The Sun.
London, England, 1809-10-11 00:00:00

NAVAL NI tWs..

Piti•rionfir, .g.--ArriVed the Cop:.
'lain STEWART ; for the River ; the wind blowing
fresh from the eastward, she was obliged td
put back again off this port She fell in with a pilot
boat from the westward, from whom she e ceived
intelligence that the French lugger privateer that has
Of late so Much annoyed our trade in the Channel,
its then about that latitude, and that she had
captured yesterday morning, at 7 o'Clock) a large
English brig, deeply laden, about eight leagues to
the westward of the Bolt Tail.

Arrived the brig Two Brothers., Writ. PEARSki
Master, from London, bound to this port ; this is
the same which was reported on Saturday last to
have been captured in the Channel, by a French
privateer ; she was one of the missing ships of the
Convoy from the eastward, that arrived here a few
days since, which was the cause of this report.
A King's Messenger arrived this morning from
London, with important dispatches for Marquis
WELLESLEY, at Cadiz; the Pickle brig, now lying
in the Sound, is appointed to carry him out.

Arrived the Harlequin hired armed ship, Lieut.
ANSTROTHEM, from the Downs, and was Imme-
diately appointed convoy to the eastward,
Sailed the Hesper sloop of war, for the East In-
dies, with dispatches from Government, and the
Honourable East India Company ; and the Alarm
revenue lugger on a cruize.

Arrived the Milford, MAN, from Newport ; Aid,
LUKE ; and Friends, JOHNS, from Neath ; Sisters,
FuRzE ; from Swansea ; and the North Star, REED,

from Bristol.

PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 10.—Came in this day the
Loire frigate, of 38 guns, Captain A. W. Scaosi-
sumo, from a cruize.

Arrived the iiebecca and Mary Ann schooner,
OLIVER, Master, from London to Gibraltar, laden

with provisions.
Sullen the Fulture, of 16 guns, Capt. WHITE, to

the westwald.

FALMOUTH, OCT. B.—Arrived his Majesty's ship
Goldfinch with dispatches from Cadiz.
The Loire frigate has sent in a Prussian galliut.
Yesterday arrived the Hind Revenue cutter from
a cruize : on Wednesday she fell in with a French
lugger privateer, off the Eddystone, in the as of cap-
turing two ships, which the Hind prevented. On
the next day, Thursday, the Hind fell in with the
same privateer, and, after a chace of to hours, came
up and commenced a running fight with her, car-
fried away her maintop-mast, and all her rigging and
sails, and ultimately drove her on shore among the
rocks, near Morlaix. The Hind had not a man
hurt, though she had 70 shot holes in her mainsail.

DEAL, OCT. 10.—Arrived his Majesty's ship
Cherokee and Idas cutter from Flushing ; Furious
gun-brig from a cruize ; and remain with about
ten sail of transports.

SHEERNESS, OCT. B.—Arrived his Majesty's store-
ship Weymouth, and proceeded up the river Thames;
also the Hound bomb from Flushing.
Sailed his Majesty's ship Leyden, Capt. T. Usfiga,
for Flushing, to bring home sick soldiers.
OCT. g.—Put back his Majesty's ship Adamant.

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tETTER BENT IN IitA3LICATE TO EARL GREY ANTS
LORD GRENVILLE.

" My Lottn, " Whidsof, Saturday, Sept. ij, iBo§.
" The Duke 'of Portland having signified to his
Majesty his intention of retiring from his Majesty's
Service, in consequence of the state of his Grace's
health, his Majesty has authorised Lord Liverpool,
in conjunelion with myself, to communicate with
your Lordship and Lord Grey, for the purpose of
forming an extended and combined Administration.
" I hope, therefore, that your Lordship, in con-
ecluence of this communication, will come to
town, in order that as little time as possible may.
be lost in forwarding this important object, and
that you will have the goodness to inform me of
your arrival,
" I am also to acquaint your Lordship, that I
have received his Majesty's commands to make a
similar communication to Lord Grey of his Majesty's
pleasure.
" I think it proper to add, for your Lordship's
information, that Lord Castlereagh and Mr. Secre-
, lay Canning have intimated their intentions to re-
sign their offices. I have the honour to be, &c. &c.
(Signed) " SPENCER NRCOTAL.."

ANSWER FROM EARL GREY.
" SIR, " Howick, Sept. 26.
" I have this evening had the honour of receiving
your letter of the 23d, informing me, that in con-
sequence of the Duke of Portland's intention of re-
tiring from his Majesty's service, his Majesty had
authorised you, in 'conjunction with the
.Earl of
Liverpool, to communicate with Lord Grenville
and myself, for the purpose of forming an extended
and combined Administration, and expressing a
hope, that in consequence of this communicatioa
I would go to town, in order that as little time
as possible may be lust in forwarding this important
object.
" Had his Majesty been pleased to signify that
he had any commands for me personally, I should
not have lost a moment in shewing my duty and
obedience, by a prompt attendance on his Royal
pleasure.
" But when it is proposed to me to communicate
with his Mjesly's present Ministers, for the pur-
pose of forming a combined Administration with
them, I feel that I should be wanting in duty to his
Majesty, and in fairness to them, if I did not frankly
and at once declare, that such an union is, with
respect to me, under the present circumstances,
impossible. This being the answer that I find my-
self under the necessity of giving, my appearance in
London could be of no advantage, and might pos-
sibly at a moment like the present, be attended
with some inconvenience.

" I have thought it better to request, that you
will have the goodness to lay my duty at the feet of
his Majesty, humbly intreating him not to attribute
to any 'want of attachment to his Royal Person, or
to diintnished zeal for his service, my declining a
communicatiozo which, on the terms proposed, could
lead to t o usetul result, and which might be of se-
rious detriment to the country, if in consequence of
a less decisive answer from me, any further delay
should take place in the formation of a settled Go-
verument., I am, &c.
(Signed)

a GR p.t."

FIRST ANSWER FROM LORD GRENVILLE.

"SIR, " Boconnoc, Sept. 25, ISeg.
" I have the honour to acknowledge your letter
of the 23d instant, and understanding it as an offi-
cial signification of his Majesty's pleasure for my
attendance in town, I shall lose no time in repairing
thither, in humble obedience to his Majesty's com-
mands.

" I must beg leave to defer until my arrival al
observations on the other matters to which yourlet,
ter relates. I have, &c.

(Signed)

" GRENVILLE."

SECOND ANSWER FROX LORD GRENVILLE.

." SIR, ' Sept. 29, 184E9.
" Having last night arrived here, in humble obe-
dience to his Majesty's commands, I think it now
my duty to lose no titne in expressing to you the
necessity under which I feel myself of declining
the communication proposed in your letter; being
satisfied that it could not, under the circumstances

here mentioned, be productive of any public ad

vantage.

I trust I need not say, that this opinion is
neither founded in any sentiment of personal hosti-
lity, nor in a desire of unnecessarily prolonging po-
litical differences.

" To Compose, not to inflame the divisions of
the Empire has always been my anxious wish, and
is now more than ever the duty of every loyal sub-
ject ; but my accession to the existing_ Administra-
tion could, I am confident, in no respect contri-
bute to this object; nor could it, 1 think, be con-
sidered in any other light than as a dereliction of
public principle.
" This answer, which I must have given to any
such proposal, if made while the Government was
yet entne, cannot be varied by the retreat of some
of its Members.

" My objections are not personal—they apply to
the principle of the Government itself, and to the
circumstances which attended its appointment.
I have now, therefore, only to request, that
you will do me the honour of submitting, in the
most respectful terms, these my humble opinions to
his Majesty, accompanied by the dutiful and sincere
assurance of my earnest desire at all times to testify,
by such means as are in my power, my unwearied
zeal for his Majesty's service. I have, &c.
(Signed) " GRENVILLE."

LETTER PROM MR. PERCEVAL TO LORD GRENVILLE.

" LORD, " Sept 29, 1809,
" I lost no time in communicating to Lord Liver-
pool your Lordship's letter of this day. •
" It is with great concern that we have learnt
`from it, that your Lordship feels yourself under the
necessity of declining the communication which I
have had the honour to propose.
" In propo,ing to your Lordship and Lord Grey,
under his Majesty's authority, to communicate with
;..ord Limpool and myself, not for the accession of