The Sun.
London, England, 1812-10-12 00:00:00

NAVAL.NEWB.

PLvtioutit, Otrr. 9.LArrired the Swedish Shia
Jane, Capt. Holm, from Charlestown, after a pas-
' sage of 35 days, 16t4i a cargo consisting of cotton,
.rice, &c. bound to this port for orders. She brings
intelligence that a Very valuable homeward-1)00.nd
West Indianian, of about 400 tons burthen, called
the. Grenada, Captain DUTCHMAN, from Jamaica,
with a cargo of coffee, cOtton, -sugar, &c. bound
to
-'London, Was lying off the Bar of Charlestown
at:the time '-of her departue from thence, having
been captured a few -days previous ,by a latte
American privateer. A. British schooner, also
from Jamaica, : with a cargo, bound to London,
bad been captured and carried into Charlestown,
by an American schomier privateer, after an en-
gagement, in which, we are sorry to state, the
Masti:x of the former was killed, who, we under-
stand,
was a brother to the Master-of the Grenada,
before mentioned ; and thtee outward-hound
West Indiasnen (names unii.nown) with cargoes,
had:also been captured and sent into Charlestown ;
the American priVateers were swarming ; Upwards
of 300 were fitted out from that ,port. •
Arrived the schooner Alert, ADAMS, from
Oporto, with a cargo of wine and -cork, bound to
London ; and the brig Betsey; Ross, from Oporto,
laden with" wine, fruit, and Cork, bound to Ply-
mouth, Dover; and Leith ; sailed on the 25th
September, in company with -a' fleet of merchant-
men, consisting of about 26 sail, under conVoy:of
the Fantonte brig of war, Capt. LAWRENCE (Which
arrived here yesterday morning); the greater part
of which, with the exception of- those boundi,'
to Ireland, passed up Channel yesterday.--2'
TWO of the fleet; the Jaeleall, belonging to Lou-.
don, and another, whose name we have' not been
able to learn, were in'a leaky state; the former
parted from the convoy on the 2d inst.' and, it is
expected, is astern ; and the latter, we have no
'doubt,- has arrived at her destined part; as she
was the best sailer in the fleet, which she left on
Monday last, the sth, having been, at the request
of the master, permitted to proceed on without
the convoy.
Arrived, this morrabg, the Arnericari ship Fos-
ton, belonging to Bostim, W. BAIN, master, frotri'
Gallipoli and Gibraltar, with a cargo of oil, bound'
to this port for orders, and is under quarantine.--7
The Boston is under license ; sailed from -Gallipoli
on the 26th July, and from Gibraltar on the 19th
of September, in company with a fleet, consisting
of about- 43 sail, under convoy of his Majesty's
ship Rodney, of 741n05, Capt. K r.IG parted com-
pany its the Channel this morning, at 2 A, M. when
33 sail were together, which, with the convoy,
it is supposed, have passed by this. pert ; the re-
mainder were separated on the-passage; two
others of the fleet are separated at this port, being
bound here for orders.

Arrived the brig Queen Elizabeth, CII.►`tTLER,
Master from Prince Edward Island, with timber,
bound to this port for orders j. came a running
ship, 28 days passage.
Arrived the Sybille frigate, Capt. I7Pros-, from
Portsmouth.

Sailetl the Belle Pouste frigate, Capt.. Rums,
and the Pcilc?,inth. brig of war, Ca pt. WALLER, for
the coast of France.

OcT. }O.—The brig Queen Elizabeth, CH ANTLER,
that arrived here yesterday from Prince Edward
island, sailed thence in company with 14 sail cf
merchantmen, bound to England, which were
all dispersed during a very heavy gale from the,
southward, off the Banks of Newfoundland„
since which she has not seen either of them
the Telemachns, Scorr, for this port ; Adventrire;,
ANDERSON, for Newcastle ; the Nancy, belonging
to Newcastle, for Fowey ; and the Henry, for
London. (the latter arrived at the Island fi-om
Quebec, and has been repaired), are among the
fleet, which sailed without convoy. About fifteen
sail of merchantmen, loaded and loading for Eng-
land, were left there, waiting for convoy, which
was daily expected from Halifax.

The Queen,,Elizabeth spoke on Thursday last
(the Bth instant) off the I.4ard, an. homeward
West Indianian., twelve weeks from Jamaica, all
well, proceeding up Channel.. A ditachnient of
the New Brunswick corps, together with a corn:
pany of Artillery, were doing duty in the works:at
Prince Edward Island, which have lately been
repaired.
Arrived the &others, WILLIM4S, from Fowey ;
the Al o, Tavt.ci#, from, Lyrnington and the
790r0 Brothers, Wit.t.s, from Dartmoutt.

Saikd the Assisrarce naval. transport for Ports-
mouth, and exe Bloodhound guts-brig to the West-
ward, with dispatches.
Went up the harbour to be docked, the Rhin
frigate.

Arrived the American ship Horace, belonging
to Portsmouth, North America, from the Mediter-
ranean, last from Gibraltar, with a cargo of wine
brandy, cream of tartari atc. bound to this port.

for orders, anti is in want otprbvistons. the
race is under license; sa:!e(1 froth Gibra‘tar on the
19,11:4wember, in conipany with the fi et finder
cotivoy of4s3lajesty's ships Rodney And Frederick-
steilt,";pirtod-'company yesterday morning' off the
. !:. •
,P.
"7:TvidioMessengers have arrived here within these
three days, with dispatches, supposed*
to for
. .
Lisbon an:l Cadiz.

OCT. 9:—Yesteiday arrived the
• Walsingham 'packet, BULLOCK, with mails and.
dispatches :from Corunna, in six, days. The dis-
patches were brought 14 Mr. SY•LVEsTiR, the
Messenger, Who, left head-quarters on the•2Bth.
'ult. At which. titue. Lord WM:LING-n*7 was at
Burgos, the Allred erOcipi had made two unsue-
.. ,;
.ce4t4.,,gtiaAs on ,the forts- of the Castle; Lod
:7WIELLt:Noirn had prepared a mine, and it was
exfiti ;that the fort with part of the Castle
wou d he Moir': tip the night Mr. SYLVESTER left;
the garrison consistr. of 2000 men;- the French
army were in the neighbourh6Od of Vittoria, and.
had bee‘trjnined by 5000 conscripts. Lord WEr.;-
LlNTOToti,waswaiting. the arrival of the heavy ar-
tillery. On the night the Messenger left, a very
heavy explosion, Was-'heard, supposed to be the
blowing up of the fort. The allied tronps are
said to linve lost 800-nien since his Lordship's last
dispatches. No, packet 'was at tortmna when she
sailed. The army were in good health and wits.
A Spanish expedition, consisting of 700 rnen,
(part of Sir-H.Poinves) had made a landing at
Sautona, sbut finding the garrison consisted, of
.5000.. men, they re-embarked ; since. when, Sir
dad been at Corunna., taking in shells,. &c. to
arm° the enemy in their retreat.

,:.:Arrived this day the Elizabeth, LONGRUCK
qwonb•St. Thomas's, in 42 days; Snake, BISUFO,P.D.
from London, for the. Isle of France ; acid the
schooner, Swift, -flutssox, from Liverpool for
New Providence.

- 'DEAL, OCT. 11.-4 daiirat You tio and the whole
'of his fleet remain. in the Downs ; also a large
fleet of outward-bound.

. Ar'rive;(l. his Majesty's ship Anus-quit° from of
Flushing..

PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 11,—Arrived yester:ltty his
--Majesty's *ship Nenzesis, with dispatches, from the
'Mediterranean ; the Rodney and Tuscan. men of
war, with a convoy of transports, from GibealtPr,
&c.—. 31.1.10 arrived the iTarspite from the,Dow;,s,
and the ship Country-Squire, from Jamaica, one
of the Potypheazzlis convoy.

Sailed his Majesty's ship Fervent; with a con-
voy; I(L Cork;, aittl tIIC Penfear.anA Princeis Ca-
roline men of War far off Cheriiourgh.
Arrived twelve sail of the Oporto convoy -thLt
parted from the 11:Initorne sloop of war off tia,
Lizard the Stir inst.