The Sun.
London, England, 1803-10-17 00:00:00

LONDON, OCTOBER 17, 1803.

have
.reason to hope and believe, that one at
icast,of the French 7q: gun ships which were at Cape
cois, has been taken, and carried into Ja_
inaica. On Satu►day a vessel arrived at Plymouth
from Honduras, that on her passage fell in with a
Merchantman,- from which Jamaica Papers of the
6ih of August were procured, staring the capture
and arrival at Port-Royal of A French 74 gun ship;

and by the Nerve-York Pipers to the 201 of August,

which have reached this Country, we have. an ac.
count, by a Vessel arrived at New. York from
Cape Francois, that on the zBch of July, off
the latter Port, an English Frigate bud, in
sight of a great number of spelators on the
shore, attacked a French 74 gun ship, and main.
tained a running fight with her for some time, when
fortunately another Englitih Frigate came up, and

pouring a broadside into the }i'renchman, the latter
struck. We have no doubt whatever of this Ship hay.
ing been captured. It would appear too that another,
French Ship of the Line had been at the same time
chased by two 'British Ships of War, and as good an
account of her was confidently expefled.
By the American Papers we have intelligence
that General Roc HANIB EAU was determined to hold
out to the last extremity, but as that extremity was

arrived at least two months ago, we are inclined
to hope that- the private accounts from Paris, by the
way of Amsterdam, which we gave in our Paper of
SatUrday last, respeiing the surrender of the French
remaining in Sr. Domingo, may very speedily re.
ceive confirmation.

The hotneward.hound Jamaica Fleet, under Con-
voy of the Leviathall, of 74 guns, and Santa Mar.

&ireful, may be daily expelled--Some of the Ves.

eels have indeed already arrived at different Ports,
, Our Letters this day present us with the pleasing
account of some valuable Captures,

The Arn/eld, BAIRD, from Jamaica, 'arrived at

Liverpool, parted from tile Fleet on the z9th Sep..
temt?er in a gale in lat. 45. long„ 28. Several
yessels m.t with damage, by the lightning,
owning through the Go 4, but none of them were
known t)ccept the Robert, DER.6l"bnift ; on the
next nv;rning could only 'l,ee r 8 vcs,e'ls from ti e
rtt';i)tJlead. On the 22d, spoke the Mfreuey, for
'London, 'one of the Fleet.

Early nn''Satorday morning the Duke of YORK
arrived-at Wintls,.l from London, ora military busi.
ness-with H MAis. J,EVIY.
About eleven o"clock fii MAIP..STy, the Duke
of YORK, and Ptineess So? Hl's, with a numerous
act enclat,ce; rnde on horsebaCk. in Windsor Great
Pad:, where'Lord Hit t44.lty met the Royal party,
' who went and 'viewed the Hanoverian Stud, and
the., different improvement's making in the. Park.
At- four o'clockthe Dyke of YORK left Windsor,
for Oatioutas.
Iit;.I';•MAJEsTY, and Princesses AuoulTA,
•, It'x9 SJI-I,",arid MARY', Atinic,a'n airing to. Froginore.
Princesta Amyt:'lA, attended by :Lady CRANLEr,
an, 4tiring by Virginia Wateri Old Windsor,
. and FlTlefirid, Green. .
Yesterday nmining THEIR MAJ ?STIR s and
.ri,,NtEv,l3, and Amendhnt,,'walked to St. George's
Chapel,. where they heard an excellent Sermon
preaecd, by the Rev. Dr. ilusuv, the Canon in
Rtsidencr; from the Bth•ChapterOf Deuteronomy,
and Vet6e.
bewitie that thou forget not the Lord thy God in 1102
• kcepi..,g CLlnniannn,entJ, and iii:,jtatgatenL, and

1;1: ',.;u-Cut;.:s, which I cuiniceiisid tilte tflt. ddy.“

Afttr Service, incess'AmE.
tj r, tot& airing through lirayvvick, Maiden.
be. 1,11, and . . •
1. he, :Westminster Cavalry Volunteers bave
orders 1:r, have every' !hill in readi-nes4 to
march: out of London. so.ntorrow. 'Their des.
tin,iri,in is noryet known •
:C01(.1,4" MANouciiii has arrived at Portsmouth

to teke the command of the Volunteer COrpoi which
:be -ti I pik`.t yesterday at 'o6on on the Glacis.
' The airits,Att • and Fortiaeation were
_never
in to C.' Milleie a state of • defence as at the
vt.cserA hour, Mortars of 'a',.large calibre, and
.Itowith,rs, .were last week mounted. on the Queen's
13ai fay, 00,41 if) t)1 lie r phceS• FOrta MonCklOn
an Curnm Jr.c ,Are supplied
.with proViSions for
zoco !nen ,tor 'a month. 'General WniTELocK'S
lil't'it:SUiefr "of' precaution, bye even extended '!u.
securing, iiitqing-qtrartert! fur Marty thousand, ate.. ;
di,ional "rfoops, for which purpose the Parish,Ofp;
' ficep,of i'LirtArnouth and .Partsei, h3VC, in aid of:
-cuch.neeeAsities,.-arcurately investigated the ,capabi.:
they' (to this cfret) of 'oil wardhouses, stores, gra.
:parte:o4c. ;in stitit t, Hitching COW exceed ,i4CS-
,:cattt military activity of the past week. • •
A (orr. of VOlonteers consisting of ago, -is'
sipblut to 1)L10144$1,1 P Pf.tiM,4ll)lPecilate pro-
ff. the City, io the evert of 411. the. ()thin.,
7.`;904)0 brit% ot4esed away , ftto theftee,

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N4l NEWS.

PLYMOUTH, OCT. I s.-7 Arrived the Ship lienH
rirtta, Capt. JAMES POI NODRSTRR, from the Bay.
of Honduras, bound to London : sailed thence on
the 31st July, and came through the Gulf with
His •Maj,3ty's Ship Shark, Captain S. B. Hit RING,
hound to Jamaica, having been relieved by His Ma.
jesty's Ship Port Mahon, Capt. M. NPV ILI. R. On
their paasage they fell in with a Merchant Ship, from
whence they procured Jamaica Papers,'dated Aug. 6,
in which intelligence was contained of the capture
of a French Ship of 74 guns, and of her safe arrival
at Port Royal, taken by some British Men of War.
Capt. POINGDRSTRE does not recoiled the particu.
lars, but there had been an A6tion, and another
French Ship was shortly expected to arrive, two
British Ships being left in chase of her between the
Island of Tortudos and the Main. After the arrival
of the Port Mahon at Honduras, Capt. NEV ILL R
died of the yellow fever, about the 2sth July.
Capt. N. bore a. conspicuous part in the gallant en-
terprize in cutting out the Chevrette French Cor.
vette, in Camerec Bay, in the Boats of His Majes.
ty's Ship Urania, and for which he was deservedly
promoted. About tho middle of September Capt.
PotNGDRSTAB fell in with the Maria, of Glasgow,
having parted with the homeward-bound Jamaica
• ,
Fleet, under convoy of His Majesty's Ships Levitz.
than and Santa Margaretta, some days before, so
that they may now be hourly expected.
Arrived the Hussar Frigate, from a Cruize ; the
Aurora, DANN E a RAG, from Stockholm ; the Maria,
GURSAAC, from Porsgrund ; and the Diana,
SCHARER., from Memel.

FALMOUTH, OCT. 141,—Arrived the American
Brig Mary Louisa, Capt. LATIIAM, from Norfolk,
in 55 days, with tobacco and cotton, bound to Havre.
On the 29th last month she was brought to by His,
Majesty's Ship Murderer, of 74 guns, Capt. BED-
FORD, which, after examining very particularly the
,papers, packages, &c. of seven French Passengers
(late Merchants at St. Domingo), recommended
Capt. L. to proceed to Falmouth, informing him
that Havre was blockaded. The French Passen.
gers report, that St. Domingo was nearly deserted
by the French, and that at the Cape they had no.
thing to subsist on but horse-flesh.

Also arrived the Dutch Ship Juliana Maria,
Capt. Lynn, from Batavia, six months passage,
bound for Amsterdam, boo tons, laden with sugar
and coffee, captured the tith August, in lat. 6 deg.
South, by the Favourite Letter of Marque, of
London, Capt. PERKY, from London bound on a
voyage to the South Sea Whale Fisheiy, which is
also arrived here ; both Ships are leaky.

Arrived the Argo, Alt.ttowsmurn, from Sander.
land; the Palmy, RtcttAßDs, from Cork; and the
Provide/ice. Cutter Irani. a Cruize.

Sailed the Etirepard Foote, Capt. BR I ELY) Mar.
sgtaret Rose (taken out of Tobago), Bit I it/arto Ito LIG us
and Prince of Wales, TR R 1.117.) LIRA, for London,
under convoy of His Majesty's Brig Sea.flower, of
16 guns.

The Auckland Packet will sail on Saturday the
22(1 inSte with two Mails for Lisbon,

. Sailed this evening the Gekroode Hoop, MEYER,
for Ilatubro', and S.rren, Sliar GA, . for Guernsey.
P. S. While the within, American Maria Lomita,
was examined by the Thunderer, a large Ship under
Danish Colours bore down on them, which the Of-
ficers of the Thunderer informed Captain LATH AM
Was La Bellona French Privateer, 0136 guns, which
they had chased for to boors a few days before, but
she escaped in the night. The Tbaderer, on leav_
ing the Brig, made all sail possible, and again gave
chin;.

DEAL, OCT. 16.—The Starling Gun.brig came
in last night from a Cruize off Oste►ui and Flush.
ing, and sailed this afternoon on the same station'.
nihr Blpd-bpund Gun.brig arrived from a Cruiie
off Boulogne, and the lynx Sloop from a Cruize off
Ostend.

His,Majesty'sSitip Druid sailed this morning for
Fur csrtiou: h, and the Perieus on a Cruize off Ostend.
Came down the Sie t,:asquard liagber East India
Ship from the River, and remains.

In the Ouwns—.Monarch, Admiral Lord Ke ITH,
K.B. Utreeht, FteargAtitniral MON rACr U s, Diatiat
luziaertaliti, Squirrel and Ranger Sloops, rm.
,V;141 Bomb, .Bloodhound Gun-brig, Sussex Oak Hired
Transport, Britannia and Sir. Edivard Hughes East
India Ships.

Git tkiOClC) OCT. Lt.—The Leander, Gt
from Tobago, the first fruits to.;this Port, of our
late conquests in that quarter, ts arrived alter at
passage of 4.6 days': reports, that there is great
abundance of produce in the Isl4nd, 14ut
of shipping to carry it off. a scarcity
The Maria, JAMlesoq, the first of the Jamaica
Fleet passed to Port GLngow List night. She
parted from the COI six weeks ago? so they may
reasonably be looked for as 600i1 84 there is any
wind to bring tliftp up.
Thc 4imuel4 At) Blum N, was at Charleston

'repo hence, 16th August, after a passage of 63 days ;
'B3W a French Frigate off Clgarieston Bari, with a
Liverpool ship in. company (name .n.111;6040 her
prize.