The Sun.
London, England, 1804-11-24 00:00:00

Sailed the Tigress and Blazer Gun.brigs for Dun

gel.ess.

In the Downs—Men of War, and Armed. Deferl.co Ships
as Wore. •

The Ilfdertor, of. 6+ guns, Captain BYtic, has
eft Deptford for ?talker, where guns and ordnance
stores are to he taken on board, previous to his
proceeding to the Nore.
The Filter and Flash Fire-vessels are ordered to
be fitted for immediate service at Deptford.
The I?gikti, Captain PEACOCK, which arrived
at Hull la;'t Monday, front St. Petersburgh, per.
formed the voyage in less time, with convoy, than
any ship was ever heard of ; having run 600 leagues
in to days, nearly zoo miles each day. When the
• Captain had taken in his cargo at Sr. Petersburgh,
the merchants told him it was their opinion he
would never be able to cross the sea so very
'deeply laden (drawing about 17 feet water) ; and
when he arrived at Elsinae, the Convoy had
sailed. Crowding all sail after them, the next
morning at daylight he diFovered them asterni
nearly out of 'sight, and had to lay to from eight
o'clock in the morning until two in the afternoon,,
waiting their coming up.—After laying to for se.
veral hours on another occasion, he arrived safe at
Hull before any of the letters which he had written
from Sr. Petersburgh, excepting the first, and just as
his owners were about to insure.
A long depending Pedestrian Match against time
was yesterday performed by Lieut. SKETcHt.Fy, an
Officer in the Army of Defence, 'for a considerable
wager. This match has been for some months in
agitation, Mr. S, having offered a bett that Ile would
go from his house in Conduit.street to Maidenhead,
Berks, and return, in eight hours and a quarter.
The pedestrian started at five o'clock yesterday
morning, and crossed the Country to Burnham,
Bucks, where he refreshed, and arrived at the, place
of destination at a quarter before nine. 'He return.
ed by the turnpike roads and arrived at his house
at five minutes past one ; having performed. the feat
in ten minutes less 'than the given time. Mr. S.
stopped and refreshed at Beaulieu on his return.—
Betts were against him, from the unfavourable state
of the weather.

, .
HomuoLDT, the celebrated Prussian traveller,
nut satisfied with his laborious scientific researches
on 'the Continent of America, is on the eve of set.
ting nut for Italy, where he is to go through 4 va.
riety of chemical experiments. He is also particu.
lady to dired his attention to a variety of elettrical
and volcanic phenomena : these experimenti he
conceives necessary to illustrate some,discoveries he
made in South America. After finishing them, he
is to submit the general result to the world, and
certainly few publications for many years will be
looked to .with more anxiety by learned men in
'every part of Europe. ►
Three different translations of BARROW's Traveh
in China have been advertised in the Getman Jour-
nals, one of which is already published at Leipzig.
We understand that CADS LL and DAvits gave the
Atithor- a Thousand Guineas for this Work. We
are glad to find that, notwithstanding the War and
Taxes, the luxury of reading does not seem to be
diminished.
TheContihental Powers have been much censured
for the tameness with which, they have submitted to
all the insolence and injustice of France; but this
censure is WI as much applicable to their respettive
subjeds. If the people in the different countries
had manifested that moral feeling and indignation
which the conduCt of France was calculated to
excite, their Riders would' have caught the same
generous spirit, and might have roused in opposition
to French arrogance and aggression. The people
in all countries' where France has forced itself, under
pretence of, recognizing the rights and liberties of
mankind, have been plundered and betrayed, so
that a sense of common interest ought us have im.
yelled the people of every place that had hitherto
escaped the ravages of Frenchmen, to express the
most determined detestation of France, ailti all its
hordes of military ruffians.
,BONAPARTg is governed by such insatiable am.
bition, that it would hot be wonderful if he really
thisught of transferring his seat of Government to
R one, in order to tqoeiv the race 01 Emperors
" the immortai'City,'• and keep the rest of
Etir,,p(!' in hintible'stikthistion to 'his authority.
ri!,l,:celient Printing 'Paper has recently' been ma- ff
nuladured—in Ameriea f 1
roti; MulbCirx ibit
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tri.ado punt udrk.