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(c\o NA r L NE IVS. Frcm the LUND° ',EITE, Dec. t 3, :316. Admiralty gilice, Dec. 13. Copy of a Letter from the Earl of St. Vincent. K.B. Admiral and CoMmander in Chief of His Majes ty's Fleet emplay ed in the Channel, Soundings, &c. to William Marsden, Esq. dated on board his Majesty's Ship the Warrior, in Cowsand Bali, the Bth instant. SLR,_ _ _ • _ By the letter, whereof I inclose a copy, the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty will learn the cap ture of one of those numerous Privateers which in fest the vicinity of Oporto. I am, &c. ST. VINCENT. His .11Nesty's Ship Flora, at Sea, MY LORD, 26th Novernter, 1806. I have the honour to inform you, thatf.this morn ing, eighteen leagues to the westward of Oporto, we discovered an Armed Lugger a few miles dis tant, sweeping very fast from us. It falling calm there was not a probability of the Ship getting within gun-shot of her, therefore I sent the Boats. under the command cf Lieutenant Furber, First of the Flora, in cline of her, and I am happy to say, through the exertion of this • gallant Officer, the Spanish Lugger Privateer El Espcdarte, of Vigo, mounting six carriage guns besides swivels, rnus 'moons, and musketry, with forty-one men, was captured, and only in sight of the Ship froia the tuast-beaj, baye the Honour to be, &c. L. 0. BLAND. Eight Eon. the Earl of St. Vincent, &c. Lee. PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 14.—V Urianie Frigate, Cap fain LAROCHE, the Diamond Frigate, Capt. ARGLES, and the Inconstant Frigate, Capt. DICKSON, are put back by contrary winds. The latter Ship last even ing got on Bembridge Ledge, where she lay beating Rant; time, but by proper application was got oft without receiving material damage. The Capelin Schooner, Lieut. M‘Dobratb, which went on shore yesterday at South-sea Beach, is also -got off with the loss of her . rudder. A light Collier and a Torbay Sloop are still on shore, but likely to be got off. In other respe&s, the whole of the K l nB's Ships and Merchantmen at Spithead, have rode out these tremendous gales extremely well, and without experiencing any serious damage. The Lord Duncan, a Large Slap of 900 tons, bound for St. Domingo, is come into the Harbour to re pair damages received in a heavy gale of wind on ber passage - from the Downs to this Port Sailed the Liberty Gila-vessel on a Cruize. , The Forward Gun vessel is ordered up to Spit bead. PLyytot7Ta, Dec. 13.—Late on, Thursday even ing it came on to blow a violent gale of wind from S.S.W. which has continued with scarce 4 tertnis.ion ever since. About nine o'clock in the evening of Thursday, the American Ship Betsey, of Philadelphia, Car DOYLE, laden with coffee, sugar, 10,,w00d, bound to Amsterdam, lying at anchor in- the Spund, parted one of her cables, when, being near the lee shore, it ,t as deemed necessary, for the preservation of the Ship and crew, to cut the other cable, and run for Catwater, which was immediate- ly attempted to be effeeted, but being so near the shore, the Ship struck on the rocks of Mount Bat ten, and in less than two hours was reduced to a, mere wreck, and almost the whole of her cargo lost. ive of the crew, one of whom was the second mate, attempted to reach the shore by getting,into the Ship's boat, but unfortunately a heavy sea struck her, and she upset, and all the five persons perished. Last nigh t the wind increaed in violence, and what 0. remainedol the wreck of the Ship was driven into Catwater, and dashed, in a thousand pieces ; the Clip and cargo was valued \ a120,0001. She was de tained by the Lion Privateer, and sent. into this Port On Wednesday last. " The Line-Of-battle Ships in Cawsand Bay, and the Frigates in the Sound, have hitherto rode out the gale without damage. Airived tbe Danish Schooner Provistein, Captain DRIEUsON, from London, bound s to St. Sebastian's, in ballast. Arrived the Lubeck Brig Hansee, SCHWOHN, laden with plank, from Lubeck bound to Bout deaux, detained by the Betsey Privateer. SHEERNESS, DEC. 13.—The Vesuvius Bomb is to be paid off at Woolwich, and not at Sheerness, as supposed, and is sailed up the River for that pur pose. Blows a very hard gale at S. W. but the Men of War and numerous Transports here' have all rode it out very well. . DEAL, DEC. 14.—His Majesty's Gun-brig Bold - is on shore at Brochman's Barn, on the end of Dym church Wall, and it is much feared will not be got off 'again. The Spitfire Sloop, Capt. Burr, in going into Dungeness, ran on board the Fancy Gun-brig and nearly sunk her ; carried .away her bowsprit; and fore and main-topmasts, besides other material damage. The Bellette Brig arrived here yesterday, with the loss of an anchor off Boulogne, and' fell foul of a Portuguese Ship, cut her cable, and obliged her to tun into Ramsgate Harbour for shelter. We have had a most tremendous gale for the last two days from the South West ; a great number of anchors and cables have been lost, and a great deal of damage done tb the Merchant Vessels in the Downs. The Phait e And Thames Frigates, and Basilisk, In veterrite, an.l Piercer, Gun-brigs are arrived dorn a WEST INDIES. • BARBADOES, -OCT. 21.—Rear-Admiral Sir At. Ex.. COCHRANE, in His Majesty's. Ship -Northurnterlund, of 74 guns, Captain N. D. COCHRANE, and His Ma jesty's Ship Canada, of 74 guns, Captain H. HAR VEY,. arrived, in Carlisle Bay this morning, from Trinidad and St. Vincent. Nov.- I.—GENERAL MIRANDA.—The hazardous proje& of revolutionizing the Southern Continent of Spanish America, in which this enterprising Officer has recently been engaged, seems, now, or at least , for the present, to., have terminated in a vain and; fruitless endeavour. His withdrawing from Coro, and his total evacuation of the Main, and taking up a position on the small Island of Aruba, have al ready been known : we are now, by General.Mt- RANDA'S arrival here yesterday, in his Majesty's Ship Seine, led to conclude that he has' found the further prosecution of his project, under the very inauspi cious circumstances in which he has been placed by the want of a more ppen and efficient support from the British Government, too arduous for accomplish ment, and, hopeless of success, . has therefore alto gether abandoned it. How far this idea may be coma, we have not . yet the means of 'ascertaining; nor can we decide whether the reports of his having assurancesfrom our Commanders of the most ample co-operation in the future-prosecution of his scheme, in the event of a rupture of the pending Negotiation for Peace, be well founded or not. MIRANDA lett Anil" in the Seine, on the 26th of September, ar rived at Grenali-on the xi St ult. and sailed the next day for this Island, and had an immediate interview, with the Admiral on his arrival h ete yesterd a y. His fordes have gone to Trinidad. Nov. 4.—By accounts from Leeward, it appears, that- war against Sweden, by France, had been pub licly declared at Guadaloupe nearly two mouths ago, in which time several Swedish Vessels have been carried in there; so that the neutrality of that flag no longer exists. Nov. 6.—We regret to find that the EneMy's vessels, seen on the 30th ult. by the Seine Frigate to the northward of this Island, have safely got into Martinique, notwithstanding the Canada and Latona had-been sent off there, in consequence of -previous intelligence of an Enemy's Frigate and Corvette be ing in these seas. The Latona returned here on Thursday, and sailed the same evening with the Jamaica trade ; and the same day the Canada carne in, but sailed again last night, in company Keith the Galatea. By her we learn. the EneMy's ingress to Martinique, which intelligence the Canada .Obtained from an American from thence, which she spoke, and was informed they got into Fort Royal on the 31st,. consisting ,of a Frigate and two Brigs, all with troops. , The Frigate was dismantled on the 4th instant, and the two, Brigs were then lying in the Carenage. It was reported at Martinique, that tlkose Vessels. had sailed from France (the port not mentioned) in company with three other . Frigates, bound to Ihe'West Indies, which had beedc:iptured by one of our home divisions a few day after they put to sea. Nov. 7.—The Seine Frigate, which brought Ge neral MIRANDA here, sailed . the 5-th instant, in com pany with the Merlin Sloop of War, and four Mer chantmen, for England. The Commoiore pre vionsly , :ollecfj, the t:'3dc sr the and it is'-'suppdsed, will' take h►s departure from Tortola between the 15th and 20th of this month. The Ships fron) Surinam sailed for the rendezvous on the 26th ult. and those frOm Demerara . on the 28th. , We are sadly infeted'by the Enemy's Privateers cruising to windward ; one of thetu is now in sight. A Mesienger arrived at the Foreign Office on Sa turday afternoon, with Dispatches from the Court of Sweden. Another Messenger was ordered imme diately to be in readiness to depart for the Continent. We have _received New York, Charleston, 'and Boston 'Papers to the Loth ult. froth which we learn, that strong apprehensions were 'entertained at those places of the dissolution of the American Union.— The reports about Col. BURR, who appears to lead the party hostile to the existing Government, area so va rious and contradidory, that we can coiled but little from them respe&ing his objeEts. It is stated, that he has assembled a numerous body of followers at Mari etta and Gallipolis, on the Ohio, and has constructed several large boats for their transport down that river; but whither, or for what purpose, is not mentioned. These movements had,. however, excited strong sen sation at Washington, and orders had been given for all the disposable regular force of tite'Uttion to repair immediately to New Orleans. The influence of,Mr. BURR'" is represented to have extended over the whole of the Western Country ; and a Convention between him and the Spaniards is strongly suspeded to have taken place. • Dut..—The New-York Gazette of the Bth ult. states, that on the 27th of Oftober, a duel took place at GpSport, where the British Ship of War Chiches ter- is refitting, between Messrs. OTTLEY and Corr- NELL, First and Second Lieutenants of that Vessel, when, at the first lire, Lieutenant OTTLEY was shot through the head, F. nd expired on the spot. Mr,- CONNtLL and the Seconds absconded. This account is obviously erroneous, and we shall itjoice should it prove wholly untrue. The Chiches ter is employed as a Store-ship, under the command of Lieutenant SToPFORD, and her establishment does not comprise Officers of the class mentioned-by the American JournaliSt. . The hue General Knox, who took so distinguish ed a share in the American Revolution, was killed by swallowing a sharp piece of, a chicken bone, 'which perforated his bowels, and occasioned a mor , thication. A duel was fought on Saturday morning early, in a field not far from the eight-mile stone on the Ux bridge road, between two Gentlemen unknown, One of whbm was dressed in a naval unform, and the other in a looSe coat and a hunting cap. The parties bad travelled to the place of ,a6tion in Lon don.chaises, one ,of which took up in Gloucester place, and the other in the City The combatants exchanged three shots, when the person dressed in the loose coat appeared to have been wounded, and he was led to the chaise by two of his conVanions, and the post-boy drove off towards Uxbridge. The parties first alighted at Wormwood Scrubs to set tle their disputes ; but they were, it seemed, ap prehensive of some sort of molestation, and they i travelled on. THE OPERA. King's Theatre. The entertainments at this Theatre commenced on Saturday•last With the serious Opera of Semira hie ; but the great attraation of the night was Madame CATALAN!, whose fame is so high on the Continent, that it naturally excited a very eager cu riosity among the higher orders in this country: The Theatre 'was nearly filled soon after the doors were opened, and an impatient anxiety prevailed over whole of the audience to. see rind bear the new musical wonder. When GRIGLIETTI first ap peared, the audi..nce, - conceiving that she wasCATA.• LANI, burst forth in a general plaudit, which some what confused that agreeable performer. At length CATALAN! rushed forward, with the emotion which her 'character required, but the zealous ac clamations which arose in all quarters put an end at . Once to her theatrical exertions.—She received this liberal and hearty reception with every appearance of modest gratitude and timid delicacy ; and it should be observed, that the applause bestowed on her during the whole of her performance ,Was re ceived by her. with the same indications of Unaffe&- ed diffidence and sensibility.--Hu vocal powers are of the very first Order.—Her voice is remarkably ex tensive..-.--Her 'highest tones are distin& and pleasing, and her lowest , strong and .musical.— She executes the Most difficult throthatic passages with perfu& ease - and facility, and her - voice is uniformly clear, strong and sweet. Her style resembles that of Mrs. BlLLti4Gros more than any other Performer that we recolreet ; but she is a very interesting Actress, as Well . as a very great Singer. She never lost sight of bercharader in the midst of all her vocal exertions, exi:ept to testify her acknowledgMents for the applause that was so abundantly conferred on her. There was an earnest ness and a simplicity in her manner that stri'ingly interested the general feelings. Her stature is of the middle size, and her person altogether rather pleasing than commanding. Her action was ele gant, and wholly unlaboured.' . In her face, particularly the upper part, she resembles Mrs. SIDDONS. She has fine eyes, and knows bow to make use of them. Her manners - in general are mere like those which mark the females of this country than the affected grace of a fo reigner. Altogether she is a very extraordinary Performer, and amply justifies the high character w..ie:b preceded her arrival in this country; and 4lie has tail reason to be as much satisfied with- her re , cei ttou here as she could possibly be in any other country:_ The Opera in whiCh she appeared was composed by PORI'GGALLO, purposely for the display of her powers. The music is altogether very good.. The Duet between CATALA'O and RIGHT, in the first act, was encored, on account of the excellence which she displayed in it. It is proper, however, to ob serve, that Ittorit is very much improved, and is a very able pertbrmer: The scenery wits magnificent, but there is no al teration in the Theatre List season. The Ballets were Supported by the anal abilities of DE,SHASES, his PAlf.isor, and,Miss CRAM-• FI“D. . A Mademoiselle PRESLF,', from Paris, was tik new addition tb the Dancing Corps on Saturday. agreeable girl, and dances somewhat in Le manner of the late charming HILLIGSBERG, but by no means with the smile interesting animation. She executes the pirouette, however, with singular.ra pidity. . . The audience, besides being as numerous as the Theatre. wouid admit, was distinguished by all the beauty an fashion now in the Metropolis: Notwithstanding the apparent success of the Opera House for several seasons, the old burtbens upon the property are so grcrat, that there has been, in the four last seasons, a deficit amounting' to up- Wards of fifteen thotisand pounds; in consequence, the present Manager submitted the state of things to the following persons, by whose decision he was fully justified 'in raising the price of the subscrip. Lion : His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, The 114.rqui, of Headtort, The hart of Cholinondeley, The Earl of Sefton, The Viscount Ildinpden. Thomas Wynn Bolasyse, Esq. and William Ogilvie, Esq Only three Subscribers, it seems, objected to the addition, and there were numerous Candidates tor their Boxes. The Pit and, Galleries continue at the old price of admission. As the new Farce of ifrbitraiion has passed through the fiery ordeal of criticism without injury, the Author has thought proper to acknowledge hint self, and he proves to be Mr. ItEYN,OLDS, .1-0 whose produ&ions in general, it indeed bears a very strong resemblance,- • • • . The Committee delegated to superintend the erection of the monument in St. Paul's, to the me mory of the illustrious NELSON, have solicited Mr. SHERIDAN to write the inscription : they have tints invoked an appropriate Muse to record toe deeds of that illustrious Hero. A fine Portrait of the DUKE Of CUMBERLAND, painted by Sir WM. BEECHEY, has been .recently placed in the Mansion-House at Dublin. His Royal Highness sat for this Pi►:3ure at the desire of the Corporation of Dublin, in cotesequence of the sup port given by . the DUKE to their Petition to Parlia ment. Thumlay a Board of Military Clothing was held at• .the Board of Claims, in Great George-street, Westminster, which was attended by Generals CAL.. VER Tp BROWNRIGG, BUR RARD, HE,WITT, and others. The Army Clothiers employed by all the Regiments, .both: Horse and Foot, of the'British Army, also at tended with pattern-suits for the ensuing year, when those approved by the Board had the Office Seal affixed to them, for all the others, to, be made like them fur,the different Regiments. Captain 'WARREN is appointed to command the Dantalus'Frigate at Deptford. • C4iptain "\yoLLEy is• appointed to command the Sea Fencisoles at Lynn. The Linnet, Chearl 11, and Surly Brigs of War are to be prepared fOr service ~ at Deptford and. Ports mouth without delay. The spirit of commercial enterprise in this:Coun try, and the importance of our recent Conquests in South America, are strongly manifested by the tad of seventy-two Vessds,_of upwads of four teen thousand tons burthc), having abeady sailed for Buenos Ayres. About half the Vessels are from London. IJUBLIN, DEC. g. Put. 1! 'Quire stood indieled for a ,burglary and robbery at the douse of the Hon. Mrs. Jocelyn, net Templeoge, on the 2d of July last.—The matte - is laid in the indiament were some bank notes, a piece of linen value fifty pounds, and a sword value teti shillings, the property of Stephen Cole Bowen, Eq. Mrs. Jocelyn's brother. Mr. Bowen, as appeared by his testimony, is an Officer in the army, was at„Mrs. Jocelyn's house ota the night laid in the indißment, and rouzed from his bed by cries of murder and robbery in the par lour immediately under the apartment iii, whieh lid lay. His detail of the conflia he had with a single sword against four robbers, amongst whom he recognized the Prisoner as the principal, was extremely interesting—but far beyond the limits we can allow;after a late sitting of the Court. HQ ; identified the Prisoner; though not having seen him. for several weeks after the transaction, in Newgate, among seventeen others, assembled purposely and with his own consent, to givy a fair trial to itis re• collection. The Prisoner during the contest fired a pistol, which grazed Mr. Bowen's head. M:. Bowen two wounds On him with his sword, one on the head, the other on the arm—by the latter he was completely recognized in Newgaie on striprn g The Prisoner evinced something of a noble mind, by shaking bands with ,Mr. Bowen during toe serve of robbery—said he fought bravely, and that it was a pity to injure him. He evinced some teeing also in escorting Mrs. Jocelyn, at her entreaty, in ex treme fright, as niipht be supposed, to couift,rt her child. On cross-examination by Mr. M`NALLY, who paid every compliment to the 'mo.:esty and can• dour of ,Mr. Bowen's testimony, the Gentlernam re-asserted every circumstance, he uttered. South; doubt might naturally ensue from a feeble light at one time, and darkness. at another, during the confl,id between the robbers and Mr. B.p.s en, re speeling the identity of the Prisoner, which Lie witness seemed very fairly to account for in the sub sequent scene, where he recognized him in New gate. , _ • • An. al i b i , under very plausible circumstances, was advanced in the defence by two women, one of whom asserted, that, on the night in question, she had entertained,the Prisoner at herhouse i on bring— ing her a letter from her son, who was on board the Tenieraire Frigate at the battle of Trafalgar. The Jury were near an hour retired before they , returned a verdi&—Guilty. At the Commission of Oyer and Terminer, which opened at Dublin on the 6th ,instant, Stephen De jOncourt, Esq. Chief Peace Officer of the Barrack Division, was capitally indiaed, on Lord Ellenbo rough's A6l, for tiring ,a pistol at Mr. Charles Ma vizy, Ensign of the Monaghan Militia, with intent to kill him.. Another Indidtnent chniged him with a c,rnaion assault. The Prosecutor and an Officer of' the same Regiment had been dining at the Bar-' racks On the day laid i❑ thelndtarnent, and, return- . mg soon after ten o'clock, wet a party of watchmen cnkg Ad in a contest with tome women of the town ; a scuffi.t. ensued—and Mr. Dejoi,court,corn ing up, ordered the Prosecutor and his companion. to deliver their swords. This they refused to do, and, in the affray, Mr. Dejoncourt shot one of them in the thigh.:—The Jury acquitted the Prisoner of the capital In i6trnent, but found him goilty of the . . • aS.;aulc: I Mr. WILLIAMS, Secretary to the liark of Ireland, attended, on Tuesday last, on the Stock Exchange, and announced that the Governors and Directors of the Bank expedted the Proprietors of that part of the last Loan'lndged in the Bank would make good the payment.of 15 • per cent. due the vd January next, and the time of the re-payment of the do per cent. advanced by the Bank, would be extended to the following periods :---- One third Bank advance to be repaid 2r January, One ditto One ditto ditto 4 March. Mr. WILLIAMS also announced, that a dividend of 3 per cent. ,and a Bonus of 2, per cent up to th© 25t11 instant, will be recommended to the Court of Proprietors on the next day of Meeting. COUNTY OF GALWAY ELEcTimg. State of the Poll on Monday last, the 17th day : Right Hun. B. O. DALY 2j3l' Mr, MARTIN - /645 . Mr. El'aft • 1612 On' Saturday, the Gth inst. a Messenger arrived at the Castle of Dublin, from' Belfast, with a man in custody, who was confined in the Tower, on a charge of attempting to seduce some of the Military froru their allegiance.. Saturday a large Newfoundland dog, named Nep tune, which belonged to the late Lord NELSON, wm' delivered to a Gentleman in the Temple. . The por ter in charge of the dog having mentioted this part of his history, the animal was followed by a crowd of persons. On Saturday last, Mr. Thomas Jewell, one of His Majesty's yeoman - prickers, was seized wilb a pain in his stomach, while hunting, near the King's dog kennel, where he wont for refreshment, and expired in about half an hour. SMITHFIELD MARKET, Dgc. t 5. Thks day's market exhibited a large supply of prime Beastand the show of Cattle in other respeas was very plentiful; Mutton and Veal support last price; Beef is rather cheaper ; Pork is something dearer, and the trade in general was pretty good.—The sales in the Hayrnarket were somewhat lively "; Hay, Straw, and Clover have , got up in price since our last. , CORN EiccHANGt, 1310. 15.—The, fresh arrivals of Wheat to-day aro not very numerous, but the supplies on hand are considerable; the few samples of first quality nearly keep their puce, but second and iuferior area. at a reduCtion of about 3s. and 4s. per quarter; there are large supplies . of Barley, whidh is ces. cheaper ; Melt like:vise ; Pease and Beans of each sort at , little variation Oats in middling supplies, and this trade full iti dear ; Flour continues vi , ith little fiuetuation. . sts od whcac sBs a 70's a 4'. o.t i,e , tl;b -45 s a Fill.:4.litto. . 86s 4 9.:s'o,'. S tick Iseans , 37 , d 44 , fs' • RYe - - - ,44',°-435ptt Oats 25 . a . 23. a . 3 2: 4 Barley - . 375 a 435 OA: 'Duna ditto 33: a 35s' ‘'• Malt - -68 s a 74, o'l gape Seed . 24:. 27). o ::. Ca • White Pea.e •lios a 88 - ; thi Fine Flour 7 a d .6; o%i i grey ditto • 46$ a sis ad seconds . 6i i a ,ca od