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London, England, 1820-11-10 00:00:00

AMERICAN' NAVY.

Authentic official Documents state, that, exclu-
sively of the vessels authorized by the Act for the
gradual increase of the American Navy, and by the
Act of last Session of Congress, their Navy consists of
Three 74's, viz.—The Washington, the Franklin, and the In-
dependence.
Four 44's' viz.—The Constitution, the Guerrier, the United
States, apt! the Java.
Three 36's, viz.—The Congress, the Comtenation, and the
Macedonian.
his sloops of war, viz.—the Cyane, the John Adams, Erie,
Hornet, Ontario, and the Peacock.
Two brigs—the Spatk and the Enterprise.
Five schooners—the Nonsuch, the Lynch, the Hornet, the
Dispatch, and the Asp—all small.
Six gun-boats and four galleys ; one steam battery, the Fulton.
one block ship, and a receiving ship, the Alert.
And when all the vessels authorised by the Act
for the gradual increase of the Navy, and by the
Act of the last Session of Congress, shall have been
built and equipped, their Navy will consist of
Twelve ships of she line, 14 44. gun frigates, 3 36-gun frigates, '
6 sloops, brigs, 10 schooners, 6 gun-boats, and 4 galleys, 4
warn batteries, 1 block-ship, and 1 receivinakip.
The vessels on the Lakes are not considered as part
of the Navy, and being constructed of very inferior
green materials, they are really not worth even the
trifling expense the nation is now subject to on their
account. In a few years, their decay having already
commenced, and which no human skill can arrest,
they will, no doubt, be entirely rotten.
STORM IN THE RIVER PLATE.

EXTZACT OF A LETTER DATED BUENOS ATMS. AUG. 24,
Early on the morning of Sunday, the csOth instant,
we everienceil one of the severest gales from the
south-east, accompanied with the highest tide ever re-
membered in this place ; and the damage done to the
shipping, as well as the town, is very considerable.
lii L'Ensenada nothing material has happened to
the shipping but we fear for the fate of the vessel
Oi.at may have entered the River, the wind being pre,!
viously fair for that purpose. •
The following is a list of the vessels wrecked here
The Achilles, of London, Tindal; loading for Chili; had
few dry goods on board, which wete wed, but very much da-
rattd, and the vessel unfit for sea.,
Trataigar, of Liverpool, Cdhlson, lakding for 4mlden;

bad on board upwards of 10,000 hides which will be saved, but'
much damaged; two 4f the crew drowned in the mein-top be-,
fore assistagee could-be given them ; the vessel a ealaiplete wank.
The Russian ship Henault', with timber; the lase* schooner
Ann, in-ballast ; and the French brig N eases* be. got
oL The Americana brig Argo,'Storey, for the. aim* *kk
about 1,000 quintals of Jerked beef jet board, has soak, but oz.
pealed' to be raised.
The national brigs Adonii and Dispatch, and the polar:elan
Ann Nepornacia, with about thirty or forty smuts, schooners,
sloops, and lighten, of various descriptions, engaged in the dyer
trade, have driven on shore or sunk, and many Eves lost.
The Nautilus, Tripe, was run foul of by the Trafalw, and
sustained considerable damage in her upper works. Ths brig
Peru, for London, grounded on the bank which divides the inner
from the outer roads, but supposed to have sustained no damage.
, The brig Rover unshipped her rudder. Five Government yes.
ads of war (four brigs and a schooner) are missing, reported to
be aground up the river.

In the vfilage of Las Conches, about seven leagues
to leeward of this city, upwards of 30 people have
been drowned in their houses, from the overflowing
of the River.

The vessels which rode out the gale all suffered
the loss of boats, anchors, &c.
The following is a list of the vessels at anchor in
the inner and outer roads :

Goma Roans.—British Majesty's ships Doren
Glendower and Icarus ' • Mars, leading gar Antwerp ; brig Peru,
Haw,, cleared for Losden; dkto Rover, Drown, cleared kw
Ham n mtah ; ditto Mary, Lowder loadng ,fec Chin; ditto
Heroine, Tapley, waived from London.
Loom Roans...r—British ohlro--Coustoatia, to hod mules;
Nautilus, Tripe; Filsabethl winberne; and Low* Maria,
loading for London ; Tranmere, Coot, and Wake,
loading for Liverpool; Vision, arrived from Elio s and
Flarmony, Clarke, arrived from San Lem.
National teboootr.Theodore ; French brig Gemesilmi arrived
from Bourdeatnt; Dutch brig Ainsabic Pan ire, imbed from
Antwesp ; sued two Portuguese brigs.
Avows: 116.—e The Peru weighed anchor this morning, but,
from contrary winds, could not proA•ed.