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ltiis colour' to a 'small one gun venetian schooner. Messrs' •
Kinston and Lew afterwards went or. board, took charge of the
brig,heat 'off the schooner, and prevented her from destroying •
the ve,scls i.a the bay. He then adds, I have omitted a circum-
stance in my former letter respecting the Corona, which,
*om the meritorious conduct of those officers and men
employed deserves to be mentioned. The Corona caught
fire in the main-top, a short time after her capture, and
the whole of her main •mast and rigging was instantly iu flames.
Lieutenants Dickenson (d Cie Cerberus, and Hay of the Ac-
tive., will a party of men, were on board her at the time.. The
ship now preseuted a most awful spectacle, and I had quite
riven her up as lost. No possible assistance could be afforded
from the squadron, and she had to trust alone to her own ex-
ertions ; however, were not wanting, and by the extraor-
dinary peseverance and coolness of the officers and men em-
ployed, the: fire was at last extinguished, with the loss of the
main-mast, and the ship of course saved to the service. I have
to express my warmest thanks to Lieutenants Dickenson and
Hay, and the offiers and men employed, and beg leave to re-
commend them to the Commander in Chief.
I have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) W. I lOSTE.
Captain G. Eyre, or Senior Officer.

FALL OF FIG UERAS.
The Gazette also contains another letter from A d-

miral Sir C. Cotton, incl6ing the following irnpor-
. xant dispatch from Captain Buller, of the Cam-

bi is:n.

Cambrian, off Rusas, April 16.

SIR--I have great pleasure in sending you, by the Blossom,
the important intellizetice of the surrender of Figueras to the
Spaniards on the. 10th ins% and that St. Philion and Palamos
'were taken possession of by the Cambrian and Volontaire on
the 12th and 14th,•tlie guns all embarked, and the batteries de-
stroyed. I ant now on my way to Rosa::: and Cade quis,and I have
rea4on to hope the latter place, with Silvaa will shortly be ours.
The fall of Figueras has roused the Spaniards, who are arm-
ing in all directions, and liostalrich and Gerona are at this
snoment garrisoned by Spanish troops. The only correct ac-
count I can learn is, that four hundred Italians, with two bun-
cd French troops, were left to protect Figueras, and that the
fortncr, disgusted with what they daily receive from the French,
aid being also half starved, opened the gates of the fortress to a
body of Spanish troops (apprized of their intention),' who
rushed into the castle and put every Frenchman to the sword.
At this moment about two thousand effe.ctive Spanish troops
are in full possession of this important place ; and Genoal
arsfield is on his way with more, as well as supplies of every
kind. _ _

The French Cenci-al D'Hillkrs, who has the command in

Catal,nia, on heating of the fall or FiEzneras, has abandoned all
his in Spain, except Barcelona, and is collecting the whole
of Lis force. to attack it, as well as to"pruvent supplies from
getting in ; but I am told a good quantity of provisions was con-
ct ...led in the town, unknown to the French, which have been
given up to the Spanish troops in the castle, who are in the
hi;!hest s; nits possible.
The Termagant continues to watch Barcelona, I pur-
pose remaining off here with the Volontaire, ready for any
tiling that may over ; as under all the existing circumstances
I think it likely Rosas may give up.
I also beg to infirm you; that a large settee, deeply laden with

Main for 11;:rcclona from Port Vendee, was the night before last
'mon han&umely cut out from under the ;I'e.lrs Wands and but-
teries by the boat-, of this J hip, led U.) by Litut. Conolly *with,
gut a auu being hurt.

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ST ER.

I beg leave to of you my congratu!ations on the fall •f
Figueras, and the fair prospect it opcns.
I have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) CHA. BT_7LLEN.
Admiral Sir Charles Cotton, Bart.
P. S. Since writing the above, I spoke a small boat from
Begat., which tells me the French Genera! had made a rash at-
tempt to recover Figueras two days since, and 101 l seven hun-
dred men.

SIEGE OF CADIZ.
There is no foundation for the Report that the
seige of Cadiz bad been raised. The Letters, how-
ever, state, that all the cannon had been removed,
from Fort Napoleon, and that, consequently the
city had got rid of an annoyance which teased but
did not mortally sting it. In the course of the
week, preous to the sailing of the packet, the
Commander of the besieging army sent a sum-
mons into Cadiz, ordering it to surrender. The
answer to so insolent a demand may be easily cot-
ceived—it was disregarded.
General BLAKe, and the BC-00 meh under his
command, were in the Condado de Nuebla, CASTA-
NOS and his troops were within a few leagues of
Badajos ; these Generals, together with BALT„A"S.
TErtos, and a General of the name of PIENNF, kept
up a regular communication between Cher forces.
The general conclusion is stated to have been,
that the enemy were concentrating their forces near
Seville, and that the first attack would be made -at
or near that place.
A Spanish General of the name of ABADIA bad
been appointed to the command of the army of
Gallicia. Ile is described to be an intrepid Gene-
ral, strongly devoted to the cause of this country
and has received the appointment by the recom-
mendation and full approbation of the British Com-
manders in the Peninsula.
The accounts from Tarragona are of the Ist of
April ; they descaibe the strength of that place to be
daily increasing, and was in a state to bid defiance
to all the efforts of the enemy. The Guerillas and
recruits had become so well acquainted with their
duties, and had so increased In numbers, that they
gave the fairest prospect that success would crown
their efforts against their common enemy.

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