The Sun.
London, England, 1812-11-19 00:00:00

NAV AL NEWS,

NOV. 16.—Sailed this day thc
131 incess Elizabeth packet, Kinn; and Lady Ara-
bella packet, Capt. PORTEOI. with mails for
Lisbon; the Duke of Kent; CRosa-sr-, for Comma,
and the Nymph BRYSAY, for Jamaica.
The outward-bound Mediterranean and Ame-
rican fleets are expected to sail on to-morrow;
they are about 100 sail -
The brig Jane, GLOVER, eight days from Oporto,
brings a report that the British Army were in full
retreat from Madrid, and that the French Army
under Sotr.ur had entered it. The Mackarcl
schooner,„ which arrived on Friday, in 60 hours,
from Corunna, brings a similar reports.
Arrived the brig Maria, NEWRY, from Liver-
/
pool for London.
Sailed last evening the Vivid schooner, Viroon,
for St. Michael's.; and the Star S 1001); MAY, with
fruit, for BriStol.

Dr.AL, Nov. •18.---Arrived his Majesty's ship
Castilian, after seeing her convoy safe to Ply-
mouth.

• PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 18.---Sailed his Majesty's
ship Sprightly, with a convoy for Guernsey and
Jersey, and the Hope, on a cruike.
Several ships have arrived from the Downs, to
join convoy; cannot learn their names.
His Majesty's ship Coquette wilt sail to-morrow
for the West Indies, with the ships that may then
be round.

MuroßD, Nov. 16.—This doy arrived the
Juno, RUTHERFORD, from Laroche, for London,
aftei having been cut out of Teneriffe by the
French, and curried to Laroche, where she was
hkca possession of by the native officers, and
given up to the British by the interference of the
British Consul.

ITAawicH, Nov. 18.—Arrived the Lcrd Nelson
packet, Capt. Der;7l:, with a mail and passen-
gers, from Gottenburgh.

SHEERNESS, Nov. 18.—Every preparation is
making to receive' the Russian fleet, which are
expected every day : the frigates and sloops are
to go to Chatham.

CHATHAM, Nov. 18.—Came up the River a
gun-brig, with the loss of her masts.

THE,THEATIIE.—We bad not room to notice
the revival of The Recruiting Officer at Covent-
Garden Theatre last 'week. It" was repeated last
night and was altogether very well represented.--
The part of Captain Plume was supported with
great spirit and easy humour by Mr. C. KEMBLE.
Kite was very, well represented by .MATH,Ews, in
the style of the late excellent JOJIN PALMER, and
MATHEWS iS the more entitled to commendation, as
he had never performed the part before the revival
of the Comedy last week. JONES 'is a little too
broad in Brazen, beat he renders the part so divert-
ing that we' cannot quarrel with, him. LISTON,
SIMMONS and Em FRY , in Peurmain, Appt6Aee,
and Bullock, contributed to the general. eutertain-
ment.

PaVILION THEATBE (ASTLEY'S).--We were
happy to see last night this minor place of enter-
tainment so, numerously and fashionably attended,.
The highly popular grand Spectacle of Voorn,.the
Tiger, or the Horse Bandttti, (in which the Qua-
druped Stage Actors form so conspicuous a part)
went.off, with briliant effect. The Comic Panto-
mime, The Rival Clown, or Harlequin in Scotland,
was also received with the-highest applause. The
popularity of the Comic., Musical Pieces performed
at this Theatre receive every evening additional
strength.
On Friday morning, about four o'clock, the
miners einploved in excavating the Tunnel under
the River Severn, at Newnham, discovered a small
breach, through Iv!) ich the water issued. This, for a
moment, they conceived was occas ed by a spring;
but the aperture increasing, they were aware
of their danger, and had barelyLtime to be drawn
up befOre the water filled the tunnel.
,This public
spirited undertaking was completed to the extent
of 226 yards, of the breadth of
,12_feet, and 13
feet high.

MuitDß.—.Tchn M'Cririe, tenant in Halferne,
in the parish of Crossmichael, near Casile DOug-
las, was found sunrd is a field lidjoining to
his house, between nine and ten ,o'clock ,on Fri-
day sem-light. His skull Was traetnreii as if by
the blows of a stone, and several paces from the
place where the body lay, a prantity of bloodly,,as
discovered. The particulars of this horrid trans-
action arc not knoWn 5 bat suspicions strongly at-
tach to a man of the name of James McLellan,
whose farm of Ringanway is contiguous to that
of Halferne. It is said that the 'pal ties had been
nintually irritated by the trespassing of each
other's cattle on their respective possessions, and
that angry words had passed between them ; and
it is known, that when Mr: Cririe ..371i0 Lad been
sunnuoned to attend for the trespass at Castlez-
Douglas, went out after breakfast to, see if his
cattle were in, their proper pasture, Mr. M'Lellan
was labouring with 11.1 spade on the confines of
his farm, in the immediate neighbourhood of the
field where the body was found. 'The unfortu-
nate survivor, upon. his. going home, told his fa-
mily that he had quarrelled with M'Cririe, and he
believed that lie hi4llllft him severely ;= and in
about a minute after, he-said,''in seemingly great
agitation, he doubted he Was killed, and. desired
them to go and, inform his family where he was.
While tliey were doing this lie absconded, and
was seen wading through .the river Deei about one
O'cloCk' on the day of the murder. Though the
most active means 'arc employed for liis appre-
hension, he has not since been heard of. .A re-
port indeed has been spread tut he had drowned
himself; but, this seems to be unfounded.