The Sun.
London, England, 1804-01-23 00:00:00

I am, Sir, Brc. &c.

WM. ROBERTSON.
His Majesty's Brig Speedwell, Dungeness.
lapuary r 6, 1804.
In proceeding from Guernsey to this anchorage
with the transports wider convoy, having on board
the 4;d Regiment, I yesterday, at seven A. M.
Beachy bearing by compass E. by N. distant fire
leagues, fell in with, and after a chace of four
hours, captured Le Hazard Lugger Privateer of
Boulogne, commanded by Pierre Francois Beau mist
mounting six guns, (two of -which were thrown
overboard during the chace), with a complement (1
thirty.four men. Elie sailed three days before from
Dieppe ; and late the preceding evening, off New,'
haven, had captured the Jane, a sloop,. laden with
Mcfchandize, trom Sart!iamptun botan,l to 1.0044'
I have the honour to be, &c.
ki.T. ROBERTSON.
/Minim! iliotlapf, Pertsrscrfth.

SIR,

PLYMOUTH, JAN. 21.--,-On Thursd,:y evening
it came on to blow one of the roost dreadful hurri,
canes that was ever experienced in this part of the
Country, and continua with increasing violence until
twelve o'clock, after which it abated, and before '
morning had entirely subsided. About ten o'clock
on Thursdayevcning it became dangerous to walk tb
streets, owing to the uncommon quantities of brick,
tiles, and slates, that were falling in evetry,direainll'
,
as very few houses escapedwithout some damage, at
many were very nearly unroofed, but providentiallf.
no one appears to have been materially injured :
.111' !
the Citadel the damage done to the hduses 01° i
still more considerable, and three of the Send 1!
Boxes were blown away by the gusts of win4:t",,
considerable distances. Bat the damage done anterl's'l'
the Shipping in the Harbour has been considerable. 4 5
Loire Frigate, at anchor in the Sound, was I°,
foul of by the Boadicea Frigate, which carrieLe /..
'
away her fore-mast and bowsprit by the board ; L),
Fearless Gan-brig was driven on. shore in CaU44-
Bay, but hopes are entertained that she will be fir
off. The Swedish Ship Gustava -Sophie„ ,e
Capt. i
GUsTIJS TRIEs, from Stockholm bound to 'poi°
d
i• -,.
with sundry articles,.as Presents for the. Bey, cirsfivi4.`
her anchors in Catwater, and, to preveothet'°v ,
ing on the rocks, her fore, main, and mizeo 009"
s
were all cut away, which enabled her to ride i, "I,-
lc"
the storm without striking, tii;Joo within a
Itto
yards of the shore. The Sloop..eampbl,l, LA .0 . .
nearly a new Vessel, was driven on the rock
sr
cch
Deadinan 13
's Biy, and instantly beat to 'e - ,
eus
and one of her crew unfortunately r.irooff! e,
Two Fishing Sithicks, about thirty tons 1).°0
then each, were driven ath.% art Ca t water, a
of
forced on the rocks under Catdown, where one- i
them is since sunk in zo feet water, and the Ott
remains on the rocks. The Ship" British rar%,
,this Port, with part of the cargo of the ire7/b1111.4
(which was lately obliged to be trans.shippeuA : itit 0
her, owing to a fire having taken place on 11°2 a
1
the latter) was driven onshore in' datwater, 0
- bilged, besides the loss of a great many Varsle
anchors, cables, and other damage of inferior refr
nitride.
"
Arrived on Friday the Ship Ber:vick, of Lo° 1;,
Capt. Ws,t. WC Lcx, front Barbadoes and Tort°,( I
with the loss of all her sails and boats ; the Pril'i'e, 1
were blown from the yards during the hurricane t
'l°i'
preceding night. The Ber,Liiiek sailed froin oil i
tola on the 3d December, in company with $Z 5,f.
of Merchantmen, under Conroy of the Chichtl!r;
of 44. grins (armed en
.1/rite) ; parted co,npany '
heavy gale about the middle. 1)1 Dt,".:rillri, tifi, 1,1, '
not join the Convoy afterwards. Lord SE Ai %tr,
Governor of Tortola, 'came r•ssenger in trio iii.,);
wick. He landed here yesterda.y, and set ,;;t
London. ' .
very leAy, and it is thought will nut be able e
l'
vjedi3llieLi-LeF ily°e-ig:cert;:):(011
damage she has sustained in the late severe gal'9 0
anothertl r Thes: tSeohfti liti'eliTer'leautbnoa:ne dFrl.4 cei Friends,ft 'CI-, her arrived
voyage, owing E" ton
the p,ssaw. This Ship parted from the CuovoY
sr
he's%
the 29th c! -o::cernhur, hr I.lt. 4.1., during, a .
ei
gale, aid on the 3t st fell in with the Ber''''
er '
,
. •
above-mentioned, aid eight others of tile
All
kept company IA ith them till the zd of Januall
then parted from them in another gale of wi"d', e,
Arrived the ind/fatigi:bie Frigate, from a crul:ft,
Arrived the Nei,time, of 93 grins, Capt. (-Yl4 r j
Drstray, with the loss of reain.top-mast, for 14
mizen-top.gallant masts ; the Plantagenet, °` ci
will
,e
guns, Capt. 11n. M. Dz co-jr,cEy, wito .-,
of
,-;.:4„ i rg,_urnosp:nv:ai :til iltine;rl
fare
na.:3:cia rmd !I i
na.nird, a tsitrse
aerne:':ibg.'
giii4

much damaged, and Mizen-toast carried away} all
from the Channel Fleet ; tilt whole of which were
obliged to bear up in consequence of the dreadful
gale on Thursday night ; the remainder of the
Fleet are supposed to have passed by for Torbay.
Early this morning the brig Jane, of this Port,
CORNELIUS WEYERS master, laden with tai, tur-
pentine, Btc. from hence bound to Liverpool, was
driven on shore in Stoke Bay, a little to the East-
ward of this Port, totally wrecked, and the Master
and Crew drowned.

Arrived the Plovir Sloop of War from. the Irish
Channel, and Seagull Sloop of War from a Crain ;
also the Ranger Cutter from Guernsey, with Dutch
Prisonersi,

A boat belonging to the Pelican Sloop of War,
was lost in Hamoaze in Thursday night's gale, and
the Midshipman and Boat's Crew all perished.
Arrived the S eajlowe r Sloop of War, having
thrown all her guns overboad, and carried away her
main-top-Mast in the late gale.
Arrived The Swedish brig Elizabeth, Captain
Botort, with brandy and wine, from Naples.

FALMOUTH, jAlit. 20.—Last gnt
• ht it blew the
Most tremendous gale of wind (which continued for
*tee hours . vvith the gt
ered b eatest fury),
ever remem..
y th
be
oldest inhabitant here : from
nine till
ken o'clock, P.M: ignal tens of distress were con.
tinually firing. AbOut half past twelve it became
quite moderate. Although we have a great num. bet of shipping here, the accidents are few. The
Ladj etetrbella Packet parted from her chains,
a" was driven on shore On the rocks under '
Trefu'sis Land, where she is bilged
much damaged- and otherwise
The Queen C4ailotte Packet is to
be appointed in lieu of her, to take out the Mails of
this mon All the ether Packets in
th. for America.
harbour rodir o-trt the gale extreme{ well; The
13'tig E y
o c/ipse' f Lifticlon, Captain HENERSOI/, with
a cargo of rum from St. John's, Antigua; went on
shoreon the Ttefusis Point,and is expeded nett tide
to go to pieces. The cargo will, it is expeeted, be
saved. What is very singular, this vessel never Made
any land since she left St. John's, till the found
y
themselves on shore. Immediately on her striking,
the main-mast went overboard, and at the same
moment a sea washed four of
who fortu her crew overboard,
Me nately regained the Vessel, This Vessel
of t with a very violent gale of wind on the z3d
betember, which laid her on her beam ends ; 30
puntheons of her ing she rum were stove, and the gale abat,
again righted,
itdder sustained but from some injury her
The
, she became almost ungovernable.
Ship Berwick
Potted her , of London, bound to Lisbon,
cables, and drove against the houses on
the quay at gushing , by which one or two were
damaged—,-tht Ship received very little. The
Brig Sally, of Liverpool
goods, &c. for , Capt. BROAqi, with bale
Lisbon, and the Shi John, of Truro,
on shore at St.
Capt. TRELUDDRA, With p
fish, for Venice, are gone
With these accidents Maw's, and are full of water.—
were lost, we are happy to say no lives
The Pendomuer Brig, Capt, MALLARDS from Lon.
don for Penzance, with bale goods, groceries, &c.
is lost at Mounts Bay ; Crew saved.
Remain the Waisinsham and Prince
packets, the ss Amelia
former with three Mails for Lisbon,
and the latter one Mail for Jamaica. The Prince
"St Pa *et will sail the zad inst, with the Mails
forpthe
teard islands.
With •
the A most extraordinary circumstance occurred
tide
and previous to the
al
flowed four diffe g
rent times in the course
, and with much velocity.
1`
--Arrived the Brig lane'
PORTSMOUTH JAN. 22.
horn St. Thomas's, bound
to th ills Majesty's Shi e Elbe, detained by
p to
; andf
the Oen;tnun,
from Lisbon to Dieppe, detained by His Majesty's
Melpomene,
Ship
WaThe ALegera
wFire.ship, and Woolverine Sloo of
r, are dreed down t p
ch o St. Helens.
Sailed yesterday for thuns, a Fleet of Mer-
ant 'Vessels under Con e St'
of the Champion Armed
Ship.

Stiti
_l"esss
11 L " JAN ~2 --This morning the Elms-
trLus
,•.
a new si ;
Cri 'A. ••
- HAMILT '
..ip Of 74 guns, commanded by Sir
''''/Ii arrived at the Nore.
Her
crew will be immediately
celving Ships at this P
completed from the re.
-ort, when (after being paid
'the bounty and two
montles advance) she will pro.
reed to reinforce Sir Roa Ear CALDER'S Squadron
off the Coast of Ireland.
Ships at the Nore—Zealand, Illustrious,
Cyclops, Lynx, Lark, Dart, Conflict, and Minx Gun-brig,
;tad Nctley Schooner.- Virginie, Ceres,

DEAL, JAN,z2•'--flj Majesty's Ships .17n,v0.-
taliti and 1, da came in from a Cruize off Boulogne;
Locust Cynn.brig from a Cruiz:‘ off Dunkirk; Jacßall
from Dungeness, and Ambit
s:ale from the Nore.
Arrived the Charo, from Portsmouth, and sailed
for the Noce, and the from Portsmouth
4"I remains,

YesterdaY morning eatly the Ship b;tl, Capt.
ROBER+SON, bound to the West Indies, by a drip
driving athwart het hgwse tit blowing hard at
S.S. W.) cut from two anchors, and drove on ghdre
on Sandwich Flatts: it moderated in t'Ae evenink,
and the ship was got off by a Deal Boat.

In the Downs—Monarch, Utrecht, Inirnortalit&, Leda,
Ambuscade, Brilliant, Atab, Champion, Perseus, Autumn,
Bonnetta, Ilatpy, Speedwell, Archer, Bloodhound, PaAibk,
Jackal!, Locust, Abundance Stofe-ship, Deptford Lighter,
Walmer Casty, Winchelsea, Cirencester, Glatton, and Cam-
brian East India Ships.