Folios 154-155: George McKinley, HMS Lively, the Tagus. Responds to the letter of...

Folios 154-155: George McKinley, HMS Lively, the Tagus. Responds to the letter of 19 February enclosing an extract of a letter from Viscount Strangford to Viscount Hawick and asking for an explanation of the capture mentioned, and to return the enclosure. Information on the Privateer was given to Captain Lawford of HMS Impetueux, then Senior Officer in the Tagus, and HMS Gannet sailed and captured the Privateer, which had captured a British brig on the Bar of St Ubes with a Portugese Pilot on board. He encloses the copy of an extract from a letter he wrote to Viscount Strangford about this, and also the extract of the letter to Viscount Hawick.

Folios 156-157: enclosure with folios 154-155. Extract of a letter dated 26 January 1807 from Captain McKinley to Viscount Strangford. HMS Gannet captured the vessel Senora del Carmen east of Cape Espichel. It was a small Spanish lugger Privateer with 20 men. The ship was destroyed after capture. Credit is due to Captain Stevenson for his action. The Privateer had taken the English merchant brig Mermaid on the Bar of St Ubes, which was carrying a Portugese Pilot taking her into port.

Folio 158-159: enclosure with folios 154-155. Extract of a dispatch dated 21 January 1807 from Lord Strangford to Viscount Hawick. A very large convoy of more than 300 vessels passed 4 days ago, steering south and escorted by a single ship of war. HMS Impetueux, HMS Camilla, and HMS Gannet are now in The Tagus, but yesterday a British vessel almost within reach of the Portugese batteries was captured by Spanish row boats. Such scenes are common along the coast of Portugal.