The Sun.
London, England, 1821-05-01 00:00:00

SHIP NEWS.

DEAL, APRIL 39.—Wind N..E.—Came down from the
River and sailed the Warrm, Rees, for the South Seas ; Eliza-
beth and Sarah, Cooper, for Mtramichi ; Jack Tar, Robson,
for Jamaica; and Nepose, Trader, for St. Vii cent's. Arrived
and remains the Meridian, Brooking, from• Smyrna.
PORTSMOUTH, .APRIL 30.—Wind E. N. E.—Arrived his
Majesty's ship Redwing from St. Helena. Passed by the fol-
lowing vessels :—Freden, Tornstrom; and Hoppe Palim, from
Lisbon for Finland ; Hermann, Rohde, from Hoppe,
for
Bremen ;-Maria Elizabeth, Fokkes, from Bahia for Ham_
burgh ; Henrietta, Schentz, from Bourdeaux for Dantzic ;
Anetta Maria, Kaetelholt, from ditto for Konisberg • Louise,
Newman, from ditto for Stettis ; Smolensko, Witt, from ditto
for Riga ; Osiar, Kock, from St. Übe's for Gottenburgh; Anna
Christiana, Ahlman, from Cette for Hamburgh ; Bridgwater,
Mitchell; Bombay, Hamilton ; and Minerva, Mills, from the
Downs for China.

DOVER,' APRIL 30.—The Commerce, Brown, from Yong.,
got on the Bar in coming into the Harbour, but expected
to he got off on, the flowing of the tide.
COWES, APRIL 30.--Arrived the Zephyr, Nichols, from
Heligoland, with 122 Foreign troops,. who have landed, and
marched to Albany. Barracks.
NORTH SHIELDS, APRIL 28.—The Swallow cutter, Lt.
Stanley, has captured and brought in here the Richard and
Ann, Patterson, of Blythe, from Fccamp, for having a quan-
tity of spirits and tea on board.
FALMOUTH, APRIL 28.—Wind N.—Arrived the Lady Ara-
bella packet, with a mail, from Lisbon sailed 15th inst.
HAnwicH, APRIL 30.—Arrived the Thetis, Jane, and Al-
liance packet, with mails, from Gottenburgh ; and the Hero,
Blair, in ballast, with loss of main-oust, having been ran foul
of yesterday.

NORTHERN DrscovEny.-LThe Officers of , the Fury are,
Captain Parry ; Lieutenants Nias and Reid ; Mr.' Edwards,
Surgeon ; Mr. Skeoch, Assistant-Surgeon ; Mr. Hooper,
Purser ; Mr. Fisher, Astronomer; and Mr. Allison,- Green-
land Master ; Messrs. Ross Henderson, Bushnan and Crow-
ley, Midshipmen ; Mr. Heise, Captain's Clerk ; and a Green-
land Mate ; the whole complement, including Officers, be-
ing. 61.—1 n the II eda, Captain Lyon ; Lieutenants- Hopp-
. ner and Palmer ; Mr. Alexander Fisher, Surgeon ; Mr.
Al‘Laren; Assistant-Surgeon ; Mr. Jerrnaine Purser ; Mr.
Fyfe, Greenland Master ; Messrs. Richards, ''Griffiths, Bird,
and Shearer, Midshipmen • Mr. Mogg, Captain's Clerk ; and
a Greenland Mate ; the whole crew, including Officers, being
60. This vessel has no astronomer.—ln a letter to a friend,
dated- the 25th instant, Captain Parry says—" We drop down
the River on Friday, and shall probably be at the Nore.till the
4th or sth of May, and then make a fair start across the At-
lantic.
Every thing belonging to our equipment is as I could
wish. I have not a thing left undone which has suggested it-
self as Useful, and we go out under every circumstance which,
as far as we can see, is likely to tend to success. You will re-
member, however, that I am not over sanguine, and you will
oblige me much in checking, by every opportunity in your
power, the sanguine epectations,. which are, I believe, too ge-
nerally formelof our complete success."

SMUGGLING.-A colitlict between about 200
smugglers, the majority of whom were armed, and a small
party of the officers and seamen employed on the Coast Block-
ade Service, and stationed near Hythe, took place early in the
morning of Tuesday last. The smugglers, it is conjectured,
had landed some parcels of contraband goods froth two gallies,
when, on the alarm being given, they were attacked by about a
dozen of the blockade people : a running fight was maintained
with great intrepidity by the seamen, supported every instant
by increased numbers ; but the smugglers got their goods clear
off, pursued, however, nearly three miles by their gallant as-
sailants. 'We are sorry to learn that Lieut. Turner received
several wounds in the affair, from buck shot ; but it is believed
that they are not dangerous. One seaman was dangerously
wounded. It is thought that many of the smugglers are se-
verely wounded.
e regret to add, that another affray, equally serious, took
place about three o'clock on the same morning, immediately in
front of the Ship-public-house, at Herne Bay, on the northern
coast of this county, when a large party of smugglers, in num-
ber reported from a hundred to a hundred and fifty, came down
from the interior of the country, and forming themselves into
three divisions, one proceeded to unload a boat, which came on
shore on the beach, while the others posted.themselves to the right
and left, and kept up continued voilies from fire-arms, so as to
prevent the approach of the parties of the Coast Blockade, sta-
tioned in that vicinity, till the cargo of the boat, consisting,
it is conjectured, of contraband articles, packed in half ankers,
was conveyed away in carts, which had been brought in
readiness for the purpose, and guarded by those who had
accompanied them. At this moment, while the boat re-
mained on the beach with her crew, consisting of five or
Ilsix men, Mr. Snow, a midshipman of the Severn, and be.
longing to the Coast Blockade, rushed forward and alone at-
tempted to seize it, • when, being resisted, he pointed his
pistol, which missed fire, and he was fired at in consequence by
the persons ;in the boat, and fell on the beach dangerously
wounded, one ball having passed through his thigh, and ano-
ther through his shoulder, and lodged under the blade bone.
He was conveyed, after lying some time on the beach, to the
Ship public-house, with but little expectation of recovery, but
subsequently the ball in the shoulder having been found, there
are hopes of a more favourable issue. The above account has
reached us from report only, and as in this, as in all similar
transactions, it is difficult to ascertain little but the result, we
do not pledge ourselves for its exact accuracy.—(RENTlSH
GAZETTE.)
Yesterday six men were brought to Bow-street, charged with
being concerned in the'murder of Mr. Snow, of his Majesty's
ship Severn, employed in the Preventive Service, who died of
the wounds he received on Tuesday last, in a contest with a
body of smugglers at Herne Bay. They were remanded for
further examination.—(MOliNlNG PAPER.)

THE ROYAL VISIT.--A short Bill is, we un-
derstand, to be introduced into Parliament, to
prevent the supercession of the Vice Regal
Power in Ireland, in consequence of his MAJES-
TY'S visit to this country. The KING'S Irish
Attorney-General has been officially consulted in
the formation of this Bill, which is designed to
put an end to all doubts upon the subject. There
can be no. longer any doubt about the reality of
the Royal visit to Ireland, so decisive a measure
being adopted as an act of the Legislature to re-
move difficulties and impediments of every sort.
(Dublin Correspondent.)
Prince LEOPOLD and the Duchess of KENT
spent Sunday evening with the Duke and Du-
chess of CLARENCE.—On Sunday the Duke and
Duchess of GLOUCESTER attended divine service
at St. George's Church, llanover-square.---Yes-
terday the Duchess of CLARENCE visited.-the
Duchess of KENT arid the Princess SOPHIA.
On the 18th ult. the Emperors of RUSSIA and
AUSTRIA, and Prince LEOPOLD of Sicily arrived
at Laybach, where a house is taken for the Em-
PERORS for a month.

On Saturday afternoon Mr. IV uramus, the
King's Messenger, arrived in town, at Downing-
street, with dispatches from Laybach and Vienna.
DEATH OF THE MARQUESS OF DROGHEDA.—
This venerable and highly respected, Nobleman
died yesterday morning at the advanced age of
ninety-one. From his noble father, who died
in 1758, he inherited the titles of Earl of Drog-
heda, Viscount Moore, Baron Mellefont in Ire-
land ; and was himself created a Marquess of
Ireland in 1791, and a Baron of Great Bri-
tain in 1801. He was also a Knight of the Or-
der of St. Patrick. His Lordship married in 1766,
Lady Ann, daup;hter of the first Marquess of
Hertford, by whom he had several children.
He is succeeded in his titles by his son Chas. Vis-
count Moore, now Marquess of progheda• The
deceased was the oldest General in the service,
and Colonel of the 18th Dragoons. ,
Durr..—A meeting took place yesterday morn-
ing, in the fields between Kilburn and Lord's
Cricket-ground ; the parties were Mr. D—s.,
a medical gentleman,, and Mr. a gentle-
man of fortune. After exchanging ,two shots
each, the seconds interfered, and put an end to
the affair. Mr. D sustained a slight injury
in the wrist,