Frow labella, a floop from Grenada, bound
to St. Euftatia; but having only Americans
on board, he was detained as prize by the
Suffolk. On the 28th the Vengeance alfo
took a small schooner, laden with fish from
Margaritta, bound to Martinique, The
readincis and alertnefs with which the
captains, officers, and feamen obeyed the
fignals on this occafion, were fuch as to me-
rit every thing I can say in their favour,

Princess Royal, Jan. 2, 1780.
Lift of Prizes taken by the Squadron fince my
Account of the gib ult.

all

1779. Dec. Frigate Sphynx retaken.
Dec. 18. French brig La Maria Jennette,
laden with fundry kinds of merchandise.
18. French fhip La Anonyne, 260 tons, with
fundry kinds of merchandife. 18. French
thip La Marianne, with fundry kinds of
merchandise. 18. French brig Le Lazare.
18. French ship Le Concorde. 18. French
hip Le Heureux Jean. 18. French ship
L'Etoile La Mar. 18. French hip Le Jean
Louis. 18. French fhip L'Amitie,
with fundry kinds of merchandise. 22.
French frigate La Fortune, 1100 tons, 42
guns, 247 men. 22. French frigate La
Blanche, 36 guns, 222 men. 23. French
frigate La Ellis, 28 guns, 68 men. 25. An
American schooner, with melaffes, gunpow-
der, rum, fugar, &c. 27. American floop
Young Frow Ifabella, 20 tons, ten men,
with rum, fugar, cotton, indigo, &c. 28.
Margaritta fchooner Volante, 15 tons, fix
men, with fish.

Admiralty-Office, March 11, 1780.
Extrait of a Letter from Vice-Admiral Sir
Peter Parker, Commander in Chief of bis
Majefty's Ships at Jamaica to Mr. Stepbens,
dated at Port-Royal, January, 1780.
THE 25th of November a confiderable
body of Spaniards invefted St. Fernando de
Omoa, and on the 28th, the garrison and
the crew of the Porcupine were fo reduced
by a peftilential diforder, which raged
amongst them, that it became neceffary to
evacuate the fort, after having spiked the
guns, and embarked the ammunition and
ftores.

The 8th inftant the Salisbury, commanded by Captain Inglis, brought in here a Spanish private fhip of war, of 50 guns, named the St. Carlos, commanded by Don Juan Antonio Zavelletta, from Cadiz, bound to Omoa, laden with brass cannon, fhot, mufquets, and other military ftores for the fort. Captain Inglis has fhown good condact and a becoming fpirit as well before as during the action. Enclofed is his letter giving an account of the action.

The 27th of November laft, the Penelope fent in a Spanish Guarda Cofta, of 10 guns, and 75 men, named the Hemola Magiana.

Captain Luttrell has taken poffeffion of the land of Rattan for his majesty.

Salisbury, off Port Royal, Jan. 1780. SIR,

ON the 12th of last month, at day-break, being then off Port de Sall, in the Bay of Honduras, we faw two fail to the eastward, the one a large fhip, the other a loop, to which we gave chafe, it being then light breezes. After different manœuvres, and the ftrange ship making fome private signals through the day, at fix in the evening we got pretty near, when the hoisted Spanish enign and pendant. At half past fix we fired fome fhot, which were immediately returned; and continued clofing, with a conftant fire on both fides, till paft eight o'clock, when her main-maft went overboard, and the furrendered. Her mizen-maft alfo went during the night.

She proved to be theSt. Carlos, of 50 guns, 38 twelve pounders, 16 of which are brass, 12 fix pounders, and 397 men, a private ship of war, commanded by Don Juan Antenio Zavelletta,from Cadiz, bound to Fort Omoa, having on board 12 twenty-four pounders brafs cannon, a quantity of shot and fhells, gooo ftand of arms, &c.

The floop made off in the night.

In the action there were four men killed on board the Salisbury, and 14 wounded, five of whom died of their wounds; Mr. Miller, the mafter, was much wounded, but is in a fair way of recovery.

The Salisbury fuffered much in her fails and rigging, which we immediately fet about repairing; as alfo in putting the prize into as good a ftate of failing and defence as circumftances would admit of, under the command of Lieutenant Haynes, first lieutenant of the Salisbury.

Since that time we have been beating up for Jamaica, which we have attained with fome trouble; and have the pleasure to inform you, that throughout this service has been carried on with a proper and spirited exertion of both officers and fhip's company. I am, Sir, your most obedient humble fervant, CHARLES INGLIS. Sir Peter Parker, Knt, Vice-Admiral of the Blue, &c.

FORFIGN AFFAIRS.

Afays, the inftructions remitted by his
Letter from Berlin, dated February 20,

majesty, our auguft fovereign, to M. de Car-
mez, the new chancellor, for prefcribing the
manner in which juftice fhall in future be
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manners and character of all the officers of
juftice who are fubordinate to him. That the
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SOME ACCOUNT OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE LORD
GEORGE GERMAINE, &c. &c. &c.

(With an engraved Portrait, after a Drawing from the Life.)

EORGE SACKVILLE
the youngest fon of Li-
Gonel Cranfield Sack-
ville, duke of Dorfet,
(grand-father to the
prefent duke) was born
in the month of Janua-
ry 1715-16, and by the courtesy of
England bore the title of Lord George
Sackville, till the death of Lady Betty
Germaine, to whofe eftate he fucceeded,
as heir at law, being, we believe, her
ladyship's nephew, according to whofe
will he applied for and obtained an act
of parliament to enable him to take and
ufe the firname of Germaine.

His lordship was bred a foldier, and
made his firft campaign in Flanders,
under his late Royal Highness the Duke
of Cumberland in the war of 1744.
Upon the breaking out of the rebel-
lion in Scotland in 1745, the British
cavalry were fuddenly fent for home,
and Lord George Sackville, at that time
a cornet of horse, went with his troop
I under the command of General Wade
to the north. From that period to the
year 1758, we have not been able to
collect any memoirs of his lordship
worthy of communication to the public;
by the union of intereft with merit we
then find him enjoying the rank of
lieutenant-general, and foon after the
death of the late Duke of Marlborough,
who was commander in chief of the
British forces in Germany, his lordship
was appointed to that important com-
mand. The duke was carried off by a
flux at the head quarters of the army
at Munster on the 20th of October, and
Lord George Sackville's commiffion to
fucceed him was dated the 31st of Oc-
tober 1758. This commiffion exprefly
recited, that he was to act under the
command of Prince Ferdinand of
Brunswick, who was generaliffimo of
the confederates army affembled on the

Lower Rhine to act against the French.
Instructions under the king's fign ma-
nual were likewife delivered to his lord-
fhip with his commiffion, directing him
conftantly to carry into execution fuch
orders as he might receive from the
faid Prince Ferdinand, or fuch other
perfon as might hereafter be comman-
der in chief of his majefty's faid army.
His lordship with all convenient fpeed
repaired to Germany, and put himself
at the head of the British forces. Un-
fortunately, in a fhort space of time, a
coolness was difcovered between the
prince and Lord George, which occafi-
oned fome open hints that they would
never agree.
Attention fhould have
been paid to this circumftance as foon
as it was made known to administration
at home; instead of which he was con-
tinued in the command, and on the
first day of Auguft 1759 the famous
battle of Minden was fought, when an
incomplete victory was gained over the
French army, and that it was not the
most complete that ever was known,
Prince Ferdinand afcribed to the mif-
conduct of Lord George, in not obey-
ing his orders to bring up the British
cavalry to fupport the infantry when
engaged with, and severely tuffering by,
the enemy.

On the strength of a private letter
from Prince Ferdinand to his late ma-
jetty, his lordship was difiniffed from
all his military employments, and the
clamours of the public running high
against him, upon his return home, he
published a thort addrefs, written in a
masterly ftyle, and clearly demonftrat-
ing that he poffeffed great literary ta-
lents. At the fame time, that his lord-
fhip requested the public to fufpend
their judgement on his cafe, he was in-
defatigable in his applications for a
court-martial; the fentence of that
court-martial rendered him incapable
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