The Sun.
London, England, 1815-01-05 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

FALMOUTH, JAN. 2.—Put back the hrig Pala-
fox, one of the Meander's convoy ; on 6422 th
ult. was struck with a heavy sea, and received so
much damage, that part or the whole of her cargo
must be discharged. On the 30th nit. at SP. M.
in lat. 47. 40. N. lung. 6. 24. W. she passed
through the \Vest India convoy, steering to the
Southward, apparently in good order. Sailed his
Majesty's ship Andromeda on a cruize. The
Grace packet, last from St. Thomas's, is now
(7 r. at.) in the Bay, but will not be in until
late, being under jury-masts, having lost her mast
and bowsprit in a gale 12 days ago ; her mail has
been landed, and will proceed immediately for
London.—Wind N.
PLYMOUTH, JAN. 3.—Arrived the Malta,WEsT,
from Malta ; parted from the fleet under convoy
of his Majesty's ship Ethalion in a gale. The
Niger frigate, with the outward-bound East India
fleet, from Portsmouth, passed down Channel
this afternoon, with a fine breeze at N. E. The
Chesapeake frigate, Captain NEWCOMBE, from
hence, with the Saiunarez East Indianian, sailed
to join the Niger. Also sailed his Majesty's ship
Insolent, with the Lady Borrington, to join the
fleet for the West Indies, at Cork. Sailed his
Majesty's ships Briscis and Royalist to the West-
ward ; Favourite sloop of war for America, with
dispatches.
• PORTSMOUTH, J. 4. Arrived the Kate,
CLARK, from Cadiz, in 17 days ; sailed under
convoy of his Majesty's ship Curacoa from Gi-
braltar ; the fleet consisted of about 50 sail of
transports and merchantmen, some of which are
arrived, and at the Motherhank, undvr quaran-
tine. Also arrived the Dove and Hoffnugh, fioth
the Baltic, and the Hibernia, from Exeter.
Sailed his Majesty's ships Havoc and Wronger,
with several ships, bound to Bermuda and the
Bahama Islands, to join the fleet at. Cork, under
convoy of his Majest slop Leonidas. Ilis Ma-
jesty's ship Cornwallis gives instructions to the
ships bound to the Cape and East Indies.—Wind
N. \V.

DEAL, JAN. -I.—Arrived the Nautilus sloop of
war, from Holland ; Dolphin store-ship, from
Bermuda, and remain in the Downs, with his
;Majesty's ships Bosubav, Mercurius, and the Swan
cutter.—Wiud N. W;

Accounts, we are sorry to luern, have been re-
ceived from Falmouth ;If the dispersion of the
outward-hound \,Ttst India fleet in the late gales.
We subjoin the copy of an interesting letter from
the Commander of the _Albion, one of the it:-
turned fleet
:
C•opy of a Letter from Mr. G BuCILIN, Master of Me Albion,
hound to elated Falenma le, Jan. 1,1315.

On Tuesday, the 27th tilt. most of the convov which we
sailed with wore dispersed. In the morning we were pretty
well collected, and near• the Commodore during the night
the wind shifted to W.N.W., N.W. and N. From this taking
place I thought the Commodore must he nearly astern of us,
or in our lee-quarter. I lay by in hopes of his coming up,
but no vessel heaving in sight, I concluded he had bore up
for some port in the English Channel : the next day joined
twelve sail, kept company 'with then► during the night, the
wind was then N. N. W., and in the morning S. W., and rely
thick; the ships with us bore up, and I stood to the north-
ward in hopes of meeting more ships, but fell in with none
but a Dime, who informed rue he had passed several vessels
stasuting IT Channel, I then shaped my course for Coik, but
we were :alien aback with the wind N. W. by N. Finding I
coul►! not reach that harbour, I returned here, and arrived at
two o clock this day.
'Cl►e Cyrus sloop of war is here ; she had orders to joi❑ the
N'wiltsure's convoy so far as Madeira ; the Captain has written
to Admiral 'Martin, at Plymouth, fur orders. Our hopes are,
she will take us to Madeira, and join the Swiftaure there, if
she has not returned to port. The Cyrus, though appointed
to form one of the convoy, never joined it. During the gale,
our masts bent like it bow.

Extract of a Letter from Captain Stewart, of the Amplzion,
dated Spit head, Dec. '27, 1614, to J. Croker, Erg. and
transmitted to Llood's.
I have to acquainfvon, for the information of their Lord-
ships, that I sailed from Bermuda the Qd instant, with eight
sail. On the 3d inst. blowing strong from N. N. W. the ship
Joseph sprung a leak, and there being too much sea to board
her, I desired her to retur❑ to that place. On the morning
of the (ith, the weather was so very tempestuous and thick,
that we did not see any of the convoy ; on the 7th, we ex•
perienced a perfect hurricane, which obliged us to put before
the wind, to save our masts, and run to the southward, when
the weather abated ; 1 brought-to in the event of the convoy
being astern of us. to allow them to come up; but nut seeing
them on the morning of the Sth, I steered a course for Eng-
land, keeping under as little sail as possible all the passage,
hut without having seen or hoard any thing of them.
From the extreme violence of the gale on the 7th, I appre-
hend they must have suffered extremely, as the appearance
of the weather at the time did not indicate in the slightest
decree the hurricane which was approaching; consequently I
am fearful they would not be prepared fur it. As all the
vessels sailed extremely well, I should apprehend, if nothing
has happened to them, it is most probable those bound to Li-
verpool have arrived in some of the ports in the Channel, as
we have experienced nothing but constant heavy gales from
the Westward since we parted from them.

The Genereux is ordered to be taken to pieces.
The Loire frigate is to be paid off.—The Malta,
Diadem, IVandefer, Podargus, -and Acteon, are
ordered to fit for Channel service.
It appears that the Carthaginian privateers, 'in
the West Indies, are as active as the Americans in
capturing British vessels.. The British schooner
Victory tell a prey to one of these, and the crew
was ill-treated.
The smiths, and some otter artificers, in Chat-
ham Dock-yard, are ordered to work extra hours,
in order to prepare stores and furniture for two
64-gun ships, building at Kingston, in North
America, and some were employed on Sunday
last on the service.

We have seldom inserted a paragraph with more
fervent hope that it is true than we do the fol-
lowing from another Journal : • ‘ The reports of the intended marriage of Mrs. Perceval
(widow of our late excellent an 4 lamented Minister, who
.fell by the hands of a vi:e assassin), we believe, are quite
unfounded."
By the death of the Earl of NVESTMEATH, the
place of Clerk of the Hanaper becomes vacant.
A vacancy also occurs among the Elective Peers
inthc Imperial Parliament.
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