The Sun.
London, England, 1804-05-26 00:00:00

A,/ //AL NEWS.

DEAL, MAY 25.—Arrived fiis Majesty's Ship
Niexib.le, from Portsmouth ; itnnzortalz.te, Lark,
Autumn, Bloodhound, Locuit, and Archer, from a
Cruize off Boulogne.

Arrived the Trusty, FRASER, from Jamaica, and
sailed for the River.

In the Downs—the Monarch, Utrecht, Illustrious, Veteran,
Ardent, Inflexible, Virginie, ►mmertalite, Lark, Dart, Ja-
maica, Champion, Fury, Zebra, liecla, Volcano, Sulphur,
Explosion, Orestes' lionetta, Zephyr, Autumn, Archer,
Locust, Bloodhound, Millbrook, and Speculator Luggct.

SHEERNESS, MAY down from Chat_
ham, the Atlas, of 74. guns, Capt." HOP e ; she is
to be paid bounty and advance on Sunday next, after
which she proceeds to reinforce the North Sea Squa.
dron.

Yesterday the Perseus Bomb, Capt. SEARLE,
went alongside the Sheer-111)11c to take out her mor-
tars and beds, preparatory to her being paid off,
having been found to want more repairs than it is
convenient to give her at present.

The Penelope, Rattler, and Cruizer,are expeaed
here immediately, to repair the damages they sus-
tained in the late At.lion.

A Court Martial was this day held on board of
His Majesty's Ship Am-1.?1,5t, in this Harbour, on
Mr. job,' Bamh, Gunner of the said Ship, for con.
tempt, drunkenness, and mutinous expressions. The
Court was of opinion that the charges were in part
proved, but in consideration of the good certifi-
cates he produced, and having been confined eight
months, did only adjudge him to be dismissed his pre-
sent employment as Gunner of the Arn'tLl)'st, and
to be put in such ship, and such capacity, as the
Cpmmanding Officer shall think fir.

We understand that a Court or Inquiry will be
held next Tuesday on Capt. CAMPBELL, the Officers
and Shie's Company of the ALTethyst Frigate, re-
spefting the late Engagement which that Ship had
with some Privateers off North Bergen,

CR F. r NocK, MAY 22.—The Barbara, Love, ar-
rived here last night from Tobago, after; passage of
seven weeks. Sailed in- company with the Ainerica,
HAG c aa-r, and a Brig bound for Norfolk; the Ame-
rica passed last night for Port-Glasgow. The ship
Roberts, of Bristol, Letter of Marque, was to have
sailed with the Barbara. The Margarets, of Glas-
gow, arrived at Tobago from hence on the is: of
April. Captain Love spoke a ntr!Ter of vessels
on !he passage, hut owing to the late hour of his
arrival we could not obtain particu!ars.
The Neltune,W ILL] Ams, from Virginia to Liver-
pool, having experienced, bad weather on the Ranks
of Newfoundland on the 17th of March, lost her fore
and mainmast, and being very leaky,!intended to.
make the first Port ; the passengers were taken out
by a vessel from Salem to Belfast, and arrived at ,
The William, LI sop., sailed from Miramichi for
Liverpool the 28(11 November last, and has not
since been heard of.

LOSS OF THE PORPOISE AND THE CATQ,

IN THE CHINA SEAS.

TFIF following Account relative to the loss of
the Cato, and His M4jesty's Armed Vessel the Por-
poise, will he found interesting
The Porpoise, commanded by Lieut. FOWLER,
in company with the Cato, Captain PARK, and
Bridgewater, were on their passage from New
South Wales to China. On the 17th of August,
the Porpoise struck on a coral reef of rocks, 208
miles to the North East of Sandy Cape, and 73s
miles from Sidney Cove, new South Wales, in Lat.
22 dig. z r min, South, and Long. Is; deg. 35
min. East. The waves running high, the surf soon
broke over the ship, and in a short time carried
away her foremast ; the situation of the Ship soon
rendered it absolutely necessary to cut away her
other masts. The Cato was not able to avoid the
rocks, and struck soon after. The situation of the •
Crew on hoard the Cato was most distressing ; the
violence of the waves soon carried away the masts.
and she had not ldng struck before the sea broke up
her decks, and carried almost every thing away...—
The only place left for the Crew was within the
fore-chains, to which they clung in the most peri-
loin state during the whole of the night, the sea run-
ning mountains high, expeding their destruaion
every instant.

In
the morning they perceived the Bridgequater
steering her courses aft, to avoid the rocks ; which
she fortunately did, and was !nit sight of the next
dq. During the day, Capt. BLINDERS, who lately
commanded the investigator, and who was a pas-
senger on board the Porpoise, with the assistanct.ol
Lieutenant Fowt.Ea., launched one of the boats be-
longids to the Porpoise ; and, the weather moderar_
jog, succeeded in relieving the crew of the Cato, who
ere landed On a small sand hank at no great dis-
tance, soon after which the Ship went to pieces.
Thz crcw of Coe Porpoise likewise landtd on the wild

PORTSMOUTH, MAY 2c.-Last night arrived hete
the American Ship Georee, Capt. GREENOUGH, from
Fecamp, in France ; left that place on the 23d.
The I'vlgistrates, &c. were busily employed in ad-
ministering to the people the Oath of Allegiance, to
Bo NAPARTE, who had !Ken crowned Emperor of the
Gauls a few days prior. The American Ship Eliza-
beth, SHERMAN, of New Bideford, intended sailing
from that I.;ace for St. Petersburgh on the next day.
Arrived the Eolus Frigate, from Jamaica.

Sailed the Scourge Sionp -of War, wit? 14. sail of
coppered and anted Transports, under Convoy, for,
•
the Downs.

hank, g pea
visionsoafndperoovveisriionngs,from the Ship.
and several days were silent in getting .
• 'rd.'
The crews of both Ships succeeded in obtalt'l 115
supply SZt. fur about, three WO
0;
and the tide falling, left thema large I".°P°lli°"
dry land. chat
r On the 26th of August; it was agreed uOi In
i"no
...aptatn •
o pt. PARK Stlollid
steer
. , r LINDERS and Ca
the six oared cutter that had been saved, and
.....
for New South Wales, in search of assistancf:o3
They accordingly rowed off from the sand balite
that day, and took with them twelve men, and t d'
weeks provisions. On their going off the - islandl
the colours, which were hoisted union down
wario
were reversed, and their companions gave the
three cheers. S utli
The w fn
e Cutter arrived off Indian Head, Ne r
Wales, on. the 28th of August, a!1 well ; and `'arelt...
FLtNoEIO gave the above inrelligenCe to hi3E'cct-he
lency the Governor of New South Wales, with ,ia
addition that he left his companions, about 68114
number, with three months provisions.
Very little Ida
doubt was entertained but they ‘"for
all be saved ; the Governor had given direaions
vessels to go in search of the crew. un's
On the 9:11 of September, when the last ac° Ic.
came away, no further intelligence had .bectl
ceived.

The weather was then moderate.
The conduit of the officers and crew, on the aboa‘rof
melancholy occasion, merits the 'highest

Ad"

Yesterday dispatches were received at
the
reoi•
miralty, containing a confirmation of the eie6,ite,
the Rattitsnah Sloop, and the loss of tile Pl2fires-
o.n board of which Captain FLINDERS, of the I#_`vous
Tsurvey of the Islands 006 V
to Nett-, South Wales. ,r• °O-
-
:I)l7l:GeH,lasetcodinliTtaldtcjilitges
offfrothme
Texei, Admiral
the
or-
a RState til the
Aridv'ttnliroafl It)iales sEhialtelde' loafs. flag.7g guns,
to
Which
Sill;
tee
Letters from Lord GARDNER,
the 19th inst. state, that on the preceding dlfroth
Brilliant Frigate, Capt. VEsEY, arrived there
~5
West Inall'stai'i
having convoyed the Ships for the
far as Madeira, in eonjunaion with the -114er,m,
all weli.r..!
Frigate, Capt. flows, which she left
Thursday afternoon Vice-Admiral FA Tl°s akrrilliA
at Cork, lathe
ed in town from Deal, and Yesterday he I°°--
seat at the Board of Admiralty. ;male'
hear-Admiral Potty's is to hoist-his Flag 4.--os,
re
diately on board the Antelope, of so guns, oil).-
tend. Sir SJIZNEY SMITH, from his illness, is or
gelled to relinquish the command of that. ShiPa to
Shed i
the present, and Captain BAZELY is ippoia c°v
supply his place till he is able to resume ;he
Portuguese Brig-Constance)
maul. Pia"
The P
Sta On Monday last, atter'a passage Of 13 days,. d a
Dieppe. The Master reports. that he car,,t,legio-•
cargo of wine from Lisbon to Dieppe in the viwvial.
ning of February last,' and that.when the vesseveral
cleared an embargo was laid on her, with 0.5411101,
other neutrals, fur the purpose of einrlol`ll.‘ll,„ut $
arrived at 0002
in the intended Invasion of Englo`.:' p obablY
month since the embargo was takety''Girf_boatst.
occasionee. by a number of small Vessels,
the 0 dete"
&c. having been built, thereby- relloer'°i, '-le;,e the
tion of the neutrals unnecessary. At the time 'bicFpe
.C.;:onusttar;ocesmsl,iiiilleod,unt.hvercesscwise,re at the port ' ; • from
the Troops capable cfarrYlinciiser"
30 to 40 men each ;
dbarked every day, for the purpose of esereising,)ro,
into theuirr,eci
id not seem to enter with alacrity
had re
dt ori94,
jefled enterprize. A small Lugger
from a successful cruize off the Land's End 3%, 04
tol Channel, having sent in-eleven prizes ; ,5--oirefr,
of the description of vessels tbat are genera o 4
looked by our Cruizers, having every apPeara
being employed in the fishery.
,i3oarY
embarked an 1
,got
A Letter from the Cape of Good Hope, °E.' Lit°-
, I),
24, says, " There is a French Ship in the Bay Oh of tba-
gralke), which has been three years in searcrid '''),
Ships of the celebrated Peyrouse. She lOU lvA"
who
men among the natives of New Zealand, rs 00t
belonged to them, and were the only sorv:rd 11'4
of the two ships,; they have since died 00 ll'':05 ‘''''ll
Geographe. They stated, chat one of the I' `yenta
burned, and the other (Peyrouse's own 511iFi
to pieces."

A r,il
iery Company,c h the C o Commander
tahnedver._........,- iv .
In
Highness consequence of an application
unanimously resolved,
galled with the 'have 's "not Yc
Volunteers. The Jay I
fixed upon.
Dull, °l'
At a Mee •
nog of the Ship-O,NrlerS 3t • vo9
tTuesday last, the NI -.:_AYOR in the Chair, It._ 0,
ir
j ccoin,isefi.:ott:noj
tf-ititesbge
(I):,),rfai.:ll
. Mr. THoRNTom and Mr. STANIFORTH, tO 500. vs
the Application to Parliament to repeal the 1-,3'4
e id the Isbtvl.
which authorize the Council
to susp reef
1d
A.
to instrua their Menweorg
The E
K-Bashaw of Tripoli has vvritten a IPtter t:
situation, to which he has a legitimate the President of the United States, tequestiinghis
.Loan of 40,000 dollars, to enable him to refire
a -.
claim ; promising, if he is successful, to rel"see/
theH American Prisoners,. and to repay.the I/I(ns' -r:
e likewise offers to give the Americans edi,,,
sion of the strongest port he may have at f)1 , of
posal, as a guarantee for the faithful perforroanc
his engagements.
We are glad to find that certain Public p; rots
begin to be ashamed of their covert attellits e,
les,en the credit of the PRINCE Of WALES, 3Y ro
ylesenting his occasional dinners, hcreoir.
allr
which ty c
As
His Royal Highness's importance in the St3', dic
Heir-Apparent to the British Croxn, in ,1,1,1e..
of Party Festivals. Nothing cniiid IT' 111" re , as
cent, slanderous, and unjliSt, than sucil t"al'c'l,
endeavours to tarnish the p6.tir..ai and iiiiJl c j ;
rattier of an amiable Prince, who is deservedic
favourite with tk People, for his rnagnanono"' vole
brarance in matters, rather than interfere writ'
constitutional Prerogatives of to be in
LL' Earl of MOIRA has the happiness
great favour wi:11 tine Opposition Prints. PO
~,
him some new Priast:t
every day generously offering
but they cannot persuade his Lordship " go g
their fond requests.'' ts."
his f(nyal ,they.
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