The Sun.
London, England, 1803-05-28 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

FALMOUTH, MA sr' 25.--Arrived yesterday the Towns-
end Packet, DODD, with Mail from Jamaica, 63 days pas-
sage. Passengers by her, are Capt. Dostase, Lieut.
AUSTIN, Messrs. Tt L FORD. LI N DS, BILI:/SAlt10, and
CA &DADA IT,' andNrs. PAINE. On the 20th April, in lat.
43. 4. long. 51. 30. spoke the, American Ship Amphion,'
ftom Charleston to London, all well. On the nth
spoke His Majesty's Ship Camilla, of 2.0 guns, in company.
with the Aurora Frig,ate, in lat. 48. IS. long. x9..11. West,
all well, bound for Newfoundland. On the 19th inst. spoke
the Brig Priscilla, in lat. 49. t 6. long. 16. tr. from Dart-
mouth for Newfoundland.—Also arrived yesterday, the
Transport- Ship Ann, Capt. BiteriNsa, in is days from

Gibraltar; she is gone Imo quar.tinine; has on board several
'Officers of' the Army, and Capt. Gx:NrEa, of the Navy,
passengers. An Officer of the Army is said to bar: been
-landed from her at Mount's Bay, with Dispatches (said to be
important) for Government.

Arrived this day, the American Ship Governor Strong,

Capt. Cito.vr, 34 days tram the. Cape of Virginia, with
tobacco; called here for orders. 'ln long; 40. spoke the
Atnerican Ship Hannah, from Havre, belonging to and bound
for Philadelphia. On the zoth inst. off—Cape Clear, spoke
the Brig Sally, of Portland, Captain Waite, from Charles.
town for Liverpool, all well, Yesterday she was boarded
by His Majesty's Ship Revolationaire. which pressed three .
of her crew. • •

Thisday the Resolution Cutter, .Lieut. Gitoosz, sent in
the .Ireneli Brig Le Vigilant, Capt, Rousts las, s; days
passage train St. Domingo, with about one-fourth of a Cargo
(the whole that remained on the Island) of sugar and coffee.
Capt. K. reports, that a few days beforchs sailed. the French
Ship Le Virginie, Capt. La Notre, arrived in,thenight at the
Mouth of the Harbour of Port.au-Prince, and anchored about
one league from the City, where he was boarded by the
Blacks, who Inurdered the Captain and all the Crew.
Several Lady passengers who were on board they landed,
and sent into the Country• and having taken every
thing valuable, they set fire to the Ship. The Blacs arc
said to he So,oao strong, and scarce a• night payees but the •
Plantations are on tire. The French Fleet still remained at
St. Doiningo, viz. two sail of the lido at. Port-au-Prince,
'and tine remainder at Cape Nichula Mole. It was slid-when
he sailed, that they waited dispa►ches from France, when
they expealcd to sail for Eimipe. A- French Corvette came
out the same day as Le Vigilaiit, having on bawl dispatches
for France. Several merchant vessels sailed the day before
for France, and abouttwelvi sail were then laying at Port-.
au-Prince.

Arrived this day, the Princess Charlotte .Packet, Ka R X
With Mails for larnaica; Left Port Royal the 4th April, at
which time were lying there, His Majeaty's Ships Leviathan,
Cutnberland, GangEs, Theseus, Goliah, Tartar, JEOlus.
and Pickle. On the aSth April, 'in let. 34. 25. lu,n. .16- 40.
spoke the, French Brig Naltatta, from Martinique bound to !,
Havre-de:Grace, out 21 days. Yesterday. spoke the Brig
' Fanny, ltatin' Bitotrr tsio master, •2:2 days from Lisbon,
bound to London ; :and Brig Robert and lane, 56 days from
Naples, bound to Harnbro' ; and Ship Apollo, 65 days from
larilitiek, bound to London. Passengers, Vitas-Sam Bair
Esq. arid Servant. A Ur. Hama Faszatior, of Loudon,
died on the voyage homeward.
Also arrived this evening, the -Walsingbana Packet,
Rost:ars, with Mails front Lisbon, a? days tattsages, no
Packet was at Lisbon when she sailed. • The Dutch Minis-
ter's Lady, Mad.iints Yon G 41.140412, and six Children,
came Passengers in her.
Tstv o'Ctocx, P. M.-4 . this-moment. learn that the
Gannet Sloop of War 'has arrived, and brouglit in, with her
the Dutch Bark, FaCtor, Captain Horratt; from Demerara:
for Middleburgh, with sugar, cotton, IN. She captured
her this moment, in 'company with the Active Cutter.
The Gannet has also taken and sent for Mount's Bay ft French
Brig, from Martinique for .Havre, and a Dutch Ship from
Demerara, which she sent for Plymouth.
PLYMOUTH, Mat 26.—Arrived this day at noon, the
French National Lugger. Le Frontier, of 14 six plunders and
92 men, commanded by Mons: LA?OYZ, Liettterant De
Vaisseatt,. captured on the 22(1 inst. WI Ushant by the Doris
Frigate; of 36 guns, Capt. R. H. FIMISON.
She mistook • the.. Doris for a West lndiaman, and hauled
close under her quarter for the purpose, it is supposed, of ,
boarding, in which situation she fired. three brOadsides into
the Doris, but beirg.so close to the latter, she could not bring
her guns to bear upon her, but the Marines gave her a volley ,
Of musketry which killed the Captain and eight Men,- and
wounded' fourteen of the French Crete, whereupon she im-
mediately struck.

The above Lugger was stationed off Ushant *to reconnoitre
the British Fleet, and the Instate-lions she' had for the put,
-pose have been taken, whereby it appears that she was tc.
communicate the movements' of the British Flevt, by signal
to- the Telegraph at Ushitut, from whence it •vas to be inl-
inediately conveyed, to. Brest ; that .the .7tivis ma to rstit*e coy
captures) nor to:suffer any insult to be orrered to the French
11ag,

Arrived the Dutch Ship Ilerhice, Capt. r nosy., laden with
coae and cotton, from hetbice, bound to Amsterdam, de-
tained in the Channel by the Gannet Sloop of War.
Arrived the Kitbpi' Revenue Cutter, Capt. Fa ^ salt, with.
Dispatches from the Channel Fleet. -
Arrived the' Doris Frigate, from a- Cruize otr Ushant. On
the asti .inst. she captured a French Shift called La Poulain,
from France bound to Martinique, in ballast,: not yet arrived.
Arrived the Trent Frigate, Capt. K ATort, from 'Jamaica.
PORTSMOUTH, Mis v-37. —Arrived this day His .M.t.
jesty's Ship Diomcd, Admiral:Sir kooza. C earl s, Jupiter,
Capt. 1.03 ACK, Braave, Capt. Gil, r sitD, and. Hindustan,
Capt. I.e Gaoa, from the Cape :of Good Hope; With the
ssailk, Rotri stsorii and Favoutite, , with
stores, from the same glace. •
We have the pleasure to state, that this Squadron whited
this day at noon, the homeward-hound' French east ,India
Ship Re-ilidon, "from the I,le. or France; burthen 'goo tons,
estimated at the value cif tos,,.eul. They could . have' taken
several More, had they known the commencement of host'-
. , • ..
lities sooner,

Sir Rncee 'CURTI3 was informed by Li Minnie Fri-
gate,-Ahat the Hazard Stoop oaf Wir was uken.

Th 4 day the Ship Abelona, of Eisineur, KOA master,
from Bourdeaux to Copenhagen, with wine and brandy, was
driven on shore' at shanklin, at the back of the Isle of Wight,
Passed by the I shi of Wight this day, the Danish Frigate
Frederickstern, from St.‘ Croix. Landa4. from her Major.
General.WA►..TKKUrptt rs, and seiiefal,other Passengers.

The c; reyhound vetlue Cutter teas =Fit into Weymouth
two French Priy:s.

. - -
Y 4 RMOWf D4loi St,pliie 41qop of War i*
IVaitirlg itkYlirkopmsll Boas
,t 0 COliVoy cite Trat; to the
tic. Tpc Marin;r and 13u14 c'tyt.bfiusi And Cuti;r,
.0

with a loge F;:...,tt 0: ;Wit
North;rard.
DEM., IfifAr 27......ktriYed His Majesty's Sloop tat?,
from the Z4ore, and -remain; with the Honourable East India
Company's Ship; Manship, and Earl St. Vincent, harp
India:
Sailed the Milbrook Armed Schoanr, to the Northward.

Yesterday the rollowins ship were ordered into
Commission .
Speneet
Ruby 74 guns, Hon. Capt. StooolP.
64 --- Hon. Capt. GAlVitt-
PIOVtr(s)00P) :8 —K:
Wasp n Capt. Hiattso.
Wasp (do.) a AYLN,iIk.
Captain MATSON has heen appointed to the O'im,
krix, of 7+ guns, by Commodore Hoop, at Trio
nidad, in the room of Captain BOV.SR, deceased.
Captain W. A. arwity,: one of the .Commis.
sioners for the TrAnsport Service, js'appointed Corn.
mis-sinner of the. Navy at Gibraltar. .

TFt r TH EATit E.—After The Eirth.Day and 711
i g Fella, a new Farce entitled Mrs. Wining, was
last night represented at the Ilaymarket Theatre.
Its humour is very broad, but very diirerting. The
:chief incidents arise from the,coniusioa between
wives of Old Wiggins and his son. It is a very
whimsical -Farrago,. and though it, 'met with CO'e
opposition,- it will -most probably become a poriM''
favourite, its it is very well acted, partictilailY,lll',
part of Old Wiggins, by MATHF.WS. It is 35Crin:u
.to Mr. ALL IN OHANI, the Author of The Marriage
Proinise.•
Mrs. GLovrit's Benefit last night at Draty-lane
Theatre was attended by a very numerous audience'
A new Comedy Was:brought forward entitled rio
„High ?iota to Marriage. It r)sseoes flid) more
Dramatic merit than is generally found in SVOri's
broughtforward sue!) occasions. Theie is inter-
est as well as amusement in the plot, and spirit'''.
gaiety in the dialogue. It is the avowed prodaci;
tion of Mr. SKFkFI NGTON, a Gentleman 04
known in the fashionable circles.
We have the pleasure to announce the safe
140'
gr'•
rival in the Downi on Thursday. last,,of the
nourable East India Company's illips the Itlanibito,
.Captain Joust LorsAN,, from Bengal; and the Eat'
.81. Vincent, 'Captain JOHN BROOK SAMSON' 1(0111
Madras; they left the above Presidencies in Occeni.
bet, and %Ailed Irons the itfland of St. Helena the be
ginning of April. The Ciornri from Bomb*
is also arrived in the Dawns. The above ships
did not fall in with any thing to coinmunicatc tht
rupture with France till they made the Clonne!:
Tire Company's ship the Lady Bur;es,
SwINTON, was at Calcutta the 7th Dcc:niber.
Marquis Wellesley was to go is.) Prince of Mild'
Island, or the Northern Ports, and to return :‘
Madras to be laden there for England. The Li#
at
l"
'Kingdous, Captain Gsoitoa RtcHAßnswr, o'as
Calcutta the jd Dec. and was ready to receive hecli
light cargo.. The Baring, titarc,biarress Exeuffin
Lard Nelson', were shortly to be dispatchril for
Bengal, for England. The Ail:Flail of Aljr.4-3
".KNDILEW HANNAY ; and tic Callior, ,fJO(
THOMAS LUSH INGTON, were at Canto the / the
January,. and nearly:ready for sea ; as were, „t
CriPeltr, Capt. CoTron ; and the A'Veitsots Yar
Rtoble.
Yesterday- morning, one of lArd'. G".°131%
Bti RR EL'S horse, returning on a g
one s:lit9hPetcr4Vlfatili
bey
;Isßmhgcoani luteirisher,hoC:sisnaah'bbtp:hoirdtreel4p..ie' animal p
maker
Bwhiei
fell a ng
ho hdd gni
nitnigiseopt
los;lonoto.eaaudwr
startled,
tote
shop
ciwtivico:,dl
volithc ;;I:::.;
down, and so much hurt, that Mr..Ariolt Esv's
Westminster Infirmary E, she soon 'after tutu bitt
site, ordered her to. be ialcf,u,"
horse had his left hind leg broke, his`chest te;l'
lacera.:,d, and his mouth very much ;he _iv'
carried 'to the livery stables and killed, for
&Mitt LL purchased him pbotit three months AP 0
90 guineas, And had since been offered for
guineas. The lad threw himself off, and
111. 1-0,
being broken by a Gantlernan of the yeoman a,
Guard, who was passing at the . time, he 01" Pt
tvoioake. placea iIY
at Epsom
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We are sOrry that several melancholy aCc"'..
the followin—
g : two Gentlemen were riding in
polite d reekiEpsom liaces; and among others,
and their horses came ag.il"..r,
each other .with so violent/ a concussion, OA P"
rider and one horse were killed in the encoPtgre
r' CI
apbEerxvi Tebeitrhocyterrt.,e'N'rCChoe:ll:n;alnitennepgrgaeßtna,be)iinan,iii Strand,s.iti n g
during the
t RoyalH liril
th
jpreaggnee
rne
eefilfro;bmuPt dthyt o c lc: s
rseird: tahEy'
Hughes, from Bengal, besides a most be
Leopard; Antelope, 6&e. with a great varietYitis
Birds. The Scientific' Elephant still conti""to
surprising performances, ~which, with the i,Pie,°/
coileaion of Lion, Nylghaw, Satyr, or Wild 'date
of the Wnods, Kangaroos from Botany Bal the
Industrious Beavers, that Stupendous Bird Sc'
Grand Cassowary, Condor, Crown Crane, 64C.
many cit Them only to be found at Exeter
render the Royal Menagerie the Grandest Spe4ta
in the. Universe. The enormous Skeleton ("1.0
Whale, the only complete orie England, icy 3
be viewed at the same
.place.
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