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On Static,'overwriting, abut seven o'clock, a. a tationriag
true was gain; to work War the Fine Hells Nub rr. house, un
the Ci•eraitich mail, he iliseesenid the body of an ()Meer in
the Navy, %imposed to be a Litutemint, which had been
i•lo a druin or tunnel, with le% tloieit cut in a olio.'
shockitiz inamier, CO as nearly to the herd Gun. the
; his hand. dreadfully cut, and 'Mlle ahr. :k lift? fleet l.rr
on his forehead All Isi% rickets acre inruelousiile not, and
the content. cart till olf No tart unistano e ban to rierrici to
trace the Irtohill IA awl murderers. We undermaiiii there are
neither lamps nor watchmsn on that road. dece7.%cii
•ppearr,l to Imre peen a gond looking titan, shunt so years of
age. One ut be pocket% contained a liste•dres.• is bill,
signed O. soil addressed to Mr J. Johnson. Ile
was ..,rued, voimertiay, by his It/ether, a surgeon be the Navy.
An Inqnrst lull be ball, this no.
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Tire Lovi Crivotstateti, from Liverpool,
, for St. Kites, is retaken, ind arrived at Ilarhatloes.
j Ike Farewell, LAGG, fro:.. Di.miiiica for Los-
' don, was totally lusts on the tfill ult. near Wes-
; ford.

FROM SAND }' XT Jl7 S GAZETTE:

Athwiralte-Ojfee, Febrwary 4,1609.
Copy of a Letter from Rear-Admiral the iltinoarablc S:r
Alexander Cochrane K.B. Commander-in-Chief Of the
Majrsty'anhips end Yintella it the Leeward Wanda, faith*
Ilenovrable W. W. itulic dated on lwaol the l'ityntnne, at
linrbadoe; Isnto Dezember, 1608. •
Sts--I iucluse, fur the information of the Lords
C.noinissioners of the Admiralty, the copy of a
letter which I have received from CePtain Collier,
of His Majesty's ship Cirsit, ti.e_setour Officer of
the blockading squadron *tattooed from the Dia-
mond to the Peed Rocks, Martinique, giving so
account of the destruction of the French corvette
La Cyghe, which had sailed from Cherbourg oil
the 14th November, with the Papillon, another tot.
vrlte, and La \terms, La Jution, and L'Aniphitrite
frigates.
In performing this serviee.l rub sorry to lend the
inclosed report of the loss which has been sustain-
ed by the several vessels eimged,owltvgl'o the cor-
vette having been styportea by the eriotteries. tielil-
pieces, and musketry, from the shore, in her at-
tempt to reuch St. Pierre's ; but the object is fully
accomplished, as she is bilged in such a situation
its to render it impossible to recover the vessel, or
the flour with which she was loaded. One of clic
scliomiers in company with her was burnt, mei
the other driven on shore and tlcstrryyrd ; each of
theist also having beea leaded with flour and pro-
visions.
C iptaio Collier deserves greet praise for his !ler-
severance in nvercomilig the obstacles which the
enemy presented by the numerous batteries whAi
lined the shore on that part of the coast : and lie
speaks in the highest terms of Captain Brenton of
the Amaranthe, drivel% as of the gallantry and good
condnet of Lieutenant Wright, and a party of the
Royal York Rangers, whe were serving as Matinee.
have the honour to be, &c.

(Signed) ALEI. COCHRANE.
His Majesty's ship Circe, of St. Pierre's,
Irtiaiquie, Dec. 14, 111511.
Sin—On Monday, at eleven a. m. His Majesty's
brig Moroi! Fortunie informed me by signal th.tt
au enemy's brig sad two schooners were at anchoi
off the Pearl. I immediately revelled the lank-out
vessels named as per margin •, and male alt led
towards the enemy. On our nearing St. Pierre's,
I perceived a large French schcorier towing along
shore, under cover of it number of troops. Tie
schooner finding it impossible, to get between St.
Pierre's and the Circe, the Stork closing fast, they
rail her on shore, under a battery of font gurus,
flanked by two smaller ones. and the beach turd
with troops. The signal was then made to close
with .he enemy, and engage in succession. the
Circe leading, followed by the Stork and Marne
Fortunee ; being within pistol-shot, the amen hnt-
teries were soon silenced, and the troops dris ell from
the beach. Seeing the brig and schooner uuload-
ia4, I directed the Morne Fortunes to watch the
schooner in shore, and to give similar orders to the
Epervier no her comini up. We then made sail
towards the brig and the other schooner, which
were lying well to windward, close to the beach,
under cover of four batteries and an immense num-
ber of troops and held-pieces, which they had
brought down on the beach to protect her. Me-
lag placed the barge and two cutters nutlet the
' command of Lieutenant Crook, Mr. Cullman,
Purser, Mr. Smith, Meister. and My. Thomas,
Carpenter, who handsomely volunteered, with six-
ty-eight men, to bring the brig out; I then made
sail with the Stork and Express towards her, and
directed the boats to lie off until the brig's lire
slackened. It getting late, the vessels lying close
in with the rocks, and havisig no pilot on board, I
stood in, and was handsomely seconded by Captain
Le Geyt, of the Stork. The ships did not cont-
inence action until our men were wounded from the
beach with musketry. We then bore up under a
heavy tire of great guns and small arms. Waving
passed the batteries and brig, the Circe's boats
not waiting for the Stork's to come up, boarded in
the most gallant manlier; and it is with oxtretne
concern I have to add, that their gallantry did not
meet with its reward ; they were beaten back with
dreadful slaughter ; one bout taken and one murk,
the other entirely disabled. Our loos in the boats
are killed, woemied. and missing. 56. Be this time
it was dark ; I stood off until day-light, ileterritiii-
ing to persevere and destroy the brig itptetsiblee—
In the evening I was joined bjkAhe Ainararitte,
which watched the brig duriug the night.
At eight a. m. we perceived she had weighs ci ;
Captain Brenton. in the moat landsonie main air,
volunteering to bring her out, she was then towing;
and sieeepin4 dose in shore towards St. Pierre's ;
the boats of the Circe and Stork, and men from
the Express,
.were sent to tow the Ainaratithe rip,
which was at this time sweeping and using every ex-
ertion to close with the enemy. At ten, the French
brig grounded near several batteries, to the north-
ward of St. Pierre's ; the Amantnthe tacked aid
worked in under a heavy fire from the batteries a... 1
brig. from which she suffered considerable, harm.;
one killed and five isouudeil, followed by ti .•
Circe, the test of the s4itnuiron rogueing the. bat-
teries to leeward. From the Amaranthe's ei•
directed tire, she soon obliged theta to quit time
brig. Lieutenant Hay, of the Amarantlie, on this
service, distinguished himself very mut h, stet
speaks of the gallantry of Messrs. Brooke and Itie•
maiden, of the eitne sloop, to very hau,:s.eue
terms, who, with the boats of the Circe, :tine
and Stork, boarded her under a heavy lit •
from tile mitterics and troops on shore. Liet.tesei t
I finding her bilged and impossible tot et let
off, effectually destroyed her iii the evening. Car-
t:tilt Brenton mono so'.iintcervil to destroy ti.v
schooner then on there ; I ordered Lte,..rerisit.t
George Robinson, arcond of :the Amaranth', 1. t
acting first of the Circe, with my order, me tt is s e
casioie to followelihe directive s of Captain Bract r.
At nine o'clock 1 had the plensure to see her es,
fire, and burnt to the wilter'e edge. 1 3111 .•
add, that on this service. Mr. Junes, maste.• of V.e
Imaranthe, 1144 wounded ; and one Srarnalk
and three mitiiidert, heiciegini; to the Ett,iere..
The Captains, Offices. and crews of the seem-
dron you did me the honoir to place wader me
otninand, behaved with that eintioirss stud mt. eta-
dity inherent in British weitnen„ particularly the
Arnarinithe, clone gallant comieet •as noticeel
the "thole squadraui. Front the troops of lb.
Royal York Rungere, under the t ormasod of Lieu-

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