The Sun.
London, England, 1812-05-14 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

PLYMCWTH, MAY 12.—The Favourite sloop of
ar is appointed convoy, (or ►he transports and trade
bpund to Cork, and will sail the first (air wind.

The transport Mediterranean, P. STEVENS, Mas-
ter, from Lisbon, bound to this poit, put into Yalm
Gut, a few milts East of this harbour, on Sunday
night, driten there by stress of weather, and owing
to the fl)g, which was so great that she could not
make the land. She is one of the Macedonian's
convoy.

The Union, of 9 8 guns, Northumterland and
Magnificent. of 74 guns each, went out of the har-
bour this morning, and anchored in Cawsand Bay.

Arrived the American schooner Arrow, laden with
brandy, &c. from Bourdeaux, bound to America,
detained by the ,irmide frigate.
Arrived the American ship Europe, with timber ;
also arrived the Concord, TAYLER, from Teneriffe
M 31 days ; nista, American ship, from Washing-
ton ; and the Princess Caroline from the Brazils.

Arrived the Concord, of Scarborough, TAILOR,
master, from Teneriffe, with wine for Plymouth
and London ; and the Europe, LtLr..v, from Ame-
lia Nand, with timber for this port.
Sailed th Muros sloop of wir to the eastward.

It has been ascertained that it was the Selina
transport that was wrecked on Sunday night last
near Penlee) and there is reason to fear tha. its ad-
dition to Mr. Atsttrotin, Surgeon of the Royal Ar-
tillery (who there is little doubt perished in her),
Mrs. Azsitronn and children shared the same fate,*
as many articles of ladies and children's apparel
have been picked up, as well as several cards of
address both of Mr. and Mrs. AISHFORD. The
Captain, crew, and passengers, were all drowned.
Arrived the American ship Tantivy, detained by
his Majesty's ship Annide, last from Palermo.

Y ARMOUTH, MAY 1 3.-,,ATIIe Siren, lILIDEN-
DOlll4, flOlll London to the Baltic, put into this
port yesterday, having lost her bowsprit.
The Margaretta, DAwsorr, from Sunderland,
with coals, went on the Scroby Sand yesterday, but
got off again without assistance.
DEAL, MAY 13.—Arrived several West Indiamen
from the Westward, and are sailed for the River.

PouTsmouTn, ILLY 13.--A large fleet has passed
by here from the East Indies, among them are the
following ships :—His Majesty's ship Minden ; the
Cuml•erland, Henry Addington, Esser, (Farley,
Charles Grant, Marquis of Ely, and five other East
Indiamen.

Sgilcd his Majesty's ships Trial! and Hy' rena,
with a convoy for the Downs; end the Hyperion, on

a cruize.

DOVER, MAY 1 French row-boat privateer
with twenty-nine men, was taken by the Decoy
cutter, off Dungeness, and sent in here, she is
lugger rigged; the Captain of her was shot. We
fear those vessels will do us much mischief 'this
snmmer, ar, there is no coining up with them, and
they are only to be taken by surprize.

The undertnentloned ships arrived off Weymouth,
at one o'clock on Tuesday morning, under convoy
of his Majesty's ship Indefatigable. The Pursers of
the ships Inglis and Perseverance landed there.

The Henry Addington, Essex, Cumberland, Perseverance,
Marquis of Ely, Charles Grant, Ceres, Warley, 'Warren
Hastings, Lowther Castle, Inglis, and Balcarrac, which left
China the nth of January, arrived at St. Helena about the
loth of March, left St. Helena the at!) of March ; the
Thames arrived there the day before.

The Carnafe, Metcalfe, Rose, Marchioness of Exeter,
Union, and Castle Eden, from Bengal, left their Pilots the
t9th December last, arrived at St. Helena the 4th of March,
and sailed the 16th, under convoy of the Minden and Acasto
men of war.

The Dorsetshire and Sealeby Castle were safe at Bombay.
The Taunton Castle, Hope, Princess Amelia, and Waliner
Castle were left at China, and arrived there the beginning of
January. The following ships were left in Beng7l, the 15th
December, viz. Europe, Streatham, Devonshire, Baring,
Lord Melville, Ocean, Devaynes, General Stewart, Sir %Vll-
liarn Pulteney, Union, Pheenix, Preston, Hugh Inglis, %Va.
Liam Pitt, Iluddart, Northumberland (the last six from
Java), the Lady Castlereagh, Lord Castlereagh, Warren
Hastings, Surry, Cambridge, fames Sibbald, David Scott,
Walthanistow, Lord Forbes, Retreat, Hai:eston ; Lady
Lushington, Dover Castle, and Marquis Wellesley, from
Ceylon.;

The Dorsetskire and Scalely Castle had been sent
from Bombay to Java, and had arrived there.

A letter has been received from Captain Do-
NALDSON, of the Neptune, dated the 2.9. h of Ja-
nuary last, latitude 15. 24. N. longitude 27. 1. W.
advising, that the Aeptunertrniston,Royal Charlotte,
and Limits, had parted company from the Thames
and Tigris ; the latter ships were consigned to Saint
Helena.

The Thames arrived at St. Helena the 20th March ;
the Tigris parted company from the Thames
on the '2Bth of January, near the Cape de Verde
islands, and had not arrived at St. Helena the 17th
of Arlarch, but was hourly expected.
The Standard man of war is arrived et Cadiz
from Lima, having on board three millions of dol-
lars for the use of the Spanish Government.
Mrs. C. KCMBLE has been uncommonly success-
ful in D thlip, *here she is now perfoirning.

11ERIC.lit PdPERS.

NEW YORK, MARCH 27.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIV'ES, MARC?! 16

The following Message was received from. the
President of *.le united Stales by Mr. Edward
Coles, his Sedelary
TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF' TLEPEESENTATIVES

OF THE UNITED STATES.

I lay before Congress a letter front the Envoy
Extraordinary and Alinister Plenipotentiary of Great
Britain., JAmas MAOlsou.
To the Secretary of State, March 13.