The Sun.
London, England, 1811-12-11 00:00:00

NAVAL NENVg.

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PLYitIOUTH) Doc: g.-,A.Artived early thi‘',Motit.
tog the: Frenth schooner privateer La Couruieuse,
of IG guns and 75 men, captured yesterdarinotri-
ing by his Majesty's'ship Rhin, of 36.guns,-Captain
MALCoLm, after a chase of four hours-, during which
she threw overboard all her guns', and cut 'away' he'r
anchors and cables in endeavouring .I.4:esetipe-r--:slie
was, when first discovered- by the,lihin, cruiziog
within the Edystone Light-house, and about to
beard two merchantmen from Newfoundland (one
of which, the Liberty, is art ived here), which in the
'course of half an hour would have been sent off for
France. The Couragiuse. sailed from St. Maloes, on
Saturday night last, in company setienteen
other privateers, full of men, for 'the purpose of
cruizing is the British Channel, sevrzral of the
very small, little larger than row-boats, and 'no
doubt will do much Mischief. The Minis gitne in
chase of two other§ Mit were in sight at the time,
and it is• hoped will come up, with them.•
, Arrived his Majesty's ship Nienien, of guns,
Captaiu,Sir Alicuant.. SLyi«tourt, from a cruite.—
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On the, .sth ult. she captured a very fine American
schooner called the Purse, which was from America
bound to Bourdeaux, with 40,passengers, who were
all sent on board the Niemen, when an' Officer and
a feWseamen were sent on board the Purse, to con=
duct her, to this port, but, we lie so' ry to state that
she has not yet arrived, -neither has she beep, heard
of- since her -detention -.by the ./Vzenten, which 6'7:
cumstance took place off Bourdeaux. The Aiemen,
tiding, her cruise, chased two very fine Atrierient
schoobers, which. escaped by superior. sailing, one of
which during the chase, threw ail her vs ater and pro-
visons overboard, and Was obliged to. run for Nantz ;
this vessel,` had
,been chased ten ,times kom Boor-
deaux by our cruizers, but always succeeded in
making her escape; •

A. detained American brig by the At mide frigate,
Captain DUNN, (which vessel-was kit cruizing on
the coast of Rance,) arrived here this morning in
charge of the Niemen., and is called the Female,
bound' from .Baliiinore to Bowdraux; CREAGH,
II;06 r, wiih a valuable cargo, cou:s,ing of sugar,

Pet in lt,,re this day by mess ,of weather, the
brig zzus', •of and for 'Liverpool, Scort, master,
flow Matta Giorabaro with a cargo consisting
of cotton wool, fruit, &c. and is under quarantine;
sailed front Malta on the 24th SepteMber.

rut idettste this day two merchantmen, 'under
Swedialr Colon's, from Mal iga, bond to London,
v, it Li argues consisting of oil and truly, and 4'roiindei
qpilOon I inc.
Arrived.the brig Liberty ,_ JOH Gmtak,TT; Mas-
ter, from SE. NewtionoJ4oo, :with a cargo
of fish' and oil for ails poi

Arrived this Marnini the Comet sloop of war
?rum Newfoundland;- sailed thence with . fleet
bound to England, which haVe been all dispersed
during theittliteleriny weather. The Comet sailed,
again immediately, to crtiize a tew day in the
Channel, in consequence of the number of piil/11•
teers out. The Gr'eaps,loop of war, Capt:
also sailed last night on a cruize.
Arrived the Queen man of war ; she, sailed from

hence on Friday list to join the atitladron off Brew
and, it is reported, stiuck on the rocks' in. Whitsand
Bay shortly after, by which. she received dantage,
which obliged her to put back. ) •
A higatois arrived in.Cawsaucl Bays said to be .tile
iihin returned.
Arrived the Gleaner hired armed ketch, from

Guernsey attd Jersey.
I.4lite,'AtOncm,s, wa4 struck writs lightning
in Bideford Harb4ur on thy: 4ih inst. which pissed
down the Coretop-gollant7mast, broke every thing iii
i!s pii3iftge down into: the hold, tearing up the lore-
castle, and pat i,of the main deck, and finally pasied
out of her bioadlides, bursting the bends also part
'of the' planks 'in :tier bottom. . .

DP.4I,- DEC: 11.).—Cariie down (tom ,the River
three sail of/out ward,Oounti, and rematii'Cih Ilse
oi.itvarch•bquild az,d iris Majesty's ships, all

CII ATti Am, DEG. iO.---G3lllle up the River to refit
his 1113jes.y's ship Theseus, Capt. PRowse.-'
Sail d clown to Long Reach, to take in her guns
and po#der, his Majesty's ship Grampus. ,
The following ships are re-tilting at thiri- Port :
Bahma, Aymphek, Cruizer, Griffins, and
two gun brigs.
' The Monarch and Audacious ate under orders to
be paid

Thp ere. w Of the Audacious (Ira to be turned over
to the Barham, and not to the Bulwark, as before
stated,
.1911)g at
.Sheernes4. '

FALII,-MITII, Dcc. 8.--Nothing sailed to-any, and
the .only,art 'mil is the Spanish brig 7740 Brutliers;
CO ItINA, ftolll Corttnon, in eight clays.`.

An English btig from Spain', will) wool, for Lon-
don, which hid been captared by a Flew' priva-
teer, waB driven 96 shore on NNednestlay evening,
at New Cinay, about t 5 mils N: E. of Trutt), and
totally wrecked: ,Ot twelve Frtmeimien that: were.
on board, Jour were drowned : the mute (Lk, 014
Englishman on board) was sated. ,