The Sun.
London, England, 1818-08-17 00:00:00

SHIP NEWS.

NVe have been favoured with the following ex-
tract of a letter trorn his Majesty's ship Cherub,
Carr. G. W. WILLEs, dated Barbadoes, July 3,
1818:

" We bad a tremendous passage down from Sierra Leone,
nothing. but light winds, rain, and tornadoes. However, in
rounding (ape Three Points, we fell in with a ship wider
Spanish colours, manned with three-fourths Americans, but
a few days on the coast, from New York and Porto llico
(from the latter on the 23d Feb.) Having the King of Spain's
late proclamation ran board, it was easy to decide what to do
with her; she had only orl slaves on hoard, but a cargo suffi-
cient to purchase 600.. We sent her to Jamaica fur adjudica-
tion. She is a strong ship, coppered, and copper fastened,
200 tons, well found in every thing, and armed with fool- lone
twelve-pounders, which she used with small arms pretty
smartly, until the round and grape of our 32-pounders began
to tell about her. Upon taking possession, we found her to
be the late Windsor Castle packet, captured during the war
hr the A wericaos, on her voyage from the Brazils.—We left
Cape Coast the '2oth May, and Accra 23d, when the Spaniards
were thick about.ns; but having '2O men and seven officers
absent in prizes, &c. we con Id not do more. Au unfavourable
wind and current prevented our touching at St. Thomas's, so
we steered for Ascension, wit: re we relished a good supply of
the green fat (turtle), for which that island is so famous.—
In one of our prizes, we found a famous chronometer of
Earnshaw's, which bad been plundered from an English ship
on the coast. We sail for Jamaica to-morrow—ail well."—
(Ilortpshire Chronicle, --lug. 16)

DFAL,AUG.I6.—SaiIed the Barton, Forest, for St. Helena
and Beng ,1; and the Commerce, Spence, and several more,
for the Ricer.
FALMOUTH, AUG. N.—Arrived the Prince Ernest packet,
with a mail from Lisbon, in -20 days.—Sailed the Henry
Freeling packet, with mails for America; Lady Wellington
packet, with do. fur Jamaica.
Nonni Suizurs, Ar G. 14.—The Grace, Fairbairu, of
South Shields, coal laden, gut upon the Insand, , here she
strained and made water:—on the flood she was got off, and
took tip.
Hu tn., AUG. 14 —Arrived the Cato, Turnbull, from Green-
land, with 1 i fish, 280 butts of oil; Margaret, Holbury, from
dO. whir 6 fish, 107 butts of iii.
Murofin tlsver, Ann 14.—The Mansfield packet, Capt.
Nuttall, tail night; and this afternoon the Auckland
packet, Captain Richards, both with wails and pas.sengers
from wat„foid _sailed this evening the Carroten, Captain
Joseph Ntotall. writ) the mail for Waterford.
.AUG. Is.—The Sandwich packet, Capt. :-qupples, is hourly.
expected to arrive with the mail.; and the 'Aaasfield packet
sails this evening upon the arrival of tine coach from Louvlon
here.—Remains the Mayflower, Miles, from London for the
West holies, udder repairs.-1 lie slimy Friewdship, of
Aherystwitin, 'Join Jenkins mastet, put into Milford a day
or two since. Our the night of lire lath lust. at ,ca, the
Master was knocked overheard iry the waiu-boom, and before
assistatv:e could be tendered was unfortunately drowned.
Tare guard-ships of the United Kingdom (ren
Sall, has-in; be,'n kin couiroi..sion I...tee years, are
ordered, with all other ships -!trAirloyed of the
borne stations, when they have been that period
in service, to he p:nol off. and they, or others
ire
their stead, to be a e-mrtoned. The Qrreen Char-
lotte, SOS (bearing the Ha,4 of the Commander-in-
Chief at Portsmouth), will he paid of' all standing
this day, and re commissioned by Cain. BRIGGS.
The Rochefort, Captain Sir A. DtcksoN; Pro-
m. thews. Captain Aloortsou ; and Grecian, Lieu-
tenant JEwRy, are come into Portsmouth har-
bour, arid are preparing to be paid off, The
Rochefort, of er being docked, will he le-com-
missioned by Capt,iI).GIIKEN, for the Mediterra-
nean. The Vengeur, Creptairt ALExANDER,
is
waiting a fair wind to come iuto the same har-
bour. The Ramilies, Cap'ain BoyS, came in on
Thursday The Brazerr and Rifirmao were paid
off on Tuesday, and laid op 1n tnrdinarv.
The brig Robert, trout St. Thomas's for Lon-
don, landed several passengers here, who state
that the battle of the 17th of May, het wee!) the
Rrtyalkts arid Indeptudenrs, on the Spanish Main,
was. particularly destructive to .the prong mutt
who embarked twelve 'months since from this
neighhourbOod to join the Independent standard ;
trine having been killed and lave wow-rd.-n(1 on that
day, and two more in subsequent; skirmishes.—
The climate had proved vs ry destrnet:vr, no many
others.— (Mottley's Hampshire Telegraph )