Star. — London, England, 1808-04-27 00:00:00

.t tention ofl'arliamet. Fairs of India. TIERNEY, in ex. rrcd to the Committx:i vTEEIts. kat Le would tn.u 1 ,,.", igth of the Militia arid v, llill tiros brmtght 117, a^.l: Lactation on NloLday n,zt, It he would to-morrow, move for the li,propriat4 trsuant to order. HTEIt. the Right Honourable the d, intended ahurtly to briny ie«•al oldie Charter of til4 hcped it waeld be ir. L.: very soon.—Adjoureed. SfAlt. kPRII. 27. AT ONE (YCLOCN. runt, 66W—Rtauzei 4. 9s. prem, ESTERDAY. Arn. ISltbsi a Stock I HO a Bonds, par 2a. pre. he. Bilis S. 11s. IE - tom. Is. fur acc. GT LEWIS, a cartel, Sail'A ',lSt, with seven French ions from this county ceedcd to Morlaix, ut as soon as the vessel at by the battery, and to the shore in his boat however, permitted to ig.ain immediately, on :he batte::ies ; and th?. Louth on Saturday last, :ers :—they would not om. one of the French to the Chief Magistrate dated the 6th inst. states r.randecc had bccn di - nent to Bayonne, there F the wish of that Co ps should be withdrawn missior. must deci7.ivc.ly ,-ought by the same con. :eived tae details of the tates, that BON APARTE thin one stage of Bour -SC. in town from Seville, of April. Ile eonFsms the revolntion ; and his to opinion of those who late revolution has been le yoke of France, not to inurn,liately under her iys, in that province, be lle chara,:ta• of the gre7;t Flit:) , considered the new him salvation was to be . cially, the populace n;1/1 ..ists, S;c. The friends .Slinir,ter were they app:..ared. In the vourite lies in a vile Ft comforts of life, proba crim2s by a punishment administration. We of this revolution. Spain n arcs of French intrigue, .1 by an irresistible our Correspondent at light on the events that Spain, but, io enable u we must wait for Ludic( (;11;1:A.J.TAR, APRIL 5. t!:e accounts of the late Det.rees may be very o f vcctcrday.] .11 inimediati - 1y lea to the the fill of the PRINCE Cf •C been able here to leant :- elligence was received :It )I.:PoNT's army were les from Burgos fer siderable tumults and ap .ade by BOYAPAHTE, that Lole of the country to the to France, tended farther he could no longer reign safety or honour ; and he the Prince of the PPACE, msclf and his wealth front nit for Cadiz, and . from Amet.ica. th, all the Sparti,h guards •crc ordered to Aranjttez .t if necessary. The Coun• d to deliberate on the ntea ee di , c115 , i;.11 and a strong SWEDEN. to i lioc t o ok place: the iaajority were against the sr i, a nd one of the leading Members denounced the mict o f the PencE as a traitor to his cou n t ry.— of the Royal Family, except the KING, Whole also averse to the measure of emigration ; the w ive assembled in crowds in consequence, and ; c i te d t he palace of the PRINCE of the PEACE, oi c h was defended by his brother and his own da ds for some hours. It, hower, was at last b fo - tre d a nd plundered about 60 o ve f the guards and ace being killed or wounded on the occasion : o g st the latter, was the PRINCE of the PEACE'S tot t er , pi to was also made prisoner. The PRINCE t ithe PEACE at that time, however, made his escape. To pacify the people, the KING, on the 16th, deprived pluNce of the PEACE of all his employments ; od, on t h e 19th, he, by Proclamation, abdicated a Th r one he could no longer fill with safety or honour. the 29th, the new King, FERDINAND VII. issued a proclamation confiscating all the property of his an cient enemy the PRINCE of the Paaeu, who was taken t w ast endeavouring to escape to Cadiz, and nearly oe d by the mob ; so that he was obliged to be k o e d in the barracks of the royal guards to save The PRINCE of PEACE'S Mistress was also v ied on the road to Cadiz, with two carriages loade d w i t h g old and jewels to an immense amount. On the 2-lah, a Royal Proclamation announced an RTE expected arrival at Madrid in between two a nd three days, and the inhabitants are ordered to naive him with rejoicings and illuminations. — nova ' s ar my had arrived at Madrid the Dith, and locoman was expected on the following day. " The new King is a weak young man, fit to be the puppet of BONAPARTE. MURAT has also pub ysteda proclamation, stating, that it is necessary the french army should pass through Madrid to Cadiz. 0 Numbers of mules arrive daily at F,t. Roque and i ti get iras, with provisions tn- the French tro.lps ex pected here." COAST OF BARBARY. ~ Gibraltar, April 5. a A hundred men, with two engin.,:ers and a de tachment of artillery, were sent yesterday from this totake possession cf an island on the opposite side o the Su-eights, near the Barbary Coast, which has been ceded to us by the Emperor of Monocc.), and whish willbe of the greatest utility in checking the enemy's gunboats and privateers, and affcrsilng shelter to our own ressels, particularly in bringing supplies frc , ...1 Ilailoty, as there is excellen t anchora g e on •de ocit,sna it is intended to fortif y it 5' . .7 :i' z. 2,ly. The Empeirr of Morocco is expected ....lay to declare war against Francs and Spain. " The Carthagena fleet were at Minorca twelve thys ago. No accounts have been n , -. a beard either of the Rochefort or Toulon Scpladrons. " Lord Coutstwoom, three weeks since, was cruising off Gargente, in Sicily, with fifteen sail of tlr line and two frigates." - THE ROCHEFORT SQUADRON. There can be RO doubt that the Rochefort so i lla drod is in the Mediterranean, the fact having been mentioned by a7zounts through Germany, received by the Gottenburgh mail:; and by direct accounts frcm the Mediterranean. On the II th of February they ailed from Toulon with the fleet that was there : on t . ze 12th the United So 4 ladrons were seen, by the Amu) frigate, standing tr:wards the Hieres Islands ia thick weather, and in a gale, and that they reached the Adriatic about the law r end of February, and had probably joined the Russians at Trieste. On the the sth of March the United Squadrons of Lc rd Cowm.wooD, Admiral THORVIOROUGTI, and Sir STBAci:AN were off Maratimo, a small island to the West of Sicily ; and it is stated, that his Lord dill) had received information of the course of the enemy's squadrons. the utmost unanimity and ardour of resolution prevail': throughout Sweden. It is stated, that three divisions bf the army in B inland, recently contrived to form a junction after the most gallant service, and in spite if a:cumulated difficulty, during which not a sill& desertion took place—not a murmur was heard. Our letter mentions the particulars of a gallant achievement perforated by a small body of Swedes, amountog to four hundred and fifty men, under the command cf a Captain IturrLasitor.L. It stir r.undel by four thousand Russians, the commander of whom conceiving Rt:lTF.ststiort.'s little band t:uite in his power, called upon him to surrender. —But this proposition was rejected—R t. ITE USHOLL ; Inetint:ing his resolution never to capit ulate while .' could retain his colours. This gallant Officer, ccording to our information, actually succeeded in ratting his way through the Russian force, and arr.:v -.:lg t the head quartets of the Swedish army with Illy the loss of sixteen men. Another instance of the valour and patriotism of the S'veetes ; p;)cars in the following statement : An at tempt was made to throw 750 Swedish scamyn into the port of Sv.-caborgia t but this being found im practicable, it was represented to the gallant tars that their services by huld would be eqaally accept able. The proposition teas immediately embraced, aad they volunteered to a man. The cut rent opinion at Cottcnburgh, according to the last letters was, that an expedition from this coun try is immediately to attempt the re-capture of Copen bnen and the iAand of Zealand. This is not entitled to cud;'. • :E.i. THE EXPEDITION. The following vessels will form part of the fleet undci• the command of Sir JAMES SAUMAREZ, now fitting at the Downs i Thb VICTORY; the Ad - miral's ship ; the MARS, Rear-Admiral KEATS ; the Miso- . TAUB, TIGRE, POLYPIIEMUS and AunAcious, all of the lisle ; the MAoNET and RANGER sloops ; the URGENT, Thane, and PIERCER gun-brigs. Eight flat-bottomed boats were yesterday shipped on board the AUDACIOUS, from the Dock-yard at Deal, and the utmost activity pervades every department, to hasten their departure: Yesterday morning 500 of the German Rifle Corps marched from Deal, for Ramsgate, to be em barked, and in the afternoon 500 of the Light Infan try arrived there, from Dover, to proceed this day for Ramsgate. NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE. TORBAY, APRIL W. Last evening sailed his Majesty's ships DREAD NOCGIIT, SPENCER, VILLE DE PARIS, AFRICA, SAINT GEORGE, VALIANT, and Amm.LE, to resume their station off Brest.—Early this morning sailed his Ma jesty's ship NE:tmsis and FLYING-FISH schooner, with the fleets bound to Newfoundland,. Quebec, and Ha lifax, with a fine breeze at N.N.E. PLYMOUTH, APRIL 25. The Nrzersts, of 32 guns, with the fleet for New. foundland, &c. passed by to the westward this after. noon, and the PLOVER, of 18 guns, sailed from hence to join them. Sailed the PIRENIX, of 36 guns ; ALCMENE, of 32 guns ; and the SCORPION, of 18 guns, on a cruize. Four small Admiralty vessels also sailed this afternoon, with dispatches for the Mediterranean and the West Indies. Orders were this day received to equip, with all possible dispatch, and to victual for six months, the squadron under the command of Ad miral Sir J. T. DUCKWORTH, and they are to s:til again immediately—but their destination is a secret. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 26. Arrived his Majesty's ship PRINCESS OF ORANGE with a convoy from the Downs.—Sailed his Majesty's ships CAMBRIAN and DEFENDER, to the Westward ; and the STEADY, with a convoy for Guernsey. His Majesty's ship BARPLEUR is appointed convoy for the Mediterranean, and the AvENorat for Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, &c —Wind N. W. DOVER, APRILes. Arrived in the Roads this day the OBERON and CHALLENGER sloops, RICHMOND gun brig, and Pnos- PHORUS fire brig, from a cruize. Passed by the brig Swift, Capt. DEwiTT, from Berbice, bound to Lon , don.—Wind S.W. and moderate. DEAL, APRIL 26. In my letter of yesterday I informed you that the 5:cy1 . ,-,TiC sloop of war had brought in a sloop marked on thz s:.. rn, Rcse of Dartmouth, supposed to be a recaptured vessel, since which have learnt she is a French prlvateLr belonging to Boulogne, having on board 50 men (very stout fellows) and 16 guns, which were thrown overboard during the chase. She had five men wounded, has not made any capture this cruize--Arrived, the SILVIA cutter, from Sheer ness ; RANGER sloop from and sailed again for Sheerness.—Sailed the KANGAROO sloop ; THRASHER, RICHNIOND, and BLOODHOUND gun-brigs, on a cruize. REMAIN IN THF. DOWNS. - Trusty, Vice-Admiral Campbell; Mars, Rear-Admiral Keats ; Tigre, Audacious, Edgar, Triumph, Minotaur, Polyphemus, Clyde, Hound, Speedy, Zebra, Mini, Fearless, Desperate, Sky lark, Piercer, Flamer, Blazer, Tigress, 1' rotector, and Pigeon. \ SIFEERNESS, APRIL 25 . Sailed the VICTORY a nd Rose, for Yarmouth ; the S A PPIIO brig, Capt. CHARLTON, is come into harbour. APRIL 26.—Sailed the TRIBUNR , with a convoy for Gottenburgh and the Baltic. The ARIADNE, Captain FARQUHAR , has g one out of harbour to the Little Nom. The MAGNET, Captain M ORRIS, will t sail to-morrow with some flat-bottom boats for Yar mouth Roads. . ABERDEEN, APRIL 23. On the night of Wednesday last, -his Majesty's schooner WIDGEON, Lieutenant GEORGE ELLIOT, which accompanied the American convoy, went ashore at Black Potts, a little to the northward of Banff. The crew, as also a great part of the mate rials and stores, were saved ; but, from the unsettled and boisterous weather, it is very doubtful if the ves sel can be got off. Tuesday last, on board a vessel unloading lime at the Quay, a spar, or as it is called the Sway, whereby the lime barrel is hoisted and di rected, having broke, the barrel full of lime fell into the hold, and striking a seaman's leg, shattered it and his foot in a shocking manner. The poor man was carried to the Infirmary, where the leg was immedi • atcly amputated. ______ CORN FICMANGE, MARE-LANE, APRIL 2.7.--Wheat to-day is in short supply, and fine samples readily keep their price, but ordinary dull in sales—The sup ply of Barley is likewise short, and rather higher— Fine Malt also—White Peas this week are cheaper: Beans of the two kinds vary but little—Of Oats there are not many at hand, and this trade appears to fetch somewhat better price—The terms of Flour . without variation. GENZZAL CORILINeY Its UNDIrlt : Wheat, 47g. 605. 725. Bans (old) 545. 60s. Od. Fine ditto, 745. 775. Tick ditto (old) 51s. 575. Oil. Rve, 441. 495. Oats, 335. 365. 311 s. Barley, 435. 495. od. Poland ditto, 40s. 41s. Oa. Malt 66.. 765. Potatoe ditto, 00s 435. 6d. i White Peas (boilers) 14Ss. 158 s. Rape Seed, 341. 371. Os. Grey ditto 48$. 545. Fine !dour 55a. 565. Ws. Secoods 50e. 55*. LAZY INIELLIVEArCE: COURT GP RING'S Br NCI{, APRIL 25: The Court sat this day, by adjournment, to try se veral special Jury causes which stood over for trial. TIIE KING V. NALDEIt. - This was an indictment against the Defendant, who is the City Marshal, for an assault and false imprison. ment. The Prosecutor, a Mr. Ed. Cocken, is a silk manufacturer, near I3ishopsgate-street, and had been out to spend th 9 evening. In coming honle between Moorfields and Bishopsgate-street, he heard a noise at the Watch-house, and looked In to inquire what was the matter. The Defendant came out apparently in liquor, and Inlet' him what he wanted, and lifted up his stick as if to strike. The Prosecutor ran away, and meeting one Cadman, an officer, asked him if he knew who that man was ? to which he replied, that he would take himto him, which he accordingly did at the Watch-house, where he and the Defendant took the Prosecutor into custody, though he offered to send for his friends, and afterwards earned him to the Compter. The next morning he was discharged by Sir W. Leighton, the Lord Mayor. The ATTORNEY.GENEKAL, fcr the Defendant, said, he could give no evidence to justify the assault, but would produce some circumstances, which would be proper for the attention of the Court, in mitigation of punishment hereafter.—Verdict Guiltyt A novelist has taken as a motto to his work " Hr was a Man of Sorrows, and acquainted with Grit:ft."— We have seen many profanations in such productions, but never before did we witness suck grols impiety The fleet which sailed from Cork on the 29th of February for the West Indies, was all well on the 15th of March, lying-to on the S.W. side of Madeira, 65 sail in company. Yesterday morning the Dukes of Ironic and CAM BRIDGE came to town from Windsor. After which the Duke of YORK held a public da at his efrice in the Horse Guards, and gave audien y c. to a number of military o dicers. Tuesday morning Lord Ravens are: iiid sor, upon a visit to their MAJES r_ The American merchant ,- ~ed an official com munication yesterday or t result of Mr. ROSE'S mission, which is . prec' co the same effect as that given in oar Pape- - Monday. The President of the United States :caused to recall his inhospitable and hostile shoe lamation against British ships, though all due rer.eation was offered for the affair of the Chesapeake and Leopard, which had produced it, and all negotiation c onsequently broke off, without any adjustment of differences being effected. American Papets to the 25th ult. have arrived.- 1 The National Intelligencer of the 21st (the official Ame rican Newspaper) presents the following observations: " We understand, that the negotiations between' our Government and Mr. Rose were, on Friday last, ' brought to a close, by the receipt of his final note. They are said to have been suspended on the preli minary requisition made by him, that the President's Proclamation should be rescinded. Mr. RosE, in the first instance, apprized our Government of his autho rity to offer reparation for the attack on the Chesa peake, without specifying what that reparation would be ; but required, that, previously to its being made, the Proclamation should be revoked. " Much interlocutory matter passed ; when he was informed that if he would state the reparation and assu rances he was empowered to make, and they should be considered by . our Government as stisfactory, they would be taken as a pledgF of entity, and that the act of reparation and revocation of the proclama tion should bear cotemporaneous date. This, in his ultimatum, he declined doing. " It is understood that early in the week a very comprehensive communication will be made to Co n gress, embracing the whole of the negotiations rela tive to the Chesapeake, the whole of the correspon dence on our general relations with England, and so much, respecting the other European powers with whom we have had differences, as will give a full view of the state of our relations with them." The New-Torh Evening Post, of the 24th ult. con tains the following statement, which the Editor observes, " will never be contradicted from any quarter deserving of credit :" " Mr. ROSE, probably suspecting that the indeci sive and unsatisfactory language held by our Minister, was to amuse, some day Vast week had an interview with him, for the express purpose of coming to a precise explanation, that he might understand dis tinctly his real situation. At this interview, Mr. Rost put to Mr. MADISON this plain question, in substance: " supposing, Sir, that I should now, in the name of my Go vernment, offer yours prcper and ample reparation for the affair of the Chesapeake, wil l supp ose isembarrass the question of a:1 pos sible difficulty, we the reparation offered to be per fectly satisfactory, am I to understand, that this being torn and accepted by the Americus Government, the President would then recal the Proclamation interdicting British ships of war from your ports and harbours " To which Mr. MAmsos immediately gave in substance the following answer, which, we venture to say, will astonish, at least the people of the Eastern States : " No, Sir: I tel l you, frant:y, the President would not. The attack on the Chesapeake is by no mean' considered by us as the sole or principal cause of complaint against Great Britain ; and shall admit to you that if that affair had not happened, the Pre sident would, in probability, have soon n os hap a Proclamation of similar import. The Proclamation is, therefore, not to be rescinded till all cause of complaint is removed." Mr. PINCKNEY has been nominated by the PRESI- Di.NT, and approved of by the Senate, as the Minister to our Court. EXTRACT OF A LETTER—frOM Charleston, to a Merchant in Liverpool, dated March 19, 1808 : Matters certainly appear very squally, but rest as sured this Government has no intention to try her strength with Britain ; we are all tali, but not a dol lar has yet been expended in preparations for war. The embargo and non-importation act, so far as re spects Great Britain, ought to be considered as a de claration of war, but both these measures are much more severely felt on this side that they can possibly be with you—Property, produce, credit, and national! c h a racter, are much depreciated ; the three first fully 50 per cent. l3y last mail we have a repeal of the' non-initortation act, so far as regards vessels which sailed from this country previous to the 14th Decem ber. The embargo must certainly he taken off before the next crop cf cotton can come in : the country will not longer endure the privations it now suli4s. Vidll4 LAST NIGHT'S ditittlg. 110%041311 OF ST. IC 1111414 Th e Right lid's. George Granville !Arita's Gower, (15annaorlif. called Earl GOwet), eldest idn Of the Most Noble the *quit of Stafford, in the room of Scrope Beroard, Esq. *ho lance his eletia don for the said Borough, bath accepted the Office of Steward oi his Majesty's Manor of East Mucked, lit the County of Bakst ADMITtA.LTT OFFICE, APRIL 26: Cdpy of a Letter from Peter Rainier ; ES4I. Captaio of hit Mal jesty's Ship the (...Ntrolinc, addressod to Rear-Admiral Si Thomas Troubridge, Bart. dated the 10th of October IWO ,s Duplicate of which has been transmitted byeapiain to the Hon. W. W. Pole. His Majesty% Ship Carefirie, off Batavia, 00.:10, tebe: Sir—After putting the former part of yews orders in execution, I proceeded to Anger Point, where L obtained information that the enemy's line of 'battle ships were all to the eastwards On the morning of the 18th instant, I eatittired small brig from Bentam, from whom I learnt that ' the Phcenix, a Dutch frigate of 56 guns, was under: going repairs at Onrust ; it appearing to me that she might be brought out, I was making the best of my way there, when between Middlebey and Amster. dam Islands, I discovered two men of war brigs it anchor, one of which I capttired, the other made her escape by being too close in shore for us to pursue her ; the captured brig was the Zeemp, of 14 guns, commanded by Captain GROOT. Whilst teking nrpos session of her, I observed the Phcenix slip from O rust and run for Batavia Road. From the Officers of the Zeerop we gained intelliger.ce that the Maria, a Dutch frigate, was lying in the Roads, manned from the shore being aware of our app roach. A sleet time after I observed her, and likewise the William sloop of war, with the brig that before escaped us. As I distinctly made out die frigate to be the largest ship in the Road, I ran for her with springs on both ca bles, the enemy commenced tiring at us as soon as we were within gun-shot, which was not returned till we came as close as the wind would allow us, which was within half pistol.shot, when we opened our fire. The action continued about half an hour, when the enemy hauled down their colours ; on boarding she 'roved to be the Dutch Republican frigate Maria keygersbergen, of ete guns, 18-pounders on the main deck, and 270 men, commanded by Captain JAGER. (second in command). The Maria was launched in 1800, and is a fast sailing ship. We had to encounter besides the frigate, the William of 20 guns, Patriot of 18, and Zeeploug of 14 guns, with several gun. boats • and there were 150 gun-boats lying in shore , which ' did not attempt to come out. I beg leave to state, that when the action commenced we had short of compliment, by men away in prizes, sick at hos pitals, &c. fifty seven in number. lam sorry to say it was not in my power to capture either the Phoenix, William, Patriot, or Zeeplong brig, as his Majesty's ship CAROLINE, and the Maria, were, after the ac tion, in four fathoms water, and surrounded by many dangerous shoals. I anchored both Ships in the offing to repair damages. Whilst running out of the Road - , 1 observed the Plicenix, with the vessels above-men tioned, and all the Dutch merchant ships, run on shore. As the first brig I captured was of little vtlue, and the crew very sickly, 1 put as many of the pri soners on board of her as she could carry, and most of the officers, and sent them to Batavia' on their parole, after running without the islands. I have sent Mr. Lemage, my First Lieutenant, in charge a the Maria, whose conduct during the action I was fully satisfied with. And when the superioi force is considered that was opposed to us, and the 'great loss the enemy have sustained, I trust I may be per mitted to recommend Lieutenant CRMEY, who commanded on the main-deck, with acting Lieuti nants SIIINK and PEDDER, their conduct meeting m, highest approbation. I cannot speak too highly of Mr. BAIN the Master, in, laving me alongside the Maria, and whose accurate 'knowledge of the seas enabled me to take the ship into Batavia. The con. duct of the warrant and petty officers was much to my satisfaction, as was the brave and steady beha viour of the seamen and marines. I herewith inclose a list of our killed and wounded, with the disposition of the enemy's squadron in these seas, and a list of ships taken and run on shore by his Majesty's Alp under my command. I have the honour to be, &s.. (Signed) P. RAINIER. P. S. I have not been able to get a correct ac count of the killed and wounded on board the prize, but from the Surgeon's report they had 50 killed and wounded. (Signed) r. a. LIST OF TUE KILLED AND WOUND ID. Killed—John Lawson, seaman ; William Williams, seaman; William Rickets, seaman; four Dutch prisoners, who were in the hold. ousl Wounded danger y, since dead—LieutenantWilliams royal m arines; William Gibbs, William Lougmore, John Terry?, and Daniel Sulivan, seamen ; and Edward Barnes, marine. Wounded slightly—Thomas Pearson, W. M. 'llamas, Jasper Howe, Barnard Maxwell, John Lance, Michael M'Cormac, John Morrison, Alex. Creighton, Thomas Robinson, Richard Brownsden, William laby, and John Laurie, seamen. (Signed) P. RAINIER. List of Dutch Ships taken and run on Shore at Batavia, on the 18th of O c tober, 1806, by his Majesty's Ship Caroline. Z i p, 14 guns, C apta i n Groot, taken; Maria Reygersber gen, Commodore l ager , ditto; Phenix, 96 g uns, Captain Van dyrzader, run on shore; Maria Withehnina, six g uns, ditto; William, 20 guns, Captain Fitters, ditto; Patriot, 14 guns, ditto; Zetplong, 14 guns, ditto, and seven merchant ships. (Signed) P. RAINIER. Copy of a Letter from Vice Admiral the Right Hon. Lord Col lingwood, Commander in Chief of his Majesty's Ships and Veer' sels in the Mediterranean, to the Hon. W. W. Pole, dated en board his Majesty's Ship Ocean at Syracuse, Feb. 23. Sir--Theßenommee and Grass Lipper were stationed in Decem ber last c.ff Cartagena, to watch the Spanish squadron, and when Captain Searle was detached On the look out he fell in with three Spanish vessels o f war, described in his letter, (a copy 2 f which I inclose); and notwithstanding the g reat su periority offileir com bined force, he attacked and took the largest of them, the two o. hers making their escape. I have g reat pleasure in making this communication to their Lordships, who will see in it an instance of that zeal and enter prize which marks the general conduct of Captain Searle. I hare the honour to be, &c. (Signed) COLLINGWOOD. His Majesty's Ship GrasshopFer, off Carthagena, Dec. 12. Sir, I have to acquaint you, that yesterday, whets looking out off Cape Palos, agreeably to your drectioles, I discovered a number of the enemy's vessels at anchor under the Cape ; his Catholic Majesty's brag of war St. Joseph, of twelve 24-pounders, manned with 99 men, and commanded by DON ANTONIO D 6 Toenii TILNIENTO DE NAVIRO, got under weigh, and came out to attack his Majesty's sloop GRASSHOPPER under my command, accompanied by the two vessels of war, be longing to his Catholic Majesty, itamed in the Mar gin ; the St. Joseph I brought to close action, when, after fifteen minutes resistance, she struck her colours, and ran on shore, upon which I anchored, and with the. greatest exertions of the officers and Ship's com- Vans over. ..~.}. . . • I . 4 .9 t . IS tt ly of ie 11- to Ix- )se on of stp ac- t I ze, uid I ran; e in um, •