The Sun.
London, England, 1815-01-14 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 13.—Arrived Hs Alfjesty's
shir,Merope from Halifax ; sailed the 19th ult.
having in. charge six sail of transports, ‘vhich
parted hi bad weather ; his Majesty's ship Pio-
neer, from Mewfoundland, last from Falmouth ;
Minerva, MORGAN, from Cork. 'Came into har-
bour his Majesty's ship Malabar,—Wind S. W.
DEAL, -JAN. 13.—Came down from the River
the Catharine,. Esso ;
,Dasher, HvND; Royal
Edward, BARFoaI) ; Maister,.WISEMAN ;
veral others—particulars not known most of
them have 'proceeded on their voyage : Phoenix
frigate and Rattler gun-brig, from the more to
PoristpOOth. - Arrived the-Mittria, Kay, front
Cork to London, with-loss of anchor and cable,
and other damage. Sailed- the Perseverance,
ROBERTS, to Ramsgate, to repair damages. His
Majesty's ships, and the.outward-bound East lu-
(Harnett, still remain.—Wind W. S.W.

• YARMOUTH, JAN. 13.---Arrived the Alert sloop
of war, bound to Leith ; the Snap, with dis-
patches :for Heligoland ; and the Hearty gun=
brig for stores. They all remain, with two cut-
ters and a, large 4ieet alight colliers, bduild to the
.North.—The Hero, .of London, EVAN, Master,
from Newptle far Oporto, with coals, was run
foul of by a-ship, said to be the Venus, belonging
to. Bristol, in the Wald, on yesterday ft'nnight,
at night, and immediately sunk. The cress are
save?,

HALIFAx, DEC. I6.—Arrived, Saturday, his Majesty's brig
Curlew; brought back a transport, part of Leander's convoy
fur Castine, separated i❑ a gale Dec. 4; three schooners same
convoy put into Barrington.—Wednesday, Maidstone, Cal t•
Shipsey, with Portuguese ship Flamina, from Boston for Ame-
lia Island, detained.—Yesterday, Merope, from Shelburne;
American schooner Cynthia,. from New York for. Providence,
taken Dec. 2d by Roila privateer off Block Island. The Li-
verpool Packet had taken several prizes. His Majesty's ship
Leander, Captain .Sir G. Gollier, with transport ship Aid-
borough. The Leander •ailed from hence Dec. 2, with a
number of vessels for Castine; but the-day following the con-
voy was unfortunately separated in 'a heavy gale, and several
Of the vessels pot into different ports round the Cape; but we
bare not heard of any being lost or taken.—This morning,
brig Lady Prevost, 55 days from Lisbo❑ for Newfoundland,
taken by Yankee privateer, retaken Dec. 8, by
,Ninirod.
Sailed, Monday, Queensbury packet, with Mails for Fal-
pouth.—Yesterday, Saturn ruzee, on a .cruize.—A* large
frigate passed about 5 miles to windward of the Maidstone, •
without answering her signals.

NEw-H.tveN,Nov. vessel from New York passed
the sloop of war Hornet, at Hell Pate, yesterday; sand it is
supposed she has eluded the blockading squadron and put to
sea.

Three schooners from hence, bound to Castine, part of
the Lcander's convoy, put into Barrington, soon after sepa-
rating from her.

A vessel. being one of the convoy from Cadiz,
has reached Portsmouth, she having left the Bay
on the 18th ult.

The Merchants and Traders of Limerick have
established a Shipping Company for the-purchase
of Ships of the first class, to be confined to the
trade between the Port of Londonp and Limerick. -
On Thursday, at the meeting of the Committee
appointed at the General Meeting of the Sub-
scribers to Lord NELSON'S Monument, we under-
stand it was agreed, by a majority of 26 to 10,
that the sea coast was the best site—that Yar-
mouth was the preterab'e place, and that itshould
be a Column. Mr. 'FRANCIS was requested to ac-
cept the office of Secretary, and it was determined
to advertise for plans, to be sent gratis.--(Nor-
wich Mercury, Jan. 13.)
By a letter' from Captain HAMLIN, of the West-
moreland, one of the %Vest India Fleet which
saile4 from Cork on the 2d of November, dated
off Mkuleira on the 14th, we learn, that the fleet
arrived off that Island on the 12th, all well.
The following is a view of the trade of Sunder-
land during the last year :
Ships arrived from foreign pars with . hemp, iron,
timber, wine, &c. from the sth of January 1814, to 6th
January 1815.
Ships arrived coastwise, with merchandize, timber,
&c. from sth Jan. 1834, to 6th Jan, 1815 752

,819
Ships cleared for foreign parts with coals and goods,
front sth Jan. 1814, to 6th Jan. 1815...
Ships cleared coastwise with coals and goads, front
sth Jan. 1814, to 6th Jan. 1815.

7348

7531
Ships built and registered at the port of Sunderland, from
sth Jan. 1314, to Gth Jan.—No. 17.-15,053 tons.
56 ships are now building and contracted for in this port.