The Sun.
London, England, 1812-04-24 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

'FALMOUTH, APRIL 2 C.—Arrived this day the Post
Office packets, Prince Adolphus, Capt BotJLDERW,
.NoCion, Capt. NAYLER, and Nymph, Capt. Buts.Y.
The two first wi,h mails from the Mediterranean,
and the latter with mails from the West Indies'
The former two left this port together, and 1100
kept company -during the whole of the voyage'
They left Messina on'the 10th of February, Mdt3
on the 16th, Girgenti-on the fgth, and Cagliari.oll
the 24th. Found at Malta his' Majesty's she;*
Trident, R!ar. Admiral LA NGHORNE ; tirP
Alcmene, Minorca, Irizard, and Cconfo ceti der ;
and Theodosia- and Malabar schooners. IV'
rived at Gibraltar on the 24 instant, and left oP
the sth. Fotind laying there his Majesty's ship Sol
Juan, Melpomene, Minstrel, and Pepilion
Majesty's ships Luviniu and Ceop.ltra, had sailecll/
few days previous on a ctuize. The Dispatch packet
had, arrived at Gibraltar from Cadiz, where RII°
landed a mail, after a seven clays passage from PI-.
mouth. Captain NAY t.cit spoke the Duke of )!ti'
trose packet wit hinone day's sail of Malta. On tll6
17th inst. the Prince Adolphus and Aoaon, in I'll'
47. 15. long. g. 7. fell in wi, h a frigate of 32 005'
which Captains BOULDiIRSON and NAYLER SUppc'e"
to have been an enemy's, from her continual fititls
after making the private sigtills. One shot entered o'6'
No6lon, and wounded the Surgeon in the head in sti‘:l'
a manner that it is not expected he will recover.
She appeared to be in possession of the private s;g#
nals. She could not come up with either. packet.. Ti'e
_Nymph left St. Thomas's on the 24th Feb."
theist spoke the ship Leonidas from Jamaka,
to London, and on the 15th his Majesty's ship Sr
miramis, with convoy from Cork to London.

Also arrived the American ship Atlas, CaPi.°
DoNNovAN, from Phladelphia, in 58 da)s, for order'
•with about 5000 barrels of flour.
Sailtitd the Lapwing packdt,Capt. HARTNEY, -dr Itb
Mails for Halifax and New-York.

PORTSMOUTH, APRIL Q3.—Arrived his I\lije.3
ships Savage and Dews/a/ion from- the Downs,
and the Finn sloop of war frOrn Plymotith.
Sailed the Partridge sloop of war on a cruize.'
His:Majesty's ship Vauteur is appointed c0111.°7
for Cork.

• DEAL, APRIL 23.—Sailed several of the outwg6
bound.

Yes!erday, being St. George's iiktit-pr'r,;cs
• 1 the
REGENT entertained the Knightz tat the Gaiter
a dinner at Carlton House, The day was alga
served by the Guards wearing their new cloathiol
including their new,sh aped hats, , with tile tops °
their fronts covered with brass.
Nearly 1000 Spanish recruits have ben
sent'. from Coruntia to Lisbon.,
The skeleton of the 52d regiffient is on its
from Lisbon it consist of 13 Officers, and 013
114 men.
Monday morning drttaehments from' the 4 j
Dragoon. Guar,ls, and Royal Dragoons, march
from the Cavalry De, 61, Canterbury, on. their rO.O,
for Portsmotith, where they will embark to i°lo
their requr ;:tive. regiments now in Portugal.
The report of the. duel which we alluded to Ye
day, is wholly unfounded.

D /E. b
F 5t
On the 9th inst. at his residence, the Maw:: Hoer.
Aeon., Mary, the wife of W. E. Allen, Esq. Her vi;tii`,;c
and afle;,•tsnlpt;i: example as a wife and mother, are only I.°„s
Nl:ailed by the • placid submission with which she b°lo
lingering and by the blessed and happy manner!
which. she p:bied with those who are left to deplore ti
loss