The Sun.
London, England, 1804-10-01 00:00:00

NAVAL Iv EIV S.

Dom, SEPT. 30.--.-SIX O'CLOCY, P.M.—Our
Baatinen (who are constantly on the alert) dis-
covered, early yesterday morning, three Vessels,
.which they conjedured to be French Frig Ales, at
the mouth of Calais Harbour; upon which they
communicated the intelligence to the Naval Of-
cers who were here ;• but they gave no credit to die
report ; and soon after the signal at Cornhill Signal-
Itowe was made of an Enemy bring in sight, and
the Ships as per my last were directly under weigh,
with several others, amounting in all to about 17
Sail, and pointed their course for Cathie. I don't
hear of any of them being returned ; but I have been
informed by a Cutter, which this morning arrived
with Dispatches for Mr. PITT, that the supposed
Frigates were three large Praam,, very long and
low built, each mounting from twenty to thirty
24... pounders- and with them were thirty Sail, and
upwards, of Gun.boats, which came from Dunkirk,
with intention to reach the general 'rendezvous at
Boulogne; but in consequence of the appearance of
our Ships, the Enemy very prudently took shelter
in Calais, where they now are; and it is said, it is
the intention of our Squadron to make an attempt
to cut them out, should a favourable opportunity
,present itself.

PLYMOUTH, SE:T. 29.---Artived the Hero, of 74
guns, Capt. Hon. A. 11. GARDNER, frtitn the Chan.
nel Peet ; and the Swedish Ship Lykka Ock
San:, Captain HANNEsBERG, from Stockholm, with
tar for this Port.

PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 3o.—The Growler Gun.
vessel, Lieut,. Iv Es, has detained the Spanish Brig
Eifirratece, bound to Dieppe, laden with coffee, in.
digo, and sugar, ss hich sailed for Cowes yesterday
to unload her cargo. The Rattler, Capt. Mrisoti,
has sent in the Galliot Meletra, bound to Mardeaux.

Arrived the Megara, Fire-ahip, from a Cruize.
The 'Zephyr Brig of War has made a Signal fur a
Convoy to the awn's.

Went out of Harbour the Ajax Transport.
The fUllowing Transports are ordered.for Halifax
anti Surinam : Pritreiss of Asittria, Christiova, Re.
liaNce, and the Neptune.
The Sea Nymiob Transport is come into Harbour
to put the remainder of the French 'St. Domingo
Prisoners, which she brought from Jamaica, on board
the Prison Ships. 01 about 300 embarked, toy
died on their passage, and ts since her arrival, of
dysentery, scurvy, &c. Such were their inhu.
manity to each other, that the unhappy creatures,
the moment they were indisposed, were carried to
the deck, and left, withnur the must trifling assist.
ance, to die. She has only two o%cers on board,
to whom the men held not the least obedience.

We are ,sorry to learn: the loss of. the Oro's;ant:
hired Cutter, Lieut. KNUSUAW, on Wednesday
last, on the banks-near Honfleur, in reconnoitring
the 'Enetn)'s force very far. uli the Seine. " The
Boati of 'the Havre Squadron saved the people, and
KirsESHAW act fire to the Vessel, which was
entirely destroyed before any part of the Flotilla
could get near her. They, however, red on Ilia
Boats on their retreat, bet did nut hurt any person.
Licut. K. the Master, and part of the,Crew, are
arrived in the Trurty, to attend: the usual Proceed.
ings .of Inquiry. Licut. KNEESHAW is an old
Officer, and has lost an arm in the service,

YARMOUTH, SOPT• 29.--'The didsetli 11aofi,
Loss, is.got on Cotton Sanif, and likely to be lon.

SHEERNIIIII? Skrr. p.—Arrived the Defince,
Capt. G. Horw, from the Numb Sea Fleet ; DuAr
of Kent Armed Ship, Capt. Mo to( 'sort, from the
Baltic under a jtiry, foremast and boy/sprit, and
with the loss of the head of her mizen-tori.maaW
and the Lin; Armed Ship, Capt. BRADRY, froni the
Baltic.

Sailed the Curlew Sloop of Ar4r,Capt. NottTit E y,
for the Awing.

Came into 1-larhonr the Argo to refit.
Arrived the lVod'wkb Tender with iinprnsed
men and volunteers for the Fleet.

Sailed the Intrepid, wider jury masts, for shit
ver to be repaired ; ROulta Si()Op Of War with
the Mdtic, and the- no Armed Ship with the
Elbe, Convoys.
Came, into Harimur the Beaver Sloop of War.

Ships at this Von—Zealand, Defence, f; Luton, Argo, Ufa.
Thiane, I3eaver, and Hind; Sparkler, Firm
Teeier,_ and Escort Gun,brip: , •

DEAL, SEP►r. 30 Arrived the. Castor and
Orestes from Dungeness ; the, former sailed with
the Monarch, the Right Hon. Lord Katrit ; the lat.
ter on a Cruize, off Calais, '

Silted the jackal! Gun-brig on a Cruize .otf:
p HAirtt.

Arrived the Adrappe from Dover RoAd and
the Ayr Armed Defence Ship'from Leith.
ri'he new Brig L'Espio:, Idev.ched from Mr.

THOMAS /CMG'S Yarti, at Dover, pasted tltrough
the D )wns for Sheerness to be coppertd.
Sailed the Daher Armed Defence Ship, on a
Cruize to the Westward.

In the Downs—Utrecht. Inflexible, Antelope, Penelope,
L'Aimable, and Mariner Gun-brig ' • Mined Defence Ships,
Lord Nelson, Sir Andrew Mitchell. Kingston, Scepter, Ran-
ger, Traveller, Willington, Ann, Indefatigable, Dutchess of
Bedford; Armed Transports. under the Command of Cap-
tain Watson Melpotnenc, London, Tartar, Flora, Britan-
nia, Ark, Elisha Tuppa, Aaive, Princess Royal, lodetati-
gable, and ‘Vlntlty.

Le try. Seri'. 27.—Sailed from Leith Roads the
Chipxne Frigate, Captain ADAMS, on a Cruize.
Monday sailed from Leith Reads, the Cha)mort
Armed Indianian, having on hoard the Loh Keg'.
ment of Reserve, for the Nore.

Yesterday siiiled the Diligence Armed Ship,
Captain Kea, with the Trade to the Biltic.

BR1T14:11 N 4117.

STATEMENT OF THE DIbTRIBUTION •F THE PRI.

TIsH. NAVAL IOkCE, TO THIS DAY.
Line I so's Fri. I Sps.
In fort and fitting • 36 l ti ( tor
Guard- Ships - - 41 1 $ I 4
In the English and Irish Z
Channels - - S 25 3 32 B9
On the Downs and North i -
Sea Stations . 12 5 Zo IZ9
At thetVest I inlial stands .
and on the Passage 2 1 0 83 *4
On the Jamaica Station • 4 • , to 23
American te Newfound- 2 . 2 6 6
land Stations - S
East Indies, and on the
Passage - - S 9 3 8 7
Cuast of Africa - o • 1 i
Spain, Portugal and Gibraltar 4 • 1 2.
Mediterranean and on Passage 14 • 13 13
Hospital and Prison Ships /3 1 2 0

Total in Commission 103 24
Receiving Ships
Serviceable and repairing
IS 2
lig Service . -

Total d 6

1-35 348
4

37 i z,5

Tot.
'4?

StAT& 02 Tl.lll ORDINARY AT lACIi P
Lille. 54.4 I Fri.
2E 1 i 6
20 4 i 14
6 $ 8

39 '1
36
4

II II 3
5 1 2 1 0

660
} 11

453 1 891

Sps. I Tot,
S I 41
44 41
;1 rt
4 27

Total
68
I 12,
S 7 I 24 1 s6s