The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-06

with a br.gantine, sent to Bergen. in
Norway. according to the orders l had
received from Dr. Franklin. These
prizes. however. were restored to the
English by the King OF Denmark.
When entered the North Sea.
captured several vessels and learned by
the prisoners, as well as by the news
papers. that the capital of Scotland and
the port of Leith were left totally de-
sfenseIess. also understood at the same
time that my information relative to the
eight Indnmen were correct, they haV-
ing entered Limerick three days after !
had been obliged to leave the neighbor-
hood of that port.
AS there was only n twenty gunship
and two cutters in Lelth Road. I deemed
1T practicable to lay those two places
under contribution. vi had indeed no
other force to execute this project than
the Richard. the Pallns and the Ven
geancc; but I well knew that in order
to perform a well action, It is not al
ways necessary. TO possess great means.
Il therefore held ont the prospects of
great booty to the captains under my
command. and as TO myself / was sat
isfied with the idea Of making a diver
sion in favor Of the Count D'Orvilllers.
who was then in the channel
I now distributed red clothes to my
men, and put some of them on board
Of tho prizes as to give them the ap-
pearance of transports full of troops.
All the necessary arrangements were also
taken to carry the enterprises into exc
cution. but about a quarter of an hour
before the descent was about to have
been made, a sudden tempest arose, and
drove me out of the Froth OF Edln-
burgh Firth and so violent was the storm
that one of my prizes was lost.
This did not. however, deter mo, not
withstandlng the smallness of my forces,
from forming different enterprises of n
similar nature, but l could not induce the
captains OF the Pallas and Vengeance to
second my views. was, therefore,
obliged to content myself by spreading
alarm on the coast and destroying ship
ping. which ! did as far MS Hull.
Baltic Fleet Appears.
On the morning of the 2Sd of septem-
ber while was cruising In the latitude
+ of Flnmbonough Head, which I had np-
pointed as n place of rendezvous for my
little squadron, and whore hoped to be
rejoined by the Alliance and the lie Cert,
and also to fall In with tho Baltic fleet,
this convoy accordingly appeared, at n
time when had been abandoned by sew
ernl of my consorts had lost two boats,
with their crews, who had run away on
I tho coast Of Ireland, aud when a third,
with eighteen men on board was in chase
of a merchantmen IN the windward, lcnv-
Ing mo with scanty crew and only n
single lieutenant and some inferior ofil-
GERS on board.
1t was about 2 o'clock IN The afternoon
that the Baltic fleet appeared in view.
! then happened to have tho wind OF It
and was about two leagues, distant from
tho coast OF England, learned from my
prisoners that the convoy was escorted
by the Serapis. new vessel. thai could
mount nfty-six guns, hut then only car
ried forty-four, on two decks, the lower
battery carrying eighteen-pounders and
the Countess of scarborough, a new
twenty-five gun ship.
We were no sooner deserted than the
armed vessel stood out to sen, while the
trader took refuge under the cannon Of
the Scarborough Castle, Y
AS there was but little wind ! could
not come. up with the enemy before night,
The moon did not rise until 5, and at the
close of the day the Scraps and Countess
OF Scarborough tackled and stood In for
the fortress, was lucky enough to dis
cover the nanoeuyres by means Of my
night glass, without which should have
remained In Ignorance Of 1t. On this !
Immediately altered my course six points,
with a view OF cutting Off the en- envy,