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FROM SATURDA NIGHT'S GAZETTE.
imigirderoikc, finch 16.
The following letters and list, containing accounts of captures
snails hoot the enemy, hese been transmitted to this Office by
Vice Admiral Rahtier,Contruender, in Chief of His Majesty's
Ships and Vessels in the East Indies :
leis Majesty'. Ship La Dedaigneuse,
SIR, off COChilla, Dec. 14, 1803.
have the Montour to acquaint you, that l captured this
morning a small French privateaf (L'Espeigle), of four guns,
some small arms, and 36 men ; and commanded by Francois
Dubois.
She sailed from the Mauritius on the Bth of November, and
had net made a capture. I have the honour to Se, &e.
(Signed) P. HF.YWOOD.
To Peter Rainier, Esq. Vice Admiral of the White,
and Commander in Chief, &c. etc
His Majesty's Ship Caroline, Ray of Bengal, Little
Andaman N. 79 deg. 50 min. E.Twenty League.,
SIR, Jan 5, 1804.
I have the pleasure to iiiferm you this morning at two
o'clock we fell in with the French privateer brig, Les Freres
Unit, of one buodred and forty tons, pierced for sixteen, but
with only eight gusts se board. and One hundred and thirty •
four men, fifteen of whom are Officers, and forty soldiers from
Boodeaux, in Joly, and from Mauritius 11th November, on
a emirs, but had taken nothing. It took us till near six a. 0.
to clime with aid capture this vessel, who sails fast, and
made every of to get from us, firing all his guns into us,
and as we hailed, but (thank God) without hurting any one.
Tiiey had one man shot by our musquetry, and, with our-
selves, received much injury to beats, boom., rigging, dec. &c.
I am, be. B. W. PAGE.
Vice Admiral Rainier, die. ace. die.
Ffu M.sfeety's Ship St. Florence, of Mount
SIR, Dilly, 14th Jan. 1804.
I have great pleasure in ecqueinting you, that the French
national vessel Pae.e par Tout (a cheese inane) was this day
at noon captured by the boats of Ile Majesty's ship under my
command, without the loss of a single man, after a most deter-
mined resistance, iii which the enemy lout two men killed.
with the First aid Second Captains, and three others very
deligerously wounded; the Captain, I fear, mortally, having a
ball through his body. About ten e. m. perceiving the chase
to have got her sweeps out, and the land wind failing, Ilene
three boats in pursuit; the barge and small cutter with Lieuts.
Doyle and Beach (my First and Second Lieutenants) being up
fist, most gallantly laid her on board in the face of a very heavy
fire from two brass six-pounde.s, mem, swivels, and repeated
vrelies of musketry, when in leas than two minutes they laid
down their arms. Great praise is due to my officers and
people employed on this occasion ; and I have not the least
doubt of their totems, had the enemy been of a much greater
!Nies Doe of the bargemen is wounded on the back of his
hand by a cutlass.
She peeved to be the Passe par Tout, of two braes six-
pounders and Coe bran swivels, with twenty eve men. I have
the honour to be, die &e. JOS. BINGHAM.
Vice Admiral Lamer.
Hu Majesty's Ship CriftliillP, between the Cocoa
SIR, aid Preparis Islands, Feb. 4,1804.
I hays the pleasure to info, m soil that His Majesty's ship un-
der my maimed has had the good fortune to capture the
French privateer ship IA Gene-el de Caen, of three hundred
and sixty tons, twenty-two guns, and two hundred men, this
forenoon. This ship fell to us by the superior Ailing of the
Caroline, both being under all possible tail, going large, our
chase gum hulling her, she struck. Came from the Isle of
France, last from Mergui, is stored and victualled for five
months, and had riot made a tantrum.
I am, be. R. W. PAGE
Vies Admiral Rainier, Commander in Chief, dic.
Ha Majesty's Ship Sheerness,off Point de
SIR, Galle, 6th May, 1804
Cru sing here pursuant to your directions, for the prntection
er trade in general, aid of the extra Indianan the Glory in
particular, I captured yesterday the French privateer brig
L'Alfred ; the was commanded by Captain Crewel, mounts
fourteen guns, carries eighty men ; she left the Mauritius in
Deee,litier last, and the only prism she has made are the brigs
Friendship, on the 87th March. and Endeavour, on the 16th
April, both front Madras to Prince of Wales's Island, and of
little value ; sire sails well, and is • remarkably One vessel.
I have the honour to be, &c. JAMES LIND.
V ice•Adioiral Rainier, Commander in Chief et Iles
Modesty's Ships mid Vessels in the East ladies.
A List of the Enemy's Ships and Vowels taken, destroyed, amid
recaptued, by His Majesty's Ships under the command of
Vice Admiral Rainier, in the East Indies, between the 21st
of December, 1603, and the let of Noecniber, 1804.
French ship Clarisee, of 12 guns and 137 men : taken lov the
Albion and Sceptre, Decemiser 21, 1803, in lat. 1 deg. 18 min.
S long. 85 deg. 80 min E.
French &awe mares Pas=t parTnitt, of 4 suns, 6 wrier's, and
MI men t taken by the St. E ierenan, Jaaos,y 14, 1604, off
Mount Dilly
French beg L'Esteigle, of 4 gem :four pounder.,, and 36
eesis : taken by La Derlatgiteuse, December 14, 1903, off
Crieliin
French brig Lee Frew, Unix, of 8 guns (nine and s.is
pounders, pierced foe slime guns), 134 ewe and 14a tons .
taken by the C iroline, hinuery 6, 1604, in the Ray of Beer ti.
French ship Geneva) lie Gen, of 26 guns (nine pouisiers
and heavy carronades,, 2'o intim, and 360 Loos' taken by th-
remline. February 4, 1804, between the Cows and Andaman
Isles.
French brig L'Alfred, of 14 guns (six and four-peundereN,
13 men, and 110 ems taken by the Sheerness, May a, 18)4,
on Point rte
French schooner Zeplisr, of 4 men aid nO tons, laden with
114 slaves taken by the Temsiehore, August 27, 1804, uhf
Grande Pert.
French brig La Scone Clementine, it 11 own, laden with
ISO slaves: taken by the Sir Edward Hughes Indiainaii, July
12, 1804, in lat. 4 deg. 18 mii. S. long. 64 di g E.
(Signed) PETER RAINIER,
Copy of a Letter from Mr. Tho: ias Mosinee, Commander of
the Kitty 'private Ship War, to William Marsden. Esq
dated at Itahnouth, the 14th instant.
SIR--I have the honour to acquaint rig, for the informs
lien of the Lordsof the Admiralty, that on Sunday the 10th
'slant, in the latitude of 48 deg North, end longitude 10 deg
11 min. West, we fell in with the Spanish peeve ship of war
Felicity, eneenting twenty iltee and one h teed and seventy
men, commanded by Jere Vineente its Ciere, out ten days
hem St Andere, andante en engagement of one hour and a
half, she struck to the Kitty, private snip of war, of London,
under env command. I am ceineerind to add, that we had
Aim man killed and two dangemusly wouneed. In justice to
the of aid ship's methane, I must say their cosiduel de-
serves the appeobasieni of their Lordships, when you take is. to
consideration that net twenty of them ever saw a gun fired
bream, and not twice that number ever were at sea before
we left the Downs, on the 3d inst. I have the honour to
be, &c. THOMAS MUSGRAVE.