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London, England, 1808-05-16 00:00:00

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NAVAL NEWS.

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.Frvm the ,LONO.ON G .I,ZETTif. Araj 14.

'Admiralty-Pffice, May 14,' 1808.
aPies of Letters and Mar ll:closures,. which
_have
been received at this Office front Vice-Admiral
.Dacres, Cammander in Chief his Mujeity'S' Snips
and Vessels ur,Jamizzca. •
His Majesty's Sloop Tweed, at Sea,
SIR, March 6, 1808..
I have the honour to acquaint you, that, on the
morning of the 2gth ult. his "Majesty's Sloop Tweed,
under my command, fell iti with and,captured the
Spantsh Schooner Letter of Marque Santissitna Tri-•
rtidad, from Puerto Cavallo bound, to Cadiz. She
is pierced for 14. guns, has four
.mounted, with a
043pletnent of 20 Men.
I have the honour to be, &c.
•
T. 'E. SYMONDS.
to Dacres, Commander in Child,-
&c. &c. &c. ,'‘
His Majesty's Brig Morne Fortunde, Port Royal
Harbour, Jamaica, March 16,. 1808.
I have the,smi.,fa('lion to inform you, for the in 7
formation of the Lords Commissioneis of the Ad-
miralty, that his Majesty's Brig under my command,
on t..e 1 01 h instant, while off the South side of the
hdto Shoals, after a chace of four and twenty hours,
laim:it the Spanish Letter of Marque Feiutea.
Christo, mounting one long 12-pounder,
a complement of 15 men, horn Cuba, bound
• :to Porto Bello.
have, &c. (Signed) J. J. RORIE.
To J. It. Dacres, Esq. Vice-Admiral of
the Ibltite, &c. &c. &c.
His Majesty's Sloop Tweed, Port Royal,
SIR, • Mara 13, I
I have the pleasure to inform yon, that, on the
113th instant, at eight A., M. his Majesty's Sloop
Tweed, under toy command, .captured the, Frepcn
;Privateer Schooner 'L'Aventure, of three guns and
b 4 men. A few days prior to her capture, we
. detaroyed a small SLhuoner, a Prize and Tender to
the Pi ivateer.
I have the honour to be, &c,

(Signed) T. E. SYMONDS.
•T rice-Admiral Dacres, Commander in Chief,
&c. &c. &c. Jamaica.
' 'Admiralty-Office, May 14, 1808.
-Extras{ of a Letter from Hear-Admiral the /lon.
Sir Alexander Coch,.ane, .K. B. Commander in
chief of his Majesty's Ships and Vessels at the
Leeward Islands, to the Hon. W ll'. Pole, dated
on board his Majesty's Ship Belleisle; oil. Marie:
Galante, April 7, 1808.
I have the honour to inclose, for the information
Of the Lortis Commissioners of the .Admiralty, the
ef a Letter from Captain Selby, of his Ma-
jesty's Ship Cerberus, acquainting me with the
cou Lure, of the Island of Deseada, and of his. having
alt batteries thereon to be destroyed.',rue inhabitants have generally taken the Oath
at N4ltrality. I havo not therefore left any farce
(11 the bland, but only stationed. a Stoop of War
Th/
'l4l a Blig there. for its protection, and to prevent
tne, Enemy from throwing in a gams ci from Gua-
u4toupe.
111 kt neutrality of this Island will afford ut greater
f
tahevi
iii6te,4 in annoying the Privateers, and cutting oti
4-tizes from getting into Point a Pctre.
Mtdesty's Ship Cerberus, at Deseada,
awl March, 1808.
have
• •ti, the S.ltiq3clloll to announce to you the cap,
're of the Island th DeW.itla by the force you did
file the honour to place under my orders.
(*)11 the ggth inbtatrt I weighed. Erdal Marie Ga-
sante with the-Vessels named in the margin * and
..1)t) the 30111,.at half past three P. M. the' I.3oats
t'ller the command. of. Captain Sherriff, .tit his
Men Sloop Lily, with 'a detachment out sea-
-400 Iron) -each Vessel, under thetr. re-
sPeethe Comtnatukts, .Iwho gallantly volunteered
their servi es en . ttie occusion,) stood towards_
81'4*, which %i:is dvientled by a. eattery of t,vo
-91),,under3, co,iipletvly commanding toe narrow
of the hal OE•ur,_ together with. the- .np-
-tonal truops and militia, amounting to' abbot 70
Men, opetied their lire upon the Boats, when,
totu,d it necti,aly to anther. the Squ;ictron with
spritigi on tablvs, and commence a con-•
41.*Iding, wiiicn Itaienced them, and at four
otluch the Frelich Flag- was struck the—Boats
landed at hait past tour,- lioi.ted the British flag,.
'Uhl the whole 14land surrendered without Waller
cll)'.sttion.
t 1 tic* ve the satisfaaion to acquaint you, that this
'Pure has been effected without loss • the Cum-
,
1;,'11'1.111t, Nnional Utiieers; and troops are made
1
ts,J,iera of War, and the Militia have laid down
11,1eir arm,. .
Lill should not do justice to the merit of Captain
entritrwas I not to express in the highest terms my
Pumpe iprobation at ins conduct, together with
Poyed Wthis ard, and all the Officers. and men ert-
Oh service
have the honour to be, Lim..

W. SELBY.
the honourable Rear-Admiral Sir Alexander
COCA •
Jane, K. 13. Commander in Chid,
mac' sge
wc. Leeward Islands. '
1). S. Undermentioned is a List of the Ordnance
Std y
tMilitar Stores found on the Island; the whole
,g,,
i):great guns have destroyed as well itaithe
lilt'
tter.'ea; ani the small arms and other Military
"totes I hava taken uif the Island. •
t 6 • , Iron Ordnance. •
• • Principal Battery; , 3 twcnry.four pounders and 2
thine-palms:lm.
•A the Grand Bour • a nine.puunders, and ap dismounted
64pounders 8
Sq whole barrel's of Powder.
• s) :13iCCV: W. SELAV
biguee.cri34"ls, Lily, Pelican, Express, Swinger, and NORM'
Atkiralt4-o,ffice, May 14, 1808..
Qf a Letterjimn Captain Thomas Searle,c.lom-
, inonder his Majesty's Sloop the Grasshopper, to
the Honourable W. O. Pole, dated at Gibraltar,
28th dpril, 1808.
SIR,
4nC/C)Sed I send you, for the information of the
°r(l4 Commissioners of the Admiralty, a Coiiy.of a
t.etter I transmitted on the 24th instant to ttea6'
Admiral Putvis, 'acquaintiniitim of the capture of
° SPanish Gun-boats, the ,De.StruCtiou of two

others, and, the capture of two valuable Vassals fait*
South America, which I this day arrived safe with
at this peace.

I have the honour to be; &c.
T. SEAR LE.
His Majesty's Sloop. Grasshopper, at Sca,
SIR, 24M, April, tB,OB. • -
I base the honour. to:acquaint you; that yesterJay
morning, in company with his Majesty's Gun-brig
Rapid, I had the good fortune to fall in with two
Spanish Vessels troth South -America, under the
prote6tion of tour Gun-boats, when, after a short:
chace, they anchored under a battery 'close in with
Fato, among the shoals; hnmediately anchored.
within range of grape-shot, and, after a yety.sevare'
aetion. of two hours and a half, the people on shore
deserted their gunS, two Giiti-boats struck, and the
other two we drove ashore, and were destrO)ed.
Ihe,cargoes on board the two Spanish. Vessels are
worth thirty thousand pounds each, which we also
captured; but am sorry to gay it was not aixorn,
plished without loss on our' part ; we had one man
killed, myself slightly; and three seamen severely
wounded ; both Vessels suffered very much in their
bulls, masts, sails,, and rigging. The Enemy's loss
was very great in the, two Gun-boatswaptured ; thty
had forty killed and wounded ; iburteen of‘the latter
I sent on shore to Faro, as I had no means °flaking
care of our own wounded men and those of the
Enemy's, which I hove you will approve of
. It gives me pleasure to inform .you that I received
every, possible assistance from Lieutenant Baugli,•
'commanding his Majesty's Gun-brig Rapid, who
acted with- great gallantry the whole time, and
speaks in the highest terms of the good conduct of
his 011icers and men, three of were severely
wounded, and particularly of Mr. Balton, airing
master. I also beg leave to observe that Lieutenant
Cutlield; Mr.- Henry Bell, master; Mr. Thomas
Bastin, Purser; Warrant and Petty Unicers, and
Ship's Company, under my command, merit my
warmest thanks for their gallantcondo4 on this as
well as former occasions.

Messrs. Bell and Bastin I beg particularly to re-
commend; the former fur Liking the Brig into a very
'dangerous navigation, and is at all time a volunteer
on every occasion ; the latter has received a very
severe wound since he has been with me, and vo-
, lunteered to cotntnand the atter, guns, having only
one Lieutenant ou board, and is a %cry deserving
good ofrieer. I have the bon, ,

• ' SUS. SEARLE.
To John Child Pa'rvis, .gsq, Rear-Admiral
of the White, &c. ?c, dec.
Admiralty-Office, May 1.4, 18 8 .

Cdfiy of a Letter from Charles Pashuh4od, Esq.';
t'apibiniof his Allijesty's Ship .I:r;lnchise, 16 the
.I.lOnourable Pik, dated oizbuctrdthat Siiip,
at liarbudoes, is: of ihst month.
silt

I beg to accraint yo.o t(titt the French Lugger
Pitvate.er L, i.:sizartl..tit lour guni and fifty men,
oy I.4'ruccas 111 ouch 1, wa% takt:n uu ttie
23c! i,'Lbruary by tile, 'weave leagues
„so. 06 of Seilly, wililbt !nivel-nig round tile ya.uable
convciy committed to ni) Sne sailed fruip
Granville three days p.e% !nub, aaJ had nut made
any capture.
I have the honour to be, Scc.
• (810, d) C. DASH WOOD,.

PL Y MOUTH, 14ZAY 14.--Arrived the Mlle de Paris,
of I to gtms, from the Eastward, and the Emerald
ii.ridate from is cruise. •

Sailed the Amazon Frigate on a cruize to the
Westward; Swallow Sloop of War on.a cruize in
the Channel ; and the
,Morrislown Mired Armed
Brig with a convoy for Milford.
The Illustrious, of 74 guns, passed up Channel
yesterday evening with about 40 Sail of Merchant-
inp under Convoy for the Mediterranean ; one of
the Fleet is arrived here. •

The outward-bound We6t India Fleet also passed.
up Channel yesterday.
This morning Admiral GAMBIWR hoisted his Flag
on board the Vile de Paris, of t 10 guns, in Caw-
pod Bay, preparatory to his taking the command of
he .Channel Fleet, on which he was
.saluted. by
the. Port Admiral, from the Salvador del Mundt),
and returned from the Vile de Path.
The Caledonia, mounting 132 guns; being the
largest Ship ever built in. England, will be launched
from this Dock-yard on the 25th *June. • ,The.
Crocus, a beautiful Brig, of t 8 guns, built by. the
Apprentices of the Yard, will be launched at the
same time. : - • : -

Arrived the Leander, Capt. Mtnt:omr, laden with
sugar, oil, &c. froM Trinidad, bound to London—
she came a running Ship—touched at Madeira, and
lay there three weeks; brings intelligence that the
Portuguese Flag wan re-hoisted on that Island on the
26th ult. by consent of the British Governinnt,
and-that the British Troops remain there as. before,
perfeuly healthy.

PORTSMOUTH, MAY 15.7-Yesterday arrived the
Eodrnion Frigate, Capt. the Hon. T. B. CAP L,
from the Mediterranean, with the Eliza, PRATT,
tom NeW Providence, bound to London, with lig-
Mini vita, which she recaptured from a French Pri-
vateer—the latter escaped, The .6:4n:ion- parted
company with the illustrious, 74, Capt. BROUGHTOX:,
and thymoritla Store-ship, Capt. FitoONCU, and
about 6LI Sail of Merchant Vessels (under convoy
from Gibraltar) in the Bay of Biscay, on the gth
instant, to go in pursuit of the Eliza. . The,follow-
ipOvere part of the convoy ;

Severn, Hunter; Little William, Caftan; Anacreon,
Youitg; Douceur, —; Lord Dun4an, Barrett; Later-
prise, —; Kolla, Terry ; Flora, tider*on ; Fox, Leßgatt ;
Princess Mary, Gibson; Grace, liartlat Bate, Loath;
Farmer, Stewart ; Lilac, Replen Three ltrotaiers,
Royalist, Robinson; Titus, Hyslop; Drummond, Riek-
mond ; Minerva, ;--Sarah Aiin, Pawcon ; Anti riarrvi ;
fieticiick, Currey ; Industry, 13411; Triore, Carlton;

muit, Wa!ker ; Henrietta, I.e Page; Emerson, -; lames,
; t„wrey, ---; Erin, tiratt ; Anson, Goodwin ;
EunLe, .6414.n0% ; Cimirreidownt Leak ; Grnerous: Friends,
134,ity,,,_Etaridieth,'Herr,r.thr; Itfary ; Dolphin,
Noble; Cogiaau ilirrtison ; Three Siater, Huntley;
Industry,-.-'; Christiana ; Conni/ighpin
iirother,, • ; tit. ; Soitaler;
Itca‘b ; Ory Harbouq ; rind Young 1-1.116,

Sailed yeiterday the 'Strenuous Gun-bt,g, with a
convoy, for Guernsey and .h.r.4y ; the Medway ;
WAisoN, for the Brizils ; Star, WILKINSON, for
the South Seas ; and Sir. Sidney 3mith, LAWSON;
with 19 Spanish Military °dicers, fur Bilboa.
V
The Jane Privateer, Capt. HAYTEII, lidS detained
and sent into this Port the Alert, Buitoass Alas-
ter, from Cadiz,bound to London, With wines.

DEAL; AlAy 16.—Arrived yesterday evening the
Caththrine,.F.o:;l/41;' fro. in Jawaica, and sailed for the
•
River. : .

Sailed this morning the outward,bound Fleet to.
the Westwaid.

SHEERkE.gS, MAY.) t..L—Sailed the Rolla Sloop of
War, Capt.,W. GODVREY, fur the Duwite.
MAY I Tender cattle down from the Tower
and proceeded.ro Chatham to receive men for the
Avinci4ie;of 74 guns, fittim..; out itT the River.
- SHERIMIESSi' MAY Minder Bomb- has
made the convoy signal for .Gottennurgh.
A Ship and Brifl, detained:Rmish .Prizes; are sent
from Chatham tor the River, Manned irons the Win-
chthen and Ccre..-..

The Boici Gun-brig has bc.ri unlocked.
Thy Delphinen Sloop a W,ir, Capt. trAawooD,
same dpwa IL'oto Chatham, and aticilured at th 4:
th: Nom •

Th,:. Hyperion -?1-;gate, Capt. BRODIE, wasthis
day paid bounty, and two months. wages in advance;
she is fitted and viinualled for foreiga service; and.
will sail in a few days. • ,
HALF-I'AST Fivii.—S:tiled the Hyper,on to Ports,.
mouth, and the 17nnnderer,. for Oottetiburgh.
Captain ISRAEL :PELtEW is appointed Pay Captain
at Plymouth. .
Came out of Harbour to the Great Nore, his Ma:"
jetty's Ship Fisgrthr4, Capt.: Bol,ToN ; . When pa.d.
Will i;roc*d to so.. .
SHEERNESS, MAY 13.—Went out of Harbour,.
and anchor;!d at the Great Nore, the J-isgartl Fri-
gate, of 40 guns, Capt. BoLTotq.
Sailed the Hyperion .Frigate, Capt. 13.opia, for
Portswouth, and Thunder Bumb, Capt. CAULFIELD,
tur GOtieVOUrgil.
MAY f-4.—The Fnry-notnb has the signal Bying
for convoy to Gotienb,irgh., • •
Deptfurd Tendet, Lieut. •ANTRAM, brought
down 40 volunteers and impre#t men from the.
'Lower. . .►
Sailed ,the Turludent Gum-brig, Lieut. Norrs,
$.l itit convoy to.; Ile Nor; bward.

' NI/. t a siVary 'Transport, and a hired
„di+ ti l'ortsmoullt, with stores .for • this 1)c/6i..
yard; also a litred Cutter, with a pew ditto, w be

Siii,is at
,the Nprer--Altanetir, Fisgard, IPinchel.
sea , mk.l Ccf es, . Dior j, .f eel Elvin, mid
Locipltinen of \/ar.