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NAVAL INTALLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 21.
Yesterday arrived the 'grim-time frigate, both
Lisbon ; General Kelleriaann is on board her. He
requested Sir Charles Cotton to land him at Calais,
fer which purpose he is come here.
Arrived the Medusa frigate, lion. Capt. Bon-
eerie, from New titithdlautl ; Skylark and Satellite
ioops, from the Dow no.
Two more of the Russian ships are gone down
to the Motherbank ; and the .11iate frigate, and
Detternis gun-vessel, to match shoo.
Sailed the .Sivallotr, Capt. Milne, for Plymouth.
Arrived the Thames frigate, Hon. Capt. Wahle-
grave, with a convoy iron) the Mediterranean. They
left Gibraltar on the 211th ult.
Came into harbour the Harriot transport, with
the loss of an aiielwa and cable.
His Majesty's ship L'Espeigle is appointed con-
voy for Cork.—Wind W.
FALMOUTH, OCT. 2.
Sailed the Windsor Castle pocket, Captaiii
ton, with a measengiir find t:oipatelies for St. An-
dero ; and the Eliza packet, Captain Sampson, for
Corunna.—Vi ind A.
TORBAY, OCT. 43.
Arrived last evening; from Lisbon, the Mediator
store-ship, mid lauded Brigadier-Genet:al N,ightin-
gale and suite, also set off immediately. for Loudon.
The Mediator had thirty Lays' posptge, end firings
HP particular mews. :

SUEEKNESS, OLT. 14.
Soiled from the Nom thi4 morning the Nerve,
with d COMO). fur Ildjgotsmd.—Wind W.

DEAL, OCT. 24.
Arrived the Podargrs and Blazer, with several
other cruisers, blown from off the French coast by
the late K.dc, and 'entail' iu the Downs Kith the
'hips as per last.
Last slight and this day we experienced .a very
heavy gale, at S.S.W. Several vessels in the
Downs hare lo•.t anchors and cables ; among them
the Heirs, Cale. Thomas ; Canada, Johns; anti
the Principe Asaanea.
It is reported that a collier, ealleld the Ciro o,
has fcutaderctl in the lb...int.—Wind S.W.
conk, op% ln.
yesterday the !Wean, Captain Worth, arnved
at Cove, from a cruise. _ _

Sailed the Elizabeth, of awl for Liverpool, Mo-
iling, with prr•viNious Jaiiett, of Rotlit•sy, Bao-
liatyne, Livitrpool, with nits.

FROM LAST• 2VJGII7"S GAZETTE.

Admiralty-q 65, r, Octnhfr 25. I ROA.
Cory of. letter from Vte--Adrutral Lora Collingruo I, raw-
masteler-in-Clairf of HMI Majesty's skips and vrestl• to the
Itirditmonean, to Ow litotoorobir W. rote, ,L,fra on
board thr Ocean, uff Caps Pallas, lite slls of Septi.l.ubEr,
11/06

Sts-1 inclose. for the information of the Lords
Commissioners of the Admiralty, two letters which
I have received from Captain Stewart, of Ni.
je4y's ship the Seshnr.e, dated the 6th and nth of
Jul), giving theeccount of his having fallen in with
a large Turkish frigate and eon elte on the evening
of the Bth of that month, oft the Island of Scopelo,
wad, after a severe uo:tiori, taken the. Believe Zaffer,
a Turkish frigate, of fifty-two guns and five hun-
dred men t the conette au nut seen in the:Moro-

ins.
The example, whie!i Captain Stewart has giten
in thin action, of gallni.try and of still, by•which his
own ship sas so well preserved, while his opponent
was ruined., must 1.);.• 111,451 y gratifying to their Lord-
Alps, and marks the high state of discipline of
his ship, tad the ability of the officers who con-
ducted it.

I inclose also a letter from Captaia Hepen4tall,
.r His .faje.ty's sloop Kingstklier, of the 'Pith of
June, isifo.mim: me he had maptimerl Freneh let-
trr of marque, the Hercule, of twelve zoos uud
11114 M
,EiNOOD.

tffaisstyls skip &Aerie, off Slim,
July ni, 1403.
MY LORD—I have the honour to ieforin your
Lordship, that yesterday evening we observed two
Turkish men of war and a galley romieg round the
east end of the Island of Scopolo, towards which we
inirnediatelv made sail. On comiug near enough to
make out that they were both single-decked ships,
I determined to bring them to action, having every
confidence in the ()Rivera and crew of this ship.
The action began at half pest nine, the Turks
going a little off the wind under easy sail, and
continually endeavouring to run lib on board; in-
deed I early saw that their chief attention was di.
rested to this object, and as the largest ship ap-
peared of great force cud full of men, I kept this
ship id a position not to be boarded. At ten o'clock,
observing a good opportuaity of more particularly
attacking the small ship to advantage, we dropped
along-side of her, and after a quarter of an hour's
hot fire, at half pistol-shot distance, her fire having
totally ceased, we left her in ma state of the greatest
distress and confusion, with her rails mostly down,
and just before we ad left her she had partially
blown up forward. By this time the large frigate,
which, from haviug fallen a little to leeward, had
ant been able to assist her consort, had ugain got
pretty close up, and the action between us soon re-
eninmenced ; still so obstinate was the resistance of
the Turks, that it was nottill a pirate' past one we
rendered her a motionless wreck. As they now
wordd neither answer nor fire, 1 conceived it must
prudent, knowing the character of the people, to
wait for daylight, to send ou board her. ,At -day-
observing her colours upon the stump of the
tnizen-inast, we poured a lynatiside into her stern,
when she struck, and 1 hied the pleasure to take
possession of the Badere Zatfer, a very hue frigate,
of the largest dimensions, carrying tifty-two long
brass guns, twenty-four pounders, on the main-
deck, except two, which are forty-two pounders,
and twelve-pounders on the quarter-deck and fore-
castle, milaethad a complement of live hundred men,
and was commanded by Captain Scanderli hiehuc
Atli, who, 1 am informed, was only prevented by
his own people from blowing her up. Her loss in
killed and wounded is prodigious, one hundred and
sixty-five killed, and one 'hundred and ninety-five
wounded ; ours comparatively small, five killed
and ten wounded& Oar mizeii-mast fell soon after
the-action, which is the greatest injury we have
suatuined. The other ship was named the Ahs Fe-
:tan, carrying twenty-four thirteen pounders, and
two mortars. commanded by. .Vaptain Danigardi
Alli, with a complement of two hundred and thirty
inen. I understand they took most of the men wit
.f the galley before the action, and sent her sway.
Having now, my Loral, given yon the details of
this affair, there only rehmins the pleasant office of
recommending to you the officers and ship's corn-
pmay, who, fluting a tedious night action, where
much depended- upon working the sail, as well as
the gene, behaved in a manner to command my ut-
most gratitude. The disparity of force, with the
loss in the enemy's ships, will prove the greatness of
their exertions, to which I shall add, that thirty
men were absent from the ship. Mr. Downie, the
First Lieutenant, is an officer of merit, ability, and
experience ; and I beg strongly to recommend him
to your Lordship's protection for promotion. Mr.
Lester, Master's Mate, who has passed, is also.vey
deserving of promotion. Thomas plunge, Loaners
Mate, and an excellent man, acted us Lei • mer ; and,
from his conduct, is very deserving of such a
sit nation.

I am now proceeding with the prise for any post
I ran get first into among the Islands, as it is with
difficulty we van keep her abort water.
I have the honour to be, :tr.

- (Signed) JOHN STEWIII.T.
The Right Noe. Lord Culliagwood,
Commander-in-Mid, Ex. kr. Ste.
Oa board Ria Majesty's sloop Kinoftaher, off
the coast of Carers:to* Cal+C Blase bearing
N. W. by N. hit leagues, June 27, IdoB.
My Lean—lt is with great pleasure I have the
honour to inform you, that, at daylight this morn-
ing, I saw a large sail in the S.W. which 1 imme-
diately went in chase of, and, with the assistance
of the sweeps, the wind being very light, at twelve
o'clock I had thcsatifaction of arriving up within
gun-rhot of the chase, who had hoisted Fiend.
colours, when I commenced firing on her, which
sh► returned very warmly, and, after a running
fight of one hour, she struck. She proves to be
1..• I leccale, a very fine new French ship letter of
ineryte, with a cargo of cotton. on board, from
A►rppn and (') prus, hound to Marteille* or Genoa,
armed with tairlve gun,. eighteens, twelves, and
eights; manned with 57 men'; commanded by
Mons. Gereme Cat rose, a Member of the Legion
of honour. I em happy in being able to say that
I have every reason to be pleased with the steady,
excellent t displayed by Mr. R. Standish,
First Lieutenant. the other Officers, and
company, on this occasion. I hail but one man
slightly wounded, but 'uttered very much iii the
yards and running rigging; the enemy had twe
plan killed and three wounded.
1 have the honour to be, fee.
W. lIEPENSTA LL.

Vice-Admiral Lord Collingwood, Le. rte. Lt.
Copy of soother Letter from Vire-Admiral Lord Coiling-
wood, to the Honourable William Welke-lay Polo, dated
DU board the Ocean, at Sea, the lit of September, 1108.
have the pleasure to inclose, to be laid
before my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty,
the copy of R letter transmitted to me by Vice-Ad-
rairalThornhorough from Capt.Rosenhugen, of His
Majesty's ship the Volage, giving sin account of
that ship having captured, nn the :Nth ofJilly last,
the French brig of war Requin, of 16 guns, (pierced
for tti,) connimieled by the Captain of frigate
Behar, with a complement of 10$ men. As this
vessel is represeutesa to be nearly new, and tit for
Hi* Majeaty's service, proposed causing her to
be taken into it, if sbn is found so on survey.
I elan transmit a letter, with its inclosure,
which 1 here received from the Honourable Capt.
Duncan. 4.711 is Maje►ty's ship-PinenPine, who, on
sevelislfornier occasions, has praised, in the highest
terms, tha ability and zeal evinced by Lientenniit
Price, ,in contincting similar succes.ful enterprizes
*gobbet the enemy. I am, SG coon.
. His Majesty's ship 'foliage, Atiocoort
Sound, Aug.., I one.
Sit.-1 here the honour to inform you, that I
arrived here yesterday morning, with Le Regain
French brig, of sixteen gnus, and owe hundred and
eight Inca, which I had the goud•furtune to fill' in

with in the morning or the Seth ult., a 1 We to the
northward of Corsica, and captured her, after a
hard chase of nine hours, in which her bouts, beam,
and anchors, were thrown overboard.
Slue is commanded by Capitaine de Fre4,ste Bw
riff, Member of the Legion of Honour, :tild had
left Ajacciu only the nturntli!, bet...,•:e we MI
her, having put iu there on her way front Aigiera
to Toulon, with three prites taken un tier rosing.e.
She is a very tine brig, pierced for eighteen gams,
built at Itoelifort only fourteen months sines., and
'is the same which the Wizard engaged some time
*go.
The number of prisoners I have on board wilt
make it necessary for me to go to Malta; but I
shall return to my station without delay. •
have the honour to be, &e.

(Signed) 0. L. J. ROSENHAGEN.
Vice-Admi4ol Tharaborough, 11/4e. &c.
Two of the brig's prizes belonged to the La-
vinia and Spartan, whose crews were recaptured.

Ills Majesty's ship Porcupine, at Nen,
July 11, ma.
MY Lotto—l have the hononr to inform your
Lordship, that, on the itiorisin..l of the 9th instant,
being oil Mount Circello, on the coast of Romania,
I observed two French gau-hoats, with a merchant
vessel under convoy, going alongshore to the West-
lard ; as the ship Was becalmed, I sent Lieut:•iiant
Price, with the boats, in pursuit of them ; after a
row of eight hours, in a hot sun, he drove the latter
on shore' and forced the gun-boats to take shelter
under the butteries of Port Damao. At this time,
seeing three very suspicious vessels coming down
with a fresh breeze from the westward, I was
obliged to recut him ; but before we could cut
tketu off, they also got into the same harbour.-....
Next morning I observed that one of them, a large
polecre 114, lie further out than the others, and
having reconnoitred, thought it possible to take
her; I iv.ts the more induced to try it, from a wish
to give a cheek to the trade along this coast, which
they think, fioin their numerous batteries, they can
carry on without molestation. As soon as it was
dark, the boats went in, under the command of
Lieutenant Price, and, from under the heaviest
fire I ever saw, brought her out. She carries eight
long six-pounder guns. and had on board between
twenty and thirty men, fromiliercs. Bay, bound to
Naples with salt. •
When I consider that this vessel was moored to a
beach, lined with French soldiers, within pistol-
shot of two batteries and a tower, and of three gun-
boats, carrying each a twenty-Our pounder and
thirty men ; that from the balfling winds, she was
an hour and twenty minutes before she got out of
range of grape, and that the enemy were at 144
perfectly prepared for the attack, .1 cannot find
words to express my admiration at the intrepid
conduct of all the officers, seamen, and marines
employed in it.
I am sure that the services of Lieutenant Price,
he having been inure than thirty times in action
with the bouts of this ship since October lust, and
his sufferings on this occasion, being severely
wounded on the head and right leg, will be a suf-
ficieut excuse for my requesting, in the strongest
terms, that your Lordship will recommend this
. gullant Officer to the consideration of the Lords of
the Admiralty. •
Inclosed are the names of the Officers employed
in the boats, and a list of the wounded, all of
whom, I am happy to say, are likely to do well ;
fortunately we had pone killed.
I am, &e. Mons Meese, Captain.
The Right Hon. Lord Collingwood, Vice-Admiral
of the Red, Commander-in-Chia
Names of the Officers employed in the boats of His Ma-
jesty's ship Porcupine, on the night of the tuth of July,
1805.
George Price, First Lieutenant. Francis Smith, (a), Se-
cond Lieutenant. James Renwick, Lieutenant of Royal
Marines. Messrs. Barry, Featherston*, Wilkes, Adams,
sad Butler, Midshipmen. And Mr. Anderson, Captain's

List uf the Officers, Seamen, and Marines wounded is the
boats of His Mairsty's ship Porcupine, on the night of the
lefts of July, tans.
Lieutenant (aurae Price, severely. lobo tYllricii Butler,
Midshipman, severely. John Campbell, Second Minster's
Mate, ditto. James Lewis, able ditto. Joseph Germain,
ordinary, ditto. Edward Edwarils, able, slightly. James
Bogeys, Private of 3farittes, severely. And William Mit-
chell, Private of Marina, slightly.
(Signed) HENRY DUNCAN.

Vice-Admiral ashon, Comosartiler-in-Chief at
Leith, has transmitted to the Honourable William
Wellesley Pole two letters from Captains Baugh
and Dix, of His Majesty's sloops Clio and Cygnet,
of which the following are copies.

Mis Majesty's sloop Clio, Leith Roads,
titth Octubcp, ions.
SIR—I beg leave to inform you, thut on the 21st
elt. while eruii:ing off Fleckoro, 1 captured a small
Danish privateer, a ith six guns and eleven men.
I have, &c.

(Siguedl T. F. BAtmit, Commander.
Vice-Admiral %salmi, fie. fat. Sm.
Ilia Majesty's sloop Cygnet, at ara,
. otli Ortubm, taw
I tt.-4 captured this day, after a chase of five
boom, Bergen bearing K by S. twenty-three
lesques, the Danish sloop privateer Giengielderen,
of four guns and tweiity-five men ; oat three days
without having made any captures. The Gien-
gielderen w, a fitted at Bergen for a cruise of eight
weeks on the coast of Scotland.
I have, &e. (Signed) EDWARD DIE.
To Junta Vialeun, F.q. Vica-Adaniral of the Blue,
Sfie. Leith.

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