The Sun.
London, England, 1803-11-16 00:00:00

13QARD OF ADMIRALTY.

" PETTIFOOGING"—" would.he Lordt of the
Admiralty" may be language suited to the Times,
hut not to the point : The remark. which the Arch_
duke CHARLES made upon. the Aulic Council we
shall apply to the present Board of Admiralty ;
" they undertake every thing- and succeed in con.
fusing." Perhaps a few questions may be the
shortest way to obtain answers to faits.
Do the Admiralty ever mean to build Sloops of
War and Cutters to proted our Convoys ?
Do the Admirally recutle& that the Sylph Sloop
of War of- IS 3zlb.. carronatles, engaged and heat
off a French Frigate of 44. guns ?-1 he il/i/heook
Schooner of the same force, belt off the noted Pri-
vateer Le Brna've, of 36 guns.—Lord CoctiRARE in
a Sloop of War of z 4. guns took a Spanish Frigate:
—An 18 gun Sloop took a 32 gun Frigate under
Ligurian colours.
The Penguin of T 6 guns, beat. off three Pri.
vateers in her passage to the Cape of Good Hope,
The Rattle-make 6loop of 14 guns, assisted by the.
Caw/ store Ship, half their crews ashore on service,
beat off in Algoa Bay (Cape of Good Hope) La
Prtnekse of 44. guns, commanded by a most distin.
guished Officer in the French Navy, ST. HIPPOLITE.
We ask then' why is this class of ;ShipS discon.
tiaued? Are not three 1+ gun Sloops better protec.'
tint' to a Convoy agaipat PriVateers thatrone +4,
gun Ftiglite ?.
How many fine enterprising young men as Com.
Mande rs are unemployed, because' there are no Sloops
to give diem • .
Why :,re Cutters hired that can neither sail or'
understand Ni ?
Why are not these Vessels furnished with the.
proper code of signals ?—We have heard it said at
Dover that the Flotilla which escaped' at the. born.
battltnent of Calais and got into Boulogne, (night
have been taken or destroyed had the Sprit/a/or
Lugger (kited Vessel) been furnished with proper
. Flags.
If the present Admiralty had equipped and built
a '.sufficient lumber of this class 'of Cruizers, we
should nor have lost any of our Jamaica Ships.—An
Oporto Fleet sails under convoy *of oiie Frigate ; a
Jamaica Fleet the same.
We shall conclude the subjea of small Vessels
with recommending to the Admiralty, that unless
Admiral CORNWALL Is has a considerable-number of
Sloops and Cutters toconvey intelligence to differen t
Ports of Ireland, to England, to look for the
Enemy, to follow and keep sight of the Enemy,
and to watch Brest irrhis-altsence, very serious con_
sequences may ensue : this is .in the event of their
escaping from Bresr, Toulon, or Ferrol, and they
have the means at times of getting out.—We hope
we shall not have occasion to remark upon any
neglett here after,. , We shall keep a look ow.,

On Monday last the remains of Mr. Ctilt
of Pall,Mall, were deposited in St.
,jams', burial
gratind. We cannot stiffer this very respeEtable
chatifter to drop into the grave without paying a
small tribute to his memory. He possessed an ex.
eellent understanding, and a truly benevolent heart.
His talents in his profession were unrivalled. There
was a warmth of imagination and a flow of eloquence
that rendered his exertions in that profession highly
gratifying. He had also a strong senio of humour,
and many of his sportive dallies have surprised and
pleased his auditors. In private life he dispin,ved
the same easy humour, with equability' of temper,
,and the most conciliating urbanity of manners. In.
deed he might be said to come into the world with
the mind and feelings °fa Gentleman, and this clia7
rafter he supported upon all occasins. No man
could be a snore firth anti perseveringfriend, anti
none could discharge the obligations of kindred
with more endearing, kindness. The deep regret of
numerous family connexions, .as well as 'of a large
circle of friends, .fully justify all we can'say of him
in this respea. in his...professional concerns
knowledge and teditude uniformly marked hkeOtt,.
40. He had.been rendered unable by the state 6f
his health, for upwards of a twelvemonth past, to
give much atlive attention id his litisiness, which
lias thciefore been managed by his Melt Son; a
Gentleman Whose various attainments and private
worth are highly respeaed, There, is,,a. fine Por.
trait of the late Mr. CHR lirr by,QAtronoßni; GU,
from which vie sincerely hope, thar, an h:ngrAv tog
Will he mails, that his numerous friends may poasesi
an -exteinal tesembhuice Of, a man whose• amiable
alwaya remember
awnidt he Sit! (16H3e1 e
vas thfe:llf%‘ielt 4, 'cr); the rave by;
tWO of his Sons, and many attending friends.;'

The i 6 and 4.6thltegirn eras, which had beect
embarked fur the West Indic, have been te.l.toda
at Cork,