The Sun.
London, England, 1804-02-23 00:00:00

NAFAL NEW S.

PLYMOUTH, FE B. 2t.---Came in the Sir William
Boisley, Fame, David Scott, and Thames, outward_
bound East indiamen from Portsmouth.

Sailed the Rgsario Sloop of War,
,with a Convoy
to the Eastward.

PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 22.—Sailed the Two Bro-
thers-, ana Johanna, HOLLOWAY, for Sun.
derland ;and.jane, FOOT, for Bristol.
Arrived the Betrey'Cutter from a cruize ; Mar,
chivies: of Exeter East.lndiaman, mid several other
outvvard.bound Vessels, from the Downs.

FALMOUTH, FEB. 20.—Sailed the Princess Char-
lotte Pdcket, Capt. KE RR, for the Leeward Islands.

SHEET NESS, F4B. zz.—Sailed for the Downs the
infiexib/e, of 6+ guns, Capt. BAI Lr, with the Afri.
carne and Magicienne Frigates, and Inspeaor Sloop
of War.

It is with pleasure we announce the honourable
acquittal of Capt. BROUGHTON, of His Majesty's
Ship Penelope, of the charges exhibited against him
by Lieut. GEDGES, his First Lieutenant; most of
which were by the Court considered and pronounced
in the Sentence frivolous End vexatious. Qapt..
BROUGHTON is one of those Officers who with
VANCOUVER performed that able voyage to the
North-west Coast- of America in His Majesty's
Ship Discovery and the Chatham Brig, (the Jat.
ter commanded by , Captain, . then Lieutenant
BRoucHTort), so very creditable to all those
engaged in ir. The termination of Captain
BROUGHTON'S trial may not be an unseasonable
lesson to young men in the'Navy, and serve to
guard them against too hastily adopting an erroneous
belief, that they ought to try- their Captains for
the most trifling and unimportant causes, while
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it will also serve to shew, from the Officer and
Seaman-like manner the President (Captain MIT.
CHELL) addressed himself to the Prosecutor, that
proper redress is always within their reach, when
judiciously and calmly sought after.
It would appear that government was in Ns.
session of some news, which induced them to sup.
pose the French would attempt something very
soon, as (during the trial of Captain 134OIJOHTON1
which was expetffed to last much longer than it did),
there was an order sent down from the Admiralty
for two Commanders to take the Magiciennr 3tlii
Africa;ne to sea at a marnent's warning, should
circumstances require It.

DEAL, FEB. 22.—His Majesty's Ships Chan-
tiom, Arab, and Lynx came in from a Cruize off
the Coast of France. The Chanzp,icx and Lynx ran
on board of each other at sea : the former damaged
her head, bowsprit, and foremast; the latter her
bowsprit and foremast.

In the Downs—Monarch, Utrecht, Whstrious, Raison-
able, Euryalus, Champioh; Arab, Lynx,, Fury, PCI4CUS,
Vincego.

The period for receiving private petitions ap.
proaching fast to a termination, the rrouber pre-
sented yesterday in the House of Commons wt.; LA.,-
usually great, chiefly for Roads and InclosUres.
Yeterdara Court of Diretmors was held at the
East India House, when the following Commanders
took leave previous to departing'for their respective
dcstinationsr-Capt. SW t NTON, of the Lady Barges,
for St.' Helena and Bengal ; Capt. TW E EDALE, of
the Perse,ilerante, for China.

• The undermentioned Ships were thus stationed :
United Kingdom, Bengal ; Baring, Bengal and Ma-
dras ; iiirley Castle, Duke of Montrose, Lord Hart,uket-
kit:y, and Worcetter, Madras.
• The Receiver Generalship of the DLit:thy of Corn.
wall, bestowed on Mr. SHER I DAN by the PRINCE
of WALES, is worth about 12001. per annum, '

In the Committee on the Middlesex Eletlion, the
Votes founded on the Isleworth Mills have been
completely- done away. Sir FRANC Is Buttorrx
holds, in consequence, but a very precarious seat in
Parliament.

As soon as the Durham Ele&ion Committee de_
cided on the merits &Atilt: Petition, Mr. WIJARTOWS
brother, and a.. Gentleman on the behalf of the TIM.
PEST family, set off express to Durham: So great
was their haste to leave Town, that few left behind
them knew who got the start. We have heard that
an eminent Brewer in the Borough has been invited
down by Mr, WHARTON'S friends, and that Sir
H. V. "4EMPEST'S ill health preventing hi 6 from
offering himself, he has recommended to the Free-
mprv.a Gentleman of South Shields.

Yesterday a Court-Martial was held on -- •
Saunders, a Drummer belonging to the Prince of
Wales's Volunteers, composed of the Offioers of the
Corps; Co oriel ANDREWS, President. The charge
against the Prisoner was, that of having absented
himself from duty, &c. which was proved ; hut in
consideration of its being his first offence, and bear.
ing an excellent chara6ter, he was only sentenced to
be severely 'reprimanded.

The annual Cattle Shew takes place on Monday,
when Lord SOMERVILLE will superintend the dis..
tribution of the Priies so munificently given by his'
Lordship for encouraging the best breeds of Cattle,
for discontinuing. feeding them with corn, and for
attening them in a manner most profitable to the
grazier and consumer, in ten months or less after
they cease to labour at the_plough or cart.
. On Tuesday there will be a grand Dinner at the
Free Masons', Tavern, at which leQrd SOME ft.VI 14, E
gilt ptesidec,