The Sun.
London, England, 1806-10-04 00:00:00

SIR &MIR= HOOD.

. Sir SANIUEL }-1001), K-. B who has greatly,ciis;-
tinkuishpd hitoself on various ciceaio'ns, is the, son
of the late !ley. Mr. Hoop, of Charcl,,ln,Spmerset-
shire,' and nephew of Lord Viscounts FOOD and
1411TDPORT; to the Latter of whom.he is the supposed
Heir. . -

This glive Officer- waCommander of tl)e /via

Frigate at the period of the evacuation of Toulon',
:previous to which event' be had salled'on a Cruize.
,Qp his returti,,.. ignorant of what haA,., happened in.
his at;sence, he sailed into the
.HarboUr and came
to an 'anchor. The evenins,. was hazy, ,A:ith heavy'
--- rainno colours were displayedp on the batteries, or
if-there were, they were
.either. not ,visible or Eng-
lish. A Boat crime alongside 'the 'Juno, and Sete-,
ral Frenclime.n,'Of the new Municipality, went, on
board... they were asked for news, and perceiving
the .mistake that still rdigiled,.they conversed with
Capt. HOOD, as they were under the British Go-
vernment., ''Vortunately, the tri-coloured cockade in
one of their hats caught his eye, and he pereeive;t
the treacherous tendency, of their visit. -With great.
presence of mind-, he ordered some refteshments to be
:set before them, Went on deck and communicated te•
the Officers and Crew the situation of the Ship, (.11
ruing them to slip the cable, and make every possi-
ble exertion to sail out of the Harbour. This he
etfeaed, in defiance of a heayy cannonade from,
the fort and batleriei, as he passed, and soon af-
ter joined the Fleet under the command of Lord
1, HOOD.

Previous to the attack on the French Line in the
Bay of Aboukir the Admiral hailed Capt. HOOD to
inquire if he thought there was SufficiOit depth of
water for our Ships, between he Enemy and the
shore ?—Captain Hoon said he did not kno*, but,
with the Admiral's permission, he would lead in
and try. Ttie Goliath, however, being the fastest
sailer, and'having the start, first gained the post of
honour.

. .
'The Zealous, of 74 guns, Captain HOOD, had
the honour of being the second Ship that led inside
between the _Enemy and the land, and to receive;
with the Goliath, the first fire from the van Shipsa
the Enemy, as wei.l.as from the batteries and Gun-
boats with which their Van was strengthened ; these
two Ships, with the Orion, Audacious., and Theseus;
. took their stations itiside the Enemys Line, and were
immediately in close a6lion. At the close of the
Battle Le Genereur
,and Guillauine Tell, with the,
two Frigates Le Justice and Le Diane, cut their
Cables and stood out to sea, pur;sned by the Zettious,
Captain Hoop, who handsomely, endeavoured to
prevent their escape; but, as there was no othet:.
;,.Ship in a condition to support the Zealous, she was
14e-called.

On the isth Of Aug-List, hating, fitted the Ships
of his Fleet and Prizes, in the best manner the
Stores which he had Would permit, .the Admiral
sailed from the Bay of Aboukir, leaving Captain
SAMUEL Hoop, with four Sail of the .Line and two
Frigates, to block up the Port of Aleiandria, and to
intercept any supplies which might be sent to the
French Army.
Captain Hoop was next engaged in co-operating
in the expulsion of the French from the Roman ter:-
ritory ; and, in 1801, commanded the Venerable,
one of the Ships of the Squadron under SirJ4mEs
SAUMA,REZ. In the engagement off AlgeSiris, lie
particularly distinguished himself, by pursuitiab and
bringing to a&ion the Formidable, a French Ship of
84 guns, which he had nearly silenced, when his'
mainmast was shot away. .ThiS accident enabled
his antagonist to escape. 4 The highest -praise,"
says Sir JAMES SAUMARZ, in his letter to the Ad-
miralty on this ocejsioti," is due to Capt. Hood, the
Officers and Men of the Venerable, for their spirit
-end gallantry in the aetion, which entitled them tq
better success."--On the renewal of libstilities, in
1803,• Captain Hoop was appointed Cointhanderin
Chief on the Leeward Island Station, with the rank
Of Commodoie,sand was employed, in conjunaiori
with Genera GRINVIELD, hi the reduction of the
Dutch' Colonies of Berbice, betrierira,, 'a* Isse-
quibo. For his. services in the Mediterranean, he
was honoured, by the King of the 'Two Sicilies,
with the Order Of St. Feidinand and of Merit; and
for his gallant and theritoi-iohs condu& while corn-
madding the Zealous in the ever-memorable Battle
off the Nile, he washopOured With the Red Ribband
of the Order Of ifie

THANKS TO LIEUT.-GEN. CAMPBELL,

LATE COLONEL-COI/MiiNpANT IN CHIEF OF ALL THN

ROYAL MARINES,

ON MIS RETIREMENT FROM THE SERVICT.

-IT is witli 6.reat'pieasure. insert the followint
0
dopy of a Letter of Thnaks sent to that Veteran
and eicelletit Officer Lient.-Oerieral Cimin34t, late
ColOnel-Conirnandant in Chief of all the Royal .I\,Th
tines; as a tribute Of respeEt and regaid from Major-
general BRIGLIT} Colmel-Commandatit, and the
°flitch of the PlYiliOntli Division of Royal Matinei.

(COPY.)

" ROYal Marine Barracks, Plymouth, Sept. zB, 18c,6.

"MYDS/tli GENERAL,

, " the Fjeld.Officeri; Captains, and Subalteint, of the
PlynioUth Division of Royal Marines, which I have the
honoUr to command; ha;ie called on me to communicate thee
Thanks to you; for the disinterested and 'arduous exertions
which you .have ever used for the general and individual
benefit of the Royal Marine Corps since you have been placed
at its head; and to assure ybii, their grateful remembrance
will follow you into that honourable Retirement you have
choien, 'with their ardent hope, that it will be produdive tq
you of every comfOrt and happiness which this life can
afford: To their viann feelings I have-only; most cordially,
to join mine and to add, I feel it a- proud ad of my life
•that I am thus called upon to manifest the due estimation in
'Which we hold your services and, at the Sometime, I beg
tä assure you how sincerely 1 subscriber myself '
" Your inoit Sincere, Friend, and very humble Serfant,
" RICH. lIRIC HT, Aefajor-Ceneral,•
Colonel-Commandant."
"
;
Lieut-Cen. Campbell; Royal Marines; London."

. A Duel was fought on. Thntsday morning cn
Smillberry-Green, near Hounslow, between, two
Men of genteel appearance unknown. They 4ad
repaired thither, in two London chaises, which were
in waiting tor them on the road ; and atter filing two.
rounds each, the parties retired without having re-
ceived any apparent injury.