The Sun.
London, England, 1809-11-30 00:00:00

NAVAL. N E W S.

PLYMOUTH, NOY. 28.—Last night his Mitjeity's
ship Phitpmel, of 18 guns.; Captain CEAw,Lti', ar-
rived here, with dispatches from Lord COLLING-
WOOD. She is under quarantlne. On the 22d in-
stant, she fell in with a boat with 15 personS in it,
who proved to be the crew Of the American ship
Aurora, ISAAC RAND, Master, bound from Portugal
to Ireland, with a large cargo of Salt, which vessel
_bad foundered on the preceding day, in the Western
Ocean, in consequence of .her springirig a teak.

Arrived his Majesty's ship Argus, froth. the
Downs.; the American ship ComTeece, JostAlt
BURNHAM, Master, from Malta, Messina, and
Gibraltar, laden with wine and cork, bound •to this

port for orders.
His Majesty's ship Donegal passed by this port
yesterday, having on board the Marquis WErn.xi-
LEY, from Cadiz.
Arrived the Perseverance, SARGENT, from Oporto,
laden with wine, bound to Portsmouth, put in here
by contrary winds.
Sailed his Majesty's ship' Crocus, to the West
ward.
His Majesty's ship Plzilontel left Lord COLLING•
WOOD'S fleet on the ad instant., which consisted of
16 sail of. the line.
Arrived the Union, BROWN, from Dublin; laden
with provisions, bound to this 'port and Dartmouth.
Came down the Harbour and anchored in the
Sound; his Majesty's ships Hussar and Medusa,

FALmoutki, Nov. 27.—Arrived the Prince of
ales Packet with a Mail, iu 9 days passage from

Lisbon.

IrA6fouri) Nov. 29.—Sailed through the Roads
with a wind at'W. N. W. a fleet of ships under con.;
voy from the River, for Gottenburgh.
The King George has picked up at Sea a Danish
vessel, without any' person on board.

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PORTSMOVM, Nov. .29,.—Arrived, the Sippie;
RANDS) from Oporto ;'Pi HARRINGRON, 'rum
London ; Harriott, PARR, from Quebec, with tim-
ber, &c. for this port; Elizabeth, VRENCH ; Prospe-
rous, HAYS; Daphne, READ, from Southampton.

SHEERNES6, Nov. 27.—Carne into Harbour his
Majesty's ship Rang er. ,
Arrived his Majesty's Sloop Osprey; his Majesty's
sloop Conjiance, Capt. YEo, with French prisoners:
Nov. 28:•.—Sailed up the River Thames, Li) be paid
off, his. Majesty's sloop coltiia.nce.

His MAJESTY did not come to toWn yesterday. •
Yesterday his Royal Highness the Duke of YORK
entertained a large pariy.ot: Military Gentlemen with
an elegant dinner, at his house, Stable-Yard, St:
James's.

Yesterday her Royal Highness the Princess of
WALES hAd an elegant dinner paFty, at her, apart-
ments, Kensington Palace.

Yesterday the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER,,
gave a grand Cabinet dinner at his housre, in.powa-
ing-street,_ to the Logo CEIANdELLOR, Earls of RA-
THURSTi LIVERPooL, WESTMORLAND, and HAR-
ROWBY 5 Lord NIULGRAVE, Messrs. RIDER and R.
S. DONDAS..

The General Court-Martial ordered for the trial of
four Officers of the 13th Regiment of Light Dra-
goons, assembled at Chelsea, this, day, at ten o clock.
General OARTWRIG HT is President.
The accounts in the last Spanish Papers, of the
Patriots being in full march towards the capital, are
corroborated by the following letter, dared
CADIZ, N0V..1 6.-4.ltave only time to state to
you, that the
.Spanish Army, amounting to 54,000
men; has attived at Aranjtlez, pressing on to the
capital, and not the.least doubt is entertained of the
success of the enterprise, as the French Army at
must does not. exceed 30,000 men, and seems but
little inclined to make a firm stand. It is confidently
said that our army was to enter Madrid on the 14th,
and most people here are very sanguine in their ex-
peetations in this respec=t."

- The following extract will explain the objects of
two Expeditions that were prepared at Bomiay, and
expelled to sail shortly after the departure of the
vessel, the David Scott,, which brought these
papers :

."
BOMBAY,. JUNE 13, 1809.---Two expeditions
are about to sail from hence, one under the orders
of Captain EDGELL, of the Cornelia frigate, compos,
ed of 300 men, halt British troops and half Natives.
They proceed with every thing necessary to form a
settlement on the Island of Rodrigues, which it is
their intention to take possession of, the better to
distress the Isle of France, asit will add great facility
to the blockade and we hope it is intended as the
first step towards a more effeetual plan. All the
troops take their families with them; the military
part of the Expedition is under the command of COL
KEATING.

" The other Expedition will probably be subje&
to more severe duty, being destined for an attack on
the Pirates, in the Persian Gulp!), who are as des-
perate as they have become formidable. They
lately beat and captured a squadron fitted out by the
IMAuM of Muscat. This Expedition is to be under
the immediate orders of Colonel SMITH, of the 65th
Regiment, who takes with him his own corps, and
a detachment of Natives, with a quantity of ar-
tillery. Captain WAINWIUGHT, of the Chinimne,
superintends the naval part of the Expedition."

The LORD MAYOR has appointed Tuesday next
for the Meeting of the Common Council on the
subject of the late Expedition. In the requisitim
made to his Lordship on the occasion, his Majesty
is beseeched to convene Parliament, though his Ma-
jesty's Proclamation for convening it has been for
some days published.