The Sun.
London, England, 1815-07-17 00:00:00

I.STAVAL NEWS.

- A GREAT FIRE.
. , .
POOLE, JULY 16.-Arrivecl the Aheolia, I.I6T-
TLEY, from Ncwtthanciland, last from St.:lc:Am.'s,

,in 27 days.—Capt. B. 'states, that a most alarm-
ing and flestructive fire had happened on the west
side of Placentia Bay, and that,its ravages in the
woods hitd extended a course of fifteen - leagues.

Cheat distress was anticipated therefrom fur ‘vant

of fuel. It seems no injury had been sustained
in the Settlements on the coast, though it had
created fearful apprehensions.
LIVERPooL, 15.—Arrived the Anthorn,
DOYLE, front Bahia in 55 days, and 45 from Per-
nambuco -; sailed in company with the Lion. Ten
prisoners were put on board each vessel, belong-
ing to his Majesty's late ship Penguin. , The
Penguin fought 20 minutes, and sunk ; she had
35 men killed and wounded, among the formet:
was the Captain. Off Cape Clear, the_Anthorn
fell in with his Majesty's ship Insolent, and put
on board the Penguin's people. The Minerva,
JAcKsoN, from. Liverpool fot Quebec, was lost
near Gaspee, and part of her cargo saved. The
Saragossa transport was also lost in Quebec har-
bour, by accident ; she had the 57th regiment on
board—a felt, lives were lost.

PORTSMOUTH, JULY 16.—Arrived yesterday his
Majesty's ship Tagus from Plymouth ; his Majes-
ty's. ship Griffon from a cruise ;• and his Majety'S
•ships• Leander, -.Aeast a, and Perseus, Iron), Que-
bec, with a convoy of about 56 sail of transports ;
among them are 'the fullowng :—Eliza; Lord
Castle? eagh, Mercury, Ogleburnhy, Belvidera,
George, Resource, Retreat, Charlotte, Nestor,
Pilot, Prince Kutttsoff, Marshal Wellington,
Henry, Glory, Lord Middleton, Adiniral Gam-
bier, Regent, Britannia, Voyager, Spring, Henry,
Eurydice, Brutus, Northumberland, and Jonah.—
Arrived to-day his Majesty's ship Valiant from
Plymouth ; Brazen and Pandora from a cruise.—
His Majesty's ship Clinker, with 36 sail of trans-
ports with troops, will sail in the •evening for
Ostend.—Wind W.

PLYMOUTH, JULY -Is.—Came in the French
brig Emilie, from Cettq for Dunkirk, detained by
the Podargus sloop of war ;• Trois Frere from
Bourdeanx, detained by his Majesty's ship Cyrus.
Wind S.W.

'FALMOUTH, JULY 14.--Arrived the NValsing—
ham pact.et front Co:onia, in seven days:' . •
DEAL, JULY IG.--Arrived the :Juba Cattoi.
TAYLoTA, fotn New York, -in 26 days. Caine
down from the River the Sir Charles Price, for the
South Seas.—Wind N. W. •

HARWICH, JULY 16.—Saile4 yesterday .tl►e
Earl. Leiseester packet, for HO!land ; Auckland.
packet, for Cuxhaven ; and Albion fur
Gottcnb►:rgh, with the %rind at W.
JORBAY, JULY Is.—Arrived, and sailed on a
cruise; I►is :Majesty's ship HaNue. Arrived his
Majesty's ship Aggressor front a cruise, and re-

His Majesty's ship L'enelope -was wrecked on
the 30ili April, near Cape Rosier, in a snow
storm ; forty of the crew were drowned; and many
frozen to death. - • •

THE ARMY. -

The country will hear, with much satisfaction,
the arrival at Portsmouth of 12,000 of our brave
veteran troops from Canada, who express the
must earliest desire to join their late renowned
Chief, the Duke of WELLINGTON. Fifty-two
sail of transports have brought this tine part of
our army front Canada; in the short space of 34
days, convoyed by the Leander, Sir GEORGE Cot.-
LI ; ACOSIa, Captain KERR ; and PerSetlS, Cap-
tain A.COU RT. The 'following are the foiirteen
battalions arrived.; eight inure, amounting to
7000 men, may he expected in about ten days.
Royal Artillery, 295 ;• Ist Batt. of Royal Scots, 9011 4th
ditto, ditto, 1,164; Buffs, or 3d, Ist B. 1,030; 511 r Rcgt. Ist
B. 1,072; Sth, Ist and 2d B. 780; .13th, Ist B. 602 ; 47th,;“1 B.
1,119; dath, Ist B. 894;' 41st,'Ist B. 1,2;31 ; 49th, Ist B. 00;
88th, Ist B. 1,082; 89th,'23 B. 759; 97th, Ist B. 709.—To-
tal, 12,294, including women and children.

The General Officers come home are 'Lieut.-
Vie"lend Sir GEORGEMURRAY, K. G. C., Major,.
Generals HENRY CONRAN, RD. STOVIN," and Sir
THomAs BRISBANE, with the whole of tlieir staff.
Lieutenant-General Sir GoRDON DRUMMOND 11/IS
.the command of the troops to renotin in America.-
Sir GEORGE MURRAY set off from Portsmouth on
Saturday afternoon With dispatches for Govern-
ment, and to ascertain the intended ultiniate des-
tination of the-troops.
The Grecian sclwoner, in 24 days from the'
Lecwird Islands, brings information-that Sir PHI-
LIP DURHAM was at St. Lucia, with the Vener.ible,
Crescent, porossa, Dasher, Niabe, and Chanti-
cleer, having 2,.500 troops on board, commanded
by Sir JAMES LEITH, which were- going to take
poSsession of the Islands- of Martinique and Gia-
daloupe, in the name of Louts XVIII.

Boy recruits of 15 years of age are to have the
same pay and bounty as men, on enterhy; the
BritiSh service..

Lord FITZROY SOMiESET, ►vlio lost l►is right
arm in the b_►ttle of Waterloo, was landed at
Woolwich oo Friday morning, flow the Maria
packet,•havinb born his-voyage from Ostend eery
well.

Lord WELLlNGTOti,"on.being informed, by the
Ic-tter of Marshaln ___Al;ol.lsT) of iItiONAPARTE'S ab-
dication., answe;etl, " 1 knew that fifteen months
ago:' _

OrderS have been sent down 'to 13righton to
stop all 'FI-encihmoi who may arrive there from
Frgnee, until forther• orders ; and all Frenchmen
wishin4. to emhait there are to be prevented.
We before mentioned the arrangement entered
into with the garrison of 2‘lartinique. By a let-
ter from Piyrnonth of- the 1 Ith inst. it appears,
that the Altted hasThrrived with sottie of these
troops, and has been detained by las Majesty's
ship
:I'ktiativander. t

POE I'RY.

. .
SHORT IND LONG i%N.CES YESTERDAY

TO-DAY.

NAPOLEOtiqrS, seened in vast delight,
Your faces, 'yestei day, were short au' bright;
The public streets you-paced inglee andfun,
Jocund and blithe, you lan;iled and crotr'd anashuct(l'd ;
The Allies to the French forsooth, had Ithucla'd—
Napoleon the Great, the fight hat' wOn!'

To-day, an alteration sad is wrought,,
',The true—the glorious News is lirought,
Trinniph and fi'dl;nglon with the gale !
Before hint trait'rous legions fled,
" The MitA of Blutar Napoleon, at their head!
And new your visages are long and pale!

Tl4' Allied Bands to victory still led on,

By Britain's pride—immortal IV Ei.LINGToN ;
Peace, lasting and sceure, the billow'd prize
Longer and paler may your faces he,
'Till France and Europe their deliverance see,

The Tyrant pronrate—❑e'cr again to rise!
Miserea, July 1815.

THE .T I-I E.:ATRES .

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.-Mr. AilicOLD, as we
stated some time ago, had Signified his intention
to withdraw from Drury-Lane,' on the retirement
of Mr. -WHITBREAD, and the melAncholy e.eent at-
tending that Gentleman induced Mr. HAv moND,
also to resign the Stage-management., particularly
as the trust is new vested in a new Cominittee.—
A Meeting of the Committee and Sub-Committee,
therefore, took place on Friday, wh? appointed
Mr. `l'. MBDEN to the station occupied by Mr..
ARNoLD, and Mr. RAE to be Stage-manager
the room-of Mr.- RAYMOND. If this %vere not a
voluntary resignation on the part of Mr. RAY-
MOND, there would be more reason to regret the
loss of so active and useful a person, in a- situa7
lion which lie so ably discharged. But Mr. RAE,
it seems, was the Stage-manager of the Liver-pool
Theatre some years, and Mr. T. DIBDEN has, we'
understand, been almost the whole of his life, con-
nected with the Stage, as actor, musician, mana-
ger, and author, so that his knowledge and ex-
perience are likely to qualify him well for his new
office, and to enable him to prevent intpositioa in
any of its departwents, a circumstance of essen-
tial importance in the present situation of the
Drury-Lane property.

LYCEUM.—This, Theatre opened on Saturday,
under the conduct of Mr. ARNOLD, the PrOOri el Or,
and Mr. NAYmoND, the Stage-Manager. The
Drattiatic Pieces were, the Opera of The
Bridge, and Tice Boarding house. Mr. and Mrs.
Cooks", who are well known to the public from
having been engaged two or three seasons ago at
thiS Theatre, performed the parts- originally as-
signed to Mr. B aAri M and !firs. Moos:a-AIN: Mr.
and ,Mrs. CooKE are respectable performers, and
good musicians, partirikladv the former, who was
the Leader of the 11,11u1 in touhlin, and is besides'
a composer. Mrs. Coot. hitt( the advantage of
layiwg the fouudation of her musical knowledge
under the tuition of that able veteran of the art,
Mr. Hook. They both acquitted themselves very
and were much "Mauled ; but it, must be
observed, that if they were not quit so luxuriant
in decorating the Alts, they wOuld afford more plea-
sure, as the continual flourish of " glib divisions"
tires by repetition. The novelty of the night was
Mr. HARLEY, a young man from the Brighton
Theatre. He perfOrmed Mervelli in the first piece,
and Peter Fidget in the farce. Ile displayed great
.feeling in the former character, and no slight de-
gree Of humour in the Other. Ile has a good
figure, and au expressive countenance. He.ex-'
perieneed a very favourable reception. Mr. RAY-
MOND, KNIGHT, Miss KELLY, and the rest of
the performers, received a xvelcome tribute as
they respectively •presented themselves. The
Theatre has been cleaned, painted, &c. and was
very well attended for an opening night, and at
this time of the year.