The Sun.
London, England, 1803-12-02 00:00:00

LONDON, DECEMBER 1, 1803.

Ws ibis morning received a Hamiairgh
It appears that the French art meditating an Expo.
dition from the Coasts of Italy, and though its
destination is not known, strong apprehentiims are
entertained that it is intended to take possession
of she Maga. The Turkish Government have ilk,
',mewl a fanalitable Fleet, under the conottand of

the CAP !TAN PAC it A, for its proteEtion. The Tou-
lon Fleet is completely ready for sea; a great number
of Troops are embarked on board it, and it only
waits for permission from Lord NaLsorr to sail.
Admiral GR AV INA has been appointed to the corn.
mand of the Fleet which is equipping at Cadiz.
The 'French are continuing their exaaions in
Hanover with unabating aaivity. All the arms,
cloathing, and ammunition belonging to the Hano-
verian Army, whether in public magazines or in
the possession of individuals, were ordered to be
delivered up to the French in 4.8 hours, under pain
of, military execution.
Letters from Flushing, dated the 19th ult. state,
that the First Consul was expeaed there the next
week, and that a house had been prepared for his
reception.

Norms was yesterday given in the House of
Commons by Mr. ADDINGTON, that he should
move in the Committee of Ways and Means this
day, for a Vote for Five Millions, to be ialsed by,
Exchequer Bills, and also the Annual Land and
Malt Duties.

A Petition was presented from several Inhabi.
tants of Liverpool, complaining of the defenceless
state of that town, and praying for the interposi.
tion of Parliament to authorize the raising a sum
of money for the purpose of fortifying the Town
and providing other means of defence. The Mi.
ouster signified the consent of His MAJISTT to
presenting the Petition, which he afterwards ex-
plained to mean only so far as His MAiarrr was
concerned, expressifl himself inimical to the mate-
rial subjea of its prayer The Petition was, how-
ever, ordered to be referred to a Committee, without
opposition. The proposed measures of defence are
stated to have been, declared necessary by his Royal
Highness PR.II)4CR WILLIAM of GLOUCESTIR,
the General of the Distriet, and certainly if they
are so, they become a national objet.

In consequence of the badness of the weather yes.
terday none of the ROYAL FAMILY left Windsor
Lodge.
In the evening Tusia MAJESTIES had a Selea
Party and Concert at the Lodge.
Yesterday the Dux: Of NT arrived at Wind.
sor from Castlebar

A DuMt Mail of the 28th ult, arrived this
morning, but is barren of intelligence.
The Clyde Frigate arrived at Sheerness on Wed-
nesday afternoon, from Petersburgh, with a part of
the Baltic Fleet. The whole Convoy consisted of
nearly 300 sail of Vessels, but they were unfortu-
nately dispersed by the stormy weather. It was
reported yesterday that ' some of them had been
taken, and that several Dutch Privateers are in the
North Seas : there does not appear, however, any
foundation for this statement. Admiral RowLEy
has, in thy mean time, received orders to send
every Vessel possible into the North Sea, to pro.
tca the scattered Vessels.,

Dispatches were received by the Clyde Frigate
from Sir JOHN BORLAst WitaitEN at St. Peters.
burgh, but it is absurd to suppose that imptrtant
Dispatches would be sent by the slow medium of a
Convoy.

Sir Ron EItT CALDER, who is of the S.W. Coast
of Ireland, has ten Sail of the Line under his or.
ders, so that should the French Squadron in Brest,
by any chance elude the vigilance of Admiral Coax.
WI IA Is, which we think barely possible, it will
have to run the gauntlet of another of our Fleets as
vigilant, and ready to chew the Frenchmen the way
to an English, in place of an Irish Port.

Yesterdartheittoyal Westminster Militia, quit.
tered in Sheerness Garrison, were embarked On
hoard two Transports to proceed to Harwich: they
are to be replaced by the Warwickshire.
Monday last several Vessels arrived at Greenock
limn Newry, having on board the sd Battalion of
the 18th, or Royal Irish Regime, commanded by
Col. DOUG LAI. This Battalion is, a full woo
strong, and are all of the Army of Reserve.
,The PRINCa of WA L 1111 has signified his ;non.
tion of reviewing the Corps he has allowed to beat
Ills name, under the cgmmand of M. P. ANDREWS,
Esq. in the course of the ensiling week.
The Highgate Volunteert, commanded by Major
HAYATits received their Colours yesterday from the
fair hand of the Countets of MANS/I tI.D, in a field
adjoining to Hampstead lane.
,One-hundred and thirty thousand pounds value in
dollars, have lately arrived at Southampton in wag.
gons from London, guarded by .a party of the Tower
Hamlets Militia, in order to be conveyed to the
Mothcrbank on board ships hound to China.
Lord StAFOATI.I is on his passage home, from his
Government of Barbadoes.

The Ltd of Ay LEIPOILD has been pleased to ap.
point Mr. JAmas HUNT 10 be Messenger in His
Majesty's Yeomen of the Guard, in the TOM of
Mr. 109111'H 'ASTER ; and also Mr. RICHARD
LATH AM to be one of the Yeomen in the room of.
the said Mr. J. Ltsvea.

Lient. IVlAcooNim., of the hii has been pro.
moted to the rank of Commander, and to the corn.
mand of the Lilly Sloop.
Lieut. WAVERS is appointed First Lieutenant of
the Illustrious, of 74 guns, at Woolwich.
The Besant, Dutch Privateer, of 14. guns, and 97
men, is captured in the North Seas. This Privateer
had captured the John atid Mary, frOm Riga, bound
to London, and sent her for Norway.
A sea eagle was shot last Saturday on the Banks
of the Tyne, nsar Newcastle. It weighed 71b. and
measured from tip to tip of the wings, above Seven
feet. The eagle has been frequentiy seen in that.
neighbourhood, and was accompanied by two rooks
as guards, to watch the motions of the enemy,

ArtiVAL NEWS.

.FrOPI! thr- LONDON GAZETTE, Dec. t,

Admiralty Offer, December 1, 1803,
Copy of a Letter from the llonoxrable William Corr.
nuallit, Admiral of the Blue, fec. to Sir Ewe
Nepenot, Bart. dated on hoard Hi: Majesty" Shit
the Pule de Parit, of Vshant, the 24th outasi.

511 t,
Herewith 1 send, for the, information of the
Lnrds Commissioners of the Admiralty, the Cop?
of a Let terfrom Captain Masefield, of the Andante,
to Captain Elphinstone, of the Diamond, dated the
loth Ultimo, which I have this' moment received
from him. I have the honer to be, -Sec.
W. CORNWALLIS.
ili4 Majesty': Slop A talante, eviherm.
SZE, Bay, ORoier to, 1803.
I beg leave to inform you, in obedience to your
signal to chase last evening, that part of the convoy,
consisting of two Ketches, and one Brig, that were
running under the Point of Sr. Guildas,' I tacked
and stood after them in the Sloop I command, and
obliged them to run on shore off the Mouth of the
River of Pennerf, and
_having considered it very
possible to cut them out in the night, as Ole wind
was direttly olj Shore, I dispatched Lieutenant •
Hawkins, in she *ix-oared c.atter, and Mr.
Richard Borstal, Maker, in the five.osred Cutter,
armed, on that service after it became dark, and
stood in with the Brig, as near as I could go for the
*hard, to proted them. About half past ni
P. M. the Boats got up to the above Vesider nej,
Lieutenant Hawkins boarded, sod took Prune 0"
of the inshore vessel, but found her Wound,
number of Troops along the Beach keeping UP
heavy fire of musketry on his Boat, assisted by IWO
field.pieces, and, a party of Troops on bead the
other two vessels (previcatsly embarked from the
shore). After cutting her cable, and firing feu n:
siderable time on the other vessel neat him, m
it impossible to do any thing with her, end very
properly left her to go to the assistance of the, other ..
Boat, who had by this time boarded the Brig, is
defiance of a patty of ten or twelve soldiers, with
their muskets and sabres, killed six of the Oaf*
hove two overboard, and drove the rest with sto
crew below. After cutting her cable,' finding the
was aground, and'
a .light vessel, they recut
with both Boats an board, not thinking proPers
o!
from motives of humanity, to set her on firer ts.
several people were heard below, aupposal le

wounded. - ' . . ,
I am exceedingly sorry to infirm you, on thenrst
fire of the soldiers, one of our men, Henry Oren'
man, sail.maker, was killed, anti in boardinf ,1" 1
Seamen wounded, but arc in a fair way of mover«.
ing. When it is considered that Mr Borstal, th!
Master,
wboaitirldecdh'a-rtghedis
bvaeystoettlet(swoitahndtepen
gtfidieedrawrat , ieth7".
the Serjeant of Marines, and five other Olt
did, I trust you will see and admire with me the.
very resolute and gallant condua of Mr. Borstal,.
and the six brave Fellows with him; indeed the
Officers and Crews in both Boats deserve the highog
bring the vessels off, all three being fast
a n agd tronbna
within half a cable's lehgth of the Beach, o
of their power to
praise, though untortunatelY.out _
shore
covered with 'croups, keepingtwo afield pieces
incessant
fire with their muskets and the .
on them. I had the pleasure to see the Brig lying
" a Ridge of Rocks this morning, apparently
bilged.

I am, Sec.

J NO. MASEFIELD.

PLYMOUTH, Nov. 30.--Arrived the ?liar rl
gate, of 36 guns, Capt. SCOTT, and Sefigmll, of 18
guns' Capt. H. Busts, from a Cruise.
The Nio6,
Frigate will sail to-morrow for Porte.

mouth. ' --op"
FALIIOUTII, Nov. 29.-...AttiVed the American
BSsialrgiigep,a—liwiii,st:toAbtlactcDo, from
ibr orders'V.irg n:
j 'A
m 4 6e
American Stili;
ICiquoti, StertlENS, 29 days from Norfolk, with
tobacco, for orders, and is gone into quarantine;
v 07
for t h
is Lay,med itc
rfrrsonme a
rG, ; r eaenndocßkri,
Brig
olownta it,
cCiOpar:
O'IVIAYi to wait Convoy for Lisbon.
Sailed the American Ship Mary Louisa, IWO*

for Nantx.
The Dab of iliforiborougb Packet which tsilea..
hence on the :6th inst. with Mails for New'
and Halifax, is put into Scilly, with lost or vrle
bowsprit, having run foul of a Vessel at °." reed f
accident happened on the tBth, and she If

to sail again the 27th. or
Hill
`ilia Prhat of Wales Packet, with tyro---.
h IfittAlt
Lisbon, remains wind.bound, as Is this DH
for' Leeward Islands.

..,••
Shttevess, Dec. ii —Arrived His ManiVitt.
Ship York, of 6+ guns, Cap t. IVlrtroav, to re—,
and qyde Frigate, Ca >t. LARMOUR, with a lstr
Fleet 01 Merchantmen from the Baltic; at* 01,,,,a0
Tender arrived with a number of prime
from Leith, to complete the Crews of the awl--
fitting out at this Porl.

Ds AL, Dr c. t.—Arrived theliecia Bomb, Coln~,t.,
a Cruise to the Northward ; L'Aivrabh •Frignte• an°
Deese Sloop, front a Cruize off the Coalt of 14 WO;
and the Squirrel Sloop, and Milbrode Schoollero
from a Crtime off Dunkirk. Harpy glO
The Rolm/able, hormartaliii, and -1
sailed this morning on a Cruiao off the CoOf
France,

.........., .
nd Ps
YARMOUTH, DEO. 1..... The /Ana picker,
Ossoerte, from Holum, with Mails aascoo
gers, arrived here this day.
Arrived the Fortatma, WARIttNi from
lit Moot!
The Ifortataa sailed the 2tat from EIIIIIC n? 1
convoy of the COldc Frigate, with about 3.50 sai'lls
ship* ; she parted company with convoy on I,
Do der Bank the 26th. The ships bound for * or"
land NA viriatt4 two or three clays Wore.

0.1.1421 CA MAIL.

LEGHORN OCT. 2S.

A French' Squadron with a considerable number
of Land Forces on bOatii, is lying at Toulon ready
to toil as soon as the Fleet of Lord NELSON shall
be driven off the Coast by a storm. It is intended
for a Stcret Expedition.
The Engiish Squadron which blockades Genoa,
consists of two Ships of the Line, eight Frigate,
four Cutters, and has with it several Privateers.
The blockade extends from Cato dells Male to
riarezzio. All the Neutral Ships lying in Genoa,
have been required by the English to depart within
fourteen days. " •- •

BOLOGNA, Nov. 4.

' Wiittirt 'these eight days a number of French
troops from the kingdom, of Etruria have marched
through this City, for the Coast of the Adriatic
Theirfurther destination is ar present a secret.

VIENNA, Nov. It.

Nlw disturbances have broken out in A/bietths, 1
Which are supporml by the neighbouring Montene.
Vino..., The necess4ry measures have been taken,
tot.the suppression:of these commodens. 1.1 • •r"..)
lAecndini Yo de.l4(4titi': "from Ttirkey, 111-A B IV" 11+:‘:
WPCIJAS been ,ohligtd to abindon Mecca and
Medina. It •is expelled,• however, that he will!
recelie new reinforcements in Arabia. •
TwoCuurferb.have arrived here'')-day (torn Pe. 11
terehergh.