The Sun.
London, England, 1811-12-10 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

PORTSISOUTItio 'DRC. 9.--AtTiveci his Majesty's
ship Watiderer ftcim tie West,hdies.

His Mojesty's tut:dep.:And' Hyacinth are this
day released from quarantine.
Put back the squadron that sailed for off Cher-
burgh.

Arrived, the Plantakinet.from Plymouth ; the Ca-
therine Green,,Ester, loundon, Neptune, and
4pother,Wettt:ltYclititiett,Wate got routulJalter a beat.
ing passage from the 1)ov/us.
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put, Dec. 'D.—The outward bound still re-
main ;' and his Mitjesty's ships as per last.

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FAPIOUTII, Dec. 7.--The following pickets are,
in the Road, clet tined by contrary vs„itidit.,,:lathella,
for Lisbon ; Ann, for th Brazils ; .atidittb.au/4
for Gibraltar and Malta.

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ISLANDS OF SWAY) DBC. 4.--On the 30'11 ult.
Cline in the brig iriaiant, ClysTANce, 'from Su-
rinam, with rum and cotree, hound to London ; on
the 2d instant she cut her cable, and Went into the
harbour of St. Helen's; and yesterday,sailed with a
fair wind up Channel. • .
Remain in Itarbour, the IVldat. Slice; I3otiTou,
with potatoes, for Gibraltar.
Letters from Earbades'and St 'Thomas's are •te-
ceived at the o t Office, and will be 'delivered
to.day.

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't'it R 'Haymatket watt op,.Red
last slight, for thepenelli., as the
'the WidaW VAIR1101(1.4. Who this Lady
what, mil benhe! preienaiotia icf.isl benefit, we pre.:
tend 'airieto know, bur it her •sitaiitiO, reiihlsred, it,.
we are,glad to- find that it must hoe been very pro-
fitable. The play was The Enir. Penitent, 3i,d the
great obita:t of attraction was Mr.'COATes, the ce-
lebrated amitteur aetet,.W het ,extraorditrary per-
formance of .fieastra at other paces, uatorallyexcited
Iii!;11 curiosity in,' the niemolis. AcCordii)gly the
Theaire avaS ciowtled atte very wily hour, and ,the
audietice seemed disposed io afford as much enter-
taittieetit to each other si,,tirey' evidetitly
expected derive..49M COATZS, in the.
part of Loikai toairsume on this
occasion.. As some obstacles delayed the comnit
metif of the ;thy,: the 'visitants of the, galleries.
airttlaed them elves in a, variety of imitations, parti-
-6,latly in crowitaoevihntly alledieg to the crest of
Mr. CoATES. Wlrich alldl/4,w11.441 • he has in-
trbduced in various prefilif his tompage anti', trap-
pings. , The Orchestra %4 '
supplied merely, by- two
violin performers, the Leader, and a perforneer., on
the French What musical, powers they pos.
sct,s,ll it was :iinpOSSiblto 10 diienVer ,amidit the' va-
clamotes that prevailed' among the audience.,—
Thegreat performer• of the night; however; slid pot
furnish the whole of ,the ,entertainteent which the
'audience derived horn themselves, for the appearance
of Baron GERAMS, in a conspicuous sitnation in the
lower I.l:xes afforded scope for their humour, and his
hisket,s were a fruitful topic on this occasion. At
length, after an apology for the absence of the per-
son who was to perfcritn Altair:on!, and the unpre-
pared attempt of a substitute in that part, the play
commenced. Nothing: however, was regarded, as ,
the only feeling was an impatience to behold' the
hero' Of the bight, Mr, Coites in due time grati.
fled the ,audience by his appearance. He was at!
tired m a eery spl..ndid but. Fanciful style., such, in-
deed • as might be cxpeaed from all that has .been
heard' of chara6er.. -The silk -which formed his
coat was of a peculiarly rich fabric. He had a kind
of Spanish hat, and his dress altogether exhibited
profusion of iewellery; arranged in n peculiarstyle.•
It is impossible to give those who did not %OLIN,
this performance any idea of his ailing. His looks,
his gestures, altitudes,' tones, and every thing indeed
•in his wipes& and manner, gave him full claim ro
After a.ludicrims representation of a few acre of the
play, which beggars all description," the curtain
dropped. Mr. COATES. soon after appeared in his
usual attire, and ' attempted to deliver the• Welk
known 'theatrical 3tltlreiS 01 " Hucks have at ye
with improvements, by an author of.the present day,
adapted to the passing, times.' What
,merit there
might be in the interovemerits;or their adaptation to
modern manners, it was impossible, to say, •as tile.
recitation was attomplied by such a varOty of
Hates from the audience.: In the course olehe en-
tertaimnent, (performance we can hardly_ call it),.
Mr. COAT4II thought proper tolddress th audience.
two oethree times.' lit One of his .speeches he sig-:,
pitied that, if the noisy part of the audience
would retire, r he would
,pay fer'their seats; and.
this offerinust, be considered as 'a, great proof of
liis geoernilty, and charitable teelings for the. W-
idow 'FAI Kett It; since he, must nearly have, incurred
the expence of the whole profits of the•honse, if
this magnificeot oll'er hail been accepted.' He also
urged, in. apology for any deeds which .he might
have displayed, thehumane purpose of theperform.
ante. It should beobserved, toe, that Mr. CoaTas
paid particultfr tespeel to' Baron GetiA)4ll) type-
rensly as to a Gentleman who, like hirnielf,:is. a
• candidate for peculiar notice end distinetiott in so-
ciety. Upon the w hole, 'we cohceite, that net-.
withstanding the vatiety of speetacies end 'entertain-
menta which the publie;haveenjoyed, they have
never had 'one of a more tertiarkable kind tbate Waa
. • ,
submitted to them, on lids! occasion. it
.Wiailftl)
however, not be liberal to 'conclude without acw
knowledging the comniendable Motives which in.
...cluced Mr. CoaTas to Conte forveard,and which are,
at least; -very creditable- to his feelings; • whateier
two, be ;uf a Votary of the scenic tunic.
It haii:.beeitreaid, that .Baren GaEAsta has ty.
pied Mertniaig In hicreliitaehios, and that they are
in ended. iii'' deitote bra 'extensive/ • property In the
, -
-:Gerrnan:wouds.
''-fr.litifittro-day there weitAlta,Conrr of. -Alder-
,„Tfcq, D-MAYOit, aftrinSpecting the re.
y
tUrnSi Ortttledd t to, tail 30. per aar.,e . The quettern
loaf 17d. ,