The Sun.
London, England, 1810-04-09 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS:

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PORTSMOUTH, >APRIL B.—Carne in last night his
Majesty's ship Pacehorse, of is guns, Capt. \V
FISHER, from the Cape of Good Hope, with the
undei-ment;oned homeward-bound East Indiamen,
viz. Moyne, Providence, Union, General Stewart, and
Warren Hastings.

Came into the harbou- his Majesty's ship Hawke
from Spithead; also the EtMeter, WENNERHOLTO
from Demerara, bound to London, laden with cam
fee, ate. having sprung a leak on her passage.
Arrived from St. Helen's his Majesty's ships Owen
Glendower, Rppid, and the Louisa, from New South
Walei.

Sailed his Majesty's ships Royal Oak, Donegal,.and.
Coquette, for off Cherbourgh ; and the. Ganges for
Guernsey ; also the Hussar, Naiade Hardy, and
Alphea on a-cruize.

PLY.mou'ru, APRIL O.—Arrived the ship. Ellen;
of Scarbro', ROBERT ALDER, 111ster, from Clads-,
loupe, last' from Cork, with Og French prisoners,
and 26 British invalids; sailed with the convoy ort
the 24th February, parted company in the gale Ott -
the 14th of March, in which JAMES WATSON, the
late Master, together with, thy: mate, and eight
seamen* were washed oVerboard and downed:
The following are the names of the transports that
sailed from Guadaloupe, viz. If olga, Thetis Ann, -
James and .11Tary, Cambo, Plas, Columtine, Ellen
and Agit/coyrk; the two latter are at this port, and
the /dos is arrived at Cork. •

Arrived his hlajesty's ship Memen, Capt. Sir M!
PHAEL SEYMGUr,t, from a cruize; the Prince Tri
Izam Renry, , KNIGIsT, frQm Cork, last from Fall'
mouth, with provisiora for ,his port.

Put back by contrary winds his Majesty's ship
pcficaye, for llochefort.

• Went into Bampool his Majesty's ship Thais.
AralL 7.—Arrived the letter of marque ship Par'
j, Ault, of London, captain WILLIAM CHIIERS, from►
Surinam, with a cargo, consisting of sugar, coffee,
and cotton-woof, bound to London, put in here by
contrary winds ; came a running ship : also arriv4
the Prussian ship; Twee G,ebrodqrs tit? ErKortnter.
; gun-trig from the Eastward, , du* Cecilia tender
from Cork ;' the Arrow schooner from Basqup Roads•
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Sailed bis Majesty's brigs EpAira and intelligent tal
the Westward.

Went up the harbour to be repaired his Majesty's
ship I,,f7;zera

cad.los g4n-brig has captured two, obasse
mar6es,, with brandy and wine.

DEAL AFIUL 8:--Sailed" the Fly sloop of war aPd-
ikulyber armed ship, with a large, dept under convO
for Vortsmopth.

YititbrOLlTll, Amu. B.—Arrived the ldas, Swan,
King George, Prince of Wales, and Pilchard, and,
have brought in several prizes taken off the Dcr4er
Bank.

the PancLcra with ot convoy.
Tb biero,Plantagenct, Vanguard, Princess Caroa•
line, 74 guns,- are under sailing orders, and expea to
sail ins the m6riking.
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report of lieligo3,and. ling taken by a cop-
cle-.ingin still remains- uneontraditled, and must resi
until we. have an arrival from thehce. The circtun-
stance of Newark being in the hands of the French.,
suppose, gave tliQ report birth,

SHEERNESS, dp!,l,n the Rivet
Tit~z.c:s leis Majesty's ship Rodney.
S'4ifed his Nittjesty's ship. Plantagenet, Captain.
EYLEi; .10 Yarmouth.

Arrived. his Maiesty'& brig Ccrdelia, Cart. KEN'

NEDY.

His Majesty's ship ..E'isguard, was, paid up to siS!
months., .
lArrivqd.the Tower Tender with voluJteers and im'
pressed wen for the fleet.

Sailed his Majesty's shi2s Psgard, Capt. MASON.,
to Yarmouth, and, the -4,venger, C.ipt. WkirE, to
Pprtsmouth-.

Arriyed theifrittq from Ynrmoutf-?,

CONgREVE ROc.KETS.—A French paper says--
e.` A coMiniSsion (,t artillery officers has been. for
some time past:employe:l at- Vin.,:vnes iri experi.
meats respef-thig the Congreve rockets. All their
researches, With regard to the dimensions, the con:-
position, and the 11leatiS of discharging them, have
been most successful. The trial of the-se rocket},
was made it: the plaikof Altoi t, in the presence cr
Count L:riebeillers General ef Artillery, and Messrs.
Guyton de Morveau, MOnge, and Berthellet. Iha
first rocket let off went 800 toises, the. second I20t),
and the third 1300, Such a resolt certainly could not
have been expeCted from a first cotempt. Still it is
not sufficient. - It is known that the Congreve rock.-
ets go the length of 1700 or even 1800 toises. HIS
Majesty has expressed his satisfaction with the pr 9"
ceedings of the-Commission, and assured them, that
he will petsonally attend their experiments as ,9000
as they are certain of being able to throw a rocket
.to the diStance of 1800-toises."

At the final close of ihe Poll, on Friday evening
for a Common Councilman, in the room of Mr.
'FRICKEtt, deceased, for the Ward of Bishopsgatd
"Within, the numbers were as follow :—for
JUDKIN 264, and for Mr. GOLD .903 3 where
upon the former was declared doly c4:6ted._

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