The Sun.
London, England, 1809-07-20 00:00:00

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NAVAL NEWS

PLYMOUTH, JULY 1 B.—Arrived the Brothers, of
London, WoLToN, Master, from Stockholm ; and
the Bremen brig, Frechets, POULSEN, Master, from
Stockholm, both laden with tar and deals, for this
port ; sailed in company with 14 sail, under convoy
of his Majesty's ship Superh.
Two English vessels were left at Stockholm,
which were expefted to sail in a few days for Eng-
land.

Sailed his Majesty's ship Fortunje, of 36 guns,
Capt. VANSITTART, for Portsmouth, to join the Ex-
pedition fitting out there.

Arrived the brig Fame, WILLIAMS, from Dundalk,
laden with provisions, for this port; his Majesty's
ship Africaine, of 36 guns, Captain RAGGET, from
Portsmouth ; his Majesty's ship Espiegle, of 18
guns, Captain MORRIS, from a cruize ; the Times,
JOIINSOIC, from Swansea; Confidence, WATERS,
from Lionel!), ; and New Union, SEAJAANE, from
Liverpool.

A 74-gun ship, in tow by 3 man of war brig, is
now off this Port, we have not been able to learn the
name of either.

PORTSMOUTH, JULY lg.—Arrived this day his
Majesty's ships Malabar, of 50 guns, Captain Jolts
HENSELL, from the West Indies; hardy, of 14
guns, Dapper, of 12 guns, and the Persian, of 10
guns, from a cruize.
Arrived the American ship William, ---, from
Boston, for this port ; (Villain, —, from London;
Frederick, TAYLOR, and Dart, —, from Sunder-
land.

Sailed his Majesty's ships Violet and Kangaroo
for a cruize and the Union, of '74 guns, for the

Downs.

MARGATE, JULY 19.—The Expedition in OUr
Roads are now nooer weigh.

GREENOCK, JULY 17.—Arrived, on Friday, the
Poniona, M' NAUGHT, from Jamaica, in thirty-nine
days, having performed the voyage out and home in
three motif hs and a half. Sailed in company with the
Comet, of London John Bull, of Liverpool ; Eliza-
beth, of Belfast ; and a brig belonging to Kingston,
name unknown, under convoy of his Majesty's sloop
Dispatch. Partcd trom the whole of the vessels, ex-
cept the convoy, betore getting through the windward
passage. Parted from the Dispatch on the 15th
June in lat. 30. The Willoughby, of and for Lon-
don, was to have sailed in company, bat did not get
down from Kingston to Fort Royal in time, owing to
its blowing so hard. The Expedition under General
CAR mICHA EL was all embarked, and the first division
was to sail, the day atter the Pomona left Jamaica,
against the city of St. Domingo. The United King-
dom, UDNEY, arrived at Kingston, from Martinique,
the 3d June. His Majesty's sloop Dispatch spoke
the If McLEA, from Clyde to Jamaica, the
1 1 th June, off Cape Nicola Mole.

DOVER, JULY 19.—The homeward-bound Ja-
maica fleet may be hourly expetied the ship Sus-
' pense, Capt. C. SIMONDS, from Jamaica, is arrived,
which parted from the fleet, of 100 sail, in a fog au
the c-nth of June, under convoy of his Majesty's
ship Diamond.

Pa,sed oy London the ship Brilliant, Captain
GIBBs, from New York.

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The fleet to join the Expedition in the Downs,
from Portsmouth, is not yet passed, but is hourly

expetted up.

Leeward Island Papers to the loth of June inclu-
sive, have arrived. The following are the only ar-
tides in them of importance
" JUNII t.--The French Frigates lying at Bas-
seterre, Guadaloupe, have not been, as reported, de-
stroyed ; nor any subsequent attack made upon
them, that is yet known of here, since that formerly
detailed in this Paper. The Acasta and Thetis Fri-
gates are still watching them.
Nothing has transpired to explain the cannon-
, ading reported to have been heard in the neighbour-
hood of Guadaloupe ; and it is now mach civubted
as to any I:ne of battle ships having got into Port
Louis, stated by reports from St. Bartholomew.
" JuNE 10.-The homeward-bound trade of this
Island, to sail with the convoy of the present month,
\yin leave this on the 19th inst. the day originally
appoinied by Sir ALEX. COCHRANE for a ship of
war to call here to convoy them to the general ren-
dezvons.—The July convoy is postponed until the
22d of the month.",

Letters have been received from Rotterdam to
the 13th instant. One of them imentions, that
General ARMSTRONG, on the part of the Govern-
ment of the United States, had arranged with the
Ministers at Paris a Commercial Tieaty, the con-
ditions of which were all agreed and determined;
and it remained only for the ratification of the
Ruler of France and the American President. - The
letter adds, that one of the duplicates had been for-
warded to NAPOLEON for his approbation and signa-
ture. It will be recollected that the Edict of Buo-
NAPARTE prohibits any American vessel from enter-
ing the ports. of Holland, which has either been
received into a British harbour, or has spoken with
a British ship. The letters to which we have just
referred, notice that this order is put in force with
tbe utmost rigour.
Lord SPENCER and his family are going to pass a
few months in the Isle of \V,e \dm h now !Mk ms
to have become a favourite summer retreat.