The Sun.
London, England, 1814-09-14 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS;

Admiralty-Of ce, Sept . 14.—Npikences granted to
Pilchard-vessels above 200 tons. A convoy is appointed to
thy: 20th inst. from Gibraltar to the Meditertaricaa.
(Signed) J. W. CROKER.

PLYMOUTH) SEPT. 12.—Arrived the Martial
gun-brig, from a cruize, having captured two
smuggling vessels, with foreign spirits. Arrived
the Royalist gun-brig, from a crnize, and landed
the crew 'of the Swedish ship Johannes, which
vessel was captured on her voyage from Lisbon
with Government stores, by'the American priva-
teer Grand Turk. The Johannes was one of the
Kangaroo's convoy. Arrived the Niobe frigate
from the Eastward ; the French cutter Alexander,
from Clierburgh, with cattle. Also arrived a few
vessels from differetst ports in England.
SErT. 13. Arrived the Samarang,
country ship, from Bombay, and several mer-
chantmen, from the Western Ports, and are sailed
for the River ; also a fleet of coasters and col-
liers, and have proceeded for their different desti-
nations. Arrived the Redpolc gun-brig from
Ostend. Sailed the whole of the transports for
Harwich and Ostend.—Wind N. E.
FALMOUTH, SEPT. I Yeti the Melt ille,
DU NCAN, from Buenos Ayres, in 70 days. Sailed
the Nocton packet, with a mail for Jamaica; and
the Duke of Montrose packet, with a snail for
Halifax. Put back the Weymouth store-ship.—
The .Selville spoke, three days since, the brig
Sir Home Popham, trout Lisbon for London ;
she had been -captured by an American privateer,
and given up to the crew.—Wind E.
PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 13.--Arrived the Liberty,
ALDRI DGE, from Havre-de-Grace. Sailed his
Majesty's ship Cheerful, on a cruize. Went out
of harbour his Majesty's ship Fox. His Majesty's
•ship Liverpool gives instructions to' the trade
hound,,„to Newfoundland, Qdebec, and Nova
Scotia. Wind Easterly. .
•DovEn, SEPT. 13.-The Sultana, Achilles, and
Plantagenet transports,,,„ sailed this morning for
t:ork, with the Galway Regiment of Militia on
board. •

AVON AND WASP SLOOPS OF WAR.

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM CORK.

" It was about nine o'clock I'. M. when the
Avon discovered the enemy, and immediately ah
uninterrupted and sanguinary combat took place
for two hours between them. When the engage-
ment had nearly 'ceased his Majesty's ship Casti-
lian, attracted by the firing, bore down and in-
stantly 'ran her bowsprit across the hawse of the
enemy, pouring in at the same time a broadside,
which she immediately followed up by a second,
some say a third. At that critical moment. the
Aeon tlirew out a signal of distress, which deter-
mined the Commanding Officer of the Castilian,
Lieutenant LLOYD, to relinquish any further at-
tack on the Wasp, and hasten to the succour of
the Avon, which he. was no more than able to
effect, as she went down shortly after the last man
was removed. His Majesty's sloop Tartarus, just
then came up, and having► taken 40 of the Avon's
men from the Castilian to strengthen 'her crew,
proceeded in quest of the Wasp, concerning whose
estape or loss we are not yet fully assured, al-
though the prevailing opinion is, that she has
escaped. *The gallantry of Captain AIiBUTHNOT
and his ship's 'company cannot be too highly ap-
plauded; when the disparity of
,force be esti-
mated. The Wasp was over 600 tons burtheu,
anti mounted twenty-four. 32-pounders, with a
complement of 300 men, whilst our vessel was
only 200 tons and eighteen 24-pounders, with
100 men. We regret to state our loss at "9 killed
and 33 wounded—amongst the former the gallant
Lieutenant PiIENDERGAST, who fell by a grape
shot whilst nobly cheering the crew. The Ca►p-
tain's wound in the leg is likely to do well; nor
have we heard that any of the other wounded are
in danger of_ their lives."
The country ship Lnwjee Family from Bombay,
sailed from St. Helena for Eugland the utter entl
of July last.

The Berwick, 74, Capt. BRACE, and Fame, 74,
Capt. BATHURST, have arrived at Portsmouth from
the Mediterranean ; the former was released from •
quarantine on Thursday, the latter on Saturday
morning.' The Berwick sailed,from Genoa on the
Ist tilt. in company- with the An/urea, 74, Sir
JostAs ROWLEY ; GGIIOa (prize), 74, (late Bril-
liant), Capt. Slow, and the Termagant, Capt.
SnAw, from which ships she parted on the. sth,
and went to Mahon. Admiral HALLO ELL sailed
from Mahon, in the Malta, on the 7th, for ble-
noa ; at the latter port, the Rivoli; SO, Captain
DICKSON, and Edinburgh, 7.4, Capt. MANLEY,
were lying. That city was still garrisoned by
English and Sicilian troops, and it would remain
in their occupancy until after the Congress, to be
held at Vienna, should decide upon its future go
vernment. - The Castor, , Capt. DILKEs, was -at
Minorca, assisting in the means taking to' clear
the Island of English property,. that it may be de-
livered up to the Spaniards. Sir JAIILEEL BREN-
TON, the.. Commissioner of the Navy Yard, would
thereupon return to England. The Aboukir, 74,
Capt. N.THOMPSON, had gone from Mahon to Sy-
racuse and Palermo ; the Tremendous, 74, Capt.
CAMPLELL, to Malta. All the ships intended to
return home for the present had left the Mediter-
ranean. The Berwick passed the America and her
convoy off Cape Finisterre. The /I.matla is ar-
rived at• Plymouth, to' be paid off; the America
will also be paid off there ; the Brilliant will gu
to the River.
The Unite, Mermaid, and Swallow, were to.
sail from Cadiz on the 19th ult. with fourteen sail
of transports for Spithead. The Elizabeth, 74,
Captain GUION, was on the 16th tilt. cruizing off
Cape St.,Vincent.
Lail- Bu.r.:N-roNt and family arrived passengers
in the Fame, from Mahon, Captain LE HUNT'
(.promoter) from the Sicilian flotilla), in the 13er-
'0 k

Three Algerine frigates were cruising between
Minorca and thbraltar, on
.the 12th ult. They
now profess to cruise entirely against the Ameri-
can Ng..