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London, England, 1806-12-15 00:00:00

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Admiralty gilice, Dec. 13.
Copy of a Letter from the Earl of St. Vincent. K.B.
Admiral and CoMmander in Chief of His Majes-
ty's Fleet emplay ed in the Channel, Soundings,
&c. to William Marsden, Esq. dated on board
his Majesty's Ship the Warrior, in Cowsand
Bali, the Bth instant.
SLR,_ _ _ • _

By the letter, whereof I inclose a copy, the Lords
Commissioners of the Admiralty will learn the cap-
ture of one of those numerous Privateers which in-
fest the vicinity of Oporto. I am, &c.
ST. VINCENT.
His .11Nesty's Ship Flora, at Sea,
MY LORD, 26th Novernter, 1806.

I have the honour to inform you, thatf.this morn-
ing, eighteen leagues to the westward of Oporto,
we discovered an Armed Lugger a few miles dis-
tant, sweeping very fast from us. It falling calm
there was not a probability of the Ship getting
within gun-shot of her, therefore I sent the Boats.
under the command cf Lieutenant Furber, First of
the Flora, in cline of her, and I am happy to say,
through the exertion of this • gallant Officer, the
Spanish Lugger Privateer El Espcdarte, of Vigo,
mounting six carriage guns besides swivels, rnus-
'moons, and musketry, with forty-one men, was
captured, and only in sight of the Ship froia the
tuast-beaj, baye the Honour to be, &c.

L. 0. BLAND.
Eight Eon. the Earl of St. Vincent,
&c. Lee.

PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 14.—V Urianie Frigate, Cap-
fain LAROCHE, the Diamond Frigate, Capt. ARGLES,
and the Inconstant Frigate, Capt. DICKSON, are put
back by contrary winds. The latter Ship last even-
ing got on Bembridge Ledge, where she lay beating
Rant; time, but by proper application was got oft
without receiving material damage.
The Capelin Schooner, Lieut. M‘Dobratb, which
went on shore yesterday at South-sea Beach, is also
-got off with the loss of her .rudder. A light Collier
and a Torbay Sloop are still on shore, but likely to
be got off. In other respe&s, the whole of the
KlnB's Ships and Merchantmen at Spithead,
have rode out these tremendous gales extremely well,
and without experiencing any serious damage.

The Lord Duncan, a Large Slap of 900 tons, bound
for St. Domingo, is come into the Harbour to re-
pair damages received in a heavy gale of wind on
ber passage-from the Downs to this Port
Sailed the Liberty Gila-vessel on a Cruize. ,
The Forward Gun vessel is ordered up to Spit-
bead.

PLyytot7Ta, Dec. 13.—Late on, Thursday even-
ing it came on to blow a violent gale of wind from
S.S.W. which has continued with scarce 4
tertnis.ion ever since. About nine o'clock in the
evening of Thursday, the American Ship Betsey, of
Philadelphia, Car DOYLE, laden with coffee, sugar,
10,,w00d, bound to Amsterdam, lying at anchor
in- the Spund, parted one of her cables, when, being

near the lee shore, it ,t as deemed necessary, for the

preservation of the Ship and crew, to cut the other
cable, and run for Catwater, which was immediate-

ly attempted to be effeeted, but being so near the
shore, the Ship struck on the rocks of Mount Bat-
ten, and in less than two hours was reduced to a,
mere wreck, and almost the whole of her cargo lost.
ive of the crew, one of whom was the second
mate, attempted to reach the shore by getting,into
the Ship's boat, but unfortunately a heavy sea struck
her, and she upset, and all the five persons perished.
Last night the wind increaed in violence, and what
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remainedol the wreck of the Ship was driven into
Catwater, and dashed, in a thousand pieces ; the
Clip and cargo was valued \a120,0001. She was de-
tained by the Lion Privateer, and sent. into this Port
On Wednesday last. "
The Line-Of-battle Ships in Cawsand Bay, and
the Frigates in the Sound, have hitherto rode out
the gale without damage.

Airived tbe Danish Schooner Provistein, Captain
DRIEUsON, from London, boundsto St. Sebastian's,
in ballast.
Arrived the Lubeck Brig Hansee, SCHWOHN,
laden with plank, from Lubeck bound to Bout-
deaux, detained by the Betsey Privateer.

SHEERNESS, DEC. 13.—The Vesuvius Bomb is to
be paid off at Woolwich, and not at Sheerness, as
supposed, and is sailed up the River for that pur-
pose.

Blows a very hard gale at S. W. but the Men of
War and numerous Transports here' have all rode it
out very well.

. DEAL, DEC. 14.—His Majesty's Gun-brig Bold
- is on shore at Brochman's Barn, on the end of Dym-
church Wall, and it is much feared will not be got
off 'again. The Spitfire Sloop, Capt. Burr, in going
into Dungeness, ran on board the Fancy Gun-brig
and nearly sunk her ; carried .away her bowsprit;
and fore and main-topmasts, besides other material
damage.
The Bellette Brig arrived here yesterday, with the
loss of an anchor off Boulogne, and' fell foul of a
Portuguese Ship, cut her cable, and obliged her to
tun into Ramsgate Harbour for shelter.
We have had a most tremendous gale for the last
two days from the South West ; a great number of
anchors and cables have been lost, and a great deal
of damage done tb the Merchant Vessels in the
Downs.

The Phait e And Thames Frigates, and Basilisk, In-
veterrite, an.l Piercer, Gun-brigs are arrived dorn a