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London, England, 1814-07-13 00:00:00

PROM' LAST NICIP'S ONDON GAZEITE.

ADMIR ALTY-Or r ICE, JULY 12.

Very of a T erter from Captain Pigcr, of his Majesty's ship
- On it-, addressed ►o the Honourable Vice-Admirul -dr
Al, eau.' r Cochrane, and transmitted by the latter to l.ohu
Crofter, Esq.

His Majeny's ship Orpheus, New Providence,
April 25, 1614.
SIR-I have the pleasure to acqii tint you, that
nn the 20th instant, after a chace of sixty miles,
the point of MALinz,,t, in Cuba, hearing S. S. .
five leagues, we captured the Uni,ed States ship
commanded by Mast—r Commandant .1 • .
s' ph Bainbridste ; she had mounted twenty thirty-
• two pound carr-mades and two long eighteete., with
one hundred AO seventy-one men ; hut a few mi-
. slimes betore striking her colours, threw au her lee
guns. overly) ird, • And continued throwing also her
shot, small arms, &c.. until taken osses,ion of ; she
is a rental kably fine ship, of five hundred and nine
tin's, and the first time of het going to sea ; she has
'been out from Boston two months, and frequently
chased by our cruisers; their only capture was the
Little Fox, a brig laden with fish. which they de-
stroyed.—l have the honour to be, ea.
(Signed) H. Not,,Captaia.
The Hon. Sir Alerander Cochrane,
Consuwitier in-Chief, &c.
- Vice-Admiral Sir Alexander Cochrane has also

transmitted to John Wilson Croker, Esq. a letter
from Captain Byron. of his Majesty's ship Belvidere,
stating, that on the 7th of March, the boats of that
ship, with those of the Endymion an-1 Rattler, under
• the dirt:ctions of Lieutenant Jahn Sykes, .destro)ed,
off Sandy Hook, the Mars American privateer, of 15
guns and 76 men.
And a letter from Captain.Lockyer, of his Ma-
jesty's sloop Sophie, giving an account of his having,
on the 24; h of April, captured the American: schooner
privateer Stalks, of two-guns and 25 men, out 24
• days from Wilmington, without taking any prize.
Copy of a . Alter from Captain Nash, .of his Majesty's ship Sa-
tunf, addressed to the Hon. Vice-Adow al Sir Alexander Co•
.ehrinie sanitnitted by Rear-Admiral Grain,- to John
linker, Esq.
His Majevy*s ship Sat'urn, off New York, May 25.
Stn—l have greattatisfaction in reporting to you
the capture, this morning, of the AMerican schooner
privateer Hussar, by his Majesty's ship under my
command, in latitude 40 deg. 8 min. longitude 73
deg. 28 min. after a chace of four h' nrs. She had
on board a 1.0,1 twelve-pounder, besides nine t ye.
pounder carrotracies, eight of which she threw rive...
board during die chace. She sailed from New rnk
on the evening preceding her capture, with a cum-
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pkment of ninety.eight men, is nearly a new vessel,
211 tons, was on her first cruise, is coppered and
copper-fastened, and sails remarkably fast, and com-
plete 'tined provisions and stores for four months.
She has been in commission only a week, and was
destined to croize otr the Banks of Newfoundland,
and would, in all probability, have proved a great
annoyance to our trade had she not been taken.
I have the hon..ur to be, &c.
•
(Signed) lizitts N Asti, CaPtain.:
The. Hon. Sir A. Cochrane, Commander in Chief, &c.
Inman of a Letter from Captain Cumby, of his Majesty's ship
Hyp, non, to Admiral Lord Keith, &Iced at Sea, the 26th of
June, and transtni,ted to John W. Crnker,f.sq.
Cauizing in obedieoce to your Lordship's order of
the 3d instant, his Majesty's ship 1 command has this
dap catinor,d the Ametican privateer brig Rattle-
snake, of 16 guns, commanded. by Mr. D. Moffatt,
an vn..omisionly &le brig, nearly new, of 298 tons
bunisen; 'and from her extraordinary fast sailing was
likely to have done great injury to the trade of his
Majesty's subjects in the Bay.
List of Vessels capture& recaptured, detained, or destroyed
by the Squadron under the command of the Honourable Sir
AkitancLir Coe' rant, K B. Vice•Adinfixl of the Red, and
Commander in Chief, Litc. etc. &t, of which Returns have
been received, Bermuda, May 16, 1814.
Spanish ship, name unknown, from Cuba, bound to New York,
detained by the Rattler, February s, 1814.
American sloop Atalanta, of 92 tons and 8 men, from Saint
Domingo, bound to Boston, captured by the Endyntion, Fe-
bruary 5, 1814.
.4meskan schooner Meteor, •of s gone, 219 tons, and Si men,
Nfront NW', bound to New York, captured by the Endymiou,
February 7, 1814. •
American schooner flub, jroM St. Domingo,. bound to New
Hark, motored by the Raider, Feb. 9, 1814.
• American sloop Viper, of 30 tons and 4 men, from Na'hawn
Isle, bound.ts Nantucket, captured by the Semler, February-
-17, 1814.'
Inglish schooner I ark, of 90 tons and 6 men, from Halifax,
• bound to the West Indies, 're‘ciptured by the Recriiit,
April 6, 1814. •
Amen 'American light schooners, and one wkh 6 neelvelounder
carrorades, de,troyed by the Chesapeake squadron, bring
aground, April 7, 1814.
American ship Diligence, captured by the Chesapeake squadron,
- *sale date. • •
• *pecac brig Young Anaconda, of 300 tons, destroyed by the
pew of his M.lesiy's .hips la Hogue, Maidstone, Endymion,
Idd Borer, in the Connecticut River, April 9, 1814.
"American schooner Connecticut, of 325 toile, destroyed by ditto,
in chitin, same date. . -
.Ametican schooner Eagle, of 450 tons, destroyed 'by ditto, in
ditto, same date.
American 'chooser, not named, of *BO tons, destroyed by ditto,
• in ditto, same Ante.
ameekigi .tebisetur, not named, of 150 tons, destroyed by ditto,
in ditto, same dais.
,Ansirkan sloop, sot named, of 90 tons, destroyed by ditto, in
ditto, ante data . _

Asiatic-an brig, not named, of 260 tons, destroyed by ditto, 03
illitro,"same aste.
Amoritan schooner Factor, of 100 tons, destroyed by *Ho,
ditto. same flat!.

American ship Osage, of 400 tons, destroyed by ditto, in ditto,
same date.
American ship Atabutte, of 380 tons, destroyed by ditto,
4WD, sane date.
American ship Superior, of 330 tone, destroyed by ditto, -in
ditto, same da'e. •
American ship Guarillais,.of 320 tons, destroyed by ditto, io
ditto, same date. • •
American Alp, name unknown, sof JISO tons, destroyed by ditto,
is ditto, same date.
American ship, name anknowo, of 300 tone, destroyed by ditto,
In ditto, same date.
American brig Felix, of 240 tons, destroyed by-ditto, in ditto,
• same date.
Anitrican Wig Cleopatra, of 220 tons, destroyed by aitto, la
ditto, same date.
ArneriCan brig, name unknown, of LSO tons, destroyed by ditto,
in ditto, lame date.
American whopper Hatton, of 200 tone, destrisyid bY ditto, is
ditto, same date.
Amer can schooner Emblem, of .1 BO mos, destroyed by ditto, in
ditto, same data
,Amu wean schooner Emerald, of 55 tons, destroied by ditto, is
ditto, same date.
American sloop Marnata, of SO tons, destroyed by ditto,

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'into, same date.
American sloop Nancy, of 25 tons, destroyed by ditto, In ditto,
same date.
Amerloop Mars, of Wteus,,,konips4 by 4liga, bi 'ditto,
Apt o dAt*,

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