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LONDON‘ SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 12, 1856.

of the Lodgers; which finishes with " Confusion worse con-
founded,"

THE WEST END AND THE CITY.

. _
Scott's Tavern, Haymarket, and Samuel Brothers, Ludgate
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" LAST SCENE OF ALL that ends this strange eventful
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LONDON AND WESTMINSTER BANK.-
NO ME IS lIEREBY GIVEN, hat the a NNUAL GENE-
R t L MEETING of thin Company will be held at the Bank, in
Lothhury, on WEDNESDAY next, the 16th day of lanuary, at
One o'clock precisely, to declare a Dividend, and to Elect Three
Directors in the ro nil of William liaigh, Esq , Joseph Esdaile, Esq.,
and John Stewart, Esq., who retire by rotation, but, being eligible
for re-election, offer themselves accordingly.
By order of the Board.
J. W. GILBART, General Manager.

Lothbury, January 1856.
The Transfer Books of the company will be closed until the 21st
instant, to prepare for the Dividend.

ALBERT LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY,
11, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall.
Notice is hereby given, that the HALF-YEARLY DIVIDEND
(after the rate of Seven per cent. per annum) will be in COURSE of
PAYMENT to the Shareholders on and after the 10th January inst.
HENRY WILLIAM SMITH,
January, ISS6. Actuary and Secretary.

THE SPANISH GOVERNMENT has
advertise I ths. Con' ratting for the Concession of a portion of
Railway from Valadolid to Burgos 'length 121,406 metres 8 deci-
metres, or 21 leagues 785-1,000 of a league, 20 leagues to the degree),
belonging to the Madrid and Yrun Railway (called the North Rail),
for the oth of February, 1856.
For particulars see " Madrid Gazette" of the 20th of November,
1855, at the Spanish Consulate, 1, Cushion-court, Old Broad-street.
The contract has to be for the reduction of the allowance 233,309
reales vellon per kilometre, or 1,100,000 reales vellon per league (of
20 to the degree), offered by the State to the Contractor soliciting
the C.,ncession.

GREAT INDIAN PENINSULA RAILWAY
co mPANY.

Creation of 1,500,0001 further Capital.
The Board of Directors hereby intimate to the shareholders of the
Great Indian Peninsula Railway Compau that the lion. East India
Company have sanctioned the raising of further Capital in this Com-
pany to the extent of 1,500,0001., with interest guaranteed at the
rate of 5 per cent. per annum.
It has accordingly been resolved, pursuant to the Act, to issue the
said Capital rateably among the shareholders, in shares of 201. each,
one new share to be given in virtue of every share of 20/. value now
on the register, or of every four shares of 51. value not yet consoli-
dated. And the Board have, by lark resolution, made a Call of 21.
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shareholder of paying up the whole 201.). which is hereby declared
payable at the Bank of Messrs Heywood, Kennards, and Co., Lom-
bard-street. London, on or before the 26th day of February next.
Circular letters of allotment, with directions for payment and forms
of receipt, will be for yarded to the address of the several share-
holders.

(Signed)
CORNELIUS NICHOLSON". Superintending Director.
3, New 13road-etrcet, Londo:i, January 11, 1856.

VADAME JENNY GOLDSCHMIDT-LIND.
JIL EX ET tat-HAL I,.—ME NDE LSSOHN'S ELIJAH.
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If Elijah will be repeated at Exeter-Hall, on MONDAY EVENING,
Jan. 21. 1856, in which Madame Goldsclunidt will sing the principal
()Kano part.
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W. S. WOODIN'S OLIO of ODDITIES',
LviL Fifty instantaneous Metamorphoses of Votes, Character,
Ind Costume, concluding with an impersonation of Mlle. Rachel, as
Camille in " Lea Horaces." Every evening, at S. In consequence
the greet success that attended hls two Morning Performances,
and the disappointment experienced by many families unable to
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to give Two Extra Morning kep esentatlons, to take place ou Satur-
day ney.t, Jan. 12, and Saturday, Jan. 19, at Two o'clock. Private
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DESPATCHES FROM. REAR-ADMIRAL
SIR JAMES STIRLIZIG.

(From the Gazette of last Evening.)
es,
ADMIRALTY:
j.
Despatches, with
oitewili 10
da etitTh e Ilowlnare
copies, have been received from Rear-Admiral Sir James
eiostrr
Stirling, Commander-in-Chief of her Majesty's ships and
vessels on the East India and China Station.
REPORTING SUCCESSES AGAINST PIRATES BY RATTLER.
Winchester, at Sea, lat. 2.5* 17' N.,
long. 120 G 10' E.
October 23, 1355.
Sir,—Oa the 28th of May I had the honour to report
that Commander Fellowes, of her Majesty's steam-sloop
Rattler, had made a successful attack on a piratical horde,
near Hong Kong, and I have now the satisfaction to for-
ward herewith reports from that zealous and attentive
officer, of further and more important successes.
2. To the last of the operations therein reported I yen-
turn to solicit the particular attention of their Lordships ;
'or I feel assured that, while they will deeply regret that
so many brave men should have fe). en and suffered in the
execution of the services described, they will appreciate
highly the.gallantry and resolution exhibited, equally by
the officers, seamen, and marines, of the United States
frigate Powhatton, as well as by the officers, seamen, and
,uarines of her Majesty's ships who were engaged, and
will perceive that the success obtained reflects great credit
on Commander William Abdy Fellowes, who planned and
directed the attack.
Every attention shall be given to promote the recovery,
and provide for the comfort of the wounded men, and to
afford such of them, as may desire it, au early return to
their native country.—l have
J., &c.,
STIRLING,
Rear-Admiral and Commander-in-Chief.
The Secretary of the Admiralty.

Her Majesty's steam-sloo
18
p Rattler, off Mios Bay,
May 29? 55.

Sir,—l have the honour to inform you that I started
from Hong Kong on Sunday afternoon, the 27th, and pro-
ceeded to the harbour of Samchow, where we arrived at
daylight on Monday, the 28th, and with the assistance of
some neighbouring fishermen and our own boats away
sounding, we were enabled to get up near to
where the captured lorchas were lying. Imme-
diatelyall weighed and ran up to
they
yt
was the continuation of
asairegihvisetlrat'nd ; the boats were sent away
hovefot.
m appeared
iinug
the whatharbour,t o\ nv se
fully armed, under the command of Lieutenant Wrey,
and after a good deal of firing the junks were run ashore
and deserted. I ordered them by signal to be all burnt ;
but besides the re-captured lorchas, three lorchas were
claimed by the Chinese we took with us ; so there were,
burnt in all, six; brought off, five. We took four pri-
soners, one of whom was recognised as the Second Chief,
and one other was wounded by a musket-ball in the knee.
No casualties occurred on our side. Owing to the late-
ness of the hour before we could secure the prizes, I was
obliged to remain for the night, and got out this morning
with a very slight touch on the ground.
I need scarcely inform your Excellency that, from first
to last, a most, gallant spirit was shown by every individual
engaged, and as the whole affair was seen by myself, I can
attest the good behaviour of every one ; indeed the boat
attack on the five large junks on shore, which were firing
heavy guns until the boats got near, hen they were de-
serted, was gallant io the extreme, at the same time pro-
per caution was used in approaching.
Tho boats destroyed were as follows, averaging from 50
to 60 men each :

One large junk, 14 heavy guns ; 24, 18, and 12-pounders.
One large junk, 12 guns ; two 24-pounders and ten
smaller guns.
Two junks, wg -- •
• Two rat-og-tsitk- ; ---- --
From 28 to 30 of their men were eithetki led or wounded.
The lorchaq, which were also heavily armed, fired on the
boats, but were soon deserted when they found eur two
smaller boats coming up in their rear.—l have, lk.c.,
(Signed) W. A. FELLOWES, Commander.
His Excellency Rear-Admiral Sir J. Stirling, Kt.

Her Majesty's Steam-sloop Rattler,
1-long Kong, 28th June, 1855.
Sir,—Since my last letter, dated May 29th, in
which I informed you of a successful expedition against
the pirates at Somehow, I have had information supplied
of two inore robberies having been committed; the first
they could not make out any English ownership or that
the plundered vessel belonged at all to Hong Kong, so I
let them alone; as to the second, on the 4th June Mr.
Caldwell came off to say an English lorcha had been cap-
tured near St. John's, with a very valuable cargo en board,
and the informants said they had no doubt the pirates
were still there. I got up steam instantly, and proceeded
so as to arrive there at daylight, which was done, and the
boats sent into the harbour, where we unfortunately found
only one small piratical boat, which was burnt. I then,
from information received from • a boat, went as far as
Nampang, which we went completely round without seeing
anything. I then stood back and managed, by lying to
during the night, to fetch into Tyloo very early in the
morning of the 6th, and cruised round, as far as the
shallow water would allow, without . seeing anything. I
then steered for the Ladrone Islands, and as we neared
them, observed two large piratical boats come round a
point, and when they saw us they ran in shore and deserted
their boats, the crews running away in all directions, car-
rying large bundles. The boats were sent in and the ves-
sels brought out. I then landed the boats' crews under the
command of Messrs. Wrey and Greer, to search for some
of the property we thought we had seen them secrete.
Nothing of any importance was found on shore, but on
board we found piratical tinge—mandarin's and rebel. Mr.
Caldwell concurring with myself that there was no doubt
as to their character, they were towed cut to sea, the guns
thrown overboard, and the vessels burnt. I then went and
looked into some more small harbours among these islands,
and it getting dark I thought it better to return to Hong
Kong, where I have remained up to this data without any
more ►eportslW. could act on.
n..—FlELhaLvoe,w&Bc.
(Signed) ,
Commander.
His Excellency Rear-Admiral Sir J. Stirling,
Commlnder-in-Chief.

Her Majesty's steam-sloop Rattler,
Hong Kong, 6th August, 1855.
Sir,—My last letter apprised your Excellency of pirates
being once more abroad committing depreciations. Now I
have the honour to inform you that I started from
Hong Kong on the 30th ultimo after these plunderers,
touching at Macao for information which led me on the
31st to look into all the bays for some distance to the
southward of Macao ; but seeing nothing, I crossed over
to the Ladrones, taking a turn round all the islands in the
neighbourhood, with the like want of success. Not de-
spairing, however, of finding their haunt I retracd'd my
steps back to Macao, where, with the assistance of Mr.
Caldwell, late Government Interpreter, I obtained some
Chinamen who stated they knew their whereabouts.
Standing again to the southward as far as Tyloo I came
up with part of the junks the pirates liad captured ; but
the pirate chief, with several armed junks, keeping in
shore, where the water is shallow, prevented the ship
reaching him or our shot and shell doing him or his ves-
sel any harm. Suspecting the pirates would remain in
their fauei ed security, I hastened back to Hong Kong, land.
ing the Chinamen at Macao on my way, called on his Ex-
cellency Sir Jeo. Bowring on the 2d, and, with his con-
currence, had an interview with Captain M'Cluney,
of the United States steam-frigate Powhattou, who on soy
personal appliev.tion placed a volunteer force at my dis-
posal, consisting of two paddle box boats aid a cutter,
fitted each with a 12-Bounder howitzer, and manned with
66 seamen and 28 marines, under the command of Lieute-
nant Pegram. With this additional strength and the
Eaglet, a small steamer drawing seven feet of water, lent
by Mr. Caldwell for the occasion, I quitted Hong Kong
once more on the 3d instant with the steamer and boats in
tow of the Rattler and anchored the same night as near
the point on the north side of Kulan as practicable. At
daylight on the 4th all the boats of the Rattler and the
Powhatton, manned and armed, were taken in tow of the
Eaglet, the depth of water not permitting Rattler to pro-
ceed farther, and stood at once for Kulan, which was
found to be empty ; but, looking round, a creek, appa-
rently on the main land, was discovered, where the mast-
heads of several junks could be distinctly seen, and about
the same time a lorcha was observed to leave the creek
with the evident intention of escaping, but to prevent
her doing so, I despatched the Rattler's pinnace,
in charge of Lieutenant Wrey, and Powhatton's
cutter, to endeavour to cut her off; the boats en
corning up with her found she was in possession of the
usual sailing letter, and the master stated he had that
morning effected his escape, after being plundered of
everything of value The Eaglet soon towed the boats
abreast of the creeks, the pirates as we neared firing seve-
ral ineffectual guns by way, I suppose, of defiance ,• we re-
turned in exchange five 24-pounder rockets that I had
procured before starting. These, fired from the steamer,
alarmed the pirates, numbering in all 34 junks, crowded
guns and men, as they immediately hoisted their sails and
made for the head of the creek. Perceiving this the boats
pushed off in chase. On reaching a small island at the
head of the creek, the larger junks made a stand, with
broadsides towards us, firing with much rapidity and in
excellent direction, but the boats returning their fire with
shell and grape, and closing rapidly amidst a shower of
shot, made a dash and the junks were ours, the crews
taking to the water. Leaving a small party of men in
charge, the boats pursued the others, who had, with a
light air, gained the middle of a large bay, er rather la-
goon, which opened out of the creek, and succeeded in
taking many of them.
Nino war junks, mounting 130 guns of all sizes, and
nine small junks (traders) the pirates had detained were
captured.
We felt ourselves obliged to burn and destroy the war
junks, as also two of the trading junks; night approaching

and being a great distance from the steamer compelling us
to do this to prevent them falling into improper hands.
This success, obtained from a regularly organised pirate
fleet, was, I am sorry to say, attended with the loss of two
men killed and eleven officers and men wounded on the
part of the Americans, and three men killed and seven
-men woFinded belonging to this ship while the loss of the
pirates nst have been immense, for taking the number
of men n the junks, at the time of our opening fire, to be
1,000 men, their killed, wounded, and drowned, could not
have been less than 500 men ; the shell and grape from the
boats' guns, and musketry of the marine: must have told
upon them severely, as they stood fighting at their guns
with unusual firmness.
Five of the junks- are deserving more than ordinary men-
tion, being built of very substantial material, large and
roomy, evidently built for war purposes, as they differed
in many respects from trading junks; their armament,
besides the usual complement of spears, muskets, stinkpots,
Etc., comprised many large gnus; there was a 68-pounder
and a large 18-pounder not weighing less than 59 cwt., 32,
29, 12, and 6-pounders ; one junk had 21 guns mounted.
It is impossible to speak too highly of the American co-
operating party engaged ; they were with the Rattler's
emulating each other in the thickest of the attack. It
was in capturing a junk which blew up, killing two and
wounding 11 of the Americans, and capsizing in gig,
that I witnessed the cool bravery of Lieu t. Rolaudo,
to whose timely rescue I am indebted for my life ; but
my warmest thanks, in particular, are due to Liout. Peg-
ram, the American senior officer ; his encouragement of
the men, and coolness under a heavy file, and determined
bravery when surrounded by a. persevering and revengeful
foe, was conspicuous to all ; indeed, every officer and man
belonging to that frigate acquitted themselves much to
my satisfaction.
While bestowing all due credit on our American friends,
I cannot pass over the conduct. of Mr. R.'Brownsdon, Pay-
master, in charge of the first crater, whose boat, in an at-
tack on a junk, had three men killed and seven men
by stink pots and spears ; nor that-of Mr: John James,
the boatswain,who gallantlyratte.cked a junkin five-oured
gig with musketry, till Lieut. Pegram generously came to
his aid and enabled him to take possession. Lientenants
Wrey and Greer, and Mr. Lomax, mate, in the pinnace,
returned from their chase of the lorcha, iu time to burn all
the junks we had captured, when I was obliged to retire
with the wounded. I regret for their sakes they were not
in the action, as they have always when the opportunity
offered greatly distinguished themselves.
In couolusion, I must express to your Excellency my
entire satisfaction with the conduct of every one employed
under me; indeed all exhibited on this occasion the same
gallantry and coolness under fire that they did on the
three former occasions, when. I had the honour of com-
manding them.—l have, &c.,
(Signed) W. A. FELLOWES,
Commander.

P.S.—I placed the use of the hospital at the disposal of
Captain JlPCluney for the treatment of his wounded, who
at once accepted my offer.
(Sigaed)
His Excellency Rear-Adreiral Sir J. Stirling,
Commander-in-Chief.

W. A. F.

List of the Names of Men belonging to her Majesty's
steam-sloop Rattler, Killed and Wounded, &c., in the
Engagement of the 4th August, 1855, with the Piratical
Fleet near Kulan.
KILLED.—John Massey, Gunner, E.M. Artillery ;
George Mitchell, A. 8.; James Silvers, Carpenter's Crew.
WOUNDED.—John Lindsay, Gunner, R.M. Artillery,
burnt severely ; David Lloyd, Gunner, R.M. Artillery,
burnt severely ; Richard Clark, Stoker, slightly wounded
and burnt; James Poulter, A. 8., burnt severely; John
Eade, burnt severely ; James Paull, boy, Ist class, burnt
badly ; Wm. Robinson, Ganutir, R.M. Artillery, contused
head.
Oliff, Private, R. M., supposed to be
drowned.
(Signed) W. A. FELLOWES, Commander.
(Signed) F. B. PRITCHARD, Surgeon.
Her Majesty's Steam•sloop Rattler,
Hong Kong, 6th Aug., 1855.

List of Billed and Wountledi the Engagement with
Pirates at Kulan, on the• 4th August, 1853.
United. States Begat Division.
KILLED.—Joseph A. Halsey, landsman ; Isaac Coe,
landsman.
WOUNDED.—Lieutenant Pq7am, contusion of hand ;
Lieutenant Rolando, burn of hand ; John Pepper, seaman,
mortally (dead) ; B. Adamson, marine, gunshot, danger.
ously (dead); J. Pendergast, landsman, fracture of left
clavicle and burns; Samuel Millard, marine, burn, very
severely (dead); Frederick Horumell, marine, burn, very
severely; P. Walderschmidt, maxim), born, very severely;
Joshua Lewis, seaman, burn, ;very severely ; William
Taylor, captain after guard, burn, very severely ; Charles
Ting well, seaman, cutlass wound..
(Signed) ALBERT SCHEIVER,
ASsiStaiat-Surgeon, U.S.N.,
(Copy) U.S. St emm-Frigate Powhatton.
(Signed) W. A. FELLOWES,
Commander H.M.S. RattbA.

TRANSMITTING REPORTS FROM COMMANDER
VANSITTART OF CONFLICTS WITH PIRATI-
CAL JUNKS.

WinAtester, at Hong Kong,
91eh November, 1855.
halo tho plaosuro to transmit herewith a report
from Commander VansittaKorlietMajestylirslacierrtetere.
detailing certain operations agairist pirates in the Gulf of
Leotuag, together with a copy of my reply to that officer
in acknowledgment of the servitu's above referred to.
I have also the honour to forsr: trd the accompanying re-
ports from Commander Vansit tsbrt, in relation to a later
action between the Bittern and :a greatly superior force el
junks, in Shiepoo Bay, on which occasion the pirates ap-
pear to have commenced hostili'tics. I also forward my re-
ply to Commander Vansittart's report upon that service
and I cannot recommend to the s otice of their Lordships
in terms too high, the skill, gallantry, and resolution
displayed by Commander Vane it tart, and by the officers,
seamen, and marines who were engaged.
I regret to add that success was not achieved without
serious loss, and I bog to recommend to the consideration
of their lordships the case of the family of Mr. Turner,
late Master of the Bittern, who fell in the last-named ac-
tion while gallantly conducti► ng. the ships towards the
pirate junks.—l have, &c.,
J. iiTIRLING,
Rear-Admiral: .enal Commander-in-Chief.
To the Secretary of the Admirilty.

Her ;51ajesty's sloop Bittern,
Woosung, Sept. 2.
Sir,—l have the honour to report the return this day of
H.M. sloop, under my cowman a., from a successful cruise
in search of the pirates referred It.o in paragraph 5. and en-
closures of my letter of proceedings to your Excellency of
the Ist August; bad weather and other circumstances de-
tained us until the 7th ult., w he•n we started from Woo-
sung in tow of the Confucius s tearner, that vessel manned
and armed from the American. :frigate, having been sup-
plied by the Chinese authorities with necessary officials,

pilots, and informers.
2. At the port of Tsing-hoe-vrei, near Staunton Island,
the Confucius obtained inform ai.,ion of the pirates' move-
ments, the fleet numbering by various accounts from 37
to 40, including, as the Chinese said, two European ves-
sels, with Europeans on board,, bead proceeded northward ;
this went to confirm the informal ion I had already received
of Englishmen having joined ti temselves to these villains,
rendering them vastly more fof midable ; so I decided to
prosecute the search, and in to w of the Pavushan followed
the Confucius round Shane, ar.g promontory, and she
having examined Wei-hai-We 1, rejoined us in Che-fou
Harbour, which we found rod. stockaded, in prepara-
tion for the pirates ; they had iriwever passed on, and un-
fortunately the shortness of co at obliged the Confucius to
give up the chase.
3. Passing through Mil-Tao Strait and striking, north-
ward for Ross Bay iu the Gult: of Leotune,, at length ou
the ISth ult., the privates R klre observed in the unex-
plored bight northward of that kiay, ending in the sizeable
river which leads to the city of Fuchan ; the Pavu-
shan having towed us in, wo e till found ourselves obliged
to anchor between two and thr pi) miles outside the pirates,
in two and a half fathoms ; the boats returned with sound-
ings that rendered it doubtful 'if they could be approached,
although over the bar of two fl .tlioins, at about half a mile
distant from the pirate fleet, we found a hole of three
fathoms, which was buoyed of tear dark.
4. On the following morning the pirates numbering from
thirty to forty, including two lorchss with canvas sails,
formed two divisions, and with, .a leading wind bore down
in pretty style, and opened a -respectable fire on her Ma-
jesty's sloop, which weighed a nil stood off to lead them
out. I tacked and returned tl lair fire, perhaps somewhat
to soon, although they had al ready struck the ship, and
1 continued working their guns mith spirit ; for they then
began a clever manoeuvre, join col their two divisions, and
running for shoal water and a reef, kept in such a position
that it was necessary to yaw u p to bring our guns to bear,
each time increasing our dist ince, and improving their
chances of escape. Owing to tho continued down-pour of
rain, and misty weather, it wasp .difficult to count the exact
force opposed to us, but that E,zropeans served the guns of
two of the largest seems highl2r probable; for having ob-
tained their range, they continued firing until they were
disasasted and in a sinking stat q. As one boat was disabled
another would take it in tow, an d although surrounded with
wreck I was glad to heave aba Ok and work out of a dan-
gerous corner into which they b ad led us, without taking
possession of any of their vesse IV. Eight of their number,
however, were sunk or abandwtod.
5. Having communicated with the authorities, on the
following morning we proceed, id. northward to release the
merchant fleets. These we foux d had taken shelter high
up various streams ; upwards e f 100 of them in a river
leading to the city New-Chang, of which we anchored in
4i fathoms, in lat. 40 dog. 1.1; min. N., long. 122 dog.
0 min. E., eight miles dista ni, from the low entrance
to the river. Between two o r three miles within the bar
is the seaport itself, of respect aide size, with largo estab-
lishments of grain. Here we learnt the pirates had al-
ready been, and, disappointed in obtaining their calculated
ransom (the junks that had ventured past them having
paid 1,200 dollars each, others laving been burnt that had
not the money), they seized a. Chinese of no great rank,
and, quartering him, sent his remains on shore in a basket
to the authorities, with a threat that unless 100,000
dollars were immediately :forthcoming, they would
treat the mandarins in the s anae way. Having obtained
their booty, they were loiterb lig, on the coast for merchant
craft when we fell in with the co.
6. Turning to the southwa.rd, and searching various
corners, we came up with thirteen of the fleet, westward
of Mid-Tao Strait, and, the .day being favourable, se-
cured eleven of them, which X sunk or burnt ; ono only
surrendering herself, was taken in and given over to
the authorities at Tang-ch ow-foo ; this, quite one
of the smallest, had a .trew of forty-one. The
prisoners assured our interp.roter that a lorcha, which
was one of the number, this day captured a white
man and two Portuguese, as part crew, and that they
escaped to the hills on our leaving her stranded to
secure others making off •with sweeps. She did
not, on this occasion, return catr fire; but when on shore,
after having suffered severtily from its effects, opened
with her big gun upon the cortntry people, and clearing a
lane, a great part of her .crew got away, armed with
baggage.
7. Finally, on the 30th ultivao, northward of Staunton
Island, we overtook another of the fleet, the crew of
which must lia-re been prepare tit to land, and expecting an