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London, England, 1808-04-06 00:00:00

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TOP MY, APRIL 4.
T dai irrired hii Majisty'l ships Ville de Parli,
Irigestiought, .Afnetophir. Sfsencer, Valiant, and
OA front off Brest—Wad S. W. blows hard.

. . Vl.4l24b‘rrH. AlitOa 4.
'c.s4e in the Swedish ship Maria Christain, from

Me Mediterranean, recaptured by the Mediator, of
56 guns, last from Falmouth ; Susannah, Captain
THOUPSOY, from the Mediterranean, one of the ships

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that !ailed under convoy of the Sirius frigate—she
iris taken by the Prince d'Asturiat Spanish privateer,
and retaken by the Pomone, of 42 guns—she brings
r account of the capture of the Caroline privateer,
of this port, by the Prince d'Asturias, on the 16th
ult. after a smart action, in which Captain JoNt..s, of
tht Caroline, the First Lieutenant, and several men.
*1 kilted ; also came in, the Leyden, of 64 guns,

from off Lisbon ; two French chasse marees, laden

with wheat, captured by the Diana, of 36 guns
tttere are five others captured, but are not yet arrived.
The Diana fell in with a fleet, consisting of 50 sail,
Bourdeatix, under convoy of several gun-boats ;
the latter engagecl the Diana, and killed one Ulan,
ad wounded several others ; but they all escaped to-
either with the fleet, except the seven captured and
tiro sunk. The Diligente store-ship was yesterday
Wen 'eta few hours, with stores of every description,
for Malta, and will sail the first fair wind.
PORTSMOVII-1, APRIL 5.
Arriettl the I?anisl,ll7rig ntedoni, from
MN/adore, sent in lay his Majesty's ship Unicorn; also
arrived the Hope Well, Wittrams master, of and frost 1
Beaurnatis for London e the was captured yesterday
off the Needles by a French privateer, and recaptured
by the Vieduh frigate. All last night and this day
it bas blown a heavy gale at S. W. The John, Cox-
los T.... Albion, HAMILTON t—and Good Intent,
%minx, bound to. the Mediterranean, are driven on
sithie. The Essei,i3 arcs t and the George, Wsusa,
for Gibititari have also received damage%

tOWLS, APRIL it
Sunday evening iast, at six o'clock, a French lug-
pr privateer froth Dieppe called l'Attif, of forty
tons, and four carriage guns, tell in with a large
toasting cftvor, widiih a league of the Needles, and
taPhited the Ann sloop, of Gweek, laden with po-

Wu. The prite being run fool of by another vessel,
she sprung a leak, and with difEcteay the crew on
board made Pentnor, On the back of the Isle of
Wight, before she sunk. The Prhe-master and thhe
Prenclinten took to the boat to rive thettselv'es, and
just as they reached the beach, Mr. ROBEY/ Surveyor
of the hiding Offiters, and Ik/tr. limes, SCYDDER,
Constvraiter of the Ctistrens at totves, Vitro had been
witching the motions of some shingglers that night,
laid hold of and secured then% till a inilitiry guard
arrived, when they were taken beforelomniszommos
Esq. a Magistrate at Newport, who committed their
to prisait, under the Alien Act, until the order of
the Secretary of State is sent down for their further
disposal. Much praise is due to the Revenue Officers
for their vigilance and exertions:

DEAL, APRIL S.
Arrived i'Espeigle sloop, from Trelattd; Fly blobP,
from a cruise, Last night and this morning it blew
very hard from the S.W. which still continues With
great violence. The Union East India ship has par-
ted from all her cables, and drifted out of the Downs,
Without any pilot on board; she is supposed to hare
drifted iota the North Sea. A transport, (letter II)
Parted her cable, and drifted on board another trans-
Port (CX), and obliged her to part; they fortunately
got clear, and brought up again. Several vessels
have likewise parted their cables, and others with sig-
h z.‘ of distress flying *; the Deal boats have launched
to their assistance. I fear there will be much other
d:unage, there being newly five hundred sail of ship-
ping ;tithe Downs.

P.S• A large ship is Itsst gone on the Goodwin
Sandi.