Favourite, St. George's Bay, Grenada, March 12, 1796.

SIR, THREE days ago, about feven in the morning, in his Majesty's floop under my command, we fell in with three of the enemy's cruizers to windward of this ifland; two fchooners, one of ten, and the other of twelve, and a fhip of fourteen guns. They at firft bore down on us, bat perceiving we did not alter our courfe, they foon after hauled their wind to the fouthward. Light and baffling winds prevented our getting alongfide of the fhip until eleven at night, when fhe furrendered without refifiance.

This ship was the Sufannah, of Liverpool, that had been taken only a few days before, and was fitted and manned by the enemy to cruize against the trade of his Majesty's fubjects. The two fchooners efcaped under favour of the night.

Having had about feventy French prifoners on board the Favourite, I have taken upon me to diftribute them, to the number of two or three, on board of each of the tranfports and merchant fhips homeward bound. The officers I have put on board the Charlotte floop, Lieutenant Williams, the remainder I have put on board the prifon fhip at this place.

I have the honour to be, &c.

From the LONDON GAZETTE,

Downing-freet, Augu

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been received

A DISPATCH, of which the folving is a from Colonel Craufurd, by the right hon. Lood Grens.', his Majefty's principal fecretary of ftate for the foreign departme, dated headquarters of his royal highness the Archduke Charles of Auftria, Felbach, near Stutgard, July 19, 1796.

MY LORD,

I HAVE the honour to inform your Lordfhip, that the Archduke, upon receiving intelligence that they were marching towards Stutgard, with a view to cut off h's royal highness's diet communication with Geral Frolich and the Prince of Conde, moved from his camp near Ptourzheim, on the 14th inftant, to Vabingen, upon the river Entz, where he remained the 15th and 16th. On the 17th, as the enemy continued their march towards Sugard, his royal highness moved to Schwebertingen, and on the 18th to Ludwigfberg, having detached two fmall corps to occupy the bridges over the Neckar at Can ftadt, Unter Turhnen, and Eflingen, in order to cover his left flank, and cure the great road from Stutgard to Ulm, by which lays his communication with his principal magazines.

In the afternoon of the 18th the enemy arrived at Stutgard, and attempted to dislodge the Auftrian advanced pofts, which were placed

in

in fuch a manner as to command the roads leading from that city to Ludwigfberg and Canstadt.

The attack commenced about four o'clock, and was directed with much violence against two diftinct corps; that on the left pofted near Canftadt, under the command of General Baillet, and that on the right, between Canitadt and Feyerbach, under the Prince John of Lichtenstein. On the heights of Canftadt, the enemy were repulfed three times, but they fucceeded in making themfelves mafters of the commanding ground on the Prince of Lichtenftein's right flank, as he had not troops enough to occupy it in fufficienc force.

However, his highnefs determined to wait till the last moment for, the arrival of General Devay, who was marching to his fupport with another divifion of the troops that formed the advanced pofts of the army. In the mean time, the enemy gained fo much gound, that even their mufketry fire along the front and on the right flank croffed in the Prince of Lichtenftein's ranks, and it was with the greatest difficulty he could keep them from falling upon his rear. At this critical moment General Devay appeared, and defeated that part of the enemy's troops who were in poffeffion of the heights on the Prince of Lichtenstein's right. This gave his highness an opportunity of attacking in front, which he did with a degree of fuccefs that fully rewarded the exemplary firmnefs difplayed by himself and his fmall corps during the whole affair; and General Baillet having maintained his ground on the left, notwithstanding the repeated efforts made to diflodge him, the action terminated, towards nine o'clock at night, in favour of the Auftrians.

Their lofs amounted to about 900 men; that of the enemy was certainly much greater.

On the 19th his royal highness croffed the Neckar, and encamped at Felbach, for the purpose of covering more effectually his communication with Ulm.

The contingent troops of the circle of Suabia having quitted the Neckar, and retired behind Neckingen, the Prince of Conde and General Frolich, who had united at Villingen, and were ftill there on the 17th, will by this time have been obliged, moft probably, to fall back.

General Wartenfleben withdrew the garrifon of Frankfort on the 14th inftant, as that place is not capable of defence; and he arranged with General Jourdan a partial armistice for two days, to give time for carrying off what ftill remained there belonging to the Auftrians. On the 26th, finding that the enemy were detaching round his right, through the bishoprick of Fulda, his excellency continued his retreat towards Wurtzburg, in the neighbourhood of which place he was with his whole force when the laft accounts came from him: fo that Wurtzburg on the Mein, Conftadt, and Eflingen, on the Neckar, and Sigmaringen, on the Danube, may be confidered at this moment as nearly the principal points of the Auftrian pofition.

And I have the honour to be, &c,
(Signed)
C. CRAUFURD.

From

From the LONDON GAZETTE, August 9.

Admiralty Office, August 6, 1796.

Copy of a Letter from Vice-Admiral Kingfmill, Commander in Chief of bis Majefty's Ships and Veffels at Cork, to Mr. Nepean, dated L'Engageante, Cork Harbour, July 31, 1796.

noon.

SIR,

PLEASE to inform my lords commiffioners of the admiralty, that his Majefty's fhips Cerberus and Seahorse arrived here yesterday afterDuring their cruize they captured a French privateer cutter, called the Calvados, mounting fix guns, ten fwivels, and thirty-eight men, which had been out ten days from Breft, but not made any prize, and they fent her to Plymouth.

I have the honour to be, Sir,

Your moft obedient humble fervant,

R. KINGSMILL.

From the LONDON GAZETTE, August 13.

Admiralty Office, August 8, 1796.

Extract of a Letter from Admiral Sir Peter Parker, Bart. Commander in Chief of his Majefty's Ships and Veffels at Portfmouth and Spithead, to Mr. Nepean, dated Royal William, at Spithead, Aug. 6, 1796.

THE Telemachus cutter returned this morning from a cruize, with the Marguarita French privateer, of four guns and forty men, which fhe captured yesterday afternoon off the Owers. The faid privateer had, early the fame morning, taken the floop John, William Ayles, mafter, from Sunderland, bound to Weymouth, which the Telemachus retook and fent into this port. Inclofed is Lieutenant Crifpo's letter, giving an account of the capture and recapture abovementioned.

SIR,

Telemachus, at Spithead, Aug. 6, 1796. I HAVE the honour to acquaint you, that yesterday morning being off the Needles, I ftood in fhore after a floop and cutter; foon after the cutter made fail to the eastward, and at eleven coming up with the floop, recaptured the John, of Weymouth, William Ayles, mafter, Joaded with coals, who had been taken in the morning early by the

cutter.

After making all poffible dispatch in taking charge of her, I immediately gave chace to the cutter, which had got at a great diftance; but the faft failing of the Telemachus brought us up with her at a quarter paft two in the afternoon, being then off the Owers, when firing a fhot at her the ftruck, and proved to be the Marguarita French cutter privateer, mounting four guns and four fwivels, and manned with forty She had been three days from Cherbourg, and had only taken

en.

this floop; but I have the fatisfaction to add, that by taking her, five other veffels efcaped being captured.

I am, &c.

Lieutenant and Commander.

JOHN CRISPO,

Admiral Sir Peter Parker.

From the LONDON GAZETTE, Auguft 20.

Admiralty Office, Auguft 20, 1796.

A LETTER, of which the following is a copy, has been tranfmitted by Admiral Sir John Jervis, K. B. Commander in Chief of his Majefty's fhips and veffels in the Mediterranean, to Evan Nepean, Efq. fecretary of the admiralty, in his letter, dated on board his Majefty's fhip Victory, off Toulon, July 18, 1796.

SIR, Captain, Porto Ferrajo, July 10, 1796. I HAVE the pleasure to inform you, that the troops under the command of Major Duncan took poffeffion of the forts and town of Porto Ferrajo this day at ten o'clock."

On my joining the convoy from Baftia yesterday forenoon, Major Duncan having done me the favour to come on board, we concerted the moft proper methods for speedily executing the Viceroy's inftructions to the Major.

The troops were landed last night, about one mile to the weftward of the town, under the direction of Captain Stuart, of the Peterell, and the Major immediately marched close to the gate on the weft fide; and at five o'clock this morning fent in to the Governor the Viceroys's letter, containing the terms which would be granted to the town, and gave him two hours for his answer. At half past five I came on fhore, when we received a meffage from the Governor, defiring one hour more to confult with the principal inhabitants. We took this opportunity to affure the Tuscan inhabitants, that they fhould receive no injury whatever in their perfons or property.

Having ordered the fhips into the harbour to their feveral stations, before appointed, the Major and myself determined, fhould the terms offered be rejected, to inftantly open the fire of the fhips, and to ftorm the place on every fide from the land and fea.

The harmony and good understanding between the army and navy employed on the occafion will, I truft, be a farther proof of what may be effected by the hearty co-operation of the two fervices.

I cannot conclude without expreffing my fulleft approbation of the zeal and good conduct of every captain, officer, and man in the fquadron ; and alfo that during the time I was neceffarily employed on flore, that' my first lieutenant, Edward Berry, commanded the fhip, and placed her oppofite the Grand Bastion, within half piftol, and in fuch a manner as could not have failed, had we opened our fire, to have had the greateft effe&t. I have the honour to be, Sir, with great refpect, Your most obedient and faithful fervant, (Signed) HORATIO NELSON.

Sir John Jervis, K. B.
VOL. V.

N. B.

N. B. The place is mounted with one hundred pieces of cannon, and garrifoned with four hundred regulars, befides militia.

Captain, 74 guns.

Ship's Names.

Inconftant, 36 guns, Captain Freemantle.

Flora, 36 guns, Captain Middleton.

Southampton, 32 guns, Captain Macnamara,
Peterell, 16 guns, Captain Stuart.

Vanneau brig, Lieutenant Gourly

Rofe cutter, Lieutenant Walker,

Admiralty Office, Auguft 20, 1796.

Extract of a Letter from Vice-Admiral Murray, Commander in Chief of bis Majefty's Ships and Veffels at Halifax, to Evan Nepean, Efq. dated on board the Refolution, July 15, 1796.

THE Thetis arrived here on the first of last month, and brought me a letter from Captain Evans, (of which I inclofe a copy, No. I.) giving an account of the capture of the French privateer Vulcan, by his Majefty's floop Spencer; and on the 7th of the fame month the Efperance arrived, and brought me a letter from Captain Rodd, (of which I alfo enclose a copy, No. II.) containing an account of the capture of another French privateer, named the Poiffon Volante, formerly the Flying Fish, in his Majesty's fervice,

SIR,

(Copy, No. I.)

Spencer, St. George's, Bermuda, May 19, 1796. I HAVE the honour to inform you of our arrival in this port, as alfo that on the morning of the 4th inftant, being in company with his Majefty's fhips Bonetta and Efperance, in latitude about 28 deg. N. and the longitude 69 deg. W. our fignal being made to chace to the weftward, with the wind N. E. we made fail, but perceiving the chafe was hauled to the wind on the larboard tack, we pursued her under a prefs of fail; at ten, A, M, the bore up, endeavouring to escape before the wind; at half past eleven our bow chafes went over her, when the thewed French colours, and fired several shot from the ftern; at twelve o'clock, being close up with her, we began to engage her; at a quarter paft one, her topmaft being shot away, and her fails and rigging cut to pieces, the furrendered. She is called the Volcan, Citizen Bremand, commander, and pierced for 16 guns, mounting twelve long fourpounders, with fome cohorns and swivels, and having between 70 and 30 men, from Charlestown, bound to Guadaloupe. She is a national

corvette.

I am happy to fay that our lofs, confidering her tops and lower yards were manned with markfmen, and that the had 30 men at small arms, was inconfiderable, having one killed and one wounded. I cannot afcertain the lofs of the enemy with precifion, as they endeavour to conceal it, but I find that fix have been thrown overboard during or after action, and that feveral others are wounded.

My officers and ship's company deserve the highest credit for their conduct on this occafion, evincing a coolness and obedience very meritorious.