The Sun.
London, England, 1817-12-20 00:00:00

SHIP NEWS;

PL-n.totrert, DEC. 18.— Arrived the Hope,
Nionnis, from 'Quebec for London ; sailed the
20th Nov. The day after she lost her fore-top-
mast, bowsprit, all her boats., and received da-
mage in her sails and bulwarks. Capt. Moims
reports, that on the Ist Nov. the Camilla; of Lon-
don, and the Neptune, were both lost at Quebec..
Also arrived the Retriel>e, HAGUE, from London
for Rio Janeiro ; she left Falmouth the 9th inst,,
and since then she has experienCed tremendous.
weather, and shipped a sea, which stove her lar-
board bulwarks : she saw a ship yesterday with
her fore-mast gone.

PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 19. Arrived 'the Two
Brothers, GILCHRIST, from Batavia, from whence
she sailed the Sth Sept. in' company With the
American ship Potawmac, for Holland. The Pat-
terson, PEA RSE, Kali sailed for. Amboyna with
Dutch troops. Left. at Batavia the American
Hero, New Leda, Paddus, Ariadne,
Perseverance, Rousseau, Sophia, Othello, and
Jane—all Americans. The English ships Morley,
BROWN,' and Shipley, MONERICK, were chartered
and loading lor•Holland ; and the Barton, Eller-
gill, Broxbornbury, Mary Ann, Ocean, and Con-
stance, were waiting for freight, but no coffee to
be got. On the Ist Oct. spoke the • American
ship Clarissa, from Amsterdam; off- the Lie of
France, to which place she was hound.

TORBAY, DEC. 18 —Arrived the Surat castle,
WALKER, from London for the East Indies, hav-
ing lost her salts in the gale of last night.—
Sailed his Majesty's ship Tiber. All the ships in
the Bay ride in safety.

MILFORD HAVEN, DEC. 17. - Arrived the
Auckland and Sand vich packets with mails and
passengers from Waterford. The Sandwich is
under orders to sail with this day's mail, but the
wind is blowing too strong from the Westward to
admit of her putting to sea.

DEC. 18.—Arrived this morning the Freeling
packet, Captain HUGHES, with a-mail from Wa-
terford. Remain the Al'pion schooner, Captain
PATTON, and Diligence cutter, from a cruise ;
also a very large fleet of outward-bound and
coasting vessels.

FALMOUTH, DEC. 17.-Arrived the Sand►vich
packet with a mail from Jamaica ; she sailed the
10th Nov, and fron► Crooked Island the 21st
Nov. Sailed the Fort William for Madras and
Bengal.
DEAL, DEC. 19.—Arrived the PfevOyante store
ship from Portsmouth: and sailed for Sheerness,
and the Borodino transport from the Cape, and
sailed for the River. Came down froni the River
the Moira, for Madras and Bengal ; Commerce,
for ,Antigua.; Venus, for' Bourdeaux ; Melpo-
mene, for Bombay ; Fortitude, for Jamaica ; Do-
minica, Royal Charlotte, and Carus, for the \Vest
Indies. The Mercator, for St. Thomas's, and
two of the Russian men of war, lost anchors and
cables in the Do'vns yesterday.
RAMSGATE, DEC. I9.—Aryived several sail for
shelter—among them are the following :—Eiza-
beth, for Rio Janeiro ; San Joseph, for Bilboa ;
Jason,' for Genoa ; Ann, for Leghorn ; Licence,
for Gibraltar ; Leafde, for Lisbon ; Zacharias,
for Bourdeaux :—the two laver with loss of
sails.

LIVERPOOL, DEC. 18 —The Lilly, M`KENZIE,
from Lisbon, waA totally lost on the Isle of Bas
on the 9th inst. and two of the crew and one pas-
senger drowned ; about 100 bags of cotton saved.
The Garland, Foaaes, of Dartmouth, was totally
lost at Fayal the 28th ult. Crew saved.
SCILLY, Dec. Ifl.--Arrived the Partridge,
FLosoN, froM London for the Cape, with loss of
fore•yard, and mtrit repair. Also arrived the
Martha, THOMAS, from London for Limerick,
with loss of fore-top-sail-yard.

BATH, DEC. 18.—This aiternoon her MAJESTY
visited the Guildhall. The .Duke of CLARENCE
and Princess ELIZABETH were in attendance. The
Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Connell, in their
robes and.gowns..received the Royal Party, and
conducted them over the building. - The QUEEN
having viewed the principal offices, retired to the
Council Chamber, where a very n-wmificent de-
jeune was prepared. On Monday next the QUEEN
will. leave this city, to pass the Christmas at
Windsor, and the.holidays at the Pavilion.

• BAru AftatvALs.—Lord Arundel, Sir F. and Lady Burdett,
Sir J. Evans, Sir W.-Kemp, Sir T. and Lady Lethbridge, Sir
C. Rich, Sir W. Richardson, Sir J. and Lady Scott, Lady and
Miss Gresley, Lady Dowager Smith, Lady Wytto, Hon. and
Rey. M. Peachey„ Hon. Captain Pellew, General Ambrose,
General Milner, Lieut.-General Meyrieli, Colonel Barlow,
Colonel, Mri. and Miss Butler, Lieut.-Colonel D'Arcy;
Colonels Gregory, Horner, T. Holmes, Power, and Thrack-
well; Major and Mrs. Astley, Major Osborne, Major and Mrs.
Stewart, &c. &c.

Yesterday, at the Freemasous"favern, Great
Queen's-street, a numerous and respectable meet-
ing was held of the Friends and Subscribers of the
Irish Free Schools, iu George's-street., St. Giles's,
under the superintendence of Mr. FINIGAN, when
a, most favourable Report 'of the utility and pro-
gress of the Establishment was made.