The National Register.
London, England, 1814-01-16 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER._

• for the attack, I added the tome of this Ship to it, and made the
signal that those arrangements wOuld be adhered to, and to pi epare
for battle. The place was defended by two hatteties,
t!;ree heavy guns eat+ on a mole : a tower to the northward of this,
with one gnu, and a liattery to the southward with two guns, to
cover the mole. Every thing being prepared, at half-past oce P
the ships bore up, and took their stations as follows : —The hove-
ricuse and Resistance to the mole batteries ; the Swallow to the
Tower; the Yelair and Pylades to the battery to the southward;
the Edinbureli supported the last•named Phipg.
Shortly after the ships (welled their fire, w hick they did by signal
together ; the slot /ilk.; party, under Lieut. Ti avers, of the lupe-
rietine, and mai hies, in Capt. Mitchell, hurled in the best ordt r
close under the soothero battery, Which Lien t. Travers caviled in-
stantly, on which the flew in all dire( bons : Lieut. Nlapletoo,
havieg taken po,:srs.ion of the mole head, the convoy, consisting of
t~+cuts nine ‘essels, was !Jour:lit not without any loss twi City of
which are laden w iii 11111t)el• fur the arsenal at Toulon.
On !cavity:, the place all the winks were blown lip, and most corn-
, pletely destroyed. I feel the destruction of the defences of this
place to lie of eontivienee, a‘ it was a roovcnient twit f':.shippioi
the %cry hvge rinaniity of timber the enemy now have on the adja-
; rent coaat. The eaptaii,s, ollicers, and ship: eolepilioe., deserve
I my wia-mrst acknowledgment for their excitioos on this occa•ion.
few shot in the hulls and rigging of the ships is the only damage
Captain Dmienn informs me, that he gained. very tnateiial and
necessary infoimation respecting ties place, by a vei y gallant ex-
ploit performed a few nights ago by Lieut. Travers, of the Impe.
rieuse, who slot tiled, with a hoat's crew, a tower ofcne gin destroy-
ing it, and bringing the guard away, I am, &e.
G. H. L. DUNDAS) Captain.

To Capt. Rovtlf.y,hiA Majesty's ship America,
Set;kr Officer.

His Majesty's Ship Furiense, at Sea, Oct 9, 1813.
SIR—I beg leave to acquaint yon, that on the 4tn instant, run
Mug along the coast to the island of Pouza, at one, P. M. I ob-
served a convoy of nineteen vessels in the harbour of Marinelo,
(about six miles to the eastward of Civita Vecchia) protected by
two gun boats, a fart ot two lung twenty-four pormdera,and a strong
fortified castle and tower, and rt appearing practicable to cut them
out, as the wind was fair for that pin'pose, Lieuts. Croker and
Lester, with Lients. Whyloek and Davies, of marines, gallantly
volunteered to storm the tort on the land side with the whole or the
marines and boats crews, whilst the ship anchored before it, which
service Iva% omptly performed ; and After n few broadsides I had
the sati-fAct.ou of seeing the battery carried and gnus spiked by
our gallant party on shore. The enemy retreated. and touk the
strong positions ot the castle and tower nye' looking the har'sone,
where they kept tip a constant fire of musketry through loop-holes,
without the possibility of being dislodged ; although I weighed and
moved in, so that the whole fire of the ship was directed against
it. Nothing could damp the ardour of the party on shore, who,
together with Lieut. Lester in the lands, lost not a moment in
boarding and cutting the rabies of sixteen vessels, under a most
galling fire, two of which were sunk in the entrance of the harbour,
and fourteen got out. I have to regret the loss of twelve brave nwn
killed and wontoled, which is less than might have been expected,
as more than :WO regular troops arrived from Civita Vecchia ; but
were kept in cheek in coining along, and thread to take a circuitous
route, by a well directed tire from the ship, which allowed sufficient
time for all our men to embark.
It is now a pleasing duty to pay a just tribute of praise to the
very gallant and 'determined conduct of Mr. Cioker. 1114
lieutenant, whose zeal bn this and every other Occasion merit my
warmest commendation ; and he speaks in the highest terms of
acl-
miration of the determisted bravery of Lients. Lester, NVltylock,
and Davies, the petty officers, seamen, and !loyal marines, under
his command.
The whole of this service was most suceesefidly accomplished in
Chace hours, and Com teett iessels deeply laileu got clear off, which
I wa4 obliged to take in tow, as their mails had all la en unbent, and
tak' u on slime to prevent flits getting t;tein out.
T have the honour to he, &v.
(Signed) WM. MOU MEI', Captain,
The Him. Henry Dieneao, Captain of
his lfajc•ty's ship Impel liaise..
K D. --William ilsou, ordinary seaman; William Chant
hers, marine.
WemenED.—lienry Wadby, captain of forecastle, very severe!v
fiovicr, captain of foretop, ditto ; t relfibdld Cuwavreap