The Sun.
London, England, 1812-05-29 00:00:00

DESTRUCTION OF A FRENCII SQUADRON !

. 'We have the satisfaction .of announcing the to-
tit destruction of the French squadron which has
recently committed so many depredations',
.es-
pecially on ,American vessels, " while Eng-
I -lihmen were asleep in their ports." ThiS
sqtradron, consisting of the Andromache and
4riadne, of 44 guns each, and 450 men, 'with
,the
Nameluke brig,. of 48 pins and' 150 rnenovere in-
terepted by the .Northumberland, which had been
stationed for that purpose, with the GrOwler gun-
brig, oif the port of L'Orient.. On the 22d inst.
- they hove in,sight, when Captain liorHam, with
that coolness, judgment, and intrepidity, which
belong peculiarly to British Naval Officers, placed
the NorthuMberland in the 'very mouth of the har-
bour {in which was a French 74 gun ship),
within her own length of a reef of rocks,
and within range of three heavy batteries.—
The two frigates and the brig ran, with . all,
sails set, within the- rocks and the shore,
where they all grounded within two cables' length
of the ilorthumberla. 4d, and in this situation she
:poured upon them her broadsides,' till she had
the satisfaction of seeing them all on fire, and
witnessint their blowing -up with tremendous ex.-
'.plr:sions, not a vestige of them remaining. All,
thiS was effected with t 1.4-. loss only. of five sea-
/men killed, and twenty-four wounded.

No definitive arrangement has yet been made
re4ecting' the new Administration. Every hour
is the parent of fresh reports upon this most
interesting subject, which we think it quite
unnecessary to repeat. We can only Fxpress
our sincere hope, that the PRINCE REGENT will
.not, from the. peculiar situation in. which 'be
is placed, be under the necessity of calling to his
Councils, .men, of whose recent conduct it is
impossible that his Royal highness can ap-
prove, and who certainly do..not possess the con-
fidence ot the country.

A series of Moniteurs arrived last night, from
wh.ch we have made some extracts.

Sir VicARY GIBBS was this day sworn in one
.of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, in
fie room of Mr. Jiy,tice LAWRENCE) who retires
•
:on account of ilI-Leap: i.

Yesterday, about eliven Q'elock, Earl MoIRA
(
I ad an audience of the PRINCE REGENT, at Carlton
House, for a em-kiderable time.

The Marquis WELLSLEY had also an audience of
b;s Royal Highness.
Yesterday, at twelVe o'clock, Lords SIDMOUTH,
ELpot,T, WESTMORLAND, LIVERPOOL, ,MUL-7
GUIVE, MELVILLE; and BUGLIINORAMSUIRE, Mr.
RYDER, &c. attended at Carlton Hous, and most
of them had audiences of the. Prus c'E. • •
'The Dake of Yoptic. is expected in town this
evening, and will hold? Military Levee to-mu:-
low, a%. Lis Office in the Horse Guards.
The Princess CtiLitiLoTTE of is expected
to be present at the l nstallation of the Knights of
the 1-.:ath, next Monday, in Westniinster Abbey:
The Archbishop of CANTERBURY gave his. An-
nual, Grand Lntertainmcnt yesterday, at Lambeth
Palace, to the Stewards of the Sons of the. Clergy.
Among 'whom were,. the Duke of CAMBRIDGE,
the LORD 11"‘-yon., the SHERIFFS,• Lords IIENLEY
and EAR-131,1:Y, the RECORDER, Aldergaall Sir C.
}LOWER, &C.

',Sunday last, being Trinity Sunday, the Bishop
rf LITCHFIELD admitted, fourteen Graduates to
OrdUrs, Eccleshall, which is a greater
Ti umber than he has admitted on that day for some

Ihe Duke of BuccLhuon gave a grand dinner
yesterday, at I►is house in Hill-street, Berkeley-

The Earl of GRosvENoa,gave a grand dinner
'yesterday, at Grosvenor House, near Park-lane.
Lady BltooKE entertained a few fashionables
vesterdqy, her house in Grosvenor-place.
Lord DuNDA's had a dinner party yesterday,sal
hi: Louse in Arlington-street, Piccadilly.
Lady BZAUCHAMP had a splendid rout a few
evenings since, at her house in ,St_ James's-
square, which was brilliantly illuminated by se-
veral very; beautiful chandeliers of cut-glaSs, and
quite in the modern taste.