The Sun.
London, England, 1805-03-08 00:00:00

sight.

Arrived the Margaretta Dorothea, from Rochelle,
bound to Embden, detained by the Favourite Sloop ;
also the Lively, of Jersey, from the Mediterranean,
and brings the unpleasant news that the Arrow
Sloop of War, with a Bomb, and twenty.five Sail
out of about thirty Merchantmen, under their, Con.
voy from Malta for England, are taken off Toulon
by two French Frigates.
Sailed the Greyhound Frigate on a Cruize ; the
Saracen Brig, with a convoy for the East ; and the.
Nile Cartel, with French Prisoners for Morlaix.
The Hindman Man of War, with the Fleet for
the East Indies, are dropped down'to St. Helen's.

HARVICH, MARCH 7.—The Earl of Leicester
Post-OffiCe Packet; Capt. THoursom, arrived last
night from Gottenburgh, with a Mail ; and this
morning the Prince of Wales, Capt. A. DEANE, and
the Prince of Wale, Captain HEARN, each with a
Mail.

Mr. MILLI, one of His Majesty's Messengers,
came passenger, charged with Dispatches from St.
Petersburgh and Stockholm.

The Earl of Leicester Packet, Capt. Trroursotr,
has the Harnburgh and Bremen Mails of yesterday
for Husum, but is detained by contrary wind.

DEAL, MARCH 7...4-Sailed His Majesty's Ship
Randier, to. join the Channel Fleet ; Immortalite,
jamaicer, Harpy, Speedy, Orestes, Zephyr, Tickler,
Blazer, Difender, Fiercer, Sporkler,lincber,Griper;
hazalisk, Monkey, Bruizer, Bloldhound,
Tigress, Loewe, .and' Archer, for their .respeaive
stations off the Coist' of France ; Caster; with Cori..
voy► fur Portsmouth ; Lady Warren Armed Ship,
with the Speedy and Mary hired Sloops, with Stores,
under Convoy for Plymouth ; Pretl, Lail Armed
Ship, with the William Scor ship, British eaten
Transport, under Convoy forsraltuouth; and fir:pro..
with Convoy for Ireland.

Arrived, the.Zehra.Bom4 from the Note; and
.Haughty 9un.brig with Dilpatchea fr,in the Ships
off Boulogne, and sail .d for her SC4II 'n ; also
the Eard Melville, CHAPMAN, and Orem,: Armed
Ships, from Scotland, with the 2d.' B..italion of the
78th Regiment for Shorneliffe Barracio, and remain.
In the Downs—the Monarbli, Utrecht, Chiffontie,_.l3o.-
Junta, Vulture, Hermes, Calm), Fury, DeVastation, Print.
Pero, Lucifer, Volcano, Zehra, and tlxplosion; Ritietnanand
Thrasher Armed Defence Ships as totttore ; Lord Melville,
Ocean, and Chapman Miner( Ships ; Yarmouth Lightetancl.
lason Hired 13tig, with Stores for the Yard.

. .
The Nile, Capt. FISHER, from. Stirinam, list from
Ireland, arrived in the Downs on 'Wednesday
she had a smart engagement off Beachey Hdad on'
Tuesday evening with a French Privateer (pro:
bably the same as above described), and had
,orie
mars killed. •

•
The Ruth, WAROEN, of Greenock, wax .cap.
turd on "the 27th January; by the Brarkle French
Privateer; and d. • re.eapture on the Bth tilt, by the
jamurin Privateer, THOMAS NAST/IL, coalman.
der, and carried into Guernsey, on the 21kt of Fe.
bruary.

. A 13allot was yesterday taken at the East India
House for the deterinination of the following Quei.
tion, viz.
•
" 'That Air., William Betty, formerly a Surgeon on the
Madras Establishment, be tenured to the Company's Service,
as a Surgeon oii that Ustablianincot.”
At six o'clock the glasses were finally.. closed, and
delivered to the Scrutineers, who„ at an early hour,
declared the Question to have been. carried In the
affirmative. NIG BITTY is accordingly restored to
.the Service.
Oh Wednesday a CGtat of Directors was held at
the India I-louse, .when,the following Cornmanders
took leave of the Court previous to departing for
their respedive destinations, viz. Captain R. H.
B1(0%V if, of the Dortetshire, and Captain Hatvair
MsarTON, of the Exeter, for China direct.'
The Court adjourned at 6 o'clock.
The Borough of Honiton affords a prosped of a
most a(tive and vigorous contest. In a4clition to
M. BATEmAN RoBsON• GEORGE CHAMEERs, and
CAVENDISH BRADSHMV, EsqrS. four other Candi-
dates have started, viz. Sir GEORGE YoNGE, Sir
CHARLES KENNAWAV, 6GioRGE TEMPLER, and
MONCETON'HALE', &qrs. -
A game bull was baited yesterday at Branford,
in presence of a great concourse of people. He
foiled the dogs with ease, for a considerable rime ;
but a dog from Fleet.market at length fastened
upon, and iiinned him by the nose. Ir 4 this situa.
lion the tortured bull kneeled down upon the dog,
and broke his legs, then tossed him into the air,
cassght him upon his horns, and threw him nil-again
to-the distance of above zo yards. The dog was
dead before it fell to the ground. Several other, dogs
were afterwards. slipped at the hull, but be defeated
them all; and after a feW hours torture, lye was un.
tied, anti brought away to be kept in reserve for
Souther day's cruel spurt, of which we hoe the
Constable: will not fail to take due notice,