The National Register. — London, England, 1813-03-28 00:00:00

ArA be a to N bad to hi roel wha 5; •vkiw bad raci ha% sno en be lit 1 Tt'l of be Co C bi el ii 1 1 ), 4 • • tATTIT a strong ease in which such plenishment was inflicted. iu jitstie.• Mr. Hancock, he ought to state, it was not through him that h. (1 brongat this case forward. A casual informant had brought it his notice; .and he hoped the character and interests or Mr. Han ,ck would nut tattler from what lie Viir Francis) had done. Atter hat he had heard, he declined pre.4ing the Blotion. Mr. W. DUN DAS thought the Hod. Baronet ought to have done 1.114 t he had expected he woald do, after the answer his statement lad called forth, acknowledge lie had been deceived, If the can. .aster and illterests of Mr. Hancoca skittered from this business be ,oa. brought forward, the lion. Baronet was tie Gentleman he would IjVC tfl thank for it. Sir F. -BURDETT ; with the consent ' of the House, withdrew his motion. The CuANcemma of the EXCHEQUER hronAt in a Bill founded on his Resolutions of Finance. It was read a first, and ordered to be read a second time on Friday, and to be printed.—Adjourned. • TUESDAY'S LO:VhON GAZETTE. ADMIRAITV-OFFICr, MARCH 93, 1813. hniral Lord Keith has transmitted to John Wilson Croker, Esq. letter from Captain Tobin, of his Majesq's ship . the Andromache, reporting the capture, on the 14Th instant, of the AmeriCan letter of marque schconer Courier, of '25() tons, six ens, and ;33 men, bound from Nantes to Baltimore. Copy of a Letter from the Honourable Captain Irby, of his Ma jesty's ship the Amelia, to Jelut Wilson Cr.'ker, Esq. dated at Spithead, the •nd inst. beg have to acquaint you, for the inforntationor the Lord , Commissioners of the Admiralty, that when I %vas about to quit bierra Leone river for England, in his Majesty's ship muter my command, on the of January, Lienteoant Pascoe arrived there with the chief part of the crew ot his Majesty's gun- b rit; Dating, he having been obliged to inn his vessel on shore, and blow her up at Tamara (one of the isles de Loss), in consequence of having been ehased by a French frigate, in company ith two other ships ap parently frigates : he reported hayitig left them at anchor oil' the islands on the ta tit. I imniediately dispatched Lieutenant Pascoe in a small schooner to reconnoitre the enemy Itc having volunteered his services); and on the 311 of February be returned, having as. certained their force to be two frigates of the largest class (L'Arc thuse and Le Ruhis), and a Portuguese ship, their priZe; that they had nearly completed their water ; and, after unloading the Porto- I:mese ship, intended to give her up to the crew, and proceed them elyes to sea to intercept our hoineward-homul trade. Conceiving that if I cruised off the Isles de Loss (in the event of their not hav ing lett them), I might be enabled to fall in With any of his Ma jesty's ships that might be coming down the coast, and also protect the vessels bound to Sierra Leone, of which I had received intelli gence, I prepared to weigh ; when a cartel arrived from the islands with the Master and boat's crew of the Daring, and the Master and crew 01 another vessel they had taken, whose accounts corrobo rating Lieutenant PaSCOeS report, I left Sierra Leone river, and worked up to the Islands : standing in at day light on the Gth ult. towards the island ot Tamara, we joined the nine-cis Charlotte Go vernment schooner, who informed me, one of the frigates was at anchor a considerable distance to the northward front the other, which was apparently unloading the prize. I dispatched the schooner to Sierra Leone, to leave directions to any ships that might wive to repair to me. Having neared the island in the evening, the frigate to the northward weighed, and stood out to sea; the other frigate had signals living, and being observed at sun-set with her. topsails hoisted, I stood off for the night ; and the next morn ing one of the frigates (I believe L'Aretlinse,) was just visible fr the &etc; it was then calm ; on a breeze springing up about noon, alte stood towards ns. As 1 had hopes of drawing her from her con sort, we -continued standing out to sea till sun-set, ashen not per ceiving the other ship from the mast-bead, mid the breeze tailing, we shortened sail, write, and stood towetrds her. A little after seven the enemy observing us near him, tacked, and hoisted his colours. At 45 minutes past seven p.m. lacing within pistol-shot on his wLa ther-how, both ships commenced firing nearly at the same tame, which continued (remaining nearly in the sante situation) minutes past 11, when she bore up, having the advantage of be lit g able SO to do, • leaving us in an ungovernable state, with our tanding and running rigging cut to pieces, and masts injured. Daring the action we twice fill on board the enemy, in attempting to thwart his hawse, when he attempted to board, but . was repulsed by the marines (which were commanded by Lieutenant Simpson,) and the boattlers. Though I most sincerely lament the nuincicus • lA', 14 • 4 :" . " 4 ; .;I°. 2 r .14A'FIONA list of killed or wounded, which amounted to onelaundred and forty ,ne, yet it is the greatest coasolation in reflecting, that we were * never once exposed to a raking shot, or the slightest accident oca curred ; all fell by fair fighting. • It is with the moat pail nant regret I have to mention the names of the Senior and Second Lieutenants, John James Bates and John Pope, and Lieutenant Grainger, of Marius', among the slain ; they tell early in the action ; having been more than Lye years in •the t ship, I have had ample opportamities of knowing their inestimable ! characters, and the consequent Imo the servi(l. has sustained by their falling. It is with equal eonce tat I have to mention Licute nant Gterge Willa the junior Lieutenant, who fell whi l e carr y in g ton the duty on the ' quarter-deck, when I had received a wound which obliged me to quit it; and also that of that good and zeal ! nos officer, Lieutenant Pascoe, late ()tithe Daring, who commanded the midship guns, on the main-deck, Mr. John Bogue, late Purser of the Thais (invalided), received a mortal wound below, after hav ing been before wounded on the quarter-deck. When I have the misfortune to state such a severe loss,. I trust it will be clear every person must ha v e done his dut y . I feel most grateful to my gallant officers and crew, as well as the anpernumera ries late belonging to flee Darin !, for then cool, steady, and per severing conduct, which was worthy the utmost success ; but the superior force of the eitemy,t(she carrying on her main-deck heavy French twenty four pounders,) the considerable quantity of gold dust we hase ou board, as well as the certainty of the other frigate coming up, would have prevented me seeking a renewal of the :AC" time, if it hal not been totally impracticable. I should not omit to mention to their Lordships, the admirable conduct of Mr. De Mayne, thee Master, who placed the ship so ably at the commencement of the action, and his unremitting as siduity till the enemy kept away. Mymnst grateful thanks are due to utenant 6tiaipson, of Marines, and John Coltman, the purser, who exerted themselves the tittw.st, as well as to Mr. Saunders, of the African corps. Having received the greatest assistance from Lieutenant Reeve, invalicle:i from his Majesty's sloop Kangaroo; who was wounded more than owe during the action, I have ap pointed him to act as first Lit•etenant of the ship. Mr Samuel Umtreville Master's Mate, a deserving and valuable officer, at second, and Mr. Edward Robinson, Mas.er's Mate, who has received a -were wound, as third. The crippled state of the ship, and deplorable condition of the wounded, hayina rendered the object for which I sailed from Sierra Leone abortive ; having every reason to conclude that the state of the enemy must have been such, as to leave greatly foiled him in his intended operations, being Hutch cut np about his hull, I thought myself justified in not remaining on the coast, and therefore pro ceeded with the intention of touching at Madeira or the Western Tslands, for refreshment% fir the sick, which the badness of the weather prevented, and arrived here this day. I must not omit to report to their Lordships the high sense I en tertain of the le' mane and skilful attention of Mr. Williamson, sae goon, and Mr. nuke, assistant, as also that of Mr. Stewart, late as-. sistant-surgeon of the Daring, to the wounded, since this sanguinary conflict. I should also state, that although oohs numbers were apparently srrong at the commencement of the action, yet from the length of time we had been on the coast, mai much reduced by sickness, me had barely our complement tit for data , and they much enervated. Herewith I transmit a list of the killed and wounded, and I have the honour to be,&e. FREI)ER-Wit PAUL IRBY, Captain. John Wilson Croker; Esq. sic. List of Killed and Womult•d on hoard his Majesty's ship A mdia, C o mmodoi e the Hon. Frederick Paul Irby, on the 7th day of February, 1813. Killed,4C ; %%Annett] and since dead, s.—Wounded dangerously, 16.—Wounded severely 35.---Woewled slightly, 41. 7 -Total killed and since dead 51 ; wounded, 95. NAME.; nF OFFICEIIS KM-I.D ANV WOUNDED.—KiIbd, Lients. John .la 9. Bates, John Pope, (;co. Wills, and Win. R. Pascoe, late - Commander of the Daring gun vessel ; John Bogue, late Purser of the This; Chas. Polk, Miiistiipman.--froundid danganusly, John Parkinson, 11oRtswain ; Edward Robinson, Master's Mate ; Georae Albert Rix, Midshipma:•.-- Wounded severely, Hon. F. P. Irby. Captain.— lhonuled slightly, William Were, Lieutenant, late j of the Kamtaroo ; Aialmay De Master ; John Coltman, l Nurser; Thomas I). Buckle, and G urge 'l'. Gooch, Midshipmen. The Gazette contains an extract oi . ;& letter from Sir John Borlase Warren, eintineratinz the names of FPI; Ve:.stiA, taken by the ,lips and vessels unde. hicerninnand, on the Anierivan and WLst Tudia station, r between the iiith of September; 181'4 and the of Fe bruary, 1813. I t' 01