The Sun.
London, England, 1812-10-19 00:00:00

convoy.

:The Racoon brig of war, Captain BLA.cx, is
appointed -convoy to the eastward, and Will- sail
from hence the: moment the wind proves fa-
vourable.
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OCTOBER 16.-----Put in here this day in distress,
having sprung her mast, 'the sloop Rose, 3.
THEN, Master, from. Guernsey, with a cargo coy;-
silting of fruit and burr stones, 'bound to Dublin.
Arrived the Marianna, belonging to 'Newhaven,
P. BROwN:, masttr, 'froin Cork, Wilth a cargo of
*Visions, bound •tO this. port, .Weymouth,..and,
; the Phree. Sisters, belonging to-Bide-
ford, J..ToNEs,-master,•from Waterford, 'with pro-
visions for: this port; the Lord Verson, WHITE:,
Speli liltEter, , LANG.DOI,7; Mary, THOMAS, 'and the
U.71i011, HARN, from Wale, cull laden, for this
port: •
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The following merchantmely from the Mediter-
ranean were this clay. released from quarantinc,
viz:: Ntjytune, PASSON; Hope; BELFOUR; Tr MS-
fer44IARRISoN j ships Horace, Ar-
PLETON 3 and Boston, RAIN.

OCT. 17.----By a- vessel arrived here .this day
from Boutdeaux, we . received information that
three frigates were lying in that Harbour, com-. ,
pletely manned and. ready for a start ; their desti-
nation was not known; afew days since theY put
to sea, but were shortly afterwards . chased in by
our squadron cruizitq; off that port.
Arrived the sloop New St. Mtirtin, •WrIEELER,
from YoUghall, with a carg,o of provisions for
this port ; the Success, DEEBLE, from Falmouth ;
.the Union, TRENNI'C:F., the Bee, DAVIS, and the
Sagittarius, .Si..An'from Dartmouth ; the,Betscy,
PERIAM, and the Mary, SCREECH,. froni Exeter ;
the Active, LOVERING, from Liverpool ; the
Owner's Delight, DitAYToll, from Portsmouth ;
the Paciffic, THOMSON, front Sunderland ; and the
Hope, VITTEny, and Lark, IVEi.t.s, Irani Wit:cs.
Arrived the Bi'aJnlie'sch uolier from tI: t! vs. (;$ - .."
ward.

Sailed the Fortunee frigate for tha Cork sta,-7
tion a Secticuk schoonr on a eruize oil' the Start ;
Teazer, gun-brig to Lite Westmard a 04.1 Ulu Wasp
sloop of war on a "secret service.
Arrived the Escort gun-1.311g from Guernsey.

DEAL, OCT. 18.—Sailed his Mujesty's ship
Sceptre for the more
Remains a very large fleet of outward-bound,
detained by contrary wind.

PORTSMOUTH) OCT. 18.—Arrived yestertlav biz;
Majesty's ships Sprightly and Derwent from a
cruize.
Sailed his Majesty's ship Hope on a, cruize.
Put back his Majesty's ship S'eniiramis to St.
Helen's, bound to the Cape of Good Hope.
Arrived the Partridge sloop of war from a ,/
cruize. His Majesty's ship Boxer is appointLd con-
voy-for the Downs.

FALMOUTH, OCT. 16.---Arrived yesterday his •
Majesty's ship Daientless from Cork, and sailed
again, to-day foi the same destination.

Bailed•the Hind R.evende'cutter on a cruize.

The illar4borgugh packet for Lisbon, and the
Manch-ester packet for Surinam, are gone into the
!Roads. . • •
A vessel is now ostr this port, snppoS&l to be the

Nymph packet from New York and Halifax.

TOllll,Vit, OCT. 17.—Arrived hiq Majc,t7's ships
Lindet and Ferroi; the latter with a transport;
No. 215, under convoy, for Cork,.
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SHEER,NESS, OCT.convoy,wlwll
sailed fronrhenceon the 16th instant, are detained
a few miles below the No're for some transports`
expected down the River every hour. _

,NAVAL AppoiNTmENTs.—Lient. V. kobertson,
to the Fortunee, at PortsinDuth ; tr. H. J. Tucker,
1114 n, of the Centaur, proin A'ed to the rank of Lieutenant ;
W. Loudon, Midshapinan, of the Standard, •to the ntali 04
Lieutenunt ; tO the Fairy 'sloop, ordered to
join Sir It PQphan:; Lien7.-Hicknian;to the Dceoains,frn..,rato
fitting at Deptford; 2.1r...);.5eph G..4eouaway, Nfithihipmaa,
the rank of Lieutenant, in the Ptilyphemus, at Portsinqothi
Lieut. P. S. Lound, to thh Sarpedon sloop, at Sheerness; )tr•
James COultry, Purser of ;the .Culloden, to be Purser of be'
.Sceptie, in the Do•.yas. •

A Letter from Gottenburgh mentions, that b
Majesty's .cutter Nimbie, commanded by Lief}t•
REYNOLDS, has foundered in a gale .off. &do. The
officers and crew were saved.
'The 2d regiment of Guards, under colcilei
IlArcroN-, set off on Saturday' for Portsmouth, t°
embark for Comma.
'Within the last few days 20,000 additional stand
.of arms have been shipped from tbe.Tower for the.
Peninsula.

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