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London, England, 1804-08-20 00:00:00

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Copy of a Lettrr from Vice- Admiral Lord Pitcourd
.Cortmoldtr: irl Chief of' His
--Ship3 and Vtsseit•bt-tAe.-41e;firerretneett.;.4,9,1:14t.
Marsden, !:17. dated on ;nerd I,be ridor.y,
Milo:, Jee,re 8, 1804.

I hereivith. trlins,•tn;t you,- far the information of
the 1....nr-Lis Cotnalt,st7i.,!: sot tie Admiralty, a Copy
of a LOtter, dated die 3d ult. from Captain Cachet,
of 1-14 Majesty's Sloop. Bittern, to Captain Schom-
berg, -Senior Officer at Malta, giving an account of
lot having, on the
.281.11 of April last, captured the.
French Privateer L'llitondelle, and re-captured the
two 'English Merchant ShipS named in the margin *,
her- Prize's. The, conduct} of :Captain Cothet, the
Of!kers and Company of the Bittern, entitles them
to my warmest thanks for, their very great perseve-
rance,and exertions in the capture of the above Pri.
vateer, which,. I understand, is a remarkable fine
vessel, and had greatly annoyed our Trade in these
Seas. I am, Ste.
NELSON AND BRONTE..
Nrr Majesty's Ship 13;ttent,'Cape Pa.f.
slur saroj May 3, 1804.

In execution of your orders of the 27. th .ult. tI
have great satisfalion in infOrming you, that, on
the morning of the 28th, Cape Passaro bearing
N. E. eight Leagues, I got sight of the Privateer
you alluded to, then apparently taking posSession of
two Brigs. On our appearance they separated.—
Thinking the,appearance of the weather favourable,
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I tched a Boat in chase of each Brig', and fol.
the Privateer. .
1 the evening' of the 29th, after a chase of 36
s; in a perfed calm, and six hours incessant fire
li em his stern and our how.chasers, he atrock, find.
`ng the Nessel filling fast from a shot.holc tinder
water, which we, however,stopped.
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She proves to bi 'the L'Hirondelle, a very fine
Cutter, fated ;out from Cette, mounting 14 twelve.
pouutlera, his complement eighty. Men (many of
whom wet.* with Prizes), coppered bottom, and just
launched, .

on the evening of the 27th he had. taken (after
4 ;teflon) the King George,' Malta Governinent
grig. At the time I had the luck to see 'him,
h had captured the above.mentioned Brigs, and
w in chase of a Sloop, which we prevented him
boarding.. •
WC received no damage from his fire (chiefly
aimed at our masts) save a 12,pound shot through
our starboard-bow, between.wind aid water, and a
few ropes cut. _ _ _

Op hearing of the capture of the King Geoige,
(a it still remAined talm,) I dispatched Litute.
mint Nicholas in 'the launch, to Syracuse, hoping to
intercept her; but, after rowing fifteen leagues,
he had the disappointment to find her a few hours
arrived. Lieutenant ,Pette,t joined me here yester.
day with the Boats, having taken the recaptures to
Malta. They pr6ve to be the Mentor, of London,
and the Catharine, of Liverpool, from Messina to
Malta to join Convoy, with valuable cargoes. •
The persevering exertions of the Ship's Company
deserve mention. They were at the. sweeps (to
which purpose I had converted all the small spars)
for thirty.six hours without intermission, even to
meals,' in which time they swept 'the Ship iikty
miles, ,with Out an air of wind. . Their conduct
gives me much reason to regret the disparity of the
nemy's Force.
I am, See.

(Signed) ROBERT CORBEL
C. M. Schonberg, Eiq. llir Majesty s Ship Madrai.

*• Mentor ai.d Citharine.

Admirdity -05ce, Aug. tB, 1 804.

,Copy of a Letter from Piet- Admiral Sir John Tho.
trbis Duciwletb, K. B.'Convnander in Chief of
MI a "'ley' I Skips and Vestels at
.7amaica, to
William Martden, Esy, dated jamatca, the 16th
June Iso4.
slit,

Uric With you will receive a Letter from Captain
Inglefteld, of lII* Majesty's-Brig Hunter, reciting
the capture of a small Privateer of the EAst end cif
this Island, which. I transmit for the information of
;he fortis Commissioners of the Admiralty.
I am, Br-c.
J. 'l'. DUCKWORTH.
His Af aft sty's Sloop Hunter, ojf r;e S. E.
bid of jardaita, loth Y rpm, 1804.

I have alter Honour to inform you, llisMajesty's
Sloop 1-11nAe1,,.•..0,10er my command, fell in with,- oft.
the Lot Ltlticol Jamaica, at nine o'clock this, morn-
ing, and captitt, alter live hours cha,e, La
Liherte,, Frei4i.Visvatecr Schooner, Ftienne Rod.:
ncy, Captain, artned with one .four.pountier, two
Swivels, and twenty4ivestand of small arms, with
thitty.seven men ; out fourteen dayS from St..Jago
de Cuba, and, I am happy to adds has not captured
any vessel since she cattie our.

Lam, &c. •
.S, H. INGLEFIELD.
Rear. Ainsitill, Sir I. T. Ducknvorth,' Conimancler
. in C.' hitf, Fc. &c. Uc. I amaica.

PORTSMOVInh‘ AUG. t9.--'-Aryived last right
His Majesty's Ship L'Egyfitienne, Capt. the' Hon.
CHARLES ELPH I NSTONaLEM I NG, from Stilielena.,
Dispatches for the East India Company were,
immediately on her arrival, landed from her, and
forwarded to )n-:lon,

Sailed His IVT.jlsty's Ship Duquesne, for Chat.
hum, to be paid off; and the Pheasant Sloop of War,
Capri, PAUL, for Cork, from whence she will sail,
with the Princess Caroline Frigate, to the West
Indies with the Trade under convoy,

Arrivi:d this afternoon, a Fleet of, Trimnorts
from Cork.

iltirria, Lord Kritk, and /Aim) Indiamen)

ijkve 101ne(1 the Lydas anilTravz,rs, at the Moiler.
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I.)iiik,:where they remain.. Two othels are yet to
arrive.

A number. of Dutch prisoners have been put•:on
board the Ardent Cartel, and she is ordered to the
Downs to receive more.

PLYMOUTH, AUG. ;81—The Prince George) of
98 guns, which.sailed hence on Wednesday last for
the Channel Fleet, returned again to Cawsand Bay
on Thursday evening to refit, having sprung her
inain-toptnist in a squall of wind on Wednesday
night whilst beating to the Westward. The ur.
most dispatch has been used to re-place it, and she
is sailed again to resume her station off Brest..
Arriied the Ship Helena, of and frntn Tonnin.
gen, Capt. ADRL►ANS, bound to the East Indies,
put in to refit, having received damage on the pas.
sage, and proving very leaky.
Sailed the Plover Sloop of War, with a Controy.
to the Westward, andScagull Brig, oflB guns,
with a Convoy for the Downs.

HARWICH, AUGUST 19.—A Fleet of Ships from
the Nore, hound to the Baltic, under convoy of Ate
Mercat®r Armed Ship, passed last night with a fair
wind ; they will stop off Yarm ,uth for such Ships
to join them as are ready. At the same time a Fleet
passed to the Southward, for the River, many of
which are tnaded with Wheat.

The Dorset Post-Office Packer, Captain
TON, sailed this afternoon for Bosom, with the
Hamburgh and Bremen Mails and Passengers.
Arrived the Monkey Gun vessel from a Cruize,
with the loss of her top.mast.
The Prince of Wales Packet?' Capt. HPARN, and
the Diana, Captain HAMMOND, arrived from Got.
tenburh, each with a Mail : the latter Packet has
carried away her topmast.

Sailed the. Hecate Gun.vessel on a Cruize ; and
remain the Pegasus Frigate,' Berfr and Monk/
Gun.ves4ela, Argus and Irisitevenue Cruizer.

DIAL, AUG. lg.—Sailed. His Majesty's Ships
Bellerophon and Adamant, for Portsmouth ; &galas,
• Alonzo, and Hat-Py, for their stations off Boulogne ;
Ardent, for Dungeness ; Lady Warren, and Alert
Lugger, with Convoy to the West‘ivard.

Arrived the Lucifer, Sulphur, and Devauatisa,
Bombs, from the Note ; and Biz: X. 4 Gun.brig,
from Dover Roads,

Sailed the Inunortaliti, Leda, Seine, and Basilisk,
for their station off' the Coast of France,
Arri urea the Yd.., Rantil, irmn Havre : Duquesne
arid Stagull, with Convoy for Portsmouth.

-.• The Scourge Sloop hasinade the Signal of Convoy
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to the WestwW.

Sailed the 04-ran anct Huddart, Eastarttlia Ships,
fur Portsmouth.

In the Downs—Monarch, Utrecht, Duquesne. Inflexible,
Crescent, Castor, Scourge; Oresfeii, Seagull, Zebra, Vesu,-
vius,• Lucifer, .Fury; Devastation. Sulphur, Bruizer ; Armed
Defence Ships ;, and Matilda Cartel.

F6LMOUTIT, ,AtlC. 17.—Arrived the P r;nce,. of
;Yale: racket, with a Mail (ruin Lisbon, in twelve
days passage.

• &tiled the TotttrbenriPdcker, with Mail for Lis.
ban; and the Quern -Charlotte racKet, Captain
Moog e, with Mails for Halifax and New-York.