The Sun.
London, England, 1804-12-14 00:00:00

tRIXII AU QUAY (.I:Mt BA.Y)p tlP:i2.l.l6,ArriVed
here this afternoon the Channel-Y:104. under., coin.
viand of Admiral CoßNwAtrAs. •

iIatIMICH, Dec. 13.—The Prints elrales
Packet, Capt. ANTHONv DE NI; and the And.
lend, Capt. BR.I P., sailed this morning 'with .a
favourable wind ; the fortncr for Heligoland, with
the Hambro' Sand Bremen Mails, anti one of the
King's Messengers with Dispatches ; and the. latter
Packet with the, Gottedurgh
The. Rdinat Transport, Cie% SMITH, arrived
yesterday from Guernsey, with a detachment of the
sth Regiment of Foot, consisting of about iso rank
and file ; and this day they are re..embarked, being

ordered to proceed to Portsmouth.
The Prow-Elizabeth, Hato:avowal*, and Hill.
Gt.ttc, are arrived at this Port• •on
voyage from Rotterdam to London. The Iris, from
Dart, Kato Mater, hoUnd to London, is detained
here by centrary.wiod, as also the. Imo Rextert r
10)1114. from Embden, with oats; Young
chotts, from Papenberg, with eats; the Vritad.
sae"; A.".:BovtivAceit, and Anna Sophie, J. F.
Xltuatit,* from Rotterdam, all bound to London..

PLitmotins, DEC. 12.—A Line of Battle Ship
arrived this evening in Cawsand Bay, supposed to
be the San jvirph from the Channel Fleet.
Arrived the British Tar, Capt. Wiposcomsg
from Jamaica.

Sailed a Fleet of Coasting Vessels to the East.
ward.

FALmotrtn, Dpc. r t.-•-Arrived the Eulehce
Frigate, from Plymouth ; Glamicrian, Mamas.,
from, Demerara, for Landon ; the American Ship
Aberiten, MORGAN, from ditto, for the Cape tic
Verdes; and 'the American Ship Salty, Allignri
from Baltimore, for Vareil.,

POITSMOV7H, DI C. i3.--Salted the bldeaVaur,
Ci►ka, and 4lialetb'and Math, jAmes, for Sun-
derland ; and ifary, Ltsurt, fur Guerniey.

%tumult's, Dec. r 3.•—Yesterday the Autumn
Sloop was paid up to six months, and sailed to.day
for the Downs.
A West Indiaman last night, in passing up, tan
aground on the Nore Sand, but got off this morning.

_Ships at this Port—Zealand,' Utrecht, Hindostan,' Ame-
Inyst, Penelope. Chiflimne, Mercator,' Weymouth, Win,
Chelsea, Ceres, Constance, Vroselyte, Alonzo, Argus! Eti7:
Poir, Ignition Fire-Vessel, and Gallant Gttn-brig. '

DEAL, DIIC. 13.—Arrived Hi, ntjesty's Ship
Leotard, Rear. Admiral ,Lours, from Portsmouth ;
'14442 and Btaribig Gun.brigs, from the Cuast of
France ; and Autumn Sloop, from. the Nore.
Sailed 'l4,lPb:cher Gun.brig, for Dungeness k
William Store-ship, for Standgate Creek ; Deptford,
Swig, Pleasomt.kill, and Finds/4 Navy Trans.
Torts, for the River.

Yesterday the Duke of Bromii, Capt. J. LANs,
from Quebec, in coming into the Downs,• gotton a
Icor of'rocks off the South:foreland : the Ship 'tires
got off by a Deal. Boat, with the loss oilier rudder,
and carried into Ramsgate Harbour, this morning.

In the Downs, Monarch, Castor, Leopard, Ardent, In.
ilexible;_ Antelope, Immortalite, L'Ainsable, Orpheus,
Leda, Champion, Jamaica, Arab, Fleche, Itarpy, Spy,
tugene, Dart, Alert, Orestes, Speedy, Cygnet, Autumn,
Prospero, Lucifer, Volcano, Discovery, Devastation, Tar.
tants Vesuyius, Fury, Zebra, Sulphur,ilallard, Cunstant,
Tickler, Bouncer, Watchful, Safeguard, Rifleman, fackall,
Thrasher, Pelter, Haughty, Biter, Locust, Blazer, Mariner,
lasilisk, Wendel r , Minx, Bruizer, Cun.brigs ; Destrudion
and Convulsion Mortar.boats; Armed Defence Ships as In-
fore ; altd Sussex Oak Navy Transport.

THE SHIP ALTHEA.
Our Readers will recolleCt that we made It Re-
port on the Proceedings at LLOYD'S on the 3oth of
OCtober, respefilng the captureof the Althea. Since
that period a Correspondence ',took place between
the Committee at LLOYD'S and the Court of Dig.
rectors as Well as the head of the Board of Cort.
troul ; in consequence of which Capt.:Li/410e A
was examined. before that Committee, From their
printed Proceedings we now extra& such parts as
it,trite may ha iotareating rn the ptiblic at large.
Resolved,. That it appears Capt. MA XWSILL of the Cal*
eutta, chewed every proper disposition to protett the Private
Ships that sailed with hint front Bengal, not only from the
Extraas furnished by the Court of Direaors, but also from.
the explanations made, and answers given to the direct quo-
;lions put to him by this Committee and so far from any
linputatien applying to him, as Commodore of the Fleet, for
the lossisf the Althea, it may reasonably be ascribed to his
VAat vigilance and attention that no farther loss by capture
ciss happened.
In consequence of the foregoing examination
Ketolved, That alfetter.be written to Mr. examination,
St ; of
Which the following it a Copy

Nro. t 2, 1804.
Sta—l am direted by the CoMmittee for managing the
coucernS of tkitHouse, to communicate to you, for the 4t•
formation of tho Court of Direttors, the.following questions
(among others) put to Captahi tinXwxt,L, of the Calcutta;
this morning, with'his answers.
„„' Q. Were etzse-the only orders (I. i.. the orders of the Gol
veroor-Genetal in Council, ,communicated by' Mr. Loss:,
bltl in his Letter of the 6th and 27th of February; 1804),
to ever received tespeding the Ships sailing with you from
?—A. There were other orders, but.' wish. to be op..
ty speaking upon them..
Q. Did you deliver these orders with the rest 4,3 f
,yntir pa.
pers to the proper Officer at theinclia Heustit--;-A. I did.
I am also directed by the Committee in Inither justifica,
ori of the Resolutions of the General 'Meeting; to request
t,
on will apply to the Court to permit ' the Cmi onittee to
y 44" 49PY of all the Instrudions given to "Captain HA x•
1414 for his observance Boring his voyage from Bengal to
1)9.41130 or that the Coact will :permit the Chairman and
„ putationirom the Committee to have access to them iat
;be "'Ls...strict tif Aity oft heir body.
' I have the 4-lonour to be, Sir,
Yout most obedient Set ent,
1()HN IiENNE'IT, fun,
ti
4,smsay, EN. tOdlit.House.
va41.4P1, tgre ;vim.
At 'a Minin df :be Committee held tint! ciay.-tead Sued