The Sun.
London, England, 1804-09-01 00:00:00

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SHEERNESS, AUGUST 31.—Came down the River
the Wedufich Tender, with impressed Men and Vo.
lunteers fur the Fleet, and sailed again immediately
with French Prisoners for Chatham.

Sailed the Utile Sloop of War, and Heron Armed
Ship.
Arrived at the Nore, His Majesty's Ship Peirrcess
of Orange, of 74. guns, Captain T. ROGERS, from
off the Texel, having sprung. her rudder : she left
Admiral THOLNBROUGH'S Squadron on the 27th
all well. Several reports from Pilot Boats and
others concur in stating that a serious misunder.
standing had taken place between some French
and- Dutch Troops at the Helder, and. that
upwards of one hundred men had been kill.
ed.' The. Clyde Frigate and Scorpion Brig join-
ed the gallant and persevering British Admiral on
the 26th, from Cruizing off the Vlie Passage ; the
former was dispatched to England to' be paid off;
the latter re.vidualled from the Primeett of Orange,
and dire& d to resume her Sraiion.

DEAL, AUG, 3 t.--His Majesty's Ship Ada.
Champion, Fury, and Archer Gun.bligs, put
back last night, it blowing fresh to the Westward,
and sailed, again this morning on a Cruize off Bou.
logne.

Sailed the. Bru;zer Gun.brig, and King. George
Cutter, on a Cruizc to the Westward.
In the Downs—Monarch. Utrecht, Inflexible, Castor
Scourge, and Speedy Armed Defence Ships and Transports
as per last.

No further account has been received here of the
event of the late Cannonading,

PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 3r.--A number of new.
constructed 11.)ats, which were built at the Dock.,
yard of this Port, under the dire4c.tions of Sir HOME
PornAtz, have bee.) shipped on board several Trans.
sports now lying here, which are hourly expefted
to sail on some secret Expedition.

Arrived ti,e Fairov Sloop of 'War, Capt. SAUN.
DEly4, from off Havre ; 11 ive, HALL, from Sun.
derland.

FALMOUTH, AUc. 29.—Arrived the Princes
Elizabah Packet, with a Mail (torn the Leeward
Islands, in 36 days, and is under quarantine.

YARMOUTH, AUG. v.—Arrived the Clyde
Frigate, and Champion and Princas 4ugulta Cut.

&fled the London Armed Ship, and Clyde Frigate,

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM THE SQUADRON OFF
THE TEXEL, DA'TED THE 26TH AUGUbT, 3804..

" It has blown bete very hard for summer, al.
though not much thought of, from the frequent
buffetting of last winter's storms which this Squa.
dron has been accustomed to; the. Ships have been
latterly riding with three cables An end, and the re.
speetive Captains have cautionary directions to pre.
pare, at the least apl'e trance of bad weather, their
runners 'and tackle for securing masts, topmasts, &c.
in case of excesssive

'' The Du Sqoadron a few days ago loosed their
top-sails, and appeared getting under Weigh.—All
was ready for anion in ten minutes; and much dis.
appointed Were our gallant. Tars in consequence of
My tiheer furling sails arid resuming his situation.—
The immense Forest of IVlasts lying •in the New
Diep appears to be thinned : many of their Trans.
punts are rerrted to have 'mined to 4msterdam.
" The Ruby, Captain Rowt.sy, has left us for
the Note, to be repaired and paid (having sprung
her mainmast, &c.); the, Risu/ur has also left us
tor the Dawns. in the former Ship Captain' I to.
THAM, of the Raisouabit (inva:ided from ill health),
takes a passage home. Lieutenant VIVIAN, First
of the Eagle, commands the kaisolable, pro tra•
pore. .7he Slips now forming this Squadron are,
the Eagh, Atbr,i Defe,,,ce, Princes: tf
Raitollable, Argo, and Unicorn.
"The Boatswain of the Haled( Cutter, who was
taken in a Boat with the Commander of that Ves.
set, arrived in the Squadron a :.hort time since, in a
Vessel from Bremen, after effeeting a most wonder.
ful escape from the neighbourhood of the Elbe, by
travelling several. hundred miles on foot, lie, it
appears, knocked down a French Centinel placed
over him, escaped into a fo'rest, arid avoided his
pursuers by ascending a tree, making night marches,
and laying bye in the day. lie appears a rough
true English Sailor ; lie spoke in enthusiastic terms of
the gallantry, resolution, and perseverance of Lieut.
GRANT, his late Commander, whose hardships in
being captured after a brave struggle, and sufferings
from severe wounds after his captivity, brought
tears in the honest .fellow's eyes as ht recounted
them,

f' News bas just reached us of the death of Lord
DUNCAN ; a loss we cannot but ptlrticidarly deplore,
while the tiills of Camperdown, and constant sigh,
of the Dutch Fleet, lead us to the recolledion of
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rope tan alone animate the
uncommon perseverance o!t our good and gallant
Admiral (THORNBROUGII), who since November
last (now nine months) has made sacrifices which,
for a man at his time of life, far surpasses those of
Admiral CORNWALLIS, allowing every meed of
just praise that, that Noble Admiral can possibly be
entitled to. It is the sincere hope of every indivi-
dual in this Squadron that success, fortune, and
honour, may reward our Commander's persever.

ance."