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Atintirnity-Ogice, Nonerabte 17. 1810.
'Copy of.. Ixtter front Cartes. Ilswtayise, of Nis Mii3ssly's
A.ip Quebec, addressed to Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Pei-
ku.ll33ll. sod transmitted by Mai toitilni Wilson Cruller,
His Majesty's ship Quebec, oil the 1 esel,
hionatfier 9, 1510.
Sir-1 have the honour to report to you the cap-
ture of La Jeurie Louise, a very flue French lin-
vateer schooner, of fourteen guns and thirty-five
men. which was very gallantly. attacked and car-
ried last night, in the Vile Stream, by a party of
volunteer,, in three boats, from the Quebec, under
command of the First Lieutenant Stephen Popham,
seconded by Lieutenant Richard Augustus Yates.
And to do justice to the distinguished gailantry
of Lieutenant Popham, and the Officer: and ries
employed upon this service, I niust state to you.
Sit, that iu running plst the Vlieend St:het/Mg
yesterd.oy evening to resume our station before the •
'read, the schooner was discovered at anchor
within, and Lieutenant Popham iminethately of-
fered his services to make an attempt upon her ;
accordingly the frigate was brought to without the
Sands in sight of the enemy, and the boats ion-
raedrately dispatched; and although we saiv the
engagement at half-past nine o'clock, it was not
till after a long and anxious night that we had the
extreme joy of seeing the schooner, besting out of
the enemy's harbour, through the very intricate
navigation of the patlage, with the British colours
tying over the French.
I understand that the boats had to pull against
a very strong tide. and found the enemy fully pre-
pared fur the attack, sod closely surrounded by
Sands, on which they grounded. and iu this situa-
tion received three distinct broadsides from can-
non and musketry within pistol shot, and, notwith-
standing. they extriosted theriewlves and boarded.
The enemy contended the point on deck, in which
the French Captain, Gahm. Lafont, Cepitaine de
rts,eati, a Member of the Legion of Honour, was
killed in personal contest by Lieutenant Yates.
lam sorry now, Sir. to state the loss sustained
in this service on our side ; John Thompson (t),
seaman, killed ; Thomas Jones, seaman. drowned ;
Christ. Gilliertsciii.seaman, wounded ; and • boat
destroyed ; and on that of the enemy, besides the
Commander, one seaman killed and one wounded.

Lieutenant Popham 'petits in the luglie.t praise
of the spirit of and good order maintained by
Lieutenant Yates. Mr. Macdonald, master's mate,
in command of the third bolt, Mr. Dmitan, clerk.
Charles Ward. gentlemen volunteer, and the whole
of his party ; La J. tine Louise .carries six twelve
and eight acne-pnunder commodes, and the re-
mainder of her crew, consistin.e of sixty men, were
some of them landed that morning sick, and of herb
in a prize at sea : and the pristine. rs state her to be
• much finer vessel than her cower( in the last
anise, Sans Smiri.
I have the honour to ae, &e.
(Sigurd) Clitabb H IFITAYNS.
Oir Edward Pellao. Part. Vier-Admiral
or the Red, he &e. a.e.
Copy of. Letter from Capiaisi Tower, of His Majrsty's ship
thel'inaena, sitelmsami I. Caption liall,rais la the Nor.
thinuherlsod, tad haummitted 17 Adiuiral Cord Gushier,
to Joba Wilma Crofter, L.q
His lisjiraty's Ship Cameos, at Sea,
November tt,
proceeding to execute your tottleN, 1
have the hiorsur to inform you, we disenveled
the Lend's-End, a man of war br:4 close iii pursuit
of a selionntr, which the signal trout the brig soun
told me was an enemy ; in consequence all sail was
inade,fasid we captured (after three hours' chime)
at lielf-pest two p. s, the French private. r schooner
La Venus, commanded by Mr. Guilt •unie Aug..
wird, armed with fourteen gusts and a complement
of stxty-seven men, from L'Orietit fourtecu days,
a disastrous crumz., without 'sinking • capture ;
mid rreeivefl !NM night. off jolly, a complete heal.
int from ass Easlull ship, supposed to be a packet,
with whims La Venus engaged two hours; during
the anion they lost dve men, had fourteen wound-
ed, the rigging and sails likewise bear evident
marks of the etii,tes*. Captain Hopkins had been
strenuously chasing this privateer from daylight,
and to Ins mm 4nals and manauvrts the capture way
be attributed.

I have the honour to be, dm
(Signed) J. Tuwta.

War- ?ince, iVuress ber 17, IS 10.

•
MtneoltAgoesi.--The •pdriiist merit or Captain
illerser Burgh, of the gad foot, to the brevet rank
of Major in the army, ito stated in the Gazette of
the 16th ult. has not taken place.