Star.
London, England, 1804-01-03 00:00:00

Total - aL 11 23 2:1
Eight gun-boats, in addit'.-.n tc the prcfent
her. are ordered to be fitted tot at Lymington.

The Thifbe frigate direolly for tl:e Mediterra-
nean. DifpAtches fur Lord NELSON and Sir ALL!.
BALL, at Malta, will be forwarded from the Admi
Laity and Secretary of State's Offices by her.

The Earl St. Vincent, Capt. Amoit r, from Cork,
bound to the Wen Indies, was captured by a pri-
vateer; ba► been fine retaken, and is arrived at
Dominica.

The Glatton, of 54 guns, Capt. Co:A rr, is on
her way to Leith, for the purpofe of receiving the
flag of Admiral Bowe, in room of the Roebuck, of
44 guns, and to be Rationed as guardaip for the
defence of that place.
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The El Vineejo hoop is to be fitted for ferviee at
Chatham, without delay. Captain Watumv is to
command her.

The Inflexible, of 64 guns, was an Saturday put
into commiffion at Chatham by Capt. I'. Bart ET.
By our letters from the Leeward Minds we are
Informed, that the fquadron under the command
Commodore Hoon has been particularly anive ; and
of that aOivity we Hate the following circlunßances
The pinnace and cutter of the Blenheim, under
the command of Lieutenants Fe a Skit and Ca Mr arc L.,
on the isth of September, off Mai tioLo, chafed,
bearded, and carried, after a very flout tefillance of
grape and mufketry, the privateer fchooncr la For-
tone, of two carriage guns and 29 men, one of wilco;
only was wounded. She had been on a Cillize, and
captured three veffels.
On the :':h of ScptcmLr the Ofprey. C.rprain
YOU N H I; AN D; fell in with and cl.aled a privateer,
which, on its falling calm, took to her (weeps, and
out-rowed the Ofprer, whereupon all the baats,
three in number, were hoifted out, and in an indent
manned with volunteers, under the diredion of
Liettt. Roster HENDeIISON, v.ho was in the cutter,
which, rowing falter than the others, gat up fill
with the privateer, and, without waiting for her
comrades, boarded her in the molt determined and
'gallant manner, under a heavy fire of grape and
mugketry, and, after killing two and wow:shag 11 of
the privateer's crew, the remainder, 29 in number,
called for quarter. She proved to he the Refource
privateer, of tour 4 pounders, and having an hoard,
at the commencement of the adion, 43 men. Lie lit
Himeisasos had with him only I, men, roar of whom
with the gallant Lieutenant, were foghtly w"::ndcd.
It is almod necdlcfs to add, that the 10.
crew behaved with the mod exemplary bravery.—
The privateer having been manned from the Ofprer,
fell in with and captured on the day following a final!
privateer of t carriage gun and a t men.
On the 26. h of OnoLr the Centaur captured, be-
tween Toh.,go and Grenada, after a chafe of fever'
hours, the Vigilante fehoonei privateer, of two guns
and 4o men. Tl, capture or this velel is confidcred
as very important in thole lea'. as, from her lupe' .or
failing, Ott had doile much to the trade
among the Minds. The Earl of St. Vincent bk,
Itom bound to Baibai!ner, and a S./Tu.: s
feho,,ner, have Len recaptured by :he St
they were taken by the Harm.intz plisatcri,
On being chafed, cut cfnwn her guns...e'er. at..l Car‘..sviuir.
Ise; guns outboard, coati tared tta etcri c.