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NAVAL IN7'.ELLIGENCL

The following letter from Bristol brings an
cunt of the arrival there of part of the Leeward
band fleet that sailed from St. Thomas's Sd July,

under convoy of the CRESCICY man of war, Suaratsz
and MERCURY frigates, Conway's sloop of war, and
tle Fitouc gun-brig. The Argni American sloop of,
var appears to have been amongst the Beet, and to

beve captured a vessel on the 9th instant, and two

vessels on the 11th inst Ant, nine leagues to the west-
ward of Lundy. This is a complete answer to the

report that the Argus was seen to upset in a squall :
"BRISTOL, AUGUST 13.

di Arrived the following ships from the Leeward
Islands :—.-Stedfast, Hopewell, Severn, Dockfour,
Bristol Volunteer, Frederick, Edward, Colin, Bush
and Dreghorn, and the-Thomas. The Betsey, Men.
weatherarom St. Vincent's, and the Mariner, Gil.
bert, from St. Croix to Bristol, were taken 11th
nine leagues to the Westward of Lundy, by the
Argus, American sloop of war, who burnt the latter,
and gave up so the crews and passengers a brig,
the Eleanor, laden with pipe-clay, from Pool to Li-
verpool. which she captured at the same time, in
which vessel they have arrived here. The above
ships that have arrived here parted from the London
ships off Kintale Bth inst. and from the ships bound
up St. George's Channel at a subsequent period
the latter were also under convoy.
,g The Argus cut out of the fleet, on the 9th inst.
a brig from. auadaloupe to Bristol, which she gave
up to -the crew of an outward-bound vessel, from
Cork, taken and burnt by-her off Baltimore. During 1
her criiize. the Argus captured sixteen vessels, and
destroyed them, of which one was the sloop John and
William, from Pool to Liverpool. The eaptain and
Oflcert of the Argus behaved very generously to the
crews and passengers of the two Bristol ships, whom
they permitted to carry with them in the Eleanor all
their private property." ,

FALMOUTH, AUGUST 11.
No foreign arrivals to-day. Nothing sailed. Ar-
rived the Speculation, DYER, from Loudon to Lis-
bon ; Edward, SANDERS, from Scilly for Gibraltar ;
and the Fluiley, —, from London.

TORBAY, AUGUST it.
Just arrived his Majesty's ships. GALLANT and GA-
LATIA, with a fleet of about forty sail, bound for the
West Indies.—Wind W. moderate.

PLYMOUTH, AUGUST it.
Sailed last evening the Oxesses sloop of war, with ,
two transports older her convoy, having on board de.
tachments of the 23d and 28th Regiments of Foot,
which will .be landed at Passage. Also sailed the
yavourite, - Mints ; Mary, Xibb, and the Vows,
Battxt, for Falmouth' ; the two. formet to perform
quarantine, and rhe two latter to join convoy for Lis.
ben 4 and theSpacish vessel Saintltgo,Nhusnwra,
for the Mediterranean. Sailed the DUNCAN matt of
war to. oin the Chimed Flaw.-Wind S.S.W. -
• PORTSMoUTH, AtCb3T is.
Arrived his Majesty's schoonei Meat too, Lieut.
WILLIAMit croft Plynsoutby and several jail of Irish
and Weet-couittry traders. Sailed the CADMUS, of
Holum. captain Pwa, with convoy foi the Downs..
His Ma)esrership litirts, of 98 guar, Captain BURL.'
son, has just loosened her topsails, and hoisted,the
signal for sailing, and the whole of the ships bound to
Lisbon, Gibraltar, and into the Mediterranean, under
ber convoy, are getting under weigh, but it it ex-
pected they will bring up to-night at St. Helen's, and
start early in the tporping. Lieutenant-General MALT:
LAND and suite, Prince LosLovser and suite, and the
Secretary of Legation to the Court of Sardinia, take
their passage with Captain Buavrom—Arrived the
ship OxfordrTOTHERY, from the Cape of Good Hope.
The PLOVER gives instructions to the trade bound to
the coast of Africa.—Wind N.N.E.

DEAL, AUGUST 19.

Sailed his Majesty's ship BUCEPUALUS for Wool-
wich, and the ASTREA for Portsmouth.—Arrived his

Majesty'S ship DENMARK from off Flushing.—Came
down from the River and sailed for. Portsmouth, his
Majesty's ship ACEAR • and the Susanna for the Isle
of France ; and severaluthers, particulars not known.
The later sailed under convoy of the DECOY cutter.
GRAVESEND, AUGUST 19.. -
All the East India fleet hue passed and gone up
the River ; also the Juliana, Row's, from Batavia.

GREENOCK, AUGUST 9.
Arrived yesterday, the brig Jean Montgomery,
GARDNER, from Newfoundland. On the 21st ult.
sailed from thence, in a aeet of 16 sail, under convoy
of the HAZARD sloop of war; which afforded a par..
till convoy to a few other vessels going to PortugaL
This brig is the only one for this port, which sailed
in the' fleet ; there were the Henry, and Mermaid,
&e. for Liverpool. Parted ennspnnyort Friday se'n-
night, id 1at..48. long. 27. 30. ;eft the Beet all well,
except One vessel, which had been disunited, not
'known ; one hundred miles to the weatward of Ton/ft
spoke a ship fri Halifax to Liverpool. Captain_
GARDN.ER re that the American privateers are
the investing wfoundland coasting trade very
mull': Tbe Warren WILLS i and Forth, Snirsow,
arrived ycsterdar—eanie both in the fleet: The Jane,
KiNNEAR,. sailed from Newftrunrfland for the West'
Indies 4th June—a single ship.

NAVAL CAMILLUS* FROM /Ng Viestitem...Upon
the sailing of the last packet from Lisbon, it was air-
mail reported there that two/interim frigates and
a sloop of war, which were cksalp blotkaded by 84.
THOMAS HARPY, in his Majesty's Alp iti)411,1414
and two frigates, had sem is challenge to fight Sir
Tuosuis,provided the two LINA frigates weredis-
pateheilat a salkisot distance not to share in the
combat: Our frigates were accordingly detached;
when the enemy's shipsi;eired anchor, as did the
RAMMLIM Uprn i from Sir TisoatAs, 0*
frigates took up the swims lately occupied by the
blockaded ships, which were thus forced either to
fight the RAMILLIMIS or to seek srite other place of re-
fuge. The latter object they tatted with the loss of
their guns, which they were obliged to throw over-
board. Sir Ti10:4A11 HAALIi is upon the Halifax
Station.

THE ARMY.

Thnrsday and yesteraay the Nottingham Militia
passed through London on their route to Chelmsford.
in Essex.

Three companies of the East Middlesex
under the command of Colonel Woos, arrinill in
Belfast last week, which is to be their head.quartets.
Five companies of the regiment will remain for some
time in Newry.

Major-General GEOROS ANSON is .reniosecl Mutt
the Staff, on the Peninsula,. to the Kent district, and
ordered to be stationed at Deal.

The Cavalry Depot at Maidstone has lately been
minutely inspected by the Adjutant-General of the
Forces, for the Commander-in-Chief's information ;

and the regulations recently adopted in that Military
Establishment, where the young horses are trained
and equipped for foreign service, have been highly
approved.,
- Extract of a Letter from an Officer of the 39th
regiment, 'serving with the division of the army un-
der the command of General STZWART:—.•
July 9, Amidst the Pyrenees.
a We have only now descended from the heights,
where we have been perched these last three days;
Observing the motions of the enemy, with whom we
' have had daily skirmishes since we entered the val.
Baitan." . A
JULY 10.—I have been also& two hours in!
camp. I was relieved this, morning from the first
picquet mounted by:our brigade in France. We
marched yesterday morning, soon after day-break, ,
from the ground, where I commenced this letter, to
occupy a pass in oossession of the enemy ; which,
after a most laborious march, we_ reached `and gain-
ed. The French having only a small guard of a
few regulars and armed peasants, did not offer the
resistance we had expected; and, thus, we had no-
thing to overcome, excepting only the ,obstacles
which the ascent of every steep mountain presents.
As soon as we reached the summit, the peasants told
us we were in France, and pointed out two or the
enemy's towns, Begerne, and St. Jean flied de Port.
The valley below is beautiful, cultivated to the high
est degree, and in the enjoyment, as it long had been,
of the most profound tranquillity. Having left
guards on the summits of every ridge, the brigade
withdrew to its bivouac. My picquet was posted
on the main pass, by which, they say, cannon can
be brought. If they can, it must be by the greatest
exertion ; as the !Allis so steep that thousands might
be destroyed by the mere throwing doivn of stones,
•if it were defended in no other manner."

" Pass of Espagny, near Erwinly 13.
" I addressed you from before Pamplona on the
29th of last month. We moved towards the foot.
of these mountains a few days after, and entered this
enchanting vale. It has fourteen towns, of which
Ilizenda is the principal, and abounds with every
thing that the richest part of England can afford.—
We nave had to dislodge the enemy daily, and have
at length succeeded in expelling him, in spite of the
advantages he derived from the very mountainous
nature of the country. On the 7th this brigade was
nosed up a tremendous bill, which it was necessary
• pouess before our troops could proceed along,the
alley. The afternoon happened to be extremely
fine; and iu the course of five hours we were nearly
.ntour journey's end. As the S4th regiment and our-
agaves approached the height, the enemy withdrew the
picquet, of which he had been making a parade, and
.we imagined he had altogether retired s but no sooner
had the leading files reached the top, than the mown.
min was overcastby so thick a cloud, it was impossible
'-to discover either the nature of the ground, or the
,force of the enemy, who immediately opened a heavy
fireupon us. Notwithstanding the distressing situa-
tion in which we found ourselves, the two regiments'
formed line ; and having discovered the enemy, who
had advanced within thirty paces of us, without being
perceived, we poured in a tremendous fire upon him,
and gave him three British cheers.
4, This served as a quietus for some time ; but af-
ter great trumpetting and beating of drums, he again
advanced, and sent such showers of bills, that, had
they taken effect. our little force, consisting of only
700 men, would have been entirely destroyed. Per-
ceiving from the little execution the enemy did, how
vain it was to fire amidst so obscuring a mist, the
General ordered our men to sit down, and wait until
our opponents should advance to the very muzzles
of our pieces ; this, however, he declined to attempt,
and contented himself with peppering us at a re.
spectful distance until nine at night. We remained
on our arms all night, the men cnrsing their evil :tars i
.at having been disappointed in taking the enemy pri-
soners ; but when the morning dawned, and we be-
held the ground and the immense force with which
we had been contending, far different sentiments pre-
vailed : as it was then ascertained that bad not the
fog come on so opportunely, we should have been
surrounded by a whole division, who had been con-
cealed in the brush and fern, laying wait for us. Soon
after day-light, the enemy, who saw other troops
coping to our assistance, and part of our force en-
&avowing to turn bis flank, retired in great haste
with his 44)00 men. General STEWART assembled
the Officers yesterday, and expressed his high satis-
faction at the conduct the regiments had displayed.
in so-trying a situation, of which, he said, he had
made a special report to Lord WELLINGTON. We
lost only twenty men in killed and wounded. Never
was there such a fire with so little effect. Nothing
,could surpass the delight the poor and long-oppressed
peasants expressed at seeing- us; they came imme-
diately forward to point out the mountain-paths,
and those who have arms are seen amongt the fore-
. most skirmishing with the enemy."

A Gold Medal, with appropriate inscription and
engravings, was presented this day (12th August,
1813) at the Head-quarters of the 2d Battalion Sd
Foot (or Buffs) to Captain LATHAM, by Major Mort-
als, in presence of the corps, drawn up in review
order for that purpose, as a testimonial of his gallant
conduct, in defence of the Colours of the lit Battalion,
in action with the enemy at the Battle of Albuera, in
Spain, and which was unanimously voted to him by
his Brother Officers, who composed the Ist Battalion,
under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel STILWART,
on the 16th May, 1811.
' Upon this occasion letters, of which the following
are copies, were also read to the corps by Major
Mows, commanding the 3dPateidion, at Reading;

and the annexed reply his been subsequently tecei•ed
from Captain LATHAM :

Na 1.

COM' bl? A tOMMONICATION 'ROM OtNIMAL 1.1101, COLONIL

4• TIM St. 1100 T, OIL 11171 ITS.

Spiewords-Park, Junin 7, ISIS.
MT DiAlt stn—l have enclosed a letter which I rscalired yes-
tieday from Colonel Torten, and which I snake no doubt will
prove satisfactory to &omitwars
Whoa 1 terteestad that yout letter might be laid before the
Colurnanderliv-Chlef, I expressed my hope, that his Royal Higb-
ee"' "rebid attend to the distinguished conduct of Lieutenant
Latham, and that be would grant him his future favour and
protection.
I have no doubt when an opportunity occurs, that he will con-
sider the merits of this deserving Officer; and you may be assured,
that at alt times I shall be ready to render Min any service in
srty power.4--1--I am, with great regard, my dear Sir,
Faithfully your's,
(Signed) CtiARTAS LZIGI.
lAeutenant-Colonel Stewart, Sic. atc.
No. 11.
PROS COLONOL TORRONS TO °CHIRAL 1.11011, COLONCL OF
TIC SUM.

Horse-Guards' January 4, 1819.
814—I have laid before the Commander-in-Chief your letter of
yewerday's date, with its enclosure front Lieutenant Colonel
Stewart of the regiment under your command, submitting, in
the name of the corps, that Lieutenant Latham, of that regiment,
may be authorized to wear a Gold Medal, which his Brother
Officers had unanimously voted him, as a testimonial of his dis-
tinguished conduct he had displayed by his protection of the
Colours of the Regiment in the Battle of Aibuera.
• Hits Royal Highness v.ry much approves of this mark of the
senae.whicb the Officers of the Ruffs entertain of the merit and
gallantry of Lieutenant Latham; and his Royal Highness is also
impressed with a high opiniOn of the propriety of feeling which
bas indu,ed them to solicit proper authority for the grant of st.ch
si distinct:on to that effect.--4 have, &c.
(Signed) H. TORRENS.
To General Chas. Leigh, Colonel 3d Foot (et Buff).