The Sun.
London, England, 1803-06-22 00:00:00

NA VA L i'4l

PLYMOUTH, June to.—Arrived the French Ship
La Belle Sophie, laden with sugar, &c. and a large
quantity of specie, from Port,au-Princf,..captured
by His Majesty's Ship Thuneferer, last from Torbay.
Arrived the Brig Supply, Capt. JQHNSON, laden
with hides, furs, &c. from Pensacola, bound to
London, put in to wait Convoy.
Arrived the French National Brig La Celombe,
mounting to guns, captured on her passage from
Mdrtinique, by His Majesty's Ships Dragon and,
Endytnion.

Sailed the Conqueror, of 74 guns, to join the
Channel Fleet.

Arrived the Sceptre, of 74 guns, from the Fleet.

PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 22. E--This morning, in con.
sequence of an Express from the Admiralty, the
Orpheus, lij'dra, Cerbtrus, and two other Frigates,
sailed fur Guernsey and Jersey, and others are ex-
peeled hourly to sail, it being reported that the
French meditate the invasion of those Islands.
Arrived the Ganges Man of War from Jamaica.
The Blanche and Lapwing Frigates ate coming
in from the Eastward.

Arrived at the Mothetbank, and put under qua-
rantine, the William, BO XriE L D, from Venice and
Zante, bound to London, with currants, silk, and
other goods. Sailed from Zante the 28t11 April.
Left at Venice the Brig Jarvis, WOOLLY mas.
ter, for London, and Liberly, MILLER, for Am.
steraam. The William was spoke the ist inst.
off Cadiz, by a French Frigate, who inquired whe-
ther it was War between England and Trance, and
was answered of course in the negative.

DEAL, juin ye—Sailed His Majesty's Sloops
Antiinm and Lynx, to the Westward.
Arrived Commodore Sir WILLIAM SIDNEY
SMITH, Bart. in His Majesty's Ship Antelope, from
a Cruize, and the Basilisk, from the Northward.
Sailed fast night, the Honourable E:ist India Com.
pany's Ships Earl Splicer and Tigris, with the
whole of the outward.bound to the Westward.

•
GALLANTExrI.O Blanche Frigate, Corn.
minded by Capt. Monne, being upon the Coast of
France, took a small fishing-boat :it imtnediately
occurred to the First Lieutenant, Mr. FaoMow, that
something might be done to annoy the enemy even
with this; and he not only proposed to fit her up as a
gun-boat, with a t ZUL carronade, but also volunteered
to take the command of her himself. Four seamen,
four marines, Mr. Locer sa, Master's Mate; and
Mr. Berrswoittx, Midshipman, made up the crew.
• Being thus provided, they immediately sailed into the
hatbour of Havre, and came to an anchor about five
• in the morning, determined to brave every event
fortune might expose them to. They had not been
long in this situation before they.: saw a sloop,
deeply laden, about •to come into the harbour.
They determined ,to attack her, did so, and lime-
diately carried her. Mr. B. with two mcn, was
placed aboard her, and &retied to proceed to the
frigate, which was at a distance in the oiling.
This transamtion being perceived by the people of
Havre, a brig, mounting 16 guns, which lay in the
harbour, was ordered to slip anti chace the boat :
she did so, and coming within pistol shot, opened a
heavy fire of grape shot upon the boat ; her sails
were torn, and her hull was shattered ; but fortune,
which always favours the brave, preserved the lives
of the gallant men who were on board of her; Not at
all discouraged by the inequality of the contest, they
kept up a brisk and determined fire with their car.
ronade upon the Brig, beat in her quarter, and us she
was crowded with men who volunteered for the occa.
sion, such a well.diretted fire must have had consider.
able effea. This action continued with equal ardour
on both sides, till the Frigate, having heard the can-
nonade, and Made sail towards the harbour, checked
the impetuosity of the Frenchmen; who, consulting
their own safety, left the boat with her prize, and
made the best of her way into Havre. When the
Frigate came up to the boar, her gallant crew left
her, and immediately returned her to the poor fish.
ermen from whom they had taken her.

the following Appointments have taken place;
Capt. Noa tv tothe Tromps, or 54 guns. Capt. W. G.
RerrnLaroßn to the Decade, of 38 suns, at Portvinouth.
Capt,,GROJSTT to the Trent, of 3 guns. Capt. COL.
QV irr to the Princ.essof 22 guns. Capt. W. FOOTZ to the
Tisipane, of 12 glans, at Plymouth.
lieutenants Mit:ARLAND and La GROS are appointed to
the rank of Commanders.
Capt. PRS33I. AND is appointed Agent for Prisoners of War
at Llveriwl.
Capt. 'Fuss t oak. Arent tbr Prisoners at Portsmouth.
L
Capt. Pounat4, um • (140 Liverpool.
Capt. STIRLING 15 appointed to go but Commis.
sioner to J.tniiica, and Capt. C. It LANG 10 An.
tigna.
Accounts have been: received •at the -Admiralty,
of a French 84 gun ship and. cutter, being seen
di-tiiiing in the North Sea) information-of which
has been sent to our ships on that station, . who, it
thought,• will not fail of falling in with them,

The. Scrutiny for the Borough Eliffinn was not
entered into yesterday, as was expetted. The
Counsel op both sides met at the Town Hall, ac.
cording ick appointment. when a request was made
in behalf of bir THOMAS Micron, to put the busi„
nes, off until Thursday next, its consequence of the
Baronet having suffered, a loss in his f4mily (the
death of a daughter)., Mr. TisiueY
complied. The Counsel for Sir TitoitAs wished to
make an arrangement with the other side, to scru-
tinize one parish before they entered into another,
which was obit 61ed to. The eorsons will therefore
be taken todivtilually as they polled.
His IVlaystr s ship IN Rmyhrr, with the 87th
Regiment on board, arrived at Antigua the beginning
of m ay, !pa) Inuctica, in a very leaky condition,

'PLAN OF' DE .PENCE POR OUR COASTING
TRADE:

Duottila the late as well as former War, tiltnik
instances occurred of Vessels being captured by
small. French Privateers, close in with out own
Shore, for want of a Gun or small Battery to afford
them shelter and proteftion. These small Priva-
teers make
,a pradice of stretching across Channel
in . the night, and, being under our Coast at day-
light, are ready to pounce upon any Merchant
Vessel or Trader, that
.may happen to he within
their reach. These Vessels so situated have no
chance of escape, as though they may be near the
Shore, they .may be at a great distance from any
Battery or protected Anchorage.
In order to defeat such a_ Plan on the parr of the
Enemy, it is recommended to place, at proper
distances along the. Coast, on head-lands command.
ing Bays, a Ghot, or in some places two, 18
Pounders, to be distinguished at Sea by a Flag
being displayed. These Guns to be mounted on
the late improved carriages, which are so easily
worked... A little parapet • or 'breast-work may be
thrown up to cover the ..men stationed at the Gun,
and the distance'
sand situation of these little Bat-
teries to be determined .by circumstances, by the
nature of. the Coast, and the frequency of Vessels
passing. It is calculated that two men would,he
sufficient to work an i 8 Pounder upon the newly,
constructed carriage, and for their accommodation
a small hut or cabin might be erected at a very
trifling expense. The men employed on this ser_
vice may be Invalids, taken from Greenwich or
Chelaea Hospitals. The expende attending such
ao EsraWishment as this would lie very trifling, and
would soon be saved to the Nation, by the protec.
tion afforded to our Coasting Trade.

These hints are*suggekted by an Officer skho had
opportunities of seeing -during the last War, and
more particularly in the West Indies, the benefits
resulting from a similar plan adopted by the French,
where they had scarcely a Ship of War to proted
their Coasts : Yet their small craft, and numerous
little Privateers, to the great • annoyance of our
Trade, had easy ingress and egress so and from
their Ports, from the aid that such Guns and Bat-
teries, judiciously placed, aiforded them, though
they were frequently only manned by a few negroes.
For, except the °bled he deemed worth risking
men's lives, and hazarding the loss of masts, &c. it
is hardly prudent to attempt silencing such Bat.
terics, for the. purpose of cutting out Vessels, the
value and importance of which arc not ascertained.
If this consideration holds good respeEting regular
Ships of War, it operates snore powerfully on Pri.
vateets, whose interest it is to avoid serious danger
and contest, excepting with the evident prosped of
facility and advantage.

Should the principle of this system of auxiliary
Wlnitime Defence be deemed eligible, it might be
extended to the whole of our Coast, expoied to the
incursions of petty Privateers, anti conneded with
the Signal Posts of communication, where the Vo-
lunteers,Sea Feneibles, and others, would occasio,i-
ally be-at hand to assist in working. the Guns, and
affording protedion to the • Shipping that would
naturally close the Shore for the purpose, in case of
danger.

THI MBA3'Rl3.—Aftet g.; the Comedy of Mayer
and Maas, *title Haymarket Theatre last night,
the whimsical Farce of Fortune's Frolic introduced a
new Performer to the Audience in the part of Robin
Rough.bead. • This Performer, whose yam is
Gtwva, is a Gentleman who, we understand, has
often exerted his talents in Private Theatres,
which are very properly transferred to the Pub.
lie Boards. He seems to have a just conception
of the rustic chart ter. He- gave the manners as
well as the dialed-of the part, with spirit and pre.
cision. His humour was simple without coarseness,
and the warm reception he experienced from a nu-
merous Audience, was a due tribute to the quaffed.
ed merits of his performance.

The M A KOIt.AVINE OfANSPACH gratified a large
party of her friends on Monday at Brandenburgh.
I louse, with a repetition of her dramatic Perfotm.
ances, which consisted of the French Piece translated
by herself, and a Pantomime derived from a story in
The Aeatillu Nights' Entertaiulteuts., Between the
Ads Mr. ANosLo highly diverted the Aedience
with his ludicrous Duet of the Streekilallad-Singets.
The supper was pertieularly sumptnnus, elegant, and
abundant. Indeed the splendour which attended this
delicious repast, reulized those scenes. of fabled
magnificence froth which a part of the Dratria-
tic Entertainment was taken. The company, which
were mostly of the higher orders, were so much de.
lighted With the' variety of plea'ure afforded by
their hospitable host and hostess, that 'the meeting
did not break' up till five in the morning.
The Marquis of HIMTLY, it is said, will shortly
lead to the Altar of Hymen the beautiful, and ac-
complished Lady SARAH FAN E{
Caps.GOOIiALL, husband to Mrs. GOODALL 4,he
athess, has.. been Commander of a privateer lately,
and has taken a Dutch East Indianian worth -Bo,cool.
ATT&MPT Stile t ra.--Nesterday morning be-
tween four and five o'clock, Mr. B-, a gentleman
of respeEtability, attempted' to put a period to his
existence, et his residence, near the Jew's Harp
Houses. Nil Road, Martele.bone. He rose from
bed between four tied five in the morning, and
owee of his
ntintoandausie
adjoiningitt room, where a young Indy,
n
was a sleep; he awoke
Wer, and said, if My dear, Gad bless • yon, you
shall never see me more." He then left the
room, anti went down stairs into the kitchen.
The daughter in an instant arose, aod apprised
her mother of the circumstance. They instantly
went in pursuit of him ; but before theyrcould
'reach the kitchen, he had cut his throat. With
3 knife, hut did not .penetrate the, wind-pipe.
An immediate alarm was given, and medical
assistance was procured. It appears That. Mr.
had beets principal managing clerk for
near so years in a banking.house which lately
failed in ,Bond.sneet, and continued in it till the
failure. There is no rarticular cattle aseigned for
this rash and melancholy aft, We are happy to
add• that the physicians had last :night every bore
of his recovery.