Star.
London, England, 1807-08-31 00:00:00

FROM SATURDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE.

AtlisilaALTY OrrICE, AUGUST 19, 184•
y of a Letter from Admiral the RlOlt Honourable Lord
emu, Commander in Chief of his Majeft)'s Ships and
.41ceis in the Channel, Soundings. Ste. to the Honourable W.
ill. Pole. dated on hoard h 6 MaJefty4s Ship Ville de Paris, elf

*amen, the sift Augua, 111-4.
iticlofe herewith for their Lordlhips' information, a copy
of a letter which I have kill received from Captain Malcolm, of
the Nuelffus, giving an account of the capture by that ship of the
Cancels (dimmer. belonging to the Spaniib navy, bound from
Pivideo to South America with difpatches, which, it appears,
WPM thrown overboard during the Mace. The pr .ac has paffcd
ihrough the Iquadron for England; and the letter from Captain
Malcolm was conveyed to me by the Rohs Poop, which I fent to i
esarninc her. I I•avc the honour to he, Ste. (Sigrid) 6sar:4 Ell
Majcity's Narciinia, at Sea, Auguft 19.
M• Lord—l have the honour to inform yrair
Lordisip, that yeftcriay, after ten hours chace in
lat. 45 neg. 3o min. N. long. to deg. 30 min. W. I
captured the Spanifh man of war schooner Cantela,
pierced for twelve guns, hut only carrying fix, and
aSt men, commanded by Don Jofeph de Toledo, a
" Lieutenant in the Span:lh navy. She was charged
with dilpatches for S..uth America, which, with her
guns and a boat, the threw overboard during the
chace. She failed from Rivadeo on the s 6th inttant,
and was bound to the neareft port the co'jld get to.
She is a fine copper-bottomed vele], pettedly new,
being her firil voyage, and fails well ; is well found,
and appears calculated for his Majefly's service. I
'aye the honour to be, &c. (Signed)

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CHIRLIS MALCOLM.
Coyy of a Letter front Vice Admiral Rowley, Commander In
Chief of his Majeßy's Ships and Vero's in the Downs, to the

lionottrabk What'll Weliefley Pole,dated the 28th inftant.
Sir—l have the honour to tranfmit, for their Lordfhips infor•
mation ,a copy of a letter which I have received front Commodore
Owen, giving an account of the capture of a Frerelt codling
hoop, under ei reuni (lances which, I have no doubt, their Lortifhips
will confider highly creditable to the officers and men who were
employed in the Clyde's boats. I have the honour to he, &e.
(Signed) a S. aowiev.
Clyde, off Feeamp, Augutt as.
Sir—l this morning obferved a coalling floop pat.
ring along the enemy's fhore from the westward with
a very light breeze and ordered Lieutenant Strong
with the boats of this floop to intercept her between
Ypont and Fecamp. She ran on (hare near the for-
mer place, the battery of which opened a fite on the
boats in approaching ; the was, btfides, defended by
two parties of men with mufketry, one Rationed on
the beach, the other on the cliffs, as well as by a field
piece and mortar. The fire of mufketry was fileuced,
and the men difperfed, by a few fleady collies frcm
our boats ; and though there were 'truck in feveral
places, the (loop was towed off without a man on our
fide being hurt, notwithltanding the tide forced them
to crofs with her the fire of the batteries of Fccamp
at point blank dinance. She is named les 'frois
Sours, of Caen, laden with Planer of Paris, and
bound, I beliese, to Boulogne ; but no papers were
found on board her. I cannot praife too highly the
condita of Lieutenant Strong in this little affair ;
and I learn from him with the greatest fati,fadion,
that every commendation is defer ved by the other
officers and men employed. I have the honour to be,
&c. (Signed) f. W. C. It. (MIN.
The Honourable Rear Admiral Sir Alexander Cochrane, Com
maiuter in Chief at the Leeward Minds, has trai frnitted to this
Offic• two letters which he had received from Lieutenant Stewart,
Airing Con.mander of his Majelty's flop Port d'Efregars and
Lieutel ant Evilytt. commanding the Eclair fchooner.
'1 he forme giving an account of the capture of a Spanifh pri-
vateer, he Mercede, carrying two guns and two fwivd', with 33
men, in the Gulph of Paria, on the 6th of June laft, by Lieute-
nant Hall, rf the above hoop, with 25 men, in a fehooner dif•
gulled as a neutral. Lieutenant Hall, in a very cool and brave
manner, laid the p ivateer on board after exchanging mufketry,
and r:e, hying the fire from her guns: and his condo& as alfo that
of Mr. Staderlard. Allicithipotan, ard the feamen and marines em-
ployed on etc nce.fion, is highly recommended to rimier by lieu-
tenant Stewart. Two men were wounded on the file of the cap.
tors The pit atter bad three killed, one drowned and three
wounded.
The latter Rating the capture, on the 9th of the fame month, off
Point Cedar, of a Spaniih armed row boat,manticd saith ten men,
by the cutter of the Eclair, commanded by Mr. Davidfen, Mid-
Ihipman, with fir men ; the crew of the row boat making. their
efeape on Rore after all hour's heavy firirg.
Th e Rear Admiral alto hates, that another row boat privateer
bad been captured in the Gulph of Pala by the Attentive gun-
:send.