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London, England, 1805-04-04 00:00:00

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Letters .ver; tee, tved yeaer day in Town from the
different Welt India ►llands. The arrival of the
lrenjh fquadron in thole pats, was known at St.
Vincent's, on the izel of Feb:-nary. Letters by the
Lady Arabella packet, dated the 12th of Febrcary
(nine days previous to the attack made by the French
iquairon), mention, that feveral veffels had lately
arrived at Dominica, which there is re ifon to fear
have been taken polTeilion of by the French fqua-
dron. Amongfl thole enumera'ed, are the Tiawke-
(tory, CARR ; Progrefs, Fool- ; Marquis of Lanf-
downe, - ; Mars, Mr tr ELL ; Steak, THUMP.
RON, from London, and Stapleton, Richmond, and
Watfon, from Liverpool. A Wet from D-marara
called at Dominica, in the beginning of February,
but fortunately failed from thence on the Bth of
that month. The Favourite, HOLMAN, from Lon-
don, was fpoke with in lung. 45 to 46. all well, with
five fail in company, bound to I)emarara.

The Peggy, WARREN, from London for Tortola,
has been taken, retakm, and arrived at T,,rtola.

The Ql2een Charlotte, from \\Mirehaven,
has been taken, retaken, and arrived at Grenada.

The George and Bridget, Mat/Le, from London,
fur Jamaica ; the Welthnry, GeLakivr, from Brittol
for Grenada; and the Brothers, —, from London
for Barbadoes, are captured and carried into Gua•
&loupe.

The Mary, —, from Poole to Newfoundland,
has been taken, retaken, and is arrived at Plymouth.

The Minerva, DUNSTANVILLE, from London to
St. Vincent's, had been captured, retaken, and after-
wards arrived fafe at 1341badoes.

The UNICIIO4 and SWIFT failed from Portfmonth
on the 24th December for the Welt Indies. The
f Mowing is an acc 'tint of that fleet :
The George and Bridget, Captain Maul!, taken by the. Grande
Decade privateer, of 22 guns, and carried into Guadaloupe.
The Brothers is taken and carried into ditto.
Matthew, Capt. Jaffra y Symmetry Capt. Liddel
Jonah Fryer Grace Taylor
Prince of Wales Greig Arcade Dale
Sir S. Smith Smith Pierfons Cam: bell
Buddingtons Wright Niel Malcom Hodgfon
Atlantic 8r..w0 Prince George Bayley
Alfred Clo idle Cygnet Ftflier
Hope Parry Chilton Kent
All for Jamaica, are rot vet accounted for.
Albion, bippokd for Jamaica.
The Ustcoes: frigate art ived at Barbadoes on the
28th of January, with part of the above fleet. About
20 fail, with the SWIFT :loop of war, had feparated
f:on after !Wing.
The SWIFT floop of war, with three of her con-
voy, arrived at Barbadoes on the 29th of January.—
The SWIFT was to fail from thence with the (hips for
Jamaica, on the gth of February.
A fleet from Demerara called at the ;Rands, and
failed from Dominica on the 3th of Feb. lan.
A fleet of feveral fail of homeward bound mer-
chantmen from Demerara, Surinam, &c. under con-
voy of three (hips of war, paired by Barbadoes on the
2th February.
A letter from Barbadoes, dated the 26th of Feb.
received by the Netley fchnoner, arrived at Portf-
mouth, Rates, that the French force, arrived in the
Weft Indies, confifts of fix fail of the line, eight fri-
gates, and a number of [lore (hips.

By intelligence received from Antigua, of the risth
February, we learn, that the failing of the different
Surinam convoys was regulated as follows: The firs
was to leave Surinam on the 12th cf April, and to
take up the trade from Antigua at an appointed ren-
dezvous ; the fccond was to leave that colony on the
28th May ; the third on the 3 ilt July ; and the lalt
fume time in autumn.

The Cult noels of war has captured the Gene-
ral Ernnuf French privateer, of 22 guns, after a
long enga;.enrcnt, and carried her into Barbadoes.

We ate happy to record another gallant inflance
of bravery in our mercantile marine : Extra& of a
Letter from Captain Jr,try SCOTT, of the fhip Scar-
borough, of London, dated Barbadoe,, Jan. 27:
" I am happy to inform you of the arrival of the
Scarborough this nwrning We were feparated from
the fleet on the 25th December, the day after we
, failed from Aie4Motherbatik, the fleet being much
difp!rfed. The day we fell in with his Majelly's
'ffiip Swirl-, one of the convoy, and kept with her
and ten mote (hips till the sth of January, when we
were all feparated in a heavy gale of wind from the
W. S. W. and after wards joined by the Dorfet, Capt.
NEWTON, and the King George, Capt. COTTER.--
We all agreed to keep company to Barhadoes, and
give each a mutual Itipport. On the 26th of Janu-
ary (yetterday) we fell in with a French privateer,
of 16 grins, furl of men (by ale information I have
received fince my arrival, not leis than two hundred)
motlly people 'of colour, front Guadaloupe, which
has done a great deal of damage, having captured
feveral velrels. The only means 1 faw for the pro-
tedLn of the three fhips, were to get fome people
from the Dorlet and King George on board the Scar-
borough, and bring her to adion, which their Com-
manders very handibmely complied with. I had fevers
men from the Dorfet, and five from the King George,
who all volunteered their fervice in a very handforne
manner. At four o'clock the enemy came alongfide
the Scarborough, and opened a molt tremendous fire
of mufsoetry and grape thot, and attempted once to
board, but was reptilled, and compelled to fheer off
with a great lots of men ; I may boldly affirm, not
lefs than feventy. lam lorry to inform you, my fir It
fficer, Mr. PEACOCK, is dangeroully wounded, and
I am almoll afraid mortally ; one of my boys 111, t
dead, and our hull, fails, and rigging, much cut
The Scarborough, notwithltanding, will be ready to
proceed by to-morrow. I am much indebted to Mr.
JOSEPH WILSON, of the Goth regiment, who volun-
teered his fervice on beard the Scarborough, and
fought moll gallantly. My people behaved well.—
The adion hafted for upwards of an hour. The Scar-
borough mounts thirteen guns, and had on board 27
men and boys, including thole from the Dorfet and
King Georwc."

The crew of the Patrick and John of Dundee, who
were fnpparcd to Lave been drowned when the valid
foundered at tea, arc ail happily raved.
By a vet el whl,6 arrived yellcrday from the Me•
diterraneAn, we learn that the.ATLAS, ST. GLORGE.
EA..7LE. SPARTIATE, and VF.TiiliA.ll men of war, were
oir Lilbon on the 9111 of Match, in quell of the
Rochefort fquadron, and Pent a boat into the Tagus
for inter:nation.