The Sun.
London, England, 1809-01-13 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

PLYMOUTH, JAN. I.—Arrived the Brig. James,
of Newcastle, RICHARD ALLEN, Master, from 'Que-
bec, laden with timber for the Dock-yard : she was
captured on the Ist inst. by a French Brig Privateer;
pf 18 guns, who brought her to, and•obliged her to
strike, her colours;
,but the• Privateer's crew being
busy in exchanging' prisoners with a large English
Ship and Brig which she bad just before captured,
and night coming on, the James made sail, altered
her course, and by that means escaped.
Arrived the America, Capt. CoLaung, from New
Brunswick, with masts for the Docklard.

FALMOUTH; JAN. 10..-.."AreiVed FES Majesty's
Ships Resistance and Scorpion from eruize ; and
the Princess ,Elizateth Packet, Capt. TCASDALE,
with Mails, (rain the Brazils, in 72 days ; Liebe
Transport, HMS, with Troops, fur Spain ; and the
Providence, MARSTON, for Malta, having parted from
the convoy, being leaky.

PORTSMOUTII, JAN. 12.—Arrived his Majesty's
Ship Galatea front the West Indies.

His Majesty's,' Ship Britomart is appointed, con-
voy for the Brazils, the Cape of Good of lioPe, &c.
Arrived the Maria, NORCOTT, from Bristol, and
the Hope, SJIANKLAI3I), fromCartnarthen.

SHEERNESS, JAN. !I.—Came clown from Chat•
ham and anchored at the Great Nbre, his Majesty's
Ship Sirius, Capt. Prm.
JAN. 12.—Sailed the &timer gun-brig, lot Yar-
mouth; Bold, fur the Downs; and Vesuvius, for
Woolwich.

LOSS OF THE BANTERER SLOOP pt WAR.
" River St. Lawrence, Nov. as, iSoS.

• " I fear the news of the loss of the Ranh:7.er will
reach you before this, and that, your mind will suffer
accordingly, as believe was known at Quebec
before the, otstivoy for gngland had sailed. I there-
fore,rejoice in this unexpgpted opportunity to inform
you, that the loss of the. Shiptwas Unattended by the
loss of lives, the whole of the,erest, being 'saved ; we
have also saved most of our property.,,but the Ship is
totally lost. We have undergone some hard-
ships, as you will easily conceive, from living in
the woods of. this Country, at this season of the
year, from the 49th of October to this day, on which
we happily embarked in a Transport, bound direct
for Halifax. As the oppprttfnity is bat for a mu-
went,' many of the ()Ulcers have not been able to
take advantage of it. I therefore wish you. would
contrive to communicate this to some of the Editors
of the PUblic Papers, which May prevent much
anxiety.
",Wtt.t.tax Oott.vm, First Lieut."

Copy of a Letter from Captain R. T. Dtmt.t.t.,
Of the merchant ship Spanish .Patriut, bound from
Cadiz to London, 'addressed to hl4 Owner, dated
Downs, i ith

" Last evening, at six,,A. M. Beaehy Head' bear-
ing East lialF South, by Compass, distance tour
leagues, we saw the dash of several guns, and heard
the reports, and supposed that some Privateers were
not far off, I hauled in from E.-S. E. to East, to
avoid them, and at the same time prepared for anion,
should it be necessary. About Seven, P. M. we
ddis-
covered a large logger arming in under our,lee.
hails
him several times, but could get no answer.
Finding his intentions were to board, I,prepared ac-
cordingly, and, as soon as he came along-side, we
gave him this whole broadside loaded with round
end grape—his main-yard fell down, and they sung
oat lustily. However, he wore immediately, and I
wore likewise, and, before be could get any distance,.
we fired 16 guns at him, all round and grape, and
no doubt we must have killed numbers of rhern,..;.
There. was another small Privateer in sight at the
same time, but she made oil: The above 'Privateer
was tip Radaer, Ipsatis Dam!, captain, of
three and four pounders, d 7 men on board, 15 hours
frotuDieppe, and had a few bourn before- taken the
Vniun, of Guernsey, bound to Shields, its bal-'
last, which vessel was in company at the titne,, and
we retie* her from him. Luckily, part of the.crew
of the.trig remained on .board, and"! Wye taken part
of the .14enchmen out, and rut prize-master ou
board the Brig, who is in company, The 'Brig WU-
firm, of Poole, and seveial'erharsthat were in sight,
no doubt, would NW been taken,' bad We nut 4-:ved
the Frenchman such a dose."