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111,42 ANC F, AUG. 16 —Since my 11R the Towan,
cji.ir,v, failed for Truro in order to take on board
tin; aiv the Furly, Rows, with tin and capper for
London. The Dolphin cutter arrived from a cruize
anci remain.-.
PLYMOUTH, Auctuat 17."—Came in the Ca SISLEY
gun hri.;, from the Channel fleet ; the John Bulkelly,
MOORE, from Philadelphia, for Amaerdam, detained
by the Hero privateer; GLORY and WARRIOR men
of war, from off Rochefort. The Combined Fleet
and Rochefort fquadron are got into Corunna,
fling Of 25 fill of the line. Sailed the COCKATRICE,
of ;Stuns', with a fleet to the EA.-ward ; SIRI us, of
36 guns t anclihe Ries 'mak, of !4 guns, on a crnize.
—Wind S.W. .
ANOTHER LETTER,, SAME DATE..--4E is Rated that
the gallant Lord NELSON with his fleet, are arrived
of the coaß of Ireland, where hi will hear to his
great mortification, that the fleet which he has been
fo archway purloins through three quarters of the
globe, have eluded his vigilance and got fate into
port ; had he been fo fortnnate as have overtaken the
iwen'ty, with his eleven fail, very few would have
cfcaped capture or dellruelion. It is a well known
ft.? that Admiral Vit.t.ta Love was panic (truck, the
moment he untie:Rood that Lord NELSON had paired
the Streights in parfait of and he has been ter.
iified evet fine, fearing his Lordfltip would overtake
Nat. It has been Rated, that when the combined
fleets ira dircovered Admiral CALDER, they took
the fleet to be Loril NELSON'S, but it is not the fait,
for they knew it was not him, and never had the 'calk
apprehenflon on that account. Yefferday morning
arrived here the GLORY, of 98 guns, Rear Admiral
STIRLING ; WARRIOR, of 74 guns. Captain Lit,: zEY :
th 6. tie pait of the fquadron that was cletathed b
Admiral CALDIIL) ED cruise off Rochefort, to block
out the enemy. Came in the American (hip John
Bulkeley, Captain THOMAS Moat's, from Philadel-
phia, bound to Amflerdam, laden with coffee,fagetr,
pepper, and nankeens, detained by the Hero priva-
teer, of this port. Sailed tbe Comma:cc artned
brig, with a fleet for the Dowels; Status, of 36 guns,
and RalisLes, of 14 guns, on a cruise.
PORTSMOUTH, AUGUST IlioArtind the Vic.
roar, Loeo Nst.so, .aad the Supsan men of war,
tom the Mediterranean. *here the remaining, pan
Of the fleet is Is not known, but it it prefumed to be
With Admiral Coaawattis. .
DEA. j AUGUST 18.—Sault this Morniag the
Ptlecsa gnn.brig; with diffauches lot the fquadron
off Calais.--,Catne anion the Loafs Etaioott and Ras.
ors armed (tips, from Sheernefi.7--Arrived the BOLD
gun.brig, with a French lugger (her prite)laden
with wheat, from Dieppe, bound to Calais.—P. S.
Jul arrived the Calais fquadron, and rernaini ill the
Downs with the tell of the Mips as per laa.
ANOTHER LETTER.-•.•This inoitient the greater
part of the Boulogne fquadron are coining. into the
Downs., with the wind at S. W.` The Amapa' e, with
the LUCIFER bomb, the Atrukin-. BOLD, anti GAL-
LANT gun built's; are h light., and the rea are bear-
ing into the offing., Wind S. W.
AroMIRALTY.OFFICE, .AUGUST 17, ISoi•
Cony of a Lettertratn viee-Mudrii Rainier,„ late Ctuntnander In
Chief of his Majcfty's SYiips and Veffels Ili the Eat Indies, to
'W lliam Madden, Efq. .
Sit, Trident, Madras Rnad,March

541805.
I fed the higheß gratification in havia tfto ilsollwe to enclofed
for their Lordihips' in funnatbm. a copy of a letter I have very re-
curly received from Captain Henry Lambert, of his MaJelty'a Ibip
St. Fiorenzo, committing the partkubrs of hill cocas in takin3 the
french national frigate la pfyche, Captain J. Bergetit, preceded
by a very ac tive purr*. The Ida of men on both fides is great,
l.st,aa ufnally.much more fa on board the enemy. It adds much
tc, 11 honour and credit of Captain Lambert, his Officers and crew,
that the charaaer of Captain Bergeret Rands high in the French
navy, being the fame Officer who commanded la Virginie, when
captured by Sir Edward Pellcw, in the Indefatigable; to which
'nay be added the increafed annoyance fultained by the St. Fio-
renzo, from the great fupport given the French frigate by l'Ecul
value, armed ihip. 13iit I cannot It rip expreffing myfelf ;much
pleated with the animated and fpiritedrefolution taken by Captain
I.ambert,for renewing the a ttaek. which was only prevented by a
vi dory, as attempts of that hind have been generally found to he
fticedsful, evincing the fuperior rahaur of Britifh tailors, and exhi-
biting a molt laudable example for imitation to the fervicc in ge-
neral. All the trading part of his ?Oak fly's fubjedts throughout
India rejoice on the occation of this capteare,as being more appro.
he nfivee of depredations on their trade front Capt. Bergeret'snbili-
t le; and aelivity, than front the whole remaining force of the
french navy at prctcnt in there feat united. I have the honour to
(Signed) r;reit RAINIER.
[Here follows Captain Lambert's Letter, which we gave on
Friday
Copy of a Letter from Rear Admiral Duets, Commander in
C hief of hi.; 111.iielly's Blips and velfels at Jamaica, to William
Mariden, Efq. dated on board the Shark, at Port Royal, July

SlR—Herewith you will receive the copy of a let-
'et from Lieutenant Bzwastotac, co mmander oldie
;aanwicu cutter, to Captain DAS !WOOD, of the
cc HANTE, acquainting him of the capture of three
in iv ateers. (Signed) J. R. iittCkEs.
His Maj.fty's cutter Sandwich. at NJ:fau, New
Providence, May 21, 18=5.
confequence of your order of the 2TR
.14. I proceeded on the cruize direCted, in company
•'vith the NASSAU fchonner, and nn the 6.11 intl. the
litre.4 Caicos bearing E. S. E. about eight leagues,
ae fti! in with and captured the French armed
icl,ool;ers la Renornmee, mounting three guns, one
long and two fixes, having un board 56 men ;
and on the nh, 1a Rencontrc, mounting two guns,
four poundet''', and 42 men ; as alto la Venus, with
one gun and 3: men. I fhould have continued to
cruize for a grei!er length of time, tuft was forced
to return from the great number of prifoners.
(Signed) c. D. ESNARDINC.
espy of another Letter tract Rear Admiral Decree to William
Marfden, Efq. dated Slink, Port Royal, July S, aos.
Sir—l have the honour to enclofe, for their Lord-
!hips' information, the copy of a letter I have re-
ceived from Captain Aram, of the Sam, ac-
quainting me of the Barge, commanded by Lieut.
BLawo, of the Marines, having captured au armed
Apanith felucca. (Signed) J. a. D4CII.IS.

-Setae, n Aquadelit, joie tB, dos..
I Sir—Lieutenant BLAND, of the Marines, com-
mandinv the SEINE'S barge, returned this morning
frd.rn a ihort cruize, in which he deßroyed a Spanifb
sloop, and captured the Conception, a !lige Spanilh
felucca,,, of two long (oar-pounders, and fourteen
men,. after: an aElion of three quarters of an hour ;
the enemy had five men feveray mounded ; and, I
am happy to add, not a man was hurt in the Barge.
This is the fecond very gallant dafh of Mr. BLAND
fince our arrival heret in both he has acquired much
credit, and he (peaks in the firongeß terms of the
gallantry and good condo& of Mr. EDWARD COOK,
Midthipman, who accompanied him, and of all the
boat's crew. The felucca is laden with cocoa and
cOchineal, and was bound from Porto Rico to Cadiz.
(Signed) D. ATKINS.
• DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE-MONEY.
To the Boadicea, and Ichooner Pickle, for the capture "tele
'French brig, la Ddiree and la Marie Francaife, a diltrihuti• n w II
be made to the Boadicea, on Wednefday next, the sift inlb nt, at
Sheernef.; and to the Pickle, on her arrival in port, and r. call .d
At No. r 3, Ciement's Inn, every Tucfday and Friday for tbref yea -a.
The Hawke, for the capture of the Spud& brig Las Tres Feh-
cidates, wilt be paid at Wis. 8, New Broad•ftrect, any Tbuffdat,
between ten and one o'clock.
To the Vanguard, Minotaur, Alexander. Audacious, C Het,
Terplichore, la Boone Citoyenne, and Incendiary fire•fhip, for tne
capture of two Greek polaceaa, Oelober 27i 1798, off Malta, one
of them called the Sir. Nicolo, the other name unknown, a dUtri•
buthea will be made at No. 13, Barnard's Inn, Holborn,on Thug-
day, the agth intbitt, and recalled every Tuefflay and Thu rfday
for three years.
FROM LLOYD'S LIST.
GiIAVZILNO, AUGUST 18.--Paffed by the Bell packet, —,
froth Bengal; Elitabeth, Shalton; New Hope, Brooks; and the
Rebecca. Chater, from Gibraltar; Caravitta, Rutfir, from Liibon;
Rover, Harris, from Cork ; Morning Star, Mofs, and the Charles
Ifandrick, Janfon, from Dantzie ; Hunter, Woolley, from New-
foundland; Thomas, Gueft; Two Brothers. Anderfon, and t►e
Prince Frederick, Cook, from Chriftiana ; Mary, Shaw, from
Riga ; Charron, Petcrfon ; Three Goad Brothers, Defreife, and
the Triton, Spartan, from Norway; Branibery, Shophand, from
Quebec ; and the Three Brothers, —, from Memel:-4MM .
the Galen, Hinckly, for Bolton ; Triton, Frazer, fOr Virginia;
Ellen, Hendcrfon, for Limerick; Barbara, Peacock, rot Cork;
and the Concordia, Keck, for Norway. •