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London, England, 1803-12-12 00:00:00

titOM THE LONDON GAZETTE, DEC. :a

ADIMILRALTY.OFFICE, DEC. 10 •
Mfg:4olm of Whicli.the following are copies, have been reed,-
ed at this Office, from, Rear-Aduural Sir Joaw TRONA! Dvc
'roar's. K. B. Commander is Chief of his Majefty's (hips and
velfels at Jamaica :
SxAsr, Port Royal, Jamaica, Sept. 29.
Sir—Their Lordlhips will. °bier ve from Captain
WALKER'S letter enclofed, that he was induced, when
in the Bight of Lengane, to proceed off St. Marc's,
and take the French Garrifon on board, corref-
pondent to capitu!atiiin. I am, &c.
(Signed) .1. T. DUCKWORTH.
VANGUARD, off Cape Nicola Mole, Sept. 9.
9ir—linderftanding from General DESSAU/11s
that it was his intention to Common the town of St.
Marc immediately, which Was reduced to the laft
extremity, I was .ftrongly induced to urge him not
to put the garrifon to death; which Ale confented to,
and I ftipulated with him, that, if
.they furrendered,
he fhould march them round to the Mole is fafety,
and that I ('could appear off the Bay, and take poi.-
feffion of the (hipping, one of which.' knew to be a
(hip of war. I received General liirssacniss' dif-
patches about eight o'clock at night of the jilt of
Oilober; and got under weigh at one A. M. At day-
light we chafed a man of war brig off St. Marc, but
the wind being light and partial the got, into that
place. In the afternoon we perceived a flag of truce
coming out, but a heavy fqnall of wind and rain
obliged them to return. The following morning
they came on board, and brought a letter from Ge-
neral d'fitalN, which I anfwered by making feveral
propofitions, and fent them in the (hip's boat
as a flag of truce, with an officer, and Mr. Cares-
cater had the goodnefs to take charge of them :
about five o'clock the fame day the General himfelf
came on board in the boat, and we agreed to a con-
vention tht next day and part of the night we were
bufily employed in iffeeling the embarkation of the
garrifon, &c. and the whole being completed. Ge.
octal d'Horia and his Staff came on board the
VANGUARD at three o'clock in the morning of the
4th, and we made fail out of the Bay. The fituation
of this garrifon was the molt deplorable it is poffible
to imagine ; they were literally reduced to nothing,
and long fubfiftcd on bode Ads. I forgot to men•
tion that, on the IR, we captured the fame fchooner
we had taken on the 26th pail, with 25 barrels of
flour, going to St. Marc, which I took out, and
transferring her people, with fifteen foldiers The, had
on board, to a (mall (loop we took at the fame time,
fent her away, and kept the fchooner, as the might
be eventnally ufeful to us; and fhe is the veffcl I have
made over to Gen. dlisism. The veffeledelirered
to us confiil of the Papillati corvette pierced tot
twelve guns, but only mounting fix;having fifty-
two men on board, commanded by Monfieur
sou RG, Lieutenant do Vaiffeau ; the brig Les Trois
Amis, tranfport, nothing in ; and the (choosier Mary
Sally, who has between forty and fifty barrels of
powder. General d'HlNsm has given me regular
receipts for the garrifon, which amounts in all to
eight hundred and fifty men. I have further to in-
form you, Sir, that on the sth we captured the Na-
tional fchooner le Courier de Names, of two guns
and four (swivels, and is men, commanded by an'
nfign de Vaiffeau, from Port, au Prince, with a
fupply of thirty barrels of flour, and fundry other
articles for St. Marc. I enclofe a weekly account ;
and have great fatisfaftion in Rating, that we are
almolt well again, pot one of the men who came
from the hofpital has died. I have the honour to
be, kc. (Signed) 75E. WALKER.

Smear., Port ?Loyal, Jamaica, Sept. 29.
Sir—His Majefly's (loop Psi-ream having been em-
ployed thefe eight weeks in watching the port of Aux
Cayes, Captain Waiver writes ate, on the sift loft,
that the General of Divifion Banners's, had fent off
Brigadier General Lances to propofc taking off
this Garrifon, but as it appeared that the numbers
are beyond what the veffels in the harbour, with the
affiltance of the Pecican, could aka, Capt. Writs.
ay, (of whofe affiduity I cannot fpeak too highly)
agreed on an armifiice of tcn days to communicate
with me, and though I had in fome degree anticipat-
ed the want by fending the Props on that fervice, I
have in confequence added the Tungus, and am in
expetation, that before the failing of this packet I
(hall have to requeff that in addition to this, tow will
communicate to the Lords Commiffiosers of the Ad.
miralty the capitulation of the garrifon. I am, &c.
(Signed) j. T. DIICZW-ORTN.
Baum, Port litalal,klimicat Sept. 30.
• Sir—Captain &ion, whole merits as an officer are
always eonfpicuous, having, during the time ha was
fenior officer at the blockade of the Cape, dtocniptait
for the good of the fervice to attack Port Dan • s'
I fend you herewith his ffatement of the face 1, mid
the capture of la Sageffe, of twenty eight-pounders
on her main deck, and tight four-pounders on the
quarter deah. I am, &c. (Signed) •
j. T• DUCKWORTH.

Terms, Port Dauphin. St. Mathis% Sept,
Sir—Having found ertrenfe difficulty in prevent-
ing (mall vefcls from patting into Cape Francois
with provifions from the little ports on the northern
part of the ifland, in confequence of their finding a
1, fate retreat from our purfuit ender the batteries of
Port Dauphin, and conceiving that port to be of the
utmoft importance to the enemy, I deemed it necef-
fary to make fome efforts for the reduaion of the
place, and the capture of a flip of war at anchor
there. As loon as the lea breeze this morning ren-
dered it impoffible for the enemy's frigates to leave
their anchorage, I proceeded to Manchermel Bay,
leaving the Fleecing and CVNISILLIND on their
Ration. The water being fufficiently deep to allow
me to place the (hip within make' fhot of Fort La-
bouque, fitnated at the entrance of the harbour, our
fire was fo well direaed, that it was impoflible for the
guns of the battery to be pointed with any precifion,
the colours of which were (rack in left than half an
hour. Another fort in the harbotir and the (hip be-
ing the neat objects of our attention, the 'Nessus
entered the port with the affiftance of the boat., and
having fired a few (hot at the (hip of war, the hulked
her colours down, and proved to be la Sageffe,
mounting twenty eight pounders on the main deck,
and eight four pounders on the quarter deck and
fore cattle, commanded by Lieut. J. B. Baaoarcie,
and baring only 75 men on board. The Comman-
dant conceiving the place no longer tenable after the
lob of the (hip, and being under fome apprebenfioe
of being ezpofed to the rage of the Blacks, whom he
confidered as a mercilets enemy. claimed Britifit pro.
seition, and funoodered the fort and garrifto at

eretion. Having (piked the guns, and delleny' ed the
ammunition, the garrifun and inhabitants, many of
whom were fickly, were embarked and landed under
a flog of truce at Cape Francois. Being informed by
the pritinitrs that their General DC:•:ONT and his fuite
had lately fallen into the hands of the Blacks, and
that they were in the mod imminent danger, I was
induced, from motives of humanity, to folicit their
freedom from the Chief of thole people; and I had
the fatisfaCtion of having my requell immediately
complied with : They accompanied the telt of the
prifoners into Cape Francois. I am, &a.
(Signed) JOHN DUCH.
Copy o(a Letter from the Honourable WILLIAM COX NWALLII;
Admiral of the Blue, &cc. tO Sir LVAN I,PEAN, BarL dated Se
Minot the id inft.
Sir—The ACAS re joined me this morning. I have
the honour to enclofe a letter for the information of
the Lords Commiffiontrs of the Admiralty, to me
from Captain Wool), which I have this moment re.
ceived, giving an account of his having captured, on
the ad of Oftober laft, the French privateer l'Aven-
tore of Bourdeauz, and recaptured the two Weft In-
diamen therein named, her prizes. 1 have the ho-
nour to be, &c. (Signed) w. CORNWALL!..
Ac*, lA, at So-., off Ufkant,Dec.,e.
Sir—ln purfaance of your orders, at daybreak on
the sd of OCtober, in lat. 48 deg. t9O min. and long.
2 t deg. 3o min. well, we fell in with, and, after a
chace of 45 hours, captured the French privateer
l'Aventure, of Bourdeaux, of twenty guns and 44.
men, with her two prizes, the Royal Edward and St.
Mary% Planter, both of the Jamaica Convoy. This
privateer was lying to to take potreffion of the Jane,
another of the Convoy, and a fourth in fight. I have
the honour to be, &c. (Signed) y. a. WOOD.

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