The Sun.
London, England, 1812-12-26 00:00:00

NAVAL NF WS.

PLYMOUTH, Disc. 24.—=The Kent man of war,
with a fleet of merchantmen, from the ?ieeliter-
pinean, cOnsistipg of about 20 sail, put in here
last evening by contrary_ Winds, and .are under
quarantine ; 'they pased by .this port on Tuesday
evening, and had' proceeded beyond the
when the wind, blowing fresh from the Eastward,
obliged them to bear away fOr Plymouth. The
fleet,,
_on the passage, experienced very bad wea-
ther, and we understand" several have sustained
damage in their spars and sails. The greater part
of them went up HamOaze this day, 3,-vhere they
. will remain until the wind becomes favourable
for them 'to proceed to their respective -des-
tinations. Aniong the fleet are the Betsey,
NEALE, from Smvrna, with a cargo, consisting of
'raisins, madder root, &c. ; the .brig Orient, of
tristtil, GORDON,: Master, front Gibraltar; with.
wine and raisins ; the brig George, of London,
WIHTE, Master, from Gibraltar, -with currants,
blacklead, hides,
_gum, cork, &c.; and the
Hebe, of London, Gu.vrcrt, Master, from Maltd,
with oil, cream tartar, rags', and silk, all bound
to London ; the schooner-- Rocet, N. 7 Lt: • , -from
Gibraltar, with a cargo of Wine, bound to this
port foe, orders. The Orient is in distress having
split her sails during a gale. The Betsey, from
Smyrna, sailed thence 43 days since, in company
with th.l ship Neptune of and for London, Captain
Cvit'x,Es, laden with fruit, &c. and. parted'
patty on the folloWing day, since which she has
not seen her.

About four days since, off the Lizard, a French
frigate, said to be laden with stores, and supposed
to be from Havre de Grace bound to America, was
fallen in with. by the ..ilbicore sloop of war, HeLi-
con brig of war, and a gun brig, name unknhwn,
who attacked her in the most gallant style, 'and
continued in chase of the enemy, who carried a
press of sail, and 'made every endeavour to es-
cape from, her little assailants; who appeared to
have the advantage in sailing, and kept up a well
directed and galling fire upon her stern and quar-
ters, •which did ' considerable. execution ;, it was
therefore expected thdy would' ultimately capture
her. The above intelligence was received here
by. one of his Majesty's schooners that witnessed
the chase, and which arrived here last evening.
The following are among the. Mediterranean
fleet which arrived here yesterday, viz. the trans-
port brig wittiuii, 79), of London,
FORD, Master,,from Minorca, Alicant; and Gib-
raltar, with condemned steres,. bound to Ports-
mouth ; the transport James and Henry, of Lon-
don, BAILEY, -Master, from Gibraltar, with re-
turned stores, bound to Portsmouth ; the ship
transport Ann, of London, RICKENSON, Master,
from Gibraltar,with returned stores,-bound to Ply-
mouth ; • the ship transport Metcalf, belonging
to Hull, LAWSON, Master, from Messina, Malta,
and Gibraltar, with sick and wounded soldiers,
and invalids, from 'different regiments, bound to
Portsmouth ; and the brig Jobson; of Fowey,
SLADE master, from Smyrna and Gibraltar, with a
cargo, consisting of fruit and madder-root, bound
to. London, which sailed. from Gibraltar on the
6th inst..the fleet then consisting of 30 sail, a few
of which were bound up the Bristol and Irish
Channels, and have proceeded for their destina-
tions...

Caine down the harbour and anchored 'in the
Sound, after having been refitted, the Revolution-
naire frigate, Capt. WooLcomßE.
The Niemen frigate, ,Capt. PYM, is appointed
convey to the -Eastward, as far as .Portsmouth,
and will sail. to-morrow„ should the wind prove
faiourable.

Arrived severalcoasters from the westward ; the
Northumberland man of war from the coast of
France;- the Traveller of Dartniouth, UPHAM,
master, from Dundalk ; the Four Friends of this
port, BALL, master ; and ;.he Industry of Llanelly,
BELL, master , both from Dublin, all with cargoes.
of . provisions for this port ; the King. sbridge,
PEPPERALL, from DAItITIOUth Martha, TAyLOR,
from Looe ; Lamb, MELnuksn, from Wales,
culm laden; Industry, BANATT ; and -the Betsey,
PE:lttAm, front Exeter.

Sailed the schooner Richard, belonging to this
port, CUMING, master, for Bilboa and • St.
Ander°.

His Majesty's ship Kent, 74 guns, from the
Mediterranean, that arrived here last night, pici ed
up at sea about nine days since, the English brig
Three Friends, S. WHILEY, Master, from Messina,
London. She had been plundered, it is supposed,
by a French privateer, that had captured and after-
wards abandoned her. She is laden with fruit.
Only a dog was found on board her.

DEAL, DEc. 25.—Sailed his Majesty's ship
Clarence, Cornwall, and Duncan,_ on a cruize to
the westward.

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