The Sun.
London, England, 1805-05-06 00:00:00

having been joined, as we stated on Friday, by the -.NArRL PEWS.
Squadron under the command of Sir JOAN °ROB. •
PLYMOUTH, MAY 4.—Arrived the Danish Brig
The following is' an EXtfild from a Letter from an
Officer on iroari the Fleet, dated zatli ult. Susanna, Captain Rot teoeFs, from Mentone, laden
with fruit, and bound to Embden, detained by the
Is This day the Polyphemus, of 64 guni, Cap.
tabs LAWFORD, joined us ; she came from Sir Alert Privateer, of London.
,joitu Gapes Squadron that was cruizing nfi
Sailed the .Colossur, of 74 guns, to join the Chan.
•
Cadiz, but. retired on the appearance of eleven nel Fleet*
French Line.of.Battle Ships, which had passed tie Arrived the Cheerily Gun-brig, Rhoda and
Gut of Gibraltar on the gill ult. from Tuulai, Fri.ok Cutters, all with, Dispatches :from the Channel
and entered Cadiz Roads on the following day..--; Fleet, from which they parted on Thursday last, at
Before Sir JOHN got out of sight of Cadiz he which time Sir JOHN °SIDE'S Squadron had joined
saw six more Lirie.of.Battle Ships go in, hay. the Fleet.
Arrived the Haughty 'Gun-brig from Admiral
ing, it is conjeaured, got out of Carthagena.—
There were lying in Cadiz Harbour during the KNIGHT, who lately sailed in the Queen, with the
blockade, twelve Spanish and one French Line of Expedition frorn Portsmouth ; she carried out Dis.
I3attle Ships, so that their force now in that Part Niches, which were delivered to one of the Ships of
consists of 30 Sail of the Line, besides several Fri. the Fleet.
gates, and they shewed every' appearance of soon No further intelligence has been received here re-
potting to sea, The Enemy'a Fleet in Brest lative to the Toulon Fleet ;it is still however
amounts to 21 Sail of the Line, anti hare twice en.' stated that lord NELSON is blockading them in
deavoured to come our. We hourly expel to be Cadiz ; but this account wants confirmation.
joined by Sir JOHN Caps, with five Sail of the
Line."

PORTSMOUTti, MAY 4.—Arrived His Majesty's
Ship Egyptienne, Hon. Capt. FLEMING, from the
Westward Islands ; Sophia, from Gibraltar; Eclipse,
from a Cruize ; Taller, with several Sail of Trans.
ports ; John and Eduard, EVANS, from Carmar.
then ; and Elizabeth, CHAMBERS, horn London.

The Diadem, in her passage up Channel, fell in
with the Mars, Minotaur, and illustrious, on their
way to juin the Channel Fleet.

IT is with the utmost satisfaction that we an.
nonnce the safe arrival of t►he Proselyte Frigate,
with the whole of the Cork Convoy, at Bar.
badoes. Not a single Vessel was missing, and
the Troops were all in perfeCt health. All ap.
prehension of any permanent injury from the at.
tempts of the Rochefort Scpadron must now be
removed.

Sailed His Mdjesty's Ship Clinker, -, and
iltramlt Gun.brig, on a Craize off Havre ; Frau,
Wyttb, JAN KIER!, for Tonningen ; Catharint,
WILL IMMON, for Bourdeaux ; St. Yakima,
1-lAus6rt, for Norway.

His Majesty's Ship Egypfienne, in coming through,
the Needles, on Friday night, unfortunately ground.
ed; and it was in general circulation here yester.
day, that she had fallen over, at low water, on her
beain.ends, anti was nearly fall of water :—but we
are happily convinced of the contrary by seeing
her now lay safe at anaor at Spithead, with only
a little damage in her keel.
Yesterday arrived His Majesty 'a Ship Diadem,
of 64. guns, Captain O'Bv. t IN, from the Channel
Fleet, under the orders of Admiral Lord GARDNER,
which she left all well off' Brest, on Monday last.—
The Diadem in her passage up Channel spoke the
Mart, Minotaur, and Illustrious, which Ships sail.
ed from this Port on Sunday last, and ere this they
must have joined Lord GARDNE it, and will render,
him more than sufficient to. encounter either of the
Enemy's Fleets. •
When the Diadem was recently ordered to sea,
per Telegraph, on a special service, the Ship's
Company had more than four years pay due. Capt.
O'Bto ortt called all hands, and addressed them on
the urgency of the case, when the whole of them,
witti spiikt becoming true British Tars, gave three
cheets, in testimony of their readiness to do their
duty, by going where ever they Were ordered, not.
withstanding they should Suffer some inethwanicisce
from the want of money.

We arc enabled to lay before our Readers, from
the American Papers which we this morning re.
ceived to the sth ult. and from private sources of
information, some further particulars respeCting the
proceedings of the French.
The whole number of Ships which they destroy.
ed was nineteen, and only three of them were laden.
The Enemy lost at Dominica, in killed and wound.
ed, 360 men ; our lota was about So.
When the last accounts came away, the French
Fleet was in Port Royal, at Martinico, and as Ad.
miral CactittnNe was hourly expected, there is lit.
Ile doubt but that a complete atop has been put to
their maraodingExpealition.
The Venerable, rapt. Lawns, from Barbadoes,
is arrived at Liverpool ; she sailed on the 26th
March, and brings an account of the arrival of the
Prostljt: Frigate, and EhE Brig of War, and the Flee:
under their convoy from Cork, on the 13th March,
The Centaur Man of War had arrived at Barhadoes
from Antigua, and had seen nothing of the French
Fleet ; she brings no other accounts of the French
Forc'e than what was known on Saturday, only
that the liasokaihnty, C4a.a, the Progress, Faosr,.
Mars, MITCIIIII4, and the Hargais Lansdoune,
of London ; the Ahaander, Dtcasora, the alpalla,
CUMMINGS) the Alice,‘VtLSoN, and the Stapleton,
NICKOLSON, of Liverpool ; the kiefansond,Warsopt,
of Whitehaven ; and several small craft, were taken
by the French at Dominica, and carried into Guada.
loupe, on the Ist of March ; the Aurora, Put was,
of London, was burnt at Dominica.
The Ontario, STAIBUCK, from New York, arrived
at Liverpool, spoke on time aad of April, in lat. 4.7.
30. long. 29. 30. an Armed Brig, which bailed from
Barbadoes on the ad April, with Dispatches fur Go.
vertunent, which said, that the French were daily
expeCted at Barbadoes.
The Vanguard Man of War is reported to be
lost on Florida Reef; and the Princess Charlotte Fri.
gate on the Marty res Reef. •

SHRIRNBSS, MAY s.—Catne clotyn from the
River the Norfolk Armed Ship,
.and Princes: of
Oranv 'fender, with imp:44o men and volunteers
for the Fleet.

Passed by two Spanish Prizes for the River.

The Iftiothelsta continues the signal flying for
Convoy to the Baltic, which will sail on the 6th
under orders of the Norfolk Armed Ship.
The Cablro and Thalia will be paid bounty and
advance in the course of a few days, and proceed
immediately to sea.

Ships at this Port—Zealand, Belliqueux, Scrapis, Thalia,
Winery:l3mA, Ceres, Nlagnanime, Castor, Combatant, Otter,
and Calypso; Norfolk Armed Ship`; Gallant, Fearless,
Desperate, and Sharpshooter, Gun-brigs; ;and several Fire-
vessels and Bomb-tenders.

On Saturday morning. liii MASEITY and Gene-
rah. FITZROY and GviTNNa rode on horseback to
the Barracks to insped the Royal Horse GIIiHAS.
PRINCIIIBE3 SOPHIA and AMELIA, Mrs. Ecta.
TON and Col. DESIIKOW, Nat: on horseback in
Windsor Great Park.

DEAL, MAY S.—Sailed yesterday the Diligence
Sloop, and Tickler and Furious Gumbrigs, on a
Cruize to the Westward; Gallant Gun.brig fur her
Station off Calais; Pleasant.hill Slop fut Ply-
mouth.

Hiu IVIAlesTy and PRINCRSbEc went to Frog_
more.

Came in this day the Ariailme, Jamaica, Spay.
Omits, and Autumn ; Fury 13 stnla; Firm, Tizress,
Coartant, Blazer, and Furious Gun.brigs, from their
Station off Calais ; and G*vevet ,Sloop and Manly
Gun.brig from their Station off Boulogne.
Sailed the Valorem; this morning, bat put back
again, blowing strong to the Westward.
Sailed the Spy Sloop for, the Nore.
Came down tram the River the Phoqbarui Fire.
vessel, and remains.

Yesterday morning Firs MAJESTY, Pot INCSISSIS
SOPHIA, MARY, AMILIA, General W and
Colonel DESIIROW, went to Sr. Gewges Chapel,
and heard E Sermon by Dr. &GUM, from the gth
of St. John and 9th verse. After service the
jtoym. PARTY went to Frogmore,
Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens, nptwirh.
standing the unsettled state of the weather, were
crowded yesterday with company. Her Royal
Highness PRINCESS CHARLOTTE of WALas, His
Royal Highness the Duu of Sussax, in their ca r.
; and Her Royal Highness the Ductittas
of You, in her curricle, graced the ride with their
presence.
On yrittiy His grace the Duke of Dewitt) en.
tertained a alai party at dinuer, at his holm in thp
Stable.yard, Sr. James's. The Fort of AL a ItrVal.r,
Lord Joins TowNaHEND, -Oenerals' FITZPATRICK
and Kvrtta, Messrs. Sitektoitu. ERs tree, and
ADAIR, were among the &sta.
On Saturday general HASTINGS, brother to the
gad of iviont4k. gave a meat etegant..ionvivita
dinner to His Roya! Highness the Nitre*
WALts. The Earl of S'orrowc and Lord Ht q.
iuntsati. were present, as were Mews. Fosc,.SUB.
*ADAK, GRZY, WINOLIAM, EVKiNti) GAATTAII)
9. P9IISON LAW FRANCIS. ''

I o the Downs—Monarch, Utrecht, Diomede, Vestal, Arna-
ranthe, Valorous, Valcano, ExplOsiort; Prospero `Zebra,
c
Devastation, Vesuvius, Lucifer, tle la, Discovery, lamaica,
Ariadne, Speedy, ,Cygnet, Autumn, Orestes, and Fury ;
12 Gun-brigs ; and Armed Defence Ship as before, and
rhosplierus Fire-vessel.

DISTRIIIUTION OF PRIZE-MONEY.
To flume entitled to share in the property captured at co.
lumbo, the 16th of February, info, at No. 9, New Woad-
street, on Wetinesday the tizri trist, lietween eleven anti three
Or every Wetillr:4day and Thursday afterwards. • • •
To the ()dicer!! Alitt l c,ttipany of Ilia Majesty's Ship DanaC,
for rite Capture of the Tweritie lirotire, the 17th 1+.14, 1799,
Catiterina Maria, the spit junc, 1799, North Star, the 6th
lailtury, (SOO, Franklyn,the knit -o,arid Plenty,
the tc.th iSno, at Mr. Edmund Lutskyer's I)4x,
riymouth, on Friday next ; Air every Tuesday anti Fritiaritt,
terknal-tis.
To the Officers anti Company nf Ilia Majesty's Gun-brig
13144er, tia the I:a•capturc of tlic klizAbetb, the 13th lan.