The Sun.
London, England, 1804-02-25 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

PLYMOUTH, FEB. 23.—The Ratliff), Captattr
—r—, laden with barley, from Yarmouth, bouna
to Dublin, was captured a few days since off the
Land's End by L'Hiretedelle French Brig Privateer,
of z 6 guns, and afterwards re.taken and carried
into Scilly by the Nimrod Sloop of War, Capt. T..
O'NrEL. The same Privateer captured at WO
time four other English Merchantmen, which sbe
sent off for France:

Arrived the French Chasse Maree Le Quart
Cere, laden with wine and brandy, captured by the
Joseph hired Armed Cutter.
Arrived the Spanish Ship N. S. Aranzaza,•CaPte
J. B. ANDRACA, from Liverpool, to load piiie
goods; and the Hear, WAYGOOD, for Chepstow/
with timber for the Dock Yard.

Sailed the Aurora Frigate on a Cruize.

Went out of Harbour this morning, and anchor"
ed in Cawsand Bay, the Temeraire, of 98 goo'
Rear-Admiral BRINE ; and the Doris Frigate.

PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 24.—Arrived the eziale"
CkosseT, and Lady ParAer, BOGUE, frnol the
Downs, bound to the Bay of Honduras ;
GRIERSON, from Jersey ; znd Deraa'clar, F.V 9171
from Salo.

The Uranie Frigate has made a signal for t.."
West India Fleet to sail. •

YARMOUTH, FEB. 24,—Yesterclay the' Mater,
of Scarbro', M4CARTER, from Shields to Lo" d°°'
with cods, got on the Cross Saud, but is since ei
off, and sunk in deep water.

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DEAL, FEB. 24An
.—His Majesty's Ships w— ge
and Lynx sailsii for the Noce.,
The Coliftia Gun-brig same in from a Cruile.
The Chatham Lighter, No. 1, came dow.iff°lll‘
Chatham.

Arrived His Majesty's Ship Rosario) with
voy from -the westward.'
Arrived the Wellesley Extra East India Ship I°lll
Madras.
The Ship reported yesterday to be the Bransti>frh
was the Marqsis of Wellesley, and sailed for ?of"'
mouth last rfighi.

Rais°l"'
In the Downs—Monarch, Utrecht, Illustrious, ccraiiEtt
able, Euryalus, Fury, Perseus, Vincego, Rosari°,%2stlndii
Gun-brig, Chatham Lighter, Wellesley Extra '-
Ship for the River,

•
The Eagle, of 74 guns, has been launched ircrig
Messrs, PERRVS Duck.yatd, at Northileer,
ordered
Lt
ucifer re r,
ma %ed f
. veosr esesi.a
~,, withoutviroowloi of t4sfie•
dered to be fitted for service with the utnuor*

patch. -
Cutter belpnging to the Fleet of Adm. C„°„$:I.:
4 c
wALl,ts :Coked, on the /6th inst. into Brest,l,lo
anti counted in the outer harbour, nine ship,
Lice,
six Frigates, seven Cutters, and thirtroa
"‘
tan,potts, seemingly ready for sea. This aato
was so near the forts and the batteries, thatc„oQtl •
fired upon for a quarter of an hour, and tivo
Frigates cut their cables and chased it, bur the i':"ied
corning on it escaped, and the next morning Pro.
our fleet offUshant,•and teported to the Adrnif''rett
observations made. A French fishing boat ha° 'feol
taken by this Cutter near the Fort de Rats,
.the dog
of which are unanimous • in their declaration, 'ore
the Army at and near Brest amounts to no
°t a
than 28,000 men, hut are ready to embark fort
moment's notice. Divisions of 6 or 7000
each time embark every two 'days, by torn oft! f:c
board the Transports and Men of War, CO acc"-tatio
themselves to live on board and to the sea air'
,tbiietilfruoeer,Tele relieved
yti
regularlyry et,.!_iCcer:citodo;wl::
aTf irs continueadduitiytt yhlei bof
eets thti oiccluolreisi
year's day., and is not much liiszed by the -of liq
To this A, romry.::.sligaititsahcalle,rdn.a Corps of Guides' .
Irishmen
The Mercury, of London, to Oporto, Cait'gt Ac
J. ROACH ER, LARCII ER, and Co. oWners,yid
Jewin.street, Minories, London, by some pc dla d
missed her stays, and ran on Margate Wirij PC.
Thursday morning, in a hard gale of ‘4"-ivlsr'
N. E. and so much sea, that no boat fro'lliier'r
gate, or any part of the shore, could get
She let go the bower anchors, and hoisted-
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distress. Captain O'BRIEN, of His M3jesli
Fes/mitts, then lying in the QUeen's ChanPer4;hi"
mediately Oidelea' out his boats, which rd cif(
through the heavy breakers, in order to
necessary aid, The officers and men striPP„f6;scolii;
with extreme difficulty got on board .the 4"; rt
The Captain, Pilot, and Crew, thinking tfettioll
attempts to get the ship off must prove joe':„ut 11 •
were packing up their things, and were
abandon their ship, when, by the persuoinol,l,
perseverance of the Vesuvius' Officers anti
et 111;
who got the long boat and anchor out, tho,3 es;
tads, and after heaving a long time, to tie theig
astonishment of the oldest seaman at Mare,: vie r-4
succeeded in getting her off at noon.' The; lotto
several Ladies on board, all of whom wer'e,
safe, and m ithout the loss of a single pacicligi volt
only loss sustained by the vessel is one sami rs 41/1
anchor. It is to be hoped that the Owncii, (I; ,•
liberally reward the Officers and seamen a I coil
mvius, as a recompence for what they have:ierrti°ll;
done, and as an encouragement to foture e"
of a similar nature. The Officers were,
Rle11.!
' and Mr. SCOTT.,
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The Merchant; KELIIY, of Boston, fr°gll,lo-
Mond to Rotterdam, was stranded un
1113" Ived•
Schouwen, on the sth inst. only one :14.0,1)6
The Bon Armida, Dutch Privateer, °` cured
. having on board ; tzFrenchtnen, has caee
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DON, off the Lizard and carried
Tcxcl,