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et , sa a! to, 1 NAVAL NEITB, _............,,„„_. Vit-ttion'itt, JULY 9.—Arrived • yesterday the .4poll o ,'ll ly. tI s T,' from New Providente, for Lon . .. , • don ; on the 27th ult. in lat. 46[54: N. long. 31. .W. she wai captured by the York Town, American privateer, Capt. RUCKEit i who butl'also,captured, on the 24th ult. in lat. 47. '20..N. long. 23. W. the /Vane/tester packet ; Capt. ELPHINSTONE, who left this port oii the 15th ult. with a mail for Ha lifax ; she Was taken after a chase of 37 hours.. 20 . . " 0 Whiell shesustained a running tikit with the ~f -', b i y, which tee.ninated in a close engagement ot 1 hour and 7 Minutes, in which Capt. lit.- eitiNs.roxf. and his little crew behaved with the great est gallantr Ca y; •as did a l so t h e passengers, viz. -,,,, Pt. tIIVA, .of the Royal A r till ery , M r. G . OALL, Merchant, and Mr. PETEa SHELL ; the lat . `i , ers with two seamen, are slightly Woanded• The York Town is a cut clown 'East ' batman of 500 tons, with a bulwark of fourteen inch solid e , thither s 7 x feet high, and m oun t s 16 l ong . twelv am! nine -pounders, and had on board 116 n u'n ; the Manchester carried 10 guns, six . and nine pounders, and thirty men, and only 180 tons burthea. At the time she struck sh e had only "t' i) two . pou n l s 01 nowder left, an d her sails,,ligging, ts, Sc:. eat to pieces. The mail. was sunk. ' 114 had e Yuitc Town' was much cut up i n h er ri gg i ng, three men wounded. She is the same privateer that took the iilna packet, has been out ;, three nunitlis " Yas the and made, nin e p r i zes , one o f which ilialUiiia, O'CoNNoa, from St. John's for ()pinto, Yinue the clew of which as well as the master's ~ and several of th e crew o f t h e Manc4ester, vere put on board the 4 P - lles i and have ar r i ve d t here. Pt..vuotrrit, JULY , 10.—Arrived yesterday the ,Q t ael'it Eliza bah, CdANTLER. from Alicant, and i l le e Sz ii, 61,4tEs, from Papua; they left - Ciirraltar inst with a fleet under convoy of his Ala'. . . • ' ~,i"tys ship, Leviathan and Zephyt,Livhich . are trout V Channel. —Arrived the Bellepoule frigate ' u m a criuse.---Sailed the Foxhouild on a cruise, i . and the Lapwi ng sloop of war for.MilfOrd. ; . S ltet.atN Kss, -JULY I,l.—Sailed his Majesty's ': V ii i" Viteiter mi d M ercur i us with a convey I . ol' the I t . " a ltic il ; the e . x . t . will s a il ab o u t t h e 19th instant. l'Ai tm U ti rit JULY 11 . —Arrived from the Ho in pee' the Prij4o:44 _fy (males, British Fair. and Hero tatters, with bUllle light transports under their con '°y, wiiieh proceeded for the river. , I) RAL, JULY 11.—CAme down from - the River, nis Majesty's ship Medway, and passel& throlugh the Downs for Portsmouth. Arrived his "Aliti.PAY'6 I I'IPS Rinaldo from Portsmouth, and ..asarip. from L'll the Fvench coast, and Tema ins .--;-ThelqdaliZus, 'ir P. PAuft,E.a, and the Fly, Sir War. PARKER, Ow for M er having tak en out her foreign atoyes), Provisioned 'for six months, are ordered toTro.. teed to Cawsand Uay. His Majesty's Ship' Ze phyr, o f 16 guns, arrived yesterday at Spi( head, , Gona the Mediteri alkali, and was put nutlet : qua frkilantine. . .'.:l, PoirrsNotmi, JuLY 11,---The Leviathrth,. 74, Capt. CamPBELL, is gone by with the remainder tit the convoy, for the river. Arrived the 4110ect, t, .-2 guns, Lieut. 111',DorrALD, from off Cherbourg. dhis'day arrived :tit Escort, 14, Lient CaoSsti ; . 4t1(1 Derterous,,l4,,Lieut. TonLmsoN,.with con l'oy from Cinernsey.--Sailed • .sh a p 10, Capt: SAE- I I: 1:oto•, with convoy for Guernsey; the 41bion, i1'.1,4, Capt. DE voms a I 11E„allti Primrose, Capt. hu.torr,, sailed this morning with the,ships Vui„uultd to Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Hillifax, Quebec, but are now working into St. 'He . - abl'ell's again, notwithstanding the wind is favour e tor their Troceeding. 4.4 ~........,.........,. r . e . _ , c her ," Shainion frigate arriVed with lier prize, the t uo lu ake, at .Halifax, on the 6th June.--Capt 41 ; had sailed on another cruize. : , hero) 'jot° eck. r21: 1 Y; c c Of on e r ): lic I ow' )10 til leo lll~~ i ~ icr, c ol" „zoo t oo rs l " # / .j • ;li. . A spell secures the IMPROMPT U YaJekee• dada From every hostile•struke, The factious say i-....but British feats Show that the charm is Broke, r . f ) . 9 4 d . regi- Th . 4 4'frniii the 27th,'71st, 79th, anc .., „ r. racli'lthercheci on Wednesday from Glasgow Ba , i , s to 1 4ith, to embark for Spain. , • C- llit 33(1 regiment, which is ordered fpr 6 9 o ): t'''''tillel't, is 760. strong, but goes out only , a I.ki.'cluainrier being boys. , ~ , Althre eight millions of the Loan paid up was, 4c, , tiday, cu hill 0„ 1.,.• It • ' - thl L A‘Al UST Tittn.---Mr. PETTITT, a respect . 0 ,„el,l,,ta'l"iiiiin at Deal, •undertook, for 0 "n4t- Oe.-"le'ger, last Vriday night,, to ig.,pitle Miles En.tlie turopike road, within an hour. lie starred his 111111. pnst seven in the evening, and comi'leate(-1 _los task 27 minutes past eight, being three' ali !liy9.lltes .vithici the given time, a pptirently consider oppressed with the exercise. He went tile brst four lodes in 22 minutes, totEL.--We, are concerned t o hea r that a duel '', I t ll4 `:ie t all Pri44yi,necir Caisbrooke, in 'the( titli t t4: /t 'light' betWPell- Lieut. BLuNDELL. Hilt Ivit'il.i Al' CiltEGoit, Of the lolst itegiment. in gi(teteetl'e former received a wound which' is can t— , ' likely to prove fatal to him. Lout. 11 _ • ,q 3 li ktel , I,, ti , ~f I,tilarried to the: daughter of H. Wu "I',E.? lii % ativ ' uiUtuoutlll ;, and, . what is reinarkab : te, lad , e Nry in this unfortunate dispute gave the 3 aw• . ..ty. 1 . . C . . . . • ~, 1 . 0 , 44 4. t,..1111., xirtnta bIARKEt, JULY 14. 4443 'l3 Market had a considerable supply of pre d Lan k4(441; I , o, l i t t i . t h° , Ilow of Cattle itt other respects pretty ~.te t h e , . s 41)tt 'Veal sold at last prices; Mutton an .._ Ott .I',, ortd the trade in general; vk*.ts tolerably bri.A. 1, 4 1 , 11, s ip the -flay-market were somewhat lively , ; Clover 4.411 d" " I Price ' a f I I better prical.4trorf-°b e .14st iirice. . , y etc let a hilAte,sklarket C s: ,9 ii is tre,ll s3CtitifiiiteNd Se t 1 w heat and , bat Nth ur • • I 'sk particular) l y for G to E: da j y t :i ir th 2 finitlish Lisal,iqta, tt.,.,. ece,.4setntand-hatng List ,nl6, ,__... ~..e,„ f t ;l: ii ii, a x 4,w nlnvggyliir .r:rin t, ii ( t ), o ts ur tr it u t rn 1 Is e ca:J i : s . w ;i i , s llout whir nPaitii, tiZi n • • o f s 'thad t the s u pp l y , Malt, al, 41 1' lit tt'etand•- iit buL•2) ' rood i" lag 1t,,41'Y heft v b ',. ''''s "a . -R ,ißuiliag. 4„4,,,,,t.„;tri;56t.,1b1e:ry SCUrec, and b - t 4. • V,, ' H. no alteration can he specl-e i remains fully tuppurt their former 044r7. • 80 4da of Grain DO alttrataan 3 . Aunt kit= TIM LONDOINiGAZETTL, ity 16. WAR DEPARTMENt.* Dimming-street; July 10, Igl3 A Dispatch, of which the following is ail Extract, has been this day received at Earl Batting. St's Once, addressed to his Lordship, by ridd-karshal the Marquis Wellington, dated Orcoyen, 26th June, 1813. The enemy continued their retreat yesternay-. morning; from the neighbourhood of Pamplona, by the road of Roncevalles, into Franoe, and have been followed by our light troops. The fort of Pamplona has been invested day. I have received a letter of the 22a, from Colonel Longa, stating, that he has taken six. pieces of artillery, from a detacipment of troops I under the command-of General Foy, on their re treat into France by the high roach:lt Mondragon. I ought to have informed your Lordship, in my dispatch ,of the 24th, dint on the 23d I . had de tached Lieut.-General Sir Thomas Graham to the left, towards Tolosa, with a view to the operations to be carried on in that qtlarter. By a letter front him, of the 25th, it appears that he arrived yesterday at Tolosa, having been opposed in his Occupation of that town, by the troops which retired under the command of Ge neral Foy. Tie mentions the:assistance wllicji had received from Longa, and from two battalions of the army of Gallicia, which General Giron had left with him in his attack upon Tolosa. Sir John Murray had certainly landed in Cata lonia on the 3dlnstant,' and had taken possession of the Col de Balaguer on the 7th, in which pust were found 17 pieces of cannon. Some prisoners taken. • ddmirally-qtliee, July 10, IRI3. Copy of a Letter from the Honourable Captain Cape!, of His Majesty's- Ship L Hogue, to John Wilson Croker, Esq. (lathed at Halifax, Jane 11, 1813. Sift,---if is with the •greatest pleasure I trans mit!you a letter 1 have just received from Captain Broke, of his Majesty's ship Shannon, detailing a most brilliant acnicveme►►t in the capture of' the •St;ates.' frigate Chesapeake, in , fifteen minutes. Captain- Bcokeselates so fully the par t4culars of this gallant affair, that I feel it on necessary to add . Much to his narrative ; but 1 cannot forbear expressing the pleas►►re I feel in bearing testimony to the indefatigable exertions and persevering zeal of Captain Brok e , during the dine he has been under my orders ; placing a firm reliance on the valtitir of his officers and crew, and a, just confidence in. his system of discipline, he sought every opportunity of meeting the enemy on fair terms, and 1 have to rejoice with his coati try, and his friends, at the glorious result of this .contest ; he gallantly headed his boarders in the assault, and carried all before him. Ills wOtiods are.bevere, but I trust his country will not be. long deprived of his services. I bare the honour to be, &c. . THOS. BLADEN tAVEL, and Senior Officer at Halifax. • • sift, . &gleam), llannix, June S, i sl 3. _ • I have 'the honour to inform you, that being close in with Boston Light-house, in his Majes ty's ship under my.command,' on the Ist instant; I bad the pleasure of seeing that the United States frigate Chesapeake (whom we bad long been watching) was coming out of the harbour to engage the Shannon ; I took a position be tween Cape Ann and Cape Cod, and then have to for him to join us—the enemy came down in a very handsome Manner, haying three American ensigns flying ; when closing with us he sent clown his royal yards. I kept the Shannon's up, expecting the breeze would die away. At • half past-five P. is. the enemy hauled up within hail of .us on the starboard side, and the battle •began, both ships steeling full under the topsails after exchanging betw ee n t wo an d three broadsides, the enemy's ship fell on board of us, her mizen ; channels locking in with our hire-rigging. I went forward to , ascertain her position, and obser‘ ing that the enemy were flinching from thtir guns, I give orders to prepare for hoarding. Our galial,t bands appointed to that service immediately rush ed in, under their respective officers, upon the enemy's decks, driving ; every thing before them with irresistible fury The enemy made a des perate but 'disorderly resistance. The tiring continued at all the gangways and between the tops, but in two - minutes time the enemy were driven sword in hand from every post. The American flag was hauled -down, and 'the proud old British Union floated triumphant over it. In another minute they ceased firing from, below and calledfor:quarter. The whole of this service Was achieved in Ofteen.mintites from the commencement of the action. 1 have to lament. the loss of many.of my gallant shipmates, but they fell exulting in. their conquest. 'My brave F;rst Lieutenant, Mr. Watt, was slain in themoMent, of victory, in the act of hoisting the British colours; his death is • a severe loss to the 'service. - Mr. Aldliam, the Vurser, wlib had spiritedly Volunteered . the charge of a party of small-arm Men, was'killed at his post on the gangtvar.. My faithful o ld c l er k , M r. Donn, ti•as shot by side ; 311. Aldham has left a widow to ' ment his loss. .1 request the Cr mmander-in hief will recommend her to the protection of ny Lords Commissiouers of the Admiralty, My . veteran boatswain, Mr.Stenhens, has lost an arm. He fought under Lord Rodney on the 12th April. I trust his age and Services will be duly rewarded. I am happy to say, that Mr. Samwell, a mid . - s hi pman of much went, ~aitutthhecoliiitl4 gilligeerrooffiuseleye wounded . Ofillygall b a c i s it id s e e s anl y n se l l in f' d Marines .We had twenty 7 '1 subj o in t h e essloafill and fifty-six wounded. the,forlma,, N o expressions I can make n tl a n; l ee i use of can do justice to the merits - of my valiant officers and crew the calm'courage they display ed during the CSIIIIIOIIIfIC, and the tremendous pre cision of their-fire, could only be equalled by the ardour with which they rushed to the assault. I . retoniMeta them all warmly to tte Of the Coininander-in-thief. Having received a so . ero. sabre. Wound at the • first . onseti charging a patty of the enemy who had rallied On their foreeistle, I was only capable ,of giving command till Assured "our con tineSt was complete,. and tiler directing Seednd. Lieutenant Wallis to take charpe of the !lhantinni and secure the. prisonars,.r. le!'t the Third Lien: tenant, Alr. Falkiner (who hai.headed the main: deck boarders) in Charge of .the prize. I beg to recommend these officers inost strongly to. the &ominander iii : -ChieCs liatronage, for the, gallan try they displayed during .the action, and the skill and judgment they evinced in the anxious duties which aftetwards devolved 'llion them. To Mr. Etough, the acting master. I n u n much indebted for the steadiness with ‘rhich he ccinn'd the ship into,action- The Lieutenants Johns and . Law, of the marines, bravely boarded at the heed. of their respective diVisions. It is impossible to particularize every brilliant. deed performed by my officers and men, but I must mention, when the ship's yard arms ,were locked together, that Mr. Cosnahan, who com manded in our main-tor, .finding himself screened from the enemy by the foot of the topsail, laid Out at the Main-yard arm to fire upon them, and:shot three men in that situation. Mr. Smith, who .commanded in our fore-top, stormed the eneirty's 'fore-tOp from the fore-yard ,arin, and destroyed all the Americans remaining in. it. I particularly beg leave to recomnieual Mr. 14tough, the,actiug master., and ..,)fessrs. Smith,, Leake, laveting, nnymonti, and Littlejohn, midshipmen. :This latter officer is a son of Captain_ Littlejohn, who was slain in the Berwick. The loss of the enemy was about 70 killed, and. 100 wounded. Among the former were the four lieutenants, a lieutenant of marines, the master, and many other officers. Captain Laurence is since dead of his wounds. The enemy came into action with a complement of 4-10 men ; the Shannon having picked up sonic recaptured seamen, had 330. The Chesapeake is a fine frighte; and mounts 49 guns, eighteens on her main deck, two and thirties on her quarter deck and forecastle. , Both ships came Out . of action in th e most b eaut if u l order, their - rigginguappearing as perfect as if they had only been exchanging a salute. I have the honour to be, &e. (Signed) I), B. V.,BAtoloz. 9.Captainthe Honoura;,:e r Capel, &e. Halifax. List of Killed on hoard his I . ojo.ctv's Ship Shannon. G. T. Watt, 'firSt lieutenant, G. Ahlltain, purser;. John Dunn, captain'i clerk V. Gilln.rt, William Berilles Neil • Gilairist; Thomas Selhr, James Long, 'John YOung, - .lames Wallace, and Joseph Brown, -alilo sea Men; Thomas Barr; Michael Murphy, Tliorti:r.. .7'tionias • Jones, and John Q'Contietly, ordinary seamen; Thomas Barry, first class, toy. - Aimws:E3.—Samtiel corporal; James Jayins, Domi nique Sailer,. and Win, Young, privates. Svtliiisttxgaaatts.--Wm. Morrisav, John Moriarty, Thos, German. . . . . (Sig - nen) • 'P. 13. V. BROkE, Captain. • ALEX .1.1•C1i., Surgeun., eldmitallsr (*v., July 10, 1813. Copy of a Letter from Admiral Sir - Jahn Dorlase Warren, Bart. and K. B. &c. to John Wilson - Croker, Esq. dated at Ihrrouda, the , 26th Nlay, 1613. SIR,-1 request you will inform their rordships, that alter. the -capture of the..Ametican priveteers on the 311 of April, by the bouts cif the squadron, contiuuettany.courfe up the Bay, -and being of opinion that alight flotitJa of small vessels would be of essential use in cutting off the enemy's snp plies, and.destroying their foundries, stores, and public worki by penetrating. the rivers at the head of the Chesapeake ; I directed Rear-Admiral Cockburn to take under hiS orders the Maidstone, Fantome, Mohawk, Highflyer, .and three of the prize armed schooners ; and the Hear-Admiral having selected a detachment, composed of .180 seamen and. 200 i marines, from the natal brigade of the squadron, together with Lieut. Robertson, of the royal artillery, and a small .detachment of that corps, which General Horslord, the Lime- ' nant-Governor of Bermuda, bad been so kind, at my request, to permit to serve with me in the squadron, the whole proceeded upon the above mentioned. service. I herewith inclose a report of the openttions of the advanced squadron, from which their Lord. will observe, ,that the'enterprize was con di!, tcd with diitinguished ability and gallantry under* Rear-Admiral. Cockburn, and most zeal ously and bravely executed by Captains Burdett, Lawrence, and, Byttg,. their officers and men ; and I trust, that whea t their Lordships consider that this service was performed in, the interior of the enemy's country, where the detachment was frequently opposed by snotrior force, and in a difficult and unknown navigation, 'that the beha viour of the officers and men wilt entltle them to their Lordships favour and appfobation, have the honour to be, &c, (Signed) Jotor BormAsE WAnattw, Admiral of the Blue aad Commander J. IV. Croker, Esq. i n Chief. - • Ills Majesty's Sloop Fantonte, in the SIR, Elk River, 29th Apia, 181:. I have the honour to acquaint you, that having yesterd:ty pined information ottliedepbt of flour :(alinded to note to me of the ' , .3(1-instaiit) being with itnue military and other stores, situated at a place calle,i French Town, a comiderable dis tante up the river Elk, I caused his Majesty' s b r i gs ~Eintorne and - Mohawk, and the Dolphin, Rater, and Ilightlyer, tenders,- to he moored, yesterday evening, as far within the entrance of this river as could be prudently effected after dark, and at 1 1 - o'clock last night the detachnient of marines now in : the advanced squadron, consisting of ahOutone huadred and fifty men, tinder Captains Wybourn awl Carter, of that Corps, with five artillerymen, MiderFirst Lieutenant Roberts - on, of the artillery, (who eagerly volunteered his valuable assistance onithis occasion), proceeded in ,the boats of the squadron, the whole being under the immediate direction of Licutenatirti. A. Westphal!, First. of the Marlborough, to take and and deptioy the coluimind of Li e nten a nt T. Lewis, being di aforesaid sto res , t h e Ilightlyer;tender, tracks the reetict to follow, for the' sapport and protection 4,03 e -boats, as far and as closely as be might find itpracticable. 'Being ignorant of the ivay, the boats were un fortunately led up the Bohemia River, instead of • J. have .the lionbiir to be, &o. (Signed) 0. CocKtturts, Rear-Ad To the Right Hon. Adretal Sir J. B. Warzetri • Bart. K.B. &c. His Majesty's Ship Maid tone, Va.:46V night, May 3, at anchor off Turkey ?writ. [Lave the honour to inform von, that whilst anchoring the brigs and tenders off Spesu. cie agree4ble to My intentions notified to ou in,thy ofliciarreport of. the 29th silt. N. JO, 1 observed guns fired and American colours hoist ed at a battery lately erected at 'llaYre-de-Grace, at the entrance of the !iusquehanna river ; this of course immediately gave to the place.on import ance which I bad not before attached to it, and .t therefore determined' on attacking it after the completion of our operations at the ishind ; con sequently haying sounded in the •direction to. wards it, and found that the shallowness of the water would only admit of its being approached by boats, I directed their assembling under Lieut. Westphal! (first of the Marlborough), last night at twelve o'clock, alongside the Fantome, when our detachments of marines, con .i,ting of about ISO men (us before), under (.4tptains Wybourn and Giter, with a small party of artillerymen, under Lieut. Robertson ; of the, artillery, embark ed in them, end the wh)le being under the im mediate direct ion of Capt. Lawrence, of the Fan. tome (who with much zeal and readiness took upon my request, the conducting of this service);• proceeded towards Havre, to take up, under cover of ; the night, the necessary posi tions for Commencing the attack at dawn of day. The Dolphin and Ilightlyer 'tenders, commanded by Lieutenants lilittehiusein and Lewis, followed for the !qlpport.of the boats, but the shoalness of the water prevented their gettk,.; within six miles of the place. Capt. Lawrence, however, huviu gOt:Up With the boats, and having very ably and judieiuttsly placed' them tturiru the, dark, a. warm fire u%is opened on the place zit dttylight from our launches and rocket boats, wit ids was smartly re.• tinned from the battery for a short time, but the launches conseantly closing with it, and their tire 'rather increasing than decreasing, that front the lettery soon began to slacken, and Capt. Lawrence observing .this, very judiciously directed the land ing of the marines on the left, which movement, added to the hot fire they were under, induced the Atilt-deans to commence withdrawing from Ou . battery. to take shelter in the town ; Lieutenant G. A. Westphal, who had taken his station in the rocket, boat Close to the battery, therefore now jud.. l ;!ing the momenf to be favourable, pulled fectlY• up under the work,' and landing- wit!) his bones :crew, got in:met - Nate postics ion or Et, „ rzt:l , l l - 1 eti their own guns on them , "!' d , t ,_ h lT v - 7::„. c . t. , to ,rotor ith hi no ts =er gtn in g fief. )w ( tine :1 1 ri if I it s . r ) 1 3 * tl i Y I s ! 't ;1:111 resistance, 4I feeling.: ) (titl they. v l). . 5 t ee ' e l ! : ( I_) ' : e t sie e It: l ry to slay. my allant first lieutentsrit e : el i i :t a t e r i (1 4 11 suing ttdvaaci3ge4,:ltiy‘e;i‘tllll'7oiell:olocir t i l ‘xee e l:l e t) n c i lu n t tinuett titoelidebieti:nl ( t dis lodging lurk ing places, and driving them front Shelter to the neighbouring I L'qQ49 and whilst performing which service, he had the satisfaction ,0 overtake, and with •his remaining hand to Make prisoner, and bang M. a captain of their militia. *Wu also took keepitik hi the : this error Was ;rectified ; they iiterel'ore did tiOt keadh the destined place till betwili.li 8 tirirt 9 irck v i t 'this morning, Whieh occeSioned the en-ley tO have full warning of their apprnbeli, and gitite iririi tittre to colleet his force entibialte lei i arratig(jtnentt foe" the defence of his. Stores and toWri, for the terori4 of which a Sik-gitn batte6 had lately been erected; and from whence a heavy Ore was opened ori s onr boats the moment they approached within its reach, but tht latnithes, with their cart Onadei, under the' orders of faieUtenant Aleitantlet., Pi it of the Dragtin, pulling resolutely tip to the work ,keeping lip at the same time a conStioit and Well directed fire on it, and the marines- being in the act of dish embarking on the right, the Am e ric an s j u d ge d it prude t 4 To quit their .batteit, and tO.retre: , t preei.7. pitately into the country, a bittidOning to their fate :_French.,Tow n and its depOtsof stores; the Whole oftklater, ON - o'ore, consisting . of niuch floo rt large qinnitity of mhn rylching, of saddles, bficilei, and other equipments for civalry, &c. together .rith carious articles of inerchandize ; were Mime , . diately -et tire to, Amt entirclysonsionel, as were :five .vessels lying. near the place ; and the, guns of. the battery, bein-g too heavy to bring away, were -disabled as effectually as possible, by Lieutenant Rooertson arid 'his art , licrvinen j after Which. my ,orders being coMpletelyfultilied, the boats retitrned clown the river without - molo,tation; and '1 ant happy.th add, that One seaman, of the Maidstone, wounded in the arm by asrape-'shot ; is the only casualty we int ye sustitlifilL, _TO - leieuteunut 0. it. ‘Vestphall, wh o h as so conducted, and so ably executed this ser vice, tuy highest encomium and best - acknow , ledgcments are due,antll trust, Sir, you Will deem him to have also thereby 'merited y•,tir favoirrahle consideration and notice. It Is likewise my pleas_ ing duty to Acquaint you, that he speaks in the - highest term of the zeal and good conduct of every 'oflicer mid man . employed with him on this occasion ; but particularly of thee very great as.- sistktneelie derived from Lieutenant Robertson, of Lhgoartillery, Lieutenant 4lexander, of the Dia. L ; ; . qii,<„.A4ietp . .enant Lewis, of the flightlyir, and • Capcid9fl i Wybonin and Carter, of the Royal Ma rinp4, 1 have now anchored the abovementioned brigs and tenders:RCM' a Linn; on the rig,:t bank of this river, where there appears to be a .eonstderahle , quantity. of cattle, which I intend embarking for tire use tire fleet under your command, nun f meet With no resistance or impediment in So doing, I shall give .the owner hills on .the Victualling Of fice for the fair value of whatsoever is so taken; but should resistance be made, 'I shall consider them as prize - of war, which I trust wilhneet your approbation ; and I purpose taking On board a further supply for the fleet to-morrow, on similar ternis'i from Spesticie Island, which lies a little be. , low liiiVre de Grace, and which, I have been in: formed, is also well stocked.