The Sun.
London, England, 1811-12-16 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

PAAMOUTH, otc. 14. Saiitia the Mullet
schooner with sealed orders; and the .Nepiune ten-
der for Greenock.

The French brig that was cut nut a fev‘i dart since
by the boats of the Diana frigate and the Growler
grin-brig, and on boaTd of which The Prize-Master,
Quarter-Master, and Captaiti's Steward, were in-
humanly, murdered,' a;riveil here last night. She
put into Padstow, where she boy seteral, days. •
The Cambrian frigate has been pia of at this
port. • . .
The Bulwark, of 74 guns, fitting in Parnonze, has
been commissioned by Captain 'Wows, late of the

Vengeur.
Dee. 14.w--The vessels Ouse, Hoffnung,Catherina,
and Vaterttecing, that arrived here a kw days since
from the Mediterranean, were this day released from
quarantine.

Put in here last night the Tigre man of war from
Portsmouth, bound to Basque Boadi.
Arrived.the Canopus man of war,,from the Medi"
terrattean, last from Portsmouth ;
,the'Oriait,Rowx,
from-London, last from Dartmouib.; and the Ned,
Providence, RADY. from Waterford, with reargo of
provisions for this- port.
The Morning Star cartel,'..belonging to this port,
it expeaed to sail'from. here this day from Morlaix,

with passengers.
Sailed the American brig DrUMMO7I4I, for New!
York, with A.nericart passengers.

A few days since a porter, who was employed to
unload a collier in Sutton Pool, nnfortutiaiely fell otf
a plank, placed from the quay to' the ves.el, and was
so severely injured that he died last night.

Waymotrrit, Dec. 14..r—Put into our Roads yes-
terday a large convoy to Lisbon.; some .ol the sea-
men who came on shore from the fleet report, that
six privateers' came into the fleet .after 'they
sailed from Spithead,, and- they are fearful that
they took tour or, five sail, as that number
are missing, one of them a large sh:p belong-
ing to Plymouth. The convoy sailed, again this
morning-with flue breeze at North. Three large
loggers sailed from Cherburgh the toth inst. in the
dire6tiori of Portland.

HARWICH, DEC. 1 s.—This morning arrived the
Lark et, after a severe passage of sixteen thjs,
with Anti°lt

Hia Majesty's ships , Ardent, Drecidnoug►ht,
also a E.l6aie, and two brigs, remained in:Wingo

Eiis.Mojesty's ship &George, Admiral Ili VNO6S,
with an outward bound convoy of nearly' .5.)00
sail; whilst in the Great Belt, was obliged, to cut
away her masts, Ater convoy were diipersed.
Fifteen of them are represented as having '.been
entirely 104. and several ablig;-d to take. shelter in
the ports of Sweden, where it is
,apprehended
they may be detained.---Arrived also the Freeling
packet boat, with passengers, from lieligoland,
Where it appears that the gale had extended. •The
lioralio frigate was obliged to cut from her anchors
and stand out to sea.

Itp,ame

On'Friday last the Court. Martial, held it .Ply.
mouth Dock, on Martin, Joachim, Mellington; and
Williams, the mutineers and murderers, who had
been put no board a French brig,- captured by the
.Diana, closed its sittings, when they were all order.
ed for execution. The trial lasted three days, and
the Court, ot which Rear-Admiral Sir Ebwmti)
BUTLUR, Bet. Was President, paid, the utmost at.;
tentiou to every thing in Ittiour ot the priSoners.--
On the close of the trial the, President- addessecl
Boyd and Grant, the chief witnesses, and who had
refused to engage in the mutiny, commending them,
in high terms, for their sense ot duty and loyalty, so
honourable to themselves, and so ,con istent with
the charaaer of British Sailors. .

THE TIIIATneoL•The Tragedy. of Cori°lanus wai
revived at Covent-darden Theatre on Saturday last.,
and attended by an. audience crowded in All .parts.
Fi►e excellence of kEMBIA in the hero of the piece
is well known : be.never performed it with more
judgment. and spirit titan on this occasion ..—Mrs.
SInDONS displayed all her usual dignity:and cared'
attention to the le:lings of private life in Volumnia.
The. rest of the characters were well sustained, anti
the plarwent off with the greatest suucess.—Kast.'
BLEO after so difficult an exertion, came forWardt
'and anhounced. the pertermances for this evening-,
but was so much applauded, ~for his precedirg per:.
foimance, that several minutes elapsed 'before he
:could,be heard.,.aed be then retired amidst the most
gratifying zeal of. approbation. 1 ,

MUNDUN is likely to reaps plentiful hsrvest tram
his country engagements, as good benefits and ge-
beral success have hitherto attended, hfm. ..He is
now performing at Manchester tbr a few niglits.
OSSALDUSTON's hounds meet on Wednesday
at Drinsey Nook ; on" Friday at SkiteOtybilall; on
Saturday at Gleutivartfi, Tim Cotteimore• hounds
meet to-morrow at Ouston Wood.

A destriglive fire broke out on Wednegday last
in a hog-,tye, at C:hattetis, in the Ible of ,Ely, and
which comnionicating to the promises of lienning-
ton and Mitt, reduced them to ashes, in as bout%
Between 20 and 30 sacks of grain, hay, Ix, were
constundel.