The Sun.
London, England, 1804-05-02 00:00:00

LORD iIAWKESBURn CIRCULAR NOTE,
ADDRESSED TO THE MINISTERS OF FOREIGN
COURTS RESIDENT AT THE COURT OF LONDON.

Downing-stretl, 30th April, 1304;
The experience which alt Europe has had of the conduCt of
the French Government, would have induced His Majesty to
pass over in silence, and to treat with contempt, all the accu-
sations • Which that Government might have made against
His Majesty's Government, if the very extraordinary and
unanthorized replies .which several of the Ministers of the
Foreign Powers have thought proper to make to a recent cam.--
munication front the Minister for Foreign Athirs at Paris,
had not given to the subject of that Communication a greater •
importance than it would otherwise have possessed. His •
Majesty has, in consequence, directed me to- declare, that
he hopes he shall not be reduced to the necessity of repelling, ,
with merited scorn and indignation, "...the atrocious and
utterly unfounded calumny, that the Government of His
Majesty have-been a party to plans -of Assassination." An
accusation already made with equal falsehood and calumny
by the same authority against the Members of His Majesty's
Government during the last war-=an accusation incompatible
with the honour of His Majesty, and the known charader
of the British Nation, and so completely devoid of any sha-
dow of proofe.that it may be reasonably presumed to have
been brought forward at the present moment, for no other
purpose than that of diverting the attention of Europe from
the contemplation of 'the sanguinary deed which has recently
been perpetrated by the direct order of the First-Consul in •
France, in violation of the Right of Nations, and in contempt
of the most simple lanis of humanity and honour.•
That His Majesty's Government should disregard the feel-
ings of such of the Inhabitants of France as are justly dis-
contented with the existing Government of that Country ;
'that they should refuse to listen to.their designs for deliver- ,
ing their
.Country from the degrading yoke of bondage under
which it groans, or to give them aid and assistance, as
far as those designs are fair and justifiable, would be
to refuse fulfilling those duties which every wise and just.
Government owes to itself, and to the world in general,
under circumstances similar to the present. Belligerent
Powers have an aCknowledged right to avail themselves of
all discontents that may exist in Countries with which they
may be at war. The exercise of that right (even if in any
degree doubtful) would be fully sanctioned in the. present'
case, not only by the present state of the trench Nation, but
by the condu.a of the Government of that Country, which,
since the commencement o-f the. War, has constantly kept up
communications with the disatfeeted in the territories of H
Majesty, particularly in Ireland, and which has assembled a t
this present moment on the -Coasts of France a Corps of. Irish
Rebels, destined to second them in their deSigns against that.

SIR,

. ,
part of the United Kingdom.:
Under these circumstances, His Majesty's Government
would be unjustifiable, they negle&ed the right they,have
to support, as far as is compatible with the principle of the'
Law of Nations, which civilized Governments have hitherto
acknowledged, the efforts of such of the inhabitants of France,
as are hostile to the present Government. They ardently de-
sire, as well as all Europe, to see an Order of Things eitablish-
ed in that Country more compatible with its own happiness,
and with the security of the surrounding Nations ; but if that.
wish cannot be accomplished, they are fully authorized, by
the strictest principles of personal defence, to endeavour to'
cripple the exertions, to distratt the operations; anti to con-
found the plans of a Government, whose system of s.varfate,,
as acknowledged by itself, is not only to distress the commerce,
to diMinish the power, and to abridge. the dominions of its
Enemy, but also to carry devastation and ruin into the very,
heart of the British Empire.
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in the application of these principles, His Majesty has
commanded me to dcclare, besides, that his Government have.
never authorized a single act which could not stand the test
of the strictest principles of justice, and of usages recognized,
and.pradised in all au.s. It any Minister, accredited by Ills
Majesty at a foreign Court, has kept up correspondence with
• persons resident in France, with a view to obtain information
upon the designs of the French Government, or for any other le,
primate ob4ed, he has done nothing snore that what Ministers,
under similar circa.: instances, have always been considered as
having a .right to do with respect to the Countries with
which their Sovereigns were at war, and he has done, much
less than that which it could be proved the Ministers and
Commercial Agents .of France have. done, towards the dis-
affected in different parts of His Majesty's territories : thus,
hi carrying on such a correspondence, he would not have in
any manner violated his public duty. A Minister in a Foreign
Country is obliged, by the nature of his °dice and the duties of
his situation, to abstain from all communication with the dis-
affected of the Country where he is accredited, as well as from
every other ad injurious to the interests of that. Country ; but
he is not subjed to the same restraints, with resped to Coun-
tries with which his Sovereign is at War. His actions to
them may be praise-worthy\ or blameable, according to the
nature of the actions themselves ; but they do-not constitute
any violation of his public charader, except in as far as they
militate against.the Country, or the security of the Country,
where he is-accredited.

But of all the Governments which. 'pretend to be civilized ,
Governments, that of France is'the one which has the least '
right to appeal to the Law Of Nations, With what confidence
can it appeal to that Law ? A-Government which, twin the
commencement of hostilities, has never ceased to violate it ! I t
promised protedion to the British Subjects resident in France,
and who might be desirous of reinaining there-aftertheiere of '
l-fiS Majesty's Ambassador. It revoked that promise without -.
any previous notice—it conderunOd those same.persons" to be
Prisoners of War ; and it detains them, still in that -quality, .
in contempt of its other erigagements;and'of the usages um-
versally observed by all civilized nations. :It•lias applied that
new and barbatons law, even to inclividitalewho had au-
thority and protedion of the French Ambassadors and. Mini-
seers at Foreign Court, --f6" ItaltattlYertglrirgillee Oil' Their
return to their own •esuntry.- It commanded -the seizure
of an English Packet-boat- in one of the ports of Holland,
though its Ambassador in that country had previously en-
gaged to let the Packet-boats of the respe6tive countries- pass
in perfect safety, until notice should be gtven to the contrary.
It has detained and 'Condemned in one of the ports or France,
a vessel which had been sent thither as a matter of. indul-
gence, in order to carry to France the French Governor of one
of the ditnrent Islands which have been conquered by His
Majesty's Atins. Its conduct relative to the Garrison ofSt.
Lucia has not been less extraordinary ; the princiol Fort of
that Island had been taken by assault, yet the Garrison had
been allowed all the privileges of prisoners of 'war,. and had
been permitted to return to France, with an understanding
that an equal number of English prisoners should be released.
Yet, not withstanding that indulgence on the part of the Bri-
tish Commander, to which, by the nature of the-case, the
French Garrison could not have had the slightest pretension,
not a single prisoner has been restored to this country. •
Such have been the proceedings of the FrenCh•GoVernMent
towards the Power with which it is at War. What has its
eondud been to those Powers with which it remained at
Peace ?. I there a Treaty it has not broken ? Is there an ad-
. joining Territory whose Independence it has, not violated ? I t is
for the Powers
.of the Continent to determine how long they
will tolerate these unexampled outrages. Yet is it too iruch
to say, that if they do sutler without eontroul or resistance
the continuance of such a course of proceedings on the part of
any Government whatever, they will soon see an end to that
salutary system of Public Right, in virtue of which the
-Societies of Europe have maintained and enforced for ages,
' the sacred obligations of HuManity and justice.
. (Signed) HAWKESBURY.

Some Extras from the Monifeur of the 12,th,
i3th, and 14. th ult. have been received in town, of
which the following only are worthy of notice :
PARIS, APRIL i3.—A Notary of the name of
BARTHELEMY, and several other persons, have been
arrested at Marseilles, charged with being impli-
cated in the late Conspiracy. Two Ladies of the
name of MuLt,Ert, have likewise-been taken into
custody.
On the 3d inst. Admiral TRucur; arrived at
Brest. •
The progress against the persons in confinement
on account of the late Conspiracy, will, it is said,
not begin before the sth of Mg. WREAU will
have CHASSEAU LE GARDE, fot his first Advocate,
and L,MALLe for his second. ' •

A considerable movement 1s now observable
an- nag the Troops for the Expedition. Several
Battalions in :he v;cinity ofi?aris are .on their
march for the Coast, to which nre daily vat con.
siderablc Trinspotti Provis;Mt.

ivriliAL NEWS.

Flom the LONDON GAZETTE, May I.

Admiralty.Offce, May 1, 1804*
THE following are Copies of Letters which‘havde
been received at this Office from Commodorte,tipl:riti
Commander in Chief of His Majesty26---S
Vessels at the Leeward Islands :
Centaur, Diamond Rock, of Martinieo
0112, February 4, 1804.
I have the satisfaqion to acquaint you,'for the i.rl;
formation of the Lords Commissioners of thelA.:ll
miralty, of the capture of the Curieux Fre°
Corvette, early in the morning of the 4th instant;
of sixteen long French six.pounders, and had °,l
board upwards of ono hundred men when attaelte°
by four Boats of the Centaur, containing STif
Stamen and Twelve Marines, under the command
Lieutenant Robert Carthew Reynolds ; she of
laying close under Fort Edward at the entrance
the Careenage, Fort Royal Harbour, Martinique,',
he boarded on the Quarters in amost gallant marl
and was well aided by Lieutenant Bettesworth I,nrs
Mr. Tracey, my Secretary, with the other Of6cehe
and men ; the Enemy made a warm resistance-at Id
first onset, but the spirited and superior valour,.
this brave Officer and his supporters drove them I.‘,
ward, sarhete a second stand was made, which °/°"
carried with equal gallantry: her Captain, Cnijlea:
leaped. overboard, .after- receiving two sabre-woulin
ar
and saved himself, with some of the men, in only
that lay under her bows, and got on shore ; 0r
one French Officer escaped being either kille" or
wounded: and he was below; fOrtura(ely this brilhad
service was performed with only..the enclosed li9„tic,
wounded in the boats. I ana sorry to add, IfLeiirtr'
narit Reynolds is of the number,- severely,
wounds ; also Lieutenant Bettesworth and
Tracey, though not badly.
I .have the Honour' to be, &c. D,
Sir Evan Nepeaff,-Bart.. SAM.W'
List el Wo.temi...: in the Centzur's Boats. d,
,Three Officers and Six-Seamen, nne.ol.whom is since

In the Curi:ux.

Forty Killed and Wounded. ?of
Centaur, D;arnand, of Marit.ifir
•
"SIR, -11 e 1804* filo
I have the' Honour to enclose .you for the in.tak
mation of the Lords Coinmissioners of the AdEniro
ty, two Letters from Captain Nourse, att,„dps
from Captain Shipley, of His IViajesty's of
Cyane and St. Lucia, stating tho Capture of fbu'ip,
the Enem's Privateers. I cannot too much 4°.its
mend the•y
klivity of those Ofkiers in their cxerz°
in the pr.., eetiorb.of the trade.
I have the Honour to be, &c.
SAM. 14°°1?'

Sir Evan Nepean, Bart. . ,
=alit, 27th Jan. 1804.. . • `
oil
c.. • Itis Majest.y!s 54,4 C'yane, at
.".C-11°.
I beg leave to inform you . His Majestyq 111%,
under my Command, in Lat. 15. Deg. 23' -:ta
North, Long. Go. Deg. 30. Min. West, cat". 7"
L'Harmonie, French Privateer Schooner, fray
guns, and 82' men on board; out -.3+ daY9 c''ol..ieli,
GuadalOure, and had taken the 'Mercuill a S .'
IWO
Ship, last from New_York, laden with luraber'-`.
visions, &c. bound to Demerara. -
I am„Sir, &c. NOURSF'
JOSEPH - iiiipo,
N, B. The Mercury re-capturc .d by
tli '
menes. .
To Commodore Hood, E..ec. Ele; • &c. •
= la" doff
. - His Majesty's Sloop St. Lucia, flat
.".: SIR, 28th Jan. i 804.. , h bad.
I beg leave to inform you, that on the z. 51,0,
ing tiff the GranadineS, I captured Le Fdtet, 'a. be.
.sailing Privateer, of four guns, and -45 .111,ptr!
longing toGuadaloupe. Atter landing the ?fts-'
i"Shall prosecute your orders. .
1 have the Honour to be, Stc. ofpf.
. CONWAY si4T
.
To 'Samuel Hood, Esq. Commodore and CoO.
mander in Chief, &c. =t;.,7'c. &c. A PIP
His Majesty's Sloop St. Lvcia, Carlisle
SIR, 'Feb.. IS, 8404.• IV
is- , on
I have the pleasure to inform you, t"a.,;,,, Cotlr
r6th instant, His Majesty's Sloop underJl4liFrit:
mind, captured, off Grenada, Le Bigot.' r'ej.vihi"-
. vateer, of six guns, and sixty men, V,-
she had put in Prizes as per Margin.
._ -- -.v,_..i,
_ .._ ......1 have the Honour- to be, 34,c's'ilgel-' ''''
CONWA-' • cc
ra, so
Good Intent Brig, from Barbadoes to Pa/ier4
taken by the- Guachapin. -•
Fanny Schooner, from Demerara to I3atildPes.
To Commodore Hood, &c. &c. &c. 4 seate,fot, . ,
His Majesty's Sloop
1.11 '
~.-
~
SIR, ' - Feb.l4, 18c* ,s-.510°r
1 beg leave to inform you His MaeStY:s -CPsi''ti
under my command fell in wit'h,- and. after peoCii
of eight hours, captured
Schooner Privateer,.of ten six pounders, anaug'he la
men, ourfifty-five days,. and had capture des, , .rto
rtana*, from Glasgow, bound to BarbaOf odes ~,
Recompense was taken about thirty 'evi'a (pie'
windward of Barbadoes; her guns tilt°
. _
Le Recompencel
.corstY

...
board during the ch
aase.
I. ant Sir, Bcc• 14.° tlftS'
f
JOSEPO
To Commodore Hood, &c. &c. &i.
afjj s'tie
Centaur, Diamond, of Ni
I beg leave to enclose
SIR, tter
Feb. ;7, 1804'
have received from Lieutenant Carr, entli";cconn,"
His Majesty's Schooner L'Eclair, giving an.ci vesse"
of a most spirited anion he fought in the sal del)"
you- Copy of 4
.iiijear,airt
of ten guns, and sixty men, against the Gra% ges,
ciee French Ship Privateer, of twenti"trOodai
and two hundred and twenty men, out ' . opt A°
loupe. I cannot sufficiently extol the Oil'
gallant condun of this officer and crevv.
I have the Honour robe, Btc• ooo9'
SALY" al
To Sir Evan Netean, Bart. 1-04°
1
1,14 Majesty's Schooner L'Ecla'; r'
SIR, Feb. io, 004' on r 4
I have the Honour to acquaint oit
you,. t.hat
to tIIC
;clan from c:nßvelienngb
ytht lei 0 PHaccuktee:A. .

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ward in His Majesty's Siio.:net under toy command,
On the Stir inst. at three P. M. the Island of Tor-
tola bearing South, distant about sixty.eight
leagues, saw a strange sail to the Southward: sus_
petting her to be an Enemy. made all sail in chase ;
at half_past three observed her to be a ship, standing
towards us ; at f( or made the signal No. 27s to
her, which not being answered, shortened sail and
cleared for aElion ; at half_past four, being within
musket-shot on our weather-bow, she hauled up
her courses, hove to, and hoisted French National Colours, when I discovered her to be a ship appa-
rently just out of Port, mounting twenty-two
guns,
and conclude, from the number of men seen on her
decks, as also her tops, there could not be less than
two hundred. When we came within pistol-shot,
she commenced the aaion by fiting her larboard
broadside and a heavy fire of musquetry, which
we returned with the weather broadside and mus-
ketry ; wore round, hove to, and fired the star-
board broadside ; the fire
intermission on both was kept up without
sides until a quarter past
five, when the Enemy began to slacken her
fire, filled, bore up, and endeavoured to rake us,
but upon observing our preparations to board her,
by manning the rigging, she d firin,g , and made all sail to the Northward, oncease which-we filled
and made sail after her, keeping up a fire of mus-
quetry ; at seven found her getting fast away ; at
half past eight lost sight of her ; seeing there was
no possibility
of coming up, at ten gave over the
ehace, found great part of the standing and run.
tong rigging.shot away, the.bulwark, masts, yards ,
c. much damaged, one marine killed, and four
seamen wounded, though the loss on the part of the
Enemy, I believe, from their apparent confusion,
must be greater.
And, Sir, when I reflea on the supetiority of the
Enemy in point of force, I cannot say enough in
praise of those brave Officers and Men I have the
honehonour to command, and from whose gallant con. and zeal on the occasion, particularly when
ordered to prepare to board, I felt perfectly confi-
dent of carrying the French ship in a few minutes,
on the second attack, had not her superior sailing
frustrated Our intentions.
I should feel unmindful of my duty, was I to omit
representing to you the great assistance I received
from Mr. Salmon, the Master, on this, as well as
en every Other. occasion.
I have the Honour to be, &e.

Commodore Hoods Coonstorder Ch;rf,
Vv" CA.RR.
tte. f.ft, Esc.
P. S. Upon my arrival at Tortola. had infor-
illation of the met .particulars of thel French ship
from the President, which he assured me was well ascertained at St.Thontas's from which place she
nty
sailed on the 4th inst.
about, twe-eight hours be-
She proves to be the
fore we fell in with her.
Grand Decide, Capt. Guay, from Guadaloupe, car-
rying 22 nine-pountiers, and zsts Men, 80 of which
were Soldiers.

SIR Centaur, Carlisle Bay, Bar6ad"s'
,
March 7, IBd4
The enclosed is a Copy of a Letter I have re.
reived from Captain Bland, of His ajesty's Ship
French
Heureux M
, giving an account of the capture of a
Privateer to Windward of Batbadoes, with
which I beg you to ac
ers of the Admiralty.quaint the Loral Cutnmission.
I have the Honour to be, &c.
Sir Evan Nepean, Hart. SAM. HOOD,
SIR His Majesty's Ship L' Hetireux, at Sea,
,
26th Feb. 1804.
I beg to inform you, that this da
ttde of B y, in the Lati-
arbadoes and 40 Leagues to Windward,
Ills Majesty's Ship under my command fell in with,
after a long Chace, took possession of time French
Armed Schooner Flebustier, pierced for 14uns,
had six French sixes, and 68 Men on g
11 ; she s
w, sails remarkably fast, and was
storeard i d for a
t% Cruize, from Guadaloupe
could not learn she h ; out 15 days, and I
. had made a capture.
LO •
I am, Sir, &c.
FTUS oTwAy BLAND.
Covunadope Hood, US
Chief,
tre. tec. tre.

Six, Ceittaur, Carlisle-Ben, Barbados,
azd March, I 804..
I beg leave to enclose you, for the information of
the Lords Commiuionets of the Admiralty, an ac-
count from Captain CP,Bryen,
of His Majesty's Ship
Emerald, and Lieutenant Forrest, of the Capture of
the iMosanibique French Schooner Privateer, of tea
i',ighteen.pounder Carro nades, f!
tcries, near the Pearl, which wasrom executed i under tn'e Bat. a
most
spirited and steady manner by Lieutenant Forrest,
and those that accompanied him inthe Fort.Diainond,
on this service.
I also send a aftin Copy of a 'Letter from Capt. Ferris,
g in His M•iiest
account of y's Ship Blenheim, giving an
tr, fit ac wo Boats of that Ship, under Lieutenant
Fusbeking the Curieuse, French National
S the Schooner moored, and, I have since learned, chained
to Beach, under a Battery at Sr. Pierre's.
I likewise subjoin the Copy from
of a Letter
Lieutenant King, First of this Ship, now ailing in
comd-
liis Majesty-'s Sloop Drake, to Captain Nash,
inanding the Blockade of the North Part of the Island
of Martinique, giving an account of his carrying,
with thirty men only, the Fort at Ttiiiite• when
tYposed to much superior force.
I have the .Honour to be, &c.
SAM. HOOD.
11"illiam Marsden, 1.; sq.

Ills Ma jesty'i Sloop Drake, of
SIR,
25th Februarys 1804.
If'l have the Honour to acquaint you, that on the
ght of the 19th inst. Lieutenant Compston and
vi • Robson, Master, voluntarily offered to bring
-‘)Llt of the Harbour of Trinitie, three American
I)cessl3, that were taking in cargoes, in defiance
1 the blockade, which they attempted in a very gal-
.„'lrit mnner, having possession of two Brigs and a
elleoner, under the fire ut the Fort, for a consider_
4111 e time, but from having no wind, could succeed
°illy in bringing out the Schooner.
1 he anchurag,e being within pistol shot of the
'lrir S:w no probability of success it another,
t was made, unless the Fort was reduced ; for
purynse 1, la:it night, landed with 3o men,
'''eluding 9 Marines, and succeeded in spiking the

_ .
guns, thrte 31-pouliders, ana tsc3 fiF4pleces,
which co:mnanded the entrance into the Fort.
I am sorry to add, one seaman expired from his
wound this morning, and that Lieutenant Comps ton
and one seaman are each wounded in the arm, hut
are doing vety well, which are all that were hurt
on the occasion. _

I have the Honour to be, &e.
SAM. W. KING.

Captain Nash, c. &c. &c.
SIR, Blenheim, March s, 1804.
.I beg leave to acquaint you, two Boats (the
Barge and Pinnace) of His Majesty's Ship un.
der my command, with fifty officers and men,
under the orders of Lieutenant Furber, on the night
of the 4.th, made. a most gallant, but .unsuccessful
attempt, to cut out a French National Schooner,
dying close under a Fort at the town of St. Pierre.
She had made formidable preparations ; her Board-
ing Nettings being traced up to the lower Mast
heads, and so fastened, that it was almost impossible

to get in, and her sweeps rigged out on each side :
notwithstanding all this, and the Beach lined with"
Soldiers, the Forts, an Armed Sloop, and several
other small Vesels near, keeping up a heavy fire of

guns and musketry, those brave Officers and Men
in the two Boats, persevered and cut her cables, but
it being perfe&ly calM, she swung and grOunded on
the Beach, when all hopes of bringing her out were

given up, and from the number killed and wounded,
as per enclosed list, the Commanding Officer very
'properly ordered the Boats off.
I lament sincerely our loss ; but I trust you, Sir,
will think the dlaraCter of British Seamen was well

supported on this occasion, flr surely never was
greater spirit displayed.
. I have the Honour to be, &c.

W. FERRIS.

Commodore Hood, Commander in Chief,

• &c. &c. &c.
A Litt of Officers and Men killed and wounded in the Blenbeim'.:
Boats.
Seaman and 2 Marines killed,- 5 Officers, I's Seamen (three
of whom severely) and 3 Marines woundedm; 3 Seamen
.
mssitig-
Of St. Pierre's, Alarfinique, Emerald,
March 13, 1804.
I have the honour to enclose you a letter I have
received from Lieutenant Forrest, First Lieutenant

of His Majesty's Ship under my command, who
I this morning sent, accompanied by 3o Volunteers,
on hoard the Fort-Diamond armed Sloop, with di-
retlions to work to windward seas, to enable the
Sloop to weather the Pearl Rock, and to bear down
on an armed Schooner, which had, finding it im-
possible to get into Sr. Pierre's, this Ship being to
leeward, anchored close in shore, under the cover of
the Battery at Seron. I at the same time sent the
Boats of this Ship in a different direlion, in order
to take off the attention of the Battery from the
mancr,uvre in contemplation, to be performed by

Lieut. Forrest.
It affords tne particular satisfalion to bear tes_
timony to the handsome and gallant manner in
which this service was performed, Lieutenant For-
rest having laid, the National Schooner on board
under a heavy fire from her and the Battery.
In the performanee'of this service great judgment
was exhibited, as, by the mode of doing it, a chain,
by which she was fastened to the shores was broke,
twenty feet of which is now hanging to the
Schooner's bow. The crew of this Vessel, finding
it impossible to withstand British intrepidity, jump-
ed overboard and swam ashore, which they were
enabled to do from her being moored close to it.
• It aff4ds me particular pleasure to inform you,
Sir, that this gallant service was performed without
any loss on our part, two men only being slightly
wounded. I have been rather more circumstantial
in this detail, than perhaps the mere capture of a
Privateer justifies ; but I feel I should not do justice
to the gallant condul of Lieut. Forrest, 'the judg.
meet he exhibited, the brave and cool condud of
the Petty Officers and Men• under his Command,
which he speaks of in high terms, had I n.egleded
relating every circumstance that took place, which
has excited admiration and emulation to the breast
of the spedators ; and, Sir, I must beg to add, that
the general conduct of this Officer, ever since he has
been under my command, has been such as to •en-
title him to my approbation. This captured Schooner,
whose name I can only guess at from a letter found
on board, the only paper lett, is the Mosambique,
commanded by Citizen Vallentes, pierced for four-
teen guts, ten carronades, 18 pounders, only-mount-
ed ; she is from Guadaloupe, and is fitted for a
three months' Cruize, to all appearances pettedly
new, copper-bottomed and fastened, sails appa-
rently well,. and seems calculated fur the King's
Service. _ _

His MAjesty's Ship the Pandour hove in sight,
and closed in sufficient time to send two Boats to
join in the diversion intended to be made by those
from the Ships.
I have the Honour to be, &c.

JAMES O'BRYEN.
S. Hood, Es 7. Commodore and Com-
mander in Chief, &c.
SIR, Fort Diamond, March 13, 1804.
I have the honour to inform you, that, acting ac-
cording to your direalons, in His Majesty's Aimed
Sloop Fort Diamond, I had the good fortune to suc-
ceed in bringing out the Enemy's Privateer Schooner
Mosambique, trom under the Batteries contiguous
to the Pearl ; she is pierced for 14. guns, and
mounted with ten 18-pounders : on seeing us deter-
mined to board, her Crew deserted her, after dis.
charging her broadside and musquetry ; and I ob-
served about sixty whites and blacks in the water
after I had gained possession ; but as you were an
eye.witness to the service, I can do no more than
recommend the Officers and Men you did me the
honour to riace under my command, to your most
particular notice, for their gallant and intrepid con.
duci, while standing through the Enemy's fire, and
their affivity and orderly behaviour after posses.
sion. I found her secured with two cables and a
chain to the shore ; the former we cut, and the lat.
ter she fortunately broke by the shock in boarding.
I have the happiness to inform you, that we have
suffered no loss. _

I have the Honour to be, &c.
THO. FORREST.
Mr. Ball, Mate ; Mr. E wen, Seaman, wounded.
To 7. o'Bgen., Esq. Ca/twin ofllis
MajesV4 Skip Lmerald,

FALMOUTH, ArttlL 29.--Put back by contrary
winds, the Toeivisheird Packet, PODD, fur Lisbon,
and the Lady Arabella Packet, PORTELTS, for the
Leeward Islands.

Po RTSMOUTH, MAY t.—Arrived His Majesty's
Ship Amelia, Capt. Lord Pares, from the Downs.
Sailed the New Diligente, Du R ELL, fur London,
and Charlotte, PARK, for Petersburgh.

HARWICH, MAY I.—Last night the King
George Packet, Capt. SAUNDERS, arrived from He..
ligoland, with the Hambro' and Bremen Mails, pas.
sengers, and thirty-five casks of silver and gold.
This Packet was near being captured about eighteen
leagues from the land, by a large lugsail Privateer,
which most probably will do a great deal of mis-
chief in the North Sea.

Upwards of two hundred men of the Army of.
Reserve were yesterday landed at this place from on
board the Marpis of Huntly Transport, whicll
came from Aberdeen, and immediately marched off
to Weeley Barracks, to join the 92d Regiment, at
that place.

DEAL, MAY I.—Sailed the Jamaica Frigate,
Orestes Sloop of War, Fury and Tartarus Bombs,
on a Cruize.

Came down from Sheerness, the Prevoyante Stone
Ship, and remains in the Downs, with the

Monarch, Utrecht, Illustrious, Trusty, Ardent, and Ve.
teran, Men of War; La Virginie, Euryalus, Leda, Cham
pion, Crescent, Squirrel, and I nunortalite, Frigates; Sul.
phur, Lucifer, Discovery, Perseus, and Vesuvius Bombs
several Gun-brigs and the Stone-s Lips.

APOLLO FRIGATE.