The Sun.
London, England, 1812-02-07 00:00:00

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N 9.VAL NEWS.

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PORTSNIOUTIi j i'cn. 6.—Arrived the Gaimeti,
10apt .in SrE I H ENSON'• fro .., Seaford ; and the Peo•
rock, Captain I i, A E.

Sailed the Vengeur, Captain T. Bitowfr ; the
r°i6-iiers, Captain J. F. BERESFORD j the Crane,
CaPtain F. A. COLLIER j and the Minerpa, Cap-
iain HAWKINS.

Gone into the harbour the Avenger.

PALMOUTII, FEB, 4.--=-Sailed this day the follow-
iklg Packets, which have been detained by contrary
inds these several days :—the Duke of Kent,
COTESWORTII, a;1.1 Arabella, PORTEOUS, with Mails
for Lisbon; the Prince Ernest; PETER, with Mails
for the Mediterranean ;' and the Darlington, HAR-
iTRY' with Mails for the \Veit Indies. •
Arrived off the Harbour the Dotterel brig of war,
'lieut. W. W. DANIEL, train Lisbon, in 12 days,
with dispatches, and, after landing, them, proceeded
, for the, Eastward ; had directions from Admiral
ERKELEv to cruize in quest of his Majesty's ship
Elizabeth; having sailed previously to, the Herring,
we have received by her no further information.

CC/WES, FEB. 6.—The 'outward-bound convoy
for Portugal and the Mediterranean have nmade the
signal for sailing,

TORBAY, FEB. 5.--Sailed -yesterday the Loire
frigate for 'Plyrriouth; and this morning his Ma-
JestYs ships Aboukir, Cumberland, and Fawn, for
their station of the Bass Isle.

DEAL, FEB. G.—Came down from the River the
Pair 7rader, YORK, for Naples, and remains with
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Ills •
-'Majesty's ships, East and West lndiamen,
masters and colliers.
FLAB
o'CLocic.—The outward-bound are not pre-
paring to sail ; but they appear doubtful, as the
though now fair, looks as if it would come
bact. •
in again from the Westward.

YARMOUTH, FEB. 6.—Sailed the Portia sloop
of War, Capt. THOMPSON, on a cruize.
Arrived the Hearty gun-blig from a cruize, and
rettainS with his Majesty's ships So!day, Starling,
4ncl Thrasher.

APPOINTMENTS.—.—Capt. Browne, to the
kistian VII. which is to be the flag-ship of Rear-
aiLnitral Durham; Capt. Shortland, to the Han-
C; Lieut. Sartorius, from the Caledonia, to be
hug Commander of the Minstrel; Lieuts. Hutd,
r 31:Intim, Benifant, and Pickmore, from the Teme-
lehltei to the Royal.,George; Lieutenant Holt, from
fre Temeraite, to the Blos4orn ; Lieutenant Prince,
ell the Ville de Paris, to be Ist of the Rodney ;
st tiletlant Richardson, from the Rodney, to be
of the America. ; Lieutenant Phipps, from the
ii.°3surn, to the Temeraire ; Four Lieutenants,
.4.°1111 the Royal George, to the Temeratre ; Lord
g; er "on Percy is made a Lieutenant, and ap-
b
to—flied to the Trident, and thence to be removed
t the Caledonia; Lieutenant Dobree, to the Vic-
-0
slt) ; Lieutenant Evans, to the Alonzo; Lieutenant
,
Yntfm, to the North Star; Lieutenant Luke, to
toe Christian VII. ; Lieutenants Roberts and Stan;,
Al the Jasper; Lieutenant Innes, to the Queen ;
1% Burn, rnaster, to the Poictiers; Mr. Nidein master
,
1/. ,to the Latona ; Mr. Watson, master, to
114'e, Hannibal ; Mr. Bates, maSter, to the Impreg-
uule ; and Mr. Mansfield, master, to the Jasper ;
M
the Conqueror Mr. J. Wilcox, late Purser of
he Virginia, to the Fisgard ;Mr. Morgan, Surgeon,
d1„111„ the Temeraire, to the Royal Gorge •; Mr.
Th,"„,lrie Surgeon, from the Rodney, to the Te-
qraire ; Mr. Girvan, Surgeon, from the Royal
xinreor
s ; to the Rodney ; Mr. Noot, Surgeon, from
e Centaur, to the Blake ; Mr. Fowell, Surgeon,
13,, the Centaur; Mr. Proalor, Surgeon, from the
Sur, d, to the linperiellse; Mr. M4Gee,Assistant-
10,e°n, from the Hospital, to be Surgeon of the
th-,:`,„ard; Mr. Burnside, - Assistant-Surgeon, from
v tile de Paris, to the Temeraire; Mr. Waight-
ves'n, Assistant-Surgeon, from the Temeraire, to
Ville de Paris ; the Rev. —. Wall, to be
laPiain of the Centaur; Captain Baillie, R. M.
11.'411 theTemeraire, to the Royal George ; 'Captain
ra?"' M. from the ,Royal George, to the Tetne-
r-!re; Lieutenant Hunt, R. M. from. the Teme-
h4''e to the Undanied ; Lieutedant Bury, R. M.
tlle Undaunteud to the Temeraire.

tn,„rtITISH NAVAL FORCE.—The following is ex-
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Great from the Official Returns of the .Force of
Britlin, up to the Ist inst. :—At sea, 80 of
121 e, l'oe 9 fifties, 129 frigates, 97 sloops, bombs,
b6gs, 30 cutters, 59 schooners—total 522. -In
port and fi(ing, 43 of t')e line, 7 fifties, 30 li igates,
38
81°°1,s, 1 bomb, 29 brigs, 6 cutters, 17 schooners
total; 171. Guard-ships, 4of the line,,l fifty, 4
fri gates, 5 sloops—tobl 14. Hospital ships, Sec.,,.
of the line, 4 fifties, 2 frigates—total 40. Total
n*Commission, 16f of the line, 21 fifties, 165 friq
130 loops,
.6 bombq, 152 brigs, 36 cutters;
I." schooners—twat 747. In ordinary, and repairing
for service, 69 of the line, 13 fif.ies,-56 frigates, 37
b°?Ps, G bombs, 10 brigs, 2 schooners—total 193..
"Illiding, 32 of the line, 2 filtiei, 13 frigates, 5.
B,6,ps—Cotat 52.—Grand total, 20e of the line,
'36 fifties, 234 frigates, 172 sloops, 12 bombs, 162
b •
rlg.., 36 atters, 78 schooners--=in the whole, 992
‘%7els of war. Of the varied force of the British
I\ravy, there are, in the Mediterranean, 87 vessels;
'32 of the line. Off the coast of Spain and P(irtu
gal, 72 ; 1.5 of the• line. In the English Channel,
82; 14'ortile line.

By the Eli.zabeth schooner, arrived at Falmouth I
from St. Michael's, we learn that the Island.of Sa-
brina had disappeared, leaving depth of water sail
tient for any lessel to pass over the place where it
'AtOOd.