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' being eminently itieflnguisLira. Allsough the tote.
in) 'as ship fought witlt the ceattst bravary,sibetiaa
silenced in about t*eaty minutes ; and only this
neer approach Ise the ettemy'a whole fleet Naomi lave
prereuted her then falling. her colour" and.
Irvin; !W; both down ; but was onliaed ta'aeabe
the signal for tie Implacable to close me. Capt.
Martinhiletter, stating the brave and gallant con-
duct of Lieutenant Baldwin, his other officers and
men. 1 baud herewith ; and it would be needless
for tut fro add more to, you op their ineritm•iaus
(*millet. If word* of mine could eahance the
merit of this brave, worthy, au)l excellent Officer,
Captain Mardi', 1 could do it with the utmost
heartfelt grebfication, and the high esteem I have
for him us an Officer and a friend, no language can
sufficiently express.
The 'Russian Admiral having sent a frirac to
tow the disabled ship, hauled his wind, and
the Implacable being ready to make sail, I imme-
diately gave chase, and soots obliged the frigate to
cast off her tow, when the Itussian Admiral was
again under the necessity to support her by several
of his line-uf-buttle ships hearing 4141V.11, Will I mid
every prospect of this bringing on a general action,
to avoid which he availed himself of a favourable
staid of wind, and entered the port of Rogers-
wick.
The line-of-battle ship engaged by the Im-
placable having fallen to leeward, grounded un a
shoal just at the entrance of the port; there being
then some swell, I had a hope she most have been
destroyed, but the wind moderating towards the
evening, she appaired to eldest her auchor, exer-
. bone were made to repair her da nage. At sun-set,
finding the swell abated, rind boats sent from the
R1111111:111 Get to tow her into port, I directed Cap-
tain Webley to stand in and endeavour to cut her
off; this was executed in a maiiner that must ever
reflect the highest honour of Captain Webley,
the officers and ship's company of the Centaur,
fur their valour and perscverisnce in the support of
my orders,. The boats had made a considerable
progress, and the enemy's ship was just entering
the port, when we bad the good fortuspe to lay her
;• her bowsprit taking the Centaais fore-
rigging, she swept along with her bow grazing the
muzzles of our guns, which was die only blind
for their discharge, and the enemy's boWs were
drove in by this raking fire ; when the bowsprit
came to the inizen-riggiug, I ordered it to be lash-
ed ; this was•performed in a Most steady manner by
the exert:l4s, of Cuptaiu Webley, Lieutenant
Law-
less, Mr. Strode the master, and other brave men,
under a vei-y heavy tire fronithe,enemy's musketry,
by which, I sin sorry to add, Lieutenant Lawless I
starerelyemihded. The ship beim ie six fathoms
water, I lied -a hope I should havelwen able to
have towed her out in that position, but an anchor
had been let go from her unknown to its, which
made it impossible to effect it; at this period much
valour was displayed on both sides. and several at-
tempts made to board by her bowsprit, but nothing
could withstand the cool and determined fire of
the marines, under Captain Bayley and the other
officers as well as the fire from our stern-chase
guns, :hat in less than half an hour she was obliied
to surrender. On this OCCII.iOII I again received
the greatest aid from Captain Martin, who anchored
his ship in a position to heave the Centaur off, after
she and the prise had grounded. which was fortu-
nately effected at the moment two of the enemy's
ships were seen under sail standing towards us, but
retreated as they saw the ships extricated flow this
difficulty.
The prize proved to be the Sewolod, of seventy-
foar guns, Captain Boothia; she had so much
water in her, and being fast on shore, after taking
oat the prisoners anal wounded men, I aas obliged
to give orders for her being burnt, which service ,
was completely effected under the direction of'
Lieutenant Biildulph, of this ship, by seven o'clock
in the inorilin,
I cannot spesilefoo highly of the brave and gal-
lant
conduct of Captain Webley, and every officer
and mon tinder his command ; and I beg leave to
recommend to you, for the notice of the Lords
Commission*, of this Admiralty, Lieutenant Law-
less, fur his exertions end gallant conduct, and who
hes severely soffbred on this occasion ; and I also
must beg leave to recommend Lieutenant William
Case, the senior officer of this *hie.
Herewith vets will receive a list of the killed
and wounded on hoard this ship and the Implaca-
ble, and from every information that it was possi-
ble to collect, that of the enemy's ship captured.
I have the honour to be, Sze.
SAM. "NM
hie James Saumares, Bast. arid K. B. Tice.
Admiral es' the !Hee, Ike. lee. lee.
i'. S. I send herewith a list of the Swedish and
Russiau squad rune.
His Majesty's ship Implacable. off Packerort
Light-house, August 26, limo.
Ste—The action this morning between the Im-
placable and the rear ship of the Russian Iwr weep
so immediately nether yObr owfi observation, that it •
spoon be superfluous to trouble you with any
statement upon that point ; but in transmitting a
list of killed and wounded I trust 1 may be allowed
Vie opportunity to expiess my thankfulness to the
Officers and ship's company of the Implacable for
their eager and active exertions to close with the
enemy, end the truly noble and splendid conduct
which they displayed during the engagement ; hut
it is my duty to acknowledge, in a more particular
manner, the great assistance I derbved from Mr.
Baldwin, the First Lieutenant, and Mr. Moore,
the Master ; and if the fact of our opponent being
completely silenced, and hie colours (both ensign
mid pendant) down, when tie approach of the
whole Bresnan fleet accesianed your recalling mei
can tend to make the affair isortiiy of being distill,
guiabed by any mark of appmval from the lairds
Commissioner.; of the Admiralty. it is impossible
their patronage can be bestowed upon a more
tbomugnirdeserting O'rneer than Mr. Baldwiii.
• klea*the honour to be, &c.
• (llltaied) T. B. MARTIN. ,
To Sir SII•11111.1 ;fowl, K. B. Rear-Astairal
of the 11 hit% Sig. Sae.

.4 return of the men hiiied sail grounded an hoard His Mo.
shup ('etiteur, August • I sops
Killer!.—Peter lauiltnan•, fleilarick Brass,
of marines ; „betties Maw kerartl, ditto.
Wuttuded.--1/ttirers --t Mr. Paul lawless, First ;Arnie.
naut, scrersly ; M. N1V141.01, Ilissiewesn, badly oo the thigh
st..l east.
P. it) OfSter.—John Robinson (t, yeoman of the ahem.,
ellritly um Ike beet sad alit,

Varner ...Thomas Mosey, erthelbelitithitt, lMdly fo the
11Y 1 Juba Bovillomy. tap I:1m.y( tic torecsstie, wrests./ an
the kg; lamb NOW, ou the _arm;
RkLattl Stategruse, arrerely 03 the aria aid beast.;
Jotri Kenny, dnlby el tly on the (see std aria; Thom./
)il'Vooeid, ditto, seetre4h .Glom shit.), slirdly ou
thr thigh ; Job i Cum/a:, .data, badly un the be. . ; Juba
J..th-rict, ou the leg; l'ilisethy O'Brien, ditto,
al ghtly on the hand; Thoula3 Sara, i 3111023, st:ghtV ;
Mieltort Csua7y, ditto, slightly of the ; Richard It al.
limns, ditto, slightly vs the thigh; Julsu Ido.fsoa, ditto,
slightly on the ; l'Avird Pletcher, di11.,, ,M.;htiy va
the buttock ; Jam's Smith, ditto, slightly on the livid.
Ilarines. uliii Shores, private, badly ou the arm ;
M'kendrick, Mau, badly us both thighs; John Gum.
bleton„ ditto, hang.. reusly ; Samuel Leach, ditto, severely on
Ow kg; ltrujamin date., slightly ; Diaucsai 111611 ii.
mild, ditto, slightly on the kg; James ditto,
'Reilly on the bead; IVilliam ditto, sMghtly
uu the belly.
Total-3 killed and 17 ascended.
(8/gut...l) W. 11. %TULEY, Captain.
A list 6tneu killed and wounded as Loan' ilia Majesty's
ship Implacable, August dii, lone.
Kilksl.—David ('owing, ordinary ; lambert Miller, dries.
terlitositarr ; William (intim. ditto : Lewis Grousille, ditto;
George Quiatou, boy of ..td class; Titus Nellie...good,
marine.

Wounded.—Mr. Curtis Inatinure, severely; thigh vivre
ainputited. 'Valiant flan u, touter-gunnel ; arm since
amputated. Daniel )(outgun, able; aria since amputated.
Mat. Johnson, ordivaty ; amputated Auger and thumb,—
John I)inileavy, landivan ; fractured leg. John Beck. ditto;
eiiiitsiseil foot. James Ariabtroug, marine, slightly.. Robert
Quayle, ordinary, slightly. Charles !thaw, able, is the head,
nut si•terely. Charles Banks, Isudinun ; eenetward thigh.
Jos. Pineliett, ordinary; contused thigh. "Valiant C.versuo,
landinan ; rather severely. Mr. Thousas lirkerwell, Mas-
ter's-mate, slightly. John Webster. able; slightly 43 the
thigh. Robert Hodges, able. slightly. Val. Sutherland,
quarter-grinner' nut stverely. William Alcock, Zandman;;
fractured leg. John ralgeombe, able, slightly. John Bar-
bell, ordinary; not severely. Mr. Nich. Drew, Cap*.Ain's
Clerk; slightly. Thomas Unarm, laiittraan ; slightly on
the head. Patrick King, ordinary ; slightly nu the head.
Edward Willis,m rparter.glinnir ; hi the hand. Jolts
William. (e) ditto; contusion. William Randle, Quarter.
Alaster's-"late ; very•daageroasly, and not likely to recover.
Patric]: Brigile, ordinary; badly fractured skull, and wig
likely to recover.
Total-6 lilted and 2G wounded.
(Signed) T. B. MARTIN, Captain.
Imperial

Alin of the sipaudroo of Hit %redid' Majesty, under the
. Onsinead of Inse-Aiiiiind Plaseldior, with His Britan-
nia iMejestys inns 'teatime sad Implacable, under the
.easomosidisfllese-Alkintal Sir Samuel Hood, on the 26th
August, 18048
Dritligbet4ll, bt 74 giros" Captain Torequist • Fadernes-
landet, of 74 guns, Captain Blessing Tapparieteu. of 66
guns, Captain Fimperstrood ; Goatee 111. of 74 guns, Cap-
tain Petters°. ; Gustaf IV. Adolph. of7s gum, Roar-Adnii-
rut NauckkuS; Captain Lagerstraie; Captain Erusenatje.
rica, Captain of the Fleet; Aran, of 74 guns, Capt. lagers-
chuld Ulaalislaff, of 76 guns, Captain Grubb ; Adolph.
Frederic, of 74 gem, Commodore Jagerfelt, Captain Count
nom& ; Fursikhglisten. of 66 guns; Captain Baron Ceder-
strain • Minuiligbeten, of 74 guns, Captain Nurdenaiiker
Qmpionas, of 44 g 11.14, Captain Etuydice, of 46
pas, Captain Pettersuu ; Camilla, of 49 gun*, Captain
Trolls ; Bellow% of 49 111111111, Captains Baron Lagerbjelke;
dermas', ef 34 guns, Captain Halm ; Dolphin, canted:my ;
Centaur, sf 74 gnus Rear-Admiral Air Samuel Hood, Capt.
Nre6ley; Implacable, 0( 74 gulls, Captain Marlin ; Frederic
Adolphe, of 70 gum. Captain Ituteusparre, sailed from Oro
Read, on the 2511 i of August, with the rick of the cash
squadron, fee Sweden. SAMUEL HOOD.
Centaur, August 27, 1505.
A list of the ships and vessels composing the Beet of His Im-
perial Shiest; the Emperor of Russia., on the 25th of Au-
gust, tails, "when discos reed by the squadron of His Swe-
dish Majesty, with His Britannic Majesty's ships Centaur
and Implacable, wader the command of Rear-Admiral Sir
Samuel Hood, ICI.
• 1111egudath, of Ina vas ; Gabriel, of 118 grins; North
Star, of 74 gum ; Anigetten, of 74 gene; St. Anna of 74
gum ; Booms gums of 74 guns ; Fmele, of 74 ms ; tiem.:lud, of
74 gum% tikes sad beret ; Michael. of 74 guns; Hrro' of
edligums; Rapid, of linguae ; Ar=ea,, of 30 gum ; St. Them,
der, of 44 gum ; Schartliwou of 44 guns ; Caste,, of as
gam ; of 24 fads; Ijmusione, of 20 gam ;
meaerof to gum; Woltuf, of is guns; Lisette, of is VS";
two cement* and two cutters as.
. SAMUEL HOOD.
Centaur, August 2/, Ism.
Copy of a letter from Vire- Admiral Wens, Camonasiler-ia-
Chief of His Majeatj'it ships sail vessels at the Nom, to
the Hon. 14-11hant Wellesley Pule, dated un hoard the
Namur, the 17tli instant.
Stu—The aticlo.eil letter (rots Captain Cads-
cart, Commander of His Majesty's late sloop Sea-
gull, Caine to my hands by post, this day. It is
possible, my Lords Commissioners may al,eady
have received an account of this very gallant de-
fence, by some other channel ; but as I think the
action, thong(' unfortunate, does honour to the
naval service and the country, 1 cannot refuse my-
self the pleasure of the communication, lest, by tyly
accident, such gallantry should not be made public.
I have the honour to be, &c.
THOM .43 WELLS, Vice-Admiral.
Chrlatiaseanti, Jane sto„,. nod.
SIR—I beg leave to acquaiut you, that in His'
Majeirty's sloop Sowell, finder my command, yes-
terday, at two p. on. the Nave of Norway bearing
W.N.W. seven, or eight leagues. I discovered $
brig in-shore, running. to the eastward, and imms.
diutely made ill sail in chase of her ; at half-peat
four, came within gun-shot, and hoisted our co-
lours, which she answered by hoisting Daniels
colours, and opening her fire on the starboard aid*.
At this time it became nearly calm from a flesh
breeze we had at W.S.W. end obliged tie to get one
sweeps out, in order to get betirimn her mid the
shore. At five, got within musket-shot of the ene-
my, and commenced action ; halving now most of
one siei-epe ,shot away and great part of the rigging;
20 minuses past five we discovered several eon-
boats CC/Ming towards mi, which had been concealed
behind the rocks, and it being a perfect cabin, they
hod every udvimtage they could' wish in platiog
them. They took their position on each quarter,
raking us every shot, whilst the brig had the same
advantage on the larboard bow ; at half-past siv,
live of our earronsiirs were dismounted nn the
larboard side, (the only bide we cello{ bring to
bear on the enemy') and several of the o:B..era and
crew killed and wouarkel. Every method war
ward to get (he Seagull round, so as to toriiig the
starboard guns to bear, but without effect; our,
sweeps being all shot away, the gita-boats twig g

its every sliot they Grail, live feet water in
sued ail our sails and rigging cut to Otto,.
At h4.1-lout stereo, Irwin the sinking state of
also the great slaughter made by thu.
it au indispensable
prrsrrratnsn riehdecrn alit7iitvie;es,
order t!..e taficurs to he hauled down. 1 hate.
satatct Sou to acquaint you, there was sese-cely
ticieut nine in remove the wounded out of
ludnre she sunk. The tome opposed
her suet the Danish brig of war Lou
twenty gully, et:Ottern long eighteen-poamea
and two 'wog six-pumudera; six gliii-brats,
of them carrying two tiventy-four pounders,
from tillv to severity men each. The action
fought close to the mouth of the harbour of,
tiamsaud.
I cannot 'mak in terms adequate to the desert
of esery o,lkev and man under my command
tuns trying neeteeust. I received that support
Mr. Ilatton. the First Lieutenant, I had t
reason to expect from his general good conduit,
and the ti4icers cad crew have my warmest daub
fur their cool and steady behaviour ; and I cutuidee
it a ditty I owe theta, to add, that never was ',-
British valour displaytid than ou this °canto',
tl opposed to re very superior a force.
'Flu-enemy must have suffered very considerably,
bat I have not been able to ascertain to what e
tent. Several of the Ditties perished on hoard
Seagull, so precipitately ilia she go down. lhe
with stud you a hilt of the killed and wounded
board the said sloop. I have the honour to he,
(Signed) H. B. CASHCART,Cotornsadv..
Tlee-Adisirol Wells, Le. Jce. ke. Nue..
li.illed—Mr. A. S. White, Second Lieuteariat ;
Sfartis, Master; Filan.lll.l Kiwi, Boatswain's Mate
sae Nichols, Carp aster's crew ; Williams Crisp, able;
liars Chaespion„ Srrjeani of matinee; Thomas Ashky.
Sate of nsarlees ; Heald Ellis, ditto.
Severely woinided—Captaiu Cathcart.
Maarruualy woooded—Mr Batters, Fine Liestatsat
Janata Young, slut.. ; John Chitty, &oedema ; George Cs.
Imo, able , Juke Chserpiois, ditto; William Lewis,
of marines.
Baal oiseaded—dohn Boyd, hiadasaa ; .
able ; W ilsou, Boatswain.
Slightly wrounded—Willigui Colsay, private of maim,
Juba 8e..., ditto; Marptiy, ditto; Julie Wbo.
amid, ditto; dohs' Williams, ordinary ; John B. Paull, Cap.
sem of the tonseaatie Julio woad, rook ; Robert Skil,
skis s Jame Mate, ditto John Norbert, ditto.

THE BRITISH PRE

LONDON,
WEDNESDAY, Sirnaissa

The Gazette of last night, given in our preced-
ing columns, cont.tias an account of the late gal-
lant action is the Baltic, and also of the capture
of the Seagull, by the Danes. We are concerned
to final, there are no hopes that the Rusaisii Bret
can be attacked with a prospect of success, in its
place of refuge in Port Baltic.

If the deep impression made upon every British
mind, by the ignominious and shameful Conven-
tion of Sir Hew Datayszti.s in Portugal—for, to
him ouly, as Commander-in-Chief, it beiongs, if
not exclusively, yet personally—if that most humi-
liating treaty would admit us to think deeply, at
this moment, on other subject., the uspect of Ere
rope might well arrest our attention. It is impos-
sible not to perceive that the Continent is about
either to sink into complete subjugation under Bo-
NAPAIITZ'S iron yoke, or to receive a partial, per-
haps a complete emancipation, from the tyranny of
this Usurper. We can no longer deceive ourselves
as to his intentions, or nourish the slenderest expect-
ation that he will, from motives of pradence, re.
cede from hisasrigitsal systematic project of seizing
upon the Spanish Monarchy as his prey. Neither
the abhorrence expressed towards him and his
brother, by the whole people, nor the repeated de.
feats that he has experienced, nor the impediments.
physical, military, and moral, which he foresees in
the prosecutiou of his flagitious purpose, can
duce him to abolition it. The letters, official
messages, and declarations, recently published by
him, completely unveil his resolution to redece
Spain to the condition of Holland, IVestphaliii,
and Naples. But us this able; artful, and pro-
found Tyrant, never omits to blend cunning with
force, and always a; peals to Heaven while em-
ployed in exterminating, plundering, or enslaving
mankind, so has he done on the present occa-
sion. Conscious that the conscript slaves, whom
.he denominates his people, though habituated
to unlimited obedience, yet retain, even in their
degradation, the faculty of reason, he lms et-
erted all his sophistry to persuade them, that the
iuterests of France demand the political subjec-
tion of Spain to his empire. In order to succeed in
this difficult attempt, the Minister for Foreign Af-
fairs appeals to the history of, the two countries;
and tries to chew, that, of all the European states,
France has suffered in past ages, and may ngitia
sustain, from the hostility of Spain, far greeter
evils then can be inflicted on her from any other
quarter. This important truth Ise endeavours to
convert to the personal purposes and family inte-
rests of the Usurper, who occupies the FrAiLh
throne. "As the two countries," he,
" while governed by branches of the same fa-
mily, remained for wore than a century omitted
by the closest ties ; we must, at whatever price,
or by whatever sacrifices and exertions, restore
that order of things. The BOURBON race is
destroyed, or drivels out of France. It moist,
therefore, be completely extinguished in Spun,.
family of BON• PARTE must reign OLI
linth sides of the Pyrenees. No otfier measure can
secure our intermit tranquilliv. Ali middle coon-
sick will only irritate the evil. It is trite that
Cutetias the IVth was weak and 4.essive ; Our Is

A list of the killed awl wonaded on board His Imperial Ma-
jesty's the Emperor of Russia's late ship of w ar, S.zteu-
led, captured by His Majesty's ship Centaur, on the o.tith
of August, isoa, after haviug been cesspit in the 111,,fil•
lag of the same day by His Majesty's ship linplarable' end
aftwwweirdsisel her sunburnt*. nosetheastrance of the port
of Ropeswick,asd appestat), oe shore, had erne hundred
sailors sad sachem pat on bawd bee from the 'mid port: to
supply the place of Wale kilted sad wounded in the action,
by the Implacable.
43 Killed, and ems Wvaillied, is lithos with the Implacable.
too kilted mod miming, is mottos with the Centaur.
T0ta1...300 killed, wounded, sad minim(
(BMvied/ • SAMUEL HOOD.
• Cwwenar, off R ogerswks; lags* sty,teas.
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