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London, England, 1801-04-29 00:00:00

FROM 1.1.011Y5

DEAL, APRIL 28.—Remain as per laft.—
Wild N. E.

GRAvEs,nn, Arkit 2F.L—Puffed by the Ambi-
tion, —, from Am er dam ; Jongc ?,Eirsy,arctta,
Sims ; Magdalena, FISHER; Twe Gebroders,
DICK; and Jdfamy, —, from Embden.---
Sailed the Ann, THOMAS, for Newry; and Vrow
Henrica, for Amitcrdam.

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, APRIL 18.
ADMIRALTY-OFFICE, ♦PRIL 28. .

Copy of a Letter from Admiral MILAANK, Commander in
Chief of his Aiajilly% Ships and Veffels at Portfilsouti, to
EVAN ?ZtPCAN, EN. dated the 24th init.
SIR-•-I beg you will pleafe to lay before their
Lordfhips the twe letters enclofed, which I have
received from Lieutenant TALBOT, of the SHEER-
NESS hired cutter, and Lieutenant MORRIS, of the
LADY CHARLOTTE hired brig, giving me an ac
count of their fucccfs in capturing a French lugger
privateer, and in recapturing five velrels which fhe
had taken. (Signed) M. 1141LRANKE.

His Ma jetty's hired armed cutter SARIRNISSI
at Sea, aift April, tBoz.
Sir—f have to inform you, that I weighed from
Weymouth Roads at five A. M. yetterday, on'
fceing the fignal for an enemy on Portland,in com-
pany with his Majefty's armed brig LADY CH AR-
Lorrs ; flew the lugger privateer le Prete& de la
Manche, Captain le FROM ENT, mounting fixteen
two-pounders, manned with forty-nine men, to the
Weftward, and her prize to the Southward ; at
it was nearly calm I judged I Ihould not come tip
with her ' • went in cliacc of her prize ; fent the
Mate in the Gig, who at (even P. M. boarded her
near Alderney. She proves the SORER fchooner
of Colchefter, in Balk& This morning, at half
paft ten, I difcovered the lugger and four fail to
the Weltward • Lieutenant Moak is, of the LADY
CH azeorrs, tked every exertion, and was fuccefr-
ful in recapturing them :—at half pall two I hail-
ed the lugger, and, as he would not bring to, fired
feveral that at him, when after carrying away fe-
veral of her fails, the (truck without firing at us.
Lieutenant MORRIS will inform you of the parti-
culars of his recaptures. lam concerned to have
to (late one Englithman killed, and one wounded
in the cabin of the lugger. The good conchae of
Mr. Jams 13Ezi..tan, Mate, I beg leave to point
out, who has on all occafions condufted Limfelf
to my IltisfaEtion. I (hall on my arrival at Ply-
I mouth, to which port, the wind being Eaftcrly, I
judged it prudent to put into, ufe every exettioa
to put to fc3, and follow the otdcrs you have
given me. (Signed) I. H. TALBOT.
To MARK Mlt RANIK Efq Admiral of

the Whiteauc.
His Majay's Wed brig LADY CITARLOTTr,
Plymouth Sound, April 2.3. ,
Sir—l beg leave to inform you, that on the loth
intl. at fix A. M. I weighed from Portland reads,
(the SH mulls' cutter in company) on the fignal
being made for an enemy on the coaft : I Rood to
the fouthward with the above cutter, having infor-
mation of a fehooner in that quarter, which a pri-
ivateer had captured that morning. At fix P. M.
on the slit the was recaptured by the boat of the
SHEERNESS : on the 22d, at two P. M. being then
between Portland and the Berry Mead, I obferved
a lugger to windward, to which the SHEERN ess
gave chace, and, I am happy to fay, captured af.
ter a running fight of half an hour : from my fi-
tuation, being little' wind, I wax unable to of if the
cutter in her capture, I therefore fent my boats in
chace, to the wcllward, of three brigs 31ati a *loop,
which they recaptured. They had- been captured
in the morning by the lugger which the Spina-
osss took; but from the people on board them
making their efcape in their boats on the approach
of ours, I was unable to obtain their names and
cargoes, except one, which is the Generous Friends,
a brig of about two hundred tons, with a cargo of
lead. (Signed) c &OROS MORRIS.

DISTR I Bt rI'ION OF PRI ZI-MONET.
Some unclaimed Gates of prize money arifing
from captures by the LUS A in May and Auguß,
17911, and by the Fzoit a and CA 1101.1 az in Oaober
following, have been remitted from Gibraltar, and
may he received at Salter's Hall Court, Cannon•
flrcet, any Monday or Thurfday, until the ac-
COUnt is doted.
Threeenen's (hares of captures by the EARL St.
VISICINT cutter have alfo been remitted, and may
be received as above.
The crew of the (loop l'Esront, for the capture
of the Moorifh brig Fatfa.al.hare, the Sr.inifit (hip
Nollr.. Senora del Carmen, and the French cut-
, ter Fulminante, who have not already been paid

their proportion; at Ca): rrmy receive t! air
rcilicaiee filatcs of the 1.6 at the fame
time and piac.:. •
The crews of the Theseus, Swlsrr••se, Mt-
nava and MA NONIS.t, f•r the capture of the
French letters of marque l'Heureux, liatmoniet
and Hypomene, and Spanith brig Nortra Senora
de les Jelous, may receive their proportions of the
faid prizes at the fame time and place. •
1111 ts Cavan. certain, a letter from Lord Kura. dated
emiarie. bay, February 17, islet:Xing a lift of all the captures
made in the hialiterraneasi (ince his aft return. The !hips
taken are frduch, Spauilb, Danifls, Swedifh, Americ:n,
node, irnrtuguere, and No7polit ,ne, chiefly (mall merchant
vele* tome •of them laden with warlike ammunition far
Egypt; 'rue number of verels taken is lowly nne bantireel.
a lilt of which will be given in this Paper to-aiurrow.)

EAST-INDIA SHIPPING.
Yefterday An overland exprefs was received from
the Earl-Indies. Private le:ters by this conveyance
inform us, that the Honourable Com-
pany'{ thip thet.Lanv JANR DUNDAS, Capt. the
Honourable 111,0 II LINDSAY; the BENGAL, Capt.
ADAM CUMINE ; the CITY or LONDON, Captain
ABRAVAPI GREEI ; the CASTLE F.Dzs,Ctpt.ALLX-
ANDLP. CUMINO ; and Puoesix, Cart. lA'lLLtatc
MOFFATT arrived fife in Bengal river from Eng-
land on the sth of December Taft, hating failed
from Torbay on the 27th May.
ThCARNISTON,CAPLCAMPRELL MAJORIDANRS;
and the Bali m sw tcx,Capt•Jamts LuDov lc GRANT,
were at Whanyea, on the 3oth Odtober. The !hip
CIDER, Capt. Gkostor. STEVENS, had reached
Macao Road : they pa: red with the remainder of
the Madras and China fleet in a gale of wind
the North-Weft cualt of Lumnia, viz. Wat. sr If .t;•.-
s row, LADY BURGER, MAP.gyls WELIATSLi.Y,
LORD NELSON, 111 d EARL SAINT VINC SN'r.

The FRIENDSHIP, a minty/ flip, left. China on
the sd day of November. Tlsc EARL TALBO
Capt. JOHN HAMILTON DkAIPSTLA ; the Cißr\•
CBSTSR, Capt. THOMAS ROBERTSON; the GAIT CFS,
Capt. ALFXANDEIL GRAY ; and the CANTON, C;
THOMAS LUtHINGTON, patted the FRIENDSHC.,
near Macao Roads, having futlained confidcrab:e
dam:►ge in a Tyffoun, which they weathered iii
the China teas.

The City of London hits retaken the 'Ganjan,
from Ganjan to Madras, and they are both at.
rived at Madras.

The Traveller, from Litho; to Calcutta, is cap-
tured in the Bay of Bengal.
The French privateer I'Aigle, commanded by
Captain Suacourr, was captured by the AL: A*
MOSS (loop of war in the Bay of Bengal.
The PHOENIX Indiaman has captured off the
Sand Heads, in Bengal Roads, the General Me-
lartie privateer, of 14 guns and 120 men.
The Honourable Eafl India Company's Ihip the
THAMES, Captain ROBERT Wtt.uAMsy lately ar-
rived, being a finale flip from China. on the sth
of December, fell in with an enemy's cruifer, in
lat. 5. ?2. North, and long. 69. s Ealt, mounting
thirty guns, and full of men. The enemy at brit
feemed by his manoeuvres inclined to attack the
THAMES, which her Commander apprehend; ng,
and little profpeft of efcaping, as the Frenchman
had the weather gage; Captain WILLIAMS imme.
diately (food towards him under a prefs of fail,
and atrumed every potlible means to bring him t..
adion. The enemy then put before the winch on
which courfe the THAMES continued to duce him
until dark, tome part of the time fo dote as to be
nearly within gun.fhot, and loft him in a *all.
The THAMES being a large Ibip of 1200 tons bur-
then, and thirty guns, made a very formidable ap-
pearance, and probably intimidated the Enemy.
The next Fleet of ihips from li.dia, is e:peded
to art ive before the month of September next.