The National Register.
London, England, 1808-03-27 00:00:00

I omas Gaskell and George Gaslvcll, Lancaster, linca-drapers'

Thowa- La‘s.on, I..anca.te:r, grocer.
John Richardson, Somerset-street, Coodman's-fields, manic-

inutical inbtrument-maker.


[The Caretle contains a Dispatch from Capt. Maitland, of
his Maje:t v's ship Emerald, dat,it of Vivero, on the coast of
Spa:n, larch 14, 1808, by, which it appears that the Emerald.
,‘ hen on her return to Perrot. di,covcred a large French
schooner at an anchor in Nlver.) Bay. Though late in Om
evening, Capt. instantly determined to carry her by a coup
de main, and standing in for the anchorage, which was defend-
ed by two forts, one of which had 8 twentv-four pounders, the
oilier five of the same metal, he dispatched some of his boats.
manned and armed, under the command of \h. Bertram, the
First Lieutenant, with orders to storm the largest battery, and

secure the schooner. NV bile the Emerald stood op the bits- to si-
lence the other ; the Third Lieu Tenant, Mr. Smith, was detached
ss ith the remainder of the boats, to land and attach this hatters;
in the rear, he was opposed by a large party of Spaut..l) sol-
dier., most of whom fell, together with their officer, from the ra-
pidity of our seamen's tire ; anti the ship at the same time st 'caeca
toe battery. Mr. Bertram, haying spiked the gulls of the large-t
fort, proceeded to the schonacr, w hick had been run On the
Rocks, and deserted by the'crow ; he was also attacked hy a
large party of the enemy, who was soon obliged to Hy, leaving
many dead behind them, he then used every endeavour to -,-et
the 1, esql otr, hut a large hotly of infantry collected on the
beach opened such a galling- tire, that he was obliged to set the
schooner on tire, wlren at One A. M. she blew tip. The enemy
!soviet!! returned to the smallest battery, re-opened their tire,
which they cowinued fur 'two hours, till the ship was out of
rame. The schooner was a French corvette, of !.-4 gnus and ;r1
ma', from the Isle of 1 lance, with dispatches, and was called
I,'A propos.
On the return of the boats the Emerald weighed and stood
out of the bay, w jilt light air., and at day-light they diseostsred
eight gun-boats pultimz front the westward, but on their coming •
within the range of grape, the Emerald opened such a heavy
fire on them, that they pulled into Yeres Bay, after having kept
up a smart action for about litalf an hour—and the total want of
wind presented the Emerald front pursuiag them. Capt. M.
speaks in the highest terms of :all the officers amid 110`11, 1% hose
perseverance under an arduous contest, in w hick they were at
their gulls for IS hours, could only be equalled by the spirit
with which they roshert on to the attack during the darkness of
the night, and in opposition to a much superior force. We are
sorry to say that the Emerald had Hine killed and 16 wounded.
among the latter are the First-Lieutenant, both Marine Oilieers.
and. a Muster'--mate•

[The Gazette also contains dispatches from Vice-Admiral
Dacres, on the Jamaica station, ►uctioning the following cap-
inres :—french schooner. Experiment, two guns and 40 men.
by His Majesty's sloop Raindeer. Spanish privateer, Juliana.
four twelve-pound carronades, one lon:;; eighteen-pounder and
81 men, by liis Majesty's schooners, Gracieux and
Spanish letter of Marque, Inden with leather, and taVenty-four
thousand dollars, by Ilis Maje,ty's brig Elk ; anti the french
schooner, l,tannal=e, of five gams and 86 men, toactiser with
another run on shore, and de•troyed, both h. His Thliestv's
sloop Rein►teer. It also contains a gallant exploit it the cutter
and jolls-i►oat of the Contiance, ('apt. Yen, wiateh had been
sent to. Row Guard. at the mouth of the Tagus, to wateh the

ltussian tit et. The officer obscrving a I•'rertc.ll gun-boat at
anchor, above St. Juliana, boarded her and brettiglit Iter
after some re,i,ttance. She prover to he La Canoniau, natuntiai;
one and two fi-poiniders, with fifty men.]