in the morning, standing in with the land, near the Penmarks, I fent the Phaeton abead to look out for any of the enemy's dips upon the coat. I ftood after her with the rest of the fhips *. At ten fhe made a fignal for feeing a fort a-head, and afterward that they were of fuperior force. Upon her bringing to, I made the fignal to haul to the wind upon the far. board tack. At this time I could not fee the hulls of the ftrange fails. Thirty were counted and fome of them had all their fail out upon a wind, being directly to leeward of us. I ftood upon the starboard tack with all our fail, keening the ships collected. Upon enquiring by fignal he enemy's force, captain Stopford answered, thirteen line of battle fhips, fourteen frigates, two brigs, and a cutter; in all thirty fail. Near half of them tacked in fhore in the afternoon; the wind fell very much, and came round to the northward, off the land, and of course brought thofe thips of the enemy (which had tacked) to windward, and the others laid up for us. They were feen in the morning before it was day light, upon both quarters of the fquadron.

At nine in the morning, one of the front line of hattle fhios began to fire upon the Mars. Their frigates were ranged up abreast of us to windward, except one, which kept to leeward, and ran up upon the larboard quarter of the Mars, then yawed and fired, which was frequently repeated. This was the only frigate that attempted any thing. The line of battle hips came up in fucceffion, and a tearing fire, with intervals, was kept up during the whole day. In the evening they made a fhew of a more ferious attack upon the Mars, (which had gotten a little to leeward) and obliged me to bear up for her fupport. This was their lait effort, if any thing they did can deferve that appellation. Several flot were fired for two hours after, but they appeared to be drawing off, and before fun fer their whole fleet had tacked and were farding from us.

The Mars and Triumph being the fternmot hips, were 6 coute more expofed to the enemy's fire: and I cannot too much commend the spirited conduct of fir Charles Cotton and fir Erafmus Gower, the captains of thofe rips. Lord Charles Fitzgerald alfo in the Brunswick kept up a ver good fire from the after guns, but that ship was the whole time obliged to carry every fail. The Bellerophon being nearly under the fame circumstances, I was

glad to keep in fome measure as a referve, having reafan at firit to fuppofë there would be full occafion for the utmolt exertion of us all, and being rather a head of me was not able to fire much. I confidered that. fhip as a treasure in flore, having heard of her former achievements, and obferving the fpirit manifetted by all on board when the pad me, joined to the activity and zeal fhewed by lord Cranitoun during the whole cruize. I am allo nich indebted to captain Whitby for his activity and unremitted diligence ou board the Roval Sovereign. The frigates fhewed the greatest attention and alertnefs. I kept the Pallas near me to repeat fignais, which captain Curzon, performed very much to my fatisfaction. Indeed, I fhall ever feel the impresion which the good conduct of the captains, officers, feamen, marines and foldiers in the iquadron has made on my mind; and it was the greatest picafure I ever received to fee the fpirit manifefted by the men, who, instead of being cat down at keing thirty fail of the enemy's fhips attacking our little fquadron, were in the higheft fpirits imaginable.

I do not mean the Royal Sovereign alone, the fame fpirit was fhewn in all the hips as they came near me; and although (circumftanced as we were) we had no great reafon to complain of the conduct of the enemy, yet our men could not help repeatedly exprefling their contempt of them. Could common pudence have allowed me to let loofe their valour, I hardly know what might not have been accomplished by fuch men.

Little damage has been received by the hips in general, except the fterns having been very much fhook by firing the guns, The Mars reports twelve men wounded, but none killed; the mainmaft fore and fore-top fail yard wounded; and her rigging and fails cut a good deal. The Triumph has fhifted and repaired fome of her fails, but any damage she has received is fo trifling, at least in her captain's eye, that ur Erafmus Gower has not thought it worth reporting; indeed, the cool and firm conduct of that ship was fuch, that it appeared to me the enemy's fhips dared not to come near her.

It has blown hard from the north-east fince I parted from the French fleet.

I take the firit opportunity of fending this by the Phaeton, left, upon hearing that the French fleet are at fea, their lordhips may be under apprehensions for the fafety of thefe hips.

Mars, Triumph, Brunswick, Bellerophon, Phaeton, and Pallas.

Copy of a Letter from the hon. Captain Cochrane, of his Majesty's Ship The. tis, to Evan Nepean, Eiq. Secretary of the Admiralty, dated Halifax Harbour, May 28, 1795

The hip that the Huffar had taken polfeffion of is called La Raifon, carryi g 18 guns, but pierced for 14, which, with the other three, had escaped from Guadaloupe on the 25th ult. and were bound to one of the American ports to take in a cargo On Board his Majefty's Ship Thetis, of provisions and naval ftores for France. Halifax Harbour, May 28.

Sir,

I am forry to lay, that we had eight of our beft men killed, and nine others wounded, fome of them badly; the Huffar has been more fortunate, having only two wounded.

From the fire of the three rear fhips be

Be pleafed to acquaint the lords commilioners of the admiralty, that in confequence of orders from rear-admiral Murray to cruize off the Chetapeak, to intercept the three French store-hips then lying principally directed at the Thetis, our ing in Hampton roads and ready for fea, I proceeded on the ad initant, with his majesty's fhip Haifar, and on the 17th inftant at day-break, Cape Henry hearing E by S, diftant twenty leagues, we discovered hve fail of hips ftanding to the NW, with their larboard tacks on board. We foon perceived that they were thips of force; two of them appeared to carry from 28 to 30 guns on their main decks, one of which had lower deck ports; the three others from 20 to 24 guns.

On obferving us standing toward them, they formed a line of battle a-head, and waited to receive us. At pine, A. M. I made the Huffar's figral to prepare to engage the fecond thip of the enemy's van, intending, in the Thetis, to attack the centre ship, which appeared the largest, with the two others that formed their

rear.

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At half past ten, the five French fhips hoilted their colours, the fecond fhip from the van carrying a broad pendant. this time we had got within half mufquet fhot, when the firing commenced on the fide of the enemy; which was foon afterward returned by his majesty's fhip.

Before eleven we had clofed with the enemy, and the Huffar had compelled the commodore and his fec nd a-head to quit the line, and make fail to the ESE.

The fire of both fhips then fell on the centre ship and thofe in the rear. At a quarter before twelve, the three fhips ftruck their colours; the two in the rear at tempted, notwithstanding, to make off, one of which was foon brought to by the Huffar. Within an hour after the largeft ship ftruck, her main and fore mafts went over her fide. On taking poflullion we found her to be La Prevoyante, pierced for 26 guns on the main deck, with tour other ports, which can be cut out at pleafure, and ten ports below: he had only 24 mounted, part of which they fhifted aver during the action.

rigging and fails were almost cut to pieces, our lower matts and yards hot through, which, with the other damages we received, prevented me from puing the enemy, and to take poffeffion of thofe that had truck. The damages futtained by the Huffar appeared to me in proportion to ours: thefe confiderations, joined to the information I had received, which I here enclofe, made it abfolutely neceffary that I fhould not rifk the feparation of the two fhips, which must have been the cafe, had either of us followed the enemy.

I cannot fay too much in praise of capt. Beresford, for his condu& in leading into action, and while engaged. He speaks in the highest terms of the behaviour of his officers and fhip's company.

It is a duty I owe to thofe under my immediate command, to fay, that one foul feemed to animate the whole, defpiling the apparent fuperiority of the enemy before we clofed to feel their pulfe.

Allow me, in a particular manner, to point out the merits of Mr. Larmour, my firft lieutenant, to whom I am much in dehted for the affittance he afforded me during the action. His behaviour on this. as well as every other occafion, justly entitles him to every praife in my power to bellow, and I hope may be found deferving of their lordhips protection: lieute nant Ravot, who was ftationed on the main-deck, conducted the fire of the guns under his command much to my failfaction.

To Mr. Mackie, the mafter, I fhall ever feel obliged for the affistance he gave The caronades me during the action. on the quarter-deck were very ably ferved by lieutenant Crebbin, and the marines under his command.

La Prevoyante is a very fine ship, about 143 feet long, but not fo broad as the Theris; fhe can carry with ease 40 guns; is only two years old.

La Raifon is alfo a very fine ship, and

The unfortunate death of brigadier-general Lindsay, (whom I had fent to command there) a few days after his arrival, retarded the operations against them. Upon the arrival of the re-enforcement, under the convoy of rear admiral Parker, at Barbadoes, two battalions, with a detach ment of royal artillery, were ordered to Grenada. Several fkirmishes happened fince their landing, in one of which, on the 10th inftant, it is with concern I have learnt that captain Stopford, of the 9th regiment, captain Hewan, of the 25th, and

Captain Bacon, 118th regiment, wound

ed.

Coloffus, captain J. Monkton.-4 feamen, and 1 foldier, killed, 26 feamen, and 2 foldiers, wounded. Lieut. Mends, and Mr. John Whyley, midfhipman, wounded.

Sans Pareil, lord Hugh Seymour, capt. Browell.-7 ‚—7 feamen, and 1 foldier, killed. Lieutenant C. M. Stocker, lieutenant W. Jephcott, of marines, killed; lieutenant F. J. Nott, and Mr. Richard Spencer, midshipman, wounded.

London, captain E. Griffith.-2 Leamen, wounded. Mr. J. E. Baker, midfhipman, wounded.

Queen, vice-admiral fir A. Gardner, captain Bedford.-None.

Prince George, captain Edge.-None. Royal George, admiral lord Bridport, captain Domett.-5 feamen, and 1 foldier, wounded.

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The London Gazette of July 4. This Gazette contains an account of the operations of our forces in the island of St. Vincent's, in the following extract of a letter from governor Seton, to the commander in chief, general fir John Vaughan, K. B. dated St. Vincent, May 8, 1795:

The enemy having appeared yefterday on the height above Calliaqua, to the number of 7 or 80c, I requested captain Carpenter, with his majesty's fhip Alarin, to move round to Calliaqua bay, which he immediately complied with. They had fent two infulting meffages to captain Molefworth, who commanded the party there, requiring him to furrender at difcretion. Being informed that they had been confiderably reinforced from Guadaloupe, and fufpecting from their number and apparent confidence, that fome at tempt would be made against the town of Kingston, I fent a party, under captain Hall, of the 46th regiment, confifting of one fubaltern and 33 rank and file, 40 of the militia, and 40 of the rangers, with five of the royal artillery, and a fourteen pound field-piece, to take poffeffion of Dorfetfhire hill yefterday forenoon. About one this morning they were attacked by a body of 300 French and Charibs. Our party made a vigorous refiftance, but, owing to the enemy's great fuperiority in numbers, were obliged to retreat to the poft on Sion-hill, leaving the field-piece piked. Knowing that the town must be

inevitably destroyed by the enemy if they kept poffeffion of that hill, I thought it neceffary to use every exertion to diflodge them, and I immediately detached 60 men of the 46th regiment, under the command of captain Forster, 100 of the rangers, and 40 militia, the whole under the command of lieutenant-colonel Seton of the rangers, to attack the cuciny at day-break. They had, with great dexterity, found means to clear the field-picce of the fpike during the time they had it in their poffeffion, and had been joined by upward of 100 French and Caribs immediately after captain Hall's party retreated. Our troops attacked them with great spirit at the time appointed; and though they were unexpectedly annoyed by feveral difcharges of grape fhot from the field-piece, and notwithstanding the enemy were in fuch force, in lefs than half an hour, they retook the field-piece, and got complete poffeffion of the hill, the enemy flying on all fides.'

Advices are likewife received from viceadmiral Caldwell, dated Martinico, April 17, by which it appears, that the efforts hitherto been unfuccessful, our troops, on to fubdue the infurgents of Grenada had the 8th of that month, having failed in an eminence on which they had taken poit, attempt to diflodge the enemy from an and that our lofs amounted to about 100 killed and wounded.

well, dated April 18, mentions the fuccess A fecond letter from vice-admiral Caldof brigadier-general Stewart, in the redustion of the town of Vieux Fort, in the ifle of St. Lucia; but a third letter from the admiral, of the 25th, mentions the reverfe of fortune which the general afterward experienced, who, in his way to attack Souffriere, the enemy's principal post on the island, had been attacked by an infinitely fuperior force, and, after an engagement of feven hours, compelled to

retire to Vieux Fort.

The London Gazette of July 11.

This Gazette contains a letter from fir W. Sidney Smith, dated on board the Diamond off the Ilands of Marcon, July 5, ftating, that in company with the Syren, the Sibylle, and four gun-boats, he had fallen in with a large corvette, and a fmali convoy; that the latter took fhelter under the pier of the town of La Hogue; that with his own fhip (the Syren and Sibylle not being able to come up in time) he had engaged the corvette three quarters of an