The Sun.
London, England, 1805-04-18 00:00:00

Tut American Papr: to the 6th ult. which xi..
riveA yesterday, bring no intelligence of importance ;
the arrival of the French Squadron in the West
ladies was not known in New-York '*t that time.
It was reported that DCSSALIwts intended to make
an attack upon the City of St. Domingo, and had
colleted a formidable Force for that purpose.

THE Clyde Ships, part of the West-India Con.
voy, have arrived safely at Greenock, except the
Gil:era! Humter, MTRAIL, which is supposed to
have made for Cork.

Lord HAIIItOWBY arrived in Town on Tuesday
from Bath; he had a long interview with Mr.
PITT the same day, and afterwards dined with him
at Lord HAwcssaures. As his Lordship's health
is quite re.cstablislied, it is not improbable that he
will again return to office.

Yesterday morning His MAJESTY and the DUKE
Of SUSSEX) PRINCESSES SOPHIA and AMELIA, ac.
companied by Count MUNSTER, General FITZROY,
and the Hon. Mrs. EGERTON, took an airing on
horseback in Windsor Great. Park.

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HER MAJESTY and PAtticassas took an airing
to Frogmore.
The Stafford Militia march from Windsor to.
motlow for Henley and Reading,
Yesterday morning early Sir THOMAS TROU.
BRIDGE left town for Portstnouth, in order to take
the command of the Squadron and Convoy appointed
to sail for the East-Indies, He received his find:
Dispatches late on the preceding evening. Sir
THOMAS TROU4RIDGE is expedca to sail on Situr.
Slay or Sunday. He goes in the 131e4heira, of 74
guns, Capt. BISSELL.

HIS MAJESTY has presented that fine regiment
the Royal Horse Guards (Blue) with a pair of, ele-
gant kettle.drums, value 890 guineas, to be used
for the first time at the approaching Installation,
At the grand Installation Ball, the heads of the
principal Ladies of distinetion will he dressed after
a chivalric cottroze, drawn by the PRINCRSS EL I.
ZAIS En!. and which has been shewn to most of the
Ladies of high distinction who intend to be present.
The whole is surmounted by a lofty plumage of
ostrich feathers.

The Marquis De Clxort.t.n, the Neapolitan
Minister, with his family, and a great many Officers
of the Army attached to the Expedition to the Me,
diterranean, are to go in the Queen. Sir JAMES
CR. A 1 G and the Officers of his Suite are to go in the
Drava. Sir JOHN STUART, Wild .wils eXpC4ted in
the latter ship, has taken a privare store ship for
himself and Aides.dt.Camp; the other principal
Officers of the. General StaW are di:til)uterl among
the men of war and the transports; the latter are
some of the finest ships of the description ever fitted
out by the Transport Board,
Government, yesterday, cAntraaed for the con.
veyance of 400 tons of ordnance storei to the fol.
lowing places, viz. 70 tons to Halifax, in Nu'la
Scotia; 160 tons to St. John's, Newfoundland
and 270 to Quebec,

Miss F. S, the daughter of wealthy Merchant
in the vicinity of lianover-sqoare, went, on Mon-
day night, to a public ball, in company with her
sitter and a party of friends, and while the couples
passed Merrily down, the suddenly retired front the
room, • This circumstance caused a momentary con-
fusion, but it Was soon discovered, that a Mili.
tury Officer, on the recruiting service, had also ab.
tented himself. On inquiry, the fugitives, it was
discovered, had rAl;en a coach from opposite port.
man-street to Knightsbridge. The disconsolate
friends of thela3y have taken every step in vain to
An.f nut their retreat. The Officer is the nephew
of a Colonel in the,Army, and the lody, who is
twenty-four years of age, is already in possession
of considerable property. •

Ye3terday afternoon the City Brigade, composed
of the 3d Loyal Lon.ion, Colonel KENSINGTON;
the gth, J. P. 1-intutity ; and the loth, Colonel
R. HANK EY, marched out heir their parades to
Hackney.fields, where they were exercised in Bri,
gale manoeuvres by Major General LAYAIIII, and
appeared to have been dr►lled in the new exercise
with considerable effett since the last Br►gade day,
The Royal East India Regiments are in enntinuql
exercise, each having a drill.day and a dress
day every week, so that every day is occupied,
preparatory to the Grand Review in Brigade, which
will take place in about three weeks.
At Ferrol, a similar disposition appears to be
manifested by the French and Spanish Squadrons.—
The f►►llowing important intelligence cor►rained
in a Letter from ar► Ofßeef on board His Majesty's
Ship indefarigatie, dated

" Off Ferrol. Aprll2.
'I Every opportunity that occurs, we make it our busines
to sail in and off the harbour's mouth of Ferrol, to recon•
noitre the French and Spanish Squadron laying there. 'They
consist of six Sad piffle Line and one frigate, French, and
eight Sail of the Line, two Frigates two Sloops, and one
Brig, Spanish. At Corunna there is one French Frigate,
making altogether 54 Sail of the Line, fUttr Frigates, two
Sloops, and utie Brig.
4' The French are already manned, and have a great num.
her of 'Droops on board, and are expeeied to sail hourly. The
Spaniards are not sufficiently manned as yet. Yesterday we
boarded an American Ship that had just corms out from her.
rol, and the Captain assured it that the Fretich would in the
course of a few days put to sea, and that they were supposed
to be destined for the West Indies.
44 This day we were becalmed close in with the Ilarbour's
mouth, off Ferrol. The Spaniards immedimely on seeing
this came out in 21 lari-,e Gun-boats, and commenced a very
heavy cannonade on us We took it coolly, and got our
bower cable arranged along the deck, with springs on it, all
ready to anchor, but a light breeze having sprung up, we
were able to brirsg our broadside to bear on them so corriplett—
ly, that they soon judged it expedient to sheer off with the
greatest speed."
The Insurance Society, Shipowners, Merchants,
and Underwriters of 'Bombay, in consequence of the coadutt of Sir NATUANI Ili. DANCE in the
With LI No It, have entered into a subscription,
and live thousand pounds were soon raised, which
have been sent home, as a 'tribute of their respect
fur that gallant Officer. They have also subscribed
for swords of a hundred guineas value each, to
and WrLsoN, who all dis-
be presented to Sir NATHAN Ur. DANCE, CaptainS
and so
tli7nigmilitlNedsl tMheffm74l::: by heroiim and. judgment in
a contest so honourable to ea. Countrymen
'di3gratefol to the Enemy.