The Sun.
London, England, 1815-09-27 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

DEAL, SEPT. 26.—Arrived, and sailed for the
River, the Adamant, and Lavinia, from Quebec
Constantia, from St. Domingo ; Frances, from
Jamaica ; and Jemima from ditto. Arrived the
Hasty and Constant sloops of war from Ply-
mouth, for the River : the Hasty remains.—
Winc: S.TV.

•PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 26.—Arrived his Majesty's
'ship Rinaldo from Cork ; Lady Mackworth, Bar-
bara, and Kent transports, from Quebec; Hope
and AncLor fro.m E. Rice ; and Halcyon from
the Downs, for Batavia.—Wind W. S.W.
PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 25.—Came in the Duke of
Marlborough from St. John's, Newfoundland ;
Whitehall, CRABB, from Cork ; and the Pheasant
and Achates, sloops of war, from a cruise.—
Wind N.

FALMOUTH, SEPT. 24.—Arrived the Melcombe
from Liverpool.—Sailecl the Economy: for Coils.
Wind -N. W.

,RAMSGATE, SEPT. 26.—The Russian brig Vic-
toria, laden with tar, was this morning, discovered
to be on fire, unfortunately at IoT water ; great
apprehensions were entertained for several vessels
near• her, but h' great exertions it has been eon,
firma to her hold, and the vessels have removed
at a•distance; little, it is supposed, will be saved,
except the materials:.

• EXETER, SEPT. 25:—The Queensbury packet
r,rvived at Falmouth on Saturday last, from New
York in 33 days, and Halifax in 20. The Rolla,
which took out the August mail, reached. Halifax
on the 3d of September, after a stormy passage,
which obliged her to thi2ow her guns overboard.
triie following 12 vessels of the W%rr-ior'.s cinivOy
frOm Jawaica had got to HalifAx, in a very dis-
aGied state, viz. :—the William Tell, Fame, Wil
ltu4hby, Edward, Will, Coiliwall, Friends, Ross,
Tryon, Contest, •Mulgrave Castle, and another.
The Wesey and Dictator frigate arrived last Sa,
tUrday at Plymouth, with a 'fleet or transports,
li4v7ing tfoops OU board from El a Ufa x .—(Fdinden
fic.Ytent Luminary) Sept. 26.)

THE WAtiCISTG-Mitai ''f'ORMi_ATEI).

WiLsoiq, who, as it will, be keen; Was yesier-
,day arrested, and preYented.from finishing -his un-
dertaking, was this morning at elevit d'clobk at
the Flare and Billet in goad health. I-1 e stateit
as.his firm conviction, that he -cOnld have comPlei:
ed his task several hours within the time allowed
,

• "I;hecircumstances,attending his arrest 'hue given
rise to.some reports which are perhaps unfound-
ed, but which if true would be highly discredit-
able to those who had betted against him.—
.Having performed so' Much of a Herculean
task, it ,was natural that he should have ex-
cited much interest, and we must confess our
rret that if it was necessary to op him it had
not been done niore early, as this would have
prevented any thing like cruelty by depriving an
individual at once of the fruits of what w a pro-
digious exertion, and might have been a harmless
one.

(Pions a Morning Paper.)

ARREST OF WILSON.---The veteran WILSON bad
ilfg•COillpktEd the task allotted to him for Mon.
(lay, until half-past five o'clock yesterday morn-
ing, at which period he finished 750 Miles. By
six o'clock he was " Safely stowed" in the house.
of his benefactor and friend, Mr. DYER. He slept
very
yesterday
s
taken the refreSh-
inent` generally prescribed for him, started about
(co. Just as he had cosinpleted one mile and a
quarter he received intimation that the posse co-
mitatus were nearly in sight to apprehend him.—
lt now became a matter of serious consideration
to know v. hat step was most eligible to secure to
him the Magistrates' indulgence for permitting his
continuance upon that spot. His Itiends advised
him tp consult Air.,DYER, to whose house the
constables en masse pursued him. Here, how-
ever, they imam! a barrier which they could not•
resist, the doors were closed, and WiLsom, though
not tranquillity, iwas in perfect security.: I.lri
fortunately Mr. DYER was attending his profes-
sional duties in town, and was thereby absent at a
time when Wtt.sois required sound' advice. Mrs.
DYER Consulted with her friends, but WILSON 'ap-
peared determined to complete the task if he were
allowed so to tto. The constables remained before
the door for a considerable titn,:, and at length it
was thought adviseable to question their autho-
rity, when the following warrant was produced'
by SMITE-I, the constable :