The Sun.
London, England, 1805-12-19 00:00:00

N./117,1 L wS.

PLY,24lol:yti, DEC.. 1r.7....-.A.rll•ed the •
Brig Betsey.,:,Copt:lonN LoTllEttr, ladon xs:ith Cof-
fee, &c. from Boston, bound to.Botterd'dm, detaine4
by the. Lion Privateer, of this Pert.—The Master.of
the Betseystates,*that eightdays since, off the Start;
he saw a trench Brig Privateer, Qf'l6 guns, close iu
with the laucl, which'ran under his.stvrn ; there was
at the time an English 'Schooner Prilinteer in sight,
having a pink stern and backed fore-top-sail, from
which description she is supposed to be the, Kw-
geance, of 14 guns, belonging to this Port, to which
the Frenchman gave cliace, and soon ran her along-
side; having hoisted French colours, and instantly
gave the Schooner a gun; on which the latter im-
mediately hauled down her colours, and the French-

men boarded and hoisted French colours on her,
when both Vessels stood out to sea.

, • .•
Arrived the aiwd Inient,* trOni Guern-
sey ; the Brig Mercury, BROWN, irom Newfound-
land ; and the Brig :Argo,l3tati E, froin Cork, bound
to Tx: i wit lnen, &c.

. ,
Arrived the Argics Sloop of Wit:, and.,Lady IPtar,
ren Arin'ed ship, froin the bowils.

The London, of 98 guns, went out of liaitUu-r
this moinitt, and anchored in Cawsand Bay.
Sailed the cockatrice Sloop of NV;ir, with a Con-
voy for tIVe Down's.

ed the Arrow Schooner
from the Now.
Sailed the 'Acute 11;raitgltr ror'Bou'logne.

The P6rt Adtniral here is gone to Portsmouth, to
attend as a Meniber. at a Court Martial to be held
there on Sir R. CALLYEIt and Capt. Bow. TON, of the
itila;nant, is officiating in his stead.

.IA Company Of Voliniteers from the different
Militia Reginients came in here last night, and
Marched 'thiS Morning to Itanisgate,' to join the 87th
Regiment of Riot.

YinmouTir,b.cc. 18,---1 hp VALKE
i3URG, *Master> frOill It ()Ordain, bolltld to . New-
cattle, is pat into .this Harbour in distress. The
Master reports that 'hen the Vessel left Rotterdam
dlr. Papers there contained intelligence that a .very
severe, ConfliCt had taken place between the Rus-
sians and French, which had proVed decisive, but in
what reaped was not mentioned .; and no particulars
were related, but that 4000 Russians were entirely
cut to pieces.

Arrived the Anson, BARR, from Dantz9.s Posi,
Ciintst.EA.NlEw, from Norway ; and the Honiara,
OAB. AxmAck, frdin Malaga, with fruit, and is put
undei quarantine.

FALMG VTR, DEC. IVed the Princess
Mary Packet, Pocticx,, from Dartmouth; Willing
Endeavour, BRYAN T, from Plymouth; Gloe, LONG,
from Southampton; Regard, GALE, from Cardiff;
C'ibbey, Toni' I rt, Betsey, NEL U sn, and Thomas
and William, EDMONS) from Swansea ; Flora,
MATTHEWS, from St. John's, Newfoundland, in 17
days 'with fish and oil, for Poole. The William
and
,fiencl, DULL, from London, for Jamaica, sailed
from tht.A.)owns, with 4o Sail, for Portsmouth, but
overshot the Port in a snow shower : there is one of
them arrived
_this evening-, but do not know her
name.

PORTSMOUTH, 'DEC. 18.—Arrived the Hero, of
74,g-uns, froth' Plymouth ; Foudroyant, of so guns,
from the Channel Fleet ; also the Dasher Trans-
port, HYNE, and Maria, TYLER, from the Downs;
Friendship, WEST, Friends, PILSITER, and Governor,
Plitive., from London ; Empress, DAVMSON, from
Riga' ; Soozyside, BROWN, and Richmond, BURN,
from Sunderland ; and Nefitunus, ....-- from Fre-
deriejcstadt. !

Sailed the Wilbelforce, SUtSON) for Sunderland :
and the Severn, ifAcKwoon, for Colchester.

The Phmte Frigate and the Elimg Schooner are
released (flirt) quarantine.

The Canada; having. been thoroughly repiired;
went this day, out of harbour.

Irs%lrrti, DEC. 1 6.--The brig Harmony, of Mon-
.trostr-tal. LAW Master, bound from Dantzie to
London, with wheat, anchored in Hollesley Bay
yesterday afternoon, .the wind blowing strong at
N.N.E. About ten she parted from her small
bower anchor; they then let go their best bower
anchor, from which she started about two o'clock
this morning. They then cut the cable,' in order to
clear the land, but could not; and she struck the
ground at the lower part of Barnsey Cliff. By the
adivity of a Mr. PuLn.tm, of Woodbridge, Ikho
imMediately procured a vessel to take in the cargo,
it is hoped that it will be saved, and the ship perhaps
got off.