The Sun.
London, England, 1810-10-18 00:00:00

NAVAL _NEWS.

PLYMOUTH, OCT. 16.—Arrived the-French brig
privateer, Le Contest de illontlire, of 14 guns, and
a complement of 58 men, captured on the, 9th insv'
after a chase of three hours in a gale, by his Ma-1
jesty's ship Rhin of 38 guns, Captain MALCOLM ;
site is a very fine vessel of ,her class, and is nearly
new she has captured this cruize the following
vessels, viz. the blig Rover frOm London, bound ,to
Lisbon; the brig Dragon, BUCHAHNAH, Iron] Va-.
lencia ; and the Portugueze ship Fama, .from Lis-
bon,"both bound to London with cargoes; the latter
vessel is sent to France, the Dragon haS been since
recaptured by the 0. P. privateer, belonging to this
port, and arrived atFOwey thet4th instant ; and.
the Rover soon after her 'capture was:.. given . up to
'the crew, after being plundered, and a boy taken`
out of her.

—Arrived the Sully Ann,- PIMPS,' from London ;,
Salistur:y, DAVIDS6N.; Golden
,Fleece, ROUNTitiE ;;
Dapline, BROWN ; and Active, LAMB, fruni Sunder-.
land ; the, Susannah, froin.Wales ; the May
BURI9DRE ; and . Marys, P:URN U)1 ; from
Lytnington ; also his Majesty's strip' Cadmus from.
. . . .
the coast of France.:
Came down • the • harbour. and 'anchored in the
Sound'llis MajeAty'S ship Fu.diazia. " .

Airived, the .Gleaner hired ketch from Lisbon,
with dispatches- from. Lord WELLINGTON, which
were lamied to the-Westward last Friday, and for-
wal`ded to Lohdon.

FALMOUTH, 5. Arrived his "'Majesty's
ship. Fawn., of 18 guns, from a)cruize ; she captured
on Friday last, off the Lizard, the French'schooner
priyateer Deinerara, of 6 guns, and 35 men, out
three days from: France, and had made no captures.
On board the Fawn was Captain GOUBERT; of the
'brig Fortuna, of Cowes, which was captured on the
20th Jialy in her passage from Tarragona ,to Fal-
Mouth, by five French privateers, and carried into,
St. Lucar. Capt. G. got to; Lisbon and proceeding
for England in the Pda-ffix, via) M-erino;
sheep, for London!, was-again captured by a French
privateer, and carried into Brest;: on the night.of
his entering into that harbour he contrived to make.
his escape in the boat, and got on board his Ma-,
jesty's.ship Northvrnberland off. that Port. Also ar-
rived his Majesty's`ship Hawk, of t 8 guns, ftotn.off
the coast of France, and has captured and sent for
Plymouth, two French brigs with timber.

His Majesty's brigs Harpy and Firm have detainesi.
arid sent in here a Prussian galliot in ballast.
pis Majesty's ship President, of 44 guns, sails to-
morrow 'with sealed dispatches:

His Majesty's ship Armide is arrived here and .ap-
pointed -to take the Milford East India ship -under,
Convoy to the Downs. -
Sailed this evening his Majesty's schooner Mullet;
of 8 guns, with a Mail for Surinam ;'hand the Queen
Charlotte packet, MUDGE, with Mails. for Halifax
and New- Yolk ; also - his -Majesty's ship Mai tin ,
of 18 guns-, with the Hope; ORCHARD; the Maria'
and Sarah, WEBSTER, for Newfoundland; and the
Henry, HEPBURN, for Bermuda.
The Prince Adolphus packet, with Mails for the
Mediterranean, sails to-morrow.

PORTSMOUTH, OCT. t i .—Carrie iii this day his
Majesty's ships Gannet and Diana, the former from
a cruize and the latter from off Cherbourgh.
It has blown this day a very heavy gale of wind
from the Westward,. but we have not heard of any
injury ,having been sustained in consequence amongst
the shipping at Spithead.

SHEERNESS, OcT. 17.—Sailed his Majesty's
sloop Calliope-for Yarmouth.
Came down from Chatham and anchored at the
Little Nore his Majesty's ships Romulus and Agin-
court.

Sailed his Majesty's ships Partridge and Charger,
the former to Yarmouth and the latter to Porsmouth.

DEAL, OCT. 17.—Sailed the Pigmy and ACtive
cutters, the former for Sheerness, and the latter for
off Flushing.