The Sun.
London, England, 1812-03-27 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

PLYMOUTH, MARCH 25.—Put in here this day
from Portsmouth, the Alert sloop of war, having
under convoy a fleet from thence, bound to New-
foundland, Quebec, and Halifax ; the weather being
fine and the wind favourable, it is expected the fleet
will sail again this day.
. Put in here last night to join convoy, the brig
Betsey, BURTON, master, from Lisbon, with a cargo
of oranges, bound to London.
Arrived the schooner General Burgnyue, JOHN
PAR ELL, master, from Padstuw, bound to London,
with a cargo of oranges, taken out of a- Swedish
galliot that put into the fOrmer port in distress; also
the brig Thyfaigar, FERGUSON, master, from Lon-
don, with a cargo bound to Gibraltar, last from
Portsmouth and Torbay; sailed from the former
place in company with a small convoy bound to
Gibraltar, under the protection of the Pelorus brig
of war, and parted soon after sailing.
Sailed the Nyaden frigate on a cruize.

Arrived the Friends Goodwill, PETHERPRIDGE;
and Friends Delight, APTER, 1101T1 Wales ; also
arrived the Good Intent, HAM ; and the Abbey,
HANNAFORD, from Waterford, with cargoes, bound
to London.

PORTSMOUTH, MARCH .—A trived his Majesty's
ship Savage, f«, 91 the Downs; Crane, from Cork,
and sailed again on a cruize.

-SHEERNESS, MARCH 25.—An unfortunate acci-
dent took place here- this afternoon. About half-
past four o'clock, as tie launch belonging to his
Majesty's ship Raisonalle was proceeding from that
vessel, with a draft of men, to the Namur (flagship)
at the Great Nore, she -ran foul of the Martial gun-
brig, and almost immediately sunk. , It is supposed
there were near eighty persons in the launch, of
whom it is reported only thirtv-five were saved.
The confuiion that ensued on the vessels-coming in
contact, is represented as having been principally
the cause of so many lives being lost.
One of the shipwrights boats belonging to the
Dock-yard rendered all possible assistance, and, every
exertion was also afforded by the boats of the dif-
ferent ships. Two women were in the launch, and
were both saved. It is reported a Sub-Lieutenant
is among the number of the unfortunate sufferers.
The Cruizer sloop of war, came into harbour this
afternoon. She las returned from the Baltic, in
consequence of receiving damage, having been on
the AnhOlt Reef near eight hours, and was in great
danger of being lost.
DEAL, MARCH 26. Saled his Majesty's ships
Bellerophon, .Bellona, Bedford, De-lance, and Eg,--
m6n t, under the command of Rear-Admiral FER•
RIER, to cruize off the Texel.
Five o'Clock.—The above men of war are brought
up again 'by contrary wind.

FALMOUTH, MARCH 24.—Arrived this evening
a frigate, supposed to be from Plymouth, to assist
the Conquestadoi, which ship is now safe in Har-
boor.

TORBAY, MARCH 25.—The whole of the out-
ward_bound that put in here for shelter, are now
gene, and on ,t heir voyage.

The York man of war sailed from Gibraltar on
the lgth of last month, for POrtsmouth. Her ar-
rival may thetefore be shortly expected.

Lord MEt,vrt.LE took his seat at the Admiralty
Boat(' yesterday, upon the resignation of Mr.
YORKE, of whom it is but an ad of justice to
say, that no man ever discharged the duties of his
most arduous office with more zeal, with more
aEtivity, with more attention, or with more abili-
ty. It was indeed the attention.he paid to business
that obliged Tam, by injuring his health, to tender
his resignation.—With all that disposition to find
matter for accusation which belongs to the Oppa-
silion, they never could fasten any serious charge
upon him—and, in several instances, even where
they had hoped to be able to be his censurers,
they were reludantly compelled to become his
.pauegyrist.
It is reported that BUONAPARTE has quitted Paris,
having previousiy appointed a 11;2_0e7cy, consisting
of EUGENE BEAUITARNMS, the Viceroy of Italy ;
CAMBACERES, the Arch-Chancellor; and LEBRUN,
the Arch-" Treasurer : and that he had sent the
Austrian Princess and the young King of ROME to
Vienna.

On Wednesday last the remains of the Marchi-
oness of BUCKINGHAM were depo,:ited in the family
burying place of the GRENVILLES, attached to the
parish church of Wotton Underwood, in the county
of Bucks. By her Ladyship's desire, the ftineral was
stridly private. The body was removed from Lon-
don on Tuesday, and remained that night at Ayles-
bury, from whence on the following morning it
proceeded to Wotton, where it was met by the
tenants upon the Marquis of BuctuNGHAm's estates
iu that neighbourhood, who, together with the poor
of Wotton and the adjacent parishe;, attended as
real mourners. Lord GEORGE GRENVILLE and the
Honourable EVERARD ARUNDELL, formed a part of
the mournful procession. The funeral service was
impressively read by the Rev. Mr. A. BeCKET
TURNER, Curate of the: parish of Wotton, and Do-
n►estic Chaplain to her Ladyship.
The body of en elderly. man was found in the
Paddington Canal on Tuesday, and yesterday a
Coroner's Jury sat, and returned a Verdia—Found
Drowned.—After the inquest the body was owned,
a:,d the deceased turned out to be an usher at a
boarding school a few miles west of London. He
had j,ist recovered from a nervous feyer, which had
hung upon him several months,