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London, England, 1807-11-09 00:00:00

ADMIRALTY orrice, NOVEMBER 5, 1807.

Copy of a Letter from Captain Robert Nicholas, of his Majelt)
Sloop Lark, dated Anuft 23, 1807, tranfinitted by Vies-Ad-
miral 1./acres, Commander in Chief of his Majefty's Ships and
Varela at Jamaica, to the Hon. W. W. Pole.

Sir—l have the honour to rep in to you the cap-
ture of the French national fchooner k Nliirquito, of
eight guns and 58 men, commanded by a Lieutenant
de Vainaii, by his Majelly's 'hips LArk and Ferret.
I.e /vliifluito is from Santo Domingo, and hat
crnized fame time in the pAffages without fuctefi.—.
I have the honour to !:e, &c. (Signed)
R. NICHOLAS, Commander.

Copy of an inclornre of a Letter from Vice Admiral Dacres,
Commander in Cilia at Jamaica, to tlie.Hooreirable William
Welltiley Pole, dated on boutd V,teran, Port Royal Har-
-13. u-, September to, rBo7.
His Majelly's Schooner Pitt, Aruba, April 20, 1817.
Sir—l hare the hnn ur to inf..rm you, in the t3th
initant I captured the Spatial] armed fchooner Abeja,
laden with Cocoa. We have this day taken the
French privateer Fon Fon, of one gun and 43 men,
four days from St. Domin7n, had made no captures.
I have the :to:twit. to be, &c.
(signed) M FITTON, Lieutenant.

Cony of an irelofure of a Letter from Vke Admiral Richard
Dacres, Commander in Chief at Jamaica, and tranfmitted to
the Hon. W. W. Pole, datcd on board the Veteran, Port Royal
Harbour, Siptetrbtr tz, £BO7.
His Mak ft;', Brig Morne Fortunee, Amfterdata
Harbour, Curacoa, July 17, 1807.

Sir—l have the honour to inform you, for the
information of the Lords CommifEnners of the Ad.
mashy. that his Majefly's brig under my command,
nn the Btr. inflant, at S A. M. Point Tunacas bearing
S.E. obferved a firange IA in the S. W. quarter ;
bore up and made all poffible feil in chace; at eleven,
obferved the ctrace haul up and run nn !bore ; in-
ttantly commenced firing on the enemy with great
eff-a, and I had the fatisfallion to fee her totally
detiroyed. She proved to be thf. Spann privateer
ichnoner Babillon, mounting two fix-pounders, with
a complement of 45 men, three days from Coro,
without making any capture. The above yea being
of coufiderable annoyance to the Cut a; 'a trade, I
feel a peCaliar faticf.telion in Bating her lots.
1 remain, dm. (Signed) J. T. RORIE.

Fxtradl 6f a Letter from the Right Hossourable Lard Gardner,
Admiral of the White, and Commander in Chief of his Majd-
ty's Ships and Vell'cls in the ChanneJ, &c. dated Ville de Patio,
Torbay, Nov. S. to the Hon. William Welleacy Pole.
I inclofe herewith a letter from Captain Malcolm, dated the aft
u It. rectived by this poit from Lifbon,giving an account of hls
having, on the preceding day, driven three Simi& row boats oa
(bore to the fouthward of Oporto.
His Majefty's Ship Narciffug, Oporto, Ocßober z.

My Lnrd—l have to inform your Lordfhip, that
yellcrclay, at half pall twelve, I heard Come guns to
tie Y.. W. I immediately flipped and made fail in
that diredion, and, in half an hour, obferved the
Fervent gun brig in chace of three row boats, which
hoitled Spann colours ; at three we came up with
them, about four leagues to the fouth ward of Opor-
to ; by this time they were dole in (bore, and the
furf being very high, they let go their anchors at
the back of it ; I immediately fent the large cutter
with an officer to attack and bring them out,' fup-
ported by the gun brig, who could go within mufket
(hot of them; on their obferving this, they imme-
diately ran their boats on fhore, and, I am informed,
they are totally The men, confifling of ninety,
got on fhore. I have the honour to be, dtc. (Signed)
C. MALCOLM.

Copy of a Letter from Captain Browne, Commander of his Ma-
jetty's Sloop the Plover, to Admiral Young, Commander in
Chief at Plymouth. and tranfinitted by the latter to the Hon.
Wiiliam Wcilefley Pole.
His Majdly's Sloop Plover, at Sea, Odkober 30.
Sir—l have the honour to report to you, that this
day, at hitt' pall one P. N. Scilly bearing by corn-
pafs, S. W. feven leagues, his Majetly's (Fop under
my command, in company with his Majefty's (loop
Swallow, captured the French lugger privateer la
Bohemienne, of two carriage guns. with 44 men, 16
of whom are abfent in prizes. She failed from St.
Woes on the tsth inftant. quitted the French coati
on the asth following, and has captured the velfels
named in the margin*, in the North Channel. I
have the honour to be, &c. (Signed)

PHILIP BROWNS.
• Hope Sloop of Cardigan, Favourite Sloop of Ipfwieh, and
two other (loops, names unknown.

Copy of a T.etter from Crilto fa 014bifa, dated Gibraltar, Sep-
tember ay. doy, to William Marfden, Efq. late Secretary of
the Admiralty.

sir—l beg leave to imfirm you, that, being of
Majorca on the sch of Augull ha, I fell in with
and captured, by boarding, the Spaoilh gun boats.
Nos. 5 and 9 ; the former commanded by Donkruatt
Dometo y Sareda, and the latter by Don Ansfore
Orell, both Lieutenants in the Spanish navy. No. 5
was manned with 36, and No. 9 with 34. men, and.
were each armed with one ;8 pounder, frrivels, and
falai' arms. That I arrived with the laid gun boats
in this bay about eighteen days (ince, together with
a French polure and a French tartan, laden with
fundry merchandize, and a Spanifh boat in ballet.
—I am, ecc. (Signed) CRISTO TA
E Tura over.