PRINCIPAL OCCURRENCES In the Year 1801. JANUARY. HIS day a proclamation was is kept in England and Ireland on Feb. 13, and in Scotland on Feb. 12. 3. This day the members of his majesty's council took the oaths as privy councillors for the united kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and his majesty received the great seal from the lord chancellor, and, causing it to be defaced, presented to him a new great seal for the united kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. His majesty was also pleased to appoint, by procla mation, that "The royal style and titles shall henceforth be accepted, taken, and used, in manner and form following: that is to say, the same shall be expressed in the Latin tongue by these words: Georgius Tertius, Dei Gratià,. Britanniarum Rex, Fidei Defensor;" and in the English tongue by these words: George the Third, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland King, Defender of the Faith.' And that the arms or ensigns armorial of the said united kingdom shall be quarterly, first and fourth, England; se cond, Scotland; third, Ireland. And it is our will and pleasure that there shall be borne therewith, on an escutcheon of pretence, the arms of our dominions in Germany, ensigned with the electoral bonnet. And it is our will and pleasure, that the standard of the said united kingdom herein-before declared to be the arms or ensigns armorial of the said united kingdom, with the escutcheon of pretence thereon, hereinbefore described; and that the union flag shall be azure, the cross es-saltire of St. Andrew and St. Patrick quarterly, per saltire counter-changed, argent and gules; the latter fimbriated of the second, surmounted by the cross of St. George of the third fimbriated as the saltire." 14. This day a proclamation was issued for laying an embargo on all Russian, Danish, and Swedish vessels in the several ports of this kingdom; which has been effectually put in execution. Admiralty-office, 16. A letter from admiral the earl of St. Vincent introduces the following, which is addressed to capt. sir Richard Strachan, bart. ed to execute your further orders. On that day I saw a convoy coursing round Croisiq, of 15 or 16 sail, but was in no hurry to chase, rather permitting them to get nearer to St. Gildas, and in the evening stood out, and made the necessary signals to Mr. Forbes. It fully answered my expectations, as he, being to windward, turned them all, and they made for the Villain, just where I was. About eight we took a small one, just as the battery of St. Jacques was hailing us, which I immediately manned, and sent her with our own boat along shore, and by four A. M. found ourselves in possession of five more; this is all they could attempt, as the whole coasts were then alarmed, and the battery of Notre Dame, at the entrance of the river Peners, kept up so brisk a fire as to send three shot through the last vessel; but the spirit of our people was such, that they were determined to have her out, and unluckily one manwas slightly scratched with a splinter. On joining the Lurcher in the morning, I found she had got three more, making nine, the particulars of which are expressed in the adjoined list the four largest are decked, and very capable of going to England, but the others cannot. Since the 7th, Mr. Forbes has been continually on the look-out; but not a single vessel, I believe, has stirred since. I am, &c. GEORGE ARGLES [Then follows a list of six vessels captured by the Nile cutter, laden with provisions for Brest, and three by the Lurcher cutter, bound to Yannes.] Extract of a letter from capt. Rowley Bulteel, of the Belliqueux, to E. Nepean, esq dated at Rio Janeiro, August 24. On Monday, August 4, soon after day.light, four sail were discovered from the mast-head, in the N. W. quarter, and apparently steering about N. by E. At seven A. M. they hauled their wind, tacked, and stood towards us; upon which I bore down with the whole of my convoy. At noon the enemy perceived our force (which was greatly exaggerated, in their opinion, by the warlike appearance of the China ships): they bore up under a press of sail, and by signal separated. I stood for the largest ship, and, notwithstanding the light and baffling winds, we came up with her, and after a few chase-guns, and a partial firing for about ten minutes, at half past five in the afternoon (Tuesday) she struck her colours, and proved to be the French frigate La Concorde, of 44 guns, 18-pounders, and 444 men, commanded by citizen Jean François Landolphe, capitaine de vaisseau, and chef de division. At seven the same evening, the French frigate La Medée, of 36 guns, 12-pounders, and 315 men, commanded by citizen Daniel Goudein, struck her colours to the Bombay Castle, capt. John Hamilton, and the Exeter, capt. Henry Meriton. The above frigates were of the squadron which sailed from Rochefort the 6th day of March, 1799, and, having committed great depredations on the coast of Africa, had refitted in the Rio de la Plata, and were now cruizing on the coast of Brazil. La Françoise, of 42 guns, and 380 men, commanded by citi zen Pierre Jurieu, escaped by throwing a part of her guns overboard, and also her anchors, boats, and booms, and by night coming on; as did also an American schooner,their prize, fitted as a cruizer. On this occasion I hope their lordships will permit me to bear testimony of the spirit of the officers and ship's company of the Belliqueux; and I have peculiar pleasure in mentioning the zeal zeal and activity I have ever found in Mr. Erdon, my first lieutenant, to whom I only do justice in recommending him to their lordships' notice and favour. Too much praise cannot be given to the captains, of ficers, and crews of the different ships under my convoy, for their ready obedience to my signals, and for the whole of their conduct on that day, particularly to captains Hamilton and Meriton, who very gallantly pursued and captured the aforesaid frigate La Medée; and also to capt. Torin, of the Coutts, and capt. Spens, of the Neptune, who, with great alacrity, pursued La Françoise, although they had not the good fortune to come up with her, for the reasons above assigned; and my best thanks are due to the whole of the commanders of the ships under my convoy, for their assistance in taking a number of prisoners on board their respective ships. We arrived at Rio Janeiro on Tuesday, the 12th of August. [This Gazette also contains accounts of the capture of the Spanish privateer lugger, San Josef, of six guns and 40 men, by the Concorde, capt. R. Barton; and of a French sloop, bound to Brest, with provisions, by La Magicienne.] Admiralty-office, 20. This Gazette contains an account of the Favourite, captain Joseph Westbeach,having captured Le Voyageur cutter privateer, of Dunkirk, of 14 carriage-guns and 47 men; she had taken the Camilla, belonging to Sunderland, the day before. 22. This day the united parliament assembled for the first time. Admiralty-office, 21. Letter from Rear-admiral Duckworth, commander in chief of his majesty's ships and vessels at the Leeward islands, to E. Nepean, Esq, dated Leviathan, Martinique, Oct. 27. SIR, Having directed the Gipsy, of 10 four-pounders and 42 men, tender to the Leviathan, under the command of lieut. Coryndon Boger, to carry the Charlotte merchant ship (in which my late captain, Carpenter, took his passage) to the northward of the islands, I am to beg you will inform the lords commissioners of the admiralty, that on the 7th instant,in passing near Gaudaloupe on the above service, he chased and brought to action a French sloop of very superior magnitude, and manned with double his number of select troops of Gaudaloupe. For the particulars of this very handsome contest I shall refer their lordships to lieut. Boger's letter; but I should not do justice to his majesty's service, from the knowledge I have of this valuable of ficer's character, and from the unanimous voice of his crew, if I did not say his modest recital of his gallantry does him as much honour as the action itself; and I flatter myself he will be honoured with their lordships' protection. I am, &c. J. T. DUCKWORTH, P. S. Since the concluding of the above I find three more of the wounded have died. Gipsy, in St. John's Roads, Oct. 8. SIR, At eight A. M. off the north end of Gaudaloupe, I chased and came up with an armed sloop. On firing a shot at her she hoisted French colours, and returned it; an action instantly commenced. We remained at very close quarters for an hour and a half, when, finding that her musketry did us considerable damage, I hauled a little farther off, and kept up a sharp fire of round and and at half past ten I had the ' grape; (A 3) satisfaction I satisfaction to see her strike. She proved to be Le Quiproquo, commanded by Tourpie, formerly a capitaine de frégate in the service of the king, and was charged with dispatches from Curaçao to Guadaloupe; she mounts eight guns, six and nine pounders, and had on board 98 men, 80 of whom were Guadaloupe chasseurs and cannoneers. am sorry to add that our loss is considerable, having had one killed and 11 wounded; among the latter I include Mr. Clarke and myself. Finding it necessary to get medical assistance as soon as possible, I put into this port, and have got all the wounded into an hospital. The loss on the side of the enemy was the captain and four killed, and 11 wounded. Both vessels have suffered much in sails and rigging; but I am happy to say that his majesty's schooner has not suffered in her hull. I cannot omit, sir, mentioning the great assistance I received from the Charlotte merchant ship under my convoy, both in securing the prisoners, and giving every assistance to the wounded that lay in their power. The petty officers and men you did me the honour to place under my command behaved extremely well on the occasion. Two men have since died of their wounds. CORYNDON BOGER. Rear-admiral Duckworth. [This Gazette likewise contains an account of the capture of La Vénus French lugger privateer, of 14 guns and 36 men, by the Jason, capt. Yorke.] Admiralty-office, 31. This Gazette contains a letter from lieutenant Pearce, transmitted by admiral Lutwidge, announcing his having, in the King George hired armed cutter, captured Le Flibustier French cutter privateer, of 16 men, with muskets and pistols, from Dunkirk two days, without having made any capture; and also a letter from capt. Gifford, of the Active, dated at sea, Jan. 21, stating his having captured the French privateer cutterQuinola, of 14 guns, six and two pounders, and 48 men, after a chase of two hours; one day from · Morlaix. FEBRUARY: Admiralty-office, 3. Enclosure from the earl of St. Vincent, K. B, admiral of the white, &c. to Evan Nepean, esq. Magicienne, Plymouth Sound, My Lord, Jan. 31. Capt. Halliday's letter will inform your lordship of my having on the 20th inst. captured, in sight of the Doris, the French ship letter of marque Le Huron, from the isle of France, bound to Bourdeaux, and of his directing me to see her into Plymouth. I now beg leave to acquaint your lordship of my arrival with her; she is a remarkably fine ship, sails well, is pierced for 20 guns, had 18 mounted, but threw themall overboard, except four,during the chase. I think her a vessel well calculated for his majesty's service; the cargo is of great value, and consists of ivory, cochineal, indigo, tea, sugar, pepper, cinnamon, ebony, &c. W. OGILVY. Admiralty-office, 7. Letter transmitted by lord H. Seymour, commander in chief of his majesty's ships at Jamaica, dated Dec. 21. My Lord, Apollo, Dec. 1800. At noon, on the 10th ult. in the Gulf of Mexico, in lat. 21 deg. north, we gave chase to a xebec to windward of us; but soon after discovering a brig directlyin the wind's eye, we chased her, and at two in the morning got up and took posses sion of the Resolution Spanish sloop of war, of 18 guns and 149 men, commanded by don Francisco Dar richena, |