The Sun.
London, England, 1802-07-29 00:00:00

DEAL, JULY 28.

SAIL ED for the River, the East India Company's
Ship Henu Dundas.
Arrived this morning, the Earl Howe from In-
dia, and she proceeded through the Downs for the
River, without anchoring.
The Autumn Sloop of War is arrived from Sheer;
ness, and remains.

After the lapse of years some glimmering of in-
formation has reached Europe with respect to the
fate of the French Navigator PcitousE. Our
Readers may recoiled that he sailed on a voyage of
discovery with two Frigates, and that after per-
forming part of his voyage, he touched at Botany
Bay. From the period of his sailing from New
South Wales, no account was ever received from
him. A vessel was sent 'from France under the
command of D'ENTR EC ASTEMIX in search of him,
but
,the search was ineffedual. At length, an Ame-
rican ship, which had traversed the South Sea,
brought to the Mauritius in February last some in-
formation, which gives strength to the conjedures
that have been formed of the unfortunate Navi--
gator's having been massacred with all his Crew.
We refer our Readers to the following article, ex.
traded from the Moniteur of Sunday last.

EXTRACT FROM A JOURNAL ENTITLED THE
NOUVELLISTE DES ISLES DE FRANCE AND DE
LA REUNION.
Ilfaurit:us, Feb. 14.

Captain LIG grTor.o, Commandcr of tlic American
Ship the Charlotte, arrived from China, says, that
he learnt, in his voyage to the South Sea, at the
Sandwich Isles, and on the North West Coast, that
before the Revolution of France, without being able
to determine precisely the year, a vessel from Brest
had, in the month of April, anchored in the Bay of
Comshervar, a_Bay, which is 54. degrees 13 minutes
North, opposite Englefield Bay, in the Island,
called Queen Charlotte's Island.
That this vessel having a great quantity of sick,
was attacked by the Islanders, who got on board at
the moment the Crew were employed in reefing the
sails ; that they massacred the Captain, who was
on the deck, and the whole Crew, with the excep-
tion of a young man, whose fate is unknown.

It is added, that the Islanders destroyed the ves-
sel, after having unloaded it. It is to be preSumed
that this vessel is M. LA. PEROUSE'S, or her com-
panion. -

This morning arrived a Mail from the Leeward
Islands, brought to Falmouth by the Prince Ernest
Packet, in five weeks.
Last Friday the Canilidates at Lewes Eleaion
ex-
changed their lists of challenged Votes, preparatory,
to the Scrutiny which is to take place before the Re-
turning Officers on the 16th of August.
On Wednesday se'ennight the men of the late
Ripon Loyal Volunteer Infantry had the whole
of the Officers' pay, from the first inrollment in
August 1794, divided amongst them, in conse-
quence of a promise made to those who served
honourably to the end of the war ; several of
them received upwards of 131., and msot of them
T Tl. TrlC_ 'NCI men could pov.ibly behave better,
nor more regularly attend the field-days, and
they were among the first who offered theit ser-
vices to march to any part of England in 'ease of
invasion.

When the interest, nay when the existence of the
Country was at stake, Mr. Fox could not be drawn
from his retirement to attend his duty in Parliament.
A Mutiny in the Navy, or the conclusion of a De_
finitive Treaty of Peace, were objeas too insignifi-
cant to deserve the attention of that great Patriot.
But he can shake off his lethargy when it is neces-
sary to speak for Horne Tooke, or to canvass for his
Pupil.

A man was deteled coming out of a Boarding..
School at St. Alban's, at two o'clock on Monday
morning, having with him several articles he had
stolen. .He was on the same day tried at Hertford
Assizes, convicted, and sentenced to seven, years
transportation!
The tremendous thunder storm, which took place
on Saturday se'nnight in Yorkshire, did considerable
mischief in various parts : among other accidents in
consequence, two cows at Malsis Hall, near Kild-
wick, in Craven, and two horses near Bolton
Bridge, were struck dead by the lightning.
The. Peace and Plenty, Nichols, from Riga to
ll,otte.rdam., foundered off Gortland, 4th instant,
The Maste; and. >Xve men saved,