The Sun.
London, England, 1812-07-29 00:00:00

NA VA L N EWE'S.

PLYMOUTIJ, JULY 27.—. Arrived the Tigress brig
of war from the coast of Africa, and has since
sailed for Portsmouth.

Also arrived the Minerva, belonging to Cowes,
ROBERT COLBROOK, Master, and the - Lord
Nelson, belonging to this port, WILLIAM PUD-
DICOMBE, Master, both from Ireland, with
cargoes of provisions, for this. port ; the ship
John, belonging to Newcastle, GARRATT, Master,
from St. Andrew's, New Brunswick, with a cargo
consisting of timber, &c for this port ; and the
Mercury, ADAMS, from Wales, eulm-lad6l. '

Sailed the Fortunee frigate, Captain SEYMOU'
with a 'few merchantmen tinder convoy to the east-
ward ; and the Arniide frigate, 'Capt. Du N, for
the Coast of France.

Went into Barnpool to be refitted, the Dryad
frigate, Capt. GALWAY.
Sailed the brig Rosamond, belonging to this
port, CLARK, Master., and the Abbey, belonging
to this port, HANAPORD, Master, both for Dub-
lin ; together with a feW other vessels to the
Westward, names unknown.

DEAL, JULY 28.—Put back the whole of the
outward-bound, and "the Countess of Elgin cutter.
Arrived his .Majesty's ship =Egmont from off
Flushng, and remains.

PORTSMOUTH, JULY 28.—Arrived his Majesty's
ship, Fortunee from Plymouth, with a convoy ; and
the Tyrian from 'a cruize, and sailgd again with a
convoy for the Downs.
Sailed his Majesty's ships Elephant, Asia, and
Diligent for the DoWns.

- ,
FALMOUTII, JULY 26.7—Arrived the Triton,
RICHARDSON, from Prince Edward's Island; and
.
sailed ap- in for Plymouth ; two days since she
spoke his Majesty's schooner, Mullet from Ha-
lifax.

TORBAY, 7 JLY 27.—Sailed the Speculator lug-
ger, with four naval lighters, for Pirinouth.

YARMOUTH, JULY 28.—Arrived yesterday from
the Downs the,Cheerley and Attack, and having
procured pilots, sailed for the Baltic with the
Acteon and Mariner. •

This morning the Starling- and Princess of Wales
returned to these Roads.

HARWICH, JULY 28.—The Lard Duncan packet,
arrived from Gottenburgh, brings an account of
the arrival from the Baltic, under convoy of the
Zealous man of war, of 80 sail of vessels, on the
17th instant. We arc in good hope, that the six
ships stated in our last to have been captured, are
with the fleet, as a passenger spoke the Maritz ,
:Capt. GALIIANI , off the Wingo, who_ told him there
was not any missing or hurt. The convoy from
England had arrived out all well, that for Eng-
land still remained. -

SUPYLEMENT TO THE ST. 'PETERSBURGII
GAZETTE. No,- 50.
FRIDAY, JITNE,2I (JULY 3), 1812.
'1 Head-Quarters, June 1.7 (June 29), 1812.
" In the month of February. the French troopi
crossed the Elbe and Oder, and directed their
march towards the Vistula. From that time war
seemed unavoidable. In the hope ,of maintaining
peace, his /Majesty 'the Emperor took only such
steps
_.as were dictated by prudence and
circum-,
spection ; and
.with this view the troops were
stationed without the-least intention of hostility
This plan ,was- the more readily adopted, from
the experience of the former Aar having proved
that a' defensive preferable to an offensive sys-
tem of warfare. By the end of April the French
troops. were assembled;. notwithstanding which
warlike operations did not commence till the 12th
of June—a proof of the effect produced on the
enemy by the measures adopted by
" The corps under the orders,of Field Marshals
Ncy, Oudinot, Macdonald, Princo,Poniatowski,
and the Guards, crossed the _Niemen almost at the
sonic time, , by Jusburg,-KoWno, Olita, and Mer-
cez. As soon as the intelligence reached his Ma-
jesty, he ordered the troops to 'concentrate.- The
point of concentration was necessailly at some
distance from-the frontiers. Pursuant to this dis-
position, all the advanced corps fell back to oc-
cupy the positions allotted to them. That move-
ment being completed, the• anny this dap stand's
thus

" The corps of Count Wilgenstein is near Wil-
komir:---that of General•Baggoh ufst-udt near Schir-
wink, between Wilkomir and Wilna.
a*The corps of Generals Tutshkow and Skewa-
loff near Wilna—the reserve, consisting of the
Guards, near :!:',.;lll,venzen—the army of Prince
Bagration is on its march from Slonim- to Wi-
icka.

" The Army of Observation, commanded by
General Tormassoff, is at Lutzk.

These movements were necessary, in order to
avoid a gener4 engagement until Prince Bagra-
tion-s approach. Wilna has therefore been-aban-
doned fot a time.

" Operations have commenced, and have lasted
five days; but not one of our different divisions
has been attacked.

" Thus the opening of the campaign *las not
proddced any of those enterprizes. which charac-
terised every previous one in which the Emperor
Napoleon has been, engaged.
" There have been some skirmishes, in which
the Cossack guards have distinguished thew—
selvel."

IMPERIAL__PARLIAMF4N,T.

HOUSE OF LORDS, TfIEsDAY,

THE ROYAL ASSENT

Was given by Comthission t() the. Appropria-
tion Bill, the Assessed Taxes Allowance, the
.Volunteers Agent Generals, Privy Purse, Coffee
Retail, Medicine Duties, Parish Register, Half
pay Officers, and the White Herring Fishery
Bill. The Lords CommiSsioners were_ the Lord
Chancellor, the Earl df Harrowby, and Lord Wal-
singham. _