The Sun.
London, England, 1809-03-23 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

PLYMOUTH, MARCH 21 ...-.4116 Busy Cutter, Cap-
tain BELL, which arrived here yesterday from Lis-
bon, sailed about three 'Weeks since;' the French
were then within four days march of Lisbon, but in
consequence of hostilities being likely to commence
between France and Austria, it is said they were
countermanded, and ordered to retreat to France—
which order was in consequence obeyed. Intelli-
gence had reached Lisbon stating, that the French
larmy. in Spain had received the like orders, and were
all evacuating that country. Many of the inhabi-
tants of Lisbon had embarked, with their property,
onboard vessels in the Tagus, in expe6tation that
the French army would soon reach that city.
Arrived the British Brig Diana, Capt. Nottrotv,
laden with wine, from Oporto, bound to this Port
for orders, left the former place the 23d ult. in com-
pany with 35 Sail, under convoy of the Adonis Cut.
tern Lieut. DUC HAN, which Ship, with the greatest
plauf, the Convoy, passed up Channel last evening.
When the Diana left Oporto the greatest confusion
Prevailed there ; the Portuguese were 'preparing to
eilligrato, gad a great number had embarked on
board veisels, in the harbour, it being understood that.
the-French, were within a few miles of the place.
.isaiitried,the Portuguese Schooner Freda*, —,
and tlie British Brig Kangarol, Mom. both . (mg
, oro, place they left the 23d uft. laden
with wines for ibis Port ; Sloop limy, MICHAEL,
from V-Pagball; bOand to. Southampton, laden with
Oats and butter; and the Sloop Lord iVelso?r, Howe,
from Limerick, bound to this Port with, provisions.
• Areried the Fervent Gan-brig; with a Fleet of
tight Victuallers, from off Rochefort.

PORTSMOUTH, MAIiCH his Majesty's
Ships La Coquette on a cruize, Site!drake for Guern.
leY i Undaunted to the Westward ; and the Cygnet,
with the Mary Transport, LAwsoN, under charge,
for Cadiz.

DRAG, MARCH 22.—.—Arrived, and sailed for the
.River, the Rio, Nova, MARTIN, from Grenada, and
the Favourite, EVANS, from St. Kitt's.
SHRIR.NRS6, MARCH e;.—The Termagant was
Paid bounty, and advance.
• . MARCH 22.—Came down the River Thames his
Majesty's SlOop Kite, Capt. JAMES.
Sailed his Majesty's Ships Monkey to Yarmouth,
•
and Termagant to Portsmouth.
The. Nymplien has made signal for convoy to the
Northward.
baajosty's Ship Etna, Capt. GODFREY,
for.PortamHiiiit : •

GREENOCK, 2ThePox Packet,' HA-
MILTON, arrived here yesterday from Oporto—Sailed
in co►npany with the Ariltur, OWEN, for this Port ;
parted off cape Clear.
ANOTuet EMII ItGO BREAKER.—The American
Schooner Iliram, arrived here On Saturday, from Sa-
vannah, after a passage of 32 days,. with 197 bales
of cc'tton, and 3000 reeds—spoke no vessels during
the passage.

COX, MARCH 1 7 .—Major-Generll's s force
is rirm embarked and ready for the intended Expe-
dition; but we do not understand that orders for
their sailing arelet communicated. No convoy has
arrived for them, The whole of the Staff have pro-
vided themselve with horses, 'pursuant to orders to
that effeet received since Monday last.

'DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE-MONEY, •
To the Gun.brig Urgent, for the Capture of the F.manuil,
on board, on her arrival in port, and every Wednesday and
Thursday after, for three months, at No. 9, New Broad.
street. .
' To the Cygnet and Tartar for the capture of the Dutch
Privnecr Christiana. every Tuesday anti Friday, fur three
months, at No. ISt Clement's Inn.
To the (.fun-brsg Rebuff; tor the capture of the Societe
Ttench Privateer (the May Flower Privateer, firlite, and
Ilic4gleitevritue Cutter in company), on the mil instant, at
No. it, Cecil-street, and afterwards, at the diarne

Several ,boats have lately been built on the River,
of about :).0 tons borthen, to carry a large gun, to
go into shoal water, either to protect troops, or go
into the Baltic, to take Danish Privateers,

An attempt is about to be made for the effetitutl
destruCtion of the French Fleet in Basque loads.—
, 4 considerable number of fire-ships have been pre-
pared for the purpose ; an immense quantity of
!ockets have been put on board, and Mr. CONOHEVE
s already left town to superintend the operations,
'll3Bt sanguine expectations of success are enter-
tained.
His Majesty's brig Norm Arun& upset in a
squall off Martinique on the gth of January. We
regret to add, that of the whole crew, the clerk and
18 men only were saved.
•
Long before this time, Fort Bourbon must have
surrendered. After the final reduftion of Martinique,
it was said to be the intention of Gen. BECKWITH 10
send Sir GEORGE PREVOST with a force to reduce
Guadeloupe and some corps were looked for from
this country, in particular a corps of cavalry.
• The coticluEt and gallantry of Sir ALEXANDER
COCHRANE and of the Commander in Chief Lieut.-
General B;cxwiTn, were the theme of admiration
throughout both the Navy and Army; these Officers
exerted tbeent,elves much, and had each of them the
Most narrow escapes. The dispositions of the amok
made by Gen. BECKWITH evinced the highest mili-
tary talent. in no part of the world have British
troops acted with more galiantry.

DUI CH PAPERS.

PARIS, Ikl,cH 4.

According to letters from Bayonne of tip 7th:inst.
numerous transports of Spanish and English prison-
ers are passing through that town r the greatest part
of the former .c.tme from :Saragossa. They are
treated with the utmost humanity and • kindness.---..
The Officers, who are at liberty to walk about the
town, state the following particulars of Saragossa :
The troops of the line would have surrendered
long ago ; they were perfealy sensible that they
could not withstand the French, after the latter.

had possessed themselves of part of the city ; but it
did not depend upon them : they were obliged to
submit to the dilates of the meanest of its inhabi-
tants. The Monks would have destroyed any per-
son who would have made mention of a wish to ca-
pitulate, This wish could only be uttered, when
two-thirds of the city were lying in ruins. PA LA..
FOX is said to have died of an epidemic disease,which
desolates the city, and has already carried off upwards
of 20,000 men.

Private letters from Madrid, announce the death
of General SALAYAY, Grand Marshal of the Palace
of his Catholic Majesty.
General SEBASTIAN! is following up the success
which he has attained, and the Duke of Abrantes
lA. marching against Vaiencia, which is not likely to
make any resistance; ,General ST. CYR commands
under. the Duke. ,

AMSTERDAM, MARGIT 1 b.—The Council of State.
held this day an extraordinary sitting, which was at-
tended by all the Ministers and Members of the
Council, and where the Vice-Presidetit read a Mes-
sage from his Majesty, stating, that his brother, the
Emperor, had kindly disposed of the Grand Duchy
of Berg, in favour of his son, the Prince Royal, NA-.
POLRON Louis. •

. .
Letters twin Copenhagen state, that the Danish
Ship called the Crown Prince, and commanded by
Captain Tancx, has arrived safe in Batavia, and is
employed there's& a guard-ship. •

The last Vienna letters of the 3d inst, and thoqe
from Franckfort of the 12th, do not contain any in-
telligence relative the war.

HAGUE, MARCH 18.--Letters from Vieona state,

that the Archduke QUARLES, in his capacity as Ge 7
neralissimo, has received more ample po‘VerS than
he ever possessed, and that all the General Officers
who-command-the different armies, are direeled im-
plicitly to obey his dire&ions in the point of leaviog
Vienna for Vlllach:

From Bayreuth we learn, that the garrison of the
Austrian fortress of Egra ha: been considerably rein-
forced, and that Austrian troops have already made
their appearance in the vicinity of Passau.

We tire assured that not only a correspondence be-
tween Austria and England, for a considerable time;
has been carried on by the way of Trieste, but.that
also the English have of late publicly made their ap.
pearance in that city.