The Sun.
London, England, 1812-01-02 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

PLYMOUTH, DEC. 31.--Put back the Ann andt
Elizabeth, GRAY ; and the Felicity, TimoTnY,
bound to Dublin.

The Mars, belonging to this • port, PtICOARDS
master, that arrived here yesterday from the Brazils,.
Gibraltar, and Lisbon, is under quarantine, with a
cargo, consisting of wine and vinegar, bound to this
port for orders ; on her passage she experienced
very. bad Weather, during which 'she became leaky,
-and her sails split; during a squall she carried away
her main-top-mast and topsail-yard.
Arrived the Lalona frigate, with a fleet of tran-
spors from Lisbon, which have on board sick and
wounded troops from the Army, and a number of
French 13tiioners taken in the late engagements.—
Several Bri t i,ll Officers came passengers in theLatona,^*
which, with her convoy, sailed upwards of three!'
weeks since. Among the fleet is the Britain tran-
sport, on board, which seven British soldiers died
during the passage. GAIN, of the 9th
Light Dragoons came passenger in the Britain, and
is in a very ill state of health.

Arrived late last night the Ganymede frigate, with
a few vesse:s under convoy, bound to Lisbon, Cadiz,
Gibraltar, and the Medi' erranean, and will lake un-
der her proteaion the trade from hence bound
thithrr.

Arrived tll'Na!icy, COLLINS, from London ; Pa.
lemon, DODDS ; and ILilliam, BURT, from Sunder
land ; and the Industry, PROCTOR, from Boston.
The Latona (frigate, takes convoy to the West.
ward, and will sail the moment the wind proves fa-
ourable. •

Arrived the Mermaid frigate from Lisbon; -also
arrived this day in the Sound, a ship from the Bay
of Honduras, with a cargo of log-wood and maho-
gany, bound to London, hut we have not yet betn
able to learn her name ; she put in here by contrary
winds.

We slated some days since, that the Niemen fri-
gale detained on the sth November, ofl• Bourdeaux,
the American schooner Purse, on her passage from
America with passengers bound to France, when a
midshipman, named SAUNDERS, and ten seamen
were sent from the frigate to conduct her to this
port ; shortly after which, TUUNER,lrlaster of the
American, and three of his crew, who were left on
board, having in all probability a favonrabie oppor-
tunity of re-possessing themselves of the vessel,
rose on the Prize-master and those who were on deck
at the time, the former of whom was shot by the
American Captain, and the latter subdued, when the
schooner was run into France. The abuvc infor-
mation is said to have been brought by a cartel from
France, arrived at Dartmouth,

Three oars were stolen on Sunday night last from
the Cu.tom•house boat, which with another were
secured on the preceding evening, by an iron bolt
being run through them, with a lock fixed at one
end, which the ;ohbers broke, together with the
bolt other boats in Sutton Pool have also been
robbed of the like articles.
~

In consequence Of directions from Dr. BELLAMY,
chief Magistrate of this Borough, the Constables
have been uncommonly active in theirendeavours to
discover any of the persons concerned in the late most.
atrocious murders in the metropolis. The ships in
this port have been visited; and every person of a sus•
.
picious appearance found on board theM have been
taken up and examined ;
,but we are given to under-.
stand that no discovery has yet been made here -a
any of the wretches concerned in those bloody deeds.

PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 1.-By the Cressy, Captain
PORTER, which arrived this morning from the Bal-

tic, we learn, that in a severe gale of wind, about'
seven days since, she was obliged to leave the St.
George, whom she had in tow. After the storm,
the Cressy waited h day or two,' in hopes of again
seeing the St. George, but did not ; some fears are
therefore held fur her safety. The Defence, Rose,
Pyramus, and Bellelle, were also in company, nut

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they were doing well when last seen by the Cressy.
The Hero was at Gottenburgh. '
Arrived his Majesty's shipi Nisletoe and Linnet

from a croize
Sailed Ilk Majesty's ships Hope, Rover, Cyane,
and Cumberland, with a convoy for the Downs.

DOVER, JAG. I.—A severe engagement' took
place last night, between nine and ten o'clock,.a

little to the westward of Dover, between his Ma-
jesty's hired armed schooner Charles, of 10 gun,`
and 40 men, and one of the largest class of French
lugger privateers. The 'privateer kept up an inces,
sant firing 'of small arms for three hours, which did
much damage to the schooner in her running rig-
ging, but was at last compelled' to sheer off, baying
had her main=mast shot away, but unfortunately
succeeded, by superior sailing, in escaping. under
the batteries at Scales Creek. The ,mate of the
Charles was slightly wounded.—Alarm guns were
fired from the batteries here.

FAmoullr, bEc., 30.—The Montrose plekt, fur
Gibraltar and Malta, has gone into the Roads, a[3:l
will sail to-morrow.

tiEAL* JAN. I.—C2me down from the River !i 5
Alajety's ship Tremendous.
Sailed his Majesty's ship Apelles on a cruize.

HARWICH, JAL 1.-By a boat just come is
from Hosely By, we learn that a vessel had
ar-
rived there from the Baltic brirgiug an account of
the loss of the St. George rirn of war otf
It appears, that after her jury maits were rigged.
two vessels were ordered to attend her, but were
se-
parated from her in a vr:ry beavygn:e of wind. Co 3
get no further particulars.—We regret exceedingly
that no mention is made of the crew.

COVE, DEC. -'7.—Arrived his Majesty's ship
Dauntless, Cap!. Barber, frorn a cruize, in pursuit
of the Jean Bart, French privateer. Although
Capt. B. was not so fortunate as to fall in with the
pr;va(eer, !;e gate chace to a vessel which he co,,t-
for her, but which proved to be the brig Brid,.:;et,
of Maryport, in ballast, out 14 weeks fur a cargo,
in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, but owing to the late-
ness of the season could not retch her destinatiost,
and was captured and plundered by the Jean Bart,
who put on board her the masters of two vessels,
she had previously captured.

Yesterday' morning arrived his Majesty's ship
Stork, Capt. Legeyt, from a cruize. She is to pro-
ceed to-morrow to Plymouth, and returns shortly to
this station again.

Yesterday sailed his Majesty's ship &
Capt. Sir W. Bolton, and Resolute, Capt.• Keenan,
with a large fleet of transports, having the tst and
2d Regiments of the German Cavalry fur Pertugl
on board.

Major General Baron Bock accompanied them.
They soon got clear of the harbour. The
Jane, and another naval transport, proceeded
them for Lisbon and Cadiz, having provision for
our fleets.

Yesterday the Earl Spencer cutter, Limltenant
Bothwell, hauled down her signpl for the Downs,
having received orders to proceed this morning for
Plymouth.

Arrived this morning the Hamadryad frigate,,
Captain Sir Thomas Staines, from a cruize.

The Dauntless, Captain Barber, is appointed to
:ake the reKt convoy to the West Indies.

The crew of the Helen, Ritchie, wrecked on
Lady Isle, have now left the island, where they
bad erk!..6l;cl a 'tent, in order to sure the cargo,—
They were saved in a wonderful manner. When
she struck. on the rock, they did not perceive that
they were close to the island, owing to the flat kneSs
of the.night and the height of the surf, but on cut_.
ring away' the mainmast, with a 'view to right
her, it fell in. the ..direetion of the island, and;
with .one etid're,gtipg on the rock and the 'other oak
the island, enabled them to stern the torrent of
surges .that intervened, otherwise they must Lava
perished: