The St. Anne is the fame veffel that, in the American war, engaged the Lord North, and blew her out of the water. In the late war fhe frequently exchanged broadfides with the Premier, commanded by Admiral Pitt. In the laft engagement with that veffel, the St. Anne had her ftern beaten in, her rigging all fhot. away, and was obliged to cut and run. She has fince undergone an entire repair;) has had all her feams caulked, and is now confidered as good as new. The St. Anne was built upon a Dutch model, and is very broad across the beams.

The Pounfden is alfo a crack fhip in the enemy's fleet. Although a first-rate, and carrying as heavy. metal as the St. Anne, fhe can, with a light breeze, outfail the lighteft and fwifteft frigate. She is generally the headmoft fhip in a storm, and carries a lantern in her poop.

The St. Mawes, with her whole crew, was taken in the prefent war by the St. Anne, in company with the Howic and Bedford. She carries very weighty metal, and alfo an unufual quantity of small arms; confifting of dirks, daggers, and other fharp inftruments, popguns, &c. The St. Mawes is not remarkable for precifion in firing. A random fhot from her, in the late war, nearly funk the Premier, which was the headmost veffel in the fame line.

The dispatches to which we allude, alfo contained an account of the proceedings of the fleet, under the command of Admiral Pitt, from the 10th to the 15th, extracted from the log-book of the Premier.

The following letters were alfo received at the fame

time:

Copy

Copy of a Letter from G. Rofe, to the Right Honouralle W. Pitt, Admiral of the Yellow, Commander in Chief, &c. dated Paymafter, at Sea.

"SIR,

Agreeable to orders, I continued with His Majefty's fhip under my command, cruifing in 30 degrees North latitude, between Golden Bay and the Treasury Creek, without meeting any thing worth picking up, until the morning of the 14th, when a ftrange fail hove in fight. From her make, I took her to be a Dutch East Indiaman; fhe was fo deeply laden, as to appear to be finking. I crowded all the fat I could, and, upon coming up with her, the proved to be the enemy's fhip Budget, laden with ftores and provifions of all kinds for a whole year for the enemy's fleet. I immediately took her in tow, being apprehenfive, if left to herself, the might go to the bottom, from the exceffive weight of her cargo.'

Extract of a Letter from G. Canning, dated on board the Treasurer, in Navy Bay, on the 14th, 2 p. m.

66 SIR,

"Several ftrange fail appearing in the offing, I immediately gave chafe, making fignal at the fame time for the rest of the fquadron to follow; which order, I am concerned to fay, was not obeyed. Upon coming up, I found myfelf unexpectedly in the midst of the enemy's fleet. The St. Anne, the Pounfden, and the Dropmore, the headmoft fhips, all three-deckers, immediately bore down upon me: unable to cope wit fuch a fuperior force, I immediately ftruck, and the enemy took poffeffion of the Treafurer. In juftice to them, I must say, they treated me with great politenefs. We failed in company for three days; during which time I contrived to perfuade the Captain of the Dropmore, that myself and crew were ready to fight

upon

upon his fide. The whole fquadron fired a discharge of 21 guns, in demonftration of their joy, and the Treasurer was no longer watched, or ordered to keep under the lee-quarter of the Dropmore, her former ftation. The Treasurer being thus, as it were, left to herself, on Saturday night I began to repair fome damage the veffel had received in her bowsprit, in confequence of having run foul of the Premier when at moorings in Dover Roads. This gave me an opportunity to fall behind, without incurring fufpicion, until the reft of the fleet had fhot greatly a-head, with a fine brifk wind. I then crowded all the fail I could, and fhaped my courfe to join the fleet under your command. The St. Anne, I prefume, was the first veffel that fufpected my intention; for the moment I hoifted the Navy Jack at my top-maft-head; the opened a tremendous fire from the ftern-chafes, which must have blown me to pieces, had I not been three leagues off. The enemy's fleet, I fuppofe, had fome more important object in view, as they took no farther notice of my efcape. While with them, I attempted once or twice to take a peep at their book of fignals, but without effect."

A neutral fleet of obfervation, under Commodore' Addington, has put to fea, and was left watching the motions of the two hoftile fquadrons. Great apprehenfions were, however, entertained, that in the event of an engagement the Commodore would fide with the victor. The Commodore's fhip is pierced for 40 guns, but carries only eighteen 12-pounders and a few fwivels. The reft of his fquadron confifts of floops and gun-brigs, with fliding keels, and are badly manned.

May 24.

THE

THE DOCTOR'S SHOP.

MR. EDITOR,

[From the Morning Chronicle];

AS you feem defirous to convey every information to your readers refpecting the great changes which are now taking place in the world, I beg leave to fupply a fmall defect in your feries of news, by remitting, you a few particulars refpecting The Sale of Effects, on the premises, of a medical gentleman, who lately failed. I know it has been faid, that his was what we call in the city a friendly bankruptcy, and that he had, in fact, no creditors. But I have every reason to know and affert that it was a bona fide failure, although I allow that the perfons who gave him credit were very few. There might alfo be fome delay about putting the feal to the commiffion; but all this was got over in a most surprising manner.

The fale took place a few days ago; and the reafon, I apprehend, why you have taken no notice of it is, that the effects were few, and not of that kind which, nowa-days, very much interefts the public. The purchafers likewife were very few-two perfons, Mr. Pitt and Mr. Melville, very old profeffional men, being the principal. The only articles worth mentioning were the following:

The Shop was purchased by Mr. Pitt, who means to carry on the bufinefs, and therefore took certain fixtures at a fair appraisement, a broker being appointed on each fide. Thefe fixtures were not of much confequence; but if removed from their places, they could not have fetched a farthing apiece. The fhop is to receive a new front and fhow-glaffes, and the whole to be new varnished. The fame gentleman alfo purchafed a quantity of yellow bafilicon, a phial of Jefuit's Drops, a cafe of inftruments, the latter very cheap, but apparently very unfafe to be employed where there is

any

any danger, as the most of them had neither edge nor point. A dried crocodile, and feveral curious embryos in fpirits, were bought alfo by him, to diftribute among his pupils with all the inftruments for bleeding, fcarifying, and fome old recipes for inflammatory cafes, and complaints in the lower members. His laft purchafe was a Lift of Patients, a very thick folio, clofely written; and a l·lank-paper book, titled on the back, Cures.

Mr. Melville's chief purchases (all great bargains) were a quantity of flower of brimstone, for countrypractice, and a gallon of tar-water, for his new fhop near Charing Crofs; the fkeleton of a celebrated pofture-mafier, who could throw himself into any pofition, the joints as fupple as in life; a very fine fet of cupping-glaffes; a night-ftool, with the words "Whe wants me?" beautifully inlaid; a fquirt; and a new edition of the Edinburgh Pharmacopoeia.

Of the other articles I can only recollect a set of dumb bells, purchased at a high price by a Mr. Bentinck of Piccadilly; as the lot was ffrongly contested between him and Mr. Camden, who bought the skeleton of a man without a head, and fome other trifles. A probe and a fet of inftruments for trepanning were knocked down to Mr. Rofe; and a large quantity of lark was bought by Mr. Hawkesbury. There were many other articles put up which no one would bid for; and yet a pot of conferve of Rofes fetched a good price, although, by being expofed too much, for want of a cover, it had loft its virtue.

May 24.

I am, Sir, with refpect,

Your humble fervant,

A LOUNGER AT SALES..