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London, England, 1806-12-01 00:00:00

if it appeared "practicable livith little rts'lc. On the
loth instant the, Stork arrived with the pleasing in-
telligence cf their having cut out and destroyed six-
4.-med Vessels (one of, which was a French )'riva7i
teer of four guns)_.and six coasting Vessels. Also,
that the Pike, of, four. guns, had captured a Spanish
- Schooner. of ten guns,and the Superieure, a Spanish
Letter of MarqUe. -
I inclose you a copy of Capoiins Le Geyt and
Rushworth's Letters for their Lordships' infortnv
am. &c.
(Signed) Y. it DACRES.
His Dirjesty's Sloop Stork, of the ise.cf 1)-i' hes,
SeptemZer 9, I_Bo6.

Slit,

Agreeable to your direCtions I put to sea from
Port Royal on
.the 25th ult. with the Superieure, and
Plying
.Fish and Pike Schooners. On our arrival. off
the Isle of Pines, I had the mortification to learn
from the Pilot the Stork could 'not be carried within
Zo leagues of the harbour of Batabano. I therefore
clireaed Captain Rushworth (to whose glivity and
exertions I feel highly indebted) to prQco.ed with the
Superieure and two Schooners, after having reduced.
their draught of water as much as possible, and re-
- 3nforced them with the Boats, and a party of Sea-
men and Marines from the Stork and I have the
pleasure to acquaint you; the object of your orders
was effeeted in a very handsome stile. For the-par-
ticulars of which, and his subsequent capture of a
Spanish Letter of Marque, ,I have the honour to
refer you to the inclosed Letter from Captain
)Xushworth.

I have also to inform you of the capture of a Spa-
nish Schooner, of t o guns, on the 30th ult. by the
Pike, after a slight resistance.

I have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) GEO. LE GEYT.
To TanTes Richard DaLITS, Esq. Vice-Ad.
mind ofthe White, Commander in Chief;
Cc. &c. &c. •

His Majesty's Sloop Superieure, qg the
Isle of Pines, Sept. 9, 1806.

tut,
I have the honour to acquaint you, after leaving
its Majesty's Sloop Stork on the of August,
off-the Isle of Pines, it took us to the 2d of this
month to get off Point Gondas, distance N. W. 22
miles frOm Batabano, when I anchored with tie
Flyingfish and Pike Schooners; at midnight weigh-
ted and stood for Batabano, to be off that place be-
fore break -of day, but owing to baffling winds it
took us until day-light. I thought it expedient to
land, which I accordingly did, with eighteen men
from the -Stork, thirty-five from the Superieure, and
ten from the Flyingfish, to guard the boats ; but af-
ter landing.two miles to windward of the battery,
the marshy irregular ground so impeded our march,
and the Enemy pet ceiving it, sent a party of sol.:
diers to way-lay us in the thick bushes; but the
Inost 'forward of my party 'charged and completely
put them to the rout, after leaving two killed and
one badly wounded. At that period a general
algm had spreads the Militia had joined the sta--
tionwry regulars in the front, aided by the men from
the.shippingin the .Bay.. oar retreat
.being then
cut off; we were obliged to rush forward to gain the
f)rt, which,' I am happy to say, was completely
tarried in three minutes; the Enemy retreated in
ell direaions, after firing two guns and a volley of
small arms towards the path %wt. were obliged to
pass. The battery consisted of six long eighteen-
pounders, mounted on travelling carriages, 'which
we spiked, and then proceeded to take possession
of the Vessels, which consisted of one Felucca,
pierced for foutteen guns, having one eighteen-
pounder and twelve blunderbusses on board ; a
Schooner, pierced for twelve ; a French Privateer
of four, and three other Spanish Vessels, with One
gun each ; six other , smaller with cargoes, which
were saved, and the Vessels burnt, not having
sufficient men to carry them out. The next morn
ing came off a fit of truce ; from them I. learn
their
.loss was considerable. lam happy to add,
we-had only one man badly wounded on the of>
easipti.

I also feel it my duty ft state the great assistance
received from Lieutenants ItuSell and Murray,.

and Sub-Lieutenants Blake and Brown The Sea-

men and Marines under my 'command A6ted in a
most 011 ant manner. Two days after I captured a
• Spanish armed Schooner, St. John, of three guns,
And thirty--two men after a slight resistance.
am, &c.

(Signed) -EDWARD RUSH WORTH.
George Le Geyt. Esq. Commander of His
Majesty's Sloop Stork.

DOVER, Nov. 0.,---Passed for the Downs the
Schooner Gotfinho, Capt. RODRIQUES, from Caen,
-bound to London, with wine, Sheleft Caen yester-
day morning, and the Captain, who landed here, re.
ports, that jnst:before he sailed news had arrived that
an Armistice had been concluded. between France
'and Prussia,

. NOV. 29.—Sailed the Foudroyant
and Fame, of 74 guns each, for Torbay.
Arrived the Plover Sloop of War from a Cruize,
aincl Formiciatk, of .98 guns, from the Westward.
The Brig Jane, of Ilfracombe, 'which struck on
the Hocks of Mount Batten on Thursday morning,
in turning out of Catwater, was last night entirely
beat to pieces during a heavy gale of wind at S. W.
Arrived this evening a Brig Sloop of War, with
a quarantine signal flying at the main, supposed to
be from the Mediterranean with Dispatches.
Arrived the Danish Ship Alkow, CORNELIS, from
the Havannah, bound to Tonuingen, laden with su+
gar and coffee, detained by the Caroline hired Armed

PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 30.—Arrived yesterday the
Hon. East India Company's Gun-vessel Charger,
from Bengal ; and to day the .Narcissus Frigate
from the Downs; the itetifff Gun-vessel from a
cruize; Harriett, PEARSON, and RoGert, SAummts,
fr m

Sailed the Defender Gun,brig on a cruiZe f and
_the .Tongs Aro, G s•Bill-z, for Bremen.

We;it out of the Harbour -Ois morning the Sa

anew Iress&le‘4ftiteicl, and i appointed to
take tttetontoy for the Mediterkanean.

,
VAtimouni, Nov. 27.—:,-Arrived the LaureiSloop
of 22 guns, from Plymouth ; His 'Majesty's
Ship Pomone, of 44 gulls, from a cruite ; and Prince
Adolphus Packet, Bow;nERSON, froth Nie York and
Halifax, last from Plymouth, having ltraded her
Mails 'there.

Sailed His Majesty's Ship Plover, of i 8
Capt. littowN, for PlyinatiO.
The P7irree of Macs Packet, from Lisbon, may
be shortly 'expe6ted. , .
The Auckland and Wa/singhant Packets; with
three Mails for Lisbon, remain by contrary winds
as also the Princess Mary, for the Leeward Islands.

DEAL, Nov. 30.—Sailed the Vesuvius Bomb for
Sheerness.

Arrived the Kite and Kangaroo Sloops of War,
and several Gun-brigs, from a Cruize, -and remain
in the Downs with a Fleet of Ships of War, the
Devaynes List Indiamati, and a large neet of other
outward-bound Vessels:

Yesterday morning Sir SAMUEL Mob, and red,-
nue, set off for Portsmouth, where he is immediately
to embark, as Commander of a Squadron on a Se-
cret .Expedition.
The whole of the Ships in His Majesty's-service,
which are in Comthission at present, amount to 773..
Of these, 133 are of the Line; 18 are .50's or 40's;.
164 Frigates, and 198 Sloops. It the North Sea
and Dowps there are 154 Vessels ; about Spain, Por-
tugal, and Gibraltar, 34 ; Mediterranean, 34; West
Indies, 45 ; East Indies, 39.

We yesterday received an account from Leith,
that on the 22d ult. as the boat belonging to the
Eleara Brig, Capt. TROLLOPE, was retwiting from
the shore to the Ship, she was upset, and .t.a...11:_0f
the crew, together with Mr.O'Bxlaw, +lvi Surgeon,
were unfortunately drowned.