The Sun.
London, England, 1812-06-05 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

PLYMOUTH, JUNE 3.—Arrived late last night
the American schooner Purse, from Bourdeaux,
with a cargo, bound to New York, detained, 'after
"a very smart thaSe, by the Amide frigate,'Cal,A.
"Dunn. During the chase the .Purse was datnaged
in her sail's and rigging by the fire from the Ar-
?nide, which was so galling that the crew ran be-
low, and, when taken possesson of,: the piaster
only, named Turner, -remained on deck. "It may
be recollected that the Niemen frigate, commanded
by Sir Michael Seymour, Bart. detained, 'some
time since, an American schooner, called the Purse,
on her voyage from New-York to Bourdeaux,
which was afterwards taken possession of by the
Master.and that part of the American crew who
were left on board; and carried into the latter
place, after a desperate resistance on the part of
the Prize-master, a very promising young man,
named Saunders, the greater part of whose crew
had been previously secured below, which ,was
effected during the night. We understand • Mr.
Saunders was shot dead by the American Cap-
tain, who was severely- wounded by that un-
fortunate young man. We 'are,, however, hap-
py to state that the American schooner- is the
identical vessel' that was- detained by the Niemen,
_and commanded by•the man who, -it is said, shot
Mr. Saunders— Soon after her detention it' was
'discovered, and the master 'and crew were imme-
diately sent on board the Amide, and the former
put in. irons.

,Sailed the izexerablem'an of war, for. the '.French
coast ; the ship Union, li;raft, for the River ; and
two cartels for .N.orlaix,, with released French pri-

SollerS.

FALMOUTH, JUNE 2.—Arrived this morning the
Sa4dwich,packet, Capt. Schuyler, 'with mails and
dispatehis (said to be irnportant) directirom NeW
York, which she, left the 9th ultimo. -The Princes's
.Mary packet-left New York on the 28th April,
but had to touch at Halifax. The Bill passed in
Congregs, authorizing the President to call'oA
100,000 militia, is 'carrying into effect orders
had been issued that the Governor of each State
was forthwith to prepare his 'quota, tO be in rea-
diness at a moment's notice. General Hull was
said to be on his way to Detroit- from:Washing-,
ton, to join about 3000' troops, which, in case of
a, declaration of war, were tO make a desCent upon
Upper Canada. The federal party Was expected
to carry a large majority in the Assemiq'i but
the Republican ascendancy in the senate, it is
thought, will be far greater.
The United States frigates President and Essex
returned into Hampton Roads on the 28th April.
from. a cruize. The frigate John AdaniNzu heaV-
ing doWn Hampton Roads, fell over and sunk, but
was risen again in a few hours after. The Ame-
ricans are flushed with the hope of the conquest of
Canada and Nova Scotia. ..Capt. Schuyler spoke
yesterday in Lat. 49. 30. Long. S. 10. his Majes-
ty's ship Conzet, wi-th'the convoy for NeSvfound-
land. The Sandwich left Berthuda on the,loth of
April, at which time his Majestys ships Spartan,
Indian, And Julia, and the Chub schooner were
lying there.
Also arrived this morning the packet Lady Ara-
.
bella, Capt. Porteous; with Mails, from Lisbon,
six, days passage.; ,kite brings no other news than
that General Hill had succeeded'in destroying the
bridge at Almarez. The enemy are said to have
lost 800 men ; our loss was very trifling. No
packet was at Lisbon when the Lady Arabella
sailed.

Last evening arrived the Echo cutter from 'Ales-
,
sina, with wines, 33 days passage ; brings an ac-
count of the loss of one of the Falmouth paCkets
(three days previous to the Echo's sailing) on' the
Sic:lian coast. It is supposed. to be the Dispaich,
which left this on the Bth March. •

CIIATifI4M, JUNE 4:—This being the Anniver-
sary of our beloved Sovereign's Birth-day, the
guns fire:'. round the garrison at twelve, and the
prism:-ships fired three vOilies of musketry at one
o'clock.

Orders are come down to the Dock-yard to fit
the Diomede, SucceEs, and St. Fiorenzo, as troop
ships.
DEAL, JUNE 4.—Arrived the Rinaldo sloop of,
war from a cruize ; and the Albion cutter from, off
Flushing.
Sailed his Majesty's ships Pompee for Ports-
mouth, and the Gloire for Sheerness.

PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 4.—Arrived his Majesty's
ships Live, frorn . a crUi;ze, Diadem, from the
Downs,. acid the H6tspur ,• after seeing, the East
Indiamen that sailed from hence. on the Bth Of.
April, to a certain latitude.
Sailed hi, Majesty's ship Bacchante . with the
Spanish Ambassador for Lisbon ; ileteon with a•
convoy for the Downs ; and this Morning, very.
early, the outward bound East Indiamen under.
convoy of the Jason.
YARMOUTH, JUNE 4.—Arrived the British Fair
-gun-brig from a, cruize.
Sailed the Ki'zg George cutter for Hosely Bay.
The illercwriv.s, with a convoy, is in the offing,
standing to the Eastward

SECOND EDITION-.

SUN-OFFICE,
'lwo o'cLocn.

We 'stop the press to lay before our Readers
the following Official Bulletin which Was issued
'ibis, morning :
'Downing-street, June 4; 1812.

Dispatches have been this day received from
Colonel Sir nov.-ARD DOUGLAS, of which the
follow are Extracts :

SANTIAGO, MAT 23, 1812.—0 n the 18th inst.
General CASTANOS received information from the
Marquis of PORTAiO, who now commandi
the divisions of the sixth army in tl}e Viergo,
that the 'enemy had collected about 15,000 men
on the rivers Esla and Orbigo, and that it ap-
peared to be their intention to advance upon Vii-
lafnanca, and Puebla di Sanabria.

This re-union to threaten Gallicia was only a
feint to favour the ulterior design of advancing i
into Asturias ; which the enemy accomplished
upon the 17th instant, with about eight thousand
men under General Born•itT ; and they now dc=
copy their for Mer quarters in Oviedo., Grado,
Gijon, &C. '
FAIkiTIAGb, MAY 24.—This town is now the-
Seat of the Provincial Government, and I atj
happy. to say, it is in perfeet harmony with Gen.
CATANOS.. .I
-Iv invited a Deputation of the Junta
to meet him here. I was then at Corunna, and
promoted the transfer of the whole body, as the
'host likely means of destrOying difference. Ge-
neral CASTANOS'S wisdom has done the rest.

I have the honour to transmit intelligence from
Burgos. The reported entry of General TVIENDI.•
ZABEL into BurgOs is corroborated
,by this, ana
with the other inclostrres, holy very
riously the enemy are harassed by the activity 01
the parties in the North. •
Don GimoximoMEP.lNO (carAmonly called EV'
FURA DE VOLLORRADO), a LUOi able and euter-•
prising Chief, whom 1. have on several occasions
supplied• with arms, &c. has lately had two. bril-
liant. actions with the enemy. •

• On the •1 6th -of April, near Aranda,, he came i 1
suddenly .upon a considerable body of the enemy,
by a well planned. and ably executed inovernen,t-
Frofn a perfect knowledge of the country, be gain-
cd, with a part of his force, the -possession of a
height over which the enemy had to Rao
in retiring to .the town of Oatoiitt de
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'de prods ; having then *attacked tbeth witb
great vigour; lie succeeded in making 51;9:
!pzi:anors, including I Lieut.-Col6nel, and Ib`.l
other officers, after a resistance which cost tile
.eneMy 73 killed, and 97 wounded.
The prisoners immediately suffered, in the pr"'
portion of twenty for each of the three Member°
of the Junta Of Burgos, who were lately • put c)
death by the enemy ; and in the proportion of ten
for each of MERINO'S soldiers, who lately shared
the same fate. This act was accompanied by
a declaration, that in this ratio, retaliation would
always be observed.
On the 28th, when retiring to Villafranca, Nv- •
the remainder of his prisoners, MER IN 0 . took pot.
with a part of his force, at a cross road, where,'"
expected a rescue would be attempted. Being 31;
prised of the advance of the enemy in pursuit
the convoy, accordingly he dressed an ,ainbur6
cade, into which the enemy fell, and left Rau
men, .having also a considerable number. °
wounded.

The Argo, of 44 guns, having on. board 1/11'
LISTON, proceeding from Constantinople, as Aril-
pasaador from his Britannic Majesty to the 00,-,
man Porte, arrived in Gibraltar Bay on the `2St7,
April; and sailed again for her ultimate destinati°'
on the Ist of, May. • _
A letter from. Gibraltar, of • the sth ult. sta-el
i
the following reasons for the late gallant, tholl;iti,
only in part successful', attempt of the grei,,12,,1
and Goshawk, in the harbour of Malaga. A
torious freebooter, called Barbastro, had beeia
long committing depredations' on-the Spanish ny
British commerce in that quarter, and was 19,teil
atlhe head of no Less than nine privateers, rrbi'ci:,
with some other small vessels, were destine° to
take away the French property from. Malagl•'.de;
the event of a successful attack on the
'by General I3ALT.ASTROS. The particulars 01
attempt of our little Squadron are already t.
It was conducted with so much spirit, that c•e-_,Pili
USHER, of the Illlacinth,•carried the Mole-beadle
a' few minutes ; while Captain LinnuaN,
Goshawk, made himself master of the shiPPll".75
The whole of the eneiny's privateers would
been brought out, had not the wind suddenlY ffbe
ed. A dead calm, and a bright moon, gave fire
enemy great advantage; and' 'an incessant
from the beach was poured upon our brave nt.
lows, in the midst of Which fell the gallant C3.err,
I'ALBtTitN. In spite of every obstacle, holcol.w,
Captain Usium's efforts were at least partiAlY
of
warded, by .bringing off . the pi ivateer'
10 pins, and 60 men ; the -Naprilon, of 1 g
and 30 men ; and another vessel.
Nothing, We Conceive; could be more instilt.ii6
;-
to public feelings than the proposal of a sub'e:.jog
tion for the family of Bellingham : conside Ivo
that, far from being dependdat Win, iletheir
more likely to be a burthen on them all"tho,
connections. Under these circumstances, sae!
to propose a subscription may in some
be considered as offering a ieward for .4gase
tion A