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the enemy, I believe, from their apparent confulion,
mull be greater.
And, Sir, when I refleft on the fuperiority of the
enemy in print of force, I cannot fay enough in
praife of thole brave Officers and men I have the ho-
nour to command, and front uhole gallant conduit
and zeal on the occafion, particularly when ordered
to prepare to board, I felt perfeetly confident of car-
rying the French (hip in a few minutes, on the fecund
attach, had not her fuperior failing frultrated our in-
tentions.

I Could feel unmindful of my duty, was Ito emit
teprefenting to you the great Alliance I received
from Mr. SALMON the mailer, on this, as well as on
every other occallon. (Signe..l) W. CARR.
P. S. Upon my arrival at Tortola, I }lad informa.
Lima of the exaa particulars of the French (hip from
the Prelident, which he alTured me was well after-
tained at St. Thomas's, from which place the failed
on the 4th init. about twenty.eight hours before we
fell in with her. She proves to -be the Grande De-
cide, Captain GUAY, from Guadaloupe, carrying
twenty-two nine pounders, and two hundred and
thirty men, eighty of which were foldiers.

CEN TAIPII,CarIiLIe Bay, Barbadom March 7, t 834

Sir—The end fed is a copy of a letter I h:ayere-
ceived horn Captain BLAND, of his hlajelly's [hip
HIVROVX, giving an account of the capture of a
French privateer to windward of Barbadoca, with
which I beg y. .0 to acquaint the Lords Commillii.ners
of the AdmUalty. (Signed) 'TAM. HOOD.

His Majcily'a ihip CHtoasos. aoSea, ,6th February, aod.
Sir—l beg to inform you, that this day, in the la-
titude of l3arbadoes, and forty leagues to windward,
his Majeily's (hip under my command fell in with,
and, after a long chace, took polfiffion of the French
armed fchooner Flebuflier, pierced for fourteen guns,
had fit French fixes, and fisty eight men on board :
the is new, fails remarkably fall, and was limed for
a long cruize, from Guadaloupe ; out fifteen days,
and I could not learn the had made a capture.
I am, Sir, (Signed) LOFTUS OTWAY BLAND.
Commodore Noon, Commander in age!, &c. Ice. dm
Cariitie-Say, Barbadoes;Mareb as, 1804.

Sir—l beg Ica►e to enclofe you, for the informa-
tion of the Lord Commiffioners of the Admiralty,
an account from Captain O'Bayan, cf his Majelly's
fhip Essettaco, and Lieutenant FORREST, of the
capture of the Mofambique French fclrooner priva-
teer, of ten eighteen pounder carronades, from under
the batteries, near the Pearl, which was executed in
a moll fpirited and Heady manner by Lieutenant
FOAREST, and thole that acct ppanied him the
Four Dtawovn, on this fervice. I alfo fend copy of
a letter fiom Captain Fatats,afling in his Majelly's
(hip BLawucict, giving an account of &two boats of
that fhip, under Lieutenant Fultaza, attacking the
Carieufe French National fchooner, moored, and, I
have fince learned, chained to the Beach, under a
battery at St. Pierres. I likewife ftsbjoin the copy of
a letter from Lieutenant Ktwo, Firil of this 114,
now mains in his Majefly's (loop DIAS,. to Capt.
NASH, commanding the blockade of the North part
of the illand of Martinique, giving an account of
his carrying, with thirty men only, the fort at Tri-
nitie, wbcu oppofed to much fuperior force.
(Signed) SAM. HOOD..
Hta Maj Any's loop Da/as, of Trinhie, Feb. ss.
Sir—l have the honour to acquaint you, that on
the night of the tgth inttant, Lieutenant Corers-skin
and Mr. Rosso,' Mailer, voluntarily offered to bring
nut of the harbour of Trinitie, three American vet-
gels, that were taking in cargoes, in defiance of the
blockade, which they attempted in a very gallant
manner, having potteMon of two brigs and a fchnnncr
under the fire of the fort, for a conliderable time,
but having no wind, could Coerced only in bringing
out the &bonnet. The anchorage being within
phial (hot of the fort, 1 law no probability of fuccefs
if another effort was made, unlefs the fort was re-
duced ; for which purpofe I, left night, landed with
thirty men, including nine Marines, and fticceeded
in fpiking the gilts, three 32-pwunders, and two
field-pieces, which commanded the entrance into the
fort. lam Corry to add, one feaman expired from
his wound this moining, and that Lieut. COMPOTON
And nn, feaman, are each wounded in the aim, but
are doing very well, which are all that were hurt on
the occasion. I nave the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) SAM. W. ICING.

IhrNPIZIM, March s.
Sir—l heg leave to act-I:taint yi u two boats (the
barge and pinnace) of his Majefty's fhip under my
4,.rornaud, with fifty officers and men, under the
orders of Lieutenant FURBER, on the nis2lit of the
4.t1:, made a moil gallant, but untuceef,ftil attempt,
to cut out a French National (clutond, lying clvfe
under a fort at the town of St. Pierre. She had
made foimidahle preparations ; her boarding net•
Ong, being traced rip to the lower mail head, and
lo fattened, that it was almol impoffible to get in,
and liar fw ceps cut on each fi.fr ; notwi!h-
ft.tilding all air:, and !he beach lined with foldiers,
the huts, an armed (loop, and feveral other (man
%did% near, keeping np a heavy fire cf giros and
millquctry. thole hiave olTio:rs rind men in the two
ti a perfevercd .znd cut her calites, lint it being
perlUtly calm, the isvuitg and grounded on the
11..ich, when 4.1 htin.rug her out were
g.voi op, .2:o.! ii, ra tl.e cumber killsti and wounded,
I'Cr ii it, the. C. mmand.ng Oiticcr ecry pro-
:iy ma:LA 01: I)..:ts 0:i. 1 lcrns!nt our
btu 1 ti ;.ir, will think the eliaraner of
feanien CI; flippnrtell on tl,:s occalion,
tur iurely ncsst was pcc:er (*pita difplaved.

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