The Sun.
London, England, 1812-01-13 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

PLYMOUTH, J.N. 11.—Arrived the transport
brig Speculator, belonging to Gdernsey, DOIt.EY,
master, from Malta and Gibraltar, with a cargo,
bound to Guernsey and Southampton ; the brig
Prosper, belonging to this port, JONES, master, from
Alogadore, and last from Gibraltar, with a kargo,
bound to London ; and the transport brig Sanzuel
and Sarah, belonging to London, SOMES, master,
from Port Mahon, and last from Gibraltar, baying
on board 145 French prisoners, bound to Ports-
tnouth. These vessels, on their passage, expeti-
enced very. bad weather : they sailed from Gibral-
tar on the 3,1 of December, in company with the
fleet under convoy of the Topaze frigate, and parted

company on the sth instam off Scilly. The Spe-
culator was ()aged to put in here, being in want of
provi,ions and water ; sailed from Malta un the is!
of November. The Prosper was driven here by
contrary winds. The Samuel and Sarah sailed from
Port Mahon en the 24th of November ; one of the
crew of the latter, named Wm. CHAMBERS, was
washed overboard and drowned on the 3d instant.
Also, arrived the Jolzu and Sisters, TELFORD, and
Betsey, MELvrts;, from Suderland, with coals for this

port ; the American Lilerty, SNOw, from Ame-
rica, with a cargo of innber for his Majesty's Dock-
yard at this port ; and the American brig Eliza
Holy, from LOLIdOO, BARTLETT master, bound to
America.
The Dreadnought man of war, in Cawsand Bay,
is ordered up the harbour to be pail off.
Tilt; Royal Soverei.n man of war will be undock-
ed next week, and tne Gibraltar cocked.
Arrived the Gambier hired a med cutter from the
squadron in Basque Roads; and the Dove, COOKNEY,
from Lyme.
Sailed the Dotterel brig of wit-, with a small con-
voy for Lisbon ; the Rose tender for Greenock ; the
Lord Cochrane hired armed brig to cruize off Berry
Head ; the Edinturgh man at war for the Mediter--
ranean ; and the Tonnant man of war to join the
Squadron off Brest.

Went up tt,e liarlyitir to be refitted the Rhin In
gate, and Stork sloop of war.

Sailed the Vologe sloop of war to the westward.

YAR JA N. 1 t.-The Desire:e frigate,
which sailed from hence for the Texel, under a ff4g
of truce, for the purpose of miking inquiry re-
specting the fate o( the St. George, returned ibis
Morning without hiving been able to acertain any
tidings.

CHATHAM, JAN, 12.—His Majesty's gun-brig
Alartial is coa.missioned at this port ; and the Mu-
narc•h is paid off.

Ship• fitting—Theseus, Horatio, La Pique, Ra-
leigh, Cruizer, and Martial.
The Barham, a new shia lying at Sheerness in
ordinary, has grounded on her anchors; she was
ordered here to be taken into dock.

DEAL, JAN. 12.—Sailed this morning the Rover
sloop of war ; and the Viper and Nymph cutters,
With a convoy for Portsmouth.

Came down from the River the Royal George
East Indioman, for Madras and China, and sailed to
the Westward ; also came down from the River
his Majesty's ships Bedford and Egmont, and re-
main.

PORTSMOUTH, JAR. 2.—Arrived his Majesty's
sliics Nonpareil and Thracian Iron a craize.
Sailed his Majesty's stoop Alert, with a few ves-
sels under convoy.

FALMOUTH, JAN. 10.-A large fleet of outward-
bound passed this Port yesterday evening. supposed
to be the Portugal and West India convoy.

The Advent tie; JAcKsiiN, from Liverpool to St.
Kites was take❑ on the 2. pit of November, by the
two French frigates lately arrived at Brest from Ba-
tavia.

One of the four prizes lately taken by the Arrow,
on the Basque Roads station (three only of which
hate arrived at Plymouth) being unable to weather
Banal!) reef, was under the necessity of bearing up
through the passage Britton. She was immediately
hailed by the several batteries, and fired at, but Mr,
Callaghan, the prize-master, a most spirited youth,
ordering his wen helow, persevered in his course,
ill the most determined manner, and succeeded in
carrying the vessel safely into Basque Roads. She
Was frequently struck by the shot, had her sails
and rigging were much cut, but happily no lives
were lost.

On the night of the 29th ultimo, a prize, belong-
log to the Pelona, gun-brig, while lying at anchor
In Basque Reads, between two frigates, and her ca-
bles cut by a Frenchman on board, and one of the
English sailors in charge of the ship, and ran ashore
about two o'clock, A. M. of the 30th. On the
Vessel's striking the shore, the latter seizing an axe,
made a blow at the prize-master, a midshipman,
with its butt end, and struck him violently on the
bead. The villain instantly escrped, by leaping
overboard. As soon as the midshipman (whose
name we have not yet heard) recovered from the
stunning etreEts of the blow, he ca►led together the
remainder of his crew, (four 'men) and taking to
their boar, after rowing twelve hours, without sus-
tenance of any kind, they reached the squadron in
,afely, at two o'clock P: M.