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fortunate enough to capture her after a severe ae- '
!inn, anJ arrived with her sate in thi, bay. She
was seen on the morning of the Ist of ()ember in
latitude Ile bS N. and longitude..se* 1 W. ; and
about half-past eight made all sail in chase of the
packet, when every exertion was made to get away
from her; but finding it impossible, preparations
were made to make the but resistance we could,
and arrangements to sink the mails. if necessary.
At mom the schooner got within sun-shot,
hoisted French colours, and began her fire, which
was returned from the stern-cheae guns; this was
continued until she came net. when we were
hailed in very oppr-brions terms, and desired to
strike the colours. On retusing to do so, she ran
alongsidis, grappled the packet. and attempted to
board, which'ive repulsed by the pikes, with the
loss of eight or len men on the part of the enemy,
When the schooner attempted to get clear by cut-
, ting the grappling& but the main-yard being Locked
in her lgin. she was prevented. Great exertions
were continued on both -sides; and I had occasion
tti station a part of the crew in charge oldie mails.
to shift them as circumstances required, or to cut
them away in ease of our failure. About three, we
got one of our sin-pounder carronades to bear upon
the schooner, loaded with double grape, cannister,
and one hundred musket-balls, which was fired at
the moment the enemy was making a second des-
perate attempt to board, and killed and wounded
a great number. Soon after this I embraced the
opportunity of boarding, in turn, with five men,
and succeeded in driving lie enemy from his quar-
ters, and about four o'clock the schooner was cum-
pletely in our possession. She is named the Jeune
Richard, mounting six six-pounders, and one long
eighteen-pounder, having on board. at the com-
mencement of the at:bon. ninety-two men, of whom
twenty-one were found dead on her decks. and
thirty-three wounded. From the very superior
numb.ws of the enemy still remaining. it was ne-
cessary to use every precaution in securing the pri.
goners. I was obliged to order them op from
below one by one, and place them in their own
iroas as they came up, as thrie of our little crew
were killed, and ten severely wounded, the mizen-•
mast and main yard carried away, and the rigging.
fore.and-aft. much damaged It is my duty to
mention to you, Sir, that the crew of the packet,
amounting at first to only twenty-eight men and
boys,. supported me wits the greatest gallantry,
during the whole of this arduous contest.
I have the honour to be, ke.

(Sign d) W Rounas Captaia.
The Hes. SO Aleseu6e•Ceehra.,e, K B Rear
Admiral of Ms Mite. Ste. atc. to
lellenly Tortola-Rotis, NAP 3, 1801
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Sta.—l inclose, for the information of my Lords
Commissioners of the Admiralty, copies of two let-
tees from Lava's Stewart, of His Majesty's sloop.
Port d'Lspagne, on the Trinidad station, giving as
account of the capture two privateers, and of .1
destroying a third, with thi assistance of Lieutenant
Murray, of the schooner Belabor); a fourth was
chased out of the guiph of Paria by the Pore'
d'Espagne, which was captured by His Majesty's
gun-•.: ig tte:o 'ye.
I also inclose the copy ef a lett* •Prom Lieme-
nant Yet's, commanding the Laura cutter, ac-
quainting nie wi'h the capture of a French brig
letter of marque. by that vessel and the .Baleheu.
• I have the honour to be, kr.
(Signed) Atm. Coen' ass. •
He Majesty's ship ME risguir, aR SON
AuKust 18,184..
_ _ .

Si a—l have the honour to inform you, that His.
Majesty's ship under my command has captured
La .Maria, Spanish privateer schooner, mounting
on' lung eighteen-pounder, with a crew of seventy-
four men, after a abase of six hours. She is last
from Margarita, without having made any capture,
stored and provisioned for three months, and bound
to winciwar,l of Barbadoes. I feel particularly
pleased in the capture of this vessel, as she is
teemeid the fastest sailer out of any of the Windward
Islands. Her Commander has cruised, with the
fgreatest success, in different privateers, for the last
ourteen y. ars, without being captured.
I have the honour to be, &c. J. P. STswase.
The honourable Sy Alexandor Cochrane. Y • Y.
Rear-Admiral or the White, Coromandel' in
&c. ttc.

His Majesty's sloop Port d'Espagne, at
sea, September 12, IMO.
St a—l have to inform you the boats of this ship,
under the command of Lieutenants Cotgrave and
Hall, this morning captured El Rosario Spanish
schooner privateer, armed with one gun; her crew
consisted of thirty...four men, which made their es-
cape by reaching the shore. On the 20th of last
month the boats of the Balahou, in conjunelion with
an armed prize from this ship, destroyed a small
privateer in the bay of Saint itta,s I have the ho-
nour to be &c. (Signed) 3. P. STam•a2.
Hues. Sir A. Cucbraae, .B. &c.
Leeward islands
HOlMajestj's Cutter LAWS, August 1207,
eon Dlapagee.
Sta—l beg leave to inform you, that His Majes-
ty's cutter Laura, under my command, Ba',Men
in company, en the morning of the 4th instant, To-
bago S. by W, See or six leagues, fell in with and
captured. after a rnnuing fight of several hours, Le
Rhone, French letter et marque, commanded by Mr.
Francis Goureu, mounting re long sixounders,
and carrying twenty-six men ; out from Martinique
ten days, bound In the riv. r Orinoko, and had taken
nothing. She is s fine copper-bottomed brig, of
ah,ut ninety tons, and, in my opinion, fit for His
blajesty's service.
Much praise is due to Lieutenant Murray in
brmoing the Balahou to aelions
The officers and crews o: both vessels behaved in
a gallatit and exemplary manner.
I have the pleasure to add that there are none
either killed or wounded on board the Laura or BA-
lihou.

The enemy had two killed and five wounded. and
her rigging and sails very much shattered.
The Ltsura's rigging and sails were very much
ebt. and her main-topmast shot away during the
adion.4=l have the honour to be, &c.

(Signed) Roe. Veers, Lieut. and Comm.
To Woe Hon Sir Alezander Cnchrane K B.
SLOW ftulloiral of the White, Guiana:s4H in

.r.Ckiof. kg. kc. &c. • -
• Extract of a Latter from Sir William Sidney Smith, Rear-
Aditital of the R ury to the limn. W. W4e, dried o
board His Majoity's ship Hdurn.a, the Igta of Novo atr•rr,
1807.
L have the bowst to transmit you herewith a