The Sun.
London, England, 1806-07-16 00:00:00

ATTE,7IPf -ON .DOMINICA.

On the gtst•of May His Majesty's Sloop /*mil-
-73icrs, lying off Roseau, the Officers (except the Mas-
ter) being all on shore, the dew mutinied, and car-
ried her into ilasseerre, Guadaloupe. Gen. ERNEUF,
availing himself of this vessel to practise a stratauern
to annoy,our shipping- at Dominica, manned her
with siiq- nlm, and uluippiug a National Schooner,
and four-row-boats, dispatched them the next day
on an Expedition, under Gen. HUGENNEAU, to de-
stroy-the town and shipping at Roseau. The Muip
Sloop, with the Duke of Illentrosc- Packet, lying
there ; the Enemy, upon their approach, discover-
ing these .veisels, abandoned their enterprize, and
endeavoured' to escape; but being instantly pursued,
the 11/lap soon 'arneup with the Dominica, and re-
captured her; and the Packet, after a running fight
of an hour, took the Imperiale Schooner: the Enemy
.previonsly destroyed the row-boats. The following'
is Gen. DAl:kiMPLE'S.official 'account orthis affair:
" Si*; " Dominica, May zB, 1806,

" In addition to -the information contained in the
Postscript to my'Utter of the 25 t h Instant,_ respea-
inci• the mutiny 'of the crew of the Dontinicft Sloop,
and Of -„the projeaed attack from Guadaloupe upon
the shiPpirig in Roseau Bay, I ha. e the pleasure to-
state, for.the.information of the COmmander of the
Forces, that the capture of the assailant 4 has proved
of more-consequence, in a public point of .view,
than was at firstirnagined.; inastnuelt as the infor-
mation obtained thereby seems. to develope a plan
of a meditated attack upcin this colony, at some.fu-
ture period ; and the local situation of it, and the
rank Of one of. the Officers employed, seems to coun-
tenance the idea.- - • -r•

" At the time of the mutiny, the Island was left
without the immediate protection of any of our
Cruizers,land many very valuable sugar,Ships were
moored in the Bay," and from the speedy re-appear-
ance of the' Dominica, not a doubt remained. in my
mind of the mutineers' having advised, and of their
being assisted irr, the attempt upon them ; and the
idea of this piece 'of complicated villany and base-
ness, so repugnant to the sentiments Of a British sea-
man, naturally. excited feelings of indignation in
every breast, and called for the exertion of means
calculated to frustrate the attempt, and to get pos-
session, if possible, of the miscreants by whose in-'
famy it was devised, and who were supposed•fo be
aiding in its execution. Being informed that the
-Packet was.one of the fastest sailers in the service,
and that her Commander was an enterprising and
zealous man., and very desirous-to aftbrd any assist-
ance ; but learning also 'that he had only a crew of
22 men., including boys, and perceiving likewise
" the Enethy's Vessels to be crowded with men, and
surrounded by Boats, I judged it adviseable to rein-
force her with troops ; 'and from "the unusual cir-
cumstances of the case, and successful result, with-
out the sulallest loss of blood, I trust my measures
will meet the concurrence of the Commander of the
Forces; And here I consider it but justice to the
pronapt, deterthined,•and Soldier-like conduct of the '
PtEcers and men emplOyed, to state, that they were
principally instrumental in contributing to the snc-
cess of the enterprize. On board of the Packet were
26 then of the 46th, and 13 of the.3d West India
Regiment, under the command of Lieut.WALms, of
the former corps.
" She had the good luck to be the only Vessel
which had the heels of the Enemy's Schooner; she
consequently brought her to action, and,. after an
engagement of three quarters of an hour, within
musket and pistol shot, succeeded in capturing her.
The Packet too, from her superiority of sailing, and
judicious manoeuvres, obliged the Dominica to alter
her course, by which she was thrown into the way
of one of our Sloops ofWar, 'and 'was consequently
taken. The zeal and disinterestedness of her Corn=
mander is highly commendable, as, from his instruc-
tions, he had a good deal to risk.
"'Much praise is due to Lieut, WALLIS, of the
46th Regiment, who commanded the Troops, andhis
inspiring example and judicious arrangement, in
covering his men froin the. Enemy's-sharpshooters,
are 'highly respectable to him. His example was
imitated by Lieut. 'FOSTER, of the same Regiment,
and the esprit du corps of the 46th Regiment was
conspiCuous in every individual of,it engaged, .
" I beg leave likewise to mention the zeal of a
very young:Gentleman, Lieln. HAMILTON, of the
46th, who, though very much indisposed, insisted
upon taking his tour of duty, and succeeded., with
twelve men. and a Serjeant-of the same Corps, in two
Merchantmen's boats, in retaking a Colonial Sloop,
though, several leagues at sea.
"• I have been thus minute in detailing the cir-
cumstances of this little exploit, froth the novelty of
its nature, and from the satisfaCtion I feel in sfatino-,
that ,nOt- a single. man employed has sustained the
smallest injury, and Which I ascribe to the uniform
discipline displayed by the 'detachment of the 46th
Regirnenr. and also, from the steady conduct. of the
party of the light company of, the 3d West India
Regiment.L I have the lonour to be,

. (Signed) " S. DALRYMPLE, Maj. Gen.
•' Lieut4:ol. Humber, D. A. Gm" "

GLOUCESTER, JULY' 14.

EARLY. on Friday morning we experienced one of
the most severe storms of thunder and lightning, Ac-
companied'with partial rain, that we recoiled, ever
to have witnessed. It began between twelve and
one, 'and continued till about two o'clock in the
morning. The lightning was remarkably vivid, the
flashes following each other in momentary succes-
sion) and the thunder was aWfully -tremendous.
We have not heard of any damage being done by
the tempest in this immediate neighbourhood ; but
its influence was severely felt in other places. A
valuable horse, belonging to Mr. Wm. Morton,
grazing in a field near Worcester, was struck dead,
bY the lightning, and an adjoining tree was' shivered
into splinters; a cow was killed in-afield at Wan-
borough, Wilts; five horseS were knocked down by
the' elearic fluid, in a field near Tetsworth, Oxford-'
shire, and two of them killed; and a horse grazing
near Shotover-hill, and another'wOrking in a team
at Cowley, in the same ,county, were also 'killed.
The storm seems to have travelled slowly in ,an
easterly dire&ion from hence; its influence was felt
in 'Oxfordshire Some hours later than its violence
here, and from nine till twelve o'clock on the same
morning.

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