The Sun.
London, England, 1806-11-26 00:00:00

vA i NEIV S.

Admiralty Office, Nov, 525,:
Copy of a' Letter from theillight Hon. Lord Coiling-
wood, Commander izz Chief of H. M. Ships and
roses in the Mediterranean, to Wm.. Marsden,
• 'ESl.'dated on • board H.M.- Ship the Ocean,-qff
Cadiz, ad Nov. 180.. • _
When. the Convoy first appeared- in the StraitS,
Rear-Admiral Pui-vis,ho 'was at Gibraltar, sigit out.
the Ships Gun-boats which were there : one of
the latter, commanded:by Lieut. Foote, of the Queen,
attempting to:reScue a Vessel which was taken, un-
fortunately fdiand the one which shad herin tow` so
superior, that after, a contest whiCh was hon-'
onrable to hirdand his men, and having lost in kill-
-ed and woUnded'a great part of'his Boat's Crew, he
Was blili„-;'ed 'to surrender, and-,the Gun-boat was
taken. I iuclose, to belaid before their -Lordships,
Lieutenant Foote;s letter, with a list of killed and
wounded.

I am, B,:c.
coLuNpWOOD,
Town of Tariffa, OR. 26, 1806.

. SIR,
With heartfelt anguish I acquaint you of the Cap-
ture of FEE Majesty's Gun-boat
,Hannah, yesterday
forenbon, by a Spanish Privateer, of 4 guns and 70
Men.; trusting, atter a. ch-curnstantialaccountt whiCh
I feel it my duty to write to you on this melancho-
ly occasion, you will perceive the fewtraye.fellows
I commanded did their duty, and that, the British
Flag was not tarnished on this occasion.
Being off Carabitta Point, I. discovered a Latine,
riggectVessel in the middle of the. Gut, a few miles.
to leeward of me, towing a Merchantman towards
the Spanish coast,.and conceiving it my duty to en-
deavonr-to; regain her, I made all sail after him, and
i.ipon- conning within gulishot I perceived she was
a large three-masted Spanish Privateer, of much su-
perlorforce to the Gun-boat ; I thereforg, atter ex=
changing a few shot, and finding she knew' her
superiority, b yeasting off the tow, and tacking after
me, endeavoured to escape—she soon, -however, got
So close as to-do execution with her grape ; and our
ammunition being nearly expended, I determined, to
try- the-event by boarding her, but on Corning along-
side such a _number of Men jumped into us as oblig-
ed us to -ad on the defensive. After fighting on the
deck about ten .minutes, I, looked around, and *saw
scarcean Englishman 'standing,
.and another•P'riva
' teer coming up close to us ; 1 therefbre determined
to ,save the lives of the few brave.fellows that were
• left, brstriking the British' Flag. I send this with.
Mr. Spargo, Midshipman, tp whom I am indebted
for writing this'(being wounded-in my left arm, for
which the Doaor has blooded me •in the other), as
Well as for his bravery during the Eugageinent ; and
I cannot.' finish without saying how. much I owe •to
the bravely of young Mr. Millet, Midshipman, and
the whole of the Crew. I hereWitth send you a list
Of the_ killed-and wounded,-and I remain; Sir, &c.
(Signed) •.TOHN FOOTE.
To J. C. Purvis, Esq. Rear iltin ziral
, •
of the White,•&c.Cr'ihraltar...

'S:I_ 1.E3.

---: Griffiths, cockswain 'ot the Gun-boat. Win. Marslin;
'seaman. Deina 13uicure, ditto. Patrick Saul
,ditto.
Nattlicw ditto. '

DROWNED.
'lames kbliinsen, seaman. -Tlionia Price, 'ditto

WOUNDED.
1011D' I,l.VidoEk, seaman; silica: dead. • John GoStaff, dirtto,
• badly . 'A lex.: Dickey, ditto, ditto. 71homas Shephtrd,
ditto, in several places. Owen Morgan, ditto, badly. S:
'Paul, ditto, ditto. Daniel Carey, ditto, litto. lames- Pol-
• let, ditto, ditto. Peter Peterson, ditto, slightly. Noblt
Duchain, ditto, intto. • Adam Davison; ditto, ditto.

-FALMOUTH, Nov. .r.-3.—Arrived His Majesty's.
Ship
_Plover, 18 guns, BROWN, from Plymouth
with Naval Stores _Laurel, 22 guns, and Insolent
Gun-brig from a Cruize ; Duke of Kent Packer,
COATRSWORTH, With MailS from Jamaica, 40 days
passage, no news; -the Brig Friendship, BROKENSIIA,
which-sailed. from hence the 12th inst. bound to
Lisbon (in coMpany with the Expedition tinder the
•
Command of Gen. CRAUiUR,4, put back latelast
night.; separated froth the' Fleet on the 18th inst. in
lat. 47.14. long. b. 02. West, in a hard gale at W.
S. \V. ; two of •thes Transports ran foul Of each
other, one of which carried away her mizentop-
mast and her maintop-gallant-mast; the other lost
her bowsprit. When Capt. B. 'last saw the Flee
they were, 'steering N.W. supposed for Ireland_

Remain in ..CarriCk Roads His Majesty's Ships
Princess- Royal; 98. guns; Gibraltar, 80, conqueror;
74 ; *Lively, St. Margaretta, and Blonde Ftigates.

. Tne Auckland,' for Lisbon, and Princess
for the Lee Ward Islands, remain' by contrary wind.

PPZITSMOUTHp Nov. 25.—Arrived the .410cgre
Sloop, Capt. BURN, from a Cruize off GuerUsey.

The Thisbe Frigate, Capt,SHEPHEA Rn, is.appoint-
ed to convoy the Ships at this Port to Cork to join
the West India Fleet lying there.

The Zebra Bomb has a Signal flying for Convoy
to the Downs

DEAL., Nov. 25,-4j:rived the Thames Frigate
from a Cruize Cy* and another Berwick Smack,
with 3.50 of the .27111 Foot on board, bound to-the•
Weso,vard, and remain in the Downs with the Ships
as per last, and several other outward-bound Ves-
els.

1-litnwicH, Nov. 25.—The Gallant Gun-brig,
T,leut.SautLzy, yesterday for Gottenburgh,
with Count STROQDNOFF and Suite,
• Arrived the Martha, of London, EDMUNDS, with
coals, from Newcastle; bound to Grenada also the
Charger Gun-brig from a Cruiv.
. • No Packets are yet arrived, nor any other Vessel
~.fro.v the Continent..

SHEERNESS, Nov, i.)s.—Came down the Redu'iiz
from Chatham to the Great Nore.
Arrived the Vixen Gun-brig from Yarmouth,
The Trusty i 5 or4ereclinto Harbour.
several of the Transpo;As lately colleeting at this
pace sailed ter Leith last night 414 this' whing.
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