The Sun.
London, England, 1803-12-28 00:00:00

Admiralo.Ofte, Dec. 27, !803.

The Honourable Admiral Cornwallis has transmit-
ted to this Office a Letter from Captain Winthrop,
of His Majesty's Ship the Ardent, to Captain
Sir Edward Peller,ti, of the Tonsiant, dated the
29111 November, 0303, of which Me following
is a Copy :

The Ship chased from.the Squadron yesterday by
His Majesty's Ship under my Command, I closed
with off Cape Fititsrerre, 'so near as to be able to
give her a few Opt, and should have been along.
side of her in a few thinittes had not the wind
headzd me oif-shore, which enabled her to double
the Cape, and get into Finisterre Bay, where she
ran on shore from apprehension of our sending to
take possession of her, and at midnight blew up,
She proved to be the Bayonnaise French National
nigate, of 32 VMS, and 290 men, front the Ha-
t/atm:l bound to FFrrni„
I have the Honour to be, 4c.
R., WINTHROP.

PLYMOUTH, De.. 26.7-From one o'clock on
Sunday morning until the same hour yesterday, it
blew the most tremendous gale from W. S. W. and
S. S. W, that hat been remembered by the: oldest
inhabitant t about ten o'clock yesterday morning it
increased to a perfeft hurrieane, and became ex-
tremely dangerous to pass the streets, froth the con-
tinual falling of slates, tiles, and bricks from the
chimnies. About eleven o'clock the Shipping in
Catwater, amounting to upwards of 100 Sail, began
to drive ; soon alter which the Brig Unity, of and
from Liverpool, Captain WitBRERE laden with
coals and staves for Guernsey, went on shore
in Deadman's RI, and was beat entirely 'to
pieces in a feW minutes ; the coals totally lost,
but the greater part of the staves are saved, as
were all the Crew. The French Ship Les Antis,
laden with sugar and coffee, from Martinique, Pi i.e
to Sir Enw. PE L LE NY aSSpildroll, 'valued at to,c=l.
came on shore near the former, and soon shared her
fate, and the whole of her cargo entirely lost.
The Schooner Catharine and Mary Privateer, of
London,, foundered at her anchors' in Catwater,
end is sunk in twelve fathoms water,, -,-- The
Ships Thomas and British Tar, merchantmen be.
longing to this Port, were driven on shore on
Turnchapel Beach,. but are since got off with con.
siderable damage. Many other vessels were driven
on shore, but have been since got off with more or
less damage. Upon the minutest inquiry, it is for-
tunate, that amidst such tremendous weather, not
a single life appears to have been lost, thotigh many
persons are bruised and moult hurt, by their exertions
in saving from a watery grave the distressed objeas
that presented themselves in evety direetion,

The Men of War in Cawsand Bay, consisting
of the Neptune, of 98 guns, L'lnipetueux, Terrible,
Mar;, Conqueror, Dragon, Minotaur, and Cdossur,
rode out the gale in safety Impetueux arrived
in the morning, and it is reported her masts are
sprung, so that the gale must have Wen- severe to
the Westward before its, eireas were visible here.
The Royal S,vereign, of t to guns, arrived here
this afternoon from the Channel Fleet, with her
main and mizen top.masts gone, and it is feared she
may have sustained other damage. The Doris Fri.
gate arrived with her, and anchored in Cawsand Bay.

Arrived the Few/rya:it, of Bo gune, from the
Channel Fitet.

SurEatlrss, 27,—Stile1 His Majesty's
Ship ..Tanta Margaritta, Ctptitin RATtookris, for
tl Downs.

Came down from the River) .the Hera, of 7+ guns,
Captain the Hon. ALS:M4 GA.a Pt!, 4. we are

happy to learn she received no damage by getting
on shore near the Lower Hope.
Arrived His Majesty's Ship Cres:ent, Lord
WM. StEwART, from a Cruize. •

This day the Sea Fencibies belonging to this
place were exercised in the use of the gteat guns,
under the direftion of Capt By LLEN.

DEAL, DEC. 27.—Arrived the curlew Sloop of
War, from a Cruize, and remains with His Majesty's
Ships as per last, and a large Fleet of ontward.bound
Vessels.

PENZANCE, DEC. Racehorse, of Car-
marthen, WATS° t; master, last from London, in bal-
last, sailed yesterday evening for Carmarthen, bur
the wind blew such a gale last night, with a heavy
ground sea at S. S. W. that she could not clear the
land. This morning she came safe into our
.Pier to
wait a more favourable opportunity. His Majes-
ty's Ships Indefatigable and Nimrod remain at an•
chor in Gwavas Lake : the weather is somewhat,
abated, and the wind is now about S. W.

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LEITH, DEC. 23.—Our .correspondents Irate,
'of Liverpool, are
on the 0.. el i and that the Mercury, CooK, of YJr.
mooth, is on shore upon the same 'island. Their
letter of the 3d is as follows , '' '. • •
"In our last we advised the sailing of-the Caryl-
fort frigate, with a fleet of near. 6o sail of ships un-
der her convoy. Dpring the night of the, 29th, and
on the following day, it blew very hard, with thick
weather and a heavy fall of snow, at the same time
a very 'sharp frost ; here it was nine degrees at WM
time. The wind shifted to the N. E. the Carys.
fort made the signal to return, the fleet was consi-
derably dispersed, and they could only in part oh.
serve the signals. The Young Henry, R. VicKIR-
MAN, got on shore on the island of Lassoe, as he
supposed; after being aground three or four hours,
• she came off leaky, and he has proceeded to Copen-
hagen to discharge and repair. Captain Vicictrt-
MAN says, that eight or ten more were on shore
close alongside tlf him, one of which we have just
learnt to be the jam, ADDISON, frOD) liege's'
burgh ; the mate and three of the crew' being to•
rived here, having left the ship iMmediiii.elYher
she struck, with a view of u ,
nding, but were
driven up to the Anhpit, where'they first got on
shore,
" The, Pray, Großce MORRISON', Of f.elth.
struck on the Trindell, as he supposed, and plater.:
day parted in-a-gale of wind from her anchors'
and
drove on shOre.near the Castle Point, where she has
to re-
heen.got off; arid proceeds to Copenhagen
pair,;—,Captain MoaxisON asserts, that there were
hut it
four other ships on shore upon the Trindeil,
was so thick that he cannot give any particulars,
" The Laurel, MATtlEtt, of Whitby, from Pcf:
rershurgh to *London ; the Lanton, Kvt.Lror, ot
'
and for Lancaster, from Memel; Rod /Maria Mar-
from Riga, are wrecked
.c
saw, Cisito ILL, of Leith,
these ships were- parr ofthe
upon the Neding;
ClydrN convoy.
'i The Ships espeeted front London are sopposed
en received of the
to be in Norway, as advice has be
"Fl
Is being there
Row,' WlLsoir, and geiertesi !
on the 19th ult." ',.

Advice have been received, stating, that rout of
the small French Craft, destined for the Invasion
of this Country, havenieen captured by the, Age din
Sloop of War, of 16 guns, Capt. Alt ENToN. Oct
getting possession of the Boats, they were fotinci !(/
be so useless, and the men in such a wretchedcon-
Atition, that it waa thought advise:Able to land
oats the
men on the French Coast, And CO destroy the B.
A Letter frornsan Officer on board the Prnt: of
Maier, dated Beethoven (Ireland), Dec.' 19, 19°
the following fans ; We arrived here the iof
with with Sir --C R
-At.ott a's Flag on board,'anci fctutti seve
cal Ships of our Squadron at anchor. I was much
vegetables
surprized in finding, notwithstanding the wild 'P-
the best supplies of meat ard
pearan:e of the Country,
we have been very little aceustoped at
.Plymouths
TSquadron
his I ever met with, and at prices to which
is in (utare to relieve that ut Sir E.
PELLE w, off Ferrol. The Ships which' re 09w
anchor are,
The Prince Of Wales - Majestic . 74
Northumberland Thunda er 74
Magnificent - - )74

Those off Ferrol, are
7°1)11=4
S 4 Spenccr 64
laim

",I have not included the GailSes' of
$"-partiate , - .:,, . . . si • •
~ •
Irish Squadron, as her signal is 'not fur P
errol, where
she, goes to relieve the Spar date."
The Hera, AT4; NS, from 'Not, foundlanti, seg.:ye,
at Poole, sailed. on the oth inst. with a Flet 0t
about 60 sail, under convoy of the Falcon Sloop. of
Wars and was separated from them a few-days ater
74, in the
in a gale, anti-aperienced tempestuous weather ever.
since.
, .
La Confeaure French Privateer, mounting .1%
guns and Los men, is lost off Bourdeaux ;, the Co-
lain and 21 men drowned. The same Privateer had
captured the John and friary, of Liverpool, and the
Alert, froin Bristol, bound to NeVIS•
A Ship from the Baltic, loaded with timber)
drifted pan Holy Island on the atst instant, a'
masted, •and without any person on board.
A Swedish brig, ,laden with iruo, is a total wrcck
aßnodlTa dehhvseecorsnyn Minerva,'toi iweill
southward of Flamborough Head. Crew saved.
obeffrtt,heofdeLeokn.d,;n,
laden
with.. dm!
.Gwai.rtial ?ILI: FL,
s,
oarrivediier s4iiins,
blowaitt,ht
her, drove on shore upon Bunswiek Ruck, aWag
seven miles north of Whitby, and.at daylight was
discovered upon the beach, with a signal of d""eW
64
but no person on'board. It appeared that-the Ci
must have abandoned the Vessel in the Boat, as its
laihings were cut away.
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A great number of forged notes are now circulAt'
ing at Dublin, particitlarly those of :a guinea avd,
half, an 4 one pinta, of the hank of Ireland.