The Sun.
London, England, 1812-03-06 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

PLYD:.IOI.ITH, MARCH 4:—Arrived early this min-
ing the James cartel, belonging to this port, Beer, Master,
from Morlaix, which place she left yesteltt.ry morning at
ten o'clock, and brought the following passengers, viz. Nirs
and Miss Le Fevre, Thomas Ludlow (a boy, late b.,tonging
to the Chesterfield Guernsey packet that was captured and,
Carried into France some time since by a French Privateer),
abd Mr: C. Dawns. an American gentle Man, who is charged
wb h dispatches for the American Minister in Lon Jon. The.
James sailed front hence on Suhday last, and arrived at Mar-
L4.early on the following morning. On her passage to this
port she fell in with a French cutter privateer, (supposed lobe
the same that captured. the American brig Hannah, on her
passage from Savannah, with timber for the Dock-yard at
Portsmouth, as mentioned yesterday), which fired a gun at.
_the Pines, when the latter hove to with her cartel flag fly-
ing; the privateer then prkeeded on. The lames soo❑ atter
fell in with the Hind revenue cutter, and gate her informa:
tion of the enemy. A British sloop of war was cruizing off
L'lsle de Bas. Two French sloops Ivith cargoes arrived on -
Morlaix. A very fine pink-sterned French schooner
priva-
leer was lying there ready for sea. •
Arrived last night the ketch Britannia from London, with
a cargo, bound to Limerick, put in here by contrary winds.
On the morning of the 2d instant, passed within pin-shot of
a French cutter privateer that
,had just captured an English
brig. The. Master of the 13ritannia saw the crew of the brjg
sent on board the privateer: the latter did not attempt to.
capture the ketch.
_ _ _

Arrived the I3enlomond, belonging to Greenock, Nl' Lachlan
master, from Greenock, last from l'alstow ; the bark Ve-
nus, Bread, from London, with 4 cargo 'of timber tor-this
port; the Spanish brig E 1 St. Carlos, Anga, from Corunna,
with a cargo or nuts, boundtOOporto ; the sloops Expe-
ditiort; Bellooney, Fair Briton, William's, and Lotiisa, Jones,
from Youghall, with cargoes of oats,, botind to Southarup.:
ton ; the five latter vessls put in here to join convoy.
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Sailcd the Iris, belonging to this port, Edwards master, for

Cowes.

Put in here this clay in a very leaky state, having expe-
-rienced very bad weather, the Margaret, Hall, from New_
port, culm laden, for London, and will be obliged to land
her cargo at this port. .

His Majesty's ship Hyacinth, of 20 guns, takes convoy to
Oporto, and 111. sail the: moment the wind proves favour-
able ; the Hyacinth arrived here this day.
. Arrived the Sparrow brig of war from the Eastward ; also
arrived the Orestes sloop of war from a cruize ; Expedition
packet, Sandys, from. Portsmouth ; Fortitude, Gribble, from
Lynn Hawke, Venson ;.:.Speculator, tangdon ; , and the
Eleanor and GraCe, Brown, from. Wales ;, and the Provi-
dence, Coatsworth, from Sunderland.

PORTSMOUTH, MAII9II 5.=-Sailed ,the. Fisguard,
Ferret, Z.:pityr, Royalist, and Ant.. Convoys remain wind
bound.
Orders are received here to put the troop ships in this
poi t into iminedi,ae readiness for service.
DEAL, DelAncn s.—Carne down from the River
the Indus East Indiaman, and three other ships, and remain.
Arrived rite G6ttim Sloop of War lioin Portsmouth, with
a convoy, which are sailed forditlirient destinations. _

Put back by contrary winds the Eiphinstou East India.
man, bound to China. •

FALMOVTIY, MARCH' 3.—•-A large fleet of mer-
chantmen appeared oil this Port to-day ;• they are supposed
to he the Mediterranean convoy.• The Rover
.sloop of war,
with the ships from hence bo‘ind to Portugal and the Medi-
terranean, sailed yesterday to join the a:ove. '

-The Bombay Indiaman, Cant. Hamilton, sailed
from Gravesend yesterday tor the 'l_7rovms,,S,:c.
The Eliza packet from Ne‘A,-York has arrived ;
she sailed on the ttth ult. The .:Mail will not be de-
livered until to-morrow.

CORK, MAI:toll 2.—Satnrclay morning arrived the
Earl Spencer cutter, Lieut. Dothivell, from Waterford, with
seamen for the Fleet. • '
WEST INDIA AND LISBON FLEETS.

Sailed yesterday, with a tine breeze from the northward,
his -Majesty's ships Sybille, Captain Upton, and jalouse,
Captain Morris, with the above Fleets under convoy.
The Sybille wilt see the Tiansports with the detachment
of the Royal Artillery Drivers corps, and the Merchantmen
bound to Lisbon; into that port, and then proceed on a ernize.
-The jalouse goei with the ships and vessels bound to the
%Vest Indies, consisting nearly of thilly sail. . • -

Several Officers have gore out to join our Army in Por-
tugal, as well as in the West Indies.

General LECOUTE had taken his .passage for the West In-
dies, but two clays before their sailing an order arrived from
the Commander. in Chief chitnging his destination for Port u.
gal. —General LIpDS A Y has proceeded to the West Indies
in one of the merchantmen.

NAVAL APYQINTMENTS.—C6ptaiII Borgoyne_ to
command the P, rt Mahon. Lieut. T. Siropk in, to the
Muros sloop. Lieut. I. Bulford to the Royal Sovereign, at
Plymouth. Lieut. Orlando Qrlenar to the trolverenr sroop.
Lieut. loseph Dodd to the Piovidence, in the •Humber.
Lieur Edward Benge has been promoted to the rank of Com-
mander. Lieut. Richard
,Srreattield to the Impregriabk,
of 9`,.z guns. Lieut. S. Marshall to the Barham, at.Charliain.
•Mr. D. Welch, Midshipman, to the rank of Lieutenant.

THE ALFRED CLUB.—There was an election on
Wednesday hist for seven vacancies, occasioned bi
the death of six members and the _resignation of
The number of candidates, all of the most respect-
able description, amotnited to 330. • The following
wine the successful candidates, viz :—Mr. ANN
Es
LEY ; Mr. BLENCOWE, of Northamptonshire the
Earl of ESSEX, the DEAN of EXETER, Sir ABRAHAM
HUME, Batt. Mr. GHORCE SMITH, and Mr. JoslAs
STEACEY.
General JAi+ISEN4, the late Governor of 13.“303,
was in the Gallery of .the House of Commons last
night during a part of the Debate.
A match at twenty-one birds to..)k place yesterd3y
on Hounslow-heath, betwixt 3 gentleman of the
name of Adkins arid William Mincon,.keeper to a
gentleman in Berkshire. The former killed seven-
'teen birds, missed one, and lost the other,lfiree
out of bdunds. The keeper killed sixteen,. and bit
the other five two of which fell a-few_yards
of the boundary, and by which he lost the, match'.
About six o'clock last evening several. Excise
Officers went if> a house. Circus-street, New,rgad,
where they found a still at Work. On their en-
trance the premises were set onfireby the persons
at work, two of *born were. secured. 'The fire:
raged a c •nsiderabletitne with great fury.

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