The Sun.
London, England, 1803-11-12 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

PLYMOUTH, Nov. to.—The Faudroyewt,-of So
guns, Capt. J. R. DACRES, went out of Harbour
this morning, and anchored in Cawsand Bay.
The impress for Seamen which commenced here
on Monday night, has continued ever since with the
greatest energy, and a great ndmber of prime Sea.
men and others have been added to His Majesty's
Service, in addition to iioo Volunteers which arriv.
ed here two days since from Liverpool.

Sailed the: Renard Sloop of War with a,Convor
to the. Eastward.

Arrived the Danish Brig Friendrbp, P. PREnt:l4.
SEN master, laden with wine, brandy, &c. from
Barcelona, for orders.

PORTSMOUTH, Nov. I I.—The Goliab, of 74
guns, and Argo, of 44 guns, have made a signal of
Convoy for the Mediterranean ; and Zebra Bomb
fur the Eastward.

FALMOUTH, NOV. B.—Sailed the Setzderwer Sloop
of War, of t 8 guns, Lieut. Owzms, with a Convoy
for the Downs, viz. the Rua Charlotte, ltc-oLts,
Voterahle, ANGUS, Pendower, MALLARD, and
Four Ftieredi, HOMING, for London.
Also sailed the American Ships St. Antonio, Rot..
LISS, and Sally, WALKER, ' for Dunkirk ; the
American Brig nag, Dom, fur London; and Ship
Alexandria, Wusrom, for Cowes; also the Spanish
Ship Bilboyna, Capt. COW ELL, last from llilboa,
with wool, hides, eze. for London.'
The Packets with Mails for America, West
Indies, and Lisbon, are detained by contrary winds.
Arrived this day, the -Prince of Wales Packet,
TODD, with Mails from Lisbcin. His Majesty's
Brig Gannet, and Auckland PaCket.prider her con.
voy, had arrived a few hours 'before the Prince of
Wale: sailed from Lisbon._ The Gannet was to sail
again immediately on a Cruize off the Coast 'of
Portugal, and. to return again in two days, to take
Dispatches to England. His Majesty's Ship Fir..
gardi of 38 guns, and another Ship of War,
have been cruizing off-the Coast of Spain and Porto.
gal, since when not a French Pri'va.teer has been seen
on the coast. The alarm of Portugal being invaded
by the French has quite subsided, and they appear
to be certain that nothing of the kind can take place
for some time to.come.
Accounts have been received at Lisbim, of a dread-
fyl distemper prevailing at Malaga, by which from
30 .to 40 persons are daily carried off—a Danish
Vessel, the Bonafiarte, which had lost the Captain
'and crew, excepting two men, had put into-Gi-
braltar, and were immediately ordered to sea' by
the-Governor, but not having Itands,sufficient 13 na-
vigateber, six- Feeneli Prisoners were allowed their
liberty to go on board' tier; which they did, and
sailed. Before, the PackOt sailed, the same vessel
put into Lisbon, and was ordered out to sea the
next day,' having a F re: ii)scbr-t her.
Passengers Pi!ipco,elirdo—Mr, and Mrs.
CHARLES Lirma, Mr. GONNK, and About eight

other Pagsefigers. •
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Nov • t i.--Cane in the' Ra.rih'sk Gan.
brig,,hlown off her st93ion.
'lnAta Downs—the..ilionarrir,; -Utrecht, Fort:ode,
Squirrel, ;L' Almaranll4, Lynx, Pulti;rt,'
Pluto, and /Lab, Sloops, Perseus anti Eng' Bombs,
Aribar,, Illtiodhound, Cofflia,..Lotuit, itiid
Gun-Wig and Millrooke Schooner. •

The Shii),'reported in my letter of yesterday, lost
on the Goodwin Sand, is a Prussian from Liver-
pool ; her cargo, consisting of sugar;:coffee, spice,
and sundry other merchandize. The Captain, Cook,
and boy, were drowned ; the rest of the crew,
seven, in number, were picked up by a Ramsgate
boat, and carrith on shore' there.

Letters froM Bantry BA), state, that the aqua.
dron lying :here is 'about to proceed to sea un a
two months cruize.
The Convoy . for , England from Newfoundland,
was to sail' the, '2sth of last month, so that they may
hourly expeCted. to arrive. .
Late,on Tuesday night orders were 410 to the
Cotters and Launches
.of the Fleet at .Plymouth, by
Admiral Sir.J. CoLpoys, K. IL to he alOngside.all
the Ptison.sips in Elatnoaze, at five next morning,/
to take Out all the French and Dutch Prisoners, and,
1113101 them into the interior of the country, in case
of an attack on that port by the Enemy ; in onn4e-
quence of,which 300 Prisoners were landed at New•
Passage, at.seven A. M.. and marched for Bristol,:
under a. strong escort of the first Regitnttit : 300
went... 4 way kl Taviitock. It was %opposed the
Prison-ships would be cleared thistweek.
A SINGULAR CIKCOLOTANCV.---A. loaded pis..
tol was fired inadvertently against a-loung woman,
in Manchester; the ball struck against her breast,
.but having a .r;4 bandkerch;,/ on it,. did her no
other injury than producing a violent contusion.
This produced' the following Wager : that a ball
would not, penetrate a jog, if to'vercil with a
silk handkerchief. The trial was.mada along shore,
near Liverpool, a few days ago; with success, and
'although repeated ,several times, produced no other
effeEt than bruising that parr where • the ball hit.
Sint'ular as-this may appear, we are assured by our
informant, that it is a fad,
.and that. no ball will
Penetrate ti body clothed with a silken garment.