The Sun.
London, England, 1804-01-16 00:00:00

NEW YORK, DEC. 13.

On Saturday arrived at Philadelphia the ship
Fanny, Captain LAKE, in ninety-two days from
the Isle of France. Capt. L. infamy, that they
had not heard of the war between England and
France at the time 'of his -sailing. Two FrenCh
ships of the line, and six or seven frigates, arrived
thete some days before he sailed, which, it was
came from Frao,ce, with a body of troops, to
take: possession of Pondicherry agreeable to thee.
Treaty of, :miens; but on their arrival, the lititish
retubed to give them possession: that, after lying
in the Road some time waiting orders, they re-
ceived dispatches frona the Governor of the Maori..
tins, on which they cut their cables, and returnee ,
to the Isle of France, Where they landed two thoti,.
sand French troops, and were, an the roth of Sep
tember, waiting further orders from France.
This account is corrobor,ated by Captain filAttTortr
of the ship John, arrived at Salem. He states the
squadron to comprise the illatrigo, of Eo guns, and. ,/
five frigates; and adds, that while lying at p0nd.,..,i"
cherry, the Admiral received a '-- At
Spatub,_
.Governor of the Isle of France, announcing 1114
arrival of a corvette from France, with orders,'that
if they had not already taken possession of Pondi"
cherry, to quit the place immediately, and to miii‘4
the best of their way to the Delaurititts.

The Sal; 7osef, of 112 guns, arrived. at P,IY•
mouth, lett the Fleet all well on Monday last) °g
which time Admiral CORNW ALA's had thirteen.sas'i
of the line with liim and seVe-tat frigates. The
French Squadron had no made any movement i •
the least indicative of art intention to venture out
Putt.
The Hon. Capt. G. ELLIOTT is appointed ro•ttle
Maidstone, za;ceMOWSRAY, appointettto the 481111;
Captain W. H. BENNETT, to the Trikunf,
ToWRY, indisposed.
Captain MALCOLM has been appointed to. the
Royal Sovereign of zoo guns.
orr
The Morgiana Sloctp of War, CaptitAyNsroltP!,..
has cut out from under the Batteries of Cape W".
saro, a. French Privateer, of + guns, and a numbs
of small arms, after a very determined resistances
in which one man belonging to the Morgiana
killed. A Letter from Malta, dated OR. 24'
states her arrival ther,f. with Lieut. LAWR.ENC°'
who commanded the Boats.

A letter from St. Vincent's, d tted Sept. 24, state,
the Capture of His M tjesty's Cutter the Desboroue
by the Reburtier, French Privateer. The Lieute.
nant who commanded the English Vessel was wound'
ed in the action, and while under the hands•of die
Surgeon, a sanguinary villain is stated to have Put
an end to his existence by cutting him through cue
head with a sword. The same le:tr adds char
Enemy have captured three of our Guineamen,
the Burton, Susannah, and L' Affigatle.
Saturday we had the pleasure to receive advice
that the West India fleet, whiCh sailed from Port='
mouth, on the zd inst. under convoy of the Cowl''
geux, bearing the flag of Rear Admiral DArr-Es'.
Were on the ph, in lat. 47. N. long.
I 3 West. The Renard Sloop of War, with five
which had separated from the fleet the night it .sailc"
had rejoined on
.the gth. The wind was at N. f.:••
by E. with a prospect of its continuing from
point.
Saturday we received a Letter from Madei:',
dated the ;gth Gf D,•cember, which states .th"'
Squ tdron of French Privateers, under the ordcr.'
M. PLAsstARD, consisting of .I...'Egyptiennet Ot
guns and. 360 [nen ; Uncle l'o&y, of io gum
250 men; a brig Of 16 guns, and 4
vessel of zo guns; was to' have sailed. from the
naries early in December,- to cruize thence to,'
Western Islet, and occasionally to look into
deira. This Squadron has captured the ilier?!:,-;(5.,
PAG a, of Liverpool, (which has arrived at Ar
title, off which Port she was taken) ; the tlier‘t
from Jamaica. for 'London the general Go
ir.:(o,
Privateer, of• Jersey.; a. West • Indiatnan,tE
unknown; and two other vessels. La Loire Fog
.t 4
with a small West Fleet from Col.k)
Madeira on the 25th of Nuveullser.