The Sun.
London, England, 1808-11-21 00:00:00

Admirgity-Office, Aov. 19, 1808.

Copy of a Letter from Admiral Young, Commander in Chief
of His tvlajestfs Ships and Vessels at Plymouth, to the
I lion. W. W. role, dated on board the Salvador del Ml,lll-
- in Harnoaze, the rsth

SIR,

• I have hOnour to inclose, for their.Lordships'
formation, the copy of a Letter from Capt. Seymour,
of his Majesty's ship Amethyst, to Admiral Lord
Gambier, giving an account- of his having cdpturrd
Thetis French Frigate, rafter a long and severe
action ; and I hive the pleasure to inform their
Lordships, that L 3 Thetis arrived this morning, tow
ed in by the Shannon.• •
I also transmit a List of the Billed and Wounded
on board theArnealy-st.
I have the honour to be; &c.
WM. YOUNG
Argethyst,•Hameaze, Nov. ts, tBa.

•MY OR I),

I have the most sincere pleasure in acqAainting
you that his Majesty's ship the Amethyst, -under My
command, captured, she loth- inst. at night; thu
French Frigate La Thetis, of 44 guns, and a crew of
H 330 men, who bad served years together, and-100
soldiers, from L'Orient for, Martinique. Being clog
to the Nr. W. Point of Groa, she was seen a quar-
ter before seven P. M. and immediately chased ; and
la close anion began before ten o'clock, which con-
'tinned with little intermission till
.20 minutes after
midnight. HavingAalle.n on board for ashort time,
after ten, and front quarter past eleven, when she
intentionally laid us on board,. till she surrendered
(about .an how); she lay fast alongside, the fluke of
our best bower anchor hating entered her furemost
manta-deck port,, and she was, atter great slaughter,
boarded and taken possession of, and sonic prisoners re-
..ceivesci from her before we disengaged the Sit ipt. Shortly
after a Ship of War was seen closing fast under press
.of sail, which proved to be the Triumph, which im-
mediately gave us the most etfeetual assi,tante that
the anxious and feeling mind of such an Officer as
Sfr.Thomas Hardy, suggest. At half past:one
the Shannon joiad, received prisoners from, and
took La Thetis in tow. She is wholly distnasted,
dreadfully shattered, and had her COrornander (Pin-
;sun, Capt. de,Vaisse.au) and 135 men killed, 10
wounded, amongst whom are all her Officers'excepi
three., rAmethyst has lost 'l9 killed and 51 wound-
ed, atnong.tbe former is liieut. B. Kindail, .a most
.promising young.. Officer of. the Royal Marines,
who suffered greatly ;. and that invaluable Officer,
Lieutenant S. J. Payne, danerously wounded; the
mizen,mast shot. away., and the ship much damaged
and leaky. No ..language can. convey an adequate
idea of the cool and determined bravery shown by
every officer and man of this Ship.-; and their truly
noble behaviour hag laid
,me under the greatest obli-
gation. The assistance I received from my gallant
friend the First Lieutenanr, Mr:Goddard Blenner-
basset, an' officer of :great merit and ability; is be-
yond all en,comiurd. Lieutenants Hill. and Crouch,
and Mr. Fair the Master, (wilose admirable exer-
tions, particularly at the close of the action, When
the enemy was on fire, the boarder's employed, •and
The Snip had suddenly made two . feet water, 'sur-
Mounted all difficulties) are happily preserved to add
lustre to his. Majesty's service. In justice to Mon-
sieur Dede,•the surviving Commander of •La Thetis.,
I must observe, he acted With singular firmness; and
'was the only.Frenchmanon the quarter-declC.When
•we boarded 4ter,,,

I have the honour to be, &c: .
(Signed), • MICHAEL SEYMOUR.
.Admiral Lord Gambier,

I
N. B. Dimensions of •
Id' Thetis—Length, 160
feet; bfeadth, 41 feet, 6 inches; 28 eighteen-
pounders (Cwetity-tour pounds English) -on the main
deck ; 12 thirty-six-pounders (forty-two pounds
English) on' the quarter-deck ; 4 eight-pounders on
theTorecastle. -One thousand barrels of Flour on
board, beside known stores. Inclosed is a return of
killed and wounded.

.
A -LIST of Seamen' and Marines killed and wounded oil
board his Majesty's Ship Amethyst, Nov. so, -1808. -

SEAMEN.

Killed—Peter Mills, Captain Of the Forecastle ; John Sea-
held, Quarter-Master ; Michael Bryan, Quarter G•ur.,-ier;
Robert Scoat, Able Seaman; lames Elliott, ditto ; Colin
Taylor, ditto. Matthew Jorden, ditto ; Cnarles Gordon,
Ordinary Seaman ; Thomas ;Patterson, ditto ; Thomas
.sinith, Landman.. •
Mortally Wounded—Mr. Richard Gibbings, Master's Mate.
Dangerously Wounded--Roticrt Leverick, Quarter-:‘-larer
Ezekiel . Pilkingtop, Quarter-Mater's Mate; Andrew
M4l-lenry, • Quarter Gunner; john Purchase, Sailinaker ;
John Parrott, Aide Seaman ; Martin Couch, ditto ;
Alexander Davidson, Ordinary Seaman ; Mag. Slater' dit-
to; 'Richard' Cliapple, ditto ; John Pearse, ditto ; John
Foley, Boy of; the 3d Class.
Severely Wounded—Mr. -L. Miles,- Midshipman; john
Sparrow, Quarter-Master ; lames t ampbell, Quarter.
Gunner • jos' Manfree, Ordinary Seaman ; Charles Slutt,
• ditto ; folio Cheyne, ditto ; • Jonn Forsyth, 'Landman ;
• John Dove, ditto.; Christ. Landerbaugh, ditto ; Peter
M'Cas.ell, ditto. •
•
Slightly , Wounded—Mr. Leonard TaylOr,. Boatswain ; Mr.
Gilson, Captain's Clerk; Wrn. Dobson, Quarter-.lVlw.:ter
lames Wade, -Camino/ the After Guard ; Mtn White,
Carpenter's Crew ; John Exact., Able Seaman ; Andreny
Johan, ditto ; James Gould, ditto ; Annis n.dic, dicta;
Wm. Bruce, ditto; WM. Andersen, ditto •'V liter
John .;
Ordinary • Sean-rain ; Michael Coley, Landman ; Peter
• Murray, ditto ; Keyce Motel, ditto; Michael M‘Do-
naugli,' Supernumerary_: Boy. • ;

MAkINES.

Killed—Mr. Bernard Kinciall, Second Lieutenant ; John
Mail, Corporal Georg; • 4ittlejoho, kic-hard Ward, N.
shua 'Clayton; Robert Payne, Win. Townson, Jacob liar.
risen, Richard Darling, Privates. .
•
Dangerously Wounded.—Mr Sainuel John Payne, First Lieu-
tenant ; James Gairrett Kelkn,
' Iktac ikihn Wells, Richard Prynce, Privates.
Slightly Wounded—Samuel Packwood, Serjeant ; William
}ever, William 'Crook, William Hall, jitnesHarrison,
Jahn Whatley, Privates.

MICHAEL St:YMOUR.

Copy pf a Letter from Admiral Montagu, Commander in
Chief of His Majesty's Snips- ~nd Vessels at Portsmouth,
Pole,- dated the 16th instant.

SIR,

I-have the pleasure to transmit herewith, for the
information of the Lords Commissioners of tho