The Sun.
London, England, 1804-06-02 00:00:00

hilliAL NEWS.

Portsmotml, JUNE T.—Sailed His Majesty's
Ship Tribune on a cruize; Two Brothers, SMITH)
and Borough, PATTERSON, for Sunderland.

HARWICH, JUNE 1.-A Smuggling Cutter, with
one hundred and ninety half anker casks of Geneva,
was this day sent into Port by the Aggressor Gun..
vessel, captured on the suffulk Coast.

Six o'C/ock.--.No Mails arc yet arrived from the

Continent.

DEAL, JUNE /.—Sailed His Majesty's Ships
Jamaica, Champion, Dart, and Orestes, on a Cfuize
off Calais ; Heela, Sulphur, Lark, Banetta, and
Autumn, on a Cruize off Boulogne; Jackal on a
Cruize off Ostend ; and Snipe Gun.brig, for Yar-
mouth Roads.

Arrived the Vesuv:ius, from Dungeness; and Ba.
from Margate Roads.
In the Downs --Monarch, Utrecht, Ardent, Inflexible,
Veteran, Virginie, Seine, Bacchante, Tartarus, Fury, Zebra,
Vesuvius, Scourge, Speedy, Bloodhound, Archer, Basilisk,
Millorook, Lady Warren, Earl St. Vincent, Lord Keith,
King George, Armed Cutters, and Speculator Lugger, with
the Ttansports as per last.

YARMOUTH, JUNE I.—Arrived the 10, CRICK.
MAY, from Christiana.
Sailed the Favourite, Huict ING, fur Liverpool;
and Nancy, GILES, for Bristol.

SHEERNESS, JUNE i.—Arrived, to refit the
damages she sustained in the Action with the
Enemy's Gun-boats, the Mariner Gun brig, Lieut.
LAPSLIE ; also the Mary Tender, Lieut. MEux,
from Leith, with Seamen for the Fleet.

- Sailed for the Downs the Haw Sloop of War,
Captain Hgywooo.
On Tuesday next the Court Martial will be held
on board of the Peaeloise. Frigate in this I-Vrhour,
for the trial of Capt. CAM£BELL, of the Ametyst,
his Officers and Ship's Company, respecting the late
Adion which that Ship had with some Dutch Pri_
vateers. Rear-Admiral P.ow4.,Ey, commanding at
this Port, will preside.

THE PORPOISE ANDCATQ,

EXTRACT FROM THE SYDNEY GAIViiiTE, NEW

SOUTH WALES.

Capt. FLINDERS, late Commander of His Ma.
jesty's Stoop INvestigator, and Mr. PARK, Corn.
manger of the Ship Cato, arrived at the Govern_
men t.I-LQ,e, at llalf-past three in the afternoon of
the Sth instant, with the following disagreeable in-
tellizence, as communicate, in the following Let.
ter to I-its Excellency :

" jd:.,:4•4 New" South 11-Weir, Sept. 9, 18C3.
" SI/24

" I have to inform you of my arrival here, yes.
terday, in a six-pied Cutter, belongir'g to His
Majesty's armed vessel, Porpoise, corn nanded by
Lirtlt. FOWLER, which Ship, I am sorry to stare
to your Excellency, I left on shore, on a coral
reef, without any prospeCt of her being saved, in
lat. 22 deg. i t min. and long. t 55 deg. 35 min. E.
being 208 miles to the N. 44 deg. E. trom Sandy
Cape, and 735 miles from this Port. The Slitp
Cato, which was in company, is entiiely lost open
the same reef, and broken to pieces, without any
.thing having been saved from her, but the Crew,
with the exception of three.
" These are, with the " whole of the Officers,
crew, and passengers of the Pospaise, upon a small
-sand:bank, near' the wrecks, with sufficient provi-
sions and water, saved from the Porpoise, to subsist
the whole, amounting to 83 men, for three months.
" Accompanied by the Commander of the Cato,
Mr. JOHN PARK, and iz men, I left 'Wreck Reef in
the Cutter, with three weeks provisions, on Friday,
August zsth, in the morning, and on the.3Bth, in
the evening, made the land near Indian Head,
from • which I kept the Coast on board to this
place,

" I cannot state the extent 'of Wreck Reef to the
Eastward, but a bank is visible in that direaion six
or seven miles from the wrecks in a West direc-
tion. We rowed along the reef twelve miles, but
saw no other dangers in the passage towards Sandy
Care.. '

" There are several passages through the reef
and anchorage, in from /5 to 22 fathoths, upon a
sandy bottom. The flag-staff upon Wreck-Reef
Bank, bearing S. E. to S. S. W. distarkt from three
quarters to one and a quarter mile.
" After the above statement, it is unnecessary
for me to mike application to your Excellency to
furnish me with the means of relieving the
Crews of the two Ships from the precarious situa-
tion in which they are placed, since your humanity,
and former unremitting attention to the bvveitiga-
tor and Por.poi.te, are sureties, that the earliest and
most effenual means will be taken either to bring
them back to this port, or to send them and myself
onwards towards England.
" I inclose to your Excellency a Letter from
Lieut. Fu WI,Elt upon the occasion; and as he refers
to me for the particulars of the wreck, an account
thereof is inclosed.

I think it proper to notice to your Excellency,'
that the great exertions of Lieutenant FOWLER,
and his Qificers, and Ship's Company, as well' as
the Passengers belonging to the Investigator, in
saving His Majesty's Stores, have been very praise_
worthy ; and I judge, that the precautions that
were taken, will exonerate the Commander of the
porpoise, fro•n the blame that might otherwise be
attic4u to the loss of His Majesty's Armed Vessel.
ft

. ,
I have the Honour to be,
gi your );c'elleney's obedient humble Servant,
" MATTHEW “,INDER4."

The Beesdieq Frigate is appointed Convoy to the
•-xest Ilidies, and i'.exi.).ead to tail from Port,-
m,),101 about the gth inst.

~--~

MRS. THELLUSStih% iffllSeefßifiA

/'

About one in the morning, the following'
entitled a Prologue, upon the subjeft of the ate
drawing the Piece intended to burlesque the lam,Wit
proceedings in France, was v 114oken by to
TESL EY, in the charader of jam Bull:
Odds, lays and Magpies I 'mid this sprightly belt
My spirit, &heard, may seem too grave and heavy,
But in this throng, of whim and frolic full,
Some English Tars will listen to John Bull;
Think not JOHN Bold. esteems it meritorious
On harmless merriment to be censorious—
No— W hen his sterner duties are perform'd,
The Patriot flame, which all his bosom warm'd,
Ever in sparks of social wit subsides,
And jovial laughter shakes his generous sides I
Yes, he can laugh, and loudly too, whene'er
Our Foes invasion or Descent prepare !
E'en if the waves, when Gallic hordes assail us,
Bar'd with the oak of British Navies fail us,
Our sea-built Gates their strongest effort thwarts,
Bar'd with the adamant of British hearts :
But hark! I near some murmurs in the crowd ;
They tell rue to take care, nor speak too loud—
A Statesman* says, " Your gibes may reach,
I fear
The Consular—l mean th' Imperial Ear:
" The man's a scoundrel, I can ne'er excuse him,
" And in the Senate con;rantly abuse him :
" Fight him, be-tyrant him, dethrone him, kill hinit
" But jokes, you snow, with bile and gall may till him'
" Tins jest of yOur's might prove a dangerous teazeir,;
" Shoot as you may, you must not laugh at cori-ar.
And must then all our objects of derision
Be subje6t to an Enemy's revision
Whilst our loved Kt No, throughout this happy Isle,
Bids every lace with cheerful pleasure smile,
Shall counter-orders from an hostile shore
E'er say to free-born Britons—" Smile no more.' -, •
No, but one nobler sentiment prevails,
Though Foreign threat, and Party clamour fails.
Floweer State cant his anger may provoke,
Joni disclaims, abhors the dangerous joke
Which can excite one kindred bosom's tears,
Or risk to cause one anxious Parents' tears 1--
* Ski /Ai DA N. t Marquis and Marchioness of

An ass race took place on the lawn, about five
15
o'clock in the morning. Three of these anima
were brought on the course ready saddled ; they we
mounted by Lord BROOKE, Mr. THELLussoN, ano
Captain UPrgx. The two latter Gentlemen Wcr
dressed in the true jockey stile, but the former all'
peared in the charaCter of a Butcher, with his "Sir/
bel)re.him on the saddle. At a given time, Lahein
ANNE WiNottAtst dropped the handkerchiehel'-wwin.
the steeds started to go three times arourLajt4
by the
ning post. Much laughter was excited rnt
different manoeuvres resorted to by the “Ake'-,e •t,
of the animal they bestrode.
champions, ordex to keep down the restive sill"
Lord in furl
the winning.p.ost for the last time, was distant
gi
by Mr. T. who, by flogging and kicking, g°„l
ahead of Captain 1,J.-and the latter, fearing he show"
be beaten, resorted to a piece a jockeyship, ba,/A5
running his donkey across the course, and upsett
Mr. 'l'. which he accomplished with ease, Qfgri
turning both the ass and his rider, and by that
means arrived at the goal, and claimed the bollg
s
of the victory, which was, not withstaoding, cleOce. '
by the Vmpires to M. THELL;t3soli,

IGeneral Sir ALI.TRED CLARK, X. B. it is go°:
will have the command of the Expeditions ag3.i":" •
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Europe as soon as these objeas are achieved, ant
General IVIA;TeAND will become the Civil GOverfaQ
of Batavia. .r •
The 9th Regiment of Light Dragoons are on thel,i
march from the Eastern Distria, to do the gingta
duty. The 20th, now at Romford, are to march Est
the barracks lately occupied by the 9th, as 50°n
oe
they have been reviewed by the Dt.t4s of YORK'
Wanstead Flats, which is expelled in a few days'
On Wednesday, the 23t1 ultimo, the centre oP
of Hertfordshire Yeomanry Cavalry, Captain -,
Hon, PENNISTger LAMB, having previouSly voles,
teered to enter on permanent duty for fourteen day •
marched into the Borough of St. Alban's, wilerf:if
bve
were received with every mark of resped by th-
habitants, The bells were ringing, and CO4'64'
flying on the occasion. The Volunteers f the'
o aye
the
rough met the Troop, and escorted them into.
town. The Troop drew billets in the regular kith
and have expressed themselves ,much saiisfied
their--
T he quarters,sheppy
I bY
Volunteer Infantry, command-ie`Ar,
Major BENTHAM, having previously had .--eatitY
tides of War read to them, went on permanent ;dlr..
in Sheerness Garrison yesterday' for a icirina""nceir
Their clean, steady, and soldier.like aPPeat-
excited much admiration.
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Volunteers,returnedO n
Wednesday
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their
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ing out fourteen days on permanent duty 4r •„aiplari:
Lines. The very forward, and indeed cSiti the
state of discipline of this Regiment's Irrt an Sic
highest encomium, and refieEis great cle"--,,celleg.
JOHN and his Officers, particularly on their e'lAs the
and moot attentive Adjutant, Mr. GILDER' 5011
Lines they performed all the adive duties 0f a an 4
dier with the greatest cheerfulness and alacrirYinfia,,
left Rochester admired and applauded by the reci.
bitants for their soldier like appearance and Pet
stun in the field, and steady sober conduet in fleter
ters. Both Officers and men express their 03s.
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opportunity.
Music.—The Annual Concert of Mr. BAIL 024
MAN, took place last night in the New Roortics,
snipovneari:sqoufatrheis
PeTrfhoernimere,ridtsr,ewpaernounmale
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gant audience. The Band was led by CRAMER ,
his usual ability, and the Orchestra was filleawer
eminent Performers. The Vocal Performers -
Gossi
HARRISON, Miss TENNANT, Master CUTLEg
cero
and BARTLEMAN. CRAMER performed a C°'l_.Ey
on the Vi An with his usual skill, and
distinguished himself by a Concerto on the vw.:010
cello. The Music in general was from 14,4ficvorr,
SAccrz lI,JI, PERCOLESI, MARTINI,
&c. &c. An Anthem, composed by Dr 7 t"
.fouo,
was encored. HARRISON sung a new Air bY.I4,
ex-
LEY, in a very capital style, and BARTLE„7 The
erted his fine voice with admirable efl
„re,
whole of the Concert was marked by beauty
Oosion, arid grandeur,