The Sun.
London, England, 1805-05-13 00:00:00

DISTRIBUTION"OF .PRIZE MONEY.

To the Officers and, eornpanv of His Majesty's Ship
Dragon, for destrOying the French Ship La Bayonnoise, the
2,9 th November, 1803, at Mr. Edmund. Lockycr's Office,
klymouth,. every 'lritesday and F riday.
To the Officers awl Company of fits Majesty's CIO-brig
Harpy, for tho:‘-eripttiro.:ot the French Gun-boat No, 1,
Schuyt No, 23,, and Schuyt, No. 24, the lath March. 1804,
in company with the .aggressor, on Wednesday next,' at No.
9, New broad-street, between eleven .and three ; or every
Wednesday and Thursday afterwards.,

'..To the Officers and. Creiwot= kik Majesty's Sloop of iN',ar
Gannet, for the capture of the Frrneli Brie; La Da me Ade.
at Mr. ,Atigrove's Office, Falmouth, every Tuesday
and Friday. . • . .
To the.Officers.and.Companyof His Majesty's Ship Atil-
busc4(le, for the capture of the Vyt Ge,brdeders, Vier Gesus-
tem, Vonge Vonge Itoecloffe, and Vrow, Swantje, by
His Majesty's,Shir gophie, the nth August, •11103, and the
re-capture of the 'British Tar, the 7th Odtaber, tSo;, by
His Majesty's Sloop Beaver (the Ambuscade sharing, •by
agreement, with the ElbC Blockading Squadron),. at No.
Cecil-street,' on Saturday next or for three years after-
-ward s

To the Officers and Company of His Majesty's Gun-brig
Blaze, for the capture of the Yonge lasina, the aith Oct
last, on board Said G un.brig, in the Downs, on F riday next,
it inTort ;. or afterwards at No, t 4, Clement's Inn.
To the Captors present .at the- Surrender of the Cape of
Good /lope, the 16th of September, 1805, final payment, on
Itretlitesday, the J gth of rune next, between eleven and three,
to the 4.l.ritiy,' at No. at. Milbank-street, Westminster; and
to the Navy and India Ships, at No. 9, New Broml-street ;
or every Wednesday and Thursday afterwards at the same
pl;tees.
To the MI-leers and Company (Allis Majesty's Ship Trent,
for the vapitire of Lc Iteaard, the :loth April, teat, in com-
pany with His Majesty's Shio tortun6e, and•Dolph4 Cut.
.ter, on Wednesday next,. between eleven and three, at No.
9.. New Broad- st reet ; or every Wednesday, and 'ThUntday
terwards;

To the Officors and Contnany of Ills Majesty's Ship Ar.•
dent t • • • Ship 1 II
• 1 Or rtbtrnying the..ity.nrionle, the
.29t4 Navelut!or, .1143, at Mr. Edmund Lockyer's Ottice,
111Ymliuth every Tuesday And Friday.
„
" the Vltleers and Companies of His Majesty's Ships
I upite r atl4 Star, for the capture of the Goede Hensight,
,the 27th April, 'Sap, to the Jupiter, on heard His Ma-
jesty's ship Ville de Maria, on her irrival in Port ; and to the
Star, at No. it, Ceiil.street, on Saturday next ; or to'both
at the latter place fur three years,

Capt. FuerMiNTLE appointed tb the Notuar,
'vice Sir T. N'Vt4Limas and Mr. NAGLE i 3 10 ke
Surgeon of her. Capt. GRANT 10 lilt Diadem, vice
Sir ,Home p.t
. LANL) to the Flora;
C4pt. BROWN to the HARK 1$ to he et
Lieutenant. and armoitiLed to the Zthrir.

ZORD BARHAM,

To TklE iDiToft O ;rift stir.

sic;

The indulgence You have more thin once shewn,
by g►ving place in your Paper to a few'occalitinal
reworks which passing eircutristinces influenced,
leads me to offer to your ittlpattialitk a few obser:
`venous on the present First Lord of the Admiralty.
The several- attacks made upon .this venerable
charaaer I cannot our a moment suppose ,resulting
from Party Principles, but consider as *Ebb tffefss of
private rancour, perhaps individual disappointment ;
for lioW must that Patty be humbled, anti to what
extremities driien, where resource is had to asper.
sions, all Naval man (and they are certainly the
man interested) can, will, and are diSposed to re.
lute.

It is not my Intention to ent q. into a controversy
how many actions Lord BARHAM may have been in,
or what Ships he may have commanded, all men
knowing the Naval Service cannot but be aware he
has had his chance, and must have done his duty
ere he could arrive at the rank of Post captain;
toy objed is to declare an humble opinion, that his
Lordship's present,eppointment has diffused univer.
sal satisfadion to all ranks in that Service over
which he is seleded to preside.
The. age and universally acknowledged zeal' and
experience of his Lordship are insidiously attempted
to be traced to imbecility and weakness, which no
circumstances whatever, warreol, or charge
ever trivial is brought forward to establish. Atter
such aspersions, Sir, it can be but fair, and will
not, I trust, •appear intrusive, to glance at the
eventful period when Sir CHARLES IVI/DDLETON
became Comptroller of ,the Navy ; but it may ke
necessary to some of your Readers to state, that in
such an important situation the imperintendance of
the Vititialling BOarde the Transport Board, the
Sick and Hurt Office, the Payment of the Naval
Duck Yards, and. all Contraas whatever, come
immediately under the Comptroller's eye and obsgr.
Veliloll ; at such a'period, it may be remembered
England was attacked by all the great,Naval Powers
in Europe—the exertions of the Navy Board, were
never more imperiously called upon fur the equip.
ment of King's Ships, fur the defence of the Coun.
try, for assailing the Enemy's Ships' in every guar.
ter of the World, for the erotedion of our Trade,
and collecting and arranging Transports for prodi.
giovs Armaments; 'all which, tinder-his Lordship's
diredians, were executed with great zeal, uncorn.
mon alacrity, and particular regard to economy ;
the many asid'intliclous menet:merits made by his
Lordship at the Navy Board and Deck Yards, both
at home and abroad,• then entitlatt him to the ap.
pelletion'of A true Friend to Ike Service, and the
Father of Finality and Reformer—When his Lord.
ship was, about to become it Flag Officer lee vacated
his situation as Comptroller of the Navy, according
to the etiquette, not, perhaps, the advantage of the
Service, for I have ever thought the rack of Ad.
.mural attached to the Comptrollership would add
more to its consequence than a Baronetcy.
His Lordshilesoun afterwattis became one of the
Lords of the Admiralty, and acted 'under L'ods
CHATHAM' and SrlitiC lilt, two Most respettelile
Noblemen,' who I :am infarmett, are, and ever
have been, ready to acknowle,lge the great as-
sistance they derived from Si; ~CIIARLE
,MLP•
D I.F.TON'S experience and ability.
. Now, Sir, as a, plain man, it appears to mes
that having occupied such sttnations with honour
and credit, his Lordship hoe, a decided alvalitage
over
.many competitor:l,, ertd consequently, has ap-
pointment should inspire confidence, ,not excite
despondence; Nis true, tohave led the Fleecy of his
Country loos etlion, or aeccessfully joined in
clueing a haughty and implacable foe to t.c.ison,.
'moderation, anti mural jestice, mot increase the
estimation of the, man aioUpg his fellow 'subjztOs,
but cannot add to the qualities of the Minister !
The disposition of our Fleets, she
,seleEtion of our.
Commanders, mark the 'wisdom, and distinguish
the ability of a First Lord of the Admiralty. Arad•
kurzy, Sir, I speak the langUage arena?' men of
rank and consequence in the Naval Service,' afiti
firmly believe, the sentiments bf.'all ranks, When I.
declare, Lord BARHAM.to be as proper 4, man, As.
confidently look'd up to, as firmly relied upon, and
trbset vcr and imeartial
as likely :to be an attentive
rewarder of Nautical Merit,' an honest, zealous,
upright, distributtir of justice', and that he will. he
(under such impressions) as ardently supported as
any man who could have been` honoured with 'the
confidence of his Sovereign to occupy to impor-
taht a

• From' the recent movements of the Enetity, 'it
may not be lung ere his Lordship is called upon
to -put forth his utmost ahiitica ; not, Sir, that
I view the 'escape of the 'French " Fleet froni
:Tonkin, 'OO its 'ionflitin with the thiserable'and
wretchedly equipped 'Spaniards at rais.
ing 'the BlQCkeitie of that Foal, (a cocumsunce
that happened more than or;ce last war,' all :glo.
rioOs as it WaS lot our MI Vat Artrol -as -nist,j,Cl,
Calculated 1.111 dismay, but as 3tAbi zti that will,
, .
operate only to excite extraordinary emulation,
and fire to additional ardour the braVe fellows
who have so long and -so anxiously been watching
the Enemies of :licit; Country ; that the' Tais of
Old' England will do their duty , fortune putting it
in their power, or> one can entertain a doubt; and
I have a , well founded confidence and." earnest
hope, opportunity will not long tie wanted,' ore
fresh ciditno of gratitude to the Cauntry's best De.
fenders will give every loyal heart the means to
overwhelm in joytui aecl,tmationa all party differ.
ences and polittcai cilibensions.
I am, Sir, Your's, &C.
A SAILOR.
Plymouth, May lEDs.

A Party of Recruit,' from different Militia Ace.
meats have marched into Winchester, and have juin..
ed the j t st Regiment.
Saturday 400 of the North Wilts Volunteers
marched into SuuthaniPton to do permanent duty fur
a month, at the II eacott and Mitvzine.
A Letter from Lislnn, dated April tßilt, says,
JI01.0:4E BONArARTE has ldt this city on the
road lot France ; anti his Lady bets sailed for Hal.
laud in the 3Aille ship that brooklit them hart,'.