The Sun.
London, England, 1804-09-01 00:00:00

:BRITISH NAVY.

STATEMENT OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE BRI-
TISH NAVAL FORCE, TO THIS DAY.
I.ine I ca's I Fri. I Sps. I Tot.
,In Port and fitting 14 st j 7S 124
Guard-Ships . . 5 1 t 1 7 1 4 I 17
In the English and Irish j
Channels - S 27 3 22 23 s4l
On the Downs and North ?
Sea stations - 1°
At the West India Islands j 2
and on the Passage 5
On the Jamaica station • 4
American Sc Newfound- ?
land stations - S •
East Indies, and on the j
Passage - S 9
Coast of Africa - o
Spain, Portugal and Gibraltar 3
Mediterranean and on passage 13
Hospital and Prison Ships 13

Total in Commission too
Receiving Ships 7 S
Serviceable and repairing ?
for Service - - S 15
In ordinary - .; - 52
BUilding • ' ' li

z
0
16
2

134 33g
S
9, 7

41 l9
.3 41

Total 187

40
3;
S

594
i 14
1 32

39 1 212 i 30 i

STATIC Or 'ISHII. OADINAR

AT EACH PORT.

Portsmouth . -
CPII ial =l.ll i ' :
.
.
Sheerness . .
River . .

Line. so's I Fri. Sps. I Tot.
22 t 16 5 44
2 4 I SI 42
27 2 °1
I 752
1 41 14 5 I 27

Total 7o I 16 1 SS I 27 I 7

The chars ter of English Seamen is'not less dis-
tinguished for aCis of generosity than of valour.
The folloWing is an instance that ought to be
recorded ; —Captain MAITLAND, of the Loire,
who a tew days ago captured the Blonde Psi.
racer, entered into an agreement with the late
Capt. DIXON, who unfortunately perished in the
Apollos to be equal sharers in the Prize-money
made by them during the War. The•death of
Captain DIXON of course dissolved the contraft,
but Capt. MAITLAND, with a generosity becoming
his charatier, has insisted that she agreement
shall continue in force, and that 'the Widow and
Children of Captain Ds xorr shall he entitled to half
the amount of whatever prize-money he may ob-
tain. We heartily wish he may be successful in
taking a great many Prizes in addition to the
Blonde.

The fa E} is somewhat singular, that the Captain
of the Blonde Privateer, which was taken by the
Loire, was Lieutenant of that Frigate wbon cap.
Lured in the Idle War.

Lord IMELVILf,E's excursion to Worthing, where
Lady NIELv4 LLE now is for the benefit of sea.bath.
ink;, will, we have no doubt, be cons rued by rhe
A/at-mist:into some important measure of a politi.
cal nature about to be adopted.

Yesterday se'nnight His Majesty's Ship Brithaw,
Capt. VESEY, arrived in Cork Haibout 'torn a
Cruize.

Capt. CAMPLIILL is appointed to the command
of the Text!, 'if 6+ guns, at M agate.
The 24. ships fitted out at Hull fur the Greenland
Whale Fishery, are returned sate. Their cargoes,
together, consist Of 247 whales, 23,659 seals, pro-
ducing 1686 tons of oil, and sot, nr and a half of
fins.—The 16 ships fitted ou, irons that Int
Davis's Straits have brought home tso whales,
prodlieing 2089 tons 01 oil, and 93 tons and a hdlf
of fin,.

The impudent inv live a►'dtecsed to the am'ab'e
and rtagn,r►itn:(lS Kt NC (1 SwLUI?N, br.sr%
and evi lent marks of its au,hor.—lt, *mien with
the gall Corsican wolf.

The Spanish Ambassador will, in a few days,
t., ii.e Temple .4 Hymett the beautiful 1.,"1y
FLFFTW 000, %4 ',low of the Lye Sir THOMAS FL k ET.
wool), Bin. Her Lid) ship returned to town from
Bath yerterday, preparatiiry to the nuptials. His
Excellency has ;$ superb house hrepartog, the corner
of Mn che,ter.quate.
Her R yal 11;gliness the PK INC ESS Of WAL Et
gave a superb dinner, at her beautiful villa, at
Blackhead!, on Sund,ty Iva, to a seltlt Marty.
French Princes, Prilier CiVTF ICICAL Earl and
Countess of HAKIUNOTtrN, L'ird HA" K E,BuitY,
Lord L. Gowen, and Lird PETE. It AM, were of
the party.

We understand that Captain CAMISELLt. who
fought Lieutenant TRAvEas, o.►n Sunday morni►►g
last, at Shortielifr; died on Wednesday evening in
consequenc,- of the wounds he received. Lieutenant
DE jitast r was Second to Captain CANiSELL ;
Captain GottboN to Lieutenant TaAms. They
were all in the 95th Rifle Regiment. Lieut.
Tit AV E its and the Seconds have ebsconded.
The Baron DE I lARDINBERGa who has succeeded
Count fimicwiTz, as Prime Minister to the Kura
of Pittissi A, 14 represented by those who know him
best, as a man of very different principles from
those which have been generally imputed to him.
—He is a Nobleman of the most amiable (lisp
sition ; and so far from being partial to the French
connexion, much advantage to the common cioase
is expened to be derived from the wisdom of his
counsels.

A tew days since the gardener of THOMAS MAY,
of Littlebourn,court, Kent, incautiously threw
the clippings of a yew tree into the farm.yard,
which were soon devoured by the hogs; and in the
contle of a few hours, of them dropped down
dead. This is inserted merely as a caution to tho,e
Who are ignoont the Poisonous quality of the
yr,v tree,

VC. 30.

YESTERDAY afternoon, about five o'clock, the
ROY Ai, FAMILY landed from their cruize ; they
were, as usual, received with a Royal Salute, and
repeated huzzas from the populace. Several of the
attendants were seasick during their voyage. His
MAJESTY inspeaed the piquet guard on his return.
The ROYAL FAMILY, alter taking tea, honoured
the Theatre with their presence, which was, as usual,
crowded. The performances were The Poor Gentle.
man, and Raising the Wind. Dr. 01loped and
ljidler,by Mr. SANDFORD ; HIS MAJESTY appear.
ed extremely' amused with the charatter of Didier;
it was the first time of his seeing it afted. Between '
the Play and Entertainment Mr, MILLER gaYe.a
very excellent dance; and Mrs. MARGERUtd a
comic song, in the charafter of a Beggar, taking off
the manners of the year 1752.
The attendants upon the ROYAL FAMILY were,
the Earl of UXBRIDGE, Lout PAULET, Generals
GARTH, CARTWRIGHT, and FITZROY; Ladies
ItcHesTra, M. \VINYARD, and 1. IHYNNE.
The ROYAL FAMILY were received by Ai ranks
of people with the strongest tokens of loyalty.
This morning His Maim), was, as usual, on.
horseback by seven o'clock, and did not return till
past nine. In a short time after his return, he gale
an audience to Lord HAWKISBUR Y.
Ablut ten o'clock the. RiiYAL FAMILY em-
barked on board the Royal Yacht for their moral
ing cruize.
Leird HAWKESSURY accompanied Fire MA/tsrt
on hoard, and the Me...eager who arrived here thiS
mornirg with Dispatches from Mioisters, followed
the ROYAL FAMILY on hoard, and will return in A
boat, it hen His KAJEsTY has written his answers
to the Dispatches, to enable him to return by the
which &FPS this afternoon.

.S! t. Rob E R T W I I,soN 11.1(1 the hohnuf of accent.,
pa,,yir g tl:r.lZuvAL hAMILY 4,11 board rte Yacht.
r 1,14 y On I Li- KO) ;ti Y.tel.t aprearkg so sight,
to r•torn !rum their cruiz', a party hired a boat to
g 0 ff to inert them, and to avesthe hon,tlf of AC'
*COMpatly ill% them; but, being tresh.water sailors,
anti n t knowi..g how to manage the boat, she heaved
on one si.:e, and several of them were thrown
ovetboard ; but, by timely assistance,
they were got
cut without receiving any other itTiry than gaud
ducking.
The very pure air of this place hag already had
a visible effect on the health of cur beloved S.'.
vereign, and there is not the least doubt but that a
few weeks will restore him to perfet strength.
His
spirits are excessively good ; and he endears Himself
to every class of his subjeeis, by the greatest affl•
bility and condescension, conversing with the firmer
on agricultural affairs; with the soldier on the du.
ties of his important station ; and with the sailor on
the boasted preparations of the Enemy, and the pet.
feet reliance he has on the skill and bravery of his
Navy. On the latter he bestows the highest 001.
mendatinns on all occasion,. When going on board
yesterday, hearing an attendant Caution a sailor to
be careful in conveying a musical instrument Ira!
the I)atge to tie Yacht, he instantly turned roma
and said—" Oh ! there is no occasion for that tau:
tion ; every thing is rare in the hands of A British • ,
seaman.'"6 His tecolleetion of persons and distant
circu.nstances is as strong as ever; rind his COO
veisition,,thich is far more lively the"
Ivies smiles on all around ; f.
while on gra:".
j,:ets he fails nor' of giving ample pro"' °" Irev
ery
genetc;;„,
al knowledge. In -point of activity,
tainly has irs equal ; his hours of rep ise are very
few t alai the remaining ones are completely "cu.
pied either in business or recreation ; so that
he Can'
not ever be said to have idie :moment.
for ex: mile, Monday lax, : MOO ENTY ruse aVva'
six k ; !bathed in a temper _re 04th, was on
hurseb-ck before seven, rude aCV r.l wiles to meet
the Staffirdstiite Nilititta, saw them encamp, 1/4
inveeted mi.tu ely the Coop ot she Si' •
rtsw:r:tc
mtpußl emgui the:fir:et) ilee.dhepiriter
rple,drrae,:dkota.i.:ieet:iDaf:ll,4,olollkeens
of the days lead, &e. c me• on snore at stig usd"--1
gunTsh:rile,,Are atiour apoo troop', here, and the Fleet
cdor:::, ;al :ft t
vaod 4/Ech„, AC!.
site nsss hich the C r.t.:altnts.U.s"uAt);sert.vrtor4ulldaetslindiftt:
C Met.. ; !MCC Inure than equal to
s!)Juld he, onvying the 114..ptheoi id a Moos°
who lives in the hearts of all his People, date to rni
terruo the cinient which is here telt by al') an
visible in every face.
The fallowing were the arrivals yesterday at th.
King's Head :
Mr. and Mrs. Howard and Family, and Mr. Wad 11/14
Sons.