The Sun.
London, England, 1804-10-22 00:00:00

other 32.

P. S. The Spaniards are stated 'to have on board
one million dollars each, besides gold in bars : the
aftion continued half an hour. Their names, or
any further particulars, cannot be obtained in time
to save Post.

Ocf. 2.0.--In addition to my letter of yesterday,
stating the arrival of two Spanish Frigates (without
being enab:ed to prticularize their names, &c.), I
have now the pleasure to detail some of the cir-
cumstances attending those valuable Captures. Com.
• modo►e G. MooRE, of the Indefaiiiahle, of 40
guns, cruizing off Cadiz, in company with'the Me-
dusa, of 38 guns, Capt. J. GORE, Live/), of 38
guns, Capt. G. E. 1-lAmorto, and Amphion, of 32
guns, Capt. S. SUTTON, fell in on the sth instant
about four hours sail from Cadiz, with the Spanish.
Frigates Medea, of 44. guns, tB.pounders, and 360
• men, Rear-Admiral JOSEPH DE BASDAMANTIS
GERUR ;La Fama, Commodore Don MicuAet.
SAPIAIMA ; La Mercedes, Capt. Don JOSE'PH
GOYC9A ; and La Clara, Capt. D3tl Disco ALE,
SON, of 34. guns each, I z.pounders, and 330
men,. when Capt. MooRE sent a Boat on board
the. Spanish Admiral, acquainting him that he had
orders to detain the Squadron under his com.
mand ; which the Admiral peremptorily refused
to submit to, and the boat returned to the In.
bfatigable, when the latter immediately fired a
gun athwart hawse of the Medea, which was
returned by her with a shot dire into the In-
ekiatigdhle, on which an action commented, and
in seven minutes afterwards the Met-eider blew
up, with all her treasure and crew ; thirty only
of the latter, including the Second Captain, were
saved. The action with the other Frigates lasted
about twenty minutes after this catastrophe, when
two of them struck, and the other attempted to
escape,' but was in a few minutes ranged alongside
by the Lively, and her Colours hauled down,

The Medea and La Clara are the two Frigates
that arrived here`yesterday. The three Frigates cap.
turgid are stated to have on board about Four Mil.
lions of Dollars, with other valuable Articles. The
Mercedes is said to have had Soo,ooo Dollars on
board, besides a large quantity of sugar, hides,
The Prisoners have been removed to the Rival
Oak Prison Ship in the, Harbour, and the Officers
are landed at Gosport, and put under the care of
Capt.. Sir F. TH seta ER, the Agent for Prisoners of
War. The Lady of a Colonel of Artillery, who
was wounded on board the Faltv,
,died on Mon.
day last. La Fapea has been nine years at South
America. The Officers of her will experience a
very considerable loss of property in specie and of
merehandize. The blowing up of La Mercedes is
a melancholy accident, the frequency of which is
to. be attributed to their dangerous method of load.
ing their guns, which is by a shell, trimi a cask
where the powder is kept loose.

The indrfarigabli . and Amphion. Frigates are
arrived here ; the Live& is, gone on to Portsmouth,
in company with the Fama 'Spanish Frigate
the Illedresa, after the .aftion, was dispatched with
the intelligence to Lard NEOON.
Arrived L' "lisle Frigate from a Croize.
S.tikti the lenerabir; of I+ guns, to join the
Chanoel Fleet,

PoriSMOUTI-19 OCT. z J.—Yesterday the Schooner
Do/;,bin, Git.LINCHAI Master, from Swanage to
L-ndon with stone, was captured near Brighton by
. .
a Lugger Privateer of 16 guns, a remarkable tine,
fast. hailing Vessel,.nearly zoo tons; built a short tame
sOnce.for a Scotch Smuggler. The Master and Miie

of,the Da/phin were taken on board the Lugger, and
soon after ►he Schooner was re.takin by the Rattler
Sloop of War, and arrived here this day.
Yesterday morning the Spanish Frigate Fama,
captured by the Lively Frigate, came into Harbour,
Also came in the Chance Cutter, from Gibraltar,
having performed 15 days quarantine at the Mother_
bank, in consequence of communication with a Ship
from Malaga.

Sailed the Freiheit, Lu NE NBERG, and January,
KIRKNoCK, for Dantzic ; and Pro.videntia, Soa-
ENsolV, for Fredcrickstadt.

SHRERNES3, OCT. at.—Came down the River
to the Note the Latour, Capt. T. Ls GOSSELIN.
Sailed the Ethalion on a Cruize in the North
Sea, and the Reindetr to the Downs.
One of the Receiving Ships at the Note has the
Signal flying for Convoy to the Elhe, till such time
as a Ship is appointed for that Service.
Ships at this Port—Ze.iland, Ruby, Romney, Leda, La_
tons, Unicorn, 't'hisbe,• Ceres, famaica, Beaver, Autumn,
Scout,.kaven, Saracen, Mercator Armed Ship, and
l'urious Gun-brig.

HARWICH, OCT. 21.—The Prince of Wales
Post-Office Packet, Capt. ANTHONY Dfi!ibTE, sail.
rd yesterday for Husum with the Hamburgh and
Bremen Mails that are due. Mr. Ross, one of the
King's Messengers, and a Foreign Courier with
Dispatches, were Pasiengers.

The Auckland, Capt. BRIDGE, has the Gotten.
burgh Mail on board, with Gen. lIITROFFE and
his Suite, and will proceed to.morrow.

The Aggressor Gun.vessel sailed yesterday on a
Cruize ; and the Borer arrived and remains with the
Pegasus Frigate and the Frederick' hired Armed
Cutter.

Dam., OCT. 20.---Arrived the Utile Sloop, lEs.
covert' Bomb, Anacreon, Diadem, Atlas, and Ma-
jestic, Armed Defence Ships, from Dungeness, and
remain.

OCT. 21.—Sailed the Harp), Sloop, Discrvery
Bomb, Archer, Minx, Pelter, Blazer, Biter,
jackal', Constant, Bloodhound, Conflict, Tigress,
and Bruizer Gun-brigs, for their Station off Bou.

logne.
Sailed the Princess Royal Armed Transport for
Westgate Bay, and Medway Lighter for Sheerness.
Arrived the Dispatch Navy Transport from
Deptford.
This morning sailed L'Espiegle with a Convoy
for Ireland ; the COlmo with a Fleet of outward.
bound vessels under Convoy for Portsmouth; also
the 'assns with several Transports, having. on
board Troops under Convoy for Jersey.. wh=,-li by
contrary winds have put hack.
in the I.)nwns —.Monarch, .Utrecht. Majestic, Inflexible,
Ardent, Immortalite, Castor, Champion, Camel, Curlew,
L'Espicgle, Orestes, Dart, Eugenie, Hermes, Zephyr, Wasp,
and Utile Sloops ; Fury, Sulphur, Devastation, and Lucifer,
Bombs ; Mariner, Basilisk, and Starling, (4m-brigs; Dis-
patch, Albion, and Pleasant Hill, Navy Transports.

YAR mou Tit, OCT. 21.._-.Arrived the Lark Packet,
Capt. DELL, from Gottenburgh, with Mails and
Passengers. • The Packet will sail for Harwich the
first fair wind.

BR IXIIAM QUAY ;Tots BA.Y), OCT. 19.--Arrived
yesterday evening the Squadron under the command
of the Hon. Admiral CRAVES, and sailed again this •
afternoon, with the Squadron under the commend
of Admiral CORNWALL IS, to the \Vestward ; also
the Lady Melville, Armed Ship, for Plymouth.