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

Consul far
the Coast, though it is asserted upon
the authority of the Frenchmen taken on board the
Gnn.boat, that he had reached Boulogne. This
information we think very little to be relied on.

THE Gazette of last night contains an Official
Account of the Capture of the French National Gun
Boat, No. 86, by the Goalie Gun-brig, corn.
manded by Lieutenant CHAMBERS. She had on
board one Sub-Lieutenant, Twenty-sewn Non.
commissioned Officers and Privates of the .16th Re.
giment of the Line, and Six Seamen, and %sus armed
with one long Eighteen-pounder,, pne long Eight.
pounder, twenty-three Stand of Arms complete,
Sabres, Pistols, and other mind! Arms.

WE mentioned some dim ago that in the higher
political circles it was very generally circulated and
belieied, that overtures were making from the Mi..
nister to Mr. Fox to take an alive .share in the
Administration of the affairs of the. Country.—
We are now satisfied that this report is not ill-
founded. The negotiation we have reason to believe
is at this moment carrying on through the medium
of Mr. SHERIDAN, and no doubt it will'be attended
with the desired success. Mr. Fox it is supposed,
and indeed all his previous declarations prepare us
fot such an event, will exert his influence to prpeure
/ the restoration of Peace. The man Who. tejaiced
that the Peace of Amiens was glorious for F.'nce,
is to be employed to sue to the same Power for a re-
storation of that disgraceful Peace! for it cannot.be
presumed for a moment that, in our present circum.
stances, the terms would be more favourable to us,
or even so much so, as those were. The assumption
•of Mr. TIIIRNEY to the Ministry was an unequi.
vocal confession on the part of the Minister of. his
own weakness—Mr. TIERNEY was taken in at the
particular moment to prevent his threatened exposi.
Lion of the fallacy of Mr. ADDINGTON'S Financial
statement of the zoth of December last, which, what-
' ever he may be persuaded to the contrary, has not
been, nor ever can be forgotten, at least to the East.
ward of Temple Bar. But Mr. Arid ItiCTON now finds
that it is not in Finance only that he is vulnerable,
and he is therefore casting about for aid against the
meeting of Parliament, Having boldly renounced
those principles whickfirst recommended him to the
favourable opinion of the Public, and deserted those
friends upon whose support he could alone depend
for his existence as a Minister, he partly threw him.
self into the arms of the Old Opposition, aid noia,
finds it necessary to complete his political apostasy
by an union with their Leader. Painful as the task
may be, nay as it must necessarily be, we shall not
fail to expose this hideous policy to so ''.l:dignAn
Public:-
In addition to the rumours which exist in the same
circles, is that which we hint&l at a few days ago,
viz. that Mr., SHERIDAN Was to supersede.' Mr.
Ti ERN.EY as Treasurer of the Navy. The former
Gentleina; certainly can be of much
,more use to
the Ailinister awn the latter, and 'as these changes'
have for their objeft only to keep the Minister in
his plaCe, it is, natural that the man who can most
contribute to.this end should be preferred.

A Mail from Dub was received this morning,
with Papers of the sth instant, which contain no
important intelligence. Lord Chief Justice DOWNES
was sworn of His Majesty's Pr,ivy Council, and
took his seat.
ino

Wednesday afretnoon the PR!NCR of WALEs
paid a visit to THEM MAJESTIES at Kew House.
Yesterday 'morning His MAJESTY and the Dux&
of KENT, attended by the Hon. Mr. GREVILLE,
walked and viewed the new Palace and other
provemeots in Kew and Richmond gardens.
PR iNcessts .Ar.tetti% 'and AUGUSTA, attended
by Baroness HOWE, took an airing in a coach`and
four through Mortlake and Putney, and returned by
Richmond Park to Kew House.

Yesterday morning the DUKE Qf YORK paid a
visit to HER MAJESTY and the PRINCESSES, at
Kew.

This day the ROYAL FAMILY left Kew for
Windsor.

Yesterday, at one o'clock, Mr. A 'tam!, k 141 New.
LAND Wriited Upon the Gentlemen of the Stock fix.
change, and informed them, that the Bank Direc.
tors had agreed to make all the remaining payments
on the Omnium, except the last, Agreeably to their
application. The Otnnium to be redeemed in the
following manner; +Ol. per cent. to be paid in
January ; 301. per cent. in February ; and 301, per
cent. in March, After this informatiOn was given,
the Funds remained steady, as before ; the intention
of the Bank having been anticipated.

yesterday a,Court of Direaors was held at the
East India Woe, when Captains ,CHARLII3 JONIIS
and 8R.17C MiTcH Lt., were sworti tuto the cpiri_
mend of the David Scott ant Milt tpiis
The Court adjourned at five o'clock till VVcdneAay
next.

Thia morning the Dux of Cu: BPRLAND'S
Sharp Shouters left town for !itichteyi wh6re they
are to remain for two or thret:tilfrrior the purp6Ne
of military exereig.
The Earl of DERBY, as Lortl.Lieutenant 'of
Laqcat,bire, has received rhq Kttio'f, \ViolAnt;
I r carrying into el ea the~ National Defenco At
thruuthout ULU County.

NAVAL N
EWS.

From the LONDON GAZETTE, Ncv. re.

41miralty.0.ffice, November ro, 1803.

Copy ,of a Letter from Rear-Admiral Montagu to
S'ir £van Nepal!, Bar/. dated on hbeird
illis
Majesty's ship Utrecht, in the Downs, the gib
instant.

SIR,

Enclosed I have the honour to transmit a copy of
a Letter from Lieutenant Chambers, commanding
His Majesty's gun-brig Conflict, stating his having
captured the French gun-boat No, 86, lug-rigged,
on her.passage from Boulogne to Calais. .
I am, &c.
ROBERT MONTAGU.
Ili: Majesty's Gun-Brig Co ilia, Downs,
!URI November 8, 1803., •
I beg leave to acquaint you that, having parted
company with His Majesty's sloop Lark, under.
whose orders I had received direaions to cruise,
this morning, at nine A. M. Calais beating South,
distant between three and four miles, I fell in with
and captured the French National gun-boat, No.
86, lugger. rigged, manned with one Sub-Lieute.
nant, twenty-seven non-commissioned Officers and
Privates of the Thirty-sixth Regiment of the Line,
and six Seamen, armed with one• long eighteen.
pounder, and une long eight-pounder, twenty-
three stand of
,arms complete, sabres, pistols, and
other small arms, destined frtim Botlcgte to Colds
the preceding evening, but not beitt able to get
in. I am, &c.
D. CHAMBERS.-
.

FALMOUTH, Nov. S.—Arrived yesterday, the
Mat:), Cutter, Lieut. MILNE, from the Squadron'
off Corurtua and Ferrotomcl has brought, passenger
General likt,wrh and Suite, who, on the passage,
from India to-Engtandi.," boird Coe ship Perul.m.
ranee, was taken by st French Privateer, and re.
,taken enterring the Harbour of Corunna by His
Majesty's Ship Sirisi, of 36 guns,,Cal,t. ProVrsa,
detached in shore by Sir EIp.vARD , The
French Squadron at Ferrol were lying at single
anchor, in readiness for a start. The Mary fell in
with the Channel Fleet off Ushant, consisting of
Sixteen Sail of the Line. It was reported in the
Fleet; that there were lying in lArest Twenty-seven
Sail of the Line, besides Frigates and Transports.

Also arrived the Ade of Kent Packer, DENNIS,
with Mails from Jamaica and Crooked Island.
Sailed from Port Royal on the ixtli September, in
company with His Majesty's Ship Blanche, of 36
guns, ,and 'on the 22‘1 fell in with two Schooners,
having on board a number of the White Inhabitants
of St. Domingo (mate and female) flying from that
Island to avoid falling into the hands of the Bri.
(;ands:: they reported that one of our Frigates was
tun on shore at Cape Francois, and burnt ; crew
saved.
Also 'arrived the Ship *ei'eet, Capt.
ALcotrto,' in '6o day3i, from Baltimore, with to.
bare°, for, orders.

The Sea-f/ower Brig, with convoy for the
Downs, which sailed on Sunday, put back same
day, the wind shifting.

The Duke of Kent ,Packet is put under qu,tran.
tine, in consequence of three of the crew having
died on the passage of ►he yellow fever.
PLYMOUTH, Nov. 9.---Arrived the Dutch Ship
Nepvigert;on, Capt. J. 'MANsELMAN, from B:.ravia,
laden' with sugar, coffee, &c. bound to Amsterdam,
captured by the SufsameSipop of War ; also the Da.
nish Ship Jonge Hendrick, Capt. J, li. HANSEaB'ERG,
front Thircelona bound to Copenhagen with wine,
39 (lays passage ; the American Ship Susannah,
Capt. P. HEWETT, laden with tobacco, from Nor.'
folk, for orders ; and the Swedish Brig Venus, Capt.
RIBERO, laden with wine, &c. from Tenerife for
Ernbden—on- her passage off the coast of Spain,.
spoke a French Schooner Privateer, and was inform.
ed that she had taken eleven Sail -of British Mer.
chantmen, besides the King George Packet.
Arrived the Danish Brig Good Mother, Capt.,
LAussEN, from Oporto, with wines for this Port.

Die AL, Nov. ici.—Came into the Dawns the
Fortunke Frigate, Pluto anti Fury Bombs, 'garb,'
Archer, Lot ust, and Bloodhound Gun-brigs, and
Milbrooke Schooner, blown off their stations; the
Lark Sloop, parted her cables this morning, and
run through the Gulls for Margate Road ; and
several vessels parted their cables and arc gone
for Ramsgate Pier.

Last night arrived the M;nertva, Captain HALL,
an American) from. the River La Plata, bound to
London. ."

In the Downs.—;Wind S. NV. blow,s hard:—
Monarch, Utrecht, Furtu,rrt, Squirrel, L'
ramthe, Vulture, Autumn, Lyttx, and Harpy Sloops,
Perseus, Pluto, and Fur" lininhc,, Coeta, "licher,
Locust, and Bllodhound, Plin.tirigs, and Afilbrooie
. ,
Schoppe

Thisorivorning at day-light, a Vessel was clis.
coveted on the Goodwin Sands.: it blowing very
hard, a boat launched from hence to go to her as.
aistance, but before she got out to her, the ywei
went to pieces. :.rout{ tlAe 11,0gsheads anticmes

floating►
round where the was, _
fiom soma part of the West Indies : it is feared,
the whole a her Crew perished.

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EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM DEAL, NOV. 9.

" It may appear extraordinary, but it is a fa6l,
that our Gun-brig fired several 'broadsides at the
French Gun-boat before she was taken, without
touching her. No 'doubt was entertained by our
men that the carnage was great, our ship being very
near at the time. On'a close inspedion, however,
it appeared that not one shot had hit the boat;
and the failure arose from het being so very low in
the water. The enemy did not lire a shot, The
Piize-master says, that when they entered her they
found all on board, with the exception of the
lain and two or three others, very sick. Upon nut
boarding her, the Frenchmen immediately 'Steste.i
cask of brandy, which they emptied in a trice. On,
inquiry it appeared that many of them were in a
state little short of inebriation when they left Boa.
'agile harbour. It was esiadly nine o'clock when
the Gunboats came out of Boulogne, and about
ten the Coe/118 fell in with her, The Prize Wee
such an indifferent sailer, that the Gun-brig was
obliged to take her in tow; and if a heavy set
had come on,' she must inevitably have sunk. In
fad, from being so very low in the water, and so
broad in her beams, it would be a moral impossibia
lity.for her to.live in a brisk gale. Before she had
proceeded two miles on her way to the Downs, she
shipped so much water that the Brig was obliged to
leiter fall astern, in order to prevent her sinking.
The eighteen-pounder in her bow occasioned her tod
N
make a dead roll every instant, 2111 it haCI, an
Area on
the stomach, that even the Prize-inasier 864
one of our seamen were afeded by it. It was seven
in the morning (yesterday) when they left the
French coast, and the Prize did not get into the
Downs until halfalter three in the afternoon. AS
soon as they came to anchor the English Colours
were hoisted. 'When that was done the Master of
the Gun-boat and the Witary Captain were °Tatra,.
ed into the Gun brig. The men remained on beava
until the instrudioes of the Admiral, Lord KEITH,
were received, to whose squadron the Coejlia be-
longs. The 26 soldiers on board are all very strong.
well-built young men ;
but I must confess I never
saw men in my life who gave me so strong an idea
of the term cut-throats. Their angry looks and
unshaven beards, added to an appearance naturally
ferocious, do not at all agree with the manners of
civilized nations, but bespeak the ruffian bent 9n
pillage and murder! They are all ext(etpely.well
clothed.: over their uniform they wear..tbe cogle
kind of frock and trowsers as our artilleryihopog.o
a cocked hat, and the national cockade. On actin'
speftion of their ayes, a chest of arms, and a ton'
bee of pikes were found. The pikes are from fifteen
to sixteen feet in length. The head of the pike is
not made like ours, they rather resemble our ser•
jeants' halberts; they ;:re about a foot long. 9,1
the lia,ll deck, near the bow, is the part opet°-
primed for cooking their viduals, of which they
•had a supply sufficient for three or four deys, and
near that is a bed ofltraW for the men to sleep on(
who,the French seamenhye,
espeaks'xir
known boing been 7
to the Deal boatmen, eme
of ttowmc..
Deal boatmen said to the ed to visit this place in dine of pe4CC.,
with an oatn,
Give me
after etirveying the Prize attentivelY, .
r and twill 6,rtete
only twolvai ih my awn bea-r,
of your Gen-
tile? right hand if I do not take one
ounder. He
Frenclimsn
beats having on board an eighteen-p
ed•" Tll4°
added. in a jocular way, 44 You'll be hang •
and be
Frenchman replied, 11 You may hang me•
will have:
0,-4; but wet, (meaning his countrymen)
you yew, . • 60-Mr*:
" As soon as the Prize came to an an
PITT went aboard her. What has excited the
greatest surprize, is the ctrcumstant.e
of Boxatecrit
having given instruaions for the eleven Gun•olo,
to leave Boulogne for Calais, knowing, as r
Were
get them safe into Boulogne. The Frenchmenif them
asked,wherethe heats were going ? One (
manor
the great anxiety he has evinced on all occasions to
vres."
replied, " To Calais, to pradise the usual mari

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'an American vessel from Sr., Domingos.,whcll-11/4"
tioned that tl-e -War continued. to be carried on
with the savage barbarity. which had hitherto PI
tinguished it : thai the Ships of the Line had san
from thence ; but that same Frigates still remane:"
- • The following intelligence was communiceed 1)Y
;
Capt. ZACH
ARIAN MUDGa, Of Flis ,MaOjest 61111
illamthe, cunvoy to the Duke 1. Kent through We
Windward Passage, September t 893. upt„,
" SEPT. 20.—Boarded the American Brig
r, / -
iia7::, RKVBVN Copt master, Cape NiCllol4.Male
S. E. Wien leagues, lying a hull,, in the greatest.
distress. She had been taken by a Brigand Barge.'
on her voyage from New London to Port.au.Princep
'ants
her cargo, lumber,- flour, ere. &a. and gave them
a cargo of coffee out of the French stores. .All tile
Whites in that part, they said, -had been murdered!
.with cruelties attached to their families beyond al!'
power of language to describe. As 6000 as h.) ri
cargo was shipped, ehe was ordered to ses,.._a7;
xame out the night the Blatcht fell in vvith heti,.
There were only Ave persons on board, four f
whom had the fever, having buried the IVIII:W'
knewoairoldrtabiginmgeont.
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