The Sun.
London, England, 1805-01-09 00:00:00

rAL NEW S.

• Fronthe LONDON GAZETTB, Jan. t, dos.
Adm;ro2lo-O.,Pf; ;lan. 8, 1805;
Copy of a Letter from Commodore Sir Samuel flood,
lf, 13. Commander in Chief of Ws Majesty's Ships
and Vessels at the Leeward Islands, to William
Marsden, Et y. dated on board the Centaur, Car.
lisle Bay, Barbadoes, 7tie Nov. 1804.
• SIR,

I herewith incleise a copy of a Letter from Cap.
tain Nourse, -of His Majesty's Ship Barbadoes,
stating the capture of the Napoleon French Priva.
teer, mounting eighteen guns, ,and one hundred
and fifty men. This cirournstance is highly flatter-
ing to the merchants of Barbadoes, who presented
this Ship to His Majesty, as it was her first cruize,
only four days at sea, and gives us hopes of the
most essential aid to the protedion of the trade. •
I have the Honour to be, &c.
SAMUEL HOOD.
Ills Majesty's nip Barbadoss, at Sra,
SlR,'Ofl. 17, 1804.
1 have the satisfaftion to inform you His Ma.
jesty's 'Ship Barbadoes, under my command, at three
A. M. this morning tell in with a. strange Sail in
latitude 17 deg.' 40 min. N. long. 59 deg. 54
min. W. and, after a chace of thirteen hours, the
latter part some little firing- from her stern and our
bow chacers, she struck her colours, .and ..preved to
be the Napoleon French Privateer, formerly the .
Duke of Kent Packet, from Guadaloupe,
*sanded by Stayrvens Pitot, Enseigne de Vaisscau,
mounting eighteen guns, two of which were thrown
overboard during the chace ; she had one hundred
and fifty men on board, was out nine days, on her.
first cruize, and had not made any.eaptures.,
I am, &c. JOSEPH NOURSE.
Commodore Hood) Commander, in Chief.
•

CORK, JIN, arcorkerned to state, that
:he American Ship. Nabrby, of Portland, Dalassachus.

sett's, CRANDIII; IS/LWCf, which sailed from Li-
verpool with a cargo of salt, &e. for Boston, hav-
ing sprung a. leak soon after sailing, sunk on
the 16th' ultimo near the mouth of Bantry Bay,

n endeavouring to get into Berehavcn. Captain

CIANDILL and his Crew saved themselves in

their boats ; but to the indelible disgrace of
our Country, were plundered on their landing,
by the the savages of the place ; five of whom
fell viiiims to their avarice ; for having boarded

:he Nabb,y, far the purpose of plunder, they sunk

with her, never to rise again ! The condition o

the unf•rtunate Americans was, however, alleviated
by the kind attentions of RI c HARD DONOVAN, and
DANI,EL MELLETONT, Esqrs. whose generosity
has coottibuted' to redeem our national charaaer
from the opprobrium of this barbarous transaaion.
We have been favoured with the following Ex.
tray of a Letter from Barbadoes, dated November
ao, which relates some circumstances of the En.
gagement which the Thetis, in, company with two
other armed Vessels, had with the Bonaparte Pri.
vateer, not yet made public, and which bears strong
testimony to the gallant conilua of Capt. CHARM_
LEY, and his crew, in beating off a Ship of very su.
perior force.
" On the Bth inst. the Thetis, in company with
two other armed Vessels which sailed from Cork
in company together, met, at half past eight
A. M. a Privateer, ship.rigged, which came
alongside under English colours, and fired a broad.
side, and then hoisted French colours. The Thetis,
being all prepared, returned the Frenchman's sa-
lute ; and the Enemy, in a most masterly and
courageous manner, wore ship, and laid the
Thetis on her starboard quarter, and kept up an
incessant lire for three hours, when the foremast
and bowsprit went by the board. The Enemy at.
tempted boarding twice, hut were boldly repulsed.
The other two armed vessels had no share in the
anion, keeping aloof during its continuance. Corn.
:Isadore HOOD sent the Alligator Frigate in pursuit
of the Privateer. She is called the Bonaparte, of
18 guns and 140 men. Capt. CIIARNLEY made
his Crew a very handsome present of to'. a man,
and 2001. for their bravery. Commodore Hoop
gave them a proteaion .for the voyage, and int.
pressed the crews of the other two armed vessels."

POILTMOUTTi, JAN. 8.-,The West India rot
remain, it having Seen .calin all the day. It now
blows a light breeze from the Eastward, and there:
fore may be expeaed to sail in the morning.

PLYMOUTH, JAN. 7.—The Spanish Ship Winch
arrived yesterday is the N. S. De Los Dolores, from
Vera Cruz ; and the Danish Ship the Henrietta,
from Monte Video I the former detained by tilt.
Naiad; the, latter by the Emtymion.

Arrived L'Aigle Frigate, from a Cruize.
Sailed the Naiad Frigate, on a Cruize off the
Coast of Spain; the Chichepter (annul en flute), for
Portstionth ; and the Explosion Bomb.vesscl, with
a large Fleet of Merchantmen under convoy, for
the Downs.

DRAL, jAti."l.—Arrived His Majesty's Sloop
Bonetta, and Mediator and Daring Gun-brigs, frog
the Note ; Biter, Pincher, Minx, Bold, and Tigrtos
Gun brigs, from a Cruize off the Coast of France.
Sailed the Elk Sloop, and. Gallant Gun.brig, for
Portsmouth.
In the Downs-- Ardent, Utrecht, Inflexible, Antelopti.
Majestic, Trusty, Inunortalita, Champion, Jamaica,
Ins; Dart, Alert, Luciter, Volcano, Discovery, Vesuvius.
Zebra, Bonetta, Mediator, Daring, Biter, Pincher, Ma.
Bold, Tigress, and Armed Dag= Ships as before.

nisTkaßuTioN OF PRIZE-MONEY. , ~„ •
Tothe Officers andemnpany of His Majesty's Ship koi'l
for the Re-capture ot the Eliza, en the .oith of Feb. Illo4,ars
board the Malta, at Plymouth, on Saturday next or at NO.
23, Sorrey-strect, Strand, every Tuesday anti Thursday, if/t
three years.
TO the Offii•ers.and Company of His Majesty's. Ship 01
War the Ville de Paris, for the Cayture of the French Priva-
teer Mcssager, the rith August, tBw3. in sight of tbi
hired Armed Cutter Nimrod, on board said Ship, on her f 1.1:
rival. in Port ; or at Mr. Edmund I.ockycr's UtfiCes '
every Tuesday and Friday afterwards, for three years. .
To the Officers and Company of His Majesty's Hi`ww
`Armed Cutter Nimrod, for the above Capture on the 10
• inst. at Mr Edmund Lockycr's Office, Plymouth; or Frit
Tuesday and Friday afterwards during three years.

:I/ire are concerned to state, that in an stuck
made by the. bpsits of the Rattler Sloop and fO4-`•
stone Lugger, :on .a
.French Privateer lying in tho
Road of Dieppe,. the .two Lieutenants , who Com:
mended- the boats,. and ,zx men, were killed atm,
wounded, and rci. are missing. The Folistone
rived in the Dav‘srl. with the body of her Commas''
der,, Lieut. MMJACO."IyAK• Tha boats having boo
incessantly occupied for four hours in rowing to the
attack, .the Enemy had ;sufficient time to reinfatcP
their Crew, and take every posiible precautiott 19
repel it.
' The Princess Elizabeth Packet has arrived at F11,,r
mouth, in- 8z days, from the Leeward Islands.
have • received advices by her to the 14th of Nov'
The Spencer packet, which sailed from• Falmouth= '
the 9th of October, arrived at Barbadoes no the 1 °
f November. ,
~ A few Antigua Papers, to the 9th of Novcrubt
have reachedfrom which we have made the
lowing extras c
:BAAS ET ERR ST. KITT'S OCT. •
last SADDialt, late klaster, and W1,0,1°,
BvATTII, late Dodos. of the ship Ariadve,
nea-man, belonging to Liverpool, arrived rom
Guadeloupe, in the American brig Neutrality. Cke,
S. relates, that he sailed from the coast of Angol"
for Barbadoes, on the 1 zth of July, with 1815 118'
rots
on board ; and on the night of the 20
fell in with, and just after daylight on the ;43h
.
was. captured, after an engagement of three quastOP
of an hour, by
.the French Privateer La Dams $ll
beet, formerly His MAjesty's Packet Duke of Mar
i
brenb. She had on board sixty or seventy 11;;
dim. Captain S. was severely wounded in spc
right arm, with a musket ball, when the Privateo
was in the aft of bearding. Dr. ATV B Wal t'o
11`.
wounded, as were two or three of the slaves
board the Ariadne. Dame Ambert had ten rue 4
killed and wounded.—and the same. morning capturi;
another Goinea:man belonging to Liverpool,'o
Aun, Capt. Wte..l.lAms,
ue a pope, on the
3oth nit.
both of which arriv
Basseterre G

The New York Papers cnention, that the
der ancleatftbripn, British Ship of War, I'd(rvel'
tuined.to Halifax, on the tsth of November, 01.1 ch
an. unsuccessful cline of the FrenCh Frigate 9
escaped frant New York in the bcgttintug

' The . American. Congress, in the wi9e iPhrl't‘
month.
of Neutrality, hai pissed a Rd' I,rbidd4 1"-I34
merchant vessels to 'aim, unless full secutlll .0
given that they" 'Shall not molest the Ship, 012:10
Belligerent Powers, or of any other in amity' w,s,,
the United States. The Vice-President 13uRg 1/...,
been treated by the Senate with marked ind ignlii:Yfait;
in_ consequence, no doubt; Of his duel with •;,--eo'
Gen. HAMILTON. These Papers Ws that '''ll tit
f':
I. the Black Emperor of fla.yti, has' declatc" Wil
against Spiin. ' , froali
jolNtApati:ialeTaßTS,
atnhnact,untchiengFhriesncnlet
wAdmigh.lists;io'cirtoilei
riior,vearnrir)ievre,d at Washington about the Ic't sol'
on
the
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oafni.dhahtaindoanntialu.diNevnscaet ofto '\icl.rp.laJogelfaigjotiiiii:
inter,' iew •hati not transpired. The AttlhaV 00,
Sl:ite was extremely numerous and splend% ti 4
sailed from France on board a Frigate whi
ettmot
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conveying troops to Martinique, but, on ac
contrary winds, was driven into GuadalouPet ilot
pro"
whence, after landing the forces, the Ftig3tettittl'
ceeded to the Port of Annapolis. There weir! sici
other Frigates which sailed front Nantx at God'.
ime, full of troop, all which were landed at
loupe.
Yesterday a Court of l)ireftors
' East. India House, which adjourned at ebt. 1
till this day. , Vl'
Yeeter4lay a Ballot was taken at the Er; poi':
House, from eleven o'clock. till six, for the, It')
mination of the following question t--vii* Golf,
this Court cot:firm the. Resolution of the
/,,t'li
Court of the 19th ult. approving the Arraug`att
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proposed. by the Court of Di rectors, for to.h if p,
meet of Prince of W,lles's Island." At "3001/c
was lteidaa,citolsll.
peven O'clock the Scrutineers reported the n
to bc.--

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Nai.Yotic, Nov. 24..—The French Frigate
strived at Annapolis, having on board General
TvaEau the French Imperial Minister, is Le Pre.
cadent, Captain LA Baoss, of 44 guns ; she is one
of the three that sailed from isLintz with Troops for
Martinique, but falling to leeward, landed her
Troops at Guadalonpe, and pencertled to the United
States. General TUREAU arrived at Washington
t'n Saturday last with a very numerous suite.—Mr.
3Atals Bourioau, son of the late Governor Boy.
bum, of Massachusetts, is appointed Minister Re.
lident at the Court of Spain.-
Nov. 26.—The blockade of the Island of Cu-
iacoa was raised An the 16th of Odober, after an
Officer from an English Frigate had been on shore
to exchange prisoners.
N0v...28.—We learn by the Brig Sampson, ar-
rived from Basse.Terre, that an embargo had been
laid on all shipping there twelve days before she
Sailed, in consequence of the arrival of a French
Frigate from Europe with Troops.—The whole of
the late General HAMILTON'S estate is advertised
for sale by his executors. It is stated, in the
Charlestown Courier, that His Imperial Majesty
JAQues I. Emperor of Hayti, has declared War
rtgainst Spain.