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

NAYI L N g: S.

PLYMOU Tv, Ara IL 2.—Arrived the Cobisus,
of 74. guns, Captain SEYNIOUR, from the In-shore
Squadron cruizing off Brest. She has on board the
Officers and Crew of the ltilagnificent, of 74 guns,
lately lost on the Black Rock on the Coast of
France (and not on the Coast of Ireland, as first
stated), except two boats' crews, which could not
be brought off, and were made prisoners.

•
PORTSMOUTH, AP LI L 3.--
Shi Arrived this day the
p ihtion, Captain M'INTOSH, from
Bengal,
which she left zzd Odobec last, and sailed from
Sr. Helena the I zth February, in company with .the
following South Sea Whalers, viz. Leviath"n)
CLARK; Caledonia, PAGE ,Sally, W
ROE ; Aurora,
GAY ; and Charming Kitty, Lewts.
The Honourable Company's Ship Herculean, .was
left at St. Helena, with three French prizes, one
captured by the General Stuart,
and two French
Whalers, captured by one English Whaler, all wait.
ing for convoy.
• The C.Aion brought home Lieutenant-Colonel
CAttLisLt and Famil
whole y. The Colonel was ill the
passage, and died this morning, just as the
*hip arrived,
Arrived the FalcOn Revenue Critter from Fal-
mouth, which place she left yesterday at one
bound W
o'clock, at which time
the whole of the outward-
est India Fleet w
the Ships she co ere clear off, including
nvoyed there.
Sailed the Rose Revenue Cutter, with the Ajax
Transport under convoy, for Weymouth.
Arrived the Amity, WALLIS, from a Cruize.
Went out of Harbour refitted., His Majesty's Ship
Chichester, H. SPEAR Commander.
DEAL, APR
tri IL 3.—His Majesty's Ship /Hut-
out ptit back last night.
The Pr6lPe"zis Came down from the Nore, and
remains.
Three Transports, the Tartar, Allen, and Whit_
4.}', with the s7th Regiment on board, from Rams-
gate Harbour, sailed through the D
sey last night, under convo y of the Flirt Cutter.
at the back of the owns for Guern.
His Majesty's Ship brAxible past this morning
Sand, to the Westward.
The Mentor Tran
River, and sport came down from the
remains,

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4. Yesterda the West India
sailed fro Convoy of the Apollo, Capt. Dixo;l,
m Cove.
Last night
C , an express was forwarded to Lord
4RDNER, in consequence of which we understand
a Cutter was immediately dispatched with orders
to Capt. DiXON, of the Apollo, to prevent the West
India Fleet from proceeding on its voyage.
HULL, MARCH 30.—The Snipe G un.br has
arrived in the Humber from Yarmouth, withig stores
fur the Gelyhheid Guard ship, and it is expecied will
Lke the Amphitrite, Captain STICKNER, under
con-
voy from hence to the Downs.—
Last Friday morn-
ing the Bold Gun-brig sailed from the Humber for
rennin en with the Salerno, Bruaswid, Enter.
prize, and Did°, under convoy with a fair wind.
der
vessel is daily expeCted here, to take utt-
er convoy the ships now loading for that port.—
The Thisbe Frigate and her convoy (nineteen sail)
for the Mediterranean, were 11 well off Cape Spar-
tel 24th rebruary.---
Stron Wind at East, blowing
The ll'itreator, and the John both of this port,
have been engaged by , the "avy Board, for the
purpose of attending convoys from hence for the
Baltic. They are now fitting out at this place,
and are to carry fourteen 18-pounde ca
500 with fourteen men and a boy for every roc/ tons
burthen. The Magdalena and Benedia. .a, PETER
STAB EL, from Salo and Barcelona, is arrived in
Whitebooth it:)ads, and now performing quaran-
tine. The Fortitude, TURCAN, from Glasgow,
arrived here this morning : on Tuesday last he lust
his anchors, cables, &c, in a severe storm of wind
and snow, and with great difficulty kept the vessel
from being driven on shore. The Basset, Green_
la
of London, arrived in Whitebooth Roads
on Wednesday night, with the loss of top and
Main-top mast.
The Liberty, DoßsnN, of Whitby, with coals
for
last or London, sailed from Shields on Monday morn-
, and about one o'clock on the afternoon of
Tuesday, Was driven on
Robin Hood Ba shore on the rocks at
y, and totally lost, together with
all the crew. An express was sent to 'Whitby for
tit! Life- boat, but reached it too late to be of any
the
service; at three o'clock scarcely a vestige of
and
ship was to be seen, The Ruby, ANDERSON,
the, Bellone, WATSON, both hound from Shields to
London, with coals, have put into this port leaky.
The Young William, of Newcaszle, was taken by
by the
a French Privateer the Nock, and recaptured
Lord off Nelson Hired Armed Cutter, of Dover.
...___.
LERWICK, FEB. '°.—Part of a vessel, bottom
Shetland
41 was towed into a creek in the Island of Unst,
supposed to be a foreign l. Some
square logs and plank (fir timber), werevesse remaining
in her bold.

MARCH 9.
'lonl
The St. Johanna:, J. CHRISTOPHER. WEL London- to Tonningen, was wrecked on LES,
anuth part of Shetland. the
saved--four The Captain and three men
men drowned.

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE MONEY.

(::rl.',el4ll4;qufu7irethe
eapturz. of the French Frigates_ la
, be re-Nia for goodstJund on

SA 1
tliO ICAval B3llk 14 Plytiloutit, on
risky, the 6th itistant.

A I.si;tritiiitioli of Salvag for the Mancomb.% of Hull, by
the Sloop &aver, will be made on board the ,aid Sloop on
her arrival at Yarmouth.
To the Officers and Company of the Spencer, a Distri-
bution for the re cainrn.o of the Lord Nelson East Inniarnan,
will be made on board the said Ship on her arrival in Port.

Extra& of a letter from a Gentleman on board the General
Stewart, Indiaman, outward bound, dated August 30,
113.i3, to a Gentleman in Ayrshire.

4‘ I write now in lat. T. N. long. 23. (sup.) W.
and have an opportunity of sending my letter in a
very unexpeeted way. Yesterday at dinner we
were alarmed by a strange sail bearing down upon
us; we were all immediately ordered to our sta-
tions, and as the ship bore nearer we could dis-
cover they bore French colours. At last she came
alongside, and the Captain hailed her, asked her to
send her boat on board, informed her of the war,
&c. The Frenchman answered, in French, that he
was a merchantman from the Isle of France, bound
to Bourdeaux, and had not heard of the war ; and
if therefore he sent his boat on board, he must be
compelled ; the Captain immediately ordered a broad:.
side, which took place, and we, the passengers,
fired a round of musquerry ; she direCtly struck,
and became our prize. The French Captain is a
good ),Joking old man, and is universally pitied in
the ship, as this is the eighth time he has been taken
prisoner. We treat them with the greatest hu.
manity and attention, and I dare say they think
themselves fortunate in falling in with such humane
enemies. Most forunately they had none either
killed or wounded. The prize is worth from
56,0001. to zo,oool. and Capt. MOR.TIMER pro-
poses sending her to St. Helena, by which oppor-
tunity you will receive this."

The thbe and Hind have been engaged by Go.
vernment as Armed Vessels.

Captain O'iIRYEN is appointed to the command
of the Fly Sloop, at Portsmouth ; and Capt.CRIBBS
to the King's Fisher Sloop, at Sheerness.
A letter from an Officer of the Magnificent, gives
the following account of her loss

" About eight A. M. of the zsth, the Magnt-
Pent struck on one of the black rocks in the Bay
of Brest, and by half past ten, but a small part of her
poop was to be seen above water. The main and
mizen masts had been previously cut away, to prevent
her falling entirely over, and sinking in deep water.
This happily had the desired effect, for above 200
people remained on board for some time, till the
boats of the other ships in company could come to
their relief. This was attended with great diffi..
culty, as there was a great sea and strong tide, so that
it was very dangerous to approach the ship. After
much exertion, however, the greatest part of the
crew was saved, and put into a Cutter and Schooner.
There were left on board sixty eight, including a
Lieutenant, three Marine Officers, and two Mid3hip.
men. Hopes are entertained that they are saved
likewise, as they were seen in the boats astern, and
it is supposed they drifted on shore either in some
of the islands or on the main. If so, they are
prisoners in France. The suddenneis of the ship-
wreck prevented any thing, even the clothes of the
crew and officers, being saved. "chose who were
saved, however, experienced every kindness from
the officers of the other ships."
Last week, during a breeze of wind off Rattery-
head, Captain M. CANDY, of the Isabella Sloop of
Portsoy, while at the helm, was thrown overboard
by a stroke from the tullo, and unfortunately drown-
ed. Two boys who were on board being much af-
feded by the accident, went below, and left the
charge of the vessel entirely to one man, who, un-
able to manage her, hoiSted a signal of distress,
which brought him assistance from the shore of Fra..
serburgh, and the vessel was got safe into that
Harbour, from whence she sailed for Sealock,' with
her cargo of oats, after being manned from Portsoy
with hands.

A large encamptnent of troops, it is again re.
ported, will take the ground as early as the season
will permit, in Goldstone Bottom, near Brighton.
The new Ballet of Valentine and Orson, was per.
formed for the second time last night at Covent
Garden Theatre, and 'received throughout with
great approbation. The fighting scene, in which
Mrs. Sr. LEGER so manfully acquits herself, was
particularly applauded.
Music.—The Ladies' Concert, under the di-
reEtion of Mr. SALOMON, took place on Monday
evening at Mrs. JOHNSON'S, Devonshire-street.
The seleftion of such a Leader could not but afford
an admirable musical treat. The opening piece was
a quintetto of HAYDN'S charmingly performed.
MORELLI followed with a comic song, " Se tamo
mi chiedi," well given. Mrs. HINDMARSH sung
HANDS L'S Where'er you walk," in a very chaste
style. Signor Dtzt played an air and variations
on the harp in a very pretty and brilliant manner.
VIGANON I warbled a Polacca with his usual vocal
flexibility. The favourite duetto, composed by
WINTER in the Opera of Calypso, concluded the first
Aft. The second Aft commenced with a quartetto
of PL EYRE very lively, and the charader of which
was given with fine spirit by the Band. MORELLI
gave " Donne 'voi siete un bon =bill," composed
by Pozzr, so well, that he was encored. Mrs.
HINDMARSH, ably accompanied on the harp by
Mir, sung a rondo by SARTI, " Lungi date
ben 'nig," with great elegance and taste. A Solo
Violin was exquisitely performed by SALOMON. He
introduced a favourite Air of HANDEL, with de.
lightful variations, and received very great applause.
VIGANONI followed with a delicious air by Mo.
ZART, " Poi the Sripete," •and the whole concluded
with a favourite terzetto of SARTI, " Che par
dorina bella," sung with great skill and expression
by M{S. HINDMARSH, VIGANONI, and MORELLI.
The Company was very brilliant, and consisted of
about two hundred persons of the first distinftion,
among whom were many beautiful women.
A young man, named Charles Whatford, under-
took for a wager of five guineas, to walk 100 miles
in so
,hours, last week, which he performed, on the
road between Skanes-Hill and Lindfield, two hours
within the given time ; but'was so much fatigued by
his exertia,►, that he was obliged to be carried to
his home, and the assistance of a tnedical Gentleman
was deemed necessary to his rewvery.