The Sun.
London, England, 1815-01-26 00:00:00

NAVAL

frAttwrcu, JAN. 25.---7Artired the Beaufoy
packet, with a mail and passengers from Holland.
Vint E.

PoaTsmou-rir, JAr. 25.—Arriyed thelsabelia,
THOMPSON, front the Downs, bonnd to the Me-
diterranean. Sailed his Mrtesty's- ships Liverpool
and Lee to the Wei-tward.--Wind Easterly.

DEAL, JAN. 25.—Arrived his Majesty's ship
Mercurius from off the North Foreland. Saikd
his Majesty's ship Bombay for Portsmouth, for
orders, and 'the whole of the outward-hound,
coasters and colliers, to the Wcstward.—Wind
N. E.

A letter from the Captain of the ship Canton,
from Holland to China, dated 9111 Sept. 1814,
lat. 36. S. long. 41. L. states, that they had en-
countered a severe gale of wind two days before,
which-had tmichlainagett the upper works ;----one
man washed overboard, and several wounded :
they were •repairing damages and pursuing their
voyage:

The Susan, Dorm, and John,
.--, from
DitTpe, are arrived at Havre.
he Daughter Alida, DENT, from London to
atend, put into Dunkirk Roads the Ifith lust.
very leaky, run 611 shore the following day, and
isnearly of water. Cargo landing.
Tl►e Caroline, It RAY, from Mtlta to Hamburgb,
is arrived with a heavy average.
:Yesterday a Court of Director's was. held at the
East. India House, when Captain
.SUTTON was
sworn into the command of the ship Walmer
Castle, cOnsigned to China direct.

Yesterday Lord MELVILLE held a Levee,_ at his
Office at the Admiralty, which was numerously
attended.
With the French Mail advices Were yesterday
received. from Spain to the- 15th instant. The
Custom-.houses on the Ebro have hven re-esta-
blished. Guipuseoa, and the- Iwo other provinces
composing.the territorry of Biscay have been re-
stored to all their ancient privileges. •.
JANr.24.—Vesterday the PaINCERE-
GENT held a Council at the Pavilion ; after which
Earl BATHURST and Lord MELYILLE Set out for
town. The Portuguese Ambassador continues his
apartments at the New Inn ; his Excellency dines
daily at the Palace.
,• The LORD PROVOST of Glasgow has, upon a .
requisition; called a public Meeting to consider
the tax on cotton. •
On the 12th instant, M. Amrt.tv, a Banker at
Ghent, übseryed two or three foreign Officers
sporting upon his demesne. He complained of
this infraction to • their General, who ordered.
them into arrest. This so enraged the Officers
that they resumed their_ sport with additional
numbers on M. AMELIN's groundthe latter and. ,
• his brother expostulated, when a scuffle arose, in •
which the one was killed, and 'the other danger-
ously wounded.
The Marquis de BOUEFLEtIS, known more gene-
'rally by the title of -the Chevalier de BoUFFLERs,
died on the IStb, at-Paris. lie was' a Member
of the French Academy; and one of the Assistant
Admioistrators of the Mazarine Library. He
was the author.- of • Aline, 'avid of several other
lighi pieces, distinguished for their humour and
their gaiety. - • -
It is rumoured that Sir HARRY CALVERT is to
have an important government or command abroad,
awko he succeeded, •as Adjutant General, by Sir
HBNRY TORRENS; in which event Colonel May-
MCI.: SHAW, now .Assistant Military Secretary to
the Commander in Chief, will succeed .Sir
ToRRENS, As principal Secretary in that depart-
ment.

The further reduction. of the Militia of Great
Britain and Ireland is:intended •to take place
on the 'loth February.
The Royal Cumberland Militia, at present. in
the Castle of Edinburg.h, are under orders. to
march to Carlisle, to'he disembodied.
The Royal Ayrshire, 'Forfarshire, and Edin-
burgh regiments of Militia, at present in lrel►~nd,
are' Under orders for Scotland. On their arrival,
a route %vitt wait them fur their respective coun-
ties, to be disembodied.- • .

The Shropshire., 2d Somerset, and East Mid-
dlesex regiments of Alilitia, are ordere►l from
Dublin to their respective comities to be dlise►n-
bodie►l.

The Cheshire, West Essex, and Ist and • 2d
Lancaster, and the kViltshire, are on their passage
fromlreland; for the same !impose.
A MoNsTEit !—One night last week, as-a 'ser-
vant girl belonging to a cabinet-inaker in North-
Shields, was going an errand between eleven and

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twelve at night, she was met in the passage lead-
ing- to the street by a man, who asked her for a
kiss, which slit refused, when the cannibal bit
her cheek in a dreadful manlier.

SUDDEN DEATEL—FridAy last, as a man (If the
name of Akhurst was at the new mill il t Sitting-
bourne, with his grist, it being all he had left
from his harvest, he said to the miller—" This is
the last grist you will grind for me," and had
scarce uttered the words, when he fell down and
expired immediately.
On Monday, Mr. S. an attorney, Pras commit-
ted to Newgate, on a warrant from Mr. Justice
Lm BLANC, charged with a capital °Rene. An
indictment has been found against him at the
Middlesex .71`ovemberSessions, charging► him with
maliciously shooting at Mr. SEWELL, an ac-.
cc-mutant, of llowl-court, Wdbrook, with a gun,
with an intent to kill him. Mr. SEweLL had call-
ed on him on some bus;.ness, when a dispute
arose, an when Mr. SEwitr.L. was leaving Mr. S's
house, .he discharged a musket at bitty, but for-
tunately did no injury.,

FALmov-rn, JAN. 23.7-74jame in the Prince of
Neufchatel Aniericun privateer; of 19 guns and
137 men, 330 :oins burthen. Sailed the. Duke of
Kent packet, with a .mail for. Lisbon ; Her 6,
JENKINS, for Messina ; am! several ships, for the
lliver; the Prin.2e, Good Friends, and Swan, for
Portsinouth.—Wind N.W. to N. E.