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London, England, 1801-03-04 00:00:00

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FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, MARCH j.
ADMIRALTY-OFFICE, PIARCIt 3.
Copy of a Letter from Admiral Lord G , Commander
in Chief of his Mope'''. Ships and Veffels on the coon of
Ireland, to EVAN NRIPLAN, Efq. dated at Cort, the 22d
ultinto.
Sir—l herewith enclofe, for the information of
the Lords Commiffionen of the Admiralty, the
copy of a letter which I received yelterday after-
noon from Captain 'Twysospi, of his Majelty's
fhip RIVOLUTIONNAIRt, giving an account of his
having captured the Moucheron French Brig Pri-
vateer, belonging to Bourdeaux, mounting fix-
tecn guns and one hundred and thirty men.
(Signed) GARDNIR.
RICVOLOTIONNAIII, at fca, ifith Ftb.
My Lord—l have the honour to info: in your
Lordfhip, that early this morning, I captured the
French brig privateer Moucheron, belonging to
Bourdeaux, mounting fixteen guns, twelve and fix-
pounders, and one hundred and thirty men, out
twenty days from Palfae, but had only made one
capture, the William brig, of London, from Saint
Michael's, loaded with fruit. (Signed)

THOMAS rvn'soam•
Extra& or a Letter from the Hemourahle Captain 11.oaaar
SrortollD, of his Majefty's Otip Excetta NT, so Quibasm
Bay, to Earl ST. VI VCR r, the std February tsot.
My Lord—l have the honour to acquaint your
Lord hip, that on the night of the soth inflant. I
fent the boats of the Esc LLLLL r to endeavour to
bring off a Cutter and a Sloop which were at an-
chor near the Point of %Oberon; unfortunately

that fame evening, after dark, a large Citafre
Maree with troops on board, going to the iflanci. of
Belleifle, had taken her Ration chile to the above
veffels, the refinance which the boats met with
was consequently much greater than there was at
fira reafon to exfsea; this circuniftance did not,
however, prevent Lieutenant CHURCH (having
the command of the boats) from making the-at-
tack upon the Chaffe Maree, in which he gallantly
perfevertd, till being badly wounded hinuell, ani
two men killed in his boat, he was obliged to re-
tire; the other boats under the command of Melfr>.
CRAWFORD and Nlsmigiso, (M:ifhipmen,)
lutcly boarded and fucceeded in bringing off the
Cutter, called I'Arc, an armed veffelthe fer.
vice of in
the Republic, commanded by an Etilyle
de Vaiffeau, and employed as convoy to ~i,3
from Belleifle; this vellel had alio on board a de-
tachment of troops, who were nude pritimers, and
who made the vedel's force much fuprior to that
of the affailants. (Signed) a. srut•oxil.

Copy of a Letter from Mr. Husarraer Glows, Mailer at
the Luau Nt LSON,private (hip of wit, to EVA MI No PLAN

Rig. dated PI moot) Sound, ilith Yet Wary as
Sir—Be pleated to inform the Lords Commit-
!loners of the Admiralty, that, on the 26th inftant,
at three P.M. being between the Ifle of Wight and
Portland, a lugger hove in fight to leeward, with
a large fail in chace of her; conceiving I might
cut her off, I inftantly bore away in a direCtion
for that purpofe, and. after a chace of four hours,
had the good fortone to dee it, and being about
to board her, The (truck her colours. On taking
poffegion of her I found her to be the Efpoir lug-
ger privateer, Monfieur Assots BASSET, Com-
mander, mounting fourteen carriage-guns, with
feventv-five men, had sailed only two days before
from St. Maloe's, and had taken nothing The
fail in chace proved to be his Majefty's frigate the
°allay, Lord AUGUSTUS FITZROY Comman-
der, which came np as we were exchanging pri-
foncrs. None killed or wounded.
(Signed) HUMPHREY GIBSON.