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London, England, 1801-02-09 00:00:00

ADMIRALTY-OFFICIO TII 7.

Erteacrt of &Lessee from the Earl of Sr Vs , ILA 44-
sutral of the White, dee. to EVAN NSPRAH, dated in
Torbay, the sd bd.
I enclofe, fgt. their Lordibips' information, alettt r
which I have received from Captain LURID, of
his Majcfly's fhip Tiusas, informing me of the
capture of l'Aiirore 'French National Corvette, of
&teen guns, charged with difpatolies from the
Mauritius, and a letter from Captain Hoi.cioavi of
the DORIS, gving. an account Qf the capture of
the brig la Favourite.
Tirouti„ at Sea,latieary
My Lord—l have thr honour to acquaint your
Lordfhip, that on the tack Miiant his Majefty'S
Ship I command captured the ,French National
fhip Corvette l'A more, of fixtecn guns, cot,-
manded by CHARLIE GIRAIILT Il.lelllerlßtlt SIC
Vailreau : • She was' from the hieuritius, hating
on board the Aidde-Camp to the Gov (4=cl f
that place, charged wh+ difgatches to the tench
Government. (S' t() W. evicm.
• Dolls, femur/
My Lord—Since the evening of the scab, wheti
Fhad the honour of coromunicating to our Lard-
fhipthe fortunate capt urc we had made off the French
Ship le iluron, I have been cruifing, agreeably to
my orders, and have this morning captured the
French brig la Favourite, from L'Orient, bound
to Bourdeaux, laden with Raves, copper, and
hides. (Signed) JOHN HALLIDAY.
Copy Of 111 Lantz from the Earl of ST. VINCENT, IL B. Ad-
miral of the White, Ste. w EVAN ?IMAM. VI, dated
Torbay, the ad init.
Sir—l herbwith tranfmit a letter from Ca ptain
Kitt', of fis Majedy's thip Sirius, giving an ac-
count of the capture of tke Charlotta Spanifh Let:
ter of Marque. (Signed) ST. VINCENT.
Saws, of Cape Belem, January
My Lord—l beg leave to inform your Lord
fhip, his Majefty's chip SIRIUS, under my coin;
mend, in company with his Majely's fhip A Poi R.
THYST, captured the Spanifh Letter of Marque
Chailotta, from Ferrol bound to Curacao, nut of
Ferrol only fixtecn hours, Cape Belem bearing
S. by W. fix or (even kagues. (Signed) RD. KING:
Copy ea letter from Vice Admiral LortlHr on Ser
Commander in Chief of his Majelly's Ships and Vetch 4
Jatnalea,toEvese NtlItAN. Efq. dated Dec. ai, iBOO.
Sir—l beg you will lay before the Lords Com.
milfioners of the Admiralty, the enclofed copy of
a letter which I yefterday received from Captain
HALICETT, of his Majefly's Ship APOLLO.
(Signed) H. SEYMOUR.
His Majelty's Ship Amu" December !too.
My Lord—At noon, on the loth ultimo, in the
Gulf of Mexico, in latitude 21 deg. North, we gave
Chace to a xebec to windward of us, but non after
difcovering a brig direelly in the wind's eye, we
chaced her, and at two in the morning, got up and
took pofieflion of the Refolution Spanifh floop of
war, of eighteen guns and one hundred and forty.
nine men, commanded by Dos FRANCISCO OMt-
RICHENA (formerly the RESOLUTION cutter in the
Britifh navy), the failed from Vera Cruz three
days before.

As foon as the crew were removed to this thip,
we made all fall, and an hour after day-break got
fight again of the xebec, and captured her at three
o'dock in the afternoon ; the is from Vera Cruz,
and was bound to the Havanna.
The Refolution was in general towed by us
until the 27th ult. when her rnain-niaft went by
the board; an attempt was made to refit her, but
her rigging and fails beingperfetily rotten and
every thing belonging to her in foch a miferable
rondition, it was neceffary to deftroy her.
On the 7th inflant, off Porcillo, in the ifland of
Cuba, we recaptured the fchooner St. Jofeph.
(Signed) P. H•11.11117T.
DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE MONEY.

To the crew of the ETIHALIOM, for the capture
of el Tetys and Santa Brighta,Spanith frigates, a
final dittrihution n( the nct proceeds of the bullion
taken in the laid !hips, together with the proceeds
of the hull, cargo, and head money arifing from
the Lime, will be made at Plymouth, on Wednef-
daythe loth init. _ _

the crew of the limp PLov t a wiU be paid their
proportions of the hull, (torts, and hcad-money-
bill of the French privateer Maim, on the (hip's
arrival at Portfinouth.