The Sun.
London, England, 1803-12-22 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

Po RIsMOCITH, Plc. 21.—Arrived His Majesty's
Ship !towns from the Coast of France, by which
Vebstl we learn, that His Majesty's Ship Shannon,
which unfortunately got on the rocks on the French
Coast, has been destroyed by .the gallantry and
intrepidity of British Seamen.

Came into Harbour His Majesty's Shir:Aurora,
and Arme&Cutter Printers Augusta, to tat.
Tile Swedish Ship Neptunus, AlltS7Rol4, from
Gumla Carlhy to Bristol, with tar, it is feared has
been lost, and only two men saved t one man hAs
reached Portsmouth, the other was left behind with
a broken arm, which happened in jumping into the
boat an quitting the ship.

HARWICH, Dec. St.—This evening arrived the
Post-Office Packet Prince of Wale:, Capt. HPARN,
from Husum, with the Mail and Passengers,—Mr.
FAULKWIR, one of the King's Messengers, with
Dispatches from Vienna, came in her.
Remain here, the Auckland, Capt. HAMMOND)
with the Mail fur Gottenburgh;' Earl of Leicertrr,
Capt. THOMPSON, for Gottenhurgh ; Auckland,
Capt. BRIDGE, and the:Advexture, Extrd Packet,
G. Dsiors, for Husum, with Mails and Dispatches.

SIiKERNESS, DEC. 2 t .---A Court Martial was
this day held on board His Majesty's Ship Ariadne,
in Sheerness Harbour, consisting of the following
Members viz. Capt. WM. M President ;
Captains VESeY, RENOU, LARMOUR, zvritt.
LING, Borrow, 4LPHINSTONE,'BOYS, and RA.I-11.
BORNi, when the Court proceeded to' try David
1119dden, a Marine belonging to His Majesty's Ship
Hound, for Drunkenness on his Post, Disobedience
of Orders, wounding the Pilot its his breast with
his bayonet, and frequently attempting to strike
. ,
Mr. CLACK, a Midshipman of the said Sloop, vt hilst
endeavouring to take his musket from him on the
28th darer August last, on board the Ship Hen.
rieua, detained by His Majesty's Ship Lapiudng.
The Court was of opinion that the Charges were in
part proved, and 'sentenced the.said David .Madders
to receive 2so lashes on his bare back.

It appearing to the Court that James
Private Marine, had prevaricated in his evidence
in the course of his examination, the Court ~or.
tiered the said James Clark to be imprisoned in
the Marshalsea for the term of three months.
Arrived His Majesty's Ship Amelia, Lord Pao BY'
from a Cluize off Flushing, with the loss of her
main. yard.

Sailed the Escort Gun-brig for liosely Bay, and
Fosion ,tu the Downs. •

DE n r., Dec. .L—The Baiilis4 Gun-brig came,
in from Dover Roads; and Sulphur Bomb from a
Cruize. off Boulogne,

Sailed the Dart Sloop, on a Cruize to the North-
ward.

In till Downs—Monarch, Utrecht, Itaisonable, Euryalus,
Champion, Squirrel, Lark. Perseus, Zebra, Contiict, B.
sirok, raclutll, and Sulphur Bprnb.

LIMERICK, DEC. —His Mij•;ty's Ship
Argue, the Hon, Capt. KING, has taken a Dutch
East-India Ship, worth upwards of one hundred and
fifty thousand pounds, which has arrived at Cove.

Saturday last His Majesty's Ship G9rivn, caPt..
WILKINSON, 6144. guns, arrived at 'l'arhert : she
is to remain as a Floating Battery for the prote4lion
of this river. TWO Vessels of the same size, -and
six Gan-brigs. arc daily expeeted to arrive for the
same purpose.

NEWCASTLE, Dec. 12.—Intelligenee WAS of.
ficially received by the Regulating . Captain,,
CHARLTON, on Sunday, from the Aintiralty, that
a number of Privateers had larcly sailed from the
French anti,Dutch Ports. During the whole of•yes..
terday this information was communicated as a
neausury caution to every Captain who cleared from
the Custom House, by the authuzity of the Col.
leCtor of this Port.

The Rail', from the Bay, of Honduras, which
was re.captured, and sent into Plymouth by the.
Go!jab and Defiance Men °Mar, on Saturday last,
was in the aft of landing her cargo, at the time she
was cut out of the River of Rochtort, and one of the
Custom-house Officers was brought away in her ;
three others jumped overboard,. and got ashore.
The Diana, C 4 pt. Stsa t Ttis from halt imore, bound
to Amiterdato, was wrecked on the 3oth of Novem.
ber,pn the °aster, Sand, near the isle of Schawen
the crew and passepgers, comisting of Is persons,
were with difficulty saved in the boat.
The Beyomuiri French Privateer, of 2+ guns, has
been driven ashore on the coast of France, by His
Majesty's Ship Ardent of 6+ guns, And just a, the
boats put off to board her, the crew blew her up.

The Master of the
..7ohanair, cartel, arrived at
Southampton, hum Morlaix, having conveyed the
Aliens, mentions, th4t at Mqll4iXi very indifferent
II Jur sold for a gallon, and common coarse brown
sugar at ts, 7d. per pound; bad salt hurter dearer
than the freih butters in England, and no froth
butter to be procured -at any price ; a bushel of
Coals, besides being very smAll, and much dirt
among them, cost the Captain ut the johasaa equal
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