The Sun.
London, England, 1810-03-01 00:00:00

NAVAL. NEWS.

FALMOUTH, Fen. 26.—Arrived his Majesty's 511 i)
Surveiltante, Sir GEORGE COLOEH, frOtH ptytnoutb.
Saitedi he Humber armed ship fur the Downs.
Eight- days pri pious to the packets that arrived
yesterday leaving the Tagus, the 74th, 79th, 87th,
and 94th regiments of the line had sailed for Cadiz.

PORTSMOUTH, FEB.' 28.—Sailed the Diana, Pal-
las, and Ganymede, to cruize of Havre; Port Ma-
hon on a cruize; Sarpedon with. a convoy for the
Downs.

His Majesty's ship. Goshawk sakes convoy for
of:orto.

PLYMOUTH, FEB: o.—Arrived the Italian brig
Benconceto Irorn Gallipoli, last from Fou'ey, ladt.o
with oil; bound to London ; the George, llicHAr..
from Cork,, with provisions for this
,port.
Sailed the 'Encounter gun-brig to the. Eastwaia
Daripg on a cruize; and -the Arethusa
frigate ftfr Portsmouth.

SHEBBNESS, FEB. 26.—Arrived his Majesty's
ship Prevoyante:•
• •
FEB. 27.—Sailed up the River ,Thames his Ma-
jesty's ships Alonzo, Ere Li's, Fleelle, and Spire,
His. Majesty's ship Dolphin, and his Majesty's
brigs Brave, Drageren, Hearty, and Vixen, were
paid up to six montlig.
Arrived the Tower
.tentler with volunteers and
impressed men for the fleet.

FEB. 121.—Sailed his Majesty's brigs Hearty_ and
Vixen.

The following particulars respthing the loss
_of
his Majesty's sloop Wildboar, have been commu-
nicated by a person belonging to the ship
:---
"At 10 A.M. on the 15th instant, the wind blow,*
ing strong, with a heavy sea, from the N.l. we &tiled.
from Falmouth, bound to Cork, to take convoy to
Lisbon, and expe6ted to arrive there the.uext day
but melancholy to relate, we struck on the funnel
Stone, off the Land's End, at 4 the same evening,
And immediately floated; five minutes after which
the space between the decks was totally tilled ; and
finding- It impossible to save tile vessel, we endea-
voured to save our lies. The gig, in launching
over-the side, 'sunk; the cutter, with great diffi,
culty, from the confusion and wreck of the vessel,
was hoisted out, and soon filled by numbers; the
jolly-boat, with three men and three boys, was taken.
from the stern. after striking, and rendered useless
to all but the few people'who were in her. After
firing set eral gobs, with the signal of distress flying;
a merchant brig, named the Earl of Uxbridge, thew
close in with the laud, bore doWn to our assistance;
btA bofcrro oho arpr,.thd near e,nort2li wira.
boar disappeared% it being then pnly 15 minutes froiii
her striking. Mau of the officers and men Clung
to 11;e spars ;- the Captain jumped from the stern,
and was picked up by the cutter her return from
the merchant brig. By, great elettions, 'we had-the
goad fortune to save the ship's company, with the
exception of-12, who were unfortunately drowned."
On Tuesday la,t, a Court-Martial was held at
-Plymouth, -on board the Sillvador de‘ iVando, for
tile. trial (if JOHN SAN GSTER, gunner of the. Quebec
frigate, for disobedience of orders,,which being folly
proved, he was dismissed his ship
ni,lay, a Conk Martial was held "on board. the
Salvador, in7Harnoate, on Clpt: ThomAs Bottrot4,
bis Officers, and Ship's. Company, for theloit; of the
IJ/ildboar sloop of war, wrecked on the- Runnel„
stone, on Thursday evening, the i sth. instals t
Court, alter a stri& examination of the
.circum-
staneescont eated with the event, which -lasted up-
wards of six hours, w4re of op•nien, that no blame
was attached to Captain Burvro:;;;,his Officers'. or
Shill's Company, except tl-e Master,, mit° was sen-
tenced to be •-dismissed- his situation, and to be at
the disposal of the _Commander in Chief ; the lest
were honourably acquitted.-7Rear-Adiniril Sir E.
Bor.t.ta, Bart. Pre.ident.--G. InsmAtte, -Esq.
jun. Judge-Advocate.

Yestet day . Morning the Right Honourable the
Lean MAYOR aret S.neritis went in s'ate, acceutpa7
nied by severa. ,'xidertuen and the .Recorder, trorn
the Mansion-house to St. Paul's Cathedra, and
heard Divine Service. The sermon was preaelted
by his Lordship's i.;itanlz,in ; aver which they pro-
eeeded back to the Mansion-house to dinner, where'
they partook of an clew( entertainment provided
for the occasion..
The House of Lords head Di‘ine Service ib
Westminster Abbey: There.Werepr,:senti the Loa's
CHANCELLOR, the Archishop of CANTERELYRYA
the Bishops of LONDDN, SM.ISELIEY7 13111T07,„, and.
CHESTER, the Earl of LIVERPOOL, Lord BOLTON,
Bte. A Most excellent ,sermon was Feached by
the Bishop 9f CHESTER, who took his text from
the ninth chapter, 23d and 24th mses ofJererniah.
The SPEAARE of the House of Commons, and
several members and Officers of the House, attend-
ed Divine service in Sr. Margaret's Church, where
an elegant and impressive discourse was delivered
by Ow Rev.. Mr. ANDREWS.

•
ROYAL ACADEMY.-The Professorship of Paint•
lug to this Institution, %Olen had become vacant by
the resignation of Mr. TR ESH AM, has been resumed
by Mr. FLMELT, who gave a very teamed and _in-
genious le&ure on Monday last. He pairka liberal
tribute to the merit of Mr. TRasititm, whom he re.-
presented as eminently qualified by geniits and know-
ledge for the situation 4ich ill-health obliged lila)
to relinquish.
.He also spoke in terms of high re-
spect to the memory,of Mr. ONE, who had previ-
ously held that situation, the duties of which he had
fUlfilled with honour to himself and advantage to
the students. The remainder of the-Ledute ,4as,on
the general sebjea of Painting, the merits of the
ancient Masters, and the latst mode- of acquiring the
true principles'ot the Att. The Lecture wasalto-
gethercharacierised by taste, elegance, and learning,

Piitur ItAso-t- has written a work on "tile
Abu:xi:ince of Paper." We know not if he gives
in this in,tance•a.l additional proof or the manner in
, it i
which
s often wasted,