The Sun.
London, England, 1804-05-24 00:00:00

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'vAPAL NEWS.

F -Atmot.rrti, MAY tr.—Arrived the Auckland
Packet, SCHUYLER, with Mails from Lisbon, after
pa,sitge of to days. Left lying in the Tagus
His Majesty's Ship Fiszard, of 4.4. guns, and ano-
ther Frigate ; alSo the Tvzimshend Packet, which
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had arrived on the day the Packet sailed, eight
days passage, and was expelled to sail again from
thence on the arrival of the Wa/siaghamPaCket from
England.
Mr. FRERE was expelled at Lisbon from Ma-
drid, to take his passage for England. It teas ru-
moured at Lisbon, that on his requesting an ex. pia-
nation of some words inserted in the French Jour.
nalist MOniteiit, by the PRINCE of PEACE, that the
latter informed him if he wanted satisfaftion, it
must be from 60,000 Spaniards, who he could send
to join the French Army of England.
On the day the Packet sailed, General LASNES was
to give a Grand Festival in the Italian Church, with
a Te Deum for BONAPARTE'S escape from Assassi-
nation,

P. S. As the wind has blown very strong all this
day at South, it is exerted that the Pt iocess Elizabeth
Packet, with the Leeward Islands Mail, will put
back.

Pr...Y.Mourt-;, MA 22.—Arrived the Bacchante
Sloop of War, of io guEs, Capt. DASH wool:), with
the following Merchantmen under convoy from
Oporto, put in by contrary winds : sailed from
Oporto the 9th inst.
The Mentor, Capt. Chrittie ; Three Brothers, Capt Pa.
trick ; Respect, Capt. Phce ; Forty-Second, Capt. Phil-
lips; Alexander, Capt. Street; Lively, Capt. Smith; In-
dustry, Capt. Lotus ; ar.d James, Capt. loneS.

PORTSMOUTH, MAt Z 3. - Sailed a Fleet of
Transports, under Convoy of His Majesty's Ship
klexibie, fur the DownS, in consequence of an
Express from Governmint. They are supposed to
be destined fur some Siiciet Expedition.

MOUTH, MAN- 23.;----Yesterday afternoon
arrived in the Roads, the Pe'arlope Frigate, with
men who were wounded in the tate affair with Sir
SIDNEY SNit-rtes Suadron, on the Coast of France.
The Auckla.nd Packet arrived this morning in the
Ittads from Htisdm, with Mails and Passengers.
She left 1-lusual on the zoth.

4ARIA, I C 11, MAY' 23.--Yesterday the King
George Packet, Captain SAO ND E its, and the Dorset;
Captain HAMILT6x, arrived with Mails; the for,
mer frnin Gottenburgh, and the latter froai Husain.
The Lady Nelean P:►ckct, Capt. GEORGE DEANE,
artiVed thiS morning from Gottenburgh, and will
take this day% Mail for Husum : the Piince of
'Vales, Captain ANTHONY DEANE, has the Mail
on board for Gottenburgh.

Dr..AL, MAY 23.—Arrived His Majesty's Ships
Ifetet•-an, Sulphur, Volcano, Hecla, Explvion, and
Fury, from a cruize off Boulogne ; the Jamaica,
Champion, Oreftes, and Dart, from a cruize off
Calais. They state, that the firing heard the day
before yesterday, was a salute front all the Batte-
ries from Calais to Boulogne, and all along the
Coast, in honour of BONAPARTE being eleded Em-
peror.

ice. Admiral PATTON struck his Flag last night
on board the Utrecia, and set off for London this
morning.

Arrived the Africana, jaNtq, Seahorse, ALL-
CROW, Brook Warta'', TULLOCK, and Seriggapa.
tam, DAY, South.S:fa whalers, and an American
Ship (Prize), from St. Helena,

In the Downs—the Monarch, Illustrious, Veteran, Ardent,
Vaginie, Jamaica, Champion, Dart, 0 restcs, Zebra, Vol-
cano, Hecla, Sulphur, Explosion, Fury, &mem, Zephyr,
and Millbrook. •

Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the
East India Liouse, when the following Ships were
consigned to the undermentioned places, and ap.
pointed to come afloat and•sail from Gravesend at the
periods set against their respective names, viz.

7'o he aji:mt, Sail from Graysend.
Travers, St. Helena and Bengal, 24th May .2.1t1i June
Union, do. - - • - Do. - Do.

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Indus, Madras, - - - - Do. Do. •
Lord Keith, Bengal, - - - Do. Do.
Ocean, Do. .. - - 7th lune 7th July.
N.S.. Mestaer, Bombay, -23 d Do. 23d Do.
Devaynes, Madras - - Do. Do.
Elarriet, Bengal, - - - - - Do.• - Do.
H udilar t, Do. . Do. _ 7th August.

The undermentioned Commanders took leave, pre.
vious to departing lot' their respettive destina-
tions, viz.—Captain Dixon MEAD.: ws, Bat-sing,
Bengal and Madras ; Captain Jott'N S.I.NrEa, Unit-
ed Kingdom, Bengal ; Captain SEARLES WOOD,
IPorcester, Madtas.

The Transport Board have given direacions for
the purchaseiot 50 vessels in the RI% er, from one to
two hundred tons burden, to be iminctliatcly con.
verted into gunboats the want of which was de.
plurally felt by Sir SiDNEY Smlni, in his late ac.
tihn with the Enemy's Flotil:a between Flushing
and Ostend!,

Admiral HOLLOWAY is appointed Corrirmnder in
Chief on the DownS station.

Capt. O4Mnn EY 'is appointed to the cgmmand of
the 50 gum, at Portsmouth ; and Lieutenant
otsi:r, o u
command the Coif i 8 Gun.vesel at
i h
to
Deal.

Accounts Were received yesterday at the Mali-
-4rougltt by the Lisboa Mail,. which state the

safe arrival of the Leviathan, of 7¢ guns, and coti-
voy, at Gibraltar, on the i9th of Arril, which sail..
ed from Portsmouth in the early part of that Month,
The Acheron, Etna, and Thninferer .gomb_vesseis
arrived at the same time, and on the Zvi following
got under weigh for the purpose of joining the fl-ec
Under Lord NELsoN's comMand. The Leviathai
was also preparing to follow.
The Indiamen and Whalers that lately arriOd,
lay some time at St. Helena, but as no Man of WA(
touched there, they agreed to run it ; on their pas:
sage a large i'rench Privateer of 36 guns, supposed
La &liana,. hung on the rear of the Convoy, to
Cut off one of the heavy-sailing Ships; bat the good
countenance shewn by the rest of the Indi,imen, who
bore down, obliged her to sheer off to the south:.
ward. They saw two black-sided Brig PriVateers
off Scilly, but ompearing the Indiamen, both sheer.
ed off; with every rag of sail they could set:
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Monday morning all the hands of the four East-
Indiamen arrived at Plymouth, were pressed out
them, and sent on board the Admiral's Ship for dis.
tribution in the Fleet.

Two vessels have lately been equipped at the ex.
pence of the Russian Government, to proceed on a
voyage of circumnavigation round Cape Horn to the
North West of America, and to return to Europe
by the Cape of Good Hope. Orders have in cense.
quence been given by our Government, that the
'British ReSidents abroad should pay every attention
to these vessels at the ports which they may touch at.

A Barbadoes Paper just received, contains the
folloWing article, in relation to the Surinam Sloop
Of War :—" A Dutch Cartel Schooner arrived yes.
terday; 23 days froniCurac oa, with Capt. TUCK E.R.
and the other Officers of His Majesty's late Ship
Sarinan, which put in there on the 231 June iast
to water, but was detained by the Dutch Com-
Mandant, and afterwards made prize of. It is
with great indignation we have heard of the in.
hospitable and harsh treatment which the officers and
whole crew haVe suffered during their iinprisoo.,
menr; which was aggravated by the most shocking
brutality in an attetbpt to take their lives by firing
upon them while under confinement in a loathsome
prison. Fourteen officers arrived here in the Car.
tel, one Lieutenant and the Surgeon died in prison,
and the crew were sent to Jamaica. There is a fine
Dutch Frigate, of 44. guns, layin4 there, but neither
her nor the Surinam (which has been equipped as a
cruizer), can put to sea fur want of men ; a great
number of French Privateers have however been
fitted out there."

The ranelmav, PIETERS, from London to tali,_
den, is totally lost off the Istand of tOrCktIM.
one passenger and the cook saved.
The Eliza., CHAMPLIN, from /3ristol to Philadtl.
phia; was lost on the Lie of Slbles ist t f Pebruary;,
Captain and three men drowne
The Castle Douglas, ALLEN, froM Liverpool for
Rostock, frai captured on the 33 inst. off the ak-
ney, by a Privateer, and suppos'ed to be sent for
the TeXel.

The catharine; STOTHARD, froth Bristol to
Thomas's and Hutiduras, is taken in the West In.
dies by a French Privateer, after a very severe en.
gagement.

the Ernantud, -Rotstil, from Newcistle, waa
captured by a Dutch Privateer, on the 31st
April, in the North Sea, and burnt.

General CItADDOCK, Governor of Madris, pro-
ceeds with his. Suite in the Baring.
On Tuesday next; the three Regirhenti of
Royal East India Volunteers will he b►ig.ided its
Hyde Park with the Artillery Company and five
Regiments of the Loyal London Volunteers, and
will be inspeeted by the Earl of HARRlti'dTtilst, pre-
vious to their General Review on the lath of next
month.

A Letter from Cadiz, dated April i 6, says " A
few days ago a serious affray took pl.ce between
a boat's crew belonging to an English Friga•e,
and. a boat's crew of the French line of batzle
ship L' Aisle, lying here, while they were at
the landing-place. The quarrel began about poll.
tics, and as the debate warmed, from words they
soon came to blows. The numbers were nearly equal,
but most of the French Were armed wit's sabres
the English seamen had no weapons but the boat's
stretchers and their oars, with which, however, they
in a few minutes contrived to beat out the brains of
the French Officer and two of his men, and drove the
remainder overboard, with the loss of one man kill.
ed, and a few slightly hurt."

Yesterday a boat, having on board four Persons,
who had embarked on a party of pleasure, was run
down by a lighter, between London and Blackfriars
bridges. A youth of 16 years of age was opium.
nattily drowned, and the others were picked up by
two boats, after having been for some time in the
water.

A Tc RM-DAYANECDOTE, for the use of Landlords.
At a time not very remote, when the Duke of Gor-
don, and all the Lords of that family were Roman
Catholics, a Protestant, not unknown to his Grace,.
rented a small farm under him, near Huntley Castle,
and, from whatever cause, had fallen behind in his
payments. A vigilant steward, in the Mice's ab.
sense, seized the farmer's stock 14 arrears of rent,
and advertised it- by the parish crier to be rouprd,
that is, sold by auction, on a fixed day. The Duke
happily returned in the interval ; his tenant, who
knew his road, made the best of his way onward
to the Duke's apartment, and he was not inter,
rupted, but forwarded in it by the servants, who
concluded he came by' appointment. " What is INS"
matter, Donald ?" said the Duke, as he saw him
enter melancholy.—Donald told his sorrowful talc
in a concise, natural manner ; it touched the Duke's
heart, and produced an acquittance in form. &at..
ing, as he cheerily withdrew, at the piCtures and
images, he expressed a curiosity to-know what they
were, in, his homely way. " These," said the Duke,
with great condescension, " these are the Saints
who intercede with God for me." " My Lori
Duke," said Donald, IS would it not be better to
apply yourself directly to God I went to muck
Sawney Gordon, and to little Sawney G,-4don ; but
if I had not come to your guid Grace's self, c.,0,A
not have got my discharge, and baitls and toy
bairns had been

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