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miralty of Barbadoes, and brother to Lieutenant Frederick Bedford, of the Royal Hospital at Greenwich,

On the 16th of April, in attempting to capture one of the enemy's corvettes, Captain Conway Shipley, of his Majesty's ship Nymphe. The circumstances, as we have been able to collect them, are as follow:On reconnoitering the harbour of Lisbon, it was discovered that a very large corvette had taken refuge under the forts on the shore, and was lying at anchor near Balem battery; an attempt to cut her out was projected, and eight boats were mauned by volunteers from the Nymphe and the Blossom, of 18 guns; they were headed in this gallant enterprise by Captain Shipley, who was in a fast rowing boat, and consequently took the lead, and was the first to get alongside the enemy, but in attempting to board her, he was unfortunately shot, fell immediately into the sea, and was never seen afterwards; one of the boats' crew was killed at the same time, and a midshipman and two others were wounded. The other boats not being able to get alongside, owing, as we understand, to a strong current of tide that then set out of the harbour, and the unfor tunate circumstance happening, the attempt to carry the corvette was abandoned.

On the 2d of May, aged 40, George Gardner, Esq. of Great Coram. street, late commander of the Montreal Danish Indiaman. The death of this gentleman is most sincerely regretted by à numerous circle of friends; his persecutions, in consequence of being captured, have accele rated his death, and left a distressed widow and weeping family to deplore his loss.

On the 2d of May, at his house in Bennet-street, Bath, Admiral John Brown, aged 57.

On the 8th of May, on the coast of North Bergen, deservedly regretted, Capt. E. B. Bettesworth, late of the Tartar frigate.*

Captain Bettesworth had often distinguished himself by his gallant con duct on former occasions, and was severely wounded in the West Indies some years ago. He was the officer who, when commander of the Curieux brig, brought the despatches from Lord Nelson, when in pursuit of the combined fleet in the West Indies in 1805; on which occasion, Lord Barham, then first lord of the Admiralty, immediately promoted him to the rank of post captain.

Captain Bettesworth was lately married to Lady Hannah Grey, sister to Earl Grey, and had just fitted out the frigate in which he has so prematurely lost his life. He was but 23 years of age, and had been wounded twenty-four times before the shot which produced his death. His death is the more melancholy, in consequence of the situation of Lady Bettesworth, who is in a state of pregnancy.

At Teddington, Captain J. Smith, of the royal navy.

Lately was killed on the coast of France, in storming a fort near l'Orient, Lieutenant Cooke, of his Majesty's ship Minerva.t

For the particulars of Captain Bettesworth's death, see page 420. + Vide page 421.

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