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OFFICE OF ORDNANCEi

. .
Ma; 26, 1806.
THE PRINCIPAL OFFICERS of HIS MA-
. yESTY'sOIZDNdiVCE do hereby give Neice, That they
wilt be ready to receive Proposals at their Office in St. Ilfar.
karts Street, Westminster, on or before the tit of July nexi, frOni
such Persons who m.lj, be- capable `and 'willing to ur, dcrtake the
Construaion of certain BUI L which it is intended to
eret7 at Colcheiter for the Ordnance D4artment, conformably to fi
Plan and Elevatiqn which may be seen at thr, Office en anj' day
bet keen the hours of Ten •:741 Tour o'clock,

The ProPostili to specs*); the Pricci ofeach description of Work
to he included in' the Buildings also the tt.we in which the Work
shall be completed under a Penalty, and the nature of the Set AP4
to be given: in case of the non-perfirnuince of the Contrall_
PropOsals sealed up, and istPers,4l.6ed " propos4l: for construe -
ing for' the Ordnance Department at Colchester," to be
delivered at the Secretary's Office; St, Margiret-stieet, West-
.minster, on or hefore the. I:I day of July next, but no Proposal:
will be received after that dir. , -
'By Order of the Board, •

R. H. CREIk, Secretary

np n,vAlvri7,

June 6, iSo6.
TIDE - PRINCIPAL OFFICERS of HIS Mil-
yESTY's ORDNANCE do heregy give Mtice, That
Proposals will be received at their Office, in St. Margaret-street,
Westminster; on or before .Monday, the 23d instant; fr,;:n such
Persons as mqy be willing to undertake the Suppttiofsuch eman-
Hags of FOREIGN TIMBER and D.E4.LS as may be reqUired
for Service of this Departnient, at the following Stations, viz,
tbe Tower, Chatham,- •
Woolwich, Sheernesss,
Pur fl zet ' Faversham, and '
, Gravesend, Waltham AbbeY:
Tilbury Fort,

Further particulars, together with the Terms and Conditions of
the Contrail, may be known ;lion application at theSecrfta,y'r
Offi.ce, in St. Illarkerr-itreet, any day &two,: the hours of Ten
and Four o'Clock, where the Pcoposalt eve In be delivered seated
up„,and 'marked on ibe Ft.ride, " Proposals for the SUpilr of
Timber and Deals for Service of the Ordnance Department ;" blot
no Proposal can be admitted after tb? said 23d,d.y of "tune.

By Order of tbe Board,

R. If. CREW, Serradv.

WHEN Professional Men of Education and-
,
Responsibility deviate trom the general System by
the seleCtion of a peculiar-branch, the sanction of long con-
tinued success is the best criterion of superiority.
Eight years have I devoted my practice to the exclusive
treatment of Three Disorders, and the successful result of !
my plan gives me additional ardcr to oppose, as Lir as I am
Mlle, the . ravages of those Complaints which,are the uto4
important in the Catalogue of-Jim:tan Infirmities.
After' initiation into every Branch, as aarArtny Surfedo,
t formed a wish at an early period of Practice to r:scue in---
dividuali front the ignorance of uneducated men, or the
equally'dangerous precipitancy of gener4 i'raditioners.
The Three Disorders, to the Cure of which I have
voted my attention, comprise 'every species of V ENE,
REAL, INFECTION, whether of a--recent or long du-
ration: idly, All kinds of debi4ty, -whether arising from
the habits of school-boys, or the indulgences. of mature '
age: And, lastly, t :tat derangement of the system in wo-
men which is called BARRENNESS, or STERILITY. •
Numerous Diseases are the result of ignorance, or haste
in the treatment of a simple Gonorthcea; and it not ua
frequently happens that the seeds 'of l.ite are poisoned by
the indiscretion of an unguarded hour. —By a superior me-
thod such Complaints are easily cured; and, even where
others have failed, i trust that I may presume to otter it
radical re-establishment.

Few, however, are the cases of complicated distress in
this disorder, compared with the calamitous situations, of
Men, who, from an indulgence in--a aoiitary vice
_or the
prevalent gaieties of a fashionable, lire, acquH, that state
of Debility, which is the unavoidable conseq ~.e of such
pernicious habits...

Where the unhappy sufferer broods over his misery, but
carefully conceals his misforttine, it may he some conso-
lation for him to -know, that although it be, an object of
doubt or uncertainty with othei Practitioners, the removal
• of these Deficiencies by the gradual progress of Renova-
tion, is the acquirement of Any Exßerience. If the ritrs
of Bacchus or Venus have begin to reduce Manly vigour, '
much anxiety will be prevented by -an early Counterac-
tion of this languid State; and in these cases, no great
difficulty will occur.
But where this Deficiency .has for years existed, a proper
perseverance is indispensably :equisite to revive the slum-
berimt Sparks of Lite, and to re-animate the Constitution:
MARRIED WOMEN, who have long been,diSappointed
in their expe6.lationS of a Family, may be assured, that in
most instances, such deeds are curable by Medical skill.
The secresy which is •o essential to my un&roking,
and the qualifidations which .1 have presume(' to state,
the basis of my, pretensions; and in,coincidence with such
that intimation is given, that Mr. Bree May be consulted
personally, or by Letters (inclosing.a small Note), at His.
horse, No. 29, Arundel street; Strand, near Temple Bar,
tgr There is an additir;ial Entrance i Water-street.:
ad:ion-n.11)4 and the Name is onh oth the doors. -
• Marlin liree, Member at the Royal College of Surgeons.

WPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF PEERS.

SATURDAY, JUNE 14.

GUAEDIANSHIP.-,-APPEAL:SEYMOVi V. SEYMOUR.

•-' Counsel were finally- heard, and at great length,
on' this interesting Ciuse, which proceeds from the
Appeal of the Hon. MisS Seymour against the De-
cree of 'the Court Chancery, grade in favour of
I,l;rd, Bititon and Lord H. Seyrilour. Th.- Solicitor
general was heard in reply on behalf of the Appel-
lant. After. Counsel had retiredJ
Lord Er.not: (by whom tile Decree in question
was made wHil Cnanccilor) rose, and stated the
circumstances of the case, which' are already 'oeforo
the Public, the application of the law thereon, and
his own opinions
,upon the whole. Having done,
he left the .farther consideration of, and decision
•npon, the case entirely to their Lordships. Accord-
nigly, at the conclusion of,his. speech, his Lordship
retired from the House:.,

• The .LORP 'CI-.LL-A,C LOR took. a compre
• hensive view of the evidence which had been adduced
in the Court below-, and poinred Out the advantages
Whicht he Appellmt had derived fro:li the care which
‘11•!d heen bestowed-on her education, butt in respe6t tci
those ft..rnateaqcdrnplishments, which were suited to
her rank and also those sonud moral' and tell-
giods pricCiples without which all accornplishMeatir
were vain,. With respea to the present case, Hs
Lordship olls.srvod that: it was'oue which involved
questions nicety. it I.vas that sort ofease
on, which Lordships were perfe&ly
tent :0 gik as it rou,t be. decided merely
frum its owu :',..t:!,!,tances 3 and from the peculiari-
ty of
tthrice Cir.CUllliitilnCeS there was no fear of its
becorunt a pr.::cedcnt. Vipon these grounds, he
cuircluded inovin-- four liesOluiious to the tollow-

,in effeCt

irst, That so Much of the Decree of the_ Court of Chan_
gdes tpa4tlKiril.4.i the appohatrient ogle Earl of u
and:l,o4l Y ~erSruc:;, as Cuardiaw or the Av-
i !alit,

S.:00,;(1, '!'ii I,ry much of the .s,Aid Decree as dismisses the
of .(11: A p phying for the appointihtht ut
.7. IA fi g sio,r, , as her (..;uardiiiii, be affirmed,
T:ulif, That so mtrch of the said aiC L'C as authorizes the
• of the :.lartiuisrof 111-.ar,Foßb as Guardian, be

"ihat it- appearing to this tionse, that the Mar-
quis Of I lerriiird, xvllo IS nearest-blood to the Appellant,
rind tile l',larchiiJnes..3 of itr gT.FORu, are willing to undertake
tile gUardia:ishi...) the A ppellaiir, it is ne'reby ordered, un-
der the pariiciiiar.circuiristances the case, that the said,
41aru:tis and Marchioness of lIERT Foitp be appointed Guar,

Lord ELLENB,OR,OUGH•expressed his general
approbation of what had ' kllen troM his Noble. and
• Learned Friend. He observi, that he' had not the
honour, of being acquaintei.l with iniy of the. Noble
Parnily to v..11,ch .the Appellant belonged, unless
the e!..(c:cp;ion of the, 11 able Marquis Who wtis
at the head .of that flintily, andfor whom he -enter-
tainedfthe 11a-hest respe&. He was therefore ready
to give his vote for Ntsting the guardiart,hip of the
Appellant in the Noble Marquis, The circumstances
of the case were, howevet, ctf so new, F:PCI` de•
• ';irate a 0,11-ore, thaz; considerable difficulties Could
not but pre.tn. them?elves in ,considering the <pies-
tion. nii:;111: happen that the Noble Guardian, ex-
th..) cf;uu
pence /lillcit in suCh a case it would be natural
to manifest,- and to- which hisfeelings of affection
were likely to, impel him; would make Very little
difference it) her .lie felt, hawever-,
much ,iatisfaaion in reflecting that this appointMent
would be made under .an Order of their Lord—
sbi Hottie. f 4. \Vas confident that thc...-trust would
i'e faithfully cy.tcuted. t!..r,-..:1-ht, howeter, that
it would' pre;erilble.: to rear ?'p the child :tlon6r with
her brothers and ,si,ters, as by being brought up
with. them she wOuld have the be. chalice of re-
cei% ing. a, good moral. education. llis Loi-dsh,ip,
therefbre, expressed a wish that the Noble Marquis
would state what his intentions in this respect were,
and whether, in'the arrangements he meant to make
' for the education of the young. Lady, it was his de-
sign fhat she sheuld live in his own honse.
ine Marquis ciIIIERTFORD said, that after the
• appeal that had been Made to him, he felt hiniself.
, called'upon to' trouble their Lordships with a few
words, ;de alluded to a :Letter which he had re-
ceived from the Agents of the Respondents,- and
which he observed he had not thoughtit necessary to
answer. He did not conceive' that in taking Upon
• himself the guardianship of his niece he was bound
to enter into any pledge with rove& to • the con
dart lie should think proper to 'adopt in the execu:-
tion of that duty,, He would therefore abstain from.

entering into 'any explanation on that pbint. He
obierved, that he had inquircd into.the present shit-
, ation of Miss Seymobr, and was convinced that. 'any
attempt to remote her Would- be very dangerous.
••• Rl', however, did not. tueati to cast any reflection
on hi Noble Relatives, who l id viekvec: this-sub-
' jea m a very dith:!rent light from that in which it
appeared to him, On the occasions which he had
seen his niece, he had reason:to be pert4ily s.ittsfied
with the iinprovenent she had made in her manners,
.and lier principles. I:yr her religious principles. the
House nad not only his assurance,but that of a Learn-
.ed Prelate (the Bishop ot :Winchester) who had more
particUlarly dk-ecqed his enquiries to that iniport-
ant point. Indeed,, great attentiOn' appeared to have
been paid "to every branch of, her education.. His
Lordship agai'ti-repeated, that in accepting the, guar-
dian Ship, The Teoilsidered himself as-pleded to no-
If he saw reason to remove her, removal

_ .
would take place,; and in that case his house should
he her lions it had all along been his determina-
tion, that it he took ,upon hi:itself this charge, he
Aotild be at liberty to ac:t according to his own qis-
.rretiOn. Were his late brother :and Lady Horatio
in life he was sure they wOuld approve his conduct.
The NOtile Alarquis concluded 'by protesting that he
accepted the guardianship unconditionally..
' Bi,hop of ST.,ASAPH observed, that he had
peruse:: the evidence, froth which it appeared that it,
liar ; -ways been the intention of Lord ,Henry,' and
Lady,oratia Seymour,
that Mt4i. Fitzherbet-t should
.
-• be the guardian of: then- infant. (4 occurred id
every thing that had been stated on the question by
the Noble and Learned Lord on the Woolsack,

Lord ROMNEy glade a t”,cr observations, -which
we could not distintly hear, but wa.understood his
LorJsbip'seeined also to express hid 'concurrence in
the Resolutions proposed. by th._!..Lord Chancellor..
The Resolutions we4e tken put;and dgreed to.
The several Bills. on the Table were forwarded,
and the House adjourned at mine o'clock.

.2- MAILS.
ARA IV I,D-2 Cotteliburgh, z DutAin, Watrrt ►d.
DUE —I flambOr6l), t GottenOurgO, I ifibuun, i Dabilr.,
Waterford.

PRICE OF STOCKS
THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLCCt.
Red. Ann. - -60 i Oinniula - - 31

TH E s.U-N.
SOLEM QI"S DICERS 7ALSVN! 4[101E41?

LONDDN, .
1116.1DLY,
,JUNE 16, 1806:

'E received Yesterday 'Paris and Dutch Papers,
the -former to thy: Bth, arid the 'latter to the 12th
inst. The loilg'expeded change iji the Government
of Holland' hasat length' taken place, and'that once
formidable Republic now nominally converted into
a Kingdom, but in reality into a Province of 'France.
The official details of this most important event are
contained in the Moniteur of tse 6th inst. On the
preceding day the Ambassadors from tly.: Bataviats
liepublic were 'admitted. into the presence of BotcA-
PAti-r.s, when'Adiniral VERB a 3 the Chief of
the Em'bas'sy, made a solemn surrender of the
Rights and Independenco of his Country, and
in the name of 'the People of the Batavia!) Rep,ub.
iic, hUmbly irrnilofedlits Imperial Majesty that he
would be graciously pleased to accord to them, as
Pug of Holland, Prince .Lotns'• NAPOLEON ; to
Whom, Admiral \TER HE,ItTL adds, they will commit
the safety of their Lairs, the defence of their Pat4li-
ea4 Rights: and all the interests of their h./ova/.
Country. With this humble request BoNt.rtaTe
of,courSc c6ndescended to comply, but in terms, not
quite so gracious as We should have expeded',Upon,
such 'an occasion; , He tells them that he had long
seen_ the inconveniencies which, had- arisen from
the.defedive form yf their Government, and sett'
frankly adis, that the 'present proposition for
change in the GovgrnMent had bmn, brought
about "by his! Councils. Indeed' we must do Bo-
NAPARTE the justice to say, that be acted upon
this occasion without the least disguise, for. in ad._

dressing icing Louis, he told hirn that he must never,
cease to be a Frenchm'an, and that the Dignity of
Constable Of/France should be for ever vested in him
and his heirs, in order to keep in his reiwwarance
the duties which he owed to him (BoNAPALIATE).—
This .mo3t extraordinary and important event (upon
which the People of Holland were never consulted,
and of Which indeed they were never informed
except- ky' general rumour) .was settled in.a
Treaty, epncluded at Paris on the 24th of last
inoutu, ttt which BONA PAK' giikrant-ees to Hol-
land the maintainanc of its Constitutional Rights,
its Independence, and the Integrity of its Pos-
sessions in the two Worlds. It is not explained
'whether this Article includes the Possessions of Hal-

. .
land at the aimmeneement of the War, or whether

it. relates to her Fossessions i t the time when . the
Trcity was concluded. The. other Artielei of 'the
Treaty that very little from the statement 'which we,
several days ago laid'hefore 0‘..4 Readers: The, new

king is to have a revenue of two millions of florins,
500;000 of which is to be in Idnd, • and the remaln,
der to be paid monad!, out of the Public Revenue.--7
In the event of a minyrity, the Regency belongs to
the Queen, and, in her default, the Emperor of
the French, as perpetual. Chief of • the Imperial
Family, into name the Regent of the Kingdom.

Previously to the audience of the Dutch Ambas-
sadors', the Turkish Ambassador was introduced to
BONAPARTZ, whom he addressed in the truoPrien-,
tal style of. hyperboliCal compliment; he called
him " the most 'mighty among Christian Mo-
narcliS,." and " the 'Man' who holds the sword of
valour, and wields the sceptre ofjustice;" and con-
cludes 'with saying, " that his Master esteems him
the. oldest, most faithful, and most useful Ally of the

Empfre."7-In rep y- to this `2/I.lressi ToN.I
• 4
FART E woks use of the'folloiving reniark'abb;expres-

sion : ‘,‘ Sultan ShLrm. neFer can have any dangewto
aps 6rehel•diroMA-ne; iinited with the in the bonds
of peace and amity, he wilt not have reason to ap-
, prebend the poWer of any of adversaiies:',

. The Only other article of ibtelligence contained in
these important PapenTis,-that BONAPARTE has given
to TALLEYRAND the Principality gf Benevento, with
the title of " Prince and Duke," and to Ika-NA-
DOTTE the Principality of Ponto Corvo, with a simi-
lar title.

TuE .frigate, arrived at Portsmouth

from the Cape of Good Hope, spoke an the , 27th
May a Brazil Ship, out 30 days from, St. Salvadore,
the !Master of which informed them that jERWIE
BONAPAIiTE'S • Squadron bad put 'in there sickly,
' but was to sail on the 22d of April, supposed for
the West Indies.

The CzW;mize Frigate sailed on Saturday from
Portsinouth for Sicily, having on board
,Generals Sir
Joim MOOR"; FRAZER, and SHEufutoxc.

• There was on Saturday a considerable rise in the
Stocks, which wAs attributey sortie persons to
a supposed mission of Mr. ADAIR, -the British

Minister at \lien9a, Parisi, in compiny with
M. IYOur,m, the Russian Minister.—We believe

that there is no foundation for the report; at all
. ,
events, those who circulated it could not possibly be
in possession of any authentic information upon the
su ed. _

, Saturday morning the DUKE of YORK 'arrived at
Windsor, on -military business with 'NEUF:STY' ;
afterwards they rode on horseback with the PRIN.
CESSEs.—In .the evening the ROYAL FA LILY walked
on the Terrace.

Yesterday morning HIS) MAJESTY, attended by
Cou'nt MUNSTER, Generals FITZROY and _GARTH,
inspeded the Royal Hqrse Guards'and King's Own
Mtlitia,-in the Castle-yard: The Bands played God
Save the King during the inspeetion. PRINCESSES
AUGUSTA,' SOPHIA, and AMELIA, joined HIS MA-
JESTY soon after,
,and they went to St. George's
Chapel, and heard a sermon by Dr. I.‘TORTHEY, from
Psalm and t9th Verse. After divine, service
titd ROYAL FAMILY went to Frogmore.

We hayereceivd NeW-York Papers to the loth
The three last Papers are silent on the subjea of
T'IERCE'S death, which, during the preceding week,
had been, the occasion of such universal, clamour.—
The kraNder had re-appeared on. the Coast, having
been ,spoken on the 4th, in lat. 3g. long. 91. but
bad not on the toth resumed her station of f Sandy
Hot& On the preceding Thursday she was off the
Highlands, and the Cambrian, on, Saturday, was off
arnegat, on her way to Charleston.
,A Charleston Paper of the 7th of May, mentions
the arrival of the Sally,,Ml-N, in 94 days frotm the
Isle. of France ; and adds, on the authority of Capt.
. iglu, that.four days nre.,,ious to his sailing six Sail of
• British Indiamen, inicluding two Company's Ships,
had been sent into the Isle of Bourbon. A seventh' •
prize i,k%lg retaken by the' English Frigates cruizing
off the Isle of Franee.

Accounts have been received respeaing the French
Squadron which sailed from•L'Orient on the sth' of
NOvetnbc.r, and •which continued to the middle of
March to cruize between Prince's Island and St:
a'homas's (on the Coast of Africa) for the purpose
of intereepting.the outward-bound Indiamen.-, The
Squadron consisted of an 84, two Frigates,
and one or two. British captured ves3els, having; ,on
-the'l2th March, taken '44 Vessels, mostly Guitio-

Thirteen Sail. of Indiamen, under convoy of the
Adamant, were, on the f.).6th of March, in htt. 29.
long. 19.5 and eight Sail, without convoy,' were, on
the rJatli a April, 0. 30. 'long. co. 17.
Lady CHARLOTTE 17(NCH, who. h..s reached a very,
advanced stage of life with the esteem and regard of
the,first persons in this kingdom, a few days suite
had the fortitude to subniit to the operation for the
cataract.

, -
General Fox is to have the commatid of the Br:,

fish Troops in Sicily,.and to retain the Goverinnent
of Libra,tar.--Sir J, MOORE consequently goes\ out
second in cornainnd,

Sir CHARL:ES COTTON', it is said, is about to hoist
his Flagon'hoard the San Joseph, and is to com-
mand the Channel Fleet during the absence of Lc.)rd
ST. VINCENT, who is coming on shore.
The Gazette of Saturday contains an Order of
Council for allowing friendly and neutral Nations
to trade to the Cape •of -Good Hope.; prohibit-
ing, however, the importation of Asiatid Goods,
or Military Stores; except by the India Company,
and restricting exports generally without licence.
A promotion of Admirals is spoken of as about
to take 'place immediately ; to include Capt. STOP
FORD, who is the 2 st on' the Captain's List. '
A feW years ago the GEND SIGNIOR issued a
_Proclamation,' in which he spoke of BosA PARTE; arkd
his " treacherous genius"' in terms 'of the utino4
abhorrence ; but now, (ve find, that:his AMbassador
at Paris i'ordered, to address the Imperial CorsiCan
in the highest style of Eastern adulation;scalling him
the greatest among the Sovereigns of Christendom
—bright Star of Glory—holding with t firm hand
the sword of valour and the sceptre of justiee-=--sub-
lime, and immortal Emperor." ":-et this is the nan
who, during a Peace between France and Turkey,
invaded the Provinces ,of the latter, and only waits
for an opportunity to do so again. ,
An extensive promotion has taFzen place in the
Prussian Army. Several move Regiments have been
ordered to join the Prussian Army in Pomerania.
The popula'r hatred against Count ITAtiowyrz
increases; two attempts have been Made „to as-
sassinate him. On one occason, it is said, hn air-
gun was discharged at him ; and on another a large
stone, weighing several ponnds, was throWn at him
through the windows of his bed-chat»bert and da-,
waged the couch on ,which he e do not
believe these 'reports.
- _

Baron Gho-rs,Ette Prussian Minister in Lower
Saxony, it is said, is to be the third, Prussian Mi-
nister of State, in the room of Count KELLAR, who
ref Uses to at with Connt

'Baron rfuticuT has been recalled to Vienna.

The Turkish Fleet, under the orders of the
Captain Pacha, sailed on the Ist of April to cruize
off the. Morea and Albania : it consisted of One Ship
of the Line, .t ‘Vo Frigates, and six Corvettes ; and
is to be followad by nine Ships of the Line and se
veral Frigates:
KEMBI.r means to remain theatrically fallow
during the summer recess, the chief p4rt of which
he is to pass with'his old friend Lord GUILbFOUD, at
\Vroxton, 0 xfordsh i re.

ELLI§TON iS performing in Dublin. He was to
snake his first appearance on the Irish Stage on
Wednesday last in the part of Oe/avian.
'The long-expeEted marriage between Mr. C.
REMBLE and Miss DECAMP is expeeted to take place
in a few days;

The third and last Lottery for the ,year 1805
finished drawirio. on Saturday, the produce to Go-
vernment has been 575,0001. besides the incidents,
namely, stamps, advertisements, postage of letters,
excise duty on paper, &c. &c. It is said the Lotto-
rieS for the present year will be still, more ptioduaivt:,
as they will contain improvement:, which must
create a rapid sale of the TickV:s. 1 •
On Monday last was taken at lirlevagisSey; in -a
fishing net, a monstrous lobster, such as was scarce
evcr,seen b, fore it weighed. nine pounds wanting
one ouuse.

Ni PAL NE WS.

Ft OM the LONDON 1". 7 .IZETtg, yune 14,

Admiralty-Office, June 14.

Copy of a Letter from. Vice Admiral LOrd
wood;' Commander in. Chief of His M-rjesty's Ships
and Vessels in the Mediterranean, to' Win. Mars-
den, Esq. dated on toard the Ocean, of Cadiz, the
1 bth May, 1 80 6.
SIR,

I inclose, for the information of the Lords Com-
missioners of the Admiralty, a Copy of ai Letter
which have this day received from Captain Hillyar,
of his Majesty's Ship Niger, .giving an account of
his having captured, -on the 2ci inst. his Catholic •
Majesty's Schooner", El Virgin del Carmen, bound
with dispatches from Algesiras.to La Guira.
I am, &c., COLLINGWOOD.
MY LORD, Niger, at Sea,lllay 2, 1806.
I have the honour to inform you that his Majesty's
Ship under, my command this day captured the Spa-
nish (Government) Schooner El Virgin-del Carmen,
commanded by Lieutenant Luis Navaretta, from
Algesiras, bound to La Guira, With dispatches, which
were thrown overboatsd in the chace. She is cop-
pered, and pierced for twelve .guns, but at present
has only four swivels on bOarcl,Nand a proportion of
small arms for her crew, consisting of twenty-one
inen.

'• I 'have the honour to be, &e.
{Signed} J, HILLYAR.
Right II9n: Lori! Collin woos,
•
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Coml.,Lauder & &c. ••

Admiralty (Vice, Jtpie 14

Copyof a .Letter from Vice Admiral Dacres„ com-
mander iit V' his Majesty's Ship v and Vessel,
at Jamaica, to Trat, Marsden, 'Esq, dated at Port
, Royal, April 1, 1,505.
SIR, ,

I have great pleasure in transmitting,' for the in-
formation of the Lords Commissioners of the Admi-
ralty,.Copies of two Letters received from Capt. Ross,
of M. Ship Pique: the- Brigs appear 'very well
adapted for his MajeStv's service, and not more than
niiie months old : if found adequate thereto by the
Officers of the Yard, I shall direa them to be pur-
chased, and intend giving Lieut. Ward the command ,
of one,. a a Commander, till the pleasure of their
Lordsiiips is known, who, I am sure, will highly op—
prove 'of his.condua. in boarding and carrying the
armed SLlJooner Santa Clara, and it will in some de-
gree alleviate the very severe wound he has received
in boarding the French. Brig of War.
I am, &c, (Sigtkd) J. Rs 1)../WRESe
V. M. S. Pique, of Ocoa Bay,
.171/2 March, 1306.

StR,

I hare the honour to inform you that Lieut. Ward, •
Of his Majesty's Ship under my command, in the
Gig,-assisted by Mr'. Eteleigh (Midshipman), in tho
Yowl, most gallantly boarded, and succeeded in cap-
turing,
,after a very. smart retartee (and without
lo,vs on our side), the Spani4 Armed Schooner Santa
Clara, of One 9-pot4nder, and .f..)8 men, completely
equipped tbr war.

have the honour to be, &c.
C. B. IL, ROSS.
To fames Dficres, £s-7. Vice ..4cifitiral
of the White., COM wander in.:47*f, &c.
IL Al. S. Pigto, off St: Catherinc'.%
27th March 18.06.

Slit,

I have the honour to inform you, that yesterdav-,
crossing over from Santo Domingo to Curacoa, l fell
in with two men of way Brigs, standing to for the.
laid-: at one P. M. being-within Ring Lange, Icoth-
meni-edfiring to prevent their pfting in with the
shore, and from superior sailing,closed witll them at
two, when a most destructive fire continued for 2,0.
minutes, but a .flaw of wind favouring tis, the helta
was put down, which placed us immediately across
the hawse- of the 'Commodore ; she was directly
boarded by Lieutenants Ward and Baker, and Mr.
Thompson, and every itch of her decks most obsti-
nately defended ;' the slaughter pn both sides was
dreadful, and it is with real concern I state the loss
'Of Mr. John Thompson, the Master, -Who, was killed
.with eight Seaineri, and Lieutenants Ward and Ba-
ker, with re Seamen and Marines wounded,: the
contest was very severe, but in about five minutes
the colours were hauled down ; the other Struck.
after a few broadsides more, and we .tOO% possession,
of the Phaeton and Voltigeur, of 'guns and i2O
Men each, French Brigs of War, beautiful Vessel's,.
and only nine months old. ,It Was impossible for
two Vessels to be mere obstinately defended, every
thing being out to pieces, and jnearly one half their
;crews-killed or wounded. I understand they had
been 'roughly handled by an English Man of War
Brig Mein Deer) the'day before. -
I beg leave to recommend to your notice my First
Lieutenant, Ward, whose good condna at all times.
has merited the highest approbation; .he is, I .arrw,
afraid, dangerously wounded.

The deatll of Mr. Thompson I most sincerely la-
thent ; in him his country has lost a brave and most
excellent Officer ; he is the saztie so handsomely
spoken of by Captain Bissett in the Racoon ; he
has left a wife to lament his loSs, and alMoSt a
stranger in this country. The wound of Lieutenant
Baker, I rejoice to say, will only'lay him by for a
short time -

The assistance I received from T,ieutenant. Craig,
of die Royal MarigesAwho is also Wounded), and his
partydeserve the highest praise; for the steady and
well-direded fire kept up by them, and their sol-
dier-like behaviour at'all times. We had only one
man wounded on board, all the others were killed-
and wounded oh the Brigs' decks. The Ship's cum-
pany behaved uncommonly well, and I trust the •
condudt of all will merit yOur approbation. '
I have the honour-to be, &c. •
• CHABLES`II. H. ROSS.
.Tames Richard nacres, 'Esq. Vice-Admiral of
the inite, Commander in Chid; &c. &c. &c.

Phr:ton, 16 guns, [2,3 men, Fe6yanet, Lieutenant d V
seau.

Le Voltigeur, 16 guns, 115 men, M. St. Craig, Lieutenant
de Vdisseau.

I beg leave to. enclose you a List of the Killed and
Wounded on board His , Majesty's Ship .under my
command. I have..had no account from the Prizes,
but their loss haS been very great. The Cormno-.
dore has lost his right arm. •

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CHA. B. I-I.'ROSS.
List of Officers, Seamen, and Marines kilted and wounded
410 board H. M. S. Pique, Cha. B. H, Ross, Esq. Cap;.'