Star. — London, England, 1805-04-18 00:00:00

AMERICAN PAPERS. yenerday received New York Papers down to thc 6th of blarch, but they bring no intelligence 411 ny interell. The thanks of Congrefa has been :::creed to Commodore PatlLß, for his gallant and meritorious Cervices againft Tripoli, by which the !val charader of the America n p eo pl e has. fay i the d, cree , in the infancy of their national exittence, o fired a tripe& and rank among the nations of the e.uth, highly honourable :rod exalted. A gold medal is ordered to be (truck, and is to be prefented to him by the Prefident of the United States. in fuel) a man- ' ncr as he (hall judge the moil honourable. Suitable rewards are likewife ordered for the officers and men under his command. A letter from one of the American captives in Tri poli, dated in July lan, reprcfents that thcre had I , ecn no abatement in the rigour of their treatment, An d that the fum required by the !Whit , / for Peace, :.ntl the ranfom of the pritimers, was one million of ilollars, which WAS iunantly rejtaed by die Com m Otire. The pleadings in the cafe of Judge CRAM had nil come to a dote on the 26th of February, but were expelled to ter minateon the following day, when the whole cafe would receive a final decifion. NFW YORK, MARCH 4.—LettersfioMEaPe Fran cois, to the i ith tat. received at Philadelphia, !late, that the coffee bufinefs there has become very languid. The place continued rerfally tranquil. An expedition againft the city of St. Domingo, conlitling of fifteen thoufand troops, was preparing by the Blacks, and it was expeded would march about the 15th. Thefe letters alfn Rate that the French privateers abounded in the Bite, and that one of them had the audacity to row into Gonaives during the night, and would have fucceeded in cutting out feveral valuable 'rad., had they not been difcovered in time and repulfed. The following Bill was read a firl time In the Se nate oldie United States, on the Goth February.— " A Dill freeing from pottage all letters and packets to and from fiazon Buaa. Be it enaeled by the Senste and I 'oak of Repre fentatives of the United State. of A menu, in ConErtra afrembled, that all Incas and paaLts to and from AA it au Bus a, Vice Pre lident ni the Unlttd States, Liter the eipi•ation of his term of of f ce, and during his We, mill be carried by the mail free of ponce..." Major General LESLIE yegerday ;trued the brigade irders to the Guards who are to dii duty at Windfor at the coining in tatlation. They are to be formed in a column of fet9ions to-morrow, on the railed foot path facing Knightibridge Barracks, their front to wards Kelifington, the advanced guard to do the duty at ►ht Cattle at Windfor ; they are to be com 'Sanded by Enfign MITCHILL, of the Coldtiream Guards, on their march. They confift of the flank companies of the fecund and third brigades. The flank companies of the feeond brigade march from Chatham for Windfor, for the duty at the inftalla iioo. The troops will amount to sop rank and file, grenadiers and light infantry, and are ail picked men. They were yefterdAy infpeEted arid reviewed by Ge neral tants, in Hyde Polk. The Guards are to ap pear in new elbathing. A waggon load of plate; drawn by eight horfes, liras fent down on Tuefday to Windfor, to be teed by the Royal Falsely, and the Knights, at the grand dinnet of the inliallatinn. The following, *e underfiand, are the fix Knights of the Bath appointed to attend his Majasxr and the l'aiscas of the Blond Royal, at the Banquet which gill fucceed the Infiallation of the Garter :—Right }Jon. Warrwoaxn, Right 11011. Lord MIMI', Light Hon. Sir josurn BASIS, Sir A Luatto CLARKS, Sir Titomas Tunas, and Sir Jona Co:A.:lye. They WI atfo appear accompanied by their Efquires, as at the late Inflallation of the Bath. There has been more livi/e, If not bnfiners, in moil ot the public offices, than ever was known through the holidays before: -no other caulk can be aligned for this 4cinl this:fence, except that tbrror of a peered h i h r ifi vt , which is now looked for through the whole line of public expenditure. Etlrsossay.—On Monday night. a young Lady, the fecond daughter of a wealthy Gentleman, in the 4icini:y of Henover•flreet, went to a public ball in company with her filler and a party of friends, and %while the dancers were palling jnerrily dlwn, the (sod denly difappeared and has never finCe been heard of. This circumilance castled momentary confidion, but ft was loon difcovered that a Military Officer on the recruiting fer vice, had alto abfented hindW. The dif confolate parents. of the Lady, have in vain taken every dep to find out the retreat of the fugitives.— The hero i, the nephew of a Colonel in the army, and the Lady is poirelred of confiderahle property. COVENT GARDEN THFATRa —The favottthe Co niedy of _rya. Ball was announced for reprefentation here !aft night. The mufic began at the nftsal hour, lvit the extraordinary length of its continuance, led the audience to raped that Come accident or difap pointasent had been , experienced behind the curtain. A general difcontent accordingly loon manifefted Wet{ in every part of the houfe. Rule Britannia was called for, and the Orcheftra imthediately obey ed the fummons. This favourite air only Farah). al the murmurs for a time. The 15A of fweets be yond their meafure cloy ; and even Rale Britaania be. came tirefome by repetition. It was now much pail 'even o'clock and the play had not cerumeneed.— tumult became exceflive, and the fhouts of Ma-1 / Manager I Kenside 1 Kassa !" refounded from _r y quarter. At length Mr. Kenai.* made bis ap -I,r:a ranee. Hefaid, Mr. Coot a, who was to haveplay td the part of Peregrine, had been fent for, but could Lot be found. Some other Gentlemen of the Theatre who had played the charader, ha; been ado fent for, but did not happen to he at home. In this embarrali ment, however, Mr. BRUN row had kindly offered to cad the part, ...and was waiting to know the decifion of the honk. Atter forne further converfation with the alidiefice, Mr. Bs ON prnpofal was accepted, and the Play began. Mr. Itauturow was to have pl.tyed the part of Freak Raebilak ; and eonfequently, by thi; arrangement. it became neceliary to find a fribllitirte for him attn. Mr. Kumar accordin4ly came forward, and read the Nit. The Play, with ;:,e charaßers thus cad, commenced at so minutes hcfNee eight o'ekiek. Mifs DUNCAN is engaged to perfortu at.the Editi .'llgh Theatre in the courfe of the afirrietrfix, at tol. ii,gEt• OP I. ' --- .. . • SPORTING INTELLIGML . • ITEWMARICET CRAVEN INEETINO, APRIL ry. The Second Clads of the Oatland Stakes of sor each, h. ft. D. I. " LVlr. Lake's 01k,, 6 yrs old, Ilfl 41b - Mr. Watfoak Duibury, 3 yrs old, gft Plb • Doke of Grifteses Petard, 4 yrs aid. 911 tilt Z r. R. Walterilre Flambeau, 6 yrs clod, 911 b - 4 r. Carte. Phenix. by Sir Pi:ism, bctight - of Lord Of- Dsuwb; Waterford borne. 4 7n old, 6ft iolb 5 Mr Kellerman's Mary, 4 yn old. 712 tolb • 6 Mr. Wardell's Gratitude, 3 yrs old, 7ft 131 b • Sir C. Ilunbory's Eleanor, 6yn old, pft 61b 7 • Pd Eh; F,Etandilh's brother to Stamford, yrs old, 812 61b pa mr. 150,rofth • Hartfoot, 3 yrs old, 71t t ilb - pd Mr, WOW( f. Maiden, by Sir Peter, dam by Phatno memo; out of Matron, 3 yrs old, Eft tzlb • pd Seven ti y awl Giles; 3 to t agft Duzbury ; s to 4 agft Pai.tfi - )1 ; 8 to t agO Gratitude. SubferiptioniPlate of 301. for two.year olds carrying 711. 3-yr. olds 80. alb. and 4-yr. olds 91i. Two-yr. old C. Gen. Sparrow's eh c pante', 3 yrs old - - Mr Shwell's b f Goofeap, a yr old - Mr Warden's b f Lady Bergh. f yr old - 3 Mr Forth's br e Ardehoke,by Don %incite, yr 014 4 Mr Howorth's be e Forum*. 3 yr old - • 3 Mr flume Radellffe's gr f Nitre, 4 yr old - - Mr Natal's eh e Dilktanti, 3yr old - - dr Three to 1 againft Callrel---to to isr'nft Goof- w t agaim cap —to to t againft Artichoke. Mr. Parkin's b. h. beat Mr. Taylor's blk. h. Bft. 71b each. B. C. 25111.-3 tot on Mr. P.trkin's b. h. Sir H.Willamfon's Walton, rec. It. Mr. Mel lilh's Stockton, Bft alb each B. C. 3oogs. wogs. ft. His MAJESTY lately paid a 'Hit to Kenfingan Pa lace, for the purpofe of allotting out apartment:. and giving orders for their repairs and improvements, fnr the relidence of her Royal Highnefs the Princes of 1 WALLS. We undernand this is the fiat time hi% Mailer" 'jilted tbofe apartments. Race the death of the late King. The Bridge in Hyde Park, leading through Rot ten-row to Kenfington Gardens, which has to long Seen in a ruinous (late, and fo conaantly the topic of animadverfinn and abufe by the pedeflrians and equellrians of Hyde Park Parade, is, at lan, in a fair way of being repaired. Several workmen are daily employed upon it ; a temporary wooden haute has been crated for the convenience of limiter for the melons, hewing the !lone, &c.; the road is barricad ed at each end of the bridge, and the water has been drained off. This latter was yeaerday the fcene of great fport to a number of hays, who caught a quan tity of eels in the mud, of various ditaenfions, fame of very confiderable fine. From the preparations of lime, draw, &c. we may eve& the repairs will be upon a large fcale. For a long feries of years the hofpitable Mention of the Marquis and Matchionefs of A Ill Coll. Pi ' called the Priory, at Stanmore, has b ee n on rec or d for the enviable fuperiority it poffefes over moil others, not only on account of the elegance of the flrudure, its acquirements, &c. which Rrike the beholder with awe and veneration, but it alfo deferves mention fat the very princely munificence with which the noble Lord here regularly entertains his friends during the holi day reeds. During the IA ten days open houfe has been kept agreeably to the good old Englifh where it is preferred in all sts original purity. From thirty to forty dillinguifhed perfonages have dined there every day, together with the YOUNG Roams and Mr. and Mrs. Barry. On Sunday the party confifled among others, of their Royal High • neffes the Dukes of You and CUMBERLAND.—On Tuefday dined there the Duke and Duchefs Hof 13so- POID, Lurd and Lady CASTLIRRACH, Lord and Lady Vtztauts, Sir GROW! and Lady Bsikv VONT, Baron and Lady SUTTON, Lady &LINA STIWART, Sir TNON•S .SUTTON, Lady HINCHINBROIER ' Lord BROORF, mars. BRUNMIII.L, LAWRENCE, CAVAN DISH, TOWNLIT WARD, and Mrs. PAINE. Mr. PITT and Lord and Lady Maavizaa were expeßed, but fent ezeufes. So highly entertained have the corn pany been with the You.° Rosctus, that he is per redly idolized by them. He has received many va luable prefents particularly from the Marquis, who is immoderately fund of him, and devotes half his time in finding fubjeds to amufe him with. Matter Barry on his part, contributes all h e ca n to m a k e himfeliagreeable—every day kit week he perfonified different charaders.—On Satur4py Jai he appeared in Zaega, when he eletrified IA audience with his wonderful powers of declamation. It may not be unacceptable to our readers to at tempt to give tome account of the fcene of gaiety which has prevailed in this magnificent chateau, which ha: been denominated the Court of Pleafure. At ten o'clock a bell rings for breakfaft, which is fet out in the &loon and dining room, each apartment more elegantly furnithed than the other. They are adorn ed with every article which taae and fancy can de vile, and p;:rfumed by the aromatic odour of a thou (and different plants and flowers of the fineft quality. The breakfaft continues until half pall three in the afternoon. The Marquis and his fon:, the Lord HAMILTON, and Mailer Bstvy, generally breakfafted together very early. About two o'clock Lord CLAUD& HAMILTON and the Yount: Roscius were in the habit laft week of amufing themfelves on the Serpentine Lake in the gat den:, with rowing a beau tiful wherry, or in fifhing for carp and other frefh water fllh. Four times in the day, between Breakfaft and dinner, a lunch is fet out. At eight o'clock the company dine ; the dinner cunfills of three comics, all folAtential Englilh dillies. with a deffert of pines, ftrawberries, &c. In the evening there is either a ball, Concert, or card party. On Monday evening, there was a g•and mufical party. at which the three lovely daughters of the Marquis Ailed—Lady Ca ratans B HAMILTON play ed on the very fine organ in the milk room, called the theatre—Lady name's difplayed .much talk and frience on the harp, and Lady Matta evinced great judgment on the piano -forte. The Marquis, who poffetfes a very fine countertenor voice, frequent ly joins the vocal performers. The evening conclud ed with an elegant flipper at twelve o'clock, and about two (the ufual hour) the party feparated for the night.— It is almoft fuperfluous to add, that the entertainments are enlivened by wit; taße, ;ad fancy. The attention of the Marquis and Marchionefs has ever been devoted to the pleafure of pleafing their pelts, and by this method they have eftablifited that proportion of happinefs and harmony in today, for which their parties have leas been Family pre-emi net.t.. HIII'JCAL israuciseL MAILS THIS DATe... Wind It W. AIR. DUI. Dlta i 1• I Marabouts z o 3 z Gottenboub o Gas noes. Attila t5.--Arrived here on Satur day, the Spanifh (hip laßifcaya, from Monhvitis, on the Rio de la flats, bound for Bilboa, captured on the sad ult. off tlitWeftern Iflands, by the Letter of Marque Neptune, of this port, Captain HENRY ; the General Doyle, privateer of Guernfey in fight.— Cargo-3000 quintals cocoa, goon do. tallow, 16 calks Jefuit bark, 'and so plates of copper. And fume day, and in the courfe of yefterday, the whole of the Weft India convoy for the Clyde, excepting the Ge neral Hunter, *Plum, who is fuppofed to have made for Cork, in confequence of the Commodore': reeommendatiOn to that effett to the whole of the Clyde !hips, thottgh regarded only by Capt. Whim a, advice having been received of French Privateers be ing in the Channel. The Emerald, *Foaxou c, of this port, from London to Bolton, is put ieto Ber muda in dithers, being beat off the coat of America by contrary winds. PanzA,pca, Marx 15.—Since my IA the brig Peel, of Hull, arrived from Berbice, with coffee, &c. for London. lam informed that on the night of the 2111 of February, Mr. Alt s, thelate mailer and owner, was unfivtunately precipitated over the fide of the brig by a fudden roll of the tea, and was never more teen ; notwithftanding Mr. MAIIIIias, the then Mate, and All on board, ufed every poflible exertion to dif o. cover him. The brig is leaky, and otherwife much dill relied in her fans, &c. The Peel left Demerara the ad February, under convoy4f hit Majeny's 114 &Ram. On the Both March, lat. 44. 48. Ole parted with the convoy in a gale of wind, and loft her main top mail ()lithe Land's End. The Gartrar flqop of war and DOLPHIN cutter have returned from a cruize, and remain.—Blowing all this day a fmart gale at S. by E. with a heavy fea. P. S. The GANNET is again failed. and the Caro. line returned from' a cruize ; the Nancy. of this port, BROAD Mailer, has failed for Brittol. FALMOUTH, APRIL 15.—Aiiired the brig Towan, Captain Como; from London, with bale goods, gro ceries, &c. for this port : the Acme cutter, Kass ala'', from a eruize ; and a vefrel with buoys, chains, &c. for (hips of war. The firft divifion of the Chan nel fleet is expeaed here in a few days. Sailed the Panics or WALES packet, TODD, with the mail of the 9th Intl. for Ulan ; the American (hip Ann, Baaoaoao, with flour, from New York, for Cadiz ; the Ceres. SMITH, for Padftow ; and the armed brig Regulator, CHURCHILL, for New York. The Paas cess ELIZADITH packet, KIDD, from the Leeward Iflands; and the CHESTIRFIIILD packet, BLIGHT, from Jamaica, may ►e hourly expeSed. The Let carrel packet will fail on Sunday next, with the mid dle month's mails for the Leeward Iflands. Paired by the outward bound Newfoundland fleet this even ing with a fine breeze at North. Wind North. PLYMOUTH, APRIL 16.—Cana in the Hercules, Capt. TOAD, hom London, for Lilbon, put in here to complete her cargo.—Sailed the Pearry Lass armed fbip, of .6 guns, with a large fleet, under con voy, for the Downs; the Venus, of 32 guns, for Ire land, with a fleet, under convoy ; and the Eacti.2 cutter, on a cruize. PORTSMOUTH, Amt. t6.—Some indecilionfeenns to 'di upon the dellination of the troops affembled here. The regiments, and all neceffary equipments, have been embarked above a fortnight. At times we waited for a wind, and then for a convoy, all, how ever, teemed to promife fair on Sunday lafl, when a telegraph fignal direlted us to wait for further orders. Lord CoastwaLLlS in the Miousa, took the advantage of the breeze, and is probably now clear of the Chan nel ; his Lordfhip was accompanied to Ms boat by the Lieutenant Governor, the Generals, the Admirals, and the principal officers of the navy and army. The Marquis de CIICELLO, the Neapolitan Minifter, with his family, and a great many officers of the army attached to the expedition, are to go in the Oue&w. Sir James CRAIG, and the officers of his fuite, are to go in the DRAGON. Sir JOHN STUART, who was ex petted in the latter flip, has taken a private Rote fhip for himfelf and Aids-de-camp; the other principal officers of the general Ilaff are dillributed among the men of war and the tranfports." APRIL 17. —Dropped down to St. Helen's, the Primers Royal armed tranfport, Capt. CHRISTOPHER WATSON, of the Royal Navy, with the following tranfports under his orders, vie. —London, Ark, Britann;a, Tartar, Monarch, Melpomene, Crown, Whitby, Mary Ann, Rolla, and Emily, with the raft of the tranfports, ordnance, vieualling, and troop (hips, to join his Majelty's fhip Qxsen, Ad miral KNIGHT, on a ferret expedition. ANOTHER LETTER SAME PATE. Arrived la Cm:Fromm& frigate, with a fleet tinder convoy from the Downs. Sailed the URANII frigate, with a fleet for Newfoundland, 'Zither, and Hali fax. The tranfports bound on the expedition, are all itra bailie, and tome are dropping down to St. He len's. The Mixtsaoox fchooner fails to-morrow with a fleet of tranfports for Plymouth. Wind N.E. Diaz., Aram ry.—Came down from the River lift night and failed early this rimming for Port(• mouth, the General Stewart, Caftleriagh,, sad Prof: ton EMI Indiathen. Arrived la Pooirra Coop of par, from Oporto and LiWon, after a paffage of a 8 days, With a tonvo7 confiding of 36 fail, many cf which are gone into the weflern ports, the reit are i.. Dover Roads. Arrived the CYGNET fhlop of war, from a cruize, and an armed fhip, with a rearmy from the weftward. Came down from Sheernefs, VoLcaro bomb, and the GOVIIIINOR MtLNF. bom;• tender, and remain in the Downs with his MajeflyN (hips as per laft. Wind N. N. E. Yaauourn, Ann. r7.—Yeßerday failed the MA • jasrsc, of 74 guns, to Sheernefs, to be repaired.— This morning arrived the Virtu gun brig, from a cruize. The Contents Increafe, of North Shields, got on the Home Sand, but by the exertions of the boats from the !bore was got off; the however made fo - much water, that it was neceffary for her to run for Harwich. The (Lips of war here are the month, Admiral RUSSELL'S RAJ; (hip, St. Alhar.c, Antelope, Amethyft frigate, Scorpion !loop, Vixen I and Snipe gen brigs, and the Prince of Wales, and 1 Princes Augußa cntters.—ln this port refitting the Swan, Fly, and Swift cutters.—Wind N. E. Haawres Aram t6.---Captain Stewart, of she Nana Poft Office Packet, arrived yellerday with a Gottonhiugh Mail, and Rehaufea, Ely. lately anointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minifter Plenipotentiary at this Cant from Stockholm. Du woe Ness, Aran, i6—This inotroing arrived in the Refs Rear-Admiral Douglas, from off .11outogne. with the great part of the Dungenefs (quadrat: have not been as yet able to learn. what (hips they eogfift of. The Arab , 2.0 p of war received'fbma li. tie damage from the batteries. HULL, Aram 85,-Hk Majefty's Shop Infpodlbr h appointed to convoy the Ihlpa from this poet deßbted fur the Mediterranean to Spithea.i, there to join the general convoy.whidi will fail from that place on the spth inftant ---liistMajefty's armed kips Marini and Duke of Kent, are direr ted to fell from the Humber an the yth initant, the former as convoy to the Baltic, an the latter for the Tent n . ;en ft** CLAY au ma, Ara t. 7.--PaLzi by. ElizabetbAntinfon, Allen. from Surinam ; Petty and Ann, Greklburg, from Norway ; Mary and Toms, Dobbins. from Dublin ;' Vrow yke, Kemp, from Vat rell t Vrow Mk, Larkin, from Poppenburg ; Zealot* Abfolam, v..d Young Peter, from Embden. Sailed the Glamorgan. Shelby, for Antigua; Olive Branch, Wright, for Gibraltar; In dultry, Crocker, for Limerick; Jame Edward, liandeLn, for Stet tin, and the page Jan, Wefterman, for rooninien. ARM IY o—At Cowes, the James, Cook, from New York. At Liverpool. Hippoeatnpioe,-----... from Oporto; Juno, Prodtor, sad Speculator, from St:Thomas's ; Juno, Coupland, and Jane, Jump, from Bertdce. At Clyde, Duke of Kent, Dougall, from Demerara. At New York, Ariadne, Ritchie. from Liverpool. In Torbay, Hilton, Provide, from Oporto. The Getukkidge WederkontityCarftat Meyer, from the The , to Tonningen. -..16 burned on the nth tilt. at the entrance of the Tete], crew laved. The American fhip Union, Captain'ltem, arriv ed at Philadelphia from Batavia, was boarded on the 29th of January, in ?at. 13. 3•9. N. long. 43.29. W.. by an armed brig ander Spanifh colours, Paid to be from Cadiz, called:the Santa del Corunna, which had captured an Eng Hay Guineaman, a few days previous. The Spam*lds robbed them of all their live (lock, and, in return, abufed them in no fmall degree. The Cecilia, Baowi,, arrived at New York, (poke on the zBth of January; in rat. v. 20. long. 69. 17; the brig Benjamin and Nancy, 43 days from Marent4- que for Newbury Port, or the fill port, being Wier. and in want of wood and provWions—had pumped' out a confiderable quantity of molaffes. The lag letters received by the Lifbon mail from; Cadiz Rate, that Sir Joust OLDS continued the bloc kade of that port with the utmoß rigour ; vefrels freighted with corn only were allowed to pats unmo-• felted. His refufal to permit neutral velfeh to leave the port of Cadiz, has produced feveral applications from the neutral Confuls. The following is Sir Jo it a's anfwer to the American Confol on the lohjett " His Mikity's Ihip Glory, at Sea, March r t, tbas. " Sir—imperious /Amnia:men compel me to order the 4loe kade of Cadiz to be Aridly enforced Prom this time, which de prives me of the gratification I fhould othcrwife have had in com plying with your requeit. " You would oblige me by eommunic' ating this information to all whom it may concern as fileedily and generally as convenient, in order that none may fuffer from thdr own Imprudence. (*Poi) s. 0110‘ " To the American Conrad at &in." The following important intelligence is contained • in a Letter from an Officer on board his MAjeff)'s fhip Indefatigable, dated " Off Ferrol, Aprils. Etery opportunity that occurs, we snake it our brands to fail In and of the harbour's mouth of Ferrol,to reconnoitre the French and Spanith fquadron lying there. They conflit of fit fall of the line and one frigate, French, and dght fail of the line, two frigates, two Poops and one brig Spanifh. At Corunna there is one French frigate, making altogether i 4 fail of the line, two frigates, two hoops, and one brig. " The French are already manned, and have a great number of troops on board, and arc expeacd to fad hourly. The Spaniards arc not tufficiently manned as yet. Tefterday we hoarded an Ame rican lhip that had juR come out from Ferrol, and the Captain allured us that the French would in the cootie of a few days put to lea, and that they were toppoied to be deltined for the Welt Indies. I. This day we were becalmed elate in with the harbour's mouth, off Ferrol. The Spaniard. immediately on feting this came ova in 24 large gun hosts ' en and commenced a very h eav y cannonade us. We took ft coolly, and gut our bower cable arranged along the deck, with (rings on it, all ready to anchor, but a light breeze having fprung up, we were able to bring our broadrlde to bear on them fo completely, that they (con judged it expedient to rimer off with the greateft (peed." Captain INMAN it appointed to command the Tat- UMPH, of 74 guns, at Portfmouth. The following is a Copy of a Letter from on board the M'Duff, at fea, dated April, to, 1805, and ad dreireti to Mefirs. Downe and Co. " Gentlemen—This is to inform you, that on the pth yllf tance from the Humber three miles, I fell in with afl French lugger privateer, having an board, as I (uppofo, about ye or 6o men, as her decks were crowded. He wore (hip revers] times, and bore down upon us, with intent to beard. I bred a gun a-besd„ and hcofted our colaurs, but he did not arfwer it; I therefore int ntediately fired into him with grape lbw, which fell about him.— He then Rood a little out to fea-1 wore (hip, and bred our Rem guns at him; the (hot went right under her bowfprit. He then itoosl to wilidwani of us I Rood off, and arect a broadfide at him, then put shoat in more, to protest the Nimble, Cape Freeman of Abereeco,who was making for the Rims The privateer would not come near us. finding oar guns too heavy for hint; but falling much fatter than the hi'Duff, be loon got to windward,and imme. diately ran along-fide the Nimble. I wan extremely lorry to fee my friend, Capt. Freeman, t‘ken little more than a gutsslbot from us, and not more than a mile fouth-eaR of the Spurn Light. The Nimble and 2.1.13uff wete the only two Chips the privateer picked out of the beet ; and though 3o fall of colliers were p Kos, not one of them attempted to afford the Nimble any Iffift.ince. The Eq ual putts anfwered our firing, but no (hips of w..r came out, or madetbdr appearance. l remain, Gentlemen, your molt obedient 'avant, W. CLAIM." The *Duff is one of the regular traders between London and Invernefs, armed by Government. She failed from Downe's Wharf, London, on the 3d init. with a valuable cargo.