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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 use of in getting the prifoners fhifted, and our own people back, when fhe 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 faft-failing veffel, had only cruifed fix days, entirely new, fitted out for a month's cruife, and the largeft lugger that failed out of Calais.
I am particularly indebted to Mr. Jeffery, mafter, and Mr. Roif, 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 expofed 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 McDouall, Efq.
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 chase of four hours, Le Pou Epie, 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, the being fo very leaky.
Admiral Peyton, Downs, &c. &c.
From the LONDON GAZETTE, March 6, 1798.
Admiralty Office, March 5.
Copy of a Letter from Admiral Sir Richard King, Commander in Chief of bis Majefty's Ships and Veffels at Plymouth, to Evan Nepean, Efg. dated March 3.
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 fwive's, one carriage gun, and 28 men.
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 faft-failing lugger
privateer called L'Alexandrine, commanded by Anfeline Septan, be-
longing to Brest, but last from Morlaix, mounting four swivels 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.
Ee.&c. &c. at Plymouth.
THOMAS MANBY.
Admiralty Office, March 6.
Extract of a Letter from Admiral Sir Peter Parker, Bart. Commander in
Chief of his Majefty's Ships and Veffels at Portsmouth, 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 said floop on the ad inftant.
Sir,
I BEG leave to inform you, that on Thursday the 1ft of March, at
ten A. M. Guernsey bearing fouth eight leagues, I obferved a cutter,
gave chafe, and at half past five P. M. it falling little wind, and by the
help of her oars the efcaped under the forts on the Ifle of Bas. If Í had
got three leagues more diftance to run, I fhould have captured her. At
three A. M. of the 2d, faw a cutter, gave chase, and at four took pos-
feffion of her. She proves to be the Souffleur, thirteen days from Cher-
bourg, mounting four carriage-guns, two swivels, 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 those veffels,
the wind being fouth.
P.S. I have fent the privateer into port, and going in chase.
Peggy floop, of Cardigan, James Prichard master, 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.
DAMS, Mr. his fpeech upon opening
the Congrefs, 162-His meffage upon
the fubject of the difpatches from the
American minifters at Paris, 166—Com-
municates to the Congrefs the dispatches
from Paris, 168-His meffage, commu-
nicating the particulars of the laft inter-
view between the American ministers and
the French minister, 267
Addrefs of General Augereau to his foldiers,
11-Of the minister of marine to the
French feamen, 25-Of the commiffary
of the Directory to the inhabitants of
Calais, 62-Of General Berthier to the
Romans, on the rumours circulated against
the French army, 112-Of the minifter
of the French republic to the people of
Switzerland, on the intentions of France,
125-Of the Bernese deputies to their
constituents, upon the revolution, 131
-Of the government and people of
Berne to the French Directory, re-
quiring the withdrawing of the French
troops from the frontiers, 134-Of Felix
Defportes to the French Directory refpect-
ing the union of Geneva with the French
republic, 147-Of Buonaparte to the
Pacha of Egypt, on his expedition to
Egypt, 438-to the commander of the
caravan, announcing his intention to enter
Alexandria, 439-to the people of Egypt
on the conduct of the Beys, ibid.-to
the Cheiks of Cairo, 443-Of the French
legiflature on the law for raifing 200,000
foldiers, 452
Agreement between the Irish government
and the ftate prifoners in the feveral gaols,
363
Archbishop of Mechlin, his letter to the
commiffioner of the Executive Directory
refpecting the oath against royalty, 22
Arrêté of the Executive Directory, ordering
English prifoners in France to be confined,
79-Arrêté of the Directory respecting
the crews of thips, 547—Arrêté of the
Directory, deferring the execution of their
VOL. VII.
former arrêté refpecting the crews of
fhips, 550
Augereau, General, his address to his fol-
diers, II
Auftria, her vote in the congress at Raftadt,
respecting the demands of France relative
to Kehl, Caffel, and Ehrenbreitstein, 336
-Her vore on the free navigation of the
Rhine, &c. 461-The Austrian minifter
at Raftadt receives orders to confent to no
new ceffions, 476-The Auftrian minif-
ter tranfmits the conclufum of the Em-
pire, with the article respecting Ehren-
breitstein, to which he declines giving his
fanction, 477-Notes from the Imperial
minifter confenting to the demolition of
Ehrenbreitstein, 483-Auftrian vote, re-
quiring every place on the right bank to
remain to the Empire, 493-Note re-
fpecting the blockade of Ehrenbreitstein,
498-Converfation of the Austrian and
French minifters refpecting the blockade
of Ehrenbreitstein, 500-Her vote re-
fpecting the menace of introducing French
principles, 502-Decree refpecting Ehren-
breitstein, 507
Azarra, his letter to the ambaffador Buona-
parte on the disturbances at Rome, 104--
His answer to the French minifter of the
interior's letter respecting the commerce
with Spain, 347
Batavian Conftituent Affembly, their pro-
clamation to the people, 70
Bavaria, her note to the congrefs at Raftadt,
requiring the French to renounce the for-
tified ports on the right bank, 481
Beguinot, General, his proclamation on the
revolt in the Netherlands, 548
Bellamy, of Hamburgh, his letter upon the
American negotiation, 283
Belleville, his letter to the Ligurian govern-
ment, requiring them to shut their ports
against the English, 346
Bernadotte, his firft letter to Baron de Thu-
gut on the difturbances at Vienna, and
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the conduct of the populace towards the
French embaffy, 291-Second letter on
the fame fubject, 292-Third letter, 293
-His note to the Emperor on the fame
fubject, ibid.-His letter to the French
minister at Ratisbon on the same subject,
295
Berne, Canton of, their reply to the demand
of the Executive Directory of France for
the departure of Mr. Wickham from
Switzerland, 117-The city of Berne
taken by General Brune, 136
Berthier, General, his fpeech upon taking
poffeffion of the Capitol at Rome, 109—
His addrefs to the Romans on the designs
of ill-difpofed perfons, 112-His procla-
mation upon the establishment of a repub-
lican form of government at Rome, 116
-His proclamation to the Cifalpines,
149
Brune, General, his proclamation to the
Sardinian infurgents, 93-His letter to
the Sardinian ambaffador to the Cifalpine
republic, 94—His letter to the Directory
concerning the capture of Beine, 136-
Decrees the affembling of the reprefent-
atives of feveral parts of Switzerland to
form an indivifible republic, 142-Takes
leave of the army of Italy, 548
Buonaparte, ambaffador to the Court of
Rome, his letter refpecting the disturb
ances at Rome, 97-His letters to the
Cardinal Secretary of State for affistance,
105, 106
Buonaparte, General, his inftructions re-
fpecting the Cifalpine republic, 7-His
proclamation refpecting the Ottoman fub-
jects, ibid. His addrefs to his foldiers,
13-His fpeech to his foldiers on the fête
of the 1ft Vendemiaire, 14-His letter
to the Directory refpecting his letter from
the Dey of Tunis, 47-Ordered by the
Directory to take/upon him the command
of the army of England, 79-His ad-
drefs to the Pacha of Egypt on his expe-
dition to Egypt, 438-Announces his
intention to enter Alexandria, 439-His
addrefs to the people of Egypt upon the
conduct of the Beys, ibid.-Orders all
perfons guilty of pillage to be thot, 440—
His convention with the Mufti of Alex-
andria refpecting the conduct to be ob-
Served by the inhabitants to the French,
442-Orders the Turkish failors who
were flaves in Malta to be fet at liberty,
443-Orders the names of French fol
diers killed to be engraved on Pompey's
Pilar, ibid.-His addrefs to the Cheiks of
Cairo, ibid. His proclamation to the
people of Cairo on the motives of his ex-
pedition, 444-To the Pacha of Cairo,
tbid. To the Pacha of Cairo, ftating that
it is his defign to fecure to him his reve
nues, 549
Bureau de Pufy, his declaration previously
to his release from prifon, 4-His letter
to General Buonaparte, 6
Cardinal Secretary of State, his letter to the
Marquis of Maffimi refpecting the dif
turbances at Rome, 103-His letter to
the ambaffador Buonaparte on the fame
fubject, 106
Cartel for the exchange of prifoners of war
between Great Britain and France, 338
Cifalpine republic, limits of, defined by
General Buonaparte, 7-Letter from the
minifter for foreign affairs relative to the
acknowledgment of the republic, 7-Pro-
clamation of the Executive Directory re-
fpecting the maintenance of public order,
13-The Council of Elders refute to
ratify the treaty with France, 148-
Treaty of alliance with France, x.—Of
commerce with France, xi.
Claffen, Mr. his letter upon the decree of
the French legiflature refpecting neutral
fhips, 290
Colloredo, Count, his letter to the ambaffa-
dor Bernadotte, in answer to his note to
the Emperor on the disturbances at
Vienna, 294
Convention, additional, to the treaty of peace
between the Duke of Wurtemberg and the
French republic, vi.
Council of Five Hundred, report to, on the
treaty of peace between the Emperor and
France, 33-Their refolution on the car-
goes of neutral ships, 266
Credentials of Mefirs. Pinckney, Marshall,
and Gerry, 181
Declarations--Of General La Fayette-of
General Latour Maubourg-of Bureau de
Pufy, previously to their release from im-
prifonment, 2-Of the Sovereign Coun-
cil of Berne to defend their country, 121-
Of General Menard to Colonel De Weifs,
to difband his troops, 127-Of Pruffia,
refpecting the ceffion of the left bank of
the Rhine, 315-Of Pruffia, refpecting
Ehrenbreititin, 337-Of the Mufti of
Alexandria, respecting the conduct to be
obferved by the inhabitants and the French
army, 442
Decree, for affembling an army, to be called
the Army of England, 30-Refpecting
neutral ships and their cargoes, 66-For
forwarding the naval operations at Breft,
for the expedition against England, 78-
Directing General Buonaparte to take
upon him the command of the army of
England, 79-Of the Council of Soleure
to defend their liberties, 128
Decree for holding the congrefs at Raftadt,
305-For depofing the Grand Vizier, 451
-Decree of the Batavian legiflature
against English merchandife, 454-Im-
perial decree refpecting Ehrenbreitstein,
507
Decree of the Executive Directory respecting
letters of marque or reprifal in America,
529-Of the Dutch Chambers refpecting
fhips captured, 544-Of the Helvetic
legiflature refpecting the French army, 545
Dey of Tunis, his letter to General Buona-
parte respecting the release of some slaves,
47
Doria, Cardinal, his proclamation upon the
approach of a French army against Rome,
108
Egypt-Buonaparte announces to the Pacha
his expedition to Egypt, 438-Warns the
commander of the caravan to commit no
hoftilities against the French, 439-Ad-
dreffes the people of Egypt on the conduct
of the Beys, ibid.-Orders all perfons
guilty of pillage to be thot, 440-Decla-
ration of the Mufti of Alexandria, on the
conduct to be adopted by the French, and
the people of Alexandria, 442-The
Turkish failors, who were flaves in Malta,
are ordered to be fet at liberty, 443-The
names of the French foldiers killed, are
ordered to be engra ed on Pompey's Pillar,
ibid. Addrefs to the Cheiks of Cairo,
ibid.-Proclamation to the people of Cairo,
on the motives of his expedition, 444-
To the Pacha of Cairo, ibid.-To the
Pacha of Cairo, ftating that it is the defign
of the French general to fecure to him his
revenues, 549
Elector Palatine, his letter on the views of
France, 308
Emigrants, report refpe&ting them, 14
Emperor of Ruffia, his proclamation for
protecting trade in the Sound against the
Directory of France, 83
English prifoners in France ordered to be con-
fined, 79-Report to the House of Com-
mons on their treatment, 511
Executive Directory of the French republic,
their proclamation that the French army
be complete on the 6th October, 22--
Their proclamation refpecting the invasion
of England, 29-Their decree for af-
fembling an army to be called the Army
of England, 30-Their proclamation
against the English government, 42-
Their meffage respecting a loan for the
invafion of England, 53-Their meffage
refpecting the feizure of English mer-
chandife, 58-Their proclamation respect-
ing the loan for the invasion of England,
59--Their decree for forwarding the naval
operations at Preft for the expedition
against England, 78-Their meffage to
the Council of Elders refpecting the expe-
dition against Oftend, 84-Their message
to the Council of Five Hundred refpect-
ing the capture of Malta, 90-Their
meffage refpecting the disturbances at
Rome, 107-Their meffage upon the con-
duct of the government of Rome, 112
-Note to the government of Berne, re-
quiring the departure of Mr. Wickham
from Switzerland, 117-Their meffage to
the Council of Five Hundred respecting
the Pays de Vaud, 121-Their order in
confequence of the refufal of the Cifalpine
Council of Elders to ratify the treaty with
'France, 148-Their meffage upon the
entrance of the French troops into Egypt,
342-Their decree refpecting letters of
marque or reprifal in America, 529-
Their arrêté refpecting the crews of thips,
549-Their fecond arrêté, deferring the
execution of their former one refpecting
the crews of thips, 550
Executive Directory of the Cifalpine republic,
their letter to General Brune refpecting the
conduct of the Court of Turin, 92
Extract from the deliberations of the French
commiffion to the Leeward Islands, I
Fleury, Citizen, his letter upon the declara-
tion of war by the Porte, 548
François de Neufchateau, his letter to the
commiffioners of the Directory on being
appointed a Director, 16-His letter to
the Spanish ambaffador on the commerce
with Spain, 346
French republic, treaty of offenfive and de-
fenfive alliance with Sardinia, i.-Of
union with Mulhaufen, iii.-Convention
with the Duke of Wurtemberg, vi.-Of
peace, and offenfive and defenfive alliance
with Switzerland, vii.
French prifoners in England, report upon
their treatment, 67- Report to the
Houfe of Commons on their treatment in
England, 511
Garat, ambaffador to the Court of Naples
his fpeech to the King of Naples on pre-
fenting his credentials, 79-His fpeech to
the Queen of Naples, 82
Geneva is united to France, 147
Genoa declared in a flate of hoftility with
Great Britain, 341
Gerry, Mr. appointed one of the American
minifters to the French republic, 168-
Inftructions to him, ibid.-His creden-
tials, 181-Full powers, 182-Letter to
the foreign minifter at Paris, announcing
the object of his mifion, 183-Progrets
of the negotiation, 184-Letter to the
French
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