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London, England, 1801-03-09 00:00:00

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':klARc!! 6.—Sail:d the Vrxi,-; armed
cutter with :t C..11V1,y to the Vicato..it•d.—i:•'iows
hard with rain.-Is•iti-.1 E. S. H.

MAitca 7.—Sa:ltd the I.mou:N. man of war,
fur Yarmouth Roads.--I.Vinti S. V.',

GRAVESVNO, MAP.CII h.—Palled by the Dol-
phin, Bar.NARD, frrint Virginia ; Eliza I!sz ;Dr,
front Eilboa, Carolina, —, Cent:mr, Pkikev,
and Birmingham Pack,:t, l'rom Charler-
towa.—Sailed the Fort William, llocit.nc.rsos,
for India; Two Friends, M.NEIL, for Charlef
town ; and Henricus, —, for ll.lmburgh.
MARCO 8.-I'4 by the Grenville, Capt. Cu m-
MISGS, from Honduras.—Sailed, the Albion,
Capt. 'FimIIRFLL, Alfred, Capt, Faki4yri ap SON,
and Woodford, Capt. MAP.TIN, for India; Stadt
Altana, —, for ,Lifbon ; Paulina, BOKRADAILLF,
for Baltimore ; Galen, —, for Boaon ; and
Ceres, Rolf., for Londonderry.

FROM THE LONDON GA7ETTE, MARCH 7.
DOWNING-STRICT MARCH 7.

A Letter of which the following is an ExtraCl, has brat re-
ceived by the Right Honourable 1-11:14 RV NDA., One of
his Majelty's Principal Secretarbs of State, front Licitt.-
ttuant-Colonel Ftt.trett, Commandant of the I :arrlftua of
Colic, on the eoalt of Afriia, dated off Sen.gcl, January 5,
!Sot.

On the 3d inflant, the weather being very fa-
vourable, and the furl unufually 1,-,w, it was de-
terinined by Sir CHARLES HAMILTON and myfelf
to attack an armed brig and fchooner lying at an-
chor in the River.

The party &dined for this fcrvicc, confiding of
fifty-five Volunteers from the MLI.romENF, under
the command of Lieutenant five from the
crew of theTaAwsPOßT,and thirty-p\ commanded
by Lieutenant CHRIsTIE, from the A tricln ern-,
left the frigate at half pail iliac o'clock in five
boats, and having patfcd the h. r w 'About acci•lcr.t,
and the batteries at the point without being dit:
covered, arrived at a quarter before e'evcn o'clock
within a few yards of the brig, when the enemy
commenced a very heavy fire, through Which vur
people boarded, and after a ftvcre contell, which
laded twenty minutes, cart kJ the velrel.

It apqears the was called SENEGAL, com-
manded' by M. RENOII, mounted eighteen ginic,
with about fixty men, eighteen of whom arc pri-
foners. •

Two of the belt boats having been defiroyed
by the enemy's fhot, Lieutenant DICK judged it
better to turn the guns of the brig upon the choo-
ner than to attempt boarding her, and kept up a
well-direfled fire for fome time ; but the was fa
ws:n psote,aed by the batteries on fliore, and by
fmall arms from the fouthern bank, that he found
it necelfary to defift ; and cutting the brig's cable,
made fail with her down the River.

After two hours poiretlion fhe
~unfortunately
grounded, and he was obliged to relinquiffi his
prize, after rendering her unfit for further fervice.
The retreat was comluZled with the greatefi or-
der, and the whole of the prifoners and wounded
brought off notwithtlanding the furl upon the
bar, and under a fire of grape and fmall alms
from the adjoining hamries.
I enclofe a return of the killcd and wounded`,
and have to regret the lofs of two v:ry gallant
Officers, Lieut.:n:l-ns PALMER of the. l•hvy, and
VYVIAN Of the M trir.,:s.
• see C Ell n N.s 1.. •.-
ADMIRALTY ': t. "*.

Copy of a Letter front ;;ir t u.%lM.rs 1 173 r..
or hi. Majefty'a fhip IVlELP.,:ttrf4a, r: Al', Ji.!,?.
darnal at Corec, January g, IPCI.
Sir—You still i.e pleated to it fort Cicir 1.c1...f-
-illips, that, being off the bar of Senegal, on the
3d inflant, thc weather nrod,:oite, :and the furl
low, with the concurrence of Colonel FRA LER, I
conceived it pollible, if we could fuprize a brig
corvette and an aimed fchooner, anchored uithin
the bar, to poifefs ourfelves of thc battery com-
manding the entrance, and, by the means of their
own velfcls, as I had none under my command tit
for the purpofe, to have finally reduced Senegal ;
I therefore detatched Lieutenant I)icx, sits
ninety-fix Officers and men from the Ms LPOM ENS,
and African Corps, in five boats, who left the (hip
at nine P. M. were fortunate enough to pals the
heavy furl on the bar with the flood tidc without
accident, and unobferved by the point battery;
but on their approaching within hail -of the brig
the alarm was given, and the two bow guns dii-
charged, by which Lieut. I's ere re, with feven
feamen, were killed, and two boats funk. Not-
withftanding this unfortunate accident, the brig
was carried afteran obßinate defence of twenty Mi-
nutes, but which gave the fchooner time to cut
her cable:—Lieut. Dies finding that the lots of
his two belt boats, and many of his bell men, ad-
ded to'the confiant fire from the fawner and
batteries, miff have rendered any farther attempt
abortive, he judged it right, to make every at.:
tempt to get her over the bar, but the cbb tide
having made, and being totally um:cquainted
with the navigation of the River, (he get a-
ground ; and teeing it impoffilde ever to get her
off, and being hulled by every (hot from the point
battery, he -found it ablolutely neceffitry to re-
treat; and, under the many obtlacles he had to
furmount acrofs a tremendous furl, under a hea-
vy fire of grape and miactry, excites my admira-
tion even more, if pollible, than the gallant man-
ner in which the brig was carried ; I therefore
feel it my duty to recommend Lieut. Duck to
their Lordthips' notice, who (peaks highly of the
Officeis and awn employed under bin hot!: from
this (hip and the African corps; and we ha I the
fatisfaeliun at day-light to rererive the brig had
funk up to her gunwales in quick land. It ap-
pears the was called the S. negal ; h id been fitted
out their at the expence of the Republic ; and was
commanded by Citizen 12LN u, %-s Loss as (la board
at the time, and of wits fate we Are uneettain ;