The Sun.
London, England, 1803-12-21 00:00:00

Atintiralty-Ofre, Dee. 20, :803.

Cob, of a Letter from Kee.Admiral Patton. to Sir
Nepean, Bart. dated in the Downs, the
19th inst.
sIR.,

The Basilisk Gun.vessel has arrived, having eap.
tured a French Gunboat : a copy of Lieut. Shep.
beard's Latter you will receive herewith.

I have the Honour, to be, 4c.
PIIILIP PATTON.
Hit Majts.V's Gun.hrig, Basilisk,
Der. rB, 1803.
I have the honour to acquaint you that, cruising
Or CAWS, agreeable to my 'orders from Rear. Ad.
rairal Montagu, I this mornhesg at daylight, chased
a Lugger, and at noon came op with and captured
a French National Gun.hoat No. 436, mounting
one brass eighteen-pounder forward, and a howitzer
abaft, commanded by Lewis Sautoin, Ensign de
Vdicseau, with seven sailors. and a Captain, and 27
soldiers of the 36th Regiment of the line. She sailed
the day before from Dunkirk for Boulogne.
I have the lionnulf to be, Sir, ate.
(Signed) W. SHEPHEARD.
Philip Patrols, Isl. rte. Aeriusiral of
the Blue, &t. 4.9. c. er.
011....11111.0 ••••••

PLYMOUTH, DEC. 39.—. Arrived the Ship F/fing
I"ub, of London, Capt. PATTIIII.6ON, laden wilh
a very valuable cargo, comic ling of ivory, drc. front
Africa bound to London, captured by Le Bra.vve
French Privateer, of 32 ions, and cut out from
under the Batteries of Isle Dieu by the Boats of His
Majesty's Ship Golink.

Arrived th. Mistsern/ Spring. JACKSON, from
Quebec, bound to London ; the Gorgus, SCHUTZ;
from Merntir for this Port, with timber, .and the
Pappenburgh Galliot laban3a, Capt. DE VI Nr,
from Penzance, bound to Ena)den. •

PORTSMOUTH, DEC. .at Spithead,
.Motherbank, and Stokes Bay, the Outward-bound
Ships, from contrary winds.,

YARMOUTH. Dec. zo.--Put in the Vroirra
Cornelia Fredetica, Sctsot, r, from &Aden, with
butter and cheese, bound tp London, < with loss of
an anchor.

Johanna Elizabeth, AigND WRITING, from
Bremen,with oats, put in with loss of anchor.

The Frost Cornelia, AwnNs roaster, bound to,
Londorvith oats, is on shore on Batton Beach; the
cargo is entirely lost, and it is much feared the Ship
will be a wreck—Crew rrved.

The no/Iw, of Londoni, Slcti.rox master, from
Newcastle to London, with coals, is on shore on
Lowestoffe Beach; some of the materials are saved,
but the ship and cargo entirely lost.

DEAL, Dec. toe—His Majesty's Sloop Lark
arrived last night from Yarmouth Road ; and the
jackal Gun.brig from the Note.
Sailed the Basilid Gum.brig for Dover Road.

In the Downs—Monarch, Utrecht, Raisonable, Uryalus,
Lark, Dart, Champion, Squirrel, Perseus, Zebra, Cootlia,
laekall.

Sttstoritss, plc. Court-Mttrilal was
this day held on board His Majesty's Ship
014/4 at the Little Note, consisting of the follow-
ing Members, viz. Captain Wm. MITCH ELL, Pre-
3ideor, Captains VzszY, IttNou, Lotmoutt,
DicKsoNs BOLTON, ELPH I NSTONS, Bolls and
RATH BORN!, when they proceeded to due Trial of
::Mr. Edward Bird, Carpenter of His Majesty's
Sloop the Linx, on the Charges of Negle& of Duty,
Diaobedieoce Of Orders and Drunkenness, exhibited
against hienby JOHN WI L LOU GII BY MAasnALL,
Esq. Commander of the said Sloop: the Court was
of opinion, that the Charges agaimit the said Mr.
Eduard Via were nut proved, anti' he was acquit.
ted accordingly.

Letters from. G;siraitar, dated the ,4th ult. re-
ceived yesterday state, that the: Spaniards wore
busy fitting out a large Fleet at C,ldit, and pressing
'nen in all t heir Ports. Letters prom Cad,:z of the
Ith ult. also state that orders bad been received
there to fit out Fifteen Sail of thee Line with all pos.
:idle expedition, hut it was not thought that they
could be aim ready before the Spoing.