The Sun.
London, England, 1810-08-29 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

From the LONDON GAZETTE, Aug 28, tSto.

didMiraity-;offiCe, August 28, 1810.
vice-Admiral Sir Edmund Nagle, Commander
I)ae,bef Of his Majesty's Ships and vessels at Leith,
transmitted to John Wilson Croker, Esq. a let-
strfrorn Lieutenant John. Nugent, commanding the
r
en onus gun
-br •g,
dated at sea, the Mb. instant,
7?hich the following is ,an extra& .
th!. Ikke leave to acquaint you, that at ten A. M.
leals daY, the Naze bearing East eight or nine
number a convoy of the enemy's coasters', (ten' in
di- ') consisting of schooners and 'sloops, were
atse.overed steering to the eastward between Fog-
oleign and }ltem, under protection of a three-
inasted schooner and another armed vessel ; not an
Btatit was 10.4 in using every possible exertion to
oht
them off, particularly the three-masted schooner,
"en unfortunately falling light winds, by the as-
b calance of her sweeps, she escaped into Hiteroe ;
v,sut succetded in turning the wh9le of the con•
b"Y> driving t),l!rn on the rocks, and with the boats
zert?"ght off two, notwithstanding their being pro-
/I'le° by the troops on shore, whose discharges of
cusketry were unavailing ; and I inclose a list of
sels captured and driven on shore.
E:illree Brothers sloop, of 50 coos, laden with
1, tallow, tobacco, Are. .
'P'voßrothers sl)o 6o tons, laden with
ditto, p,
'r;
schooners and four sloops, (names un-
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`4O, same cargoes; driven on the rocks.

PlArztotrrts, AUG. 27.—Arrived the Margaret,
Of this port, Captain RICHARDS, from GUadAIOUPe,
14SidaYs passage, from whence site was blown out in
alleavysale of.wind, with the loss of two anchors
" Cables ; she has a cargo for London, and also a
!I'll!, and satled last night for the river. On Satur-
day last she was boarded by his Majesty's ship Fa-:
bw4rite, of 18 guns, Captain CLEMENT and just
If:ter saw a French cutter privateer engag ng an
:glish homewaid-bound Vv'est—lndiaman. The
Favourite made sail immediately after the privateer,
4"
06 ending she, was pursued, hauled her wind
`lnd sheered off, but being a food sailer; it was not
exPeaed the Favourite would, come up with her.--
lle West Indiaman stood up Channel. The Mar,
buret, passed through an immense shoal of Pilchards
the Bray of Biscay.
.iirrived his Majesty's brigs Lyra and Confliel,
i.
er°lll Basque Roads ; the Speedwell, DAVIS, from
last from Falmouth, with a cargo of provi-
:°rls for this port ; the 41lfred, FARROW, and Lida,
°""os , from Sunderland ; the Diligence, KITTO ;
trld Itilliam and Esther, WILLIAMS, from Wales;
4 Prussian vessel from Nantz, detained by his .M.l-
- brig Saline ; the French Chasse Nlar6es, La
16Qrie, and Mary Anne, with cdrgoes of wine and
prizes to his Majesty's brig Lyra.
Sailed the Reindeer, SULGER, .for London. .
Arrived a gun-brig from the West Indies; and
lisimp Of war, from a criai,•e; the Flora, LAvts,and
'Bl"C%er, BRABYN, from London; the Edward
did Mary, ARTHUR ; and Sally aid
kYaEs, from
PoarSmourx, AUG. 28.—Came in this day his
Majesty's ship Bedford, of 74 tins, Capt. WALKER,
for Rio de Janeiro.
' Sailed hii M.ijesty's. ship Hamathyad, with one
transport for Halifax.
Artived the Freya, of 3.5. guns, (ram the West
Indies ; and his M ,jesty's ship Merchry for Lisbon.
-Arrived yesterday the Kimble, LOTUS, from the
Downs for Oporto.
Went out of harbour the ship Cumberland, —,
for Quebec.
Arrived thus day the George, Hubbard; Mary, Reynolds
'Taylor; Venus, Harrison; Mary, Scott, from
4'undecland ; and the Brothers, Walker, from. Guernsey ;
44(fSpeedy, A ldrtd,,e, from London.

YARMOUTH, AuG. 28.—Arrived the iinne Maria,
lent in'by.the Vanguard wan of war;'
lena Rebecca, sent in by the Ems gun-brig.

' SHEERNESS, Auo. 28.—S4iied his Majesty's ship
4lexandria, and his. Majesty's brig Vixen and-the
4aker schooner. •
Arrived his Majesty's brt Attack.

FALMOUTH, AUG. 2d.—Sailed the Lady Arabella
14_ cket with a mail for the Mediterpnean; and the
Vrincess Amelia packet for the Brazils.

'gtGEr o'CLocit, P.M.—The Lord Hobart packet,
13t. HAMILTON, from Cadiz, and a Danish ship
name ut,known) are now working into the harbour:
The Lord Hobart packet has been long expected.
The Prince of Brcrzils packet, Capt: fircxs has
4trived off Kingsbridge from RiO Janeiro, arid landed
ll'bag of laters.

DEAL, AUG. 28.—Arti%ed the Phoenix, and the
krriet, from Jamaica ; and the Mary, BIELBY,
fl." 1 St. Domingo.

Retnain in.the DoWns his Majesty's ships as per

-Tuesday morning sever:4l (if ihe French prisoners
;In boa': d the Eitrope vri.on ship, in.Hamoaze, at-
-lellP!ed to make :heir escape, but were prevented
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a 4neiy Marra bring given.