The Sun.
London, England, 1814-12-10 00:00:00

parties.

NAVAL NEWS.

DEAL, DEC. 9.—Arrived and sailed for the
River, the Hannah East Indianian, from Bombay.
Put back by contrary winds, the Deodalus, for
Bermuda; the Duncombe, for Portsmouth ; and
the Mercus, for Falmouth. Wind N. W.

PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 9.—Arrived Isis Majesty's
ship Astrea from the Brazils ; her convoy is sup-
posed to have passed by for the River. Sailed his
Majesty's ship Snap for the Downs. Wind N.W.
PLYMOUTH, DEC. B.—Arrived• the Odens (a
Russian) from Russia ; the French sloop Brauve
Marine, from Cherhourgh. Arrived the Glasgow
frigate, from a cruize.

YARMOUTH, DEC. 9.—The Vrow Catharina,
Bisscnorr, from Ztvolle to London, with oats,
wheat, and peas, is put in leaky, and must dis-
charge her cargo. The Flora, RicuAßnsoN, from
London to Hull, with a general cargo, struck on
the Holm Sand yesterday, but is got off, and ar-
rived in this harbour.

The linnet and Peggy, MoaGAN, and Phoenix,
FEARON, from Liverpool to Newry, were lost 3d

nst. oft' Carlingford.

The Mary Ant], from Liverpool to Waterford,
was abandoned by the crew, sth instant, near
Abergely.

The Perseverance, MULLET, from France to
Hull, struck on the Bernard Sand, near Yarmouth,
on Wednesday—most of the cargo saved.
Extract of a letter from Captain GOODWIN, of
the • Friends, bound to Jamaica, dated Mother-
bank, Dec. S :—" I have just now brought up
here, all well, having parted from the fleet on
Sunday evening in a heavy gale at North. I have
had no commuication. from shore, or with any
ships. Five sail are now coming through the
Needles, belonging to the convoy."
Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the
East India House, when the under-mentioned
Commanders took their final leave of the Court,
previous to departing for their respective destina-
tions :
Captain ft. Ntsnvr, Essex; Capt. J. LOCKE, David Scott,
for Bombay and China.
The following Captains were sworn into the
command of their respective ships :
Capt. C. MORTLOCK, Lowther Castle, for Madras, Prince of
Wales Island, and China; Capt..). Canto Princess Charlotte
of Wales, for Madras and Bengal; Capt. E. BALSTON, Prin-
cess
Amelia, for China direct.

IMPROMPTU
On a Present of Diamonds front the Proprietors of Coven

Garden 7'heatre to Miss O'NEILL.

Why give thy Diamonds to O'NEILL,
Whose eyes with so much radiance roll?
For all who see their lustre feel
'Tis to .Neweastle carrying Coal.

Commodore OWEN is to proceed immediately to
the Lakes of Canada, and will be followed by con-
siderable reinforcements. A frigate is preparing
at Portsmouth, for his reception, and the Officers
who will accompany him.
Amongst the mischievous rumours set afloat in
PariS, was one that. the King was likely to be at-
tacked on Thursday or Friday last, either on his
way to the Odeon, or during the performance at
that Theatre. The Duke of RAGusa (Captain of
the in waiting) thought it the wisest part to
take
precautions. The military on duty
were therefore, doubled, and the most unremit-
ting vigilance exercised in all quarters—but it
soon was discoVered to be a false alarm.
There were, says a letter of the 3d, no poli-
titical papers fomnd upon Lord Ox—D, none at
least of a culpable or offensive description ; and his
Lordship was in consequence almost ti medietely
released. Some letters from the Princess Bonc-
nEsE to her sister are said to have been in the
keeping of the Noble Lord ; and their contents
not being held in high reverence by the Agents of
Government, are pretty well circulated through

'aris.

Died, at GouroCk, Scotland, on the Ist Dec.
DILLIES 11.1‘KEcu'rm3, aged 104, supposed to be
the last of the warriors that fought with Prince
CHARLES, in the year 1745, and for whom the
veteran declared, within a few days of his death,
that•he would still fight to the last drop of his

TORBAY, DEC. B.—As the wind has been the
whole of this day very strong from the S. W. with
thick weather, and as no part of the West India
convoy have returned to Torbay, we are in hopes
they have reached Falmouth or Plymouth. Should
this not be the case, we fear some part of them
have suffered damage, as it blows quite a gale of
wind.