The Sun.
London, England, 1818-10-09 00:00:00

Slllll S:EV'S.

LIVERPOOL, OCT. 7.—Arrived tlre Seafortb,
CROSBY, from Bombay ; sailed 21st May. On
26th August, inlat. 21. 30. N. long. 22.30. W.
about an hour before day-light, when standing
under easy sail, to the N. N.W., a vessel coin-
menced tiring across our hawse and over the mast
heads : ashen there was sufficient day-light, per-
ceived her to be a brig—hoisted onr dolours, on
which she made all sail for us, giving us a shot
occa'si'onally, but sheaved no coloUrs until about
six o'clock A. 14., when she hoisted an ta'nglisli
blue ensign ; finding that she gained on us, and
that I could not evade her, I shortened sail, aid
prepared the best means for defending the ship.
She came up on our weather side, hauled down
the Engli.sh ensign, and hoisted one resembling
Spanish ; hailed us, to know from whence we
came; and where
,bound ; both of which ques=
don's we relifse'd t 6 answer, and at the same time.
told him I could hot recognize his colours; and
that it he did not haul them down we shoUld fire
into him ; he did so, lowered a boat: down,
hoisted Portuguese colottii, and said lie; wished
to board us. This we also refused hip ; we
edged away gradually; she up boat and hauled
her wind, and at eleven o'Clock lost sight of her.
She is a long IoW brig, about 350 tons, nine ports
on each side; and a long guts in midships,; her
larboard tide painted red, two white mould-
ings, and her starboard side a broad yellow
streak. His Majesty's ship informed us,
that, five days previous, tlie St. Helena Packet
had been plundered near the Equator. On the
3d Sept. in lat. 14. N. long. 28. W. spoke the
Liverpool, from Calcutta for Liverpool ; tailed the
90 'May. The koseOe and. the Fletchei, for Li-
verpool; were to sail in 10 days.'

DEAt., Ocr. B.—Came down'frozh. the River and sailed, the
Providence, Moon, for the :Cape and Madras.—Sailed the
Dolphin, Dutch frigate, for Africa and the West Indies.—
Remain in the Downs, his Majesty's ships Severn and Sealarki
Thetis, farrow, for orders ; and Findlay, Harris, for Sierra
Leone, Waits for passengers.

PORTSMOUTH, OCT. B.—Passed by for London, the ?rince
Regent, Clifford, from Bengal ; sailed I Ith May. On 4th
June, spoke the Bengal, —-, from Calcutta for Liverpool,
all well. Also passed by the London Packet, ---, from
Madras for London.—Arrived the Surrey, Raine, from the
Downs, with convicts for New South Wales; came in in
consequence of having sprung her bowsprit,
PLY:goo-in, OCT. 7.—Came in the Sappho, Hall, from
Boni hay fur London, altar a passage of 4 months and 14
days; Minerva transport, Jennings, from Barbadbes for
Chatham, in 36 days, With itivalid troops; both are 'etpeited
to sail this evening.

KIRKWALL, SEPT. SO.—The Kate, Warren, of and for brig-
tol, froM Petersburg Was driven on shore on the Isladd of
North Ronaldshay, 45th inst. cargo expected to be saved, but
the vessel will be a complete wreck; the mate drowned.
Norern SHIELDS, OCT. 6.7 The Jane, Caithness, that ho
Saturday got upon the Rockhead, near to the Spanish Bat-
tery, after casting nearly the whole of her cargo of coals
overboard, was, after great exertions, floated off with Green-
land tasks, and brought into the harbour.

BCiiili3AY, MAY 26.—The followings ships were
loading, viz.:--

Colombo, Sappho, Windsor Castle, and Melpornene, for

London.

Buckinghamshire, Mats, Canning, Duke of York, Mar-
quis of Huntly, Balearras, Cornwallis, Bannerman, Mitford,
and Lowjee Family, for Chin'a.
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The ships Thomas Coutes and Canning arrived
at Bombay the 10th May.