The Sun.
London, England, 1812-03-02 00:00:00

NAVAL NEN/VS_

PLYMOUTH, FEB. 28. L—The Portuguese ship that
arrived here yesterday afternoon is the Admiral Nel-
son, BARBOSA master, from Maranham, after a pas-
sage of 58 days, with a cargo consisting of cotton,
hams, &c. bound to London; on her pas4age she
experienced very bad weather, during which she
became leaky and split her sails.
Sailed his'Majesty's frigates Diana, Capt. FERRIS,
and ~Irmide, Capt. DUNN, for the coast of France;
the Hermes sloop of war, Capt. BROWN, on a cruize
in the Channel ; the Teaser gun-brig, and Gorgon
frigate, for Portsmouth; the lattt.:r will proceed from
thence to the Mediterranean.

Went up the Harbour his Majesty's ship Tonnant,
of 80 guns, Captain Sir JOHN GORE, to repair the
damage her masts sustained by lightning a few days
since.

Arrived the Perseverance, SARJENT, from Water-
ford, with a cargo of provisions for this port.
FEB. 29.--,-Arrived the sloop Hope, FLEET mas-
ter, from Whterfurd, with a cargo of provisions for
this port ; the sloop Lovely /4nn, WEBSTER master,
from Teneritre, with a cargo of wine ; the Fortitude,
ROBINSON, and thB John and /inn, WALKER, from
Sunderland, laden with coals for this port.
Sir HARRY BURRARD 'NEALE hoisted his flag this
morning on board of his Majesty's ship Royal Sove-
reign, of too guns, Capt. BEDFORD, in Harnoaze.

Went up the Harbour to be refitted, the Helicon
sloop of war, Capt. HOtnuNs.
Sailed the Willing schooner for Guernsey.
Went out of Harbour, after having been refitted,
the Inteligent.
Arrived the illphea schooner from Liverpool.
&Ailed the Albion cutter; with dispatches, for
Corunna.

The Jane cartel is expeaed to sail this evening,
with'Mr. HALL and two other
,American Gentle-
wen, with dispatches, for France.

PORTSNIOUTET, MARGE! Sailed the Venerable,
Hyacinth, Marlborough, Derwent,Tremendous,Poic.
tiers, Boyne, and Impetueux, with the East India

convoy.

Arrived the Royal Oak and Warrior at St. He-
len's; Regulus, Mermaid, Cormorant, and Attack,
at Spithead.

A great number of Indiamen are in sight, ex-
peaed to bring to at Spithead before dark; they are
from the Downs.

LYMINGTON, MARCH I.—TWs morning, about
six o'clock, the wind came round to the East, and
the signal for the outward-bound convoys so long de-
tained by contrary winds was made, and at ten they
began to sail ; the whole have cleared the Needles.
THREE o'CLocK.--Ships from the Eastward are
now dropping down.

DEAL, FEB. 29.—Sailed to-day his Majesty's ship
Warrior, with the Lord Keith, iTexfiird, Bengal,
Marquis of Huntley, and Glatton EaSt Indiamen,
and a great many running ships, for Portsmouth.
MARCH 1.--.. Sailed last evening, the remainder
of the outward-bound, under convoy of his Ma-
jesty's ships -Iliad, Redpole, and t'asiilian, fur
PortsmoUt

Sailed his Majesty's ship Inconstant for off Bou-

logne.

Sailed this afternoon from Ramsgate Pier, under
convoy of his Majesty's ships Speculator and Pio-
neer, a fleet of outward-bound to the Westward.

FALMOUTH, FEB. 28 —Arrived• the New Bruns-
wick from St. Kitt's ; lost her main and mizen
masts in a gale, on the 21st instant, and is very
leaky ; was towed off this harbour by his Majesty's
ship Princess Caroline, 74 guns.

ISLANDS OF SCILLY, FEB. 18.—Sailed the Hel-
'icon, Captain HOPKINS, for Plymouth ; and the
'evenue cutter Dolphin, Captain CARTER, for St.

VCS.

FEB. 25.—0 n the night of the 21st instant, it
blew a most tremendous gale of wind from the
south west, accompanied with thunder and light-
ning, and in the morning the shores were strewed
anges and several pieces of wreck; it is there-
fore feared that one or two vessels have foundered
near those islands,' and their crews unfortunately
perished.

FEB. 26.—A boat belonging to the brig John and
Nary, of London, WALTON master, from Oporto,
in ballast, has just landed here the Captain and all
his crew, who were obliged to leave the brig close
in to these Islands, her ballast having shifted, and
the vessel thrown down by the violence of\the wea-

ther, on her beam ends fur two days and nights, by
which means they could no longer steer or keep pos.

session.

tinibtofJth, Maacit yesterday-fitiii
tteligoland the Princess Augusta cntter,to refit, and
the Dwarf cutter from the Downs.

CHATHAM, FEB. 29.—His Majesty's ships Bar-
ham and Sterling _Castle, Were undocked, and or-
dered to be fitted immediately for sea.
The Muigrave and Ardent was docked,, the former
to be coppered, and latter to be fitted for a troop
ship.

The Conqueror is paid off, and her mm turned
over to the Chatham, a fine new 74, brought over
in frame from Flushing, and built at WoolwiClL

Captain DIXON has commissioned the Montagne
as the flag ship to Adn-liral DIXON, Who hu;sts his
flag in her to command at the Brazils.