Star.
London, England, 1804-10-31 00:00:00

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, ocrount so.

ADMIRALTY OFFICE, OCTOBIR 30.
Copy of a Letter from Captain RATIIIMMINC, of his Ilialeitra
aup the SANTA MARGARITA, to WILLIAM.MAILSOZN, Efq.
dated in Plymouth Sound, the Illth init.

Sir—l have the honour to enclofe you copies of
two letters I have tranfmitted to the Honourable
Admiral Comma/Au, and have brought in 64 pri-
loners that belonged to the gun velTels captured by
the Discover/ the morning of the z4th init. I have
not fallen in with the Como!' EST, or would have
brought in the prifonera taken by her. I am, &c.
(Signed)) WILSON RATNNO6NII.

His Majeftv'sflilir iiAIIITA MARGARITA, ar Uthilllt. Odt• 16.
_. _ . • -

Sir—l have the honour to acquaint you, that at
day light yederday morning, being in company with
the liszaan, I was joined by the DISPATCH (that
had feparated from me in a fhort gale) and two
French gun veffels out of four, captured the morn-
ing before. For the particulars of which I beg leave
to refer to Captain Hswitims's letter. I confider it
fortunate the Tack taken by the DISPATCH were de-
hayed, as it was hardly poffible fuch veffels (al.
though new and very line of the fort) emeld have
been kept above water in fuch weather as we had laft
cight and this morning. I am, tic. (Signed)

WILLON RATHIOIWI.
WY %/Weft./ Hoop D3IPAITCIII. October as.

Sir--T beg to inform you, that, on the morning of
the 24th intl. at daylight, Point du Raz bearing
N. E. difiant five or fix leagues, I &I-covered two
lirange fail on the weather bow, to which I gave
chafe ; and about eight A. M came up with the
llernmofi, who (truck, gave the brig a lift up in the
wind, dropped the jolly boat to take poffeMon, and
continued after the other, whom we captured about
nine. They proved to be two national gun veffels,
Nos. 345, and 353, armed with two brats guns, one
32 and one 6 pounder, and twenty foldiets each, from
Odierne bound to Brefi, but had been blown off the
land the day before. About one the Cockpitv
joined us, and Coon after we dilbovered two more of
them ; fent the Covkpitv after one, and made fail
after the other. At three came up with her, when
he proved to be a gun veffel, No. 37 t, armed with
one brats 3a and one 6-pounder, and 22 foldiers.—
Not thinking them Cafe to fend to England, I there-
fore took the grins out and funk them. I have the
honour to be, See. (Signed) cute. uawetfS.•

FALINOOTN, Gerona *—Arrived the Eliza,
FRENCH, from Liverpool, to wait convoy for Lifbon;
the Union, TRIGAITNIII, with Oh from Penzance,
for Venice ; the Spatula brig San Jofef, Capt. Aa-
Rattrap front Antwerp, laft from Cowes, for Bilboa ;
the American brig Hartonin, Captain RAWLIN, from
London, for the Mediterranean ; the Spanith brig
Nollra Senora Antigua y Animas Yal, Captain
Gans:ans. from Cherbuth, for St. Schaftian's ;
the Hamburgh brig itiffrow Gartrude. Captain
B from Bnurdeanz for Tonningen, with the
Ids of her fails ; the CHARIVZII armed (hip of fizteen
guns, from the coaft of France, driven off by the
Arong gales which have prevailed from the fouth and
fouth weft for thefe three days part. Lail night it
blew a very ftrnng gale at S. E. and continued till
noon of this day ; and although a great number of
Tads are in the harbour and road., none of them
received the leaft injury. The Danilh brig Freda,
Captain PouLson. which failed hence on Thurfday
laft with Pith for the Mediterranean, put back yeller
day with the loft of her main malt. Sailed the
Eaglelbufh, COURTNEY, for London ; Anna, HURST,
for ditto ;—Flora, LORD, for Southampton ;—and
the Branchley, Jams% for Portfmouth. Put back
the brig London, H , with 11th for the Medi-
terranean. Wind moderate this evening and at fouth.
PLYMOUTH, Ocrossa :co.—Came in the following
Eaft Indiamen from Bengal, laden with valuable
cargoes for London, viz. The LADY CasrLsavaotr,
Captain EOM EADIII EURO? It, Captain Gst.rroe
and the Pa tsroa, Captain STURROCIL : they failed
from Bengal t)e 3d of April; arrived at St. Helena
the 14th of Augull, and failed again from thence the
12th of September laft: they had no convoy, and
put in Isere by the violent gale of yenerday, at S. E.
The LADY CASTLIRRAGot was very near being antore
off the Ramfhead. a little to the weftward of the
Sound. There (hips left at Bengal the TYORISS
packet, where fhe was detained. but expefted to fail
daily with difpatehes for England; and it is fitppofed
that the will In ing the final account of the Mahratta
dinurbances, which have terminated fo far in favour
of the Erglifb, that they had taken t6o pieces of
cannon, &c. and were joined by feveral of the native
I Princes. On the toth of Otlober, thefe (hips (poke an
American fchnoner, which had been boarded by a
French ft igate, of 44 guns, cruising under Spanith co•
lours, between Madeira and the Ifland of St. Mary :
The had not made any prizes.—Came in the SANTA
igNROARITTA,44O guns,Capt. RATIIIPOR 111,(1.0M the
Coati of France, with 64 French prifoners. and the
guns and forts of a French gun-brig, which had
been dearoyed by the DISPATCH, of 28 guns: the
fquadron fell in with 20 fail of armed pinnaces,

bound horn L'O:leit. to Brcli, four of which they
captured and deittoy‘J, afar taking out their gook,

Rotes, and men : the greater part of their crews con-
fined of foldiers : came in alto the Porruguefe fchoo-
ner Enreladomax, Capt. Boasevoe Jazz, from Am-
fterdam, bound to Lilbon, laden with various mer-
chandize ; the Spanilk brig Noftra Senora Del Car-
men, JUAN PARIS Mailer, from Cadiz, bound ta•
Hanverus, in Flanders, with hides, wool, Inwood,
(agar, &c. detained by the Aacus, of IC guns. A
(hip from Oporto, bound to London, is gone up
HAISIOSZE, the left the fleet confining of .so fail, a
few days agn, to the weftwatd. The Speedwell, of
Southampton, Captain RICHARD Foot, from Cork,
for Penzance, Falmouth, and Weymouth, laden with
butter and provifions, during the gale of yenerday,
was driven afhore in Firenone Bay, where the foon
became a total wreck : the greater part of the cargo
has been picked up, and lodged in a warehoufe
near the fpot : the crew alto were laved ; the
PRETTY Less, of 18 guns, from a cruize, having
carried away feveral of her throude—Many paffen
gers are come home in the Ean.lndiamen. The
Company's packets mere difpatched laft night from
hence, under the care of the Porters of the refpellive
(hips, for London. The Potfdam, of Embden, which
failed hence for Surinam; a few days ago, has been
(poke at lea by his Majeny's (hip SANTA Maaoa•
servo ; the had experienced much damage was
very leaky, aad was about to bear away for Lifbon
to repair.

PORTSMOUTH, OCT. so.—Arrived the Sralowsss
brig of war, from a cruize, and has brought in with
her a neutral 'etre!, which the has detained ; Roar
man of war, and the Rays). !loop of war, from the
Downs.—Wind E. S. E. blows hard.

Dam., Derogate 3o.—Arrived the Tstammaa
gun-brig, Darr and Azle* Doom of war. from a
cruise, and reatain in the Downs with the Monarch,
Utrecht, Ardent, and Inflexible men of war, Ante-
lope frigate, Cockatrice and Cruizer Hoops of war,
fe•eral bombs, and the armed defence (hips.—Wind
S. E. blows hard, with rain.

YARMOUTH. OCTOBER 3o.—This morniog arrived
the Eagle, of this port. Ecosry matter, from Nor-
way, with deals; the New Fair Trader, PRATT, from
Riga, bound to London, and a foreign vetlel, with
the loft of her rudder ; the parted convoy on the
sad int with ten other Sips. A Ship came on &ore
this morning, without any perfon on board, and is now
going to pieces ; on her boat is !muted the Ceres. of
Sunderland, WILL. SCROUR the crew are fuppofed
to be 1011. Sailed with difpatches the ALERT cutter.
The Rips here are the Mom sworn, of 64 guns, PA-
FRICAINI and Com *wire frigates ; Ins, scrrsa Hoop,
HIND and Vista gun-brigs, Sw •si and Howells cut-
ters.—Arrived an armed brig, with three fail of ma-
chantmen from Tonningen.—Wind S. W.