The Sun.
London, England, 1812-01-06 00:00:00

NAVAL Nt\VS.

PLYMOUTII, JA".4. in the night tt
French chasse maret, with a cargo, consisting of
wine and brandy, bound coastwise, prize to a ship
of war ; the former shortly after her arrival drove
ashore on the rocks under St: Nicholas's ;land,'
where she received considerable damage, but was
got off this morning at the flowing of.the tide, and
towed in here.

Arrived this morning a French chasse mareeiWith
a cargo, -bound coastwise, captured by the 0. P.
privateer.
Sailed the San Josef Mari of war, the flag ship of
Sir CHARLES COTTON, to joie the fleet blockading
Brest. .

Arrived the sloop Fair Briton,WlLLlAms master,
from Limerick, Kith proviiions for this port.'
His Majesty's brig of war Achates has detained
and sent in here i he American brig Mary Ann, Capt.
IRVINE, from Biyoune, with a cargo, consisting of
wine and brandy.

The Royal Sovereign man of war was docked on
Thursday.
Went op the harbour to be refitted the Scylla
sloop of war.
Went out of harbour, the Constant gun-brig.
Arrived the Yolage sloop of war from the West-
ward.

Came down•the harbour, and anchored in the
Sound) the Dotterel slop of war.
His Majesty's. ships Ganymede at)J Dotterel will
sail from hence with a convoy for Lisbon, Cadiz,
Gibraltar,
.and the- Strait;, tne moment the wind

proves favourable.,'
Arrived the John; Dove, from Newfoundland,

for Limerick.

A detachment of the gth dragoons arrived here on
Thursday from Dorchester, and embarked immedi-
ately from the Dock-yard on board a transport for

Lisbon.

Yesterday morning a lad named Hill, an appren-
tice to Mr. Tmos. DUNSTERVILLE, merchant, who
resides in St. Andrew's-street, in this town, hung
himself in the kitchen of that house : a maid ser-
vant in the employ had been in the kitchen only a
few minutes before the fatal event happened, and
left the lad at work, apparently in good health and
spirits. No cause can be assigned for his having
committed this rash act.

DEAL, JAN. 4.—Yesterday evening four loggers
containing smuggled goods were taken and brought
on shore by the Custom-house cutters of thiiviace•
One lugger sheltered herself for a time by running
alongside a merchant brig, but the vigilant Com-
modore of the Revenue squadron soon perceived the
deception, and running up to the brig, inquired into
the errand of the lugger. He found her laden with
about i6O tubs of spirits, and immediately seized
her and her crew ; the latter he put aboard the
Admiral's ship, and the tubs of spirits were landed
at the Custom-house.

The Par thian sloop of war has taken, we learn,
off Heligoland, a French privateer, and sent her into
Yarmouth. .

Arrived his Majesty's ship Rapid, with a convoy
of coasters anu collierp, and one ship.from Quebec
from Falmouth.

Sailed his Majesty's ship Rolla, with the Daw-
son, Peace, Narova, and Royal Briton transports,
with the 3d rbgiment of Foot on bOard, for Cork;
also sailed the Cheerly gun-brig, with the outward
bound for Portsmouth ; also his Majesty's ships
Tremendous,. Norge, Poisliers, and Valiant ; also
LaPiqueoh a cruize, and. Phipps schooner for Sheer-

ness.

PORTSMOUTH, JAN. st—Arrived the Pori Mahon
from a cruize. ".

Sailed his Majesty's ships Mercury, Spider, 'and
Cyane,wilh the West India convoy Royal gak,re-
nerable, Hotspur, for off cherhurgh ; his Majesty's
ship, Zenobia takes convoy for Portugal.

FALM.OUTH, JAN. 3.—Put in here by contrary
winds his Majesty's ship kyacird//, with twelve sail
of transports under convoy for Pcirtuoal.
Arfived the Landrail cutter from Scilly ; Mentor,
Capt. LEMETRE, from Valencia in thirty-th!ee days;
and the Echo cutter horn Gibraltar in thirteen
days.

TORBAY, JAN. 2.—Sailed the Acosta frigate, and
the East Indiainen, fur India, all well.

DARTMOUTH, JAN. 4,--Arrived the Eliza cartel,
from 'Morlaix with two English and one French la-
dies passengersi also an American Messenger from
Paris, with divatches for London.

NAVAL ArrottirmENTs.—Capt. W. Bedford, to
the Royal Sovereign (instead of the Prince of Wales);
Lieut. T. C.Munn, Flag-Lieutenant to Sir Henry
Stanhope, to the rank of Commander; Lieuts: W.
Houghton, W. Walker, and Richard Edwards to'the
Royal Sovereign ; Lieutenants W. Whimper and
William Smith (6),, to the Crince of Wales; Lieut.
T. Boardman, Bulwark ; neut., Head, Venerable ;
Liut. Adamson, Hannibal ; Lieut. Duncan, Alert ;
Lieut. Passrnore, Oberon ; Mr. William Goodwin,
to be Purser of the Mary yacht ; Mr. W. Finch, to
be Purser of the Mulgrave ; Mr. Arden, Mr. J.
Smith and F. Piamore, are promoted to Lieute-
nants_