companies. From Malacca I dis-
patched lieut, Fowler, in the Gan-
ges brig, to Pulo Pinang, with a
packet from the select committee to
the captain of any of his majesty's
ships, soliciting their convoy to this
very valuable fleet. On arrival at
Malacca we were informed that the
squadron we had engaged was that
of admiral Linois, consisting of
the Marengo, of 84 guns, the Belle
Poule, and Semillante, heavy fri.
gates, a corvette of 28, and the
Batavian brig William of 18 guns.
-The 28th February, in the
Straits of Malacca lat. 40° 30′ N.
we fell in with his majesty's ships
Albion and Sceptre. I was then
in a very poor state of health; and Earl Camden, Aug. 6, 1804.
Mr. Lance went on board the Al-
bion, and, by his very able repre-
sentation to capt. Ferrier of the
great national consequence of the
hon. company's ships, he was in-
duced to take charge of the fleet.
On the 3d of March I dispatched

the Ganges brig with a letter to the
right hon. the governor general,
giving an account of our action,
to be conveyed to the honourable
court. We arrived at St. Helena
the 9th of June, under convoy of
his majesty's ship Plantagenet with
the addition of the Carmarthen,
capt. Dobree, and five whalers.
Accompanying this I send a chart
of the entrance of the Straits of
Malacca, with the situations of the
fleet on the 14th and 15th February,
which will, I trust, convey a more
distinct idea of the action than any
written description.

I am, &c.

N. DANCE.

Names of the whalers.-William Fenning, Brook Watson, Thomas, or Young Tom, Betsey, Eliza, and the Blackhouse, from the Coast of Guinea, joined us at sea.

The LONDON GENERAL BILL of

CHRISTENINGS and BURIALS from December 17, 1805, to December 16, 1906.

Died under 2 years 5405 | 20 and 30-132960 and 70 - 1265 | 90 and 100 99 Between 2 and 3.2029 30 and 40-1782

70 and 80- 859
80 and 90 - 414

1806.

100 2 104 ----. 1

BIRTHS in the year

Jan. 4. Lady of Capt. Byng, R. N. a son.

5. Lady of Capt. Halkett, R. N. a daughter.

19. Countess of Banbury, a daughter.

ter.

21. Countess of Elgin, a daugh

24. Lady of lieut. general Man. ningham, a daughter.

11. Lady Dunboyne, a son. 20. Lady Holland, a daughter. 21. Countess of Mansfield, a son. - Lady Cilby, a daughter. 23. Countess of Aboyne, a son. 25. Lady Mary Stopford, a daughter.

28. Hon. Mrs. Erskine, a daugh

ter.

March 16. Lady of hon. general St. John, a daughter.

17. Viscountess Mahon, a son. 22. Lady C. Drummond, a son. 24. Lady Charlotte Duncombe,

a son.

April. 2. Lady of sir Christ. Willoughby, bart. a daughter. 4. Lady Harriet Frampton, a daughter.

6. Hon. Mrs. Berkeley, a son. 8. Hon. Mrs. J. B. Simpson, a daughter.

9. Lady of sir George Prescott, bart. a daughter.

25. Lady Lovaine, a son. - Lady of sir Montague Cholmeley, bart. a daughter.

May 2. Lady King, a daughter. 10. Hon. Mrs. Boyle, a son. 11. Duchess of Beaufort, daughter.

22. Lady Charlotte Hope,

daughter.

a

a

22. Lady Orde, a daughter. 28. Lady Boringdon, a son. 31. Countess Talbot, a son. June. 1. Lady of colonel Gore Langton, M. P. a daughter.

2- Lady of rear admiral Sutton, a daughter.

4. Vicountess Arbuthnot, a son. 8. Lady Grantham, a daughter. 9. Lady of brigadier-general ter. Monro, a daughter.

11. Hon. Mrs. E. J. Turnour, a daughter.

17. Lady E. Loftus, a son.

24. Countess of Chichester, a

daughter.

ter.

23. Lady Amelia Kaye, a daugh

Lady Mary Talbot, a daugh

26. Hon. Mrs. Montgomery Stewart, a son, a

Lady Lambert, a son. 29. Lady of sir William Paxton,

26. Countess Cowper, an heir. a son.

Oct.

26. Hon. Mrs. Laurence Dun- Hall. das, a son.

Nov. 4. Lady of sir Hungerford Hoskins, bart. a daughter. 10. Hon. Mrs. Henry Ryder,

Feb. 4. Hon. col. Carleton. 19. Mrs. Carter, the poetess and Greek translator.

22. James Barry, esq. the celebrated painter.

26. Admiral sir Andrew Mitchell, K. B.

Hon. miss Orde Pawlett.
Viscount Pery.

March 4. Sir Lionel Copley, bart. 6. Dowager countess of Bradford.

Eliot.

Lady Georgiana Augusta

19. Sir John Talbot Dillon, bart.
22. Marquis of Ely.

30. Duchess of Devonshire.
31. Earl Macartney.

April 1. Prince Frederick of Prussia.

9. Sir James Chatterton, bart. serene highness the

His Stadtholder.

17, Earl of Lanesborough. 19. Mr. John Russell, painter in crayons to his majesty.

May 3. Sir Richard Ford, knight, the Bow-street magistrate.

8. Ann Yearsley, the poetical milk-maid of Bristol.