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London, England, 1805-09-23 00:00:00

From ter LONDON GAZETTE, Septerribr 2r.

ADMIRALTY-OFFICE, SEPT. 2t.
Car ota Letter iront the Hemourable William Cornwallis, Ad.
r • ;,.• hiie, to Witir.nt maridca, Efq. dated Ville de
i.:11.,11:a..t, the 17th Sytenther.
have the hon Air to Acquaint the Lords
Commiaionir: of the Admiralty, that his Majesty's
thip Am AzoN has chi. moment rejoined me ; and I
eueiofe, in their Lordfhips' information, a letter firm
Captain PARKER, giving an account of his having
fAiett in with, and captured the Pi incipe tie IA Paz.
Spatting corv.•te privato!'”.. (Signed) W. CORNWALLIS.
lii jllajtf..y's (hip Anteznn. off Ufliant, Sept. t 7.
Sir—l beg to acquaint you, we fell in with the
iiteward hound Jamaica fitet at hinfet, im the 3111
Burin;; a hard north wcll gale, eighty leagues
t, ate westward of und having tcoh fame
fir.aty learnt ti •an one i:f the convoy, that levcral of
tile had feparaied, f jud.zed it proper to con-
t:ntiL on the nation diii.-ned in your order, in hopes
ra con.:CtiotT and affording rotation to the
; we have nor met any, hitt I am happy to in.
form you, on the lath inft. in lat. 49 Jeg. so min.
N. and long. ;8 deg. 30 min. W. his Majelty's 'hip
under my command, captured the Principe de l
Paz, Spanith corvette privateer, carrying twenty.
four nine pounders and four boats fwivels, with 160
men on b iard, principally French. Thu thip was
fitted nut at Vigo five weeks befote, and had taken
ti•se Prince Of Wales packet from Lifbon, and the
Ladv Nelfon letter of Martine, from Virginia bound
to Glafgow. We found part of the crew of the latter
tip on board the privateer, and a confiderable fum
in ipecie. I have much fatistaltion in her capture,'
as the was completely timed for remaining two
months longer at lea, and her Capt. FRAKCOIS BECK,
an expericmeil cruizer, who commanded the French
p•irateer le Brave, during the late war, greatly to
ti.: annoyance of rtir trade. (Signed) w. PARKER.
Cop), of a Leiter from Vice-Admiral Sir Andrew Mitchell, K.B.
e.,,rimane.r in Chief of his Majefty% Chips and vttfelA at Ha-
t, Madden, Efq: dated at Halifax, the atft of
itugt.ft :805
8:r—I have the honour to enclofe, for the juror-
minion of the Lords Cumrniffioners cf the Admiral-
°Ace letteis from Captain BERESFORD, 4-f his I
tl;:jay's thip CA/dames, Rating the capture of two 1
ch the enemy's privateers ; alto the cutting out of;
St. I'vlar)'s River a flaip, brig, and a Spaniat almoner
pi I,:tteer ; by which their Lnrdthips will obferve with
what coolnefs and bravery that fervice was conduel-
ed under the dire&init of Lieutenant GEORGE. Picot,
and fo ably forpurted by Lieutenant Masirr MAN.
of the It‘Nal Marines ; iu Ilion, the Ready conduct
Of both Petty Officers, Seamen, and Marines was
such, as merits my warmed thank: and contmenda-
; and I beg have, mofi tironAly, to reromiacnd
them to their Lordthips' notice. (Signed)

A. MITCHELL.
liis Makilr'slLip Cambrian. in 1.6:. 29 dt:.
long. na, deg. June 13, 1305.
Sir—This day Lieutenant Penor had the di/et:lion
of the CAMBRIAN'S boats. ith the Launch he molt
t !tartly boarded the Spandh privateer fchooner
M via, of t 7 guns and Co men. Lieut. Clan:Ton,
in the Barge, inilautly foiluwed him ; the vetfel was
carried uotwalianding every refittance was made.
The other boats did not get on board until the fur-1
rendered ; but nn lefs merit is due to the officers and
men, who all volunteered this fervice. Lieutenant
PIGOT ltliS me every one did his duty molt cheer-
fatty. Two ex:ellent men were killed, and two
wpuntiel I have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) 3. P. BERISFOILTI.
His Mikity's Sip Cambrian. at Sea, July 3, 1805.
•Sir—Alter a chace of twenty-two hours, we have
jnti capioted the French privateer fchooner Matilda.
Sate mounts twenty guns, nine-pounders, is two
ll'indted tons, and 95 men ; had captured the Eng.
IA letter of marque the Clyde, bound to Liverpool.
tine furtendered in very thoal water; and, but for
the extf:lion of Lieutenant Picot, with one of the
boats, every foul in her would have been 1011.
(Signed) 3. P. BERESFORD.

tiia Majefty% 'hip Can July et, tbs.
Sir-1 beg leave to piece:it you with a,recital of
Lieutenant Picor's proceed;agr, from his tiajeny's
fhip ur,ler my command, in a fehooner privateer we
had taken on the 3d : be made the bell of his way
to the river St. Mary's, where we had information of
two flips and a fehooner ; be got off the harbour on
the 6th, and an the 7th he proceeded with the fehooner
twelve miles up a narrow river, through a continual
fire of the militia and riflemen, until he got whhin
Ant of a fhip, b7ig, and fchooner, lafired in a line
acrofs the river ; he engaged them for an hcur ; the
khooner grounded ; he had recourfe to his boats ;
ni.er an obltinate refinance, rallied the Ails
s2ili her guns ; be obliged the men to quit the brig
Arai 11;116oner, Sc. tik p011...J.:i0n of ail then Wined his
fie on the militia, about a hundred in number and
a fidd-pii.ce, v:lihth were coniplettly routed. Lieu-
tet‘.iira Pinar out two wounds in the head by mulket-
Vail, and one in the leg. Lieut. MasTtiotax, of
the Marines, who mat ably Ileonded all Mr. Pic,ra 's
escaped uhiruit, to the wonder of all, for his
elathes were time through and through ; Mr. LAW-
Mail-14S-Mate. wounded fevcrely, a; well as
I'lr. ALT HF LL, Midili:prnan, Aleffrs. Galt rsiv•
11,:OrE, Bol.l‘a AN, and WiLtaamsos behaved well, as
indeed did all na this occafion. Two wer.: killed
ar.d fourt:en wounded. This very gallant condo,
vas obierved by fon:: hundreds of Americans from
the nppoiite fide of the ricer, who exprelied their
aitiniliment. Mr. Picrox never quitted the deck far
rm; ly three weeks, except to get his wounds di &Tee,
%void; incpired the reit ; the wind was adectle for
teat time, and the enemy never attempted to attack
him. I hope he may meet every tcw:ud fuels con.
dna duferves ; he really is an ;relive 0117cer, always
r:ady. The Ihip proves to he the Golden Grove,
and the taig the Ceres, of London, taken by the
tehomier, a Spann privateer, af fix guns and
73 mcu, MO months (ince. The enemy had armed
the Ibip with eight fix pounders, fix fwivels, and so
men ; the brig was defended by ftvivele
,and fmall
wins. I am, &c. (Signed) j. P. BEIALIii•AItD.