The Sun.
London, England, 1803-11-30 00:00:00

Arrived the Bre, BLUSTER, from Liverpool.

Sailed De ffif,iuug (a detained Ship) to London.

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM AN OFFICER ON
BOARD THE ATALANTt.
4' On the toeh of &label' we chased and drove
an shore, at the mouth of the river Pennuf, a Brig
and two Ketches. Capt. MOREFIELD thought it
possible to cut them out, and accordingly, in the
night, Lieutenant. I-lAwxtrts was sent in a six.
oared Cutter, and Mr. BuNTOI,L, the Master,
with the Serjeant of Marines, in a five.oared Cut.
ter, to bring them off. About nine o'clock Lieut.
HAwKINS boarded and took possession of the
vessel nearest the shore, but found her aground;
while a number of troops along the beach kept up
a heavy fire of musquetry, as well as from ,two
field pieces, on his boats, and, at the same time,
a party of troops which had got on board the other
vessels. After cutting the cable, he found it
possible to do any thing with her ; he therefore left
her, and went to the assistance of the five-oared
Boat which had boarded the Brig, mi/gre the efforts
of twelve Soldiers with their muskets and sabres,
six of whom we killedi hove two overbtard, and
kicked the rest into the hold. Mier. -gating her
cable, it was found impossible to get her of ; but
from 'motives of humanity, would not sct her on
fire, as several people were heard below, supposed
to be wounded. ne.first fire from the shore kill_
ed one of our Seamen, and two more were wounded
in boarding, but are now doing well." •

Capt. DAsHwport is appointea to ccmw the
Baccbante, at Plymouth, recently captured frum
the French,

I
Ihe tiatitje (Dutch prize), which was captured
by the Cwrothiv Frigate, oh her passage front Bita.
Via to Amsterdam, and carried into St. Helena, is
arrived at Portsmouth. Me sailed frUm St. Fleiena
with the fleet hound to England, :old parted with
Allem_ off. -the Me,tern Llands.. The fleet sailed
from St, Helena without csynvoy ; the Roebuck Pri-
vateer, of-LUndon, fell in with them during the
passage, and was intending to keep company with
them till,their arrival. The prize-tnaster, who has
arrived in Town, says, that on Monday evening he
saw a Fleet off Portsmouth, steering to the East.
ward, supposed to be the above Fleet, or the Fleet
from Quebec, under convoy of the Orpheus Frigate.

The. Admiralty Board, as we expeded, have demi.
officially through their Paper made a sort of defence
to ourstatement of the small Vessels sold or tbs.
charged out of the service,lt is of little import.
ance whether five or six Veisels are sold or remain.
We stated that the deficiency in 3mall craft amount.
ed to 262 in number, therefore take six from that,
and according to COCKER 256 will remain.
It has always been
,the predict to sea, 4nd not
break up small. Vessels. ..
The Navy Board of course represent .the Ships
unfit for service ; they never forbid the Admiralty
building new ones, otherwise the 28 Sloops of War to
be ready by Christmas Tvelvemontb would, perhaps,
not have been contracted for.
520 Gun Vessels, besides Hort and Launches
between Poole and Leith—Oh, Co I C,ar, Cocker, tby
Arithmetic !
438 Line of Battle Ships, Frigates, Sloops, Gun.
Boats, &c. t4c. &.c. ONLY are in Commission.
Lord ST. VINCENT we thiOk came to the Ad.
miralty. early In rBot ; Sir HT us PARKER'S Fleet
sailed for the Baltic in March 18ot, and the battle
Copinhagen was on the 2d April of that year.
:A-List -olio Ships of War is officially displayed
as commissioned by the present Board from the 7th
or April to. August, to prove that Lord Sr. VIN.
cisir equipped the Baltic -Fleet : here Corker's
"Ch/oindogy might be of use.
The account is wound up.witls admitting that
. Lord Sv arm E.a: is an honourable. charader, after in.
sinuating that the Hired Vessels proved the corrupt
Administration -of the late Board. BONAPARTE
sent stn .Arab- into Si. Jean de Acre to stab Sir Sig.'
NEY SNIMI, and afterwards told Baron HERDER?
at I that he had the highest respea for that gal.
forte Gffi,:er. It is added, that Lord SPENCER was
obliged to see with the Eyes of others. If Lord
BPENCEN will only listen with his . own Earl, he
.will hear the Echo of general approbation from the
whole Navy.
.Something, threatening is held out from the COM.
missioners of Naval Enquiry perhaps theiCom.
.missioners may publish something about Stores sold
at the Cape of Good. Hope,
.which the Dutch will
most undoubtedly pay for.
When Lord SPlttii6Eß quitted the Admiralty,- we
well recoiled that The speaking of Admirals
YOUNG and GAME lel, two of the Lords, observed,
that the lois of their abilities woeld not easily be
replaced ; now, it seems, that these Gentlemen
whom Lord SPENCER placed-confidence in, are to be
in a: rnanntr, impeached by these new Naval Cont.
.•..-..:E:illers—We hope they Will take cognizance Of
exirtihg abuses I

'Di dl4l V Vf 11 (.1191Lii

We have the greatest satisfetetiOn in giving a
place ir•.' our Paper to the following. Letter itnin a
Character ,which, in common with the w~ ate corn.
inanity, we very highly respeEt and Aciniirt. • We
are likewise at all times ready to c(irrea any err?).
into which we may be led. That which is pointed
out to us its the Noble Marquis':, Letter, arose frOm
information conveyed to us through a 'channel
which we had no reason to doubt. •

SIR,

AG.', ritev, Nay. 22, 1303.

HAV rc seen in your Taper of rith ult. a paragraph,
stating that His Majesty's Stores _at Aberdeen.. were totally
destitute of Powder, and that the Militia RegiMents were
under the necessity of being supplied, for their RevieWs from
the Public Stores of the Corporation of-, the City of Aber
deen ; 1 think it toy day, as Commanding.; Officer, of this
DistriEl, to request you will insert in your Paper, that your
'information on that point is without the striailest foundation,
as the Military Stores here have been always well supplied
with Ammunition, since I hive had the honour to command
the Northern Distritt.

I. have the ifonour to be. &c. &C. &c.
11UNTLY, Major-Gcneial.
_

To tGc Editor of The Suv.

CORK, Nov. 24..

LAST evening Lord CArlie A rtT, the Commander
in Chief, arrived in town from Bandon, on his tour
through the Kingdom. He was recerved.at 'the Ho-
tel {ScitAcce,) with ihilirary honours,:aml after.
wards dined at General MyEßs's, where were pro:.
sent, besides his Lordship's Stair, Admiral Lord
GARDNER, Captains DIXON and DI Y of the
Royal Navy, Lord Do%OGH MORE, Generals Cilium.
PAGNE, ERSKINE, and PAGET, IWO enIOtICIJ BAG-
WELL, Colonel VANDELEurt Of the 46,h, Colonel,
LYON, Sir CHARLES I IGLLOWAY, Colonel WES-
TIthrP, Col. CAMPBELL, and other Fie7d.Offieers,
This day his Lordship reviewed the Brigade tan.
der the immediate cotumanil of Colonel VAN') E-
LEUR, consisting of the 46th and Qleen's Gertnan.
Regiment, Tipperary Militia (with a detachment
of Artillery), and the two Volunteer Corps of this
City, the Loyal Cork Legion, and Royal Cork
Volunteers. His Lordship expressed himself highly
gratified by the condua of the Brigade, and Marti.
cularly by the soldier-like
,appearance of the last
mentioned Yeotoop.ry
His Lordship wends vtsiting.the Forts and Har-
hour to-morrowoNl, tite,,,94irisool at Cove, and
will most likely regysetbitt9ell in the eyenitig either
at Lord GARDNE a's, pr under the hoipitabie. ruof7
of.that. true Nobleman the Earl of SHANNON..