The Sun.
London, England, 1804-10-01 00:00:00

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Portsmouth .
Plymouth
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DISTRIOUTION OF PRIZE-MONEr.

To the Officers and Company of His Majesty's Ship Poe,
lette, their shares of the I rench Vessels Les Arnis, La Leda,
and La Providence, c:apttned the isth November 0303, en
board, at Portsmouth, and tor three years at Nu. at, AMU.
del-street.

To the Officers and Company of His Majesty's Ship
L'Aigle, for the capture 01 the Maria Ruse, the 41ii of lune
:Sol, their respedive prop3rtions of the proceeds of said ship,
and condemned part or the Carf,o, on board the at
Plymouth, on Thursday the lull in4ant, or every Tuesday
and Thursday, fur three years to corn:, at Nu. i 3, Surrey.
street, Strand.

To the ,Oltleers and Companies of Ills Mainty's Ships
Flora and Caroline, their shares of Head-money for the
French Privateers Serrailleur, taken the sth December, 17914
L'lntrepid, taken the s7th Vinuary, 1799, and L'Aventure,
taken the 14th February, ,794, at Nu. 22. Arunitl-street,
en Thursday next, or during twee years atterwarkis.

We are happy to announce the arrival of the
homeward:oolitic! Thltie Fleet, off' Scarborough.
The Apollo, GARLuir, from Petershurgh, and the
//Gp.r, TINDALL, from atomic, are put into
Whitby, having separated trom the Fleet about ten
days ago, on the coast of Norway, in a violent gale
of wind, Two days after they spoke the Fleet
from .Hull, bound to the Baltic, all well. The
Srurift, FAR EMAN, tram London, bound to the
Baltic, foundered in the North Seas on the 24th
irbt. but the crew were saved.

The Belliquetsx, intrepid, Stately; Pireaor, and
Lion, 0164 guos; Drmsdy Arena, . and Po•crip;me
Frigates, are orderd from Chatham, to different
.111,:rchants' Yards.in the River for repairs. The
Dilutive, Namur, Ramillies, Ruby, and Romiity,
are at climb:ins, preparing fur sea with all possible
dispatch;
The AfricArbie; which arrived on Thursday at
Yarmouth, from the North Saa, has brought intel.
ligence, that the Enemy's Frigates which she had.
blocked up in Helvoetsluys since the loth of March,
has escaped during the Equinoxial gales,. to
ing, having previously taken out all ;heir gunst—.
The Afriosirse lately experienced a dreadful _gale,
which she weathered by excellent seamanship, with-
out damage ; and .the next day tell in with the
Fieet,underAdinttal THORNS ILO UG it, seven leagues
oft the-Texel, -all well. The Dutch have made a
propqsition to our Government, through captain
MANDY, for an exchange of Prisoners.
Government haves in addition to the four Line.
of.battle.ships, contracted for the repairing of six
Frigates in the Merchants! aick.yards in the River.
Some i,f the Frigates stationed at the entrance of
the Thames for its defence, are to be among the
number.

Capt. FMB!, is appointed to the /turn': ; and
Capt. MACKAY, to the Scout.
Captain BURN pi appointed to the command of
the Beagle Siuop,
,at Woolwich.
The Althea, Country Ship, taken in India, wag
.860 !um' hurthen, and consigned to the house tA
Mesa*. Gt L Law awl EDWARDS.

The' ildm;ral Rainier, another Country Ship,
stared by the. French Rims to be captured in
if,' Bzo tone borthen, and was the property
of Mcssrs. LEY and gittliN.

Tne tonduq of the Captain Of the Admired ditlin
is severely censured, in not having thrown his
packets, overboard when likely to be taken by an
enemy. The boxe.% Containing dispatches and
letters on board an: fi,ast.lndiaman are always kept
at band, in Me of finch JO -qent, with a cluantity
of that .attached to each, that they m,ay be synk
at a oynnent's notice.

DP.FAUflitr ACCIDENT..--OP Thursday morning
W. Asti, T.' Aan,.(father and son) W. ARNOLD.
411L1 J..VoWLER, SlnpWrigh“., were at work in the
migazine-of the ilelleivion, itiP,,ck at Pons.
irvill!tt, 3 Capilk placeheing sch,tded from light)
communicitt4l itself tO tvinte lohse powder,.and they
wit ift an instant remitted the must shucking
by the eft F} of the exiitOsitin: An in.
quirt' has been instituted on the Gunner of the Ship,
for his earelessntas in leaving the poi,vder.