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London, England, 1814-04-02 00:00:00

THE bucriEss ott ot,DENBOURO.,

Some of the principal attendant! on the P.aftott
REGENT left Own cn Saturd..y morltinct, for
Windsor., toymake Preparations for the reception.
of the Duchess of OLDELIZOTIIid P.l Cutnberland
Lodge. Her Imperial Highness went to the R.us.,
sian Ambassador's on Saturday to partake of o.
grand entertainment prepared fur her by his Ex-
cellency.
Her Imperial Highness; accorripanied •by tbd
same distinguished personages, Went in the Prince
Regent's c:4rriagesfrom Poltency Hotel yesterday,
about twelve o'clock, and proceeded to the
Queen's Palace, where they were received by Mr.
Gaiswelli the King's Page in Waiting, who eon.;
ducted her Imperial Highness over the Palace, with
which her Imperial Highness appeared highly de-
lighted, after remaining there rather better than
an houri:: Firom the palace they proceeded down
the Bird-cage-walk to Westminster Abbey. The
venerghle Dean, Dr.- Vincent, received her Impe-
rial Highness with all due respect, and bad pre-
pared a sumptuous collation for her refreshment,
of which she very condescendingly partook. The
Dean and several of the Chapter conducted her
Imperial Highness to view the Abbey. Her Im4
perial Highness speaks English very well, and
fluently expressed 'her astonishment and delight at
the place. She took her leave of the Dean soon
after two o'clock, and then proceeded to Hyde
Park, which, the day proving delightfully tine,
was crowded to excess.

The crowd was• excessive whenever her Impe-
rial Highness's carriage stopped. She returned
to Pulteney Hotel about half-past four o'clock,
and in the most condescending manner appearod
at the balcony of the first floor, to gratify the cu-
riosity 4)f the public.
At half past five, her Imperial Highness ap.,
pointed to receive the Cabinet Ministers they
accordingly attended at that time, in their full
Court dresses, and were introduced to the Royal
Stranger with all due form, and most graciously
received.

On Friday morning the Dukes of York, Kent,
Sussex, and Gloucester, with a numerous assem-
blage of persons of distinction, called Ripon her
Imperial Highness, to pay their respects. On Sa-
turday the Duchess of York, the Princess Char-
lotte, and Princess Sophia of Gloucester, with a
numerous assemblage of others, paid their re-
spects. The Princess Charlotte's interview lasted
an hour. Among the other visitors were. the
Marchioness of Salisbury, Countess of Liver-
pool, Bce.
At the entertainment given on Friday by the
Prince Regent, at Carlton-house, for the purpose
of receiving her_ Royal Highness in due form,
every,degree of courtly state and splendonr was
observed.
At the dinner table she was placed be-
tween the Queen and Prince Regent, at the head

of the table; the other branches of the Royal
Family, and distinguished personages, sat accord-
ing to their rank. The Lord Steward presided at
the bottom of the table. After the dinner a grand

Concert was given, in which a most judicious se-
lection of eminent performers were procured. A
Atnerous company was invited upon the occasion.

REMAINS OF ANTIQTMT.

A very curious discovery has been made under
the patronage of The Dilettanti Society, which is
highly interesting to the admirers of the Fine Arts.
WlLtrAm Esq. who is well known for his
Works on the Troad, Ithica, and Argolif, liceepted
a mission from the above-mentioned Society, and,
with. the the assistance of two eminent artists, Mr.
• Famalts BEDFORD and Mr. JOHN GANDY, sailed
towards the end of the year .1811 ; and in the be-
ginning of the year 1812, having reached Zante;
proceeded to Athens. Having been detained by
the difficulty of obtaining a safe passage to Smyrna,
they employed themselves in excavations at Lieu- •
sis, where the. Temples, though highly important,
had never been explored, on account of the dep:ll
of the soil under which the ruins were buried.—
The effect of their endeavours was the discover-
ing of the great mystic Temple of CERES, consist-
ing in a Cvlla.aboht 180 feet square, with a por-
tico of twelve magnificent Doric columns of white
marble, more than six feet - The ap-
proach 'to this Temple by the sacred way from
Athens-, was over an extensive pavement, which the
" travellers conc4ive to be the Area of Triptolemus ;
on the right hand of which was discovered a most
beautiful Doric Temple in Antis, probably of
Diana Propylx. The Propyhemn itself was exact-
ly similar to that of the Acropolis of Athens, a
described by STUART. There was within this a
second Portal, of the Corinthian Order, which
opened immediately into the peribolus of the great
Temple. Other curious and interesting discove-
ries were made by these travellers, but we have
not room to notice them at present.

The Princess of ORaNGE, last week, went from.
the Hague to Amsterdam, to -he present at the
ceremony of presenting the new Constitution to►
the Nation by the PRINCE SOVEREIGN, and their
acceptance of it, which was to take place on the.
2ith inst. The Guard of Honour Cavalry of the
latter city, composed of the most respectable ci-
tizens, equipped at their own expense, acconrla-
suied the PRINCE SOVEREIGN, who had,been some
days at Amsterdam, on the road to Haarlem, fur
the purpose of meeting the Princess. Nothing
'could'he more gratifying than the manner in which
'tbicriincess was received on her appearance with
the'rest of the.family in the balcony. The bells
• were rung, and God save the King and - Orange
Boren alternately rent the air. The Princess
Dowager and the Hereditary Prince had also ar-
rived at.Atnsterdam, and experienCed a reception
equally zealous. There were, it is said, 25 dis-
sentient voices of the 600 Notables, and the
powers given to the Sovereign are great ; but all
ranks are well pleased.
Several failures, and one for 40,0001. have taken
place in the Stock Exchange, in consequence of
The extraordinary depression in the public funds.
It :is supposed that the speculations which are to
be settled for in Consuls. and .thnnium on the ap-
proaching clays of adjustment, exceed ten millions.

EttomTßE LONDO.I.tTAZETIT,, APRIL V..

rbrzfi alt y-QX,c, April 2; 1 St 4.

Extract of a Letter frc;n3 Captain Mums, 'of his Majesty'i
ship Majestic,
.addressed tn Admiral Sir Idtisl-Boat„Ast
WARnEN, and a_ duplicate transmitted to WiLsoN

CacxEß, Esq.

Majestic, at Sea, Feb. 5, IM4.

• I have the honour to acquaint you, that in my
Nvay from St. Michael's to Madeira, in the execu-
lion of yOur orders, at day-light in the'merning
v.:f the &I instant, in latitude 37, and-longitude 20,
being then in thase of a ship in th.e. N. E. sup-
rosed,to he one of the, enemy's:cruizers, three
,hips Rod a _brig were discovered about three
I..agues off in ,the S. S. F. of very suspicious aP",
pearance, and mit answering the private signal,
gave over thepursuitof the ship .tc:ithe northward
and eastward, hoisted. my colours, and proceeded
to reconnoitre the southern squadron, when' two
Of the ships immediately 'gave chac,e to me; on
closing within fom miles, I discovered them to be
two 44 gun frigates, a' ship mounting 20 guns,
and a brig, 'shish I could not perceive to be
armed. I determined on forcing them. to shew
~,,, they appeared to . wish
to avoid), and for , that purpose stood directly
for the headmost frigate, when she shortened
sail, and brOgght. for ,the other to close. I
now made all sail, in.the" hope of being, able to
get along side of her-before it 'could he Iffeeted ;
but in-this I was foiled, by her %veining,' making
sailiand joining the. other, and, taking statioii
aLhead and alAtern, with the twerity,gun-ship and
brig on their. weather bow ; they stood to the
S. S: E: with larboard
_studding sails, and hit the
sail that could be ,carried ; the sterninost' hoisted
French colours ; at a quarter of an hour past two''
o'clock, she opened a tire from the aftermost guns
upon us; at, three O'cibek, being in a. Odd posi-
tion Noing ``ten knots an hour), commenced
firing 'with ,considerable effect, the shot going
either through: or: just over the starboard quarter
to the forecastle, over the larboard bow ; when,
at forty-nine -minutes past four, she struck her co-
lours to his;, Maje,sty:s ship Majestic, under my •

command.
The wind intre€Cnig„ the prize ii~t a state of great
confusion, and nig.fat approaching, obliged.the
to Ktav by her,:.anclio suffer the other frigate, with
the ship and brig, to escape; the sea got up very
fast, so that:, only one hundred of the prisoners
could be ex4hanged, and' even in effecting that,
one boat was lost, and two prisoners drowned ;
this I hope; Sir,, will plead my apology, for not
bringing you the'whole of them. The captured
ship is the Terpsichore, of forty-four guns,-18
and 24-pounders, and 320 men, Breton-Francois-
de Sire C4pitaine de Frigate ; 'the other was the
Atalante, sister ship, exactly of the same force ;.
they sailed froin the Scheldt on the 20th of Oc-
tober, and , went to L'Orient, from whence they
sailed aoain on the. Bth of 'January, in company
with La Yade, a s.imilar\ ship, which parted from,
them'in latitude 45. and longitude 16. 40. The•
enemy had only three then '4itied, six wonnded,
and two drowned ; the Majestic none.
The Officers anti men I have the honour to
command conducted themselves on this occasion
as I expected they would do. -

• Admiralty-Office, April 12, 1914.
Copy of a Letter from Admirkl Fir RICHARD 132CRERTOV,
Bart. to .Top I,VmsoN CROXER, Esq. dated at Portsmouth,
the 31st Nfßreh-, 1614, • .
feel peculiar satisfaction in transmit-
ting-, to be laid before the Lords Commisiloners
rf the Admiralty, a letter I have received from
Captain Sir Michael Seymour, of the 1•Ijl-n-
POW, enclosing one addressed to him by Captain
Palmer, of his Majesty's ship the Hants, detail-
ing the capture of the French frigate L'Etoile, on
the morning of the 27th instant, after au arduoui
Glace of one hundred and twenty ;piles, and a-
ll ell-fought action of two hours and a quar,ter, in
eight futhOts water, Muter Cape La Hogue.
I entirely concur with Sir Michael. Seymour in
Cc opinion be has ,expressed, and very heartily
Congratulate their Lordships, on ;n event ivilleh
will stand. amongst the most brilliant ok the fri-
gate actions •in tire records of , our countrpand
does the highest honour to Captain Palmieri Ahe
officers ar..;l strip's company of the Hebrus.
• .1' ant, Sir, &c* •

. .
R. BICKERTON.
His Majesty's Ship Hehru,, Plymouth, March 29, 1814.
SlR,—When the Hannibal arsd his Majesty's
shin under my conunand.scparated on the morning
o the 26th, in chase of .the two French frigates
we had fallen, in with, we continued in pursnit
of the One you were pleased to detach us after,, the
whole day,
.with. all our canvas spread. About
midnight, he reached the Race of Alderney, and
the wind scanting, 'ye began to gain upon, bitn
fdtt by the_thue helatl.run the length of Point.
Jobourg,. }ceding into the Bay, of La Hogue, he`
was obl;ged to attempt rounding it almost within
the xvash of the breakers.; and here, alter an
_ _

. _
. anxious chase of fifteen hours, and running hini
upwards of one hundred and twenty wiles,. we
were forttwate enough, between one and two in.
the morning; to bring him to battle.; we crossed
friis stern, our jib-boom passing over his top-sait,/
and shot in bettvixt him and the shore, in eightfa-
thorns water, and it falling nearly calm abe;ut this
time, the ships continue 4 nearly in the:smne spot
until theFonclusion of the action. At its,eo.romence-
ment t've suffered considerably in :our ;Abe
enemy firing he shot away our fore7toporiast
-and fore-yesd,trippled our rntin -mast and.bowpprit,
and cut away almost eVery:sbroud,.-stay, and brace
we bath Our fist from the fire, and. throughout;
' was directed utour opponent's bull, and the ships
being as.elose together as they l'eould without
to„dollg,/ he stilfered most severely, every shot'
which struck passing -through-
.About,four
o'clock' his mizen-m4st felt by :he bOa•rd..,• and his
fire ceased,
when, after, an obstinate contest of
two hours and a'quarter, he hailed us, to say_ that
be hati.struck his colours. The moment Wecotild
get possession, it ,became•necessary_to put the
heads of both ships.off shore, as well front the ap-
prehension' of. grounding-, as to get. them clear
Ornn a battery, which had
,heen firing at 'beith.of
us during. the whple action, those du shore not
being able., from the darkness, to distinguish one
front the other;' fortunately the' tide set us round
he poit.t, and .we anchored soon afterwards in

Vauvillc Bay, In order to secure our masts a 3
as we are able. ; •. a

The prize proves to be L'ttoile French frigate,
mounting 41 guns, 28 eighseen-pounders on the
'main deek,,and the remainder carropades, with
a:complement of 320 men ; she was commanded
by Monsieur Henry Pierre Phifibert, Capitaine de
frigate, who was win-ping, together with La Sul-
tane (the *other frigate), frtnn a four months'
cruise to the westward.; .I.'eEtoite is a very fine
frigate; quite new, and sails well ; she lost in the
action forey'killed, .and'had upwards of seventy
wounile'd; her masts which remained are shot
through, and her hull extremely shattered, llaving
four feet water in ,her hold at the time she sur-:
rendered._ We are also a god deal cut 'up, se,
yeral of our guns dismounted, and I have to re',
,gret the loSs of some brave men, thirteen killed
and 'twenty-five wounded, some of them, I teat,
dangerously; Amongst the _former was a• most
promising young.gentletnan, Mr. P. A. Crawley,
midshipman, who fell, unhappily, early in the

I cannot,. Sir, sufficiently expreSs to you pow
much I lihve to admire in the conduct of every one
whom I had the pleasure to command upon this
occasion. I beg most carneily_to recommend
Mr. 11..' M. Jackson, the Seuior Lieutenant ; as,
also to give ,my best testimony to the exertions of
the Junior Lieutenants, Messrs. Addis and Cocks,
together tvttli Lieutenants Griffiths and M`Langli-
lin, 'of the marines, TO Mr: M‘Gowan, the mas-
ter, I much indebted for the skill and care
with which lie conducted the Stec are of the ship
during a period of iiiuch diffietilty and peril. Mr.
Maddox, the Purser,' very handsomely volunteered
his attendance opt deck, tylrere• he rendered good
service.•••

I cannot close this letter, without observing,
that I • derired -the greatest assistance, from the
professional ability of Capt: William Sargent, of
the Navy, who Atm Serving•on,haard with me as
volunteer. • •

Herewith, Sir, yOu have lists of the killed and
wounded ; ,and I notice with great
.pleasure the
care and attention of Mr. lioyter, Surgeon, not
only towards our own men, but to those of the
enemy also.---I have thin honour to be, &c,
(Signed) EDMUND PALMER,
Captain of his' Majesty's ship Hebrus.
Capt.SirMichatt SO,mour,lL'irt. his Majesty's ship tfanhibal.
• LisT OF KILLED AlstD WOUNDED.

Killed—P. A. Crawley, midshipman; Andrew Fenalson,
yeoman of sheets; James Crew, captain of the nimt ;
Richerbv, captain of the mast; William Boyd, ship's.corpo-
ral ; William Shnoley, captain of 'the forecastle ; Saltine'
Crawley, ordinary seaman; Patrick NlTnent ordinary, sea-
man ; thomas Douglas, Landman; John Simpson, lailaman ;
diaries Dutton, landinan; William Foster, landman ; John.
Belton, Landman.

• Delizo-"erouj4' Trovnded—Charles Still,
_ordinary seaman
John Stone, landman; James Lawson, landinan; Samuel
Chines, boy. "
Severely Evounded—John Gray, second captain, of 'the
forecutle; Richard Powell, pilot ; Daniel Makien; captain of
tho foretop, Rosslus, :ail-maker's crew; Daniel
M'Cuen, able sea nan ; John Moorcroft,- private inatine.
111"puateled.--!Slark Sliearman, boatswain'ii mate ;
Gilbert p‘inean, captain of the main-top ; John Hazard,'cap-
tain of the after-guard; J. Collins, captain of the.. after-
guard; Frederick Niitss,•able seaman ; Michael Harnett, or-
dinary seaman ; Balem -Cosatig, ordinary Seaman.; William
Stevens, ordinary vainan ; Andrew 131acliwood,.indinary sea-
man; John Jacks On., ordinary seaman; Jdioes Wilson, land,
man ; George Piles, boy; Robert Brown, boy; . Thomas Ever-
ingtou, landman ; James Crossby, corporal of marines.
killed, 25 wounded. .
DAVID BOYTER, Surteon.
EDMUND PALMER, Captain;
Killed atid Wounded on board ,L'Etoile French frigate.
40 killed,, 71 wounded.

didnairulty Office, 4pril 2, 1614.

Copy of a Letter from Capt. RowLry, of his Majesty's ship
Eagle, addressed to Vice-Admiral Sir E. DWA RD Pera,cw,
I3art. and transmitted by the latter to J. W. Ce.oNta, Esq.
The Eagle, at Malta, Pe). 6,1414.
Stx,---finagining it will he satisfactory to yono
1. take the liberty of mentioning, that on the nig).-4
of the.3d inst. I found his Majesty's ships Apollo
and Havannah at anchoroffßrindi3i,,anil a French
frigate (the Uranie) on fire inside of the port.
Capt. Taylor acqUainted ,me, that the Uranie
had escaped from Ancona on the Ifith January,
.and had . been turned` itito Brindisi by the Cer-
bents ; and that on his' arrival tbe're he sent in a
message to know in what situation he was to ti:)n-
sider the port of BrirOisi;as he had understood
the Neapolitan Governinent had joined the Al-
lies,and declared war against France; he there-
fore could not comprehend their giVing succour to
an enemy's frigate.

After much conversation, it appears that, on the
.Apollo making a Show as if intending to go it-qo
the port of Brindisi, the:Frencinnan, landed his
• poWder and set fire to; the frigate ; as it blew
fresh, and the tide was running strong, Captain
Taylor had not time to write the particulars by
1 have, &c,

C. ROWLEY, Captain.

4thniralty-Offee, 2, 1814.

- • Rear-Admiral Griffith 'has 'transmitted to J. W.
Croker, Esq. a letter from Cant. Wale's, of his
'Majesty's sloop Epervier, dated ihe 23d February
last, giving an account of his having captured the
Alfred, American brig privateer, mounting 14 long
six-pounders, and two IS-aiunders carronades,
with a complement of 110 rtilfn, returning to Sa-
lem, after a twelve weeks in which period
she bad only made three small captures. And also
a letter from Captain Robinson, of his Majesty's
sloop. Prometheus, dated the Sib March, reporting
the capture of the American privateer schooner
Lizard, of two long guns and 34 men, out of Sa,7
km 12 days, without taking any prize.

Arbm:ralty-Office, pril 2, 1814.
Co/py of a' Letter from Vice-Mmiral Sir EDWARD PELL:AIi,'
Bart. to deux WiLsoN CROKER, Esqr dated on hoard his
Majesty'a -Shit) Caledonia, olf Minorca', February 24, 1814.
presume Rear-Admiral Freenlantle has
already conveyed to their Lordships the' state-
talents, herewith transmitted, regarding the sur-
render of Catta'ro ancl Zara*.

I, have, only to express my great sv;sfaction at
the.manner in,which these services base been per-
formed. The merits of thoSe employed will not
fail to receive their Lordships' approbation.
I have the honour to be, &c.
'J. W. Cro'der Esq. &c. &c. EDWARD PELLEW.
* An account of the surrender of Zara has already heal 'in-
serted in the Gazette.- ; •

_ 'Milford, Trieste, Jan. 17, 1914.
I,have the honour to transmit
a letter from Cap.tain.noste,‘,4 l is Majesty's ship
Bacchante, with the terms.of .capitUlatiOri 'fo'r the
surrender of the fort•of Cattaro.

• -
exertions of• Captaitts•Hoste and Harper,

and th bakers dm& ttieti treployed tinder- themi
need no Connnent on in parts and. I am awat..e
will be duly appreciate'.l by you.
J have cif !amour to. he, &c. •
(Signed) THOS. E FREENJANTLt:
•
Sir E. Peilew, Bart.

His 3litlestyn ip Bacchante, before tattaroi
Alan. 5, 1814.
• have :halt satisfactiOn in acquainting
you, that, after ten days cannonade, the fortress
of Cartaro surrendemi bycapitulatiori this morn-
ing' to Ids Artjesty's snips naine(tin the margin*.
The terms I granted. to the garrisdu are, to lay
down•their arms,on the Marine, tb be ttaivorted
to sonic part of Italyi to be considered prisoners
of war, and snot to serve
,ngainst England or bet
Allies till regularly exchanged.
It is untietresiary I should enter further into de-
tail, than to.sar,, that by the exertions of the of=
ficers'and crews of both ships, our batteries were
enabled to open front four different points on the
castle aid works at day-light on Christmas morn-
ing, that on the Ist of January two additional
batteries of 18 and 32-pounders were opened and
played against the castle, and that on the 3d I
had arranged every thing with the Chief of the
Montenegrins. for a general assattit, when the
Cotiimandaot, Gen. Gauthier, sent out, express-
ing his wish to capitulate. , •
This morning- the capitulation was signed, a
copylf4 which I enclose, with the state of the
gas

Our loss,. lam h;pp vto y, bas beeii trifling ;
one seainan killed, and Lieutenant Haig,. of the
Royal Marines, Slightly ‘vounded. •
The mouths, of the- Cattaro are now freed of the
enemy, Sir ; and bringing this business to a
successfaii'sue, the otheers and men have exerted
themselves to the-ntinost.

We have received no assistance but from a few
Montenegrins; We have had to trust to our own
.resources alone, and we have found them in the
zeal and perseverance which has actuated all par-
ties.. From the exertion of Captain Harper, of
the Saracen, and Lieutenant Milhourne, of the
Bacchante, two eighteen-pounders and two mor-
tars were got up tire range of mountains before
Cattail), to the astonishment of friends and foes ;
and what was deeMed impracticable the
French General; was completed in It) days. The
zeal and_ activity at Captain Harper are well
known to you, Sir, and, I assure you, in no in-
stance have they been more conspicuous than on
the, present occasion ; is a most invaluable of-.
fleet.. It is my duty to mention the meritorious
conduct or Lieutenants "Wilbourne and Rees (act-
ing), of the Bacchante, Lieutenant Hancock, of
the Saracen, Mr. Vale, Master of ditto, Liente-
nant
.Haig, Royal Marines; of Bacchante, Mr.
Charles-Bruce, Midshipman of Bacchante; and the
whole of the officers and men of both ships have
tried to excel each other on this occasion.

The torrents of rain, and the fatigues and pri-
vations attending an attack of a fortresS like Cat-
tiro, at this-season of the year, have_ been borne
with 'a cheerfulness that rent,itleil them to every
praise. I cannot conclude this without acknow-
ledging in the warmest terms the active assistance
I have rtceived from'Captai.o Angelo, of Lieute-
nant-Gene'ral Campbell's Staff, Who was waiting
.in the Bacchante for x passage to join the Lieu-
tdnant-General at Zante ; his zeal and ability
have supplied 'many deticiimcies On ow. part,- and
have considerably tended to the speedy reduction
of the place.-1 have, &c. •

• W. HOSTE, Captain.
Rear-Adaliral Freethantle, &c. &c. &c.
Bacdrante ataSaracen.