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The duAilltiteett Oaptiiin • ^
'Esq. of WaliliOrits, which was prevented taking place
at Finchley, on Wednesday last, by police interference,
was fought on Saturday, at Arnberry Cowmen, near
Bromley. The parties are distantly related. and the,
meeting arose from a dispute at Drury•lane Theatre,l
respecting alleged familiarity in words spoken by Mr.
T— insulting to the feelings of Captain S.'a niece.
The parties fired twice, and in the second fliNt
received a severe wound in the simulate; and our car.'
respondent states that the ball had not been extracted'
on Saturday.
A meeting took place on the 13th instant, at Bishops.'
town, within about two miles from Cork, between
Doctor Baldwin and Doctor Orpen, the former attended
by Massey Warren, Esq. the latter by R. T. Herbert,
Esq. RN. After an exchange of three shots, Dr. Orpen
received Dr. Baldwin's fire, and discharged his pistol in
the air. The parties were then walked off the ground.
We regret to state, that as Dr. Baldwin was crossing a
ditch, after the affair was over, he met with a severe
accident. A countryman who bad evinced much in-
terest about him, wished to assist him over the ditch,
and c aught him by the hand for that purpose, but,
from some awkward tarn, and keeping a hold too long
the arm was fractured ab ire he elbow. Dr. Woodreffe
being. on the spot, did what was necessary on the.
occasion with his usual skill and promptness.

FIRST NAVAL ACTION BETWEEN THE
SPANIARDS AND THE COLOMBIANS.

The following extract of a private letter from the
garrison at Gibraltar. dated Nov. 20, gives a very dil-
lereot, and we believe more accurate, statement of the
action in the Bsy cf Gibraltar, between a Spanish
squadron and the Colombian privateer, tle Soublette:—
" An affair took place within sight of chi. garrison,
yesterday, which has excited the greatest consternation
among the Spanish merchants, both here, at Malaga,
and Cadiz.
" A Colombian privateer hermaphrodi-e brig, the
Soublette, Captain Cunningham, on the 19:h inst.
weighed anchor and stood but to sea with a slight breeze,
wind N.E. and shortly afietr fell in with a Spanish con-
voy proceeding from C 'di: to Malaga, consisting of
three brigs of war and two smaller vessels, under orders'
of a Commodore, all under loose sail. The moment
the privateer was di-covered, a brig of 22 guns was
dispatched, either to take the privateer or drive him off,
lest he might, by his superior sailing, cut off part of
the convoy.

" The brig soon came within gunshot, and dis-
charged a broadside ; the privateer stood upon the other
tack, and came close to and met the brig with a heavy
discharge of grape•shot and musketry; the Spanish
vessel thus engaged, not being satisfied with such close
quarters, fired only two rounds and then made all pos-
sible sail for the squadron. The privateer, not being .
intimidated by superior f .rce, pursued the brig, and in
one hour afterwards found himself in close action with
the Commodore's squadron.
" He-fought the threetrigs for two hours; and he
states, -that if part of his crew had not shewn symptoms/
of cowardice and mutiny, he should have succeeded,
after having nearly dismasted the Commodore's vessel,
in bringing her a-prize into. Gibraltar. •
" When he discovered the spirit of his crew, he was,
obliged to extricate himself the best way he could'
from such a perilous situation hiwever, he soon ef-
fected his escape, and got bids to Gibraltar with the,
loss of an arm, which was caused by a splinter, and,
with the exception of this misiOrtune, neither the crew
nor ....se' suffered the le4st injury. On the privateer's
return to the Bay of Gibraltar, a guards costa stationed
at Algeciras, seeing what was going on, 0141 supposing
the privateer to be disabled, and puritied b superior
force, made an attempt tcl intercept him.. 'the brave
Captain Cunningham perceiving . this, turned round
upon the clumsy Spaniards. which threw - them into
such confusion, that, in the anxiety to effect their
escape, they actually discharged a gun while , two un-
fortunate fellows were standing before it; *hoc were soon
sent into the next world.
" However, had the Spanish vessel not tun _aground near the
batteries of Algesiras, the privateer would have taken her."