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From the LONDON GAZETTE, Jan. 1 i, 1812. . Admiralty-Office, January 11, 1812. Copy of a Letter trom Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Pellew, Bart. Comm_nder in Chief his Majesty's ships and vessels in the Mediterranean, to john Wilson Croker, Esq. dated on board the Caledonia, at Port Mahon, the 7th Novem ber, 1811. SIR, You will do me the favour to lay before their Lordships, the enclosed account from the Hon. Cap tain Duncan, of nis Majesty's ship Imperieuse, stat ing the capture of three gun-boats, at Po,sitano, in the Gulph Salerno, on the t ith ult. The gal lant conduct of Lieutenant Travels and his con:pa nions, who carried the fort by which they were pro teded wih receive, I am sure, the approbation of their Lordt•hips. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) EDWARD PELLEW. His Majesty's Ship Impericuse, in the SlR,lph ot Salerno, Odt. it, 1811. I have the honour to inforto you, that his Ma jesty's ship under my command, this morning at tec'hed three of the enemy's gun-vessels, carrying each an eighteen-pounder and thirty men, moored upon the walls of a strong fort, near the town of Possitano, in the Gulph of Salerno : the Itnperieuse was anchored about eleven o'clock within range of grape, and in a few minutes the enemy were driven horn their guns, and one of the gun-boats was sunk. It however became absolutely necessary to get possession of the tort, the fire of which, though silenced, yet (from its being regularly walled round on all sides (the ship could not dislodge the soldiers and those of the vessels' crews, who had made their escape _on shore and taken shelter in it ; the marines and a party of seamen were therefore landed, and, led on by the First Lieutenant, Eaton Travers, and Lieutenant Pipon, of the Royal Marines, forced their way into the battery in the most gallant style, under a very heavy tire of musketry, obliging more than treble their numbers to fly in ali leaving behind about thirty men and fifty stand of arms. The guns, which were t wenty-four pounders, were then thrown over the clitf, the magazines, &c. destroyed, and the two remaining gun-vessels brought off. The zeal and gallantry of all the officers and crew in this affair could not have been exceeded, but I cannot find words to express my admiration at the manner in which Lieutenant Travers commanded and lieade' the boats' crews, and landing party, set ting the most noble example ot intrep.dily to the. officers and men under him. Owing to bdling winds the ..hip was unavoidably exposed ,o a raking fire going in, but the foretop y3rd shot away is the only damage of any con sequence. I ha% e to regret the loss of one marine killed, and two are wounded. I hate 'he honour to be, &c. (Sioled) HENRY DUNCAN, Civ o Sir Edward Pellew, Bart. Vice- Admiral of the Red, and Com mander in Chief, &c. &c. &c. Return of Men beloi , ging to his Majes'y's Ship Imperieuse, killed and wounded in an attack upon the enemy's Fort and Gun boats, at Possitano, the r tilt Oct. 181 . Thomas Workman, titivate marine, killed ; Owen 'ones, and D. jones, slightly wounded. (Signed) LIEN KY DUNCAN, Captain. Admiralty 7 ojfice,.__Jan. 1 I , . 1812. Copy of a Letter froni CaT)tain Tetley, of his Majesty's sloop the C, u.daloupe, addressed to Vice Admiral Pellew, Bum and transmitted by the latter to John Wilson Crolter, Esq. His Majesty's Sloop Guadaloupe, Palma Bay, 2.5 th lfetober, cBll. I have the honour to inform you, that his Majes ty's sloop under my commard captured yesterday, off Cape Blanco, after a chace of amtcen hours, the French schooner privateer Syrene, of six guns, pierced for twelvei with a complement of sixty-one men ; eight days from Leghorn, on her first cruise, and had made no capture. I have the honour to be, &c. J. S. TETLEY, Captain. nuary It, 25, and February 22, at ten, at Guildhall, ton.. don. Attorney, Mr. Lee, Castle street, HOlborn. Ridditord, llasinghall-strcet, London,warehousetuan, jantlary iB, 22, and February 2z:at eleven, at Guiidira Attornies, Messrs. Blandtora and Murray, Mitre-court buildings, Temple. George Notley, Dartford, Kent, innholder, January 14, 21 and February 22, at twelve, at Guildhall, London. At tornies, Messrs. Rose and Munnings, Gray's-inu-square, London; and Mr. T. B. Fooks, Dartford, Kent. Jahn Mayor, Leadenhall street, London, merchant, January it, zi. and February zz. at eleven, at Guildhall. At_ tornies, Messrs. Weston and Teesdale, lienchurch-street. Richard Manley and John Holness, Russell-street. South wark, leather-dyers and leather-dressers, January it, zS, and February 22, at twelve, at Guildhall, London. At toiney, Mr. Drew, Bermondsey -street, Southwark. John Stone, Lower llallitord, Shepperton, Middlesex, farmer, barge-master, and corn-dealer, January it, 25, and February 22, at twelve, at Guildhall. London. Attorney, Mr. Chabot, Crispin -street, Alexander Young, St. Switliin's-lane, London, merchant and insurance -broker, January 18, zi, and February zz, at ten, at Guildhall. A ttornies, Messrs. Palmer, Tomlin. sons, and Thomson, Copt hal I-court, Throemortori-street. William Truetitt, Hanover -street, Long-acre, ship-owner, January 18, zi, and February 22, at ten, at Guildhall,Lon don. Attorney, Mr. Bower, Admiralty-Office, Jan 11, 1812. Copy of a Letter froin Captain Downie, of his Majesty's sloop the Royalist, addres.,ed to Rear-Admiral Foley, and transmitted by him to lohn Wilson Cruker, Esq. His Majesty's sloop Royalist, off Calais, 7th lanuary, iStz. SIR, I beg leave to state to you, that the French lug ger privateer Le Furet, of fcu►teen oils and fifty six men, was captured at eleven o'clock last night, off Folkestone, by his Majesty's sloop under my com• nand, after a short ch..ce. She had been two days Out from Calais, during which time she had made no capture. I have the honour to he, &c. (Signed) GEORGE DOWNIE, Capt. Admiralty- Office, Jan. H , 181 2. Copy of a Letter from Captain Hole, of his Majesty's sloop the Egeria, addressed to Vice-Admiral Otway, and trans mitted by him to lohn Wilson Croker, Esq. His Majesty's sloop Egeria, at Sea, SIR, Ist lanuary, 18z2. I nave great pleasure in acq tainting you, that, in pursuance of your orders to me of the 30th ult. to ut to sea in the sloop under my command, in search of any of the homeward-bound Baltic convoy, I early on the following dov, St. Abb's Head bearing west seventy miles„ MI in with, and after a short chace, captured the Danish cutler privateer Alvor, of seventy tons, having fourteen guns mounted, with a complement of thirty-eight men; out of North Bergen fifteen days, without having made any capture. _ _ , I have the honour to be, &c. LEWIS HOLE, Commander. Vice-Admiral Otway, &c. &c. &c. Commissions in the Archenfield Regiment of Militia, signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Hereford. lames Parker, A. G. fieselrige, C.Wollaston, Cents, to be Lieutenants. Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Lincoln. Lindsey, Kesteven, and Lincoln Regiment of Local Militia. T. lepinn, jun. Gent. to to Lnsign. Forristone and Bourn Yeomanry Cavalry. —l. Oldham. Gent. tobe Lieutenant; J. W. It Burton, Gent. to be Cornet, BANKRUPTS. lames Clarke, Tin. Mershain, Kent, shop-keeper, to sur. render lann,ry 27, 28, and February 22, at eleven, at the Saracen's Head Inn, Ashford, Kent. Attornics, Messrs. lle Lasaux and Boghtirst, Ashford ; and Messrs. Pearson and Son, Middle 1 - eniple, London. Thomas Robin:ion ‘ Windsor-place, City. road, builder, la. We have been favoured with 'the following parti culars relative to the 'late unfortunate business in Basque Roads, by an Officer on that station :—" On the e7Ol nit. the boats of the Colossus and Con questador, under the command of Lieut. STACK POLE, of the latter vessel, and Lieut. SOADY of the former, attacked an enemy's convoy passing along shore from the northward, and would have accom pli,hed its capture or destruction, had pot the wind suddenly shifted from N.W. to W.S.W. just as the boats were to the southward of Chatilion reef: This sl . fting of the wind enabled the ships escorting the convoy, viz. three gun.brigs, an armed lugger, and several pinnaces, to attack the boats, the crt 4 of which made several gallant attemp►s to board their opponents (and particularly tho lugger, in two in stances), but the superiority a numbers on the part of the enemy rendered every attempt ineffectual. Undaunted by this superiority, or the galling fire froM several batteries and the vessels around them, our noble tars disdaining to surrender to the gun brigs, pulled coolly towards the shore, where they were taken prisoners (being 104 in number) except those in the boat with Lieut. SOADY, which miracu lously escaped. The Conquesiodor and Piercer gun brig were under weigh near the scene of action, and witnessed every part of it, without being able to give our noble fellows the least assistance. Soon afterwards the weather moderated, when a flag of truce was sent into the French. Commodore, (JAcoEs) to request that he would allow cloaths, &c. to be sent to the prisoners, and give informa tion as to the number of men killed and wounded. The Commodore politely replied, that he had no objection to the cloaths, &c. being sent, and was happy to say, that no more than four or five had fallen, amongst whom was a Master's-mate, com manding one of the boats. He at the same time ex pressed his astonishment that so few should hare fallen, and intimated, that the prisoners *were in the hands of Frenchmen, who would treat them well, in consequence of the determined bravery they had exhibited. Lieut. STACKPOLE was as certained to be well on the 30th, three days after this unpleasant atEir, the result of which must be ascribed solely to the wind frustrating the des'gn in view. There is one consolation, however, in re fleEting on the loss of so many brave men, that if they did not obtain success, they amply deserved it. A subscription was immediately set on foot in the Colossus, Conquestador, and Arrow schooner, by which a considerable sum was raised, and sent in with the clothes to Rochelle." A very brilliant attack had been previously made, on . the Ist of the same month, by the respective boats of the Colossus, Conquestador, and drrow, under the command of Lieut. R. W. LEAN, of the former vessel, on a convoy of thirty sail of different descriptions of vesst-ls, escorted by several armed pinnaces and launches, and standing to the north ward. In defiance of a severe fire of musketry, "they succeeded in destroying three of the enemy's vessel•, and (hiving several others on shore. Great praise is due to the commander of the boats, and also to Lieut. SCRIVEN; of the Arrow, who, with that vessel, covered the boats in the most admirable s►yle. One man was killed by a grape shot, and another was wounded through both arms on this occasion. It is greatly to be regretted that the mrn engaged in this affair were the same who were cap tured by the enemy on the 271 h. We are extremely sorry to find, by the Edinburgh Papers, that that City has been exposed to outrages little short, in paint of atrocity, to those which have lately disgraced this metropolis. The Edinburgh Paper of Thursday last contains two advertisements, onl offering a reward of tool. for the apprehension of the murderers of a person of the name of Dc- GALD CAMPBELL, a police officer; the other offer ing the like reward for the apprehension of the murderer of a Mr. JAMES CAMPBELL, a merchant's clerk. It is also stated in 'the advertisements, that several other persons have been severely wounded, and are now lying dangerously ill. We published several months ago the report of a conversation which was supposed to have passed between BUONAPARTE and a deputation of French merchants, but at the same time - We expressed our doubts with regard to the authenticity of the docu ment. A new version of this celebrated conversa tion has been published in some of the Morning Pa pers of this day, but we are not inclined to give more credit to it than to the former one. The lan guage which is put into the mouths of the merchants is such as none of the enslaved inhabitants of France dare address to their gloomy and ferocious . 1 . ) rant. The Morning Chronicle has not complied witit our request ; it has not given us any information with regard " to the system which the Leaders of Opposition are determined to pursue towards the !fish Roman 'Catholics, whether in place or out of place." The public have a right to demand some information upon this subject from the Party. Lofty .and vague expressions about liberality and unmean ing and unfounded decbmations against bigotry will not do; the Party should state their intentions distin&ly and unequivocally. They rest their claims and their hopes of office on the Catholic Question, theirsystem,therefore,should be stated with precision; We repeat our question :—Have the Leaders of the Patty abandoned their former opinion relative to the Claims of the Roman Catholics of Ireland, or have they not ? Are Lord GRENVILLE and his friends prepared to give up the Velo, which he and they not long ago thought absolutely necessary. His Lordship's language upon that important point was most unequivocal. "Among these measures," he says, " I pointed out the proposal of vesting in the Crown an effeaual negative on the appointment of your tishopst that stiggestion had preViously been brought forward in the House of Commons, to meet the just expeelatitans, twt of any bigotted or interested champions of intolerance, but of men of the purest intentions, and most enlightened judgment. Men willing to do all justice to the loyalty of your pre sent Bishops, but not unreasonably alarmed at any possibility by which fun6lions of such extensive in fluence might hereafter be conneeled with a foreign interest, host - He to the tranquility of your country, a danger recently very much increased, by the dis. posal and captivity of the head of your Church, by the seizure of his dominions, and by the declared ins tension of that hostile Government to assume, in future, the exclusive nomination of his successors." His Lordship also says, that before the claims of the Catholics are granted " due provision must be mai n for the inviolable maintenance of the civil and religi. ous establishments of the United Kingdom." Do the leaders of tie Party still retain their opinion ? it is most important that the public should know, be cause, if they do, they are as little likely to conciliate • the Catholics . of Ireland or to gram their demands as they say the present Ministers are. The Ito-- man Catholics of Ireland have said, they will not concede the Pao; they.claim what they call Emanc . i. pation:not as a favour, but as an absolute tight ; of course, all stipulations and provisions (or the s.,curiy of the religious and civil establishments of the Unitel Kingdom must be out of the question. If, on the other hand, the party are disposed to give up their demand of the Veto, and to grant the claims of the Catholics unconditionally, it is most important that the Protestant inhabitants of the United Kingdom should be apprized of the faa. ,yesterday the following Bulletin was shewn at St. James's Nine Windsor Castle, January tt. " His MAJESTY continues nearly in the s.sm state." " fi. fIALi•ORD " hI. HAI 1.1,1 E. . 8 ly. flE111::1{1)EN. " 14. WILLIS." Lord AMHERST and Gen. FINCH were (1)0 Lords in waiting yest,erclay of the Kim6's Bedchamber, at St. J,irrtes' Palace. Yesterday the DttLes of YORK, GLA RENCE, CAMBRIDGE visited the PaiNcr. REGONT. Lord GiiEN ILLE and Mr. SHERIDAN hind vl7- diences ye,terday with the PR /NCE REGENT at CArleton-HOLISC. Yesterthy Mr. .NVIIITIIREAD Vkiied Lord HOL LAND, at his hotHc in P..111-Mall. On Siturday His Royal Highness the Duke of CUMBERLAt4D left to vn for Rumford, in order to, bass a lew days with the remaining part of his re giment. General Sir ,lonzsr Hors is expected to leive town, in the cour,e of the week, to take the com mand of the Forces in Ireland. Generals Ti LSON and ANsoN go. out to Portuga' in the Melpomene, Capt. FALCON. Yesterday the Duke of Nuato.Lx. had a grand dinner party, at Norfolk-House, St. James's-square. Yesterday the Earl of MOONTCASHEL entertained the Earl of MotaA, and 3 large party, with a grand dinner, at his hou•ie in Stratford-place. Yesterday the Marquis and Marchioness of H ERT• FORD entertained the Earl of YARMOUTH, Lord and Lady CASTLEREAGH, and a select party of fashion abler, with a grand dinner, at then house in Man-, chester-square. Yesterday the Earl and Countess of CAMDEN en tertained the Duke and Duchess of Mowritose, the Duke of MANCHESTER, the .E trl and Countess of Lt VERPOOL, and a large party, with a grand dinner, at their house in Arlington -street. Sir GREGORY PAGE TURNER arrived on Friday at his house in Portland-place, from his seat in Stafford shire. Sir GREGORY has been in a bad state of health for some time back, and has removed to town, in order to be nearer his Physicians, whom, we are harpy to hear, have announced him out of danger. - A circular has been transmitted to the Paymas ters of cavalry regiments, acquainting them that in consequence of the present enhanced price of corn, the ration of oats is to be reduced from i 2 to tolbs. per day for each horse, and the ration of hay to be increased from 8 to t2lbs.—The rations of forage for horses in quarters will remain unal tered. The Right Hon. Lieut-General Thomas Maitland succeeds Lord Chatham in the Eastern district. Lord Viscount Cathcart continues Commander of the Forces in North Britain, and Lieut.-General the Hon, H• G. Grey is the second in command in Scotl2!ci a in place of the Earl of Rosslyn, brought upon the Home district. On Wednesday night the family of Capt. Somer ville, in George street, Plymouth, here alarmed by some cries in the room where the Captain's Steward slept, which were attributed by Mrs. S. to Iris be ing in a fit, to which complaint he is frequently subject. It appears, however, that in the middle of the night . the Steward was awakened by the pressure of a cold hand upon iris face, which, be ing rather superstitious, he ascribed to a supernatu ral cause; on questioning* the supposed ghost, the application of the hand was so forcibly repeated, as to convince the Steward that it was no ally plian t= which disturbed his repose, but real flesh and blood. Recovering from his consternation, he in stantly sprung at his unkriown assailant, and a srvere conte-t ensued between them, in tc hich the Steward received many violent blows. The scuffle was soon put an end to by the approach of Captain Somervilk s at which the robber immediately quitted his antagonist, and du-red through the passage and street door with the greatest precipitation. He was vigorously 'pursued by Capt. S. ant his Steward, who were almost in puris - natura!du s , bnt in - vain, though the robber, in his flight, was F:o hard pushed as to drop a great coat and a pair of boas, which he had taken from the passage, DIVIDENDS. Feb. Is. A. M. Bennett, Devonshire-street, Queen-square, insurance -broker, at tcVelve, at Guildhall. Feb. 8. R. Collins, Union-court, Broad-street, Condon, and Knuston Hall, Northamptonshire, builder, at one, at Guildhall, London. Feb. t 1. Stapley, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, butcher, at one, at Guildhall, London. Feb. 8. I . Jones, Rochdale, Lancaster, oil-dealer, at ele ven, at Guildhall, London. Feb. 8. f . Conde, High-street, Lambeth, Surrey, common brewer, at eleven, at Guildhall, London. Feb. t. E Collins, St. Mary Axe, London, boot and shoe maker, at ten, at Guildhall. fan. tB. I. Garrett, Lenhain, Kent, haberdasher, at ten, at Guildhall, London. Feb. S. I. Goodwin, Sheffield, Yorkshire, caspenter, at ele ven, at the Tontine Inn, Sheffield. Feb rl. Troke, New S.Junt, Wilt Shire, cutler, at six, at the Maidenhead Inn, New fan. 30. C. Talbot, Edgware road, Middlesex, tailor, at ten, at Guildhall, London Feb. 8. j. Dobson, Liverpo 1, Lancaster, merchant, at one, at Guildhall, Loral., Feb. 3. I. Thornley, Liverpool, Lancaster, merchant, at one, at the Globe "Favern, Liverpool. Feb. r 3. I. Mann, Harbury, Warwickshire, draper, at ele ven, at the Bell Inn, Shipston.upon-Stower, Worcester shire. Feb. tr. C. King, FroineSelwood, Somersershire, cabinet maker, at ten, at Guildhall, !withl. Feb..{. Ester Curtis. Bristol, broker, at one, at the Angel Inn and Tavern, Bath. Feb. t. I. Hamper, High-street, Southwark, hosier, at one, at Guildhall, London. Feb. 1. 1. Haywood, Wood-street, Cheapside, wholesale woollen-draper, at ten, at Guildhall, London. Feb. 18. T. Ilalliday, Old South Sea House, Broad. street, London, nieraliant and insurance-broker, at one, at Guild hall. Feb. az. T. ,':ins, Harvey's-buildings, Strand, printer, at one, at Feb. r. F. B Goldney, Seymour-court, Bucks, lace-mer. chant, at eleven, at Guildhall, London. frb. 7. R. Marris, 4;reat Grimsby, Lincolnshire, grocer, at eleven, at the White Hart Tavern, Kiiigston-upon- Iltdl. Feb. '4. M. Carter, Zeals, Wiltshire, linen-draper and grocer, at twelve, at the Ship Inn, Mere, Wiltshire. Feb. 14. Pf. Higgins, Mere, Wiltshire, victualler, at two, at the Ship Inn, Mere. Feb I. C. Fall and I. Hutchinson, 'rooky • street, South wark, brewers, at eleven, at Guildhall, London. Feb. 3. I. Polglase, Bristol, merchant, at eleven, at the Bush Tavern, Corn-street, Bristol Feb. t. M. laccfus, High-street, Shailwell, slopseller, at twelve, at Guildhall, London. Feb. 7. I . Mitchell, New Slealord, Lincolnshire, grocer and tallow-chandler and ironmonger, at eleven, at the Rein Deer Inn, Lincoln. Feb. r. T. Cornford and G. Cornford, Milford. lane, Mid dlesex, coal-merchants ' at ten, at Guildhall, London: Feb. 1. F.. Aslin g and I. Cooper, Spa. road, Bermondsey, merchants, at twelve, at Guildhall, London. Feb. 3. I. Maddock, Liverpool, soap-boiler, at one, at the George Inn, Dale -street, Liverpool. Feb. 15, W. Rowdier, Gheapside, Manchester-warehouse man, at- twelve, at the Bridgewater Arms Inn, Manchester. CERTIFICATES, FEBRUARY f. S. Shale, IVolverhampton, Staffordshire, locksmith. ' E. Dodd, Dock Head, Bermondsey, tallow-chandler. A. L. Pfeil, Bishoospte-street within, merchant. W. E. Roberts, Liverpool, woollen-draper. 1. Wharton, Chester, corn-dealer. A. Lewton, Oldland. Gloucestershire, dealer in coals. E. Dalby, Bucktersbury, ~,a reliouseirtan. G. Slade, Riverhead, Kent, brandy-merchant. K. Sowter, Kingston-upon-Hull, and T. H. Payne, Cul lum -street, London, merchants. J. G. Bate, Liverpool, merchant. P. Fctherstou and J. Hodgson, Jun. Christchurch, Surrey, distillers. J. l3urbidge and R. Potter, Little St. Thomas Apostle, ware housemen. I. Woodward, Derby, lace-manufaaurer. T. Rust, Marchniont-street, Tavistock-square, Swain, Nlansel- street, Goodman's- helds, salesman. J. Pearson, Eastcheap, London, and King-street, South wark, w ine and spint-merchant. S. ‘Villshaw, City-road, Old -street, tailor. R. Punster, Fen-court, Fenchurch- street, underwriter and insurance-broker. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. r. Smith and G. Efitch, Bread.street, London, warehouse men. R. Hill and T. Barrett, Seymour-place, St. Mary-le-bone, Middlesex, tiniber-merchants. S. T. Lyon .inil G. C. Duncan,Wells-street, Oxford -street, pianoforte•makers. G. G o id sm id, 0. 4iiason, and A. Goldsmid, Lemon -street, Goodman's-fields. merchants. C. Humphreys and H. Dunster, London-bridge-foot, at tonnes. MAILS. ARlivin —1 Guernsey, r Jersey, -2 Dublin, 2 W2terford. Duir—o Catlii, i Lisbon, r Nlirlta, I Guernsey, lersty, i Brazils. PRICE OF STOCKS. THIS DAY AT TWILVI O'CLOCK. Cons. 6xii ex. div. I Red. Ann. 63 j Oinnium dis. THE S 15 , N. •ULilt QUIS DICIAL PALSUM AUL/RAT? L 0 N 1) 0 N. bIONbAY, JANUARY 13, 1812.