The Sun.
London, England, 1810-07-07 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

PLYMOUTU, 4ILY the Mariner on-
brig with a convoy for the Downs; the /Too/wick.
sore• ship fur Portsmouth ; and the Favourites sloop
of war, on a cruize; the William, FAWCKNEIt
111-
lion, FRANCIS ; and the Ftench ship . Susan and
Suralt for the River.

Went into, harbour his Majesty's ships D;uid

and Pirago.

DOVER, JULY 6.—Passed by for London the
homeward bound East India Fleet, consisting of
twenty sail, and four ships and a biig, from St.
Helena, under convoy of his Majesty's ship Argo,
and the Penang,. a fine new frigate built in the
Country.

Also the Cape packet, LONDON, from the Cape
of Good Hope; and the Maria, Smirn, front the
River Plata.

PORTSMOUTH, JULY 6.—Came ibis day, the
Woolwich store•ship tram ithe Mediteranean ; and
the Dapper gun-brig from a cruize.
The following transports arrived here on the 3d
inst. from Lisbon, last from Plymouth, and were
pUt under quarantine, from which they were re-
leased this, day, viz.:--Eliza, TUPPEA ; Camilla,
PARKER,j Rodney, fiurNou ; Free Briton,HAit-
LA ID
; Egbert, ANDERSON ; Charlotte, ALL ON ;
Harlequin, Huusos.; Juno, BLAcKutn,i ; and Re-

covery, HI NDMALOH.
Arrived the John Thomas, GORDON, fiotn Water-

ford.

- Passed by last oighi the Lord &mean, with sere"
ral.others.from'Beng3l.
Came into,the harbour his Majesty's ship Incon-
stant from Spirhrad.: •

hiis Majesty s ship Ey has detained and sent
into tLis port, the brig Anna Maria kind Set IVilleng
Reigat, of Preenckshall, from Bourdraux ; the for-
mer for Plyntotith and the latter for Loudon, laden
with flour.

DEAL, Jul.,/ 6.—Arrived the Furious gun•brig
from Harwich, with several transports for Cork,
having the tote, 76i h, and 24th itegtments..on
board.

'SHEERNESS, JULY .s.—Sailed his'.Majesty's, ship
tidamargt, with a convoy to I.eith ;-and the brigs
Calypso, Gluckstadt, mid Centhiel, with a convoy
to the Baltic.

Sailed has Nidx4ty's brig Mercurius with a con-
voy to Heligoland.
Came down the River his 1.6 vy's ship Re-

OtilUS
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The following are the names of the indiainen
which at rived on Thursday off' the Isle of Wight
The.lieury Addhlgton, Castle Eden, Surrey, Metcalfe,
Lord Castlereagh, Lady Cas lereagli, Devonshire, Nlaignis
Wellesley, Baring, Carnatie, Walthamstow, Lunt Melville,
Lord Duncan, Retreat, and the Penang frigate.
Country Skips.—The Dover Castle, Marchioness of Exe.
ter, Union, Northampton, and Caintaiath •
Passengers per I/etre:tr.—Mr Harris, Lieut.-Colonel H.
milton,
•
Samuel Parr, a• nSdkrionif c.ll3ll(tthrerne'.ginient'
Per Metcalte.—Captain C. Mortlock, late of the Hon.Laisign Currie, Mr.
Company's ship Carlton ; and Mr. I. Martyr, 3d Officer of
ditto; Mrs. Wattle, Mr. A. Colvin, Mr. Cordon Captain
I. Hunter, Mr. Grant, Mr. Williams,
i 3 ctuttlten.
- • The lkindham remained at the Cape, waiting far•
convoy to proceed to India.

GALLANT ACTION IN THE MEDITERRANEAN.

(A LETTER FROM AN OFFICER TO A FRIEND IS
LONDON.)

His Majisty's Ship Spartan, Malta, 16th May, tlito.

• MY DEAII FRIEND—Aware that an old messmate
(particularly a .once Spartan) will derive some gra-
tification from the particulars of our recent glorious
contest, I willingly avail myself of' the fir'St convey-
ance to enable you to participate in the feelings of
your old shipmates. (in the Ist instant, we, in
company with the Success, chased into Naples a
frigate, corvette,' brig, and cutter. On the :.;d,
from a supposition on the p trt _of our truly galhot
Captain (stabled Brenton) that these. fair weather
birds would never put to sea, whilst menaced. by
two British frigates, he ornered the Success (being a
junior ship), to part Company : the toancruvre suc-
ceeded, and on the
.following morning; at diy-liglu,
the enemy's squadron was with: plea,u.c descried
standing towards us, in a regular line of wide. Its
was not in our nature to run !- but, agreeable to•our
usual system, as well as their iistomshinent, • we
made sail
.for them ; and being aided by a light
breeze, were enabled, about forty minutes atter
seven, to commence against '' fearful od ;s," what
our gallant brother tars OU this station, as well as
the conquered foe, acknov,,Jeketo have been one
.01 the most brilliant actions ever fought by an Eng-
lish frigate. The battle took place off Naples, and
commenced within pistol-shot of the French hi-
,gate Ceres, of 42 guns, she being the leading ship
of the enemy's line, and after a truly trying, yet,
thank God, glorious contest of two hours and ten
minutes (during which time the awful scene was wit-
nessed by his mock Maje Sty firm, and the whole po-
pulation of the proud city of Naples), we succeeded
in capturing the national brig L'Espervoir, by our
brave fellows gallantly boarding her, in the face of
the enemy's whole force, who were, like unto our•
selves, almost torn to piece;. When we, had ap-
proached this " host of foes" sufficiently near to be
distil fly heard, we welcomed them with " three
cheers," which was proposed by our gallant Cap-
tain, and given by our brave tars with heartfelt sin-
cerity for the honour of our beloved country and
glorious profes,ion. 'From the Officers whom we.
have taken prisoners, we have teen assured, that

our clieering
,tmded forcibly to unnerve their
men, as it taught them to believe we had in the fib:
instance, decided rltr dea:h or vielory !
Our loss has b en,. severe—ten brave felloso
. killed, and Wound9r.l yet when Prefer you to
these annexed unprecedented 'superiority to which 10
were opposed, you ma ;think ,with me, that those
,heroic Britons could never-have, fallen on a 110 e
glorious occasion. Among the killed,_l have
plorelhe death of thatgzannt yOuth, Mr. Robinson,
Mater's Mate, whom you, as an old Spartan, Nast
recolieri ; and, an the lilt of wounded, the flour
cur -may heroic and distinguished Captain Unfosta'
nate:y stands conspicuous. He was
,dangerouslf
wounded by a grape shot, about the middle or
atiion, whilst fearlessly standing on the capstan, and
by his judicious manoeuvring, arid gallant exame_d'e'
inspiring a confideoce of success in every O&T,
and man around him. He was wounded in the IP
side, and has since suffered almost incessant psil4
with becoming fortitude ; but I am happy to soul
he is now pronounced out of danger, and the arden
prayers of his Officers and brave crew continue t.°
be offered up with seamanlike sincerity, for
speedy restoration to the service. of his CoulltrY;
with whom his zeal, ability-, and heroism, 03°'$.
ever stand unrivalled, and by whom, if genuill
morit. wants not admirers, he will, no dot,
bf
amply rewarded. He has already received the Or;
der of Knighthood and of Merit, from his Majestil
the King of the Two Stuilies, which, no- doubt, `4l
be followed on the part of our good Sovereign 4,
bless him) by the Order of the 'kith, and on ous
plate pension to support it. We have just learn
by a flag of truce the enemy's loss U.Y. have beet) se',
'Vrre beyond precedent, 1.54 killed, and 31
wounded. •

LNGLISIL FORCE.

Your'; truly,
JAMES DUNN, Purser•

Gnus Alen
Spartan . . . . ;3 sSB

FRENCH FORCE.
61111 S A'',
Ceres „ „ 41 3;;
Fame . .
F.spervoir S
AcL4llhiliiiti
140 it
7 g 1
nu ca
bats,lzgu guns,
w
Total . .
d was dismasted, and the tbil4

Total .. 3S 2iS

The first escaped, the :.ecori,
taken.

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