The Sun.
London, England, 1812-05-29 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

PLYMOUTH, :NIAY 27.—Arrived last ;Hight in
Cawsand Bay the Nortlaptberland, of 74 guns,
Capt. HoTnAm, from a cruize off L'Orient, where,
On the 221:11.instant, she fell in with the French
squadron of two frigates and a brig, the Adrian
and Afromache, of ,44 guns and 450* men each,
and the illeone/ukel of: 18„ guns and 150 men,
on their return from the West Indies, • and the
same iqiich have captured and destroyed-,, during
their cruize, so many British and Foreign mer-,
chantnien.

•They were met wish by the Northumberland,
on their endeavouring to enter the harbour of
L'Orient, between Point Grou and the Main 3- and.
after .a short, but sharp action, the whole of them
were driven on shore
.3 soon aftei• which, the two
frigates were discovered to be on fire, add in' a•
short time afterwards, they both blew up with
tremendons.explosions.: The brig fell over on her
beam ends and filled.

During the action the , Northumberland was
fired upon with showers of. shots
.and shells
from four batteries that were playing upon her at
the same time, but as soon as the frigates blew
up the batteries ceased firing. Durin2; this sharp
Conflict the Northumberland had five men killed
and twenty wounded.
The Growler gun-brig arrived in time to bear
k part in the action, in which the gallant conduct
of her Officers and crew were most conspicuous.
Sailed the. Niemen frigate, Captain Pyin, on a
cruize to the Westward.

Arrived the Thetis, M4Lea, Master, 'from 'Ja-
maica, bound to London, laden with rum, &c.
came a running ship, 50 days passage.
Sailed the Bulwark, of 74 guns, to the West-
ward; and Meteor bomb to the Eastward.

DEAL MAY 28.—Came down from the River
the George, Hague, for the Brazils.
Sailed this morning, without convoy, the Lada-'line, for Hayti.
The outward-bound are all preparing to sail
under convoy of the Speculator lugg6..

PORTSMOUTH, MAY 28. Sailed his Majesty's
ship Brisk, with a convoy for Cork and the inter-
ruepiate ports in the Channel.

COVE OF CORK, MAY 22.—His Majesty's ship
Sybille, Capt. Upton, arrived on Wednesday
evening from a cruize. She brings nothing new.
His Majesty's ship Mutine, Capt. Dc Courcy,
has a signal flying for Lisbon, and takes out under
convoy the transports with the 38th Regiment of
Foot, expected to embark to-day.

The Helena sloop of war, Capt. Montressor, is
-expected every day from Plymouth, to resume her
station.

LIVERPOOL, INT:ty 27.—The. Lady Madison has
just arrived front. New-York, which place she
left on the 3d instant : she brings an account of
the death of the Vice-President CLINTOg. It also
appears that Mr. LOWNDES has declined. calling !ip
the Bill to permit the exportation of goods 'from
Great Britain under certain circumstances, and no
expectation was entertained of its being taken up
by any other Member.

NAVAL ..,i
APPOINTMENTS.—vice-Admiral Martin
is appointed ComMander in Chief at LiShan, in the room of
the Hon. 'Admiral Berkeley. He hoist his flag in the Ins-
petneuk, Captain Inglis. Lieut. W, R. ughes, to the Uni-
corn, at Plymouth. Mr. W. J. Scudemor , Midshipman, is
promoted to the rank of Lienterkant. Lient. H. Jewrey, to
the Jasper sloop. The. Rev. E. 11Iangin, to be Chaplain of
the Gloucester, of 74 guns, at Chatham. , .Mr.-J,Ross, to be
Purser of the ship Nymplie, at Portsmouth. Lieut. A. Wells,
to the Nymphe of 18 guns, fitting at Ports Mouth. Lieut. .1.
Lindsay (2), to the Coquette sloop. Lieutenant Grove to the
Primrose, in the D.iwns. Mr. T. Iteed, Purser to the Pene-
lope, to Purser of the Nyniphen. Mr: S. Itickard, to be Pur-
ser of the Conquestador, of 74 guns. Mr. T. Crisppe,.to be
Purser of the Temeraire, of 74 guns. Messrs. NV . Robins,
H. Bell, W. B. Weeks; H. Pengelly, and Mr. A. Corry, Mid-
shipmen, promoted to the rank of Lieutenants. .

SCHELDT FLEET.—Th
ships in theScheldt

following are the French

Charlemagne ... 74 guns Bellier
Dalmatia .. . .74 Duguerlier . .
Commerce de Lynn 74 Ca:sar

L'Auverseti .. .
Albanois

Pultpsh
Dant4c .. .

The two last ships of the line .are manned-by
Danes. There are also down at Antworp. "two fri-
gates, two Dutch corvettes, four gun-boats, with
six 24-pounders each, besides small craft..' The
flag of Rear-Admiral L'lleuceitt is,-flying in one
9f,them, and Admiral Missiessi in another. The
Captains' names are—Courand, Williainmy, Ca-
lune, Cocoleur, Cuebue, and Moras:

' Our last letters from Lisbon state, that a party
of Spanish cavalry fell in with a strong body of
French, escorting a considerable quantity of Cla-
ret and Burgundy for King Joseph, at Madrid : a
seizure of it was made after a smart skirmish, and
being taken to the Spanish head-quarters, 1500
bottles of it were immediately sent off as a pre-
sent to Lord Wellington, and another portion to
his Lordship's Staff.

EDINBURGH, MAY 24,—0n Saturday last Charles
Oliver, William Oliver, Mungo Oliver, • and Henry
Baird, prisoners in the jail of this city, accused
of being along with some of those concerned in
the riots, which -took place in the streets of this
city, on the night of the 31st December and Ist
January last enacted themselves to leave this city
and liberties for three years.

riiLiV CJi r.lr4:

WIIRTSBURGII, MAY 15.—0 n the 13th we had
the happiness of seeing their Majesties arrive at
half past five-ti the evening 3'-the following morn-
ing, at half past eight, they continued their
JOurney.
PETERSBURGIT, APRIL 24.—His Majesty_ left
thin capital on the 21st,•at half past two in the af-
ternoon. ..•

WARSAW, MAY B.—The head-quarters of the.
Ring of Westphalia are now established here.
BERLIN, MAY 12.—The Emperor of Russia bas,
it is 'said, arrived at' `clan. . .

LUGNITZ, AttY 8.--:-According to the latest in-
telligence, the 4th Corps d'Arinee, under tli*
Duke of Abrantes; which was cantoued in _the
circles'of our department, have received orders to
immediately set .out, 'and" continue its march,
through our Duchy, towards its ulterior destina-
tion, in
consequence of which_all, the troops -put
themselves in motion:" On the 12th we expect
here twelve thousand men of the French Imperial.
Guard, who are going to the neighbourhood of
Glogau : they: witl be followed by fourteen thou-
sand of the Guards, who are proceeding from
Spain, and are to arrive at Dresden on the 18th
or 20th of May.

LOUISBOURGH, MAY 15.—1 t is expected the
Emperor and Empress of France will to-day ar-
rive at Dresden.