The Sun.
London, England, 1802-09-28 00:00:00

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE MONEY.

The Resolution, Argonaut,.l'Oiseau, and Thetis, for the
capture of the undermentioned prizes, will be paid at the
Crown and Sugar Loaf, Garlick-hill, London, on Monday,
the 4th day of Oiober next, viz. Ship Potowmack and car-
go.—Head,money Bill for the •True Republican.—Balance
of a Sum of Mnney retained out of the proceeds of the Flour
Fleet to answerlaw expellees, in pppostng the claims of the
Africa, Cleopatra and Tkisbe.
To the Nereider for the capture of le Vengeance French
Privateer,"and the recapture of the ship Eagle, a final distri-'
bution will be made on Friday next, the zd of ,o&ober, at
Nci. 7, Beaufort-buildings.
The Alligator, for the cutting out and capture of, the French
Ship Trioniphant, in the Bay of St. Mark's, in the island of
Hispaniola, will be paid at No. t, Copthall-buildings,
Throgmorton-street, on Thtirsday, the 7th of 061ober next.
The Aquilon, for the capture Of the Santa Reta c San I6da,
will continue to be paid at Portsmouth.
' To the Racoon, for the capture of the behoop, a distribu-
tion of the Racoon's prize will be made-on Friday, the zd of
October next, at No. 7, Beaufort-buildings.
To the Sloop Hawke, fcr the capture of the Spanish Ship
St. Antonio el Triomphante, a distribution will be made at
the same time and place.

Captain A. j. GRIFFITHS is appointed to the
Constance Frigate.

The following are the particulars relative to the
Fortutze'e Frigate, Capt. CLEMENTS, which ship
ryas said to have been totally lost in the Texel
',' On the Bth of September,- the Fo.rtune'e, Dia-
mond, Alcmene, and Autumn, sailed from the Downs,
with Dutch* Troops on board for 'the 'Texel.' On
the loth they bore up fn- the Texel, in a heaVy
gale of wind from W. S. W.:which blew so Ward
that no•pilots could venture off. The Fortrthie and
Diamond struck several times in going in ; and
owing to the Dover Pilot mistaking the buoy, the'
Fortune'e ran on the sand, which the Diamond only
escaped by coming to an anchor. In the course of
the night the storm so fnuch increased, dna it was
thought adviseable to cut away the :Fortullits
masts, notwithstanding which she beat off her rud-
der and was filling very fast, when the crew de-
serted her. The Diamondskept firing. guns -of dis-
tress all' night ;
,but it continued to blow so 'Very
hard that no assistance c,;,uld be given her. The
next morning she was got into theTeXel. Oa the
15th the weather moderated,' when, by the great
exertions of the Captain and Officers of the Fortune:,
assisted by the crews of. the other ships, she was
weighed,, and is now safe anchored,
_in the Diep,
where she is. getting in jury_masts to proceed to
England, accompanied by tbellfirg;cieerne, Captain
VANSITTART. - The Alcmene and ilmtritan went 'nay
the Texel;through the inner Channel, and got sale
in."

A rock. has been discovered in the river Thames,
a little below Blackwall, which renders the
gation at a particular tiMe of the tide extremely
dangerous. The Trinity Company have' off.tred a
ffemium to any one who shall hit upon an expedient
to remove it, and will undertake to carry it foto
e Wed.

A .seaman, saved out of the Nimble Packet-bog ;
Wrecked off the. Praule Point about a fortnight
,ince, • going round to Portsmouth, has made a
depsition, that there was on board her seveniy-
one Passengers; that she was run foul of off the lblt
and started a butt end ; he instantly jumped
into the boar, and tries' to save the rate Master of
La Loire, who held last by one of the oars, till,
quite exhausted, he quitted, his' hold and -sunk.
This man was the only person saved out of the
above number.

His, Majesty's acceptance of the offer of service
from the Wiltshire Yeomanry Cavalry, has been 'sig-
nified in the following Letter from the Secretary of
State to the Lord Lieutenant
MY LORD, Drivning-street, "lug. 31,1802.

I have received and laid before the King your Lordship's
Letter of the loth instant, containing the otter of the ‘Vilt-
shire Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry to continue its services,
according to the provision of the ACt of the la4it Session of
Parliament and I have the Honour to acquaint your Lord,
ship, that Ills Majesty has been graciously pleased to ap-
prove and accept this offer. •
I have the Homour to be, &c.
(Signed) HOBA RT.
The Earl of Pembroke, egc,&c.

A letter from Liverpool, giVis the following
account of the amount of property supposed to be
destroyed :
France's warehouses 6 k.26,0c0
Dawson's ditto - 2 8,000
Front row ditto, belonging 8 • 18,000
to sundries, -

,
In all 16 Warehouses, 4.52)°°0
Sugar, about 1400 hhds. say - - k. 51,000
Cotton, 1500 bales - - - 26,000
Coffee, and other W. India, &c. produce 40,000
G rain - - - - -

Tallow, Hemp, &c.

- - 6 ,000
)7.243,00D

295,000
90,000

Insured about

Supposed loss ,C. 205,000

On , Tuesday eveningidast, as d Mr. Page, the
-
keeper of the County Bridewell 'at WineheSter, Ws-
locking up the prisoners, he observed• soniethilg
shining on the floor alone esf the rooms, which
examination proved to be the filiits of iron, whi:h
led to the discovery that most of• the prisoners hid
nearly, effe6ted their escape, by sawing off dui(
icon's with instruments conveyed, to them in a pri-
vate manner, They were all immediately property
secured in irons' arid have since tinderitone a acre
picnue insccaion..