The Sun.
London, England, 1812-11-13 00:00:00

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PLYMOUTH, NOV. 11.—We yesterd3y stated the
arriVal of the Fortiinee frigate, Capthin SE,2-:itotrrt,
-from the' squadron under' the cothmand of Sir
HOME POPHAM, with dispatches. Reports haVe
been in circulation here this day, that an officer,
charged with dispatches for Government, landed
from her and set off , for Lthidon inunediately,
with the pleasing intelligence of the defeat of the
troops under the command of ,StajnET,. near
Madrid, by that part the British arthy command-
ed by General Hut. ; no further particulars have
yet transpired. We 'sincerely hope the account
may prove correct.

Put in here this Morning by contrary winds and
stormy weather, the brig Stag, belonging to Jer-
sey, CLEMENT S, Master, from. Gibraltar, with a
cargo consisting of wine and fruit, bound to PortS-
Anouth, 17 days passage, 'and is under quarantine.
. Arrived'the AmericanAorig yollo»,..BoYLE, from
St. Petersbiu•gh, with a cargo consisting of hemp
and iron, for his Majesty's Dock .Yard at this
port ; also arrived a gun-brig with 'a convoy
from the eastward ; the Aid naval transport,
Captain LEE, from Portsmouth ; the -Susan FULL,
from Weyniouth and Poole ; the Jubilee, BUCK-
LAND; Elizabeth, PHELPS ; Nancy) COLLINS ; and
Union, JONES, London traders ; the Fates, SCOTT,
from Sunderland, coal laden ; the Pam, WEL-
HAM ; and the Lively, BAYES, from Ipswich, with
caro-oes of malt.

FA LM 0 Uni Nov. 10.—Arrived the 'Prussian
galliot Union from Bourdeaux, with a cargo of
oil, for London, left eight days since., The Mas-
ter states, that in lieu of sending reinforcements
into Spain, the French are withdrawing the troops ;
the Master appears to be ignorant of any news.
Two. Americans (a brig and a schooner) sailed
from Bourdeaux the day before, with cargoes,
consisting of wine, brandy, &c. for America.—
Several sqvadrons were expected to sail from
France for America. Two privateers were fitting
out at Bourdea ux,to be manned by Americans, to
sail under Amerian colours. •

Also arrived :his. Majesty's brigs Saracen and
Castilian the former to give instruction to the
Mediterranean ships ; the latter from a cruise.

HARwlcit, Nov. 12. Arrived the Beaufry
packet, Capt. Moßnts, from Heligoland, with a
ivail.

Arri74.'d the Friendship, PATTERSON, with hemp,
flax, and tallow, from Petersburgii ; she parted
her convoy at sea. His Majesty's ship npiegte,
whicl had charge of it; is supposed tO have passed
this harbour yesterday with about four sail of
them. '

The King George packet, for Gottenburgh, has
put back by contrary winds.

TORBAY, Nov. 11.—Arrived the sloop Provi-
dence of Hull, GANYTHORP, master, having sprung
a leak on her passage 'from London to Lisbon ;
she was one of the Niemen's convoy, and parted
thirteen leagues south-west of the Berry-head, and
as the wind continued to the east of south for
some time after the Providence parted, the eon:-__
voy cre this must be clear of the land.

MILFoR.D, Nov. 9.—Yesterday the men at the.
Light-house, on the were taken from
their perilous situation. ; It appears that the cause
of the lights being extinguished was the, heavy
sea, during the late gales, breaking the windows
where the reflectors were, and which were ulti-
mately washed away. There is some damage
done to two. or three of the stays belonging to'
the pillar's hut the pillars themselves are firm in
the rock, and the large house' but little damaged
little as it is, however, it is not supposed it can be
repaired until next summer.

The. valuable ship Sophia has arrived, having
left the coast of ~France on the 10th inst. and
brought lettcrs of a corresponding- date.,. 'The
private advises are not yet delivered, but we find
that nothing had transpired at that part of the
Coast, rvgarding the late disturbances .at Paris,
beyond the particulars of 'which we are already
informed. ,

His Mijesty'.B sloop Sourabcryl captured at the
reduction or Java, and taken into the service by
Admiral STopFoßp, 'was paid pff at Bombay in
April last ; the officers, the Hon, Captain SOMER-
VILLE, Lieutenants DUNLOP and GIBBS, and Mr.
A. REAcn, Purser, came home passengers in the
Doris.

The Ardent; of 64 guns, is.. to be fitted to- serve
as a prisofi ship at Bermuda.
About half past two o'clock yesterday morning,
another fire bloke out at Messrs. Smith and Co.'s
eloaths warehouse, in Nelvgate-street which was
entirely consumed., althOugh there was. plenty of
water at hand. We are happy to learn that no lives
were lost. •

-At one..o'clock on Saturday morning, a.,hrilliant
meteor was observed to pass over Glasgow. It
moved in a southern direction ; it gave out a great
many sparks, and illuminr.ted the streets for about
half a minute.

The celebrated horse Regulus died lately. He
was the sire of 3000 colts, that have produced up-
wards 4 80,00 W. •