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T Ej . I OND ON GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY, SUNDAY . , FEB. 22. ildmiralty-Dice, Fel. 21, 1807. Captain Lydiard, of Ilia Majesty's Ship the Sti, son, arrived here this morning . with Dispatches from Dacres, COmmander in Chief of His Majesty's Ships and Vessels at Jamaica, to William: IVlarsden, Esq. of which the following are Copies : Shark, Port Royal, Jan. 11,.1807. I have much satisfaEtion in congratulating my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty on the Cap ture of the Island 'of Curaeoa, 'on Nevi:Year's Day in the morning, by the four FrigateoVarned in the margin *, under the orders of Captain:Btisbane, of the Aretlmsa ; a Copy of whose Letter I inclose for their Lordship's information. .•' • • - Whilst I contemplate the immense strength of the Harbour of Amsterdam, .and the stiperiorloreV con- 1 tamed in its different Batteries - opposed 'to the en trance of the Frigates,- I know not how sufficiently to admire the decision of Captain .Brisbane in at tempting .the Harbour, and the Iletermined bra v e r y and condu& displ a y e d by himself, the other three Captains, .and all the Officers and. Medunder.bis CoMmand, and is another strong instance of the cool and determined bravery of British S e a men . Captain Bri s b ane being, from : his situation, obliged to act as Governor, I have, as an acknowledgment and high approbation of his condu&, continued .him in that situation till His Majesty's pleasure shall be known ; and request, in the strongest manner, that their Lordships will be pleased to recommend him for that Appointment. Captain Lydiard (who will have the honour of delivering this, and who fully partook of the Con quest, and has before distinguished himself off the Havannah) I beg to refer their Lordships. to for any information ; shall put an Aaing Captain into the Anson until his return, or I receive direaions there on. I am, &c: • • • (Signed) J. R. DACRES His Majesty's - Skip Arethusa, SIR, Curacoa, Jan. 1,1807. It is with the most lively and heartfelt satisfaaion I have the honour to inform you, that His Majesty's Squadron under my Command has this day opened the New Year with what I humbly flatter myself will be deemed an Enterprize of considerable conse quence to my Country. I proceeded in the execution of your. Orders the 29th of November with every possible avidity,. but the adverse Wind and Current prevented me from reaching thislsland before the I st Insfant.. In my way up I met Captain Bolton, of the Fisgard, going to Jamaica ; I took him under my Oiders, according to your direaions, and proceeded with the Squadron off this Port, having previously resolved on that sys tem of Attack which British Seamen are so capable of exeCuting. My arrangements having been pre viously made known to th e respective Captains, I was - satisfied nothing further remained for me than to put it in execution. My Line of Battle consisted of the Arethusa, Latona, Anson, "and Fisgard ; and very.s-ri after tha , break_ ofllay I made all pos s ibl e sail with the Ships . in close Order of isintie, ireibsitv6 - the whole extensive Line of Sea Batteries, and an chored the Squadron in a style far surpassing my ex pektation. - Being still desirous of having the effu sion of human blood spared, I" writ the inclosed, No. 1, on the Capstan of His Majesty's Ship Are liaise, during the Action, which was not regarded, as they did their utmost to destroy us. Words c'nnot express the ability of the Squadron. The Harbour was defended by regular Fortifications of two tier of guns ; Fort Amsterdam alone consisting of sixty-six pieces of cannon ; the entrance only fifty yards wick, athwart which was the. Dutch Frigate Hastlar, of thirty-six guns, and Surinam of twenty two, with two large Schooners of War, one com manded .by a Dutch Commander; a chain of Forts Was on Miselburgh commanding -height ; and that almost impregnable Fortress, Fort Republique, with in. the distance of grape-shot enfilading the whole Harbour. At a quartet . past six o'clock we entered the Port; a severe and destruaive cannonade ensued ; the Fri- gate, Sloop, and Schooners-were carried by board"- ing ; the lower Forts, the Citadel and , Town of Am sterdam, by storm ; all of which,,by seven o'clock, were m cur possession. For humanity sake I .granted the annexed Capitulation ; and,. at ten o'clock, the British Flag was hoisted in Fort Repub lique :—the whole Island is in our quiet possession. The strength, commerce, and vine, 1 understated, is immense. It is now become a .pleasing part of my duty, although impossible, to do justice to the me rits, gallantry, and,determination of Captains Wood, Lydiard, and Bolton, who so nobly headed their re speaive Ship's Companies to the storm ; and the aiIIIC gallantry and determiugion are . due to the Officers, Seamen, and Marines for following up so glorious au example. Inclosed is a list of the kiiled and wounded in His 'Majesty's Squadron. I. have not yet been able to ascertain that of the Enemy, except those in the Ships. The Dutch Commodore was killed early in the A&ion, and the Captain of the Surinam severely wounded. I have appointed, by Proclamation, Wednesday next the 7th inst, for the Inhabitants (which amount to Thirty Thou sand) to take the Oath of Allegiance to our most ~r acious Soirereicrn • those that Jo not choose will .0 be instantly embarked as Prisoners of NV=. For any farther particulars I must beg to referyou to that gallant Of Captain Lydiard. I have the honour to be, (Signed) CHARLES BRISBANE. To James Richard I)acres, Esq. Vice-Ad.; miral of the . White, Commander in Chief, &c. &c. tec; NO. 1. Sin, His Majesty's Ship Arethusa, Cur,icoa s , Harbour, Jan. 1; 1807. • • The British Squadron are here to prote&, and not to conquer you ; to preserve to you your lives, berty, and property. If a shot is 61 . 0 at any one of 'my Squadron after this Summonii -I shall immedi- Ately storm your batteries. You baVe five minutes to Accede this determination. • I have the honour.to be, &c. (Signe4 CHAItLES -BRISBAN2. To His Excellency the Governor of Curacoa. ' Aretlrusa, Latena, Ansvn, and Fisgard. No. 2 Cunca. alltUry 10 1 .) R E LIM I NARY ARTICLES of tile Capitulation agreed uponby Charles Brisbane; Esq. Captain of pis Majesty's Ship Arethusa, and Senior Officer of a Squadron of His Majesty's Ships at Cura oa, on the one• Part ; and by his Excellency / Pierre scan Changuicn, Governor of the Island • of Curafoa and its Dependencies, on the other.. • Art. I. The Fort Republique shall immediately be sur. rendered to the British Force; the Garrison shall march out with the Honours of War, lay down their-Arms, and become Prisoners of War. —Answer. Granted. Art. 11. The Dutch Garrison at Curacoa Shall be Prisoners of War, and by His Britannic Majesty sent so Holland, not to serve this War before they shall be regularly exchanged and for the due performi :uce o f t hi s A rt i cle the OffiCers pledge their word of honour. —Answer. Granted. Art, 111. : • The same Terms as in the above Article are granted to the Officers and People of the Dutch Men of War. --:-Answer. Granted. ' • • , . Art. IV. All the Civil Officers may remain at their re spedfive Appointments if they think proper ; and those who choose shall be sent by His Britannic Majesty to Holland.— AnSwer. Granted.` • Art. V. The Burghers, Merchants, Pl.aters, and other In_ habitants, without differenee'of colour or opinion, shall he respeCted in their Persons and Property, provided they take the Oath of Allegiance to H is- Li ritanihe 'Majesty.--Answer. Granted, Neutral Property being respetted. Art. VI. All the Merchant Vessels, with - their 'Cargoes, in the Harbour,. of whatsoever Nation. they belong to, shall be . in the' . possession of their proper Owners. —Answer. - Not: granted. Art. VII. A Definitive Capitulation shall be signed upon this basis'in Fort Ainsterdant.—Answer. Granted. Cicoa, jan. read The foregoing Article s h av i ng this day been mutually read and agreed to, this Capitulation is become definitive. Signed on the one Part by CHARLES BRISBANE: Signed on the other Part by His Excellency - P. I. CHANGUION . A List ,of Killed and Wounded on board His Majesty's Squadron under my conunand, at the Capture of the Island of Curasoa, on the tst of January, 154.7. .• A rethusa-2. seamen killed, 5 seamen wounded, Latona.-1 seaman, killed, z seamen w oun d e d. Anson—None killed, 7 seamen •wounded.. Fisgaid—None killed, none wounded.-, Total-3 seamen killed, 4 seamen wounded. - (Signed) CHARLES BRISBANE. • Curasoa,, Jan 3, 1307, List of Killed and. Wounded on board the Hatslar frfgate, Surinam Sloop, and Flying Fish Schooner. C.- J. Everts Commandant, killed ; G. B. Z Ger on d, Second.PUrser, ditto ; A.'Graaf, Chief Mate, badly Wound. ed ; J. J. N. Giblesperd, Steward, killed; William Mau. bets, seaman, ditto ; Henry Diiel, seaman, ditto. Surinam—lan Van Nes, Captain, dangerously woundecl4, jean Baptist e , Lie u t enan t, ditto; ?;. B. 13altner, Midship man dangerously Wounded ; A rend' Arena, scarnati, ditto ; Ferdinand Ballatin, seaman, ditto (since dead). Hying 1-ish—C. H. V. A. Hinget, .C.; muter, dead ; M. S Giblesperd, seaman, wounded. . . By Charles Brisbane, Esq. Capt. of His Witjesty's Ship Arethfisa, and senior Officer of a Squa dron of His Majesty's,Ships employed: at Cu fa-soa. His Excellency Lieutenant-General Changuiori, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Island of Curagoa, and its dependencies, having refused , to take the Oath of: Allegiance to His Britannic Ma jesty,- and surrendered himself prisoner of war, I have thought proper to appoint myself Governor of the said Island audits dependencies, until the plea sure of the Con - inlander in Chief is made known ; and I do hereby appoint myself accordingly. Given under my hand at Curapa, this 4th day of January, 1807. -• " (Signed) CHARLES BRISBANE. By. Charles Brisbane, Esq. Captain of His 11Ia klitv'4. .Shio. Arethusa, and senor _ - of, is Britannic; Majesty a In CuraCoa Harbour. Whereas this Island and its dependencies , hare, surrendered.to the 'arms of His Britannic Majesty, as appears by the Capitulation which has been signed by his Excellency Pierre Jean Changuion anc,me on the Ist instant, I therefore hereby require, that . all the burghers and inhabi tants o f this Island shall meet on Wednesday next, the 7th instant, at ten o'clock in the morning, at the Government House, in order to take the Oath of Allegiance to His Bri tannic Majesty aforesaid. ,'Those who belong to the Militia Companies will receive fuither orders from their Major, and are to conduit themselves accordingly. ' • All those who till public offices, of whatsoever nature they may be, and all such as do not belong to the Militia Companies, arc also required to meet . at the Government House, at the hour and for the purpose aforesaid. I expe& that the burghers and inhabitants of this Island will conduEt themselves in such a manner as to deserve my protection and favour; and, on my part, I shall_ not fail, as far as in my power lies, to promote the happiness and welfare of this Island. and its inhabitants ; and I flatter myself that my en deavours iii-this case will be crowned with the gra cious approbation of my Sovereign, and, I hope, to the satisfa&ion of the inhabitants of this Island and its dependencies. Given under my hand, on board His Majesty's Ship Arethusa, in the Harbour of Curacoa, this sth day of January, 1,807. (Signed) , C.. BRISBANE.- FROM THE JAMAICA COURANT. KINGSTON, JAN. 12.—0 n Saturday arrived at Port Royal his Majesty's Frigate Anson, of 40 guns, Captain LYDIARD, from Curacoa with 300 Prioners and the colours captured at that Island, which was taken in the most extraordinary and gallant manner by a Squadron of Frigates, consisting of the Are- Musa, of is, Captain BRISBANE ; Latona, of 08, Captain WOOD ; Anson of 40, Captain LYDIABD, and Fisgard, of 38, Capt. BOLTON. For skill in plan ning, and singular boldness in executing, this event will rank among the first of beroinaelions—it is in deed perfealy in unison with every thing glorious in the past, and an example of every thing- glorious to the tiature. As our Squ4drop did not. possess . the means of laying regular siege to the place, Captain BRISBANE came to the determination of sailing into the Port, and storming Ports hitherto considered as impreg nable, or perishing in the attempt, for retreat was impossible. The time chosen was day-dawn on the Morning of the Ist ofiabuary, when all boats were hoisted out, and the Squadron stood in with a strong breeze, the Aretkqsa leading. The enemy were panic struck at such unexpected temerityall was confusion—here soldiers without officers—there offi cers without soldiers—alarm drums beating in all di rections; a British Squadron in their very harbour, and within pistol shot of t heir batteries, before suu-rise. Troops colleted at Otra Bandy were prevented from crossing the water, our Ships interposing; not more than three broadsides were fired from our Frigate wlrcui the Ships' Companies and ()liken of the Arethusa and Anson, with the Marines of the Latona, headed by Captains BRISBANE and LY -1 DIARD, were landed, Fort Amsterdam stormed, and -all the out-works had British colours flying before eight o'clock, Fort Republic on the hill, and Ca racas Fort, excepted. The Fisgard had orders to a& against Otra Bandy, two batteries distinCt from the Main land ; she took possession of them, to cane of T which the men absolutely swam, the enemy being previously dislodged. The guns of Fort Amsterdam were fired but once; on our people storming the place they did not act in a body, but retreated in confusion, firing round corners and from houses: The Militia, amounting to 3000, had net time to collea, _nor . could they cross the water in boats. The Dutch Frigate Kenau Hasslar, was boarded by Captain 'BRISBANE, , r the Latona warp e d a l ongs id e and took posSes s i on , when Captain BRISBANE pro ceeded for the shore. The Surinam Corvette was boarded from the larboard bow of the Anson, while . her starboard guns were firing at the batteries.. The Flying Fish, a large, National Schooner, was boarded by the boats of the Arcthusa ;- the Officers and crews- of thoSe Vessels fought' most gallantly.; Commodore CORNELIUS EVERTZ was killed 2; the Captain of the Surinam mortally wounded, and the First Lieutenant dangerously, besides several others. The moment the Town, Fort Amsterdam,' &c. were completely in Captain BRISBANE'S possession, a Lieutenant of Marihes was sent with a Flag of Truce, requiring Fort Republic to surrender. The Officer discontinued firing,. but • Would not • _sur render 'without an order from Lieutenant-Gene ral J. P. CHANGVION, the_ Governor, who was at this time a Pris on e r w ith all -his Staff in. Fort Amsterdam. We understand that. Captain Bats- BANE desired the Council to be colleted, and gave them five minutes to czipitulate for the whole but as they int r e a t e d, f or a longer period, it was ex tended to half an hour; in the Mean time, the most a6tive preparations were made for storming' this - al- . most inaccessible Fort. The ship's company of the ; Fisgard, commanded by Captain BOLTON, were in . boats ready to proceed by water. The Marines of the squadron, with, about 300 sailors Of the Arethu sa and Anson, were prepared to Advance- by land ; the remainder of the -Sailors on shore, including an officer and 60 men from the Latona, manned such guns as could bear on - the obje& of attack;. every . . 'thing was ready o n a signal being made, when a - capitulation was signed, and the troops in Fort-Ite 7 "public alone Marched out With the honours of war, piling : their arms, and becoMing prisoners. All private property is respe&ted, and the troops are to be sent to Europe and exchanged. Captain -Bor.ToN took possession of Fort-Republic. Captains BRIS BANE and LYDIARD landed nearly together, - the for mer was the first man who scaled the walls, the lat ter the second, closely followed and supported by their respe6tive officers and ships' companies. Cap tain Woo]) remained afloat in the command of the squadron. About 5200 of the enemy were killed ; our loss is very trifling, about six killed and 30 wounded in the whole squadron ; had our ships 'been half an hour later in the attack, the, slaughter must have been dreadful—nothing could be better timed. The Arethusa may be expelled in a few days - with the remainder of the prisoners and the prizes. The . ci-clivant Governor comes a passenger at Curacoa, in the situation of Governor. MAILS. ARRIVED---2 Dubll6, 2 WatertorJ. Gottenburgii, 1 Lisbon, t tilJterforcl. PRICE OF ;iT()CKS /MS DAY AT TWELVE o'cLocK. Consols • THE SUN. SOLIM QVIS DICERS FAZULIM AUDRAT?, LONDO N, MONDAY, FEBRUARY' (23,, 1807. THE Gazette Extraordinary, publishect yesterday morning, contains the official details of the. Capture of the valuable Island of Curava. We had the sa tisfaaion of laying before our Readers on Saturday some most interesting and authentic particulars re spa:ling that moSt-gallant exploit, of which it is hardly posiible to , speak in terms of suitableadmira tion. The annals of the British Navy, filledas they are with achievements certainly unequalled by any other Nation, can scarcely boast of one which Sur, passes the capture of Curagoa, either in the. skill displayed in the plan of the attack, or in the daring intrepidity with which it was executed. • No intelligence whatever reached Town this morning from the Continent. There is no founda tion whatever for the report which was circulated on Saturday, of the Austrians having joined the Rus sians and defeated the French it is not, ,howeVer, probable, that Austria will long be able to preserve her neutrality. Yesterday morning His MAJESTY, Princesses AUGUSTA, MARY, SOPHIA, and AMELIA, *with seve ral attendants, went to St. George's Chapel, Wind sor, and heard a Sermon by the Rev. Mr. NORTHEY, from the Bth chapter of Ronms, and part of the 28th verse : the Royal Party afterwards returned to the Palace to dinner. The QUEEN and Princess ELIZABETH had Divine Service performed in the Palace. Yesterday about twelve o'clock, a foreigner,: eharg , ed with dispatches from Constantinople, arrived in town,i accompanied by his servant he landed at Harwich on Friday, from on board a Dutch Scbuyt, having passed through Holland.—Letters and Pa pers have been received by this conveyance, of later date than those which previously reached town ; but they do not furnish any material in telligence. On Saturday Commodore Sir Home POPHAM re ceived from the Board Of Admiralty a Copy of the charges to be exhibited'against him op his Court- Martial, to be assembled at Portsmcnath in fort bight or the weeks. .PRIP:4TE CORRESPO.:VDENC.E. DUBLIN, FEBRUARY lg. IT is now tie f aili six o'clock, and the hour of the disimtCh of the Mail being six o'clock, I am not able to say more than that, this day the trial, in which Lord CLertCiftiiti Was Plaintiff, and Sir JOHN PIERS Defendant, came on to be heard in the Court ' of King's Bench. It was for Crim. Con. with the Plaintiff's Lady. The Plaintiff's case is not yet finiShed, and the Court has adjourned until to-mon. - row. - Damages are laid at 10 0,0001. It bas ap- . peered in evidence, that Sir JOHN . first got acquainted with Lady CLONCURRY at Lord CLONCURRY'S house, at Lyoni, 'near - Dublin; on Good Friday last. He paid her marked attention, and Lord CLONCURRY questioning 'his •Lady about it, on observing some familiarity, she acknowledged the whole. She is now with .her uncle in London. The most material part of the evidence which 'makes against 'the De. fendant, is the testimony of a woman who nursed Lady C. ' s child. She swore that on going into' the .drawing-room in a house Lord and Lady CLONCURRY lodged in, in 'College-green, she saw Lady CLON CORRY in a very indelicate situation. The Defend ant rase when Witness entered, and placed himself behind a stuffed-back chair until Lady CLONCURRY ordered her put - of the room. Witness conceived Sir JOHN took this post to prevent her from observ- • ing the discomposure of his, dress. FRIDAY, /JETS. 20. The Trial between Lord CLovicolutY and Sir Jon PlExs lasted the entire of yesterday, until the o'clock. The Court was uncommonly full. • Mr. BURROWS was 'this day heard on the part of the Defendant ; he spoke for upwards of two hours, but did nO . t call any witnesses. Serjeant BALL spoke to evidence, and the Jury, on hearing the charge, retired, and in about 35 minutes returned a verdi& for the Plaintiff —Damages eo,oool. THE MURDERERS OF MR. STEEL. Yester44y-m rnoing a prodi g i ous num b er of per sons attended at the house of the Keeper of Nee - gate, in order - to see Holloway and Haggerty (who have beenconvidecl of the murder of 'Mr. STEEL), in the' Chapel. But as convi&s for murder are not permitted to leave their cells till they are brought out for execution, these unhappy men, and Eliza beth Godfrey, conviaed of the murder of It. Prince,' did not attend Divine. Service. Mr. FORD, the Ordinary, delivered 'a very impressive Sermon to pineteen other convi&s, who were' placed in the condemned pew. The wretched m r Elizabeth. auditors Fo seemed ß D Godfrey . ih to be much affitted by this pathetic exhortation. Mr. Fa:lw tiegueiltly iutreated,the prayers of the oongre -5...:— ro re> rtc comas to. irc.ci allflitt afternoon 0 0 0 n n t h v e i visited followingH ol Holloway morning. in their respedive cells, praying with them, and ex-. horting ' them 'to repentance. Mr. DEVEREUX, a Roman Catholic Priest, attended Haggerty, who was, a Papist. The two Magistrates, who had examined Holloway and Haggerty previous to their trial, by consent of the prisoners attended them in their cells. These Magistrates earnestly endeavoured to induce theth id acknowledge theirguilt, but notwithstanding all that the Magistrates could say, both of the miserable culprits persisted in avowing their inno cence, and declared that they shoUld make the same affirmation on the scaffold. In answer to a question respe&ing his residence in November, me, and with whom be worked, Holloway said he had been told by his father that " he lodged with bimatti o t period, and that h e m ust h ave been employed foundation work for new 'houses, of which no ac count is kept of mens' time.". The Prisoners seem ed more composed:ntraniticOopubldefibtetinegxeeded in their dreadful situation. The-unhappy woman, Elizabeth Godfrey, digo I p y la c y an ed 3i a t ' i d o e n g . ree of her melancho .. This morning these wretched victims of justice were executed at the Old Bailey. Holloway per., s i s ted to 'the last,, and while the cap was drawn ever his face,- in saying " I am innocent." Haggerty made no confession, but was not equally strenuous in asserting his innocence. Elizabeth Godfrey con dutled herself with the utmost fortitude, but without any appearance of hardened' impenitence :oct the contrary, she testified a proper sense of sorrow for the heinous offence she had committed, and acknow ledged the justice of her' sentence. The crowd that attended the melancholy speaacle was as great as perhaps was ever seen on any occasion. It is with deep regret we add, that many fell viatimi to their curiosity, for the pressure was , so great, that the crowd in front giving way, about twenty persons were trampled to death on the spot, and a much greater number were carried to St. Dar tholomew's Hospital, in so lamentable a state, that few of them are expeEted to recover. The piercing ' cries of the persoes who were thus unfortunately de strayed, of those who were cart ied away with re ! twining life, and of those who were apprehensive, of a similar fate, produced a more dreadful impression • 'on.the crowd than even the lamentable spedacle which Wei the occasion of this shocking disaster.. Since the above article was written, we have heard with the deepest concern, that the vidims on this deplorable occasion were, twenty-four men, five women, and three boys.—Th o se who were taken to the Hospital, several of - whoin were iv a helpless state, and others severely injured, amount• ed to a much greater number. The feelings of those who escaped, but were the instruments of destrudion to the others, gave birth to the, MOsi exquisite cries o( distress, as they knew they Weref , trlimpling their fellow creatures to death, yet were wholly unable to move, except by the ims pulse of the immense host by whom they were lure • rounded, ,s,. , • The KWG has been pleasel, fQ appoint Sir GEo, Yc. - :;o Gvernor of 'ivrtula.*" k