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on hosra etS that hip in April, IBM he was ye.
,in..ved osto the Loire frigate. commanded by Cap-
Maitland. At the latter roil of May. or
. braioning• of June followoog, while recomientring
the cwt.' of iu the shop's launch, he cap.
tared • vessel. which he discovered staisding into
;the Say of C marines. to the eastward of Cope
Fineeteete. Fonts his prise, he learned that there
item two privateers in the kashmir of Cemerioas.
Unsuited with it complement of eighty lien. He
irtimedostely determined on the attempt to cut theta
out. 'Ou-oomong up is them, as break of day, he
discovered that they were Moored nosier a battery
of ran gone. " Undaunted, however." observe*
Cantab. Maitland. " by a circuuustsoce so little
expected. Mr. Yeo ordered the launch, command.'
ed by Mr. Clinch, to boar) the smallest, while he,
with the two cutters, most gill stilly attacked and
carried the largest, a felucca. armed "nth three
eighteen- pounders, four four- poauders. brass
swivels. and fifty men.". —44 When the crew of
the felucca was mustered, Nineteen out of fifty
were tni.sing, some of whom had jawed over-
board, but tlw greatest pert were killed by the pike,
there being us, weapons used but the pike and
ea
•re."
The launch was equally successful in her attack ;
but, as it was a perfect calm. the fire of she battery
having eninmeneed, and there being no possibility
of ...craving awastasice from the ship, Lirut. Yen
was under the necessity of abondoosiog the smaller
velorl-e.a large lugger, of two six-pounders and
thirty-two men. to server the larger. " When we
c-II to the inequality of force. officers in.
clud..(l. there being not more than thirty-five of llie
Loire's No•osed to eighty Spaniards, with their
vetrela moored to the walls of a beery battery, it
anu-t be *Vowel to confer the greatest credit on
the officers and men employed nn the service." In
equip% out of the harbour with his loose. Lieut.
Yen rook possession of three small merchant vessels ;
,but, findlog dist their cargoes consisted only of
small wine for the euenty's olliaidron at Ferrol, he
ilest toyed them.
On thr 3.1 of June, he swain went, with thirty
mei. Moor of the privateers which he had taken,
to reconnoitre the coast. In the usnformaisce of
this duty, he was winched by II flotilla of seven
lugger privateers. which had been pent out from
•Finiaterre fur the capers. purpose of taking him ;
be'. .ofser a sharp action, this superior force sheer.
edi off. rod *might protection under the Spanish
, befitting'; no contemptible compliment to the la-
pert& bravery and skill of the Eoglish officer.
We stow come to a more tmportant event in the
life of Surd:lmes Yen. On the day after the actiou
just meutioned. Captain Maitland having been in-
formed that there was • French privateer fitting
out as El Maros. otothe coast of Spain, the Lois'
stood into the bay, with the design of biiiiging out
or destroying her. On hauling close round the
point of the rood, a small battery of two guns open.
gal upon the ship • to silence which, Lieutenant
Yen immediately viilunteereil to go on shore. On
his binding, the battery was thstautly abandoned ;
lint, scarcely had he spiked the guns, when, to his
:great 'tortoise, lir perceived a strong fortress in the
towii.t he gouts of which hail opened on the ship,then
in a most perilous siluetion. Prompted, therefore,
*y a determination to rescue her from the criti-
cally d nigerour state in which she appeared, he
pushed forward, and, with his feeble force, consist-
ing of only fifty men, he stormed end carried the
fort. in which the Governor and twelve of the gar-
rison were killed, and thirty wounded.
~ The danger in which the Loire was placed arose
front her haying anchored off the smaller battery ;
,it not hetior known, or even suspected, that there
.was any other. The destructive fire. however. from
the large fort, aided by the foulness of the wind,
rendered it absolutely necessary that the party on
shore should act with promptitude and decision.
Most fortunately the determination of the motorist
;mated with one, otiose esiergy and resources were
fully adequate to the arduous nature of his situ*.
tint,.
Captain Atitland, in his official letter. also
otrologly reenitionended Lieutenant Yeo to the no.
lice of the Loot, Commissioners of the Admiralty.
as having, in the late instances, "displayed as such
gallantry as erer fell to the lot of any maw."
It is proper to add, that the fortress of El Mu-
res, which mounted twelve eighteen-pounders, and
was garrisoned with upwards of 230 men. was car-
ried at noon-day. Lieutenant Yro destroyed the
fortificat and brought off all the stores. Stc.
In the prosecution of the service he irss wounded
in his breast. by the bayonet of a French soldier.
Six of his men were also wounded.
For his distinguished conduct on this occasion,
Mr. Yeo was prompted to the rank of Master and
Cominander, and, finaAjr, appointed to the coon.
mend of the Configure, of 92 guns, which he cap-
bored at El Mural, with a French brig of 40 guns,
and seteral smallo reacts. ,
During the aericistions at Lisbon, in 1807'.
previously to the departure of the Royal Family
from Portugal, Captain Yeo was employed in a
constant communication between the Court at Lin.
bon, and the English Ambassador and Admiral off
that port ; K service on which be continued, till
the Prince Regeot. end the other branches of the
Royal Family, finally railed fur the Brasile.—
That wienourable event took place at the cud of
November mid, when Sir Sidney Smith had re-
turned to th• Tagus, after escorting the Royal
Emigrants a hundred leagues to the westward,
taiontin Yro sailed for England with the official
intelligence. Lord Stratogford took his postage in
the Coofiance. which parted company with the fleet
tut the 7th of December.
Immediately on his arrival iu England, with Sir
Sidney dispitchea, the gallant CoMmander
of the Cotfianee wai promoted to the rank of Poet.
Captain; and, in further testimony of the approval
Of his *entice*, he had the gratifying compliment
paid to him, of the Casetaniet being made a poet
bill", end his being appointed to command tier,
wit, orders to sail for the Brazil
Caption Yeo, 'who approve to have loot no time
in hie amiss picots, accordingly returned to the
Tagus, whore he joined the English squadron oia
the .24th of January, 1909.
his the mouth of September. 18011, route time
after Ina arrival in Smith America. Captain Yeo was
ordered from Itio de Janeiro. with dispatches to the
(;.version of Para, and to cruise off that coast. 00
Ist. arti•al shire, lie suggested to the Governor
(General Jose Nettie° de Millet de !deuce) the

praetieability or effecting the cone/pest of Cayenne
and Friroclr Goias.. which had been a snore of
great atitsoyance in the British tride io that part of
the world. His Excellency, agreeably to tht. sag-
sermon, immediately ensile a naval and military ar.
rangesuent for• that puryoee. over winch he gave
Ciptaist Yeo the supreme command. There were
theu at Para. three gusi-boats. and a man of war
',glimmer building; to mai., in the completing and
riKytiuq af which. Captain Yeo employed the crew
of the Coajtarree. This preliminary labour occu-
pied two months; at the expiration of which, Cap-
tain Yeo proceeded to the coast of Cayenne ; and
the exwlitiosa ruded—aa must he yet fresh in the
recollection of every one—lii the complete expul-
HMI of the French from the Continent of South
Amenea.

The landing on the island of Cayenne was effect-
ed on the 7th of January, 1809, from canoes, and
• from the boats of the squadron, every one of which
was almost instantly dashed to pieces by the surf,
on reachtns the rocks en which a rooting was first
gained. Ihe whole of the operations sophist the
colony, which occupied live weeks. were performed
in the rainy and *inter season, during which pe-
riod scarcely any vessel eve► ventures to approach
the shores, on account of the heavy bre4kers and
tremerishass surf, which invariably prevail ut that
time of the year. It is also d ing of rework,
that the whole of the British and Portuguese force
which took possession of Coypu's,. did slot aninsuit
to re thou 400 mess, opposed to a force strongly
fortified and prepared to receive them, roil protect-
ed by military works moulding 220 various pieces
of ordnance, nuns:ars, Ste.
After having taken precautions for the safety of
the place, Captain Yes' out the prisom-rs.
mg to upwards or a on board of the
Portuguese vessels in the harbour, took elan rising
not of the Co4weet, ran her up on the beach, sod
couverted her into u loot, battery, between the pri-
soners and the tow's.

At length, the object of the expedition baying
herr fully accomplished, smut the liel:PAYAry arrnirge-
worts satisfactorsly mule, C..ptisiii Yes/ returned
to Rto de isiteiro, where he was received with every
mark of flattering distinction by the Prince Re.
gent. tits Royal Highness graciously presented
hint with a valuable diamond ring. from off his
finger ; and, as a peculiar mark of favour and high
estimation. he conferred upon him—the first and
Only Prote►tant ever so honoured—a Knight's C -
asandery of the Order of St. Berm) d'A viol, which
has since beets graciously confirmed by his Britan-
nic Majesty's sign manual.

FOREIGN IN l'E LLIGENCE.

PARIS PAPERS.

dmimil•••

PARIS, AUGUST 31.
The King yesterday received in public audience
the Count de Lmwenhielin, who delvered his cre-
dentials as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Ple-
nipotentiary from the King of Sweden •nd Norway.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester,
travelling under the name of the Earl of Con-
naught, arrived at Toulouse on the e2d. and on
the following day received the visits of the Civil
and Military Authorities. Ile drove out, accom-
panied by Lieut.-Gen. Count de Partouneaux, com-
manding the loth Military Division, and visited the
Polygon. where he admired the address of the ar-
tillery-men. He next visited the Capitol, which
he examined with attention, remarking particu-
larly the statue of Henry IV. and the busts of
tho►e illustrious men who adorn the hall. The
same day he dined with the Bilfoll de Saint Chip-
man*. Prefect of the Department.
The Tribunal of Correctional Police of Bethune,
has condemned • peasant of Bully to a► year's Ml-
prisoument and 500 francs fine, for having con-
cealed a deserter and favoured his escape from the
hands of the gendarmerie.
The King's fere was celebrated in all part. of
France with an enthusiasm and an (dui difficult to
describe.

At Brest it gave occasion to a military and
marine fete, during which was launched at the
morning tide the frigate La C'otislance, amidst
repeated cries of" Vies le Roi !"
At Nantes the troops of the garriron celebrated
the fete 44 genii Louis by a sham.hatite. The
National Guard took part in the evolution., and in
the evening peace was concluded in e►►tertainments,

over which unrestrained gaiety presided.
At Botirdeituz, on the point of day, the cannon
smtounced the felt of the French, and white flags
were hoisted at every house, and ou all the ships in
the harbour.
Two vessels arrived at Marseilles in seven da)ii
from the Straits of Gibraltar, have brought intel-
ligence that an English brig of war from Ports-
mouth was cruising in the Gulf of Cadiz, for the
protection of commerce. This measure is sup-
posed to have hero resorted to in consequence of
the determination of the British Government to
repress the piracies of the American Insurgent
privateete.
NUREMBERG. AUOUST 22.

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it is understood that Pield-Marshal the Prince
De Weeds will proceed to Ai:-IN-Chapelle un the
arrival there of the Allied Sovereigns it iM thought
he will be invested with the requisite powers to treat
reipecting the supplementary 4st/twilit), claitned by
bristle.

ACCIVAt 8.
Yesterday at florin the Prince Koyal of Prussia
returned to our city from St. Petersburgh.
We have it in our power to contract some of
the reports circulated in Germany on Prussian af-
fairs. Nothing is yet fixed on the future Constitu-
tion of the Prussian monarchy ; it is certain that