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and a frigate at Ore former. Prom the shoal w a t
sad intricacy of the navigation, it was impossible to
,get close enough to the enemy's two line of Little
drips near Frontignati, to attack them when on
Illpre; fur, in attempting tQ do so, one of llis Ma-
jesty's ships was under five fathoms watir, and
smother in less than six.

On the 20th, 1 sent the boats to sound, meaning
if peseible to buoy the Channel (if any had been
1064) which the enemy's ships could be attack-
ed ; ti,t at night we had the satisfaction to see
them Set on fire.

From the circumstances under which the ship
■nd frigate ran on shore at the entrance of the port
of Cette, 1 have hale ddlibt the former will be
lost ; and the frigate must certainly have received
considerable damage ; but they cannot be got at op
account of the batteries.

Your Lordship must be well aware that nothing
but the great press of sail carried by Ills Majesty's
ships, and the good look-out kept, could have en-
abled them to close with those of the enemy, from
the distauce they were at the time they commenced
the chase.-1 have the honour to be, &c.

(Signed) • G. MARTIN.
Yiee•Adairal Lord Collinwood, Commander-
iu•Cbief, &c. &c.d.c.

Vile de Paris, off Roue,
November 1,

SIR--W hen the enemy's convoy w a. chased, on th.
t3tl ult. their traii•ports separated from the ships
of war, and, under the protection of an arnica
store-ship, two bombards, mud a ached:, made for
the Bay of Roias. When the of war were
ili.po:,ed uf, as related in my It tter of yesterday,
the convoy became the object ,f my attention, and,
on the 29th, the Apollo .. sent oil. Kolas to exa-
mine what vessels war, , and how frr they were
in a situation assai

The next day 1 a ted the ships, as per mar-
gin '6, for this se,. ::ider the orders of Captain
to to; ; !,-..r0 out if the wand was favour-
able, or oth... i.e to .kstroy then,. The state of
the. wind and We would not permit this operation
uotit last night, when, after dark, the ships bore lip
far the bay, and anchored about five miles from the
castle of !tools, under the protection of which castle,
of Trinity-fort. Mid of several other newly-erected
batteries, the coavoy. consisting of eleven vessels,
five of them armed, as per accompanying list, were
moored.

The boats being arranged in separate divisions,
the whole were put tinder the orders of Lieutenant
Tatlour, First Lieutenant of the Tigre, and pro-
ceeded to the attack of the enemy, who, although he
could have had no previous intimation of such an
eaterprize against him, was found vigilant and
completely on his guard. The ship, which was
a smaller sort of frigate, was inclosed in board-
ing netting*, and a giin-boat advanced a-head
of her for the look-out ; on being hailed, and the
alarm gun tired, our bolts stretched out; the crews,
at the highest pitch or animation, filling the air
with their cheer*: each division took the part
preciously allotted to it; the armed ship was boarded
at all points, cud carried in a few minutes,
notwithstanding a spirited and sturdy resistance
which the emmy made; all their armed vessels
were well tide-oiled, but the British seamen and
marines, determined to subdue them, were not to
be repelled, even by a force found to be double that
which was expected; and besides the opposition
made by the vessels, the guns from the castle, the
forts in the Bay, the gun-boats, and nmsketry
from the beat It, kept a constant fire on them. O■
the opening of day, every ship or vessel was either
burnt, or brought off, aided by the light winds,
which then came from the land, and the whole of
the convoy that came from Toulon for the supply
of the French army in Spain has been destroyed,
with the exception of the frigate, which escaped to
Marseilles, and one store-ship, net since heard of.
I cannot conclude this narrative, without an ex-
pension of the sentiment which the execution of
this bold enterprise hay inspired me with, and the
respect and admiration I feel for those who per-
formed it.

In the first place, success greatly depended upon
the previous arrangement which was made by Cap-
tain Hallowell, with a judgment and foresiJit that
distinguishes that officer, in every service he is em-
ployed on ; the division of the boats, the prepara-
tions of tire materials, and providing them with
every implement that contingency could require,
established confidence throughout the whole ; and
in this he wa• ably assisted by the experiece and teal
of Captains Woilehouse, Bullen, Taylor, and Hope.
The brigs were ender sad, as near the vessels at-
tacked as the li4ht winds would allow, and Captain
Hallowell speaks in high terms of praise of the
conduct'of their Commanders, Crawly, Itaitt, suit
Wilson. The First Lieutenant, Tallow'. led to the
assault is a nicimt gallant manner, and was followed
by the ethe► officers, as if each was ambitious of his
place, and desired to be first ; the whole party
bravely maintained the character which British sea-
mien have established for themselves.
. lam rorrs I have to add, that the loss has been
considerable, of which 1 inclose a list. Lieutenant
lain, of the Volontaiie, an excellent and brave
young officer. and Mr. Caldwell. I.ll4itees-ritute of