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Arimiredo.Offer, April 27, 180$.

Copy of another Letter frOm AdMiral Lord Keith to Wrri
Marsden, Esq. dated Monarch, Ramsgate, April ai,
180 s.

OR,

I transmit, for their Lordships' information,
Copies of a Letter from Capt. Honyman, of His
Ma jesty's Ship the Leda, to Rear Admiral Douglas,
and of the List to which it refers, repotting the
capture of seven Vessels of the Enemy's Flotilla,
part of a Division yesterday attacked on their pas.
sitge from the Eastward towards Boulogne.

stn,

I have the Honour to be, &c.
KEITH.
Leda, ofrlioulogne, April 24, dos.

I have the honour ,of informing sot, about six
o'clock this morning twenty-six Sail of the Enemy's
Vessels were discovered coming round Cape Grit.
nez : I itnmediattly made the signal for the detach.
ed Squadron to get under weigh, which consisted
of the Vessels named in the margin*, and have
great plume in acquainting !you, that after tn.
gaging them about two hours, we succeeded in cut.
sing off seven Schuyts, a List of which I enclose.
I ant happy to acquaint you, there was only one
slightly wounded on board the Archer, and that
both Officers and men who were employed on this
service performed it to my satisfadion.
The Gallant having. received some damage in her
hull, bore up for the Downs, which prevented me
getting her Report. I am, &c.
(Signed) ROB. FIONYMAN.
Rear Admiral Douglas, kc, &c. scc.

' Leda, Fury, harpy, Bailleur, Bruizer, Gal Gut, Archer,
Locust, 'fickler, IVatciatul, Monkey, and Firm.

if Report of the Capture of the Enemy's Flotilla of Cala Grixt:zt
dpril z 4,

Schuyt No. 52, Lorial, Sub-Lieutenant of Infantry, Corn-
litAnder, at 3 Twenty-four Pounders awl small Anna, 25
Tons burthen, from Dunkirk, boUnd to Ambleteuse, and
had 1S Soldiers, as Seamen, a Casnonier, at.d a Pilut on
board.
Schuyt No. 48, A. loran, of gist Infantry, Commander, of
2 Six-Pounders, i Twenty-tour Pounder, and r Brass How.
itzer, 16 Tons burthen, front Dunkirk, bound to Amble.
teuse, and had Suldirrs and 4 Seamen ,on board.
Schuyt No. .57, ',oriel, Lieutenant of s istintantry, Coin.
mander, of 2 Six-Pounders and r Twenty-four Pounder,
25 Tons burthen, front Dunkirk, bound to A inbl:!teuse,
and had IS Soldiers, 5 Seamen, t Cannonier, and a Pilot on
board.
Schuyt No. 45, Litner,,, Sub-Lieutenant of s ts,t lialautrY,
Commander,ot t Twenty-four Pounder, t Twelve- Poun.
der, and t Six-Pounder, 28 Tons bather', Irani Dunkirk,
bound to Ambleteuse, and bad 1a Soldiers, 5 Seasnen, and
Cannonier on board.
Schuyt No. 3, M. Calder, sett. Commander, left her before
taken possession of, from Dunkirk, bound to Arribleteuse,
and had 4 Seamen and r Pilot On board.
Schuyt No. 54, Bragrir, Sub-Lieutenant of s tst Infantry,
Commander, of a Twenty-four Pounder rind 2 SiK•Poun-
ders, a Tons bather), train Dunkirk, bound to Amble--
tense' and had ao Soldiers, 5 Seamen, and z Cannonier on
board.
Schuyt No. 43, Bala, Sub-Lieutenant of 5 'lst infantry,
Commander, of one 24-pounder and two 6.pousuLra,s,, front
I)unkirk,hound to Anibleteuse, and had a© Soldiers, 5 Sea-
men, and a Pilot Qll board.

23. DOUGLAS.

Admiralty.ofice, April 27, tßos.

Copy of another Letter front Admiral Lord Keith to Win,
Marsden, Esq. dated Adooarch, 01l kantsgate, April 26,
1805,

alit,

Be pleased to acquaint their Lordships that two
more of the Enemy's Armed Schoyts have been
sent into the Downs this morning by the Archer
Gan-brig ; and that Rear-Admiral Douglas rovrts
very favourably to me upon the conduit ut LicO,
tenant Price, her Commander*

I herewith enclose a Copy of Lieu►enant Price's
Letter to the Rear Admiral. 00 the occasion ; and
have the honour to bv, &c. "
KEITH.

His Majr.ty'4 Can-brig Archer; of Care
Cruniez, 2,5 th April, aos.
8t R,
In obedience to.Sratirsignai on the evening of the
24th, :to lookout, during the night, off Cape Gris,
!lei, I proceeded ,with His Majesty's Gun-brig
Archer, under thy command. At daylight on the
“th, I perceived two of the Enemy's Gun.boats
had drifted off the hind, which I inund.l.itely gave
Chace to, and at six b•CIOCk took possession of (heal.
No. 44, twenry.six men, one twenty.four pounder,
and two twelve.potintlerS ; and No. 58, twenty,
seveomen, one twenty-four pounder and two twelve.
pounders, part of the Flotilla from Dunkirk.
I have the, Honour to be, &c.
(Signed) W. PRICE,
Lieut. and Commander.
kcal-Admiral Doug!zs,

PLYMOUTH, Ara 1L 27.—Arrived four Trans.
ports, having part of the Bth, 9th, 89th, 98th, and
99th Regiments on board, from Ireland bound to
Pot tsmouth, put in by contrary winds. They came
under Convoy of the Brilliant Frigate, with ano.
thee Transport in company, whii-.11 is not yet ar.
rived, nor is the Briiiiant it is therefore supposed
they have protieeded on for Portsmouth, notwith.
standing the wind has blown strong at east and
north-east foi the list three diiya.

A Fleet of 40 Sail of Merchantmen, consisti.ng of
Russian, Prussian, Danish, and Swedish Vessels,
passed by yesterday to the Eastward, alt from the
Mediterranean ; one of the Fleet, the Fortuna, of
Flensburgh, Capt. P. C. HANSEN', from Parrisise,
laden with currants, &c. bound to London, put in
here.

Arrived the Ann, Capt. BI li BONS, laden with
wine, from Oporto, last from Falmouth ; and the
Danish Sloop Miran, Captain LoNorteto, from
Norway, with deals.

Sailed the /ateturux, of 74 guns, to join the
Channel Fleet ; on Thursday she took on board a
large supply of bullocks and necessaries to be distri.
buted amongst the Fleet. Sailed also the Pallas
Frigate fur Portsmouth, from whence she will pro.
teed to the West Indies ; and the Imperial Brig El
l'eloa, Capt. IVIEDARicx, horn Palermo, fur Lon.
don.

Arrived the Pretty Lau Armed Ship, with a Con.
voy from the Downs; and Frigate from the
Channel Fleet.

Sailed the Lady Warren Armed Ship, with two
Score.ships under Convoy, laden with supplies for
the Squadron cruizing off Ferrol.
It was the Fisgard, of 4.8 guns, Captain Lord
M KERR, coming ts ithout the Gut of Gibraltar,
that discovered the French Squadron having passed
the Gut ; and, with his usual vigilance, sent advice
of this important circumstance immediately to Ad-
,.
miral Sir JOHN °ROE, Bart. cruizing off Cape St.
Mary's, who dispatched the Felix Schooner to
England.

PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 3.—Sailed His Majesty's
Ships Mars, Capt. DUFF, lifitiM/111", Capt. MANS.
FULL), and /thistricus, Capt. Sumo, to juin the
Channel Fleet, having been completely fitted for
foreign service.
Sailed also His Majesty's Ship Lively, Captain
HAmoNo, with Dispatches for Admiral Sir JOHN
()Roe, cruizing off Cadiz.
The Russian Ship Maria Poloutta, from Russia,
with hemp for St. Mathes, was detained and brought
into this Port, but released again, and sailed this
day.

FALWUTit, Aran, this day the
Edward, DuFF, for Bristol ; and last evening the
following Vessels under Convoy of the Fervent and
Dextrous Gun.brigs, to join the Fleet under Con.
voy of His Majesty's Ship Queen, Drags's, &c. viz.
Friendstrict, Baker, and Harriet, Anderson, for Smyrna;
Betsy, Quinten ; Lively, Smith ; and Aequilon, Blackburn,
for Lisbon : Recovery, eauson, for Gibraltar Nelly, Lock,
and Clementine, Scott, for Oporto. Also Sally anti Wil-
liam, Saunders', for Swansea.

Arrived the Friends' El:cleave:sr, ROACH, from
Plymouth ; the Three Brother:, HEARN, from ditto ;
and Laysiton, Wni.t...rasoN, from Sunderland.
The Packets with Mails from Jamaica,. Leeward
Islands, and Lisbon, may be expeileti as soon as the
wind shifts.

DEAL, AII It I,t, 28.---Yesterday came down die
Bloadh.nind Gun-I)rig from the Note.
Sailed the Aran y, Biter, anti Volunteer Gun.brigs
for their stations off Calais ; Bametra Sloop for the
Nore ; Locust Gun.brig with Convoy for Potts.
mouth ; Railbuy Sloop and Bloodhound Gun.htig
for their stations off Boulogne.

Arrived this day Hi.; Nl,i.jesty's Ship Renonmie
from the Norr, and sailed for Dungeness.
Cline in the Furious Gun.hrig from a Cruize.
Came down from the River the Tigress, Captain
C. GIAIIMitt Extra East Indianian, and sailed fc,r
Portsmouth.

7ARIs4OUTH, APRIL 27.—The Red Breast, a
very fine Gun.hrig, of 14 guns, for His ICI
service. was, launched this m )tning front the 13 ck.
yard of Mr. 111111 l'F,abTotsr, of this glace; aid Un
'llittr,day next Kill be laut.ched from the same
rird, ;mother G011.14'115 intended to bg eidled the
Ex( ticiH.