The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-07-20 00:00:00

ddiniraii-o.ffics, Jaly IS, 1507.

Fitt-set rif a Lett!..r from Vice-Admiral Lord Co':lnewo...l,
C.:unmanlier i.r Chief-of Ht. Majetti's Ships and Vei.el. to
the ktediterrativaii, to Wshiadi 11/41 ir.den, Esq. dated
beard the Ocean, ill Cad,a, M.. 1 24, 11107.
1 inclose the copy of A lett, r from Captain Raitt,
Comnimider of His Maj,-,,ty's sloop the Scout, giv-
ing an account of the boats of that sloop and the
Morgiana having b ,arded and captured, a!ter a
smart resistance. one of the enemy's gun vessels in
the Streights, on the 21st. inst.
I cannot sufficiently praise the agility of the Com-
manders of the three brigs, (the Scour, Morgiana,
and Redwing), which have been employed en scour-
ing the Gut of the enemy, within this fortnight
past they have taken and destroyed eighteen of the
ensmes vessels, among which are two of the pu-
re:sal.

His M. qtr's sloop Seot:t at Sea,
MY LORD, May 22, tBO7.
Yesterday evening perceiving some vessels corn-
ing round Cape Trafalgar, with an intention. as I
supposed. to pass under cover of the night. I deter-
mood on sending the boats in-shore, to endesvout
to cut them off ; I therefore ordered the Morgirtna,
which joined me a little before, to send her boats,
in conju3etton with the cotter and j )11y-boat of the
Scout.

The boats being manned with volunteers from
the brigs. the two boats of the Morgiana, under the
direaion of Lieutenant Sutherland, and those of the
Scout under the direaion of Lieutenant liattersby,
with orders to keep together as much as possible ler
mutual support—l hare the pleasure to acquaint
your Lordship, that about ten o'clock they came up
with and carried, under a heavy fire, the San Fran,
cisco Settaro, alias La Determinada, Spanish priva-
teer, carrying nee long e;ghteen-pnander in the
born, two carriage guns, with swivels and small
arms, manned with twenty-nine men, from Cadiz
that day, bound to Algeciras; she is a large vessel,
about thier months old, and, in my opinion, well
calculated for the gun-boat service at Gibraltar.
I have to Lament. in performing this service, the
loss of one man killed, and one slightly wounded,
belonging to the Scout; although the loss is Rtes.:,
yet. when I consider the great advantage the enemy
had over the boats, from the very great clearness of
the night, it appears small.
The conduit of Lieutenants Sutherland and Ba 7
tersby, the inferior officers and seamen. deserves my
warmest thanks frt their steady and determined
bravery I to pass encomiums on particular indivi-
duals would be doing injustice to the whole.
I have the houour to be, ate.
(Signed) Was. RAITT.
To the R Lig Hon. Lad Coitingwontl.
Mmes Mackford,Ciplain Fore-top, kilted.

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Catheriu.. Kirkby and klargaret Barwick, of Putney, Surtcy,
lathes June,., 1807.