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 . To avoid this the Albacore tacked. The breeze soon afterwards fell nearly to a calm; and at 11 finding her antagonist much too strong for her, the Albacore discontinued the action, with her fore-spring-stay shot away, her rigging a good deal damaged, and the loss of one Lieutenant (William Harman) killed, and 6 or 7 men wounded. Strange to say, the French frigate herself did not seem disposed to renew the action, but wore and made all sail to the westward.

“At 1, the Pickle having closed, and a light breeze sprung up from the southward, the Albacore again made sail, and at 3 was joined in the chase by the 12-gun brig Borer, Captain Richard Coote, and 4-gun cutter Landrail, Lieutenant John Hill. At 5 the Albacore began firing her bow-chasers; as, on coming up, did two out of her three formidable consorts. For the Landrail to have fired her 12-pounder carronades would have been a farce. To this alarming cannonade, the Gloire replied with her stern chasers, and continued running from the ‘escadre,’ as if each of her four pursuers had been a frigate like herself. Thus the chase continued, but without any firing after 7, until midnight on the 19th; when this dastardly French frigate, who, it appears, did not have a man hurt on the occasion, had run herself completely out of sight. Captain Davies merited great praise for his gallantry and perseverance; and there cannot be a doubt, that by the boldness of the Albacore in chasing and attacking the Gloire, several merchant vessels were saved from capture .”

Captain Davies was advanced to post rank, Feb. 19, 1814; and subsequently employed on the Canadian Lakes, under Sir James Lucas Yeo.

Agent.– Wm. Holmes, Esq. 

 made lieutenant in 1800; commander Dec. 27, 1808; and post-captain Feb. 10, 1814.

Agents.– Messrs. Maude and Co. 

 are not acquainted with the name of the ship in which this officer went first to sea, but we know that she was 