The Sun.
London, England, 1802-11-18 00:00:00

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE MONEY.

The Ardent, America, Belliqueux, Isis, Overyssel, Veteran,
Glatton, Babet, Blanche, Ceres, Juno, Eurus, Adventure,
Shannon' Latona, Lutine, Proselyte, Melpomene, Roebuck,
Tourterelle, Sensible, and Circe ; the Weymouth armed
transport ; the sloops Arrow, • Pyades, Rosario, Dart, and
Wolverene ; the bombs Fury, Hecla, Zebra, Tartarus, and
Discovery ; the gun vessels Galiant, Bouncer, Cracker,
Otter, Plumper, Pelter, Piercer, Hasty, Adder, Haughty,
Tester, Furnace, Force, Tygress, Defender, Attack, and
Contest ; the Cutters, &c. Speedwell, Lady Ann, Trial,
Fling, Grace, Vigilance, and Phoenix ; excise, revenue, and
hired armed vessels Resolution, Badger, Adive, Duke of
York, Lively, Diligent, Nile, Tartar, Stag, Rose, Falcon,
Speedwell, Repulse, Ranger, Alarm,. Ely, Swallow, Lively,
Hind, Succa,s, Argus, Greyhound, Swan, Eagle, Antelope,
Diligence, Mermaid, Dolphin, Hound, and Hunter, for the
Dutch Fleet that surrendered on the 3oth of August, 1799,
&c. will be paid at No. 2, Little Scotland yard.
The Eurus, for Rascheeden, will be paid at the Adam and
Eve, York-street, Westminster, on Saturday, the 2oth inst.
The Sloop', Kite, will be paid for the IYakzamheid, at the
same time and place.
A Distribution for ,PAtricaine French Frigate, captured by
the Phoebe, will be made at No. 17, Cecil-street, on Tuesday
the 23d inst.
The Minotaur, Northumberland, Penelope, Florentine,
and Malta schooner, for the capture of the rench brigs le
leun Raphael and la Colombe, and the Tartan Pilydropolite,
and the marines of the Minotaur, Northuinoellatid, F loren-
tina, Petterel, Port Mahon, and Malta schooner, for the cap-
ture of the French ship d'Alger, and brig l'Arnitie, will be
paid at No. 2, Little Scotland-yard, the last Saturday in each
month. •

It is said that there is an intention of speedily
calling out the Militia.
Yesterday a report prevailed both in the City
and the West End of the Town, that the Toulon
Fleet had put to sea, and it was added, that it had
been joined by a Spanish Squadron from Ca rthagena,
which made the united force `Twenty Scven Sail of
the Line. Upon what authority this report was
circulated we could not ascertain ; ri.;r did we hear
what particular destination was assigned to this
Fleet, if it has adually put to sea.
It was yesterday reported, that a change is about
to take place at the Admiralty Board, 'Elie Earl
ST. VINCENT, it is said, is about to retire—hut
this we state merely as a report that was yesterday
prevalent. ,

Yesterday a Court of Direaors was held at the
East India House, when Lord WILLIAD4 CAvEN-
VISH BENTINCK was appointed to toJeceed Lard
CLIVE as Governor of Fort St. George.
Mr. WILLIAM LYNCH was sworn into the com-
mand of the Harriett, extra ship, destined to Coast
and Bay, as was Mr. JOHN DOBREE into that of
the Carmarthen, for St. Helena and Bengal.
The Extra Ships stationed last week were timed
as undermentioned, viz. _

Harriett, fur Coast and Bay ; new ship (Wil-
liam) for St. Helena and Bengal, and the Experi-
went, for Bombay, to be afloat 9th December,
x 802, and sail from Gravesend 9th January, 1803.
New ship (Woolmore) for St. Helena and porn-
bay ; ditto (Callender) for Madras, to be afloat
23d January, *BO3, and sail from Gravesend 63d
February.
The Earl Heave, for Coast and Bay, was also
ordered to be afloat z3d January, 1803, sai‘ to
Gravesend 6th February, stay there 3o days, and
be in the Downs 14th March.
Orders have been sent to Woolwich, to reduce
the number of Artillery going out to Ceylon, from
six to three Companies.
The new Barracks, and the Riding-House, which
are now building at Woolwich, are extremely mag-
nificent ; far exceeding any StruCtures of the kind
in this Country, or perhaps in Europe.
The Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Fox arrived in town
yesterday forenoon from France. They landed at
Dover in the course of Monday night.

On Tuesday evening, in consequence of a search
warrant, issued by the Magistrates at Union-Hall
Mr. STAFFORD, the Chief Clerk, attended by a
numerous body of Police Officers, went to the
Oakley Arms, Oakley-street, Lambeth, where
they apprehended Col. bespard, and near forty
labouring men and soldiers ; the Major part of
them Irish. They were all, taken immediately to
Union-Hall. The whole of the party yesterday
morning underwent a long private examination
before R. C. SMITH, T. EVANCE, and P. BROAD.
LkY, Esqrs. when Mr. Despard was committed to
the County Gaol of Surrey, on suspicion of being
concerned in treasonable praCtices. Twenty were
committed to Tothill-fields Bridewell, several to
New Prison, Clerkenwell, and some others who
were in a room below were discharged. It is said
that printed forms of an oath, administered to these
deluded people, which has a very seditious tendency,
were found. Sir R. FORD was present at the latter
part of the examination.
The alarm and imminent danger that the inha-
bitants of this metropolis are thrown into almost
every evening by the fire balloons, make it neces-
sary that some measures should be adopted to pre-
vent them from being let off. On Monday morn-
ing last, an uncommonly large Balloon was found
in the yard of Allan and Smyth, Wine-merchants,
in Mark-lane, when the men came to work in the
morning, which must have fallen during the night ;
but the light being extinguished before its fall, it
did no damage; otherwise it must, by reason of the
great quantity of straw generally in the yard and
about the premises; and, on Saturday night, the
timber-yard of Mr. Restall, in Mansell-street,
Goodman's_fields, had a narrow escape, as a large
balloon fell on fire among the dry timber ; had it so
fallen unperceived, or after the men had gone to bed,
the whole of the premises would soon hav4t been in
flames.