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London, England, 1806-12-22 00:00:00

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From the LGNDON GAZETTE, Der., 20, XBO6.

Admiralty Office, Dec. 20.

Copy of a Letter from Rear-Admiral the H 6111: Sir Alexander
Cochrane, K.B. Commander in Chief c.f. His Majesty's
Ships and Vessels at the Leeward IslaiA, to- Williar,n
Marsden, Egg. dated on 'board His Majesty's. Ship the
Northumberland, at Barbadoes, the 4th November, iSob.

•
SIR,
I have the honour to inclose, for the infcrtnation
of the Lords Commissioners, of the Admiralty, co-
pies of Letters from Captains Sayer and Briggs, of
the Galatea and Orpheus ; also froth Lieutenant
Dean, tonimanding HiS AilajeSty's Armed Brig Do-
minic° ; giving ,an account of the capture and de-
stru&ion of the Vessels therein mentioned.

ALEX.. COCHR4NE.
His Majesty's Ship Galatei, at Sea,
SIR, zoth Sept;,lsp6.
On the 18th ult. Lieutenant M:Culloch, in this
Ship's. Barge, pursded a Schooner soine-Thiles up a
river on the Spanish Maid, near Porto-. CaVallp,
when, after an able resistance (her Commaniler, and
one man falling), she struck, and proved to be a
very fine Spanish Privateer, of three long gun (six
and four-pobnders),• swivels, and musketoons on
stocks, small arms, &c. He brought away the Pri-
soners, and blew her up, as it was impossible to get
her out of the river withotit danger of his retreat be-
ing cut off. One Seaman (Cdrnelius O'Gullivan)
.in
our Boat was slightly wounded.
And, .on the 21St,, Lieutenant the
Barge, drove on shore, and completely destroyed,
after a slight opposition, a fine Schooner, armed
with swivels, small arms, &c.—The crew made their
escape. I have the Hunour to he, &c.
(Signed) GEORGE SAYER.
Rear- Admiral the Hen. Sir A. Cochrane, K.B. &c.

I am, 8:c.

His Majesty's Ship Galatea, off
•4 ' SIR, 1 , " Martinique, Ott. z4,*04;6r
On the night of the oth inst. three Boats from this
1
Ship,.under the direaion of Mr. :Aichy Gittins.
(First Lieutenant), rowed up in the face o the bat-
teries of Barcelona-,. on the Spanish, Main; fat adrift
and cut out four Spanish-Schooners in spits of-twory
obitacie. •

The enemy opened their fire of round and grape '
shot from three Batteries nearly at the same time,
accompanied with musketry from them; and the
beach, the Schooners being moored. head and stern _
close to it. It was calm, and, 'frOrn triei'natnre of
the Bay, our Boats were exposed an hour and a half
to this fire, providentially without the loss bf.a man,
although they bore, as well as the prizes, abundant
proof of its 'being weft, direEted.
They are large . excellent Vessels, tw of them
coppered, and well calculated for His Milj sty's ser-
vice.
Lieutenant Gittin's comb& spealtS for •i self~ ',He
mentions that of Mr. J. Green, Master's ~and.
Mr. Scanlon, 'Boatswain, in terms which recommend
them both.
It is superfluous to say our brave fellows behaved.
in a way that manifests how much they glory in
perilous enterprizes against their Enemies.
I am, &c. GEORGE SAYER,
Rear-Admiral the Hon. Sir A. Cochrane, it.l3, &c.
His Majesty's Ship Orpheus, at Sea,
SIR, " 26th September, 18c6. •
I have the pleasure to inform you that ou the 25th
inst. I fell in with, and after a short chace, captured
the Guadaloupe, a French Schooner Privateer,
mounting three 6-pounders (two of which 'were
thrown overboard in the chace), and 54 men. She
had been four days from Guadaloupe, and made 'no
capture. I have the Honour to be, &c.
(Signed) THOMAS BRIGGS.
To the Hon. Sir A!ex. Cochrane, K. B.
Rear-Admiral of the White, &c.
His Majesty's Arme&Brig,,.Dominica,
SIR, • Roseau, Aug. 23;
I have the honour to inform you that orilthel.Bth•
inst. I captured, 'between Dominica and INlar)ga-
lante, the French Row-boat ,Privateer La Bateuse,
armed with musketry, with a complement of nine-
teen men, ten of which had been sent to Martinico
in a small Schooner captured off St. Lucia... I have
the Honour to be, &c. • a•
: . . (Signed) .. . W. DEAN,
Lieutenant and COmmander.
To the Hon. Sir Alex. Cochrane,K. B.
Rear-Admiral of the White, &c.
• His Majesty's Armed Brig Dorriiniba,-4t
SIR, Sea, Oaoher le, t. 800,0 5,11
I have the honour to' inform you, that, on tie
night of the .9d inst. Mr.. King, aaing MasttiVitiAhe _
Cutter of His Majesty's Brig under' rily:Cgairtod,...
brought out two Sloops, Manette-and DolphigtAleo_,
with sugar and, rum, from under the Batteries trear.
St. Pierre's, Martinic6-. . , • i

I have also the,lionour to inform- you, that I tap-,
tuted on the 4tkinSt• the. Ffench- National Schooner
La Chiffone, armed with rnusqiietry., erniCloyeil as a
Dispatch Vessel between., Guadaloupd 'and
'tic°. I have the Honour to. be, &c.
(Signed) • . W. -DEAN,
-,Lieutenant and .Conunaiidei.
Hon. Sir A: Cochrane, K. B 1 Hear- .
Admiral of fild white,col-natuntier.
in Chief, &c. &c. &c. • • •

PLYMOUTH, DEC.2o.—Yesterday, during a heavy
gale of wind, the Sloop John and Williarn, of this
Fort, laden with groceries, bound to Dartmouth, in
turning out of the ,Harbour of Cutwater, missed
stays, 'and was driven on the rocks of Mount 13 atten,
•
where, in a few hours, Rile. beat to pieces.; t.h"
greater part of the cargo was saved, ~but mush 9a-
.,
',aged ; the crew all escaped:
Arrived the Hazard Sloop of War from Torbay.

The Aca§ta Frigate .'cut olt, of Harbour yester-
day, and anchored in the Sound-;..as did also the
'Moselle and Gannet Sloops of War.

PORTSMOUTH, Dr.c. 21.- Arrived the

Frigate, Capt. BkRRIE, from a Cruize.

Sailed the Centaur, of 74 guns, SitSA:4u Hocin.
with the Coin. Us and L'Uranie Frigat es, to tq'We's4-
ward ; and the Defender Gun-vessel on a reni:ze.
The. Betsey,. SHAPLEr Alater,which itiled froth
Cardiff for Lbndon, was captured on the foth-in's
by a French Lugger Privateer, near Portlanct'but
was re-captured three hours after by the Locfist
GLI -vessel, and is arrived at this, Port.