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 The objects of the expedition having been fully accomplished, Captain Brisbane was charged with the duplicates of his noble chief’s despatches, with which he came home overland, and arrived at the Admiralty some days before the original. On the 2d Oct. in the same year, he received the honor of knighthood, as a reward for his able and meritorious conduct. He had been nominated a C.B. for his former services, at the extension of that Order in 1815.

Sir James Brisbane married, in 1800, the only daughter of John Ventham, Esq., by whom he has one son and two daughters.

Agent.– William Marsh, Esq. 

 officer was made a Lieutenant by Sir John Jervis, into the Terpsichore of 32 guns, during the West India campaign in 1794. He subsequently served in succession on the Halifax, Leeward Islands, North Sea, and Mediterranean stations.

Early in Oct. 1796, the TerpichoreTerpsichore [sic] was despatched from Gibraltar to inform the commander-in-chief, of the squadron under Rear-Admiral Mann having been chased thither by the Spanish fleet. On her return she fell in with, and captured an enemy’s frigate of far superior force. The particulars of the action, with its splendid result, we here submit to our readers in the words of her gallant commander, Captain Richard Bowen, who unfortunately fell at Teneriffe in the following year.

“Gibraltar, Oct. 23, 1796.

“Sir,– On the morning of the 13th inst., at day-light, we discovered a frigate to windward, standing towards us. About eight I could perceive her making every preparation for battle, and she was then apparently in chase of us; our situation altogether was such as to prevent my being over desirous of engaging her: out of our small complement of men, (215) we had left 30 at the hospital, and we had more than that number still on board on our sick and convalescent lists, all of whom were either dangerously ill, or extremely weak. We were scarcely out of sight of the spot where we knew the Spanish fleet had been cruising only two