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London, England, 1806-10-27 00:00:00

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- tostessouve, OCT. 24.
Arrived the following wransfoorts from dm Me.
diterranean, vit. the Meese* Malabar, Mato
Ann, Canada, Lon4on. Vexes, Donflos, Milner,
William Silhold. Cniesworth, Ceres. Heeler, Princess
Royal, Robert, Llitaherth Pi messes Margaret, Jesse.
Diens. Prince George, Maria anii Lastly; they parted
from eighteen others in a gale on Fttesaty last
Awrived the Spartan stew (rive, Capt. Astle, from
Chatham.
Sailed the Semites, for Ireland, with a convoy ;
and ksrplosion, for the Downs, with a convoy.
Came into Harbour the Stemmer, Sir Samuel
Hood, from Ryde, and went to London this morn-
ing. Sir Samuel does not go on the expedition that
is talked of.
The Spencer, Hon. Captain Stopford. gees with
General Crawford's Enter, from Falmouth ; she
will sail to-morrow ; their objed is quite a secret ;
the Spencer goes with sealed orders.
P.S. The Neptune and Minnow- are earning up to
anchor at St St. Helen's.
tOCTORCIII 25.
Art iced His Majesty's ships elliandance, Zebra, and
Word ed. with a large convoy from the Downs ;
Millirea, from Lisbon, and landed dispatches horn
Lord Colltngwood ; and Peognin, with a fleet un-
der convoy from Jamaica. His Majesty's ship
Franchise, put into Plymouth.
Sailed His Majesty's ship Spencer, for Falmouth.
etvuourtt, OCT. 21.
Came in the Scorpion sloop of war, from the Lee-
ward Islands; %loran CA, issiona, of Rostock, and
the Astare, of Bremen, ftoM Bordeaux for Ton-
ningen, detained by the Liens privateer.
stimulant, OCT. 94.
Sailed from the Nere, this morning, His Majesty's
sloops Patron and See, the former with the trade
under convoy for the Elbe, Wezer, and Tonningen ;
and the latter with the trade for the Baltic, with a
Gee b t N W.
DCAL, OCT. 94.
Sailed His Majesty's ships Venal and Tratekese,
for the French coast.
Arrived the gum, Ball cutter, from Plymouth,
with a convoy, which are sailed for the river ; also.
the Her.. Quinton, from Lisbon. Arrived the Be-
, lA, sloop of war, and several gun.brigs, from off
the French coast, and temain in the Downs with
the rest of the ships as per last, and the John Ball
Cutter.—Wind N. W.
OCT. 25.
Arrived and sailed for the River. the Mariner.
Curtis. from Jamaica ; aISO. the Veins'ss bomb,
from the Westwatd, with a convoy, which ate sailed
few th e River
Arrived the Mee Horse frigate, from the Mediter-
with a fleet, which are sailed For Staodgote
ttk; the See Horse remains with the ships as per
Inst.—Wind S S.W. blows hard.
Dwelt, OCT. 24.
Came into the harbour, the 7 rue Briton, of Leeds,
cm, with stone, from Hull kir Hythe ; Chin/one,
id end from Pool, Bartlett. with wool, for Dm r ;
tins, of Warren-Road Island, Baker, with flax,
tss, scc from Amsterdam for Madeira. sent in by
tins,
Mater. Lieutenant John Hinton ; 'Fire Grinders,
of Kniphauses, Ilartletts. with coffee, from London
for Varell ; Penes, of Pool, Chandler, with cps,
rem London for Diver; &trials, of and for
Dem. Boralge, with coals, from Sunderland :
Sfroedevell packet, of and from London, Vitra, with
for Arunii I.

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FROM S4ITURP A r N !MIT' S GAZET
Admiralty-Pf,e, Ortobir 25, 1106.
*gip of e s,etott Irons Ceram Wtt um Ilargood, Commander
al His Msieste's Ship the Selina*, to Williasn Mar. feu,
Eon deice off dm Capes of Virginia, the 13th of Septembui,
florl.
Sra.-1 beg you will be pleased to acquaint my
Lords Commissnoners of the Admiralty, that yes-
terday morning, at daybreak. Cape Henry beatiag
W. N. W. twelve leagues, being in company with
His Majesty's ships Bellona end Melampnr, enclea•
Touring to fall in with Rear-Admitel Sir Richard
Strachan, I discovered a line of battle ship to lee-
watd of me, under lint masts, standing in for the
Chesapeak, to which we immediately gave chace.
On perceiving us, she bore up. and stood in for the
land. At a quarter past eight, observed she bad
taken the ground. Being then within one mile, I
came to anchor in about five fathoms of water, end
immediately sent boats, and took possession of het.
She proved to be L'lmpetuene, of sevenry-four guns
and sir hundred and seventy men, commanded by
Monsieur Le Veyer, Capitaine de Vaisseau, one of
the squadron that had been cruising under Rear.
Admiral Willeaumez, having separated from Ma
and four sail of the line more, with a frigate, as per
margin', in about Lat. 22 Deg. Lou. 69 Deg.
during the heavy gale of the 18th and 19th ultimo,
wherein she lost all her mans, bow-sprit. and rod-
der. and odrerstriee much damaged. Agent noon.
perceiving two suspicious vessels in the ()Sag, I
got under weigh with the Bellona, direfting Cap-
tain Poynta of the Melampus to receive the crew,
and set fire to her ; which be completed before
eight o'clock that evening.
I have the honour to be, &c.
W. Haaooott•
• Youaroytnt, 53 gum. ; Pattiote, 74 guns; Enle, 74 guns
Guard, 74 guns; Ittapetueue, 74 guns; Vateureuse frigete.
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