The Sun.
London, England, 1805-04-08 00:00:00

Besides -small Vessels.

Nov. Private Letters from Canton, dated zoth v
received by an American Ship which arrived at
Port,ontnith on Friday evening, contains intelli-
gence, that our homeward-bound China Fleet were
nearly all loaded, and were expeded to Sdil the be.
ginning of January Jas!, consisting of the following
undermentioned Ships, viz.
Clattun, • - Capt. DRumstoup.
Cirencester, -..--..... Ron KicrsoN.
Whichelsea, - .i. -- CAMI'itZLL.
Wiatrner Castle, - -- BON D.
Thames, - - ----- SF; ITTOWE.
Brunswick, - a , ....._ (; RANT.
Marquis of Ely, - - HANNA Y.
Canton - - - LUSH iNGTON.
With a Botany liy Ship.

The following is an Extract of a Letter from an
Officer in the Channel Fieet, dated March 31.
" The Enemy have all returned to their anchorage
in Brest. The following list of the enemy's ships
has been comtnunicatcd to Sir C. COTTO N, by a
fishing.bnat taken in the Passage du Raz t-.--Le
Vengeur, 120, Le Republieaio, t to, L'
L' Alexandre, 80, Le Foudrojant,
petueux, 74, Lr Brutus, 74, Le Castor,, 74, Le
Veteran, 7+, Le Pelage, 7+, Le Conyterant, 7+,
L'Ulysse, 74, Le Tourville, 74., L'Eole, 74, La
Revolution, 74., Le Dix .lout, 74., La Constitution,
74., L' Alliance, 74., Le
.Batave, 7+, Le l'atriotr,
74, and Le Gaulotre, 74."
The itochelort Squadron, which has. reached the
West Indies, consists tit Le Majesturux, 120, Le
Magnanime, SO, Le sufrein, 74., Le Lion, 74., Le
iernappe,. 7+, L'indefatigabk, 24., L'Armide, 18,
and La Gloire, 18. The names or the miter two
Frigate are not'inentioued; part of the tromps which
they carried out were sickly, 'and were landed , and
the troops previUusly on the Island were embarked
for the Expedition against Dominic.i.

A Letter frOm an ()Meer on. board the Repulse,
one of the Squadron blockading Ferrol, states, that
nn the zoth ult. a Neotral Vessel, coming out of
Ferrol, was boarded, from the . Captain of which
information was received that ten Sail of the Enemy
were expeaed to put to sea in tlie course of a
.few
weeks. " This," says the Writer, " we deem
very probable, from the atlive preparations which
have for some time past been making ; ao you MILISt
not be surprised if you soon hear of the Relulu
towing an Enemy's 74. into Plymouth.
41 Our Force, at present (continues the. Writer),
_Consists of seven Sail of the Line and one
gate, with which we watch twenty-one Sail of
the Line, seven Frigates, and two Sloops, of which
tlevenof the Line are nearly ready for sea, and se.
veral of the others in a forward state of preparation.
The:reason why Admiral COCHRANE did not sail
froM this station before the 2.0 h of February, in
quest of
.the Rechefort SquadrOn, was, that the ob.
jetkof the Enemy was supposed. to be to e,tfett a.
jundion with the Fleet at Ferrol.

" The French Ships Le Heron, Duguay Troth:,
Redoubtable, Pooseuw, and Argonote, of guns
each, are aniong those which are.now ready for sea
at that port. Our Squadron has lately ben rein-
forced. The whole are most admirably appointed,
and the crews ate in high spirits, in the pleasing
expectation of soon /having a , meeting with the
Enemy. The Brest Fleet, according to the inior.
tnation of a Dant just strived front that Port, has
twelve months provisions on board. :The Ships,
which have all returned to port,: continue in Feadi.
nets to sail at the :shortest notice, and arc suKosed
to be destined for the East Indies."

L„ .
• apt. HANWtLL ,is appointed to the ilfajestre;
, 4.. .
Capt.. L0a,1N.9, to the Salvador del 112utiao; ...11101t)
J. COOKEt IQ the Bel/ere/14M; Capt. PICOT, to the
Parattleu Frigate. •
A Convoy for the trade hound to Archangel 114 S
been appointed to sail from Leith-Rdads on the loth
inst.

Accounts have reached the India House, that
liotxmt has been reduced to the greatest embar-
rassment by the want of provender,: vast numbers
of his horses had died, others had been dispatched
to distant distriets, and his utmost exertions could
not procure sufficient supplies fur those which he
found neceiraly to retala with him.