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BARRACKS.

Mfr Morris Robinson t;beAssorar..tSorack Nfaster-Genetal
at Gibraltarov It the tor.norary ia tit of loeuttaant Ca4unel
in tne army whtleso einploy ed.
Geratedideas 'Weed by fem./ Te&rmasudt, rice Lieutenant vii go
Cau ..te el' Surer,.
lit Regiment of Surrey M ntia-1 homas Littleton SPrenge.
ways, G nt. to be Lienteilant anted May 27th, 18e5
...—.....0 atfiel.l. Gent. to he Eitst,:r plied so abnre.
L Cbristo,:ber Hooter, Gent. to,be Ensign Dated as above.
St.eatliam Volunt vtr Intantrs--Wiliam Gardniv, Geot. to be
Seraewl Liestrenant. D.ted May 25, 11105.
Wtlltam Kuria, Gant, to be Ensign, vice Gardner. Dated as
above.
Ceinime,siggie egged by rte Lord Lieutayara of the C4on.) :,. of
Wiliest%
St. Pancras Volunteen—Mainr David Scott to be Lieutenant.\
C ?noel Commandant' vice Thompson, resigned. Datsi
j AO! 17, ISna.
St. Giles and St. Coml.!, SI smsbury, Voltintecm—Robert
Banks, Gent. to be Quenon-Meats?, vice Page, resigned.—
Dated May 1, 1805.
Royal Westminster Regiment of :Mitldlesex Militia—Stewart
Salneavis, Gent. to be Lieutenant. Dated May 18, 18'.;5.
Royal East Middlesex 71.1iiitia--Charles Wallis, Gent. to ;se
Ensign. Dated as above.

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Adair/Ay fr:?ir,, irate 11, 1995.
Copy of a Letter from Lieut..; C Carpenter, to F. J. Snell.
His Majesty's Schooner Milbrook, off
SIR, the Blyouna Islands, Mar 9, 1305.
I beg to inform you, that H. Majesty's schooner under my
command, captured on Inc 6th rostant, a Oporto, thy Spanish
lugger privateer L3Travela, of three guns, with small ar.ns and
Forty men ; she had the day before captured a brig, laden with
mine. form Oporto; nn receiving the information, I made
mil for Vigo, to which port I concluded she was sent. This
meriting, the Blyonna Islands bearing East about eight leagues,
I obeerved a brig standing for the Northern Passage; I im-
mediately mode sail for the Southern passage, and WC'
molest is capturing her within the Bayonne:, vt the entrance
of Vigo Riser She moved to be the Stork English Briy,
bound to Newfoundland, laden with salt, had been captured
from the Newfoundland convoy on the 9th oh. by the leCtliZ
Spanish privateer brig of twelve guns.
I have the bottom to be, it.c.
To F.l. Moll, Fig Corn- . JOHN C. CARPENTER.
mauder of His Majesty's strop Avon, Lisbm.
Copy of a Latter from Sir Richard Bickerton, Bart. Rear-Ad
✓iral of the Red, in William Marsden, Esi. dated 1111 board
the Royal Slyereign, at Gibraltar, the 13th May, 1805.
SIR--1 herewith transmit to you, to lay before the Lords
Commissioners of the Admiralty, a espy of a letter, dated tie
Koh instant, from the Him. Capt. Boyle, of His Majesty's
ship Sealverse, to Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson, r sirg
au account of his having attacked a Spanish convoy, front
which he succeeded in capturing an Ordnance trig laden with
powder. The conchal of Lieutenant Downie, who com-
manded the boats on this occasion, ac well as of the other ot-
**TS of the Seahone, is highly spoken of by Captain Boyle,
as their Lettithipt will observe.
I have the honour to be, be. R. BICKERTON.
His Majt rty's ship Seahmser, Gibraltar liar,
MY LORD, May 8, 1355.
On the 4th instant, I learned that a Spanish convoy was on the
Coast to the Westward of Carthagena chiefly loud -don Go-
vernment account, with gunpowder, anent*. and naval store,
Far the gun boo at Malaga, Ceuta, and Algesiias Correct,-
lag the dmuudion of the saint of ronwatmence, I kept close
alongshore with the hope of fallrig in with then, and tfreeting
my whams : at two p. as they were discovered from the
maethead ; at five I observed than haul into St. P,dro,
an anchorage to the Eastward of Cape de Gaut, under
the protection of a feet, two armed szlicioncre, and three gni,
and mortar launches, where I detramined tr• attempt to ilr-strov
them ; the vessel of greatest consequence to get out was an
Ordnance brig, loaded with one thousand one hundred and
seventy quintets of powder, ar.d various ether stores, corn-
Mended by Dan Juan Terrapin, Master in the Spanish navy;
and which was 'Reeled by Lieutenant Downie, Vint of the
Brahmin io a sit oared cutter, in the mod gallant and
well judged manner, whom coodudi on this, as well as
every other occasion, I feel it my duty to mention to your
Lordship as that ef a most zealous officer; and I beg leave to
OiLd_kitt Lircillattant Downie assurese' are he era with emery
assistance from lin Thomas Nipper, Midshipman,
Whir accompanied him, is a four-oared boat. The Sessions,
daring the time kept up a witch and well duetted fire on the
fort, gun.vereelicand convoy . and, having every reason to be-
lieve I had sunk ope of the gust tatuteltes, and damaged and
sunk amoral others of the torsion night coming on, with
light. winds, its maiutopgallant memo sails, braces, hew lines
shot sway, I felt it imprudent any longer to attempt the de-
otreetiOn of she whole by expedite the ,ship to the well di-
mmed fire of the guitveresele, which Utterly struck her every
allot. roc the enertimte, on this Decoke, of Lieutenant Ogle
Moose, Lieu Charles Brows Trve, who had not re-
ceived his coMirl masmireion, ildr. foram, manor, [Jests-
nem Clarke, gr the Royal Mariam, Lira. Hagementer, of the
Simian navg I fed seemed, Wetted ; sad indeed I dwell
die injustice to every ether Mien and sea on beard did I not
mentioe them in the some warmer. •
It would gift we greater sethictiew could I inform yrrer
Lesdaldp we eat with so lose on this service; however I feel
*at _rained lat having only one seaman killed, as trifling,
• dm well directed ire in se many iiiiment threa-
t of 111116111 j. Touitiog that way pwwwwilkiis will meet
lik
lierpialwiiew,
, • I tie Meant ig be,DOTLIIL.
alp Ilia. Soil Tonna Mdosab ilialaks. && • •

THE BRITISH PIIESS.

LONDON,
MONDAY. Joss to.

The Yeomanry Corps of the City and Ciunty of
Dublin were reviewed by His Excellency the Lc a
Lt EUT[NAt r, in the Phoenix Park, on Tuesday, in
honour of Iha MAJISTY'S hirth.day. His Excel-
lency was attended by Lord CATHCART, the Com-
mander in Chief, and a numerous suite of General
Officers. At four o'clock His Excellency held
levee at the Castle, attended by the principal Nobi-
lity and Gentry in town, and an elegant enter-
tainment was given is the evening at the Lodge is
the Park. A Letter of the sth, from our private
Correspondent, says t--4, It had been understood
that the Garrison would have been reviewed ye.ter-
day, along with the Yeomanry, as orders had been
issued for that purpose, which were not counter-
manded until late on the preceding evening. The
crowd of speaators was immense, and they were
too patriotic, and too much delighted with the fine-
ness of the day -.ad the beauty of the scene, to be-
tray any marks of disappeintment. The aggregate
force reviewed, inc,uding the Yeomanry of the
City and Cowry, did not much exceed 5,000 men."
Another Letter from Dublin, of the same date,
says The Commissionets appointed to enquire
ilito the expenditure of the Paving Board, and any
abuses that may prevail in that department, are the Earl
of MATH, Colonel Ha NI:4I[LO of the Commis-
sariat Departmrnt, Surgeon IttliNlL of the Royal
Hospital, Major TAY toe, already well knotet for
his survey of the roads of Ireland, and Mr. Hea-
p ear of the Account Office. AU these gentlemen
have undertaken this arduous task without fee or
reward. The Rev. JA:AILS Wssi reLAw, vicar of St.
Catharine's, is the Secretary. The Earl of DO-
-14 OUCH \IOIIE, it is said, will shortly resign his situa-
tion as Senior Commissioner of His Majesty's Re -
venue. The arrangement under the uew Act,
which appoints two additional commissioners, and
separates them into two boards, the excise and cus-
toms, entirely independent of each other, goes di-
rectly to annihilate that authority and influence
which his Lordship hitherto exercised ov v both.
His Lordship, moreover, has not been consulted
upon the necessity or policy of this measure; and
these, according to report, are the grounds of his
resignation."

Mr. WHITBREAD'S Motion, for the Impeachment
of Viscount MEtvir.t.k, which stands for to-mor
row, has excited great espeaation. The Papers, in
his Lordship's interest, with this prospeEt of an im-
mediate discussion of the qnestion in its proper

place, still, however, persevere in their observations
upon it. We shall follow their example no farther
than to make a single ohserratiun. The bAlaties
the Treasurer and the Payma.ter of the Navy, of
Viscount Maxvicot, and Mr. TdOTTER, were ad-

•anted in lieu of all perquisites and emoluments of
office. This advance they have enjoyed upon a
space of twenty years, and yet retained the perqui-
sites and emoluments of office, at least to a certain
extent, during the whole of that time. No man
will pretend to say it was in the contemplation of
1•Iis MAJLsry, when he augmented the salaries of
these two offices ; nor of the House of Commons,
when they recommended this increase, that the
Treasurer and Paymaster of the Navy should con-
tinue to make private profit of the use of the pub-
lic money. To those, then, who are hardy enough
to persevere in the assertion, that the public have not
lost one sixpence by Viscount MELVILLE'S miscon-
duet t we answer, that the public have certainly lost

the difference bctween the old and the new sal4ries

for, stunt a•snredly, if either His NiaJEST Y, or the
House of Commons, could have supplsedothat

Viscount MILVILLI and Mr. TROTTEII would ad
as they have done, and helped themselves so largely
from the use of the public money, they would not

have considered them as objets of the royal favour,
whose services were not sufficiently requited. The
augmentation of salary received by Viscount M
vizi', for himself and Mr. Tiorrza, may be con.
dered as to much money obtained upon a false pre-
tence, which they had, in conscience, no right
to receive. •&nne other advocates of Viscount Mat.-
vIL L a blink the charge, and display their zeal and
address, in endeavoon to operate a diversion in his
favour. The default oldie late Lord HOLLAND, the
hostility of Earl Sr. VI ITCIIIIT, have been both relied
upon for this purpose t but both failing to abate&
public attention, they have lately brought forth
Mr. Ronson and his story in the House of Com-
mons, about a Bill for 191. los. which was not paid
in course at the Sick and Hun Office. This story of
Mr. Rosso* we are new told, first opened the eyes
of Government to the abases of office l and then.
fore, it is to that Goodemes, and SOT to Earl Sr.
Vince*? the canary is indebted for the system of
public eaysirywhiels bassinet tikes place. Whether
ZATI Stir Yummy be alossed by a hostile spirit to.

warcisi Viscount MELTI6LE, .0r %titlief Eall ST.
Vi tN ror Mr. Ron..:ow originate,' the system of
enquiry into public abuses, Are foreign from the
case of VLCOLML Mt:L. V 1 I.E, which stands upon its
own grounds. independent of the iwrits And de.
merits of other persons.

A Mail from the Leeward Islands arrived on
Satut day, brought by the Princess Charlotte packet
in thirty-seven days. The latest intelligence re-
ceived by this conveyance is dazed Antigua, April
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••,/ •

It announces the arrival of the Monehrster

packet, from Falmouth, on that dry ; of the Lon-
don fleet at Surinam, on the sth; and, that the first
Convoy for England would leave Tortola on the
Ist of June. The Favourite sloop of war, arrived

at Plymouth on Thursday, has brought more re-
cent intelligence. She is come home wit.a dis-
patches from Admiral CUCH It ANC, who was left all
well at St. Luck on the Ist of May. A letter was
also received at the Admiralty, on Saturday, from
the Captain of the Circe frigate, dated Tortola,
April which states, that on the 28th of March the
French squadron landed 550 men at the town of St.
Domingo. This was probably the last aft of its in-
glorious campaign in the West Indies. They did
not even anchor at St. Domingo, but passed on.
Advices received at the Admiralty from Sir R.
BICKCATOS are understood to state, that he had
spoken a neutral vessel which fell in with the Com-
bined Fleet off the Azores. A previous account
announced last week, that they had been seen
by a Dane in a more advanced stage of their
progress, off the Cape de Verd Islands. These
are but feeble authorities in a case of so much
moment; and, even though entitled to credit,
would afford no certain conclusion with respell
the destination of the enemy. Lord Nici.son, who
has proceeded in pursuit of them to the West Indies,
must be presumed to A upon much better informa-
tion. Advices from Gibraltar, of the !Sib last,
state, that his Lordship passel through the lit:lights
to the westward, cn the fith, with his fleet, under a
mond of sail. A letter from Gibraltar of the last
mentioned date, adds:—" On the 13th, the Queen
and Dragon, with the expedition under Sir JAMES
Ca AIGI, arrived here, from England. One trans-
port, with some of the field train on board; is
missing. The Royal Sovereign also returned along
with them from Lord Netson's fleet.
is The Liberty brig of war arrived from England
on the 14th, since which Sir J A %IL'S CKAIG has re-
moved his baggage from the Dragon to the Lirt.'y
frigate; and it is conjeaured, that the destination
of the expedition is altered, in consequence of /the
Toulon fleet having passed this place, and 'lsere
being no further apprehensions for an att.:mpt on
Egypt.

" Two gun brigs and some merchant vesizis ar-
rived here this morning from Falmouth.
" The Ro9al Sovereign, Qtarti, ant Mare, are
going to sail immediately in quest of the earth.t-
gens It.at, of five sail of the lilt:, which are bound
to Cadiz.
"Sir RICHARD DICK EaTom has hoisted his flag
on board the Royal Sovere;gl again, and Admiral
Kttiour on board the Prison ship." The transport,
alluded to in the above letter as missing, we believe,
returned to England.

Lord R. FITZGER•LD is come home in the 0).-
pheus frigate, on private business, and has left Land
STIWEGFORD, his Secretary, as Cha,,fm d' 11..•1111,
at the Court of Portugal.
The Mary. WHITE, from hlogadore, for Lon-
don, was captured and carried into Calais, on the
lOth ult.

The Gerhard (a Dane) sailed fr•im Hull fir
Messina, was taken on the 25th of April. by five
Spanish privateers, and carried into Algeziras, ad d
is expelled to Le condemned.
This day the Harbour Marine Fenciht•s of the
Port of London will amnihie at their head-quarters
at Greenwich. fully armed and equipped, for a ge•
neral muster and exercise.
We understand that Mr. Rowz., the Trish Bar-
rister, respeaing whom hills of indiatirt-nt Loe
been found against several Ge:dtlemen the Irish
Bar, eras not expelled! the Lawyers' Corps.
On Thursday next, His MAJESTY will review in
Hyde Park the Tower Hamlet Brigade of Volunteer
Infantry, commanded by Brigadier-General CA It-
Et:THAWS Wapping and Shadwell, Colonel MEI.-
Lisa ; Whitechapel, Colonel Harms; Mile End,
Colonel Toortesort ; St. George's in the East, Co-
lonel SP LI AT j Ratcliffe, Mat not: I COI. r ; Shore-
ditch, Colonel MA L • Bethnal Green, Colonel
CARIUCK j Christchurch, Vsjor SI-EVVA j and St.
Catharine's, Captain JraKINS.
An extraa of a letter from Galway, dated Saturday
stinnight, says, "Our eleaton commenced this day.
There are but two candidates; Mr. BLAKE having
declined last night. Mr. DA LY was proposed by
Mr. GREGORY, and seconded by Mr. Sr. Groan,.
They only polled one each, on this day, and ad-
journed until Monday. Previous to the poll, Mr.
Eras objeaed to Mr. DALY'S eligibility, upon the
ground that he had not vacated his seat for the
City of Galway; to which Mr. DAL Y answered,
by producing his appointment to the Escheatorship
of Munster. However, Mr. Eves persisted in
having the objeCtion taken down on the poll books.
It is thought the contest will not be of long dune-
tiros i as many interests which were doubtful at first,
wbde Mr. BLAILS WAS'S S;lidijate, bass ism d.-
elated for Mr. DAY, ." •