The National Register.
London, England, 1813-03-28 00:00:00

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list of killed or wounded, which amounted to onelaundred and forty
,ne, yet it is the greatest coasolation in reflecting, that we were *
never once exposed to a raking shot, or the slightest accident oca
curred ; all fell by fair fighting. •
It is with the moat pail nant regret I have to mention the names
of the Senior and Second Lieutenants, John James Bates and John
Pope, and Lieutenant Grainger, of Marius', among the slain ; they
tell early in the action ; having been more than Lye years in •the
t ship, I have had ample opportamities of knowing their inestimable
! characters, and the consequent Imo the servi(l. has sustained by
their falling. It is with equal eonce tat I have to mention Licute-
nant Gterge Willa the junior Lieutenant, who fell while carrying
ton the duty on the' quarter-deck, when I had received a wound
which obliged me to quit it; and also that of that good and zeal-
! nos officer, Lieutenant Pascoe, late ()tithe Daring, who commanded
the midship guns, on the main-deck, Mr. John Bogue, late Purser
of the Thais (invalided), received a mortal wound below, after hav-
ing been before wounded on the quarter-deck.
When I have the misfortune to state such a severe loss,. I trust it
will be clear every person must have done his duty. I feel most
grateful to my gallant officers and crew, as well as the anpernumera-
ries late belonging to flee Darin !, for then cool, steady, and per-
severing conduct, which was worthy the utmost success ; but the
superior force of the eitemy,t(she carrying on her main-deck heavy
French twenty four pounders,) the considerable quantity of gold
dust we hase ou board, as well as the certainty of the other frigate
coming up, would have prevented me seeking a renewal of the :AC"
time, if it hal not been totally impracticable.
I should not omit to mention to their Lordships, the admirable
conduct of Mr. De Mayne, thee Master, who placed the ship so
ably at the commencement of the action, and his unremitting as-
siduity till the enemy kept away. Mymnst grateful thanks are due
to utenant 6tiaipson, of Marines, and John Coltman, the purser,
who exerted themselves the tittw.st, as well as to Mr. Saunders, of
the African corps. Having received the greatest assistance from
Lieutenant Reeve, invalicle:i from his Majesty's sloop Kangaroo;
who was wounded more than owe during the action, I have ap-
pointed him to act as first Lit•etenant of the ship. Mr Samuel
Umtreville Master's Mate, a deserving and valuable officer, at
second, and Mr. Edward Robinson, Mas.er's Mate, who has received
a -were wound, as third.
The crippled state of the ship, and deplorable condition of the
wounded, hayina rendered the object for which I sailed from Sierra
Leone abortive ; having every reason to conclude that the state of
the enemy must have been such, as to leave greatly foiled him in
his intended operations, being Hutch cut np about his hull, I thought
myself justified in not remaining on the coast, and therefore pro-
ceeded with the intention of touching at Madeira or the Western
Tslands, for refreshment% fir the sick, which the badness of the
weather prevented, and arrived here this day.
I must not omit to report to their Lordships the high sense I en-
tertain of the le' mane and skilful attention of Mr. Williamson, sae-
goon, and Mr. nuke, assistant, as also that of Mr. Stewart, late as-.
sistant-surgeon of the Daring, to the wounded, since this sanguinary
conflict.
I should also state, that although oohs numbers were apparently
srrong at the commencement of the action, yet from the length of
time we had been on the coast, mai much reduced by sickness, me
had barely our complement tit for data , and they much enervated.
Herewith I transmit a list of the killed and wounded, and I have
the honour to be,&e. FREI)ER-Wit PAUL IRBY, Captain.
John Wilson Croker; Esq. sic.
List of Killed and Womult•d on hoard his Majesty's ship A mdia,
Commodoi e the Hon. Frederick Paul Irby, on the 7th day of
February, 1813.
Killed,4C ; %%Annett] and since dead, s.—Wounded dangerously,
16.—Wounded severely 35.---Woewled slightly, 41.7-Total killed
and since dead 51 ; wounded, 95.
NAME.; nF OFFICEIIS KM-I.D ANV WOUNDED.—KiIbd, Lients.
John .la 9. Bates, John Pope, (;co. Wills, and Win. R. Pascoe, late
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Commander of the Daring gun vessel ; John Bogue, late Purser of
the This; Chas. Polk,
Miiistiipman.--froundid danganusly,
John Parkinson, 11oRtswain ; Edward Robinson, Master's Mate ;
Georae Albert Rix, Midshipma:•.-- Wounded severely, Hon. F. P.
Irby. Captain.— lhonuled slightly, William Were, Lieutenant, late
j of the Kamtaroo ; Aialmay De Master ; John Coltman,
l Nurser; Thomas I). Buckle, and G urge 'l'. Gooch, Midshipmen.

The Gazette contains an extract oi.;& letter from Sir John Borlase
Warren, eintineratinz the names of FPI; Ve:.stiA, taken by the ,lips
and vessels unde. hicerninnand, on the Anierivan and WLst Tudia
station, r between the iiith of September; 181'4 and the of Fe-
bruary, 1813.

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