Star.
London, England, 1806-05-08 00:00:00

GIBRALTAR.

This day we received letters from Gibraltar, which
come down to the I 3th ultimo. The gartifon all well.
The account circulated a few days ago, on the au-
thority of letters from Lilbon, of Rear Admiral Sir
Svonar SMITH having landed at Algefiras, and done
Come mifchief to the enemy in that quarter, mull
have been founded in Come error. Our Correfpon•
dent would not have failed to record fuch an event.
had it occurred. Sir SYDNIY has proceeded for
Malta ; but it is thought is to go afterwards on an-
other fervice.
" GIBRALTAR, MARCH 27.

LalL night Sir Svos►v SMITH, in the Pumvss,
with the convoy from England under his charge,
came into the Bay. They were for Tome hours be-
calmed off Cabrita Point, and we were very appre-
henfive of their being attacked by the Spanith gun
boats, but not one of them offered to get under
weigh. The Spaniards fcem to be in great dread of
being attacked by him, as, about three weeks ago,
immediately on hearing that he was coming out
here, they fent away two thirds of their gun boats
from Algefiras to Cadiz and Carthagena.
MARCH sB.—Detained and brought in the Dania&
brig Frende Sorkinde, Joon Tomlinson, fix days
from Malaga, with wine and fruit for Embden, by
his Majelty's bomb Tnunosa.
“ Captured and brought in the SpanA privateer
fchooner Sto. Xto. \lel Palo, by his Majefly's fhip
TlNUNDillill.

14 MARCH 29.—The SRA Hoist and Wssatt
cam: in this morning from the fleet, with a Spaniar
privateer, captured by the Timm:want.
" APRIL I.—Our accounts from Spain to-day
Rate, that both a French sod Spandb army have .1-

ready commenced their march to take pareffion of
Portugal.
" APRIL 2.SiE SIDNEY SMITH INN tomorrow,
with the convey for Malta, if the wind is fair. The
objet of his deftination afterwards is not knnown,
but it is generally fuppofed to be either Alexantiria
or Sicily.
" Not a finglc gun boat has flicwn ;trek fince the
POMPIR Inchmed here. The BEAGLE came in to
da, from the fleet.

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" APRIL 3.—The NErro It I, ZIRLOVS. and STAN
natio failed this morning In Hit L'rd Cot.Ltmc-
wooo's fleet, and the Preioyante Rorelhip for Eng-
land.

" APRIL 5.—This morning came in the Natal),
NAUTILUS, and FURNACE bomb, from oll' Cartha.
gena, with the accounts of two Spanifh fail of the
line, two frigates, and a brig of war having failed
fram that port.
In the afternoon the R s moms( t e frigate brought
in the brig which the captured under lime batteries
on the Spanifh coat}, mkt. Cape de Gatte, after an
atlion of half an hour. The brig has loft her main-
mall, and is much (flattered about the dem, and had
feveral men killed and wounded—our frigate had two
wounded.

" APRIL 6.—Sir Singly SMITH failed this morn-
ing in the Pours', with feveral (hips under convoy
for Malta.

" Captured and brought in the French Xebeque
privateer Dolphin, three days from Oran. By P. S.
W. Felicity, which alto re-captured the P. S. W.
Envy, taken by the French privateer. Dolphin.

4, Arut. 7.—The AMPII low arrived from off Ca-
diz. Captured and brought in, his Catholic M.ijelly's
brig Vigilante, Lieutenant Dom Jots JULIAN, off
Cape de Gatte, by his Majelly's {hip RANOMM EE.
" A►ait. 9—The Swirrsuas came in from Te-
tuan, where the had been to water. The Moors
knocked down and feized one of the Lieutenants be-
longing to the (hip employed on the watering party,
and ca►ried him off prifoner to Tetuan, becaufe Cap-
tain Ruvitzavoan refufed to give them a certain
quantity of powder which they demanded. The in-
folence and extortion of both the Emperor of Moroc-
co and the Dey of Algiers daily increafe, and our Go-
vernment should take Come determined meafures with
the Barbary Powers to render the Britifh flag a little
refpestable in their eyes, which certainly is not at
prefent the cafe.

" Antic to.—The Ocean, &MIS, and Eurra-
Liss, with the convoy from England, for this place
and Malta, arrived this afternoon.

4, The EURYDICF fails for England in a few days,
with Vice Admiral Lord NORTIIISIL

4, Aram r3.—The MINO&CA brig of war arrived
to day from Lifbon, with the Mails to the 26th ult.;
the had two Englifh veffels under convoy, and was
attack:a by a number of gun boats in the Streights,
which, however, the drove into Tariffee."

EXTRACT OF A LITTER FROM AN OFFICER ON 'MAID
H. M. S. London, at Sea, in lat. s 6. z 6. N. long. 29.15. W.
April t, ac 6.

At three A.M. two Itrange (all N. E. wore Dip, made all fail
In chace. The Admiral's frittadron far to the S. E. ntaLle the ne-
e:. Tar; fignals, by firing guns, letting off rackets, blue lights, and
snaking falfe fires, made the ufual preparation for battle. At day
light, one of the enemy, a lire of battle Chip solicad, within gifted
Dot ; the other a frigate endeavouring to dupe our fquadron a
long way Am—commenced a heavy cannonading at elide quit-
ters, with the line of battle alp alonade, and the frigate athwart
our bows, which did us a deal of damage, and tailed forty.
five minutes fuceeffively, without intermilSon : during which
time our bowfpeit, foremaft,foreyard,and other Rieke of left con.
(avow, were dangerouily wounded. At one time we expeCted
they had an intention to board us, but a conftant and well dire red
fire loon fo fiekened the Frenchmen, that they hauled en board their
main tack, and made all fail they poffibly could to get clear of us
The Remain (ye), coming up,iaft, the Amazon frigate COMMCLC.
ed action with the French frigate, and they fought very expertly
on both fides nearly an hour; we could but get now and then a
gun to bear on the enemy. People were employed knotting and
(gifting of ropes, and b..nding (mall fails, with every other exertion,
to get up with the enemy. Fcrtunately, by thia time, the Ramifies
t Was nearly within gun !hot ; we Dot ahead, and gave our (hip a
yaw, and let fly a broadfide, fo tremendutis,that could we have re-
peated It before the Ramifies came up, the enemy mull have gone
down. I cannot fay whether the withed to avoid engaging the
Ramllles as the came up, or whether It was a point of honour that
induced the enemy to fire one (hot to leeward, and ftrike to his
Majeity's Dip London, Sir H. B. Vents, Bart. Captain. The
French frigate alatoft at the fame time hauled down her colours,
and ftruck to his Majefty's Chip Amazon (frigate). We had 9
Caen killed, and sr men wounded, many of whom have to lament
the rob of legs and arms. The frigate Is called the Belle Poole,
and the name of the line of battle (hip is the Marengo, Admiral
Liners. No doubt but you have beard of her being the terror to
the Company's trade in the EaR Indies (or fix or fcven yearn paR.
The number of killed and wounded on board the Marengo
amounts to 130. The French Admiral has loft his leg, his Captain
bit arm, who has fir.ce died of his wounds. We are repairing da.
mages.as (ail as poffible, and hope to have the plcafure of fecing
Plymouth ®only."

ANOTHER TTTTTT TROPE AN MIMI ON SOLED Till
SAME SHIP, DATED

" Put t Praia Bay, St. jag°, Arr I 6, 18(36.

" Our fleet have arrive., here to water, after the capture of the
Preach Admiral I.iNois's nap Marengo, and the Belle Pottle,
but as we find water only for the necdfary caufunaption of the day
we have orders to lail t' the Weftern Ines, to take in the aced-
(my (apply. Oar late capture was accidental--the French Admi-
ral fell in with, and almott ran on board as in the right of the 1 Ith
of March; and (emoting on to be an Ealt India convoy, did not
perceive his tniftake till the London, which was well to wind-
ward with the frigates, came with every Lit fet, al.mgfide of the
Marengo before light of dawn, on the 13th, and poured a Lroadflde
into her before the found her error; the mull have cf•
caged from her great fuperlority in ("ding. Lion, a ar,,ear• a will-
bred Oflectv—be la but flt‘htly wounded. He had nand...era of I
Lacers and India., marina on board, which we have diflributed
through our fquadron."