The Sun.
London, England, 1810-08-10 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

PLYMOUTH, AUG. B.—His Majesty's ship Ar•
mada, 'of 74 guns, was commissioned this day.
Went up ;he harbour to be repaired hii Majesty's
ship President,
,of 38 guns.

Came down the harbow and anchored in the
Sound his Majesty's ship Fortanee.
Sailed, his Majesty's ship
_Pheasant and Peacoek

on separate cruizes.

SHEERNESS, AUG., g.,— Cameinto the. Link
Nore his Majesty's brigs G/uckstpdt and Richmond..
.Passed by a large fleet fbr the'River.

PORTSMOUTH, AUG. g.—No arrivals or sailings

this day.

as Majesty's ship Ant . appointed convoy to
Guernsey and Jersey, and will sail immediately..
Caine into harbour this day his Majesty's ship
ithitine from Spithead.
The Mediterranean and Quebec convoys stilt re-
main here bound.

CORK, Auo. 3.—Ott Tuesday last arrived in
Cove -his Majesty's sloop Ephira, Captain PE YTON,
with the undermentioned transports from Li,bon,
having on' board a number of Merino ,
Elenor, P. X. ; ; John and "I:,lumnas, Y. ;
uno, B. P. ; Atlas, T. ;' Henry, 1. Y.; Nautilus, U. P. ;
Honuur, V. ; and 13oreas, V. Y.

Iterintin7jalouse, Crane, Ila wk, and Ephira sloops; Vi.
rago gun-brig, and Ceciiia under.

. The ' Alert, ADANS, from Portland for Milford,
put into Mount Pier on Stinday last, having struck
on a sunken rock off the Lizard ; whit") rock, Cap-
tain ADAM'S says,is not laid down in any chart. It
bears S. by E. of the Stags. •

DEAL', 'Atic. 9.—Arrived his Majesty'siships St.
Domingo and ..Elizabeth from the Westward ; and
the Clyde frigate from off Flushing.
Came down from rho River hiS. Majesty's ship
Brunswick, and remains with the outward-bound.

The Sari -Ann, Capt. HALLT, arrived at Bristol,
on Wednesday, from Virginia ; she passed through
the fleet from the Leeward Islands, 'consisting Of
about 7fl sail, ou inst. about a day's Sail 'row
Cape Clear.

As the ring George cartel came out of Mor!ilk,
she observed a French privateer going into Basque
,Roads with five English vessels Which she had cap-
tured ; they appeared to be coasters.
A new ship of 80 guns to be called the Cam-
6ridge,,is to be built at Deptford. ,

.
The Anniversary of the ever memorable battle of
Talavera was commemorated by, the 23d Light
Dragoons (whose courage. and discipline formed
so prominent a feature in the eventful scene of that
day), on Saturday last, at the. Fountain Tavern, • at
Conterhury. Tao dinner was excellent. The
visitors, who by invitation honoured. the 23d
by their attendance,
.were. Lieutenant General
,and the Staff of the Kent Distriet,
'with Major General the Hon. C. Hopr,., and
the Staff of the CaValry Brigade-. 11,IZijUT Ge-
neral Payne, who commanded the Cavalry Brigade
at Talavera, and Lieutenant Colonel Seymour, who
commanded and led the 23d on those honourable
days, with Lord Portarlington, its present Colonel,
were prevented' by indisposition from a: tending.
The first toast 'after the King, Queen, 'and Royal
Family, was, " Sir David Pundas acid the Army,'
followed by " Lord Wellington, and his' gallant-
army." General Nicholls then proposed,'" General
Payne and the 23d Light Dragoons,".with the hope
that the gallantry displayed by the regiment at Tala-
vera would be held in remembrance, and would be an
incitement•to young men to ernbr:Joe the service in
a corps, which in its maturity had so honourably dis-
tinguished itself. The other Officers were drank in
4w:cession. While libations to the laurels were tlos
poured, those to the cypress were not unfitted. The
memories of Generals M'Kenzie and Laugworth,
and all the heroes who gloriously fell on the me-
morable 27th and 28th of July, 1809, was drank
with enthusiasm. The memory of Lieutenant John
King, and his Comrade, Lieutenant Power, was not
forgotten.

On this occasion an elegant gold box was Pro-
duced, intended to be presented by the co; ps to their
late and much regretted Lieutenant- Colonel Sey-
mour, on which was inscribed—" From the Offi-
cers of the 23d Light Dragoons, in commemoration
of the gallantry displayed by him on the 28th of
JUly, when leading the regiment to aolfon on the.
plains of Talavera de la Re) ha."'
At the same time an additional allowance of pay
wits made- to the non-commissioned officers and ?ra-
vines of the regiment, in order that every one might
participate in commemorating the iinnivers,iry of
the day.

, Recent accounts from the , coast state, that vigo.
sous preparations are Making at Boulogne, and along
the whole coast froth thence to Cherbourg. In the
Dutch • pcirts also, prticularly on the Scheldt, the
enemy are adively employed in equipping a strong
squadron. A nuntber of vessels,' it is said, are con-
strue-ling on An entire new principle, for the convey-
ance and exercise of heavy artillery. The general
opinion, founded on' these circumstances, is that
Buonaparte is getting up the old farce of invasion, in
order to divert our attention, and prevent our send-
ing reinforcements to Lord Wellington.
'T he Biter Bit.—A few days ago, a man fishing'
for flounders in the river Urr, having caught some
ones; took one of them carelessly into his
mouth, for the purpose of killing it, when it made
a sudden leap into his throat.' He was lying on the
ground, and nearly suffocated, when found by ano-
ther person who happened to be near ; and it vtas
only by pushing the flounder down his throat tl.at
his lite could be bayed. •