The Sun.
London, England, 1811-07-27 00:00:00

...iiltilhi .Acrioii.

tiebbe, May io..

, .
the'4liflawfni are tO he_riicula.rs of the action
ioetwOh the brig- ,Fortune, of Wolkington, aid
rep,oh!,,pri vat eer brig of i 6 .guns•-, aud, about-120:
NiNhivii; froth what we caw exceeds in
‘l),(taiiiity the action of the Cumberia-od:'—'—

The Vtartune was attacked on the 136 of: AptlY
in about 53 deg. North lat. and 20 deg. West-afg.
The action lasted for an hour and 20. minutes,
coining in .sig!,t of the Fortune Site hoisted Bragtish
coloutrs, and 'on approaching hailed, and desired"
Captain Hodgson to send his boat_ on board which
he refused, saying, that if they had any business•Witli
hiM they might. send their bats to him. •-
Upon the .stranger immediately hoisted French co-
lours and fired a shOt 'between the Fortune's Masts,
and gavel hear broadside, which was immediately
ieturned by two bioadsides. The enemy made
three atteniptsto .board. In the first attenipt they
ponrA in men'in alt direMions, eight of whom gbt.
AfinFtlielfortune', jolly-boat at her stern,
.when one
aanf.,kbe crew, witti great pre,ence of mind;thew his.
'knife, and cut the fastenings f the. boat, which pre-
cipitated them into the sea. Numbers hating gain-
ed the foteca.tle, Captain Hodpon ordered' a dis-
charge of musketriy, and then charge i them with
the bayonet. Those of the
.boarder- wit° were not,
killed on the duck, were thrust from the shrotids
and chains into the. sea. During the engagement,.
the Fortune's colours were twice shot aw..iy, and
.were at.last.nailed tc tile
.gatf by.a young boy,
.while in the act of so doing, became a mail: tor the.
enemy, but :he, tar limn. bring intimidated, called.
.out to them,-" fire away.." •. • •

'The enemy had a four-0)11nd swivel and te,i men
on each top,. wain kept tip an illreiSaiit tire on the
,crew of the Fortunit. Her coiours and sails were
pet led riddle:, so numerous are the perforations.
Her rigging'and.liiars Were- also considerably dd,
ttanged, and .as her crew Were do:teasing fast,
isne. would 'probably have beet) captured,. bad„ she
;not tor imaiely shot away t he enemy's lore-top-map,
rat whiCh time the Fortune'icteW gave three cheers,
and the privateer sheered off.. - Capt. gave 'bet' a
patting broadside, whtch. was not returned,•and.then
lay by to rei.air the damage, and to clear the,slrip
• for a renewal of toe action, in case the. enemy
should thetik proper to renew it. Bat in two Haas
after, the idivateer disappeared' to, leeward, and
Captain H. procekled on his voyage. Captain.H.
speaks in the highest terns of the bravery of his.
crew, and of the great assistance he reCeived-frofa
his pas.engersduring.the action. The ,loss uritur-
turkati-ly sustained by the Fortune in the at:tion .as
fOlrOws :—John Wilson, John. Dickson, English,
seathen killed ; "sa foreigner, aISO
;. Mri Alexander Greig, of this city, a pas'i.
kFinger, wounded in the knee Mr. Hugb,Santler,-
Son, of London, also a. passenger,' wounded in,the
arm ; and three seamen Slightly Wounded; The
third passenger Avas..Mr. Lahee. - •
• The Fortune mounts eight gout and two swivels,
and tie number of .persons, on board, including, her
officers, three passengers, and three boys,. amounted
t. 19. The priVatrer loit, in killed and drovvtied,
between 20 and 30 in buafding, but the number
killed on board of her by.sh4 !rum the Fortupe,
could:not be ascettained,

A British (Meer, ho •has served in the Spanish
Army with disiinguisried merit, is Just arrived in
town, to tiubitilt to Gr•veitinient, pursuant to an ao,
rangement net vi ern Lord Wellington and Generttl
Casianos, sanctioned by the Spanish tt-geticy, a pro-
p-sition lot forming a Spanish Legion, to be. dtsci•
Wined and .C“mtuatitied by. British Officers, in toe
same wanner t bat the Portiiigueite' t roops ai e now,a
ii it "li the been, since the7struggle tor the• indepeO-,
deike of that country has. taken such a favourable
turn. It is very satisfactOry
,toos to team that this
first step to the introdthit ton-of a measure so garieral-
lylinportant
LI? the tatablishment., of a solid ilietn
of' iseipline; and a stet;, e military • power in Spain
(as is proved, by.t he adtoally existing effects in For-,
tugal), has at length ,been admitted, though • eiren
on a very limited Scale.,2,With ettation so proud'ot
its unioix-d instil utionhand.so jealous 01 foreign in- •
tervention as the Spaniards, the • first step towards
the introduction of a reft,rin, winch, tlutugh‘of obvi-
ous necessity, and of the most salutary .effe'd, was
yet long and obstinately. resisted, may be •rtigarded
as,quivaleot to the actual. .accomplislinlent of the
ckiec,S ul vieur.,. We understand,that the Irish re-
giments to the:Spanish service, Hibernia,
StP .(4iClfOr. of volt .ancient . establishment, and
;. ••
tmen:atall owes commanded by Officers of
I,l9,34sp,and4risli Ott faction, from-. w horn In 0/descend-
ed the iiiakes,the:allonnells, &c. who take so no-
blea part in the present glorious struggle), are to
form the basis of .this• new legion.. The plan of the
legion, as apprw ed
,try General Castanos;-and re-
conunended by hint and the Spanish Government,
to Seignor Apodaca, the .Spanish Minister in this
country, has been also, as we have stated, approved
by. Lord Wellington, . who,. we understand, has
'made observations with-hise vim hand on the differ
&sot clauses, and then rrcomnsended the scheme to
his brother, the Marquis, and to tiie.lirithlt.Govern.
. tnent in general. ibe more immediate object of
the proposition, and of the mission of the Gentle-
man wheis the be3rer ol it, is to procute supplies of
clothing and arms—men being to be had in atm,.
dance as.s,on those primary and indispensable
means of converting them into soldiers are in Nadi-
:rie.sSlOrthem..

`rl ?t* Collowing most extrrordinary prOduEt of one
leiligree -in the green-house of Sir John New..
k
port, at w
Park, near Waterford,' has been c.:ons-
ninfiedted-to us.by a Gentl.t.turin from that. city :
"we-ek one hundred, and eighteen ripe fruit,'
weighing nearly three stone weight, were gathered
from. it; one lemon weighed fifteen ounces, and.
measured tei inches it) circumference. Several ripe
fruit, and,a full crop of green and young leMons, are.
pow on the tree. It is 'planted in a prepared corn,
post, under, the hoar of the green-house, as a stan.
(lard tree.

The Wooler Florist Society held their show of
pinks on the•toth inst. Witco Mr. W. AFFLECIt. was
st'an gd, with Rees'iGrrt.'Ediott pod Robinson's
Hi4ttlatid."Queen ; Mr. A, DALZIBL, jun. 3ti and
h',-‘ilittt Maddock's Dochess k, 'and at Vy'S
Devonsinre ; and Mr. J. Cusses 4kll,
with Watson's Lord W. Fitzroy: