DOWNING-STREET, MARCH 11.

LORD Viscount Howick, his Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, has this day notified to the Ministers of Friendly and Neutral Powers resident at this Court, that in consequence of the recent proceedings. and the present position of the enemy upon the Continent, which enables him to command the Navigation of the Rivers Elbe, Weser, and Ems, his Majesty has judged it expedient to re-establish the most rigorous Blockade at the entrances of those Rivers; and to maintain and enforce the same, according to the usages of war acknowledged and allowed in similar cases.

SATURDAY, MARCH 14.

WHITEHALL, MARCH 5.-The King has been pleased to grant unto Harford Jones, Esq., Resident of the East India Company at Bagdad, and Member of the Ottoman Order of the Crescent of the second class, his Royal License and Permission to receive and wear the Ensigns of the superior Class of the said -Order, which the Grand Signior hath lately, as a mark of his further favour, conferred upon him the said Harford Jones.

TUESDAY, MARCH 24.

This Gazette contains enclosures from Sir Edward Peilew.- -The first, from Capt. Planpin, of the Powerful, dated Trincoinale, July 6, states the capture of la Bellone French privateer, after a running light of an hour and three quarters, near the Little Basses. The Powerful had two men killed and eleven wounded; the enemy one killed and seven wounded. Another Letter from the same Officer, dated June 15, mentions the capture, off Friar's Hood, of la Ilenriette, mounting 20 guns, and having on board 124 men, including officers. She sailed from the Isle of France on the 7th of April A Letter from Capt. Stuart, of the Duncan, dated off the Isle of France, April 29, announces the capture, after a chase of five hours, of the French brig privateer Isle de France, mounting six 12pounder carronades, and two long brass nines, the former of which she hove overboard during the chase; with 71 men, and had only been out 24 hours from Port N. W. She is a very fine vessel, almost new.A Letter from Capt. Cole, of the Culloden, dated at Sea, Sept. 25, states the capture of l'Emihen, formerly the Buttsh sloop TamComale, of 18 gups and 150 men.-A French privateer, ia Viculante, of two 18 pointers, has also been captured in the harbour of Muscat, by the bows of the Concorde..

SATTI DAY MARCH 28,

This Gazete contons dispatches from Rear-1 antal bir A. Cochrane, K. B., Com

mander in Chief at the Leeward Islands, with details of the following captures:-

By Captain Watson, of the Venus, the French privateer brig Determinée, of 14 guns and 108 men.

By Captain Selby, of the Cerberns, ut out from St. Pierre's, under a tremendons fire of cannon and musketry, a schooner and sloop. In this gallant action, the following were killed and wounded of the Cerberus:-Killed, W. Torbuct, seaman; W. Townsend, marine. Wounded, W. Coote, Second Lieutenant, dangerously; George Sayer, Mudshipman, not bad; Peter Pippon, ordinary, since dead; W. Smith, landman, not dan gerous; John Burke, Quarter-Ganner, ditto; John Tucker. landman, dangerous; John Marley, ordinary, slightly; Stephen Old, Tesdale, corporal of marines, ditto; Anthony able, ditto.

Réunion schooner, of 10 guns (pierced for By Captain Sayer, of the Galatea, la 14) with a cargo.

pher, the Entreprenante, of 1 gun and 17 By Captain Hodge, of the St. Christo

men.

By Captain Dean, of the armed brig Dominica, of a row-boat privateer, of 1 brass 3-pounder, and 16 men.

It contains also a list of 24 vessels, taken by the squadron of Sir E. Pellew, Bart., in the East Indies, from the last return, by the Tremendous, 12th Feb, 1806.

ADMIRALTY OFFICE, APRIL 4. Copy of a Letter transmitted by Sir T. Trou bridge.

SIR,

His M. S. Greyhound, Java, Sea, 27th July, 1806.

I have the honour to inform you, that his Majesty's ships Greyhound and Harrier, after destroying, on the 4th of July, under the fort of Monado, the Dutch Company's brig Christian Elizabeth, armed with eight guns, and having a complement of 80 men, stood across the Molucca Sea to the island of Tidon, when they captured, on the 6th, another of the enemy's cruizers called the Belgica. armed with 12 gun, and manned with 32 men: from thence proceeding to the westward, on the evening of the 25th of July, four sail of ships were descried passing through the traits of Salayer: immediate chase was given to them; and, by nine, I had the satisfaction of seeing them lying-to between the small Dutch pasis of Bonthean Balaconiba, at about seven miles' distance from the shore. I easily made out one of the to be a trigate, and another a corvette; bitt a third had so much the appearance of a line of battle ship, that both Capt. Troubridge and myself deemed it prudent to wait ull daylight before we examined them

We accordingly lay-to during the night, at two miles' distance to windward. As the day broke, I had the pleasure of finding the ship which had forced us on cautionary measures, was a large two-decked ship, resembling an English Indiaman.

The enemy (for they proved to be a Dutch squadron) immediately drew out in order of battle on the larboard tack under their topsails; the frigate taking her station in the van, an armed ship astern of her, the large ship in the centre, and the corvette in the rear. Fortunately for us the frigate, by fore-reaching upon her second astern, caused a small opening in their line. It was suggested to me by Mr. Martin, master of his Majesty's ship Greyhound, that if we could close with the enemy whilst in that position, our attack might be made to advantage; accordingly, under French colours, we bore up, as if with an intention to speak the frigate; and when within hail, all further disguise being unnecessary, we shifted our colours, and commenced firing, which was instantly returned with a smartness and spirit that evinced they were fully prepared for the contest. The Harrier, who had kept close astern of the Greyhound, on seeing her engaged, bore round up, and passing between the frigate and her second astern, raked them both; the latter with such effect, that they bore up in succession to return her fire, thus leaving the irigate separated from them. Being resolved to avail myself of this advantage, and being anxious to be in a position for supporting the Harrier, now engaged in the centre of the enemy's line, I wore close round the frigate's bows, raking her severely white passing; and when on the starboard bow, by throwing our sails aback, ` we fell into the desired position. The cannonade from the Greyhound was now admirable, while that of the frigate visibly slackened; and at last, after an action of forty minutes, wholly ceased. On hailing to know if they had struck, they answered they had, and Lieutenant Home took immediate possession of her. On directing her fire on the ships astern, they all followed her example, except the corvette, who, from being in the rear, had suffered little from the action, and now made off towards the shore. Capt. Trowbridge immediately wore in pursuit of her, sending, at the same time, a boat to take possession of the large ship, whose fire he had nearly silenced early in the action. Perceiving the corvette sailed remarkably well, and that she could spread more canvass than the Harrier, her mast and rigging being entire, I recalled the latter from a chase which was hkely to be fruitless.

The prizes proved to be the Dutch frigate Pallas, of 36 guns, commanded by N.S. Aalbers, a Captain in the Dutch navy; the Victoria, a two-decked ship, of about 800 tons, commauded by Klaas Kenkin, senior Captam in

the Dutch Company's service; and, the Ba-, tavia, a ship of about 500 tons, commanded by William de Val, a Captain in the same service: both the Company's ships are armed for the purpose of war, and richly laden with the produce of the Moluccas.

The ship which escaped, I learn from our prisoners, was the Republican corvette William, mounting 20 twenty-four pounders, and manned with 110 men.

[The letter concludes with passing the highest encomiums on the officers and ships companies of the Greyhound and Harrier.]

(Signed) E. ELPHINSTONE.

Sir Thomas Troubridge, Bart., Rear-Admiral of the White, &c. &c. &c.

List of Killed and Wounded on board his Majesty's Ships, in Action with a Dutch Squadron on the 26th of July, 1806, of Macassar.

Greyhound, 1 killed and 8 wounded.→→→ Harrier, 3 wounded.-Total, 1 killed and 1 wounded.

Officers slightly wounded.Greyhound James Wood, Boatswain; George Majori banks, Master's Mate; and John Bradford, Clerk.

List of Killed and Wounded on board the Enemy's Ships, in Action on the 26th of. July, 1806, off Macassar.

Pallas, 8 killed and 32 wounded (the Captain, Pilot, and four seamen, since dead.) -Victoria, 2 killed.-Batavia, 2 killed and 7 wounded, (the Lieutenant and one seaman since dead.)-Total, 12 killed, 39 wounded.

LONDON GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY,

APRIL 13, 1807.

This Gazette contains an ample account of the gallant capture of Monte Video, of which the following is the substance.-The Dispatch from Sir S. Achmuty is dated Monte Video, Feb. 6, and after announcing the landing of the forces on the 18th January, about nine miles from the town, and the occupying of the suburbs by our advanced posts, the General gives the following interesting account of the subsequent operations.]

The next morning the enemy came out of the town, and attacked us with their whole force, about 6000 men, and a number of guns. They advanced in two columns; the right, consisting of cavalry, to turn our left flank, while the other, of infantry, attacked the left of our line; this column pushed in our advanced posts, and pressed so hard on our out-pique!, of 400 men, that Col. Browne, who commanded on the left, or dered three companies of the 40th, under Major Campbell, to their support; these companies tell in with the head of the column, and very bravely charged it; the charge was as gallantly received, and great numbers fell on both sides; at length the column began

to give way, when it was suddenly and impetuously attacked in flank by the rifle corps, and light battalion, which I had ordered up, and directed to the particular point. The column now gave way on all sides, and was pursued, with great slaughter, and the loss of a gun, to the town. The right column, observing the fate of their companions, rapidly retired, without coming into action. The loss of the enemy was considerable, and has been estimated at 1500 men; their killed might amount to between 2 and 300; we have taken the saine number of prisoners, but the principal part of the wounded got back into the town; I am happy to add, that ours was comparatively trifling.-The consequences of this affair were greater than the action itself. Instead of finding ourselves surrounded with horse, and a petty warfare at our posts, many of the inhabitants of the country separated, and retired to their several villages, and we were allowed quietly to sit down before the town.-From the best information I could obtain, I was led to believe that the defences of Monte Video were weak, and the garrison by no means disposed to make an obstinate resistance; but I found the works truly respectable, with 160 pieces of cannon; and they were ably defended.--The enemy, being in possession of the island of Ratones, commanded the harbour; and I was aware that their gun-boats would annoy us,as we apprehended. A two gun battery was constructed on the 234, to keep them in check, and our posts were extended to the harbour, and completely shut in the garrison on the land side.. Their communication was still, however, open by water, and their boats conveyed to them troops and provisions. Even water for the garrison was obtained by these means; for the wells that supply the town were in our possession.

"On the 25th we opened batteries of four 24-pounders and two mortars, and all the frigates and smaller vessels came in, as close as they could with safety, and cannonaded the town. But finding that the garrison was not intimidated into a surrender, I constructed, on the 28th, a battery of six 24-pounders, within 1090 yards of the south east bastion of the Citadel, which I was informed was in so weak a state that it might be easily breached. The parapet was soon in ruins, but the rampart received little injury, and I was soon convinced that my means were unequal to a regular siege; the only prospect of success that presented itself was, to erect a battery as near as possible to a wall by the south gare, that joins the works to the sea, and endeavour to breach it. This was effected by a x gun battery, within 600 yards; and though it was exposed to a very superior fire from the enemy, which had been incessant during the whole of the siege, a breach was reported practicable on the 2d instant. Many reasons Induced me not to delay the assault, though I was aware that the troops would be exposed

to a very heavy fire in approaching and mounting the breach. Orders were issued for the attack an hour before day-break the ensning morning, and a summons was sent to the Governor in the evening to surrender the town. To this message no answer was returned. The troops destined for the assanit, consisted of the Rifle Corps under Major Gardener, the Light Infantry under Lieut.-Col. Brownrigg and Major Trotter, the Grenadiers underMajors Campbell and Tucker, and the 38th Regiment under Lient.-Col, Vassal and Major Nugent.-They were supported by the 40th Regiment under Major Dalrymple, and the 87th under LieutenantColonel Butler and Major Miller. The whole were commanded by Colonel Browne. The remainder of my force, consisting of the 17th Light Dragoons, detachments of the 20th and 21st Light Dragoons, the 47th Regiment, & Company of the 71st, and a Corps of 700 Marines and Seanien, were encamped under Brigadier General Lumley, to protect our

rear.

"At the appointed hour the troops marched to the assault. They approached near the breach before they were discovered, when a destructive fire from every gun that could hear upon it, and from the musketry of the garrison, opened upon them. Heavy as it was, our loss would have been comparatively trifling if the breach had been open; but during the night, and under our fire, the enemy had barricaded it with hides, so as to render it nearly impracticable.The night was extremely dark. The head of the column missed the breach; and when it was ap proached, it was so shut up that it was mistaken for the untouched wall. In this situation the troops remained mider a heavy fire for a quarter of an hour, when the breach was discerned by Captain Renny, of the 40.h Light Infantry, who pointed it out, and gloriously fell as he mounted it. Our gallant soldiers rushed to it, and, difficult as it was of access, forced their way into the town. Cannon were placed at the head of the principal streets, and their fire, for a short time, was destructive; but the troops advanced in all directions, clearing the streets and batteries with their bayonets, and overturning their cannon. The 40th Regiment, with Colonel Browne, followedThey also missed the breach, and twice passad through the fire of the batteries, before they found it.-The 87th Regiment was posted near the north gate, which the troops who entered at the breach were to open for them, but their ardour was so great that they could not wait. They scaled the walls, and en, tered the town as the troops with approached it. At day light, every thing was in our possession except the citadel, which made a show of resistance, but soon surrendered; and early in the morning the town was quiet, and the women were peace. ably walking the streets.