Star. — London, England, 1805-03-27 00:00:00

• Reps with refpe& to the militia than the prefect. and he confidered the mitigations allowed by the Rlght Honourable Gentleman as the moll convincing roofs that the necelfity of the meafure was not felt. He regarded thefe expedients fo frequently varied, as the ruinous refources of a fpendthrift prodigal. who to tupply the want of the moment, cuts down the young timber of his elate, which in 'a little time would be double i!, prefent value. It wall initillmt the Right Honourable Gentleman lead get into • fyliem of fhifts and expedients which . ihould be ii; moved every fix months,.. Thai idle Peri& Big, w hich was to produke 17,00. men, of whlehlhmoo were to be allowed to go into the iegehre evey . yekr, and to be fupplied again from the coning, ha d Pro doted about 3,000 9 which- win aeaily theira..maTErli" ?onion a tadoebore to a man (it 1.44). 'us inllead of the fall grown man the), • Prgallted, 1 .... the country Ihonla.now'conteni ‘l,tikthi • hirer able tailor's apprentice. The. a Wittily • re. diced to &haft upon itivotesa r s c alg . wry properly expelled it on a .The Houk bad voted the =mare nf ,laa Sliatatitrs hope that it wouldroduce,recruitiLik 61 4 li, a great amount. file hope lid kat . .. olit thle 4 mature was called for with Attiller * inhales, and it'' was unknownwhat other equally infillilsliesiiedietirl was in refer*, if.the promifed hope flio l 4 - lie fulfilled. The meafure now propofed les' • it! .114 tended with grestincrovenience, and the ' q the militia were swede to it. The Honoorab:t Gentleman oppogie (Mr.Tiosbt3 had argued forcibly in fupport of his owalinithisent on this =allots but he 'Bowed he had bet Kw. Of his brother mars of militia with him. The quad= was not which opinion was right, boverhat'Admitm: prevailed. When the Honourable Oattlesung 614 that ill out of 3s Militia Colonels who figsedVbe:tc folutione againß this meatura..were adtaated by. pent principles of opporition. to &Canters, be flarety• did not fee the drat of this pofiti,on I for $f fo lirge I: portion of the ariftocracy of the country; the 4artli: the landed property. and influence. were to be (sized upon a dißina quellion of this hind, to convey their decided difapprobation of the Minifiers of the time, it was a pretty clear proof of the fenfe the heft pan of the country entertained of thefe Minißers. The ge nerality or the feeling, however, let what may be the caufe of it, afforded no argument for the fuccefs of the meafure, which went totally to change the militia from its original conititution, to deßroy the principle of connedtion, and thus to do a Taft injury to the home fervice. without haying say thing like a perma nent good elk& on the army.• • This mestere could not be made a part of k general fyitem for recruiting the army. It was a meafure of futh a nature, that j we could not long go on in it e but flu:4ld loon coma to a total top. Our military fytiem &mkt %or to conitruEted that its parts would correfpond with end AR each other. The cooferiuence of doing Allis thing in this cafe was,. that oike part of the exiling fyfiem seed in one direttiow andasother in the oppo• Rte. Then there was afort of 'compromife, and feels a compromife was' moll ruinous to any thing like a general Tyßem. , . . The quellion was the* univerfaity ealkd for, 4nd• the Hoofs divided—tor the (econd reedit, lel againft it, 59.—shfajority. 80. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHWIER then moved, that the Bill be committed on ThOfday next. . . , Lord 'TEMPLE thought. that, con flaring:the great importance of the meafure. and the indite. of the chores which were to be difcuffed, the time was too Rion. . . . The qoeflion was then put and carried. Adjotaned till to morrow. . . • . , LONDON. •• . {WEDNESDAY. StAKCH 27. • • PRIIPIi OP STOCKS /HIS DAY AT ONE C4Olll Idi rbaSer: ace" Fai." 410 4 11 1 11 i! PIICS OP STOCKS YISTRIDAY Dank Slack Aut. SIM Asa. Ma 3 per Cent. led. fa t India Deeds is a ta. 3 per Coat. Nat 3144 i lamp 3 pc Cie', 311 571 4 Per Calm .Bsdkq Par sa NR septa 5 per Caa. Navy. 834 & Osaatuat, 6 prem. • 5 pa Ma. T797,lhat EV& tai -- s • • Loa. Aaa. San CADE for acc.34l „ Letters of the-aid were teairday received in tnottt from Holland. It is mentioned with coriadenoe,tht it is again agreed that thipments from EMl:ides thin be deemed leg4l, and that the catgoci fist- bt moleßed. • The late rigorous decree, refpeainteinintntrpal tranfaitions, it is now Paid, iris miss!. to apnlyitalbe port of Antwerp alone.—Acconits frown WOW thallune date alfo (late, that the. French trop iii! taken polfelGon of Naples, under the pretetici:994 leaingft againll any attack by the - Rigionaertio.. Some oboe French Journals:, to the a Weak dote arrival bat they *mania no news of did addition to trsa# Ohio we gave in **el g)g. ter4ny. Mir** hated Berlin, bfarch - 54apo.' "Ifs aftie am. ta. Ragas W end RWss mosiooe our Coast lo osslostilleisd. The *ams lrhicp anted ketertes Peaks std Swedes klie tattaisased.. We arc id hired, beads; that Map have takes a Terries* tarn unte-. baik;. Mat the Emperor of itufFia• boo depletes( is* hj phO of doff sslosisrith gollood I and that snick isilso soeMArtSol usearaod or tact/, there is every real* to Isditot *Mir Coatiosiot Zirope hig aglow I. tats of .• • This paragraph is a proof of the facility , trsitk which the French Joiunalifis fabricate . which* they know to be conformable to the willies of their Government. ,•. It is Elated in the following article, that the• Too -. lon fleet has certainly returaed•tcr port, and we un derhand that - Government have received advice. which coftoborate this Ratement. GZIIO.II. MARCU food as the Freach frigate I Conseille bad repaired the dainage.whkh the lately received, die relied frets bout, and has flue stewed pt Toulon. The other frigate ilo . dompeable has ally jot Ate Leto that petit. Four deipi haring fepasstul (tom the fqoadroo &Oleg the Awes, reodWPdha return so port rolifpagable At pekoe there are two veld& have pot waded Tadao, and which are hid to live pat into Ceramic:la, eha Laon• cacatared tM &AIM Alcaterremo akentuf Beet ortralmee. The eepsement which on that melon took place benne the French frigate and the Sagilla annoy, cowl coed four hone, the ire of which was, the coverts( the latter, one of which funk alter he had Itroeit. The Fieutivel as of tai.mtw. - • • is k le dierted doe die Court et 311.00.10 r stela le - We:see Vie molt peadve dimes of fie detendeaden eto ninths seittral, aid Feuded see Ito nag bleb elie pleb err/ pievfleok Vedtddiellir dieineldwiet of 00 sied*:tyeeariap. 0 • In addition to the above, it Rated . ip in:ankle ',.lFsn7!o!lai'le!* that the French fl eet. was very ouch "finagedi that many of the (hips returned to port with ilsrlofs of thele malls ;• and that a-line of battle fitip; Windt one ef. itir.h.liatese.haferl into a •Corii iiialiori; had. got. tore,an¢ vitis 'eaigpletely Ytick4L.o(of.laeliti 67:-.21141:the &SS is now dslitaatlipg. . :.` ..< Pante adeiess :Rate, that the Featteeot Alts- Ma "fortuity fazdtietted the ettletbellehte teledee :.to Ote Scre'ettigety ex botiikeeir*,ka heli; . 4 Is hicleed.'bt!ef. very huh eceifyquenek*Aeitbi whether the:4* OP bethit "title of Or* a( Proiadroi. wNg", ha. ent:iiiiitry hi alleiV the 41v*of fit/ :-or the kertes..44eit‹ . ..'ef*if eati letrw!r of Be!ataa7l ti dot hoe. ~,..t deft to thot plate la* nigfii'ln . dii Hours of Commons, tin the motion. for: the fepopoi , relititiog of the Militia Iteiltation The vielkile, lead Outbid to a divition, whin die samba's aitpsae. efki...4oe Abe wearing 148;, a afna it scot • •!. Ifabiaky very ton v eon deafly tiroulataiihtlte tit f bat General La at had experienced vtrAfaifier is We would willingly believe this report may tort Oat to have little foundation, or that it is the-mete echo of tlt# daftlatof oar fortesAtmlar Cob). eel Monaos. Mani leberstvere delieefed out ye - ffei• '•elky,,.. which arrivedly ; the fame flips which brotiphr intelligence of that bilkfeietnier t and we Cling to Ihe.. hope, that the melancholy flounces of yellerday , prove to, be no more than field relations of the fame: unhappy tranfaeioni. It was alto rumoured that the EGTPTIIIIINIt frigate. which had on board an immettfe quantity of dollars,' taken out of Cetera) prizes captured in the Mediterra nean, had been carried into a French , port by her' crew, who had mutinied, and confined all the Offi cers. We bate taken great pains to' invelligate tbe lait, and find that the report was brought from Pcrrtf mouth, by a Gentleman who arrived in town yeller- • day morning. The Rory was in current circulation at Portfmoutb, but (Rd not obtain general relief. The Maaireur has publilhed tome' further details' of the allion witlithe Ale ow ire which the :Cession cleat all the convoy had betaitaken or funk has been abandoned. • - • •• ~. Some private icooti*s hoist Pasts Rate, that the common. opinion there was; that the'troops under General.Rsortsa,on baud the Roclinfort-knadron, were 444eri to be tandeft,r4 . finex, "Alai thofe. un der General 1. - atiai.svim,ouloontd chi Toulon fleet, were intended to occupy Alemindria.:. The reaforrof gONARARTIOAdftRibIin4Ikr otagain Waterton Egypt Was fidd•to be in. confiquence of the information he • had °lgnited of a Secret Treaty betweeti-England,. Rota, and Tyikei, • according to which the OtttiPon Porte has ceded tO "Epgialid, for fifty years, the So. vereignty of Egypt , upon- recciving front her . = an-' • anal Tubfidy during the faincperiod of time. Mike, as well' as the Scven Iflands, were thief:kat Praris to be given up to Ruffin, according to the fame Treaty. It was not doubted in France but that the expediticn ender Gen. CRAIG wai fitted out in confequence 'of , • this agrcitnent-with Turkey. There:ii w.ftrong decree again') detcrtion„ which 'inity fere, to chew-the. ptefent Rate of the French ar; • mice. The decree infias the pain . of death not only on defrters , but on all yhote who ORE or abet, haibour, conceal 'decency., whether ferving . with tht French army out of Fmiceniin the interior. • Deuar-Lta a.—At this Theatre, it.. Gentleman, who, we underitand, : came iecrignineaMin the Ma nagger by his Royal. Highnefs the Dente of KART, under whofe alifpices he performed with ibme fee , 'CPR in America, attempted the part or , Airier, in '7l, As* Stiaaiaew. As, however., he may be faid to- have completely failed, we Hull he tender in our ob. tervations refpeaing him. His figure and face (which it not very jdvenile) appear thok of a Wianwho has . moved in polite circles, and be . poffeffes abundant -confidence, his voice is very dikordant, and firongli too:lined with the brogue. His talon is, moreover, 4:auftYained, and his manner of fpeabing, int'being tivaciops. At the beginning of the play 4e- war heard with indulgence but towards the' end, P his vanity multhate experien ced tome mortification. His name,. we .underttand, is Hot tano.—Mift Di. I ..enier's CAA', MJs privet," Mrs. Wien; BARRIS'. -ir si o r ti rs i p and joie intone% Father Feizard, were . • • ileellcam.:. ..• COMB! LiA RD IM. -1 - 42 ft n i ght their Maissviss end _ . the Pkincs SI a s again vs. this Theatre, to per Moto the forma:tee of To Maw, gr Nam !f a l a i The attiratte oit very dint , "The loyal and patriotic fangs were nog as finial, `end the Royal Party eterierteed ten cordial re siphon.--The Earls of DART MORT6II,. an 4. ' H ang' °T or t the COUtliffs . Of Ear. ind Ladies St. %V,sv*an, and A. Cuwssstarmr e 'to. dtc, ware it artendance. 7 —The Dukes •of Sines Pad Clatitair *ere in the number of the audience. • on - +bC /Era o—Seariet reglaseateli. i lle ne rita•—Yelbrir rag Myer Mile. alas aad Over mdse. matryTA-yil, gra amiles, white reaches,. - un t aiirra,Matk 'dyer resod dais. Mae iad Wit Mather* artes Saki." sad Maar —Broils and Myer Mims, white. _ "Naas MisMa—Mlaek velvet mad Ws, black featboirs. -r oos t coo l s was on hfondy delayed fo long on way Wows in ajar coach, that he kept the Ira:: maiic fier. waiting for Mm tome time. This Rive pest difpleafore to the company. Kamm* offered, to.take the place oftootta ; betioon after' the Wale Gentleman made his appeareucci and being riatEed a littler Richard/owl beea*e anjilf agaia, and got through his part with tolerable credit: Assize Of Blk AllLorlrefterdiy the Lord tetairor ordered the Pike of: Bread to bk reduced one ainze. 'or Twopence, in the Peek Loaf.•to commence morrow ; the price of the Q . prtern Loaf of Wheaten:l will then be• Fifteen-pence birthing, .and kluttlebigel -Thirieeoleate three 6111114 e.. AURA'-LAME. ut; . . _ • kat. aicwilorp.sitieWat. , • Our further fisnli;s, of Wheat it eisettett to-day, but a good fOpPly flai i 4 l l4 gde . and inferior faroples atiefs•ptico4utlitdakle?willi e Our high& qnntattangoad Dant*: OcOt. _11)11' pee, quarter -, Prime :Basler fells • readilyrand'..* dear, u are 'Ark Bea*, awing to the late demand for public fervice.—Althemgh .we have about fifty: fair of Foielp Oats,' they are fcarcely as yet *toed cheaptr, Flour is io'greac plenty, and much from Scotland:- ai our Taft, and other qui cles it little viriadon. • • • ' GENERAL CURRENCY AS UNDER. ' Whist:66a. Os. 931 • per sr. Grey Peafe 365. to eoe e • • floe Thaw fie& ma. 04. Rao; 421. 4 16. oa. : Itrilds.. 6 to• cot Tick Ditto 4ta. el& od Fthy.4u. 46V od. Oat., 126.241.275. .• • IlMyea. Ilbs. oil , • - Poland ditto. 121 2,641: • Pa* 41%. 43 • od. Cinquefoil. one ace. • Rape Seed, 431. to 471. per ti • ••, PRICE OF FLOUR. :,;;EieniEtsir Sol. to Sys. &ands yet. to Sc.. pa fact. . . 1,: • ••• • .1117.11LUGEN4E. • • . • az sigs,4taace-23.--Bince my failed 'on .onsize histysllY's brig Gusto ; the Four Meade, flouts, :for•Londen, with the cargo of the' Isaac ,k Vraw Margretta and Henrietta, frotti -Micluiel, Vat in berOtbe 18th February, leaky.-Ar. fired* fluty, RoWs; from London, lay from Fal. -immati Flora, TiAGUI ; the Henra, histolysis ; Nth,: de,. filitsto ; the Joker, Taionss t. and P.• Belmont, Waistite,:all from Swanfea, with coals, fora market ; the Mariner, Bases ; the John and Mary' Isinbar, from Neath, for Plymouth ; the ' Richard, BAD;, front Paditow, for Plymouth ; the Starry, Foss,- from - Bideford, for Ford - month; the Gochifpn, &ace not s, from Ilfracombe,_forSouth- 'haMptOn; the Nancy, Hart.s, from Cardiff, for London i the Polly, BADCOCR ; and the Mary and :Betty; Salaam/as, from Plymonth.—lntelligence is . Oft received ,from•the fignal at the Land's End b -0.001, that two brigs were this morning captured by a r Prench privateer, the wind blowing tlrong at about E.. 8. E. Fax.ssourn, IVlAacu 24.—Arrived this day, bia Majelly's Humus, of 16 pins ' Captain HILL, from a cruise ; the will (*Ail the firgfavourable wind with the merchant ware's, Spanith prizes, &c. wait ing convoy here for the Eaftward. Sailed this day the Wathington packer, go/Alva, with Mania the tgth ;pliant, for Liibon ; and the Mancheffer ditto, Davis., with mails of the zoth inilant, for the Lee ward Mantis. Wind E. • PORTSMOUTH, Kutch 26.—Sailed the RllllOlll Hoop of war, RavoLartoccitzt and Actions fri. gates on a cruize... 7 Wind E. S. E. ' - DIAL, MARCIf 25 .—Sailed the klicry. sloop of war for Sheernefr, LEOPARD man of war, Rear Ad- miral Lome, with•the lisamas sloop of war on a eruize.—Remain in the Downs the ref of his Ma jefty's chips as per laft.—P..S. Arrived and failed for the River the John Parifh,Vataaste, from Hem.' burgh.—Sailed dpough the Downi from the River, the Daeldngfield, for Jamaica.-Wind N. E. . DILL,' HatCH 26.--Sailed the Snarly, Vut.- toaa r sad OILISTESI hoops of war, on a crnizes-- rrived the Gat.Lan: and Totaasstaa• gun brigs, from a crnize.—Wind E. N. E. ' Yaassorrx, Maicu 25.—YeRerday, P. M. ar rived the Hawes cutter, and a prize, fent in by the cutter; laden with a general cargo from Rotter , dam, bound to Bourdeauz. This morning failed the kOUT hoop of war and the BOLD gun.brig on a eruize off °Rend, and the CALYPSO hoop of war to Leithorith a hoop under her convoy. YAILMOOTN, MANCH 26.—Yefterday afternoon rail ed the FaxeLors frigate, and FAVOllit cutter, for the fleet off the Tete!. This morning arrived the FL: cutter from i cruize, and has Captured a galliot laden with cheefe and butter, from the Tezel. The Dutch fleet remains in the fame pofition as laR week. 'La Cons:anca frigate will fail this afternoon on a cruize. The (hips of war remain as per latk (except the Ptaxxora). "Arrived froni Norway with tim ber and deals, the Enigheiden, WILLIAM ISAACSON FROM LLOYD'S LIST. GRAVRIBIND. MARCH sy...—l'affed by the Pomona, from Alegre ; Carolina Matilda, —, from Norway; Vrow Anna, lloro ; Catharina, flarbutt ; Jonge Peter, Horn; Good•Werarag 'Good Hope, and the Twee Gehei t z u, ' tram Leer .- Salted the Herr ules, Todd, for Pare ; e 7 t Robatfoo, and the Vrow kebecca, Kay. for Embden. Gam masre Maser 16--Palfral by, the Fortuna, Anderfoni and the Peace. Lava," front Norway; Vrow Marianna, Miller, ftom Winder; Vro* Hannah, Schneider, from Guida; Vrow .Cathirinif,Telppel, from Creiztand; Vriow Voulte, Scarlet; Three ()abraders, Tither; Vrow Elisabeth. Cleland; Two Brothers, Pe aad tie Vrow. Franke. Depot, from /Imbiber-gaited the Hulks& Haab, for Yucatan; Vow iftyklus, Easbacp.; and the Veneta, Jalmltone, for Toonlasen.. . • • . • The following Letter from an Officer who beim. • ed to the RAVI.; brig, contains a more particular. • account of the Lofs 'of that Veld then any yet.Pnb- - litged : • I . • ain Priton,Vnit 9t. Marys in the Produce et stnttalufts, rebriay 6th, doe. 10 It Is my kreat.misfortnfig:to eddies-70 a ner in Spam, but am happy in. being faired!! der having, with my fhiprilates, fuffered pll thehor.. /Ors and peril of fbipwreck on an enemy's ecall ag tem calf mention to you the outlines iiroptir 'eafe--todefcribe it would be as impoffible as fer Oa' to conceive it. We had left England kilt a week,. and expelled, in the courfe of another, with the fable' fivourable weather as had till then attended us;, to reach the place of our deftination.. We had arrived . Within as mules of Cadiz on Mondayevening, Jan .28, as we imagined, but were unfortunately init. taken, for before twelve that night we found our: fives drifted into an enemy's harbour, among rocks. and . (heals; the recollea ion of which - makes me (bud.' der. Our fituation, kill before day-light on the 204 . was molt truly diftreffing—a tremendous fea and Aoab on either hand, prefented each moment es otir Taft. At day-light we found ourfelves among the' enemy's !hips, end within the batteries, but it was de termined the RAVIN fhould mot be tamely furrender ad, and till nine o'clock there was a hope that we &mud get clear off, but this hope alts traufient.. At ee'the g r ate increafed, and we anchored. erns *Ty Mosieut to be driyo oktilc razki by no- lleant offtwintLiad the fea. In this awful Rate of . at which we reusAriedtill eight at night , at which time 'de veal- In'aUtrom her cables, and at nifta.wirfek the.awfitlfhoek...fiao Itruck •To de. Attt&l hate .119pkt i llaffle the efforts of the ablelt .Rena pla.jgrOans,fifirisks,,und cries of men threat and*. ith Milant deftruaion ; no,hops of facing life ; ; blowing, railing, and dreadfully dark ; fea after lea lialldhs.nver ; the et-Ain't-of the falling mans ; and the fhdokivbiols the4t4l4 received in firiking 'tht 'ground prefentad tiorlantikirt of inftibt diffoln don. Thus clic,umllanied;We.teinjned on the wreck from nine at night till ilay-light, when we were made prifoners by the Spaniih foldiers. After getting op .Ilsore.baw 'hall I fpeak of that Peov mince which faced Outlives, as only two were loft; one a meffmate of mine, and the other aniar hie. Bateman got no hurt, is well and with me : we expoß foots an exchange of priQuasts., The fipanith Ouvernment have behave in the morhandfume manner—and as they had WI opportunity of Witneffing our exertions on' Tuefd.iy morning, they have, from a fenfe of admiration and 'honotir, allowed us more . indulgence than has been beforoinown to be given. .We have the liberty of going,whese we pleafe, wittnktirenty miles, (I mean the oftcers) and they Teem anxious to render our fitgation.as comfortable as Fable. I was attacked with - Inv ot tir d diforder, ihad it very ftverely for about eight days owing to the wet, cola, and fatigue; but am now mu ch better. I (hall lofe about 2501. bat my life is fpared, which gives the balance in my favour. When exchanged, I know riot whether we lie fent to England, or to Lord Nelfon." Eit,aa of , a Letter from an Officer on board his Majefiy's {hip Aaaow', dated Carthagena, Feb. 26. - • • . " Yon will, no doubt, be not a little.lbrprifed, when you read from whence" thin is dated, and on what occafion *rare here. Know tilt), oft ,the 4th of jannary we failedfrom Malta, in company 'with Majefly's bomb ,a).cusamt, and a. convoy of 34. fail for England,. lad hat a fine fair wind, which carried us within *leer dais fail of Gibraltar, when the wind (hilted afill blew tieeedingly hard for tin days. Sund a y, February 3; it being a very pin day, we obterved two ({singe frigates on our weather quarter, with all fail let ; makit. the plivate figual jo them, which was not aatkvered—tacked with the - - - ---. bomb, and Rood towards them—at two could per ceive they were two large frigates--deared fnip for aetion—it now fell calm—at fun-fet i•prang up'-a breeze, nearingthe enemy very faft—e very. body, at quarters all night: - A jat rfour the morning the fii gates came clots along • Ode,. *hen fiveral (hots were exchanged; without Any.ciamage. on either fide ; dant then flood off again, and ran to leeward. •We were not pofitive of what'. tiatint they were, whether Frinchi '• • or • Algerines. . The long. wifhfd for day 11 tat length appeared, when - We l aw the French . co ours flying on board the fr;&a. es : at 4z they tacked and. flood towards us and our confart the bomb.... At 7, the action began, witls.greaffpirit on both fides. Which lofted till half patLeight, when, . frost+ 'our difibled Rate. and -being overpowered by fo foperiot .a force, we'wefe tedtr the neceffity of ftrikeng the .colours. The brolly feting otti• L'Opeli- - tion'made fail, but Was after war( t takettimilturot by the other friiite: I . leave - vuo to •jiti - ge, 'of arc ''. gave up the ,Aaaow with d trice. • The frigate' which knit pidffeifion of us was called the Ineerrop dble; mounting 44 lg . -pounders, and carried upwards of 600.tnen, .The other ihip was called l'Hortenfe, mounted about so grins, and the fame 'number of . Mat. • 1: be AR low mounted 28..32-pounders (care, nada). and 134 men.; and the ACHEROf only 8 gntis. s- T iinrititi the athon we had 53 mep killed, and 27 wOuttded—mafts, yards, (ails, ropes, and rigging, cut all torpieces . fo • that the slaip was a . moil cotn plete wreck, fl oatlng like a log on the water for the fall ten Minutes of the anion : four guns out of fix . at my'quatters were dlfabled. About three hours after they took poffeffion of us, the Frenchmen found the • was finking very fall, as we had 'upwards of thirty (hot holes under water. •Every body now began tel took out for himfelf, and . I was tine of the 101 l of the prifoners on board ; was obliged to tale a leap ovaboatd, to get into one of the frigate's boats, and. after a cooling fwirn, was taken on board the boat by one of bur men i . but, in fpite of Ai the rt effos made both by the F rench .aid Engin)+, flie funk about one o'clock in the afternoon,' with h, ee unfortunate wounded Engliflumn on board, who could not be taken out. To .aggravate our mitfor tune, .not a flitch of clothes did we fare, but what we had on our becks; every thing I had in the woild .went to the bottom in the poor little Aatow. We could.not learn exaftly What damage we did the ene i-my, as the ;hip *eat-gaged-moil parted company' in cbace of the bomb, 'and ciid not join again. They trehavedliery Welt ecr o's on board the Fienchinan.=-- While we remained on board* the frigate, ihektock and burnt two of the . crotvoy,.a tranfport, and, a 'merchant brig. We have not been able to learn what damage.ttie other frigate did the canorry , -sve hope not nutelt ;_ btu had. we not ,coAagcd them fo long,, a ..great;n4rnymiti have fallen into .their..handr. We .are an-treat _hoheiCttplain Vs:KENT will be made Poll, for hicgaltant refiftance agitift fo fuperior a force. The French` own themfelves they never dreamt , of ou r •erigegitti them. ''They Istctight us here on Thlwfibil - dre-.7th -of February,, and landed us on the Following Tnefday.. The Spaniards have gigot . ;Usti**, thrrirllparole of bookint : they allow us "a PO bai t - ' thillinge! a-day each for our fuldillence. ,W! - 'e:b k lem.alm': lac of- ia, . Captain, V l'it k trr, , mi. •astica•paffebge Ts; four Soldier Officers takel in - . rialtalilltdiCe,:anctfrve of the Officers of the A rt‘ro w, 'liar we harts comfortable.av ow' fitaation will per- Mit.' in'dtay-eipeaatiOn of bcaring of ratir each a, Re. We-itri think'ourfelver: very fortunate in not havrog • I nto officers tined- andrwounded ; the boatfwairr and •. caplain's tkrtWere tbe t unltofficers killed ; two.of the:wounded men.have•died in. the borpital, .but the yett are in a fair nasty ,of recovery.. After •we arc cithanged and. tried for the lots_ f the Ihip,4ll the °freers wilt bb Ordered home '; perhaps we may he fait - home tiatike . our trial.. ,l, hope.the latter may •:take.plaisk r..l' holies MlA:theft, to be in Englind in it miindisa - Tell Dame when you write, of my 4. being in limbo, u •stlfo a Wind of hit,' a . Captain Gtaisn, formerly in the . assh Itcymnent, but now in :the aathi•he - was going home from Malta to join his •-rment.: ho deftrei to be.temembered to him: 7 1 The Eta - la Comnicitavy for Prifoners of War at Madrid, 'gives us- great' hopes of a fpeed.7 cp cubs', - Yours, • fec. Sm. kc." fig •• 1 I I I . I 1 I ' i 1 1 1 I , 1 t 1 I I 1 i 1 1 1 . ! l ' i , I . Y „ 1 / 1 1 . • . i II 1 I t 1 i ; i I 1 f C . 1 a 1 ' a :•• . ' , f a, 1 •L- , . 4 i ' t le d V , , K 1 te T td in in ft i is AT Xl'