The Sun.
London, England, 1805-12-21 00:00:00

momentous contest that ever agitated the world.

' Wz have bean favoured with the perusal of a
Letter
.from Ilamburgh, dated the t3th. After
Mentioning the news circulated in that City by Laic
French- Minister, 13ouniztotz, of the Victory of
BONAPARTE over the Allies, it thus proceeds :
" The French Minister, 13OURIENNE, who, after
beingsix years Private Secretary to BONAPAETE,WRS'
disgrxed,- in 1 803, for divulging his Secret's for Stock-
jobbiagyurposes, is now very a6tive and intrigning,
in the hope of regaining the favour of his Master.
lie corresponds with the disaffeded every where...—.
You cannot be too much upon your guard against
his plots of falsehoods and artifices. He is still a
financial jobber, as well as a political incendiary.
When Prussia declares against France, he will pro-
bablr be obliged to quit this City, being accredited
to tie Circle of Lower Saxony, of which the King
of Russia is the Chief."

ilaory arrived off Margate on Thursday
mooing, and yesterday morning got under Neigh to
s4itfrom thence for the River.

'he ROYAL FAmtLy are not expefted in town
ag-,n witilip A few days of the Qvh;Es's tirth-
da

NA VA L NE IFS,

andPl,;:mOuUrT, fro,
fD7E4criuni9s.e—aciSl:iled the Courage;
j for P
oin the Squadron under the commanodrtsomfo ,Auciti' nDlirtai°
Sir 3.13. WARUZN, fitting for a Secret Expedition,
, Arrived the Caroline hired Armed Brig from ;
Cruize.
This morning Sir It STRActakt, Bart. arrived
from town, and re-hoisted his Flagon board thee/waft
of 84 gnus, Captain SHORTLAND, in Cawsand Bar
He is to have the command of a separate flyini
Squadron in the
,Bay of Biscay, and to the south'
ward, and from his vigilance, activity, and gallon.
try, evinced so lately off Cape Ortega!, in the ca
tune of DUMANIOR'S Squadron, every hope may In
entertained, if an Enemy is to be found, the dashing
Sir RICITARD will fwd them.
Rear-Admiral Sztßarro will also.bave a
small
Squadron, and others are talked of under experienced
Commanders, which prove the attention of the pre-
sent Admiralty tq the mercantile interests of their
Country.

Poarsidotrar, DEC. Arrived the Locust
Gun-brig from a Cruize; the Duke of Kent, AREqi
and the Ann, SrxwAnT, outward-bound West la-
-diamen, from the Downs.
Sailed rho Ailment Sure-slip for the ClPrinel
Peet. • •
Sailed the Diligent Sloop, Caps. 1114, orl
Cruize off Havre. •
Admiral STIRLING'S Flag was shifted
this morning
' from the Terrible, of 74 guns, Lord FL FAULliii
the his, and from thence to the Mediator Frigate,
Capt. SEATER. The Terrible would have sailed to-
day to join
the Channel Fleet, but it blew hard
s
S.W. The Isis, of 50 guns, Capt. °MONEY (Sir
E. govvEß having struck his Flag), is rod" for
Channel service.
Several Officers of the Russian Naval Service.'
who arrived from St. Petersburgh in Admiral SrNs'
t
'trues' Squadron, remain here to be instrutled in 0
art of ship-building. They exultingly say, that
the Cowt Martial
the late battle on the Continent is.' tirleir
The Prince qf Wales. is fitting for the assembling 0
ROBERT arrived here this afternoon!
on Sir ROBERT CALDER. SiF

MAR G,
%TE, DEC.. 20.-.lThe Palmy brought-to
yesterday morning, about eleven o'clock, at the San
Several .Boats
head, about six miles off this place.
put off with Gentlemen from hence, Who were 14h17
gratified by the marked attention of Capt. BARD
were
;•
equally attentive in shewing their inquisitive
.A Pesti
the tome u 1 Lit" l'i tdaav ri...,... vi...0.--aavv..., O.l
ing every other particular relative to the glorio4s
ViEtory off Trafalgar ; and in particular A
douple•
headed square-shot, which killed eight of our bravo
Tars before she got into a6tion. She this morning
again got under weigh between seven and eiglA
o'clock, but the weather being thick and hazy it ill
and the Officers belonging to her, Who
ao
not expeded she will make above seven or eight
Miles before she again brinks to.

...:—...
SREERNESS, DEC. 20.--Arrived ,the /3raddich
Armed Ship, Capt. R. B. Ciognal.r., from
IQ!.
ningen, and confirms the account of the defeat 01
the Frenoh by the Austro-Russians, near Brtlntl•
_hcAlse.a, Ceres,
The Volcano Bomb has made the Signal tor Lori"
voy to the Baltic.
magnaume, musquito, vi+
Ships at this Port- Zealand, Kent, Regulus, Pall
oon, ,_.eio,
ilir. %wick , Armed Ships ; Havre, and several otner.
B to; with a large fleet of fraiisports for the W"e"

POOLE, DEC. 21.—Part of the Newfoundland,
Fleet e arrived; the remaining part are hourl e4' Y
pedeci, as they separated coming into Channel'
Capt. GLYNN is appointed Regulating Of4cot
°—
the impress Service at this Port,' vicb
appointed to the Sea Fencibles here.

DEC. 20.—Rernain in the Dawns the
DEAL,
Edgar,` Utrecht, Antelope, Leopard, Trusty, an.°
Adamant Men of War; ReiistanCe and Vir
angiiii!
Frigates; Cruizer, Fury, Lucifer, Devastation d
ZlPlosion Bombs; Heela, Zebra, Dauntless, yalo
rous and Combatant Praams ; many Gun-brigs, an
a very large Fleet of Transports.

GREENOCK, DEC. 18.-^ne- cargo of
•
having already the. SI
John, from hence for Jamaica (formerly mention
as being on shore at Moutitstewart), will be innsq.
saved, though much. damaged, the principal P
have arrived here, but as the Shipis bilged, it is .sur
shipped in Lighters, two of whicil
posed she will not be gcit of

A few days ago a Detachment of French Prisoners,
consisting of about 300 Soldier:4 taken in the late
Aetion, came into Canterbury : they proceeded int-
mediately on board the Stindwich, Prison Ship,' wilicll
was previously prepared for their reception. Several,
of the Crew of the Defence, on Thom at the dole
they came in, went up -to them in their blunt way,
and, with that instinotive liberality so inseparahl?
from the character of a British Seaman, distributea
money among the poor fellows, over whom they
had obtained so, brilliant a Victory ; affording the}
a convincing proof of the generous dispositioY g
English Sailors, •