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London, England, 1815-02-06 00:00:00

ANNAPOLIS, DECEMBER n.

Upon the return of the British frigate Menelaus
down the Bay on Sunday last, she came to an anchor
nearly opposite this city, where she continued for the
night. While at anchor, negrues to the amount of
between twenty and thirty, the property of diffe-
rent individuals in this city and neighbourhood, went
off to her, and were taken down the Bay.

TAPPANHANNOCK, VIRGINIA, DEC. 12.
44 The enemy have at last left us, after burning a part of Tap-
pahannoclt. They then landed, and marched to Farnham
Church, seven mitegn the river—burnt the past-oface, and
took away many s, and retuned unmolested to their
shipping ; after defeating our small force, took from us one gun,
wounded and tookpt • tar Capeaia Shaekleford, of the artillery,
whom they He is doing well, though the ball is not
extracted. Captain Barrie, of the Dragon, and Colonel Mal-
colm, of the marines, commanded this brilliant expedition, as
they will nO doubt call it. Thirteen prisOners and dear fen of.
theenemy, Captain Lomax has taken on to Washington."

THE Kiwo's FIRALTH.- The following Bulletin
was yesterday exhibited at St. James's:
" Windsor Castle, February 4.
The KING continues in good health, but since
the last Report his MAIRSTY has been less uniformly
tranquil than.he wis dining some precedisg months.
66 H. HALFORD, " M. Linux,
"M. HEIRRDEN, " R. Wmus.”

It is said that Government have come to the deter-
mination of materially reducing or completely abo-
lishing the Transport Board, as a separate establish-
ment, in the event of the ratification of the Treaty
with America; and•that most of the officers will be
transferred to other departments, retaining their rank
and emoluments.

The Lords of the Admiralty have intimated, that
it is their intention to appoint convoys immediately for
Nova Scotia and Halifax, to rendezvous at Cork. This
measure is calculated to enable the British merchants
to avail themselves of the renewal of eur intercourse

with America the instant the Treaty shall be ratified
by the PRIXIDENT.
Monday last the . Portuguese ship Donna Anna,.
Captain PEREIRA, arrived at Portsmouth from New
York, with passengers for England and France; after
landing her English passengers she proceeded for
Havre-de-Grace. She sailed from New York on the
ft7th December, and from New London on the 29th.
A letter from Basseterre, Guadeloupe, dated De-
*ember 7, 1814, states, that a few days after Sir A.
COCHRANE sailed, 4000 troops passed that Island to-
wards Jamaica ; and on the sth of December, 4000
more passed on for the same destination. Admiral
Cocnstatia called at Guadaloupe, to request Rear.
Admiral DURHAM to accompany him, but he being
busy in making arrangements for giving up the ceded
Islands, and, in consequence. not sufficiently ready,
Sir ALEXANDER proceeded for the Gulph of Mexico
without him. The troops employed in this expedition
were numerous; and healthy. Each of the men of
war bad a large portion on board. The seventy-tours
contained, soldiers and sailors, about 1000 men—
other ships in proportion, according to their size.
We may now every day expect to hear the result of
,the attack on New Orleans. Our Officers and men
were very confident of success.
Yesterday, at St. James% a young' man, gen.
teelly dressed, with mustachios on his lips, and
having every appearance of a foreign officer, entered
the Court, and made up to the colours which are
fixed to the standard post in the centre ; he suddenly
snatched them out of the post, and struck them, be-
fore the sentinel who was placed in charge of them
could possibly prevent its be had a paper or letter in
his hand, and his object appeared to be to have put
it on the top of the flag, if he could have succeeded.
He appeared an entire stranger to the place, as he
attempted to leave it by the engine-court, which is
not a thoroughfare. `The sentinel having stopped
him so instantaneously,- it did not appear whether
his object was to -steal the flag, or to say be had
struck die English colours.

~• fl•:• P4Y4L INTEZIJOR •
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• • , eidtLikdtinTfilltUAßY
. Arrived yesterd*, , the 'Conner, t writ, from the
West Indio:S. Sailed the *Ctheiiite Maria, fc;r the
tylediteiratieu.—Wind S. E.

PLYMOUTH, FEBRUARY 4. . . .
Arrived the Arcade, of and froM tristOl, bound to
the West Indiei the was proceeding to POrtsineuth
to join convoy, but spoltgan English frigate, and was
informed that all American privateer-was crui'ilitg in
the Channel. Arrived also the schooner Heed, R.O.
SERMON, for London. Yesterday, off the Lizard, an
American privateer schooner passed her under is press
of sail, chated by two English alOops of 'was'. • Came
in The Russian 'brig Sc.. BARICIrOt leaky
and his Majesty's ships ltsu, BITIgI4I. and Ft.i,
froth acruim. Sailed several ships to the EastWita '
that were here wind-bannd.—Wind W.

ANOTIAER LETTER--SAME' DATE.
Aft Americin priVateer, called tl:e Surprize, which
sailed last from Brest, has been hovering off the Sta.::
for some days put, where she attempted to capture
the Brit.oll transport, with which she had a running
fight from half-past eleVen till half-pait three o'cicc k,
the enemy firing her bow Chase guns the ~thole time
into the stern of the Briton, which did considerablJ
damage to the sails and rigging of the latter; the Bri-
ton's stern and, stern-boat were entirely cut to piece.,
having nothing but stern and stein-post hanging to the
tackles. The Briton had on board nearly 300 troop,
100 of which, the whole of them being below, were
ordered to load their muskets, which having been
done, the helm was put a-lee, and the broadside ex-
posed to the enemy, upon which the soldiers j'impel
on deck, and poured into the privateer a volley; this
did considerable execution, and caused the privateer
to sheer off immediately in the greatest confusion.---
One of the soldiers on board the Briton was kaled.
The same privateer has chased several vessels into
port, particularly a Wtst Indiaman from Britol, on
her way hither to join convoy, which would leave been
taken, had not two sloops of war hove in sib l.r. Ooe
of them, two miles to the leeward, made pursuit after
the privateer under a press of canvas, but with little
chance of success, as the chace seemed to out-sail
her with the greatest ease. Admiral Sir Ttroams
DUCKWORTH, on being informed of these circum-
stances, instantly ordered out all the small craft, to
readiness'to proceed to sea.