The Sun.
London, England, 1803-08-02 00:00:00

SliErßkEsS, Atidtst is

YtiVIRDAY tom KIM( having the day before
been to visit the Signal Posts at Whitstable, crossed
over to South End, from whence he proceeds to
Colchester, to commune with the General co.M
manding the Essex bistrid. His Lordship, after
performing that duty, intends to proceed to Yar-
mouth, from whence he returns along the Coast to
Shewboroughness, where one of his Tenders, or
from South End, is in waiting to bring him over
to this place, as may best suit the wind and tide.

This day the Hawke and Sloan Cutters, two
very fine Vessels, %% ere surveyed, and will, with.
out loss of time, be put into Cotntnission as Aimed
Hired Cutters.

The Sperdwill Brig will he coppered to.morrow,
and will in a few clays be commissioned, and turned
out of Dock, where she has undergone a thorough
repair,

This day arrived at the Nore from the River
Thames, the Cshisus, of
.74, guns, Capt. GEORCR
MARTIN ; also the Magieunne, of 36 guns, Capt.
M`KaNzit, from the River Medway.

Late on Saturday night arrived at this Port in the
jackal! Gun brig, Capt. DAVID MILNE, and about
100 of the. Seine's crew, lost on a Sand Bank on !the .
21st of July on the coast of Holland, occasioned by,
it is thought, the ignorance of the Pilots, there
being two on board ; the rest 61 his people were
distributed in Admiral THogissoitooGieit Squa-
dron off. the. Time!.
Capt. Muss, after every effort (on his own part
and that of his Crew) that could suggest itself to a
Seaman's mind, to get his Ship off, was at length
bblige3 to set her on fire, to prevent her falling into
the Enemy's hands, who were preparing Gun.boats
to attack and take p issession of her. It is a plea.
sure to relate, that not a single life was lost
in this unfortunate business, though the sea ran
very high, while Captain Ivr...ti-Nt, who last
quitted his Ship, saw the people removed to two
small neutrals which he had fortunately secured
before he set the Ship on fire, and which they saw
burn down to the water's edge. The Crew, during
their unparalleled exertions to save and get nff the
Ship, and afterwards, observed the most high and
praiseworthy state of discipline.

Yesterday orders were received to embody
all, the Artificers of the Dock, under their proper
Officers. Sheerness, by having some excellent
13:tthing Machines lately put on its beautiful pebbly
beach, is becoming a place of some, note as a water.
ins place.
Arrived the P‘rltill Bomb, with raised men from
Leith.

IRTItACT O 3► A LETTER 'ROM DORCHESTER)

DATED tTILY 30.

is Our Assizes, which commenced on Thursby
last, finished this day. Captain Wourt, of His
Majesty's Ships L'Aigle, Lieut. HASTINGS of the
same ship, and Lieut. Jrnitßiti of the Marines,
were tried by Mr. Baron GRAHAM, on an indidment
found agairst them by the Grand Jury, for the Wilful
Murder of ,Lano, of the Island of Portland, on
she zd of April last, while endeavouring to impress
°eanlcrt for His Majesty's service 'on that Island.
rLbey. appeared at the Bar in their full uniforms.
j LIM was the leading Counsel for the Prose.
ention, The Counsel for ,the Prisoners were Mess,
DALLAS, GIBBS, DAMPI ER, and BURROUGH4.—
lit•fore many of the Prisoners' Witresses were exa.
mined, the Judge and the Jury were so thoroughly
convinced o their innocence, and of their having
meted only in the execution of their duty, that they
were all honourably acquitted, to the satisfadion of
a very crowded Court. It appeared in evidence
that a mob, consisting of upwards of zoo armed
people, had opposed the execution of the Press War.
rants, and that the Marines were obliged to fire to
Save the lives of their Officers."

4merican Parers art received to the nth of June •
inclusive, from which we have made the following
exttatii
A Letter from Gentleman at Cape Francois,
„date i May 29th, states as follows :—." OF late we
itave received no alarm froth the Brigandi, and we
anticipate shortly the hour of peace. One circum.
IR ark* 10 establish this eipC4iatiun, with " corifirma.
tit, mow," is a Commercial Treaty lately formed
between Gt>verrunent and a large Body of Brigands.
They tome in daily with large supplies of produce,
and return to the mountains unmolested. All the
Stiles of War have sailed from hence for France."
AcCounts from Martinico of the loth of May,
mention) that a French Frigate and five Transports,
14ith 3000 Troops on board,
,have arrived there
from France, and bring orders for' putting that
illand
that in a posture of defente. They also state,
oir narbadoes an English Frigate brought-to,
an` boarded mit of the French Transports, which oc.'
ea.sioneil 3 disp
n'atch from the Government of Marti.
reason
to theasan Governor of Barbadoes, demanding the
that
I °leach an insult. It is further mentioned;
each
Men of
thatch War at Martinico had been ordered
and that
.17E1011r BONA, ART the youngest
Brother of the Ft AST CONSUL, had sailed for France.
y
The Captain of a Vessel which arrived at LedfordNew-
on the 29th of Junes in twelve days from
cape "ancoit).gives intelligence, " that a bod of
"Sands, consisting of about 400ei, had entered In.
toa Treaty
with the Government, and that some of
them arrived daily in the Town to dispose of their
Produce. Ms.ny
of these people, however, ,itill
Continue their hostilities, and th:out.posts coral-
r'"4lly make prisoners of them, when they generally
delivered there, up V) the Blood-hounds."
On Monday se'nnight the forest of Cuirass, in
'e'tland, Was accidentally set on file, by which
and extensive r, inge of trees have been burnt down,
many oat era damaged. The fire commenced
abotat eight in the morning, pretty far west, and
was occa4ioned by the bernin,g of some shins% at a
Phice Called Ku ir. The wind' being south-west) it
_to9k ion to the; north-east, and as one
~ burned wi th such fierceness, as to give reason
sit 4 apprehend Of • whole forest would have been eon-
ttl;_tried ; its holt 'ever, abated in the afternoon, and
4roinaied in the evening. We under:rand there
41 no insuranci..