The National Register.
London, England, 1811-11-17 00:00:00

TitE• NATIONAL RECISTEI:.

1011MIIRA,M1..
Ly°nit ii)LD black, Hugh Peregrine, Francis Shore, William
Terry,'David Gough, James N:urphy, and
Valantee.
Seivicites.v WouNDLo.—John James (since dead), Frederick
Webber, Faulkner, George Williamson, Patrick Grif-
fiths (since dead), John Fleet, Domingo Joze, James Atherton,
Jacob Albert, John Lewis (.2), John Smith, John Scott, An-
thony Finannel, George Hogg, Henry Lewis, Abraham Scott,
Gatley, Patrick Ferress, Hendrick Melandy, James
Reynold 4.
SLIC wrix Wdoi,NDED.—Thomas Bevis, Henry Williams,
Alt xander Henninp, Peter Simmons, Anthony Francisco, John
:Marks, John W. Perry, Joseph Bailey, Leonard Crowdes,
Eichard Hart, David Clarkson, William Fall, William Kent,
Tdwar4 Sarin', William Cumming; Patrick Christopher,
Charles M•l.3eith, Daniel Luker, Richard Blackwell, Thomas
Sell, Richard Ashton, Bryan Rooney, John Williams, George
Nichol!, Israel-Harvey. Juhn Olden, Charles Williams.—Total
killed and wounded-61.
(Signed) WOODLF,Y I.OSACK, Captain.
His Majesty's ship Astrza, at anchor, Tasnatave,
Madagascar, May 28.
Six—ln my letter of the 200 h. inst. detailing the action be-
tween his Majesty's ships under my orders and those of the
enemy, I had the honour to inform you that it was my intention
to reconnoitre this port, as I had received information that the
enemy had landed and surprised the garrison, on his first arrival

on the coast.
The state of his Majesty's ships Astrata and Plicabc, did not
admit of their beating up quickly against the currents and very
variable winds; the Racehorse sloop was therefore dispatched in
advance, to summon tbc garrison of Tamatave to immediately
surrender.

On the evening of the .14th inst. Captain De Rippe rejoined
also, reporting his having seen a large frigate anchored in that
port; a strong gale prevented his Majesty's ships from getting
in sight of her until the afternoon of the 25th inst. when every
thing being ready to force the anchorage, I stood in, and ob-
served an enemy's frigate, placed in a most judicious position
within the reefs of the port, for the purpose of enfilading the
narrow passage between them, supported by a strong fort in her
van, within half musket-shot, full of troops; there were also new
works in forwardness, to flank the anchorage.

Not having any body of local knowledge in tither of his Ma-
jesty's ships, and it being almost impracticablo to sound the pas-
sage between the reefs, which was intricate, and completely ex-
posed to the whole concentrated fire of the enemy within grape
instance, I judged it expedient, under existing circumstances
(both ships being full of prisoners, and having a proln of
men absent in La Renomtnee, betides sick and wounded), to de-
fer, until necessary, risking his Niajesty's ships.
I therefore summoned the garrison and frigate to immediately

surrender ; when, after the usual intercourse of Flag of Truce,
I hare the honour to inform you, that the Fort of Tamatave, its
• dependencies, the frigate and vessels in the port, together with
the late garrison (a detachment of the r.:t2d Reginient), were
surrendered to, and taken possession of, by his Majesty's ships
under my orders.
• !was induced to grant the terms (a copy of which, I have the

honour to inclose,) in order to prevent the destruction of the
fort of 'Fatnatave, the frigate, and vessels—a incssure they in-
tende4 to adopt:
The enemy's frigate proves to be I.a Nereide (efne of the finest,
only two years old), of 44 guns, and 470 men ('.OO of whom are
choice troops), commanded by Capitainc le Maresquier, Mem-
bre de la Legion d'Honneur, who fell in the action of the 20th
inst. in which. she suffered very considerably, having had 130
men killed and wounded. She was much engaged by the Phoebe.
'The crew of La Nereide, together with the French garrison
of Isamatave, 1 intend sending to the Mauritius as soon as pos-
sible, fifty excepted, who are too severely wounded to survive
removal.

The whole detachment of his Majesty's :22d regiment retaken,
being ill of the endemic fever of this country, I mean to em-
bark ou board the Nereide, so soon as she is in a state to receive

them ; when, atter having dismantled the fort, and embarked
the guns, I shall proceed with hes under convoy to th*
Mauritius, in company with the Moshe.

I have the honour to be &c.
(Signed) C. M. SCIIO-I.I•IIiERG, Captain.
Captain Beaver, his Majesty \ ship Nisus,
Senior Officer at the Isle of France.

ARTICLES OF CAPITULATION.
Article I. The Nercide frigate, together with alt the vessels
and property at lamatave, the fort, &c. of the said place, shall
he surrendered without injury to his Britannic Majesty's ships
under my command.
Art. 11. The officers, crews, and troops, now acttrally at Ta..•
matave or on board the Nereide, shall be sent as soon as possi-
ble to the Mauritius, and front thence be 'conveyed to France
without being' considered as prisoners of war; the officers and
petty officers only shall keep their swords.
Art. 111. The wounded shall remain at Tamatave under the
care of a French Surgeon, until they are recovered, when they
shall be sent to France by the first opportunity.
(Sigred) C. M. SCIIO M BERG..
I'ONILY.