Captain Calder, whose able assistance has greatly contributed to the public service during my command, is the bearer of this, and will more particularly describe to the lords commissioners of the admiralty the movements of the squadron on the 14th, and the present state of it. I am, Sir, &c. J. JERVIS. List of the Spanish fleet opposed to the British, the 14th of February, 1797. Guns. Guns. Firme 74 J. JERVIS. List of killed and wounded in the squadron under the command of admiral sir John Jervis, in the action with the Spanish fleet the 14th of February, 1797. Killed. Wounded. Marines. Soldiers. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7007 0 0.0 0 0 C. T. Lenox Frederick 0 10 Excellent, Capt. C. Collingwood Orion, Colossus, Capt. Sir J. Saumarez Egmont, Capt. J. Sutton Culloden, Capt. T. Troubridge Irresistible, Capt. G. Martin } 0 3 2 00000000 7 2 0 0 39 8 3 59 6 5 0 5 0 0 57 19 2 12 010 5 189 21 12 300 Blen Officers killed and wounded. Blenheim-Mr. Edward Libby, acting lieutenant, wounded; Mr. Peacock, boatswain, wounded; Mr. Joseph Wixen, niaster's mate, wounded, since dead. Captain.-Major William Norris, marines, killed; Mr. James Godench, midshipman, killed; commodore Nelson, bruised, but not obliged to quit the deck; Mr. Carrington, boatswain, wounded in boarding the San Nicolas; Mr. Thomas Lund, midshipman, wounded. Excellent. Mr. Peter Peffers, boatswain, killed; Mr. Edward Augustus Down, master's mate, wounded. Orion. Mr. Thomas Mansel, midshipman, wounded. Culloden. Mr. G. A. Livingstone, lieutenant of marines, killed. Irresistible. Serjeant Watson, marines, killed; Mr. Andrew Thompson, lieutenant, wounded; Mr. Hugh McKinnon, master's mate, wounded; Mr. William Balfour, midshipman, wounded. J. JERVIS. List of killed and wounded on board the Spanish ships, taken by the squadron under the command of admiral sir John Jervis, K. B. on the 14th of February, 1797. Ships' Names. San Ysidro Salvador del Mundo Note. Among the killed is the general Don Francisco Xavier Winthuysen, chef d'escadre. SIR, Victory, in Lagos Bay, off Oporto merit my highest appro Feb. 16, 1797. I inclose a letter received from captain Marsh, of his majesty's sloop the King's Fisher, whose services bation. I am, Your most obedient, Evan Nepean, Esq. . SIR, King's Fisher, off Oporto, I beg leave to acquaint you, that on the 23d inst. I fell in with two Spanish privateers; one of which, a' lugger, mounting one carriage-gun, and manned with thirty-eight men, I captured, and drove the other on shore, between Villa Conde and Vianna; the latter was a schooner, and, I understand from the prisoners, mounted twelve carriage-guns, and was manned with between sixty and seventy men; those vessels had, for some time past, infested this coast, and had captured several English merchant vessels. I have the honour to be, sir; Your most obedient, Humble servant, EDWARD MARSH. Sir J. Jervis, K.B. adm. of the blue, and commander in chief, Sc. Sc. 4. The London Gazette of this day announces the capture of the L'Approcrate brig, of 14 guns and 65 men'; and the L'Hirondelle cutter, of 6 guns and 45 men, by the Stag, captain Yorke. 9. This day the bank began to issue dollars at 4s. 9d. each. There There is the mint stamp affixed on each, which consists of the king's head marked on the king of Spain's neck. 11. The captures in this day's London Gazette are, the L'Impromptu, and the Le Bonheur, small vessels, by lieutenant Festing, of the Nimble cutter; and the Le Voltigeur, French privateer, no guns and 23 men, by captain Talbot, of the Eurydice. The following list is also given. A list of French and Spanish vessels captured and destroyed by his majesty's squadron under the command of commodore sir John Borlase Warren, K. B. between the 24th of January and 7th of March, 1797. French. La Providence, sloop, in ballast, from Brest to Bourdeaux, sunk. L'Intrepide sloop, in ballast, from Brest to Bourdeaux, sunk. La Jennee, brig, wine and brandy, from Bourdeaux to Brest, sent to England. Le, brig, empty casks, burnt. La Santa Theresa, brig, empty casks, from St. Andero to Vigo, burnt. St. Jago de Compostella, brig, in ballast, from St. Andero to Vigo, sunk. J. B. WARREN, commodore. 15. A fire broke out in a maltkiln at Burwell, near Newmarket, occupied by M. Barlow and Wedge, which entirely consumed the same, with the malting, in which were 351 coombs of malt and barley, most of it damaged; also a house and work-shop, the property of Mrs. Brown, fellmonger, widow, a house of Mrs. Mary Isaackson's, another of Richard Bunting's, a coal-shed of Mr. Robert Edwards's, and part of the premises belonging to Mr. William Shaw. Fortunately, the wind blew from the south-east, which drove the flames towards the Fen. Bunting is a great sufferer; being a waterman, he had several sums of money belonging to Lyrn, all of which were lost in the flames, not having time to get any thing out of his house. 17. Court of Common-Council. The lord mayor stated to the court, that he had been requested to convene a common-hall, which he had declined to do until he bad taken the opinion of that court thereon. Mr. Powel said it was improper for them to interfere with the livery I duly received on the evening of the 10th instant, the requisition whereby you desire me to convene a common-hall, and within eight days from that date, to take into consideration a motion then to be made, "That an humble address and petition be presented to his majesty, upon the present alarming state of public affairs, and praying him to distniss his present ministers from his councils for ever, as the first step towards obtaining a speedy, honourable, and permanent peace,' In answer to this your request, I think it my duty to say, that, under a full consideration of all circumstances, it appears to me highly proper, first to consult the court of common-council. They will meet on Friday, the 17th instant, when your requisition shall be brought under their consideration. I am, gentlemen, Your most humble servant, BROOK WATSON, mayor. Addressed to Joseph Jackson, apothecary, and 42 other liverymen who signed the requisition. To the right honourable the lord mayor of the city of London. My lord, We, the liverymen who signed the requisition to your lordship, requesting a common-hall to be convened for the purpose of considering a motion, "That an humble address and petition be presented to his majesty, upon the present alarming state of public affairs, &c." have received your lordship's answer thereto, whereby you decline to call a common-hall until you have submitted the propriety of calling the same to a court of common-council, which will be holden on Friday next. Having taken the same into consideration, beg leave to suggest to your lordship, that we conceive any interference of the court of common-council with our rights and franchises as liverymen, will be unconstitutional, and that it will be highly derogatory to the character of a chief magistrate of this city, (elected by the liverymen at large) to submit a requisition of his constituents for a common-hall to the opinion or controul of a court of common-council, (elected by citizens, freemen, and householders.) We do therefore, on behalf of our selves and the livery at large, solemnly protest against any such in terference terference of the court of common council. First, Because a common hall is constituted by the lord mayor, aldermen, and livery of London, in common hall assembled, the livery being the sole known constituents of the chief magistrate, sheriffs, and other great officers of the city. Second, Because the court of common council are not known to us as liverymen, but are merely representatives of the citizens freemen householders, several of whom are not in themselves of the livery, therefore cannot, according to the known laws and custom of the city, interfere with the livery without a gross and manifest violation of their rights and privileges. Third, Because the right of calling common halls (other than for the express purpose of chusing officers) is vested in the chief magistrate. And when important and alarming circumstances have occurred to make it necessary or prudent to take into consideration circumstances peculiar to the times, such right hath not been exercised by the chief magistrate as an absolute right in him, but when requested by a respectable number of the livery to convene a common hall, it hath been (with very few exceptions) granted as of right and justice. Fourth, Because the present times are as alarming and big with important events as any that occur in the history of our country. We therefore deemed it proper to apply to your lordship in the usual form to convene a common hall; but we can by no means consent to our requisition for that measure being submitted to the opinion of a body of men unknown to us in that character, who, in their close deliberations, have for the last three or four years agreed to the resolutions of a direct contrary tendency to those passed by the livery, the more especially when such of their deliberations and resolves have taken place subsequent to the resolutions at common hall, thereby intending to counteract the opinion of the livery at large.. Lastly, For the above and many other forcible reasons, we again request your lordship to convene a common hall without having recourse to the opinion of the court of common council, protesting, as we have before and still do protest, against any such interference. But if your lordship shall still persist in taking the opinion of that court upon this occasion (which we hope and trust you will not), then we shall feel the rights of the livery violated, and they thereby compelled to meet for redress of grievances as warranted by the existing laws of the country. Signed by order of the liverymen who signed the requisition. He JOSEPH JACKSON, chairman. London, March 14, 1797. Mr. Waithman then rose. said the objections stated in that paper were so strong against having their requisition submitted to the decision of that court, that little remained for him to state. That court had no right whatever to judge of the propriety of convening the livery; they were two distinct and separate bodies. The chief magistrate was elected by the livery, and could not, without the grossest insult to the livery, take the opinion of any other body of men. It was pretended that they were their representatives; it was no such thing; they represented the citizens householders. Many of the livery did not reside in the city, therefore had no share in electing them. He understood there was a private coun |