The Sun.
London, England, 1804-09-25 00:00:00

Seas.

SOuTRAMPTOH, SEPT. 22.--This day Captain
Wsucs, of the Johanna, arrived from Morlaix,
where he landed several Frenchmen. He could not
learn any intelligence from the French shore.
The Sea Fencibles' Protections have been inves.
tigated, and several hands picked out for general
service.

Yesterday was laid down at her proper station,
the Queen Charlotte, as a break-water, fur the en-
largement of the Quay. Five more are preparing
for other stations. When this is completed the
impfovement of the Quay will be proceeded on with
all expedition. 'the Charlotte had 75} ton of bal.
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On 'Saturday se'nnight the Pixel: GUtl.brig,
PHILIP BRoWN, Commander, captured, off Whitby,
after a chase of two hours, the Hope, Smuggling
Lugger, and brought her into Falmouth. Her
cargo.consists of 793 Italf.ankers of Gin, :7 ditto
Rum, 48-ditto Brandy, 35 bales of Tobacco, and 4
boxes of playing Cards.
Copy of a letter, received by the Agincourt, from the
Mediterranean I beg to inform you, that there
are eleven sail of the line off Toulon with my Lord
NELsOI4I; and that the French have eight sail of the
line in rata readiness for sea ; which occas,ionally.
come our, when•our ships are at a distance of the
The infirm state of his Lordship's health,
it is col,fidently believed in the Fleet, will cause
him to return to Eugland immediately, in the life.
arhia Frigeire,.Capt, Goat ; indeed, the inertness.of
flits warfare has engendered an strprrii very uncon.
genial to his Lordship's vigorous mind. The Rus.
sians,it is suspedted, intend to send a force into Na.
ples. Genoa is so closely blockaded by the Eng.
fish, that no vessel can come out without being cap.
turgid. We keep a, ship of the line in Naples Bay to
watch the movements of the French, who are not
far distant from that: neighbourhood. The Straits
ofWleesina, and that Coast, are partied by five Fri.
gates, under the command of, Capt. CitAt RAFT, of
the 4won, to prevent the French taking possession
otSicily. The Gentleman Who woe. the bearer of.
*this intelligence; informs us, that MORa4Cir is very
popular at Cadiz, which is warmly shewn whenever
he attends the bull.fights,or other public amosenrenrs:
ao flattering has been his reception in Spain, that it is
concluded he will_ not soon undertake his voyage to
America : the present Governor of Cadiz is his intl.'
mate friend, and Aid.tiu.Camp. Some very strong
difference exists betwe,en Spain and the United States'
of America, relative ;o Louisiana.",
Mr. SOWD en, Mate of the Regular merchantman
(late a Privateer), was committed at Portsmouth on
Saturday, for trial at the next Admiralty Sessions, on
a 'charge, that he, with others, piratically took from a
Portuguese ship several articles belonging to her,
:On Wednesday William Carroll, Private Marine
belonging to His Majesty's Ship Rzh,y, was fl )gged
round the Fleet ai Sheerness, pursuant to the sen.
tence of a Couit.Martial, for being found asteep.on
his watch on: the 2.13 t day of August last ; for mak.
ing use of mutinous expressions ; anti for insolence
to his Superior Officer, Lieutenant CtiV4iCiff of his
own Corps,
Rowiso MATCH.—Yesterday a• wager for a
considerable spin of money was determined between.
Cannons, a watertnan of King.stairs, and Church,
of Limehouse li,mle ; the distance was from the
Sand Wharf, at Woolwich, to the Horse Ferry,
Rotherhithe. The odds at starting were .greatly
in favour of Church, who, however, grist as they
got to- Blackwell, found himself so- much beaten,
that he gave in, Considerable sums of money were
depending on the issue of this contest, and ,the,
knowing.ones were taken in. • ! .•
sAn apple-tree 'in a garden in Old Aberdeen, after
having blossotnednin the month of May 'this year, is.,
, ,
slaw again WU- WOisOln.