The Sun.
London, England, 1812-03-18 00:00:00

NAVAL 144TtWS,

PLTMouni, i6.—Arrived the DWG Bro-
thers, ELLIS, Birmingham, GILL, Speculator, Bow-
Dati4 John and William, HAMSDIN, and Mercury,
SMERbON, from Wales; the Vine, HARDY, Mary,
DUNN, Ann, MILLER, and Wellington, GIESON,
from Sunderland, laden with coals for this port ;
the Three Brothers, LUCKES, and Devonshire,
DUNLASI, from Exeter; Teats Hill, MILLER, from
Lyme ; the Hope, BREWER, and Greyhound, -
BEEVES, from Portsmouth ; and the Two Friends,
ALDRIDGE, from Poole.

Went up the harbour to be refitted the Hama-
dryad frigate, that arrived here yesterday from the
Irish station.

Arrived the Hermes sloop of war from a cruize,
and several coasters and colliers.

DEAL, MARCH 17.—Arrived the Harford trans-
port from Portsmouth.
Sailed his Majesty's lugger Defender, with a con-
voy for Purtstnouth.

PORTMOUTH, MAECII 17.—The. Comet is ap-
pointed to take convoy for NoVfoundland ; and the
Peloras to take convoy to the Mediterranean, and
is expeled to sail eady to-morrow morning.

DARTMOUTH, MARCH W.—The name of the
Spanish brig retaken by the Lord Cochrane is the
San Carlos, F. X. AUGARUAS, but from whence she
came is not known. Two hours more day7light
would have enabled the Lord CochranO to capture
this famous French privateer, formerly the Chester-
field Guernsey packet.

The French privateer, - formerly the Chesterfield
packet, is now called the Aigle. She. was chased
oft• the coast on Thursday last by the Lo►d Cdchrane
hired armed brig, and on the following morning
(Friday) was again" off Portland :.she captured the
Beaver, BEVEBIDGE, from Mogadore for London,
on the 2d instant, and sent her into Cheibourgb.

NAVAL APPOINTthENTS.—Capt. John Simpson,
to the Chatham, pro tecnpore, to relieve Captain
Graham Moore ; the Reverend Archdeacon Owen,
Chaplain-General to the Army, to be Cliapiain-Ge-
neral to the Fleet ; Lieut. John Taylor to the Han-
nibal ; 'Lieut. J. T. trans to the Bristol ; Lieut. T.
Leigh to the'Ceres slop vessel, at Chatham, in tree
room of Lieut. Leaver, to the Martial gun-vessel,
in the Downs ; Lieut. Edward Stuart to the Royal
Oak, at Portsmouth ; Capt. Lake to the Magni-
cent, at Plymouth ; Capt. George Price to cotu-
mand the Hotspur, to relieve the Hon. Captain
Percy ; Lieut. Prosper Ambrose to the Egmont, in
the Downs ; Lieut. P. H. Douglas to the Royal
Oak, at Portsmouth ; Lieut. W. E. Wight, to the
Hannibal ; Lieut. John Eveleigh to the Chatham,
at Woolwich.; Capt. Charles Bateman to command
the Revenge, at Cadiz ; Lieut. George Goose, to
the iSheldrake sloop, at Sheerness ; Lieut. John
Wilkinson to the TOnnant, at Plymouth.

THE ARTS..--Mr. DAwia, whose abilities as an
Artist, in the poetical and historical province, have
deservedly iaiied his name into considerable repute,
has just finished a fine whole-length portrait of Mrs.
T.. Hoes. The 'figure of the orig►nal, which is
very elegant, shewn to great advantage. The
Lady is represented as descending from some steps
in a garden, and is raising a shawl, as it going to
wear The attitude is natural, easy, and pictu-
resque ; ►he drapery is rich and harmonious. The
ornamental parts in the tore-ground, and, indeed,
the whole pidure, are in the classical costume, which
may be supposed'to he introduced in conformity to
the acknowledged taste of Mr. Hors, and are ma-
naged with great skill and etfeo. This Artist has,
tar advanced on a very interesting pidure, taken
from a Poem entitled Love, written by Mr. COLE-
RIDGE, and introduced in Mr. Woapstivotertfs
Poems. The picture represen.s a Lover singing.,
and playing on the harp, to his Mistress, by moon-
light. The Lady is pourtrayed with so clinch beauty
and elegance, as naturally lead to excite the ten-
derness and at-leilion which appear in the
The figure and countenance of the latter are highly
interesting. The remains of an old Castle in the
back-ground, the staiue of the armed Kniqht;
against which the Lady is leaning, and the whole of
the -scenery, exhibit a . romantic charaaler, -which
strongly interests the imagination,and manifest in no
slight degrire the poet:cal taste and feeling of the
ingenious Attist.—Mr. ao,vs has shewn the versa-
tility of his powers by modelling a bust of h s friend
COLERIDGE, as large as life, which is exact in simi-
litude and expressive in character.

The Marchioness of BUCKINGHAM, we regret to
state, died yesterday morning at her house in Pall
Mall, atter a very short Elness. Her Ladyship was
out' on the preceding Fiiday., She came to town,
leaving the Marquis at his country seat, to attend
Mass, and the other customary Catholic ceremonies
of the Lent season, which she never neglected.--
The Marqus, on her death taking pine, was im-
mediately sent for, and we understand be arrived
in town last night. Her Ladyship was heiress to
the late Earl NUGENT, and was herself created Ba-
roness NUGENT, with remainder to her second son,
Lord GEORGE GRENVILLE, who is now, of course,
Lord BARON NUGENT of the kingdom of Ireland.
EXECUTION.-"This morning Mr. George Skeae,
conviCted of forgery, suffered the sentence of the
law before No.vgate. As be was related to a very
respeaable family, had previously an excellent cilia-
raaer, and as great interest had been made for him
by some of the most distinguished persons in this
country, the svealators seemed deeply to sympathize
in his fate. He was between 40 and 50 yeir,s of
age, and of gentlemanly appearance and manners;
His conduit, through the whole of his !Ong confine-
ment, manifested a lull contrition-tor his offence, and
a pious resignation to his fate,