The Sun.
London, England, 1805-06-03 00:00:00

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE-MONEY.

To the Officers and Companies of Ills Majesty's Ships
Suffolk, Orpheus, anti Swift Sloop, for the Capture, in the
East Indies, of tho Ship Tiiiun Insalt, alias L'Aciii, the
27th November, 1794, reamorrovv, at No. IS, Clement's-
inn; or every Tuesday and Friday afterwards.
To the Officers anti Crews of His Majesty's Sloops Ranger
and.Fylades, for the Capture of the Yrow Etje, the izth
May, ;799, at No. 23, Arillltiel-StiCet.
• To the °Meets and Crew of His Majesty's Ship Orestes,
for the Capture of the lenge Klasisut, the 24th OCtoiter, 15e4,
at No. 22, Arundel-street.

Capt. WELLs, of the American Schooner Ethan,
Was at Quadaloupe when the vessels taken by the
French at Dommica, Nevis, and St. Kitt's arrived
there; they were sixteen in number, and were all
sold immediately to Americans and Others.

Captain ConnzwGTozsr is appointed to the Orion,
at Portsmouth; Capt. S. WARREN, to 'the Glory,
vie AYLMER ; Capt. SIMPSON, to the Wasp; I.4ieut.
TALBOT, to the Encounter, a new Gun-veisel, at
Portsmouth.

We have received a letter from an Officer of the
Tigre, dated in April, at Sardinia. He says, “,that
Lord NELSON, with 11 Sail of the Line, 2 Frigates.,
2 Sloops, a Store-ship, a Bomb, and a Brig, had ar-;
rived there : and the iimbascarie, Admiral Louis,
an ived from England a few days before. Mr. BtINCE,
Carpenter of the Irieloiy, was appointed Builder at
Gibraltar ; and Mt. JONEs, of the sTue Ship, Boat-
swain of the Dock-yard at Malta."
A communication Is to be immediately establish-
ed between Portsmouth and Plymouth by means of
signal towers, by which informatiOn can be received
in town from Plymouth in one day. Proper per-
sens are already employed in the completion of an
establishment so necessary at this moment.

FOOT RACE.—Lord FitEDERICK. BEALTQLtRK anLl
the Hon. E. HARBOARD, on Saturday lasts entered
the lists in Lord's Cricket Ground, Mary-le-bone, to
run against each other for the space of 1 00 yards.—
Lord F. 13searcz.sitic. gained on his antagonist at
starting, and kept his superiority till he arrived at
the goal. Mr. HARBOARD was, however, so close
upon him, that he could gain no more ground than
he obtaine:i at starting. The ritteheues of Davor:-.
stints and ST. ALBAN'S, with many other t:isliion-
able Dames, rewarded the swift-footed heroes with
their smiles, and the Dutchess of Si', ALBANS pro-
vided an elegant repast upon the spot in honour of
the nobk competition.

DUBLIA% MA Y 30.

A slight alarrn. Which occurred; at a late hour 4it
night; seried to displaf a neW proof of thz aP 1
of the Yeomanry Of Dublin: The diseharg2
of two pieces of eannon In" the Aty, almost instant-
ly' •dolleeted an Octraiarditkitif assemblage. er
Corps'at the alarm. posts, upon the supposition th.t
they*eit Nob of the three guns announced tbr sig-
nals in case of danger or disturbance. In
:tittle; however,, it was, discovered that these
ihad been tired froin the Battery on the South Well,
at a vessel which was atteMpting to, put to sea
The vessel was "obliged to return, and the
matter being explained, the. City was restored to its
tranquillity.
4ome alarm vas excited on the Wicklow Coast
last Sunday, by a vessel appearing under, Bray=head,
which. refused tO ansWer, and threatened to fire tqm,u
a Revenue Barge sent out to examine her. It situ e
appears, that'this, vessel was' a Smuggling Cutter,
prize to His -111ajosty's Ship Puller, and had the day
before been taken otf the ..krklow Banks. She yes-
terday arrived in our harbottr. • - •

A Letter from Cork, dated on Monday last, men•
Lions, a report which prevailed there, of eleven Sail
of the Line having been observed by some of the
Coasting Cruizerf lying-to off the Western Islands.
We are surprised that this intelligence should riot
have been better authenticated than by mere report,
if it had_any foundation in ha._

On Monday morning the Triumph and Leda,
with forty sail of Transports, arrived in Cork Har-
bour to take in the Troops assembled under the
command of Sir EIRE COOTE, and 14a1d to be In-
tended for Jamaica.