The Sun.
London, England, 1809-12-13 00:00:00

Admiralty-Office, Dec. 12, 1809.

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Vice-Admiral Campbell, Commander in Chief of
his Majesty's ships and v6ssels in the Downs, hal
transmitted to John Wilson Croker, EA!. a letter
from Captain Maxwell, of the Royalist sloop, dated
the 6th inst. stating, that he had captured on that
day, the French cutter privater L'Hcureuse Efoilc,
of two guns and fifteen men. She had sailed frou
Dieppe the preceding evening, and had not made
any capture. •

Admiralty-Office, Dec. 12, 1809.
Ccipy of another Letter from Captain Maxwell of the Roy-
atist Sloop, addressed to Vice-Admiral Campbell, and
!laminated by the later to lotto W. Cruker, Esq.
His Majesty's Sloop Royalist, at Sao
SIR, Dec Jo,

I have the honour to inform you of his Majesty's
slooOlunder Jny ceinthand, having captured at bil‘
itAL-'Le Beau iVlarseille, French lugger privateer,
of- i4.guns and sixty men ,• she is a very beautifl
-vessel, only three months old, and cunsideled oa
of the fastest sailers out of Boulogne.
1 have the honour to be, &c.
JOHN MAXWELL.

PLT.MOUTH, DEC. 11.—Sailed his Majesty's shill
Unite", Capt. CAMPBELL, for the West Indies ; and
Tiis Westy's ship Partridge, Capt. FooTE, Oil a

cruize.

Arrived the Providence Revenue cutter 11.00
Scilly; and the sloop Isabella, HIMEON, from GI,
braltar, bound to Falmouth and Guernsey, °veil"ot
the former port in a heavy squall last night; hs e
is
in a very leaky state, and in want of water.'

PotursmoUTH, DEC. 11.--. Arrived the direthul'i
at St. Helen's.

Sailed the Dapper, on a cruize.

Last night, during the gale, the George, LIPP"'
and the liecovery, SHRUBELL, were driven On 51wrtie
off the Spit SanJ, but have got off without much
damage. Two West Indiausen were also driver' °I3
shore in Stoke's Bay; but got offs
Came into harbour, with the loss of anchors and
cables, two schooners.

Conskiering the very high wind, very little cia4
mage has, been done here.

YARMOUTH, DEG. It.—Arrived his Majesqo 5
ship Bravdageren and ymphen.
Sailed his Majesty's ship Acute and Drake, _

Roaraining in the Roads—Roduck, Be&reit'
Saturn, Edgar, Alexandria, Calypso, Diligence, Cu"'
lew, Thwack, Pincher, and Idas.
A transport with troops is arrived here from WVal,
cheren, some of which were disembarked yester'
day.

DEAL, DEC. 12.—We experienced a very heavi
gale of wind from the S.S.W. the greater part of laot
night and this morning, and it still continues to woo(
very hard. Several ships have parted from their an•
chors and cables ; some have got on shore, and
others into RaMsgate harbour. We observe OW°
ships on shore in the Bay, two on the Break, 01)°
on the White Dyke, and one on the back of liallls-
- Pier. One of the ships in the Bay is the ✓u'

liana, BRODFORD.
The two ships on the Break are floated off.; fl
has drove as far as Broadstairs and sunk ; the LAP"
to sea, with the loss of her rudder.
Five o'clock.—Weather more moderate.

ACCIDENTS IN ,THE GALE ON MONDAY $16141,
LAST.--The Hero transport, and a large ship, supPw;
ed to be a West Indianan, were driven on shore °J
the Main, near Sandwich. The Hero got off ad,
put into. Ramsgate.—One vessel sunk off 131
stairs.—Seven vessels were driven on shore in,4;
mington Creek, but got off without darnage.---1 of
Cotton Planter was driven on shore on the Spit t
the East Tory in the Queen's Channel, but
off and pnt into Margate Roads.—The Pe /46.7 a;
Hunter, lost her anchors and cables.—The Leonlu
of London, from the Baltic ; the Union, of
mouth, Carter ; the _Norwich, Corner ; end
the
Russian ship Charles, (a prow), were driver)
,;if
shore near Yarmouth.—A ship foundered at seas
Yarmouth, and it is feared all on board perisl :qua;
name unkuown.—The Bellerophon mar. of wal ivo
run en 'board of in Yarmouth Roads ; re°
• some damage. GaPt
During the heavy gale yesterday morning above I, Majesty's brig Curieux, of .18 guns, the
40 transports started from fheit. moorings at Dept.! sop ,2 st ; to
ford, and drove to- Blackwall. Several small craft M )YSE r, .Was lost on Petit Terit:,
Captain and all the crew saved. We we
111(.41 with water. e baye beard of no livesbein
hat, Wor say that Capt. MoYSEY died at Marie,,,lauteA
) days after, of the yellow lever,

Benjamin West, Esq. re-eleded President, unanimously.
Nathaniel Marchant, los. Nollekens, Ino. Yenn, I. S.
Copley, Council.
Sir Wm. Beechey, I. Flaxman, T. Stothard, N. March-
ant— Visitors.
G. Dance and los. Farrington re-eleded Auditors.