The Sun.
London, England, 1802-11-05 00:00:00

DEAL, Nov. 4.

ARRIVED last night, from Portsmouth, the Re.
.1-Airetionaire and Alcmene Frigates, and Ranger
Sloop, and sailed this morning for Sheerness ; also
the Oiseau, from Plymouth, with part of the z6th
Regiment on board, and sailed for Leith. The
Glenmore passed at the back of the Goodwin Sands
with another Detachment on board for Leith.
The Snipe is arrived from Sheerness.
This morning the Escort Gun.brig arrived from
Plymouth, and sailed fur Leith.

The present First Lord of the Admiralty, who
during the laze mirinie inspection of the Dock-yards
introduced new regulations, which will no doubt be
of great benefit to the Public, is now employed in
revising the several Statutes respelling pral
Prizes, and will probably in the course of the next
Session of Parjiajuent propose some measure for res-
cuing the British Tars from the rapacious arts of
pretended Agents, to whom they have too long
been suffered to fall an easy prey, and for prevent-
ing such persons from obtaining Letters of Attor-
ney.

Yesterday se'nnight arrived at Leith, the Cutter
Plaheid from Flushing„ said to be foreign prOperty,
but supposed to belong to Folkstone, laden with
about 370 ankers Geneva ; which vessel was cap_
tured the zgth inst. on the West Coast, by Captain
CAMPBELL, of His Majesty's ship Amethyst, after
a chaee of some hours. Much praise is due to
Captain CAMPBELL, for his perseverance in the
Pursuit of the naheid, which vessel he fell in with
and clicked some days -previous to the z64h, but
'-a.ufcmunately lost her, towards dusk, near the
ter4Rock. He however again descried her on the
26th,' near St. Abb's Head ; and although he had
the misfortune to carry away both the fore top-sail,
and fore top-gallani jraids of the Frigate, during
the chace, he, by a direly:led fires so disabled
the rigging of the Cutter, as to overtake and
ture ber very soon after. Thi 11/abed i.s a ;fiery -
fine Cutter, of about zoo tons burden, -,..trfe6tly
adapted for smuggling, and, it is supposed, had
landed a part of her Cargo before the Amethyst fell
in with her.

On Wednesday sennight arrived at Leith, the
2Plinerva, of Leith, Captain WILDGOOSE. from
namburgh, having on board the Duke deiPottc-
NAC and Suite.
The-Hooseholders in New-street, Covent-garden,
have, at their own private expence, established a
Patrole from five o'clock in theevening until twelve
o'clock at night, to prevent ballad singeraand other
nuisances from annoying the neighbourhood.
The Magistrates and Vestrymen of the parish of
St. James's Westminster, have had a meeting, and
Come to a resolution to employ a number of stout,
able bodied men to patrole the streets of the parish
from sun-set to the time of, the parish watchmen
Coming on duty. They have likewise come to se.
veral resolutions for offering rewards for the appre.
kcnsion of offenders.
A SAlLoa's WrziniNtt.--The cir-
clutistance, however 'extraordinary and ridiculous
;r may-appear, is communicated to us as an abso-
--About six wet•les ag© a ship came into bachelor'.
at Chatham to be paid off.' One of the-sailors.
ashore, soon prpailed on a young woman of Ro-
chester, to •accepr of him as a husband-; and
Previous to returning to his ship, left money
:with a friend to pay for publishing the banns, and
all other incidental matrimonial expences. It was
Proposed that the marriage should take place on the
iufourth Sunday following : and On the preceding Sa-
turday, the honest Tar asked leave of his Captain to
g° On shore, which was peremptorily refused ; Jack
remonstrated—i, Captain," exclaimed he, " I ..m
going to be married to-morrow."—The Captain
told heir, that the business of the ship in Jack's
epartment' was more urgent, and positively for-
bade him going on shore.
Unwilling to disappoint 'the girl, and lose his
looney, Jack wisely determined to marry her by
Proxy, and proposed to Will Treadaway his mess-
mate, to undertake that kind office—" And you,
Will," said he, " stay with her on shore, and
When the gangway is cleared from stem to stern, I
Will come to you." Will goes 'on shore, and in-
forming the girl of his friend's situation, and pro-
posal, she instantly consented, and was aaually
married to Will, as the proxy of Jack ; nor did the
Minister discover the mistake, till Will wrote his
name in the book, Treadaway instead of Salmon.
The Clerk cried out, " Why, you are not the man
asked in church with this woman !" To which the
honest tar replied, first devoting his eyes and limbs
to confirm the faa, " 6 I came here to prevent my
tnessmate being cheated, and I only married the
girl for Jack Salmon, my messmate, till he comes
ashore l"—And notwithstanding the altercation that
tr.2.ok place, the happy couple retired for a few-iiiihts,
I,ll' Jack came on shore, when he received his
:,.,s.phtise• from the hands of his proxy ; and they are
116* living as much in peace and tranquillity as if
they had eeriginally tied the matrimonial knot in
ropria persona.
.7, On Monday sennight, at the, Justice Court. in
1-Jondee, two.men were fined sl, los. with expences,
~0
r having deserted their work, after having been
engaged as reapers to a farmer in theneighbourhood.
‘,'-`-onsidering the importance of such service to the
lublie, as well as to the employer, this penalty for
-t ,amino cannot be deemed too StVere•