The Sun.
London, England, 1804-01-13 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

DOVER, JAN. lE.—Late last night, and from
this morning till noon, a heavy firing has been heard
off the Coast of France, which seemed to proceed
from• the direftion of Boulogne, and -it is supposed
was the Flotilla of Boulogne manoeuvring on ac.
count of the arrival of BONAPARTE at that place,
and our brave Tars saluting him with a few rounds
of grapeshot. Though several people have been on
the heights to-day with their glasses, yet the fog
'has been so thick, that nothing was discernible;
but as nothing has yet arrived from thence, we
arc anxious to know the event of the'firing, as the
reinour this evening is, that the Leda Frigate was
in chace of some of the Flotilla which had come out
of Calais, and was proceeding in the direetion of
Boulogne.

DEAL, JAN. I Z.—The cannonading is still heard,
and very heavy, but no news yet arrived that can
be depended on. It is reported the First Consul is
at Calais.

Sailed the Speculator Lugger, on a Ctuize off the
Coast of France.

In the Downs—Monarch, Utrecht, Perseus, and Basilisk.

PENZANCE, JAN. to.—There is a large Fleet in
the Offing, but cannot learn particulars : they were
this morning standing to the Westward, but at
three o'clock stood to the Eastward.

SHEERNESS, JAN. 11. - Sailed His Majesty's
Sloop Scorpion, Capt. HARDING, and Boxer Gun_
brig, Lieut. CHESTER.
On Monday night the Cutter belonging to the
Scorpion was upset ; the people were fortunately
saved by one of the boats of the Zealand.

DUNGENESS, SAN, B.:;—The Isis and Leopard ar-
rived hereon Friday last from a Cruize off Boulogne.
The Euryalus the day before scuttled and sunk a Gun-
boat, having on board two poor devils who had been
blown cif the coast on their way from Flushing to
Boulogne. On that day about 6o of the Enemy's
Vessels were outside the harbour ; but they chewed
no inclination to go beyond the protedion afforded
them by their Batteries. A salute was at
Boulogne about one o'clock, which was supposed
to be in consequence of _the arrival of the First
Consul.

BRIX/IMA OtrAY, JAW. tO.---A large Coasting
Sloop, called the Lick, of Chester, ABsI, DAN/Es,
late master. and owner, laden with slate from Car-
narvon, bound to Portsmouth and Chichester, is just
arrived here. She was boarded and taken last Satur-
day morning about iit o'clock, two miles off' the
Runnel Stone, by a Boat armed and belonging to a
French Brig Privateer, of /+ sixes, belonging to
Dunkirk ; the Privateer then about tour mikes *emu
them: it being fine calm weather, they took Mr,
DAVIES, the Master and Owner, with all the Crew
(except the Mate) out of her, and put them on
board ihe. Privateer ; the Mate was left on board
the Sloop with four FrenChmen. The Privateer
then boarded and took four Brigs off the b'ind's
End, three of which were laden, supposed from
Bristol or Liverpool, and the other in ballast, she
sunk a little to the westward of the Wolf Rock.
The Privateer, on her leaving France, had nearly
roo men, chiefly Danes and Swedes, but had taken
so many prizes she became short handed, and stood
away for France with her prizes; and the Mate of
the Dick informs me he is afraid they are safe arrived
at Morlaix, for he was in sight of that port when the
wind flew round to the Southward,, and blew a whole
gale,,which split the Dick's saiis, The Mate, who
seems a fine daring Welchman, then told the French-
men that he was well acquainted with a port under
their lee, and unless they would give up the helm to
him, he said every soul of them would perish ; they
consented, and he bore away, for England. He then
enticed them to go below, make a goad fire, and
take tea, and when they were down, he kept them
there, having previously secured a musket and
hanger, and this morning brought her safe into
Torbay..

Another large Brig and Cutter Privateer is on the
Coast.
The Nemesis Frigate has laid claim to the Dick,
and instantly made sail after the 'Cutter Privateer,
who, it is said, has taken one of our Fishing
Sloops, and a Brig belonging to Teignmouth, since
retaken.

In addition to the Ships of War already stationed
in the Humber, Mr. THOMAS GLEADOW, of Hull,
has, by ordet of Government, fitted up, under the
inspeetion of Mr..TitcqtAs HAwr,cs, Naval Inspec-
tor at that place (and according to the Plans of
Messrs. WHITBY and PERKINS), twenty vessels
with frames, slides, &c. for the reception of two
241 b. carronades each vessel ; which said guns may
be pointed 'in any direetion, Without altering the
position of the vessels.

The Lords of the Admiralty have appointed a
Convoy to sail with the Ships for Portugal, from
Spithead on the zo:h instant.

The .Blanchland, of Sunderland, from Memel to
Shoreham ; two vessels trom London, one of them
far Kiel, the other for Stettin, (out seven weeks) ;
and several Foreign Ships, in great distress, and
some of them stranded, were lett at Lerwick, by
Capt. PARK, of the Traveller, on Wednesday s'en_
night, at which time he quitted that place.
The Aaeon, lately arrived at Hull from Narva,
with deals, experienced an almost miraculous. escape.
She got on shore— upon the Isle of G6tltiathi,
where she remained fourteen days in a rocsq
strand, and, exposed to four 'successive gales (Stria;
severity, the sea passing over her, and •her rudder
.beaten off; but being a compad and well.ibui;t-vp,
sel, she kept together, and by lightening a part cl
cargo, she fnated again, shipped a (corpora)/ rucl.

der, pursued her voyage, and arrived safe. On being
brought into dock,however,her keel was found beaten
almost away, and a large piece of rock weighing
ro9lbs. sticking in her planks, on the larboard side,
nearly in the midships, close to the keel, which on
removal of her sheathing dropped out, and discover..
ed a large hole quite through into her hold. Had
it dropped out at sea, she must haed filled in ten
minutes, and inevitably gone to the bottom.