The Sun.
London, England, 1812-11-27 00:00:00

NAVAL NE'cv---S

Lztvtovrt~,. Nod. '25.--Arrived the following
erchail'tmen from Newfoundland, With cargoes,
consisting of fish and oil, for this port, viz. brigS
Mary, Woob, Hive, DRAKE, and the Daphne, HAR-
Otis; all belonging- to Exeter ; sailed 28 days
since in company v.-ith a fleet; which consisted of
about 24 sail, under convoy of his Majesty's ship
Antelope, of 50 guns, the flag-ship of AdMiral Sir
JOHN THOMAS DUCKWORTH, which they parted
'with yesterday morning at" nine A.m. ten of the
beet in company; the others separated on the
Passages and have proceeded for their respectiVe
destination most of which were bound up the
liristol 'and Irish Channels. The fleet 'encoun-
tered several very heavy gales, but none of them,
we understand, sustained any material damage.
Two frigates and smaller shipS of war were left at
St. John's, together with several British finer-
ebanttnen;and about 40 sail of American vessels,
Which have been captured and sent in there by
his Majesty's ships of war, most Of which have
on board very valuable cargoes, and are laying in
tiers ; it is supposed they Will remain there during
The Winter, as no orders had been received from
Xngland respecting their disposal.

GALLANP ACTION BETWEEN THE FROLIC SLOOP

OF WAR, OF EIGIITEE:s: GUNS, kND AN AIVIRRI—

CAN FRIGATE.
Arrived a Prussian brig, hi five days, frOm
ourdeaux ; was boardedyesterday by the French
privateer Which had captured the Racehorse,
Ivhich put on board 25 English sailors, taken in
Prizes she had 'made, besides the'Racehorse, and
14 others, Wh9se names I have not been' able to
collect. She also capttired the ship Nancy, of and
for !London, frOm Honduras. This vessel, with
6 others, Were under convoy of his Majesty's ship
Protic, of Is guns, and fell in with a hirtre American
frigate, on Which the Merchant ships • dispersed
and, to favour their escape, the Frolic brought the
enemy to close action, .which was maintained for

three hours; with the greatest vigour, during
which the frigate lost her niain-mast and fore-
top-mast; and lastly, the Frolic Vias totally dis-
tasted, and her 'Colours went over the side, with
her masts, and, it is fi ared, she was taken posses-
'Sion of.

Arrived the oreste s brig 'of war from the East
,
Ward; .the Goldfinch brig of war from Basque
r..oads ; the sloop Renown, PERRY, -Master, from
guernsey, with a cargo of bricks, for this port ;
the Richard, Gov ci ~.fro ; the Harewood,'
STYLE; from Geveck ; Industry, Epw mutts , from
e4ryn ; Fortune, BADCOCK, and the Assistance,'
NIGHT, from Falmouth ; the Betsey, WILLIAMS,
from Southampton ; Ann and Witham, BEST,
frown Padstow ; the. &Oda/If/GS, GOWDY, from
Sunderland; .and the Jane, BRAVEN, from Lime
tick, with a cargo of provisions, for thiS port.
, Put in here last night, from Portsmouth, by
contrary winds.,,a transport, having.. on board a
ilthichment of the Life .Guards, bound to Lisbon,
And a transport bound to Quebec.

4 P. M.—Two Prussian vessels 'are now coni-
ng in, *lnch, it is said, have been detained by
‘'Le of his Majesty's ship%

PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 26.—Arrived his Majesty's
A bip Antelope, Admiral Sir JOHN 'DUCKWORTH,
With a convoy tram Newfoundland ; and the Mu-
tinc orwar froth Halifax, with Dispatches.

DEAL, Nov. '26.--Remain the outward-bound.
Sailed his Majesty's ship Cygnet for off the
Scheldt ; the Redpole, Royalist, Griflon, and Ro-
sario, for off the French coast.

GLASGOW, Nov. 24..--.--Arrived the Alexander,
WATT, from Honduras; sailed 12th September, in
conipany with 14 sail, under convoy. of his Ma-
Jesty's ship Frolic; the Nile parted two days,_ and
James seven days, after sailing to west Ward of
Cape Autonie. On the 15th October experienced
a_tremendous storm, and on the 16th the Alexan-
der parted from the convoy in lat. 36,. 5. long. 6.
3°. On the 17th was boarded by his Majesty's
4111.1) Pottierst the ,ships Hussar, Hawke, 1119un7
loineers, Star, 1" ereeval, .Adventure, West Indian,
Itnd another ship name •unknown, then -appear-.
to have sustained no damage. On coming into
the North Channel, saw a fleet supposed froth
North America, under:convoy of L a large ship of
War, five salt of which joined the Alexander) and
Ore supposed t'o have gone into-Lamlash. ,

A Coroner's .Inque4 was held yesterday, at Mr.
"atarkls, the White Lion, Jamesrstreet Covent-
kiarden, on the body of Mr. William Freer, who
\Vas found dead in his bed on Wednesday m0rn-
...,411g, at, his apartments, at No. 10, Hart=street,
Z;ovent-Garden. A friend, who had- slept with
left him in the morning, without •being
ttwarcof his, death, which was first discovered by
his daughter when she went to call hini. He
'las left hthind him a 'family of nine motherkss
ilildren. Verdict—Died by the Visitation of God.
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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS,
THIJIISDAY, NOVEMBER 26.

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The LORD CHANCELLOR took HIS seat on trig
IWoolsack at a quarter before three o'clock, and
the Clerks immediately proceeded to
,adininister,
the oaths to such Peers as presented themselves
for the purpOse.
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. • .•
Several Lords were Sworn in the course of the
sitting ; among whom were,— •
The Earl of Aylesford, who took the oaths and his seat, on
his ascending to the Peerage, by the demise of his father, the
late Earl.
The Duke of Buccleugh.
Marquis of Queensberry, as one of the sixteen Scqs Re
prekntatire Peers. '

Earls of Orford, Wicklow, Poulett, and Shaftesbnry,
Bishops of Durham and Carlisle•' and Lord Montague.
•
. At four o'clock, .(as no Peers can by sworn
after that the House adjourned till tol
morrow.

HOUSE OF COMMONS,
TIIIIRDAY, NOVEMBER 26.

ThiS day, at twelve, the SPEAKER', for the rirst
limerentered the. House in state, attired in the
Speaker's 'rObes. He was attended bythe Chap-
lain of the House, and prayers were read, as
usual, previous to his taking the 'chair.. The
Speaker took his eat at the table, when the
Chaplain retired, where he' remained till a suffi-
cient number of Members ,7-ere present to form -a
Muse.' Shortly after balf-past twelve, he began
to count, and at abo.ut n quarter pyist one, he was
enabled to take the chair, forty persons being.
present. The House then proceeded to swear in
the Members .present, who -had not previously
taken the oaths. This ;was continued. until four
o'clock, when the House adjourned till to-morrow.

MEETING OF THE 'CATHOLIC litsr-tops.—Ou
Tlic.tidAy last the Mceting of the Catholic Prelates
:Of ireland terminated. On the subject of the
Meeting we are confirmed in 0111.1°1111er statement,
that it. had for. its object the,appointment of a Se-
leet Committee, as Deputies to wait on, Par H-
al-neut in the ensuing Session, in order to answer
such polemical questions, and give such other in-
formation touching Catholic Tenets, as might be
demanded of them„ . .
The Meeting !assembled in consequence of a
Circular letter written to each of the Bishops,
which stated, that it AN aS intimated to the Right
Rev. Dr,. Troy, Titular 'Bishop of Dub;in,,froni
High Authority, that a.Message from Parliament,
in the ensuing Sestion, *would be sent to the Me-
bites of Irelani, requesting their attendance be
fore the House, &c. &c,—(Dublin Evening P6st.)

THE=THEATRE.—The tragedy of- Tancred and
Sigismunda was revived lost night at Covent Gar-
den Theatre, and Mr. BETTY performed the part
of Tancred with full as much ability as he has
shewn in any of xlie characters in which he has
appeared since his return to the London stage.—
The popular farce of Love, Law, and Physic, fol.
lowed, but on account of MATHEWS'S having
omitted an imitation which ha 4 been applied to a
certain Law Officer in a high station, many of the
audience expressed great disapprobation, and
would not 'suffer the entertainnient to proceed.—
At length MATHEWS came forward and addressed
them in the followitag manner :

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" Ladies and Gentlemen,
" I am desired by the Managers most respeetfully 'to ask,
what is your pleasure ?"
Here a- clamour burst forth, consisting of an-
swers from all parts of the house, but the chief
purport.was to complain of the omission of.-the
son.= MATnnws then replied as foltows:-,-,
"'Ladies and Gentlemen,
" Understand what you mean. As an actor it is my inter-
est and my duty td do everything in my power to cOntribtite to
`the entertainment of the Public. The imitation which is called
for, which has been named by a Gentleman just under• my ear'
• w.,s introduced without any earthly intention to give offence
to any person. It was taken by the audience, and applied in
a particular manner, which I did not exactly understand. I
am certain there was no intention on the part of eitl& author
,or actor to give offence to any one. I feel myself placed in a
very awkward situation ; but a circumstance has occurred, in
consequence of which, for particular reasons, I can only say,
-that I am positively obliged to omit it " .

The solemn earnestness with whiCh this speech
was delivered, ino.de a suitable impression on the
audience, who received it with great applause,
and the piece. then proceeded with it usual success.
It remains .only for us .to say,- that whether the
imitation was properly applied by the audience or
nut, it was by no means offensive, or calculated
to excite ridicule, and that MATHEWS, from all
that we have heard of him, is not likely to give
intentional displeasure, but always ready to com-
ply with the wishes of the public, whatever labour
' or fatigue may attend the exertion.