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London, England, 1801-07-29 00:00:00

'font' the LO,NDON GAZETTE, .74.1. a.

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itidmiratty...ofce, July 28, ISo 1.
Copy of a Eater from the Hon. William Cornwallis,
Admiral of the Blue, &c. to Evan Nefrean,
dated of Ushant, the 23d inst.
SIR

I have the Honour of inclosing, for the informa_ton of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty,
'a Letter from Captain Brisbane, of His. Majesty's
Shipthe Doris, who commands the Frigates em_
pioyed in watching the-Enemy's Fleet. at the en-
trance of Brest Harbour, in whi'ch• important Ser-
vice he has shewn a great deal of zeal and enter-
prise. ,

This daring exploit appears to me to stand as
high in point of credit to His Majesty's Arms, and
glory to those brave Officers and Men who have so
nobly atchieved it, as any of the kind ever per-
formed.

I have the Honour to be, &c. &c. &c.
W. CORN WALLIS
Doris, of St. Matthew's, July 22, 180

SIR,

• I have the Honour-to inform you, that a most
daring and gallant enterprise was last night' under-
taken by the Boats of His Majesty's Ships Doris,
Beaulieu, and Uranie;"entirely manned by- Volun.
teen, under t4ie Direftion of Lieutenant Losack, of
the Ville de Paris, whose gallantry on the occasion
is better felt than expressed, who succeeded in
boarding and carrying the French National Ship La
Chevrette, mounting Twenty Guns, manned and
completely prepared with Three Huridied and Fifty
Men, 'under the -Batteries in the Bay of Cameret,
and in the presence of the Combined Fleets of France
and Spain.
Any comments Qt nine would fall far short of the
merit-due to those gallant Officers, Seamen, and Ma
lines employed upon this service : It is but justice
to'subjo their names and qualities*, who have-'so
nobly added an additional lustre to His Majesty's
Arms.

have most sincerely to regret the loss of the
filled and Wounded, hut when compared with that
Ipf
,the Enemy, it is comparatively. small. I cannot
sc'il'clude without returning my warmest thanks to
Captains Poy'ntz and Gage for their judicious Ar-
Fangements of their Boats., I beg" to mention that
Captain Jervis, of HiS Majesty's Ship Robust, very
handsomely sent his Barge and Pinnace on this ser-
vice ; likewise Lieutenant Spencer, who placed His
Majesty's_ Hired Cutter Telemachus in the Goulet,
and prevented any assistance, by Boats, the Enemy
Might have attempted.
I ha* the Honour to be, &c. &c. &e.
C. BRISBANE.
•.

•11 List of the Killed,. Munded, and Missing, in the Boats e
Majesly's Ships .Doris, Beaulieu, Uranie, and Robust.
Doris.—Lieutenant Burke, dangerously wounded ; Mr. Crof-
. ton, Midshipman; and Sixteen,Seamen, wounded.
Beast/kn.—Lieutenant Sinclair, of IVlarines, Six Seamen, and
Two Marines, killed.
lir. Philips, Master's-mate; Mr. Byrne, and Mr. Finoris,
Midshipmen, with Thirteen Seamen, and Two Marines,
• wounded.
trranie.—One Seaman, killed.
Lieutenant Neville and- Ten Seamen, wounded ; Two dart.
gerously (since dead) ; Seven Marines; wounded; One
missing, suppOsed to be drowned in the Boat that sunk.
Ro6ust.—Mr. Warren; Midshipman, killed; and Three Sea-
, men, wounded.
Total.—ii Killed, 57 Wounded, and
Liss of the Killed and Wounded on hard La Ckevrette.
First Captain,' Two Lieutenants, Three Midshipmen, One
ieutenant of the Troops, with Eighty-five Seamen and
Tcoops, killed;
One Lieutenant,'Four Midshipmen, with Fifty-seven Sea-
men and Troops; wounded,
C. BRISBANE.
konotir:l6le Atiltaral
&c.
* Ville de Paris—Lieutenant ienelc.
Doris—Lieutenants Ross, crosbe, Clarke; and Burke; Lieu-
tenant Rose of the Marines.
Beaulieu'--Lieutenant Maxwell ; Ading Lieutenant Pasley ;
Lieutenant Siticlair,,of the Marines.
1-Tranie.—Lieutenant Neville, and several. Midshipmen from
the different Ships:

PLYMOUTH,..JULY 27.

La Chivrette French Corvette, which arrived
here yesterday, was Taken an the night of Tuesday
the 21st: inst. The Boats of the Squaeron- got
alongside soon after twelve o'clock, under a heavy
fire from the Ship and 'the Batteries on shore:—
The French Crew, together with some troops
had on board; were ',ranged three deep all
tound the Ship, armed with long boarding
Pikes, tomahawks, and a brace of pistols each:
/his formidable phalahx) however, .did not
dart: the British Officers and Bearhen, who rushed on
ard like an irripettious torrent, Carrying every.
tiling before them: the Ai ion now became - keneral-
41i deck, and continued far two hours and a
.half,
when the Eneniy were completely overpowered, and
'given
,below: A Midshipman called .dow'n the
hatchway to know whether they had struck, and.
king" answered in the affirrnative, the Aaion
teased; previous to which the cables 'had been cut,
'The sails loosedi.and'34ight air of wind bloWing off
t.h9re, the ship was batight 6ft in ,triuniph to the
British Fleet:- " '

Lielli4 NEVILLE, Steond of the VI-airier, killed
the Preneh.Captaitinear the wheel, by running him
"though the body,--after a short personal.confliEt :
The former is badly .Watinded, But it is no* hoped
ot so dangerously as was at :first represented.
Arrivect the 4,r4-na Frigate; of 2.B.guns, one of
t'lle Baltic Fietti from. Corky where Adthiral ,Po

with It Sail of t-11,- Line had arrived froln the

Baltic.

Sailed the iichilbs, of 74 ggns; to join ;he
Channel Fleet.

PORTSMOUTH, JULY 28:

Tx Is morning His Majesty's ship Santa Marga-
ritta, CaptainTAttm, made siglial for Convoy to
the 'West Indies.

The Resistance has made signal for Convoy to
Halifax.

The Serpent Sloop of War, Captain ROBERTS,
sailed last night on a Cruize. •
Arrived an Armed Vessel from Guernsey, with

Dispatches.

Arrived this day, the Race Horse„ SPRINGLE,
from Petersburgh, with hemp, for this Port ; and
Eden, HUGHES, •from Riaa, with hemp, for Ply-