The Sun.
London, England, 1804-04-02 00:00:00

MINISTRY OF THE NIAIIINE.

THE COMMISSARY•GENERAL FOR COMMERCIAL
AFFAIRS AT ALGJERS, TO CITIZEN DECREE,
14111ISTER OF THE MARINE, DATED ALGIERS,
EANLIAII,I( 25.

CLTJU?J
MINISTIR.
The English appeared'berote this place the !silt
of this month, with nine Sail of the Line, two of
which were three-deckers, a Frigate and a Brig.
Admiral NE who commanded this Fleet, impe-
rati'vely de tuanded, in the name of his King, chat the
English Consul who had been expelled from Algiers
about nine -months :tgo, should be honourably
re-instated in his functions : he also, required that
five Neaptilitan and Maltese. Vessels taken with
his Pasipoi-ts should be restored ; that the Crews
should ,be cet at liberty, and that striet orders
should be given to respect all vessels of whatever
Nation, banished with British Passports. The
DEY refuso all these demands, and replied with
much firmness to the English. After several days
passed in vkilent altercation, Adm.NeLSON shame.
fully retired., The Regency continues its Jefen.
live preparations .with the greatest attivity ; and
there is no doubt but that :the Alg:jines would
rather suffer a bombardment than grant one of the
dcmods made by the English. All the Agents of
the different Nations retired to their country.
houses.

(Signed)

DUSOTS THAINV/LLIt.

RCITTILD4Ms MARCH 6.—The last .intelligence
received from the Cape of Good Hope, was dated
the 19th September. The Governor-General had
made every disposition for. defence, in case of at.
tack.—The last letters from India state, mat the
Dutch Naval Force in those Seas is equal to the
English, The Garrison of Batavia, which was
reinforced last year with 3000 men, is in a state
to mike the most •formidable resistance.
It appears now out of all doubt, that Admiral
11.taTz tyrcit has attacked with his Squadron, and
'.heForces under his command, the British Settle.
'cents in thelsland of Ceylon. We drily exped to
-leaf some news of this Expedition.

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CoOy of a letterpono,AdmiraFLard Gofirdttrri Cofil!
onlndettco Mist of lis Majesty: Ski,pi axle 1.404,••
• seh on the Coast of Ireland, to tVm.
Al?. dated at Coii, the 24th ;nit. •• - -;

SIRS :
Enclosed I have the pleasure of tramitting
ns•. • . •.
you, for the intOrmation of the Lords LOMlTifisloo%.,
ers of the, Admiralty, ,a Letter have this morning,:
received from Captatn.Maitlod, of Majesty's,
Ship Loire, dated the 17th inst. giving an aevtipt
bt his having captured the Ship Brave, a, drench,
Privateer, of Sr. Maloes.
• I am, , Ace. GARDNER.

Loire, at Sta, March r 7, x 804..
MY LORD,

I have ►he Honour of informing you, that lass
night, after a chace of seven hours, His Majesty's
Ship under my command captured the Brave of St.
loes, a Ship Privateer carrying sixteen twelves
and sixes, with a complement of zso men; she is
coppered, appears to sail fast, and has been out of
L'Orient three weeks, without having made any
captures. _ _

1 have the Honour to be, &c.
FRED. MAITLAND.
Right Honourahh Lord Gardmer,
&c. LIG &c.

PLYMOUTH, MARCH 31.—Arrived the ropaie
Frigate from Cork ; she, is stated to have brought
intelligence of the loss of the Magvifrext, of 74
Capt. jEtorts, some days since, on the Coast
of Ireland; all the Officers and Crew are said to be
saved.

Poß.Tsmotrit,Ata t L I,—Sailed the Slider Brig,
with the Celewort b, Etittrprize,CaMpih, arid Amity
Transports under convoy, for Deptford.
Arrived the Ariadtte Frigate, from a Cruize,
and several out ward.hound Vessels froM the Downs:

Flii Majoity's Ship Lc Troll:pule has a 5 ign4l to
Convoy the CutWiltd.bDtlnd WCSL India Ships to
Falmouth.

'DOVER, APRIL t.—Came in the brig Aksina,
of Sunderland, THOMAS CUNDY master, having
been taken 'yesterday morning off Fanlight by a
French Lugger Privateer-, of ro guns. , Some of
our Cruizers soon after appearing in sight; the
French‘men got the brig's boat over the side, and
two of them got in, and at that moment the Master,
who had been ordired below, jumped on deck, and
knocked another of the 'rencinnen over the side
into the boat ; immediately on which the remain.
ing Frenchman left the helm, and jumped into the
boat, when they made off, leaving the Master alone
in the brig, the Privateer having killed one of his
people, and taken out the rest., The Master then
steered for the Downs, where he arrived, and
brought the brig to anchor without any assistance.

HARWICH, APRIL t.—The Lady Frances Post.
office Packet, Capt. FLYN, with the Diana, Capt.
STEWART, arrived from Mastrand, each with a
Gottenburgh Mail. A Russian Messenger with
Dispatches came over in the Diana. These Pdckets
met with very tempestuous weather on their out.
ward-bound Passage, and were obliged to put into
Norway, where they were detained some weeks by
the severity of the weather.

The Block Ships are all at their respeCtive sta.
tions on this part of the Coast, so that the en.
trance at the King's Channel, Swin, and Wallet,
are effeetually secure an Admiral's Flag and seven
Ships are distin,Ctly seen from hence.

Remain the Pegasus, 'armed en flute, of 28 guns,
Capt. Pt Nat LLY, with the Diatsa and Lady Frances
Packets; the former will sail to-1110170W for Husum,
and the latter for Gottenburg, with the Mails and
Passengers.

DEAL, APRIL I.—His Majesty's Ship Zohyr,
cdme down from the Nort.

Arrived the Alonzo from Plymouth, with Con.
voy, and sailed again to the Westward.

Sailed the Supply Transport, for Woolwich.
His Majesty's Ship Cham.tioar, came down from.
the Nore ; the Leda from a Cruise, and sailed again
with the Sienste for Dungeness. '
Sailed the Dart Sloop of Witt, with several Gun.
brigs, on a Cruise off Boulogne.

The Stately has sailed for Yarmouth Roads.
In the Downs—Monarch, Utrecht, Illustrious, Veteran,
Brake!, Trusty, Immortalite, Fury, Vesuvius, Hecht,
Champion, lionotta, Zephyr, Archer,. Conliiti,
Deptford Transport, and Perseverance East. India Slut).

WINI,,aO/ft

SHEERNESS, APILII. 1. --The Ain't Fisher,
new Sloop of War, was taken into. Dock yesterday,
Co be coppered and fitted, the Scourge, Captain
WOLDItiDGE, having come out.

Arrived the iirgbde Frigate, Captain
FORD,RIME,-
With Frencli prisoners from the Downs,

`Petit our of Harbour, "the Orerto Armed Ship,
Captain THOMAS; and. Mariner Gun-brig„ .Lieut.
LAriLic, having been refitted.

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