Star.
London, England, 1804-11-22 00:00:00

CAPTURE OF A SPANISH MOO% -71.1
The fellewhtlls an extract of 'Wage foot Pm* ltbeti&W",
the Lord Melville roamer, bet rigid sad mpg* loomook
belonging to Plymouth, and oot es her 11/11 ersimiat Moos-
Opal Owner, at Plymouth Dock :
w Off labee, °Agar to. •
" Purfuing the orders you gave me to cruise OE
the Garonne, until the bad weather came on. I kept
the Spanifb (bore until I fell in with the flag Chip of
Admiral Cochrane, near Ferrol, who informing meof
the capture of the galleons, I in(tantly (biped my
coorfe for the Wenern Iflande,_ when, on the third
day, Cape Finifkerre bearing N. E. 7d leagues, the
man at the mall bead difeovered a fail in the S. W.
(landing to the eaflward. which we loon dilcovered
to be a ()sip, and at night got near enough to make
her out to be frigate built, of about 400 Inns. As Ike
made no efikt to get away, and did not alter her
coude I came op a ith her fall. I took it for granted
that the was either an Engliffilloop of war, or a Spa-
niard from the Havannah, but atthere was no trod.
ing, I cleared (hip for anion—told my gallant crew
that their fortunes were made fhould the be a Dona
if they would but (land true to me ; when they gave
me three cheers, and !wore they would fight the nap
while fhe fwam above water. At ten P. M. I got
alongfide of her, hailed her, and on finding Ike tame
from Vera Crue, I ordered her to bring to. No anfwet
being made to this, and obferving a great bottle on
board, I hailed her again; and was anfwered in bro-
ken Englith ra•marrour. This convinced me the Wad
refolved to refill, and a broadfide from her at the mo-
ment fettled the matter to the fatisfanion of all hands
on board. Never did Britilh tars to into anion in
higher fpirits—finding her weight -of metal too great
for us, I dropped aßern at midnight in order to raker
her, and range upon the other fide, which I was hap-
py to accomplifh, and, in fo doing, had the good for-
tune to cut her tiller ropes, and carry away her wheel:
the confufion enabled me to get on her (Larboard
quarter, when her wadding unfortunately fet *Sy fora-
rigging on fire, and falling at the time on board of
the enemy, my people, more frightened by the fire
than by the Dons, flew aft, and !icing the defironion
of the brig unavoidable, I infiantly refolved to attempt
carrying the enemy, (word in hand, by jumping on
the poop, followed by the whole crew. Your young
nephew • was among the MI, and battled down the
Spanifls colours as loon as he got on board. The
Spaniards, notwithilanding the brig being uo fire,
made an obftinate rafiftance, but being driven of t/
qnarter deck, and the forecattle being poffetred by 30
of my people. they Coon fubmirted.
o The brig being foul of the driver booms, mid
th ing us all with deftruition, made the Waage
of the enemy greater than it would have bees, as we
could fbew no quarter at firft, part of my swell being
employed to cot the brig clear of the prize. The
anion began at half paR ten P. 11. but it was
four A. M. before the Dip was completely in our
poffeffion, and the prifoners fecored. Our loft cow
filled of twelve killed, and as wounded; antorga the
former is the fun of your gallant neighbour Captain
Cotgrave, of the royal navy. ; and Old Vinegar, as
you called him, the Baatfwam. The enemy had 4e
killed, betides the Second Captain and two puffin-
gers. and 7o wounded. About five the Lord Melt
ville blew up, about two leagues N. N. W. of two..
The prize proves to be the -la Madre de Tadot los
Santos, commanded by Captain Carajoy y Colonises,
' pierced for thirty guns, and 24 mouatc.4l, s.poors-
dens, and tan men, a new (hip from Vera Cram. laden
chiefly with indigo. cochineal. and hides—the bas
only forty cheat of dollars on board. nod a few ingots
of gold and filver. lam now off the Rock of lA-
bon, but not caring to trnft the Portuguefe, I (hall
pulls for Gibraltar' the wind being fair. chiefs I fhould
meet with one of his Majefly's (hips bound :tome.—
This goes by the Gullavue Frederica. Capt. Swemp.
hien, a -Swede, from Salo, with brandies, bound to
Guernfey.
• Fourteen years of age on Mkbactroas Day lan.

Yefterday. Lord Masvicts had a long intervieW
with the Duke of YORK, at the Horfe Guards.
Yefterday. Lord KEITH had a long conference
with Lord MELVILLE, at the Admiralty. and fist
off this day to refume his command of the thips in

the Downs Ration.
Admiral DOUGLAS is to have the command at the
Nore during the abfenec of Admiral Rowea
Captain Henson is appointed to the command of
the BELL om• armed chip, fitting for fea at Woolwich'.
Sir Sina HY Smarm left town on Monday for Dover.
COCKPIT, WHITEHALL.—YeIIerday. before the
molt Noble and Right lion. the Lords Commiffioners
of Appeals in Prize Caufes. •
The Sumas, Palmer maiter.--Thh was a Swedlnt alp laden
with a cargo of cotton and various other nierchandiaca•-Sildp cow
donned, and part of the cargo.
The Little Mary Therein, Verdet maiter.-..Their Lordnilps is
this cute affirmed the lenience of the Court below.
Penelope, Cormick matter.—in this cafe their Lordnalps pro•
nonacid for the reititutlon of the goixis as claimed.
The Veftor, Gold matter.-Tlic cargo, confining of coffee, was
reitored lu this cafe.. claimed.
The Letitia, Robinfon matter.—Thefhip In 'Mamie WM reltorrd
a. clainsed, with littercit from the time o the fide thereof ; and the
Rcfpondeuts condemned in the nat. of the appal.
The Chance, brown softer.—Further proof was directed with
refpon tii the cargo.
Passe GANC.—Yeaerday, about two o'clock, a
prefs gar.g entered the library of Mr. Ca siGHTOII,
of
ravillock•Rreet. Covent-garden, and, upon the fo!,
anthority of a falfe and anonymous letter, which their
leader read as his warrant, felted upon Mr. Dow eta.,
a refpcflable youth of nineteen, who has been ft me
time employed there as a libraiian, wnom they
charged with being a iceman, and a deferter from
the navy ; and notwithßanding his offers to difprove
the charge by twenty witneffes, before any magittrate,
they forcibly dragged him through the flints
Tower-bill, and hurried him on board the Ears m-
e eat tender, where he Rill remains. Tits yowl a
father, who rendes in Lincoln's-inn-fields, weni
the evening un board the Tender, to require the .
raiiln of his fon, and offered every alreeeration that
the lad had never been at fen in his life; that he had
been for eighteen months pan a member of the Royal
Weßmintier Volunteers; and that he never Rept float
his father's boafe one night, or lived a day out of his
family from his infancy, fare about eight months
an Academy near Birmingham ; and never AVIV
engagement, direa I y or indirefuly, in the fan fervice t
but the Lieutenant, who behaved with very gentle•
manly politeriets, declined .a liberate the youtie tai..il
the de:ifion e the Regulating Captain {book 4:
known.