Star.
London, England, 1808-06-06 00:00:00

FROM SAT t.r &DAY Maki:PS GAZ ET 'l't,.

ADMIIitAIP Y OFFICE, Ma 14

Copy of a Letter from Mr. James Doovie, Aebivir Commander of
the Prince William Henry Baoeuue Cotter, to the Con:sr.i,
MOWS of the Cu:ton:tabu Edlinburgb,ana transmitted by the Se-
cretary tothat Board to tote Hon. W. W. Yale.

HONOUP ABLE 511116.-1 beg leave td etquaint your Honours,
thst upon the afternoon o; tbe Oath biltant, ltattray Hesdbearing
W. N. W. distant ahead three miles, I ol•setved a strange sail sun-
cowards the land, in nude for her, upon which she put
round, and • set all sail sciAalse oV. I crmtinued the chase, and
about live o'clock got within gusi•thot ; and about six brought our
to solos', which wao kept up, swing to little wind and a rol-
lin . sex, near two hours, y•*.ten an accident, by the blowing up of
souse gun p:wder cri board my cutter, obiiged nse.togive it tip
un•il next morniag • I ttten rtriewed the attar*, and ablaut nine
o'clock had tin good fortune to capture hi':. She Fovea to be the
Wov, liaise% of North Bergen, Anders Kt *bon. .Corimander,
with four 4..poundc: a, two swivels, a' ,d a number of Small arms,
aid 33 men. I ars concerned to add that this capture was not
r7ade without some injury to my crew, six of e;tent beino woun-
e'..d, though nourdengarously. On board the pr.'s% ateer one man
ss killed, and theComvuander and two men wounded, itot'a of
th,m severely. She was out nine days, had made no r apturc.-:-
...t.ye the honour to be, ate. (Signed) many 'Down.
MILITARY PROMOTIONS.

Commissions in the Royal North Lincolnshire Regi-
mast of Militia, signed by the Lord Lieutenant.

/merit MiDonough, Gra to be Lieutenant. Datid April 1.1 atm.
Jobs Inkson, Gent. to be Ensign. Dated March 1,1'4.1%
CoMMistiOns Signcd by the Lord Lieutenant M the
County of Northampton.
Northamptonshire Yeomanry Cavalry.
•
Kettering Troop.
Thema Marshall, Gent. to bc Cornet. Dated April LI, MOS.
Towcester Troop.
Henry Longnerille Maisel, Gent. to bc Clue et . April 29, ISO&
Da ntry•Volunteer Infantry.
Mtn 1, Ittealie Wadle, Goa. to bc Second Lieutenant. Dated
April 7, IboB.
Kettering Volunteer Infantry.
John Adams, F... 1. to he-Capmln. Dated Jar. 20, IgoB.
Ulll Timm% Gent. to b.! Liquenant ; Wai.is, Cent. to
be E Dated !tlay to, 1808.

Towce,ter Volunteer InfantrA

Mark folwell, Gene. to be Lteutev.tot ; Thomas Sheppard, Gents
to be Ensign. Dated Apra 25, 1 Stia.
Commissions sign.:(l by the Vice Lieutenant of the
County of Glamorgan.
Ist or Weitern Regiment of Glamorgan Volunteers.
Pslargon Popkin Tt.alterne, Esq. to be Major. Dated May 16,
1803.
To be Captair.s--Tbantas Jackson, Esq. Dated May 11,1808.
j,,lni F..e'si•ls, Esq. vice Sydney, resigned. Dated May 200808.
To be First Lieutenants—Second Lieutenant Hopi& Rees, vice
Pendell, Resigned ; Second Lieutenant Llewellyn Liewellyn,
vice Richard Llewellyn, reigned ; Second Lieutenant Thomas
M , vice Freeman, resigned ; Second Lieutenant Samuel
1./.4 s,vice Page, resigned. Dated Apra 28,1608.
Tho . lolevAllyn, tler.t. Dated May 20, mon.
T
To bo Jeoond lieutenant—Thomas Llewellyn, Gear. Dated
April 98, 'Su&
To `,... Sargeon--Edmund Saanders. Gent. vice Long, resigned:a-
-_ .

Douai .4eil atoms.
Tote chapWa-4"he Its,. John Collins. Dated May I‘, 1903.
ld or Eastern Regiment of ditto.
Whitlock Nieholl, Esq. to be Captain, vice Markham, resigned.
Dated May IS, 1000.
Richard Mumford, Goat. to be First Licuteaant. Dated May 24,
1802.
To be Second Lieutenants..-Willlarn Jacob; Gent. vice Reei, pro;
muted. Dated Mail 9, 1908.
Thomas Gardner, Geat. ; WWiata 7achell, Gent. Dated May
24, 1908.
Commission signed by the Lord Lieutenant of
Cheshire.—Royal Cheshire Militia.
Ed yard Beesto Gent. to be Lieutciant. Dated May 7, 1808.
Loyal Fro&ham Volunteers..
Ensign John Miller to be Lieutenant, vice Wright, resigned;
ci-es?rge dent. to ;or Lusign, vice Miller, promoted.
Dated Apr ,1 boa.
Commission signed by the Lard Lieutenant of the
*Gaunt/ of Fife.
• Ist Battalion of ideshire Volunteers.
Aletunder F. Williamson.. Gem. to be Lieatenagt, vice Sangster,
deceased. Dated April 20.1948.
Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the
County. of Somerset.
Western Battalion of the Ist East Somerset Regi-
ment of Volunteer Infantry.
Rdliatn Swayne, Esq. to be Captain, vice Clothier. Dated
May to, 1909.
George Pippeet, Gerit. tobe Elias. Dated May 17, 1805.
Bath Forum Regimont of Volunteer Infantry. ,
To be Captstas-7-Wiiiion Francisi Esq. vice Czoesue; William
Gould, Eaq. vice Bowsher ; John Joyce, Esq. vice T. Joyce,
and Isvac Leake vice Squire. Dated May 17, 1808.
To be lieutenants:—George Balue Gent. vice Francis; Charles
Ikurfitt, ...lent. vice Goulda John litake, Gent. vice Joyce;
William Parfitt, Gent. vice Bennett ; and John Dafter, Gent.
vice Lined May 17, laug.
To be Ensign—George Carpenter, Gent. vice Hayter. Dated as
above.
To be Surgeon—Edward Watkins, Gent. vice Kitson. Dated
May 23,1804.
Loyal Bath Regiment of Volunteer Infantry.
George Norman, Esq. ta be Captain, vice Mant ; Thomas Bar-
ber, Gent. to he Liautenant, vice Norman ; George Frederick
Edwards Gent to be Surgeon, vice Norman ; and James
Spry, Gait. to be Assistant-: urgeon, vice Edwards. Dated
May 17, 1806.
POlll.Bl Hill Regiment of Volunteer Infantry.
11,11liam Dawirin. Gent. to be Ensi,m. Dated May 17, I sta3.
Henry Alford, (A.A. to be Assistant-Surgeon. Dated May 10,
Yeovil Su'Aivision Regiment of Volunteer In:antry.
George Templeton, Esq. to be Captain, vice Daiii.ll; and RI.
chard Getge, Gent. to be a.ieuteriatit, vice Tempt. man. Dated
hiay 23, 1608.
To ba Ens,gna—Thomas Plowman, Cent. vice WiAirgt n;;
William N. ebb,. r, Gent. vice Poole ; and Robert Bartle, Gen:.l
vice emplentan. Dat:d May 23, 1808.
Bridgwater Volunteer Infantry.
Morley Chubb, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Crosse. Dated May
23, 18318.
Western Battalion of the Mendip Legion.
Gabriel Stone, Esq. to be Major, vice Phil!ott ; and George Dur-
von' Esq. to be Captain, vice Stone. Dated May 23, tam.
To be t dettrevantc-101in Synses, Gent. vice G. Saunderi ; and
Henry Tripp, Gent. vice Trew. Dated May 214 1808.
To be IFanigns--Brent Good, Gent. vice Twitt ; William VIWIti,
Gent vice Cook; Thomas Saunders, Gent. vice Symes, Ro-
ber Dodd, ern. (dent. vict Council; Robert Dodd, jun.
Gent, vice Carde; Robert Parker, Gent. and Thomas Pym,
Geoi. .7ated May 25, 1808.
Commissions in the Royal Regiment of Devon and
Cornwall M ners, signed by the Lord Warden.—
Dated May 1, 1808.
Liputtriutu George Foster to be Captain,vkeirelawny, resigned.
Ensign Thomas Moore to be L'entenant, site heater, promo:A.
Commission in the Flint Militia, signed by the Lord
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