The Sun.
London, England, 1809-11-09 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

PLYMOUTH, &OV. 7.—Arrived the American br'g
Aaeon, THOMAS MASON, Master, from New York,
last from Penzance, laden with sugat, coffee, to-
bacco, logwood, and ivory, bound,to Tonniugen
sailed on the 2d Sept. was captured on the 1 tth
05tober, by the French brig privateer Le Charles, be-
longing to Bourdeaux, from Rochelle, and recaptur-
ed by his Majesty's ship Christian V.ll. of 74 guns,
Captain Sir J. S. Yottxx, on the 50th Oalober, about
five miles from 'Ushant. The Aaeon is in a. ye ry
leaky state, making two feet water in the hold an
hour.
Sailed Lion, DREW, for Malta.

Arrived the Sir Ililliauz Scott, BALL; and LleSior
JAMES, from Teneriffe, laden with wine, bound to
this port for orders ; the Betsey, IVIELviLLE ; Hen-
iietta, ARMSTRONG; and Jane, HArattsort, from
Sunderland; Vielory, DAviEs, from Liverpool ;
Tamer, -, from the westward ; Duke of Argyle,
LovEratiG ; Gratitude, JENKINS ; Redwitlt, MoYsE
and Charlotte, LOWTHER, from Swansea ; True Bri.
ton, EDWARDS, from Newport ; and 117 M, COATS,
from Neath. -

S2lied his Maj-?sy's ship Dr: fiance, of 74 guns, to
join the squadron off L'Orient.

Polt-rs..iouTH, N r. B.—Arrived his Majesty's
ship Growler 'from Lisbon, having, under convoy
about 40 sail of transports ; Marcurry Felix, F. DA
SILVA RAMOS, from -the. Dawns, bound to Rio de
Janeiro ; John and Ann, HORSMAN ; Amphion,
JOHNSON ;- EOM; DAVISON ; Mary, DUNN, from
Sunderland ; P/y, GREGORY, from London ; Hopes
BARTLETT ; Brothcocle, THOMPSON, from
Gibral-
tar, bound to London ; Emanuel, \VILKINsON,
from Salo, for Ciis port ; Favourite, MITCHELL
Pearl, PATTEIISON, from Malaga, bound to Lon-
don : Betties and Susan, WEIR, from ditto, bound
to Hull.

FALMOUTH, Nov. 6.—Sailed the Windsor Castle
packet, for Barbadoes and Jamaica.

SHEERNESS, Nov. B.—Sailed up the river Thames,
to be paid off, his Majesty's ship Galgo.
Sailed his Majesty's ship Starling, with convoy,
to Heligoland.

DEAL, Nov. B.—Arrived the, Harlequin armed
ship from the Westward, with a convoy.
• Came down from the River, and sailed to the
Westward, the Amelia, BARREL, for Rio Janeiro.
Arrived the Speculator logger from Flushing.

VA ou -r Nov: .---Sailed
Acute, Cerberus, and Monkey on a cruizel.
Arrived his Majesty's ships Havoc and Chanticleer,
and remain with the Roebuck, Drake, CalyPs°,
Pandora, Bruizer, British Fair cutter, and :Eliza'
and Sheerness tenders.

A statement of the loss of the Cheerful' miter;
'Lieutenant CARPENTER, having by soune Means got
inicicirculation, we are happy in being.able to re-
lieve the anxiety of the relatives of thosie on board.
The report is totally unfounded. Letters were
received frotn her five days ago, which left her
srell in the Baltic, under the orders of Sir JAiIIIS
SAUMAREZ.

INDIA Hoosn.—Yestetday a Court of Diretiors
was held, when the under-mentioned Captains were
sworn into the Command of their respective Ships,

VIZ.
Captain j. I. Williamson, Ocean, for St. Helena, Ben-
coolen, and China ; Captain Wm. Younghusband, 24.1exan-
'.• der, for Bombay direct
• The Court adjourned at six o'clock till to-rtiotrow
We understand that a vessel is fitting out, by order
of the Directors of the'East India Cotnpany, to con-
vey the new Judge, Sir FRANCIS MACNAVGIITEZT,
and His family, to Madras. This vessel will also take
out dispatches and letters. It is expeEted that ,he
will be ready to sail abOut ten days hence.
We are grieved to state, that the Foxhoun d brig of
war, Captain MACKENZIE, may certainly be coo-
sidered as lost, with all her crew ; no account of
her has been received subsequent to the statement
given by the ship (hitt, of Liverpool, which Ves-
sel left her in a dreadful gale, in great distress,
on the 30th of August last, -in latitude 4G. longi-
tude 42.
• It is stated in a recent illoniteur, 'that a carnivo-
rous animal has been'lately committing great ravages
in the part of the department of Go; d, on the side
of the communes of Villefort and of St. Andre-
Capcese. It has already devoured several children.
Authentic reports have been wade to the neigh-
•bouring Magistrates of these accounts. Those who -
. have seen it, are not, however, yet agreed upon' the
~species of this terrible animal. Some say it is a huge
wolf; others, that it resembles a bear. They have
only seen it at a di,,fance, and their terror prevented
them from making accurate observations. A pea-
sant who saw it, says, that it is as large as an ass,
• with brown hair. The Mayor of Saint Andre-
, Capcese, in a letter of the 14th, states, that, accord-
tug to the proofs which he had colieaed,- it resem- .
bled in shape a large wolf, with the hair on the
back all bristled, and of a blackish colour, the tail
long and bushy, and the muzzle extremely long
In certain communes, it has been ordered, -as a trea-
sure of Frecaution, not to let children have the care
cattle in isolated places. Several hunts have
talin4lace to purge th,, country of this animal,
has beru tired at by several persons, but
hitherto without success. However, the measures
!taken encourage a. Lope that it will soon cease to
exist.