The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-04-13 00:00:00

.Adneiralty-Office, April 11, 18 i 2.

Copy of a Letter frocuCai;tain Bertram, of his Majesty's sloop
l'..rsian, addressed to Vice-Admiral D'Anyergoe, Prince of
Bouillon, and transmitted by the latter to John Wilson
Csoker, Esq.
His hlajesty'ssloop Persian, Jersey,
March 48, NI?.
Stu,---I beg leave to inform you, that yesterday,
the Seven Islands bearing S.W. by W. ten or twelve
mil: s, I chased a lugger standing to the westward,
which I soon libund to be an enemy, by his entlea-
-vouring to avoid us; after three hours chase and
firing several broadsides, she struck, anti proved to
he Le Petit Jean French lugger privateer, of sixteen
guns, with a complement of sixty men, but had only
eight guns and forty-eight men on board, having
thrown eight of her guns overboard in a gale of
wind, and had eight of her men washed overboard
at the same time; commanded by Monsieur Francois
Clemence, belonging to Dieppe, out eight days, but
had not made any captitie.
• I have the honour to be, &c.
C. BF.RTRAM, Commander.
Vice-Admiral TY Auvergne, Prince of
Bouillon, &c. &c. &c.
MILITARY PROMOTIONS.

°Are of Ordasswo, 4,417, 1812.
Corps of Royal Engineers.
Second Captain Tkonvts Colby to be Captain, rite Wade, de-
ceased. 'kited NI such 5. Dill.
Fist '.icutcuatil I;"irge Collyer to be Second Captain, vice
Colby, promoted. Dated as a110t...

o.ffico4r Ontiseases, April 8,1814 i. ,
cofrps of fLoval lllMary ArtiAcrrs.
Richard Turner, Gent. to 6c Sob-Lieutenant. Dated March 16,
1812.

Coluniaions in the East Regiment of Rreconshire Local Militia,
signed by the lard lientenant of the County of Brecon.
LIPULCH:JeI LiesVellin Prosser to he Captain, vier Wood. dis-
place.i, bring absent witnnnt lt.tte. Dated August 19, 1811.
Lieutenant Hm: Bevan to be ditto. Dated as above.

Commissions siztuld by the I.nrd Lieutenant of the County of
Kent.
. . . West Kent Militia.

.......
John Amherst Long, Esq. to be Captain.. Dated October 21,
1811.

11. 11. Croft. Esq. to be Captaiu. Dated November 11, 1811.
Win. Prielett, hag. to be ditto, vice Butgess, resigned. Dated
Nov. 9:2, ISII.

Ensign WU,. Kinder to be Lieutenant, vice Poole, appointed to
the Line. Dated June 1,- NM
Ensign icluud Sexcy to be ditto, vice Pillow. Dated Augnit
Li 181 E.

Henry Woodcock, Gent, to be ditto. Dated October 21,
1811.
Eu.ign John Bungay to be ditto, vice Winder, resigond. Dated
Decent. er X 1,1611.
John Bungay, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Browse promoted.
Dated May 14, 1811.
James Bud:land, Gent. to be ditto, vice Keteldry, promoted.
Dated May 31 Isll.
James Pranton.-Gent. to be ditto, vice Elude, promoted. Dated
June 1,1841.
Jobs 111`GrilrOk..Ges4.to he ditto. Dated Aug. 20, 1811.
Ewen M'Gregor, Gent. to be ditto, vice Winder, promoted.
Dived Magnet 29, 1811.,
James Watson, Gent. to be ditto, Dated November 11,1811.
F. A. liodgsqn„ Gent. to be ditto, vice Woodcock, promoted.
Dated December 31, 1811.
Richard Hodges, Gent. to be ditto, vice Soapy, promoted.
Dated January 1, Ll 4. • • ,
East Keit 'Militia:
Lieutenant Wyatt Paminghosa Cosa' e to ho alltplaio. Dated
september A; /AI I.
Lieutenant Charge Snoad to be ditto.. Dated September 7,
Isll.
ku,ign Philip tinny wood-Parsons to be Lieutenant. Dated Sep-.
tember 6, 1811.
Ensign Thomas Sampson to be ditto. Dated September 7,
1811.
Willi im Wright; Gent, to be Ensign, vice French. Dated May
21. tall.
W. 11. E. H. Kittoe, Gent, to be ditto, vice Backhoase. Dated
as above.
William Looper, Gent, to be ditto. Dated September 6, 1811.
Chlslehurst YeomaarT Cavalry.
Eientenant Benjamin !barite to be ( aptalo, vice Vise. Sidney,
resigne t. Dated March 31, 1812.
Cornet Richard Berens to be Lieutenant, vice Ilarene. Dated
as above.
Waring, Gent, to be Cornet, vice Berens. Dated as

above.
geoutinis.iops signeo
' by the Lord Lieatenant of the County of
Salop.
Vinapshire 111;01ot-in of Militia.
Stedavan, gent. to be Ensign, vice Laeop, resigned.
Rated March 18,18 H.
Ludlow and Bishop's-Castle Yeomanry Cavalry.
Cornwall tries Powell to he Lieutenant, virelleary Lloyd, re-
oigued. DatetfMast:h 18, 11tL2,
Jahn Thomav, Gent. to be ditto, vice Molyneur, resigned.
Dated as above,
John Ppweil, OPAL to be Cornet, vice Howe, resigned: Dated
itsitwvo.