The Sun.
London, England, 1804-09-03 00:00:00

BRIGHTON, SEPT. I.

• PRINCE is arrived', and We
.are all aliye
again, and as gay al ever. His Royal Highness
pradisecion the. Cricket pround this morning, and
we understand that a Grand'Match is to he played
on Monday, in ‘4;:ich His Royal Highness takrs a
part; lie a m,)i: excellent bowler. Miss LAr.t.3r.'s
Concert was hOnyured by the PRINCE, Mrs. Fl TZ-
HERBERT, and uzwards.of 300 of the first fashion
attended. BENNETT's Benefit at the Theatre on
the tame night was very n'tOch hurt by it. The
seho.ll pr Scandatf, and r;.,.e (Ed Maid (5111. time),
patronited by Lady Fam,ic IsISPENC ER, were per-
formed,this evening to cr)Wded Boxes, antl4e were
glad to see the Mike of IVlAttLitnitotTax. (wha has'
not visited the Theatre for ten years past); with the
Dutchess, in the:St3ge
.P.eport say',
.that His Royal Highnesi commands
the Play on Friday for Miss BOINTON's Benefit.

[. Briihton is very full of fashion and beauty.

This morning ariived a Mail from New-York
and 'Hillifax;' brought to Falmouth by the Lord
Ckarlei S. tenser packet. '
The Ler,/ Ch.:lles Spencer was 2g days 'on her
passage-from Ne 'ars yof k. The Prince :Ernest Pac-.
ket„ Capt. Pr TR Et Ith the June Mils, , had ar.
rived at Halifax, and proceeded for New-York..
The two French Frigates were still at New,York
when tile SpenCer left it, blocked up by the Cam.
Brian f rigate and-Dr;ver Sloop of War.„ A few days
before the arrival of the Spencer there, the Cambriase
and Llrkser had -anchored, alongside the French.
men, who seeing their Enemy within the Har-
bour, thought it a goad opportunity to, slip dr.
The French Conttnodxe, accordingly, went to the
Mayprof New York, and requested 'that the, English
ships Might, be.detained 24 hour's, as they were go.
ing to sea. The Mayor immediately sent down and
took the American pilots out of the, English Fri.
gates, which was all he could do, and the Frenchmen
get under weigh ; but,, to their mortification, they
saw the Cambrian and ,Priver get under weigh also,
result without pilots, to follow them. In con.
sequence, the Fr ne:mien dropped their anchors
again, and thzy still retnain there, the derision both
cif English, send Americans.-=Passengers by Abe
Spencer, Major WyATT and Lady, colonel Firz.,
GERALD,,Mi. Captain .ANDER,ON, Cap-
tain',CoCK, R. N.:Ar. FOWLER, Captain 1\16N,..
srsttsi,.7-New York was perkily healthy when
the Packet left it.
• NAVAL APP.OINTNIaNis.—To CiAllmand Gun.
brigs, LieUts..Clllollß, to ch.! 7'bralber.;
to the Stead); CLCMENTS, to the rolunteer ;
ITER, to the Crwiime/; and SWAIN, to the Attack,
at this Port. Capt. RiNOIT, to the Zearthsf;
Capt. IlsvANs, to the. Trowbridge; Capt. THICK.
stE:!stt,'‘to the Lady Melville ; Mr. StitwAßT, to
be Surgeon of the 'Calcutta ; Lieut. PORcHAsE,
to the Defiance; .Capt, ROBERTS,. to the vertu;
Mr. BRAY, late Carpenter of the Tigre, who,dis.
tinguished himself at Acre, to be. Builder at An-
tigua ; Mr, Fortitsr, toe Surgeon to.the Prisoners
of War at Norman Cross ; and Capt. Ric KETTS, to
the Sall 7oseph.
On, Wednesday a Court-Martial was held at
Portsmouth on Lieutenant It'. Fowissit, for theloss
of the late Armed Ship Porips;ise, ebout a twelve.
month since. The Court, after a very short
hearing; pronounced the following very Honourable
Acquittal : " That the loss of His Mdjesty's
Armed Vessel Porpoise was caused by, her running
on 59 unknown reef of sand,'near Nisv Holland, in
'the South Seas ; 'and that nos blame whatever was
imputable to the said Lieut. KoaERT FOWLER,
his Otheers, and Ship's Company, fur their conduit
upon that occasion ; but that every' roper caution
was used to avoid such.accident, and that their sub..
sequent behaviour was marked with every zeal,
steadine'ss, and attention, necessary for His. Ma.
jesty's service, • and did• adjudge him to be Ac.
75fr05"..---. Sir J. Corrriv,' Bart. Presidents—The
p,,p,i.st was lost on the same reef that our• great
circtlnlnavigator,' capt;,-CooK, mentions to have
bt:.en:o:rArly lost on. ~Lieut. Fowtsra is
.the Officer
, amito rendered such' essential service to..the China
Flee r."

liniuito, a new Brig,ol to guns, is to be.
launched to.inorrow morning, at Preston's Yard,
Yatrouth. This is the second ship, of equal force,
that „has been completed as the 511.111e' Yard, 'in. the:
Space`of three months. ..! -
')"he' Sailors
.of :the Royal: Gearge Indiaman, at
have preserved a 1.2 d). shot, fired on
bdard from Lixots's ship; it is now slung as a
trophy' het weelidecls.s,
Sir Itims E'CiPHAM had .nn.SatOrday a long •in.!
terview. with. 14ord 1-lAititow BY, at the foreign
Office in Dawning.strect.

REYNotan will be ready with a new Comedy for
Coverit Garden Theatre early in the season. We:
hope it will he more successful' than his last. lie-
hAd better wait, however, ro ire -whether he Can,
pot contrive to nuke an infamt the hero. of his Piece.
The' grand question tesvetiing the destination of
the infilit ROJC!KJ is at length-decided. Tile stli.yei
M4nager of Covent. Garden • Themre, who i.o! a. 1.-
v‘ays upon the aerie, sent•an Ainbassador and Pte.
nipotentiary, last week to Birmingham, who did:
not -leave the Sprit till every chi' g was signedi,:
sealed, and delivered. . The'
terms, we unaelHtoniq
are to the WI extent iof what •11. e friends of the'
juvenile wonder demanded.
J'he first division ot, the Canadian .Regiment,
marched on Tu'esibly, and the second on'Wednesday,
from Ciasgnw, fur like following towns in Ay r
&bite, where. they %till be quartered this wanner':
Ayr six. eompanie,, Kilmarnock two companies,
ij.Vlpc two ,L,Aly • .

KI:•.TG"itON, (St. VINCENT's), MAY 31.

. _
, We have
.the satisfaalon to announce the'Surrtri;
der of the island of Cutracua'to the,SqltSron under
Commodore BAy.tcroN,. dispatched by Admiral
bUCELWORTH, on the jimaica siation, fur that
purpost. The Knerny made some resistance ; nod
it was not until the z•ec9nct day of the attar k that
the principal Fort was taken, which pot, us itt p
session of the:whole Island, By this: conquest the
SarinaM Kan of War has been rz.zialcen, and a Dutch
Frigate fallen Iwo our hind..