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ti • ZA4 4 ., 477 . tv 3. NAVAL e - , • 4 " . .."'5. Non illi imperium pelagi, tervumlue tPidentem, Sed mihi sole datum. 'font' the LO,NDON GAZETTE, .74.1. a. - • 1:11. i tidmiratty...ofce, July 28, ISo 1. Copy of a Eater from the Hon. William Cornwallis, Admiral of the Blue, &c. to Evan Nefrean, dated of Ushant, the 23d inst. SIR I have the Honour of inclosing, for the informa_ton of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, 'a Letter from Captain Brisbane, of His . Majesty's Shipthe Doris, who commands the Frigates em_ pioyed in watching the - Enemy's Fleet. at the en trance of Brest Harbour, in whi'ch• important Ser vice he has shewn a great deal of zeal and enter prise. , This daring exploit appears to me to stand as high in point of credit to His Majesty's Arms, and glory to those brave Officers and Men who have so nobly atchieved it, as any of the kind ever per formed. I have the Honour to be, &c. &c. &c. W. CORN WALLIS Doris, of St. Matthew's, July 22, 180 SIR, • I have the Honour - to inform you, that a most daring and gallant enterprise was last night' under taken by the Boats of His Majesty's Ships Doris, Beaulieu, and Uranie;"entirely manned by - Volun. teen, under t4ie Direftion of Lieutenant Losack, of the Ville de Paris, whose gallantry on the occasion is better felt than expressed, who succeeded in boarding an d carrying the French National Ship La Chevrette, mounting Twenty Guns, manned and completely prepared with Three Huridied and Fifty Men, 'under the -Batteries in the Bay of Cameret, and in the presence of the Combined Fleets of France and Spain. Any comments Qt nine would fall far short of the merit - due to those gallant Officers, Seamen, and Ma lines employed upon this service : It is but justice to'subjo their names and qualities*, who have - 'so nobly added an additional lustre to His Majesty's Arms. have most sincerely to regret the loss of the filled and Wounded, hut when compared with that I pf ,the Enemy, it is comp a r a ti ve ly . small. I cannot sc'il'clude without returning my warmest thanks to Captains Poy'ntz and Gage for their judicious Ar- Fangements of their Boats., I beg" to mention that Captain Jervis, of HiS Majesty's Ship Robust, very handsomely sent his Barge and Pinnace on this ser vice ; likewise Lieutenant Spencer, who placed His Majesty's_ Hired Cutter Telemachus in the Goulet, and prevented any assistance, by Boats, the Enemy Might have attempted. I ha* the Honour to be, &c. &c. &e. C. BRISBANE. •. •11 List of the Killed,. Mu n d e d, and Missing, in the Boats e Majesly's Ships .Doris, Beaulieu, Uranie, and Robust. Doris.—Lieutenant Burke, dangerously wounded ; Mr. Crof . ton, Midshipman; and Sixteen,Seamen, wounded. Beast/kn.—Lieutenant Sinclair, of IVlarines, Six Seamen, and Two Marines, killed. lir. Philips, Master's -mate; Mr. Byrne, and Mr. Finoris, Midshipmen, with Thirteen Seamen, and Two Marines, • wounded. trrani e .—One Seaman, killed. Lieutenant Neville and- Ten Seamen, wounded ; Two dart. gerously (since dead) ; Seven Marines; wounded ; One missing, suppOsed to be drowned in the Boat that sunk. Ro6ust.—Mr. Warren; Midshipman, killed; and Three Sea , men, wounded. Total.—ii Killed, 57 Wounded, and Liss of the Killed and Wounded on hard La Ckevrette. First Captain,' Two Lieutenants, Three Midshipmen, One ieutenant of the Troops, with Eighty-five Sea men an d Tcoops, killed; One Lieutenant,'Four Midshipmen, with Fifty-seven Sea men and Troops; wounded, C. BRISBANE. konotir:l6le Atiltaral &c. * Ville de Paris—Lieutenant ienelc. Doris—Lieutenants Ross, crosbe, Clarke; and Burke; Lieu tenant Rose of the Marines. Beaulieu'--Lieutenant Maxwell ; Ading Lieutenant Pasley ; Lieutenant Siticlair, , of the Marines. 1-Tranie.—Lieutenant Neville , and several . Midshipmen from the different Ships: PLYMOUTH,..JULY 27. La Chivrette French Corvette, which arrived here yesterday, was Taken an the night of Tuesday the 21st: inst. The Boats of the Squaeron- got alongside soon after twelve o'clock, under a heavy fire from the Ship and 'the Batteries on shore:— The French Crew, together with some troops had on board; were ',ranged three deep all tound the Ship, armed with long boarding Pikes, tomahawks, and a brace of pistols each: /his formidable phalahx) however, .did not dart: the British Officers and Bearhen, who rushed on a rd like an irripettious torrent, Carrying every. til i n g before them: the Ai ion now became - keneral 41i deck, and continued far two hours and a .half, when the Eneniy were completely overpowered, and 'given ,below: A Midshipman called .dow'n the hatchway to know whether they had struck, and. king" answered in the affirrnative, the Aaion teased; previous to which the cables 'had been cut, 'The sails loosedi.and'34ight air of wind bloWing off t.h9re, the ship was batight 6ft in ,triuniph to the British Fleet: - " ' Lielli4 NEVILLE, Steond of the VI-airier, killed the Preneh.Captaitinear the wheel, by running him "though the body,--after a short personal.confliEt : The former is badly .Watinded, But it is no* hoped ot so dangerously as was at :first represented. Arrivect the 4,r4-na Frigate; of 2.B.guns, one of t 'lle Baltic Fietti from. Corky where Adthiral ,Po with It Sail of t - 11, - Line had arrived froln the Baltic. Sailed the iichilbs, of 74 ggns; to join ;he Channel Fleet. PORTSMOUTH, JULY 28: Tx Is morning His Majesty's ship Santa Marga ritta, CaptainTAttm, made siglial for Convoy to the 'West Indies. The Resistance has made signal for Convoy to Halifax. The Serpent Sloop of War, Captain ROBERTS, sailed last night on a Cruize. • Arrived an Armed Vessel from Guernsey, with Dispatches. Arrived this day, the Race Horse„ SPRINGLE, from Petersburgh, with hemp, for this Port ; and Eden, HUGHES, •from Riaa, with hemp, for Ply- mouth: The Ma/hi, .of too-guns, Capt. B Ey, TI E was this day paid at Spithead, to which place she had moved from St. Helen's for that purpose... DOVER, JULY zB. THE Passage Vessel which arrived off the Har bour from Ca early yesterday morning, was not suffered to enter theHarbour, or land the Passengers, of which she had twenty-five on board, but was ordered to return immediately ; and the Passengers which came in the former Vessel on Friday last were sent back in her. A very heavy cannonading was heard here, this morning, almost incessantly from one to five o'clock, and appeared` to proceed from the Coast between Calais and Boulogne ; and as an account is arrived, that six sail of Gunboats, escorted Briv got OA of Calais last night, to run down' to 'Bz ut. lope, it is the general belief that art AtliOn be:2 tween them and some of our Cruilers was the firing that wa; heard. A Flag of Truce with Dispatches arrived from Calais this morning. DEAL, JULY zB. His Majesty's Ship Hind arrived last night with Convoy from Halifax ; and the Tartar Frigate from the river. A very large Fleet of Bombs and Gun.brigs are assembling in the Downs ; they are under Sailing Orders, n and expeaed very shortly to proceed off the • Coast of France, supposed, either to destroy the Gun-boats now fitting out in the, Ports of Calais, Dunkirk, and Boulogne, or to bombard those places. The Fleet at anchor here with His Majesty's Ship Overystel, consists of as follows : Leyden, Isis, A:diniral De Ruytef, Tartar, Hind. BOMBS. Hecla, Zebra, Discovery, Volcano t Sulphur, Explosion. C racker, Tigress, Teazer, Plumper, Boxer, Biter, Sparkler, Bouncer, Griper, Bruiser, Force, -Eclipse. SHEERNESS, Juty • ; t c:: ~•• $A IL ED the Hermes Armed Ship, Captain \\ T AT.' SON, with upwards of forty sail of ships tinitett,euro.: voy for the Baltic; and Firm Gun.brig for the East-Swale, off Whitstable. The :Ambusetzde is undocked, and tht Eau, is docked. The AmSuscade's bottoin was found per ficaly sound, except a. few very trifling leaks. YARMOUTH, JULY zB. Aattiv En the Hart Brig from the Nom, with a 'Convoy' bound for Hamburgh. Sailed the Jane Lugger on a Cruize ; Speculator Lugger for the Fleet off Goree.. L'Estie s tie Brig has sent into this Port a Prize, 4tegOaiie, DOCHSOI I / 4 7, from Amsterdam 'mind :o Li sbon: EAST INDIA SHIPPING. VEST ER DAY the Purser of. the Hon. Eastlaiia Company's ship the Lady Burger, Capt. A. F. W. SWltsitol4, arrived at the India House, with the agreeable intelligence of that ship, together with the Lady Jane Minden, Captain the Hon. HUGH LINDSAY, and the Bengal; Capt. ADAM CUM] NE, from the Presidency of Bengal, being safe, and stand inginto Cork. The Purser left the above ships oh the Isth inst. They all sailed from' Bengal on the zph of February last, and took their departure from the Island ,of St. Helena on the 2d of June. Ave Pursers of the Lady Jane Dundas and Ben bare not yet arrived, though hotirly • eqe6ted;i T The above Ships have made a remarkably quick pa,syge,, having keen from St. Helena only fifty.:lhree days. The following Gentlemen and Ladies are Pas. sengets on board the Lady Barges., from Bengal William Confer, Esq. GeOrge Hatch, Etq. Charles Pur ling, Esq. David Varicierheyderr, Esq. 1 Paul, Esq. Bruc e Boswe/-1, Esq Captain "Sydenhacet, William Dick; Esq. Mrs. Charlotte Dick,_ Miss •Eliza S. A. Dick, Master lames C. Dick, Master Abercromby Dick, Master John Miss eiirlotte. M , Nrattb, Miss Elizabeth M‘Nabb, Masters Charles Farquharson, Henry 1-1.• Farquharson, Ford Farqu harson, William Struttle, W. Palmer, Miss Alin Roxburgh, Mansieur Surcoutr, Alensieur S'urioner, and Mcgnit‘ll,ir E Math piisoners wAt. - . „ The regular ships now to arrive from llet2g7l, di_ red} are; the Capt. ALEX. CLIMING ; City of Loidan, Capt. ‘AI3 . IitiHANI GREEN ; and Phceiti.v, WI LLIAM CaN. MtiF.CA.TT,-The above are.e4caed within three months. The CoMpariy:s Packet- the Ceorgianti, arrived at Betal on the .14. th of February : the :Lord Morn_ ington Packet was also there. The_ Sir Edward Hughes, Capt. JAMES LRMSTON ; Hawke; Captain DAVID 'BRISTOW BAKER ; and. ~Prilice William Henry, 'Captain ROGER BASKETT, I,vhich left Eng_ land early in September, arriVed'aPMad'ras in Ja nuary,. and were .taking in .carg6e l PifOr Europe.— The Castle Eden sailed from Bengal• for 'Madras the 7th of February.. • We have the. Pleasure to announce the Safe ar rival of the following East India Ships at Canton, under convo}• of His Majesty ',s.Ship Belliqueux, the Neptune,. Capt. NATHANIEL. S . P.ENS; Exeter, Capt. HENRY MERITON; Coutts, Capt. ROBERT TORIN; Dorseishire, Capt. JOHN RAMSDEN ; arid Bombay Castle, - Capt. JOHN'. HAMILTON —The abo ,- .7e sailed from England on the vith of May: , We understand that the Extra Ships which sailed for Bengal last season, had arrived safely at that Presidency. They ate, the — Ttllicherry, Sk e l ton Castle, Rockingham, • Lord Walsitzghdin; Travers, Earl Spesser, and Melville Castle. • in consequence of the present situation of public affairsr the following Ships belonging-:to the East- India Campany have delayedsailing ; viz. . • For Bengal—The Comet, Capt. Thomas Larkins ; .Sarah Christiana, , Capr. ,. Charles Graham ; and the Elizabeth, Capt. Stephen Haines.. .For Ceyorta-nd Bengal-,TheManship, Capt. John Logan. . For St. Helena and 'Bengal—The Princess' Mary, Capt. Andrew Grieve: For Madras-The Caledonian, General Stuart, Monarch, and Ann.. For Bombay;—The Sovereign, Capt. Mitchell.; and 'the Northampton, Captain Barker. GREENOCK, Itrusr . 24. ARRIVED, 'the-Perseus, Capt. 'Ross, from New _Providence, in 36 days. She spoke th e A mer i ca n: ship . Ambiti on , f rom London . fqr . New-York, on the . Banks of Newfoundland, - ;11` well. On Mond a y last, saw a.squadron orShlps' , to -Y. ol:e Northward, standing _to the Southwqrdi was , ;chased and come up with by the headmost ship, which turned out to be the Disire'e Frigate frorn the Baltic, bound for. Cork ; towards evening he'passed throligh the squa dron, consisting of six Sail.of. the Line, and A-stern of-them was another British. Frigate, and a very fast sailing cutter; in a few hours afterwards he made the Island'of Torry. The following` ships of the Jainaica Fleet, for .the Clyde, are arrived, the. rest are in the:River : Columbus, THOMSON ; Minerva, POTTER ; John, SCOTT; Commerce, BLACK Garthland; Re ID ; Eliza , FA IkR tE; Pm-6de nee, ARMSTRONG ; Hercules, CRAWFORD ; J ean, MAc:. DOVGALL. Just come up the Peggy, CARRICIc, from Vir ginia, with grain and flour. The who of the Marines at Head-quarters at Portsmouth, embarked on board the Mafia on Saturday - morning, which Ship is to convey them to the Channel Fleet f • to be di'stributed among the Ships as their services may be required. Smile the follol,viniCorps were exercised on South Sea Common;with their knapsacks,blankets, canteens, &c. as if ordered toati against an invading Army, viz. part of_ the x6th Dragoons ; and Artillery, 'Royal Lincoln, First and. Second Soinerset, and Worcester Regiments of Militia. • His Majesty's Ship Isis, in getting into the Downs from the NOrthuiard on Saturday night, got upon the Brake : but was got off — again by the as sistance of the Deal boits, without receiving any darn4ge. On Monday seven persons, apprehended the pre_ ceding night as disOrder/i7; were, after an examina ,_ pon at the Mansion HotiSV, sent - on Doard the Ten der, they having been prociLterist Ate Seamen. - The Duke of Clarence Padc.e4t Capt . , FA UL K N E R; whose . arrival from th e L eew a r d Islands we yester.: day announced, came in 37 'days from Tortola, She arrived at Barbadoes on the 23d of May, At Martinique she found His Majesty's Ships Amphi trite, Surinam, Hornet, Hawke, La Pharos Trans port, and Themp Prison-ship. She landed her mails at the several Islands. The Hornet arrived at St. Kitt's, with the COnvoy from Martinique, on the t2th of June, and on the z3th the Arab arrived there with part of the convoy for England, as did the Amphitrite and Dronsetleoy, with convoys from the different Islands. She sailed from Tortola on the ath of June, under convoy of the Fai,:y Sloop of War, who parted front her on the 22d., in la, :z6. 30. long. 63. " The only passenger was Mr. FER cusspx, the Colledoroleustoms at Sr. Kitt's. A Letter from Naples of 16th June, - states; that .the Charlotte, from Smyrna to London, is taken by Gantbeaume's Squadron, and carried into Mes.lina. 1' • ,k2t.TTT6 Gentlolol employed in the India House had a Grand Regatta an Saturday last. They went in the Company's-barge tip the river, to dine at the Castle at Richrriond, where' a sumptuous din net was ordered. There Were. two or three other boats on the water, ,with the Band of the East India House Volunteers., It happened that a'Custam-h ous e b arge ; wi t h a large party and a band of music; set.Offat the same time, to dine at the Star and Gaysr Aci,Richniond. „ T he whole cavalcade 'formed a grand , speirtacle, • and . - attxpfted much notice Gni theAlfaies; byVi'e 'sweet - riesi of the melody. Manyoltipata• andvArties in • eans ) equence joined, the day bei,pg„very ! finei ; till a; laSt there could not be less, thiin one thousand rer, sons on the water: - When they arrived opposite the New Palace building at Kew, DidNoiNt; who was in the East India Company's barge; ivas called upon for u God save !be King;" which he sang in high stile; the' whole company joining in: Chows . : The effel was very grand. • • - Mr. FL ETCHEi'S Allegravii, Bst. 51b. is thatch ed at the next Netirmarket Spring Meeting, against Mr. WI LSON% Svpkia, ast. 21i . iocio guineas (Bea. con Coune./ .~:. _ _. .Zq . VES,JuLy Last week, Xhice Battalions or the 9th Fot marched through this town; on their route fro jersey to Silyer-hill Barricks. This . day the s v h Foot, stationed in oir racks . and at lit - 4;11:6n, are to have a grand fielLL d a y on Newmarket-hill; e reyiotis to their bein g r 6. i;ieWed Regiments by the Pa z-Icr. ",resteiday evening, the men were.seved- etch viith tWelve rounds of blank cartridge for that PUrpOse: The AnntfilShew of Cattle -and Sheep 'fdr.Pr i miu:ns at Battle . Second cif the Agricultnral Society established - at that place), was held onMon day last. The Earl' Of Witi . tujr:sEA; Mr:. Ftr t._ ER, - Merriber-ftir the County, and a very resp'eaable . assemblage of Gentlerrien • (among whom Was-L Cum-LIN, Esq. -df Lincolnshire) attended: The stock exhibited fit sliew were as numerous as might have been expeded, and was acknoWledged to be equal to a n y' o f t h e ki n d, particularly the . .c(ws," heifers, vixen, andsteers: . The Gentlemen adjourn= ed from the'field- to the George Inn 'to . dinner, at Which Mr. FUL I.: ER presided,.aeeorripanied by 'the Earl of W I NCEi ILSEAj -and . the other Gentle t tie n , iri number about 'seventy. - After dinner, h having hen geste,A, tat a fair for Sheep . to be cstablis:ied at tittle, ~vor~d . be .convenient to that, part of th County, Mr:'FuLi:fit - proposed that a Fair be held at Battle annually, on the itli day of September, for Sheep only, which it *as ,unanimously agreed td promote. • • . , . The 'Wheat Harvest; lait week comrnen. ccd -partially in . this neighbourhood-, in the course of the prnent week have become general,- circumstance that perhaps : has, not berate mcurred so early in the season, within. the tnerhory:b( Oldest man . living. Mr. ANN Ews, of I - Linsey;t hat' morning,. sent ahuut twenty reapers into . a field of Wheat, as fine and .as abundant ai . :the earth ever producedj One day last week dh car ref Wheat, of the i‘sinl was gathered froni a held fart.ned by count }361,1R EL L, iii Southover, which produces 103 complete grairtS of wheat: - - It was not until yesterday-forenoon; thit Mrs. BILLY NoToN's engagement was formally signed withMr..HARR is; to.hing at ovent. - -Garden ire three:4lm . es a week during the ensuing season; for. three thousand guineas; . a . free'‘Bet:efit (which is ensured.to herd the value of .and 5001.• more-whichherbrother is to receive for leading thi Band at the - Oratorios..- 7 -It was noticed sotne . tiays" since, that Mr:HAR en g agement with t hi s L a d y was, to be : the subj e Cl o f an A ebi ra,tio.n, as she had, prey iotisly- been in treaty with'Mr. ..SH ER 13 A.N, who ha.foffcred her the above exorbitant terms, but had 'not secured them-to her at the time limited, ft hits since been in agiuition.for her tving.twice - a week at each Thciaire ; which l'Ar. HARRIS W:ry.fitieralry .consented to. but. here some difficulties have oecut:. red, and site is now finally Bound io Mr. HARRIS. The hew Bat ei goilianCe 'entitled 2'4, which is fat - ill:co:I - tido-oat the Hav-Market Theatre, is attribtited to FAt, , 'CETT i who has shewn such a turn for compositions of that kin:l, in his Obi, and Pironse,. that- it will probably lie .equally 4 FAWCETT eondyas hitnsett Very yen. in bis at. pacity of Deputy.:Mimiger of the HitY,-Market, , iii bringing forward the Pertbrinances with great re guiarity: He ivatillti, hoWever, 'deserve still more of the Public; if he could:eonttive to pit some re. sttaint upon the.Nvothen of the town, mitto frequent the lobby, At :d rAse everyniglit stiO indecent chi:- mours that the anditOrs in the Inint boxes inay as well be in, the stfeet . : . - ' • • . COOKE had a verfprOdttaive enefit laSt. , .t*k At * Edinburgh: - lie performed on . this ty:easion Meth; and Sir Arcky,,All'Sarcasm . :, The Caledonian Critics were divided in their opinion's respecting his Macb7th; bdt they all agreed that in Sir iirch f he was admirable, supOorting the-spirit of the cha'.. rafter full as. well as, the ori,z;inal representative MeicgLiN, and delivering the diaietq much better. . . GUT, an exCellent Comedian; of the Shr' ews.. bury : Compaq, is to be added to the Theati-ictii Corps of Old Druky,. net t season: This Actor has merit enough to deserve a station on, the London Boards mudh better than others who: enjoy a . high reputation more' froth iia!hing hzEiTT:nep:v than real comic humour: - • _Ok!E is gone to', orw ic h upon . another profcss sional exertion; haiing.last year returned frolt the same Place laden vritli furl& and fOrttine: The carriages of the Beda.Monde sire r ow distiri~ gdished, .on ,account of the citric they appear, by the name-of Nigh't-carts. - • It Fas Supposed, that the loss %i , hich Mr Biciticitio has suffered by a legal decision; is the occasion 611th parting wit ir,his magnificent - property at Fiinthill. That loSs; however, is said to bet triflingi compared- With the whole of his posses; Sions anti it untlefstood; that 't is g oin g furnish his Mansion, if pbssitle, in a style ,still mote superb And lu:turiotrs. . Mrs. DAmEa, according to the Public Print's; is employing her skili:in a of BON, :),kTE. report we believe to'6e unfounded; as the Lady iS Well-kn Own for her:Loyalty; as well - ai for her taste And taleots. truth is; that she' has . a bust' of the Fierrch. Consul,' v 4 ,71.15.eit came from France; and which is pronounced the best likefiessthat has begirt seen of Hence suppose arose. the story of her being herself engaged in inaling a bust of Bo.: ',NA± , RTE, a. story v(rhich we have too goqd qpiniCri of the Lady's loyalty . , patriotism, and .dis ere don. to believe. Two Seamen.on leave of absence froni Chithani lately - experience 4 a curious disappointment on tlieir arrival in town. The objed of.Wothi in the jour:: .ney, was to visit- their respective Wives; but hOw gent their - - mui.isiat astonishment to fiil(.l, not merely "tha't . the sante We'rftan passed hcfself off irk that capacity to each, but that she had been .1, 9 n0• in the habit of Solacing self in their abseme witri the caresses of dn amorous Butcher . in Floxton.-- Chfrgrined at . the discoVcry,', they immedia te ly set off on their return; venting in reproaches `against all the sex; their spite against this frail female, ,21: 0 fig' I ited the oyal NCg Is of itess iYrs Sir •NQI ains YAK ta ad. illu. Drs. :E56 ton isty elvc Tes- andy - nie4 e as :u rb ain )ad rate Et. • a nd 4r4 heir ere • .nry nPtf ........ nc ancl but unit a , the last 117~~ ~in~'. a a )OA. r , . ~. - q' 'Lb'