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;VOX LAST Nienirt warm Admiralty-4*ft, N0v.17. 1810. Copy of a Lotter from Vite-ploaal pea% Comm etler-ir,Chief otitis bleier ty's Ships sod Valve ittledkatkadget to Julio Wilson Croker, Eat dated O•klkeileliContelio, is Means /Aids, July ip, • • •-r . - • expensuce much pleisure it forwarding to you. for the information of the Right Honour able lira Lords Cotniniosioners Of the Admiralty, copies of two letters received from Lieutenant Au guotus Vero Drury, twommanding His Mijesty a cutter Sylvia, detailing the circumstances atteudi ug the capture of a Dutcb national brig, of eight guns, with two transports, and the destruction of three piratical prows; and feel happy in the oppor tunity of being able to express my approbation- of the conduct and distinguished gallantry of this old and deserviag Officer, which reflects on him the highest credit, and will, I trust, re.:oiamend him to their Lordships. The Echo to the thirteenth vessel of force which has recently beets takeu from the eueiny on the coast of Java. 1 here the honour to be, Sce. (Signed) W. 011. Dauer. His Majesty's cutter Sylvia, of Angra Puna, April to, ism Sts—wProeeeding through the Straits of Sunda, :three separate attempts were made, by armed prows, to stop the progress of Hie Majesty's cutter ender my command ; the position taken by these vessels was close to the Isle of Cnicatoa, one of whom, on the Gth instant, swept out to the Sylvia, but was soon drove on shore, taken possession of, and finally destroyed, after taking out one six pounder. On the 7th instant en armed prow, of large dimensions. advanced so close to His bla. jetty's cutter, that I judged it necessary to deviate rom toy course, and destroy this pirate, which re.. solutely approached s a boat, tinder the commend of an officer, and a party of volunteers, proceeded to harass the enemy, who mow endeavoured to 'escape. but was prevented by the brisk fire of mus ketry kept up by the detached party, which took pavvevidon withoutsussti g the smallest loss. t ), the 1 Ltil insty a large lugurr d at anchor under Cr•ll:ittON, was vevli to get 'miler neigh, her more went indieutim.; all hostile intention; 1 therefore equipped the prize, gee is. iu toturunn.l to Mr. Chesnaye, who le,viiitely met the enemy's sips Vroarh, compelling lists to seek safety by flight; an island interregiug caused us to lose sight of the enemy, therefore weighed anchor nod stool out for the purpose of 'supporting the Volonirer.. who, 1 raw on the Sylvia cowing op, weer, on the point of boarding ; the obstinate refusal of the enemy to yte6l compelled rue to open and coutinur a der eitructivt tire until the lugger sue:. Hereon's I hate the Boomer to transmit von a list of killed and wounded, with a deselietion of the !r.essels attacked : Armed pro, prone s imm•hler and ro men. Auseed Iwo**, of tau uTunudern and du men; killed. os.oodrol. .earned trier por, of throe 12-pouoilcis itia 72 me 2; kilted tialoseerti tiyivor-:—Nonc 101,1; • 1.1114 wended, t glace Creel. 1 have the blowout to be, &c. (Signed) A. V. Crauxr. LientenHni and Conn:zincler. Sir Majesty's ratter tzllds, ofi Pildithurgio Ward s April 27, tall). have the honour to unnoson to von, Ex tellrney, that on the Stith instant. at break of day, three armed brigs with two lug-sail vessels were 4McerneJ under will in the 'vicinity of Edda) Island, battening towards !solaria. 51easures were instant rtaken to inttrcept the sternmost vessels, by inging to close action the Outrh national brig IrEchir, of eight h.-pounders and forty-six men, eemntairded by Lieutenant Christian Thssrup, who anrrendeverf to Ili, Miljesty:s cutter after a sharp contest of twenty minutes. having three killed and seven wsunded, ourselves Sustaining a lon of four men killed and three wounded. The instant tbat a separation between the Sylvia and her prise could be effected, pursuit was given to the lieedmost brigs, which. aided bye favourable breeze and intervening shoals, effected their recipe to the batteries of Vilma. treeing Ilis Majesty's cotter to take poinession of two transports, mount ing two nine-pounders and defended by sixty men each ; out twelve days from Mountings, Weil with artillery equipage and valuatile Euroitran goods. Sub-Lieutenant Cliesnaye's conduct in this af fair, and throughout the whole cruise. has been meritorious. I therefore b•g leave to re rommend hint to your Excellency se a brave young Odic►r. The inferior Oltee:s and seamen evlooeil the greatest desire of bringing the whole of the ene my's force to aetion. although tdoeh weakened by a deficiency of 'strive men, remitted incepelde by wounds received am a recent occimiou *id) sotne desperate pirates. I have the honour to be. &e. (Signed) A. V. DILVItYt Lieutenant sod Commander. His Eseelamey vice-Admiral Mary, • &e. &c. tc. East ladies,. Vie e-Adrorral Drury, Contmander•in-Chief in the I.: rst 'tithes. has transmitted to John Wilson Croker, Esq. two letters he had received from Capt. Turkel., of Ilk Majesty's ship Dover; one inclosing a Report from Captain Spencer, or the Sarnarang sloop, of a /successful attack made by him on the fort in the ishod of Pdo Ay. f:om whence he re moved the garrison, ordnance, and public property ; and the otter r, transmitting the following List o f Vessels captured by the ships under Capt. Trickee's orders. trctnecu the .:ith of March and 29th of April last. •OCOL ST or "V TMlt's VCSSILIP CAPTCRRO IV 111.1 Al A JT.4I,r. IPSTIRIL Self ORURRa , SaTIVLEIN T•Y. LTIg 11 AN 1/ eitTli APRIL, is le. Death et ‘ i'e Can d ies, J. Jacobson captain, of 6 wens an, is snow, raptured ►y the Cornwallis, Compaay's cruiser, laden nigh supplies fur 'remote. Pinch brig Recruiter, D. Ilegrunard captain, of 1: :nos and swam, capinied by the Nanisrastg. pinch hr Dels,l bchinide captato,of to gull and QS rare, an sers4 by the Cornwallis. lialt 1, hail shimmies, of a going owl sr , men ; tadeo with ipmellesisent sespopitra for Ambr7al3, Bao4s , Termite, Ale• lambs, awl *.mintiell. Told' brig Mi.:tonne, of two guns and ~ tS nine laden *Tit!' into big F.ur- : , ns, Ross captsm, of tutu guns and 3o darn; ladru Dutch brig 1-ku Sisb, of t goon and in men , Intim with dab.. Dutch ►:Jrp LIV.III, of two gess asti YV Nun ; I.td•a with 11 111°P • . . Dahl+ stoop Macassar, of two muss la . 19 nay Wee wk% . Attu. Mach sloop, II two gags *nil to mg; JMlss with ditto. Dutch stoup, of two gamma 12 orisin, lades with-ditto. • • . • Arlittaad4 EDIVANDMICKEIL MISTRACT.-.1 ship, 6 brigs,. 4 sloops, 33 vessels of sintaio descriptions from focuser acconats slate 11l Detrostrer 11u9-Total 64. (Si:lae,!) EDWARD TUCKI.M. . Cony as Letter Quo Croain Nothain, of His Mai/eel:l's Ship the Northumberland, addressed to Admiral Limit .Gailitiase, and lrometatted by his Loedehip to Jobs Wit. sues Cruller, Esa Northumberland. MSc., Nor. 22, 1111111. • • Loan-1 hare the i ..ionuu,r, to atiturtut your Lordship, that (Its sSalestv's • ship. Nortlviiiiibers land,„ender yty coalmen:l' (with the Armada in ensupeny), has captured this day the trench priva teer ketch. La plaueusr, of 14 guns, and having ou bovrd 8.5 men, after a second pursuits having chased her yesterday, awl prevented .one of Hi. Majesty's rust-office packets from falling into her poser. She belonged to St. Maloe's, was cornitianileil by Mr. Andre Haste, a Dane, had been six weeks at sea. on her first cruize, without in 'king any captures; mid being a new vessel, only six months old, cop petal, and sails very well, she appears to :ue parti cularly well adapted to be employed is Ilis Mrjess ty's service is ti dispatch vessel. 1 have the houour to to he, Re. • .. (Signed) 11. lirrevabrs (Far lankraptr, &e. see the last page.! POR !MAL. PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE " British Lines, Quintn da Rot::In, nest • Bulsuldeiiiii, Nu?. tu, teals. " The sitnatiou of the aunties i, just the same as it has been this month past, with the difference that the British Cavalry are moved up to the front •. , d left, and an the right flank of the enemy, in the neighbourhood of ILtmalltal. and from thence on the roads towards Obidos. General Fans has also moved across the Togas, with one brigade of Por tuguese Cavalry. one of Infantry, and the 13th Regiment of British Light Dragoons, in order to prevent the enemy from sending foraging parties into the Alentejo. if the enemy should atisek tu, they are certain of being defeated, awl hating thi, greater part of their army taken and de.troyed ; and tilt a the Prince of Ending. inten. lion to retreat, his army wi:l starer great loss. tt is said he i 3 oetilforeements ; hut mean white the rdit:y is MN:111611g, his sick are in. creasing daily, :old :le i• on a small spare of court try, summits:4,l by .navies, and Ib.emg on ituf.ns of atilisostm..; his arme, except what the country tt occupies cflembt. deserters which have mine in the Len few days, wee- a t art b 141 sic:anai of them; they get indy of bread par man daily, and ailUllt 14 . pound. of meat mune a cant• pans', cut:suiting of sunlit tifly men; these com mutes were compo. , ftl of 110 roes each when they 'first entered the country, and are now re. duCeil so low by killed, wounded, and sickness, and man; of them have nvt more 111311 thirty men. There is a Portuguese garritrei nt .114raidem, and Soother at Coimbra, and ,t yn., Kill thi:•k very strange) the .24tis Portuguese Hvgimeie, which was taken at the fall of Alineidii, end entered the French service, (hut have since all deserted) are now re embodied, and besieging the very town which they themselves were defending, when it was besieged by the enemy. P.S. The enemy have not yet accomplished their bridge across the Taps." " !MOON. 1101 r. 11. ." The two armies remain as before, each equally vigilant, and strengthening their positions. The French are freshl of an attack ; at present they have an alarming force concentrating in tbeir rear ; which concentrated, it is supposed Lord %Yew un- Tow will utmek them on both sides; but my firm opinion i., they may be destroyed without sacri. facing any of the troop.; for, front the positions that Generila Silveira sod Trent have taken up, it must amount to a miracle if they get supplied at all. " Silveira is on the Bank% of the Tagus, with shout 20,000 men; Train, on the opposite side near the sea, with 1.1,000 ; mole are on their march to join them ; 10,n00 Spaniards are oil their march to join Lord IVellington, from Badajoz. The number of rations daily to the troops with the British Com mander, amounts to one kindred end ten theniand, independent of Silveira and Train. Lord W.'s in tention is, no doubt, to destroy them without fight ing, if he can do it without losing too touch time; and he will then march direct for Madrid." 'intact. OP ♦ LETTER FRON AN OFFICER OF NIGH RANK IN THE ARNE' IN PORCUOAL. DATED ZITUP.It4. IWZAt 8.18114 L, NOV. J. Ullt) " The 71st regiment is brigaded with Opt 50th and 9.2 d. under Sir t.t:11.1.1a,t EIRSKINK, mid in the first division under General SIMI, ER. Colonel PACK commanils the ist and 16th Portugue.rt regi ments, and also the central fort in this position.-.- Capt. Srot rISWOODIt is on the Staff with Gen. Cot . On the 14th October two companies of the 71st regiment. Capt. ?rltistrvaa's and Capt. Sear. riswoouc's, had a smart action with 3no or 400 of the French. whom they drove, with the bayonet. into their intrenched works. whence they made a violent ;ord . : upon our advanced posts, under the rover of five guns and ported musketry thank God. the result was not a moment doubtful, and the 7 lot had the exclusive harm'sr of thrashing them. with the bayonet, in a masterly style. Our loss was Serjeant 1:14r.v and nine privates killed, and thirty wound e d. The enemy lilt eight Officers and about WO killed and wounded on the field. 1 believe, at lorld-gitirlers, nothing ii known of MAMMA% in. . • teatime, hut the popular opinion is, that.. be is wailing for reinforcements. Come when he may against our formidable positions, he could cot, I think, succeed. We reckon our enemy's firelocks at 43,000—ours are more, and our confidence and omit far superior. We are all in high ;lopes of a brilliant terininatiou of the campaign, and of the gluritwis cause that it it defending." THE BRITISII.,rIIES: 7 - r; I4NbOit ItEDI4ESDAV, Nommen le. •'. _ . An Heligoland Mail arrived yesterday. • A letter from that ishunt, dated the thtd is.tanr, says— " On the 19th information ors fecei..t here that a flotilla, cinisisting of shout 3.; French gun brigs and boat., were assembled at the (aaud of Wangartiog; in consequence of which, Capt. Lord Geonns: Set tar, with the sijuidron toiler his command, consisting of or.e fey,':lte, three brigs, one schooner, ne cutet, and tro schilyts f vessels), grit under wcigb, and stood for the coast. We acre Dot in the least alarmed as to so attack on this island. OP their intentions !coat probably are to slip into the gyder, and pass throtit:h the Holstein Cavil to the Baltic." ,_ The p"asnengers by Oro 6,4 Weiseer lu:'.:et, which brought the diail from Heligoland to Harwich, add, that t.ord G. STU ilti j a the frigitie un6r hi. com maua.Ftc. had proceeded ti;) the Li=ie tc attack the Danish gun 4:oa:a. The cannonading kid been heard far two successive days, but the i.e.:wit was nut known when the packet came away, which was on Saturday last. We the* day inert some Pnvate Letters from our Army in Portugal. They Corroborate the opinion now generally entertaine,i, that Lord Ws:Atm:- TON was confident of being able to reduce the ene my be famine. Whether this confideoce was well founded, or not, remains to be ascertained. For our own part. we are free to confess that we citnnot understand hove an army, not sttbally infpoutided, can be stirred in a tolerably well inliabitod coon try ; for the soldier dill not die of want, *bile the peasant possesses any thing to live upon. The Project of a Convention far au F.achinge of Pri4criers, which we gave yesterday, sly) the !sat int:seated by Mr. M.K t az t a t o t h e French Co alma:at—and waw rrkcted We have received Pipers to the I Atli in. stout. They vo.itaia, howt:er, no iutello , 2, , ence from Portugal or Spill), nor any thing crimping. mace from uther quarters._ Roth Flosses of Parsismest, sr. to speak more correctly, the two Estates, *in meet to-morrows pursuant to adjournment. Its 51.1.11tSTes Physi. dulls nig be examine.l this day by Ministers. to lay a ground for their procerAits; span the orc.hio.i. Yesterday proving remarkably line, the crowds of distiogitiahed charactera attracted to St. Jame,'. Palace, to inquire after the state of the Kt st.'s health, were equal to any that have atten:l,l since the Palace was opened to chew the Sulleti.is to tb o public. About o , :e o'cleck Count de Goa-me, the Es-King of Sweden, attended at the Palace with a French Gentleman, his Interpreter, who in quired of the Alendanta the proper proceedings to be observed for the Count to pursue to pay his re spects iu inquiring after the state of His Maan: TT's health, and to leave his name ; an& he !its informed two o'clock was the hour the Palace was opened to shew the Bulletin., at which time the Count aad his Interpreter came again to the PaWet, when they were introduced to Earl PutlLaTT, the Lord in Waiting, who received the Count with all due respect. The Count was dressed in "mourning. with a small white star on his coat : his hair was short in his neck and powdered. After conversing with Earl POUIATT and General COM:SILL for some tame, he retired from the Palace apparently gratified with the attention shewn him. The fol lowing is a copy of Cie Bulletins 'hewn yesterday at the Palace:— " Witickor C otlr, Nor p on. is His MA:LS I 1' 11.1. eutittnUed nearly the same throughout this day. • a IT. R. REYNOLDS. " H. HALFORD. " M. BAILLIE. " W. HEBERDEN. a R. WILLIS." " Windsor Castle, Nov. 27, ism. " His MAJWSTY has had between two and three hours' sleep io the night, and is this morning mach the vault as yesterday." Now a. above.) veiiternay Sir LLIVIID munuas held a public day at kle ',nice in the Horse-C;uards. and gave audi env,* to seveml Military Officers. Col. Downts left town at a late hour last sight for Plymouth, there to embark with dispatches for Lord WELLINtiToN. A Paper of ye,tCriday says--.. We have reason to believe from the letters received by the last packet, that DROUIT has actually joined MAS4tit A with 15,000 men—that the siege of Abrantes is coin menreil—and that throe distinct attacks have Inca maple on Abrantes, all of which have failed of suc cess. Yesterday the Right Hon. the UR. MaTOl, after examining the Mealweighers' Returns, ordered the price of Brrdd to be continued at the Quartern Loaf Wheaten, and Ps. i d. household. s:---..''':.(717.?....."1-147:::::41%.,_,A„ 041C;:itett: • < ea. 3 A Lt .. tlllVee i gN • 0 . 41701.1::4: k :: : i e rth rr l i le :i 3: l l : ". t rie s i: h i: :teal:l:e:irleg.m high aler::.:rt.cepa:iEfiloiailTio:7;,4:;;ce:fil'it4nhrS...il:;:tiesidn-riiiiroll'i:o,:tilkei:.l.'°li,e'rio?cc:.tt?''',. ''1111.1...—.."-:11ht:1:siso::11":111 vt. l 'a• 118` . eept6aittrukit:tfuEurviierylci.instje.teounseeketwes.eisforsototivure tpandiroaiviiair_ife%o:4.lleiLtinv:e 4LNeyefloe:lel crowded atchence.--Mr. Mut , - .....,.. da t ,„.. 0 .1" yd , and was very respectable. - Chsrt .VI It• . The. Comedy of The Con/okra :7 1 : inu r e t ri ii all tu tu l i l i tt% ji a . ; 4' rrw Ptte. e i r li e ltii r P e li c 4lt e l i ' ve ulll ".h d l er rlttY i ird*:::::lie Ct it;1 ::::" C". e D ft U b• We ti o al e h s a a M ,.1.1 . a n 3l 7;t l r i a l ir b y:tr u e s e C s ' !"<ll l2e 11: 1 'tentative*. if the I.„ naiserahly o ld t d , ... ‘ lit . r I 10111 F i‘ justly punished and extru. et i. lj i he u der (in pier • table scene, u hes: , each thinks he is ihi lOW other, was irresisiiiily Imo. ,w, ; 61*— . il ...... oss c ,li. stitl'i:e:lerre.ip'rir:o.itrib.iii.:.:!:iogst:e:;el:iipe:usr:ii:ouidienityitioleto:llihwieetlih' I: l: 4 ac htal- , oill -! sustained Ow cirieacief or Ch r i t, : a • D Nee lab Coo I him, were inimitable.—Mrs. linse i ,..„ (4 - Wm o. ore sin... d i : e l :l: t r . : 7 ' i r i , l o n a l m n p d h p e 2 l r: s i l, c t i I :a fi s n i t t . e .Lu L d ‘ i i i r : i g . .. lll a 4 7 e . a l d r ; w e i s e s i : 7 . 7 . 11 h i; o -1:, 1 is II C IA .101 W.l el was gin!. at home in the lively intri K uin g i 1 maid.—The house. was 'wenn, I) lull. - • Leo I . .---......,_.......... V eito , rday moor 1111 l v, Priosceseos Ac eu ,, A 5,,,1. * 11. Ala THIA to,k an airing on hoos.disi r k ,„ ti , (;rtat Perk. attended by Loraltl' Am ," Grr, Lsdy ELY , General Ca tieviaienr, Calu ss li, T d i : . .Mr Loa and Dtsaaorve. The Dukes of Yoe': and Kier left Wt • . 0 * yesterday moruitsg. i I Yesterday moraine: early the Lore Cwt.. It A Lott and Mr. PRRCEVAL arrived et Mosso ' . s where they remained about an hour, and ties .Mr off for London. . Re Earl aod Countess CHOLMONOr.LET 'OMNI S i d town yesterday. from Chulmoudelty Csotlr. r,aa r t and Countess Servile sad fa ...Iv aft . .. I yOtre.lity at their house iu Arlingt3c- 3 1; ctt ,i L. O xfordshire. 1., 1 Viscount ‘TOuKTJuIr arrived last events; it C Clarendon Hotel.. . am The Duchess of Gounoe had a Meet •• of Nobility last eeening, at tire house is • II Groavenornalleet. • m a The Miirchic-nest ,rsii.l.oi, RV i!itrocla ie ret. wit OD Saturday toffee 'mai las Arhaeue-strtet, It • • Hatfield. e.:l Sor John and tidy Nafreoet ere expected iion lar.4: town this day, from Ireland. II tAs Lord and Lady StsWete are dined temp I '. 4 in Grorvenorsnivare, from Lazieusirre. 1 IN Colonel and Mrs. Baatasoire hate been ne tad Visit to the. Earl of Lunette', et his vest it, Go Net shire: they Ave expected in town tMe eq.. !NW Mr. and Met. Turmas Slum/ e left 'Oa terday far Deseret:ire. eel The PoitTLOVESN ANSANIANoR rye a pas il•es• dinner yesterday, at Lis house is heath Audi 71111 fie street. o• self On Friday last, the Merquis of Dowusulat, La, ! prr l m. r •ksiottledz,ed and imaged rsecove.tr... I Mr • fore the .I;istoces of the Conn of Comm°. PIP 1.4( in Irelon 1. ef his immense estates in six count : to that k.i.gdom, I.y which proceeding he has a• b . : . quired the fee simple sod absolute dutninioa iv. 1 % 1 I Iris entire property. Ir. P. Lord [Avow. Goeeterve a grand dinner y . lentil, at his Imam in Great Stanhope-street, Ms i 1 fair. I On the ropresentation of the new Opera of Gast . DA •us, aws. British feelings will not fail to apply the .ra t I 'twenty and situations of that Hero of Swelen, r the n h e ei l r ell o s f il ls i trhro ui n d e aMndonasrucffhepri7oht England y lan th d * .: 1 1 sequel of tlstie lives be equally similar! Mr. STANTON waste. open the Wrexham Tie' r t on Friday last, by giving the clear receipt.' of It - ',, night to the Lancastrian School in that town. A Care fur the Heart Ache, with the Farce n p lure Laughs at Locksmiths, was performed at IF bil Gloucester Theatre s by desire of Earl Mauve ''' t . end the Gentlemen of the Berkeley Hunt Cluto,o , Monday evening last. .1 The grand dinner intended to he riven by lir , I WHARTON yesterday, we understand, was put is '• I in consequence of that gentleman's indisposition. Mr. Dtstotio's Play of The °outdid Son li st announced at the Edinburgh Theatre on Ssiuo• a. ,: last ; and on Saturday next, Mrs. Yot:sn, .11 make her first nppearance there this season, 11l th . 1 part of Lady Teazle. • Mr, Joe ss, the favourite Comedian, and sac . . sor to Mr. Lewis at CoventsGarden Thew., are concerned to state, is seriously indisposed at house in Chapel-street, Grosvenor-place. The first meeting of the Lamloton Hunt, held 1 Sedgefield, near Durhans, broke up on Monday • The sport, owing to the melamine) of the wrather was, on the whole, moderate ; but ford pleut.rol and afforded three or four excellent runs. 1 1 go meeting was more mime 1111 l sly attended than to I was known. Sir H. T. VAN a, Mr. Lamellas * M.P. Mr. J. LAAINTON. Mr, WHARTON. 3 11 • P : Mr. BECKWITH, Mr. ItIDLIII. Mr. HARTOBT, Mf . 4 WFTLNHAILL, Mr. Tuners*., &c. &C. were pc sent. be Mr. MANSIBIL, the eldest son of the Bishop Bats rem, who died lately at Gobralter, on Watt lb the Circe frigate of which vessel he was a Mel - shipment. was taken prisoner by the French at i i , the age of IC. torther with the brave and un 14 4 teatime Captain %Nereus., in the Virago. A Cy eositiouisig in France about five years, he so it ceeded in making his escape; but the m aniac (.: which he endured, from his lon_ and repeated cos a s cealinents in wet ditches, woods, &c. daring th ri 1 . 0 o course of three months, which it took to effect l'• ' l 7 escape, so seriously affected his constitution , ss ,i, Filing on the disorders whkh tetasivated h't ea c.. t b istenre.