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London, England, 1807-11-23 00:00:00

Admiralty-Office, Nov. 21, 1807.

'Copy of a Lett& from Captain Lake, of His Majesty's Sloop
Surinam, addressed to the Right Hon. Acitniral Lord Gard-
ner, a Duplicate of which has been transmitted to this Of.
fice by Admiral Young.
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His Majesty's Stoop Surinam, Plymouth.
MY LORD, Sound, 'Nov: 18, 1807..
After leaving your Lordship's' Fleet on the 1.5111
inst. to proceett to Plymouth, at three 4. M. on the
.17th, Ushant S. seventeen leagues, I fell in ,with,
and, after a chace to the N. E. of ten 'hours, cap-
tured the French Privateer L'Amiral I.)eeres, rnottnt-
ing 14 long six-pounders, and 76 men, Jean G.
.Michel Master ; sailed from. St. Malo the day be-
for'e, made no Capture. She is a large Vessel, quite
new, well forma this being her first cruize.
I have the honour to be, 8.4 e..
• JOHN LAKE.
To the Right Hon. Miniral Lord Gardner,
Admiral of the White, see: &c.
44d64ircilty-Office, Nov. 21, 1807.

Copy of a Letter from Mr. Nilliam Milne, acing Lieute.
nant of His Majesty'li Cutter Carnet, to"the Hon, William
Wellesley Pole, dated Grimthy, the 17th inst.

SIRS

I beg leaie to acquaint you', fur the 'information
of my Lords Commissioners of tlie Admiralty, that
about half-past three.o'clock P. M. on the 14th inst.
seeing a strange Sail a-head, which I conceived to be
a Fishing-boat, I steered towards her (not being out
of our course), in hopes of gaining information
aboUt the land, as we had no observation for three
days.'

At four we *ere nearly.alongiido of her, wh'..l
`she hoisted French colours, Awl commenced a6lion,
'At that time blowing very , hard, and' a great sea
'running, on this account it. was half an hour befbre
she struck, for we could.make very little use of our
great guns, being only four in number; andthis
she would not have dote so soon, as it was her in-
tention
.toboard its : at that moment' we shot away
her colours and main haulyards, when they called
out for. xittarters ; Cromar light bearing, by our
reckoning, S. \V, distance ten leagues.
She proved to be the- L'Adif French Privateer,
cutter-rigged, and a fast sailer, though not calcti,=:
lated for BIS Majesty's service, commanded by Nor-,
bat Corenwinder, commissioned for eight guns, but,
had only two on board taken, With thirty-two'
'men. she left Dunkirk three weeks before, and
had captured two Vessels, one a Gallior, detainfd'
by the Sybille'Frigate, and an English Sloop, itatuecr,
the Lord Keith..

I have the satisfatition of hearing testimony to the
good conduct of my Officers and Crew, consisting
of sixteen men, with A. S. ISTewall,, Purser of His
Majesty's, Sloop Aciaion (who ‘tas painienger on
botn.d),. for the able assistance he all'ordeci me during,
the action.

I have-the pleaeure of informing you, that no
Jives were lost on either side, but the Privateer had
tour men wounded. I am, &c.
(Signed) W. MILNE, A&ing Lieut.

P. S. Having sent an Officer and a party of 'then
on board of the Privateer, I ordered her to proceed
to Yarmouth, acid ported company , with her on the
foll Owing evening, in a heavy gale of wind,
.oir Cro--
mar. Light.

POI( r 8 MOUT ir Nov. :12'.-:-ArriVed yeSigrdaY the-
Racehorse Sloop of War, C;pt. nut ett frorn. a,
Cruize; and L' apiegle Sloop, Capt. MORRIS, with
a Convoy of Transports froth Cork. .
Sailed yesterday the 'Phao Sloop of War, Capt.
JANVER,IN, on. a Cruize ; Frig me, Capt.
aII,GGETTi Snetss Frigate, Cant. AYSCoUtAt ; and
44innet join the Squadron 'eolle6ting
at Plymouth. .
Put-back this day the Crocodile Frigate and 4bun-.
dance Store,.thip, 'which sailed last 'Thursday-with -
the Penelope under Convoy for the 'Cape.of good
1. is an,iminnce of vigour, -hitherto, we believe, iiiipe; which is also pit back, .
in t he history of this Country,,that,
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.after the Ntux.n of, so argeo,Flect as apt. ARREIT is appointed to the Minotaur; of:
l,-
A,llllit'a GA l NIEJ,Ehti, whit.hi b
could not licit be ex- ips., It this Port, instead of ca *. 10ANSIZELD
posed considerably to wear and tt;ar," several other - indkposed. Capt. A. Lows is appointed to the
," 6 w ,be 'i" a "ate„ttl
If lbr; Curiew; Capt J. 11. Pitit.t.ws, of the Bonttta, is
i4,ll',lllc'SS as.tnose of, Sir aIOKEY Admiral • '
promoted to a Post Captain ; the Hon. 'Capt. Pen-
V,ATS, and, we have now to add, of Sir S'Amticr,_
Tlh,! first i$ bout either at Cork, or turtkr kETT is appointed to the Quebec', instead of Lord
upon ita dest4u3tiou Adttliral ,KLATS'S Squudion ,
~.iscotini' FALKLAND, diSMiS3ed the command, for
,Itc, at single anchor, •at St. Helen's; and Sir SA.".le
linothc behaviour; Mr. JAcKsobi er-like ~ the.win %cry shortly be ready at Plymouti„
Satarclay the Ballot for the Westtninsta
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tly,
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promoted to a Lieutenant ; Mr. 'W. A.
began at the Guildhall in King-street. DAviP.3, Purser of the Poulette, is appointed to the