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From the LONDON GAZETTE, April g, i8o6:

Admiralty Ice, 7, 1806.

Copy of a Zettei. from Earl St-. Vincent, K. B. Ad-
miral and Commander in. Chief of His Majesty's
Fleet employed in the Channel, Soundings, &c.
to William Illarsde;;, Esq. dated on hoaxd His
Majesty's Skip the Hibernia, of Ushant, April
1, 1806.

SIR,

inclose, for the information of the Lords Corn.
missioners of the Admiralty, a Copy of a Leiter whiel
I this day received from Lieut. T. Usher; Command.
ing His Majesty't-: Armed Brig' the
,Colpoys.

I am, &c.

ST. VINCENT;

alpoys hired Brig, Plymouth,'

MY LORD,

March ‘'.410, 180 G.

I have the honour to acquaint your Lordship, that
cruizing in his Majesty's Brig Colpoys under my
command, agreeably to the orders of Admiral Corn-
wallis, on the 21st we chased three Spanish Diggers
into the Port of Avillas '; and as We.had a fine corn-.
manding breeze, I determined on following them
in, notwithstanding,the fire of a 6-gun battery under.
which they ran, but which I considered the Colpoys
as competent to silence. For this purpose we pre:-•
pared for anchoring with springs ; and, on arriving
Within the range of the Enerny's guns, and before
bur carronades could -be, worked with effe&, the wind
died away. To.draei the fire from the Brig, and td
lose 116 time in effeEting my, objea, the two Boats
were iminediately manned,with volunteers, and after
pushing through a. heavy fire of grape from 'the bat
tery, and the Musketry of a partTof soldiers, which
had been sent on board the Vessels, I succeeded, with
6 men, in the headmost Boat, in boarding and carry-
ing thern„ the Enemy jumping over one side as we
entered on the other ; .thirteen of them fell into our
sands : the second boat; 'N-vhiCh pulled heavy, came
by afterwards, and we succeeded in bringing then')
Off. Notwithstanding the fire of the Enemy's bat-
tery Of twenty-four pounders two men only received
any hurt, one of them, I am sorry to add, a -dan-
gerous wound; although I hope not mortal. -
I have felt it a duty I owe to the steady courage
and perseverance of the Master, Mates, and Crew
of the Colpoys, to detail to your Lordship the- cir-
tumstances of this little enterprize, as they have
Uniformly shevtql the same determination in my sup-
port in other afrairs the Colpoys has been engaged
in since I have had the honour to command them..
I annex, in the margin; for your Lordship's informa-
tion, the names of the captured Vessels.
I have, &c. (Signed) THOMAS USHER.
Eight H 072. Earl of St: Vi:tcent, &c,

Names of the captured Vessels.
El sartia Buena Ventura, of two guns; laden with flax and
tree!.

San Antonio, of two gtins, laden with flax and steel.
San Real; in ballast, and sent away with eleven prisoners.
Wounded:--Thomas Ash (severely), and John itobinsoti.

PLYmou'l'l4; Ai'Rit...7.--ArriVed. the Oalliott.lti-
vor, Captain- TEAUB, from Bourdeaux, bound to
Rambro', laden with wine, brandy, ,and.rice,
de-
tained by the riper Cutter ; ,Ris Majesty's Gun-;•
brig Growler, from Eail ST. VINCENT' bleet, off
Brest, with dispatches ; and the Latona Frigate, of
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36 gims; from a Cruize.

The Gibraltar, of 80 guns ; was paid yesteiday in
Cawsand Bay, and will sail to-morrow to join the
Channel Fleet.

An order was this day received 'for the clet&itincin
of Prussian Vessels, and all Vessels bound to the
Prussian dominions. There are -16 Prussian Vessels
at this Port.

Arrived the Thetis Frigate, of 38 gtinB, from a
Cruize in the Channel.

PORTSMOUTH, APRILIved the A/Pion,
Wiaa.sotst j Dove, READ j Orion, HUDSPETH ; Mer-
cury, SAIMEANT ; and Robert, STERROW, from Sun-
derland.

Sailed the Trusty, of 60 guns, Capt: A.Box.ts, for
the Downs, on a Cruize.
The Aimnger Sloop of War, Capt. WHITE, was
this day appointed to take Convoy to*Newfoundland
and the Champion • Frigate, Capt. /13RomLEY, 'to
Halifax.

DEAL, APRIL R.—Sailed the Swallow and,Stag
Revenup Cutters on a Cruize.
Came down from Sheerness theConztatant Praam,
and remains in the Downs with the rest of the Ship's
as per last.

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE-MONEY,
j~To the Officers and Crew of His Majesty's Gun-brig
rfor, the Captnre of the NOrth Slar,• on the 14th of
'arcliol2os,,on the ith April, aofi, at N. 37, Southamp-
ton-street, Strand. •
1.0 the Officers and Crew of His Majesty's Ship Orpheus,
JOr, the P.e-capture of the Eagle and Marian, on the 9th Sept.
every Monday and Thursday for four Months to come,
4t the Red Lion, High-street, Ports,utouth. '
:to the Officers and Company of His Majesty's Ship Pluto,
were actually on board at the Capture of., the Swedish
3"113 Isrordislca IVanskapen, the z4th A.7)ay, 1800, at No. 13,
New on the 12til rust.'and every-Saturday lin. three
ell's. to come.

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