Star.
London, England, 1813-07-09 00:00:00

ANOTIILR LETTER, OF ThE SAME DATE.

" We tezl great pleasure in annourfeing the cap-
ture of the Chesapeake American trig.' te of 5'2 gulls,
commanaed by Captain LAWRENCE, by his Majesty's
frigate SitaNNON) of 38 guns, Captain P. B. V. Bitoxe,
after a short but desperate engagement, having been
carried by boarding, iu the most gallant style. The
dispatches, containing the details of the actions were
brought here this day by Lieutenant Watts, second
of the SHANNON, tvho arrived in his Majesty's brig
NOVA SCOTIA, from Halifax, and set off immediately
f..r London with the gratifying intelligence. The
enemy's loss was immense, amounting to 160 killed
and wounded—among the latter, Captain LAWRENCE
and all his Officers—the former mortally, and sinte
dead.—The British loss was comparatively trifling,
and aid not amount to thirty, including the wounded:
among the latter is Capt. BROKE, who received a sabre
wound in the head, while cheering and leading on the
boarders, but not dangerously and was recovering fast.
14 Among the slain, we regret to say, were the First
Lieutenant, Mr. WATTS, Mr. ALDIIAIS, Purser, and
the Captain's Clerk. The action, which lasted about
fifteen minutes, took place aboUt a league it. In Bos-
ton Harbour, in sight of thousands of spectators,
which port the Chesapeake came out of, on the. same
day, with a fair wind, to meet the SUVA .z In con-
-I?quence of a challenge from Captain &mot. The
L6ltai:4os, with her prissef had arrived safe at Halt..

,
tat. Captain LAwat attict, it rimy be recollected, e-
mande the Harriet American sloop Mr war, sort
tiMe sir.nr, when that Yesisel cal•turi'd his Majesty's
late brig PEACOCK, .01f. bematara. Captain cATIDT:N,
who commanded his Majesty's Lie frigate ik.fatAia.—
NIAK, tame passel get ih ~11 •N• %%r A SCOI . We 'an-
derstand the Ttites:voi frigate was .cruiziUg In com-
pany with the SHANf:ON, at the time tic challenge was
sent, but ordero. away by Captain Brtoica immedi-
ately en the receipt of Captaln LAivarmotes answer,
which, it is said, contained a request to the effect --
A great iti:mher of vessels and boats of every descrip-
tion, filled With speeta.tris. were crnizing near Boston.
Captair. L tWILENCE lkiGrOled ih inhabitants of that
town they might expect his return to the harbour in
about two hours and a half tro.n 0., time of his de-
parture with the StrANNON, which he ha I no doubt of
capturing, and desired a sumptuous dinner might be
prepared for himself and crew."
FROM THE HALIFAX PAPER. •
" HALIFAX, JUNE 11.
Captain Bu ette of th! SHANNON h..v I,g directed
the TENEDOS, his late consort, to leave Boston Bay,
with a view (4' inducing t.e Ch to venture
out, on Tuesday the Ist instant, that ship, comman-
ded by Captain LAWRENCIi (lately pr'moted froth
the United States slea.p Hornet,) left the Roads and
put to sea, manned with picked seamen, and com-
pletely fitted in every point for action.--&The SHAN-
NON dropped, Under easy sail, a few miles from land
and at half-past five p. tn. the Chesapeake came up
on her weather-quartcr, and was instantly saluted with
a sweeping and most destructive fire. Ti.c ncth.n
commenced a little more than half pistol-char, and in
a few minutes the terror-struck enemy fell alorg-.ide
or the SHANNOn, and was boarded by the gallant
Captain BuoKE, his First Lieutenant, a few ether
officers, seamen, and marines, wall an impetuosity
that bore down all resistznce.

ThOugh the result of such a meeting might have
been very fairly anticipated, yet the liglanit g-like
rapidity of the attitin (not ticet ding ten or eleven
minutes) seems almost unparalleled even in the annals
of the British Navy:
" The loss on board the StrAnNefv was Lientenaht
WATTS, First of that ship, a ttuly brave Officer ;
Mr. ALDIIAM, Purser ; Mr. DI N, Clerk ;
and 9.b seamen and n;arints,liiled. Wound( d— Cap-
tain BROKE, Ecrerely ; one man, and i 6 sea-
mr. and TT:: fnes.

In the. Chc:apczl:e—tieutenant tatLann (491);
Lieutenant tr.com, Marnics ; Mr. WINTE,
master, several petty efficers, &c. kined. Captain
LAWRENCP, mortally ; Litat,nant LUDLOW (Ist),
set•erely ; Lieutenants BUDD and Cc x (2d at.d 3d) ;
Messrs. "W vnt FR, Aar(); Islicw.s, and Blain', Mid-
shipmen ; Mr. LIVEENCRE, Chaplain; and neatly 100
seamen, &c. wounded.

,4 Lieutenant WALLIS (2d) of the SIIANNP% son
of P. WALLIS, Esq. of his Majesty's Naval Yard, in
consequence of Captain 131:oKE being severely wound-
ed, took charge of that ship subsequent to the action.
44 Captain LAwartryp., late of the Chesapeake,
languished on board that ship until Saturday, when
he expired. On Tuesday last his ternains were landed
under a discharge of minute guns, at the King's
Wharf, where he was followed to the grave by his
owh surviving Officers. We are happy to lesrn that
Captain BhOlisE is in a fair way cf being shortly re-
stored to the service."

AMERICAN PRIVATEERS.
" LLoYD'S, J Y.Y 9, IRI 3.

It is ?spurted that four American privateers (exclusive of
Use Yankee, which has captured the Watson, Elizabeth,Thamess
and another vessel, rune unknown, from the Brazils to I...ver-
pool ; tFe Mariner from Jamaica to Belfast, a carter front 1.0 t-
. to rermuda, and two othtte vessel:) are cruising be-
tween Cape Clear and Tory Islands."

'1 he Mariner, FRA z an, from Jamaica to Belfast,
was captured Ist inst. about 'bitty miles from Toll
Islands, by the Yankee Anietican privateer.

FALMOUTH, JULY 6.

His Majesty's ship tilvNtrnv.N, with a fleet from
Portsmouth for Portugal and the Mediterranean, is
now off this Port ; his Majesty's ship Usicona, with
the ships assemhtled here; have sailed to joih them.

PLYMOUTH, JULY 7.
tame in the Sct I.IA Nloop of war, from a erilize ;
and the Maosint ENT mut of war, from the Channel
Fleet. Arrived the American brig Nova Scotia, a
plize, sent from Ilalfax, and brings an account of
the capture ci !he Chesap• ake AmeticAn II irate, by
his Majesty's StiANiNoN;•—Wititi vari.tble: