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From the LONDON GAZETTE, yonsary 13.
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ADMIRALTY OFFICE, JANUARY' 13!
topy of a letter from Vice Admiral Lord Collingureod, Com-
mander in Chief of his Majefty's Ships and Veffels In the Me-
diterranean, to William Madden, Efq. dated on board the
Ocean, off Cadiz, Dec. ao.
Sir—i inclofe to you, to be lain before the Lords Commifaon •
era of the Admiralty, the copy of a letter front Captain Pearce,
commander of his'lVlajefty's Mop the Halcyon, informing me of his
having fallen In with a 04, a brig, and zebeek of the enemy's
eruizers, on the z3th inßantoff Cape 3. Martin's; and after an
aetisn;highly ercditgble to this (Act:rand his !hips company, fue-
ceeded in capturing the Spinith chip the Neptuno dlos tie Ins Ma-
res, of fourteen guns and fcventy two men, the brig and nix&
Making their efcape after their fire was filenied. tam glad of
this opportunity of giving to their Lordfhips my tettimony of the
fpirited and fkilful conduct of Captain Pearce in alt the duties on
which he is employed. The prcfent initance of bfa having attack-
ed and fueceeded againß an enemy fo very fupericm 6nterittrates
what his ability is when there is opportunity to exhibit it. I am,
rice. (Signed) COLLINOWOOD.
His MajeftY's Ship Halcyon, Gibraltar Bay, Dee 18.
My Lord-1 beg leave to inform your Lord thir,thAt
on she i3th init. at eight.in themorning, Cape St.
Martin'is S. S. W. fix leagues, I perceived three fail
(landing out from
,the laud towatds me, being on
contra, y tacks, we clofed fad ; when within four or
five miles, I difcovered they were yeffels of war (a
!hip, a, brig, and a zebeck) and fitfully atter (leered
direely for me ; teeing they were fuperior, and five
!races feen from the tops coming (Mgt the fame
quarter, I judged it prudent (as they teemed deter-
mined to bring me to aelion) to dole with them as
loon as pollible, and decide the conreft before any af-
'filigree could be given from the other five ; at half
pall ten (being nearly within muiket (hot) they boil
ted Spanith colours. and commenced adi to ; as loon
as I got a bream of the fecoad veffel, I got on the
other tack, and brot!ght them to clokr atiion, which
latted till twelve o'clock, when their fire flackened :
at ballpark, being nearly a calm, the brig and zebeck
hauled away to the fouthward, Alined by their boats
and (weeps, the (hip then nearefl
we
endeavoured to
do the fame to the northward ; (wept after her,
4:nd in an hour got cllfe alnngfide, when the flruckl
her col, urs ; (he proved to be a Spanitls polacre (hip',
(privateer), the Neptuno dins de los Mare::, of four-
teen guns and 72 men, from Denia, going (Jr a cruize
between Minorca and the coati of Africa, with the
.other two in company ; who, I am lorry to fay,
made their elcape, but not before their fire had been
file,lced. The five fetrees, when within three miles,
feekg the [hip deserted, returned to the (bore, and
wept into the port of Denia. Though extraordinary,
I am happy to lay we had none killed, and only
three wounded, Lieutenant BRIGGS, my Full, by a
fplinter, in the arm, whom I beg leave to rec immend
to your Lordthip's notice ; Lieutenant Pseacs, who
has been aliing three years and a half in this veffel ;
and one feaman. The lots of the enemy mud be
great. The wounded from the (hip are doing well,
nine in all. I give your Lordfltip the full particu-
lars rf this event, and trod 'my attacking fo very fu-
perior a force (teeing they were resolutely determin-
ed to bring me to action) will meet your Lordthip's;
approbation, knowing I could depend upon my offi-
cer' and (hip's compat y, whnfe cool, brave, and
(teddy c..ndriffon this, as ois former occations, almoft
entitled me Weeds before the !pion commenced—
they merit my warmed acknowledgments. I cannot
omit *mentioning my having four pairengers, ('apt.
SuLt.ivais, of the Sid regiment, who commanded the
finial at ms ; Mefirs. PuItyI.,CROKAT, and a Neapn.
litzn Meffenger, were all of great fervice, as we were
tixteen lisort of complement. The objet of the ene-
tny's fire was nsodly direfted at our malls and rig.
ging, in which I apt lorry to fay we
,have ftiffered
very materially. The force oppofed to the HALCYON
was, Neptuno dins de los Mares, fourteen twelve
pounders. nod 71 men ; la.Vergin di Solidad, four-
teen twelve and eight poundets,..an.: 78..mxn ;—EI
-I;:yes, tyrktve Itir..hrand -fix peiunders, and 65 men:—
I have the honour to be, &c. (3igited)
• N. M. mitell.
Copy of a Letter from the Right Hea. Lord Girdner, Admiral
of the Whlte. Ste Ste. to Witham Maifdro, Efq. dated Trent,'
Cork Harbour; January 4,
Sir-4 have the honour to teas:twit herewith, for the itrfornsa-
tion of the Lords Commiffinners of the Admiralty, a copy of a
kik*. (rota Ciptain James Brifbane, of the Alcmene, Oring an
account of the equate, by that (hip, on the 4th Inilant in lat. so
citiy: 1m g. t t deg. W. of le Courier Freheh euth-r privateer, of
St. Slalom I lave theborwur to be, &c. (Signed) GAIC4-111.
Akmere, at Sea, January 6. do,.
.14. t Lord—l soave the honour. to acquaint-your
Lordibipi tat his Majelly's (hip tinder my com-
mand, on the 4th instant, in
.latitnele soi deg. N.
t deg. W. Jell in 'with, an.d.captnrtd le Cou-
rier Fteach cotter priVateer, (formerly his Majelly's
hired' armed cutter Alert) pietcsd for guks, but
no v mounting feven, of different calibre., forty-two
and twenty four pound brats carronades, and feventy
men ; four days from hiorlaix, without making a
capture., I have, &c. (Signed) JAMBS altlallANS.

• V/HITINALL, JANU.A.II' 13.
The King has beer pleafed to ur.lrt a Corse d'llirc to pars the
Oriat :cal. empowering the D an and Chapter of Chtift Chorch,
in the Univerfity of Oxford, to circle Whop of that See, the fame
being told by tbr tratllalon of the Right. Reverend Father in
Cieg John late Bilbop thereof, to the See of Bangor; and his Ma-
t by has alto hren pkafed. by his Royal Ft;ti Maneal, to 'Tenni-
s. end to the raid Dean and Cliap;er thr R4..vrrend Cantles Moir,
Dodo': in hltlnity, and. one or the Ca;:ons ittlidevaiarf of the
cat‘oiral thurch of S. Paul, to be by item cleelcd Whop 'Atilt
fi•Jet See of (bawd. . •

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Battalion: _ _

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10th Ditto7Enfign John Robiufoo to be Lieutenant, without put.-
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both lEtto—tlnfign Edward Vl'Coy to be Lieutenant, without
, purchafe, vice Murray, promoted ; I. D. E. St. Aurin. Gent.
to be
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s3.el Dittom-iecand Lieutenant Robert Weft Hall to be Firft Lieu-
tenant, vice Keane, promoted in the yth Garrifon Battalion.
ljth Ditto—Lkurettart S. R. Jarvis, from the Oth Foot, to be
lieutenant. without purthafe.
sfith Ditto—Lieutenag.t. Samuel Zobel to be Captain of a Com-
pany, without rurehafe, vice Maithnd,. promoted in Brigadier
Galen! Baitlies Regiment; A. C. Hope, Gent. to be Enlign,

vice Harvey. promoted in the 9th Garrifon battalion.
28th Ditto—hofign Henry Perry to be Lieutenant, vice Gibbon,
promoted in the 4th Garrifon Battalion ; Robert Prefcott Baron,
Gent to be linfign, vice Perry.
34th Ditto—hlogh Sherer, Gent. to be Enfign, vice Whitaker,
promoted in the 4th Garrifon Battalion.
Ditto—Captain Fairfield, from the 6oth Foot, to be
Captain of a Company, vice Lupton, who exchanges. •
6oth Ditto—Captain William Lupton, from the 59th Foot, to be
C,prain of a Company, vice Fairfield, who exchanges. '
62d Ditto—Hdpital Mate C. H. Roue to be Alliitant Sargeoa,
vice Brown, promoted in the 6th Foot,
63.1 Ditto—Robert \ Valfh Riehardfon, Gent. to be Enfgn, 1.17'
' purchafe, vice Joholtone, promoted.
66th Ditto—Lie...tenant Conway Benning, from the 34th • Fort,
to be Captain of a Compatiy, without purchafe, vice Haire,
who retires.
lad Ditto—Car tarn H. Godolphin Rooper to be Major, by per-
chafe, vice Border, who revrts. -
74th Ditto—John I'. Bnfwell, Gent. to hr Enfign, without par-
chafe, vice Annefley, promoted in the 4th Garrifon Battalion.
St ft Ditto—Captain Henry Milliny to be Major, vice Zouch, pros
!noted in the loth Royal Veteran Battalion.
84th Ditto—Lieutenant George Hewett, from the 4th Garrifon
liattalion, to. be Lieutenant,• without purchafe, vice Dale, pro-
moted in the 9th Garrifoo Battalion; Edward Croker, Gent. to
be Enfigc, without purehafe, vice M Lachlan, whole appoint-
ment has not taken place.
85th Ditto--Affiftant-Surgeon Charles Simon Doyle, from the
55th Foot, to be Affiltant•Surgeon, vice Storey, promoted in
the 2d Weft India Regiment.
gith Ditto—Lieutenant Henry Milbanke, from the toth Light
Dragoons, to be Captain of a Company, by purchafe, vice Lord
Agiarim, who retires.
Royal Corlican Rangers.
To be Captains of Companies.
Lieutenant Guifeppe Panattiere, with temporary rank; Lieute-
nants James Nicholfon, and Giovanni SufinL
To be Lieutenant—Enfign P. F. Ciavaldini, vice Panattlerc.
To be Lieutenants, with temporary rank, •
J. A. Croc,e, vice Nicholfon ; Antonio Guffori, Gest. vice Sufinf;
Guifcppe de la Gulden, Gent. ,a;r•
To be Enfign, —de Schording, Cent. vice Ciavaldini. I
Watteville's Regiment—arter-Mafier-Serjeant Emanuel D'Au
berville to be (Z2arter.NTalter, vice Engel, deceafed. t
3d Garrifon Batt.lion—Cernet James Thompfon, from half pay
_ _