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... , fto in, rlug. The Gazette of Saturday contains the capture by the King's Fisher-sloop in the West indies, of the Elizabeth, French privateer, of i4 guns. and Ioz men. She is a fine vessel, well armed and equipped, a very fast sailer, and had been a great annoyance to our trade. The Gazett; also contains a list of JU6 vessels taken by Admi- ral Cochrane's squadron, many of them armed - but ...

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... OPI)ip B tim. .ie Gaa.vtte anuounces the capture, by the n 37v: wrd gun-brig, of a French pr ivateer of 4 atd for as)guns, with swivels and small ht Eeyptienne frigat-e hs sent into Plymouth '5 -: h ztif- rI French frigate almrst nrew, which her b 1 c s cut out in a most gallant style close in with P :t- sle du Rhe. She is called the Akide, and C i narde but one voyage ; she is pierced for ...

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... Vhp Beim. Tlifceiet under the command of Sir J. B. Warren, consisting of seven sail of the line, two frigates, two brigs, and a cet'eA, arrived off Ma- deira on the i5th February, and continued cruizing there on the 20th. Advice is received at the Admiralty that the 'four ships-of the enemy's line captured at Tra: falgar had been completely refitted at Gibraltar and had sailed for England. ...

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... 4?q)fp janw. The London Gazette contains an account of the capture of a French sloop of war by the Hy- dra frigate. She sailed from Cadiz in company with some French frigates, after whom Lord Collingwood has dispatched the Tigre of eighty guns, Orion of 74, and Unite frigate, and great hopes are entertained that they will fall in with them. The Diligence sloop of war, on Friday, sent into ...

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... jINW X1-tie. The Gazette contains an account of a very gallant exploit performed by the boats of his M?- jesty's brig Colpoys, in cutting out three Spa- nish luggers in the port of Aviflasa Two boats were manned with volunteers. and succeeded in boarding and brhiging off the threevessels, thro' a heavy fire of grape fioro a 6 gun battery on shore, with the loca only of two-men wounded. A ...

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... 1 abip Mug. The Gazette contains a vindication ofthe cha- raachr of the French officer who, it was stated, htad a6ii.n hoisted his flag after le had struck, and fI un his skvip on shore, in the late battic off St Dom ngo: as also the p rlirniars of the cap- ture of a Spanish ship of war, by the boats of la II c Franchise frigate,in the bay of Campeachy. r Vessels under Papenburgh Vdlours are ...

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... ?? -f-lu' The annals of the British Navy can hardly I-t4*t a more gallant exploit than is contained in .e following ittler fronm Captsin Locl Cosh- e t! of his Majtsty's, ship Pallas, insurted in) i 'i:esday's Gazette: Bis Allajesty's Ship Pallas, qN Clhnferotrn, Stb April. 18o6. E-raving received information, which proved correct, of : e situation of the corvettes in the river of Bour- si.ts ...

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... &I0ip i0 . - %ORMP ?? The Donnegal man of war is arrived at Spit- ' head. Captain Malcolm passed Cape Maze withn Admiral Duckworth on the 2oth oF March.- t l The report of a French squadron being there cannot be true; the Donnegal left Admiral Lotuis, with the Spencer, Jupiter, and Alexan- F, der, on the 8th of April, in at. 37', long. 67. in h a very hard gale. On the lath the Braave sunk; ri ...

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... r'bl)(P i ?? ?? ;m?? ?? Sir R. Strachan has rejoined the Channel fleet, 0 after having croized in vain off the Madeiras, in E the hope of falling in with one of the French cl squadrons. I d Admiral Stirling, with a flying squadron under o his c- mmand, has left the Channel in quest of la the FrencH squadrons. It consists of the Glory, b of 98 guns; Bar Ileur, of 98 guns; Mais, of 74 guns ; ...

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... - a)i r 3b. ws3 0~g The Gazettes of the week have announced te ;-f,-ture by the Felicity priVateer, the Jose- -plioe French privateer, of 3 guns and 37 men; I lhi, Majesty's late lugger Experiment, mounting A gunt .with 40 men. Two Spanish gun-boats, each carrying one 24-pounder, one 36-pounder caroqnide, two swivels, and 45 nmen. A fine French sloop has been cut out of Cher- burgh by the ...

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... 6,d)(P Brim. a !_ The London Gazette of Tuesday contains the j several orders of Council issued last week res. a pecting the embargoes, &c. and also direfting , that letters of marque and reprisals be granted to s aidt against Prussia, &c. &c. n The capture is officially announced, of the Pandor, of 18 guns, and Gso men, from Senegal for France. She was chased into Admiral Stir- e ling's ...

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... 624ip i D-tul _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ t The Gazette announces the following cap- I t::rws: t Bsv the Hydra, a Spanish schooner with dis- p lihes for Buenos Ayres. She carried original- }y 12z guns, but had only fo)r mounted, with no officers aand men; a fine vessel, coppered, s :: ' well adapted for his Majesty's service. By I i%, Agarntmnoun, the Lustine Frenich National i a: , of i8 guris, ...