The Sun.
London, England, 1804-05-12 00:00:00

AAVAL NEWS.

FALMOUTH, MAY 9.--Passed by for the Downs,
the Orpheus Frigate, with a Convoy from List) ,n.
About thirty Sail parted from her off die Land's
End, for Liverpool, Bristol, &c.
Sailed the Hazard and Gannet Sloops of War, on
a Cruize.

PLYMOUTH, MAY to.—Arrived the Naiad and
Loire Frigates, from a Cruize in the Irish Channel ;
and the Danish Ship Erneste Sasser, Capt. GRER.
SON, from Dram.

PORTSMOUTH, MAY ll.—Arrived several out-
ward-bound vessels from the Downs, and the Brig
Minerva, —, from Lisbon bound to Dieppe, de-
tained by the Fisgard Frigate.
The otftward-bounil Quebec and Halifax Fleet
remain in Yarmouth Roads.

DEAL, MAY t.—Arrived the Viper Cutter,
and Eagle Revenue Cutter, with Convoy from Ply-
mouth; the Orpheus, with Convoy from Lisbon ;
Veteran, Leopard, and Fury, from Dungeness.
Sailed the Regulus, on a Cruize off Boulogne.
A Danish Brig, loaded with wheat, ran on the
Goodwin Sands this morning about eight o'clock,
and was got off by the Deal boats, as soon as the
tide flowed, with little damage, and brought into
the Downs.
In the Downs—Monarch, Utrecht, Ardent, Veteran, Leo-
aamrda, Jamaica,
rgbneires,eCus Vesuvius,rescent,ni
tieter, ,
Dart,
Champion,
Discovery,
Orpheus,
v
De-
vastation, Fury, Kingsfisher, Bonetta, Speedy, Humber
Armed Ship, Viper Cutter, William Stureship, and Huddart
East India Ship, for the River,

HARWICH, MAY io.—The Auckland Post.office
Packet, Capt. BRIDGE, and the Diana, Captain
STEWARD, sailed, the former with the Hamburgh
and Bremen Mails for Husum, and the Diana with
the Gottenburg Mail.
MAY 11.--This morning the Diana Packet,
Capt. Obsolur, arrived from Gottenburg with the
Mail.

Remain the Lark, Diana, and Lady Frances
Packets, with the Pegasus Frigate, and Arg-us
Cutter.

SHEERNESS, MAY I.—Arrived the Sulphur
Bomb-vessel, Captain MACLEOD, having under her
convoy two of the Stone Ships which were intended
to be sunk in the mouth of Bdulogne Harbour, the
carrying of which plan into execution has been to-
tally relinquished.
The Favourite Sloop of War, which has under-
gone a thorough repair in this Dock_yard, was this
day commissioned, nnd taken out of Dock ; she is
to be fitted with all di:patch, to proceed to the
Coast of Guinea.

The Afr;ci. of 64. guns, having been surveyed,
by orders from the Admiralty, and reported worthy
of repair, is to be taken into the Deck vacated by
the Favourite.

Admiral T..outs is to have the command of the
Squadron off Boulogne.
.A report has been in circulation some days past,
that the Majestic, of 74. guns, Capt. Lord A. BEAU_
CLERK, has struck on a ruck near the Black Rocks,
and has been lost; but as there have been no official
accounts arrived from the Fleet since the Windsor
Castle's arrival at Plymouth on Monday, it is hoped
that the report of this accident is unfounded.
His Majesty's Ships Trident, Capt. SURRIDGR ;
Tremendous, Capt. OSBORNE ; Centurion, Capt.
RAINIER; Lancaster, Capt. FoTHERGILL ; and
Albatross, Capt. Lord GEORGE STUART, were in
Bombay Harbour the 7th November last.
Admiral RAINIER landed at Bombay on the twit
of that month.

The Ships Prince of Wales and Ceylon sailed from
Bombay for Bengal, in November last.
His Majesty's Ship St. Fiorenzo, Capt. BtNGHAM,
arrived at Bombay the 13th November last. The
Fox Frigate quitted Madras in company with the
St. Fiorenzo ; on their passage they touched at the
Sy Chelles, where they found the French Corvette
La .Fleche fitting out. The Frenchmen immediately
abandoned her on the appearance of His Majesty's
vessels, when Capt. BINGHAM took possession, and
burnt her.

La Fleche was the same vessel which the ViSor
Sloop, Capt.Cou.tv R, during the last War, engaged
off the Isle of Mahe, and after several broadsides,
sunk. The French, however, had weighed her
again, but only to experience a more mortifying
and decided fate.

On Sunday last, during a fog, a Vessel was ob-
served standing into Torbay. She was boarded by
a man from a Pilot-boat, who reported her to he a
French Privateer. Intelligence of this circumstance
having reached Capt. SOMMERVILLE, of His Ma-
jesty's Ship Nemesis, then lying in Torbay, he im-
mediately weighed anchor, and putsued the strange
sail all Sunday night and Monday, until five o'clock,
when he came up with her, and instead of a French
Privateer, she turned out to be a Portuguese Brig,
with +guns, and about 20 men, bound from Dieppe
to Swansea, in ballast, and had drifted with the tide
during the fog into Torbay.

We are assured, from very good authority, that
tile Stcne Expedition, which has been ultimately
abandoned, has cost the Country no less a sum than
One. Hundred and Seventy Thousand Pounds ; a con.
'flowing proDfvf the cautious economy with which the
safe Politicians, who had the milnagenitot of our
affairs, disbursed the public m,)nryk

ROY AL ICAD F. 1117.

1,:01
No. z 3. Henry the Third replying to the Bishops •
remonstrated against his uncanonical and forced •

to vacant Dignities.—R. Wfsr R...A•
THE rich tone of colouring for which this Ar!ist:
is distinguished, is observable in the work beo
,
us. The Bishops, who had profited by the ve?
eleatons of which they complain, skew, howev;
rather surprise than shatne. The King We°
somewhat too languid, considering that he is
ployed in rebuking ingratitude, which might .I°6".
tify an animated resentment. The whole desle,;
however, is conceived in a manner very creditab'
to the talents of the Artist.

No. 117. Cottage Scene: Summer F. vening,—H,logS°Pf
Acad. Eleot. •
ed
This Pidure reminds us of a similar scene palnt
by the late admirable President, for MAcKLII4:I
Gallery. We do not mean to arraign the Art's
for plagiarism, but to give him due prdise for halr;
ing so successfully followed the track of a rea
Master. The scene has a pleasing air of rujitjd
simplicity. All the objeets are well arranged, all •
there is a judicious mixture of light and bbadogi•

No. 523. Portrait of T. Holcroft, Es OF'S. 1&°41"
If this be, as we are informed, a Portrait Ofbi:
Writer whose Politics arc better known than 11
Person, we are surprised that he should not diidall
to be dubbed ass Esquire, as such an addition shesEft,
what must appear to him, a bigotted attachtntnt
unmeaning ranks and titles. The Portrairro
painted with great spirit, and with a clear ina,
tone of colour. The likeness is said to be °dip
and, if so, LAVATER would hardly be able t°
cover in the countenance a modest degree of se of
estimation, or a meek toleration of the opinions
others.

No. a 6. Evening; with Figures and Cattle.--P. f.. Df Lot;
THIRBOUR4, R. A. tit
This we conceive to be altogether the best o°.
of this Artist in the present Exhibition. It i 9 tie
e
and warm, but not glaring in any part. J G3;n4
and figures are touched with great neatness
spirit. It is a Picture worthy of any cabinet.

No. 230. Tyger-hunting.—J. NORTHCOTS, 11".
There have been few Artists equal to the Prfi:lloi
in the representation of the more ferocious 11)f-
iii,
inferior animals. He has here very success'll
tttral
accomplished his purpose, in shelving
fierceness of the tygers, and their fear of their pa
suer. '[he attitude marks their apprehension, 311 e...
their faces very forcibly demonstrate their unt°'lle,
able fury. The Artist has also shewn great ingor,
nuity in placing the tygers on an elevated
lase
s
which conceals. the body of the elephant,
bulk would otherwise have formed too large illaess
,fr.
and have impaired the effel of the main figur ve
The scene, upon the whole, seems to have s Li
Asiatic air, suitable to the subject.

0M
MUSIC.—Mr. HARR ISON'S Annual Concert -°„,
place last night in the Great Room at the oper4.6
House, and such is the esteem in which his chargte
personal as well as professionally, is held, that gitlet
room was crowded to the utmost with a very elegiars,
auditory. The chief vocal Performers were, Nab
BILLINGTON, BARILEMAN, the KNirvEril
d th°
HARRISON. CRAMER led the Band, and
was filled by eminent Performers/3' r,
Among the novelties was a Duet; composed hYe
of
CALLCOTT. The words from The leasof is
1' hit
Hope. The music was much admired, and• is 900
creditable to the talents and feeling of the ingesoi
Composer. It was well sung by HARR 15°14001'1
BARTLEMAN.—A new glee by GEtEarog°'„Je4'
the Scotch song of Donald, was much siv"„,,-liie
There were other instrumental novelties, in I
excited much applause. Mrs. Br t.t.rso'r°;4:ce by
song of GUGLI&LMI, astonished the audie'o-ioh';
her excellence. She also very much disiing„, jar° -
herself in " Let not rage," which is form{, foe
pleasing glee
,by GREATOR EX, and which vfr. .014,
ly supported by this charming singer, 1-101'.1:14(1"
KNYVETT, and BARTLEMAN. But Mrs. in
TON chiefly shone in " From rosy bovier-tchtate
which she gave PultCELL's music in the 10yet animated style. HArtarsoN displayed oigliedt
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pure taste and elegance for which he is distill Otic'
in a new sung from PINDAR'S First Pyth“j° sl'
j4ofist'
composed in a charming style by Mr. , Inpt,
The Whole of the Concert was worthy (01 it too-
reputation of the Performer for whose beneP',c
place. ha-s 4 dire,
BANKS'S Concert last night, in
r treatForte,
of machh e
rjad
beautyysh a
s c:0, f
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dpi si o
gavev
ral Ladyagreatpiecesed
;
new
onwe rteh el"
ePrita-')no m
and
which in
aegsuhie,
tteodokhejeif most
padst. :c7,
tnirably. SMALL sung remarkably weil;or: vilefirr;
Mrs. BURNEY contributed their orloin--- ale -
on the Piano Forte ; and Asti E per in e
fOr 60010-
brillant Concerto on the Flute, in a inn'L
style.
Mr. PYE's Comedy is put aside till nest_osde—i°os
As it had a very good report in private, worth
vi'l
written by a Gentleman whose talents a,ni" be one
are universally resp "
eeted, we trust it !'„on.
of the earlist novelties of the following se
IN C LEDON has been robbed of some sillier fiZuttrui
It would not be wonderful if they should be
sall-
in the pockets of Miss DE CAS ''S Satin
clothes, stolen from Drury.lanc Theatre. °T
rile
HaEyrntd;trksreorN ir.heseuamrrees, tilhiesandeievnesmuianngagenseeamsorit. The
Theatre will open with The Mountatneers•
rat'
hisQt tuieTactlri cias I a t
rambles, present
His MAJESTY in the summer, as he has_ jitwm!, y.
a favourite performer with the ROYAL i'ers
as
,he Fre
nch
_4OOO
andin town,
certainly
but sporia_ny gesbse‘ibit.ocror
of cow , to
Journalists must have a strange notion o
'son, exP . her
if they think it is to be found in pr
verl‘;l°‘‘R :4,AirtUfOritstibdE:cr lodgedi!ei
inin prrhiseonF.r:enci: P'lll
.„
to a secret death, or aprt;lettr7iii..a.i,
the rfivcirry of a trial,
•
the jealousy of a ruthless Tyrant, and doofed Clvntdrj.