The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-12-12 00:00:00

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. i. • PROM THE CEYLON GOVERNMENT GAZETTE,
li. •IMIAL 4, Igoe.
Wilmer this atomeat received= autlwatie account of •
wry severe and welhenateited action, fought no the 16th
• sh. between H is Majesty', ship Tiepsichow, Capt.W.A .M en-
tags.% sad a large French frigate, 'apposed, from her ap-
.i • peanissee, to lie the Careeier.—We are marry to add, that the
result her out prayed so fortunate as *ea hats been ra-
i
•• pasted
played by-Captain Montague and his heave officers and
' . 1 • ship•it company ; the enemy, eller her fire had been alment
,
p?
• wispy siltacd• , having mace off; and, owing to her great
• anperiteity in rather, sad to the seven isanap sustained by
the Terpsichore iii her rigging, unfortaaately escaped after
a must anxious and active chow of five saccessive days.—
The folios ing are the particulars of this gallant serer :—.
- Camel* Montague left Point de Gaily on the ' 1 ith of
• March, for Modem, sal tot the 16th fell in with a French
frigate, which. hem bee springtime, having fiiurteen poets
.ou a etch., was supposed to he the Canonitv, and by Jimmie-
inn the Teepsiehura, aas fortenate eiiiingh to bring the
' enemy to action at sewn p. a ; when, sifter lying .ti minutes
1 • elose•Ungsidi, and et the very moment that Captain Mon-
t ten, iniagiswithivesi dhotis had breo crowned by the must
I
il . complete secures, the weitiy•* lire having fur the last go
• . minutes ciersidetrably slackened, and at tioca wholly ceased,
' .he repel raced the mosnificationt.of twin her make sail.—
1 He endeavoneed immetfiniely to follow, but found that Hoe
. i • enemy's tire, which had been principally directed at the
masts sad nggaig, had measly reduced tire TerFaiehore to a
W . perfect wreck ••hfo er re sad inaii...tays, top-trial ei.iyi, and
many of her ;wee and tomaiast shrouds, her brute., bow.
t, '41114 'hoes, tacks, and sheets, without a single exception, were each
cat in *retool pla.ys , the leach-rope of the main aunt main-
CO top-sail tot, sod the sails split ortess, Wide, many others
Nit - for a time rendered useless. The meemy perceiving the un-
Z • governahle state of His Majesty's ship, Nee nevem her hews,
tire wind blue in 4 rush from N.E. Tie Terpsichore ire.
aC mediate', wore, and endear/mired to close, which wifiesam
M lolly avoid. d. At nine she had well thing it in chase,
. 47; : the enemy continuing lender all sag before the wise!, and
....
au beeping up au cerasional fire froio her stem chasers, till oat
co of tun-shut, which she offected by go p.a. The scat murn-
-1 i ig, Mailing she bad net gained much en them, Captain
Plms Mem continued statelier, is hopes souse forturaMerreat
• sMciit again enable Itieinto get aloggside ; she kept running
sub a 11,4) wind to the WittleilieriL On oppumehii* the
1 1 .
..I is, they experienced light winds aid. partial suites,
1 , . which suractious brought the Terpsichore nearly a ithis
giao•stiot, before the enemy derirAl the smallest sutras-
lege, lint a hen the did, the lift them immediately
Os the itoth, daring* heavy moan, they got close to her ;
she rommenced a fire from her stern chalets, and cut army
her bunts, sail how several alter ports dostiog past, Captain
filmitague was led to imamate she, most have thrown soar of
• IMO guns oveitionexl: The light sindx again commencing,
sly ran a-be.J cansideiobly daring the night of the oath
which was dark sad synAlle, and was entirely lost sight of.
Arlan o'clock in the mu. wing of the 21st, they &wavered a
sail a. heed, whitlow supposed to be the chase, bat on tiring
.
i . oo•
Coe tilot mitenbe lone to, and on bowling proved to he the
brig Cadet, prise to La Piedmontaiae, which we.s taken pos-
otramei of and out to Madras. At day-light, being anohle
ro m :cc .esf env thing of the enemy, Captain Molitaglie
ha ikrt to the redward.
C.4i,:aiii Slontagthe morel's is the hutiest terms elate very
able ussiantice he wit with (rims el cry other, urio.e hi. c„,,,„.
*and ; iv.d •:1 the spirited sad peter-germs condom of the
whale of his ships runway. Their loss, we are sorry to
a iy, has bee* Veer eyssideratele ; Lieu tapas* C. Twee and
• mem kiiinJ, ell4l QV mut wounded, ter oof whom me Mace
unad 1 lit Ttepoiehare hes setuitacd to Paint de Gant.