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London, England, 1807-07-06 00:00:00

PROM SATURDAr NIGHT'S GAZETTE.

Admiralty-016%r, July 4, 1807.
Copy of a Letter from Rear• Admiral Sir Edward Pall.w,
Commander in Chill of His Maje.it%'s Shap4 and CrY.rla in
the Ea 4 Indies, to Wllll3llll \tanclen, F,q. dated on board
His hlaj,ati's Ship Culloden, Batavia Road,„ November
2R 1806.

St a—Their Lordships have been already apprised
of my intention of proceeding to this quarter in
search of the French squadron which I had been
led to believe would have . this appe.Ared in the
Asiatic Seas.

I was joined off the island of Eugenio. on the 23d
instant, by His Majesty's ship Sir Francis Drake.
and proceeding throgeh the Straits of Sunda, with
the ships named in the margin*, nn the 51Gth cap-
tured off BantaM the Dutch Corap.iny's armed
brig Maria Wilhelmina.
On the following morning we arrived off Batavia.
the Terpsichore leading the fleet through the very
intricate navigation in a most judicious manner, pre-
ceded by the Sea Flower.

I direfled the frigates and brig to enter the
. Roads between the island of Onrust and Java, the
line of battle ships taking a more circuitous pas-
sage.
On discovering us as we approached, the Dutch
National frigate l'hosnix. Avaaturier and Zee Ploeg
brigs. two of their Company's armed ships. and two
aimed brigs, immediately ran on shore. followed
by the merchantmen ; the William corvette having
previously struck to the Terpsichore on passing
Onrust.

'Me shoal water presented our anchoring suffi-
ciently near to fire with effect on the batteries, or the
ships on shore._

The boats of the squadron accordingly assembled
alongside the Terps•chore which, with the Sir Fra-
ncis Drake, had been placed as near as p.o,ible to
cover them, and were led in to destroy the enemy's
ships by Captain Fleetwood Penes'', tinier a heavy
fire from the ships and the batteries. On ap-
proaching the Phisnix, the eves, aba'sd'ned her, and
on boarding she was found scuttled. The guts
wee immediately turned on the other ships, while
the boats were -- roring the remainder, when she
was also se- r-r• and burnt, with the whole of
the enemy's a. iorce, and nea►ly twenty m•,r-
cbaotmen.

The gallant conduit ' Captain F. Pellew, Lieut.
William FitzwiHim Owen, ..ommander o( the Sea
Flower, and Lieutenant Thomas Ornate. First of
the Culloden. the officers, seamen. and marines em-
ployed under their command, in this important duty.
is deserving of every praise. The ee?vice was di-
reaed with great coolness and judgment. and ex-
ecuted in the most steady. zealous, and &dive man
ner 'Though !posed to the continued fire of the
enem-. happily with Hula effea. the only loss
tamed being one marine killed, and one marine and
three seamen w ,unded.

The enemy's two remaining line of battle enips
had unfortunately quitted this anchorage, or must
inevitably have shared a similar fate. Die Dutch
Admiral M3ll left at Batavia.

I have landed the prisoners upon parole. under an
assurance from the G.)vernor. that they shall not
sery again until regularly exchanged.
The necessary destruftion of the William corvete
'has deprived nte of an opportunity of rewarding
the services of Lieutenant Owen an this occ4sion, I
therefor* beg leave to -eco amend hint and !Acute-
mint Thomas Groule„ Fir tat His Itiajes.y's ship
Culloden, (who were appointed to lead divisions on
this service.) to their Lordships' preitaion.
1 inclose Perstwith a list of the enemy's ships de-
strnyed and taken, and a return of kaki and wound-
ed; and have the honour to be, &c..
(Signed) E. Pitt ew.
• Culloden, Pawerfel, Rime!, Bellignenia, Sir Prance
Drake, Terpsichore, and Sea Flower.
Shipeolestroyeil and taken in Wavle Reals.
Burnt.

National frigate Phi:unix, Capui; Vander Sainte, of 26 guns,
and 260 men, 1-dint with naral stares for the ships at Cs it.
fay.
blfg Aeauturier, Captain E. Condone, of IS guns and
gO men.
National brig Zee Ploeg, Captain L. ►ebse, of 14 goes and
60 men.
Company's armed ship Patriot, of 13 guns and 00 men.
Company'. armed ship Arniiteits, iif 10 guns and 60 men.
Company's mused Wig Johanna Suuuna, of II guns awl 14
men.
Company% armed brig Soallirrid, of 6 guns and 14 men.
Taken.
National Corvette William, Captain Feteris, of 14 guns and
men.
National Brig Maria Wilhelmlna, of 14 van. and 30 men.
About twenty Merchant Ships destroyed, and tie.. taken.
(Signed) E. PELLEW.
His Majetty's Sir Culloden, &Ravi.% Rosids,
Noserubet 21, 1106
' N.B. The William Corvette was afterwards destroyed, as
unfit for His Majesty's service.

A Return of K.lled mid Wounded in the boats of Hig Majesty's
ship Ct,lludrit, in destroying the Enemy. (•urn at Batavia,
on the s7th day of November,

William Richards, marine, kille.l ; John Field, sermon,
wounded ; Clunitnyher Moos, vell2a,l, data I ThOstiai Brian,
INlaman, delft.; Robert hides, uterine, ditto.
(Sisnud)
Nis Majesty's ship Culloden. Batavia Roads,
November 28, I VIC

E. PELI,EW.

ewes Pelmet., Jai, I, ISO?.
This day Monsieur de Rehauien, Minister Plenipotentiary
from the King of Sweden, had an andosuce of lease of His
%sleety ; and Ilk Successor, M' ',cur Ad'e:sherg, h.od lint
Grit prorate audience of Ilia Msje.ry, to d.liver ht, creden-
tials, giving hint the Character of Eilwey Foctraordinary and
►Sinister Plenipotentiary from the 'Ong of Sweden s—ro
which they were respe.lively introduced by the Right Hon.
Genre* Canning, Ili. MaleAy's principal Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs, and conducted by Sir Stephen Cottrell,
Knt. WSW ut the Care.nuincs.