The Sun.
London, England, 1812-03-26 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

PLYMOUTH, MARCH 24 .—Tho Friendship
ing smack, belonging to this pOrt, JACOBS master,
that drove ashore under Teat's .Hill, during the
storm on Ft iday night last, and which it was feared
would have been wrecked, was got of thus morn-
ing, but has received considetable damage.
The Sparrow brig of wart-that sailed from hence
on Saturday last, with a transport under convoy,
bound to Corunna, put back into Cawsand Bay, and
the latter is arrived in Catwater, having received da-
mage at sea during the late gales. •
Arrived the Goldfinch brig of war from Corunna,
after a very stormy passage, riming which many of
her guns were thrown overboard, and she has sus-
tained considerable damage.
Also arrived this day the Intelligent and constant
gun-brigs from a cruize off the coast of France; and
a convoy of coasters from the eastward. .

The ship George, Tay,Loit, that drove ashore in
Hamoaze during the storm on Friday night, has
been got Off-with little damage.
Sailed the gleara brig of war on a cruize, and
the Greyhound revenue cruiser for Weyniouth.

FALMOUTU, MARCLI .r,;.—His Majesty's ship
Conquestador, is tow Of the Rota 'frigate,' in at-
tempting to put in here this morning about
o'clock, was driven so far to leeward, dead on a lee
shore, and the wind freshening, which previously
blew tremendously hard, that she was.obl.ged to
anchor in the Bay, about two miles front the shore,
and the Rota, for her own safety, was obliged ,to
leave her and come into.the Harbour. She has for-
tunately c3st anchor in good ground, and, till the
present hour (q o'clock), has rode extremely well :
',she makes about (our feet of water per hour.—Every
possibleaisistance has been rendered her, especially
by the crews of the enckets, who handsomely vo-

lunteered their services. The wind has very much
abated, and has veered more round to the Southward,
and from the appearance of the weather we enter-
tain- hopes of seeing her to-Morrow morning safely
anchored in Carrack Roads.

Arrived the Ceres, 0 RENO, from Dundalk.

PORTSMOUTH, MARCH :5 . —Arrived his Majesty's
ship Magnet from the Downs.
- Sailed the Volage, Theban, and Princess Caroline,
with a convoy, for the East Indies; and the Rose,
with a convoy, for Guernsey.
His Majesty's ship Porcupine gives sailing instruc-
tions for Quebec.

DEAL, MARCH 25.-Came dowEi from the River
his Majesty's ship Calliope, Lord Cochrorze,GEoßGE,
for Jamaica; and the George and St. Patrick for
Ballast. • -.

Arrived his Majesty's cutter Mary from off Flush-
; and the America from Charleston, in 51 days,
for Hull.

CifarnAm, MARCLI 25.—Sailed down the River
to the Nore. his Majesty's brig calliope, Captain
MgKIN

NAVAL APTOINTMENTs.--Lieut. Woodyatt to
the Meteor ; Lieut. Charles Fraser to the Muros ; Lieut.
R. P. 'ems to the Cressy ; ',lents. Al. M. ‘Vroot and Wm.
Burchall to the Royal 'Oak ; Lieut. Thos. Ferris to the
Hannibal ; Lieuts. George F. Rich and James !vl`Dowall to
the San Josef, •at Portsmouth ; Lieut. John Davy to the
Stirling Castle, at Chatham; Mr. Joseph Denny to be
Purser of the Raven sloop ; Mr. Edward Antke, Purser of
the Cossack, at Woolwich, to the Carrere ; Mr. Thomas
Spearman, 'Purser of the Maids, to the Agincourt i Mr.
Kane to be Purser of the Britannia.

We understand that Lord MeLviriP. will receive
Naval Officers, or other who may have occasion to
see him on business, every Thursday about noon.
A great number of Letters from India were deli-
vered out yesterday, and a greater number are ex-
peQed to be issued to-day.

It. was reported en 'Change yesterday, that Govern-
ment have stopped the exportation of rice to France.
Great quantities of this article have been purchased
of late to go to France by the new French Licenses.
A Gentral Order, signed by the Adjutant-Gene-
rat of. the Forces, has been transmitted, by the
Commander-in-Chief's command, to all the Regi-
ments and Regimental depots, requiring an im-
mediate return to be made to Head-quarters of
the number of.men serving in their respective
corps, who are not natives of Great Britain or
Ireland.
Orders have been transmitted to Ireland, dire&-
ing the nth, 32d, 38th, 40th, 61st, 72d, 76th, and,
goth regiments, to send detachments to England,
for the purpose of establishing regialeutal depots in
this country.
The 2d battalion of- the 40th regiment is among
the reinforcements for Portugal.
This day (Thursday), at half-past three o'clock,
the Royal York Mary-le-bone corps will be inipettt-
ed bp colonel HaRNAGE.
Mr. Professor asylr, we hear, is about to re-
eche the hand of Mrs. APPRECCE, with a for-
tune, of 4,0001. per annum.
EMERY is to joirl the Haymarket Theatre, at the
close of the Covent-Garden season.—Seveprother
performers who, according to report, are dissatisfied
with their present situations, are also, it is said, to
• as&st 'Mr. ilor..stAN' in his summer cantpaign.
On the evening of yesterday se!nnight as Mr.
Doimer, of Old Belton-street, was passing through
st. Giles's, between eight and nine o'clock, a rob-
ber Made a successful snatch at his chain and watch,
' with which he ran oki, and pale his escape.

SP 4A !Sir PiiPV?S,

OFFICIAL ARTICLE.

One of the articles of capitulation agreed upon in
Valencia, between Senor Blake, and General Su-
chet, was the exchinge of prisoners of war, in case
the Supreme Council of the Regency of Spain
should, approve it ; but his Excellency, who has
sworn not to enter into any contrAa ivith the ene-
my, unless he first quits the
,Spanish territory, has
determined nut to ciryy the said article into ex-
ecution.