The Sun.
London, England, 1805-03-13 00:00:00

HUSBANDRY HORSE DUTY BILL.

'rho CHnrcELLOK of the ExcHr.contit moved
the Order of the Day for,the second reading of the
ilusbandry Horse Duty Bill.
The Oilier being/read,

Mr. PLOHEIC_ apposed the Bill. Relined to
'say that the Right Han. Gentleman who brought in
this did it with the best intention ; but if he' took
'his information frOM thoie who were hest able to
give..it to him; be would find; that the class of per.
sons on whom this Bill was intended 'to optrate
were really not able tri bear it, for chi boayof Far.
mess taken collUtively was by no means such a rich
body as had been often represented, and. particularly
in .that House. The Duty now propOsed'of 75..6d.
• each Horse would 'make the wholA acis..esch Horse
employed in husbandry. The great increase iri
'rent genetally throughout England, and the Other
charges attending the business, wets ;nth that he"
had no scruple to say that the mass of nirtncis•were,
not able to bear this impost.' It was true; !kat the
price of corn was very high, but if it were not, so,
the small Farmer could nor live;. and did not
scruple to say, that when corn was sold at 8 of 9;.
a bushel, instead of its present price, the tittics
Were altogether better for the. Farmer. This Tax,
it was said, would'fall on the consumer ultimately,;
so it might, but the learinerfmight be undone be_
fore things would find their level in. that way. He
knew that Taxes must be imposed ; he ought .to be
ashamed if he did not feel it ; but he must resist
that, which, in ,his opinion, might crush a whole
glass of men ; for these reasons he Was obliged to
oppose this Bill.

CibiNCELOR of ...the EXc REQUE4
most•ably defended the Bill. He really thought it
'.would not produce the pressure., which some.Genile-
'trier, apprehended. He believed the „Tax would
fall on the Consumer ; and the increase • it.would
create in the price of the article of corn would
amount to a sum so. trifling, that no one could think
it any inconvenience to arty body, Tins whole of
the Duty Was estimated. at 300,0001. one-third
of which would he borne by those who kept' 'Horses
for trades in large towns,,.Brewers and the, like,
so that the whole amount of the.thity Husband
ry was only 200,0001. The amount of the rental of
England, atone wi!s thirty,.seven millions ; 'including
Scotland it was foity, millions sterling. The pro.
duce of land had been calculated 'under the mark
many years ago, and since which great improvements
had been made; in no case was it calculated at)ess
than three' times the rent ; in many it was five and
six,times that amount ; but taking i ttnuderately; at
' four times the rent, the annual produce would then
-he one hundred and sixty millions sterling. • •i‘row,
this Duty was only one 7soch part of that produce
on the whole, average of the Kingdam 'l, and taking
the bill in the most objedionable shape in which
Gentlemen chnsed to put it, that was, distinguishing
the arable from pasture land, and coking it ,to lfe
snore on the arable than on the pasture, it. would
then i?{) 'one zoooth part of the produceof flip; pas.
turage, one sooth on the arable land,' and this,
coniputing-ooe quarter of corn to each individual
in the kirrhinio.the year would amount only to
an additional charge of three.halfpence per annum, a
sum, he apprehended, not so alarmirryj norany thing
likely to check the growth of corn.
'Mr. PLosac it :explained., • • •,`
CO.A.'ff,. of Noitiilk, 'opposed 1.7,e Bill .as
a very impolitic measure in discotirigi!.g aggicol.
ture.

Sir IV, W. WY NNE opposed the Bill very
warmly, as- tending to check induary and improve.
m:nt in the art by which life was most immediately
supported. Its inzquality was otliouil. because
where Ole, lan4 was hilly and barren double the
number,of Horses were necessary to tharof a rich
so that the Tax rose in proportion to the in.
ability,of the party to_beat it.
Mr. P/IT observed; that all Horses under thir.
teen, hands high were 'exempted, and email Farms
below a given value were not touched 'by 611 Inca-
sure.

Mr. PDXoPposed the Bill as en additional tax
on land, with the additional objeCtion of its being a
Tax on arable Land, in contrudistinaion to pasture.
`lt was not the intention, but it certainly, would
be the effra, of the Bill to di4courAge industry in
the tiltage of the earth ; it was therefoie impos.
sible for him to do otherwise than oppose the Bill.
Air, PIT(' said, it was pot regular for him to re-
peat the reasons he had alledged for the Bill ; the
Honourable Gentleman who had just spokenl% had not
IttOrd them; for he was not in the House ; if he
had, he should have been glad to bear his answers
to thorn, •

Mr. 11. WILLIAMS opposed the Bill, as most
partial and oppressivr,
Mr. DICKENS thought the Bill a severe addi.
dun to the Property Tax on the Farmer.
Mr. GILES considered the Bill as a breach of
faith towards the Farmer, whose property Tax vv"
estimated on three-fourths of his rent.
Mr. CANNING thought this last argument was
oile of those which, by proving too much, proved
nothing, tor it went to chew that hereafter
Parlours are never to be taxed at all, whatever
burdens may fall on any other classes of the comm.
tity.

rs, GR AY opposed the Bill as most iliarterous
to agriculture.

The ATTORN4Y GENERAg, supported the
Sin, and observed, that it was nor merely alledg.
ing was dangerous to aviculture that proved
it to be such t he thought it much too moderate to
have any bad ereet on husbandry.
Sir RO.BERT BUXTON professed 'Lis inclina.
lion to support Government by assenting to all ne-
cosary TAXO33 but was under the necessity Of op,

•
posing this ,measure, being convinced it was partial
and' oppressive 'on the liguied.jaterest.. •
Mr. 'll AST AR D 'wished to support Gnvernnlerg
with .'l'aes to: meet the exigency of a nts. but NI
.by raising the price of bi'read and starving the
Poor; he wished to see our . Military F tiro well
Supplied, but not by making men soldiers beeole
they could not sexist %slalom enlisting. fie wished
to seek large'rifiny iarrecrib this country, but not
out of the distresses of Isis countrymen ; arld Eick
would clad of this Bill he therefore op.
posed.it, • •
Mr. FULLER„ said a few words on thcprice
ci
corn...
.. Mr. SPENCER ST ANI,IO PE did not Pre
.with many of the arguments be had hoard
but objeaed to the Bill, 'beeause it would lobo
an
.unequal pressure on ropleOf the same &scrip,
lion; 'operating. mars severely upon poor land than
. upon rich, ibeCatise 'the tillage of •the one required'
greate-rnianher of horses than the other.
.clJcVluria.tilioqjoKf/.3lllo.RNigidefended the Bill, *HI the
Friend tilt CON.
C ELLOR' or the EXCHIQUER.

Mr. Corr explained.
,Mr. opposed the till, from s 104,°'
t ion it would .be-highly, injurious to agriculture; tir
forjnei duty of f2s. 6d. had, 'to his knovvictigli

could not
ready an injurious-14 Ra. . ' •
ist
oppose)ir. BAKER oppose) the 13114 0.
on the gro4n3t.
it would diuriite :twit severely.onsrnallF4rlnlfi, 11°.
elitild ' not ~p3f. their rent, ,ant. therrbre thelt
could not wait to. .ipectllAteon the price of ill
a rj,icit.: leep, heir Corn,,..but 'must sell it, 0
, of
The House divided.—For the second reaalg
the Bill
73 —AVinst it .6
' - VI. '' ' y aPiail `
7 „--.. aptly .
Hill, 3. . .

On re_admission of SStAr!'inTiets, , Aitrl
The CILINCELLOR of the EXCilEleiwwl
was stating. certain Regulations in the Doi s'„'
Salt, and of his intention to nuke •a cerldi(lVt‘:l;
rrtinnate -allowance for that which was Otide,i,
Scotland, :reserving to himself' the power of Pr°/,,i
sing further regulations in the., course of al' ne-
Sessinn if
.upon, irluiry, that should be dccalcdt'c'
Ct9sary. it
nf•
. Mr. KINN AIRD observed, that this exPog
on had rendered it unnecessary for bill' I° pun
thenytice he,had given upon the subjea. ,61
.Sir W. YOUNG made gime obieryation,""(ii,
policy of abandoning not only, this, but ,all9,:rini
Provisions,
the' articleof Salt employca "yi, flit
Provisions, especially of Fish ; he 00140 ivkri-01l
.whole of our coast Miht thereby ber'ini: cal
bperetssee,rtneurs.Areies for ours Seamen than .61 "„,eirotto
of
ilB5, 1
79 1 raontdedi
8a
oliet
,Isetpoa
tirntss
,oftbtalstesCf.:o, not
a proper objeft of taxation. - . , being
Sir ROIL BUXTON supported this 13:1, s' op
a Bill which laid, the Tax on QonsittnPlii°ll; - let'
appeared to hito the most equitable Ptilic,P-- l
major): -- .
a. statementMr; ifi YNiAro rrneE°rP;Pyommladde in cite
9•Eniti"CsCrt:tifh4Cliel4
° Ili:
i
amity of the rich titan consumed more SAlt 'i;111)
portion thin that of the poor, ' , ~,,f toll
;11r.ROSEinsisted on the accuracy 0' ""
statement, _ b 0111$
„... . .
A. lung' c"'Persation Ahen.took place V„,bo
operation of this new Doty in Scotland. ' q,cgi:
Mr.' KiNvain, Mr. Toßsqiisit, tlie wl,to
-TARy at Wmt, 41.4 ,;„," ~,,., , , ~,e prior t
ria . A 03.114 LOOK 1,.
part. . ' . . . 'tp, 0 tlig
The CHANCELLOR ..,/, the EXC
Li- ,',3t'a
''pariodlo:l3hret thiteoineine:c
sir
eet
doa
ise
vilitphoe
nEDy: 1
elnYrin
Iliiin
.- SCb
oitnyi aue(i-9:;„eg‘HrSsi
5:I.—Majority fur the Bill.•
. 4
On tbe aueraltronil TAX
13T":Ibi"11/141111
being kyllt tor. the ,
of the Bill, . 'nit 11It
3I
Mr• 10X rase, to enter hi, Prote4t agr.o,,gl
principle of increasing this Tax by a Per„-asel LI:
ciwhuien,hulyn.ight' in future years he so far In' in l'
to,stiike at the stan(il of ail the pnverty.oo,o
He thought that 'Tag,
tanugd!het nbotignionWgto°blethinecWrea3sreklil.' it
‘wllia'ichlivll:ll)i
c°llr:
late advailsiddbAyiCELL°R V.
the
41C"-
akat),,licit
Phllicavineer,ritatiowasMs. rta.ksl that
il
was
i u 'Pent°
The
nci,ilicol
rose C° cuter his Counter-protest agsinat I , wall,
tie itself up, in .the coinag"einia tit
a War.by'thq'arnount of the-'l%,x that $11611,01113'
however
sufficient for a War Tax. Parliairefildoll
were riot . imposed than'ctahree
required. '' . Oil
IP'
The Bill Was then read a third tillie. „0
Lord TEMPLE brought up It
question that it should ras3, iter"t'l
ing Subaltern Officers from this TaX on /141 ,
toy Incomes. • : • . .
The 'CIiAItrCELL OR i h EX- JA °'
e 1 e CloDe
disapproved , pproved of this exemption, and thc, „oil,
negatived. The Bill then paseed.--AJP
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k 141° littOning eleven ilasaluqh Mail; arrived ;
"Ilt their most intetesting contents have been, in
kentr,l, anticipated b
y the French Papers.
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-sTattoay the, Earl of FINGAL,
Ilea.
and the Can.
t„, -len who brought over the Petition from the
iTatilDliot of Ireland, 'waited upon Mr. Pyrx. We
1)14! the ettongest treason to believe that the result of
theintetview was, that IVir.Pr?r deeliDed presenting
: Petition to Parliament. It wili, however'
u_'Prettnted by some independent Gentleman, on.
cknefted with either Party, and laid upon the
oiliit tit the House ; but the subjett will not be
Ittll with the consent of the Petitioners.
inter
di . ..............411.
Ills
,kitti -4 ittly'rning. aeon after breakfast,teon
1i0,44-11's Ia t tended hy his Equerries, rod.. ,
issl.4,k from Windsor to Kew where Hiayl44
left
ththi__ln9s
.At three o'clock HIS MA)
th, I,Zl_Eta 111 ists travelling 'carriage, arrived litlekni:o House about four o'clock.
arlci aarrSiT d at
tilt f'l' NtASTY and, the PRI NClSstsarrived at
welatreen4 House from Windsor about twelve
The p
IN , , kblets, Of WAI.IIII gave a costly and *le.-
lio 4strtaininclit at her Royal Highness's Pays.
Siralwt Blackheath, on Sunday last.
tot t Itlitista Riwitatts and ROBBRT A, Laieut
tokb` 441. the Sheriffs who returned Sir FRANC thtrl",l:t' at the General Eledin, surrendered
wertZvrtes yesterday to the Serjeant at Arm, and
44rit to tY„ed to Newgate about one o'clock, our.
v Mr. o:NJ,tdor ot the House of Cointnonst
44orti n " EIIINC, the MeNtsenger, who arrived at
st witl 404 ,
Ptit,bu 'WI %, Office on Sunday night, from
to ~01,
arßh• was obliged to travel, on his return
14r4
"I"'"e Culp fB r- and the Lap-
4, the hob
,i a o any
tolat sea noeing able t travel on the re.
on ace,„ _
®f 1 fi d d ..te frost.
urt.t o tle O 0 lan Se%

0

.
itt;.l,,hotvever, in'eapiiiiing the iiiinesis ClNer/f.tre, et
. ,itappe.arti,Wlthotit the slightest resistance.
Admiral Li tots, in ' his Engagetnent with
the Centurion, a4ed with his ,usual irresolution
and unskilfulness. He had under . his command an
EightY.gun Ship; all the lower-dcck guns, of which
"'ere French Wit 4.2loUnders, and two large Frigates.
h this force he had to attack a small Fifty-gun
' Ship, • 'He had it in his power to engage as close
as he pleated, while the Frigates, which were very
little inferior in force to the Cent:trios, might have
been employed in raking her. With all these ad.
e . antages Lttrots failed in his attack ; and after
!we attempts was obliged to sheer 'off with
his Prize, the ?lintels Charlotte. We are to.
1411 Y unable to account for the Capture of this
.Shipe.if it be true, as stated, that no resistance was
made; bin 'we trust that a satisfaftory explanation
Will be given upon the iubjea.
The French Admiral SERCOUP! has taken two
~. ltrigalShips, the. Stirling Cattle, and the Shah By.
4'1,00'. He is cruizing
,of liengal. with two Ships in the Bay
• '
•
,M(311 (held of September the AlbiON and Sceptre
e' 4 9fWar, from St. Helena, anchored in Madras
It'adt. and the following day the 44;17 and Pentert;
le whit.r.io place the Ships of War had safely
'i— ' -
. eyed the Canton Fleet. of last year bound to
tlitlaiid: ' •
. '-. • • . - The km and Antra, of Bombay, nd the
Ate' -
Ottetter, and three Portuguese Vessels from Cal.
.ttletat-411 bciiind to Canton, had passed Malacca
4441 Y le July ,
''be' Admiral'Ll`sois'was seen, on the Bth of Septem-
. bor. til'the 'Portuguese Ship Grans Para,, from Lis.
't which arrived in Madras Roads on the I 2tll of
the„ite '
`Mmonth, off Point de Guile, in company with
, . et Ftigates,
iia',AsChniriti it'AINI tit , in company with the Albion.
ii:! Miled from Madras in quest of LiNors, leaving
'4: !Ce+4,rro ict guard Madras Road. ' The Deri;id
414.4' bites, on her passage from Bombay to Ma.
„,allhittl been chaced by a French Frigate for 3o
• itigues,• '
fe
Ille Afatirti: courier .
of the 26th or 'September,
,e
.q 7' ''
'4loltr stating the capture of the princess
, adds, that the i C t WATT, run
Boys ay, , Cap t.
1: " abuse is
S.yy which means the cargo would be saved.
444itei i• •
observe, 1 tom Bombay, of the 2Sth of September,
that' no account had been received of the
?.„,
o.l4tdtallfe pi?. ' A space of four. moOtt.is had
. at
.
easi' . ',o.4l)Ses since the tempest, in which it is
1„,. .
•
vo probable slie was lost.
Greet. Alarm had been entertained for the Luc,
Ceptain
feint! • --- —*wasp which silted from Bengal
-,4iirta and ,, ' s had not arrived. It appears that
'4.44-ti`rifteOlous fever prevailed during the passage,
, that the .
tes„ lit., greater part of the crew perished in a
katicti"(.l°l the voyage. The remainder was so
tiptiL i 2 number, and emaciated by disease, that
I. ",413awaswes Compelled to put into Amboy.
~ whet_
4046 re She Was taken possession of by the Dutch
atalei,Zetnts and sent to Bataiia. We lament to
A 1 . only three of all her crew survived.
ePert was
eathork. . , Yesterday circulated, upon the
tAk h,,,'Y °f a Privata Letter-from India, that F10i...
At. "14 luecertled in cutting off a division cal our
iAnd-7,4",n7liating of between three and four thou.
St 'NI No official account has been received
1,titi,...."11.1a-tiuuse of any such event having taken
tt is- —i . 144 . t tve nelteve, only a repetition of a for.
' rellprt reilleakg the defeat of Cal. MertsoN.

NA- I>' r-1 :t $ 4'..4..

From the LONDON GAZETTE, A.farci 'l2

Admiralty,Ofice, March, 12, IS0j:
Copy of a Letter-from Pite.Admiral Sir 3. obit Tho.
liacivnrorth, K. B. Commander in Chirf of !fit
Malevy'l Ships and Vissels at
.7amaica, to 11fi1-
ham lylarrden,Esf. dated at Port-Rgyal, the igth
of
_lanuary, 1805.
SIR
_

You will herewith receive, for the information
of my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, the
Copy of a Lette'r from the Hon. F. 'F. Gardner,
stating the capture of -the French Brig Privateer
Regulus, commanded by Jacque Mathieu.
I am, &c. J. T. DUCKWORTH.
Sig, Pri,
,cets Charlene, Dec. 13,1804.
I have the honour to inform you, that at ten
A. M. Cape Antonio East 4. leagues, made all sail
in chace of a Brig ; and after a hard chace of seven
hours, with a fresh bieeze, came up with her in
lat. 20 deg. 5o min. N. long. 85 deg. 3z min. W.
having steered South the whole of the chace; and
firing four or five shot at her. she struck, and proves
to be the French Brig Privateer Regulus, from
Guaclaloupe, commanded by Citizen Jacque Ma_
thieu, pierced for r¢ guns, but only i I mounted,
having thrown two overboard, with her boats and
spars, in the chace, and 84. men. She is a very fine
vessel, sails remarkably well, is eoppered, and is,
in my opinion, perfeelly adapteefor His Majesty's•
Service.

I have the honour to he, &c.
F. F. GARDNER.
Sir 7, T. Duckworth, K.B. &c. &c.&c.

MADRAS GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY.

WEDNESIJAIC, MT. 26, 1894.

EXTRACT or A LETTER FROM VIZAGAPATA24I
DATED IBTH SEPT,
• " The HonoUrable CoMpany's Ship Prince::
Ckarlotte. arrived at this port on, rise evening of the
4th, and His Majesty's, Ship, Centurion, of SO
gutis, Capt. Ltriu, anchored in the Roads the fol-
lowing morning. At seven o'clock this morning
three 'suspicious Shijas were observed in the offing,
standing in under a press of sail. At eight they
spoke each other; and gave us reason to believe they
were au Eliemy. The weathermost of the two Fri
gates then hoisted Freneh colours, stood close in
round the .Indiaman, who struck her colours.with-
out reeeiVing*or 'firing a gun, and commenced a
fire.tipOn the Centurion, which was instantly return.
ed midi a style as drove her off in a few minutes~
with press of sail to leeward. Immediately a large
Line of Battle Ship; supposed to be the Marengo,
Admiral' L t Ivy ts, of Bo guns, with a heavy Frigate,
bore down upon the Centurion, and, after an en.
gagement of about 39 minutes, the Flag Ship and
Frigate bore off, and stood after the other Frigate,
when they all enure to in the offing. . As soon as the
sin(9ke cleared, we observed that. His Majesty's
Ship Centurion, which had received damage igA' her
rigging, was under weigh, to Occupy a. position in-
shore, which would preclude the possibility,of her
being surrounded, where she anchored with a spring ,
on her cable.

44. At half past eleven the French Line of Battle
Ship and one Frigate came down from the South,
ward anti Windward of the Centurion, with an op.
parent determination to engage her closely, but, to
their eternal disgrace, trey opened their fire at a
long and cautious distance, where the Flagship
anchored, the Frigate taking up a position on the
Centurion's quarter, both keeping up a tremendous
fire upon His Majesty's Ship, "which continued
about an hour, and was returned with that coolness
and resolution which ever marks the British Sea.
man, and which ultimately obliged the Enemy to
give up :a Comet so unequal and glorious to the
King's Ship, and to sheer off, the Centurion giving the
large. Ship a raking fire as she presented.her stern.
In the course of the, aaion the after Frigate came
dawn to the Indianian, while her Consorts were
engaged, and she is now in their possession. The
Bursii44y, Country Ship, Capt. WATr, ran tin
shore, and,
,by his judicious precaution, was pre.
vented from falling into the hands of the Enemy:
On the first appearance of the French Squadron,
four is pounders were manned at the Fort .Bit-
tery, and kept up a sharp Are as the Ships, came
within reach. •—A detachment of Sepoys were
embarked in Boats for the defence of the Honour.
able Company's Ship, but her Colours were struck
before they reached her, and they were re.crtileri.
His Majesty's Ship has most nobly supported the ho-
nour of the British Flag. The French Squadron are
now standing with a press of sail to the East.
ward, and at present. evince no disposition to re.
new the attack: In this action the French Spa_
dron, and particularly the Line of Battle Ship, be.
frayed the greatest irresolution."

tortrtAcror A
LETTER DATED THE I9TH INST.
44}t1c nine o°,cleick: yetertiAy evening ct,e 14'rench
Squadron chang.d their course to the Northward,
standing up the'lliy befkne the wind. The India-
nian hiebeen.cliipatched to the South. East, The
Centurion has warped to her old, anduitage."
44 Port St, George,' eVept, ,15'." •

iqc TRACT OF A LITTAR FROM A GENTLIRIAN ON
BOARD THR CNNTURION, J)A-ri,CD THR 19TH
SRPTEMBIR, ISO+.

" His Majesty's Ship the Centurianubas added to
the already numirdus feats peifor fried by British Sea.
inen—i melt glorious sehievem,ent—by 'repelling
Admiral I,lNOta, who made tits appearance off this
Vort yesterday,' in the
./tfani:.,isa accompanied ity
two very fine and large Frigates. Vre did not enter.
tain an idea of their being Enemies until a quarter
of an hour before we commenced the alio!), and
only satisfied ourselves of their being an., as they
could neither answer our private signals, .or would
hoist their colourS, and when °they did it w.ts
with a vit'w let deeeive..—The ill re.vo 'inisted A
Saint George's Etisign ; however; on our firing two
or three shor at the headtrlosr, ,a Ilia was a Frigate,
io order to prove tier, Monbieur LINCI,III, who kept-
aloof, and was aternin3br, tlisplayr,d his Flog,st the
mizen, and the headmust. Sitortcril sail to good
stile, nearly 111.101 ailiot,in taut wake
and raked us With Laud' eireh.

. .
Vire mild iini'i'efOrti any fire' in that sitnitien,
but on wearing in shore she was C01111;t11Cd to pass
within half a pistol
,shot ; here was our l'ortO, and
306 a raTitling'diilidieiget froth both cur decks, that
. her quarter and boats flew like wisps of Straw, or
bundles of chips in. a fresh wind. She then made
Al sail under our stern, returned another caking fire,
and after that paid the proper respect due, to IE3
Majesty's Ship, by nut toming within one mile or
upwards during the day.. .
" The Admiral was now sure John Bell stood in
his way—an undaunted and dctcrinined animal-: we
Cheered him as lie approached, and coolly reserved
our broadside for him; he commenced long balls,
which was returned only for a mintte or rwo:froin
our lower deck. At length the happy moment ar-
rived that our cat ronades would tell, and when they
did he would only receive one broadside; which cut
him much, very perceptibly, and he'hanled out of our
reach, colletted his Frigates; and appeared disposed
to send them in a raking position, one a-head, the
other astern, and keep the beam himself.
" This, however, was frustrated by .our, cable
being cut away ; and the Ship casting, a Council was
held, and a determination formed to run near the
shore to prevent them cutting her off; this—clone,
we anchored so near, that neither of the gnenty,
could pass between us and the surf. The Frigates I
placed themselves on how and quarter at three guar..
ters of a mile distance. The Mare ego passed our
stern, and poured in her. tremendous andisiell,di.
retied broadside ; as we secured our spring which
we had on the cable, we came a second time to her
broadside, and plyed her With such cffeet, thst she
aftually made sail from our colletted and destruCtive
fire, and anchored at three quarters of a mile dis.
ranee.

" Our carronades were of no service at this
length, and she lay in this manner pelting Os with
+z.pounders, which we' returned with 2+ for about
an hour. We began at ten;and about hall past one,
finding they had their match, they made all sail to
thp offing, hove too to repair damages, and at five
last evening made all sail to the northward.
" One of the Frigates took out the Hirmouralik
Company's Ship Pr iircess Charlotte, Capt. 1.406Ati.
One of our Men, who had been lent as a caulker,
with ten of the Ship's Company, made their escape
in the Cutter, and are now with us.
" The Indiaman has been dispatched to the
south-east.

" Capt. WATT, of the Burnaby, greatly to his
credit, ran his Ship on shore, to prevent her falling
into the hands of the Enemy.
" The Centtiriox is much cut in her masts, the
main and tore wounded on the head."—the rigging
much cut and fount disabled—we have not ainan
killed—one is badly wounded, but not despaired of,
seven others slightly, and nor an Officer hurt.
" Thus you see we hare gained the palm cfvic-
.tory without the expense of a Subje& to His Ma.
•jesty,.and happily do we renal, that it will nut cast
our parents-and friends a tear, except those of joy.
We have many of their shot on board, and they_ are.
too large fur our largest carronades, and a number
!laic 'hulled us between wind and`water.
" It is not possible for me to ,&sclrihe the unite.
countable spirits and great good condua pft,l)e Ship's
Company ; it tan 'require no 'panegyri:' to set it
forth,-when it is knoNti that there must have been
at least 30 guns, that is half-the supposed force op.
posed and fited ag;dnst' us, and t 3 ',Or 1490 men
placed in such situations as iliey chose 'to
against 16 guns and jza men,, in' one tight little
battery.

CAMPBVLL, anti the Gentlemen on
shore, were flighty gratified' un hearing our lads
cheering and seeing our Colours repeatedly display-
ed as they were 'shot awAy:— They have sent .a
nervous and hearty—Letter of Congratulation, to
Captain LrNo, the Officers, and Siiiies Company.
" We shill' be able to leave 'this in about seven
days."

PLYMOUTH, MARCH 17.=—The hemeivard-bound
East India Ships which arrived here yesterday, un.
der convoy of the Ceururio,r, of so guns, Captain
RAINIER, from Maras; are the
Lord Melvin; Capt. CHAALSII tANNOX.I
Eatil Spencer; Capt. CHAN.LIS KAITT,
David Scott, Capt. CHAKLLS ONES',
Britannia, Capt. j. Btaeu--all Company's.Slnos,
Atul the Euphrates, Capt. G. Ws t.socaa, Extra Ship
. .
they sailed from Madras the zist (Dauber ; tarried
at St. Helena a fortnightl. sailed thence the 13th
January, in company. with the Ship Willigm, of
London, Capt. OR ED. CoTtLE, the Ship juila, of
ditto, C;to.J.RtottAttnsou, and the. Ship. Dmuheis
Pilttla#4l, Capt. R. CLEVELAND, all from the
South Seas," laden With' oil, bound 'to Landon.—
They were forced in here by contrary winds, and
will sail again the' moment it proves 1.04. The
Purstr'S belonging to the reipeetive Ships set tur
last evening with the Dispatches for the East India
Company.

In the month of September last the Centuries,
while convoying she CharleniExtra Ship from one
part of the coast to another, came to anchor in a
creek. in the Bay of Bengal, to await a favourable
wind, and while laying there Admiral Llt4olll, in
the Marengo of So guns, with twu French Frigates,
arrived at the spot; one of the Frigates captured
the Charlene; and the other fired a shot into the
Centuries, mistaking her fur an Indianian, of which
mistake, however, the Frenchman was Emil con-
vincedi by A Khole broadside being'pouted intozher
from the Centurion, on which she sheered off, when
the Motengo hope down, and occuptrd her station,
taking the Ccsawrian as she passed under her stern,
and, on getting het broadside to hear, a terrible
engageMent ensued, which continued with great
•
bravery on both sides for, a considerable time ; bu t
Li.. 40 is finding himself too roughly handled, cut hitt
cable, and stood ofr to sea with the two Frigates
r, • •nrs. 116 •

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many of which, since the anion, hFayet beett.eOt out
of the beatios of the centurion. Foitunately
latter lua only eight men vrountlecl, but therslatightet
on h,,ard the Marrngs is supposed to hive been
great.

HARWTCU, This morning the
Neutral Hoy ;Grip Hartsrit, C. Van atTs Master;
sailed for Rotterdam with His Excellency-the Che.
valiet COLEA, Envoy Extraordinary-and Minister
Plenipotentiary from Lisbon to Berlin. At the
same time sailed the Earl of Leiceteer Packet,
Capt. TuoaiPsoiv, with the HamhUrgh anti Bremen
Mails ; the Prince of Inlet Packer, Capt. A.
DEANa ; and the Priuce of Wald, Copt, PEAt NEi
with, the Gottenhurgh Mails.
The Lark PoseQllice Packet, Capt. Livid., ar..
rived chi' afternoon( from Heligolaisci, tviTh
Paysengers, and 66 Recruits i,r'His PJlsjs qty's Ger.
map 'Legion and the 6oth Regiment. This-Packet
sailed on Saturday last in cumpanit With 'the Diana,
Capt. STIWA ItT, and the Auqtand, Capt.HAE4 lib
each with Mails and. Passengers; but the latter tWt.,
nre:not arrived.