The Sun.
London, England, 1813-10-26 00:00:00

TWO. MORE FRENCH' FRIGATES,

/EXTRACT Or A LETTER imam LEITU, OCT. 43.
" The Captain at his 11fajescy's ship Cruiser,
which arrived this afternoon in Leith Roads, re.
pmts,' that yesterday, about six o'clock, R. M.
when off the Scottish coast, he saw two Trench
frigates, which be ettituated to be 40 gun ships,
steering to the Northward.; they had burnt a
merchant ship.
(Signed) " ELLIOT BIGGAR,"

PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 25.—The Rapid schoOner
wilt take convoy to Cork. The ships fir the
Cdpe of Good Hope are expected to snit in the
morning.

2'aL;tourtt, `OCT. 23.-Arrived the Bloodhound
gun-brig from Plymouth, ' hound to Wales.—
Sailed the Manchester packet with a mail for
Gibraltar and Atha.
Mat., 2i. —Remain in the Downs the
whole ot his Majesty's victuallers, transports,
&c. as per last. The liedpolc' sloop has made
signal to take convoy for Portsmouth.

Cora;, OCT. 20.—Yesterday morning,; arrived
his Majesty's ship Protector from Plyinquth.—lt
blew a trententloas gale of wind &on the S.B.
accompanied with heavy rain, during the whole
of hist night. It stilt blows with unabated vio-
lence. Serious apprehensions are entertained of
its fatal effects along the coast

The shipping accounts by. the Gottenlinro
Mtit are truly distressing. We-now learn, that
there were no fewer than 1000 ships at Potten-
burgh and in the' during- the late storm.
Besides the hinneward bound fleets, tbere4ere
all the vessels which cop.prised five convoys out-
ward bound : 130 vessels had been driven on
shore; few of them bad been able to get off,
many were conliderably injured in rnaits, rigging,
&c. whilst numbers were totally lost., and sonic of
them, we regret to state, with the whole of their
crews. Many of the ships on.ghore cannot be not
afloat until their cargoes have been taken Out ;
and, unfortunately, this is not likely soon to be
accomplished, as there is scarcely a hoist to be
had for that purt.ose. A srene of greater distrea,i
mot '2,0 the iiapplog in thate seas has hardly ever
been remelnhered.

The Leonidas frigate, (.3aptilinSeymo7,H, wilt;
ordnance transports and troops front Cork, arriv-
ed at Bitboa cin the 21st of September, after a pas-
sage, all fortnight,
The Dauntless sloop of war and Virago gun-
brig sailed front Cork. the ISth inst. with a fleet
for Portugal.
The .Flying Fish schooner, BATn, Master, ar,-
rived at Portland the 22d October frion Malaga,:
bound to London, after a passage of .26 (lays, with
very had weather. She spoke on her passage
with the following ships the 29th Sept, the
Ferret schooner, SEARL, of Plymouth, from Ali-
cant to Isdewfoundland, in lat. 36. 30. long, 7. at!
well ; on the 2d October, in lat. 36. 30. long.
8..20. Ilk Majesty's ship Matieuret, front Cadiz to
EnglAnd, ' all well ; on the 16th October, in lat.
38. long, 9. 28. his • Majesty's ship Venerable,
With a fleet under her convoy, running to-the
Southward with a fair wind ; •on the 'llth Octo-
ber, in long. 11. 3. W. his Majesty's.ship 'Monett,
with a fleet for Bermuda, all well, and convoy all
safe ; and on the 12th October, 'the -Dart, of
.Dartmouth, front Oporto to Newfoundland, all
out one•day.

The .s(ith, or Pompadours, are to have fl th:l'4l
battalion ; the second battalion ate' at present in
The 2.d battalion 15th fdot being-nearly com-
plete, expect to be ordered on service forthwith.
It glee, I:, great pleasure u state, that at the
last Dahlio Ltaarterly Assrmbly an address of
thanks was voted to Mr. PiTL, for his manly
support I t the Protestant Cause ; and a similar ad-
dress was voted to Mr. ABBOT, for his " wise and
rowtitutional speech in the late Committee on
the Popish demands."
Yesterday the first stone of, the New Custom
Rouse was laid by ttve Earl• of LtvEaPoot.: there
were also present the Chancellor of the Exclfe-
quer, the Had of CI.ANCARTY (President of the.
Board of Trit(lP), the Right Hon. C. rOttlie, tic.
After the ceremony,- they partook of a cold colla-
tion at the Castom Muse. •

Yesterday morning some, of thf pipes for con-
veying the inflammable gag, near the reservoir iii
Great Peter•street, Westminster, blew up with a
great explosion. 'Engines arrived immediately,
and no serious Injury occurred other than the
neighbourhood and parts coatiguotts being shook
by the concussion.

Friday night a Gentleman passing along Car..
hurton-street, near Portland-road, was aeco,ted
by two fellow.; (I..essed like bricklayers labonreis,
who inquired the way to Camden town. Viiiiitst
be was directing them,one of them cut him across
the 'leek with a cutlass, and they then robbed
him of a gold watch, and what property lie had
about Him, and made their escape. Fortunately
the wound, although attended with considerable
loss of blood, proved to be not of a dangerous
'nature.
Price of Bread as last west.