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London, England, 1808-04-11 00:00:00

AUCTICA INTELLIGENGZ

TORBAY, APRIL p,
eList evening arrived his Majesty's ship Saint'
George, Admiral Sorsizny, to take the command
If the Channel Fleet, He was saluted by his Ma*
pry's ship Bellerophon, Admiral BvnTm, who sang
this morning in the Resolution cutter, for Portsmouth.
This morning Admiral SOTIIEBY shifted his flag
fro bit Majesty's ship Saint George to the Dread.,
zee% PENZANCE, APRIL.

A foreign ship, by the name of Herman and Au-
gust, supposed to be belonging to Papenburgh ; (but
of this I cannot acquaint you with certainty, nor her
master's name), is entirely lost. She was from
Otto, cleared for Bremen, but intended for London
of
obir cargo was 300 pipes wine, and 4 quantity
sue, for Dunnage, Eight of the crew unfortunately
Perished, amongst whom are the Captain and Mate.
she was wrecked very near the same spot where the
Assoc frigate was lately lest. lam sorry to add that
an active young 014112 in endeavouring to save the life
of one of the crew, lost his own, and was buried yes-
prdey at Mullion. About thirty casks (pipes n 4
ogsbeads), are saved from the wreck,
FALMOUT}i, APRIL At,
Yesterday arrived the Princess Elizabeth packet,
Captain Ito), with mails from the Mediterranean.—
sailed this evening the Alban cutter, Lieutenant
wail with a messenger and dispatches for the Bra-
zils, via madeira ; also his Majesty's hired ship Hum-
ber, with a Elect of coasters, under convoy, for the
Powni.

PLYMOUTH, APRIL 9.
The report of the capture of a French frigate by
the Impetueux, of 74 guns, and PAigii, of 36 guns,
as stated in my last, we fear, is not true ; the fact
seems to be, that those ships chaced two French fri-
gates, and that one of them ran ashore near L'Orient,
but the other got into a bay, where she is lying at
anchor, defended by batteries, and her movements are
now watching by those ships ; and it is said that offers
have been madeto volunteer the cutting her out.
Bailed the St, George, of 98 guns, -Rear.Mmiral
souttaY, and Orestes of 18 guns, for Torbay, with
:Beet of victuallers for the Channel Fleet, now lying
there; the Audacious, of 74 guns, to join the Channel
floe. —Came in the Phcenix, of 36 guns, from off
Cape Firristerre ; Narcissus, of 28 guns, Unicorn, of
%guns, and the Cheerly gunbrig, from a cruize.
PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 9.
Last night - the Coquette, Captain Fonprs, arrived
from off Lisbon, after 44 astonishing quick passage of
only four days. Captain F. was on board the Hi-
bernia, Sir CHARLES COTTON'S ship, on Monday last.
By her we learn, that the Carthagena, Rochefort, and
Toulon squadrons had combined ; and that Sir RI-
CHARD STRACHAN had joined Lord COLLINGWPQD at
Palermo.. The Coquette was only eleven days on her
passage to Lisbon and back, and she took out a con-
voy of transports. Sir CHARLES COTTON has ten sail
of the line with him, which are all victualled and wa-
tered for seven months. General .11.7N0r had made an
offer to Sir Cminz.r.s, that if he would suffer the ves-
sels laden with corn to enter Lisbon, he would not pre-
vent his squadron from being supplied with bullocks
and wine ; This Sir Cn.o.f.is refused, The Russian
squadron are lying in the Tawas, ready for sea; but
there is no expectation of their coming out, A very
rich ship, from Lima, escaped our cruizers and got
into Vigo lately ; much to the mortification of our
ships off that port,

APRIL 10,
Arrived his Majesty's ships Pluto and Dromedary,
with a fleet, from the Downs ; Medusa, from a cruize ;
Thalia, from off Guernsey ; Banterer and Undaunted
from Halifax. Sailed his Majesty's ship Coquette,
on a eruize, The hottest press known for many
years took place last night, and a great many useful
hands were procured ; the men were taken from all
the outward-bound ships, The Thalia frigate, Capt,
!Assay, is just arrived, having lost her rpizen mast
and all her sails, four days ego, on the Cpast of
France and was nearly wrecked off St. Maloes ; two
large ships were seen on the rocks near that port, one
of them it is feared, is a British cruizer. The Thalia
had five men washed overboard in the gale, and many
much hurt, amongst the latter I am sorry to say is
the Captain, The Diomede and Leclerc brig? rode
out the gale in Guernsey road, without injury.
Three more French fishing vessels have been sent
into this port—making the whole number 27. The
policy of their being captured has been thus stated, in
reply to the consideratipn of the distress which must
be brought upon the families of those who form their
crews. IA That warfare now carried on by this courtr
try against France, has for its object the preservation
of every thing valuable ;DUG as a maritirpepeople, three-
tened by despot who aims at universal dominion,—
The whole Continent of Europe is at his mercy, and
he would fain extend his pernicious grasp across the
wean, but the Genius of Aritain forbids, The pea,
don of a navy is the immediate grand pgpit of Bo-
naparte, but as he has np commerce, he has no other
nursery ;for seamen than is to be found in his fisheries ;
the destruction of thew then is dictated by SPUM 130-
tcy—our preservation impiously demands itr and
the usage of all ago justifies it, TO separate 14
'2ase of a people from that of its Govern/Pent, et 4
irriod of deadly warfare, is woefully ridiculPti* ; far
toil) distress is a necessery conseluence of all national
warfare ,1