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FROM SATURDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE.

ADMIRALTY-OFFICE, FEBRUARY 4.
Copy of a Letter from Rear-Admiral the Hon. Sir Alexander
Cochrane, K. B. Commander in Chief of his Majesty's Ships
and Vessels at the Leeward Islands, to the Hon. W. W. Pole,

dated on board tile Neptune, at Barbadoes, Dec. 19, 1208.
Sir—l inclose, for the information of the Lords Commissioners
of the Admiralty, the copy of a letter which I have received
from Captain Collier, °this Majesty's ship Circe, the senior offi-
cer of the blockading "sqeadron stationed from the Diamond to
the Pearl Rocks, Martinique, giving en account of the destruc-
tion of the French corvette le Cygne, which had sailed from
Cherbourg on the 12th November, with the Papillon, another
corvette, and la Verrus. la lunon, and I'Amphitrite frigates.
In performing this service I am sorry to send the Inclosed re-
port of the loss which has been sustained by the several vessels en-
gaged, owing to the corvette having been supported by the bat-
teries, field-pieces, and musketry from the shore, in her attempt
to reach. St. Pierre's ; but the object is fully accomplished, as she
is bilged in such a situation as to render it Impossible to recover
the vessel, or the flour with which she was loaded. Oct of the
schooners in company with her was burnt, and the other drove
on shore and destroyed; each of them also having been loaded

with flour and provisions. Captain Collier deserves great praise
for his perseverance in overcoming the obstacles which the enemy
presented by the numerous batteries which lined the shore in that
part of th.. coast ; and he speaks in the highest terms of Captain
Brenton of the Amar:nthe, as well as of the gallantry and good
conduct of Lieutenant Wright, and a party of the Royal York
Rangers, who were serving as marines. I have the honour to
be, &.e. (Signed) ALtX. COCIIRANZ.
lib Majesty's Ship Circe, off St. Pierre's, Martinique,
December 14, 1808.
Sir—On Monday, at eleven A. M. his Majesty's
brig Morne Fortunee informed me by signal that an
enemy's brig and two schooners were at anchor off
the Pearl. I immediately recalled the lookout vessels
Stork, Epervier, and Express, and made all sail to-
wards the enemy. On our nearing St. Pierre's, I
perceived a large French schooner towing along shore,
under cover of a number of troops. The schooner
finding it impossible to get between St. Pierre's and
the Circe, the Stork closing fast, they ran her on
shore under a battery of four guns, flanked by two
smaller ones, and the beach lined with troops. The
signal was then made to close with the enemy, and
engage in succession, the Circe leading, followed by
the Stork and Morne Fortunee; being within pistol-
shot, the small batteries were soon silenced, and the
troops driven from the beach. Seeing the brig and
schooner unloading, I directed the Morne Fortunee
to watch the schooner in shore, and to give similar
orders to the Epervier on her coming up. We then
made sail towards the brig and the other scbooner,
which were lying well to windward close to the beach,
under cover of four batteries and an immense num-
ber of troops and field-pieces, which they had brought
down on the beach to protect her. Having placed
the barge and two cutters under the command of
Lieutenant Crook, Mr. Collman, Purser, Mr. Smith,
Ma ter, and Mr. Thomas, Carpenter, who hand-
somely volunteered with sixty-eight men to bring the
brig out, I then made sail with, the Stork and Ex-
press towards her, and directed the boats to lay off
until the brig's fire slackened. It getting late, the
vessels lying close in with the rocks, and-having no
pilot on board, I stood in, and was handsomely se-
conded by Captain Le Geyt, of the Stork. The ships
did not commence action until our men were wound-
ed from the beach with musketry. We then bore up
under .a heavy fire of great guns and small antis.—
Having passed the batteries and brig, the Circe's
boats not waiting for the Stork's to come up, boarded
in the most gallant manner ; and it is with extreme
concern I have to add, that the gallantry did not
meet with its reward ; they were beat back with
dreadful slaughter ; one boat taken and one sunk, the
other entirely disabled. Our iloss in the boats are
killed, wounded, and missing, fifty-six. By this
time it was dark; I stood off till day-light, deter-
mining to persevere and destroy the brig if possible.
In the evening I was joined by the Amaranthe, who
watched the brig during the night.
At eight A. M. we perceived she had weighed ;
Captain Brenton, in the most handsome manner, vo-
lunteering to bring her out, she was then towing and
sweeping close in shore towards St. Pierre's ; the
boats of the Circe and Stcrk, and men from the &-
press, were sent to tow the Amaranthe up, who was
at this time sweeping and using every exertion to
close with the enemy. At ten, the French brig
grounded near several batteries, to the northward of
St. Pierre's ; thelAmaranthe tacked and worked in
under a heavy fire from the batteries and brig, from
which she suffered considerably, having one killed
and five wounded, followed by the Circe, the rest of
the squadron engaging the batteries to leeward. From
the Amaranthe's well-directed fire, she soon obliged
them to quit the brig. Lieutenant Hay, of the Ama-
ranthe, on this service distinguished himself very
much, and speaks of the gallantry of Messrs. Brooke
and Rigmaitiea, of the same sloop, in very handsome
terms, who, with the boats of the Circe, Amarandre,
and Stork, boarded her under a heavy fire from the
batteries and troops on shore. Lieutenant Hay, finding
her bilged and impossible to get her off, effectually
destroyed her in the evening. Captain Brenton again
volunteered to destroy the schooner then on shore ; I
ordered Lieutenant George Robinson, Sec.cond of the
Amaranthe, but acting First of the Circe, with my
order, on this occasion, to follow the directions of
Captain Brenton. At nine o'clock I had the pleasure
to see her on fire, and burnt to the water's edge. I
am sorry to add, that on this service, Mr. Jones,
Master of the Amaranthe, was wounded ; and one
seaman killed, and three wounded, belonging to the
Express. The Captains, Officers, and crews of the
squadron you did me the honour to place under Ty
command, behaved with that coolness and intrepidity
inherent in British seamen, particularly the Ama-
ranthe, whose gallant conduct was noticed by the
whole squadron. From the troops of the Royal York
Rangers, under the command of Lieutenant Wright,
doing duty as marines, I received every assistance
Lieutenant Crook, who commanded the boats, I am
sorry to say, is severely wounded in four places : the
loss of this gallant young man's services is severely
felt on board the Circe. lam likewise sorry to add,
that Mr. Coleman, Purser, is among the number that
are dangerously wounded ; his conduct on this, and
other occasions, deserves my warmest approbation.
On boarding, we discovered the brig destroyed was
the Cygne, of 18 guns and 149 men, with flour,
guns, and cartridge paper, for the relief of Martinique.
The tw schooners had likewise flour, and were
armed ; I have not yet learnt their force or names ; I
am happy to say, that the one left off the Pearl is OR
shore bilged.
In the performance of this service, our loss in killed
and wounded, I am sorry to say, has been very great;

but I have the consolation to think, that it was in the
execution of an indispensible duty ; aad the grand
object of cutting off the supplies of the enemy, will, I
trust, justify the means which I have adopted, if not
afford a small consolation to the relatives of those who
fell. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed)

P. A. COLLIER.
A List of Killed and Wounded on board the Squadron under
the Command of Francis A. Collier, Esq. in action with the
Encmy off Martinique, the 12th and 13th days of December,
1808.

Circo-9 killed, 21 wounded, 26 missing.-56.
Amaranths-1 killed, 6 wounded.-7.
Stork-1 killed, 1 wounded.-2.
Express-1 killed, 3 wounded.-4.
£pervier—None killed orwounded.
Morne Fort once—None killed or wounded.
Total-12 killed, 31 wounded, 26 mining.—i 9.
(Signed) F. A. Cowart, Captain.
Copy of another Letter from Rear Admiral the Honourable Sir
Alexander Cochrane, K. B. to the Honourable W. W.' Pole,
dated on board the Neptune, at Barbadoes, the 21st of Decem-
ber, 1808.
Sir-1 inclose, for the information of the Lords Commiti on-
ors of the Admiralty, the copy of a letter from Captain Sanders,
of his Majesty's sloop Bellette, acquainting me with the capture
Of a French letter of Marque laden with provisions from Bour-
deaux.
I also inclose Captain Spear's letter, of the Goree, which I bad
not before received, giving an account of the capture of a French
letter of Marque bound to Bourdeanx from Martinique. I have
the honour to be, &c. (Signed) ALE.X.COCHRANE.
His Majesty's Sloop Bellette, at Sea, Dec. 5, 1808,
Sir—l have the honour to inform you, that his
Majesty's sloop Bellette, under my command, has
captured the French brig letter of marque Revanche,
of six guns, twelve pounders, pierced for eighteen,
with a complement of forty-four men, laden with pro-
visions, from Bourdeaux bound to Guadaloupe. She
has been a very successful privateer all this war, and
*as intended for a cruizer in those seas. I have the
horiour to be, &c. (Signed) CEO. SA:. EFIES.
His Majesty's Sloop 'Goree, Earba does, Nov. 30,1,408.
Sir—l have the honour to acquaint you, on the
24th instant, thirty leagues west of Guadaloupe, I
captured, in his Majesty's sloop under my command,
the Admiral Villaret, a French ship letter of marque,
mounting eight guns, (four of which she threw over-
board in the Chace) and a complement of men ;
from Martinique bound to Bourdeaux, laden with
sugar, coffee, and cotton. I am, &c. (Signed)
JOSEPH SPEAR.
Copy of a Letter from Admiral Le-rd Gambler, Commander in
Chief of his Majesty's Ships and Vessels in the Channel, Soun-
dings, &c. to the Hon. W. W. Pole, dated on board the Cale-
donia, in Torbay, the 30th of last month.
Sir—l inclose herewith, for the information of the Lords Com-
missioners of the Admiralty, a letter I have this day received
from Captain Broke, dated the 27th instant, acquainting me with
the capture of the French cutter privateer Pommereuil, of four-
teen guns and sixty men, by his Majesty's ship Shannon, under
his command. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed)

GAMBV:R.

His Majesty's Ship Shannon, of Isle Pass, Jan. 27, 1809.
My Lord—l have 'the honour to inform you the
Shannon captured this day, after a long chace to lee-
ward, the French cutter Pomsnereuil, of fourteen
guns and sixty men, commanded by Felix L'Alle-
mande ; fourteen days out from Havre de Grace,
and had only captured a transport with troops, which
she released.
I have sent the prize so Plymouth. She is a fine
new vessel, coppered, and well found. I have the
honour to be, &c. (Signed) P. B. V. BROKE.
FOREIGN OFFICE, JANUARY 20, 1809.

The King has been pleased to appoint Joseph Charles Mellish,
Esq. to be his Majesty's Consul in the Territory of Louisiana.
The King has also been pleased to appoint Andrew Snape Dou-
glas, Esq. to be his Majesty's Secretary-of Legation to the Court
of his Sicilian Majesty.

MILITARY PROMOTIONS.
ORDNANCE-OFFICE, FEB. 1.
Royal Regiment of Artillery.
Second Lieutenant John R. Hornsby to be First Lieutenant, vice
J. Wilson, deceased. Dated January 65,1x09.
First Lieutenant Peter Stewart to be Adjutant, vice Rollo.
Dated January 20, 1809.
Second Lieutenant Felix Troughton to be First Lieutenant, vice
Stewart. Dated as above.