The Sun.
London, England, 1807-08-18 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

PLY:KOUT% Atm 16.—Carne in the Isabella,
HUTCHINSON, from Greenock; Orozenao, ALLAN,
from New Bedford, detained by the Lord Cochrane
Privateer; Provestein, ANDERSON, from Gotten-
burgh, detained by the Lion Privateer; Neptunus,
NEYDEZ, from. Santa -Cruz, detained by the Betsey
Privateer ; and the Twende, VANNER, from Stock-
holm, detained by the Mars Privateer.

POOLE, Avg 17.—Passed.by His Majesty's Ship
Rattler, with the convoy from Newfoundland; and
the Arine Maria, BLOOMFIELD Master, from Lisbon
for, London:S.

DEAL, AUG. 17.—Sailed the Clyde, of 38 guns,
Commodore OWEN, on a cruize off Boulogne and
Calais ; the Explosion Bomb, Captain ELLIcorT,
with about 30 Sail of Vessels, under convoy for
Portsmouth.

Ariived the _Cracker. ,Gun-brig, Lieut. LEACH,
from off Fiavre'and Dieppe.

In the Downs—Prince4s of Orange, Canada, Cracker
Gun.hrig, Harmony Vidualler, and the Royal Escape
Lighter,' i

DISTRIUUTION OF PRIZE,MONEV,

To the Officers and Company of His Majesty's Ship Her-
cule. for the Capture of the Spanish Ship La laseta, on the
sth July, 1806, their respeelive Proportions of the Quick.:
silver fakervin the said Ship, in company with His Majesty's
Ships Fortutite, Echo, Surveillante, and Superieur,. every
Tuesday and Friday for three monthi.
''To the Captain; dfficeri, and Company of His Majesty's
Ship Surinam. for the Capture of the French Frigate Le
Rhin, on the. 28 July, iBo6, will be paid on the tgth'inst. in
Plymouth Sound ; and every Tuesday and
,Fritlay for three
months, at Lyne's Counting-house, Plymouth.

The St. Elizabeth,' LovistA., and the Union, .
Gaintstn, from Jamaica, ere arrived at 'Bristol ;
they parted from the Fleet on Friday last, ,at -five
A.M. off the West Coast of Ireland.
Extract of a' Letter, from an, Officer on board the
Prince of Wales, dated Elsineur, Aug. o.—“ From
the multiplicity and hurry of business, .I have scarce'
a moment to addresS a feW lines to' ydu. TWo di-
,visioncof Transports have arrived,_ containing about
I 6,000 troops, and, I understand! some others are
gone to the.Grear Belt, to join Commodore KEATS,
Who is gatiOnod there with several Sail-of the Line;
and a great number of smaller, Vessels, to cut off
any supplies of troops that may attempt to get into
Zealand. I understand a vessel is ordered to Copen-
'hagen tolake our Minister, hiXsuite, and baggagei-
to Metnel ; 'so that, unlesS the Danes' snlynit to such,
terMs as will be offered to' them, hostilities- will
commence immediately.. They,have a large fleet at
Copenhagen; which might be got ready for sea in
a very short time. This is the. object ()lour jealousy,
and no means will, be left untried to. get possession
of it ; this once accomplished, nothing need be ap,
prebendal from that quarter. There is not the
smallest doubt but that the first object.of this. Expe-
dition. is to Secure the Danes ; • but whether, atter
havina so done, it will meddle with the
.French be-
fore Slralsund, you are a better judge than I am.
I expect' the disembarkation of the troops will take
place in two or three days, so that, in all probability,
the next packet will Wing you something decisive."
The Morva', capt.'sMlTH, arrived at Grange-
mouth, on Wednesday,
,from Memel, which port
hatssh she leftb been
a the dtoWenhriicollii
otti.mßeritinsob osrbdiversa.
Five were loading when Capt. SMITH' came away,
nonrectielid;e2gtfilor
but no other fbr that port bad passed Copenhagen
when he came doWn. tie fell' in with Admiral
GAMBIER'S Fleet, off the Schaw On the 2tl, and says,
that they Would arrive at Elsinore on the 3d inst.-'7-t
Lord HorettiNsoN, Lord L. GQWER; and Sir Re-
BERT WILSONi .Ipit Memel 'for St. PelerSbUrgil,:ol)
the 24th ult. and about 3.00 p-of the Russian troops,
who had for some :time 'garrisoned Memel, had
marched off for' Rttssim. Great -refleoions were
thrown out against General B2NNIGSEN, the vneral
belief being, that he was the cause of all the disas-'
Levi that had happened.
The folloWittg instance of daring gallantry in a
British Serjeant of Marines may not pr, utlac,pt.
able to our readers. The fats may be relied on, as
they are certified by his commanding Officer, who
was present, 'and an eye witness of them On
the 14th of July, 1 806, the Barge belonging to his
Majesty's Ship -Melpomene, dined a large French
Settee off Genoai,until the Ship and other botitsavere-
out of sight. The Set tee. being armed four 6 pounders,
12 Mounted mnsketoOns, and 20, muskets, firel oti
the barge as it approachtCd, and killed Lieutenant
TfionsoN, die Conainanding Officer, and five sea-
men.. Others were also severely wounded, and seve-
ral more:slightly.. Serjeant MILLIGAN, being in the
how of the Barge,,wasthe first man that boarded the.
Settee ; and, on his leaping on the deck, six muskets
were presented in his face, the fatal effects of which
he avoided, by throwing himself at once into
the midst of the Enemy'S Crew. Owing to the:
number :of killed and ,vvdonded in‘ the barge,
and the Settee continuing 'under sail, only five
• men were able to fbilOW the Serjeatit, and, after
.some resistance, the
,Enemy were obliged to re-
`treat and disperse, and six of them leaped into their
own boat, carrying their arms and ammunition with
then). Serjeayt MILLIGAN pursued; and fearing
that they might do considerable mischief, •if they
pulled away from ali:nigstde, with their muskets.with
them, and knowiog that the bargecetild pot follow,
he jumped down into the middle-6f them. lle, was.,
instantly' ensued and • thrown overboard ;_but, iii
the struggle, grappled and carried one of theenetny...
with him, whom he killed in the water with his
cutlass. When opposition no longer appeared,' every
.exertion was made from the Boats of the Melpomene
to save Serjeant MILIAGANi who was seen swim,
ming astern of the settee, apparently very faint, hay-
ing received: several wounds during the :Idiom, One:
of the Lieutenants of the Ship seeing an oar close be-
hind him, Balled to MirlAtii4t./ to get 'hold of it, in:
order to receive some, assistance till the Boat COlll4 get
up to Revel wKieb afterwards picked hire up. On his,
he.ing when safe an board, if he had g;tinedthe.
ftliktallet: of the oar, he replied,' cx No, Sir ; X. did
not know 11;111e-enemy 'had all surrendered ; and 1,
• Out beat' tlae idea of turning
.'my„ back t.au,art-.
enemy's vessel,".---The Patriotic rewardqd this
.
fello‘r with forty potind,t