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. • 1 11 1 • . I - • - ,• • . 11w - ;ow - TIJEATRY ROYAL. 1:0141114Y-LANE. firgHTS PRFSENT Evil44,tic;, April .2, ~ • f- 1 - -, • -,' 1.. - ,•-:,. 1 ~..... , • I- ; •.1'.4.42i - 1,, 1 ' . 41 1 ' • " --- -- yr I , I, • • • %Itigcrr . , I .4 .- . • rot rbe . ii il ri t tot) _I I J r i' ,c oa v . . d re fritter Itvvaverv. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 1805. Meg yanks, &c. in the teflon, having ales a great quantity or agent stores on board. I therefore trust their Lordships will glee the necessary orders for her being porcbared into Ilia Ma jesty's service. I shall take upon 111 , 6 to direct Commissioner Ingiefield to cause the PION'r officers of His M,ijettr's dock yard to value her hull, norm, &c. agreeable to their Lord ships' instructions oh that head. I have the honour to be, &c. A. MITCHELL. His Majesty's Ship Leander, off St. Davirl'a Head, nermuda, Wednesday, Ath March, 130"1, at Ten,a SIR—I have the hollow to inform you, that I proceeded to sea, and cruised in His Majesty's ship under ray command, ac cording to your orders, dater, the 13th of last month. On Saturday, the 2141 February, at twelve o'clock at noon, a sail was seen from the mast heed, bearing South of us; the weather at this time was hazy, with squalls of wind and rain from the Northward. All sail was immediately male in chace; the weather becoming still more hazy, in a few moments we dirt sight of the chace ; at lialf.past two o'clmk it cleared away a little to the Southward, and we again got sight of her. 1 found we had ersiderably neared the Chace, and that it was a late,. 'h.', under jury -masts, standing to the Smith-east. At three o'clock we saw another ship a short distance from the chase, steering the sante course, also under ,ury-masts, appearatire a much larger yawl. As we chilled them very fast, we 140r1 clearly saw they were both frigates; on their making us out to be a man of wae,they dosed to support each other, fired a gun le leeward, and hoisted French ensigns from their main stay.; at font o'clock we were within gun shot rd them; they separated; the frigate nearest to us put before the staid, the other steered with it, net her larboard quarter. By half past four o'clock we got within musket shot nfthe smallest fogate, gave her uric of the main deck guns; when, after a few minutes hesitation, she hauled down he colour and Ito,a to. On hailing this frigate, 1 ant sorry to tell you, Sir, that I was info-and by th,n), she was His Majesty's ship Cleopatri, of 32 tens, at •ly commanded by Sir Rohert Lawrie, Mart She ea; taken on Sunday the 17th of February, after haying broug'it to and sustained a most severe anti gallant aftion, for Ih- spa-c of three hours and a quarter, by a French frigate :steel double her force, in size, complement of men, and we.glit of octal. Observing that the part of the crew left on board her he• 'eing to Ilia Majesty's ship Cleopatra, had come on deck, si taken proisession of her on the ship striking to us, I hailed, ordered them to make sail, and steer after lies Majesty's ship ?A, 'fher rr. . . will .o the Comedy of THE HONEY MOON. I n Art 111. 3 Son(by Mist De Celti Act V th . a Sal in- by bloc Duncan, entrepoeed by Mr heel by y.yy-Wi a Dance c idental to the Pi , Te, composed be Mr Byrne winch will he added (tl t , me) a New Comic Opera, called 111 E SOLDIER'S RETURN; Or, WHAT CAN. BEAUTY DO? The Mink, With itt thli Oo' t er ~ catirely New, composed by Mr Hook. A Da , sct incidental to the Pieee w cAmposed by Mr. Byrne To morrow, The Stranger. with Thy Soldier's Return. VICTUAI.LINGAIFFICE. Aram 15, 1305. . THE COMMISSIONERS . for Vitheallitez iris Majesty's Nary do hereby Cite Notice, That an FRIDAY, the 26th Instant, they will k read., to retells Temiers in Writing (sealed np), dud treat Jiff the .Stlpp'ts ni what Fresh Beet way be required for the Use His Majesty's bhips and Vessels at I! eirwenith, for the sprwe at Twelve Month., frets the Mat aj nut Month. To be paid for by Bills, payable, wish Inte rest. Ninety Days after Date. The Conditions el eke Contra l may he seen at the Secretary's Oftee; at this ()Fee ; or by applying to the Collector siffis 51njas. sty's Cautoau at Weymouth. No regard will be hod to any Tender, in which the Price. shall not be inserted in Words at length, or that shalt ant k aehrered to the Board before One oTten-k on the said Friday, the 26th Instant, aar warts the Perseus who makes the Tender, or some Person on his belief, attend,, to answer when ratted fire. THEATRE.-ROYAL, COVENT.GAR DEN. VI-IBIS PRESENT EVENING, April 24, will 1) (4th time) a New Comedy, he five ads, called W4O WANTS A GUINEA ? The rmlogue to Le spoken by Mr. Rruoton, Awl the Epilogue. by Mra. Mattocks. After which a Or.wil Smote Ballot of Action, called AGGRESSION ; Or' THE HEROINE OF YUCATAN. With New Scene,. D.-etwas, and Dmorations. memo/. she Ttegedy 01 tara—Osmait by Masser Betty. . NOT ACTED VHS SEASON FOR THE IFNEEIT OF MR. BANNISTER. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE. MONDAY NEXT, Ap.11211, will be per. :ir.ned the Comedy rf THE COL. NTRY GIRT.. Morofir,MaWloughtcn; Harcourt, Mt. Karl more; Sps.khh (forth,; hie.; °off, Ale. Banti.wer ; Bolville, Mr. Holland. Mit' ea, 34.1. Harlowe ; Moo Peggy, Alm. Jordris ; Lucy, 'fidwed. Ow it Play will be present ' a New Piece, in One Act, caled ___ VICTUALLING-OFFICE, Aran. 18, 1805. THE COMMISSIONERS fro. riaiefiring Nis Milroy's Nary du hereby glee Notice, that as T 1110.41", the 17th of May mart, they will be ready to receive Tenders is Wiling (sealed 'sp), and treat for Three Hundred Eons of .Lraiagten or Newcastle Solt, or Sots of equal ~, ,, loess; and for flyer flunked Tons of English Loy S.,lt, of the is, , est 0ra1.., of which the Ha wn, who innke the Tenders are to p '.re J/ soles; to be delivered into His i'd,tjesty's Tidikiltiog .Store. nt Deptford, one-last by the 31.1 of Intl next, owl theremnitider by the 30th .btpteneber plowing, lie, of all Chair nod ItiJe to His No : fray, esrept that the Cositrallor will be adored 2.. I Id. per Ton, to , Porttroge of the halt from the II hart so the Stores; a n d to be paid far by Bills, payable, with lia.rest, Ninety Days alter Date. I The Conditions of the Contends SHP he seen at the .5.4-r. tary's (*et; at this Office ; or by applying to the C. tle'tor of rut Soli Ditties at lonaington, Vi Hampshire; and Middleirirk, r Cheshire, respe,ditely. No Vivant will he had to any Trader, is 0106 the Price shot: trot 6* i,,,, e e ( 11 ,r 1 Words at length, or skit shalt Wit he detivere I to Ithe Ito 'rd b . 1"ore Use o'Clotk ins Ike said frid , v the 17th of lll.il nest, nlr toaltil the Penes who masts the roam , ' or some Pet M 4411 his Behalf, attend., to ansine. vans casket tar. PERSONATION Or, FAIRLY TAKEN IN. Which ire p.rfortaaed eirtireiy by Mr. Baani4cr and Mir De Camp The Pr,lngut to be 11014011 by Mr. Bannister; A ..0 the Epilogue by Wes De Camp, Af i re w iper. rsiedLir de-ire, and positively for that night only), Vocal a. I:thew:ice! Imitations of " Ber„gars and &hal Sierra" hS fir Baninster. 1.. ter" will be ailed the Masque of COML.'S. Cows, blr. ; f nphr uq Mira De Camp the Ler:lr, Mr , Mountain, lasi'. the Smog of " Sweet Echo," ac oornpan hal on the hautboy Parke. 'Deka' nod Mee* Ow 14* to he had of Mr. ter, No. GS, GM. streary, . a rnowivpiare; and of M& hrnoic, .t o.e Sex !Ace. ;,:ttie Rutorii-stmet. GRAND SPRING Lon ERY. SCHEME. J. 3°,0110 L CO,OOO V.OOO . 40,000 10,000 b,OOO 13,000 20 kg/ !0,00(1 6 1,000 6,000 14 y: 1 1.41 5,005 1':0 be a s . s , siion 4 --- 21 e,10.0 TN. keti A1114:41P .U 43 eau ..f 411•Ca...1t4:, 41:11 hr. 4eterintoAt itt First dawn, ht Ilay 1. tOA A ; Fi•AFFISIi, Gilt I)av L 04X1 Limn .:ft thy .. 1,001 Dm+ 7th 1./4y .. 2.0 0 0 DO.) 3d Day .. 1,00) I}lvtn . Bth Der so,oon Nileto 4tll Doi .. 5,..0. , Ditto !Mt Day .. 1,000 ifit." !nit Day .. 1,04 v) Dltt.• 10th Day .. 2,041 TICKETS z.wl SI IA R 1.:..S are selli•lg at every oSce. fickets ti li. Quarter. 4pt 0 5.xt..1,th... . I la t.. •.• Begins Draw,og 13t 4 May, 11105. ft , . 4, CONN DILL, and 9, CIARING CROSS, LONDON. TV Cr , ntraaor tor the present Lottery, 1 awores Ins that the Sale of Tickets and Shares exceed• most sanguine ox;w:tation. In the late Loners, .1 eke• rose trom the prevent Price to upwards 2YI. p. r Ticket before the Drawing began, ainl every 'll'icket sold I , i•ore the Lottery was half finished The Scheme of the pre. seetLoirery stands allowol suiwrior to an, firmer in Capital Prizes ; Its therefiwe advise, his friends (who mean su odeetoure) to lose no time in pun basing, as T.ckt is and Stares, from the eatrairdinarydzinand, will be sure to rise con "adorably. Persons in tht Country may be 4upplied, be send ing (Put pew) Rana Notes, Cash, or Post ORice (Shiers, to either 4. Conshill, or 9, Charing Cross, London. Drawing begins 13th of May. SPRING STATE. lAOTTF.RY, R gins Drawing MAN 19th, 1603 TROBER I ' S most tespeetfully informs his 1 • }'rands and the Putifiz in arieral, that Tick.r. and Shares are on &tie at his truly EURTUN vrE orvicE, No. It, Combat, where Nu 24,040, a Prize tit TEN THOUSAND POUNns, waa .44 in one I , ..ghth end Funiteen Sixteenths in the last Lotteey No. 150117, a Pnze of snui. was also add in Shares; and Prize., to a eon..inerable amount, in former Lot h. 4, too numerous to mention The present GRAND , seIIEME conoits of Two 30,0001. Two 20,0001. 'Three .0001. Three 5,0001. For 2,0011 Vseht 1,0001. Le. Ae An Purchase i, recommended, a. Tickets and Shares will ail. sauce in ''rice as the Drawing a otinochea EXPEDITION TO FlGyri• IN 1601. THE COMMIT ISE appointed for Managing the stritsottp rioN for the Relief rif the WIDOWIii, WIVES,emil CHILDREN, of the Killed and Wnuniled StlL• DIERS, SAILORS, and MARINES, on the EXPEDITION to EGYPT, unit-r the Command of the late Geiser' SIR RALPH ABERCROMBIE, are repo-4rd to meet at the Home of Mr. Joseph I>ovelas, No. 15, Ninth Amite! Streti, C'osvenor SI :are, on SA' FUR DAY next, at Twelve o'Clock, when an Aceouot of the Total Amount of the Suhreription Pt the Sams hitherto dtuributed, of the probattle Canna that may be mark!, and of the Balance employed in Government Seeuntiey, will he laid before ut• Rie`it Ilnuourable ( ;"'""al the Earl of Harrington, appointed by the Commander tn Chief t represent Ilia Royal l l ',Wines as Preo.le.it of the Committee the R. 41114.4 the late General Sir William F'a'tted. A CASE WORTHY THE ATTENTBII4 OF nib: PROSPF.ROUS AND BENEVOLENT. I k PROF/i.SSIONAI. MAN, advanced in LIFE, with a Family contesting of the Ag-d, the Blind, and the Unlie..thy, by has coital to A 11111.4,016 lived in greot re• I itschiluility and moil comfort, till he was deprived of all his tt'ilerty by the fa.lure of the Ilisti•e in which it was em• barked He it, at th:s rime, notwithstanding the must rigid involved in Debts, contracted fur the Stilliii4clSC* Of ills Faintly, who are often without a Haile Meal, and him aalf in dread of Ariest. Und.o these distressful C0c0nut...1,7.a he is compelled to make this Appeal to the Heart. of those :ghoul Pruevleime has blessed with the Feelings of Humanity, and with the Means of ratifying them, and without whose aid he must suffer all the extre yof want, and be Wall d: prised eir the purer at extricatiug himself from his dillieultie. by the his abilities, to which he is Lilly competent. amatorii, will be thaiikfully received at Messrs. H owners "Bo rod Co Pell-Mall; and at Messrs. Eotaile and Co 's, Lombard Sheet ; where the 'Truth and the rattle:don of the blotb It C 414 SI2J:. be know u. FROM LAST NIGHTS G.4ZE77E. MILITARY PllO%lO (lONS. ll'ar °girt Apr" .S•th Re.:imitin of l ) tigrom Gua rds-i-I.i.etalt Calron. Cent. to Ire C iroat, without purchase, vies %Vitiathani, promoted in the Sri firegoiiis Ist Regorii,it of Frot Guards... Captain Franria Tdd to ba Captain of a Company, by pure' vice Bullock, who retire* Vertigo Thomas Kri to be Lieutentrt, vice T..i'd. Cold+tosm R -gintrot of Foot Guar Harry Parker, Gent. to he.Fris . .zo, by perchate. leth BoteMmt M Pent...PANf W, .r Chatter Fewe, foam the Coliktream Guards, to be !Hai wrho , .t purchare, vice Ftitilfo• Mat...doted to the list Veteran Battalion. Ditio--Colo , o James Phillips Lloyd, f-orn the ellth Foot, to Liemenant-Colouel, vice Fraser, who exchanges. • 18th Ditt-..—Maj John Ro.v, from kalf pay of the Lhtr I Ith GA to be Major, vice Mockler, who ex etiaore. Ntaapitio—Cantain George ?hipper to be Maj it, without rut- ChM!, Vic, rr111104.11. 71st ditto--Maior Archibaiti Campbell, from lia'f-par of the late 6th Ga-risun Battalion, to be Major, vice Esakiiic, de ceased. lit Royal Veteran IRattalion—Major Thomas For ye, from tl.e hth Foot, to be Major, vice Leigh, placel on the Re. tired List. Royal East India Volunteers. Lt Regiment—Malor William Thornton to be Lieutenant Clone', vice Williams. deceased. John Rohl), Esq. to be Major, •ice Thurston. Lieutenant Stephen Samuel Caucellor to ba Captain, vice Hyde, who ten ;ns. F.iisign Ilenty Hudson to be Lieutenant, v:re C a ncellor. Ensign Henry Rouse to be Lieute:taitt, • ice Rob.ouni, who resigns. Edward Coe Cent. to be Ensign, vice Wheeler, promoted. James Richards, Gent. tribe Ensign, vice Milton. John Truss, Gent. to be Ensign, vice house. 34 Regiment—James Partisan, Esq. to be Major, vice Jail.- POI. deceased. Lieutenant North Naylor Savo's , to be Captain, vice Paterson, who resigns VosignJohn Mitcham Inmate he Lieutentut, vice Savory. George Chatfield, Gent. to be Ensi‘u, vice luiac. Artillery--Ensign Cornelius Whte.er. Pom the Ist Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice Ho woo, who resigns. O. re-Otf ire, April 21, IROS. Royal Regiment of Artillety—Rrevet Main, William Ckyling, to be Maim, vies Newton, deceased ; dated April IU, 1110 b. Rattene.., Bcnwell, and Weymouth Vultinteer lisfautiy, Ensign T. Dunscombe Knight to be Lieutenant, v,cc Taylor, resigned ; dated April It. 11108. George Clts4wys, len Gent. to be Ensign, vice Knight, pro. moved ; dated asabuve. Aduthetir ()jrut, April V 3, 1401. - - Copy of a Letter fr-ses Vice Admiral Sir Andrew Mathell, K R. Commander Chian, His Majesty'. shins and Ves sels at Halifax, to Witham Mandell, Esq. dated a:intuits, 84th of March, 140). SIK-1 have the honnier to enclose, for the information of thee Lange Conimiseion.rt of the Admiralty, three I.dters rtla ties to the eaptote of Ili. Matesty's ship Cleopatra, on the 17th of Febtnary last, be the trench frigate IA Vile de Milan, after a very severe action. Then Lordinti ; el will with pleasure observe how fortunate the Leander h. s been in falling in with ,hips. taking La Ville de Milan, aid smoking the Cleopatra. No language of mine can do ;elk-tent justice to the perm veraace in the clime, end gallnit condors of Sir Robert Lorre, Haat. his officers and young ship's company , the action with the enemy, which will ever rufiert the highest honour on them, when their Loidthipa cenesder the superiority ai l the Ships and nem I cannot omit, at the same time, to give 101 l credit to the seal Shelia by the Leander's shills com:rany, and with what alacrity and anxious wish (Captain Talbot reports t o me they chewed to engage both the frigatet, then in the Haze, and under French colours, when the Leander bore it to ptice he , self be tween them to bring them to action : from the high opinion I have of the officers ' sail the uniform good and steady condoet and d i scipline of the mein, I trust they would have given a good account of them. The Cle pane tided Hades the 11th instsnt, under the charge of Caoistn Sir Robert Lawrie, for the purpose of being vale-t 1 and refittoil as soon as prewar le La Vilte de Milan I shall take to Hobbit with the melodeon She ts a very fine frigate, of the large* class, oily one year old the slain( the WWII, and mmtpietelv fit for His Ntietty'a ser vice in every respect, except the damage she rezeited vs her Leander. Ag sail chace, and in about an hour's tine cot alongside the French frigate; she hauled down her enhours, and struck to us without a gun being bred on either side. haling the French frigate, you, Sir, may easily judge how loapry I most hare felt, on hearing I was answered by my (Fiend Sir Rote rt Lawrie, who told me he was well, and that the shin was La Ville de Milan, nineteen days from the island of Mar.olique, bound tot lame. La Ville de :Selnaii in a remarkable fine and handsaw frigate, about one year old, one thousand two hundred tons burtilen, mounting 14 long nincepouin'sra on her quarter deck, six long ninemonsidera on the inovisetle, fifteen mots of a side on the ciain deck; when she sailed Rom France, had 28 lt.prounders mount , d sea i.—itow 4g ; two were Landed Gum her at Mar tinique. When the aline commenced between La Ville de Milan and 111. Majesty's ship • •, she was commaialed by Morisieur Reynaud, C.apitainede Vaoseau, had cm board 3411 inc - i as lief coiupl e besides a number of Officers and oil die , s of the French area., going passengers to Ronnie. Tha Officers of I.a Ville de Milan agree in saving, that having disaatches no booed fir France. tooth orders not to ',teak any thing during dui, peso!, every thing was done in their power to avcol hair's brooglit to action by me Cleopatra Monsieur Res:to:out was sidled to toe tension fired Goon the Co -.pasta ; ha was mtemeed au eis terrier:eel and atone Officer, mad - cad s •ived in the I .ielKiar tto Fraoce's service, as an sear is y ()Meat% lie sailed in La Ville de Milan Grim L'Oroent, the Ist of last Augu.ti a. Cosimoolore of si-c of their largest frigates, w.th troops embarked on board them, to be landed sal the Maud of Martiniqut ; after having pe..rtormal this icr wee, he WO altered, as the Franck Oaromr, express k, to make a iwiem through the islarida. klonaienr Caintaii • de Fregate, and Second Captain of La Ville de. Milan, coromand-ei wh-n she struck to us, and Mini, car C orron, Ler Second Lieute..ant, had the command of the Cleopatra. It is not possible for Office,, In speak in stringer terms than the French Officer. do in ',mine of Sir Robert Lawrie's perse veranze in so Irma a chace, except it is in the praise they be. stow on him, his Officers. seamen, and marines, for their gal , lant conduct during m long mot -eulogy an action. It is a grey painful put of inv door to be obliged to inform you, Sir, that your eldest son, who was rt.iint duty as an act ing Limiteuaid, is Ancludett among the number badly woun led om bard the C eupatra: as soon as the weather admitted of his being removed, I had him brooght nii board ibis ship, an-I I have great pleasure in telling you he is much recovered • and from the experience, great can, and attention, of Mr. Clifford. Surgeon of the bearoder, I have every reason to believe that you will, in a short space or time, have the satialution of find ing him onoc mote gallantly exerting himself for the honour, and in the defeace of his Kole and country. Sir Rob,•rt Law rie speaks in the highest terms of his conduct. and, indeeal, of that of all the Officers, seamen, and marines, of His Majera!'s ship Cleopatra. Sir Robert has, at my request, b. , en so kind as to take charge of the Cleopatra till she arrives in pot. I hare given Mr Melrose, Fir.t Lieutenant of Ho Majestr's ship Leander, charge of La Ville de MPan ; the length of time he 1144 had the honour to serve under your flag, would make it superfLous in me to attempt to point nut to ynu, S;r, his meritoriomi see vices and abilities as an (Man; the only comment I can make on his conduct on the occasion is, that nothing use exceed the exertion , , ha has made an putting La Ville de Milan in a semwoutliy state. The alacrity of the Office's, seamen, and marines, of His Majesty's ahip under my command during the cli.ce, and thee steadiness en smog down to attack the two frigates, who had closed, in appearaiice with a deormination to make a for writable resistance, coovinced me, Sir, that, had they wailed is make me resistance they seemed disposed to aloe, this Lean der would not have saltiest her good name. l have the honour to be, Sc. JOHN TALIA)f, Post Captain. To Vice-Admiral Sir Andrew Mitchell, L.S. Jrc. His Majesty's Ship Leander, Murray's Anchorage, SIR, Bermuda, Marah IRON. I lo ive the honour to mod you maned a letter I this day re ceived from Sir Robert Lawrie, Bart. From the statement mule theron, you will find, Sir, that the credit of the Britian hag has seldom been more honourably and gallantly supported than on the prevent occrion; and the French Officers, whons I have prisoners on board this ship. caninit Memo:lves avoid to ackiinwledge, that had nut the Cleopatra witortunately forge I a-head of La Ville de Milan the latter part of the action, La Ville de Milan Nest have surrendered to the Cleopatra. I have the humour to be, ac. TALSOT. Vice-Admiral Sir Andrew Mitchell, K.R. arc. His Majesty's Ship Cleopatra, at Sea, SIR, February 2a, 1805. I have to request that you will be pleased to acquaint the Commander on Chief, that on Saturday the 16th instant, tat 24 deg N lime 67 des. W. at ten a. ay. saw a ship in the S.E. standing to the E.N.E. the woad at N.W.; made sail to wards her ; at cloven perceived the cliace to be a large frigate, with fifteen marmot a side on the main deck ; cleared shop for ACCRA, and heisted American colours to induce him to bring to (or us ; but, no red of r lii. h, he made more sad; the wea ther squally; made and shorter/el sail occasionally; carried away several atudoliog sad yard., and the foretop-mast mudding sail boom, shifted wet the starbnard one, and set the reefed lower studding ; a good deal of sward; the share apparently Steering so as to keep the stiokliiig-sails drawing full ; sad that bi daylight ten the l',"th, alma four lades • .ical fresh brae da and wee as Wen. AS ball pest ten he took in his studding sails, and hauled mote sop; when we g .t with it about three quarters of a mile took in our. also. At half-pest eleven lie heeled hi. mainsail up, and kept mote to toe wand; upset our s - erntig so acne with him upon his quarter, he weak' set it and staysails, trying to ram the winituf us :epos% which point of solnig lie the advantage, ;we made all sad, else having some tins- before hoisted French colour', • id we ours O. his seeming to draw a head from us, at the distance sad about half gun shot, tool our bow cliAce.s, which ha vaunted occasionally from his stern. Ha guns appearing so well directed, and of heavy metal, and to prevent being raked by them, 1 Wit obliged to deer at as to keel on his quarter, though prolonging the ' • Les titude, at noon, /9 deg 24 min. N [nog. 64 dee. SO. man W. At halt past two u. a hiring got within, about a table's , eurta from the enemy, he hatred close to the wind, and gave es twa broadsides, which, when at leas then a halt c sides distance, we returned, and a warm action commenced, be':. ships truntrimg 5..:1., steering sometimes clime to the wind, and at others about three points free, duties which we hail e.rnsoilenbly the ad vantage. Attract five, having shot away has m • moor crud e us forged a head, although the misen-tilioail Iris squared, a d both j.b, stay, and haulyards tele, firichog neitner 1. we nor main clue-garnets left to Mau the castors ep, our rionneig rim giug cut to ,rieces, so as to render it i npossabie to Avow *vow' or back a sad, and bath 011101 and spring day* Were shat awe. , the mainmast only suppswted by the at ".11staysal, stay, I wc. induced to crews bit bow, and, by hauling up, la have rake; Mut, ih preferrece to exposing our stern to the fire of twenty ! bee pieces iif ea .n horn b-h.idside but, in Use Mt which, an ulifortunate dint struck the wheel, the brirkeu spokes were jammed against the sleek, so as to rziaiLr it iii 11110,0044,, as well as the rudder, which, at the some trine, *Ay Alueked the curl by splinters, Pistils, dec placed near it Our trap..- neat, av diug l,ttwself tat tsar ungovernable saw:mil, with the wind upon his intoner, gave et the stem, run ..11.4 Inca lies•! ofd bowsprit over our quarter sleek, just abaft the main tiggiag, and, under the cover of a very heavy fire from medic, atel miisketooos, Attenuated to board iv, but was driven back : we exchanged a few musketry with them ; bin then great ulvan tags ii. height and sit ierimity of number , a. well is by thin muskettions from the., tops, cleared out decks, and us at our ports. The only two guns we could bri gto Keil from within hoard, did thorn little input., the .'net isassiis/ through their lower ile.k Most of our 1411. Inyieg &- shiver, or pertly a-back, and bore down by i he.,, •' snip (having been antendol few a seven's-tour), itaii-g al. m• st berm , ' the wind, arid roach mu rrioniog, aor ening so e.t us esiinli at evert send, I ow no prre.sesiis of saving this ship, er the Lae of the no:twr woueded that then were below, 011 the VI, First Lieuteualit we atte.nrted to host the fore to;imast staysail ; aol I directed the spritsail topsail to be set also; but, its the execution of wh rh orsiess, every man was knocked down by their isiusketiy and other small shot as they made their aryearaiie s. At a quaff for past five they succeeded in boarding. and I nit. compel et to surrender to the Frown frigate l.a V.U.de Won, of fort'-sic guns. French eighteen-,,ound-irs,ou the man, deck and eight. - an the quarter deck and forecastle ; three hundred and hay nevi, besides .ev-rat o±Ceil and uavengers; 'onset inded by Moneeur eve:, ed, Capitaine de Vain •aux, tn 4 MOlllifUf Gil let, Capitaine F•egate; the former was killed, and he lat.., badly wouode+lio the eerie. and intoioliately aim warts the Clessions became a perfect wreck, not a spar ',eliding but the nitwit roast, the bowsprit and other [DANA lb we by the board, anal I folly expected she would have foundered before bout ships eivnlii get clear of cacti Other. I Oust it will be found that !Well excitants WAS made t• bring a aide of sosoperior fo en inaction, and in manna iiiiii of it. La Villa de Ndan i. nearly double out ..as and fore. 6. new gist,, of about tern/ tons bunlien, and honing almost ta ste our number of 01 , 11 on heard, as we out, mu t ercel at qu•iters i lift being to short of compse cent, and shay from the strength of thcs s'aiisClllllpAlly 11/ able seamen, Slid there weieseveral in the sick list Finln Lieutenant Kalfaur I reds..ve ' every assorso o s, as y nnn a pod and zealous Offsc a. sr. •ons Kinsman an d Crook . arid I.ieut Bowen, of the 13-er••ala, Mb. keirt up a well 4:re:ted fire from the ton, deck. ~.d Mr. flCtehrell. Oa . Shipman and `ictiiny Lieutenant, troin the quarter 4.-es, at *latch Lieutenant A orleton of the Marines assirttel, having nu tow to spare for small arms, brut was wounded curly. Thu steady and cool condo or Mr. Bert k the Master) con. riti.cl what I had always expeOed from huts: t‘r go farther *ll pirtirularisiog individuate wou d tan too tedious; bull thick it my duty to mention Mr. M , C.,rtfiy'• (111.• Bees ea h) C O O ,l, •• who is had'y wounded, wig Mehly spirited and &dive ; nil more eallodn and tower, could not Stye b .e., dry , hayed t , an be both officers and men os ,o souse a strip's company, tieing under tircnty years of age, and trail three marines, who hart joined that Cows 11110 C lila!, tar, weeks before they were einb , rkeJ I have no hesitation In laving, that had not the above lucky accident occurred, she must have d•rilcb to us, as the next mouth.; her forem ea and boirspct were the only masts stdading, much cur in the hall, and J counted eleven art“t to the wreck of her main-malt that our illusive la-models cou'id out do that justice toe from its size, nor the thickness of het sides, that era so wed intended. I bee must earnestly to ssAi...:it Sir Andrew Mitchell's pat•on age in favour of Messrs. Howes and Ridgeway ( Master's-mates), as two very meritorious and prienoine young men fumy minielerdoly more than served their tire, ar d peered for Lieutenants ; their ccerfeet on this occasi• n, as well as tor ....era, yeses before, with toe, has been , o uch to my I.Th/- faction, and, et my lovable opinion, to entitle them to promo tion, a. well as for Mr. Balfour, the Pint Lieutenant; a• son, Sir, mu,t be the hest judge of salt:shoo we have reduce( the to, so as to render her chance of escape trout our numerous cruisers almost an absolute inipo.stblity. I have the honour to &c. ( RUH W RIB. To Captain John Talbot, His Majesty's ship Leandtr. A Return of Killed and Wounded onboard Is hile:ests's ship Cleopatra, in Aaiun with the French Frigate La tole de Milan. Kdleil—George Trepan, Wiatssrainis Mate; William Lewis and Matthew sheer, tl a avt,r Masters; Jam e s fL ou n ion d. Caulker; Dararey (let), Will am !llanne• rg.i'.. dimes Pierce J..aeph Ilyains, Radiant King, Homy Fealty son, Henry galena, Briars Hiothal, Jeremiah Mordhy, Jirha Canon, Willis,', Fade., and Sabday, Seamen ; J. , hn Pearce, a troy ; Fordettek Miller, tiro ea. t of Marines; Janice gi r lie, A na John Smith, Privates of Martinet. Since de.d of wounds—William Hull,Cotporal of Mario. a ; Edwatd Wiley, Private of Marines Dangerously wounded—M:. Mitchel (Midi! ipman), Asti , g Lieutenant Mr. Bea, Monet; Mr. M'Ca..by. Beatiwai ; I Quarter Master i I Cantata's Ciattiltsini 8 *amen I C 4 ' of Staines ; 4 Pusateri of Martha. Slightly witund,,l—.Mr Balfour and Mr. Crooke, Li .ute. pants; Mr Bowen, Lieutenant of Ilia M iie•tc's ship B.f. muds ; Mr. Appleton, Lieutenant of Marine. ; Mr. Stai.diy, ; 1 Wietswain's Mate; It Seamen. Taal—:q killed, S since dead of wounds, 18 dangerously wounded, and II *lightly wounded. (Signed) ROB. LAWRIE. Corm of a Letter from Caplan Lanford. Commander of Hie Majesty' , sloop Lark, to William Marsden, Esq. dated Putt Praya, Islind of St. J go, Febrnary 8, Isos. SIR—I have the hosioor to inform you, that in conmqvience of i .d or m a • ran of a S, •111141 rne,cliant *charmer beat; at an chor off the Bay of Seaelt al, I piurerded immediately on quest of her, and ha.; the go et fortune to meet with leer at that anchorage She ',rove. the Spanish schienier the Cann tare, ;ie'reed fur sixteen guns, having fully two no los,rd, laden ieth wiue, formerly iii pocessom of the French. employed as • by Victor 110011,1 at thiyerrite, ha. done entsiderable in: chef to the Worth trade on rind ca.a.t., wad now altendert to hare been preventtd by the Governor of Seri-gal to tic csr Metre.. as a farther annoyances° our trade CM this part of the :out I have the honour Ito FA for, &r. LDi.RICK LANGFORD. • 11 ,