SIR,

THE gun boat mentioned to be taken by the Camilla and Pearl's boats, in your paper of the 24th of March last, was taken as follows: 

Lieut. Spry, commander of his Majesty's galley, the Cornwallis, Mr. Bradfould master, and twenty-two of the crew; Lieut. Bogue and ten marines belonging to the Camilla,² and ten men belonging to the Pearl;³ on the 18th of March last, landed in two gunboats, a little above Red Lyon Creek, about four miles above Reedy Point, on the Pennsylvania shore,⁴ under cover of the gallies guns, marched about three miles up into the country to the head of Red Lyon creek, there surprised and took a rebel gun boat called the Fame, Joseph Wade commander, mounting one four pounder, four swivels, and two wall pieces, manned with twelve men. On the sight of the British seamen and marines on the top of a hill where the boat lay under, the rebels hove overboard the swivels, wall pieces, and most of the small arms, stove the boat with a shot, and made their escape over the creek, notwithstanding a heavy fire of small arms on them at the distance of about 150 yards. 

The boat was got safe down the creek; and brought along side the galley, to the great credit of Mr. Bradfould, and the seamen left in charge of her.⁵