The National Register.
London, England, 1812-04-05 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL RECISTER.

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TUESDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE.

ADMIRALTY-OFFICE., M A RCII 31.

(Transmitted by Rear-Admiral Foley, in the Downs.]
His Majesty's Sloop Rosario, off Dieppe, March 27.
SIR—It is with much satisfactiOn I have to acquaint
you, that at half-past eight a. m., Dieppe bearing S. W.
four or five miles, we observed an enemy's flotilla, con.
sisting of twelve brigs and one lugger, standing along
shore, and immediately made sail to cut off the leeward-
most. The enemy, by signal from their Commodore,
formed into a line and engaged us severally as we passed,
but upon luffing up to cut off the sternmost, the whole bore
up to support her, and endeavoured to close with us. Find-
ing them thus determined to support each other, and
the small force of the Rosario not admitting my run-
ning the risk of being laid on board by several at once, I
bore up to a brig we observed in the offing (and which
proved -to be the Griffon), and made the signal for an
enemy. The moment she had answered we haUled to the
wind, and at forty minutes after twelve began to harass
the enemy's rear, who were then endeavoui ing to get
into Dieppe under all sail ; tacked and wore occasionally
to close, receiving and returning the fire .of the whole
line each time: at half-past one, being far enough to
wind Ward, run' into
.the body of the enemy, and by
cutting -away the running rigging of the two nearest,
drove them on hoard each other, backed the maintop-sail
and engaged them within musket shot till they were clear,
then stood on and engaged another, whose mainmast and
foretop-mast soon went by the board, when she imme-
diately anchored ; passed he and drove the• next in the
line on shore ; two more of their line yet remained to
leeward, bore up and ran the nearest one on hoard (then
not more than three quarters of a mile from the shore.)
So far the Rosario had acted alone, as the Griffon had
not yet arrived with in gun-shot ; bore away with prize
beyond range of the batteries, and hailed the Griffon
(then passing under a press of sail) to chase the remaining
brig, and which service she performed in a very hand-
some manner, by running her on shore near St. Aubin,
under a very heavy fire from the shore: seeing no proba-
bility of the Griffon being able to destroy the luig, made
her signal to attack the enemy in the S. E. then anchoring
close inshore. In.the mean time we were getting the
prisoners on hoard and repairing the running rigging,
which was much damaged. . Captain Trollope having
closed with the enemy, run the Griffon in shore of one at
an anchor nearly in the centre, and. in the most gallant
manner laid her on board, cut her cables,, and stood
out, under the fire of the batteries and the whole-of the
other brigs ; upon passing the Griffon I found her too
much disabled to' immediately make sail again to the at-
tack,' but being determined to have another Land although
we hail nearly as many prisoners as our own sloop's com-
pany), I ran the dismasted mile on board, which we found
the enemy had deserted, but this circumstance the darkness
of the night prevented our being enabled previously to
discover, . at which time -the remaining seven of the flotilla
were under way, getting into Dieppe harbour. I must
beg leave to mention the very able assistance I received
from the exertion of my First Lieutenant, Mr. James Shaw,
• in boarding the enemy; and during the whOle of the day in
the arduous task of working the ship while engaging ;
and the conduct of the -whole of the other officers and
W./3's company was such as to merit my warmest 'ap-
Frobatiou.. We have only one petty oilicer and four men

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•wounded ; the officer is Mr. Jonathan Widdicombe Dyer,
Midshipman, whose unremitted exertions during the action
and activity in boarding (when he received the wound),
together w►th his general good conduct, renders it my
duty to recommend him.
The flotilla is the fourteenth division, commanded by
Monsieur Sarue, Capitaine de Vaisseau, and Commandant
de Division ; sailed from Boulogne at ten p. M. the 26th
instant, at►d intended going to Cherburg : each brig has
three long brass twenty-four pounders,. and an eight-inch
brass howitzer, with a. complement of fifty men. When
I consider this flotilla, united to batteries keeping upa con-
stant. fire of both shot and shells, and the very small force
we had, I trust the having taken three, run two on shore,
. and much damaged the others, will show our zeal for the
public service, and meet your approbation. I have the
honour to be, &c. B. HARVEY, Commander.
Rear-Admiral Foley, &c. &c.

BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED.
William Dean, of Salisbury, linen-draper, from March 28 to May
16, at ten, at Guildhall, London.
BANKRUPTS.
Samuel Read and Richard Young, of Wood-street, Cheapside, silk-
men, to surrender April 4, 11, and May 12, at one, at Guildhall.
Attorney, Mr. Swann, New Basinghner,all-streetril 17, 18, and May 12, at
Samuel May, of Coventry, joi Ap
ten, at the George, Coventry. Attornies, Messrs. Kindersky and Long,
Gray's Inn, London ' • and Messrs Troughton and Lee, Coventry.
John Murphy, of Howland-street, Fitzroy-square, engraver, April
4, 14, and May 12, at eleven, at Guildhall. Attornies, Messrs. R.
and A. Rosser, Red Lion-square.
William Webber, of Bristol, April 4, 14, and May 12, at eleven,
at the Rummer Tavern, Bristol. Attornies, Mr. G. Edmunds, Lincoln's
Inn, London ; and Mr. J. R. Grindon, Bristol.
Thomas Harland, of Wilmot -streetßrunswick-square, baker, April 4,
14, and May 12, at ten, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Jopson, Castle
street, Holborn.
Samuel Pybus and Jefferson Ward, of Woolwich, wharfingers,
April 11, 18, and May 12, at one, at Guildhall, London. Attorney,
Mr. Webb, St. 'ThoMas-street, Southwark.
Philip Proctor, of Bush-lane, Cannon-street, ship-broker, April 7,
18, and May 12, at ten, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Serle, Fetter-lane.
John Fowler, late of Bridport, Dorset, baker, April 13, 14, and May
12, at eleven, at the George Inn, Bridport. Attornies, Messrs. Bleasdale,
i Alexander, and Holme, New Inn, London; and Mr. Murly, Bridport.
John alton, of Coventry, ribbon-manufacturer' April 17, 18, and
May 12, at eleven, at .the George Inn, Coventry. Attornies, Messrs.
Kinderley and Long, Gray's Inn, London; and Messrs. Troughton
land Lea, Coventry.
William Whittenbury, of Bishopsgate-street, cheesemonger, April 4,
! 11, and May 12, at eleven, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Browne,
Crosloy-square, Bishopsgate-street.
George Wilson and William Taylor, of Manchester, merchants,
April 27, 28, and May 12, at twp, at the Dog Tavern, Manchester.
Attornies, Messrs. Johnson and Lonsdife, Manchester; and Mr.
Ellis, Chancery-lane.
' John Woodman Parrott, of Michel Deene, Gloucester, coach-maker,
April 4, 11, and May 12, at eleven, at Guildhall,. London. Attornies,
Messrs. Wharton and Dyke, Lamb's-building,Temple.
Henry Richardson, of Euston-square, St. Pancras, brick-maker,
April CI, 25, and May 12, at twelve, at Guildhall. Attornies, Messrs.
Burley and Moore, Lincoln's Inn, New-square.
William Oliver and George H. Townsend, late of Howford-buildings,
Fe- church-street, coal-merchants, April 4, 11, and May 12, at twelve,
at Guildhall. Attorney., Mr. Brown, Pudding-lane, Tower-street.
Thomas Bayliss, of Tewkesbury, Gloucester, draper, April 8, at
five, 9, and May 12, at eleven, at the White Lion Inn, Upton upon-
; Severn, Worcester. Attornies, Mr. Bollard, Malvern, Worcester; and
Mr. Geo. Bousfield, Bouverie- street, Fleet-street.
CER FIFICATES--A ram 21.
Robert Wainwfight, of Manchester, manufacturer.-Jan Christiaan
Essers, of New-court, Crutched-friars, merchant.-James Sloane, of
1 Liverpool, merchant.-Isaac Stone, of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, ship-
wright.-Josiah Saxon, of Manchester, cotton-twist merchant.

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