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N r 1 L NEWS. From the LONDON GAZETTE, Dec. 33, 406. ilthniralty Office, Dec).7. , Copies of Enclosures from ,acres, Cominanaer in Chief at,flanzaica:.. SIR, Hunter, 4of the Isle of o iti4s;Sept. 21. I have the honour to inform you; His" Majesty's Sloop uilder fly command fell in with and captured, this morning, after four hours chase, the Spanish Schooner San Joseph y Letter of Marque, from Truxello, bound .to Batabano, laden with indi go and sarsaparilla ; she also was charged With dis patches, which were landed previous to her capture.. She is armed with a long eight-pounder in midships, and fifteen small arms; bad only thirteen men when taken: 7 4 have the honour to be, S. H. INGLEFIELD. To Dacres, &c. • Diligence, Port Rajll oc-i -04 . - I have the honour to inform you ; that, on. the .morning of the 2d October, Cape 'Eti6ua hearino , north seven leagues-, a Sail was discoverer to leeward, to whom we immediately gave chase, was continued until three A.M. on the folloiviu' g• morn ing, at which time, it being nearly calm, I dispatched the boats in chat; when, after a pull of two hours, they came up with and captured her. . She proves to be the French armed Schooner Le'Napoleon, mount ing one brass long nine-pounder, with fourteen men, and passengers, bound to the City of St: Domingo, from Samaria, where she was going to get a Letter of Marque, and, her complement of men. I have the honour to be, &c, • WM. HALL. To Vice-didmiral Dacres, &c. Copy ;fa Letter from Vice-Admiral Dacres to ?Pin. Marsden, Esq. StR, Shark, Port Royea,.,lVov.ro. - I have great pleasure in transmitting o the itiformatiun of the Lords Commilsioners of the'! Admiralty, the Copy of A Letter I ijave ,received from Captain Nicholas, of the Drak; 'doailing the .1 .particulars of a 'very gallant action he witnessed by the Pitt Schooner, Lieut. Fitton, with the French SChohner Privateer Superbe, The same Vessel that tome time since attempted to - board the Peterell Sloop of War, off Charleston Bar, in which affair Capt. Maitland way unfortunately killed. • The zeal and perseverence manifested on this cc, Caion; during a long chace (being upwards of So • hours ..at their sweeps, .w;th only two-thirds the niirriber of men' the Privateer had),' the very gal lant. condua, and superior profe6sionaltabifitiesdis played by. Mr. I trust,(Monunnend him to the protettion of their Lordship &c. (Sjned) • 4.IILI:IIACttES: SIRj Drake, dt Sctt; 'PZ2727. I have much pleasure in reporting td 4 y4u the cap ture of the French Schooner Privateer La Superbe, of 14 guns (two nine=p6Ooders and twelve six pdianders), and ninety-fonr. men, 'commanded by Dominique Hoax, by Lieutenant Fitton, 'in 'His Majesty's Schooner Pitt. This Officer meeting La Superbe off Cape Nicho ta Mole; on the .24th, atter an arduous cbace 'with sweeps, go: within 'gun-shot, ' and commenced a running tight, which he continued with little inter,. mission, and in almost every direaion, until the 26th; when, at nine A. M. Cape 'Maiie bearing N. W. Six leagues,' they were discovered froM the tops of the Ship I command ; 'and it vas then that I witnessed, with the greatest sati4fa4i.Rit,_ a display of skill and bravery supportedtfor four hours and a half, which entitles the parties iiciltlie - ii ; 6td4i praise: The two Schooners, Withal pisto,li slur; kept up a constant fire. I.a Sup . enb4 teeinp to' leeward, made many manceuvros tooteAte,,biat was g; often foiled, Lieut. Fitton carefullpt PrgSgVing the ‘tieather gage ; and it'was not till after a despe rate resistance, until she was in a sinking state, and. *then our fortunate leeward position prevented fur ther flight, that the Frenchrnan ran his Vessel upon the' rocks in Ocoa Bay, and deserted her, accompa hied. by those of his meti who were not either killed or dangerously wounded in the aaion. • I cannot help repeating how much. I am gratified in describing the merits of this affair, and iii thus bearing testimony to the credit which Lieut. Fitton ; 'his Officers and men; have acquired,,,by in which they fought and raptured / ,this botoriqq, , robber. , In La Superbe's hold were found four melniiii4aAf' dead of their wounds, and three whose staulgfrovittsa little hope; they allow that fourteen fell in the i t Aiobt, and from the appearance of the decks mdchMood must have been shed. _ The Pitt has suffered in her sails and rigging, and had two men badly, and six slightly wounded and I am happy to add that we succeeded in getting the prize off. I am, &c. To Vice-Admiral Dacres, &c. R. NICHOLAS. Copies of Inclosures from the Hen. Rear-Admiral Sir 'llex. Cochrane, K. B. Coninzander in Chief n& the Leeward Islands, to Win. Marsden, Esq. SIR, frolverine, oa. 4 V§ - • I have the honour' to inform you, 1-13 : 14:14 4 0ya5" Sloop under my command, on the 1 / §o,,inste,WPr Lured the French Privateer Guadaloupa.,,Nci,cet, carr y: .. Tying Evil and 42 men ; and ..on re-captu NI the American Brig Franicrini;jadefMth masts, fi • Barbadces.-- 4 4 am, _Bc.c. I , ' 7 ' F. A. COLLIER.' The Hon. A. Cochrane, In ,• , - Dart,. at Sea, Nov. g. I have the honour'to acquaint you, that this day, in company wit,ll 1-lis •Majesty's/:Sloop Wolverine, lat. 12 deg. 45 min. N. long. 57 deg. 5 m..W. w captured La Jeune Gabriella French Schooner Priva teer, Auguste Boufford, Commander, of 8 guns (four of w hich were thrown overboard during tho chase); and 75 men., last from daadaloupe, and had not made any captures. I am, Sir, &c. (Signed) J0A.P1 3 .4 1 .5,PF.41L The Lion. A. Cochrane, i:ec. . al • 11. Sin, His .114t , sty's Brig Gm:zit/141V% I have the satisthetion to inform you r lis day, the London Bridge Hock bearing S.B..nfik. Fs;ix. leagues, I discovered a suvicious Vcssel to the S-.W. n :fter a chace of four)Jourf can up with and ii `l-" :captured 4he rireach Privatth7:- Sehootv?r 7.a Desir,_e, havr,:g on board one gun and t\r.Aitv-four men', out from Martinique thirty-two days, and had not iaken an) thing. I haVe the honour to be, &c. , • (Signed) JOHN 13.114.kEtt. • The Hon. Sir A. Cochrane, e.9c. SIB Ma:esty's Prig Grenada, Nov. - I have the Eatisfadion to acquaint you, - that thiii morni_ng, the Island of Carriacou bjar-ing'Eaq four 'or fivel discovered a suspicious Vessel to the Southward and, after a chace of five hours,Canie up with and captured the French Privateer Schooner La Marianne, with a complement 0f , 46 men. She mounted one long nine-pounder, in midships,which was hove overboard in the 'duce ; out from M# 7 tinique four days. I have great satisfaelion in„the .capture `of this Vessel, as she sails very fast, and has done some damage to our trade. I. have the hcitiourto be, &c. (Signed) JOHN BARI(ER. Hon. ,Sit' A. Cochrane, His Majesty's Schooner Marne Fortanee, SIR, St. Lucie, Nov. t 7. I beg leave to inform you, that on the lath inst. off St. Pierre's , I fell in with the National Brig Argus, when a small skirmish commenced, which continued. forty-five minutes, when the enemy, eluding our vigilance, ran for proteetion under the battery. lam sorry to add, that two of 'our men were . . severely wounded and three Sligkly by, splint - ers. _ . I have the honour. t 0 he, 8:c. i(Signed) JOHN BROWN. Han. Stir 4. Cochrane, &c. PLYMOUTH, DEC. 29. Arrived the Surinam Sloop of War from a Cruize in. the Bay, with the loss of her main-mast and foretop-mast, which were carried away, during a gale of • wind accompanied bY a violent thunder-storm, whilst on her Cruize: The Revenge, of 74'guns, which arrived here on . Saturday, brings intell'lgence, that the Superb, of 74 guns, one of the Squadron cr►iizing off Roche. fort, had suffered considerably during the late gales, and was corning home:to refit. The:Revenge sailed this morning for Portsmouth to be repaired. 'Sailed the Indefatigable Frigate on a Cruize off Cape Finisterre.. Arrived the ,dmbrosia, WlLLlAmsoii, laden with brandy, from Cette, bound to Tonningen. . The Egyptienne Frigate came into Habour yes-. terday to be refitted. l i ollTsmotrru; DEC. 30.—Sailed the grasshopper Sloop of 1-Var on a cruize also - the Quail Schooner on a cruize to the Westward. The Polyphemus, previous to her putting baCk yesterday into Port, had, the misfortune to spring her main-topmast, which is to be. replaced immediately.; the Olympia also carried away her bowsprit in the same gale, but it is again replaced. FALMOUTH, DEC. 2 8 —Arriyea His Majesty's Sloop of War Moselle," to give instruationi, and pk.e.- pare the outward-bound Vessels for the Mediterra 'lean ; the Nimrod Cutter, from Torbay, and the Bacchus Cutter,:,Lient. WENNIck, from Plymouth. Appeared oil. the Harbour, His Majesty's Sloop Scorpion, and Rapid Gun-brig, from a cruize. Remain in Carrick Roads, His Majesty's Ships Plantagenet,- Blonde, Fortunee, Savage, Saracen and Abundance Store-ship ; and Packets with Leeward Island, Anielican, and Lisbon Mails, by contrary wind. • DEA.L; Dtc: 30.—Arrived yesterday evening HiS Majesty's Sloop Spire, Capt. PARRY, from off Beachy Head, and brought in with her a French Lugger Privateer, of 4 guns and 45 men, after a short chace, during which the First and Second Captains were killed. • She had taken twa Vessels. this Cruize, one of which was re-captured (from Mogadore, bound to London, with a valuable cargo), mud brought safe into the Downs—they are put un der 'quarantine. Arrived- the Ttoritpeu:se Sloop from a cruize off Boulogne. Sailed the fackall Gun-brig on a cruize off Ostend; and Piercer Gun-brig off the North Foreland. Caine down from the River the True Briton and 4lfred East-Indiarnen, and several outward-bound Vessels. ToßiAy, ljEc. ddy dtriirdd His Ma jetty's Ship Centaur, S:r S.HOOO, from Portsmouth- Remain in Torbay His Majesty's Ships San Jo hn.); London, Mars, Bellerophon, Monarch, Princess . .1?o7.a1, Prince of RaMilies, conqueror, Gibj Centnur, and Palk; ; On Sunday. Morning Thomas Hillier, W. Jones, I Vor. Cunninghatn, W. Clark, and J. Joplin, Seamen, of his Majesty's Ship ..Ponzone, lying at Portsmouth,' severally received 200,1 ashes, agreeably to their sen= fence, by a Coat:Martial, held on then ou Monday se'uoight, for attempting to run away with the jolly boat of that ship.- . - . .."0n Monday seinnight Lieut. Arch. MiDonald, Commander of his Majesty's Schooner Cape/in, was tried . by a'Court-Martial,. for his'condat when she gut on shore. He was sen tenced to be reprimaudecl, and to be put at the bot tom of the list„of Lieutenants. A bull dog, in the vicinity of Mount-street, went mad a little more than a week since, and was known ;to bite sixteen dogs, a 'milkman, and a child; and near the Stags, at Lambeth, a black terrier, with tanned legs and a brass collar op, was seen last Sa= turdar morning to bite six dogs and some inwls ; an elderly_ man nairowly escaped, :and the dog likewise bathe; the pursuit of those that followed him. TOM THE DUTCH p,ipEi likattE, DEC. I 6.--,.Their High Mightinesses were. 4 this day assembled, acid will on Friddy proceed t 4/ business. •yt The folloskibg Letter was received from leis Za jesty -on the 1 I th ".Louli NAPOLEON, by the Grace of God; &c.. to the Assembly Df their High Mightinesses : „ " We send yon these, the Preget of the Law an nounced in our Message of the tst inst. Considering that among - Monarchies HollandiS the only one in which there is no Order of Knight hood ;—considering that the ..Dutcli..Nation-is-as ce lebrated as-any other in the - military •antials'of the World,. and that it is our duty uot to negled any means which may tend to preserve. this -Nation in that rank and. esteem. -which it has at all times-en joyed ;—willing, at thesaMe time, to institute pub lic:, rewards• for such of our subjeas, of all tanks, 'as have distinguished, ormay distinguish themselves, particularly.the Otlicers in the Sea and Land Service, we present to you the - following Dectiee: . •; " I. There shall be erected a G t and Order of -the Kingdoin, under the denemination of the Order of the Uniwn, and be.: sides that an Order of - Metit, intended - for the Burghers and . the Military. . • a, The Great Order of - the Union shall Consist,of thirty, Grand Crosses at• most. To this Order no pecuniary privi leges are to be attached ; but the expences attending its admi, mistration shall be provided, by his Majesty, for such,persons as shall be distinguished, by the grantor the Order. 3. The Royal Order of Merit shall consist, at most, of fifty Commanders, and 300 Knights. " + The Royal Order of Merit shall be endowed with an annual revenue of 60,000 florins,' which is to be &dueled from the yearly increase of the revenues of the State. " 5. The King is to be declared the Chief Grand Master and Founder of both Orders. " 6.. The King shall nominate all the. Grand Crosses, Commanders and Knights of both Orders, being assisted by' a Chapter, formed eut of the. three Senior Commanders and Senior Knights, and a Great Chancellor of the Order chosen from the ComManders, and who is to be Treasufer at • the same time, 4 .‘ 7 . The King shall deterniine upon the necessary rules . Ind regulations respeding the decorations, disCipline, and administration of both Orders, and the distribution of thy ,fund appropriated to 'the Order of Merit. 44 And this'Decree shall be transmitted to his . . Majesty, " We commend you to God's holy keeping, " Given at our Royal Palace of the liague, Dec. at, 18b6, in the first year of.our reign. . (Signed) " LOWS." ROYAL DECREE. Louts NAPOLEON, by the grace of God, and the Constitution of the Kingdom. We have decreed, and do decree as follows : furtitet oiders be given. no Vessel snail be suf fered to depart from any of the l'orts of our Kingdom, with. but our special. authority; which, however, shalt not be granted by' us till sureties be given that the lading shall not be discharged in any of the Enemy's Ports. The authority for the departure of any Vessel shall be signed-by our own hand. 2. Every Ship that enters any of our Ports 'shall be'de tained, without any possibility of liberation, but by special authority from us, signed by our own hand. " 3. All Fishing-vessels going out or 'coming into any port, shall, before their departure, and after their arrival, be examined by the Officers of Justice and . the Celnmissioners Of_COnvoys and LicenceS. " 4. No fishing vessel shall be allowed to depart before the Commanders of the same shall make oath, that ihey will have no voluntary understanding or communication-whatever with any Ship or Vessel,:and they shall likewile be bound to give information of any person tailing herein. Directors and . other person's employed at the Post-Offices are made responsible, for .any letters coining from or going to England. They shall immediately transmit them to the Minister of justice and. Police. fr "6. Our Ministers are charged 'With the' execution of the present Decree,- as far as-regards their. respeaive departments. The Ministers Of Marine, .Finances", and . of Justice, shall transmit to us a daily account of their pcoceedings. " Given at our Palace of the Hague, :Dec. r, 15;,6, and in the first year of our reign. (Signed) " LOUIS." FRANKFORT ON THE ODER, Nov. 30.---Since the armies of the French and their allies have spread further in Prussia, Poland, and Silesia, 'the accounts of their operations are less connecled,and more iM perfea than before. We only kno‘ir, that the . same good fortune as before continues to attend the French arms, and to which ,we may now add the following particulars. The public spirit in Poland continues to, increase. All. who can obtain arms, shew-thet*. selves. There are 10,000 men ) cavalry and in fantry, already between Posen and Lentyc, Com plelely armed. • Marshal LANNES advanced towards Thorn on the right bank, of the Vistula,. on the .r.).lst ; andNrar shal AUGEREAU, has given ordc4a to attack Colberg, and the fort of Dantzic, which is not yet in the hands of the French. A corps of troops is ordered to assemble near El bing, to cover the siege, and observe the - few Prus sians who have colleCted near Koningsberg. The troops that . haire been . eM ,' ployed in Silesia; before Schweidnitz and Neis3, and had withdrawn from those plaCes,have again invested them. Since the 2titti, a column of Bavarian troops have - marched towards Petrikan; 'in. order to apprpach nearer, that war to Warsaw. A number of troops have passed the. Oder within these three days, While others. aye marching to Sile sia, so that scarcely 30,000 men Natain in Brantlen, ,burgh and Saxony. THIRTY-FIFTH BULLETIN OF THE GRAND ARMY. " Posen, Nov. 2S, -ISA. The Emperor. - left Berlin at two o'clock i❑ the afternoon of the 25th, and arrived at Custrin . on the same evening about six. On the 26th he was at Ylezeritz ; and on the 27th, at ten o'clock at night, he arrived at Posen. The next day his Majesty gave audience to the various States of the Poles. " - Marshal Duitoc continued his journey to Oste todc, where he wood the King of Prussia, who de clared to him, that a part we his States were in the possession of ate Alessi= that he was depehdent upon Mein ; Co'n.kquenll he coul4 not ratify -the nistice 71 , hich hw; !wen cnne 1 xicd. Ene , -rause ivcis 1161 _his poicci • CQ%lili~o')2S.' f•wq tThe Grand Duke of BEttG, with a part of-the reak-aky- •the Iles -:rve, and the carps underMar . shall libici6.lYl'.;f; lANSTS, and tiIiGEREA!: . , etite:'ect I:Axigi-siiW: (.14116 flussiati General BENNIN A o rit;do6l+ied•Viie - place before the l'rench Yat4doii 41at hearin df tho approach _of the French; 'arid That they intended to give him battle: " Prince JEROME, Wit l .l a corpcs, of Thrvarinns, is at All the rest of the army has arrived at 1 'Posen. • • • " Marsliai - MORTIER, after i taking possession of the Hanse-towns; proceeded towards Ancidm, Rostock; and Swedtsh 'Pomerania. Thesurrenderof Hameln - Was'niarled by sOrne Particular circumstances "'Besides the - garrison it seems that alter the ,hat tle'of the't 4th; some Prussian hattalion:i had taken r4i - ti'n'Y'rh‘jrs Disorder reigned among this no rithilafilSfilsori.'' The . Officers *ere exasperated Aii ) -Merierals, and the soldiers. aainst the Offi:W cerslifcely was the Capitulation signed, when G . 4.6. / eraI. 3 ,SWA receiVed 'a Letter from the 'Com-; - thalidatit; Glnieral VAN SonOtEit,- whieb he very pro:- perly answered. ,In the mean whilethe Garrison was in a state of insurre6tion, and the first apt of the muti neers was to break open the • magazines where the brandy was deposited, and with Which they were soon intoxicated. In consequence of this situation they scion began 'to fire upon each Other in the streets cit i teas, end officers, pell-mell, altogether:. Disorder was at its height—General VAN S,CHOLER sent courier after courier .to Gen. SAVAAir, to request him to take possession of the'place, even before the 'appointed tittle. To this the General consented ;' ads'anced, .and entered the place through a shower' of bullets. - He drove all the soldiers of the garrison through one of the gates into a neighbouring mea dow where he assembled the Officers, was gave them to understand . that this behaviour owing - to their relaed discipline. lie then gave them a Cartel o sign, and restored order in the place. It is . thonght:/several citizens lost their lives in 'this Opfusion.7 THE DIiZE OF RICHMOND: . An account of the death. of thiS Nobleman Iva 4. yesterday received in town. He had long suffered under a painful indisposition, and expired om Mon day last. at twelve o'clock at night, in t he seventy-, second year of his age. He was puke of Kr CHNItIND to Etiiiand; of LENNOX, in '.Scotland; and of D ' AUZIGYY, in France, till the dreadful revolution, in That country deprived, him of his property 'there, and:of the title annexed to it. The'Diike of RICHMOND possessed distfugniihed 'poWersiifii'liiid, and a persevering spirit of industry, which to the most minute as %yell as com prehensiVetiquiries into any'subjea that engaged hk . iftterition. - Having a strong disposition to take part in political transaelions,- but not possessing a promptness and facility in expressing . his. thoughts in public, he took all opport un it ies of attending County and even Parochial Ailmings, in order to improve 'himself in oratorical habits. In this pursuit, however, he was by no means successful ; for though what he said in Parliament was always. supported by observation, good sense, and know... ledge, he Was generally embarrassed in his delivery, and incapable of doing justice to his own thoughts. The political sentiments of his Grace at one period' of his .‘ life leaned too much towards dernocracy,-and lie:was anxious to bring forward a Parliamentary Reform, 0e -which the basis was 'avowedly universal suffrage,-- , a 4 l? l lsis absolutely inconsistent, not o n ly with Abo , ,,existence of any vigorous Government, bit -with the.,essential and permanent rights of the People. If . others, of high name concurred with his Grade -at one time,: much allowatfee ought to be made for youth, and the enthusiasm that atten4s'it.. The great chara6ter, to xthich -we chiefly allude, and whose memory every true friend to this Country Must hold in reverence. and 'regard,. had a mind that soon opened to the light.of truth, and ilia excellence of that system which has been consecrat ed by time and experience. It •is hardly necessary' for us to, 3A-that we mean the immortal WILLIAM • :ThelDtliiiii&f;litcamon lived to see the error of his ow , ti iii' the lamentablefite of France, iitdr all itilDpAignii of a visionary equality, whichpro clitomicimote")dteadfill. events• than history had ever recotded;:dnd which has terminated in the most op ,pressivOtnilitary despotism. There can be no doubt that if the. Duke of firomaroND'had not since that de plorableßevolution been declining itt health, as well as into the vale of life, he would have come forward with zeal to . support the true principles of the Bri tish Constitution, "and; to oppose that torrent of ja .cobinistn which unhappily may be considered in a great degree as thoeffe& -of those doctrines which ,were too prevalent, at a time when the American Coldnies were divided from the parent State. is nothing in the private life of the Duke of RICHMOND th'at particularly, demands the notice Of mankind. He was generally supposed to be se verely prudent in peCuniary affairs ; but imputations . of that kind are too commonly directed 'against those who know the value of property, and do not squad- , der.it:away,, r in ostentation, 'extravagance, and Been. , . `;,Tlae Duke was Once married, and had been a wiclowyr3Otne years. Ttiere is a story in - circOatioa 64041,iet . :rnarriage, said to-have taken place son years o lgthrand,. Out lately disclosed, by which hii title am4,posse.s-sions were likely to pass into a ne...v and urlexpeeted channel, but we do not hear "that there is any solid foundation for the 'report. The .Duke of RICHMOND was a remarkably handsome .man eaFly . lite ; his tig6re %Vas manly and digni. fled, and hi; deportment suitable to his high rank in society. CORN EXCHANE, DEC. 3t. The supplies of, ,Wheat to-day are, rather considerable, with several fresh imports, and the trade dull in sales at rather loWer prices:- large . arrivals of grain' in general are exßeded iarley at somewhat less; Malt has very few buyers, and is cheaper ; Beans of each sort are 4‘lll .in , sales,,:aiitl. hardly at last prices; there are several:arrivals of Oat 3 from the North Country (but few : fine:sat - 41es), and this article is cheaper; Flour hardly iupperts, the general quoted prices; - fine awe ric,2ll 463. to cos. per barrel,