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London, England, 1812-12-28 00:00:00

PORTSMOU tH, DECEMBER 27.

Arrived the RisunovE, Captain DOWERS, from
Barbadoes—she sailed with a convoy of 50 sail, the
whole of which she parted with on her passage in suc-
cessive adverse gales. Among those foundered is
the Sally of Portsmouth, and her crew. Sailed
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his Majesty's ship ANTELOPE, for Lisbon; and the
PEMBROKE on a cruize, the latter in going round the
back of the Isle of Wight, got on shore ; the Ro-
saNIOND sloop of war has gone to her assistance. The
Norm' STAR takes convoy to Guernsey and Jersey.
Came in to harbour an American schooner, prize to
his Majesty's ship WOLVERENE. Sailed his Majesty's
ship NIOBE, for off Cherburgh, and the bold gun-
brig, on a cruize ; and the NORTH STAR, for Guern-
sey.—Wind E.
The WOLVERINE sloop, Captain KERR, arrived on
Friday at Portsmouth. This is the vessel which
communicated to the ZEPHYR, previously arrived at
Portsmouth, the account of the capture of the MA-
CEDONIAN frigate, Captain CARDEN. The WOLVE-
RENE received the account from the brig Benjamin,
bound to Bristol, which vessel she spoke on the 10th
instant, to the Westward of Ushant : on being hailed,
the Master stated he had the Purser of the MACE
DONLAN on board, bearing to England this informa-
tion. To ascertain the truth of his statement Cap-
tain KERR ordered the Purser, Mr. SPEED, alongside
the WOLYERENE, when he communicated that the
MACEDONIAN had been taken by the United States,
to the Westward of Madeira, after a severe action,
in which the former sustained a loss in killed and
wounded of one hundred and five men ; that off the
coast of America, he had been put into an American
merchant ship, bound to Cadiz, and was soon after
removed into the Benjamin. This is the whole of
the information derived from him, except that
Captain CARDEN was well. Under what circum.l
stances the United States frigate succeeded in taking
the MACEDONIAN, he did not communicate ;—but,
we are satisfied that as Captain CARDEN is an offi-
cer of great estimation and talent, the result of the
combat will not be found unworthy of the Brisish Rag.,
—The United States is commanded by Commodore
DECATUR, and we find the American's rate at 44
guns. She sailed from Boston.on the 4th of October,
in company with the President, 44, Commodore
RODGERS ; Congress, 36, Captain SMITH ; and Argus,
14, Captain SINCLAIR, which ships have been some
itime cruizing off the Western Islands. They left the
Constitution, Chesapeake, and Hornet, refitting at
Boston. The above account has been received at the
Admiralty from Portsmouth, and is the whole of the,
information on the subject which they acknowledge
to.be in their possession. It appears very unsatisfac-1
tory, for the Benjamin ought to have reached port
long since, and yet we have nut heard of her arrival,
with the Purser of the MACEDONIAN on board, whose'
testimony, as a man present in the action, would
I be decisive.—lt is the opinion of our Naval Officers
that we have no frigate in the service that is
every way equal to cope with the large American
frigates, except the INDEFATIGABLE, 44, Captain
FYFFE, now in Portsmouth Harbour. She is the
only 44 gun frigate we have at present in commis-1
sion. But, to render her of equal force to either the
President or United States, she must have guns on
her gangways, and her crew increased from 320 to'
476 men. The MACEDONIAN'S complement was 300,

/which includes officers, seamen, marines, and boys ;1
and she carries only 18-pounders, on her main-deck:
'the American 44's have 24-pounders. She sailed on
the 29th September last, from Portsmouth, as escort
to an East Indiaman, and we understand,, that ac-
?cording to her instructions, if something unforeseen
had not occurred, she ought to have returned before
this time.—:n confirmation of the capture of the
! Macanomaly, the following was this morning entered^
in Lloyd's Books :
" The MACEDONIAN frigate, of 38 guns, was to ken
125th October, to the Westward of Madeira, by the
United States American frigate, of 44 guns, after an
action of two hours, in which the MACEDONIAN had
104 men killed and woonded."
YARMOUTH. DECEMBER 17.
Arrived the PERSIAN sloop of war from a cruize in
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tne Baltic. Sailed the NIGHTINGALE and CHANT!.
ICLEER sloops of war on a cruize ; and the BRAVE.
DAGERIN gun brig for Heligoland. Remain in the
1 Roads the Solebay, Success, Leveret, Vixen, and
three cutters.—Calm.
COVE OF CORK, DECEMBER 41.
The vessels composing the West India and Brazil
Fleets made an unsuccessful effort on Friday, to put
to sea, but were prevented by the extreme haziness of
the weather. Early on Saturday morning arrived the
SURPRISE frigate, Captain Sir T. I. COCHRANE. The
whole of the vessels immediately bean to get under
weigh, as well as their convoy, consisting of his Ma-
jesty's ship CUMBERLAND, 74 guns, Capt. BAKER ;
SußpßisE, 38 guns, Capt. T. I. COCHRANE; CHERUB,
16 guns, Capt. TUCKER i and AMA RA N 1 HE? 16 guns,
Capt. PRINGLE. There being a fine breeze from the
S. E. they soon got out of the harbour, and there is
no doubt as the wind still continued from that point,
hut by morning they would have cleared the land.—
His Majesty's ship CisEßua, Captain TeCKER, takes
charge of the vessels bound to the Brazils. His Ma-
jesty's ships SYBELLE, Captain UPTON, and 1.) A twr-
-1 Less, Captain BARBER, take under convoy a large
fleet for Lisbon, Gibraltar, and Cadiz. The Ss REia.s
I goes no farther than Lisbon. They will sail to-morrow.

The following communication was on Saturday
posted at Lloyd's: 4 Admiralty Office, Dec. 25.
" Gentlemen—l have received the commands of my Lords
Cummistioners of the Admiralty to acquaint you, in reference to,
your letter of the lit instant, transmitting an application from
several merchants for a convoy to sail front the Nure to Gotten-
burgh, that the easterly winds having detained the outward-
bound convoys to Gottenburgh to this very late period of the year,
their Lordsl.ips feel themselves obliged to countermand the soil-
ing of the sante HI the opening of the spring.-1 am, Gentlemen,
your obedient htamble servant, (Signed) " J. W. Cisciam,"