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given 3 a floop of war followed, and an action 
continued, often within hail, till, by the 
fame bravery by which the Tapageufe was 
carried, the flocp of war which had been be- 
fore faved by the rapidity of the current alone, 
after about an hour’s firing, was compelled to 
theer off, having fuffered as much in the hullas 
the Tapageufe in the rigging. The conduct 
of the ofticers and men will be juftly appreci-- 
ated. With confidence I fhall now beg leave 
to recommend them to the notice of the Lords 
Commifiioners of the Admiralty. 
It is neccflary to add, that the fame morn- 
Ing, when at anchor, waiting for the boats, 
(which, by the bye, did not return till this 
morning), three fhips were obferved bearing 
down towards the Pallas, making many fig-. 
nals: they were foon perceived to be enemies. 
In a few minutes the anchor was weighed, 
and with the remainder of the. officers and 
crew, we chafed, drove on fhore,and wrecked, 
one National 24 gun fhip, one of 22 guns, and 
La Malicieufe, a beautiful corvette, of 18 
Suns 3 their maits went by the board, and’ 
they were involved in a fheet of {pray. 
Allin this fhip fhewed good zeal for his 
Majefty’s fervice. The Warrant Officers, 
and Mr. Tatnal, Midthipman, fuppiied the 
place of thofe commiffioned, The abfence of 
Lieutenant Mappleton isto be regretted; he 
would have gloried in the expedition with the 
boats. Theaffiftance rendered by Mr. Drum- 
mond of the Royal Marines, was fuch as 
might have been expected. Subjoined is a 
lift of the wounded, together with the veflels 
captured and deftroyed fince the 26th ult. 
Tam, &c. CocHRANE. 
Adnival Thornbrough, Gc. Se. 
Wounded.—Michael Molloy, both arms 
off; Hen. Crookman, in the arm; John 
M‘Donal d in the back. 
Veilels taken or Dehisyeaee Deffaix, 
chaffe maree, taken’; D’ifle Daix, ditto tak- 
en; La Pomone, brig, taken; a large brig, 
burnt ; a chafle maree wrecked. 
- National Ships.——-La Tapageufe, 14 guns, 
95 men, taken; La Malicieufe, 13 guns, 
Sees poke fhip, 24 guns, wrecked 3 
Imperial Ihia, 22. guns, wrecked. 
Downing-fireet, April 7, 1206. 
A difpatch from Major-General Sir David 
Baird, commanding his Majefty’s troops at 
the Cape of Good Hope, dated 20th of Ja- 
nuary laft, addreffed te Lord Vifcount Caftle- 
weagh, fies been received at the office of Mr. 
Secretary Windham, of which the follow- 
ing is an extract: 
¢¢ I had the honour to addrefs your Lordfhip 
onthe 13th inf. relative to the fituation of 
affairs in this colony; and I now proceed to 
fubmit to your Lordfhip my fubfequent ope- 
xations againft the Batavian forces, command- 
ed by Lieutenant-General Janfens, and which 
have terminated in his furrender and in the 
fubje@ion of the whole colony. 
££ According tomy orders, Brigadier-General 
State of Public Affairs in April, 1806. 
(May 1, 
Beresford advanced with a detachment of the 
army, on the 13th inft. to occupy the vil- 
lage of Stellenbofch, and fecure the ftrong 
pafs of Roode Sand, with a view to ex- 
clude the Batavian. forces from that produce 
tive portion of the diftri&, and to preferve 
to ourfelves an undifturbed intercourfe with 
the farmers below the Kloof. Lieutenant- 
General Janfens made no effort to dilpute 
thefe objeé&s, but contented himfelf with 
Moving nis forces to the fummit of Hottentot 
Hollana’s Kloof, and there took poit, wait- 
ing, apparently, to receive fome overtures 
of pacification. Brigadier-General Beresford 
availed himfelf cf this afpe& of affairs to 
tranfmit to Lieutenant-General Janfens a 
letter from me, and took that occafion of an. 
nouncing that he was vefted with powers to 
come te an'accommodation with the Lieute- 
nant- General.” 
Disnna April 3, 1806. 
The King has been pleafed to caufe it to 
be fignified by the Right Hon. Charles James 
ne his Majefty’s Principal Secretary of 
State for Foreign Affairs, to the Minifters of 
neutral powers refiding at this Court, that 
the necefflary meafures have been taken, by 
his Majefty’s command, for the blockade of 
the entrance of the rivers Ems, Wefer, Elbe, 
and Trave; and that, from this time, all the 
meafures authorized by the law of nations, 
and the refpe€tive Treaties between his Ma- 
jefty and the different neutral powers, will 
be adopted and executed with refpeét to all ~ 
veffels which may attempt to violate the faid 
blockade. 
On the 21% Mr. Fox brought the fol- 
lowing Meffage from the King to the 
Houfe of Commons; 
‘¢Grorce R, 
** His Majefty thinks it proper to acquaint 
the Houfe of Commons, that he has found 
himfelf under the neceflity of withdrawing 
his Minifter from the Court of Berlin, and 
of adopting provifionally meafures of juft re- 
taliation againft the commerce and navigation 
of Pruffia. His Majefty deeply regrets this 
extenfion and aggravation of calamities, al- 
ready fo feverely felt by the nations of the 
Continent, whofe independence and profpe- 
rity he has never ceafed to confider zs inti- 
mately connected with thole of his own peo- 
ple. But meafures of direét hoftility, deli- 
berately adapted againft him, have left him 
no alternative. 
‘© In a moment of confidential intercourfe, 
without even the pretence~ of any caufe of 
complaint, forcible poffeffion has been taken 
by Pruffia of his Majefty’s Ele€toral Domi- 
nions. Deeply as this event affeéted the in- 
terefts of this kingdom, his Majefty chofe 
neverthelefs to forbear, on this painful ‘occas 
fian, all recourfe to the tried and affe€tionate 
attachment of his Britifh fubje@s. He re- 
monftrated, by amicable negotiation, againtt 
the injury he had fuftained, and refted his 
claim | 
