The Sun. — 1804-05-08 (London, England)

HARRY B. NE ALE is op. pointed Captain of her. The Albacore Sloop will be launched from Messrs. HI etiotr,e's Dock-yard at Bristol, on Thursday, next. She will proceed to Plymouth immediately, to ~..1?e prepared for service. Tnt liamtilui Sloop has been launched at Milford Raven. She has sailed to Plymouth to be fitted for service, and Capt. Aeoteam is appointed to command her. Capt. DURBAN, of the Ambuscade, is taking a survey of Boulogne, and the coast of France, in the Leopard, by order of the Admiralty. Capt. FORBES, Of the Pluto, is superseded in the command of that Ship, in consequence of a wound which he received in the leg last war, having shewed unpleasant symptoms. This zealous Officer has - received five wounds during his career of service. The Lords of the Admiralty have directed that 20s. shall be given to the respeClive Gangs through. out the United Kingdom, employed on the impress service, for every Seaman they may procure, which is as a further encouragement to them to use every exertion in that duty. At Havre.de.Grace, our little Squadron has latelY been particularly bold. They are constantly in the prattice of sending boats on shore, and sup. flying the fleet with vegetables from the gardens of the inhabitants. Some days ago our people went on shore there, and extinguished the lights at the light-house, it having been kept dim for some time, leaving a threat, that unless they kept a better light for tile future, they would batter the lighthouse down : since that they have kept up an excellent light. They are so much in fear of our Tars, that they have never once tired on our boats from the Fort at Havre. A letter frOm an Officer on board the Montagu, dated, at single anchor, off Brest, the 23d of April, to °l,lii friends, says, " e have this moment dis. a conspiracy d'i'e a most diabolical nature, formed by about 20 'men, to murder the principal Officers On board. •It was agreed by those implicated in the sanguinary plot, Master at Arms, that the Second Lieutenant, and Mr. READ, Day Mate, should be the first victims of assassination. The man on whose confession the discovery was made has, with sixteen others, been in confinement ; four of them, the ringleaders, were yesterday sent into port ; the other thirteen are to he punished on board. The Enemy's Ships now in Brest are 18 Line of Battle Ships, four Frigates, two Store Ships, and several Corvettes."--Salisbury and Winchester Journal. The Swalloqu, Privateer Brig, of Plymouth, Capt. }lust ea, mounting 18 guns, lately fell in with a French Privateer of 20 guns, which, after a smart inaion, the Swallo-us boarded and got possession of ; when about too of the Enemy, who were concealed in the hold of the. Privateer, sprang upon deck, and, after a severe contest, succeeded in regaining possession, and compelling the English to abandon her. • Capt. HOSIER, we understand, is wounded in the I)ead and body ; and many of the crew were wound. 4d mortally. An important improvement to the navigation of Cork harbour lois taken place, by putting buoys at its . entrance, over the Harbourikock and Turbot Bank, the necessity of which has begin long obvious.—The dvantage they will render the lire of battle ships is eyond description, as there are not. more than fif( et: ti feet water over the Harbour Rock.