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London, England, 1812-12-24 00:00:00

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NAVAL IN77ILLMENCI.

FALMOUTH, DECEMBER tl.
Arrived the Mary-Ann Packet, with M
Dispatches from Corunna, in fbur days.-IPe com-
munication between that place and the AlliM Army
was cut off.—Left lying there the Speculapr cutter
of this port.--His Majesty's ship VANE! 4nus, Sir
Home POPHAM, was lying at Santander.—Passengers
in the Mary-Ann are, an English Messenger, and
Captain RICHARDSON and his aFprentices, late of the
transport ship Lady Johnstone, of London, which
ship sailed from England on the 9th November, with
ordnance stores, for Bermuda—on the 16th parted
company, with three others, from her convoy, in a
gale ; from these she also shortly after separated:—
On the 25th November, off the Western Islands, in
lat. 35. N. long. 23. 30. W. was captured by the
Comet privateer, of Bourdeaux, armed with ten 18-
pound carronades, four long-sixes, and 135 men
She had previously (20th Nov.).captured the Portu-
guese brig Calypso, Captain ANT. Jose DA SOUZA,
from Pernambuco for Gibraltar; also a Spanish ship
and schooner, the former from Havanna, and the
latter from South America, both bound to Cadiz,
which she sent for BOurdeaux.—The Lady Johnstone
was sent for New York, where the privateer was
fitted out.----Two days after the capture of the latter,
they captured a Spanish brig, in ballast, on board
of which they put all the prisoners, and permitted
her to proceed for Spain. -Arrived also, the Lady
Arabella Packet, from Lisbon, in twelve days, with
Mails and Passengers; and the WIZARD sloop of war,
from a cruize. Put in, by contrary winds, the
VENCE, 74, and PARTRIDGE brig, with 28 sail of
vessels for Porto al, Spain, and the Mediterranean.
Sailed the brig ZEPHYR, with her prize Antelope,
for Portsmouth ; also several coasters.—Wind S.W.

PLYMOUTH, DECEMBER 22.
Arrive'd the Ku\ PEEN of 18 guns, from a critize •
the LANDRAIL, of 16 guns, from Jersey ;;and the
STat•xcous, of 16 guns, from Brest : the latter has
captured two French coasters, laden with salt, and
sent them into Penzance. Came in the American
brig Colombia, Dixox, from Philadelphia for Bour-
deaux, prize to the BRITON and Aatnaustamta. Also •
arrived the Americaa brig Stephen, from New. York
in 31 days, bound to Bourdeaux, with cotton, &c.
also captured by the Batrox and ANDIO,MACHE.
There are now lying at New-York upwards of 100
sail of vessels, laden with corn and flour, bound to
the Peninsula, nearly the whole of them are vessels of
great burthen.--The Nrastex, of 38 guns, went from
Barnpool to the S.'aind. The ROVER, of 18 guns,
came from the Sound to Stonehouse Pool. Went
from Hamotize to the Sound the MARTIAL gun-brih.
The DANEMARK, of 74 guns, is docked.
PORTSMOUTH, DECEMBER 23.
Arrived the TORTOISE store ship, from Gibraltar,
and is put under the restraint of quarantine. A
convoy sailed from Gibraltar for Ergland four days
previous to the TORTOISE sailing, but pit back in •
consequence of a gale. Also arrived his a' ajes!y's '
ships TrnraN and SAVAGE, from a cruize. Came
into harbour the American schooner Antelope, front
New York, bound to Bourdeaux, laden with coffee,
&c. prize to his Majesty's ship ZEPHYR.—The East
India fleet still remains.
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DEAL, DECEMBER 23. "
Salle! his Majesty's ship Pcmannat, for Ports..
mouth; and the SPECULATOR lugger, with a convoy •
for ditto. Arrived his•Majtsiy's ships BERMUDA and
DECOY, from a cruise.—W ind N.E.
YARMOUTH, DECEMBER
Arrived his Majesty's ship Svoctss, with French .
prisoners of war, bound to Leith. She has stopt xt
this port to land part of her crew who are sickly.— • .
His Majesty's ship FREYA, with a few transports •
with prisoners of war, also for Leith, has passed at..
the back of the Sands.
BELFAST, DECEMBER is. •
Thursday morning, about three o'clock, the new.
raised men on board the Neptune tender, lying in the
Lough, broke through the-I:mess-room, and took pos-
session of the vessel. After confining the crew of the
tender below, and securing the hatches, they lowered
down the boats, and 26, chiefly impressed men, effec-
ted their escape, and proceeded towards tfle
Owing, however, to the tempestuous weather, or theitqa
ignorance of the Channel, it is supposed the boats
struck on the banks, and the men attempting to *ads •
to the land, it is feared, have all perished, as at day. '•-•
light one of the boats was found near Mr. Grrre'sb-' •
and two dead bodies lying near it. One of the bodies .. •
only could be got at, the other was too fir in the mud.,
Six hats and several bundles of clothes were also
picked up. The body pf the man was brought up
to town, but has not yet been owned ; he is rotor. .
nized, however, as one wbo entered regularly as a
seaman.
The CUMBERLAND, 74, Captain &tate, arrived
at the Cove of Cork, the 16th inst.ito take charge of
the convoy assembled in that harbour for the West
Indies. The CUMBERLAND is to be assisted in this '
charge by the SYBILLE, 38, Captain UPTON, and IN-
DIAN, 18. The FORTUNES, 36, Captain G. Slot-
MOUR, is t? accompany them as far as Madeira.,.
The CUMBERLAND and STELLA, after seeing the con-
voy safe, will-proceed to join Sir J. WARREN, on alms •
Halifax station.'
By a letter from Portsmouth, of the 21st, iustant,
we learn, that the Fortune cartel had returned to
that port from Morlaix, having on board an interest- , •
ing woman, a native of Ireland, of 22 years of age,
who, having been married to Colonel Botarsoit, a
French officer- of artillery, lately on his parole at
Chesterfield, received the permission of this Govern-
atient to follow her husband to France, and embarked
for that purpose at Portsmouth,
.on the 17th ut Au. -
gust last, has now been cruelly driven back, together
with her sop, an infant of 19 months old, by order of
the French Authorities, and is arrived at Portsmouth,
as above mentioned, in a state of the greatest misery
and distress, destitute of the means of subsisttnce for
an hour, until relieved at the •charge of this Govern- -
went, as is done in all cases of English women arriv.
log from France in a state of distress.—The conduct
of the French Government tow irds this unfortunate
young woman affords an additional pro ,f of.a tact
'which cannot be too publicly known, namely, th it all
marriages contracted by French subjects dttai ied is
foreign countries as pri.oners If war, are considered
by the present Freach laws, as totally invalid.