The Sun.
London, England, 1810-12-15 00:00:00

NAVAL fi*ENVS.

PLYMOUTH, Dec. 11.—The Peacock sloop of war
that arrived' here Lite yesterday afternoun from a
cruize to the %Vest ward, spoke a few hours previ-
ous to her arrival here, the Prince of Wales packet,
with mails from Lisbon, which she warned to pro-
ceed to Plymouth, but the order, from some cause,'
was not obeyed. The Prince of !Vales brings .ia-
telligence that MASSENA'S army had broken up from.
Santarem, and again retreJted, and that the allied
army was pasting them.

Arrived this morning his Majesty's ship President,
of 38 guns, Caprain S. WARREN, from Mafia, in
25 days, having on board LUcIEN BUONAPARTE,
MS tinnily, and suite, consisting of 34 persons. The
ship is under quarantine, consequently no person
can land from her until released by an order front
the Lords of the Council, and- at present no com-
munication is allowed with the shore.

Arrived the biz Commerce of London, JOHN
HAYWOOD, Master, from Gibraltar, with a cargo
consisting of barilla, Spanish wool, hides, &C. last
from Peterhead, Milford, and Bristol, bound to Lon'
; sailed troat Gibraltar on the Ilth October, and
is under quarantine ; put in here in distress, having
carried away her head and main boom in a gale.

Arrived the Dove, NETH ER WOOD, from London
Diligence, M‘Glicooa, from Greenock ; Two Bro-
thers, Ews, from Waits; and Globe, SHEETING'
HAM, from Southampton also a sloop of war ; and
the brig Bee, belonging to this port, J. MottotiNs
Master, from Lisbon, with a cargo, bound to Lon-
don, put in hi-tre by contrary winds.

PORTiUOUTH, DF:C. 11.—Arrived his Majesty's
ships Jason from Newfoundland ; Malacca tromth's
Downs; and Tyrian from off Cherbourgh also
the Govei-nor Milne, BUTLER, from Senegal.
His Majesty's ship Galatea, lying at Cowes, is
this day appointed ►o take convoy to Cadiz and Ora
Mediterranean, in the room of his Majesty's 511.1 P
Lavinia.'

In the gale of this morning the greater part of the
ships lying at Spithead and the Motheibank suffered
considerably ; amongst other vessels which suffered
was the Portuguese brig Tfja, Capt. Peactao, whQ
was obliged for general safety to cut two cable,
and run for the harbour.

This day his Majesty's ship Spitfire, which, sAiied
a few days since, put back to Spithaed.

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Doran, Mc. 14.—A most melancholy accident'
happened this morning at this place : an jinn-300
quantity of the Cliff adjoining the Castle, leading to
the Muatsßulwark, fell with a dreadful crabs into
the Ordnance Timberyard underneath, in which
was situated the !muss of Mr., Pooi,g, the forms° 15f
the carpet.ters, which was entirely .destroyed,
his wife,. five children, and nieces, buried. in the'
ruins, as were two horses in a stable close bp
vast number of soldiers have been employed i"
whole day in clearing the rubbish away, anid.th°
mutilated remains of the wife and children were 311
ter a considerable lapse of time found the bodY °
the niece at 5 o'clock, p. ni. had not then been di3'
covered and was supposed to be buried at the &Ft!'
of twenty feet under ground. Mr. POOLE, at thu
time the Cliff fell, bad just arisen to see to 111°
workmen, and had only just passed the threshold 0i
his door when he was buried breast deep, and
though he survives is very much bruised. The Cliff'
which was hitherto considered as one hard lock, 15
supposed to have cracked and given way in
quence of the late heavy rains. There is, it is OP:
posed, upwards of two thou-and carts load of.clall‘.
The horses in the stable were not hurt, through a
rafter of great strength having sustained the weigi
of the chalk.

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FALMOUTH, Dec. t2.--Pat back the Aigle 110

convoy.

DEAL, DEC. 14.—We bare experienced a heal
gale of wind ; the shippiog appear to ride it °ll

very I.vell.
FIVE O'CLOCK.—It still W%u s a gale; tWOpnitt?
' to
guese ships have arrived, the boats that went 4:11'

them have not yet returned.
t, of
Tice losa of the English frigates ai the is, t
France, mortifying and _melancholy as ii is; 11410'
we are informed, occasion much incon‘,eilienclite
the service in that sea. There are at prenlit 011
Cape station, the Boadicea, Commodore RawLslit,'
the Nisus, Captain .813,,,tra1t flue. Africaine, Lap 1t•
CORSET; the Acbon sloop, Lord Viscount ta
VILLt. The Menelaus, Captain PAnmU, was
St. Helena, and although under orders for et151°.1.,5
proceeded williouidelay to- the Cape, qn heel s
on her way
the loss at the Mauritius. The Barbadoes tr'g
Pui t smouth anti i'r
from England. In addition, 01.4/!%tviv.
lent pester:lay morning 0, to potio
(00441.t0 prepare sesetrol ships without delay
ceed to rhe..Cape. Tne ,S'cipion, gens, G"'' OP
iiIHNSTCME, with the" Hon. Admiral STortvs9lo4e
board, is also on her way to Cape., Ttle
frigate arrived at the thpe-on the night of the P
of September.