The Sun.
London, England, 1811-01-11 00:00:00

I\TAVAL N"EW S,

PORTSMOUTH, JA. 1 0:-.* Arrived. this day,bis
Najesiy:s ship Echo; from the Downs.; and thellii-
iwri!ai DA CaSTA, from Gottenbiarg,h for.Oporto.
this day Sailed .his Maiesly's ship ,Nrsian fur
cruize, and Rapid fvr Guernsey, with a convoy.

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PLYMOUTH,.JAN. 9.—Arnved the Decay cutter,
Lieut. Pitikattt;: from the Downs, blown out from
thence during,a gale of wind; sm. the 30th ult.
cruizing in,theChauriel, picked UP „.96 WO of cot-
ton-wool; wing of which Watt marked, W. HAMP-
TON, and is to he landed here. ; •

The Har►izony IttiO Concord transports ,arrived
here last night, with the If►ss of anchors and cables,
both of winch were blown out of the Downs during
a gale.

Arrived the bicl and Haru, COATI!, from
:Jekary. .

A detachment of Dragoons is arrived here from
Chichester, to. embark (or Purtugal.
Sailed the Hope, WILPMAN, for Lisbon.

DEAL, JA. io.—Arrived the &chirps and Ze
phyt aloop of 'War from the Westward.,

LU C A' P UONAPA

ANECDOTE. OF BRITISH SAI LORS.

EXTRAVF OF .A LETTER Fltom AN OFFICER, DATED

hiALTA, Nov. 7.

" Ihidetention of LUCiEr4 BUONAPARTE in this
country musthase'surprised you h) England. I hate
Just parted...from Captain BARRiE, of the Polllo7le,
who took him. He turnished the with many in-
lerestiog details of the transatlion ; Many 01
which have doubtless ere this reached' you ; but
there is' one • anecdote so truly characteristic of
a real British •Tar, that I Gel a pleaSute in re-
peatmg it, even should:you have alrrady learnt it ;
for the trait is at once No noble and liberal in every
point of view, that I am most anxious that • all the
world should know our slilors to be as getii!rous
as they arc brave: As. there 'had been some pro-
bability of the Pwrzone detaining the American
ship he was in, soMe days, before it adtially
happened, Captain BsurtiE, ma•:e it known to
his Officers, that if such an event took phce,
he should relinquish, his claim to any share of the
property, and hoped they would do the same,, which
they instantly concurred in. Capt. B. not wishing
by his interference to overawe the ship's company,
desired his first Lieutenant to state the case, and de-
mand their answer. A little hesitation of speech
ensued, but none of mind ; at last one of the leading
men, the Captain of the hold, perct)iving mine
about to reply, stepped forward, and said," Voir
will pleiise to tell, his Honour, that it is our opinion
Alcotild,tiOl share fur any properly we don't tight
:or." Afterward.), on their arrival at Luca LN
seta a draft for 20u guineas to the ship's company,
as an acknowledgment tor Ike tionbie they h id es-
perieueed on his account ; they deehiaed the outer ;
when it was again presented with the s)gnat 'of
Madatite.LUClEN BUoNAPARTE, as a greater induce-
ment, they returned it in a letter, a copy of which,
I tear, has not been .kept. It began, " Dear Allay-
darn," and proceeded to .explain that the motives
which prevented their acceptance did nut prticeed
from any animosity, but from not considering them-
selves entitled to their bounty; that so tar ti 0:0
ha)ing any personal_ dislike eitherto him or his wife
and children, they should always ysish them happi-
ness, and. be glad to drink their health in any Man-
ner they. thought proper. A plentiful supply of
porter was then distributed to them, widcb pleased
the " Jack Tars". much better than. the greArest
riches LUCIRN 'cold have bestowed on them."