The Sun.
London, England, 1809-09-06 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

rcvnlowni, SEPT. 4.=---Arrived the Amethyst
frigate, Captain Sir M. SEY:lsoimt, flu it Flushing,
last tiom 'Portsmouth, with about ten sail of tran-
sports under convoy, with troops on board—,part of
the Expedition from the flushing Fleet. The
Amethyst is in a very leaky state, 'and will be oblig-
ed to go up the Harbour to be repaired.—Arrived
on Saturday, under convoy of the 44calta, several
transports from the Downs ; they have on board
the French prisoners taken at Martinique and Marie,
galante, and those taken in the French ship 'HaV-
poll, of 74guns, captured by Admiral COCHRANE'S
squadron in the West Indies.—Also arrived the
'cliooner Dispatch, WINGHAM, from London,
bound to Rio Ja►neiro;, the brig Hope, COLLINS,
from London, to complete her loading, for Barba-
does; the Spanish brig Nostra Senora cta Bugogna,
CORTENA, Master, from Bilboa, laden with ,sheep
skins and cotton, bound to London ; the And-erican
ship Ontario, MYE, from Gibraltar, laden with
wine and tar, bound to this Port for orders.

The French - prisoners arrived he-re in the trap-
sports, from the Downs, under convoy of the
Acasta, were landed .yesterday afternoon at Sandy
Cove, front whence they proceeded to the Mill
Prison.

Arrived the Morning Star cartel, Capt. LAPIS,
from Morlaix; she was suffered to have no commu-
nication whatever with the 'shore, and was ordered
out of the Harbour immediately bn ,the prisoners
-being landed.
Arrived the La7k, FAIY. CKNEE ; Ann and Eliza-
beth, MOYSE ; and Hannah, GERMAN, from Lon-
don. Also the Elizabeth and Grace; GILL/MD;
and Hope, VEAL, from London.
Went up the Harbour to be repaired, the ...41r2e-
.,.
thyst frigate.

FALMOUTH, SEPT. 3. —Yesterday.arrived here to

perform quarantine, his Majesty's ship Tortoise,
(armed en-flute).from Gibraltar, 28 days. No news
this day. The 'Cadmus sloop of war, with 55,5a,i1 of
transports, (light), -under
.convoy from Lisbon, 29
days out ; the brig Sally, Capt. NI‘CoY,- from Gib:-
raltar, for Plymouth out 30 days; the galliot Jane,
DIJ!:N., from Portsmouth, out 14 thiys, for Oporto;
the Borer, schooner, CRON, from London, fur
Cadiz. The Fly schooner, OTTAWAY, from London,
for Lisbon. The ship' Gener4 Ernoul, FETCHER,
from Jamaica,' for London.:

Sailed the Patriot schooner;' Capt. Tilos. THUS..
COTTI for 'Lisbon ai►d Malaga.
The Eipress packer, with mails for Cadiz, sails on

to- morrow.

DEAL, SEPT. .5.-:—The remains of Lieutenant-
Colonel PETIT, of the 38th Regiment, who was
modally wounded at Flushing, at+d died here last
week, were interred this afternoon, at 3 o'clock,
in the` burying ground at this place, witli grand mi-
litary honours. The corpse was preceded to the
place of interment by the Royal Anglesea and Car-
digan Regiments of Militia, a, detachment of th 4,
Twelfth Light Dragoons, and of the Thirty-eighth
.Foot; with the baud of the Cardigan playing. a
solemni irThe pall was supported by ithe•Lieu-
:tela-Cdolge.
onels, Majors, and Senior Captains of the
regiments in garrison here, and was followed by the
deceased's brother, Admiral CAMPBELL, General
HOPE, the Captains of his Majesty's ships in the
Downs, and the yemait;der of the Officers at pre-
sent at this place, together with a vast concourse of
theinhabitants, who were drawn together to wit-
ness the last obsequies to the remains of this brave,
gallant, .and highly-respected Officer, whose public
and private character were such as to merit the high
esteem and approbation of his superior Officers, and
the esteem of every individual who had the pleasure
of his acquaintance.

PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. s.—Sailed his MajestY'S
ships Resolution, Nereus, and Prince William, to
the Eastward.

His IVlajesiy's ship Port 11Ialton is gone out of har-

bour.

SHEERNESS, SEPT. s.—Slikd his Majesty's sloop
ifrachne for Flushing, with rnoney.
The Dauntless has just made the signal for a con,
voy for Heligoland ; and the-IVamur the for
sailing; she has provisions and water for the fleet at
Flushing.

A fellow, of hideous 'appearance, and above the
common station, has infested the neighbourhoOd of
Edgeware-road and fields about Paddington, for se-
veral days, to the great annoyance of females. A
most outrageous attack on two females was made by
the monster on Monday evening, in a field on the
banks of the Canal. Aber ten minutes struggle,
fortupately some boatmen approached their call, and
the ruin got safe away, leaving the Ladies with
their dresses torn to rags. Some other assaults of a
similar nature were perpetritied last week by the
same wretch on the Kilburn-road, and means are
taken for hisapprehenstork •