The Sun.
London, England, 1812-05-04 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

PLYMOUTH, MAY i .—Arrived this day, a very
fine American ship; of about 300 tons burthen, called
the Lark, belonging and bound to Philadelphia,
HENRY HUTCHINSON, "master, from Bourdeaux,
with a very valuable cargo, consisting off brandy,
wine, silks, &c., detained on the 2sth" Ult. by the
Aienten trigate, Capt. Sir M. SEYMOUR, Bait. and
the Arm de frigate, ,Capt. DUNN.i

Sailed the Morristown hired armed brig, With a
convoy, for Wales, consisting of the following, %iz.
Rash/eigh) MELHUISH, • Birmingham, GOA., Bed-
ford, NICHOLLS, Rover, DowtimAN, Boulton, SAIsT-
DRIIS., May Flower, WILLIAMS, Speculator, Bow-
DEN, and Phcenix, TAYLOR.—AIso sailed the Elizu,
FINCH, for Bideford ; and the Union cartel, belong-
ing to this port, for Norlaix, With about 40 released
French prisoner&
Arrived the Sarah Johannson, HANCHENS, from
Belfast.

Put- in here this day to join convoy, the ship
Neptunus, HICKENS master, from the Bay'of /ion-
duras, with a cargo of mahogany, and the Spanish
brig nianie, SARTUCII master, from Gijon, with a
cargo of nuts, both bound io London.

MAY 2.—Arrived- the ffilliain, belonging to_Ply-
mow h, TR EFEATH sm master; Elizabeth, belonging
to Dartmouth, SQUIRE master; and the Unity, be-
longing to Exeter, LETTEN-master, from Guernsey,
with cargoes of paving stones, for his Majesty's
Dock-yard at this port ; the John and Mary,, JURY,
from Lynn; the Two Brothers, BROAD, from Wales;
and the Hope, PR YNN, from LDndon.

Sailed the Whiling schooner, Lieut. MOXEY, for
America, with a King's Messenger, who is charged
with dispatches.
The Mullet schooner, Lieut. ANDERSON, is fitting

or foreign service.
The Diana frigate was put cut of commission

ast evening.

The Endymion frigate is ordered to be paid off,
and laid up in ordinary.

Came down the Harbour, and anchored in the
Sound, after having been refitted, the Goldfinch

brig of war.

Sailed the Alphea schooner, with the Dispatch
naval transport under convoy, for Milford.—Also
sailed the Neptune (1) tender for Greenock; and
the Neptune (2) tender for Dublin.
Passed up Channel an American ship, the name
of which we have not been able to learn.

DEAL:, MAY 3.—Arrived his Maielirg AM San
Domingo, Si'l* RICHARD ST RACHAN j and the Norge,
from off Flushing; the Redpole sloop of war from
off Dunkirk.

Sailed the Drake sloop of war for off Flushing.

Came Clown from the River ,his Majesty's ship
Deligence, and sailed 'for Gibraltar ; and the,Lovely
Ann, RUMFORD, for Martinique ; and the Rover,
KING, for Halifax, and sailed for Portsmouth, under
convoy of the Locust guo.brig.
PORTSMOUTH, MAY 3 —Arrived his Majesty's
ship Brisk from the West Indiesileft her convoy in
charge of the Prometheus off St. Catherines'; also
arrived the Thracian from a cruize".

Sailed his Majesty's ship Gannet on a cruize ;
Cressy for the Bajt:c ; Miseltce with a convoy for
Guernsey and Jersey ; Rover on a -cruizei and the
Regalus with French prisoners for Leith.

FALMOUTH, MAY I.—Sailed the Eagle cutter on

a cruize.

The Nymph packet, for Lisbon and Cadiz, is gone
into the-Roads.'

DOVER, MAY 3.—Last night a French row-boat,
with about 30 men, came close in-shore ; 'she was
observed by our cruizers, who went in chase imme-
diately over to the other coast ; she had a near es-
cape.

CHATHAM, NAY 2.—The Stirling Castle, said to
be arrived at Plymouth, is still at Chatham, not yet

ready for sea.
The Toledo. and Briton,- the two fine -dew 36-
gun frigates lately launched at th,s place, are'rigged
and fitting for sea with all possible dispatch.
The Dolphin store-ship is obliged to be taken
into dock here, to prevent her from sinking, from
the damage she sustained in being on shore.
DARTMOUTH, APRIL 30.—Yesterday a sloop
arrived here for Waterford; she hal been captured
by a' French privateer off Falmout4 nu Sunday, who
put on board her two Frenchmerrand four Spa-
niards; the Spaniards retook her from the Fret.ch-
men, gave her up to two Englishmen (pan of her
crew 4 and brought her here. After she was board-
ed, there was some difficulty in preventing murder
between the Spaniards and French:

Rear-Admiral T. BYAM MARTIN is appointed to
the Baltic station, in the room of Admiral DORH Am,
who has hoisted his ;flag under Lord KEITH, for
Channel service. The Bulwark, 74, Captain T.
BROWNE, is to be the flag-ship of the late Officer.
Admiral MARTIN ' has hoisted hig flag in the
Aboukir.

Major-General LINDSEY and suite go to Barba
does in the Minerva,
_Capt. HAwKINs.

Admiral BROWN is to have the command at Jer
sey and Guernsey, in the row:trot Admiral D'Av.
'TERGNZ.

PetETRY.

• EPIGRAMS.

To keep within her Teeth her tongue
My chattering Spouse I told;
Alas! she would not do so young,
And cannot now she's old.

At hornee'abroad, above, beneath,
She still keep'sup the din:
For now, woe's me! she has .bto teeth
. To keep her tongue within.

One rainy morning, in a pet,
NED sat with arms a-kimbo t..
The,peevisli Constables h4il set
His 1.,,:gs in wvocien limbo.
He has noT-Trade, the Beadle cried—
His life the Village shucks.
" false," th' imprisoned youth replied,
" I dabble in the Stocks."

ROYAL ACAIDENIY.—The grand 'Annual Pity'',
of the Royal Academy took place on Saturday 10.;
in the Great Room at Somerset House. None
the Royal Family were present.: The PRINCE
GENT delayed his apology till late on'SaturdaY,
hopes that he should have been able to attend IL'r
annual festival in honour of the British Arts. 01111,
ineM e'
bers of the Royal:Family, who had also b'
invited, sent their apologies for unavoidable able'''';"
The Marquis of STAFFORD, 00 the proposal Of ";
PRINCE REGENT'S health as a toast, repeated 1'
PRINCE'S avowal of regret for his inability to
tend,-a:nd his hopes that the lamp which he had Pt.,'
sented to. the Academy answered the • purr'
Otherwise signifyiogs that he would direct the aiter'')
tion to be made that might be necessary. The
sident, among the earlier toasts, gave "
tish institution," it was returned by the Marqll;s
,STAFFORD', who is one of the active Patrons Of (4
excellent nursery of juvenile talents. The
of the Acaderhy were given to 1110 Loan Cto!,
CELLOR, and other Noblemen and Gentlemen -
t sent, for the honouof their company, and tb)je
healths were drank. The LORD CHANCEL E-ng
a brief and appropriate address in return.
loyal toasts were given, and others relative 10 tile
Arts. The Presidenraddressed the company 00 thg
great progress which British Genius had made in 11v,‘
Fine Arts, compared with the. advances of °tar
countries, and spoke-in high and libervl
tion of *the zeal and ability strewn by .the pres
candidates for public admiration. Toe address '
,mtich applauded. 111
The splendour of the new lAmp gave a clear to
gratifying -view of the respedive labotcrs of
Ito
Artists, and it is with pleasure we can confiraleol
account
,which we ,gave on Saturday of the g-er'li,e(
excellence of the Exhibition. In addition to °elit
Artists who distinguish themselves on the Pic' of
occasion, it is proper to ment'on the nwilesri.
NORTHCOTE, WOODFORDE, DAWE, DLVIS' p 0
COCK, and others,* whose talents-a'e well 1:no",. old
the public. It is with pleasure we see a son c'IV
late Mr. HOPPNER following the tr.ick of his 14'.1,,,,/
with the fairest promise of a full share of hercdaltV
excellence in the line of portrait. It:is hut j°
to Mr. \WILKIE, who has been illiberally curvier!,
for having opened an exhibition of his oviN'to
falsely charged with having. contributed ri,,thill.ittv
the Academy this year, to notice that the root $1
tains some specimens Of his skill, paioted wit
his original spirit and, humour. Upon the whole'll $,
have full reason to- congratulate the public I) ti''
high source of pleasure submitted to them (3'1'0,4
occasion, and ollaudable .pride in the opPrri,lfillisl/
which it affords of witnessing the triumphs or')

genius.
it tO
Though the Opposition Writers readily adtm-b,i4
Mr. HENRY, the great founder of the plot id "col'
discredit on the British Government, is 3 010
temptible fellow," yet they strongly intimall,/
his accusation is by no means destitute.of
Surely, if this man is " a contemptible
by their own acknowledgment, they litiqht
the appearance of liberal consis'ency, treat hi9Lioca
as a "contemptible fabrication." But this sectl'ooi'
of candour would not suit the purpose of °l'rorg'
tion, which is to attack Ministers right or 'vivo'
or rather- to insinuate that they are wrong,
ever manifest the policy of their mea..dres. thta
The East India fleet will sail from Pot-1000'
the ..arly part of this week, proteaed by the j‘orP
tague, 74, Admiral MANLY Dixolg. The shiP!villt,
Princess Charlotte of Wales and Thomas Grri6l.o"
for Ceylon and Bengal ; Broxborneburv, S`f Ye
frey Webster, and Apollo, for Bengal dire& Ijo'1j0'
can, for Madeira and Bombay; and the Jr,
for Batavia. They are to be dispatched this u'10;;1111,
Yesterday arrived in town from Ports'llfieP
.Lieutenant JACKSON, of the Royal Nall'. A foil
Just returned from France, h.tving escaPe'"„turri
thence on the 27th This Officer was cat,,
on board the Junon, ea; in the year 1 B.,l',(lt'iu
carried into Brest. , Whilst on his march to ve,elic!
he made his escape and fled to. Caen; froth
he went to Granville, where, with a fitll°,',/
sorter, a midshipman, they seized a boat and roi"\
ed instantly to sea. Not having the good for
~/
fall in with any of our cruizers, they were ore:
by .some fishing-boa!s, and carried back to r;''
Lieutenant JACKSON. was then imprisoned it
c,
citadel of Verdun, from whence he made. his eaidp
but was retaken two days afterwards. Again coo,'
endeavour to escape, but owing to one of his oft!,
radesbreaking his leg by a fall, the whole s'e,
were seized. Lieutenant JACKSON was
escorted to the fortress of Bitche, situate 07001'11
Journey from the Rhine. Here he remaine`"iiiil
months a close prisoner but his daring enterriotr,,
spirit and ingenuity never forsaking likn,
means to traverse France in a variety of dlle, C 011;
and at length once more arrived in safety °`„lie,'';
►
Here, after remaining some time in concea"
naL
he made his way down to the coast, where
an empty fishing-boat, he once more, wittlud
-assistance of any one human being., lauriel,'e by 'll
the" ocean on Saturday setnnight, after
skill, and the aid of Divine Providence, he,
off the Qwers on Monday, where he was P'c,l)
by the Maine, and conveyen to Partin-10u'
kr
very night.
We are sorry to learn, that Sir FRANC
NEUX is seriously ill, at his seat at Willow, L'qtp
,hamshire, in consequence of the rupture of 06,P
vegsel. Colonel HOWARD, M 4 P. for Glut 3
left town `express on Saturcli)'.

SPORTThG INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET SECOND SPRING MEETING, 1812.

SATURDAY, MAY 2.
Sweepstakes of toogs. each. Ab. M.
Major Wilsot►'s f. by Walton, out of Erebus dam,
Sst. tlb.
Ld G. H. Cavendish's c. by Trumpator, out of Pagoda,
)3st. 41b.
I.d F. Bentinck's c. byTrumpator, dam by PotSo's, Sst.
41120. "

6 to 4 agst Major Wilson's f. by Walton
Mr. Shakespear's loiter, 7st. roll". beat MajorVilson's
Erebus, Bst. 'F. Y. C. sogs. 5 to zon Jolter.
Id Sackville's c. by Walton, bought of Mr. ElWes, Bst.
41b. beat Gen. Grosvenor's Lazyboots, by Young Drone,
7st. 131 b. A. F.. sogs. h. ft.
A Subscription Handicap Plate of Sol. for all ages. D. I.
Mr. Mellish's ch. c. Bodkin, 3 yrs-sst. rolb.
Mr. Shakespear's br. h. Chester, aged. Bst. 41b.
Mr. Craven's b. m. Dimity, 5 yrs Sat. 31b.
1). of Grafton's Whalebone, 5 yrs Bst. 71b.
7to z agst Bodkin-5 to 4 agst Chester.
Sir I. Shelley's Phantom rec. 30:1s. from Mr. Mellish's
Beverley, Bst. 71b. each. B. C. socls.
Mr. Shakespear's Tumbler rec. wogs.. from Mr. Payne's
Crispin, Bst. 71b. each. AcrOss the Flat, zoogs.
Ld G. H. Cavendish's Handel agst Ld Stawell'S Cato,
41b. D. 1. 300 gs. h. It. Otlby consent.

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T4SHIOPABLE ARRAN C EMENTS FOR THE

WEEK.

ViIS EVENING.
ALltilsiA, Countess Dowager of BucKlNGßAMstlittes
1413,,ut. Hobart Rohn, Grosvenor.place.
'mEs and LadyCrt Awforto s Rout, Burlington-street.
Lady Crti.immoND Sstrfli% Rout, Terrace, Piccadilly.
Lady LT Era EN's Rout, Piccadill).
Mrs. Horn'; Rout, Duchess-street, Portland-place.
IVlr6. CORDON'S Rout. Stanhope. street, Mayfair.

'TUESDAY.
Mrs. SAMUEL SMITH'S Rout, Berkeley-square.
Mrs. Coui.,o Gr.wr's Ball, Portland-place.

WEDNESDAY.

Marchioness of LANS nowt4E's Rout, Berkeley-square.
BoEuses Rout, St. lames's square.
4413. Rost NSON'S 13;111, Albemarle-street.

THURSDAY.

jady CICROL I NE BOR kl A m's Rout, Queen Anne-street.
Euw AR o Hut.st's Paity, Cave,dish-square,
CktAN 'Jos PoLb's Rtiut, loucester.pla,ce.

FRIDAY.
Ilarchioness Dowager of IttoMo N Les Rout, George. street.
Countess of -Ox rort o's Rout, Grosvenor-place.
Countess of Li ral ER ices Rout,- Nlanstield-street.
11144 M. Quires Rout, Hertford-street.
14attisores Annual Grand Concert, attlie Opera-House.

SUNDAY.
144 SUNDAY.
Music Party, Whitehall.

CAPTAIN AIAN L3)'' S INVENTIOA,

' On
.Saturday considerable numbers were attra&ecl
t 0... Hyde Park, by Captain MANBY'S experiments
'or saving the lives of -shipwrecked person. A
;little after twelve, the Duke of YORK . arrived,
and the experiments commenced. The apparatus
lvaa placed_ on the south side of the Serpentine
eti
"'lye'', on the level bank near the new water-
' tuarse ; a few of the Guards were stationed round
to keep off the multitude ; and the circle was fill'.
• ed with some of our principal chemists, and people
4)1. distinaion. The ropes attached to the balls were
Coiled in different forms on the grass. The first ex-
Periment was, we presume, merely to shew the range
' the mortar, which threw a shell across the river,
and to aoonsiderable distance on the rising ground to
the north. A shot was then thrown with the rope
attached to it, which felt with great precision at the
water's edge on the opposite side. The shell was next
thrown in the dire-lion of a tree, which was to repre-
tient the masts and rigging of a ship in distress.—
The shell fell entirely over the tree, and left the rope.
.anging, as was intended, among the branches.
4 he nearness and 'obvious utility of this experiment
excited great admiration. A young person, equipped
3.n tie life preserver, then walked into the water,
lernained perfectly at hjs ease at a considerable dis-
tance from the side,- blew a post-.horn, moved his
{arms in all directions with complete facility, and con-
-421 LI dby swimming across in'the direction of the
buoy which was fixed as the centre of operation.
'These experiments were exhibited to the whole ex-
lent of Captain MANBY'N inventions. The light-
41i, which on occasion of shipwrecks at night
is used to point out. the vessel to the people
vn shore, was thrown up to a considerable height,
burst at its highest elevation, and
.poured down
4 shower of stars, which, in the darkness of a
tempestuous night, must have-thrown powerful Wu-
• Itlination upon its objea, The process of discharging
ordnance without the application of fire is one of
Captain MANBY'S inventions, and one w hich will pro-
bably be of signal importance to the service ; but the
Conception of the plan for preserving human life, and
that perhaps the most Interesting and valuable spe-
'les of human life, deserves a higher praise.than ours.
s no country has. a finer and more tivful race of
men exposed to the.perils of the sea, there is per-
l'aPs no shore on which, from the peculiar nature of
its difficulties, the invention can_ be applied with
mote entire success. The idea of forming a aim•
tnunication with the vessel when no boat could' yen.
lure to sea; was of itself honourable to the persor
who conceived it; but the subsequent arrange,
rnenta,—the contrivances .at once delicate anll
durable, and the simplicity 'which now •.makes
the whole apparatus at once within the corn
Pass' of almost any purse; and the manage-
ment of almost any hand, finish and complete
the merit of the discovery.. There is not a shore of
Europe on which it may not be established ;. and
we must hope- that no exertion of wise and active
burnanity will -be wanting to its establiShment on
every perilous district of Our own.
The day was cold, and the multitude, of course,
comprehended many who were not philosophers ;
but the admiration excited by the process was so
Strung, that they lingered through the length of the
experiments without • reluctance. The swans had,
*Perhaps, the greatest reason to complain of the ex-
hibition ; and the moment the lad in the life pre-
server plunged into the water, a detachment sailed
rapidly towards him, to reconnoitre, or take ven-
geance on so singular and unusual an intruder:

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Lord COCHRANE on Saturday transatEfed business
with Lord MELVILLE, at the Admiralty.
The officers and crew of his Majesty's ship Caro-
line have presented Capt. CHRISTOPHER COLE
With two handsome.swords, in testimony of their
,"teem for him. The asst India Company have
lately presented this gallant officer with a piece of
Plate, value 300 guineas., as a memorial of the high
sense they entertain' of the services rendered by
"tin in the Indian seas, particularly at the capture
of Banda.