The Sun.
London, England, 1813-06-18 00:00:00

NAVAL NVWS.

Pittmotini," JUNE IU.--This evening ?Arrived
the Little Catharine, Captain VIVIAN, with mails
from Halifax, nineteen days passage, brings an
account that the Americans bad been Obliged- to
evacuate York Town, in Canada, with loss ; the
British force there, when attacked by the enemy,
bad only 900 men British and about 700 Indians.
—Left at Halifax, iris Majesty's ships Pultusk. and
Curlew, 18 guns..-,-The Hogue had captured and
burnt the American brig Acton, which bad been
boarded on the 7th of May, in lat, 42. long, 61.
by the President, in company with the Congress,
Out eight days and had. taken nothing.—lt was
reported at Halifax that the Essex had been cap-
tured.

Arrived the Gustaf Adolph, in thirty-five days
from New York ; a passenger landed from her,
and stated that four American frigates, Viz.
.Con-
stitution, Chesapeake, President, and Congress,
sailed from Boston •n the 4th of May, and that
on the same day she lett, the United States, Ma-
cedonian, and Argus were to sail from New York.
Sailed this day'the following packets with -Mails,
viz, the Duke qf Kent, Captain CoTEswowny; for
Lisbon ; Lapwing, for Corunna Windsor- Castle,
SUTTON, for Cadiz; anti 3bn/tester, ELPHIN-
STONE, for America.

PLYMOUTH, JUNE IG.—Arrived this morning,
a fleet from Lisbon. From the Ist to the sth of
May it blew a hurricane from the Eastward, by
which the British squadron cruizing ofi New York,
were all driven to the Southward, and the moment
it cased several privateers and merchantnien
availed themselves of the opportunity to escape
and put to sea, .which they did without molesta-
tion. The (Ailed Stales sailed from New York
with the au,stavus Adolphus, on a croize, and the
Macedonian was to sail from thence in a day or
two; the destination of the latter was .not known.
Came in'the Portuguescship Oceano, of Lisbon,
from Bombay, bound to Lisbon, with a valuable
cargo, captured by the Lion French privateer,
and re-captured by his .Majesty's ship Achates,
which has also arrived froM a cruize. 'The Oceano
is last from Pernambuco, where she discharged
part of her cargo, and took on . board sugar and
coffee for Lisbon. The Prenchman plundered her
of 40,000 dollars.

DEAL, JUNE 17.—Arrived the Decoy cutter from

a crtii7,.

Ponrsmourif,. JUNE 17.-,-Arrived his MajeStY's
ships Primros.e, Serapis, and Weymouth, with a
convoy from the:Downs,' Sailed his Majesty's
slap WOWirine for off Cherburgli, and the Sloops
Brilliant and Hawke for. Morlaix with prisoners.
Passed up Channel his Majesty's ship Muid with
a fleet from Lisbon.

YARMOUTH, MAY 17.—Arrived the Princess of
Woks hired cutter, from lleligoland with convoy,
having on board several passenger's she.does not
bring any news of importance in addition to that
already known.

The Lord- Sidmouth, from South America to
London, has' been taken by die Pant Jones Ame-
.
riean..privateer, and was seen about two days sail
front St. Mary's River.

Major General SLADE came home in the Sabrina,
as well as a great many sick and wounded officers,
and the II th Dragoons, from Lisbon. The 9th
Foot disembarked yesterday at Port:m.l4mb, from
Gibraltar, and commenced their march for Can-
tet bury,

The 54th Regiment, 'commanded by Colonel
Bt;Nnuav, previous to going on service, was re-
viewed on Wednesday, lit Woodbridge, by Major-
General HAwKI:n, who was pleased to express
himself highly delighted with the discipline and
steadiness of the corps. It will' be recollected,
that this regiment returned a skeleton from Ja-
maica in Fehri;ary, 1812, and by the exertions and
zealous endeavours of its oilieers is now completed
to near 700 strong, 4uni considered again per-
fectly fit for the field.
On Sunday next, the first Sunday it) Trinity
Term, the Judges and high (?Dicers in the LAW
Will meet the Lord Mayor and Corporation at St.
Paul's Cathedral, where they stilt hear Divine
Service and a Sermon by the Lord Mayor's Chap-
lain, the Rev. Mr. ()Imlay. Afterwards, accord-'
ing to ancient custom, the Lord Mayor will enter-
tain theta at the Mansion Ilouse.

Nicholson, the murderer, says, that for tc'n yr,►r„
he had totally neglected all religious duties,
though he had been frequently impressed with the
idea that so►nc great calamity would happen to
him in consequence of such neglect ; that he had,
at different times; said to himself, '' This cannot
last. long." If this part, of his statementinaY be
credited, it' Li some degree illustrates and con-
firms that declaration in his confession, trhere he
pretences to have been seized with a sudden despe-
ration of• purpose riot to be resisted. A man, of
violent and long indulged passions, but who, at
the same time, perhaps frog►► the relies Of a reli-
gious education, feels occasional fits of remorse,
►nay. be -believed to ,be possessed by d momentary
►npulse of infatuation and despair, bordering al-
most on insanity. This, at least, appears to us to
be some solution of that monstrous state of Mind
under which he says he laboured. To a question
whether he was under the i►►fluence of any dream,
he positively answers that he was not, and that
he never contemplated the murder• till he waked by
fulling from the