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From Mr LONIEW GAZETTE, April :6.

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WNIT/NALL, APRIL 13.
" The King has beep bracioufly pleajed, by warrant ender his
Royal flgret and lign manual, bearing date the 29111 of March lilt.
to give and grant unto Horatio Nelfon, Lfq. feuntmonly called
Lord Vile-nu:a Met on). only AM and bele apparent of the Right
' 11-1,43. and kr?. William Earl Hello'', his Royal Keener and wind(
don to receive and wear the enfigns of the Illultriotes Chapteral
Order of St. Joachim.. unstated upon hint by the Genet al Chapter
• ache fald Order.
CARLTOW•HOUBR, APRIL 22.
His Royal Highnefs the Prince of Wales has been pleated to ap-
point tae followingsNohlemen and Gentlemen, to be State Cuuu-
calor,. for the Principality of Sco land:
The Marquis of Rua. • The Earl of Eglinton.
The Earl of Caffida, The Earl of Lantier,:ale.
The Earl of Breadalhane. The Earl of Moira.
Wm. Adam, Efq. Chancellor for the Duchy of Cornwall.
Adam Galles, Efq. Advocate for the Principality of &mien&
• David Cathcart, kfq. Solicitor fur the Principality of Scotland.
DUBLIN CASTLE, APRIL 21.
Letters Patent have been paired under the Great Seal of Ireland,
for granting the Office of his Majeßy's Poll hiattent General In
Ireland, to the Right Honourable Ri..hatd lidy Earl of Donough•
more, and the Right Honourable Henry Fitzgerald, commonly
called Lord Henry Fitzgerald.
' CROW'a OFFICR, APRIL 26.
Members returned to fern in this prefent Parliament.
qva COU NT r—Hensy Parnell, of Rathkeguc, In the Q2eim's
outity, Efq.
County of Sum:h.—Charles O'Hara, of Nymphslield, in the
County of Sligo, Efq.
Cbunty of KILICIINNY The Honourable George Ponfunhy,jun.
of Ildhopfemirt, in the mom of the Right Honourable William
Brabazon Ponfonlty (now Lord Ponfunby), called up to the
• Houle of Peers.
Borough of He actsroo-.-Sir John Shelley, Bart. in the roan of
Davies Giddy, Efq who, finee his eledtion for the Lid Borough,
bath accepted the office of Steward or Bailiff of hls Majefty's
Three Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke, Defisorough, and Bunco-
ham, in the county of Buckingham.
ADMIRALTY-OFFICF, APRIL 23, 1806.
Copy of a Letter from Admiral Young, Commander in Chief of
Majefty's Sips and veirels at Plymouth, to William Marf
den, Efq. dated on board his Majefty's (hip Salvador del Mundo,
Hamoase, April at, and.
su—l taiga& you herewith, for the information of the Lords
Commiffioners of the Admlralty!* a Letter which I have received
from the Commander of the Hind Revenue cutter, giving an ac-
count of his having captured the French privateer brig intrepide,
of fourteen guns, and which he brought in this morning. I have
the fatisbeStion to add, that the John, one of the brigs taken by
this privateer, has been recaptured by the Confianec,and is arriv-
ed here. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) w. TOUNO.
Hind Revenue cutter, Catwater. Port of
Plymouth. April at, 'EIS.
• Sra—l beg you will be pleated to acquaint my
Lords Commiffioners of the Admiralty, that, on
Wednefday the 16th intlant,•having received infnr-
Thation at Scilly that a veffel had been captured off
that gland by a French brig privateer of foutteen
guns, I immediately got under weigh; and proceed-
ed to lea ; and on Friday the 18:h, had the Asir.
billion of falling in with her, Scilly bearinv,
three leagues ; the hoilled American colours, and
allowed us to approach ; fired a broadlide into us,
and a volley of mufketry ; then, with a crowd of
fail, the attempted to get off, depending on her in-
perior failing ; butt, after a chace from nine A. M.
till twelve, and a running fight from twelve to three,
the (truck to the HIND Revenue cutter, under my
command, and proves to be l'lntrenide of St. NIA.
loes, of I.} guns, eight of which had been previouily
put into the hold, JOSRP BJURSIN Commander,
who, with two of the enemy were killed, and two
are dangeroufly wounded. She has beets nut twenty
days, and has c.iptured four yards. I have every
sreafon to hope that neither of them can as yet have
got into-any French port, by what I can learn from
thole who belonged to them. and who were taken
in the Intrepide. She is a new veffel, and was re-
taming frOm her fecond cruize ; the wou:d
save been, a great annayan:e to our trade, being a
very fall failing velTel. Oa board of the HIND tee
have none killed or wounded ; nor any ki.llll•ige,
Other than the rigging and fails being cut. I c.!nnot
dli flifficient junice to the ze.dl and Heady condutt r
Mr. PITT, Chief Mate, and the Officers and men
pnder my command. I have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) THO. HURRAY ALLAN.
• B,:g Mary, MeAsyrmua Miller, from Ireland, a
light tranfport, retaken and fent into Scilly.
ADMIR•LTY•OFfICE, APRIL 16, 1806.

Copy of a letter from Rear Admiral the lion. Sir Alexander
Cochrane. K. B. Commaoder in Chl,f of his Majetty's Slips
and vcflits at.the Leeward Mends, to Willism Meriden, Efq.
dated on beard the Northumberland, Carlific Bay, Barbadoes,
7tl) March, iSc 6.
enclofe, for the Information of the Lords Commiftioners
of the Admiralty, the Copy of a Letter from Captain Smith, of
his Ma'efty's poop Woolverine, giving an account of the capture
of a privateer: alfo the Copy of a Letter from lieutenant Barker,
commanding the Grenada, acquainting me of his capturing a
French letter of marque. Captain Younglaufband, of Ida la •
jetty's mtp Heureux, has alfo fent in here two fchooncr p. ivat•:ers
which he has lately captured, but b have not yet received bis offi-
cial account thereof. have the honour to be, &c.
(signed) ALEC COCItitANt.
His Majefty's Sloop Wolverine, 6 I.eagues to
Wiudward of Barbadoe., jam 31, 18.6.
Sira—l have tbehonoar to int ,rm you. that thia morning I cap-
lured the Fr, reh fchooner privateer Petite Conflance, after a long
chace. She had one large gun mounted (her two others having
been thrown overboard in c:iace) and fifty men: a month out
from Guadaloupe, and has taken nothing. I have the hontiur to
be, ate. (Signed) 3. SMYTH.
His Majefty's Brig Grenada. St. George's Day.
Grenada, February 13,
Sir—l have the fatia'adlion to acquaint you, that, on the fedi
init. the Pearl Rock, Martinique, bearing tall, diftant four or five
leagues, at four A. M. I difeovered a furpicious velrel to thefouth•
ward. ni which I immediately gave (lace; at (even ti clerk I fired
a (hot at her. which the returned, and hoifted french colours, and a
dare adion endued. In confequenec of light winds and my bring
to leeward of the en, my, I dropt aftwn f I times. which pro- ,
longed the attin.• cusifiderably, the Imoke front the guts. taking the
wind •41: of sear fade. At thirty minutes p. ft eleven; the enemy
8ru..1, his col, urs, and f, and her to be the trzech feheoecr lett, r
of marque, hinter; Murat, baying on board ben fort y-t svo pi irl-
eicr, one nine pounder. with kraal (wive's, anti blunder:it, Ma,
fit t y-two men; oat teem Martinique twelve hours, and bound to
.t. isontirgn, Wien with dry good, noyeau. Ste. lam forty to
a.ld Mr. Atli!, the mailer, &brave and g rod nihrer,selni ha. let v-
• rd f.-veraiy, eve with me, is f • -Iv woutnled, tut, I trial. will
rpeiilily rec. vet ; and one boy. wit • led a fcw ',ours alai the at.
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he cntroy had three nun killed, and keen wou'dcJ. I
beg leave to ohlerve, that the enctitv', strli wire mounted in fuck
a manner. as to enable :him all to h,ar.:.t the fame time In any
direction, which made them veer fur, rine is wit; he of m,tal The
emmye mart. mid erring were Pi muchrripided, th:.t, on the night
of the aids, both mutts went by tbe board. 'rite Grenada has
faltered much in risen.: : 'both topirlibbelog quite difalikd. main
btqns Sun away; bott, lower matte damaged, and CO cut to
pieces. with the heavy Somers of grape and canoilter kram the
forty two poutn ors. The conaludt of Mr Malone, hub Ll:utentnt,
Mr. Atkins the 'neat r„ • hle. Briggs, hildthipman, (who has jolt
'kneed his time) the petty cifecerr, framer; and a party of the 6c,th
realmesit, (irving as marina, I cannot Min k ntly extol their cool-
s/ f., and (trial attention to my dircition. during the 'dim), being
1614 as are k truly charadterift;e kr the Bridal Iranian. I Lave, See.
(Molt d) JOUN SAX It LA.
eels of a letter from Caplets George Pounghtilband, Carnrnan-
d,r of Ills Majefty's Ship flatten', to Witham Marftka, kfq.
dm..d in ( 'aril& Bay, Barba...toes. Feb. sA, 16°6.
boa—Admiral Cothran* not being preknt tan the 1 beg