The Sun.
London, England, 1810-09-05 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 3.—Orders were received
at this Dock-yard yesterday, to fit all the men of
war in a state of forwardness for sea with all possible

dispatch.

Arrived the American ship Cuilzt.ert, Cipt. IsAAcs,
from New-York, in 32 days, With a cargo, bound to
Londou,stot in hete by contrary. winds : on Thurs-
day last in the Channel, she was chased by a French
schooner privateer, who would have captured her in
half. an hour had she not run under the protectir,n
of four British inetchantmen; from the Havanna',
with cargdes bound to London, who drew up iti a
line of battle to receive the privateer, which she
soon discovered, and in consequence sheered off;
one of the Merchantnien, the Crescent,Capt.'MuitiiY,
with a cargo consisting of sugar, and cochineal, was
obliged to put in here b) contrary winds ; the other
three have passed by this:For I.
Arrived- the Diipatch tender from Woolwich

and the Agenuria,. LE COCQ, master,-from Guernsey.
The iWary, privateer, belonging to this. Purr, has
detained :and brought in here the Arnett6n ship
Frances, of and from Philadelphia, 'PICKLE, inasta,
bound to Bourdeaux with gG Viench passeners.
ArriVed the Hannah,. CROOKLEY, twin London
the Dorset, HART, tiom DU% er '•
Thomas, SWALiIN;
hawke, PILLA arid AC ive, Lto,vis, hum Wares.

SAied his Majesty's ship P€rt, With a convoy for
the Downs.

Also sailed-the Superior, Zuill ; Mary an,i Bet:wy, Blabe ri
the DrylHarbOur, Thompson ; and the l'oruguese schoone
l'redade Boa Felecedade, Antonio de Espcic:o. piaster, t,
London ; -the Rodney, transport, Brown, tor Portsmouth ;
and the F.liza, 0 ven, lur.Guerriscy ; the Dil.gcritc, story.
ship, and Mariner gun-brig, tut l'ortsmouh.

PORTSAIOPTH, Si:PT 4:—Arrived his Majesty's
ship Nide, 38 eipt, '.J. W. LUJUNG, from
off 'Lyle-de-Grace.

Also arrivel the George, ROSITER, Cr'. .cueinsey;•
Blacittird, •JA Ls, front Sunderland ; Carmelite,
ARNOLD, troll Lisbon, laden with salt, and
about 500 ivlerino sheep 3 and Harriett, I'URNBULL'
frohi Lisbon, which vessel has btought nen!), 2UO
sheep, must of watch died on the passage.

Sailed Frederick the Third, PETERSON,
fur Dantzic.

Went out of harbour his Majesty ship Hanni-
bal, of 74 guns.

, DEAL, SErt.4.--Came doisn from the Ri'er the
Matilda Last India ship for India.- -T--

Arrived several home-ward bound ships, but we
cangoi their natnes.

:Saticd the ouiward board under convoy of the

Braver.

SHimaNEss,.SErt.. 4..--As, the couvosr for the
Ishuti 01. Anttolt,saileu so, recently' as th-C fit ult.
and took all (tw 81,1 p-s then re 1.1y,' t,,F con,oy for tote
Baltic chrett is postponed to toe s inst. The next
convoy for Heligoland will also ju the Bth Sep-
tember.

FAL:IIOIITH', SEPT. 2.—Sailed the Duke ry..7lart-
(vrough packet for Lisbon.

The. triiliain Ashton, Capt. Gaitstiwoon, men-
sioned to have lately arrived ttun) Si. Croix,
!ell in with 'a Fiend) privateer, on she t2d 'of Au-
gust, full of meu, wish fellow sides, -14 ,whom she
ei.gaged two hours within 40 yank of each other,
find at length obliged her to shcer pd. CaptainGßEEst% oars several, times during sheaction loaded
his buns withg!ass bOttles 1,:11 of small shot, which
is supposed to have caused the Frenchmen to give
up the contest.