The Sun.
London, England, 1805-08-17 00:00:00

NArdL NEWS.

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P V!! trTrl A al I I' Alga to on
a Cruiz.e to the Wesiwar,l.
Arrived. the Cocketrice Sloop of War from the
Channel Fleet, by which intelligence is said to have
been received that the Combined fleets wore seen
on the 4th inst. 4Q leaiues N. W.. of Cape l'iliti-
sterre by an English Frigate. This aecount, how-
ever, wants confirmation.

Arrived the Dispatch, Capt. RowE, from Cork,,
with provisions for this Port.
At a Court,Martial on board the Salvad'r dl
Mundo, held on, the Master of the Windsor Castio,
for drunkenness and consequent negle& olduty, the
Prisoner was found guilty, and sentenced to. be dis,-
missed His Majesty's Service.
Last evening the Orim, 74 guns, from Ports-
mouth, lay- to off the Harbour for' some hours, but
towards evening made sail to join, the Channel Fleet.

The 16 Portsmouth Cartels, with IGO Spanish
Prisoners, have again sail&i for Corunna with a fair
wind, and the Transports with provi&ions for Kim-
sores Fleet off Cadiz.-7-Eight hundred more Spa-
niards have been embarking all. day kri Mill Bay, to
clear those Prisons for the reception of thn cren,s-of
La Farna, 84, and La Firme, 74.

The "Audacious, of 74 guns, Captain LAwroan,
fitting in. Hainoaze, is reported ready for sea, and
will he down the harbour in Cawiand Bay, previous
to her joining the Channel Fleet, in a few days.
Went into the Sound, from Barney Pool, the' La-
tone, of 38 guns, Captain GOSSP.LIM.

Sailed with Convoy to the Westward, the Harle-
quin, of 14 guns. Went down into the Sound, one
of the new Sloops of War, of 18 guns, to .wait for
further orders ; she was paid directly.
Came in a Gun-brig, with several Cutters and
Coasters, from the Downs.

Came in a Cartel Brig from the Downs to wait
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for French and. Spanish Prisoners iroin Stapleton'
Prison.

PoRTSMOUTI!, AUG. 16.--Arrrived the Nautilus,
Da.vm and Calista, DAVIE, from Sunderland ;
Affrow, RICKETS, from Amsterdam ; also a Freuch
Sloop, Prize to the Stear,/ll Gun brig.
Sailed the Anna, ST. Arrowto DE ALMA'', for
Bilboa, lately detained by one of our Cruizers.
Went out of Harbour the Orpheup Yrigate, and
the Pluto Sloop of War, Captain JANVERIN) having
been refitted.

SIIKERNESS, Avo. IG.—Sailed yesterday evening,
from the Nore, the John ArMed Ship, with the
'feet under Convoy for Tonningeif," with a light
southerly breeze.

FALMOUTH, AUG. 14.—Arrived the Lady Aral ella
Packet, Capt. WILKIZf with a Mail from Jamaica,
in 36 days passage.
Sailed the Prihee Ernest Packet, Capt. Pune,
with a Mail for Halifax and New York; Hamilton
Packet, Capt. ANT LI ON Y , with a Mail for liarbadoes
and Jamaica; and the' Penetype, 'lot Ma-
deira.

DEAL, ALTG. IG.»—Arrived the Zara Bomb from
Portsmouth, 4utumn Sloop of War, and several
Gun-brigs„ from a Cruize, and remain in_ the LitvVrtifi
with the Ships as per last.

Tbe following is an Extraa of a Letter we have
received from an Officer on board the Naiad :

NAZI, at Sea, Ushant bearing about N. E. zo or u
leagues, to o'clock, Aug. 8,
' I and happy in having it my power to say, we
are 'mice more out of harm's way : two hours
ago I fully expe6ted that the first Letter I should
write to England would be from a French Prisonr-
Between twelve last night, and one this morning,
we were in the midst of a French Squadron, con-
sisting of one three-decker, four Line-of-battle
Ships, four Frigates, anti three Brigs. Fortunately
fbrus, they did not discover what we were until the
Ship got about, although they were so close to us.
We have been chased by them all night - the.heavy
Ships we outsailed, but one of the Frigates got
within pistol shot of us about four this morning ;
we dared not bring our broadside to bear upon him,
as ,the whole Squadron were 'Close at his heels
hoerever, soon made him sick with our stern-
chacers, although he kept a continual, fire, .and once
gave us a broaas ide. lam happy to say, we had
not a man litm, nor any damage done, except a
few shot in our sails ; had we been disabled in our
rigging or sails, nothing could have saved us,—
We are now on our way to give Admir4 CORN-
WALLIS inteiligeoce, which, we hope, will be by five
o'clock this afternoon. Believe me, I never saw any
thing equal to the good condu& of our brave men
in thk'daegerous situation ; as soon as the Frigate
came within shot of us, they gav* three cheers, and
wished to have our sails backed, in order to engage
her—forgetting the others were at no small distance
from her. e should_ hale drubb'd her, had she
been alone, or with another. They continued the
chace till about eight o'clock this morning, 'when
they stood on ft Willd t() the Northward: We be-
hove they are just come put of L'Orient, being all
newly painted, &e."
' The Cerealn of the PA racket arrived frern
,Bengal, received orders the day befere he sailed, on
no acecenit to boot from the. St. Auer= Frigate
until such time ai he should have palsed the latitu,de
91 the Isles of, I;rltice, es the Gevernmest of Bengal
`bad nca:y inti.aluatien of a coesiderable. French
naval reinfor9eittent h3v:wg'arriv..(l thl Indian
Seis: The Belle say:, v.C.t) French Pr,V3LeZI% creing_
off the liVestersa rsiandz,