The Sun.
London, England, 1802-04-23 00:00:00

SHEERNESS, APRIL 22.

YESTERDAY evening, after post, arrived His
Majesty's Ships Glory, of 98 guns, Capt. WELLS,
St, Albans, of 6+ guns, Cart, HARDY, and Non-
such, of 61. guns, Capt. CRAVEN, with
.the Cruizer
and Gannet Sloops of War.
Sailed His Majesty's Sloop Galgo, Capt. HAw-
nis, with men for. a 'passage to Portsmouth.
This day came into Harbour, the Glory, St. Al-.
bans, and Nonsuch, and have got to Blackstakes.
It is a tribute due to the worthy Tars whd have
so eminently stood forth in defence of their Coup.
try, to say that their conduit here,: at the paying
off of. His Majesty's Ships, is particUlarly orderly :
they preserve and slies,i/thai respell to their .Officeri
on shore, that they deservedly: shew4i •therrt-vihileo,l
they were unner-ttior couirt7:7-71-90,.(lbel)praisg
cannot be given to the resident Miigistrate, B, B
THAM, Esq. who • has used every: means in his'
power to prevent confusion and. riot since the dis-,1
mantling of the. Fleet ; and he has not been less
gilant in preventing those miscreants that frequent
sea-ports at a time like the in-esent, from robbing
,
the generous Tars in their moments of excess, of
the wages they have received for their eminent- ser-
vices to their King and Country,

Eight Sail of the Line for the Peace Establish-
ment are already commissioned. •' They consist of.
one Three decker, and seven Seventy.tours, Alen
enter for them very fast.
The number of Commanders to be made Post, we
understand to be thirty.
We have heard of many traits charaderistic of the
generous spirit of our Seamen, but troth these we
select the following, as peculiarly noble and praise-
worthy. In the Mediterranean Fleet it was the.
custom, by way of saving all the bread possi-
ble, to allow the men threepence per lb. for
all of their allowance that they left unconsumed.
The sum due to the Seamen- on account of -this
saving, was about 701. The other day the ship
was paid at Portsmouth, and they had to receive
this money. One Seaman (the only one who ti'd
suffered in this way in that ship) had lost his sight
in Egypt : the rest of the Crew generously made
him a present of the whole of the above sum. , .

The Militia are certainly to be. reduced to,mor.
row. it Measure new•ao been adiiptM
by the present Commander. in Chief, that..of ame-
liorating the unfortunate situations of the sick acid
lame, A Circular Letter has been.sent to the, dif.
ferent Agents for Militia Regiments, inforthing
them that " the Adjutants (the only Officers re-
maining in pay after the redueiion) are to take
charge of all the men that are unable to march home;
that they arc to subsist them,. and provide every
medical assistance, until they are able to march home;
and that in the mean time their bills for what is
wanted for that service on their monthly estimates
are to be honoured by the Agents." Such condul
on the part of the Commander in Chief refleffs the
highest honour on his justice and humanity, as in
the usual mode those unfortunate men were Jett
without subsistence or relief of any kind.
Mr. _DUNDAS has given public notice to. his
friends in Edinburgh, that he does not intend to
offer himself again as their Representative. It is
not certain who is to succeed him.

The late Bishop of BATH and WELLS is said to
have left a very large fortune,-z0,0001.,0f which.he
has hequeathed"to his Daughter, Mrs, KING, wife
of Joll NI KING, Esq. Under Secretary of State.

The Prison-ships at Chatham Ae to lie fitted for
Floating Magazines, the return of Powder being so
,t
great that the Ordnance Magazines have not room
to stow it.