Gazette Extraordinary!

A Glorious ACTION!

BETWEEN

THE CAROLINA,

A True Blue Frigate; and

THE CASTLEAIR,

A First Rate Man of War.

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Dispatches have this day been received, announcing a glorious and desperate action, which was fought off St. Stephen's Bay, in which the vessels engaged were the Carolina, Captain Wood, the other parts of the division were brought into action by Lieutenants Browham and Dingman.

The Castleair, a 74, was commanded by the gallant Liverpool, Elden, and Sid.

It was near seven P. M. when the frigate hove in sight, but the Browham and Dingman being fast sailors, came into action before the Carolina, and the Castleair, who had out sailed the Elden, another first-rater, directed a sharp fire against the Browham and Dingman. The Cunningham frigate, although a good steamer, yet seemed loath to come into action, which chiefly led to the success of the True Blue Squadron.

In the mean time the Carolina having come up, engaged the Elden, and Cunningham, with her bow-guns, and seeing the Cunningham hawl her wind, she immediately boarded the Elden, who, after an obstinate action, struck her colours to the Carolina, at 11 p. m.

The Cunningham, seeing the fate of her consort, struck without firing another shot. The Browham and Dingman endeavoured to board the Castleair, but it coming to blow hard, and the sea running very high, she took advantage of the night and hauled off, but so much damaged, about the bottom, that it is supposed she will never renew the conflict.