The Sun.
London, England, 1806-12-29 00:00:00

JAMAICA.

'able.

KINGSTON, Nov. 12.--The Peterell Sloop of
War, of 18 guns, Capt. LAMDORN, arrived on Sa-
ttirday from a crnize, With the Spanish Schooner El
Fier de Mayo, from the Port of Trinidad, bound to
Carrhagena, with naval stores, captured off Porto-
Bello on the 20111 of September.
On the 2d of that month, off the island of Ro-
sario, the Peterell descried three gun-boats, having a
number of vessels under their convoy, when .she in-
stantly gave chace, and at 5 p. m. opened her fire
upon them, which the gun-boats immediately re-
turned ; but it being shoal water the Peterell could
not get close enough to do execution, and the
enemy made for Carthagena.
The next day the Peterell anchored off a river
near that place, for the purpose of obtaining a sup-
ply of water, and early in the morning of the fol-
lowing day she discovered seven very large and
heavy Gun-boats approaching towards her. At this
time, it being almost a calm, she weighed anchor,
and with the assistance of her sweeps and boats was
enabled to get about six miles from the shore before
the Enemy could come up with her.
At half-past eight an anion commenced, which
continued with great
\warmth for half an hour, when
the fire of the Gun-boats slackened; and, after an
engagement of two hours and an half, in conse-
quence of the Pe. terell being beCalmed and almost
unmanageable, they escaped, and succeeded in get,
ting into Carthagena. Every boat had two 18,
24, and 12-pounders, with go men in each.
• The Peterell was much injured in her sails and
rigging, and
.received several shot between wind
acid water. She had five men 1--.Xed and four

nmbrig `the former I've, ire sorry iiic:n.;•

Lion Mr. GEOLGE R A MS;DO.N, M1d;11.11)61.1L).

The

enemy must have also suffered cottsiderably ; 'one
of the boats bad, a mast ?tot away. The Peterell

fell iii with Le Cochin Mig, of
.I'6' tin's, Captain

LYSAGHT, off POIIO-4ello, on the
.20:11 ult.

KINGSTON, Nov. Etcpiarrt, of 74 guns,
Capt. DoNoAs, and Veteran, of 64, Cmt E,. xvs,

left Port-iioyal on Monday morning. We Utider.,
stand that they arc to proceed to CUraco4, for the
purpose-:ofinaking an attack upon that Nand, of
which, we have every'reason to suppose, from the

present dissati:h6lion of the inhabitatits, they wild

make an easy conquest.
The Anson Frigate, of 40 guns, Capt. LYDIARD,
arrived the same day at Port Royal from a cruize off

the Coast of Cuba.

By tli~ arrival of theiin. son We ar&eilabled to pre-
sentour Readers with the particulars of her rents

contre with the Poudroy ant French 80 .gun-ship;
commanded by Admiral VILLEAUMEZ :
On the 15th September, at day-light, the An-
son' discovered a Ship under jury-masts, the Ha-,
vannah bearing W. S.'W. distance four leagues.:--,!
All sail was immediately made in chase, on the sup-

position thai the Ship in sight was the' Sail Loren'

On nearer approach-she huited French colours, and

a Ifeai-Adt,

rays Flag—the wind light and \ a ri-

" The• French ship continued a steady course for
the Havannah until she passed Fort Cogirno orCaymoi.
and was near the Moro-Castle, when she' hove Jo.*
with her head off shore, and engaged the Anson as
she arrived up. The French ship had received pilots
from the shore, who placed hex very skilfully in a
manner which prevented the Anson from going un-
der her stern ; if the Anson had passed under her
stern she would have been exposed to the fire of the
, -
Moro—she had already received that of Fort-Cogi-
mo in passing-tier rigging much cut—two meq
killed on board and thirteen wounded.

" The French Ship was Le Foudroygnt, 0f,.84
guns and 875 men, and had, according to good in-
formation, 27 men killed and, wounded, among.
whom were three Officers. The a&ion lasted about
40 minutes. The fire of the Foudrayant-was dread-
ful. - Had the Anson met her in the. middle of the
ocean, it wotild:have been a tnore favourable circum-
stance 3 .but,.with thelight and Variable wind which
prevailed, the proximity of the shore,, and thp
Moro-Castle, nothing more could be done. The
San renzo made an half attempt to come out.
it
." t was somewhat singular that Fort-Cogitno

fired a few shot at the Anson in,passing, but when
the a&ion with the•.Foudroyant ceased, and the
iinson was much closer, they thought it prudent to
reserve their fire: Fort-Cogitno (a small.tort) is the
same under which. the Pomona lay when captured
by the APethusa and Anson,"
. The Elk Brig, of 18 guns, Captain Mon riffs, from
a crUize, and an Americam Schooner, from New
Orleans, bound to St. ',Tag° de CUba; with provi-
sions, detained by La Supelsieure Brig, arrived the
same day. The Elk left the. Diana Packet, Capt.,.
GIBBONS, on the isth September, in lat. G. long.
72. all well ; and,, on Saturday last, otf Altavela,
spoke the Hawke Brig, of 16 4uns, Captain AYS-
COUGH.

• Off the Navassa, on the Ist ult. at day-light, the
Elk descried a Vessel, and immediately gave chace,
during which she carried away her maintop-gallant-
mast, fore and maintop-mast studding-sail booms,
and after a chace of nine hours the Elk, in a heavy
ran aboard the Privateer, when she' shortly
after went down ; and it was with much exertion
that her crew were got out before she sank.
She proved to be a French Privateer, belonging to
Guadaloupe, commanded by a renegado Englishman,
of the name of Loy: E, who unfortunately escaped by
jumping into a small boat which he had previsly
placed along side the Privateer for the purpose ; but
who must have inevitably perished, as the boat was
observed to be filled with water before she was lost
sight of.

HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY.
THURSDAY, Nov. 6.

Chief Sustice's Salary Bill presented, and read the
first tirne.—Ordered a second reading to-morrow.

House in Committee on the State of the Island;
and being, resumed, the following ResulUtion was
agteed to :
To send a Message to his Honour the Lieutenant-
Governor, in answer to his second Message of the
88th of 061ober, to thank his Honour fin- the coin--
munication ; to assure ,his Honour that the House
are most grateful for His Majesty's paternal care in
dirthing the intercourse between this
,Island and
the United States to be placed on a more regular
and certain footing, by allowing the, importation of
provisions,.with certain exceptions, ant of lumber,
and the exportation of ruin and molas,es, until sx
months notice shall be given of any alteration in the
said intercourse; and to express our part iculiir sense
obligation to his Honour, for his early audition' to
the evils brought on this Island from a ccntcary svn-
tern having begin pursued, and his prompt measures
to atibrd relief by the Proclaination tie has been
Pleased to issue on the subject of the intercourse
with the United States of America.