuable East Indianian front the Isle
of France, cleared for Hainburg-h, her cargo esti-
mated at 100,0001. said to he the cargo of the

Zarren Hastings, which was soiree tiihe since cap-
tured by the Piedmontese Frigate after a severe
aftion.

Arrived His Majesty's hired Armed Ship Haile-
pin, having under convoy two large Sloops with
stores, fur Biddeford t the Yeoman's Glory, J. Cow IL,
Master, from Swansea.

Came to an anchor, at the back of the Islands,
and since driven off to sea, the Industry, of Exeter,
from Newport, laden with iron ; she, has lost both
the bowsprit and boom, and otherwise much dis-
abled. It is hoped that she Way reach Cork, in
'lreland, the wind being favourable; every exertion
Was made here by the Pilots to give her assistance,
but without effe&.
A mackarel Scan Boat, just come in, brings the
bnple3sant account, that she saw a Sloop founder on
the 18th inst. between the Land's End and these
Liancls, and all on board perished:

Came in His Majesty's hired Brig Endeavour, of
Swansea, and several coasters, names unknown.
The wind here for these three days has done con-
siderable damage to the early crops ; such has been
the blight that almost every thing has the appear-
ance of being burnt, especially the early crops of
potatoes, which in these Islands are of the first con-
sequence to the inhabitants, they being in general of
a superior quality, and great quantities shipped off
annually.

PORTSMOUTH, MAY :37.—Arrived the Excellent,
(474 guns, Capt. WE.SI-, from the Downs; Dapper
Gun-brig, Lieut. GAADNLR, from Jersey ; and the
Childers Sloop of War, from a cruize to the West-
ward.

Sailed the Ant Schooner, Lieut. Bor', on a
cruize off Havre.

SUEBRNESS, MAY 27.--Sailed the Sappho Sloop of
War, Capt. LANGFOAD, for the Downs.

Haig PAW EWE. o'CLoca.—Just came down the
rtiver, and sailed for Deal, two outward-bound East
Indiamen.
The Journeymen Tailors here have struck, in order
to obtain au increase of wages. The Masters ap.
Pointed a meeting at a public-house to receive, and,
if possible, adjust their claims, which coming to the
knowledge of some Naval Officers, whose Ships are
fitting at this Port, and in want of hands, they paid
them a visit, and sele&ing ten of the stoutest, took
them on board, where they will no doubt them-
selves learn, and on return in peace, be able to in-
culcate into the minds of their brother Snips, the
Wholesome sea doctrine of—never to strike.

GREENOCK, MAY 25.—The Ship rt illiam, APLEA,
from hence for St. Thomas's, was captured on the
Bth ult. in lat. 18. 5. N. long. 57. ;W. by a French
privateer, of 12 guns and 120 men, after an engage-
Ment of 20 minutes, Ind recaptured by His Majesty's
Ship St. Christopher, two days after, and carried to
Antigua. While the William was in possession of the
4etny, they plundered her of about 150 packages of
Roods, Besides the above, intelligence has been re-
eired by the Lord Hobart Packet, of the following.
raptures :—The Ship Dykes, of Liverpool, taken by
the French 'Privateers Fripon' and Vengeance, in the
West Indies; the Culmore, of and from Londonder-
ry to Barbadoes, taken and carried into Guadaloupe,
43' the General Ernotif; His Majesty's Ship St. Lucia,
boarded and taken by the Fripon and Vengeance,
and arrived at Guadaloupe.

The Herald, MiKessocK, from hence to Jamai•
14) is said to have been carried into Guadaloupe.
The Ships , Harriet, of Lanco:ter Highlander,
°f Glasgow ; Alexander, and Anna, both of Liver-
N°l, have been taken by the Alert French Priva-
teer; the former retaken by H. M. S. illosambipe,
411 d carried into Antigua, and the three latter car-
ried into Guadaloupe.

thAL, MAY 27.—Arrived His Majesty's Ships
11Pijubts and Juno, from the Westward.
Sailed for the Nore, the Explosion, from ro;ts-

mouth ; and Ihmter, front Falmouth, with con-
voys, which are sailed for the River; alio the Laly
PuiLtirs, from Plymouth.
P. S. Arrived the Experiment, -, from the
East Indies ; and Ranger Navy Transport, from
Portsmouth, and remains in the Downs, with the
Explosion, Humber, and the rest of the Ships a,
pier last; also the Lord Nelson, ANDERSON, for Su-
rinam ; and the Atlantic, -, for Lisbon.