The Sun.
London, England, 1812-05-02 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

PLYMOUTH, APRIL 30.—The Union cartel; it
is expelled, will sail this evening for Morlaix, with
ab Alt 40 released French prisoners..
The Tigre man of war arrived here yesterday,
from the squadron off Brest, and,not the Stirling
Castle, as erroneously stwed.
. Arrived t he. Denmark man of war, from off Brest;
the Mary, CROSS ; and the Mary, SMITH, from
London, with cargoes of rum for his Mjesty's Vic-
tualling Office; and the Ceres, THATCHER; from
London, with accargo of deals for this Port.

Put in here this day the Sampson, SEAnOAR, from
Dundalk, with a cargo of for Portsmouth.
Went up the Harbour to berefitted the Talbot
and Helena sloops, of war.

CHATHAM, APRIL 30, P.M.—Came up the River,
attended by two Margate loggers, his
,Majesty's
ship Dolphin; she got on shore on the Flats, and
beat her rudder off; she is obliged to keep her
pumps going night and day.

ISLANDS OF SCILLY, APRIL 28.—Arrived this
morning the ship Granger of London, C. VANDYKE,
Master, from Demerara, laden with rum, coffee,
and cotton, bound to London.

DEAL, Mvir I.—Sailed his Majesty's ships Plan-
tagenet aid Sceptre, the former for the Baltic, and
the latter for off Flushing; and the Fisguard fri-
gate for Portsmouth. •

Came down from the River the Diana East India-
man, and remains.

FALMOUTII, APRIL 29.—Arrrived the Charles,
TUNBURY, from Gibraltar.

DARTMOUTH, APRIL 30.-.-ArtiVed the Paquelot
cartel from Morlaix, with four French Ladies and
two Gentlemen ; also 10 Engl!sh boys taken by tile
Oiienf sritladron : six vessels were taken by them,
the whole of which were sunk or burnt.

Letters from Minorca, dated the 13th of March,
state, that the war in Catalonia is carried on be-
tween the French and Spaniards in the most sangui-
nary style, no quarter being given on either side,
and-the Spaniards are so a6live, ai to cause great de-
struEtion among the small French parties they meet
with, constantly, if the enemy are too strong,
retiring to the mountains, which are rendered im-
pregnable.

ROYAL ACADEMY.—The chief Patrons of the
Arts, and the private friends of the Artists, were
yesterday gratified with a private view of the Exhi-
bition, and it is with great pleasure we state, that it
demonstrates a considerable improvement in many
of the juvenile candidates for public favour, and that
the established professors fully maintain the re-
putation which they have acquired. The Pre-
sident has shewn the strength and variety of
his powers in a very fine Lind Scape, in which
he has introduced a subjeal from Holy Writ. LA V‘r
RENCE, with many other works that do honour to
his talents, will obtain iecreased fame by his portrait
of KEMPLE in Cato, which we mentioned some
time ago. 'THOMSON has an Infant Jupiter, and
though it was a bold effort after the admirable pic-
ture of the late President, he has entered into a
laudable competition. The portrait of Lord ELDON
by OWEN, which we also previously noticed, is a
faithful likeness, and a masterly composition. Sir
WILLIAM BEECHEY appears to great advantage, par-
ticularly in a portrait of NOLLEKENS, the Sculptor.
SHEE, by his works this year, has again proved that
he has equal powers as a painter and a poet, and
this implies no ordinal), panegyric. PHILLIPS has
distinguished himself among the portrait-painters.
OLIVER also has greatly added to his reputation
by a portrait of Sir HUMPHREY DAVY, the great
ornament of Natutal Philosophy. TURNER main-
tains his high rank in the province of landscape;
and, indeed, has shewn a more adventurous, vet
successful, pencil than on former occasions. His
Hannibal Crossing the Alps is a bold effort of ge-
nius, yet is marked by a terrific fidelity to na-
ture. CALLCOTT will excite rnuclF admiration
by the spirit, taste, and beauty his lanclQcapes.
But as we have not room to e the efforts of
any more at present, we shall defer our court-nen-
dations to a more convenient period. The PRINCE
REGENT, has presented the Academy with a very
fine chandelier, ,in order to gratify the Compiny at
the Annual Dinner, with a full view of the pictures
in the grea-room. It was lighted on Thursday
evening, merely to try its effect, ai'd it futly ac-
complished the purpose, tendering the place almost
as luminous as day. But this is not the only oc-
casion on which his Royal Highness has manifested
his desire to shed lusture on the British Arts.

One day last week, Mr. W. an eminent druggist,
of Spalding, received a letter from a pretended At-
torney in Londorr, informing him, that a Gentle-
man, with whom he bad formerly lived as asi assist-
ant, had just expired, left him his executor, and he
must come to town immediately to give orders for the
funeral, &c. Mr. W. swallowed the bait, and in a
day or two took coach, arrayed in sable weeds.--
But, behold, when this worthy son of the pestle arrived
at the dwelling of his quondarri friend, instead of
theiaput mortuum he expe&ed to see, the very first
person he met was his old master, in high health
and spirits.
On the night of the 21st inst. some villains (hi-
therto unknown) set fire in several places to a stack
of capital hay, containing about 20 tons, standing in
a field by Whittington Moor, near Chesterfield, the
property of Wm. Siddall, the whole of which was
entirely consumed .before assistance could be ob-
tained.