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 Byng now Viscount Torrington, for his spirited exertions in taking possession of El Pensée, Spanish letter of marque, the performance of which service is thus noticed by his lordship:

In another letter, written on the same subject, we find Lord Torrington expressing himself as follows:

Mr. Campbell continued in the Galatea until the peace of Amiens The following is a copy of a letter which was written in his favor to Earl St. Vincent, July 24, 1802:

“My Lord,– I was lately solicited by the friends of Lieutenant Donald Campbell, R.N. to apply to your Lordship in his behalf; but this I declined doing till some such certificate of his services as might be satisfactory to your Lordship and myself should be procured.

“I this morning received the certificate and letter which I now have the honor to enclose, and earnestly request your Lordship’s good offices in the young man’s favor. The chief object of his present application seems to be that of being appointed by your Lordship to the command of one of the Admiralty cutters, intended, as is generally reported, to be stationed along the coast of Scotland, for the suppression of smuggling.

“He is a connection of my family, and, as my every information leads me to believe, a very deserving officer. Should your Lordship’s other engagements interfere with the completion of his wishes, as to the particular object I have stated, it would be adding another favor to those you have already conferred on me, if your Lordship would include him in your list for