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Mrs. Lucy Addifon 2.
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ia'iies Blake, James Blair 2, Nancy Bury, 1
Elizabeth and Daniel Bruffitt, Gapt. Fran
cis B.ight, James Burnfide, Ignatiou-
Booth, Juliet Bellybreaker, William Ba- ]
ker. C. <
Captain William Clark 3, Mrs. B. 1
Cc urne 2, Mr. Cady, Benj min Camlus 1
George Crock, Samuel W. Cand, James '
Chambers, Colleftor of the Gnfloins, Sarah
Cafpeder, David Chambers, Caffander Car- y
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Thompfon Cullender, John Gowper. 1
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ball Downes, Michael Dafey, riioinas
JDonovan, Richard Dimnore, Mrs. Dobbin.
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Eliot, Ebcnezer Eliafon 2, Henry Elliot. -
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Fliun, Robert Flanagan.
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James Gorhani, Li ut. John Galven, i
Robert GolcJfhorough, George Gray, Rot
belt Gordon, John (jatewood.
H.
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William Harrifotl, William Hollings
wcr'ih, Georoft D. Handy, vValter He!
len, Upt->n Flobbs, D. Haragan 2, Jam*;
Lemmings, John Hewitt, James B. Har ,
ria, John Hare lon.
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Iz.ir ', Edward Jobnfon, Samuel Jacklon.
K.
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Kane, league Kerr, George Kdiner.
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Samuel Levering, George LittL*, George c
Lenox, Thomas Lowndes, James Lovt
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M. ;
Robert Moo'-e, Mafter of the Carpen- '
Thomas Mem 2, Thomas Martin,
Richard M'Care, Jofeph Mattingly, Mur
touc;h M Cartn, Mafter Mafon, June?
Mudd, mafter ■ f the cotton manufadtoiy,
T'nomas M' Murin.
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mas Nceals. O. c
Thomas O'Conner 2, Monfieur Blekker I
Olfen 3, James O'Hara, or the Account
ant of War.
Ii iac Pollock 6, Mifs R. Pollock, Tlio- [
mas Proftor, John Purviance, Thomas f
3, J hn Pickford, Mann Page, Ro- !
b"t t Paxton, Gary Pratt, Mary Palmataiy,
Thomas Pratt.
Capt. Jofeph Queen.
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James Rand, Thomas Ruglefs, Alexan
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berts, Mr. Reynolds 2. (
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Sh tw 2, Maurice Simmons, John Savary. i
fuiv'.»yof of the revenue, John Scott, llaat J
Smith, Lieut. William Smith, JolephL
Simms, Thomas S. Stevens, John Stewart.l
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fon, J'hilip Taylor 2, Francis FompkinsJc
Michael Tucker, Thomas, oflchoo-!-i
iter Orange.
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w.
Silvefler Woodward, Charles
w"»rth 2, Francis Woodland, Mr. Wotfin.l
Richard Willfon, Edward Wvnn, Snral>|jf
Wijfon, Benjamin Wiilianifon, Gro v e
Wright. "
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1801.
Latefr Foreign Intelligence.
\ e New-York, October 6.
r This morning arrived here in 35 days
rt from Greenock, the brig Paifley. She brings
i>, Glafgow papers to the 25th Auguft, in
c clulive—London news to the 22d.
ir ' I'lie fall of Cairo, after a levere ac-
tion 7 is fully confirmed.
A poftcript to a letter from London of
), the 22d of Augufl, in the evening, fa\s.
h " The Tower guns are now firing,—
1- we underftand 011 the news of Alexandri;
'■ being taken, with 10,000 men."
" Gantheaume has returned—but has not
ianded a man either in Igypt or Africa
Buonaparte is much dil'pleal'ed, and has eraf
ed the name of Gantheame from the lid
'j of Cotinfellors of ftate.
American flour was felling at auflioi
'j at 37 /hillings per barrl.
There is much talk about peace, but
' nothing on the fubje£t that looks like
:t it.
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OFFICIAL DETAILS.
>e .
f FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE,
jf Admiralty office, Aug. 18.
1- Copy of a letter from lord vifcount Nelfop,
>1 K. B. vice admiral ot the red, Etc. t- j
1- F.van Nepean, efq. dated 011 board the
ie Medula, off Boulogne, Auguft 16, ISO L
11 Slß—Having judged it proper to at
s tempt bringing off the enemy's flotilla,
lt moored in front of Boulogne, I directed th,
attack to be. made by four divifions of boats
tor boarding, under the command of capts.
Somerville, Cotgrave, Jones and Parker,
and a divilion of howitzer boats under fa t,
n Count. The boats put off from the Medu
> la at half paft 1 I o'clock laft night, in th
r belt poffii'le order, and before one o'clock
this morning the firing began ; and 1 had,
from the judgment of the officers, and tin
zeal and gallantry cf every man, the molt
_ perfedl confidence of complete fuccefs ;
a |but the davknefs of the night, wth the
lljtide and half tide, f parated thef divifions.
y'and from all not arriving at the fame hap
spy moment with captain Paiker, is to b
" attributed the failure of fuccefs; but 1
be:.- to be perfeflly underftood, that not the
IC hnalh ft blame attaches itfelf to any perl'on ;
>f tor al hough the divifions did not arrive
together, yet each (except the fourth divi
y. (ion which could not begot up before day)
made a luccefsful attack on that part of the
my they fell in with, and aAually took
jpoffeffion of many brigs and flats, and tut
s itheir cables ; but many of them being
ejaground and the moment ol the battle ceaf
,f ing on board them, the vefi'els were filled
c with vollies upon vollies of mulketry, th,
enemy being perfe&ly regardlefs of theii
a own men, who muft have futiered equally
i- with us, it was therefore impoffible to re
)- main on board even to burn them : but al
- low me to fay, who have 'een much fer
}' vice this war, that more determined perfi -
vering courage I never witnelTed, and
' nothing but the impoflibility of being fur.
- cefslul, from the canfes I have mentioned,
could have prevented me from having to
congratulate their lord/hips : but although
in value the lofs of fuch gallant and good
men is incalculable ; yet, in point of num
bers it has fallen fliort of my expectation-.
I muft alfo beg leave to ftate, that great
-1 er zeal and ardent detires to diffinguith
■ themfelves by an attack on tiie enemy,
was never /hewn, than by all the captains,
officers, and crews of all the different de
tcriptions of veffels under my command,
h The commanders of the Hunter and Grey
hound revenue Cutters, went in their boats,
» in the molt handfome and gallant manner,
to the attack. Among the many brave
'' men wounded, 1 have with the deepeft re
" gret to place the name of my gallant gocri
friend and able siffiftant captain Edward T.
Pat ker ; alfo my flag Lieutenant Frederic I.
1 Langford, who lias ferved with me main
years ; they were both wounded in attempt
ing to hoard the French Commodore. Tc
j Captain Gore of the Medula 1 feel tin
, higheft obligations ; and when their lord
hips look at the lofs of the Medufv 011 tin
jccafion, they will agree with me, that ti c
honour of my flag, and the caufe of then
King and count:y, coul' 1 never ha\e been
placed in mi.re all 'lit lurids. Captain
Bedford of the Leyden, with (apt. Gore,
very handfomely volunteered then - lt-rvic.es
to i'erve under a Mailer and Commander;
but I did not think it fair to the latter,
and I only mention it to mark the z< 1 of
thofe Officers. From the nature of the
attack only a few prifoners were made ; a
■ Lieutenant, eight leanien, and eight fol
diers, are all they brought off, i rewith
1 fend the reports of the fever.il C mmaii
ders of Divilioiis, and a return of killed
and wounded.
I have tl e honor to be, See,
NF.LSONT & BRONTE.
P. S. Captain Somerville was the fenipr
vlafter and Commander employed.
Eugenie, off Boulogne,
August 16, 1801.
My Lord,
In obedience to your lordfhip's direc
tions to ftate the proceedings of the firft di
vilion of boats which you did me the honor
to place under my command, for th" pur
oofe of attacking the enemy's flotilla in the
of Boulogne, I beg leave to acquaint
you, that after leaving the Medufa lall
night, I found myfelf, on getting 011 ftiore,
carried conliderably by the rapidity of the
tide, to the eaftward ot the above-mention
ed jdace ; and finding that 1 was not like
ly to reach it in the order prefcribed, I
-ave directions for the bonts to caft each
jther off. By fo doing, I was enabled to
get to the enemy's flotilla a little before
the dawn of day, and 111 the heft order
poffible attacked, dole to the pier head, a
' brig, which after a (harp conteft, I cairied.
Previous to I'o doing her cables were cut ;
Hit I was prevented from towing her out
by her being fee.ured with a chain, and in
conlequence of a vciy heavy fire of mufque
' try and grape fliot that was directed at us
from the fliore, three luggers, and another
brig witiiin half piftol /hot, and not feeing
the i< aft profpeft of being able tc get her off,
I w.'S bliged to abandon her and pufli out
>f the bay, as it was then completely day
l.ght.
1 lie undaunted 8c refolute behaviour of
the officers, feamer,, and irarines, v;as un
oaralleled ; and 1 have to lament the lofs
of feveral of thofe brave men, a lift of
whom I enclofe you herewith.
I have the to he, Sec.
P. SOMERVILLE.
Lord Vifcount N Hon, K B.
Vice Admiral ot the Blue,
See. See.
Medi:ra y ; Boulogne f
Aug. IG, 1801.
My Lord,
After the complete arrnn :-;er whitr
vas made, the peri' i\ gaod ur.tl :-. idii ■>
and the regularity with which t! e b ,!t v u
did me the honor to put under an com
mand left the Mer'ufa, .1 have rtn nnxious,
feeling to explain to your the fai
lure of our enterprife, that, on its or.tiet,
promifed every fuccefs.
Agree able to your Lordfhip's in'tn e
tions, ! p' k . led with the ftcond diviiit n
of the boats nr. ' r my di-edion (tlie h.il-f
of whi'h wt-re e,rider the direction of l'n nt.
William, jeiitor-oi the Medula) to > ,uk
the part of -.lie enemy's flotilla, appointed
for me, and at jiaif pad: twelve had the good
fortune o find inyfi If ch>fe to them, when
I ordered lieut. Williams, with his fub
divilion, to pulh on to att&ek the velf Is to
the northward of me, while I, with the
others, run alongfide a ho-ge brig off the
mole head, wearing the commodore's pend
ant. Jtis at this moment 1 feel myfelf at
a lofs for words to do juftke to the officer:?
and crew of the Medula who were in the
boat with me, and to lieut. Langford, the
fficers and 1 rew of the fame Ihip, who
.•ebly feconded us in the barge, until all
-her crew were killed or wounded ; and to
he honorable Mr. Catbcart, who comman
ded the Medufa's cutter, and fuftained the'
Utack with the greateft intrepidity, until
lie defperate ihuation J. was left in obliged
me to call him to the ailillanet of the Inf .
ertis in my boat.
.'■' in In /iiu Asth,