The Sun.
London, England, 1812-10-30 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

PEMOUTH, OCT. 2S.—ailed the Stork sloop
of war,:•with a convoy, for Portsmouth.

YARMOUTH, OtiT. . the, gale on the night.
of • the 27th, and morning of the 28th, several
vessels have suGred in addition to those men-
tioned yesterday.; aiming:it others, the Union.,
rlintnAcx, of and from Shields, bound to London,
with coals, was driven on shore to the southward
of the pier, and it is feared will become a wreck.
The Stirling, ELLIOT, front Newcastle" tO.Lon-
don, coal laden, is put in with the loss of,main-
mast and bowsprit, and is otherwite much da-
maged.

The Mary and Jane, STNCLAJR, is put in with
the loss of anchors-and cables.

The. York Merchaii t, TAB., "With oats and seed,
was driven' 'on shore, but shicegotpff, and into
the harbour.

The Endeavour, IticnEs, .which was driven
on shore also, is brought into the harbour.

Tons AY, OCT.27.—We have blowing wild wea-
ther again, with variable winds from N.W. to
S. S. W. accompanied with very, heavy rain.

Arrived here front Portsmouth, and at present
remain, his Majesty's ships Semiianzis and Castor,
with several brigs, coasters, &c. bound to the
Westward; the Munk William, of Leith, CocFzRAN,
master, having discharged her cargo, is refitting
and repairing the damages she received on the
30th ult. in missing stays, and driving. -agaiwit the
Berryltead. The Minerva ; ROWI'. BALL, Master,
which sailed from hence at the sanle, time for Lis-
bon, is also refitting her damages received in the
late tremendons storm, in which the violence of
sea broke offthe tillerin her rudder head, broke
down her liulwark, rails, and staunch,eons, filled
'and carried away the jolly-boat from her stern,
broke the gripes of the long-boat: and washed her
overt!)eleerails, shiftedher cargo, and as the wreck
of her foremast-yards, &c. were near breaking
through her bottom;they were obliged to cut away
sails, rigging, -8:c. In this distress an American ship
discovered them,- and towed them for forty-eight
hours, until his Majesty's ship Foudroyant fell in
with them, When the American cast them off,
and the FoudroLait sent them assistance, and her
launch to take the crew, expecting they were
sinking ; however they remained on board the
'Minerva, and with great exertion brought her up
Channel, till she fell in with three sloops, who
towed her safe' in here.

OcToßEß."2B.—Sailed his Majesty's ship Se-
miramis for the Cape of Good Hope, and the
Castor on a cruize.

FALMOUTH, OCT. 27.—The ships in the Roads
remain as per last.
The Princess Mary packet parted her cable in a
squall, at 1 P. M. and drove off the Middle Bank ;
she made a signal of distress, let go another an-
chor, and brought up iu safety in the Channel.

DEAL, OCT. .9.—Sailed the Henry, Wit.soN,
for Gibraltar; and the Union, for Cadiz ;
and several coasters.

PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 21.---Sailed his Majesty's
ships fengeur,Princess'Caroline, and -Ulysses, for off
Cherbourgh ; Favourite for Plymouth ; and 411 a,
for Guernsey.

POOLE, OCT'. 29.—The Duro, TUCKER, from
Halifax, bound to this port, was captured on Fri-
day last off the Ram-head, by a French privateer
pierced for 18 guns, but only 16 mounted, and
120 men, she is called the Sans Sotiei ; -she sailed
the day before from Morlaix, in company With
three others ; Captain' TUCKER and alLhis crew
(except one man left on board the Duty) lauded
at Sidmouth,.ha.ving been permitted to quit the
privateer when , near the Isle de Bas, in a boat,
and they fortunately notwithstanding the late
heavy gales, crossed the ChannPl in safety.
It understood, that many America:: priszteers
are fitting out, and may soon be expected to issue
froni the ports of France. •

NAVAL ArrolxTmENTs.---Coptain Sir F., ,11. R.,
l'ellety, to the, chnimainl of the Iphigenia frigate, at Ports-
mouth, in the room of Captain Curtis; Captain it. Kinah, to
the ectnmaad of the Etna, in the room of Captain 'Maples,
removed to, the. Pelican sloop.—Lieutenant C. Tamil, to the
Beagle sloop; Litmtenant C. R. Moorsom, to the Superb, • of.
74 touts, fitting at Portsmouth ; Lieutenant ltnlridges, to the
Helicon sloop at Plymouth ; Lieutenant It. Anderson, to the
India;) sloop, at Portsmouth ; Lieutenant., R. Gambier, pro--
Muted to the rank of COrinuander.—Mr. Edgeoinbe,• to he
Purser of the Indian sloop, at Portsmouth ; W. David-
son; Purser of the SL Albans, to. be Purser of the Culloden,
of 74.gnns..

Thc.Foudroyant, of 84 guns, llon..Rear Admiral
DE COURCEY, which lately arrived from the I,lra-
zils, brought home an immense quantity of specie
for the merchants, and on Goverinnent account,
upwards of 130;000/. in bars of gold; doubloons,
half, joes, and piastres. There is on board 20,0001.
for our merchants in 'London, which -Was lAnded,
and sent-off by the waggon.'
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A new frigate has been launched at Deptford,
called the Bal'oisa, in Commemoration of the \lC-
tay obtained by Sir THo'mAs GnAIiA.)7L Captain
SHIRREFE is to have theOnturnand:

The body of poor Burke, the lamplighter, who
fell ever the ballustrades Blackfilars-bridge, on
Tui!sday night, was picked up last night near
Wapping, and conveyed to his disconsolate family.