The Sun.
London, England, 1810-10-20 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.'

PLYMOUTH, OCT. 18.—This morning his Nto.jes.
ty's ship Dragon, of 74 guns, Captain Foattus-r3

got under weigh in Hamoaze, for the purpose of
going down the harbour into Cawsand Bay, with a
fine breeze to the Westward ; and near Stonehouse
Pool, she ran foul of the brig Eliza Ann, belonging
to Leith, REES master, from Wales, with a cargo,
consisting of stone-coal, and tin-plate, bound to
London; which vessel was proceeding to join they
convoy, then under weigh, bound to the Eastward,
by which accident her masts were carried by the
board; but the vessel, we understand, has not re-
ceived much damage, in consequenceuce of the
Dragon's bowsprit entering the rigging of the brig,
and carrying her on till the former came to anchor.
The crew escaped in the boat; and were all saved.

The Dragon will go down in the Bay in the course
of the day, as she has not received any damage.
His Majesty's ship GoWitch, of 10 guns, Capt.
ADDERLEY, has recaptured the Atnerican ship Re-
trieve, of Boston, from New (Means, with a cargo
valued at 35,0001. which vessel had been captured
by a Fretrch privateer. The Retrieve put into Scilly,
but is now. on her passage to this port.
Arrived his Majesty's ship Niemen, of 38 guns,
Captain Sir MICHAEL. SE AMOUR, Bart. after a long
and unsucc*ssful cruize oil
.the Western Islands,
where she spikke, some days since, his Majesty's
ship Melampus, of 36 guns, Captain . EDWARD
HAWKER.

Arrived the sloop Falmouth, of London, DUNcAN
(late) maqtitr, from Lisbon, with a cargo of fruit,
bound to London, was captured by the Spec/Pc/tor
French logger privateer, and re-captured on the 4th
inst. by his Majesty's ship Pheasadt, of 18 guns,
Capt. PALMER; the Fahnouth was obliged to put
into Scilly by contrary winds, from whence she
sailed on the kith inst.- in company with a fleet,
consisting of 150 saili principally merchantmen,
and parted company yesterday morning off the
Lizard, the greater part of which have passed by
this port with a rine breeze from the Westward.

S3qrr.l his Mijesty's brig Dexierous, of 14 guns,
Lieuteuant TomLuisobt, with a convoy consisting of
80 sail for the DoNns ; atnong them are-
-1:11‘. Dunmore, Wiiianison ; Stert, Coath; john Ander-
son, Davidson ; M ida, Masson ; Wellington, Hinge ; Com-
merce, Foot ; Albion, Francis ; LeonidaS, Cook; Mary Ann,
Clifton ; Lark, Harris ; I:.ck Tar, Galloway ; Cleopatra,
Glendenny ; !Java!, Taylor; the Indomptable, (prize to the
Owen Glendower ) ; and L'A dventurere,, F much prizes; the
American ships Pegu, Clcnjck ; Experiment, Vinderberg ;
and Union, —;, the Portuguese s,hooner Rodrigo
Joie Dias; and the Spanish vessel A,larie Antonio, Meanies;
and a fleet of light vessels, bound to.Sundei7land ;_also sailed
the Plicenix, Sargent, tor Guernsey, whence she will pro-
ceed to Cadiz.

Came down the harbour and anchored in the

Sound his Majesty's, ship Spartan, of 38 guns ;, also
came down from Barnpuol and sailed on a ci uize his
Majesty's. ship Amethyst, of 36 guns, Capt.WALToN•
Arrived last night the Sp wish ship Asia, of 64
gnus, commanded by Capt. ANSELMS Gomandio,
trum Cadiz, with 319 French prisoners, all ofwhom.
are in a healthy state ; the Asia is arrived here for
the purpose being docked and repaired.

Arrived the French schoOner L'Ade/phine, with a
cargo ut ' timber, captured_ by the Constant gun-brig,
01 14 guns, Lieut. STOKES, and Pioneer clatter.,
\loiuus ; .also arrived the Spanish ship Belle
Carole from Cadiz, with a cargo consisting .of hides
and horns, bound to London, was captured by a
French' privateer, and re-captured by his Majesty's
brig Helicon, of 10 guns, Capt. HOPKINS the,
Spanish brig Twee Good Broders, from Cadiz, with
a cargo consisting of hides, wool, horns, and pepper;
the Spanish brig San' Juze y Zuutic, ZABDUON
master, nom Curunna ; and the Spanish ship Buenos
ihnego, JUAN ZUAVIA master, from Cadiz, and last
from Lisbon, with a cargo of hides and copper, all
three bound to London ; and the latter vessel spoke
in the‘Channel a .fleet of merchantmen from Lis-
bon, Whichare-passing by this port to the East-
ward.

The Hero privateer belonging to this port, that
arrived here yesterday from a cruize off the coast of
Spain, picked up, a few cloys since, an open boat,
in which were two Spaniards, who had made
their escape from a port in Spain occupied by
the Fret)Ch troops : they are supposed to liae
brought some information of co4isecio,ncei
.previ-
ous to their embarkation in the boat, -they were
clOsely pursUed by a party of the eneiny'4 cavalry,
who arrived at the beach a few minutes only after
•
the boat had put off.
Arrived the Danish brig Sarah Christiana, GER..
ttEk master, from, Naples, vt itli a cargo, consisting
of silk, cream tartar, juniper berries, &t. put into
this pp, t for orders, and is • under quarantine; the
•
iiannah, DONALD, from Newcastle; (laity, ELLIS,
110111 Bristol. •
" Arrived the ship Cup, of London, La (late)

chaster, from Guadaloupe, laden with sugar, coffee,
Sc.C. bound to London, was captured in iat. 49.
N. long. 10..3. W. by the French brig privateer
LEdouard, belong to Nantz, au,' recaptured on the
I(2th inst. by his Majesty's ship Pheasant.
It is reported that the Portugu(!ze Fama, (rum
Lisbon, that was captured .some. days since by the
Conte'st de Montleve French privateer, has bven re-
captured by his Majesty's ship Rhin, Capt. MAL-
COLM.

Ai-rived his Majesty's ships Hawke, alicon, Ma-
riner, Orestes, and Harpy.
Arrived a' Fronch•ship in ballast, prize to his Ma-
jesty's ship Pheasant.
Sailed his Majesty's ship Foxhound on a cruize.

PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 19.-The Apollo frigate,
Captain TAYLOR, is jthit arrived from Lisbon, bring-
ing dispatches from Lord `WELLINGTON 01 so late
as Sunday last. No action had been fought, Lord
`WELLINGTON had retreated to Torres Vedras, twenty
one miles from Lisbon, MASSENA had taken up a
Lord W e

position three leagues from our army.
uNgTom intended to defend his preient position,
and an action was expeded to take place in two or
time days.

Airived the 77/Me schooner from America, hav-
ing on board JEVFERIES, the seaman, who was left
by the Hon. Captain LAKE, on the Island of 5%-iril-
.niero. The American ship Edwod, HoAit, master;
stated to have arrived at this port yesterday, from
New York, spoke on her passage in long. 57. an
English brig, in a very leaky state, out 70 days liOrn
Liverpool, laden with salt, in want of provisions and
water, which'ihe Edward supplied her wiih.
Came into harbour this afterniion the Portuguese
schooner te Boa Neva !Seanor, laden with
barilld; having been picked up at sea with no one
one on board, by his 14.6esty's ship
The ship Duke of Kent, J.. M`Km.EY,.Master,
from Port au Prince, for Londonjaden with cotfee,
sugar, and logwood, WAS abandoned by the Master
and crew in lat. 37. 461. long., 62. 4. W. ha.ving at
ti,e time of leaving her. 8 feet water in 'her hold,
and was takea on board of the Americ,:li brig
Catherine, Of New York,' frotn thence.boun‘i
. .
to L'Orient, and afterwards by' the Lavinia frigwe
from Lisbon, and brought to ttis port this day.

Came m this day his Majos4''s ship Goshawk .;
also the Tyririn 4,1
,Pexteruus from a cruize; his
Majesty's ship Venus fr‘otu America ; and his Ma-
jesty's ship Armide with th:2 /I:4?ford homeward-
bound ludiunan from Fiiimouth. . •

Atrived the New Martin, WHEcLatt, from
Youghall ; Izette, PATTERSON, from Amelia Islands;
Actit'ie,RlCH ARDS, from Liverpool ; New Augustine,
LoNor, from Dungarven. •

Cane into harbOur this day the schooner Bon
Fortuna, Ruuca, Master, from London, bound to
,Opuno,, having lost her rudder and' sustained other
damage in her way round to this porl.

FAIMOUTII, OCT. 17.-,•Arrived thii Morning the
Prince of Wales and Princess Elizabeth, with Mails
froM Lisbon ; the for Mer left it on the sth inst. and
the latter` on the sth inst: by which we, find that.
Lcrd WELLINGTON 111K1 fallep back as tar as Villa
Franca, and that his line extended as far as Mafra,
in • the expe6lation that the enemy (having 20,000
cavalry) would attempt to out-flank him, induced.
him to retreat ; his position is extremely strong,
and there is no doubt hut' that he Will be enabled
to maintain it • for the winter ajainSt any attack the
French may make on him. The enemy must attack,
being quite destitute of provisions ; about 5000
troops arrived at Lisbon' (two days before the Prin-
cess sailed) horn Cadiz, and on her going out, a line
of battle Ship full of troops was going into the
'Tagus; 'no battle had taken place since the 27th u;t.
but one daily expected; the 'enemy no doubt are in
ilosession of Oporto.

DOVER, OCT: 19.-Thi4 afternoon' was brought
`in Le Fanteur, a French lugger privateer, captor-en
by :he Revenge, of 74 guns, Captain PAchiT,. off
Cherbourg, atter cha,ing .her tor' live hours. She
-had left Dieppe a considerable length of time, but
fdi'flinately had nut made any' capiure.:2,.Slie was
formerly the John Bull, of Plymouth, a privateer
cutter, the Captain 0-1 which, it is believed, was,
after' the capture by toe French, ba,ely murdered.,
She is a very fire vessel, carrying y.i..twelve-poun-
ders, 14 of which she threw overbnard,.duriug the
Chace, and is considcred to be nt near ion tous
butthen.

FoadartY.---It has been stated, that Richard
tiucknall, tor whose'apprehension a hundred guineas
reward is offered, had committed several forgeries
thithe Bank, but this- is a !mistake, his depredations
have been committed on the property of private in-
dividuals, although the Bank have taken every
means to apprehend the prisoner. He izas been a
stock-broker for 30 years, and he was considered au
honest man, and his integrity had obtained him con-
siderable employ. • It is a lamentable latt, that the
persons who have tt een defrauded by this man are
chiefly industrious tradesmen: 'His depredations
are to the extent-of about 30001.; and amongst the
pinions ,%910 'employed him to buy into the funds
Are a yOung beginnet:„ a baker, in Piccadilly, who
placed staol, in ,his hands for the. urchase. of stork,
~and--a needy trades Man in the an street, who has
been defrauded of 2001. in like manner,