The Sun.
London, England, 1803-07-04 00:00:00

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_NAVAL NEWS.

Prom Ike LoNDoNG4izzrrE, Yu& 2, 063.

iumfratty-officc, yu?y 3, :Sol.

Ertra,..7 of a Letter from Admiral ,Montagie. Commander I*' Chief
cf Ili: Mafecry'e Ships and 1/4,:ils at Portsmouth, so Sir Ercin
A-crew:, Bart. dated th 4 29tb of last month.

I enclose, for the information of my Lords Commissioners
of the Admiralty, a Letter I this day received from Captain
Mundy, of His Majesty's Ship Hydra.

4,48 , !lard, a ***l, "pre #9. 2803.
I hive the Honour of informing you, that on the 3 sth ihst.
Cape Barfleur bearing N. W. by W. four Leagues distant.
the Hydra and Rose Crater captured La Pheebe (tench Cut.
_ter Privateer, armed with 4 Guns and = swivels. a new Ves-
sel, and only three Days out of the Fort of Cherbourgh.
I am, &c. GEO. MUNDY.

PLYMOUTH, JULT Z.—Arrived the French Gun-
'brig Le renteux, mounting six +Z-pound canon-
ades, and four long ts-pounders, with 82 men, cut
out of the Road between the Isle of Bas and the
Main, by the boats of La Loire Frigate, Captain
•_MAITLANb, on the 28th ult. after a severe eonflia,
in which several French Officers and Seamen were
killed, and others desperately wounded. Eight of
La Loire's crew were also wounded. Le Vorteux is
a very fine brig, and completely fitted for sea.

Arrived aiso Le Niloleo* Trench Brig, laden
with coffee, cotton, &c. from Guadaloupe bound to
Nantes, captured by the Naiad Frigate. The lat.
rer left the Channel Fleet on Monday last, all well.

Arrived the Rimell, of 74,, guns, and /ga;(7.7
Frigate, trom the Channel Fleet, and La Loire Fri.
gate from a Cruiz, off the File of Bats.
- Arrived the Woliarth, Capt. -ZANDU, from
pantzic, with timber for the Mck.yard.

FALMOUTH, JULY I.—On Wednesday last ar.
rived the Medina, Capt. HEY DEN, from Cowes ;
the American Ship Pallas, Capt. MAxsHALL (de.
'rained by the Hind Revenue Cutter, Capt. ALLAN),
from ftelvoetsluys bound to Teneriffe, with flax,
butter, &c. left Helvoetsltsys on the zsth ult. the
day before ,which, the English Packets detained at
that Port in the commencement of hostilities were
dismantled, and the Crews put into prison.

Sailed the Mariner Brig on a cruise.

Admiral MONTAGU' has shifted his Flag to the
Gelyibeld Man of War.

Our present Military Force in Great Britain,
comprises Sixty-three Battalions of the Line, and
Eighteen Regiments of Cavalry, independent of the
Troops in Ireland. The Militia of the Empire
amotnits to Ninety-seven Thousand Men ;• and • a
few weeks will add Fifty Thouiand more to our
Ranks—these, with our Volunteer and other Sup-
plementary Force, will constitute an Army of
nearly :Three Hundred Thousand Men. e.

This day arrived the Merton, Captain THOMAS,
from Newhaven ; the French Schooner Let Ltenx
,Margurrettes, Captain SLIME) with coffee, gurri,
ittc. from St. Domingo, prize to the Regulus Letter
k)f Marque, of :8 guns, Captain WhIITI, belong_
int to London. This vessel sailed from St. Do-
usingta on the Isth May, at which time the French
Men of War still continued there : a convoy of
about forty stil of merchant vessels was appointed
to sail from .Port.au.Prince in about eight days'
'after the Schooley left the Island. = She was
Captured on the zrst ult. about 24. hours sail
from Bourdeaux, to which Port she was hOond, and
was intended to have been fitted for a Privateer to
....iota, being admirably adapted
tor that purpose, and is pierced for z 6 guns. The
French at St. Domingo were very sickly, and only
in possession of the Sea-ports,

Sailed the American Ship Alexander,, KING, for
Norfolk, and the Brig jaw, TROUNCE, for Lon.
don.

Arrived the Ship ?meat, Capt. DAWSON) from
with coals, and to wait Convoy fur Lisbon.

YartmOuTst, Ivor 3.—Passed in the offing Iv
inst. in the afternoon, a large Fleet of Ships, under
Convoy of the Arnim:rade Frigate, from the Baltic.
Arrived in the Roads, the Mbar and Menlo
Cal-vessels.

Sailed Amelia and Ethalidut Frigates, Ammer
Brig, an Armed Ship, and Crijks Cutter, on a
ernixe.

DIAL, JULY 3.--Arrived the 40.ebto Gen.ves.
eel, with it Convoy from Portsmouth, and Sealan,
with a Convoy from Plymouth, both of which are
sailed for the River.

The Darin has taken and sent into Plymouth La
Pelazie French Privateer, of guns and 37 men,
belonging to MOW, This Privateer had made no
c3pturr.
Of the thitty.four fishing boats brought into
Portsmouth, captured by the difricaitte and Toprize,
nine of them hare been givers up, and upwards of
too min and boys released. Admiral HOLLOWAY
attended the survey, and seletted such boats as
would Pin carry carriage guns, and men who were
not capable of bearing arms.

Po Saturday morning Mr. At.lo Elul/elm gave ,a
public Breakfast at Woodlands, his beautiful Villa at
Ulackheath. Upwards of tive hundred persons of the
first fashion were present. Eruit of all kinds were
in the most plentiful abUndance, and as the day
was remarkably fine, the company had the fullest
'enjoyment of the-Inagnificent entertainment, and
the beautiful and pitturesque scenery of that part of
the Thatraes.

,4VER,

ULY 3.

By .the Extretc Packet, which came from Calais
early yeiterday morning, and brought StlAw the
Messenger, we IMO that BONAPARTE, attended
by four General Officers and a numerous Suite, :with
an escort consisting of a party of his Mamelukes,
and about:. 200 of the Consular Guards, reached
Calais about five on Friday evening. .His approach
having been announced the day before, prepara-
duns were made to receive him ; but from an eye.
witness to the whole cf what passed on Friday even.
ing, we are informed the demonstrations ot joy were
rather•faint than otherwise, no symptom of that en-
thusiasm which the French Papers relate his appear.
ante every where excites, having been manifested.
In his progress through the Town and round the
Rimparts, he was completely encircled by his Guards.
After a short repast (less than half an hour), at
Quillac's, he proceeded to visit the Harbour, and
took a boat to insped the Fort at its entrance,
Boards were painted on the archway leading out of
Harbour street towards the Picr, with inscriptions
(in English), "Road to London P...." Freda: of the
Seal!" BONAPARTE. was expeled to leave Calais
for Gravelinea at twelve o'clock yesterday,