The Sun.
London, England, 1806-12-01 00:00:00

NA VA L N E S.

His 11111 jest's Sh;p Bacchinvit,e, Q." cape
' Aguga, September 1, 13Q6.

SIR,

Pont tke LONDON GAZETTE,

, In reconnoitring the Harbour of St. Martha I per-
•cAved., lying there a Brig and two Feluccas, and
,lildging, it practicable. to bring them out, or at least
66ifoy them,: on the night of the 29th-cult. I dis-
patched the Boats under the command of Lieutenant
Norton, whose abilities as an Officer, and know-
ledge of the place, promised success (assisted by the
Officers named in the margin*). They arrived at,
the entrance of the Harbour at' one o'clock, and im-
'' mediately dashed, for the Vessels under a tremendous
' fire.from the .Forts,Vessels, and the Shore,. the beach
being lined with- field-pieces and musketry, the Fe--
luccas keeping up a heavy fire until' the Boats were
, alongside ;
,the Crews made a short resistance,. ana
l quitted them. Not Withstanding such a heavy fife,
they succeeded' in -bringing out the Brig and two
Feluccas, without the loss of a single man : two 'of.
the Vessel's having their sails unbent, they were
debited,,f?-be towed out, which delayed them till near
sffinir• c'klotk ;-the whole of which time they were.
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IF.aander.the I'uemy s Batteries.
-..,
~ Lieutenant Norton ' inforths; me the coolness of the
Officers, Seamen, and Marines under his command,
,and attention to the orders given, was such as Merit
the highest approbation, and that they in every re.;
spe& behaved as became British Seamen. • .
I beg leave to recommend to you for promotion
Mr. Overhand, Master's Mate, who commanded one
of the Cutters, and who has passed his examination
for Lieutenant. . • -. . ..

Admiralty Office, Nov. 29 .
Copies of Letters and their Incksures from,Vice Ad-
. miral.Dacres, Commander in Chief of IL M.
Ships and Vessels at Jamaica, to Wni. Marsden,
Esq. dated Shark, Port soyal, Onlober' 4, 15064
sin,

lam much gratified in ttansmitting, yen,
,for the
information, of the Lords Commissioners of the A-
dmiralty, the Copy of •a Letter h ,have just received
from Captain Brisbane, of the Arethusa, acquainting
me of the capture of. His Catholic Majesty's Frigate
Pomona, the destrudion of twelve Gun-boats, " and
the explosion of a Castle mounting t 6 36-pounders,
by that Ship and the Anson.'
. -The success attending this Enterprize, I trust their
Lordships will agree with me, Captain Brisbane was'
well entitled to, for the promptness and decision war
which he anchored. in such shoal water, to:atiiieV..
a force of such magnitude. The 'destrudion of i'l3B
Gun-;boats was occasioned by the Anson's
direted fire. The condua-of all concerned will, I
trust, be honoured by their Lordships' approbation.
I am, &c.
3.. R. DACRES.
• Arethusa,q. the Hallannah,
SIR,Aug 23, 1806.
I have the honour to inform you of a successful
attack having been made by his Majesty's Shins
:Arethusa and Anson, on the Enemy, dear the Moro
Castle, on the Island of Cnba, on the morning of the •
23d instant.
The result has been the capture of the Spanish-,
Frigate Pomona, of 38 guns, with a complement of
347 men, and the destruction of twelve Gun'-boats;
each carrying a 24-pounder, with a complement -of
100 men each, and the exploSion of a Castle inoutit;.
ing sixteen 36-pounders.
I trust you will excuse my entering into a detail '
of the service performed ; in justice to the Officerp
and men under my orders, I feel it right you'Shdral6-
, be made acquainted with the particulars.
On the morning of the 230 inst. I. discovered the,
Enemy withln' two miles of the'Moro.Castle, rather.
• to ;Carrying all peisible sail to get into the
Havannah; I therefore made the signal to lay the
Enerny''on boaid on: coining up with her, but my •
'design. was. frustrated by- the Pomona bearing up,.
having:,been joined by 12 Gun-boats, from the- Ha-
. yannah,and anchoring within pistol shot of a-Castle
inounting'Sixteen 36-pounders, in three fathoms and..
all water. The Gun-boats advanced from her in•
a line a-breast.,
These Boats were sent out expressly to prated the
Pornona at her anchorage. This line of defence cer-;
. taialy appeared, formidable, added to a lee-shoA7
but difficulties with British seamen ark: easily got:the
better of, and well knowing the able and gallant
support I should receive from Capt. Lydiard, I de-
cided instantly to attaa. the, Enemy in their strong
position, and bore up for that purpose, having pre-
Niously passed a bower cable through the stern port.
going down both Ships suffered considerably in
their saiis.aud rigging truth the raking fire of the
,Gunlboats, the Pomona and Castle reserving their's
mail we alichored.
At ten A. M. T anchored his Majesty'rShip Are-
thusa close along-side the Potnon'a,in one foot water
mere than the bhip drew ; the Anson on my lar-
board bow ; when the action became general, but
not oflong duration, the Pomona having struck
her colours in 35 Minute's; three Gun boats blew up,
six were sunk, and three driven on shore on the

I have the honoar to be, &c.
(Signed) J. R. DACRES, jua,
To. fames Riehrzni !)acres, Es 9". Picat:elll.
nziral of the 'White, &c. &c. &c.
IV4mes of the retsels capita-ed.

•TiieSan Antonio (Letter.of Marque), of one gp and 3e men,
from St. Sebastian, bound to Vera Cruz._
The Deseado (Spanish Privateer), of one gun and 36 men,
from ,a Cruize, bound to St. jagode Cuba.
Brig (Name unknown) of tour guns.
(Signed) J. R. DACRES, jun.
* Mr. Flo Ward, Gunner.; Messrs. Overhand and Birch,
_Masties.Mates ;" Mr: P ittliet, Lieutenant of Marines; Ntr.,
`Letit Ite, Purser; and Mr. Burnet, Carpenter.

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Shark, Port-Royal, Oct. 4, 1806.

SIR, •
Having received the Letter, of which the inclosed -
is a copy, from Captain Morris, of his M ijestys
Sloop Elk, acquainting me of that Sloop having de-
stroyed the Alliance French Privateer, of five guns,
and 7.5 men, helongina tO. Guadaloupe, I transmit
it to you for their Lordship's information.
I ain, &c. . J. R. DACRES._
His Majesty's Brig Elk, at Sea,
O. 1, 1806, Eleven P. M.-
SIR, _ _ _ _

I have to inform you, I this day at noon; chaced
Per signal from His Majesty's Ship Elephant, a
Schooner in the N. N. W. which I came up with,
after a hard run of nine hours, previous to whiCh
I had carried away my main-top-gallant mast, arid
sprung my top-mast. was tearkil of the chace
gaining the wind of me., I thought it most advise•
able, on coming up, to run her oh board, tht
might make certain of destroying her, in which she
"received so-much damage as to occasion ner sinking
shortly after we had exchanged the prisoners. She
. proves the Alliance, French Privateer,. of five
guns (one long A-t2,pounder, twO .sixs,• "rind two
I 2,poundercarronades, with a compleitent of 75
men, commanded by Alexander St. Heline, from
Guadaloupe three months, had captured the Eng-
lish brig Neptune, from Jamaica to Extirna, and
two American Schooners. I have the ;!onOur to
be, &c. (Signed) GEO. MOItRIS.
"1 To lames. Richard Oa:res,
of the Whttc,-6cc. &c. Bic, lamatca.
Shark, Port-Royal, Oct. ', 1806.

breakers.. . . . .
Notwi;hstanding the severe fire.from the Castl;
-the Pomona was. instantly taken possession of: !,:y,
Lieut. Parisll,..First of the Arethusa, and folloWe4 IV
,i fl i
Lieut. Sullivan, Yirst of the Arisen.. L.,„.1,,
. ' The castle had now Commenced firing red hiit
1,
'shot, vvhich, occasioned the Arethusa to be set on
fire, but was soon extinguished by the very' proper
arrangements of Lieutenants il-liginan and Griffith,
commanding the main deck. Shortly after a nylan-
-choly and dreadful explosion took place in the Cas-
lle:, after I.vhicti, all firing ceased.
It now becomes,a pleaing part of my duty to re-
commend to your. particular notice the steady and
gallant condua of Capt. Lydiard, the Officers and
men of both Ship's, all appearing to be animated with
the same enthusiastic zeal. -•' ' , • . . .
I have, &c.
'
(Signed) CUARLES BRISBANE:.
Vice 44ciniiral Dacres, Continander in Chief. 1"."

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have the honour to inclose, for the information-
vehf the Right I-lonourable the Lards Commissioners
of the Adtniralty, the copy of a Letter I have .re.
ceived from Captain • Chambers, of the Pxt'lVMa-
lion, detailing the capture of the Spanish Lester of
Marque St. Joseph, ..by. the Boats 'of -that- Sloop,
under the command of Lieutenant MarAiml, by
cutting, her out of a harbour,•iu Cubai defended by
a Tower, into which the Sloop had chaced ner.
I am, &c.. (Signed), J. R. DrICZES.
his .Majesty's Sloop Port
• Jute 26.

SIR,

iio li

I ' A LIST OF KILLED AND *OUND4D.
Arethusa—z killed. 32 Wtalikled.
Anson-None kilkdor Woikled: .
Spanish F riote I' omona Captain atnd 20 men killCI; 2 1,4;h-
--tenants and 3o men wounded.
on---T he loss of men must have been Considerable.
as VC(Y;teW of them reached the shore front those boats that
were blown up anti sunk, (signed) C, BRISBAN
E.
The Pomona was from Vera Cruz, bound to the
Favannah, laden with specie and merchandize.
The money, belonging to' the King was landed at
the castle by the. Governor of tile Havannah, and.the
Spanish Admiral, who had .previously come .out tP
place. the Pomona in safety, as they considered her
under- the proteation of the Castle, and had only left
,her ten minutes before...the adion
,cornmenced.
The .freight,.belonging to, the Merchants, with
plate, and various kinds of merchandize, I have cap,
tured..

(Signed)

CHARLES BRISBANE.

SIR,

I am, &c.-

I. A Spanish armed, Brig was yesterday chaced. by
';His Majesty's Sloop Port Mahon under nty corn-•'
mind into the intricate harbour Of Banes, which is
detended by a high Tower mounted with two heavy
grins. At nine in the evening the boats were dis-
'patched under-the command of Lieutenant John
Marshall, assisted .by
.Lieutenant Wray, and Mr.
John Robson, Gunner, to get her out.
,This morn-,
iug at one he way boarded under a heavy fire of
great guns and small arms from the Vessel and Bat-
tery, (to which she was moored by a line,) and
carried. Much difficulty attended getting her out,
as she grounded within pistol shot of the Battery,
.frolu _which several shots- st-rAck her. She. paw esv
to be the Spanish Letter of Marque St. Joseph,
armed with one long I 8-poundecon a pivot mid-
ships, four 15.).-pound carronades, and two 4-poundets,
'with swivels,. pikes, and musketry, arid' 30 men,
who were on deck to receive the boats ; from the
Ha,vannah, bound to Catnpechy, with brandy, dry
~goods, &C. It is.yery gratifying for tne to add, that
although several of the oars were broke, and boa's
damaged,by shot while rowing to the attack, yet
,not a man was hurt.
; I' hope, Sir, ybu•Will conceive that the capture of
tiiis Vessel, situated- and defended as above recited,
was fully adequate- to, the force employed, - and
that it retie-as ureat credit on Lieutenant Marshall
theDiticei-s, amid Seamen emplOyed.
I have thehonour'to. be, &c, . : •
• •,. SAMUEL; CHAMBERS..
To lames Richard D'acres, Vicc-Aorniral
of the White, &c. &c. &c. Jamaica.
Yeier6iii; POri Royal, oa. ig,

A LIST OF THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.
Killed—Seamen—Jeremiah keed and Sloane.
*Wo`unded—Capt. 'Brisbane, but did not 'quit thecieck..•lithitil
Higman, of the Navy. Fennel!, of the 111afiAisfr•- •
Seurneri—LazarusThorntott, Robert Taylor, Mat. Hohniosi••
•, john Reid, john Smith; Wiliam Priudle, Henry Dut
.• George Wainer, Robert Cobble, Thomas Phillips, Jamelti
Smith, Mat. May, john Prince, James Conway,l-lioinas
itutier, -Richard Oaks,Williast Campbell; .Craw ford Bun-,
shy, loseph Powell, john Serrell, George Ferry, John
Sheppard, john Eustus, William West,William Maunder,
loin' Howard, and lohn Caulker.
Marines—George Taylor, and William Spence:- ' • •
TutaL--z wounded. - ••, • • •
(Signed} •"-Cl-1A.P.1.E-S BKISiI NE, Captain.., •
4 ROB-ERT MEGAN,, Surgeon,
Hislifojesty's Ship S hark, Port. Royal,
• SIR, 4th Otiober, . .
• I indose, for the information of the Lords Corn- I.
missioners'a the'Admiralty, the Copy of a Lettetri
have received from Captain James Richard Dricres
.
of the. Bacchante, acquaiiiting Me. of the Boavbiti
that Shiphaing cut out, from the Rarbour of,,ant.uz
Martha, • an Armed Brig, and tw
* stork and Superieure Sloops and
,o.
.
,
without loss Armed I+'elucraK
Pike
J.,..a. 5 chooltats..

Information having been. given me of a.,number
of:smalLVessels having.been seen at Batabano,,ome
of whicli I had reason to believe might be Prk,ateers,
a 'number of ihem occasionally making that place
and. Trinidad their rendezvous, I dispatched on the
14 of August the Vessels. named in the margin*,
- _ , •
to bring them out, or destroy them with their buati,