The Sun.
London, England, 1812-12-25 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

PLYNIOUTII, _DEC. 23,—Arrived yesterday tltd
Awerieo brig Columbia, Captain DixoN, from
Philadelphia, with a cargo consisting of colonial
produce; bound to Bourdeaux ,captu red by theTh iton
frigate, Capt. Sir It. STAINES, and the Androlitace,
frigate, Capt. Tonttr. The Columbia sailed from
Philadelphia on the 26th November; and brings
anacCount of the arrival out of the American ship‘
(cartel)
.Lark, which sailed, from this port, haying
on board gr. RUSSELL, late Charge d'Affaires of
the United States: PVC also learn by this vessel
the fate of the Swallow Post-:Office packet, Capt.
Moßrimw, which vessel was captured on her
homeward passage from Jainaiea, by the
squa-
dron under the command of Commodore RODOEIZS.,
and sent for Baltimore, where she had arrived with
a large quantity of. specie, shipped on beard her
on account of merchants in England.

The Swallow sailed from Falmouth on the 6th
July last. The American squadron were at sea at
the time of the departure of the Columbia from
Philadelphia; several American Papers pf a re-
cent date have been received by her ; -but, %s;e un-
derstand, they do 'riot contain any,news: of
portance. Also arrived the brig Stephen, HUM-.
PHEEYS,
,belonging to and.from:New York, with a
cargo consisting of American produce, bound to
Bourdeaux, captured by the Andromache and,
Briton frigates The Stephen sailed .jvolu New
York on the ..14th November.

• His Majesty's sphooner-Landrail, and the Rein-
deer brig of war, from separate cruizes, stood into
the Sound this morning, and, after making their
numbers, sailed again_ to protect. a fleet of mer-
chantmen, passing up Channel, (that appeared off
this Port this morning) from &illy and. the
Western Pc.: is where they were detained by the
strong Easterly gale's which have lately pre-
.
Vailed.

Severalmerchantmen passed down Channel thii

day.
Put in here yesterday the brig Alexander, .Jou
ILuuiAN, Master, from London, with a cargo,
consisting of iron, lead, hemp, &c. bound to Vi-
aria, in Portugal.

Arrived this morning his Majesty's cutter Fancy ,
Lieut. lIALLANDs,from the north coast of Spain,
with his prize, an American schooner,' called the
Argus, belonging to and from New. York, with a
cargo, consisting of American produce, hound to
Franee,"which she captured a few days_since.

• Arrived the Mosnykent man of war from the
coast of Spain ; the brig Fame, LOWTHER, master,
and the sloop Dorchester, HODGE, master, both
front Waterford,with cargoes of provisions, bound
to London, put in here to join convoy.

This morning the ship Margaret, SPIT.TALL,
master, passed by this port frOm St. Thomas's,
with a cargo bound to London ; sailed from
thence on the 25th October last, in company with
a fleet, consisting of about 28 sail, hound to Eng•L
land, under convoy of his Majesty!s brig of war
Ringdove parted comp ,r Ori the 6th instant, in
lat. 50. 0. N. lon. 12. 0. W. duriug a very heavy
gale from the eastward, when only • 7 of the fleet
werelvtla the convoy, the others having.becu pre-
viously dispersed : three days after the Marga;et
parted with the Ringdove, she fell in with a French
corvette, during a storm, which raged with so
much violence-a-S. to,prevent her being taken pos-
session of by the enemy, from which she escaped
during the night. • The,Margaret has not semi:my
of the fleet Once the 6th, the day she parted
with th-e convoy, a few of which art bound.
up the Bristol\ and Irish Channels.. Several
American privateers were crniz:ng in the latitude
of the West Indies. The _Margaret does not bring
any prticular news. A passenger was taken out
of her this day by a pilot boat, and landed here.

Arrived the Bulwark man of war from the French
_.. •
coast, and a fleet of merchantmen fmni the ‘vest-
ward,: but we have not yet been able to learn
their names, or any particulars respecting them.
Also arrived this afternoon an AmeriCan schooner,
prize to the Eincy hired armed cutter.

FALMOUTH, DEC. 22.—Arrived this day the
Swftszae, Packet, with mails,. front New
York and Ilalifax ; from the latter 33. days-43
from the • former.—His Niajesty's ship Wander 6.,
of 18 guns, arrived at Halifax on the 12th of No-
vember, with convoy from Quebec. His Ma-
jesty's ship 4frica, of 64 guns, with a convoy for
England, sailed on the 12th 'ult. The • American
squadron of five frigates and two corvettes, under
Commodore RoDGEas, sailed from BoSton on the
•lOth of October, and bad not returned to port
wlien;the Swiftsure left Halifax.: The capture
and recapture of his Majesty's brig FroliC, and
the Wasp American, corvette, by the Poictiers, is
confirmed,

Also arrived the Speedy Packet, with mails from

lathilita, in 49 days• (the 'Only one whi.ch Itas
`escaped capture during the present war with
America). She was chased repeatedly, but escaped
by superior sailing. The. Speedy has brought'
home about 40,000 dollars On' freight. Admiral
STIRLING promised to send libme a ship OF War in
December, which prevented. the Speed/ having
more freight. Off the Lizard last night spoke
his Majesty's brig iZelicon, and was inferred that.
his Majesty's ship Albicoi-e, of 18 g,ups , !lac! the day
before engaged a laige 'French frigate of 46 gdui
which had made off on the ilelicon's coming up;.
and got away. The A/bie* (it she)' had the
First Lieutenant and six men killed or wounded.

Also arrived his Majesty's brig Skylark, of 16
guns. This morning spoke a large French brig
privateer," of 16 guns and 120 men, prize to' a
sloop of war.

Also arrived the Duke of Clarence, Fox, from
Liverpool ; and Priscilla, 'CLARK, from Bristol.
Sailed the • Lmnder; 14twIs, and TraOeller,
SWAN, for London.

By a letter from Portsmouth of the 2lst
we learn that the Fortune cartel had returned to
that port from Morlaix, having on board' an inte,
resting woman; a native of Ireland, 22. years •of
age„who having been married to Colonel Berthon,
a Frerfch officer of artillery, lately on ,his parole
at Chesterfield, received permision of this Go-
verntrient-to follow her husband to France, and
-embarked for that purpose at Portsraenth on the
17th of August last,_ has now been cruelly driyen
back, together with • her son, an infant of 1-9
months old,- by order of the' French authorities,
and is arrived at Portsmouth as aboVe mentioned,
in a state of the greatest misery and distress, des-
titute of the means of subsistence for an hour; un7,
til relieved at the charge of this GoVernment, as
is done in all -cases of English women arriving
in a 'state' of distress. The conduct of the French
Government towards this unfortunate young wo-
man affords an additional proof of a fact which
cannot be too-publicly known ,—namely, that-all
marriages contracted by French subjects, ' detain-
ed in forein countries as prisOners of,. war, are
considered by the present French laws as totally
invalid.

-That superb and extensive pile, the Town-hall
of Liverpool, after having a considerable number.
of workmen always employed on it for nearly
eighteen years, is -at length entirely finished-, at
least externally. ,
The roads- between Portsmouth and Bishops'
Waltham have, for several nionths past, been in-
fested-by an highwaynian of no common descrip-
tion. He. is represented as a fine looking man,
nearly six feet high, and always mounted on
a blood horse. Mr.. Houghton, of Portsea,
unfortunately fell in with this freebooter, on Sun-
day evening last, about sit o'clock, between Por-.
Chester and Farcham, when he dismounted; pre-
sented a pistol to Mr. H.'s breast; demanded his
money, and succeeded in robbing LIM of upwards
of 301. in. notes. Notwithstanding the most di-
ligent search, -he has as yet escaped the vigilance
of jitstice.-
On Friday.evening; about five Wclock,. ar Mr.
Benjamin Robins, of Kinfare, was .returning
home from Stouibridge market, be
,was shot, and
severely woonded in the back, by
.a well dressed
trizin (who appeared about :five feet. six or .seven
inches high) on liuniley Hill, and afterwards ,
robbed of his money and watch.. ,One hundred
pounds reward is offered for the apprehension of
tills atrocious robber.

CUitrOUS eIIiCUMSTANCE.—A Gentleman, dur-
ing-a tour last Summer in the West.of Enghnd,
.observed., to his 1.10 Slitfo s4irprise, Over the door
of an elegant mansion, the singular
Latin inscription :--EleTatys ad 0, per E.—
Anxious to know the nrettning of these mysterious
Words, he made inquiry, and was informed, that
the owner of 'q.Was formerly in very indigent cir-
cumstances, and, that his present exalted situation'
in life was owing entirely to his having purchased
a Share of a Capital Prize at EYTON'S Lottery
Office, No, 18, Coventry-street ; and likewise,
that the literal translation of the inscription was,
" raised
.to opulence by Eyton."
This day, Lord Er4ENBOI3.OI/GH Was occupied
for some time at Guildhall, in hearing causes be-
fore common Juries, but they were wholly desti-
tute of any thing like 'interest ; and at the rising
of his Lordship, the Sittings at Nisi Prius were,
declared tb be adjourned_ to the.lBth of January
next.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.-The subject of Mr.
SOANE'S PrOjection, as presented by the District
Surveyor, was again taken into consideration at
the Police Office in this-street on Wednesday list.
P. NEVE, Esq. the Magistrate, expressed his sur-
prise that this matter was again brought forward,
as the Magistrates had already decided that it was
not a nuisance. lie said that he had discussed the
matter with•his brother Magistrates, and had con-
sulted the most eminent Architects in town, and
they all agreed that the building in question was
highly ornamental, and not a nuisance.---lii..
r,..Ek, Esq. the other Magistrate, however,
thought the case ought to be entered upon again,
and this •ditierence of .opinion, as only two Magis-
trates were present, prevented a decision.
Robert Atkins, alias Bobby Fat, William Price,
Ben Pratt, Moses Clark, George Hutton, Samuel
Allen, Mansfield Evans, Trzomas Mills, and Thomas
Allen alias Daddy, 0 ! have been 'again examined.
Several charges of theft were preferred by Calling.-
bourne and Glennon against all the prisoners'ex-
cept Mills, who is landlord of the crown public
house, and who was charged as the•recgiver; on
account of the number' of articles of wearing ap-
parel, &c. which were found in their possession,
,and produeed by the officers.
Saniuel 'Filham, a labourer, employed in the
Strand Bridge works, was charged, with.' stealing
two logs of timber, the property of Messrs. lianks
and Jollitie, the architects employed 'in buiiding
the Bridge.

He was fully coininitted to,Newgate for trial.