APPENDIX to the CHRONICLE. 
Herewith I have the pleasure to 
inclose a letter from captain Tom. 
linson, of his majesty’s sloop La 
Suffisante, containing particulars 
of his success in capturing the Mor- 
gan French privateer, and recap- 
turing the six English. merchant 
ships named in the inclosed list, 
that had been taken by her, and 
which you will be pleased to lay 
before my lords commissioners of 
the admiralty. 
So complete a piece of service, 
performed by a vessel of such small 
force as the Suffisante, [am _ per- 
suaded their lordships will admit, 
reflects great credit on captain 
Tomlinson, his officers, and men. 
La Suffisante, Plymouth, June 
30, 1796. 
Sir, 
I beg leave’to acquaint you, that 
his majesty’s sloop La Suffisante, 
under my command, has retaken 
two English merchant sbips, on the 
27th inst. near the isle de Bas (from 
Oporto, loaded with wine.) I 
gained intelligence from the priso- 
ners, that the French privateer 
which they belong to, carried six- 
teen guns and ten swivels; and 
that on the preceding day she was 
to the northward of Scilly, in chace 
of several English vessels: 1 there- 
fore immediately dispatched the 
prizes, with orders to go to Ply- 
mouth, and stood in for the French 
coast, between Ushant and the isle 
de Bas, in hopes of meeting her on 
her return, or any other pmzes that 
she should send intoMorlaix or Brest. 
On the following morning I had 
the good fortune to discover the 
_above mentioned privateer, and 
four loaded merchant ships, (her 
prizes) standing towards us ; and, 
as I fetched within gun-shot of 
the privateer, we gaye her several 
commander in chief at Plymouth. 
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broadsides as we passed on opposite 
tacks; and, on our putting about 
to follow her, she made the signal 
for her prizes to disperse. They 
were then about seveh miles from 
us tothe N. W. ; 
Atone P. M. we fetched very 
near ber lee quarter, and opened a 
well-directed fire of musquetry up- 
on them from forward, which 
obliged them to strike before we 
could get alongside to bring our 
great guns to bear upon her. 
As the greatest dispatch was ne- 
cessary to enable us to overtake the 
prizes, which were endeavouring 
to escape by steering on different 
directions, I ordered lieutenant 
Pickford to take command of the 
privateer, to send the French cap- 
tain and officers on board the Suf- 
fisante immediately, and then to 
make sail and assist me in taking 
the merchant ships, which service 
was performed very much to my 
satisfaction, he having taken two 
of them, one of which I had not 
the least hopes of his being able to 
come up with, as she was very far 
to the windward. 
To the spirited and active beha- 
viour of the officers and crew of 
the Suffisante, I consider myself in 
a great measure indebted for our 
success, which is as complete as I 
could wish it to be, for, exclusive 
of the privateer, which is a fine 
copper-bottom brig, capable of doe 
ing much mischief, we have like- 
wise retaken six valuable English 
merchant ships, which are all that 
she had captured. 
Inclosed, I have the honour to 
transmit you a list of the prizes, and 
their cargoes, and am, i 
Sir, &e. 
NicnoLas Tomtrnson, 
To vice-admiral Onslow, 
List 
