From the LONDON GAZETTE, Feb. 27, 1798, Admiralty Office, Feb. 27. Copy of a Letter from Captain Charles Stirling, Commander of his Majefty' Ship Jafon, to Evan Nepean, Efq. dated at Sea, the 23d of February. Sir, HIS Majefty's fhip under my command this day captured Le Cou reur, a corvette belonging to the government of France, and commanded by officers of the navy, but lent to the merchants for a priva teer. She mounts 24 guns, and has 150 men. I have the honour to be, &c. CHA. STIRLING. From the LONDON GAZETTE, March 3, 1798. Admiralty Office, March 3. THE following letters from the Hon. Captain Stopford, transmitted by Lord Bridport; from Lieutenant Webb, through the hands of Capt. M'Douall, commanding at Yarmouth; and from Mr. G. Broad, through those of Admiral Peyton, were received at this office : My Lord, Phaeton, at Sea, Feb. 21. I HAVE the honour to inform your Lordfhip, that on the gth inftant, in confequence of the vigilance of Captain White, in keeping fight of and making fignals for a fail in the S. E. in very thick and iqually weather, I was enabled, in his Majesty's fhip under my command, to come up with and capture a French flip privateer called La Legere, out 24 hours from L'Orient, bound to the Weft Indies, mounting 14 eightpounders, and 4 thirty-two pound carronades, and manned with 130 men. La Legere was built for a corvette, and has been employed as fuch until these few months, when he was fitted for a privateer, and fails fo well, that her capture would have been confiderably delayed, if fhe had not carried away her fore and main topmafts during the chafe, I have the honour to be, &c. Right Hon. Lord Bridport, K. B. ROB. STOPFORD. My Lord, Phaeton, at Sea, Feb. 21. IN addition to my letter to your Lordship of this day's date, I have to inform you, that the Mermaid and Sylph being in chafe in the S. W. have returned with an American fhip from Boston to Amfterdam, that bad been taken by a French privateer. The American fhip (called the Eliza) is originally from Batavia, with a valuable cargo, and stopped at Bofton for fresh papers, without changing her cargo. I fend the Nymphe into port with the two captured veffels. I have the honour to be, &c. Right Hon. Lord Bridport, K. B. Sir, ROB. STOPFORD. His Majefty's armed Cutter Cobourg, Feb. 26. I HAVE the honour to inform you, that yesterday morning at feven 5, having Cromer bearing S, 67 W. diftant fixteen leagues, we fell in with, and after nine hours chafe (during which we ran one hundred miles, one half the time blowing a hard gale of wind at W. N. W.), we came up alongside and captured La Revanche, French lugger privateer of 16 guns and 62 men, after a running fight of two hours, clofe alongfide. She attempted to board us twice, but being repulfed, and a well-directed broadfide having brought her main and mizen mafts by the board, and fhot her fore-yard away, they called for quarter. We had no fooner taken poffeffion of her, than, with the utmost difficulty, and all the exertion we poffibly could make ufe of in getting the prifoners fhifted, and our own people back, when the funk, having received above forty fhot between wind and water. She had feven men killed and eight wounded. I am happy to add, we had only two men flightly wounded; the damage we fuftained is moftly in our mafts, fpars, fails and rigging. She was a remarkable fine fast-failing veffel, had only cruifed fix days, entirely new, fitted out for a month's cruife, and the largest lugger that failed out of Calais. I am particularly indebted to Mr. Jeffery, mafter, and Mr. Rolf, mate, for their attention, affiduity, and prompt execution of my orders, as well as all the officers and crew, who deferve the highest commendation for their alacrity in knotting, fplicing, and fhifting fail in variable weather, and through a variety of courfes, having been exposed to a fharp and well-directed fire from the ftern-chafes and musketry for near two hours before the action commenced. I have the honour to be, &c. &c. &c. Robert MDouall, Efq. CHARLES WEBB. Sir, Refolution Lugger, at Sea, Feb. 28. I BEG leave to acquaint you, at fix A. M. Boulogne bearing E. S. E. distance about three leagues, the Dolphin armed cutter in company, I fell in with and captured, after a chafe of four hours, Le Pou Epic, French lugger privateer, mounting four fwivels, befides fmall arms, and manned with 17 men, out two days from Dunkirk, but has made no captures. The lugger I funk, fhe being fo very leaky. 1 am, &c. Admiral Peyton, Downs, &c. &c. GEORGE BROAD. From the LONDON GAZETTE, March 6, 1798. Admiralty Office, March 5. Copy of a Letter from Admiral Sir Richard King, Commander in Chief of his Majefty's Ships and Vessels at Plymouth, to Evan Nepean, Efg. dated March 3. Sir, I HEREWITH tranfmit, for the information of my Lords Commiffioners of the Admiralty, a letter I received this day from Capt. Manby, of his Majefty's fhip Charon, acquainting me of his having captured a French lugger privateer, named L'Alexandrine, carrying four swivels, one carriage gun, and 28 men. I am, &c. R. KING. Sir His Majefty's Ship Charon, off Torbay, March 2. I HAVE the honour to acquaint you, for the information of their Lordships, that this morning, the Bury Head being N. by W. two leagues, I chafed for three hours, and captured a fast-failing lugger privateer called L'Alexandrine, commanded by Anfeline Septan, belonging to Breft, but laft from Morlaix, mounting four fwivels and one carriage gun, with 28 men: out fix days, but had not taken any thing. I have, &c. To Admiral Sir Richard King, Bart. &c. &c. &c. at Plymouth. Admiralty Office, March 6. THOMAS MANBY. Extract of a Letter from Admiral Sir Peter Parker, Bart. Commander in Chief of his Majefty's Ships and Vejels at Portfmouth, to Evan Nepean, Efq. dated the 4th inftant. ENCLOSED is a letter from Captain Bowyer, of the Cameleon floop, which I received this morning by the officer who brought in La Souffleur French privateer, captured by the faid floop on the 2d inftant. Sir. Cameleon, March 3. 1 BEG leave to inform you, that on Thurfday the 1st of March, at ten A. M. Guernsey bearing fouth eight leagues, I obferved a cutter, gave chafe, and at half paft five P. M. it falling little wind, and by the help of her oars fhe escaped under the forts on the Ifle of Bas. If I had got three leagues more distance to run, I fhould have captured her. At three A. M. of the 2d, faw a cutter, gave chafe, and at four took poffeffion of her. She proves to be the Souffleur, thirteen days from Cherbourg, mounting four carriage-guns, two fwivels, and 40 men, and having captured this cruife the veffels as underneath, three of the masters being on board me; and I am in hopes to retake fome of thofe veffels, the wind being fouth. I have, &c. R. R. BOWYER. P. S. I have fent the privateer into port, and going in chase. Peggy floop, of Cardigan, James Prichard mafter, from Dover to Penzance, with wheat and barley. Camilla brig, John M'Kenzie mafter, from Hull to Plymouth, with coals. Delaval, Charles Mann mafter, from Sunderland, loaded with coals, bound to Plymouth. Betfey, of Guernsey, Thomas Townsend mafter, from Guernsey bound to Plymouth, with wine. I INDEX. INDEX. A A. DAMS, Mr. his fpeech upon opening the Congrefs, 162-His message upon Addrefs of General Augereau to his foldiers, 11-Of the minifter of marine to the Of the government and people of -to Agreement between the Irish government former arrêté respecting the crews of Augereau, General, his address to his fol- Auftria, her vote in the congrefs at Raftadt, Azarra, his letter to the ambaffador Buona- B. Batavian Conftituent Affembly, their pro- Bavaria, her note to the congrefs at Raftadt, Belleville, his letter to the Ligurian govern- inent, requiring them to thut their ports F the the conduct of the populace towards the Brune, General, his proclamation to the Buonaparte, General, his inftructions re- Bureau de Pufy, his declaration previoufly C. Cardinal Secretary of State, his letter to the Cartel for the exchange of prifoners of war Claffen, Mr. his letter upon the decree of Colloredo, Count, his letter to the ambassa- Convention, additional, to the treaty of peace Council of Five Hundred, report to, on the D. Declarations Of General La Fayette-of Decrec, for affembling an army, to be called Decree |