The Sun.
London, England, 1807-02-12 00:00:00

AA•PAL. NEWS.

PLYMOUTH, FEB. g.—Arrived the Danish. Brig
Three Brothers, HANS BLACK, laden with wine.and
nuts,. fromi3arcelona, put in for orders ; also the
Portugueze Big Rio Douro, REIVAS, from Am-
sterdam, bouna to Oporto, laden with iron, &C.
put in by contrary winds.

Sailed the Harlequin Sloop of War with a Con-
roy to the Eastward, and Brisk Sloop of War for
Ireland.

PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 10.--. Went out of Harbour
the. Revenge, of 74 guns. •

FEB. I.—Arrived the Captain, Capt. Cocx-
BtiRNE, and Canges, Capt. HALKETT, of 74, gun
each, from the Channel ; arrived also the Harriet,
Lora, fr6m Dublin.

Sailed 1.1)k Sgfeguard Guu-vesiel, Lieut.. BALFOUBP
on a cruize,

The, Cowes Hoy, from this Port, for Cowes, Jaden
with groceries, Sz-e. from a London Coaster, ails'

stayed, and drove on shore and bilged last, night.
at Stokesbay. Great part of the, cargo is expe6ted
will be saved, except sugar, as she fills at high water,

FALKOUTII, FEB. 9.7—Arrived His M3je4Vs
Ships. Swallow,Pickle, Scorpion, Plover,
from a Cruize, and, remain with His Majestis
Ships. Plantagenet and Champion. and Cuckoo,

'GEEENOCK, FEB. 9.—We are extremely sorry to.
announce the capture of the Ship, Pitt, Capt. Co Li
CAMPBELL, from this port, on her passage to „Anti'-
gua 'and Jamaica. It appears she fell in with La
jeizne AilileFreoch Priyateer, of • 14 guns and 100
men, on!t
the evening of Sunday the 14th Decembei,
lat.- 17...1ebg..56. but night coming on, did not en-
next morning, when a very warm a6tion'
commenced, which continued on both sides till the
guns of the-Pitt were nearly all dismounted in con-
sequence of their getting so 'hot.
The Priv-PAW
then attempted to board, but was most gallabtly beat
off; bowever,"a continued shower of musketry drove:
the man froM their quarters, and compelled ale'
CANPaBta. to strike. ,

is added, by the Passenger who writes thes°
particulars,.:that no language can do' justice t 3 til()
fortitude and bravery of Capt. CAmPBELL during the
aetion, in which three men were 'killed a9d five
wounded, of whom three 'are since unfortunaielf
dead of their wounds. The .Ship was'carricd
Guadaloupe, and is a very severe loss to the °del.-
writers. The loss'On board the Privateer was heal/
but was concealed. It was with much difficulty tbeo
Captain- could. reatrain the people of -the Pr;vateet
after the Pitt struck, so much.exasperated were they
with the determined resistance shewn. .

The Dryad, Capt. GRANT, arrived at Liverpool
on Wednesday from New-York., was boarded on
the 30th ult. 17 leagues W. 1. N. 'of the Smalls, by
a French Privateer, which took away the letter-b 4,
returning only the owner's letters, opened. She
had captured a Scotch Ship from Liverpool, bound
to Virginia, `the Captain of which gave Capt. GRANT
four letterS,- one of which is directed, " SAmuBD
minoviAiz and. Co." A few days before, Capt.
GRANT spoke the British Frigate Acasta, 19 leagued
off Cape Clear.

The Scotch Ship alluded to in the above report fr°6l
Liverpool, turns out to be the Jeanie, SMITH, of tilis
port, whose owner here hat received a hurried letter
from Capt. SMITH, mentioning his capture, by a
French Privateer, of 12 guns, and 50 men, in lat.
So. 32. Jong. 9. but without further particulars,

DEAL, FER. io.—Saded the Otter Sloop of War
on a Cruize.

FEB ItT/AR Y 1 1 .-*-Ca me down, the City of London,
YATES.. bound to India, from the River; Defence
Man of War, and the Avon Schooner, from Sheer•