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London, England, 1812-05-07 00:00:00

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/The Asia, Rawl r, irom Philadelphia to LiriiJon,
and the Gershon,. Bluth,from Boston to Oporto,
were taken and destroyed in January last, by two
frigates and a cgrvette, from Nantz.
The Enterprize, Marrni; from Newport, to Lon-
don, ran on shore near the Land's End, on Saturday
—carpi, landing.
The King of Prussia, TAYLOR, froth Liverpool to
Newry, is on shore in Dundalk Bay.
The Stranger, THOMAS, from Ncw Orleans to
Liverpool, put into New-Yolk on the 9th of klatch,
leaky.

FALMOUTH, MAY 4.
Arrived the Gambier, HALL, from Zant in 77
days, and 66 from Malta ; on the II th March fell in
with a convoy from Malta, for England, under con-
voy of the ACTIVE frigate and la Pomouc, off Ger-
genti ; the convoy consisted of about 70 sail, many
of them foreign vessels.
.0n the 18th, was hoarded
by his Majesty's ship GUADALOLTE, off the Island of
Maritimo, who informed him that a few days before
she was obliged to throw all her guns everboard, and
had suffered much from bad weather, and was going
back to Malta to refit, and that the day before she
had seen a large copper-bottomed ship, bottom up.-
On the'22d, whilst in Puna Bay (Island of Sardinia),
saw the ACTIVE, with about 30 sail, steering for
Cagliari.

PLYMOUTH, MAY 5.
Arrived the NJESIEN, 38 guns, from the Brest sta-
tion ; and the LATONA, 11 days passage from Lisbon.
Also arrived the Jenny, Amet lean schouner,
New Orleans for Bourdeaux, detained by his M., jk sty's
ships SE►IrRAMIS, SCYLLA, and PHEASANf.--Sailed
the DEcov cutter and the INTELLIUEN T, u•:Ji a,cu.-•
voy for Portsmott,it, which has been 5,-.4ite time wind-
bound.—Wind S.

PORTSMOUTH, MAY 6:
Arrived his Majesty's ships DE..trenous from a
crtnze ; Tot.: usu from Gibraltdr, and is put und:r
quardniin: ; and the AN rh:LoPE, which sailed the
other d y with the East-India convoy.
.Sailed the
Miacitv.t, with a convoy for the West-Indies; the
PomoNE tOr Plymouth. The MI.NTAGUE and her
convoy are dropt down to St. Helen's, and will sail
to-morrow.--Wind S.

YARMOUTH, MAY 6.
Yesterday arrived, laden with stores, for Hull, the
TWEED sloop of war, and has sailed for that port with
the CRETAN gun-brig. This morning arrived the
ACUTE, Lieut. MORRELI from a cruize.
GREENOCK,-MAY 4.
The brig Central Wellesley, !Rinse, of this port, and the Pre-
sident Dunn, STZWART, of Purt-Glalow were carnred on the
_Bth February, 2.3 leagues to the Southward of islinorca, by a
French privateer. The General Wellesley separated from the
pnvatettr and President Dunu on the 4th March, any on the 10th
war recaptured by his Majesty's ship Ciumott, aft.r having
been in the possession of the -enemy for ten days: 'I welve men
and the mate of shp Cater-Ault were put on beard of the General
INellesltty, to carry her to Port Nlalion.—The Hawker, PUMPS,
which went on shore at Wexford, gut off without damage, and
proceeded on'ller voyage, on the 24th ult.—The Ocean, STIW.
AltT, of Clyde, (ruin London to the Bay of Honduras, was to-
tidy lost on the night of the 7th February, on Abegaetaßeets, to
the North of Turtosa ; new saved.
BREST, APRIL•2O.—(lrom the Matitettr.)
The followin&are some details ref the operations of
the squadroa arrived Irons L'Orient
Oil the 9th cf Mardi, M ten in the morning, the wind Laving
slithen to Rear-Admiral Count A luntand, Cumniatittant
of cite Grit in equauron, compos:d of lour ships of the line and
tw o corvettes, uninciored front that purl, in sight of the enemy's
&Le, cunsistieg of four 'Sups, one ut which etas a three-decker,
tot,r frigat. s, and some Corveett s. The following day, at day.
li,ht, his Majesty's squadron Was 11 leagues K . and :t. W. trout
Caweway ut the Saints. Tat o of the enemy's ships region.
itoitrtd them, pi utlently keeping three leagues to w indwartL—
Quickly were observed a fri6.-te,- and five other vessels, holding
co 1111 l umication with the two hist by means of signal, and Bring
ut cannon: 'the Admiral thought it was the enemy's sradrun
which bid been blockading L'uneac, that was in pursuit of him,
particularly when he distovered four other sail to the East; it
.; therefore became necessary to get out of sight Of hiru, wLich was
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. accomplished by changing the course several times; for at half.
The following Is taken from a Pamphlet,' intitled
1 at night, the them ceased to thew lights, throw up,
rockets, and
Hints for an Answer to the Letter of the Chairman fast ti
cannon.
and Deputy Chairman of the East India Company, ; On the i ith, the Admiral captured and burnt the brig George
published by Stockdale, No. 41, Pall-mall : I wilt, Captain Downorg, of 13b tons, with a crew of five men, and
EAST INDIA QUE9TIO%. —Of the justice of the rim. ' mounting two guns, laden with wine and oranges from St.
io London. lkis vessel, with her cargo, was worth
soiling, and the accuracy of the statements, contain-
X.%) franks.
ed in the celebrated le:ter of the 13t1i January, Soo
- --t On the ILethand 130, we experienced a dreadful storm, which
• different opinions may he entertained; but in obliged us to lie-to till evening, when the wind hay" modera-

The Recruiting Parties at Plymouth and Plymouth
Dock are more itumsrous than were ever known, and
are as activ,e as numerous. Amongst them are par-
ties belonging to the 4th, .sth, 6th, 4'2d, 621, 78th,
And 8I st. Besides volunteers from the Militia, they
have ;licked no inconsiderable number of countrymen
and others, allured by the cash and the " spirit stir-
ring drum." The %%hole number required of the
Cheshire regiment .turned out immediately ; and the
volitnteerino. goes on with unexampled spirit. Parties
of 3.) and 41) each are constantly going 01 by way of,
Exeter, to join the different regular regimegts.
The first squadron of the Si Light Dragoons of
the King's German Legion, arrived in Canterbury
.this day, on their ratite for the coast. .
Wednesday se'rmight, the Ist battali n of the fast
'-oT the line, now in bizracks at Canterbury, received
a letter from the War-Office, to hold themselv. b in
readiness for immediate embarkation—this order has
since been cancelled. and they are to remain for far-
! titer instruction. This fine regiment, inwards of
1000 su (nig, was on Saturday reviewd in the Ai tillery ,
Exercise Ground, by Major-Genesal Hay. I