The National Register.
London, England, 1812-07-12 00:00:00

TILE NATIONAL REGISTER.

TUESDA Y'S LOYDON GA!: TM.

ADMIRALTY OFFICE, jtuy 7, 18182,
Copy of a I.etter trom Lieutenant Simmunds, commandieg his Ma,
jesty's gun-vessel Attack, addressed to Reds-s-Aniral Foley, ana
transmitted to John Wilsoo Crcker, Esq.
His Majesty's gun- brig Attack, D....ver Roads,
uly .5, 1812.
SIR—It is with moch satisfaction I have the honour to inferm you,
that in executing your orders, to cruise in his Majesty's brig under
my command, for the protection 'ot trade, and ti e‘annoyai•ee of the
enemy, at six p. m. yesterday evening, .Calais Chit bearing S. by E.
four miles, I observed a transport galhor, a sloop, and a privateer,
coming out of Calais harbour, and ei.deavot. in to run along, shore.
Perceiving this to be their intention, and !wowing that the showieg a
disposition to make an immediate attack timid cause t rein alt to put
back, or run their vessels on shore, 1 miele sail to windward, iii the
hope of decoying them so far from their own shore, to be able to
cut them off. Judging this to be the proper opportunity for such an
attempt, I immedonely made all sail in shore ; and at halt-past eight,
manned and sent the gtg away, with s x o;e0, n .der the direr tion
of
Mr. Cowley, the Second M.‘ste:, s ill keepiog bin Majesty's t.i g tr.
wards the mom. At twelve, th_re being light airs, ion! within half
gun-shot of the enemy's shore, the Second Master discovered the Lai-
hot in tow of flee privateer.
Mr. Couney, undaunted by such an unequal force, and under the
galling the of their musketry, immediately boareed the tiansport—
whoe, on the other side, she was boarded by the privateer's urea;
but on the Second Master's lowing killed one of their men in boarding,
they thought it prudent to desist and sheer elf, leav7n„ the boat's
crew. in possession of their prize. She proves to be the trai,sport
gal
hot No. 637, of 256 tons burthen, maimed with Ifr men, and aimed
with muskets.; the privateer was armed with a pounder, swivels,
cohorns and musketry, and a complement of SO men, commandeJ by
Lieutennut de V aisseau G rothe.
It is with great pleasure I have to state, that it has pleased Grd to
spare the lives of the little crew of his Majesty's brig engaged
contest—who have escaped, to a mcn, minim t.
The gallantry displayed by Mr. Cowley, and the mcF. emplAcd with
him, merits any approbation that can be hestowe:i (41 fu:, in-
dependent of the fire of the enemy's musketry. the vessel w.o expeelf
to the batteries, which kept up a tire of round and grape upon them.
From his Majesty's brig being becalmed front the time the baat shoved
off, I was unable to close with thew ; cry anxiety for the
fate of the people, but from my koowledge o: Mr. Cooney's COndl:0,
s nee he has been with mc, I had great coufidenee in him.
I cannot conclude without mentioning the steady conduct of my
officers and men throughout the whole ot lie
dt off.; r ; and had we be:a
so fortunate as to have had a breeze, we, no ut, should have
tilted the whole. I have the honourNlO to be, &c.
. W . MAN DS, Lieut. and Cowmapelet,
Rear-Admiral Foley, Commander-in-Chief,
&c. &c. &c. Downs.

BANKRUPTS.
S. Field, Ilooleigh-park, Reigate, Surrey, dealer, to surrender JMruly
11, 21, and August 18, at eleven, at Guildhall. Atturne),
Clutton, St. Thomas's-street, Southwark.
1. Smith, Chelsea, surgeon, July 11, 01, and August 18, at eievtn,
at G uildhall. A ttorney, Mr. Smith, Bcdford- row.
J. Mark, 011eenhithe, London, malt-factor, Ittly
Ml 4, atessrs. Yarn-
elcre.:),
2.), and August 18, at tem, at Guildhall. Attorney,
ther and Sot), Lonelon.stteet, Fenchurch-street.
J. Etches, High Holborn, haberdasher, July 25, 28, and Aitg'l't
ILBo,thabt.sateyn., at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Farrel), Clanchouit,
T. Wait, Portsea, house-carpenter, July 13, at one, 14, at eleveo)
and August 18, at one, at the Blue Post Inn, ill Broad-street, Ports-
mouth. Attorney, Mr. Hart, Portsmouth.
J. Bowker, Tarperley, Chester, stay-maker, July 17, I, and
August P, at eleven, at the Swan Inn, Tarporley, Chester.
C/Vlap-
neys, Messrs. Bourdillon, and Hewitt, Little Friday-street,
side.
G. H. Browne, John-street, Bedford-row, scrivener, July 11, at
eleven, 21, at one, and August Is, at ten, at Quildhall. Atter-11
Messrs. I.owes and Cowburn, Hare-court, Temple. ~;
he
R. Feartis, rwitskenhant, poulterer July 11, 25, and August 1.0
at twelve, at Guildhall. Attorney, Nit'. Kyall, Cross-strect, New•
ington.
J. Yates, Manchester, ironmonger, July 20, 21, at two, and
Aug.
18, at four, at the Star Inn, Deansgate, MancheSter. Attoros,
Messrs. Milne, Serjeant, and Milne, Manchester ; and Messrs. Milne
and Parry, Temple.
ust 1, and 3, at one,
R. Hadden, Birmingham, victualler, Aug‘fl_re,
and 18, at nine, ht the Swan Tavern, Birmingham. Attorneys, i I