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THURSDAY, inuarv t n I GE O R G I A SAVANNAH: Printed From the I-ONDON'iG.VZIVI'T; :. ; tV"’ ‘ St. James’s, September 12, 17M. £.v tin;! of a I‘ttcr from Gn. RUictt, Governor of Gibraltar, to the Earl cf -ihtllti&r'iU"!*, /fifed Gil,altar, Attgufi b‘, rjtt. rX)SO?;X<3ESTFRDAY morning T received your dilpatch 0 Y -id M 2c:h of July, with ti e inclofure, by kaefeKHU i !,?,I ;*°v % plena, Capt. Roberts, who arrived bv dint of and biavt ry, v, Ah -Vc afTnLrice of cur two gutr bouis\tht Vanguard and Re -Judn y towed into c! e Hay, andprftvd by Capt. Cuftis bin.felf. He prrlv 1 :- ally condu&ed their at.rack in his Uir- e ‘ with dilbiTguithed luceels,’ .norwith fKiffding a conltant and heavy lire cf round and grape from the er.emvA gun boats for 1 early two iv.rurs. The par ticulars of Capt. Roberto’s gallant be haviour, and his Hvip, will, nod i’br, be t rani mitred by Capt Curtis*, but as he (Capt. Curtis) is not a man to lpeak to any action lo highly redoti rriing to his own honour, on nvy part it is an indilpen(abfeclmy to inform your Lordlhip, Uiafhjs zt al fur die id tiuiPftJ jC“Y'aTri 1 icl lin forward ing every operation that can any way contribute tu our com tort or defence. Admiralty Office, Sept. 18, 17S1. ExtraX cf a teller fr9in Cap!. ‘Csflti ta Mr. ISlefEensy ‘dated fruiitnt,- Gilrnh tar, Mtyiil 7, 1781. I lx! A you wi'l he pleased- to ac quaint my Lords Conymidioners that lus M.ijefiy’s flaoo l IclcMyarriyed here this-n.orningr- ~~ - . ■ , H *r appTnacK was difcovci/ed by the eaemS uv.; us at the lane tune, •live (ft. i ‘c!;. Sire was in Cre Cv.f, ..to the feuthward of Ccwarita Point, and iufifiiy> third of the way o\ er from it towards Eufopa. perfectly c- irt!, and the Helena was rowing for ,the rock; I immediately took the Kcpulih'and Vanguard gun boats,with hi the !>yats of the !lr;y and went lor ‘her as expedinoufly as poiliblc. i.y j: urt boats of the enemy, carrying each, one 26 pounder in the bow, moved . lib horn Algazir'a?, accompanied by jevcrnl larmchts. Time .boats pot on tinier* nan l could proceed with the jkepui.o and 1 Vang-i: ’.rd, nr, J before r ight ; tfc'tA k~ thnfe or them moil ad vanced Commenced their fire upon the .Helena,'.being then within half pu 1 tbof. fine returned *T with prea: ddi >eration and* fiufUb it dill eo;.cumin ; m *.&?■ her —The orcai f ]>Tr t or ‘de Ltm jb-at : ’ were f< on t iofe to her, v••.. 7. “ . 1 and due 11 or os pi gra; e and outer foot ‘tliat ltetned ahi oil to byny her were : e.dly aIT milling. J Uwever Cic did ■ Wt ms&i c: J & iT- - J\3 •vm to Hit < z . - . k . I d-’ J ‘'-.v v V'V •*. • jT;-’ ;’ p■** V^f• £ iE'yQ ,4 LVi hbt, without fpme aid, b ir long tins \mv a<cj u and com oat. The Krpuile r. p:l v%m t :ard bc-F'an a well directe*! Ere upon the enemy, brine, lb placed as was deemed ihft molt Hhcaciotts to cover the,'Helen.?, and annoy them. The commencement ol tire fsa b eczr got to the Hehnd, flse loon reached us, the enemy ft ill perfevtering iii their attempt upon her, fome of at'her broadficie, and oth ers keeping astern raking*h>r. How* ever the fleadinefs and bravery exhi bited on board the Helhi.i, nnd the wu!l applied grape from the Repidle aqd. Vanguard, very IhoT *!v;de fever al or them retire; *and jJi'y all- fl*.j by trn oAloctt, allowing n<: to row tie Helen 1 into the Mots without farther mol-iliiun. A xehecki tuountiiTy tbt.’. -en and guns, wluj., vmj lying near toCabarita Point, got un der wiy when the breeze caiue, ai.d advaiUmd 10 join tin? pun bout’s tnr, upon feeing them retitc, flic'retired alio. The maP.% fails, ‘rigging, and “fur nllu'te, or the Helena, are c 1 to pieces, an ! il.tr hull a pout! deal da maged ; but dt is wonderful, as it is Tortuluie, the Hoatfwain was tht only I7rr.il tV Tier; ; C - I lie I);averv, the coolness, nnd i!,e yudictnus con.iucl, of Capt. Robcas, do him inh iite honour; his oHicrrs a;ul T men dclerve the highell com men -1 \ ; / - ‘ fc ‘ it Yc Jon. A: ‘ire -U.: BE, Ofl. i y ly’Sr. Cf AHI h ! )un 11 of hi I?* 11 j g| y’ s Tdgafe yivS* ■?, arrived at thrs ofiirn late oh Saturday rugfit, vith dispatches fiom.lTar Ad.niral Gr.ves, Convmn c-1 m CiiidL-of-'hA Al jelly’s flitpr nr North Amexica, .to M. £t<q>h< of v.ifuh the full j wing tre ixrract, and copied: iMidcn, r.t Sandy look, Atg.y 1, 17 g r . Id IE 2SHi Sir amuel Hood arriv ed oft’ thed look -vith 14 fail of the line, four frigate, one Hoop, and a fire-dhip, from th Weft-Indies. The lame evening inthgence was brought that Monl*. du )rras had Idled the ? Saturday beforedth bi s whole lijui dron. As SlrSamuel Hood had brought intelli’nce from the \CAII- Indies that all he French ifeec from the Cape \jver failed, I immediately determined t.-preceed to the inuth ward, in ho t to intercept the one, or both, if [Fible. Imnd< at Sea, Sift. 14, 17S1. I Bl'.G u , be - - ypmmifiioners of the Adibiraltyhyitvthe, mrJment the wind Terved to r fyHhc ships over the bar, which for the ptirpofe, the ’ fquadrondne. out, and Sir Samuel i iq-A R O Y A I. GAZETTE. I^JAMIiSJOHNSTON. llv cl get ring under fail at the fame - nme, the fleet proceeded tog"ther, on the 3 ill. of Augult, to the loutliward. 1 he embers which I hail placed be fore the Delaware could give me no certain infoimarion, and the cruisers off the Chqfapeak had not joined. The winds being favourable, we ap proached tbeChtfapeak the morning (.: the pth of September, when the ad vanted llnp made the fjgnal of a steer. V. e loon tlificoVeredaTaumber of grea*: ffiips at anchor, wh/ch Teemed to be extended across the entrance of the G hel ipeak, from Cape Henry to the Middle’ Ground ; they had a frigate i ruiling. off the Cape, which Hood in arid joined rliein, and, as we approach ed, the whole llget got under fail, and ft retched out to lea, with the wind at N. E. As we drew nearer, l formed the line fir it ahead, and then in such a .manner as to bring his Majelty’s fleet nea.ly par i.!, 1 to the line of approach of the eneniy, and when I found that our van was advanced as far as -Ihoal of the Middle Ground would ad mit of, I wore the fleet, and brought them upon the lame tack with the en emy, neatly parallel to them, that our van would be able to operate 1 made, the signal co hear away and ap prriach, and l*on after to engage the enemy dole. Somewhat alter lour the action her an amongll the hcail.iiolb lhips pretty tloie, and loon became general as far as the lecond flyjp ffom the centre towards the rear. The ac tion dul not entirely cease till a little after lunfet, though at a confldtrable illllance, for the centre < f the enemy continued to bear up as m advanced, and at that-mameftt leemed to have little more in view than to fliel ter their own van, as it went before the wind. His Majdly’s fleet confided of ia fail of the line, that of the French formed 24 lai 1 in their line. After night I lent the Irigates to the van and reir to pulh forward the line, and keej# it extended with the enemy, with 2 full intention to renew the engagement m the morning ; but when the frigate Fominee returned from the van, l was informed, that tcveral of the flops had lufTered To much that they were in no condition to ren?w the adtion until they had secured their marts; we how ever kept well extended with ny al! night. ■ fight or each other, repairing our da mages. Rear Admiral Drake drifted his flag into the Alcide, until the Prin ccda had got up another main-top mad. The Shrcwfbury, whose Cap tain lod a let?, and had the First Lieu* tenant killed, was obliged to reef both top • ads, drifted -her top-fail-yards 4 ( Si* the ftqgtb Pf i, )