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1 i .OM SATURDAY NIGHT'S"GAZErTE. CROWN-OFFICE, MAY 18. SIEMBERS lIHTURNED TO SERVS IN THIS PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Borough of Lewes— Thomas Read Kemp, Eaq. In the room of Thomas Kemp, Esq. deceased. Borough of Weymouth and Mekombe Regio—Sir John Murray, Bart. in the room of Sir James Pulteney, Bart. deceased. Wootton Bassett—Robert Knight, Eaq. in the room of General Sir John Murray, Bart. who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds. DOWNING-STREET, MAY IS. A Dispatch, of which the following is an extract., was OR the 15th instant received at Lord Liverpool's Office; addressed to his Lordship by 14utenant General Viscount Wellington, dated Villa Formosa, May 1. Having received intelligence from Lieutenant Ge neral Sir Brent Spencer on the 27th April, two days *fie' I addressed your Lordship last, that the enemy were increasing their force on the Agueda, I arrived here on the 28th. The enemy had on the 25d at tacked our picquets on the Azava, but were repulsed. Captains Dobbs and Campbell, of the .52d regiment, and Lieutenant Eeles, of the 95th regiment, distin guished themselves upon this necasion, in which the allied troops defended their post against very superior numbers of theenemy. One Lieutenant (Lieutenant Pritchard) and seventeen soldiers were wounded. — The enemy repeated their attack upon our picquets on the Azav3 on the 27th, and were again repulsed ; and this day again they reconnoitred-the banks of this river with eight squadrons of cavalry and three bat talions of infantry. They did not make any attempt to pass the river, nor did they attack the picquets upon the bridge of Marialva. They have collected a very large force at Ciudad Rodrigo. Marshal Mas sena and the head-quarters of the ;army are• at that Place. The river Agueda is not yet fordable for infantry, but is so for cavalry. Sir William Beresford has tdken up the position 'which I had proposed for him in Estremadtfra t but I have not yet heard that he bad re-established the bridge at Jurarnenha: 40IIIIALTY OFFICE, MAT IS. &plots LltterAom Admirelffir C.Cotton,Bart Conunander in Chief of his Majesty's Ships and Vessels in the Mediterranean, to John Wilem Croker, Esq. dated on board the San Josef at Sea, April 17. " - ffrae-Although the Lords Commissioners of the Admirery wilt be earlier acquainted, through the Medium of Rear Admiral Baeles, with the gallant action fought on the 13th ult. in the Adriatic, by his Majesty's ships named in the margin 0 , against a squadron of the enemy's frigates, consisting of five in number, one corvette, a brig, two schooners, and a xebec, and one gun boat, which terminated in the capture of two of the enemy's fri gates and the destruction of another ; I nevertheless think it right to transmit the account of this brilliant affair to their Lord ships. The event speaking for Itself, I shall brieffy remark that ties success of his Majesty's squadron We been no other than could be expected from ships in the high order and state of dieci pititt of those In question, and led on by an officer of the reputa tion pt ceptain Howe. I have sent orders to Captain Hoete with the Amphion and Valaere, (which appear to have suffered a great deal and been in this woe:l(re the longest) to take the prizes to Spithead. I have the homier ea be, dec. (Signed) c. coerue. Magnificent, off Lissa, March 24. See-411s with the greatest satisfaction I herewith transmit a ' .1,, r I base received from Captain Haste, giving an account of; Pest gallant action, which has been fought in the Adriatic hee*l tee. v.& a d e tachment of frigates named in the margin •, milder his command, and the enemy's &squadron from Ancona, the result pf which is that two of the enemy's frigates have been captured, end oi destroyed ; the remainder owing their escape to the evils % pled emceed the masts and rigging of his Majesty.% ships. When the great disparity of force in this action is considered, the smomknees of the water, which enabled the enemy's small. craft to take a pit, and, from his being to windward, enabled to emote his own plan of attack, I think, Sir, the superiority in bra very, ditdci chile, add professional knowledge exhibited by the British- offfeera and seamen never was more conspieuous. I received by a neutral vessel, when off Corfu, a few lines from Captain Hone, written immediately after the =Lien, which mea tiojtettbat the shies which had escaped had taken refuge in the is/Anent Levine, in a very disabled state, and where he thought they sitialit be destroyed, f therefore Immediately proceeded hither, in the biltriflecilt, bet found on my arrival that they bad salted sad sancta Ragusa. I have the honour to be, dec. (Signed) CEO. LYRE. • Are/shies, Cerberus,Active, Volage. His Majesty's ship Amphion, off the Island saf Lissa, March 14. Sin—lt is with much pleasure I have to acquaint you that after an action of siz hours we have com pletely (Heated the combined French and Italian squadrons, consisting of five frigates, one corvette, one brig, two schooners, one gun boat, and one xebec ; the force , opposed to them was his Majesty's ships Ampliion, Cerberns, Activ?, and Volage. On the morning of the 111th, the Active made a signal for a strange fleet to windward, and daylight disco vered to us the enemy's squadron lying to, off the north point of the Island of .Lissa ; the wind at that time was from the north-west, a fine breeze. The enemy havin7 formed in two divisions, instantly bore down to attack us under all possible sail. The Bri tish line, led by the Amphion, was formed by signal in time closest order on the starboard ta..k to receive them. At nine A. M. the action commenced by our firing on the headmost sh . .s as they came within range: the intention of tha enemy appeared to be to break our line in two places, the starboard division, led by the French Commodore, bearing upon the Amphion sad Active,. apd the larboard division on the Cerbe. rue and Volage ; in this attempt he failed (though almost aboard of us), by the well directed fire and compact order of our line. He then endeavoured to round the van ship, to ehgage to leeward, and there by place; us between two fires, but was so warmly received in the attempt, tendered so totally un manageable, that in the act cf wearing lie went on shore on the rocks of Lissa, in the greatest possible sonfUsion. Toe flue was then wore to renew the action, the Amphiou not half a cable-length from the shore; the remo,ioder of , the enemy's stArboard division passing 'sstilor our sten. and engaging us at leeward, whilst the larboard division tacked and remained to wind ward, eugaging the Cerberus, Volage and Active.— In this situation the action commenced with great fary, his Majesty's ships frequently in positions which unavoidably exposed them to a raking are of the enemy, who with his super iority of numbers had abi lity to take advantage of it; but nothing, Sir, could withitatid the brave squadron, I had the honout to command, At twenty minutes past eleven A. M. the Flora struck her coldurs, and at twelve the Bellona followed her example. The enemy to windward slow eivtia • oured to make off, but were followed up as dale as the disabled state of his Majesty's ships would admit Pi; V.ild 4ctivt aAit ccrbents vim enabled 'at . three P. M. to compel the sternmost of them to sur..• vats Marine, ditto, stncealea ; Israel Soutilwith e ordinary atm wounded ; Thomas Newland, ordinary mamas, ditto render, when the action ceased, leaving us in posses-1 11 :„.... an, d , Staall atto ,.land il m lia a m n,p oi tto ie ; , T. M. it apt ßarnard,ortiory ma. skin of the Corona of forty-four guns, and the Bellona I 11 .... p j • d n Dun., pe,a . of thirty-tyro guns (the French Commodore), the Lieutenant, ditto ; John Bryan, able seaman, ditto Favorite of 44 guns on shore, which shortly after ney, ordinary seaman,ditto ; Edward Sutherland, Captain of the 1 main-top, ditto; James Bailey, Yeoman of the Sheets, ditto -- blew up with a dreadful explosion, the corvette of the , fo d rd itta t i : Alexander .r Holley, ne . di. enemy making all possible sail to the north-west, and 1 i t h r o seaman, Jackson , doirtdtoinarinits seaman , tr oh e n Fnrecast i ie, two frigates crowding sail for the port of Lessina, , erir y o ; John Simmon . ds, Ordinary se ' a n, di ni tto ; the brig making off to the south-east, and the small able seaman, ditto ; William Johnson (i), able seaman, ditto ; 7. craft flying in every direction ; nor was it in my Robert Fanning, ordinary seaman, ditto ; Gia. Jose, su u merary, ditto ; John Harding, Captain of the After GUard,dltto; power to prevent them, having no ship in a state to John Cook, ordinary Seaman, ditto; Barnard Henry, able sea follow them. j ma n, ditto ; Thomas Hunt, p rivate Diarist., ditto ; John Horton, I must now account for the Fl ora' s g ettin g away • able seaman, ditto ; F. G. Farewell, Midshipman, ditto ; char after having struck her colours. At the time I was Buthane, Volunteer let Class, dine ; Thomas Moor, Captain of the Royal Marines, ditto ; T. E. Haste, Midshipman, ditto engaged with that ship, the Bellon a was rakin g us; ; lion. William Waldearave ' r, Voluntee lit Class, ditto ; Jeremiah and when she struck, J had no b oat that could pos. M.C ar thy , ordinary - , seaman, ditto • Peter Cowell, sulwr i : tinier sibly take possession of her. I the refo r e p referred ar y , ditto ; William Dangstone, p riv ate inariueontio ; Thomas closing with the Bellona and taking her. to losing Donald, priva s termarine, ditto. time alongside the Flora, which I already considered 14 " 1-1 kled 47 wounded (Signed) W. Hosit, Captain. belonging to us. I call on the officers of my own sqtladron as well as those of the enemy to witness my A li6t of Officers, Seamen, and licjal Marines, killed or wound assertion. The correspondence I have had on this ed Captain,o i n ahiiiseMngaaigeesntiesntshwith e a r n be en ru e s m . tienryVi d liitby, Esq. subject with the French Captain of the Danae (now Wand of Lissa, in the Adriatic, on the Lt i ll s 7 a March otiS. iini ; itheir Commodore,) and which I enclose herewit , is i KlLLZD convincing, and even their own officers (prisoners Samuel Jetlery. acting purser; Francis Surrage Davey, odd. here) acknowledge the fact. Indeed I might have ablpnian ; William Mackey, able seaman • , John Rooney, ordl i nary seaman ; Thomas Cook, Captain of the main-top ; Samuel , sunk her, and so might the Active; but as the co -1 lours were down, and all firing from her had long Rathbornr, Aaron Smith, landmen ; Wm. Patter4on, ordinary g seaman, ditto ; Wm. Duncan, Landman, ditto • jolt. Braril,land ! ceased, both Captain Gordon and myself considered man, di Ale de ditto ; satt r Hardy , Thomas Bro oks, Patrick Bogle, her as our own ; the delay of getting a boat on board ' private marines. j wousnen. the Bellona, and the anxious pursuit of C a p t. Gordon - Whelan George Crutripston, Lieutenant ; John lisyan, corpe titer's crew. I after the beaten enemy enabled him to steal o ff , till" . too late for our shattered ships to come up with him, • the F ciree l a li s ! L k ( - I John ), rii Ha n a r IT ( " 2 7 an N at La John lel K Hallen mm a, Captainni his rigging and sails apparently not much injured; ' ten; William Armstrong, Alexander Campbell, ableQ u arter-M ar pe e n; tint by the laws of war I shall ever maintain he be- James Crawley, quarter gunner; Hugh M'Cormick. Joht Cu- longs to us. sack, ordinary seamen; Joseph Warren, caulker; Alexander The enemy's squadron, as per inclosed return, was Eve r ier n . ' wrt h ae li a i u gg n . , in fime a s bl s e re ses veri na re ell o ;J John es Lacks 's), ropt‘ ma ary commanded by Monsieur Dubourdieu, a Captain de seamen ; John Connell, able seaman ; P atrick M'Coy is lan r d di n n ian Vaisseau, and a Member of the Legion of Honour, Miles M`Garth, ordinary woman ; Andres ÜbricksoO, able sea who; is killed. In justice to a brave man I must say, man; Chart" Monts, Landman; ThomasWeatherall, yeoman of he set a noble example of intrepidity to those under th e man able.; se Th a o n mu ß Whi n tm i nr ,ur e c , armosrer 's mate ; Wm. Chap hint. They sailed from Ancona the 11th inst. with King, ' Joseph Ltitn ; ontis, Michael Potn o , r land ina m ri en s7 Ainici Tho mas r' five hundred troops on board, and every thing ne- I gerald, aliasWilliantson, ordinary seaman ; Peter Francisco, dit to, cessary for fortifying and garrisoning the Island of inortally ; Manuel Joseph, ordinary woman; Michael 'Thomas Rotherg. able seaman; John Croft, Henry Bentley, corporals Lissa. Thanks to PROVIDENCE we have this time lof marines; John Home, John M'Evoy, RobeftWhitaker, John prevented them. Righter, Henry Morgatray, private marines • Wm Venn, sail- I have to lament the loss of m an y valuable o ffi cers maker; . William Lovelace 3 tauner, landsma n ; Sirius* Goode, and men ; but in a contest of this kind it was to be midshipman. T urar.-13 killed. 44 wounded. I expected. It is now my duty to endeavour to do 1 ( signor i) ' ustice to the brave officers and men I had the ho - HENRY WHITBY, Captain. j A List of Officers, Seamen, and Royal Marines, killed or womb I nour to command. I feel myself unequal to the e d on board his Majesty's ship Active, JamesA Gorden, Esq. n, in an engagement an en emy's squ task ; nothing from my pen cam a del to their merit. Captai • with ' • adron, off the From your own knowledge of Captains Gordon, Inland of Lissa, in the Adriatic, on the 13th of March la Its Whitby mid Hornby, and the discipline of their s h i p s, KILLED. William King, William Clarke, on:Hoary seamen; John Bar every thing you know, Sir, might be expected ; and on, yeoman of the sheets; llsonym Tracey. boy. if an officer so near in the same rank as themselves ring' WOUNDED. may be permitted to give an opinion, I should say John Meares, Lieutenant of the Royal Ma rin es; they exceeded my most sanguine exp ectation, and it ker . Quarter-Mate, since dead; Patrick Do noUy, Hat norsea- is a duty I owe all to express in the most public man- man, ditto; George Comber, able seaman, ditto; James Quinn, ner my grateful sense o f the brave and gallant con- boapwain's mate, ditto; Thomas Horton, Captain of the Fore niter, ditto ; Evan Williams, duct of every Captain, Officer, Seaman and Royal t ord ' in d a i r tto sra j n o i h an n dit w to w - n' l lmart h Marine, employed on this occasion. From my First 1 seamen ) ; ThonUs Puler ' , Landman ; Burton, Joseph N a lackler t , i a n b a k Lieutenant Sir Da * id Dunn, I received every assis- , the Foretop ; John Barnett, Quarter-Master; Charles ') Long, lance that miht be excted from a zealous, brave 1 I'homaN Hall, Win. Knight, able seamen ; Th omas Ford, Cap and intelligent officer, and his exertions (though' a ta n il n of the able Fo be r a e i c n a an btle; k lames H M: I K I enzie, Landman ; P g peeter Willi obert wounded) in repairing our damage , i s as p raise-wor. I Evans, corporal of niarines ; Joset;ls KSritraust pofrimatatrimneasr;inePni,hap thy as his conduct in the action , particularly as 1 i mutt Andrews , John H awke, privates; George Haye, Lieute have been unable to assist him from a wound in my j nant, severely burnt; James Leatherbarrow, quarter-gi.nner, right arm, and several severe contusions. C a p tain l dit ak to r . itraraThomas Waldron, Deane, Ge• Moore of the Royal Marines, of this sh i p , received a I men ; WistreVerniondes, landman. John • rt.! La ks rkin, th a at ble see i wotind, but returned to his quarters immediately it 1 1 rite, lost in estinguisking the fire in the C Capiti p riva te frigate. ma was dressed. The Captains of the squadron speak I 'lotal-9.killed, 26 wounded. (Signed) in the warmest terms of their officers and men, parti cularly their First Lieutenants Dickenson, Hender son and Wolridge ; and the behaviour of my own officers and ship's company, who have been with me so long, was every thing I expected from their tried worth ; but I must not particularize where all were equally meritorious. lam now on my way to Lissa,' •with the squadron and prizes. The damage the ships have sustained is very considerable, and I fear will render us totally incapable of keeping the sea.- 1 enclose a statement of the enemy's force, together with a return of killed and wounded in the squadron, and deeply lament they are so great. I have the honour to be, dm JAMES A. CORDON, Captain. JOHN ANCOS, Surgeon. A List of Officers, Seamen, and Royal Marines, killed or wows. ded on board his Majesty's ship Volage, Phipps Hornbnial. Captain, in an Engagement with the Enemy's Squadron Gerbil Island of Lissa, in the Adriatic, on the 13th of March, Ibll. KILLED. John George, Midshipman ; Walter Barber, Yeoman of tba Sheets; James Hawkins, Captain of the Forecastle; Rowland Owens and Richard Curtis, Quarter Gunners; George Junes, Able Seaman ; John Coghlan, Ordinary Seaman ; Wm. Thomas and Wm. Mathews, Landmen ; Thomas M'Donald, buy ; Janes Nash and Thomas Pri:chard, Private Marines; John Gragg, Cap tain of the Foretop, wounded, since dead. WOUNDED. (Signed) WILLIAM HOST& To George Eyre, Esq. Senior Officer of his Majesty's ships and •essels in the Adriatic, &c. &c. &c. Order of Battle of the English and combined french and Italian Squadrons, os the 18th of March 1811, in the action off the Island of Lissa, in the Adriatic. Joseph Baptiste, Landman; Peter Brown, Corporal ; son, Quarter -Master's Mate; Lawrence Moore, Ordinary Sea man ; John Atkinson, Peter Lawrence, and Daniel Downey, Able Seamen ; Wm. Smith and Jean Tobin, Ordinary Seamen ; David Jones and John Enis, Landmen ; James M.lntire, Carpen ter's Crew ; Josepl Nixon, boy ; Henry Rix, Boatswain's Mare; John Thompson, Quarter -Master ; John Bowden, Yeoman of the Powiler room; Wm Jimitinson, Able Seaman ; Sam. Marsh, Captain of the Forecastle; Wm. Pinhorwood and David Davis, Able Seamen ; Antony Rolfe, Ordinary Seaman ; Geo. Dodgin, Captain of the Maintop ; John Hughes, Attie Seaman ; James Taunten, George Burchill, and Win. Welsh, Landsmen; James Sheil, Ordinary Seaman i Benjamin Coffree, Landsman ; W. S. Knapman, Lieutenant of Marines; John Melwish, James Strike, James Spires, scud John Cook, Private Marines. Total-.-13 killed, 33 wounded. (Signed) PHIPPS lIIIHNST, Captain. S. J. SWAP tiz, Surgeon. ENGLISH SQUADRON. Aisphion, William Hone, Esq. Captain, of Si guns and 254 men. Active, I. A. Gordon, Isq. Captain, of 38 guns and :XOO men. Volase, P. Hamby, Esq. Captiimof 22 guns and 17$ men. Cu - Innis, Henry Whitby, Esq. Captain, of 32 guns and 154 men. Guns. Men. 124 283 104 Total Deduct ships short of complemeat - 124 Total - . 1;. - - - - - FRENCiI SQUADRON. • TOTAL. Assemon-15 killed, 17 woumled. La Favorite, Monsieur Dubordieu, Commandant de Division , 1 CTXBLRUS-1S killed wounded , 44 wounded. C a pt a in DellanalHere, of 44. guns and 350 men ; burnt. Fiore, M. Pe in Tidier, Captain, of 44 guns and 330 men ; struck , bAc uric-9 killed, 26 . Vo:...stre-13 killed, 33 wounded. escaped. Total-50 killed, 150 wounded. Dance, of 44 guns and 350 men ; escaped. Corona, M. Pasquilago, Captain , of 44 .4- p ounders and 330 mai ; His Britannic Majesty's Ship Amphion, at the Island of Lima, March 15, 1811. taken. Belloca, M. Dudon, Captain, of 32 guns and 224 men ; Mken. Sin—The frigate you commanded in the late ac- Caroline, M. Barataria, Captain, of 28 guns and 224 men ; tion with the British squadron, struck her colours to •iscaped. his Britannic Majesty's ship Amphion, under my Principe de Augusta Brig, Bologne, Captain, of 16 guns and 105 men ; escaped. command ; I was not able to take possession of you Schooner, of 10 gone and 60 men ; escaped. at that motnent, being engaged with the Bellona fri- Schooner, of 2 guns and 17 men. gate, but I considered you as my own, and as a man Xebec, of s gum and 70 men ; escaped. of honour, you must have thought so yourself ; I call Gun-boar, of 2 guns and S 3 men ; escaped. nn the officers of your own squadron, as well as those Troops embarked 500. To t al-272 gone, ..:45.5 men. • I have the honour to command , to witness my asser (sicaed) WILLIAM HOIITL. CapI110; tion. You know, Sir, I might have sunk you,had I not A List of Officers, Seamen, and Royal Marines, Killed or wools. considered you as having surrendered, and so might ded en board his Majesty's Ship Aniphion, William Hone, trip of my squadron also. By the laws of war , t he Esq. Captain, in an engagement with the Enemy's Squadron Flora belongs to me ; and the purport of my present oft . the Island of Lissa, in the Adriatic, the 13th of March. truce is to demand her restitution in the same state Richard Uothank, Boatswain, killed ; I. R. Speannam, Mid shipman, ditto , Charles Hayes, Midshipman (belongiog to his as when she struck.—l have the honour to be, &c. Majesty's ship Acorn) ditto ; John Morgan, umernumerary (be- . (Signed) WILLIAM HOSTS. longing to his Majesty's ship Acorn) ditto • William M'Min, su- ; To Monsieur Peridier, Captain, commanding pernurnerary, wounded ; James Simmonds, ordinary seaman, ' ow frigate Elora, off Lessina. ditto ; James Cartoe, able seaman, ditto ; James Sebastian, Cog. awahl, killed ; John Newman, ordinary seaman, ditto ; Cornelius I (TRANSLATION.) Hansworth, able seaman, ditto • Thema° Buntin,ordinary sea. Ott board his Imperial and Royal Majesty's frigate man, ditto • Joseph Bandall , ordinary seaman, ditto ; Cornelius Danne, in the Roads of Lessina. Brasson, able seaman, ditto; Richard Wallington, private ma. SIR—In consequence of the wounds received by rine, ditto ; Anthony easumary, private m arine, ditto ; William Monsieur Peridier, Commandant of his Imperial and • Conner, supernumerary For wages, ditto ; Piero Perot, supernu. Royal Majesty's frigate la Fiore, I have had the ho merary, ditto ; Thomas Warner, ordinary iseaman, wounded ; Hour to take upon me the command of his Imperial Charles Topot, Carpenter's crew, ditto; William Johnson (3) ordinary seaman, ditto; William Berry, ship's Corporal, ditto : and Royal Majesty's ships, and cannot surrender to James lodes (I), awe scaman,ilitto ; James Smith, able starna,n, you his Majesty's frigate under the laws to which you ditto ; Thomas Fielding, private marine, ditto ; Hugh Boyle, or- refer, because she did not strike her colours, as you dinary seaman, ditto ; Winiaut Smith, ordinary seaman, ditto ;-- are pleased to state. His Majesty's frigate had her Fredmiek Lewis, Captalo's Clerk, ditto ; John Steebable seaman 4 / 1 04 SOS WOO% WC SUMP) .4 11, 1 ) i Willie.* Dudley, pri.: lag cut by shot, Her state not allowing per to con- done any longer the enaglgetoent,berCaptain tbot.gi.t proper to withdraw from it. If you should not co: cider my answer satisfactory, I request you will ac'. dress yourself to my Government.—l bare the ht, flour to be, kc. To Monsieur the Commandant of the Amphion frigate, at Lira. r e i v :h n r g o through I . His Britannic Majesty's Ship Amp List, e th le er tt s er ign l e h d a n d or th 4 e la h ted ono ( e i r p of re: ec um e Island of Lissa, Mach It, 111 I. day Si w n— as Tb nei mistake) ; I return it for its signature. As Captain of the Danae, you will not admit that the Flora struck her colours in the late action, nor did I call on you to do so. No, Sir, I call on Mon sieur Peridier, the Commander of that ship, as a mar. of honour, to der: ire whether' she struck her colours er not ? and if Monsieur Peridier was so severely wounded as not to have the charge of the ship at that ,time, I look to his next in command for an answer to my letter of the 15th ; but .1 again assert, and eve shall maintain, that, by the laws of war, his frigate belongs to my Sovereign, and his sword to me ; the world - will judge between us.—l have the honour ti, be, &c. (Signed) WILLIAM HOST& To the Captain commanding the frigate Dance. FOB Majesty's ship Atnpbion, Island of Lisa. Adriatic, March 15,1811. Sin—On my arrival here this morning, I found the remainder of the French Commodore's crew and troops, 200 in number, had retired to Lissa ; they were summoned to surrender by Messrs. Lew and Kingston, two Midshipmen of the Active, ( who had been left in charge of prizes,) and several men be. longing to privateers. The summons was acceded to; they laid down their arms and were made prisoners of war. The spirited conduct of those young men deserve every praise, nor can I forbear mentioning the dastardly behaviour of a Sicilian privateer brig of 14 guns, named the Viacitore, and commanded by Cap. tats Clemento Fama, who was lying in this port, and previous to the commencement of the action hauled down his colours to a small one gun Venetian sehoo. ner ; this was noticed by every man in the squadron, and I believe there was but one opinion on the sub. ject. Messrs. Kingston and Lee afterwards went on board, took charge of the brig, beat off the schooner, and prevented her from destroying the vessels in the say, I have omitted a'circumstance In my former letter respecting the Corona, which, from the meritorious conduct of those officers and men employed, deserves to be mentioned. The Corona caught fire in the mail{.' top, shortly after her capture, and the whole of her main-mast and rigging was instantly in flames.— Lieutenants Dickenson, of the Cerberus, and Hay, of the Active, with a party of men, were on board her at the time, The ship now presented a most awful spectacle, and I had quite given her up as lest. No possible assistance could be afforded tram the squa dron, and she had to trust alone to her own exertions; these, however, were not wanting, and by the extra. ordinary perseverance and coolness of the officei s and men empluyed,the fire was at last extinguished, with the loss of the main-mast, and the ship of course saved to the service. I have to express my warmest thankt to Lieutenants Dickenson and Flay, and the G.ticers and men employed, and beg leave to recommend them to the Commander in Chief. (Signed) I bare the honour to be, Ste. Wittiam HO#TE. Captain G. Eyre, or lianior Officer. ADMIRALTY OFFICE, MAY la. Extract of a Letter from Admiral Sir Charles Cotton, Bart. to John Wilson L.`roker, Esq. dated on board the San Josef, off Toulon, the 24th April, iill I. I have the satisfaction to transmit the inclosed copy of alma frusu Captain Bullen, of the Cambrian, dated the 16th instant, then Setnor Officer on the coast of Catalonia, giving an account of the surrender of Figveras to the Spaniards on the iath of this month, and the successes therein mentioned. Their Lordships will perceive that I have. in consequence of this favnsirabk turn of affairs, increased the force on the coast of Catalonia, in orde to afford a more effectual co-operation to the Marquis of Ont. poverde, (from whom, and ss Weil from Major-General Doyle, i have also heard of the fall of Flattens.) in his intended operatiora to drive the French trona Rasa and the other ports un the eoist, and ensure supplies for the Spaniards reaching Figueras, and tie other places in possession of our ally. I should masa so to their Lordships that the ammunition wits which the store-ship lately captured by the Ajax and Unit 6 was laden, will enable me to afford succour to the Spaniards lii that respect, in compliance with their repeated application. Cambrian, off Rosas April 16, 1511. Sin,—l have great pleasure in sending to you, by the Blossom, the important intelligence of the stir render of Figueras to the Spaniards, on the 10th inst. and that St. Philion and Palamos were taken pen session of by the Cambrian and Volontaire on the 12th and 14th, the guns all embarked, and the bat teries destroyed. lam now on my way to Russ and Cadequis, and I have reason to hope the latter place, with Silva, will also shortly be ours. The fall of Figueras has roused the Spaniards, who are arming in all directions, and Hostalrich and Ge• rona are at this moment garrisoned by Spanish troops. The only correct account I can learn is, that fo , :r hundred Italians, with two hundred French troops, were left to protect Figneras, and that the former, disgusted with the treatment they daily receive Irons the Frencl, and being also halt starved, opened the gates of the fortress to a body of Spanish troops (.:','- prized of their intention), who ru4lieti inw the can:.: and put every Frenchman to the sword. At this moment about twn thousand effectt't Spanish troops are in full possession of this inip i:t. r: place; and General Sarstield is on his way v ,, il more, as well as supplies of every kind. The French General D'Hillicrs, who has the c , -e -mand in Catalonia, on hearing the fall of Flees: - has abandoned all his holds in Spain, except B ....,., • lona, and is collecting the whole of his force to .itt.i, it, as well as to pre i vent supplies from getting in ; b.;: I am told a quantity of provisions was concealed in tt.r town, unknown to the French, which have been Fil'ici up to the Spanish troops in the Castle, vilio are in t..e highest spit its possible. 3 an The Termagant continues to watch Barce lon a, I purpose remaining off here with the VoiontAtre, ready (or any thing that may offer ; as under as the existing circumstances, I think it likely Ronan ntif give up. I also beg to inform you, that aLu ge Sc:- t tee, deeply laden with grain for Barcelon a frim Par Vendee, was the night before last most handsomely cut out from under the Medes Islands and batten s, by the boats of this ship, led on by Lieu t. ConelY, without a man being hurt. Ibe leave to offer you my congratulations on dir fall of Figueras, and the fair prospect it opens (Signed) CIIA. nULLES. Admiral Sir Charles Cotton, hart. r,s, Since writing the above, I spoke a s all m bast r !PI :'; i 1 , I ! Fri e l to rot in co