The Sun.
London, England, 1804-01-31 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 30.-Arrived His M jesty 's
Ship Diamond, Capt. ELPHINSTOPE, from a Cruize.
This Ship has been at sea for 17 weeks, the one
half of which has been most tempestuous and rainy
weather.

The Diamond and Sirias were the only two
Ships that weathered die Christmas gales off Brest
Harbour. After the gale had abated, the Diamond
looked into Brest. They saw thirteen Ships of the
Line and threeTrigates, all of them with sails bent
and apparently ready for sea, except two line of
battle Ships with their yards and topmasts struck.
The Plawagenet, of 74. guns, came off Brest the
day the Diamond looked into that harbour. She
had been blown into Mount's Bay.
The two Ships which the Diamond followed, and
which she stretched to Ireland to give information
of, were the Conyueror and Minotaur, of 74. guns
each, returning to join the Admiral of Ushant from
a cruize off Rochfort.

The Diamond has suffered a good deal in her sails
and rigging, which will be immediately repaired.

YARMOLITN, JAN. 30.—The Antelope will sail
for Flushing in two days.

The Hero, Capt. GARDNER, and Defence, Capt.
HorE, of 74 guns each, expect orders to sail every

hour.

The Airricaine, of 44. guns, Capt. MANny, yes-
terday arrived, having sprung her foremast and
fore-yard in chase on the Coast of Holland.
An Officer who landed from her last night, states
that she left Helvoetsluys the night before, and that
the weather being fine, Capt. MANDY, in his boat,
went into the Harbour, and reconnoitred the Enel:
try's force so completely, as to ascertain all theft
movements. Capt. MANBY found that all th 6
Enemy's Ship's, bath French and Dutch, hal
hauled into the Bason, unbent their sails, and strucl
their top-masts ; they consist of two Sail of tho
Line, and three Frigates.

All the Gun-boats are gone to Flushing,
and tbe
Crews of the Ships in the Bason at Helvoet, are all
sent to the same place, for the purpose of mannino

them.

The Officer stated, that the defeas of the Afrt4
caine cannot be replaced here, therefore she is 01'
dered to the Nore.

SHEERNESS, JAN. His Majesty's
Sloop Curlew, Capt. NORTH EY, on a. Cruize.

This day the Lark Sloop of War, Capt. JOOl,.
Tow elt, was paid six months wages, and will Or.
immediately on a Citlite off
martial is this day assembled, and held on board 13'
the Magicienne Frigate at the Nore, to try tvic"
Marines, one belonging to the Leda, and the 0-00
to the Lynx Sloop, for desertion. The result of thg'.
proceedings has not reached us time enough f°C
post.

DEAL, JAN. 30.—His Majesty's Ship La rir4
Curlew, and Fury Sloops, came down 101
the Nore this morning.
fi
The Archer Gun.brig arrived from a Cruize °

Boulogne.
Sailed the Mariner Gun-brig on a Crulze.
Came down from the River, the Sir 11;04
Bensley East India Ship.

Put back the Cirencester Ent India Ship.
In the Downs—Monarch, Utrecht, Imrnortalit6, La irtgi
nies, Cyclops, Brilliant, Champion, Squirrel, Harpy, Y:jjf
ture, Cruizer, Curlew, Perseus, Zebra, Fury, SpecclWAti
jackall, Archer, Locust, Waimer Castle, Winchelsea,:y
rencester, Glatton, and Sir William Bensley East 7
Ships, with the outward-bound as per last.

EDINBURGH, JAN. zB.-;-The Queen Char Pill
Packet, Wm. NISBET master, belonging to the Oeftc
wick Old Shipping Company, and having on board
uncommonly rich cargo, arrived at Leith from Jinn;
don yesterday morning, after an Engagement With
French Privateer of 14. guns, on Tuesday lAirf od
Cromer, in which the Master of the Smack all
one man were wounded. The Privateer is 7.-t,
ter-brig, with yellow sides, and green painted f
it
torn, with new topsails, and old, soy-sails, ana
of men. When first seen by Capt. NrsEET, She°o
in the midst of several vessels, to which she [AO 11,
attention, but bore down on the Queen Char-Mit.
fired a gun, and ordered her to strike, which Ca 9
NISBET returned, and an engagement con3menceii:
which continued for one hour and thirty-five ajs,
nutes, during which the Privateer kept up an irice
sant fire of round, grape and musketry, when 51ic
filled, and went off seemingly in confusion, at helot
saluted with IS-pound shot from a vessel of the eo
Charlotte's size. Much praise is due to the Cl'oP ti
tain'and Crew of the Smack, for their spirited a d
continued resistance, which has been the means 0
saving a fine vessel to the Owners, and a cargcle,
the Merchants of immense value. The Queen elcsii,
lotte mounts (as do all the Old Company's Sroaccies,
six IS-pounder carronades, and two lung 4- poui'
The gallant conduft of Captain Ni.spil he
f
Crew, we hope will attraft the attention °d
free,
Committee of the Patriotic Fund At Lloyd's (7°

It

ouse for rewarding the merit anli bravery of our
brave Tars. Vt, e art informed several of the pas-
sengers, prtieularly a serjeant and small party of
soldiers, exerted themselves mich during the en..
gagement, and trust their exertiLms will not pass
unrewarded.