The Sun.
London, England, 1814-03-07 00:00:00

NAVAL NtWB.

HARWICH, MARCH 6.--Arrived the Lady Ike-
pearl packet, with a mail and passengers, fuoni
lielig,nland. Put back the Diana, Auckland, and
Lark packets, bound to Gottenburgh, not being
al►le to get in for the ice,---Wind East
FAI,monTH, MARCH 4.—Arrived yesterday the
f"
Hiud.and Active. Revenue cutters from,a cruize
Walsingham packa -from Passages, lait from
Plymouth, where she landed her mail. Arrived
the Racer, Lieutenant JULIAN, from Plymouth,
and sailed again, with the Clinker gun-brig, with
a convoy for the North Coast of Spain. Sailed
to-day the. Reindeer sloop of war on a cruize,
and the Avon, and James and Henry transports,
for. Cork.

DEAL, Mattcti G.—Sailed the lledpole sloop of
War, with a convoy, for Ports'mouth. Arrived
the Favourite sloop of war from Portsmouth, and
-sailed for the River. Remain in the Downs his
Majesty's .ships Monmouth, Griffon, Olympia,
Swan, Viper, and Badger.—Wind N. E.
• PORTSMOUTH. MARCH G.—Sailed yesterday. his:
Majesty's ship Roral Sovereign, 110 guns, and
the Hindostan store-ship, with the fleet under
convoy for the Mediterranean, with the wind at
N. E. Arrived to-day the Onyx and Urgent, with
a small convoy front the. Downs. Sailed his,Ma-
jesty's ship Erebus for off Cherburgh. The In-
telligent gun-brig is appointed convoy for Guern-
sey and Jersey. The Benbow luau of war, with
the West India fleet, are expected to sail, in the
morning.—Wind easterly.
PLYMOUTH, ,MARCH s.—Arrived the Grampus
and Hazard troop ships from Portsmouth, and
the N,isus frigate, with 15 sail of transports under
convoy, from Portsmouth. Sailed the Magnifi-
cent and Clarence men of war on a cruize.,---Wind
Last.
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BASQUE ROADS, FEB. 24 —The Vengeur left
the squadron on the 9th, to mike one month off
L'Orient. The Warspite is on a week's cruize:
on her, return the Dublin and Eridanus mil go
for a four months' cruize off the Western Islands;
So that there will remain the Royal Oak, Cen-
taur, Egmont, and Zealous, -to watch the French
squadron here, which consists of a three-decked
ship, and four ships of 74 guns each. But from
information received from the master of a ehasse
maree, lately captured by the squadron, it ap-
pears that all the young men have been sent to
the army, and that the. French strips are on the
eve of going un the Charante.

The following information was on Saturday
received at Lloyd's :
" On the 18th of January, at day-break, in lat.
24. 2. N. long. 53. 44. W. two enemy's frigates
fell in with the ships hound to Bermuda, under
convoy of his Majesty's ship Severn. Captain
NOURSE immediately hauled out from the convoy,
directing them to steer to the S. NV. and stood
towards the enemy. At nine A. M. being nearly
within gun-shot, they were clearly made. out to,
be frigates of the largest force, having 14 guns
on a side, on the main deck. The Severn then
wore, and soon after commenced firing her stern
chasers, steering N. E. Capt. NOURSE having the
satisfaction of finding his object in standing‘with-
in gun-shut of them fully answered; their atten-
tionheings drawn from the convily, in expectation
of immediately bringing;' iim to. action. About
noon the convoy was out of sight. Capt. NottasE
was still ignorant of what nation the enemy were,
when .at four P. M. the head.nost ship coming up
very close, commenced firing, and hoisted a broad
pendant,..with 'French colours. They continued
partially engaged the whole day, the French
Commodore drawing up now and then v:ery-near,
with the choice of bringing the Severn to close
action, but as often dropping a-stern for his-se-
cond to close, The Chase,clitinued till, the fol-
lowing morning, the enemy's ship very little ont
of gun-shot. at any one time,' the French Com-
modore haying evidently the superiority in sailing,
when at nine A. M. they gave it up, after a ran
of 60' miles. Captain NURSH followed them,.
in. the hope of falling in with some British cillizer,
until dark,, when having split his main-top-sails,
the weather coining on thick, and being short of
water, he gave ii the pursuit. On his arrival at
Bermuda, he had the satisfaction of finding the
whole
,of his convoy safe, by whom he was
cheered. Captain NOURSE sailed from Bermuda
oa the 4th ult. with the Surprize in company, in
pursuit of the enemy.".
We 'regret to hear that Captain PHILLIMORE'S
wound is a very dangerous one—a grape-shot in
the shoulder, from which it is apprehended he
will lose his arm : the ball has not been extract-
ed. He a noble. example of heroism and fol.-
titude ; although be was wounded early in .the
action, he refused to quit the deck, or receive any,
asS'stapce from gr. JONES, the Surgeon,-,-desiling
him to attend to the wounded men. Three times
before the action ceased, Captain PHILLIMORE
fainted upon the deck, which he did not leave
whilst a shot was fired : he landed on 'Thursday
at Plymouth.
The clorinde was returning to Brest from .a
• four mouths' cruise, during which she captured
the Townshend Da.cicet, from the Brazils, and 11
other prizes. The Townshend had 30,0001. on
,board, which; we undersland, sunk in her : she
burnt all her prizes. The Sirius French frigate,
which sailed flora Brest with her, is still cruising.
On. Thursday morning -Lord KEITH sent his
barge alongside the ..Burotas, when her gallant
Captain, after requesting his crew not to cheei
him, was lowered in his cot, and carefully removed
to the Royal Hospital, accompanied by the most
heartfelt wishes Gillis men and Officers. who saw
him quit the ship, with,the, strongest grief.
•The next fleet for China and the East Indies
will be formed (if the Dorsetshire, Captain .Tog-
NER j 'Curtis, Captain BOYCE ; Wesford, Captain
BARNARD ; Thames, Captain RICHBs ; Henry Ad-
dington, Capt. NI fiKPATii Ica, for China ; Prince
Regent, Captain HARRIS ; Surrey, Capt, BEADLE;
Bengal, Captain NICHOLLS, for Madras and Ben-
gal The Phcenix and Lady Castlereagh. for
Bengal, will accompany them, if-ready ; with the
Lord Keith and Alexander, extra ships, 'for
ivla-
dras and Bengal.
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