Star.
London, England, 1801-05-20 00:00:00

PORTSMOUTH, MAY 19.

This morning failed the LION, of 64 guns, Capt.
MITFORD ; and the HINDOSTAN, of 54 guns,
Capt. MOTTLEY,_with the following Etat India-
men: DUKE OF BOCCLELIGN, BELVEDERE, TAUN-
TON CASTLE, WOODFORD, WALLEY, ALFRED, AL-
mow, and ABERGAVEN Ir.—Sailed with the above
convoy, the William Colborn, for the Cape of
Good Hope ; Port Rofeway ; and Earl Spencer,
for the South Sea—Went out of harbour, the Ac-
rlve and HANNIBAL;' came into harbour, the
FLoßA.—Arrived the Lord Jervis lugger, with 340
Icalks of fpirits and tobacco, fent in by the Foe.
N E (loop of war.

SHEERNESS, MAY t 9.
Sailed yefterday his Majefly's fhip HYDRA, of
36 guns, the Hon. Capt. PAGrr, for Portfmouth.
—Arrived this day, from the river Thames, the
following gun-brigs, all ready for fea, MYNx,
CONFLICT, and FEARLESS.

FROM LLOYD $ LIST.

DIAL, MAY ig.—Arrived the ALowzo, Dm.
Giver, Aurol4ll, and FALCON floop from a cruize.
Wind N. E.

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FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE. MAY 19.
ADIIIRALTY.OTFFIOE, MAT 19, 1801.
Copy of a Letter from Rear Admiral tonc awe arm, Com.
wander in Chief of hie Majefty's wipe and vetch at the
Leeward Iftanda,to EVAN NsFIAIII, Erg. dated Fort Royal,
February 9.
Si a--Capt. MATSON, of the DAPHNE, informs
me, by letter of the sad ult. that on the 16th,
obferving fome coafiers near the !bore, undercon-
voy of a fchooner, he detached Lieut. WREN-
Els, with the boats of the CYANE, under Lieut.
PEACHY ; but on their approaching, all fucceeded
in getting under the cover of the batteriesat Balk
Terre, one excepted, which anchored near Vieux
Forte : this, in the courfe of the night, Lieute-
nant M'KEHz as, boarded and brought off under
a heavy cannonade. The next morning they ob-
fervedfrom the Saints,the above mentioned fchoo-
ner work up in chore, and anchor at Trois Ri-
vieres, covered by a battery, and flanked by two
others. Notwithfianding thofe difficulties, Lieu-
tenant M,RE azt E, with-Lieutenant PEACHY,, vo-
lunteered to bring her out, which Captain Mar.
sow was at laft prevailed on to accord to ; but,
from want of wind, this gallant intention was not
attempted until after fun-rife on the iBth, when
Mr. 111‘KamziE, in a manner which exceeds all
Rraife, ran the fchooner on board, though a fu-
perior enemy, and evidently prepared for him,
when Lieutenants PEACHY and NPR'', ztE entered
with 3o men, and, after a conteft of a quarter of
i‘n an hour,fitcceeded in bringing heroff under a moil
tremendous fire from the batteries, (he being
cored fo clofe to the fhore as to have a (tern
hawfer fall on the beech. In this conteft the
Flinch Captain, his firfl, fecond Lieutenant, and
fix men were wounded; betides one killed and
two drowned. In the Garland tender one fez-
man and one marine killed; the ferjeantnf marines
and two feamen wounded. Though I was not
an obferver of this exploit, which appears to me
among the firfl traits of gallantry in the courfe of
the war, their Lordfhips will be able to appreciate
the value of Lieutenant WREN ztz's conduet,
which I mull further add, is, in its probable con-
fequences, of the greaten moment to the trade of
our iflands, as PEclair fails rapidly, and, when
fully armed, will carry twelve fix-pounders, be-
fides twenty•one and a half-pounder brats guns
mounted as fwivels. She was in her way to Point
Petre to complete, having left Rotbfort armed
only with four brats four-pounders, the so (mall
guns, and so men. (Signed) 3. T. nucEwoaytt..
DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE MONEY.
The unclaimed Blares of prize-money arifing
from the capture of the Smith frigate Santa. D-
orothea; due to the crew of the LION, has been re-
mitted from Gibraltar, and may be received at
Salter's.hallcourt, any Monday or Thuriday.
To the crew of the Pima, for the capture of the
Spanifh brig Citto, a diftribution of the net pro-
' coeds of the unclaimed part of the cargo will be
made at Beaufort-buildings, oa Friday the sad
inftant.

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