The Sun.
London, England, 1806-03-25 00:00:00

FROM THE LEYDEN GAZETTE.

MADRID, FEE. 28.—The Correspondence be-
. tween the .French and Spanish Governtnents has
becu carried on. with great araiVity within the
,last
• few month's. Scarcely a week passes without a .spe-
cial Courier. being dispatched to Paris. The.interest
of the .I!,larines of the two Countries is without
doubt one of the principal objets of these commu-
nications. His Catholic Majesty has devoted great
pains 'to repair the check which his Naval Forces
.. sustained last Oacber, and to"put it upon the most
respeCtable footing.-
ROME, MAR cg I.7—Almost all the Convoy, on
board, of which were all the effects of the Court of

Naples (Consisting of 28 Vessels), were forced by
"stress of weather to put back again into Naples: ,The
French* found, several articles of great value on board
_these Ships. Prince. JOSEPH, caused the -Prince
CASTEL •CicALA. to be set at liberty and his pro-
-- perty to be restored-10. him. The communications
with Calabria are not re-established ; it seems that
the Piince Royal is
,cleterrnipeo „to makc some re-
sistguce iu teat quarter.

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SUPPLENIENT TO
The LONDOFGAZETTE EXTR.,4017n12,7).iRY,

SLINpAY .THE -23 t) :or MARCH

MONDAY, MA RCH

Admil'a,liy-Q, 240896.

Dispatches, of which 'the following are Copies,
from_ ice Admiral Sir John Thomas' Dtick-N.korth,
'K. B, commanding a Squadron of His Majesty's
Ships, addressed to Wm. Marsden, Esq. and brought
to England by Capt. Nathaniel Dai Cochrane, were
yesterday received at the Ada*alty : •

Superb, to Leeward of the Town of St.
Dorningue, about 12 Leagues, Feb. 7, 100.

As I feel it highly momentous for hia Majesty's
Service, that the Lards Commissioners of the Admi-
ralty should have the- earliest information of the
movements of the Squadren tinder ,my command,
and as I have no other V6sel•thati the Kingsfisher,'
that I feel justified' in dispatching, I hope .neither
their Lordships or Vice Admiral Collingwood will
deem me defective in my duty towards his Lordship
by addressing you on the happy event of yesterday ;
and as you will receive My Letter •of the 3d inst.
herewith, I shall only say, I lost not a moment in
getting through the 'Mona Passage, and on the bth,in
the afternoon was joined by the Magicienne, with a
further corroboration .from various Vessels spakeny
of a force of ten Sail of the Line, with as many Fri-.
gates and Corvettes being in these Seas ; I therefore
continued under easy sail for the night, in my ap-
proach off the town of St. Domingue, having given
orders to Capt. Dunn, 'of the Acasta, whose zeal
and activity I have experienced for a series'Of years,
to make sail with the Magicienne, Capt. M'Kenzie,
two hours before day-light, to reconnoitre, when; at
six o'clock the Acasta, to . our great joy, made the
signal for two of the Enemies' Frigates -; and before
seven, for-nine Sail at anchor; at half pist, that they,
were getting under way : the Squadron under my
command, then in close order, with all sail set, and
the. Superb, bearing my flag, leading, and apprOach-
Mg fast, so as to distover before eight that the Ene-
my were in a coinpaCt line, under all sail going be-
fore the wind for Cape Nisao, to windward Of Ocoa
Bay -; and as they consisted of only five Sail of the
line, two Frigates, and a Corvette, (which hereafter
will be named) I concluded,- from the information
I was in possession of, that they were endeavonring
.to form a junCtion with their remaining force,.and in
consequence shared my'course to render abortive
such. intention; which was corlipletely effeCted by a
little after nine, so as to make an'Aaion certain. I
therefore telegraphed the Squadron, that:the prin-
cipal object of attack would be the Admiral and his
Seconds, and at three quarters past nine for 'the Ships
to take stations for their mutual support, and engage
the Enemy as they got up, and a few minutes after
to engage as close as possible, when, at a short period ,
' after ten, the Stiperb closed upon the bow of the
Alexander, the leading Ship, and' commenced the
ACtion'; but after three broadsides she-sheered Off
• -
the signal was now made for closer ACtion, and we
we, e enabled" to attack the Admiral in the Imperial
(formerly Le Vengeur), the fire of which had been
heavy on the Northumberland, bearing
,the Hon.
dear Admiral cochrane'S Flag. By this time the
Movement of the Alexander had thrown her among
the lee Division, which Rear Admiral Lotts happily
availed himself of, and the ACtion became,general,
and continuedwith great severity till half past eleven;
when the French AdMiral, much shattered, and com-
pletely beat, hauled direet fbr the land, and not being
a mile "Off, at twenty minutes before_ noon ran on
shore ; his foremast then only standing, which fell
direly on strikino-; at which time the Superb being
only in seventeen fathom water, was forced to haul
sof to avoid the same evil.; but not long after the
Diomede, of 84 guns-, pushed onshore near his A&
miral, when all his' masts went ; and I think it 'a
dhty I owe to charaCier and my Country, to add,
from the information.of Sir.E. 'Berry, after she' had
struck, and. the Agamemnon desisted from firing
. into her, fromthe -Captain taking-9ff his-hat, and
Making every token of surrender; and CaPtain Dunn
assures me both Ensign and Pendant were down,;
to Comment o;i which I leave to the world. About
fifty minutes after eleven the firing ceased, and on
the smoke clearing away, I found Le Brave; bearing
a Commodore's Pendant, the Alexander, and Le At=
piter in our poSsession., _ _

When I contemplate on the result of this Anion,
when five Sail of the Line had surrendered, or were
apparently destroyed in less than two hours, I can-
not, dm' bound to pay every tribute to the noble and
gallant efforts of the Hon. Rear Admiral Cochrane,
Rear Admiral Louis, the captains, Officers; Seamen
and Marines, under my command, be vain enough to
suppose that without the aiding hand of Providence
such result could have been effected, and with a loss
so comparatively small ; lnd though I shall ever
sympathise with the connexions of those that fell,
the refleCtion on the cause will, I hope, afford much
consolation.

TO speak individually to the conduaof anyone would
be injurious to all: for all were equally animated with
the same. zealous ardour in support of their King and
country. Yet, possessed of these feelings, I cannot
be silent -without injustice to the firm and manly
support for which I was indebted to Capt. Keats, and
the effea that the system of discipline and good or
der in which I found the Superb must ever produce;
and the pre-eminence of the British Seamen could
never be more highly conspicuous than in this Con-
test.
After the AetiOn, the water being too; deep to
anchor in the Bay o St. Domingtie, it. was requisite
to bring to with the prizes to repair damages, put
the Ships in a manageable state, and shile the 'Pri-
soners, which: took me till this afternoon ; when I
detached the Hon. Capt.. Stopford in the Spencer,
with the Donnegal and Atlas, which latter' had lost
her bowsprit, with the Prizes to Jainaica ; and being
anxious with -Rear Admiral Cochrane, that he should
return to his command, where hiS services must be
wanted, a.jUry mainmast 'is fitting to the Northym-,
berland, utlder this Island, to enable her to get to
windward, when ' order the Agamemnon,
which is staying by her, to accompany the Rear-
Admiral to his station; and I am now proceeding
With the -Canopus, Rear-Admiral Louis, Acasta, and
Magicienne, off St. Domingne, to make certain of
the Imperial and Diomede being, completely wreck-
cc), after which, I shall repair

Combat, whielv will fairly add, another Sprig of
Laurel Ito our Naval History, and assist in promutiug
our County's good,

_
aui,. Sir, _ & c

J: T. DUCKWORTH.
Superb, pir Sainte Domingue,
: , • Feb, 7, .180.
For the. information of the Lords Commissiciners
of the Admiralty, I send you herewith a-List of the
Killed and Wounded . in .the .Squadron .under. my
command during the A6tion of yesterday;, but as it
was hastily collected, simuld I tind:any errors they
shall be amended by a Subseqbent opportunity. :You
will arso have the French Captains' Statement of
their Loss. in the captured Ships ; and I can ventuie
to say, the French Admiral's will not..be in 'a less
proportion; and the striking:of the Diomede
plies she did not escape the irresistible fire of His
Majesty's Ships. A Copy .of, my public. Thanks
given to the admirals; Captains, &c. fot having so
gallantly perforined their duty in this truly decisive
Aetion, ',request you will lay 'before Their Lordships.
I any; Sir, J. T.. DUCKWORTH.
To Marsden,Est &:. &c.
Admiralty. •

BRITISH LINE.

WEATHER. DIVISION.

.Stiperb, ' - of 74 Guns.
Northumberland, - - ' 74
S pencer, • - - - 74
Agamemnon, - - - 64

LF.E DIVISION.

Cangpt:s,
7Donegal,

- 84
- 74

- Frigates—Acosta, Magicienne, Kingsfisher, ano74 I pervier.

IRENCII LINE..

L' Alexandre, of 44 guns ; 3,,0 killed and wounded-Taken.,
L'lmperial, of tzo guns; number of killed and wounded not
known, but certainly many—On shore, and completely
wreaked.
Le Diomede, of 84 guns; number of killed and wounded not
known, but certainly many—On shore, and completely
wrecked.
Le Jupiter, of 74 guns ; zoo killed and wounded—Taken:
Le Brave, of 74 guns ; 260 killed and wounded—Taken.
Frigates-I.a felicite, escaped; La Comete, escaped.
Corvette—La Diligence, escaped.
Imperial, . - Contre A mita) Le Siegler
- 2 Capitaine Le Pigot.
Alexandre, Capitaine Carreau.
13rave., OD
Diomede, - -
I upiter, - -
An Abstral of the Killed arad Wounded on bek3rd the re-
spedive Ships of the Squadron under the Comruandot-Vice-
Admiral Sir Inhil Thomas Duckworth, K. B. in the'Ac-
tion of the 6th of February, .1806, in the Bay of the Town
of St. Domingue.
SUPERB.

Seamen killed--john BrookOank, Thomas Phenn, Isaac

LeFwd. •
Marines. wounded—Thomas Kenry, William Morgan, Cle-

merits
Officers •woullded-Charles Patriarch, Lieutenant, badly ;
William Pickering, Master,: badly•; 'Charles Wallington,
_ Thomas Jaekson, Jos-. -11u11en, lames Wilcox, Midship_
men, all slightly.' . •. -•
Seamen wounded--Titomas
,Richards, John Willson, Alex-
ander M‘Donald, all dangerously; Nathaniel Hassel, john
Nightengale, lames Cotte, James Willson, William 'ones,
Philip tones, ell badly = David Davis, Henry Walker,
William Moody, T. Grills, . john Walbrook, John Hen-
derson, john 13adcock; john Niel, Brya-nSwiney, James
Clegg, Andrew Rawn, William Henry- Leaver, john
Bandy (Boy), :lames Engll,ll, Patrick Murphey, Thomas
• Tyler, G(Nrge Rock, John Reading, Andrew 'McDonald,
John ‘Villianis, • Michael Mileday, R. Longo, Thomas
Ityar, Philip 'Brooks, -William- Moffitt, los. Lothian,
George :Browne; John 'Taylor,. Jos. Legg, Andrew
bl'Kearkin, George Scott all slightly.
Total -4-, wounded.
Royal Marines ,wuunded- lames Quarman, dangerously ;
Samuel Paredice, John Keiniiir; hi,th badly ; Thomas
Getting, larries `Minos, Thomas Warinuoci, John, Do-
nut:44h, Daniel Roberts, A. Osser, alt
Total--9 wounded:
ReCapitukition,
No Officers killed.
7 QffiCetg woundLd.
• 3 Seamen killed.
40 Semen wounded.
3 Royal*Marincs killed.
9 Royal Marines wounded. •
Total-6 killed and 56 wounded.-42. •
• - NORT BERLAND.

Officer killedL-Dayid Ridritway, Nlidshiptrian. '
Seamen killed—. fames Driscole, Robert ilollis, George 17g.
ler, 10111 Humphries, Alexander Tosh, Richard Ashman,
John Muir,- Thomas Rowe, john Gardner, Kenneth
M'Kenzie, Thomas Smith (z), John Conttee, William •
Shortinan, John Kennedy,, lames Niorrison, William Ro,
binson, John Waters, John Naseby. -
Marine killed--Jac.ib Seaford.
Adifiiral's Cook killed—Alexarider Sapenack.
Officers wounded-George F. Seymour, Lieutenant, badly;
William Millard, C. W. Selwyn, Midshipmen, badly;
Henry Stokes, Coiner, P. Peacock, Midshipmen,
slightly; Jeremiah Laurence,' Supernumerary Midship-
man, badly; Daniel Sheridan, Boatswain's Mate, badly ;
Louis Lape, French Pilot, badly.
-Seamen wounded—Thomas lioskins, George Martin, Wm.
Western,'; wiles Rogers, Manuel Say, lohn Chester, fames
Scott, Michael Atkinson, Thomas M'Carty, Alexander'
M'Cloudy, john Laurence, John Davy, Lewis Granr,
Robert Hunter, wiiliam Cody, john Cullam, Thomas
Kenyen,,Josepli Bell, Peter Johnson, Thomas Grampus,
V/m. Watson, John George, Robert Wilson, Michael
Hunt, Peter Kelly, John Casey, H. jambs, all badly ;
John Rowan, William Daman, Robett White, Michael
Landy, Dainel Connell, Henry Rooch, Michael Perrith,
Godiley Hyer, John Holmes, Baptiste Belville, Hendrick
A übert, Thomas Evans, Michael Manning, John Bowre,
Alex. Law, Calwin Swift, Edward 'Peale (Boy), Charles •
Hardy, all slightly.,
Secretary's Clerks wounded— Thomas, badly ;- Jere-
miah Honey, slightly.•
Quarter...Mast:l* wounded—GeOrge Lamb, slightly.
Boatswain's Mates wounded—James Maxwell, John Ellen-
der, slightly. -
Setjeaut of Marines wounded—Thomas Tones, badly.
Private Marines woundedlos. .Sparkes, Edward ,Davis,
Thomas Jones, john-Pullen, Thomas Hodgets, William
• Williams, John Palmer, William Cannon, John M'Gowan,
John, Adams, James Rogers, all badly ; William Clerk,
F. Davis, Tnomas Lynch, Francis Murphy, George Bi-
shop, johr,Siville, all slightly.
Retinue.wounded-- lames Ward, John Falam, -slightly.

Recapitulation.
Petty Officer killed.
a 3 Officers wounded.
i 9 Seamen killed.
48 Seamen. wounded.
a Marine killed'.
I°.. Marines wounded.
Total— a t killed and 79 wounded. -too.
CANOPUS.
• (Return of Naines'not sent.)
8 killed, is badly wounded, 7 slightlymounded.-
"1:0151-30 killed and wolinded.
SPENCER.
(Riturn of Names not sent.)'
14 Seamen killed ; 40•Scainen wounded.
3 Marines killed; 6 Marines wounded: •
Name of Officer killed.,
Martin Oates, Boatswain. /
Names of Officers w aiUnded.
.HOnotitrable Robert Stapford, Cap.,,ht,
lames Harris, ',letzten:a', shkhr j •
.r
lames Cutliberson, lieutenant 4 Marines, badly.
William Neame, Midshipinv slightly.
„mße' ,ipitulation.
,er
4 ()I ,livers
14 Si-amen kill:A. •
- 43, Seamen ~,yunded.
Mafille3 killed
Tot'A —lB killed
/ t Marines-wouncled. •
, . aril so wounded.--63.
Dci N Cr. AL.
OfficerVivd—Charlcsi-I,!&yEaston,,Mi&hipman,