The Sun.
London, England, 1808-09-21 00:00:00

Swedish Drlajesty's Squadron. From the superior
sailing of the Centaur and Implacable' they were
soon in advance, and at the close of the evening
the Enemy were not far off, and noticed in the
greatest disorder, apparently to avoid a general
battle.' In the morning of the 26th, about five
o'clock, the Implacable was enabled to bring the
leewardmost of the enemy's line of battle ships to
close adion., in .a most brave and gallant. manner ;
and so decided and judicious was this manoeuvre
executed, that the Russian Admiral, who bore up
with the whole of his force, could not prevent that
marked superiority of discipline and seamanship
being eminently distinguished. Although the ene-
my's ship fought with the greatest• bravery, she was
silenced in about 20 minutes ; and only the near
approach of the enemy's whole Fleet could have
prevented her then falling, her colours and pendant
being both down ; but I was obliged to make the
signal for the Implacable to close nie. Captain
Martin's letter, stating the brave and gallant conduet
of Lieut. Baldwin, his other officers and men, I send
i-.,-4-ewith ; and it would.be needless Or me to add
more to you on their meritorious condua. If words.
pt mine could en;lance the merit of this brave, wor-
thy, and exceller t Officer, C4l,tain Martin, I could
do it with the utmost heartfelt gratification, and the
high esteem I .have forhiin as an officer and a friend,'
no language can sufficiently express.

The Ross:an Admiral having sent a Frigate to
tow the disabled Ship, again) hauled his wind, and
the Implacable being ready to make sail, I imme-
diately' gave chace, and soon obliged the Frigate to
past off her tow, when the Russian Admiral was
again under the necessity to 'support her by several
of hia Line-Of-Battle Ships bearing down, and I
had every, prospe& of this bringing on a general
anion, to avoid which he availed himself of a fa-
vourable slant of wind, and entered. the port of
Augerswick.
The Linerof-Battle Ship engaged by the Im-
placable having fallen to leeward, grounded on a
shoal just at the entrance of the port ; 'there being
then some swell, I had a hope she must have been
destroyed, but the wind moderating towards the
evening, , she appeared to ride at her anchbr, and
exertions were made to repair her damage. At sun-
set, finding the swell abated, and, boats 'sent from
the Russian Fleet to tow her into, port, 1 directed
Captain Webley to stand in and endeavour to cut
her off ; this was executed in a manner that must
ever the highest honour on Captain Webley,
the Officers.and Ship's Company of the Centaur,
.for their valour and perseverance in the support of
wy orders. The boats had made a considerable
ymy rogress, and the ene 's Ship was just
„entering
the port when we had the good fortune iO" lay her
on board ; her bowsptit taking the Centaur's fore-
rigging, she swept along with her boW- grazing the
"nuzzles of our guns, which was the only Signal
for their discharge, and the enemy's bows were
drove in by this raking fire ; when the bowsprit
came to the mizen-rigging, 1 ordered it to be lashed ;
this wasperformed in the most steady manner by the
exertions of Captain Webley, Lieutenant Lawless,
Mr. Strode the Master, and other brave men,
under a very heavy fire from the enemy's musketry,
by which, I am sorry to add, Lieutenant Lawless is
severely wounded. The Ship being in six fathoms
water, I had a hope I should have been able to have
towed her out is than position, but •an anchor had
been let go irdm her unknown to us, which made
it impossible to effete it ; at this period much va.
lour w as. 'displayed on both sides, and several at-
teropts is ade to board by her bowsprit, but noshing
coeld :albs and the cool acid determined tire of
tic Miirmes under, Captain Bayley and the other
Officers, ,as well as the fire irom our stern-chase
guns, that in lets, than half an hour she was obliged
to surrender. On this occas;on I again received
the greatest aid irotu Captain Martin,
.e ho, anchor-
ed his Ship iu a position to heave the Centaur off,
after she and the prize had grouncied, ',was
fortunately effeeled at the moment two of the eoe.
toy's Ships were seen under sail standing towards
us, but retreated as they saw the Ships extricated
from, this _difficulty. _ _ _

The prize proved to be the Sewolod, of seventy-
four guns, Captain Roodueff; she had so much
water in her, and being fast 'on-shore, after taking
out the prisonets and wounded men, I. was obliged
to give orders fpr her being burnt, which service
was completely effeeted under the diredion of Lieu-
tenant iiiddulph, of this Ship, by seven o'clock in
the morning. _ _ _

I cannot speak too highly of the brave and gal-
lant condu& of Captain Webley, and every Officer
and man under his command ; and I beg leave to
recommend to you, for the notice of the Lords
Commissioners of the Admiralty, Lieutenant Law-
less, for his exertions and gallant conclu6t, and who
has severely suffered on this occasion ; and I also
Must bc.g leave to recommend Lieutenant William
Case, the senior Officer of this ship.
Hert•with you will receive a list of the killed and
wounded on board this Ship and the Implacable,
and from every information that it was possible tp
calko, that of the enemy's Ship captured,
I have the honour to be, &c.
SAM. ROOD.
,sir James Saurnarez, 13art. and K. B. Vice-
Alrniral of the,Blue, &c. &c. &c.
P. S. I send herewith a list of the Swedish and
Russian squadron:.

lipjesty's Ship Implacable, qgPac4rort
Light-House, Aug. 26. 1808.
SlR—The anion This morning between the Im-
placable and the Rear Ship of the Russian Line was
o in4nediately under your own observation, that it
would Le superfluous to trouble you with any state-
ment upon that point ; but in transmitting ~a list, of
killed and wounded I trust I may be allowed the
opportunity to express my thani4ulness to the Qtl-1-
c2:.:rs and Ship's company of the Implacable for
thei: eager. and ai.itive exertions to close with the
.gnelny, and the truly noble and splendid conduit
which they displayed during the engagernent; but it
is my duty to acknowledge, in a more particular
manner, the great assistance I derived froth Mr.
tic; wit,, the First Lieutenant, and Mr. Moore; ;hp
raster; and if the faa of our opponent being. Co-
m-44 silenced, and his colours (both ensign and
pendant) down, when the approach
,of the whole
I-fuss:loth Fleet Occasioned your recdling me, can
fend fothake the affair worthy of being ilistinguish-
ti
by any mark of' approval t'.-om .013 I_,Ords QOM-
-13:49,90r; of the Admiralty, it i-5 impossible their

patronage. can be be;tcweci upon a more thoroughly
deserving (Riker than-Mr. Baldwin. -
I 4.ve the hollow: to be, &c.
(Sigped) T. B. MARTIN.
To Sir Samuel Hood, K. B: Rear-Adntirol
of the White, &c. &c.

A Return of Men Killed and kVounded on board His Majesty's
Ship Centaur, August 26, 1:3,8,

KILLED—Peter Jackson, Landman. Hendrick Brass,
Private of Marines. lames Hawkstord, ditto.
WOUNDED. OF FIOE4S —Mr. Paul Lawless, First Lieu-
tenant, severely. Mr. Morton, Boatswain, badly on the
thigh and breast. _ _ _

PETTY OFFICER—John Itotins%) (!), Yeoman of the
Sheetsi-slightlynn the back and arm.
St AMEN—Thomas Moxey, Quarter-Gunner, badly in the
belly. uhn Bowden, Captain of the Forecastle, severely on
the leg. Joseph Daniels, Ordinary, severely on the arm.
Richard Strangram, ditto, severely on the arm and breast.
John Kenny, ditto, slightly on the face and arm. Thomas
M'l.)onald,, ditto, severely. Adam Bossey, ditto, slightly on
the thigh. John Conway, ditto, badly on the head. John ler-
fries,ditto, slightly on the leg. Timothy O'Brien,ditto, slight-
ly on the hand. Thomas Burk, Landman, slightly.. Michael
Canavy,ditto, slightly on the leg. Richard Williams, ditto,
slightly on the thigh. John Hudson, ditto, slightly on the
neck. Edward Fletcher, ditto, slightly on the buttock.
lames Smith, ditto, slightly on the hand.
MARINES.-John Shores, Private, badly on the arm. Wll.
Liam M'Kendrick, ditto, badly on both thighs. John
Gumbleton, ditto dangerously. Samuel Leach, ditto, se-
verely on the leg. Benjamin Gilbert, ditto, slightly. Dun-
can M'Donald, ditto. slightly on the leg. lames Gaynor,
ditto, slightly on the head. William M'Cormick, ditto,
slightly on the belly.
Total —3 killed and 27 wounded.
(Signed) W. H. WEBLEY, Captain.
A List of Men Killed and Wounded on board His Majesty's

Ship Implacable, Aug. z 6, 1208.

Kri.LlD.—David Coming, Ordinary. IZobeytiler,
Quarter-Gunner. Wm. Chugg, ditto. Lewis Grouville,
ditto. George Quinton, boy of 3d class. Titus Nether-
wood, Marine.

WouNnEn.--Mr. Curtis Eastmore, severely, thigh since.
amputated. Wm. Harris, Quarter-Gunner, arm since am.
putated. Daniel Morrison, Able, arm since amputated.
Mat. Johnson, Ordinary, amputated finger and thumb. Jolla'
Dunleavy, Landman, fradured leg. john 13eck, ditto, con-
tused foot. 'lames Armstrong, Marine, slightly. Robert
Quayle, Ordinary, slightly, Charles Shaw, Able,' in the
head, not severely. • Charles BankS, Landman, contused
thigh. Jos. Pinchett, Ordinary, contused thigh. William
Everson, Landman, rather severely. Mr. Thomas Picker-
well, Master's-Mate, slightly. John Webster, Able,
slightly in the thigh. Robert Hodges, Able, slightly.
Valentine Sutherland, Quarter_Gunner, not severely. 4Vil-
liam Alcoc'k, Landman, fractured leg. John Edgcombe,
Able, slightly. John Barbell, Ordinary, not severely. Mr.
Nich. Drew, Captain's Clerk, slightly. Thomas Quarm,
Landman, slightly on the head. Patrick King, Ordinary,
slightly on the head. Edward Williams, Quarter-gunner,
in the hand. John Williams (a). ditto, contusion. Wm.
Randle, Quarter-master's Mate, very dangerously, and not
likely to recover. Patrick Brugile, Ordinary, b...dly fratured
skull, and not likely to recover. •
•Total-6 killed, and 2.6 wounded.

(Signed)

T. B. MARTIN, Capt.

A List of the Killed and Wounded on board his Imperial
Majesty the Emperor of Russia's late Ship of War Sawo-
lad, captured by his Maj:sty's Ship Centaur, on the 26th
August, itiog, after having been engaged in thb morning of
the satne day by his Majesty's Ship Implacable, and after-
wards on her anchoring near the Entrance of the Port of Ro-
gerswick, and apparently on shoreollad 103 Sailors and Sol-
diers put on board her from the said Port, to supply the
place of the killed and wounded in the Attion by the Itn-
placable.
43 killed and So wounded in Affirm with the Implacable.
183 killed and missing in Adion with the Centaur.
Total-303 killed, wounded, and missing.
(Signed) SAM, HOOD.
Centaur, off Roger6wick, Aug. 27, 18013.

A List of the Squadron of his Swedish Majesty under the
command of Rear-Atiroiral Naockhoft; with his Britannic
Majesty's Ships Centaur and Implacable, under the com—
mand o' Rear-Admiral Sir Samuel flood, On tit; 26th
August, tBOB.

Dristigheten, of 74 guns, Capt. Toruquist. Faderneslan.
det, of 74 guns, Capt. Blessing. Tapperheten, of 66 guns,
Capt. Fischerstrond. Gustaf 111. of 74 guns, Capt. Pet-
terson. Oust:101V. Adolph. of 78 guns, Rear-Admiral
Nauckhoff; Capt. Lagerstrale ; Capt. Krusenstjerica, Cap-
tain of the 1. leet. Aran, of 74 ~;urts, C:.pt. lagerschold.
Uladislatf; 0176 guns, Capt. Grubb. Adolph Frederic, of 74
guns, Col,:modore f igertelt ; Captain Count Wrangle.,
Forsikligheten, of 66 guns, Captain Barois Cederstrom.
Manieligheten, of 74 gulls, Capt. Norderiartker. Chapman,
Of 44 gulls, Captain Aineen. Euridice, of 46 guns, Captain
Petterson. Camilla, of-42 guns, Capt. Trolle. &Ilona, of
42 gils, Capt. Baron Lagerbjelke. lanamas, of 34 guns,
Capt. llolin. Dolphin cutter Brig. Centaur, of 74 guns,
Rear-Admiral Sir Samuel Hood ; Capt. Webley. Impla_
cable, of 74 guns, Capt. Martin. Frederic Adolphe, of 7o
guns, Capt. Rutensparre, sailed from Oro Road on the 25th
August, wil)1 the sick of the Swedish Squadron, for Sweden.
,SAt,l. HOOD.
Centaur, August 27, 608.

A List of the Ships and Vessels composing the Fleet of his
Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Russia, on the Itith of
August, 1808, when discovered by the Squadron of his
Swedish Majesty, with his Britannic Majesty's Ships Cen-
taur and Implacable, under the command of Rcar-:tdmi►al
Sir S. Hood, K. B.

Illagodath; of, 120 guns. Gabriel, of 'LS guns. North
Star, of 74 guns. Arngetten, of 74 guns. St. Anna, of 74
guns. Boreas, of 74 guns. Eagle, of 74 guns. Sewolod,
of 74 guns, taken and burnt. Michael, of 74 guns. Hero,
of so guns. Rapid, so guns. Argus, so. St. Theodore, 44.
Schartlivog, of 44 guns. Castor, of 24 guns. Pollux, of
24 guns. Hermione, of 20 guns. Melpomene, of 20 guns.
‘Voltoff; of 18 guns. Lisetic, of 18 guns. Two Corvettes
and two Cutters. Total, 24.
(Signed) SAM. HOOD.
Centaur, August 27, 1808.
Adriziralty-Ojice, Aug. 27, 1808.

Copy of a Letter from Vice-Admiral Wells, Commander in
Chief of His Majesty's Ships and Vessels at the Nore, to
the lion. Wm. Wellesley Pole, dated on board the Na-
mur, the 17th instant.
SIR,

The inclosed letter from Captain Cathcart, Com-
mander of his Majesty's late Sloop Searall, ct.me
to my hands by pbst this day. It is possible my
Lords Commissioners may already have received an
account of this very gallant defence by some other
channel; but as I think the aCtion, though unfortu-
nate, does honour to the naval service and the coun-
try, I cannot refuse myself the pleasure of the com-
munication, lest by any accident such gallantry
should not be made public.
I have the honour to be, &c.
THOS. WELLS, Vice-Admiral.
SIR, Christiansan,l, June 10, 408.
I beg leave to acquaint you, that in His Ma-
jesty's Sloop Seagull, under my command, yesterday
at two p. m. the Nase of Norway bearing W.N.W.
seven or eight leagues, I discovered a Brig in
shore running to the eastward, and immediately
made all sad in chace of her ; at half-past four
came within gun-shot, and •hoisted cur colours,
which she answered by hoisting Danish colours and
opening her fire on the starboard side. At this
time it :.I,!came pearly calm from a fresh breeze we
had at W. S.W. and obliged us to get our sweeps
out, in order to get between her and the shore.
At five got within musket-shot of the enemy and
commenced aAion ; Laving now most of our sweeps
shot away and great part of the rigging, Twenty
minutes past five we discovered several .-inn-boats
coming towards us, which had been concealed be,
hind the rocks; and it being a perfea calm, they
NIA every advantaa2 they could wis4 in placing,