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London, England, 1810-03-19 00:00:00

Frum t4c LONDON GAZETTE, March 17, 18 10.

Admiralty.:Officc, March 17,, 1810.

Copies of two letters from Captain 'Sir f °seta' Sydney Yorke'
of his Majesty's ship Christian • the Seventh, addreSsed to
the Hon. Rear Admiral Stopford, and transmitted by Lord
Gambier to John Wilson Croker, Esq.- --tr- • •
His Majesty's ship' Christian the Seventh,
Basque Roads, Jan. to, 18“ i,.

SIR,

I take leave to acquaint you that this morning a;
convoy, consisting of the- description of vessels
named in the margin *, on their passage from Isle
d'Aix de Rochrlle.was, by the spirited efforts of the
boats of his Majesty's ships Christian Seventh and
Armide, under the command' of Lieutenant
senior.of this ship, drove within grape and musket-
range of the battery, (and with the :exception of
the last one taken) completely burnt, the.wgegeb-
bing so fait as to ret.ler impossible,to-bring them-
They were full laden with valuabl:.! cargoes of
wines and brandies. (of the best quality), sdap, rosin,
candles, pitch, oil,. pine, 'varnish, -.ln thktn-
..
terprize not a man was hurt.. 7 •
-I haire the honour to be, Src,. -
'(Signed) . . JOSEPH S. YORKE.
The Hon. R. Stoplord. Rear-Admiral
of the White,. &c. Sce. &c.

His Majesty's ship Christian seventh, in
13astwe ktoads, lan 21, ISto.

SIR,

A. convoy .of about thirty sail making. its appear-
ance yesterday 'evening. by . the Matimasson-.Nlis,
and the van of it . appealing' luclined to rUn the
chance of getting into Rochelle, Pkrnade .the signal
for the boats to chace. ac.Cti"--toriied spiiit
and gallantry, .ind .ledL by 'lieutenant -Gnion of this
ship, they attatked the convoy, which run a ground
Within a stone's-throw of the batteries, when five of
them,- as3)ev margin t, were, under a heavy fire of
grape and musketry„ burnt and one takeu ; the rest
put bcltt.- 7 "
‘lt is needless for me topoint out particular a&s of
Courage,in particular persons, as the charaders of
i3ritit,h officers and seamen are too Well known and
appreciated to require any praise.frotr me.
In thi.3 affair one of the Arrride's seamen was
wounded,' ano twe of the -nerny's killed: •

-I
have 'the honour to 5-, &c.
(Signed). (JOSEPH S:YORKE.
?lie Hon. R. Sto-pford, Rear, Admiral •
of the White;. &c. Sec. &c.
_ .

* Brig of Igo tons, sloop Ij f 'co tons, schooner of os tons,
chaise maree of 6o tons, ditto of 43 toes--hunit. chaSSO
maree of 3o tons-4altea
* Ch.. se maree of 6o tons, ',ditto of so tons, 2 ditto of3o
too—burnt. Ditto of i 5 tons—ta)Len, fully laden with
wines, brandies, soap, rosin, &c.

Admiralty-Office, March Tl, I'B 1 p.
Rear-Admiral Druty,. commanding his Majestri
ships in the East Indies, has trans,ttitte to this
Otlice a letter; received fromtlie. Hoa.
Elliott, of the Modeste, giving anaccpinit of the cap-
ture, on. the. 4 501 July, ?.tst,-.of ` Tuy ncelaa: Dutch
schooner,:;.rif eight guns. and 2' men, cut out of a
bay in Ole Straittipf Slanda, from under the protec-
tion d.t batteries and five other armed vessels, by
th,e lx*.s of the Modeste anSI Barraeouta,Anider the
direetion of Lieutenant William Payne, of the
for,'
Ari:! also a letter from Captain Maunsta, of. the
Pxocris, ,thq destrudiori by that sloop off Ba-
ta% la, of the .p cr: Company's armed brig Wagster,
Mounting eight gnns, and four swivels, with. eighty-,

six men. • •
AdmiraltY-Office, March 17, 1810.

Vice-Admiral-:the. klanourable Sir Alexander
Cocinane has -transmitted to John Wilson Croker,
Dquir, a fetter from Captain, Stanfell, of hiS.-.
.3daje,tyis sl.o,oP.the,-.,scomion, giving an accpurt
-of. his having, on the fr2t.ii of January last; caii-
tui-ed, off C3-trdal6mpe; t.li:FretichfOp-tional brig
L'Orestei of leinv teen ti;;~tUK petthclers aid "
two . long .ok.ivei, With a conj'ylethent of one
hunilied and !en ri.-‘ent.. ~She.had,‘'ailed-frorn Basse-
tone the same evening, for France,
.l board
Lientenant-Colono and two"rit her officers of the.-
army, and the Captains-and
,snyeral officers of the
two, French trigat,fs. lately. de4tiroytd; and hied
every exertion td escape or run on singe, but, was
cut off i4y th,- skill and actin ity-orCaptain
Vice-Admiral has
,also., transmitted a letter
from Captain 11.1.e,5, of his Majesty's ship Preija,
sta'ing` the destruction of the t,atteries at Bay Ma-
bans, in the islanri of 'Guadeloupe,
,and of a ship
and National sch,oner at ancitor.thejo; and-also the
capture of an armed brig by the beais.nf the Freija, -
under.the direEtion of ,Lieutenant Da'yid Hope, who
appears to have displayed. much gallantry in theiier- •
format-we of this service.

War-Office, Marcb 17, ilia.

•
• .
t3th fUg,l:yient of Light Draoons, Cor:iet john Garstin to.
be Lieutenant, by purchase. vice Bowels, promoted in the .
48th •Ftrot.
• 16th:Ditto, c.;entlernan Cadet the Horiottrabk Edward Cust,
from' the' Royal,Military College, to be Comet without
pursbase. • HOspital4late. Georg.: Rohe.; to be Assistant-.
Suwon, vice ticakie, deceased. •
loth Ditto, Cornet F..,nry Floyd to be Lieutenant, without
purchase, vice .suckle, promoted.
aist. Ditto,: Cornet George Coate to be Lieutenant, by pur-
chase, vice Leckey, prArroted,
23d Ditto, Ikelakir rlrc ;lononrable F.O Ponsonby to be Lieu.
tenant-Colonel, by purcase, vice Seymour, who retires.
Lieutenant Charles .Tudor, front the Wawa Trion,
. to be Lieutenatir, vie Waring, who exchanges. Comet.'
john Banner to oe Lietmnant,without eta, itsso.
rst Regiment of foot; Lieutenant Robert Murray, to be
Captain of a Conipiny, ,by purchase, vice Rea, who re-
tir;:s. Ensign 1. B. Wall to be Lieutenant; .by pun' base,
vice Murray. G C,. lolinstone, Cent. to be Ensign with-
out put-close, vice Walt.
4itt Ditto, Ensign Henry Ilicken to be Lieutenant, by put-
. chase. vice-Hardwicke, promoted.
6th Ditto, Lieutenant ZT:for::,,, Carter, from the 7th Garrison
Battalion, to be vice Edwards, placed on
half, pay" of the 7th c.;arrison Batta,lion. filo:nas p.
poi% Vavasour, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice
Sandi s, promoted..
Wit Ditto, Lieutenant H. S. Nixon, front the 7th Garrison
Batalion, 11 be Lieutenant, vice Newton placed on half.
pay of the 7th Garrison Battalion.
24th Ditto, Ensign G. T. Finnucane
,to be Lieutenant,
without purchase, vice Ball, ptsimoted in the silt _West In-
dia Iteglinent. Samuel Beacheruit, Gent; to be Entigtl.
vice t• itinuenhe.
to,, Lieutenant: john.Seivel., from the 66th Foot, to
be Li ttii•nAnt, e.iirhoitt piarchise,vice Brown, promoted in
thy' ltii*Ceylon kv6itut-tit.
24th Ditto, Lieutenant I.e Mesurier to be Captain of
C,orni.,:olN,',y purchase, vice .Aylmer, who retires.
2sth tten..int john V,)Well, from the 7th Garrison
Battalion to• be Lp:utenant, vice Nowles, placed on half-
pay of 7tit,Gamsoli Batt Alton.
32ci 'Vino, Lieutenant Michael D.unie.
,from the 7th Garri-
son Baititlion, to be Vice:Singer, placed on
• . half-pay of the 7th Garrison BattaliOn.

Stil I- Pilskko.

oRAVE,3III4D, MARCH 16..

Arrived—the /Phillippa, nlandell, from Tenerife; and
the William, Anton, from Alicant. • •
Sailed —the Cirencester, Halket, and the Ainwick Castle,
Paterson, for India.

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