The Sun.
London, England, 1804-02-18 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

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PLYMOUTH, FEB. i6.-Sailed L'kfletueuxi c
So suns, the Northumberland. and Spencer, of 74
guns each, to join the Channel Fleet.
Arrived the •Aurora Frigate, from Portsmouth.

PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 17. -- Arrived the Ma"
garette, FLETCHER, from Newcastle, and Otte
Brothers, PATRICK, from London, bound to Oporto'
Arrived a Frigate from the Webtward, supposed
to be the boydicc.

Sailed the Nemesis Frigate on a cruize.
Came into Harbour the Rerv/utionaire Frigate.
Sailed the Neutrals REICIIE L, for Norway.

FALMOUTH, FEB. ts.—Sailed this evening the
Ships
Venus, Bayley; Thomas, Good Child ; Hamilton, Mould;
Harriett, Clerk ; icnny, Clifton ; and Eagle, Ramsay;
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All for Africa, under convoy of His Majesty
Ship Inconstant, of 32 guns, Captain DicKlos°l4.
The above arrived here last evening from the
Downs, under convoy of the Greyhound Cutter'
which, on seeing them safe in the Harbour, prof
ceeded_ again to the Eastward.

• : Also sailed the outward Ships, viz.
Harvey, Smellie, and Eagle, Crutche for I,,Pg
Nan'cy, Bbwen, Berwick,Gibson, Latona, Meyreath,
iNirson, and' Crescent, M'Asgill, for Demerara; I.l;P:,iudi
Smith, and Sir John Borlase Warren, Hunt, for Trill; sof
Trelawny Planter, Curry, for Bermudas ; Jane, Hylicir
for West Florida ; Ann, Clark, for Grenada ; Atlantic,
kins, for Jamaica ; and Valiant, Goodwin, for Honclw."4s*:t
The Ship Cambrian, GARDINER, for India,
take advantage of this Convoy as far as Madeill'i
Arrived this evening His Majesty's Ship 01411;
of 3z guns, with the outward bound Lisbon a
Oporto Fleets under Convoy, and will remain held
two dr three days, for Vessels that are incliaol o
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join them.
off
The Sloop Lively, of Barnstaple, Capt. lit
too
from Cork bound to this Port, with provisions,-
fire early this morning off the Harbour, and tc°3 f
the lives of the Crew, they ran her on shore
miles to the westward of this. The sea washing
,
over her, the fire was extinguished : the cargo,
is expeded, will he saved.,

• o'l4 SHEERNESS, FEB'. I7.—Arrived His MaJes
izo
Si:lp Penelope, Capt. B H
ROUGTON „ro
, from a .0.-
to
in the North Sea ; also the Beaver Sloop, Call;
PE I. LY, with the Mallard and I ackall Gun-brig;
His Majesty's Ship Magicienne, Capt. IVIACici I ir
zi-E, has Blue Peter flying, for all Officers to. fela
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on board.
Arab, Pk'
DEAL, FEB. 17.—His Majesty's Ships ./1
A Mo
Lynx, Confliel, and Basilisk Gun brigs, at:- coast
brook Schooner, sailed on a cruize off
of France.
Arrived the American Ship Betsey, from x`(;)ttCP
dam, bound to London.
Sailed the. American Ship Nesv-Y ark, r.gptaiti
Gaosp, for Dieppe. .
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In the Downs—Monarch Utrecht Illustrious, ~; 0W(
Euryalus, Rattler, Valet:go, Fury% Perseus, Sr"
Lugger.

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PENZANCP, FEB. t+.--The Dolphinnoing
vidence Custom-house cutters arrived this 1110-n- Doc
from Plymouth. Sailed the sloop Live/if r„orhi
Master, from Cork, with provisions for ka'fn-stet,'
and the Prussian galliot Hcffining, of and from so4o'
tin, Captain GRAILTZ, With staves for Bour"A,e
The botit
weather is now moderate, and the wind).
FNE.

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rejoins ____„,,,,_. ,w,
The D;a7noird Frigate, Captain 'ELFI-111451410e3
for' sea. ' /, Fl'''
the Channel Fleet, the moment she, isa •
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Captain BULLEN, who now commands t"i.ecoilli
tilla at Sheerness and Chatham in the room Curce_.,Q,d
missioner CorrlN, has brought it w a dcg" Pl'
perfection highly creditable to that Of Ado,',
arrangements were most highly approved by fined
PHILLIP, inspeding Officer of all the 'client
Boats along the Coast, as also by that elcc all'
Officer Lord KEITH, under whose immediate

mand Capt. BULLEN is now placed. irj.. MA'
Lieut. E. HAWKER, lately promoted to rilsoiatv
jesty's Sloop Port Mahon, as a Master and Ce,l/lAftr
der, now commands His Majesty's Ship 1°605
nonne, on the Jamaica station : she is one of tbf
.000
Sloops of War in the service, measures „ ig'
with a complement of 150 men; mounts 181`)„nr,io0
pounders, stows 70 tons of water, and Pr'
for five months. 0 haste
RespeEling the York, of 64. guns, reported t- stste'
been lost in the North Seas, we ate happy to dot'
that no such account has been received at the '";
ralty, nor is it credited there.
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.Lieutenant J. PRICE, of the Borer %-uf2,..-'llolcvA
is appointed to the Aaive Cutter, to be ellt?'
off Margate. ,fir,
The William, Capt. HPNRY, from Lona,'",:
rived at Honduras in Oaober last. Docitorio-
passage, she fell in with a French Privateitir
h !iTi; of
after an engagement of one hour, .she beat . Wet
The same Privateer had captured a Sloop 1041'
till Brae, Jamaica, bound to Halifax.

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Yesterday a Court of Direaors was held.
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East India House, when Capt. HENRY PIRNPIto? theTR EMENHE R E was sworn into the command coat
Asia, destined to Madras and Bengal :
adj9urned at six o'clock till Wednesday next- cop
Yesterday morning Lord HOBART had
a loq
.ference with Earl ST. VINCENT at the AdinliKlig
About a quarter after twelve o'clock lester yord
noon. a
11Foreigner Messenger arrived at Mr.
1-IAWK,ES.I.; y's Office, with Di art/
Dispatches &
)AcKsQN, our Atubassa4or at Prussia, rsity,

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, BRIGHTON, FEB. 16.
. It IS with the most heartfelt concern we announce4° the Public, that Lady WARREN, in consequence
(2..ite injury which she received by her dress takingu'e"
nrei on Sunday evening last, expired here about ten
Tk A.M. to-day.
: Her Ladyship nearly the Whole of yesterday, con-
Ltlnued in very great, pain; late in the evening,
"vevers a mortification t,.,0k place, when she be_
ti after
came more easy, retained he* Eteulties until some
midnight, and ultimately expired as above
Stated, without a struggle or a gr6an.
, The Countess of iaV ERPODL, her Ladyship's
atihster, arrived here ro Tue,d,v evening ; bur, lest
she shock should he too great for her to support,
being unate. suff„rs
foretwa' "t Permitted to enter the amiable and on.
apartment. The Cowitesi, alter
and
her sister
assured Dy thei Phi sician, Dr. BANKHEAD,
would scarcely survive the next four
(ittve"tY hours
her return h, in a paroxysm of grief set out on
L' ome yesterday.
daughter, '"i BULKELEY, Who is united to her Ladyship's
i
hin-law, arrived here with his Lady last
ght, where they at present remain.
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COURT OF INQUIRY.
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xx,..Aci FRAOEI THE OFFICIAL REPORT Oi'
ELSLA,
BOARD OF GENERAL orrictas HELD AT Cr! .
THE LAT E
UPON ALLEDGED ABUSES AT THE LATE lELEH DEPOTS,
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moThe.E;ktid having no* stated their opinion upon
ves s.e; forth in His Majesty Warrant, and urged by
thesevera
motives of impartiality. atm justice. at the same time that
they fee} extreme reKret at trot' same able to discover the
author of the forged atteStations, nor the persons who cut
the leaves from the Books, do eft their firm belief, that
neither Major-General FAwez.ri. nor Major BR ADsHAW
were privy toe ither eireumstaneet t. and further do add, that
both these Gentlemen, during the Very long examination
which has taken place, instead of eVading or keeping back
infor,mation upon the various abuses alledged to have been
committed, have candid) and invariably endeavoured to
bring forward and elucidate, every point to the utmost of
thc-ir power. '
The Board beg leave further to state, that althritigh it has
been clearly proved that irregularities hav, existed in the exve-
cution of the Recruiting
Ti-' under Major-<,eneral ''F., -
'Cc Tr's command at the-Depot in Ireland, the Board making
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allowances for the disturbed state of the Country at ,th
time analhe difficulties the Niajor-General Kadin perform:
ing his dies, with tile very in
adtquate assistance he n'a'
;,.., allowed, are induced to believe that they may froni,inativertenc and not design, as it has been sliewn in
e,,iderice that }ley,as e! as
strict and zealous in his insnec-
have arisen
dons
hind a:.; no trace has appeaied of a frauckdent intention;
or of having derived any advantage whatever from such.
irregularities, but, on the contrary, that he took great pains
to reClify abuces which to his knowledge at the DepOt.
The Boar(' cannot conclude, without expressing their semi_
inents of the handsome, impartial, arai candid Filnner in
which Lieut.-Cenerai joatN3o la has condueled the inquiry,
President.
(Signed)
CI.. ieenuetr.a_i ahrca .. Nor, oN.
Lieur.-Cien, T. Musq.R..ivz.
!.lent.-Cen. C: LS.
Lieut.-Get,. joilN_OG IL V (E.
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The following Appointments have taken place
TY , • •ri
an the' Southern .I.,lk.rikj:
Lienteriatft-Coloriel Wzas, bf the third Battalion of Re-
serve, toliispeting Field Officer of Yeoinanry and V
lunteers babas Kent vice Lieutenant-Cbl'oriel MILLER.
Ana or NIARLEY, rt• the Royal Staff
the
Assistant
QuarteraMaster-Ceneral, is appointed to the Distrid, rand
Stationed at Canterbury.
ColOPel Canterbury
of the Artillery, Is appointed a Eriga-
flier. General on the Staff, and stationed in the Dittrid at
Chatham Lines.
Leutenant-Culonel By tltstraZi Assistant Quarter-Master-
General, is removed to Canterbury; and to take cliarge of that
Department; in the main of LiehtenantColonel t ottnoig.
Colonel 'iss, of the -Royal Engineers, a -brigadier-
General on the Staff'. Lieutenant,•C,,lonel Goat, Irislataing Field Offer of
Yeurnanry and VOlunteers.M the Cinque Ports,
THE ORATORIO.—This Entertain cum-
thenced last night at Covent‘garden Theatre, with a
grand Seleaion from the Works of HAttnEt., urder
the dire from
of Mr. ASHLEY. The Band was led hy
Ir.
W- eictiskt-L. The principal vocal Performers
were Mrs. Bi t..t, iNcTots, Messrs. mars
and
VVtitsti. The orchestra was well supplied. and the
theatre was crowded. Mrs. BILL rtgoroist drew
forth all her powers in ~t Let the bright Seraphim'
She also took part with EttAttAtu in " Together let
kr rOge," and both were exquisite ; they were
encored. Her "Farequell ye limpid Springs," was
aidmirallle, .--BitAxAsi chiefly distinguished himself
Ilinr"*Ociftii.V*.y. e dare." The last At was inter.
4011ted by the sudden illness of Mr. ASHLEY, which
aireded MrS. 111 ta.t
ryas obliged to 'make' an apology
NOTO/7 SO LTIUCh that BRAHAM
• ,0, toe
for her delay in
einem, orchestra.. She recovered her spirits,
and sung " The Soldier tired.. in her he manner.
ac God Save the kiv" Was sung by the Performers
before the Oratorio commenced, with the following
additional stanzas, written yesterday morning by
Mr. Py E, in consequence of the present situatton.of
ills MAJESTY'S health.
Thou who rur stsea and land,
Stretch forth thy guardian hand,
Potent to save :
?.said forth our Monarch's Host
Coast,
,
Check proud InvaGsion's
boast,
usted on our warlike Whelin'd by our wave.

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:Oh ! ever prompt to spare,
• , List to a Peopie's prayer;
, Her. serdpi4 wing;
:Bid Health returning spread •.
And o'er our. Parent's head,.'
• Life, Peace., aim Glory shed;
. Cod save the Kiri I
tionMr. Asittty was seized by an apople&ic afree-
last night' at Covent Garden Theatre. Sir
CrtAgLEs BLICKi happened 'very fortunately to be
upon the spot, and tendered his professional assist_
taken with the utmost zeal. 'Mr. AstiLEY was
taken from the Theatre in a very alarming state. •
Mrs. Secomu is engaged to lead the Vocal De.
partment at the ensuing Oratorios every Wednesday
during Lent. This 'sweet Warbler's popularity has
been so great at Bath, that the Dutchess of Devot./-
an rRt patronized her Benefit. '• The greatest part
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of the Pit was laid into. &ties, 'and the House con.
Sequent!), overflowed at an The 1.,0aD" early hoar..
CHANctt'Lott, and the' rest: of the
Council,.had appointed a Council.to meet on Thurs.:
da'y 'at
whic die Cockpit, upon the Isle of Man business ;
at hon account of the KING'S illness, the LoRD
CliArzeiLl.:s3lt.l.could nut att put c'fr till Tuesday next.
Den Thursday morning last, Mr. PARKINSON, the
almost instantly expired, Thursday
fell ilnwn in an
apopletqic fit, at Baths and.