The Sun.
London, England, 1811-02-16 00:00:00

Sailed this afiertiotql the )01ijk%ing packets, viz:

Duke of Kent (ii, Lawrence; with NI ul, fUr the West
Indies; lord ilamilion, with Alail,; for Surds:tin ;'
Dukc of 141tOlborougli, Bolt, with Mails for Lisbon; Princess
Mary., Pococke, with Mails for Gibraltar, Malta, and Sicily;
Ann, Britton, Princess Amelia, Mnorsom, Swallow, --,
Manchester, Davies, Countess ot Chicheilet Itr)gei s, rincess
Charlotte, Kerr, Carteret, Davey, Plince ot Wales, *I
and Poke Cit Montrose, blewett, for FainlOUtil. Alb() b:111‘11
his 141,,t)ebty'S s.rip Pheasant on a cruize,— Arrived Ins Ma.
jest 's ship Gorte from Portsmouth.

DE.\L, 13.--Salted last evening hip Maje,;-
ty's ship Humber and &dimle, milli Inc out wai a-
bound ; Tremendous, Princess Caroline, aid Mo-
narch 'nen of war (us Pothinouth.

POETSMoUTH, FEB. 15.—Amived Lis MajostY's
ship IVi•nrud from off
-Sailed the- Berwick, River, and Rapid, for off
Cheihurgh; Duke of Kent, Sophia, and Cephalu,
with the Ltishon convoy, but the Wind since they
baited bas rtttirned to West.

CUWUS, FEB. 15:—The Lisbon fleet are now pass-

ing to the West ward.

Captain Es, of the City of London East India-
w who so gallantly volunteered his s...rvices on
he late riceasiim at the Isle of Frani e, was nephe,v •
of Sir WILLIAM cuturti, Cle owner of that noble-
vessel. Captain YaTit4, we find, •fell a violin to
excessive fatigue on this memorable occasion ; and
'train. all that is known of his character, the hard,
ships he emotinto NI must have been sertge indeed,
to overcome the patriotic spirit at such 'a,resolute
young •fturn. .
Major-General AItEttCROMItY, the successful
Commander of the miliiary part of the Expedition
against. the Isle of Franco, is the second son of. the
hue Sir ITALPtt AetthCa.MßY, under whom Ito
served in Egypt. lie has not yet attaii:ed the' 3ge;,
year of his age, being born on the 2.l of
He was one of the detellus iu France at . mot.
mencemeut of the war; and was perinitvA to re:
turn to England between three and four tars ago,
engaging not to serve till he shottiJ be exchrto„,.
ed. About a year after, Generot ""EzIER, who
bad been taken at Vitneira; was, 01'4 the intervention
.Of a mutual friend, sent back ),r-. France in exchange
for General ABRRchomn—,
T P::ubjed to, the • ipproba-
tion of the French Govetr,ment ; and no exception
being made in n atiP4l met' time, General Aaatt-
cumin,- was appoiu%ed to the command of the
forces at .Bombay,

Tuesday eveneog, about eight o'clock, as a young
wan, the son f.,,f a raspeCtable .butcher, at Wands-
Wort h, was 'passing 'on the Wandsworth road, nn
his way 41aine, he Was slopped by five footpads,
one of >f '
tom presented a small pistol to him, they
then ikragged him into a field, and knocked isim into
a div.di, from which they afterwards pulled him
out.. They proceeded to rifle his pockets, and then
robbed him of his coat. They next proceeded to
pillion his alma back with his +lecke' nth, and because
he looked at them he received Vicilent blows Oil each
side of his lace. Alter they had tastened his arras,
one of them put the Muzzle of a horse-pistol to his
ose, and told him to smell the contents, which he
should haie.,in him, if he looked after or pursued
Glen). He remained in the position in which they
'kit hint for about three quarters of an hour, and
then ventured info the rotd, and•walked to the Bri-
tannia iniblic-house, where' he ratted wh:it. had
• happened, and got his arms released. The ft**.
hors were all dressed likettattlemett's Lroottia.